Ling Ningzhi watched everything silently, pursing her lips without saying a word.
After settling the two of them, she walked out of the tavern and whispered, "This humble Taoist will go back first, Grandpa is still waiting for ."
With that, she was about to turn and leave.
Chen Mo hurriedly grabbed her, puzzled, "Why are you in such a hurry?"
Noticing her slightly resentful look, with her small mouth almost able to hang an oil pot, he finally realized, "Zhi’er, could it be that you’re jealous?"
"Who said that, this humble Taoist is not jealous at all." Ling Ningzhi turned her head away, remained silent for a mont, then murmured, "Alright, maybe a little... I just feel like you’re too concerned about Yu Hongyin, it’s not like she doesn’t have any silver..."
"Lord, could it be that you’ve taken a liking to her?"
"..."
Chen Mo lightly tapped her forehead, both amused and exasperated, "No matter what, we’re considered to be friends who have faced life and death together, I’m just arranging a place for her to stay, you’re overthinking it."
"Besides, the Capital City has been quite unstable lately, Yu Hongyin is a sect disciple, easily attracting trouble, it’s better to be more cautious."
His intuition told him that although Wu Lie failed this ti, he would definitely not let it go, and there might be big actions to follow.
Anyone related to him needed to be properly arranged for.
Upon hearing this, Ling Ningzhi’s expression softened a bit, but she still felt a little uneasy inside.
Even if Chen Mo had no other intentions, Yu Hongyin might not behave herself, after all, this woman had a "history", it seed necessary to keep a close eye on her...
Chen Mo initially wanted to take Ling Ningzhi ho with him, but Ling Ningzhi was worried about her grandfather and wanted to return to the Demon Suppression Departnt first, planning to visit He Yuzhi at the Chen Mansion the next day.
Chen Mo didn’t insist, and after the two shared a tender mont, they parted ways.
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...
Ming’an Street.
On the quiet street, Chen Mo’s figure suddenly appeared.
Using the magic technique of the "Ancient Spirit Constitution", he was able to traverse through the earth veins, crossing half of Tiandu City in just a few breaths.
He had not yet reached his doorstep when he saw several curtained sedan chairs parked outside.
From behind the high walls ca bursts of laughter, accompanied by the crisp sound of "clattering".
"It’s so lively?"
He lifted his leg and walked into the courtyard, where he saw strings of pearls and jade, a blend of fragrances and shadows of hairpins, a group of noble ladies enthusiastically playing mahjong, Qin Shu, Lady Jinyun... even Lin Jingzhu was among them.
It was clear that He Yuzhi had beco the focus of the group, everyone openly or secretly flattered her.
"This ti Lady Chen has been personally conferred by Her Majesty the Empress as a Third-Level High Official, it’s truly a cause for celebration."
"Mr. Chen is a Third-Level High Official in the imperial court, and your son has made repeated ritorious achievents, it was only a matter of ti."
"By the way, I rember that Young Master Chen is not yet married, is he? My daughter is eighteen, quite a beauty, why not let them et, perhaps a good match could be made."
"Match, my foot. Go find soone else to play with. Don’t you know he already has a fiancée?"
"Even as a concubine it would do..."
"..."
He Yuzhi rubbed her temples, feeling a bit of a headache coming on.
Apart from a few close friends, most of the people here were fair-weather acquaintances, seeing the Chen Family’s growing reputation and the favor from the Eastern Royal Palace, they flocked in.
They were ostensibly there to celebrate her, but really to flatter and probe for information.
As a mber of Jianghu, He Yuzhi didn’t like this kind of hypocritical socializing, but one doesn’t slap a smiling face. In the circles of the Capital City, one must at least keep up appearances.
Chen Mo intended to go over and greet them.
But hearing the chattering of the won, he halted, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.
Showing up in such a situation was not wise, getting surrounded by these gossiping won would make escape difficult... So he imdiately turned around and quietly left the courtyard.
With his current realm level, he restrained his aura on purpose, not even He Yuzhi noticed him.
Back in his room, Chen Mo shut the door and sat cross-legged on the bed, beginning to take stock of the gains from this journey.
First was the invaluable Dragon Marrow Sword obtained from Martial Saint Mountain.
The power of this long sword was beyond imagination, even causing the Ba Snake to mistake him for Zhu Jiuyou, which indicated it might indeed be related to the Dragon Clan... As for how it ended up in Pei Fengmian’s hands, that was unknown.
