79: Chapter 79 One Proof, Forever Proof: The Abnormal System and Zhao Mo's Resurgence

The footsteps of spring arrived quietly, and all things revived.

Zhao Mo declined Ding Xin's help and hacked away at the golden jade marrow fruit seedlings all by himself.

After passing through a winter, these golden jade marrow fruit seedlings had completely frozen and rotted; otherwise, given Zhao Mo's current strength, he really wouldn't have been able to cut them.

【You have completed clearing the spirit field, Experience +20.】

Enduring the soreness throughout his body, Zhao Mo went to the cowshed and dragged Ox Martial out.

"Let's go, time to plow the field."

Ox Martial wagged his tail, showing no signs of anything unusual.

"How about I help you?"

Ding Xin said, feeling distressed as she watched Zhao Mo covered in sweat.

"You?"

"The field is full of mud and water, so let's forget it."

"With this old ox helping, I only need to steer, so it shouldn't take much effort."

Although Ox Martial appeared to be at the Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer in terms of cultivation, his Physical Body had actually recovered to the Golden Core Realm.

By the side of the spirit field, Ding Xin looked like a white flower as she watched the busy Zhao Mo.

A beauty by his side.

Zhao Mo said quietly: "Old pal, don't embarrass me."

"Go~"

Ox Martial did not budge.

*Crack.*

Zhao Mo swung the ox-driving whip, but Ox Martial still did not move; he even turned his head to provoke Zhao Mo.

Zhao Mo felt that Ox Martial must have scrambled his brains from drinking too much white jade honey.

"Are you sick?"

"Are you going to move or not?"

*Crack.*

The ox-driving whip struck Ox Martial's body, making him jump.

"Alright, let's settle all our old and new scores today."

Zhao Mo's cultivation is low right now; I should take advantage of his weakness to end him, was the sudden thought that popped into Ox Martial's mind.

Besides, he had already fully comprehended the Thick Earth Immortal Scripture, so it didn't matter if he didn't plow the field.

Thinking of this, Ox Martial held nothing back and charged directly at Zhao Mo.

"Fine, fine, fine. I really am like a tiger fallen into the plains being bullied by an ox; you actually want to ram into me?"

Seeing Ox Martial trying to ram him, Zhao Mo was incensed. He held the ox rope with one hand, pulling the ox tether tightly, while swinging the ox-driving whip incessantly with his other hand, striking Ox Martial all over.

With his nose being pulled, Ox Martial couldn't unleash even twenty or thirty percent of his strength, and the relentless whip strikes caused his Divine Soul to tremble violently.

It could only be said that the ox-driving whip in Zhao Mo's hand was specifically designed to counter Ox Martial.

Even though Zhao Mo only had the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer, he still had Ox Martial jumping around in pain.

Watching Ox Martial still being stubborn, Zhao Mo hardened his heart and moved his mind.

In the spirit field, the lively and kicking Ox Martial fell straight down as if electrocuted, foaming at the mouth, his pupils dilated, with no sign of life.

"Is he dead? Is he dead?"

"Hurry and bleed him, or the meat will get gamey."

Ding Xin said excitedly from the edge of the spirit field.

"Did you hear that? If you keep pretending, I'm going to go find a knife to bleed you."

Ox Martial shuddered and stood straight back up.

Now he was completely obedient, tail tucked between his legs, quietly waiting for Zhao Mo.

He had gotten used to the ox tether on his nose and the ox-driving whip in Zhao Mo's hand, even somewhat ignoring them.

But that feeling of being near death just now could not be faked.

What made him feel even more helpless and fearful was the feeling that his life and death were not in his own control, which gave Ox Martial an absurd feeling.

He, a dignified Holy Son of the Ox Clan, had inexplicably become Zhao Mo's spirit pet.

Ox Martial mechanically followed Zhao Mo's shouts, moving forward and turning.

At this moment he felt that his life as an ox was completely hopeless.

It was even darker than those days of being used for breeding.

If one cannot even control their own life and death, what is the point of living?

【You have completed plowing the spirit field, Experience +20.】

After finishing plowing the field, Zhao Mo skillfully removed the ox bridle and untied the ox rope as well.

"What's wrong with him?"

"Why did you untie the rope? Aren't you going to tether him?"

At this moment, Ox Martial's ears were drooping, looking like he had lost all will to live.

"From now on, he doesn't need to be tethered; he is free."

Upon hearing this, tears streamed down from Ox Martial's eyes.

