A secluded place of clear waters and beautiful mountains, untouched by human footprints.
Mountain ranges stretched on and on, encircled by emerald waters.
A white-clad figure came streaking through the sky.
Jiang Yuechu descended, landing steadily atop a solitary peak.
She paid little attention to the surrounding scenery, casually found a flat boulder, and sat cross-legged.
Then she closed her eyes and drew her awareness inward. As her breathing gradually slowed and deepened, her aura grew faint and elusive.
Only a panel appeared dimly within her mind.
[Current Dao Cultivation: 1,037 Dao Essence]
Looking at the words on the panel, Jiang Yuechu barely hesitated.
"Let's record that demon first."
The next moment.
Without hesitation, she willed the heavy demon corpse out, forcibly dragging it free and dropping it onto the level ground before her with a heavy crash.
Its enormous body occupied nearly half the mountaintop.
Jiang Yuechu raised her eyes. The illustrated catalog silently appeared behind her, its scroll slowly unfurling as a desolate aura instantly filled this patch of heaven and earth.
As her Dao Cultivation drained away, mist surged from the catalog and completely enveloped the demon corpse on the ground.
In just a few breaths, the demonic body vanished entirely within the mist.
[Successfully used Shadow Copy on the Golden-Scaled Ground Lizard. Received the demon's gift.] ["Supreme Merit Scripture" (Perfection)]
Jiang Yuechu raised an eyebrow at the emerging words. Rather than dwell on the demon's name, her gaze went straight to the line beneath it.
"Supreme Merit Scripture?"
Soon, a vast torrent of information poured straight into her mind.
About an incense stick's worth of time later.
She forcibly suppressed the swelling pressure in her head, a hint of surprise appearing on her face.
She had not expected this reward to be