Lu Zhiruo admired Sun Mo a lot. She also wanted to be like her eldest martial sister, learning all of her teacher's knowledge and becoming a personal disciple that her teacher could be proud of.
However, her intelligence didn't allow her to do so!
The papaya girl truly couldn't understand those spirit runes. Finally, one day, after a heart-to-heart talk with Li Ziqi, she chose to give up.
(I'm more stupid and have a slow growth period. Since that's the case, I'll focus all my time on one thing and not be distracted.)
After Lu Zhiruo made this decision, she persevered.
It was just that deep in her heart, she still hoped that she could do better. Hence, after discovering some clues at the second riddle, she was overjoyed.
If she could solve it, she would definitely win praise for her teacher.
Yes, from the start to the end, Lu Zhiruo had never thought about what spoils of war she would get after solving the riddle. She had always wanted to not disappoint her teacher.
Hence, during these few days, other than completing her daily training, she would stand on the metal board and think of ways to solve the riddle.
Gradually, she also discovered some indiscernible details. In the tiny spots of light, there were many illusory shadows that resembled prehistoric amber.
However, these illusory shadows weren't complete. They were fragments.
Hence, Lu Zhiruo suddenly had a strange idea. Could she piece these spots of light together?
When the papaya girl was young, she didn't have any playmates. Until she was 10 years old, she lived alone. Other than a servant taking care of her daily needs and her father coming to give her lessons three days a week, she had never seen anyone else.
Hence, small animals became Lu Zhiruo's playmates.
For this, her father found many books and specimens regarding living creatures, as well as various secret treasures that could show the appearance of ancient gigantic beasts.
Lu Zhiruo didn't know that she was the person in the Middle-Earth Nine Provinces who knew the most animals.
If Lu Zhiruo was asked to recite the detailed data of a ferocious beast, the papaya girl might not be able to do so. But if she encountered it, she would definitely be able to recognize it.
Lu Zhiruo looked at those spots of light and grabbed the correct ones.
At the start, everyone was watching the show, feeling that this little girl didn't know her limits and was going to be struck to death by lightning here.
However, after waiting for a long time, no lightning appeared. Instead, an ancient ferocious beast appeared. After it roared, it transformed into a beam of light and flew into the center of the little girl's brows.
Right now, even a fool would know that Lu Zhiruo had discovered the crux to solving the puzzle.
Someone immediately went up to inquire about it. However, the papaya girl might be stupid, but she wasn't a fool. She wouldn't say anything.
No one could force her.
He had no choice but to follow her and observe. However, other than seeing her grabbing those spots of light, he couldn't see anything else.
"Is there a problem with those spots of light?"
"Didn't everyone confirm it? There are no abnormalities! "
"Then what's the key point?"
Just as the group of people were discussing, a booming sound rang out from Lu Zhiruo's side. A tremendous amount of spirit qi gathered over and condensed into an elephant.
"This is a Longtusked War Elephant, a ferocious beast from ancient times."
A great teacher who specialized in both spirit runes and spiritual control recognized it.
The Longtusked War Elephant was huge and ferocious. Its entire body exuded a desolate aura.
"Hello!"
Lu Zhiruo stretched out her hand happily. She was so happy that she managed to piece another one together.
Roar!
The war elephant let out a cry and used its nose to touch Lu Zhiruo's hand. Then, with a pa sound, it shattered and turned into a stream of light, fusing into the center of her brows.
The others immediately sat cross-legged on the ground and started to absorb the spirit qi in the surroundings.
This spirit qi was even purer than the ones they usually absorbed. It was at least three times purer. If there were no accidents, it should have been released by the secret treasure here.
Although this spirit qi was created by the papaya girl, cultivation wasn't like treating others to a meal. This concerned whether or not one could become a legend in the future.
Even if they couldn't step into the impartation realm in the future, just by absorbing this spirit qi, their strength would immediately increase.
Hence, everyone didn't stand on ceremony and used all their strength to absorb the spirit qi.
The amount of spirit qi Lu Zhiruo received was naturally lesser. However, her character was kind yet also a little weak. She wasn't willing to argue about this and hence allowed them to do as they pleased.
Just like that, Lu Zhiruo would be able to piece together about three to four ancient gigantic beast illusions every day. After that, a few waves of spirit qi tides would erupt.
The Dragonspirit Manor was very big. Moreover, the riddle hadn't been solved for many years. Hence, as time passed, no one paid attention to it.
Hence, these over ten people followed behind Lu Zhiruo, silently getting rich.
While Sun Mo was in seclusion, inventing spirit runes, and preparing for his surgery, Lu Zhiruo's days were also fulfilling and blissful.
The fragments of ferocious beasts that entered her brain through the glabella didn't just contain pure energy. They also contained the memories of the original body. All of them originated from the ancient era.
Plants had spirit, and all beasts had intelligence!
These ferocious beasts also had their own cultivation arts. Hence, their experiences, cultivation methods, and everything they had seen and heard, all entered the papaya girl's brain.
Lu Zhiruo couldn't understand those cultivation arts, but there were many scenes in her memories, including ferocious birds and beasts that had never been recorded in the history books.
After Lu Zhiruo saw them, she became even more proficient in piecing together the light spots. Her speed naturally got faster and faster. Half a month later, she would be able to complete ten or more every day.
