"Damn it, how come the Kunlun Mountains are so big?" Li Daoyi muttered to himself as he flew through the air. Counting today, he had been flying for five days in a row.
"Where are the monkeys? I haven't seen a single one. I did find a few on the cliff, but none of them are them," Li Daoyi said, somewhat frustrated.
Li Daoyi came to Kunlun Mountain to find the place where Zhang Wuji buried the Nine Yang Manual. It can be said that it has transcended the scope of martial arts. If it weren't for the limitations of the world, this technique could be called a cultivation technique for immortality. So Li Daoyi rushed to Kunlun Mountain without stopping.
"System, can you make it cheaper? A thousand is too expensive."
"cannot."
"Damn it..." Li Daoyi cursed. The system could directly scan the location where the Nine Yang Manual was hidden, but it would deduct a thousand points. How could he agree to that? So he searched for it himself, but after so many days, he found nothing.
"Zhang Wuji, Zhang Wuji, out of so many cliffs, which one did you fall off?"
Just as I was lost in thought, the sound of a waterfall suddenly came from not far away.
"Huh? What's going on? Why is there a waterfall?" Li Daoyi was puzzled. He had just been around this area a couple of days ago and there was no waterfall there at all.
Filled with doubt, I flew forward and passed through the dense forest below. Sure enough, a very small waterfall appeared before my eyes, and below the waterfall was a cave entrance with a diameter of about twenty meters. Due to the dense forest above and the many vines growing around the cave entrance, the cave entrance appeared very hidden.
"Could it be that it rained upstream, which is why the waterfall started to appear?" Li Daoyi wondered to himself. People say that the weather can change drastically every ten miles. Kunlun Mountain is so vast, it must have rained elsewhere, and then the rainwater flowed here, causing the dried-up waterfall to flow again.
Li Dao looked down into the cave, where the bottom was unfathomable. He recalled the plot: after Zhang Wuji fell off the cliff, the path led to a platform, and then through a crevice into a mysterious sinkhole.
"Let's go down and take a look first."
Li Daoyi slowly flew into the cave. The cave was indeed very deep, a hundred or two hundred meters deep, and there was no sign of life inside. He was somewhat disappointed, but soon he suddenly realized something.
"Yes, hundreds of years have passed, and those apes may not still be alive."
Just then, a peach tree laden with fruit came into view, and Li Daoyi couldn't help but feel excited.
"What a huge peach tree!" The peach tree was more than ten meters tall, with a trunk thicker than a person's waist and winding, twisting branches.
"That's a bit of an exaggeration. Peach trees generally don't live past thirty years. If this tree really is the same one from back then, wouldn't it be two hundred years old?"
"bite…"
"A mutated spiritual root peach tree has been scanned. Do you want to add it to your favorites? Adding it to your favorites will earn you corresponding points."
"What? System, you even want trees?" Li Daoyi asked in surprise.
"Host, this peach tree's mutated spiritual root has surpassed that of ordinary plants," the system responded.
Li Daoyi gently picked a peach that was slightly larger than a fist. The peach was so beautiful that one couldn't resist taking a bite.
"Smack."
One bite, and peach juice splashes everywhere.
"It's delicious, but I don't seem to have any changes in my body?" Li Daoyi checked his body after finishing his meal.
"The host is no longer an ordinary person. This peach only has effects on mortals. If a mortal eats it, it can increase their lifespan by ten years."
"Damn it, how come I'm not a mortal? I haven't become an immortal." Li Daoyi said dejectedly.
"I've accepted it, I've accepted it. Let me see how many points I have."
A beam of light emanated from Li Daoyi and shone on the peach tree, causing it to vanish instantly.
"Congratulations, host. The mutated spiritual root peach tree has been successfully collected. You have gained 3,000 points."
"Three thousand...so many!" Li Daoyi was overjoyed. This was like getting something for free. He had only originally planned to find scriptures.
"Now I have nine thousand points, that's wonderful, wonderful."
"By the way, System, can I still eat peaches?" Li Daoyi asked the question that had been on his mind.
"Please purchase from the store yourself."
"..."
"Spirit Peach, 100 points each. Holy crap." Seeing the peach image on the shelf in the shop's item section, Li Daoyi felt like a million horses were galloping through his mind.
Then, as if remembering something, he looked at the skill section of the shop and saw the Dugu Nine Swords, which cost 500 points.
"I've been tricked." This thought suddenly popped into Li Daoyi's mind.
"Are you kidding me? I went through all that trouble to get this, and you're going to charge me?"
"The system has already paid the reward," the system replied emotionlessly.
"..." Li Dao was speechless for a moment.
Shaking his head, too lazy to argue with the system, he then flew towards the pool below the waterfall.
Soon, they found a stone tablet in a conspicuous place, covered with moss. After wiping away the moss, several large characters were revealed.
"Zhang Wuji buried the scriptures here."
"Sure enough, this is the place."
Li Daoyi reached out and grabbed the stone tablet.
A large bag of things was pulled out from underground.