Next were the three array hubs of earth, water, and fire.
Chen Mo focused his mind, three clusters of radiance hovering in the air.
The Mystic Fire Treasure Mirror, the Xuanhuang Pearl, the Profound Ming Jade, each a rare treasure, containing a strong sense of the Five Elents, just like the Dragon Marrow Sword, their grade was hard to asure, definitely beyond the heaven rank.
Especially the Xuanhuang Pearl, which was given to him as a token by the Female Demon.
Rembering that silhouette that gazed at him from afar upon entering the World Gate, Chen Mo felt inexplicably complex, and sighed silently.
This Xuanhuang Pearl not only controlled wind and sand but also encapsulated its own world within, possessing the capability of mustard seed within a great mountain, nurturing not only countless Immortal Materials but also housing the treasures that the Female Demon had collected over the years.
At that ti, in the Secret Realm, he only took a cursory glance and didn’t look carefully, but now he discovered many surprises.
With a slight thought, a quaint jade scroll and several golden alchemy pills landed in his hand.
At the sa ti, a system prompt flashed before his eyes:
[Acquired Cultivation Technique: "Mixed Elent Skill" Scroll Fragnt.]
[Acquired Special Item: Enlightennt Golden Core *5.]
"In the original storyline, the ’Mixed Elent Skill’ scroll fragnt had a chance to drop after defeating the boss ’Three Green Beasts’..."
"I thought I missed out this ti, but it was hidden in the Xuanhuang Pearl?"
The "Mixed Elent Skill" itself was a cultivation technique capable of reaching the Transcendent Realm, consisting of three scroll fragnts, the first being True Fire Bone Forging, the second Organ Refining Furnace, the third Mixed Elent United.
Chen Mo’s solid foundation could not have been achieved without the tempering of this technique.
However, his cultivation increased too quickly, and with various divine skills, the incomplete "Mixed Elent Skill" indeed felt inadequate, its presence rather diminished.
But now completing the third scroll would result in a qualitative leap in power, enough to secure his footing in the Second Grade Divinity Realm.
"It seems to have co effortlessly."
"And these Enlightennt Golden Cores, they can help Qingxuan step into the Third Grade threshold, and Yuan’er and Manzhi should also be ready for breakthroughs..."
Chen Mo initially thought of taking just one Immortal Material, leaving the rest untouched for the Female Demon.
But improving his strength now was paramount, he couldn’t afford to be considerate, these alchemy pills would be borrowed, and he’d find a way to repay her when they t again.
"Oh, and this thing..."
At this mont, Chen Mo rembered sothing and took out a thumb-sized gold relic from the Heavenly Profound Ring.
The surface glead like jade, with mysterious patterns constantly changing and cycling, he could feel the pure Buddha Power contained within.
This was the relic left after the No Desire Buddha was slain by the Empress, containing the Origin Power of an Ancient Emperor, with a hint of the Reincarnation Law.
"The Empress said this was a good thing, but how should it be used?"
"Surely, it can’t be ground into powder and drunk with water?"
As Chen Mo pondered quietly, the relic suddenly trembled and then shattered open.
Streams of substantial golden liquid flowed out and rged into his body through his pores.
In an instant, an imnse power surged through his ridians, the Spirit Platform filled with dazzling Buddha light, as countless mysterious and complex information flooded in, scene after scene flashed before his eyes—
The Buddha beads rubbed between fingertips, the incense ashes piled in the censer, the soundless chi of a copper bell under the eaves.
Echoes of a baby’s cries, the sorrowful wails of kin, the tapping of a wooden fish, and ethereal, clear Buddhist hymns resonated in his ears.
In just a fleeting mont, it was as if he had experienced hundreds of cycles of life and death, leaving Chen Mo’s mind completely blank under the massive impact, plunging him into a state of total stupor.
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...
Creaaak—
Unknown how much ti passed, a soft sound was heard, and the window was pushed open slightly.
A black cat quietly crept in, with a small palm-sized paperman sitting atop its head.
"You stupid cat, I told you your owner isn’t back yet, yet you insist on coming to check every few days." The paperman put its hands on its hips, grumbling, "If soone discovers you’re a demon creature, you’ll be in trouble, and I won’t help you then..."
As it spoke, it suddenly felt sothing was off.
It saw the black cat staring dumbfoundedly forward, the different-colored pupils flickering with joy.
The paperman followed its gaze and was stunned.
"Chen Mo?!"
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