55: Happy like a kid weighing several tons

After half a month of continuous refining, the Essence of Gold was completely refined by Li Mu into his desired Lifebound Treasure.

It was a magnificent sword, golden all over, with silver runes etched on its surface.

Of course, don't think this is just a flashy but impractical Magical Artifact; its power is considerable. Even its current strength puts it among the highest-grade Spiritual Artifacts.

Whether it's its sharpness or its speed in Sword Flight, it has reached the High Grade Spiritual Artifact level.

From now on, it will take time for this sword to reach the Immortal Artifact level.

He would keep this sword by his side, allowing his Dao to leave its imprint upon it.

At first, looking at the long sword that had just been successfully refined and was so magnificent, Li Mu was incredibly excited.

The moment he grasped the hilt, the long sword seemed to respond to him, emitting a faint golden light that only slowly receded.

At the same time, Li Mu named it "Jin Ming Sword."

This was because a light tap on the sword's body would produce a series of clear, melodious sounds.

The name was etched onto the blade; the three characters "Jin Ming Sword" seemed to carry a hint of Sword Intent. If an ordinary person were to look at them, their eyes would likely sting from the Sword Intent contained within those three characters!

Li Mu naturally cherished such a treasure. He then stored the Jin Ming Sword within his body, allowing the Dao charm of his Golden Core to nurture it.

After all this was done, the next event was the scene after Linglong woke up.

The moment Linglong woke up and saw Li Mu, she was as excited as a child weighing several tons.

Then, she excitedly soared into the air, happily circling and dancing above Li Mu's head.

Li Mu found this scene amusing and didn't pay it much mind, letting her be.

However, what Li Mu did pay attention to was that Linglong's strength seemed to have improved over the past half-month. It seemed she had been quite diligent during that time.

He then chatted with the excited Linglong for a while; that fellow must have been bored to death over the past half-month!

Just like that, more than half an hour quickly passed. Li Mu then patted Linglong's head and said, "Alright, I have something to do next. I'll come back to play with you after I'm done."

When Linglong heard Li Mu's words, her playful body immediately stopped, and she looked at Li Mu.

"Mmm..."

Linglong couldn't speak yet and could only express her emotions through sounds.

Hearing that Li Mu was leaving so soon, the little fellow seemed a bit reluctant.

She then specifically walked over, cautiously approaching Li Mu with a longing look in her eyes.

As her master, Li Mu naturally understood her thoughts, so he smiled and shook his head: "No! You're not suitable to go out right now."

"Don't worry, I won't keep you here forever. I'll take you out to play in a while."

Hearing Li Mu's words, Linglong happily nodded, then flew towards the forest to find her bird companions.

After Linglong left, Li Mu opened the System and began to check the status of each target character over the past half-month.

However, the moment Li Mu opened the System, he immediately saw that the balance display showed an additional two hundred seventy Fraud Points!

Adding to the original one hundred eighty points, it had now reached four hundred fifty Fraud Points.

With so many Fraud Points, Li Mu could even use them to create another Immortal Legacy package, plus several Talent Spiritual Fruits.

A smile appeared on Li Mu's face when he saw the balance.

It seemed that among the three newest target characters, besides Wan Musi being max level, the other two's trust in the diary had also reached over ninety percent!

However, just as Li Mu was about to proceed with the next operation, a page suddenly popped up.

[Hu Bingbing's trust in the diary's content is full. Reward: Divine Ability 'World in a Gourd,' Five Elements Flags of the Spirit Trapping Grand Formation, one High Grade Spiritual Spring, ten thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones.]

[Ding! Reward has been automatically stored in the System space due to prolonged non-collection. Do you wish to extract?]

Li Mu was slightly surprised when he saw this prompt: "Hu Bingbing's trust is maxed out?"

He remembered that Hu Bingbing was the "fisherman" mentioned in the System's introduction.

Li Mu had originally planned to operate on her after he finished refining his Lifebound Treasure, but he hadn't expected her to reach max level directly now!

However, he immediately understood after a moment's thought. So much time had passed, and combined with the diary's never-lost characteristic, she would inevitably feel that something was amiss and then slowly verify it.

It was no longer surprising that she could reach max level. He just hoped she wasn't frightened by this characteristic of the diary.

Li Mu then directly chose to claim the rewards.

The next second, five palm-sized, fiery-red flags with profound runes appeared out of thin air before him.

At the same time, a pile of Spirit Stones, containing extremely rich Spiritual Qi, also appeared out of thin air on the open ground in front of Li Mu.

The Top-Grade Spirit Stones, each the size of a baby's fist, were now piled up into a small mountain. Rich Spiritual Qi emanated from them; just a whiff was enough to make one feel completely refreshed.

As for the spring eye of the High Grade Spiritual Spring, Li Mu directly placed it next to the pavilion in his Cave Heaven Small World for his future consumption.

This Spirit Trapping Grand Formation Five Elements Flags, however, perfectly solved Li Mu's current problem.

It was different from the Spirit Trapping Formation Plate Li Mu previously owned; the Spirit Trapping Formation could only trap a single target, like when it was used to trap Linglong initially.

The Spirit Trapping Formation created by the Spirit Trapping Grand Formation Five Elements Flags, however, was much larger. It directly trapped an entire area, sealing it off.

Once the Spirit Trapping Grand Formation was set up in that area, all living beings could only enter but not leave.

If someone accidentally entered, unless Li Mu personally operated it to open an exit for them, no one whose strength was below Li Mu's could escape!

Even if someone with a cultivation level one Rank higher than Li Mu entered it, they would be trapped for a long time.

Li Mu had originally mentioned the issue of Huping Mountain in the diary, and this Formation could be perfectly used there.

Moreover, the commotion and unusual phenomena caused when this Formation was activated seemed like they could also be utilized!

Thinking of this, Li Mu contentedly put away the five flags. At the same time, even the ten thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones were also put away.

However, the moment Li Mu had just put away the Spirit Stones, he saw Linglong flying back in a hurry from a distance.

When she landed, Linglong looked at Li Mu, then at the empty space in front of Li Mu where the Top-Grade Spirit Stones had been placed earlier.

She leaned in and sniffed; the open ground still retained the Spiritual Qi of the Top-Grade Spirit Stones.

While she was playing a 'bird-eating competition' game in the forest, she had suddenly sensed a large amount of rich Spiritual Qi fluctuations coming from the direction of the mansion.

This made her incredibly greedy!

So, she immediately abandoned the game and flew back towards Li Mu.

Seeing Linglong's actions, Li Mu shook his head and smiled.

He then took out a Top-Grade Spirit Stone and threw it towards Linglong: "Here you go!"

The moment Linglong saw the Spirit Stone, her eyes seemed to glow. She then opened her mouth, caught the Spirit Stone, and held it directly in her mouth.

However, one Spirit Stone didn't seem to be enough. She circled Li Mu, her big head occasionally rubbing against him, as if she was fawning or really wanted more of that delicious stuff.

Li Mu chuckled, "Top-Grade Spirit Stones contain a lot of Spiritual Qi! Wait until you've refined all this Spiritual Qi before asking for more. I won't shortchange you, don't worry!"

Hearing Li Mu's words, Linglong immediately changed from her fawning demeanor, straightening her body. Her entire dragon-like form seemed to stiffen with resolve.