[Game: Legend of the Immortal Sword—Completed]
[Ink Fairy: Survived]
[Demonized Half-Demon General Luo Feng: Defeated]
[Startling Swan Sword Technique: Learned]
[You relied on steadfast perseverance, acute crisis awareness, and the courage to face life and death, to successfully rescue the Ink Fairy under Drowning Soul Lake and quell the chaos and disasters within the city. Although hundreds of thousands died, those fortunate enough to survive must now be aware of the importance of peace and safety, as well as the protection the Ink Fairy offers them…
Your endeavors are of boundless merit.]
[Completion Evaluation: Red-Clothed Beauty (You’ve earned the friendship of the Ink Fairy)]
[Achievement Unlocked: Astonishing Swan Swordsmanship (You’ve earned the friendship of the Startling Swan Immortal Sword, Startling Swan Immortal Sword’s friendliness towards you +30%)]
The game completion interface popped up before Li Muyang’s eyes as he blinked.
“This calculation… it’s somewhat different from before, isn’t it?”
Previous game completions always rendered a score, the higher the score, the better the rewards.
But this time, there was no score given for his completion; it only offered the friendship of the Ink Fairy.
—What use is that?
The Ink Fairy was someone from thousands of years ago, she probably died amidst the dark turmoil back then.
The friendship of the Ink Fairy was, to him, of no use.
Li Muyang continued to scroll down, and the system’s completion interface kept dropping down.
Finally, he reached the game rewards, eagerly anticipated by Li Muyang.
[Would you like to claim your game completion reward now?]
[Available rewards (Choose one from three)]
[“Immortal Wind Cloud Body Technique” (Fragment)]
[Taiyi Dividing Light Talisman X10]
[Item Upgrade Charm X1]
[Host please note, once the reward is claimed, the game entry will be closed, and you will no longer be able to enter this game.]
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The game rewards that popped up relaxed Li Muyang considerably.
Excellent, there’s finally a manual.
But it’s a fragment?
Li Muyang hesitated, entered the details page, and studied the three rewards carefully.
[“Immortal Wind Cloud Body Technique” (Fragment): A cultivation technique founded by the Jade Fairy and the Ink Fairy, lofty and ethereal, demands high aptitude, consists of thirty-six chapters, fragment contains about twenty-one chapters, missing a significant amount of content, yet still an excellent cultivation technique]
[Taiyi Dividing Light Talisman (Low-grade Spirit Talisman): Instantly conjures 68,000 illusionary sword qi, among which 6,800 are real sword qi, capable of killing at the Foundation Establishment Realm]
[Item Upgrade Charm: Can upgrade the grade of system items by +1]
(Items currently upgradable: Bone Green Clothes, Law Destroying Wheel)
“…This is a tough choice.”
Li Muyang scratched his head, indecisive.
Logically, he should choose the cultivation manual, but the reward this time was a fragment, missing too much content.
Moreover, Immortal Wind Cloud Body Technique, a cultivation technique of the Path of Immortality.
Cultivating an immortal technique within the Demon Sect?
That didn’t seem too great.
While the remaining two rewards, the Taiyi Dividing Light Talisman and the Item Upgrade Charm, were both excellent items.
The Taiyi Dividing Light Talisman said it could kill at the Foundation Establishment Realm, but its actual power made even the Core Formation Realm wary.
And the Item Upgrade Charm was an excellent item among excellent items.
His Law Destroying Wheel was already a low-grade spiritual artifact, so if he used this upgrade charm to forcibly upgrade it by one grade, wouldn’t it directly become a mid-grade spiritual artifact?
“Forget it, let’s wait and see.”
Li Muyang was not in a hurry to immediately claim the rewards, as he was still gauging Yan Xiaoru’s attitude towards him.
If Yan Xiaoru sincerely wanted to promote him and harbored no ill intentions, the “Nether Treasure Manual” she gave him was certainly not beyond cultivation.
Once he cultivated the Nether Treasure Manual, Li Muyang would be able to choose an Item Upgrade Charm.
