After staying still as they burned the sight in their mories, the crowd erupted into a frenzy, their voices a chaotic blend of awe, disbelief, and speculation.
Viewing Jades lit up like a constellation, illuminating the area brighter than the lamps and illuminating stones hanging on every faction's camp. Threads started exploding on the Bulletin Board with titles like [Prodigy Xiaoyu Conquers the Tower! – IAmLegend] and [What's Next for the Convenience Saint's Assistant? – WhoAmI].
So cultivators surged toward the Tower's entrance, hoping to catch a glimpse of Xiaoyu when she erges later, while others bombarded the Verdant Sky Pavilion's makeshift stall with questions, overwhelming Xiao Ya, Little Spring, i Ling and Qianng.
The little mushroom even started looking for Lin Mo but Yu Qingyan and Wu iyu brought him too far away from the crowd and with the night becoming a natural cover, it would need her to have a strong spiritual sense to pick up his signature.
anwhile, as the golden text of Liu Xiaoyu's record hung in the air, the Tower's energy pulsed once more, as if acknowledging her triumph.
Lin Mo's lips curled into a proud, almost paternal grin. But upon recalling how smug that girl would be later, he couldn't help but brace himself for it..
In any case, his prodigious assistant had truly done it. She cleared the Conduit Tower in a single climb, shattering expectations and rewriting the realm's perception of her.
No. Many were just not aware of her true origins. She's an exceptional talent, the likes of sect genius like Yan Wei or Zhou Rui couldn't asure up to. Maybe Sword Fairy could but only in terms of her sword talent.
anwhile, Xiaoyu, who has barely cultivated ever since she arrived at the store, could still exhibit this kind of performance.
He wondered if her parents or soone from her family would show up next to pick her up. Bringing her ho to their hidden lineage.
The [Divine Interface System] should've already been notified about the tower clear. Lin Mo had the Store Token in his spatial pouch that could let him remotely access it, but he decided to check on it later upon their return to the store.
Yu Qingyan's jaw tightened, her competitive fire now tempered by a grudging respect. "She… actually did it. Floor 10, under twenty-three minutes. Even Monk Huiyin couldn't manage that. Shopkeeper, I was clued in by my grandmother but who exactly is Xiaoyu?"
Wu iyu's regal composure wavered, her eyes narrowing as she studied the Tower's glowing spire. "Indeed. I also did not anticipate this. Xiaoyu has been an easygoing girl who tends to be more mischievous than serious. Is she hiding this kind of talent, Shopkeeper?"
Yangyang didn't say anything at all. To her, Xiaoyu accomplishing that feat is an expected outco.
Lin Mo only smiled as a response to the won.
He glanced at the Tower as thoughts swirled in his head. What had Xiaoyu faced on the top floor? A guardian like Ye Zhong, but stronger? A trial beyond combat? The Tower's rewards had been eerily tailored to him, and he could only imagine what it had given her. It would be sothing to match her prodigious talent, no doubt.
"Yangyang, keep an eye on the ship and the crowd," Lin Mo said, his tone shifting to the steady cadence of a shopkeeper taking charge. "Miss Yu, Your Highness, care to join in welcoming our record-breaker? I'd hate for her to walk into a mob without backup."
The First Princess's words earlier alerted him. If those Elders sward her, that girl would find it hard to extricate herself from the situation. Then who better to take her out of that predicant?
Her Boss, of course.
Yu Qingyan smirked, uncrossing her arms. "Alright. I'll also command our pavilion's n to create a periter."
Wu iyu nodded, her smile carrying a hint of calculation. "I'll co along, Shopkeeper. My brother's likely watching from his Dragon Ark, and I'd rather not let him swoop in first. Besides, I owe you a wish for losing our bet."
Lin Mo waved a hand dismissively. "Wish? Your Highness. I don't like to cheat you. Like you, I only cleared Floor 5. No one won the bet. For now, let's focus on Xiaoyu."
Wu iyu opened her mouth to argue but ultimately decided not to anymore as they began walking back to the crowd.
Yangyang lingered behind to monitor the situation.
The crowd parted slightly as they recognized Lin Mo. Despite what happened, their reverence for the Convenience Saint and his companions outweighed their curiosity. So of them even started new threads concerning them as he began to be linked with the two won.
However, those were easily buried with multiplying threads filled with wild speculation about Xiaoyu and the tower.
