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Upon entering Wang the Blacksmith's room, Ling Mo Xie felt a shiver run down his spine; there was indeed a chilling atmosphere that made one feel a bit fearful.
However, Ling Mo Xie quickly regained his composure. After all, he was a Cultivator—what was there to fear from ghosts and monsters? They should be the ones afraid of him!
Reassuring himself, Ling Mo Xie soon wandered around Wang the Blacksmith's home. Nothing particularly unusual happened, and just as he turned to tell Wang the Blacksmith that there was nothing to worry about, he realized he must have been mistaken.
But as Ling Mo Xie turned around, he saw Wang the Blacksmith staring at him in terror, pointing behind him and exclaiming, "There... there’s a ghost! There really is a ghost!" With that, he screamed and ran out of the room.
Ling Mo Xie stood there in shock, somewhat speechless. He turned to look behind him while muttering, "Where’s the damn ghost?"
"Ah!" As he turned around, he was startled himself and took a few steps back. A head was floating in mid-air, staring at him with a pair of blood-red eyes.
"It... it really is a ghost!" Ling Mo Xie stammered to himself.
Just as he spoke, the ghostly head suddenly opened its mouth and lunged toward him.
Strangely enough, when he first saw the head floating without a body, it only looked somewhat ferocious. But now, as it opened its mouth, the head suddenly grew enormous, transforming its mouth into a gaping maw that was terrifying.
For a moment, Ling Mo Xie felt flustered; at this moment, he was no different from an ordinary person. Faced with such a ghostly apparition, he naturally felt somewhat powerless. But he quickly calmed down and tightened his grip on the peach wood sword in his hand.
He remembered that the small inscription on the sword mentioned it had a restraining effect on spirits. Besides, its attack power of 7-13 was certainly better than fighting bare-handed!
Although Ling Mo Xie had lost all his powers, the sword techniques were still fresh in his mind thanks to the time spent upgrading with the System; otherwise, he wouldn’t know any sword techniques at all now.
Now composed, Ling Mo Xie skillfully raised the peach wood sword and thrust it toward the now enormous head that was chasing after him.
The head swayed and surprisingly dodged his attack. However, Ling Mo Xie had fully regained his composure and did not panic. He unleashed a series of sword techniques and finally managed to strike the head several times. Each time he hit it, the head emitted a sharp and piercing scream.
After several attempts, the head suddenly paused and stopped chasing Ling Mo Xie; it turned in another direction and attempted to flee.
Ling Mo Xie saw the head trying to escape and snorted coldly. Just a moment ago, it had chased him so eagerly, and now it wanted to run away? No way!
He swung the peach wood sword in his hand and threw it at the head.
The peach wood sword traced a perfect arc in the air, accurately hitting the head and piercing through it, pinning it directly to the wall.
With a soft "sizzle," a puff of blue smoke suddenly erupted from the head, which then vanished, while the peach wood sword fell to the ground and broke into two pieces.
Is that it? Ling Mo Xie felt somewhat bewildered. What on earth is this Trial, and what am I even doing right now?
Just as Ling Mo Xie was lost in thought, a familiar ringing sound suddenly reached his ears. Ling Mo Xie was even more puzzled; hadn't the System said that no assistance would be provided during the Trial?
Along with that ringing sound came a message that surprised Ling Mo Xie: "The ghostly task in Peach Blossom Village is complete. You have received the following rewards: Experience *100, Bronze Sword *1, Scarlet Serpent Bracelet *1, Ghostly Essence *1."
"Uh... this is just like a Game, another level up?" Ling Mo Xie said with some confusion. At that moment, he also heard a voice saying, "Congratulations, you have leveled up!" Upon closer inspection, he found that one hundred Experience points were just enough for him to level up.
As this voice echoed, Ling Mo Xie felt a warm current surge through his body; it seemed that his strength had recovered somewhat. With a thought, he tried using the route of his previous fire-type Spell's Spiritual Energy. Suddenly, a ball of flame appeared at his fingertips.
Once again, he heard a ringing sound: "Congratulations, you have comprehended the Spell: Fireball Technique!"
Ling Mo Xie frowned and stood still for a moment. It seemed he had to start over and continue leveling up. Was this place essentially a Game world designed specifically for him to level up?
At this moment, hearing no more sounds from inside the house, the woman and Wang the Blacksmith walked in. Wang the Blacksmith looked around and noticed that there was no trace of the ghostly head. He patted Ling Mo Xie on the shoulder and said loudly, "Haha! Well done, young man! I'm currently forging a weapon but need some minerals. Why don't you help me gather some? I will reward you!"
Hearing Wang the Blacksmith's words, Ling Mo Xie realized that another Task had come. So his Trial really was about leveling up here?
Regardless of anything else, there didn't seem to be anything unusual about this place. Thus, Ling Mo Xie could only accept this Task, nodded his head, and cheerfully went off to mine according to Wang the Blacksmith's instructions.