He could directly enhance the Extermination Wheel to the rank of a mid-grade Spiritual Artifact, by which point ordinary Direct Disciples discussing magical artifact configurations might not necessarily surpass Li Muyang.
He pushed open the door of his hut and walked out, humming a tune softly, his mood pleased. Discover stories at empire
The upheaval in Demon Sword City had finally ended, and he had also successfully completed “Legend of the Immortal Sword.” Everything was progressing in a favorable direction.
The past four months of searching had already exhausted the patience of the major figures in the Demon Sect.
The safe return of Yan Xiaoru completely dispelled the major figures’ thoughts of finding the Immortal Sword.
According to the information provided by Yan Xiaoru, that ancient Immortal Sword had long flown away.
The Sect Master of the Demon Sect only ordered his disciples to search in the hills outside the city as a final act of desperation.
In reality, after only a few days of fruitless searching, the disciples in white robes inside Demon Sword City began to leave one after another.
One by one, the Flying Boats soared into the sky, heading back towards the direction of the sect.
The elders of the Demon Sect were the first to depart, leaving only the injured Yan Xiaoru behind in Demon Sword City to recuperate in seclusion.
Today, Demon Sword City had returned to its previous state of vacancy and silence, with no longer any Inner Sect Disciples in white robes moving about the city.
Even the howling winds and snow within the city had long since stopped.
Though the wind that blew in his face still carried a chill, ducks could already be seen playing in the river.
Warm spring was just within reach.
Li Muyang, standing at the entrance of the courtyard stretching lazily and breathing in the fresh cool air, smiled.
They, the low-status Outer Sect Disciples, naturally made up the last batch to evacuate and return.
It was said that Elder Yan had concluded her seclusion yesterday, and everyone from Wamu Alley was to return with Elder Yan in a couple of days.
What had once been a bustling group of over a hundred people almost filling Wamu Alley,
was now notably empty, reduced by more than half.
Honestly, it felt a bit lonely.
But that was typical of the Demon Sect; Li Muyang had long understood the perils of the Demon Path, which is why he had thought about leaving the sect to become an unbounded free man.
But being trapped in the secret realm for four months, Li Muyang now found himself momentarily unable to leave.
Because, on the third day after Yan Xiaoru completed her seclusion, everyone in Wamu Alley received news.
The siblings from Jiuyuan City and the youth Guan Xiaoshun from a remote border town—all three had been designated by Elder Yan and were specially promoted to Inner Sect Disciples.
“Congratulations, congratulations!”
The visitors congratulating them had nearly worn out the threshold of Li Muyang and Guan Xiaoshun’s courtyard.
The arrival of this news had made Li Muyang sigh softly.
He had to admit, although Yan Xiaoru was an elder of the Demon Path, she still had a humane side.
In the secret realm, he had saved Yan Xiaoru’s life, and since returning, all her actions towards Li Muyang were signaling one thing,
—Your lifesaving grace, this elder will repay.
To deal with an Outer Sect Disciple, Yan Xiaoru didn’t need to take such great care.
Yet, she still provided Li Muyang with many exceptional favors.
This reticent and aloof elder of the Demon Sect wasn’t as fierce as she appeared on the surface.
Upon receiving the special promotion, Li Muyang finally confirmed the goodwill of Elder Yan.
He confidently took out the “Nether Demon Manual” from the Qiankun Ring and began his cultivation.
He also claimed the game reward from “Legend of the Immortal Sword” and raised the rank of the Extermination Wheel to that of a mid-grade Spiritual Artifact.
At this moment, Li Muyang, from his cultivation technique to the magical artifact he wielded, nearly outstripped all the Direct Disciples of the Demon Sect.
The only thing lacking was his cultivation level.
Having been in this world for nearly a year, the always cautious and low-key Li Muyang was finally able to hold his head high and no longer be the unsung sewer rat.
He stood at the entrance to the courtyard, taking a deep breath.
Spring had arrived.