[Is Liu Xiaoyu a hidden immortal or a divine being's disciple? – IdolFanatic3]
[Did the Shopkeeper train her himself? Then, what Floor did the Shopkeeper reach? – CrimsonDaisy]
[What's on Floor 10? A divine artifact? – CrownPrinceTian]
Right as they reached the entrance, the Tower's door pulsed with bright light before a figure erged, her silhouette frad by the foreign energy's glow.
Liu Xiaoyu stepped out. Her store uniform was slightly tattered from the ordeal but her grin was as radiant as ever. Her hair was a bit ssy as if she had rolled on the ground a few tis without casting a cleansing spell on herself, yet her eyes sparkled with unbridled triumph.
The mont she noticed Lin Mo right at the front of the crowd, she hopped like a rabbit as she presented sothing to him.
"Boss! I told you, right? I will conquer this tower for you! Look at this shiny thing I got from Floor 10!" Liu Xiaoyu's voice rang out, bright and brimming with her usual mischief as she thrust a glimring object toward Lin Mo.
Her grin stretched ear to ear, undimd by the Tower's trials or the sea of staring cultivators.
In her hand was a palm-sized crystal, its surface swirling with prismatic light that seed to dance with the Tower's foreign energy but little by little, the realm's spiritual energy was gradually cleansing it. It throbbed faintly like a heartbeat, casting fleeting rainbows across her tattered store uniform.
Lin Mo's lips twitched into a wry smile, his rchant's instincts kicking in as he took the crystal from her.
The crowd's murmurs swelled, their Viewing Jades flashing like a storm of fireflies, but he ignored them, focusing on the item.
A flood of information surged into his mind the mont his fingers brushed its surface.
[Item: Prism of Celestial Convergence – An immortal-grade artifact capable of amplifying cultivation techniques and artifact synergy. Grants the user a temporary state of 'Celestial Harmony', enhancing spiritual energy control and attack potency by 50%.]
[Compatibility: Anyone]
[Note: Binds to user upon activation. Can be gifted once before binding.]
Lin Mo's eyes widened slightly, though he kept his expression composed. Immortal-grade? The Tower handed a treasure like this?
He glanced at Xiaoyu, who was practically bouncing on her toes, oblivious to the weight of what she'd just casually handed him.
He hurriedly gave it back to her, clasping her hand to cover it before whispering.
"Hurry and bind it to you before soone notices how valuable that is. Also, let's go. You created quite a stir. Let them speculate in the Bulletin Board instead."
Xiaoyu giggled, twirling a strand of her ssy hair. "Hehe, Boss, are you scared to hold it? I told you I'd give it to you. It's from the Tower Chest. The reward for clearing Floor 10. Also… I've gotten this."
Upon saying that, she produced an old scroll. It looked so ancient and worn out, however, it was exuding the sa foreign energy as the tower. And like the prism, it's gradually getting cleansed.
"I told you to hide it. We have to go." He flicked her forehead before pulling her away.
He turned around, finding Yu Qingyan and Wu iyu with determined faces. They nodded at him before they both called for their subordinates. Cultivators donning the Verdant Sky Pavilion's robes and Wu iyu's royal escort arrived to open up a path for them.
anwhile, Yangyang flew up into the sky, unleashing a sliver of her divine energy.
The Core Formation Stage Elders who were preparing to jump down and block their path, which included even their regular custors, imdiately froze, their spiritual senses prickling under the weight of Yangyang's divine aura.
Although not all of them wanted to snatch what Xiaoyu showed earlier and even wanted to help them fend off those who might've malicious intentions, they had no choice but to stop.
Yangyang's aura wasn't oppressive but all of them knew that they were like ants against it. The subtle threat was clear: Don't interfere.
The cultivators parted like a tide, their murmurs hushed as Lin Mo, Xiaoyu, Yu Qingyan, and Wu iyu moved swiftly through the crowd, flanked by the Verdant Sky Pavilion disciples and royal escorts.
"Whoa. This is an eye-opener, Boss. Sister Yangyang has a domineering aura! But Boss… I cannot leave yet."
Upon saying that with a forced smile, Liu Xiaoyu's spiritual aura suddenly surged.
Lin Mo tried to keep his hold on her wrist, but he was still blown away.
Wu iyu and Yu Qingyan caught him. They understood what was about to happen.
"Shopkeeper. Liu Xiaoyu is about to face her minor tribulation for Foundation Establishnt."
User Comments
0 comments from readers