After a day of running around in Peach Blossom Village, Ling Mo Xie had no idea how many trips he had made, dealing with trivial tasks like mining, feeding chickens, and finding ducks. However, the experience he gained allowed him to level up to level ten.
At level ten, Ling Mo Xie had already regained a significant amount of strength. Upon careful reflection, he realized that it was equivalent to the Combination realm in the Cultivation World. Level ten was indeed the Combination realm, which was faster than Ling Mo Xie had anticipated for his recovery.
He almost understood that this was not some kind of trial; it felt more like a special opportunity for him to enhance his abilities.
Ling Mo Xie recalled what the Sect Leader of Azure Cloud Valley had said earlier: the previous Celestial Venerable left behind the Immortal Master System as a legacy because he had lived too long and no longer wished to continue living. He had stripped away his own power and sought death.
If that were the case, then the Celestial Master would not make things difficult for his successor, as he would be eager for someone to take his place.
With this realization, Ling Mo Xie felt much more relaxed. The previous Celestial Master was not a fool; he certainly wouldn't allow the three realms to be destroyed. He was quite capable and might have already foreseen today's scenario.
As Ling Mo Xie leveled up, he completed all the tasks in Peach Blossom Village. The villagers, led by their chief, eagerly sent off the bewildered Ling Mo Xie.
Leaving Peach Blossom Village, Ling Mo Xie looked up at the sun in the sky and thought to himself... why not let me rest for a night before moving on? It was already sunset, and a gentle breeze blew by, leaving Ling Mo Xie feeling somewhat dazed.
However, before leaving Peach Blossom Village, he received a task to deliver a message to Linxi City. If he wasn't mistaken, this indicated his next task location.
Night fell quickly, and Ling Mo Xie trudged along the road to Linxi City. Suddenly, he heard a commotion ahead that quickly approached him.
Taking advantage of the moonlight, Ling Mo Xie saw a bloodied figure rushing toward him, followed by several people dressed similarly. Their clothing bore an embroidered tiger symbol on the left chest, which made Ling Mo Xie chuckle.
However, seeing the words "Level Nine" above their heads wiped the smile off his face; he was only at level ten while they had about ten people.
Just as he prepared to avoid them, he noticed that the bloodied young man looked at him with a pleading expression.
For some reason, Ling Mo Xie's heart softened, and he suddenly wanted to save him. Channeling his Spiritual Energy without paying attention to the congratulatory voice in his ear for comprehending Fleeting Light, he grabbed the young man and dashed toward Linxi City.
The person chasing the young man was taken aback. Initially, he thought Ling Mo Xie was just an unrelated passerby and was about to threaten him not to meddle in his affairs. However, he did not expect Ling Mo Xie to grab the man and run.
Once they regained their senses, the few people quickly chased after Ling Mo Xie, but with Ling Mo Xie using Fleeting Light, there was no way they could catch up.
After running for a long time, Ling Mo Xie was slightly out of breath. Seeing that the pursuers had not caught up, he finally stopped and said to the person he had rescued, "I say, you didn't steal their wife, did you? They were really after you!"
The man looked at Ling Mo Xie with gratitude but also a hint of caution. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "They are after me for the treasure in my possession, the Heavenly Abyss Mirror. This mirror contains the complete rules of the Shadow Path; it is an unparalleled treasure."
After saying this, he looked at Ling Mo Xie, who naturally understood his meaning. With a smirk, he said, "Well, it's safe now, so I'm leaving!"
Just as he was about to leave, the young man grabbed him by the arm. Ling Mo Xie turned around in confusion and found that only an ancient mirror remained where the young man had stood; there was no sign of him. At that moment, a sound rang in his ears: "Congratulations, you have completed Task: Benevolence."
Ling Mo Xie was stunned for a moment and picked up the mirror. The mirror transformed into a stream of light and merged into Ling Mo Xie's body, disappearing without a trace. It seemed that Ling Mo Xie suddenly comprehended something and deduced countless Shadow Path spells. It turned out that this Shadow Path was also one of the Three Thousand Paths.
After this incident, Ling Mo Xie seemed to understand something: there should be many things in this world that would not explicitly tell you they were Tasks. Moreover, a Celestial Master would naturally not pass on their powers to just anyone; there must be some tests involved.
Having realized this, Ling Mo Xie continued on his way to Linxi City. However, unlike before, he now had more enthusiasm for the events around him; perhaps they were some sort of Hidden Quest!
Thus, Ling Mo Xie spent over twenty days in this world. Aside from leveling up continuously, he had now reached level ninety-nine. In this world, almost no one could match him; even he himself did not know how Not Bad he had become compared to his previous strength in the Cultivation World.
Today, he was going to undertake his final Task: to eliminate the threat to this world's existence—the beast known as Kui.
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