Yeah, so free. Damn it, I can't even control my own life and death, how am I not free?

"Wow~"

"If I hadn't been watching from the side just now, I would have thought you were so desperate you'd eat anything."

"You look exactly like a little bride who has been insulted."

Ding Xin looked at Ox Martial and twisted the knife in.

Ox Martial...

I really want to die.

And Zhao Mo was no different; with 2,480 experience points, he was still 20 points away from 2,500.

He could no longer handle the usual task of building ridges, so he could only leave it to Ding Xin, missing out on 20 experience points.

【You have completed planting the golden jade marrow fruit in the spirit field, Experience +20.】

Because Ding Xin cooked the iced golden jade marrow fruit, Zhao Mo was only responsible for planting the green core, so this year's planting of the golden jade marrow fruit only took Zhao Mo one month.

"System."

【Farmer: Zhao Mo】

【Cultivation: Golden Core Sixth Layer (Can be upgraded.)】

【Experience Points: 2500 / 2500】

【Rewards: None.】

"Watch the spirit field; I'm going into seclusion."

"Ah? Okay!"

Ding Xin was a bit nervous; she guessed that Zhao Mo's cultivation must be the type that involves cultivating the heart and comprehending the Dao.

There are many ways to Cultivate the heart in this world, and in Ding Xin's view, Zhao Mo's way was farming.

"Good luck!"

"Don't worry, I'll always be here."

Zhao Mo nodded.

He glanced at Tianfeng Valley and stepped into the cultivation room of Leisurely Residence.

"System, upgrade cultivation."

A vast amount of Spiritual Qi appeared within Zhao Mo's body, transforming into True Qi, which then liquefied into True Essence, just like cultivation in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

"Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer."

Zhao Mo felt a chill in his heart and prepared to call out the System to see how much experience he had left.

But unexpectedly, a massive amount of Spiritual Qi appeared in his body again.

It continued to liquefy into True Essence.

The Spiritual Qi was exhausted, Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer.

After pausing for a moment, Spiritual Qi appeared again.

Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer.

...

This upgrade in cultivation felt like lag to Zhao Mo.

After one layer was promoted, it paused for a moment before promoting again.

It was like a System bug; it discovered you hadn't been promoted to the Golden Core Seventh Layer, so it added more Spiritual Qi.

It cycled back and forth like this.

Golden Core First Layer, Second Layer...

Zhao Mo's cultivation was constantly recovering.

As his cultivation kept increasing, Zhao Mo had to shift all his focus to his body.

He tried his best to control the mana within his body.

Although he had the experience of achieving the Golden Core once before, he still dared not lower his guard while recovering it again.

When he saw the familiar Golden Core spinning again, Zhao Mo knew his Golden Core Sixth Layer cultivation had returned.

But the Spiritual Qi from the void did not stop; it descended once more.

As Zhao Mo cultivated, a vortex of Spiritual Qi actually appeared in Tianfeng Valley, a place with sparse Spiritual Qi.

In the end, the Spiritual Qi even liquefied into spirit rain, enveloping Zhao Mo within it.

As countless amounts of Spiritual Qi transformed into mana, it filled Zhao Mo's body.

His internal organs, Dantian, and even Zhao Mo's flesh and blood were filled with mana.

Zhao Mo's Golden Core was forcibly fed and enlarged just like that.

"This~"

Looking at the Golden Core that occupied more than half of his Dantian, Zhao Mo realized belatedly,

"It won't explode, will it?"

Fortunately, the mana that had been expanding within his body now had little left, as it had all been absorbed by the Golden Core.

"System."

After finishing his cultivation, Zhao Mo immediately called up the System panel.

【Farmer: Zhao Mo】

【Cultivation: Golden Core Seventh Layer (Insufficient experience, cannot upgrade.)】

【Experience Points: 0 / 2500】

【Rewards: None.】

"Golden Core Seventh Layer, what an awesome System; this is truly proof forever."

Zhao Mo felt like the sky had brightened.

Outside the cultivation room, Ding Xin had her eyes closed, her dark hair tied loosely behind her head, and her eyes shut tight; it turned out she was also cultivating.

Zhao Mo shook his head.

Didn't they say there was no Spiritual Qi in Tianfeng Valley? How was she cultivating?

In the cowshed outside Leisurely Residence, Ox Martial scrambled up from the ground, looking at Leisurely Residence with suspicion and uncertainty.

Feeling the familiar aura.

"The cultivation has recovered again?"

"The heavens truly have no eyes."