The package was covered in mud. After wiping it clean, a piece of oiled paper that had turned dark brown was revealed. Li Daoyi gently opened it, and a yellowed ancient book came into view.
"Nine Yang Manual".
"bite,…"
"Stop, don't scan yet, let me practice first." Li Daoyi quickly scolded the system.
"Nine Yang Divine Skill, I'll try practicing it myself."
Li Daoyi then excitedly opened the scripture.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
"Cough cough... I don't understand." Li Daoyi was a little embarrassed. After looking at it for a while, he had no idea where to start practicing. He had no martial arts disciples and lacked basic knowledge of martial arts. The content was obscure and difficult to understand. He had no idea what it was talking about. However, he could understand a few of the diagrams of human acupoints.
"Sure enough, all those claims about ordinary people finding martial arts manuals and acting all high and mighty are just bragging. These things are like celestial books; you can't practice them at all without a solid foundation in martial arts and basic knowledge."
"Take it, take it."
"bite…"
"Congratulations, host. The Nine Yang Divine Skill has been successfully acquired. You are rewarded with 2,000 points."
Hearing about the reward, Li Daoyi's expression softened slightly.
"Open the store."
"Tsk tsk, another 500 points. System, you really know how to do business." Li Daoyi was a little annoyed.
"It seems I'll have to pay for it myself if I want to learn the Nine Yang Divine Skill. But it looks like I can buy Foundation Establishment Pills now."
As he spoke, Li Daoyi opened the panel, where his score had reached 11,000 points.
"System, purchase Foundation Building Pills."
"Ding, purchase successful, corresponding points deducted."
Then a flawless white pill floated in front of Li Daoyi; it was the Foundation Establishment Pill.
He reached out and took the pill; it still emanated a warm aura, as if it had just come out of the alchemy furnace.
"It smells so good, is this the Foundation Establishment Pill?" Li Daoyi felt the warmth in his hand.
After hesitating for a moment, he ultimately decided to make a breakthrough now.
"Ahhh." He popped the pill into his mouth, and it melted instantly, sending a warm current through his limbs and bones.
Li Daoyi quickly sat down cross-legged and began his breakthrough.
At the foot of the Kunlun Mountains, a luxurious carriage was struggling to move through the mud. Two strong horses lifted their hooves from the mud and moved forward little by little.
"Giddy up, giddy up..." The coachman vigorously waved his whip.
"Your Majesty, we've been in the mountains for several days now, that person is probably long gone," the coachman said, turning back to the carriage.
"Lu Bing, I believe the immortals must be in Kunlun Mountain, but my sincerity is not enough," Zhu Houcong's voice came from inside the carriage.
"Your Majesty, this servant also believes that you will surely get what you want." Immediately afterwards, a somewhat effeminate voice rang out from inside the carriage.
A month has passed since the three left the capital. They inquired around along the way and finally confirmed that Li Daoyi had entered the Kunlun Mountains. Zhu Houcong couldn't wait to come and find him.
Lu Bing shook his head and smiled bitterly. "You guys are sitting comfortably inside, but I have to endure the sun and rain. Unfortunately, I can't afford to offend either of the two people inside."
Suddenly the curtain was lifted, and a person with a full head of white hair but a face like that of a young man peeked out.
"What's wrong, Eunuch Huang?" Lu Bing asked hurriedly.
"Stop."
“Whoa…” Lu Bing stopped the carriage and looked at Huang Jin with a puzzled expression.
"Huang Jin, what's wrong?"
Inside the carriage, the emperor also asked in confusion.
"Your Majesty, there is something nearby," Huang Jin said.
"What?"
Lu Bing was startled and instantly drew his sword. This was the wilderness; there was no guarantee there wouldn't be any wild beasts. If he disturbed the squire, it would be troublesome.
"Moo..."
Just then, a loud mooing of a cow came from not far away.
Lu Bing and Huang Jin exchanged a glance.
"Could it be?" Lu Bing seemed to have thought of something.
"Let's go, quick, to the front," Huang Jin said hastily.
"drive…"
Lu Bing reacted swiftly, starting the carriage again and heading towards the nearby area.
In a small river, half of Niu Er's huge body was submerged in the water. He was shaking his head and eating ruminated grass, looking very content.
"Crunch, crunch."
The carriage finally appeared.
"Your Majesty, there's a small river here, and what a huge ox!" Lu Bing exclaimed in surprise.
Zhu Houcong also stuck his head out of the carriage and immediately saw the blue ox in the river a dozen feet away. He was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth.
"It's true, it's real. I never imagined there were such miraculous oxen in the world," Zhu Houcong murmured.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! The appearance of this ox here means that the immortal is here," Huang Jin hurriedly said.
With the help of the two men, Zhu Houcong got off the carriage, and the three of them walked together toward the river.
Niu Er glanced back at the three of them, then turned his head away and continued to comfortably squint his bull eyes.
Upon approaching, the emperor bowed slightly to the blue ox.
"Zhu Houcong greets Brother Niu..."
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