64: Chapter 64 Unearned Gains...

"Finally..."

"Finally!!"

Chief Clerk Gu Qing's voice echoed along the mountain path, carrying a madness repressed for a hundred years.

He spread his arms wide, tilted his head back to gaze at the sky, his official robes flapping loudly in the night wind, his expression twisted and ferocious, venting the oppression in his heart to the point of self-oblivion.

The excitement of this impending turnaround, combined with the release of suppressed emotions, shattered all of Chief Clerk Gu Qing's reason.

And at this moment...

In the sky...

A crow flew by...

As it passed, the Spirit Child dropped to the ground.

Ah, no, the Spirit Child now was just an ordinary child.

Meanwhile, our little cutie, Chief Clerk Gu Qing, was still in a somewhat manic state, continuing to immerse himself... imagining scenes of returning to his Peak, slaughtering in all directions, and making the entire Gu Family tremble in fear of him...

"So satisfying..."

Thinking of this.

He laughed again...

He laughed aloud, starting with a low chuckle, then bursting into boisterous laughter, laughing until tears streamed down his face.

"Do you know!"

Chief Clerk Gu Qing began to speak his mind.

"I have waited a hundred years for this opportunity, waited until I went from a Genius to a piece of trash, waited until I went from being above everyone to being below everyone!"

"But now, it was all worth it!"

"From now on, I, Chief Clerk Gu Qing, will make you all regret this!!"

"Ahahaha!!!"

Chief Clerk Gu Qing laughed for a long time, laughed until his throat was hoarse, laughed until his tears ran dry, laughed until all his strength felt drained away.

Afterward, having calmed down, he looked up to see his hope, his future, his everything.

Then he froze...

The bronze mirror was gone.

The Spirit Child's body was on the ground, wailing, but Chief Clerk Gu Qing could no longer hear it.

His mind was blank, his eyes wide open, his mouth agape, and he even involuntarily looked at the child and asked, "Is... is it over?"

"Then, where is that thing..."

"Does it disappear when it's done..."

"Or... is it, is it..."

Chief Clerk Gu Qing felt numb all over; for a moment, he felt as if his hands were redundant, not knowing where to put them. He looked down at his hands, and they were empty.

He looked at the ground again, looked around, and even checked inside his sleeves, even suspecting that he might have put it away while he was too excited earlier.

But... there was nothing.

At this moment, Chief Clerk Gu Qing only felt his brain buzzing.

After a few breaths.

Chief Clerk Gu Qing's complexion changed from the red of excitement to a ghastly gray, then from a ghastly gray to an ashen blue, and finally, his eyes turned blood-red and black, with wisps of black Qi rising from his body...

Meanwhile.

Wu Li held the bronze mirror in his beak and flapped his wings violently, his black silhouette carving a smooth arc through the night sky.

The bronze mirror was a size larger than his head and felt heavy.

He flew a long way, and only after confirming no one was chasing him did he land on a withered tree, looking back with some confusion.

"Hmm..."

"Is he really not chasing me?"

"Logically speaking... there should have been... a fierce battle..."

Wu Li tilted his head, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable for a moment.

Afterward, Wu Li lowered his head to examine the mirror. The mirror surface was as black as ink, and the seven dark red gemstones were still glowing faintly, with golden threads faintly flowing inside, looking like living things.

"Good stuff."

A hint of satisfaction flashed in Wu Li's bean-sized black pupils.

He stared at the golden threads inside the mirror; at this moment, these thin threads had already gathered into a golden liquid bead within the bronze mirror.

"Truly impressive."

Wu Li had seen the whole process. Even though Wu Li possessed an almost omnipotent Cultivation Technique like the Blood Eye Pagoda Sutra, he had to admit that he could not have extracted the Origin from the Spirit Child's body so perfectly.

If it were him, there would inevitably be a fair amount of Impurities and loss, unlike now, where there were no Impurities at all, and it was left floating in mid-air just waiting for Wu Li to go and take it himself.

"This person really is a good guy."

Wu Li held the bronze mirror in his beak and flew like lightning toward the Stone Forest.

Soon.

He arrived at the Stone Forest.

Passing through the crevices of the jagged stone pillars, Wu Li landed deep within the Limestone Cave. He carefully placed the bronze mirror in a pile of hay, nudged it with his claw to ensure it was secure, then turned around, opened his beak, and let out a low caw.

"Caw~~"

A moment later.

A rustling sound came from outside the Limestone Cave.

The Gray Rat Spirit crawled out from a crevice in the rocks, his grayish-brown fur still stained with dirt. His small eyes darted around as he trotted up to Wu Li, bowed, and adopted an extremely submissive posture.

"Great King, did you summon me?"

Wu Li squatted on a bluestone, his bean-sized black pupils watching the Gray Rat Spirit, his voice hoarse and calm.

"Send your descendants out to keep an eye on the movements in Qingshi Town, Taiyue Mountain, and other Yao Race in the mountains. If there is any disturbance, report back immediately."

The Gray Rat Spirit's small eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly.

"Rest assured, Great King, I will go do it right away!"

Wu Li waved his wing. The Gray Rat Spirit tactfully retreated two steps, turned, and dove into the rock crevice, disappearing into the darkness.

A moment later, a rustling sound came from outside the Limestone Cave, and countless grayish-brown rats poured out from the cave, scattering in all directions.

After finishing this, Wu Li pondered for a moment.

He turned around, his gaze falling back onto the bronze mirror.

At this moment.

The golden liquid bead wobbled slightly as he nudged it, emitting a warm and powerful aura.

Transcendent Spirit Body Origin.

One in ten thousand Born Spirit Body, the purest essence nurtured deep within the bone marrow.

Logically, this thing should be refined into a pill with some special medicinal herbs to maximize its benefits.

But right now, he had nothing.

"I reckon by the time I gather all those things, the opportunity will have long passed."

Wu Li murmured softly.

He pondered for a moment, and a flash of determination crossed his bean-sized black pupils.

Absorb it directly.

Although it wasn't the optimal solution, it was better than just staring at it in his hands.

Moreover, the power of the Transcendent Spirit Body Origin was extremely pure in itself, so absorbing it directly wouldn't be too bad.

Wu Li extended his right claw and pressed it onto the surface of the bronze mirror.

Demon Power surged in, and the seven gemstones lit up simultaneously. The golden liquid bead in the mirror began to tremble, as if pulled by something, slowly floating out from the mirror surface.

"Hum~~"

The moment the liquid bead left the mirror surface, the bronze mirror's light dimmed, and the seven gemstones also became lusterless, as if they had lost their Soul.

The golden liquid bead hovered in mid-air, about the size of a thumb, crystal clear, with countless tiny specks of light seemingly flowing inside.

Wu Li opened his beak and swallowed the liquid bead in one gulp.

The instant the golden liquid bead entered his stomach, a warm, cooling power exploded, flowing along his Meridians into his limbs and bones.

That power was not overbearing, not violent, but it was so thick and substantial that it was startling.

"Hum~~"

Wu Li's body trembled violently. The Blood Eye Pagoda Sutra spun crazily within his body, and blood-colored scriptures with golden flows emerged from beneath his feathers, circling his body.

That power followed the circulation path of the Blood Eye Pagoda Sutra, scouring his body over and over again.

His muscles became tighter, his bones became tougher, his feathers became denser and glossier, and even his entire Yao Race body grew a size larger.

But the biggest change... was Wu Li's Bloodline.

Wu Li could clearly feel that something deep within his Bloodline was being awakened.

Those powers sleeping in his blood, like seeds watered by spring rain, began to take root and sprout.