And now, the papaya girl could complete 20 in a day.
"Why is it so slow this time around?"
Someone grumbled. They no longer looked forward to solving the riddle themselves. They were purely hoping to follow Lu Zhiruo to get a wave of spirit qi and improve themselves.
"I feel that it's a big guy this time around!"
A middle-aged man with lush hair said. His forehead was full, and his face was glowing red. His aptitude was extremely good. Hence, his efficiency in absorbing spirit qi was much higher compared to others.
Everyone discussed, but they couldn't be bothered to solve the riddle. They were like a group of vultures, waiting for Lu Zhiruo to catch her prey before snatching it away.
Only an old man with a hooked nose had a gloomy expression on his face.
His name was Lu Xiong, and he was a grandmaster spirit controller. He was from the dark side.
This time around, he came to the Dragonspirit Manor to request for three spirit runes. They were the berserk spirit rune, the sixth sense augmentation rune, and a defense-type spirit rune.
Lu Xiong was already old. Seeing that his cultivation base had stagnated and he could only wait for death, he was unwilling to accept this. Hence, he was prepared to use all his wealth to borrow the power of spirit runes to raise his strength. After that, he would go on an adventure in the Darkness Continent. Maybe, he might have a fortuitous encounter that could help him break through again.
However, he didn't expect the legendary Dragonspirit Manor to be so arrogant.
He was a genuine grandmaster spirit controller. Yet, when he came to pay a visit, he waited for several days and didn't even get to see Bai Wenzhang's face.
Lu Xiong, who was frustrated from waiting, had nothing to do. Hence, he went to look at the legendary world riddle. Who knew that it would be so hard to find one?
Lu Xiong didn't understand spirit runes and didn't wish to waste time on it. However, he didn't expect that the appearance of a young girl would allow him to make a new discovery.
This riddle was related to the art of spiritual control.
Other people didn't know what Lu Zhiruo was doing, but Lu Xiong understood it on the first day.
Those light spots were the fragments of countless ancient spirit beasts. The trick to solving the riddle was to find suitable fragments and piece them together one by one.
Lu Xiong tried before, but he discovered that he couldn't do it. He didn't recognize most of the images in the light spots. If he tried to piece them together, he would erupt with lightning.
During these many days, Lu Xiong had been racking his brains to find a way to solve the riddle, but he had no clue at all. Seeing that the young girl was getting more and more proficient, his heart grew increasingly anxious.
It was because he understood that as all the ferocious beasts came out, the secret treasure would soon be revealed.
"I don't have much time left."
Lu Xiong had to complete the riddle before Lu Zhiruo.
BOOM!
Another spirit qi tide erupted. Lu Xiong wasn't willing to waste it and immediately started to absorb it with all his might.
...
"This won't do. The efficiency is too slow. Why don't I try two at the same time?"
Lu Zhiruo was preparing to do it, but she stopped.
"No, I'm too stupid. I'm afraid I won't be able to multitask. Also, if one of them is completed and erupts with spirit qi, I won't be able to stop and absorb it!"
Lu Zhiruo thought about it and decided to try a stronger one.
"I'll choose you, ancient immortal phoenix!"
Giant dragon?
Lu Zhiruo had already seen it through her teacher's Great Desolate Dragon Subduing Scripture. Hence, she decided to try an ancient immortal bird.
Because the size was bigger and there were more fragments, the time needed would inevitably be longer. However, it still wasn't difficult for Lu Zhiruo.
It was like a jigsaw puzzle.
Three hours later, she found the last light spot and pieced them together...
RUMBLE!
Lightning flashed, extending toward Sun Mo like a sea of lightning.
A giant immortal bird appeared from the sea of lightning.
Crackle!
Some electric arcs darted onto their bodies, causing them to feel numb. They hurriedly retreated, but they saw that the young girl was safe and sound.
They couldn't help but be shocked.
Lu Xiong knew the reason. His eyes, which weren't considered too big, immediately widened.
"She actually solved the riddle so quickly?"
(I haven't even made a move and you already won. How infuriating!)
After that immortal bird circled in the sky for a while, it suddenly plummeted in a straight line and smashed its head onto the metal floor.
RUMBLE!
The flashing and surging blue lightning surged out in all directions like a huge wave. Then, a cube-shaped metal block the size of an apple appeared on the floor.
Buzz!
The metal block lit up with a faint white light. The surrounding lightning immediately transformed into giant eagles, ferocious wolves, dolphins, and harmless groundhogs...
They rushed toward the metal block one by one, merging into it.
At this moment, everyone's horizons were broadened. They saw many unknown ancient spiritual beasts.
As for Lu Xiong, he was so agitated that his entire body was trembling.
(This is my fortuitous encounter!
After obtaining it, not only can my battle prowess increase, but my life can also be extended.)
The lightning disappeared, leaving behind a metal cube that floated quietly in the air. Lu Zhiruo surveyed it curiously and was about to stretch her hand out to grab it when a coarse big hand grabbed it first.
"What are you doing?"
Lu Zhiruo was astonished.
"It took me a lot of effort to summon this secret treasure after I cast the Psychic Secret Technique."
Lu Xiong stroked his beard and had a matter-of-fact expression on his face. "Now that I've succeeded, I naturally have to keep it. Do you have any objections?"
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