"Senior brother, you’re really cunning!"
After being brought to the rooftop by Liang Yi, Su Youyi gently punched the young man’s shoulder beside her.
"Cunning indeed, but feelings cannot be faked, right?" Liang Yi lay flat on the rooftop of the great hall, leisurely gazing at the large oddly-shaped white clouds in the azure sky.
Due to that stroke of the sword just now, the clouds in the sky also turned into bizarre shapes.
Su Youyi used her left hand to reorganize her hair blown by the breeze, recalling the words her senior brother just said, her pretty face couldn’t help but blush, ripples stirring in her heart.
Talk of ’only meaning’, how cheeky.
Yet, she didn’t dislike these words; on the contrary, hearing them comforted her, knowing that her senior brother shared the same feelings.
Having her feelings reciprocated was really important to a girl, moreover, Liang Yi responded even beyond expectations, almost causing Su Youyi’s mind to overheat.
Meanwhile, aside from enjoying this rare leisure time, Liang Yi had not forgotten his mission. Isn’t he striving so hard just for the mission rewards?
"Ding! Congratulations on completing the task [Underneath the Immortal Dynasty Competition Shadow Clouds] Stage Three!"
"Congratulations on receiving the task reward: [NPC Template Authority Upgrade]"
"Ding! Congratulations on completing the leveling task [Youthful Heart Matters]"
"Congratulations on acquiring task rewards: Heavenly Dao Spirit Light; Level Restriction Removal."
"Eh? The [Devouring Spirit Sect’s Scheme] task hasn’t been completed?" Liang Yi noticed that he had only completed two tasks, and one of the tasks concerning the competition remained incomplete. Content originally comes from novel•fire.net
"It seems that it’s necessary to also resolve the Devouring Spirit Sect at the Vermilion Bird’s side for it to be considered complete."
The system panel still displayed a lengthy kill list, from the 69th level Azure Dragon Envoy Shi Chengfei to various unnamed level twenty or so Devouring Spirit Sect disciples. Unfortunately, despite killing so many, he didn’t gain any experience points.
This success was entirely thanks to the master-provided Immaculate Sword Jade, though Liang Yi formulated the plan, but the system didn’t care about these details. Purely relying on external items to kill enemies and gain experience, the system does not count the user as part of it.
Thus, those rich players in the past life who tried to use various consumable powerful magical treasures to grind for leveling, were all strictly forbidden.
"Ding! NPC Template Authority Upgrade detected, new features unlocked!"
"Ding! Level restriction removed, attributes enhancement in progress!"
"Ding! Acquired [Heavenly Dao Spirit Light, a Curio]!"
Before Liang Yi could explore what this new system feature was, a mysterious and immense force instantly filled his entire body, beginning a comprehensive enhancement, a treatment every Cultivator breaking barriers would enjoy.
"Leveling task complete, detecting cultivated techniques!"
"Ding! Detected Golden Technique [Boundless Dao], attributes increased 100%!"
This time, the attribute enhancement was unlike the usual painful process, but instead surprisingly comfortable. It felt as though his entire body was soaking in a hot spring, warming his whole body and dispelling the sense of weakness within Liang Yi.
A faint luminescence enveloped Liang Yi’s entire body, the already exceptionally handsome youth, under this mysterious luminescent glow, looked even more like a deity descended to earth.
Initially, due to using the Creation Sword Intent twice in a short period and utilizing the Immaculate Sword Jade once, Liang Yi had weakened to the extreme. But under the effect of this mysterious energy, in conjunction with the automatically circulating Qinglian Creation within him, Liang Yi felt himself recovering at a terrifying speed.
Su Youyi also noticed the change in her senior brother; such a situation is familiar to any cultivator above the Third Realm. This is precisely the reward from the Heavenly Dao gained after passing the Heart Inquiry.
"Senior Brother, have you passed the Heart Inquiry?"
Su Youyi’s eyes lit up with surprise. Had her senior brother quietly reached the Third Realm?
"Keep it low-key, low-key! It’s just a minor Heart Inquiry."
Liang Yi chuckled and waved his hand. It was all a trivial matter; could such a minor advancement task be difficult for him?
"So, Senior Brother, what was your Heart Inquiry?" Su Youyi asked with curiosity, assuming that her senior brother must have sensed the coming of the Heart Inquiry when he last asked her about it.
"Uh, it wasn’t very difficult. It just required me to slay a cultivator above the Fourth Realm."
Liang Yi turned to look at his junior sister, wanting to say that he had nothing to worry about, yet he found her staring blankly at him.
Throughout the countless years of this epoch, many extraordinary individuals had summed up some patterns of the Heart Inquiry. The most dangerous type, like Liang Yi’s, clearly revolves around dissatisfaction with one’s power.
Knowing her senior brother well, Su Youyi knew he wasn’t the type to be obsessed with power. Hence, the reason for his Heart Inquiry was clear; he simply wanted to protect those close to him - protect their master and protect her.
Under Liang Yi’s puzzled gaze, Su Youyi took her senior brother’s hand and lay down beside him, mimicking his posture, her lips unwittingly brimming with a smile.
Liang Yi shook his head helplessly, deciding to use his stored experience first.
After so long, his experience had accumulated to a formidable 4 million. However, whether for leveling up or skill improvement, such an amount of experience was like a drop in the bucket.
"Junior Sister, I need to digest some insights after this, please keep an eye on our surroundings," Liang Yi briefly instructed Su Youyi, preparing to start his own exceptional actions.
"Don’t worry, Senior Brother, no one will disturb you with me here," Su Youyi replied enthusiastically as she jumped off the rooftop and spread her Divine Sense around.
Seeing that his junior sister had already left, Liang Yi sat cross-legged on the spot, closed his eyes, and began to level up using his panel.
With sufficient experience, the first thing he upgraded was Endless Dao.
With a tap of his finger, a million experience points instantly vanished from the experience bar, causing Liang Yi much heartache.
Mysterious and profound auras emanated from Liang Yi’s body, as phenomena like Qinglian, Big Sun, and galaxies appeared one after another, dazzling Su Youyi, who had never seen so many phenomena during her own breakthroughs in cultivation techniques. Wasn’t her senior brother indeed impressive?
However, under Liang Yi’s intentional control, these phenomena disappeared in just a flash, as being too ostentatious was unnecessary.
As usual, countless pieces of knowledge were directly crammed into his brain, leaving Liang Yi dizzy and overwhelmed. Yet, after so many times, Liang Yi had grown accustomed to it, and although it was still painful, it was much more bearable than previous times.
As his realm ascended, his understanding of cultivation techniques deepened and his Divine Soul grew stronger, the pace of knowledge increase couldn’t match his growth rate.
Seeing the changes in the suffix on the panel, and the results of upgrading the cultivation technique, Liang Yi was still exceedingly satisfied.
Endless Dao Level 5[Boundless Dao: Reduces experience consumption by 30%]
Thirty percent, almost one-third.
As the levels increased and the consumption of experience points grew, the special effects of cultivation techniques became increasingly apparent!