The Zheng Family's mansion!
"Who is it?"
Hearing the knock on the door, the concierge was very unhappy. He yawned and grumbled.
Generally speaking, no one would have the guts to visit Zheng Qingfang in the middle of the night. Even if there was an important matter, it would be discussed during the day.
After all, a big shot like Zheng Qingfang would not wake up in the middle of the night to meet you.
"It must be some unknown newbie!"
The gatekeeper curled his lips. Every year, there would always be a few scholars or newly promoted officials. They either wanted to stand out and attract Zheng Qingfang's attention, or they simply didn't know the rules.
"Sun Mo!"
Hearing the voice coming from outside the door, the gatekeeper's entire body instantly broke out in a cold sweat, drenching his clothes. He immediately shivered, and his thick sleepiness was completely gone.
Without anyone urging him, the gatekeeper rushed to the door, lifted the bolt, and opened the middle door.
"Great Teacher Sun, why have you come?"
The gatekeeper smiled, bowed, and flattered, "Quick! Quick! Please come in. "
In the entire Zheng Manor, who didn't know that Sun Mo was the number one VIP of Old Master Zheng? When Sun Mo came, Zheng Qingfang would personally come out to welcome him, and the Head Butler would personally open the door for him.
People like him could only stand at the side and get familiar with him.
"My mouth!"
When the gatekeeper thought of his unkind tone earlier, he directly lifted his hand and slapped himself. If the Head Butler knew that he had neglected Sun Mo, both of his legs would be broken.
"I'll have to trouble you to report this to Uncle Zheng. Just say that Sun Mo has an urgent matter to visit!"
Sun Mo begged.
"Old Master Zheng said that since Great Teacher Sun is here, he can directly invite him to the study."
The gatekeeper took a few steps and called for a maid to lead the way because he was not qualified to enter the inner residence.
…
Outside the residence, there were already over ten people waiting. They wanted to meet Zheng Qingfang as soon as possible tomorrow morning. Earlier, when they saw Sun Mo knocking on the door, they were planning to mock him for not knowing the rules.
But who knew that not only did the Zheng Family open the door to welcome them, but the gatekeeper was so respectful that he almost had wrinkles on his face.
"Who is this?"
Someone was curious.
"It's Sun Mo from the Central Province Academy. You actually don't know him?"
"Ah? That God Hands? "
"Isn't he too young? I thought it was a middle-aged man! "
"A middle-aged man can marry An Xinhui? You're thinking too much. "
The group of people discussed spiritedly, and their curiosity for gossip was immediately aroused.
…
In the study, Zheng Qingfang came in wearing his pajamas. After hearing Sun Mo's words, his expression immediately turned heavy.
"Sun Mo, you go back first. I'll think of a solution!"
Although Zheng Qingfang's influence was one of the top three in Jin Ling city, he couldn't handle such a big matter alone.
Think about it. This time, it involved Dark Dawn and Prince Li Zixing. If things got out of hand, one of the Princes would probably die.
As the trusted aide of the Great Tang Emperor, Zheng Qingfang was naturally eager for Li Zixing to die. Thus, his calm expression was filled with excitement.
The opportunity had finally come.
Even if Li Zixing is fine, as long as I join hands with the Princess Royal, you will be in trouble.
"Uncle Zheng, it's better to be quick. The longer we wait, the more Herbal Humans will die."
In the end, Sun Mo was an ordinary person. He wasn't like officials like Zheng Qingfang who would consider so much.
…
After returning to the villa, Sun Mo couldn't sleep anymore. Hence, he went to the Wind King Divine Hall and prepared to consume the divine force fruit to break through to the next level. By doing so, he would have more confidence when fighting.
Sun Mo walked around and discovered that Li Ziqi wasn't around. After all, she was a princess and couldn't possibly stay out all night. If not, the Princess Royal would be worried.
Lu Zhiruo wasn't around either. There was an 80 to 90% chance that she had gone to take care of that stupid bird.
As for the others, Xuanyuan Po, Ying Baiwu, Qi Shengjia, and Jiang Leng, they were either meditating or cultivating in their respective side halls.
Even Tantai Yutang was studying.
After living in a place with dense spirit qi, even if one didn't cultivate, it would still be beneficial to one's body.
Upon seeing this scene, Sun Mo's idea of building a spirit gathering pagoda grew even more urgent. If he could engulf the entire school, that would truly be amazing.
After returning to the main hall, Sun Mo sat cross-legged and took out the divine force fruit, consuming it.
As the nature fruit was digested, a warm current immediately surged in his body. Sun Mo hurriedly circulated his cultivation art to refine it.
Because he had already experienced this many times, the entire process was smooth. He was like a wife who had a seven-year itch. There wasn't any passion at all.
However, at the last moment, Sun Mo furrowed his brows.
"Eh?"
Sun Mo was surprised. The spirit qi had been completely digested, but he didn't level up.
"What the hell?"
Sun Mo felt depressed. "Could it be that this divine force fruit is a defective product?"
He felt like he was being betrayed by his fiancée.
It was supposed to be the first time, but on their wedding night, not only did he not see blood, but he was also as skilled as a veteran technician who had gone through hundreds of battles.
"Please don't insult the system. The rewards I give are always the best."
The system spoke.
"Then why didn't I level up?"
Sun Mo counter-asked.
"Why don't you look at how many divine force fruits you have eaten?"
The system was speechless. "Firstly, your body has already produced a slight rejection reaction and is unable to completely absorb the energy of the divine force fruit. Secondly, your aptitude is too outstanding. If you want to level up, the amount of energy you need is over ten times higher compared to trash fish at the same cultivation realm."
"Does this mean that it's useless for me to eat divine force fruits in the future? I need even more powerful nature fruits? "
Sun Mo frowned, feeling a little unhappy.
"You can understand it that way. However, divine force fruits are peak-grade. It won't go bad if you eat more."
The system analyzed, "Right now, you are at the peak of the sixth level of the divine force realm. If you eat one more, you will be able to level up. If you want to level up, you will need to eat even more."
"Seems like shortcuts aren't so easy to take!"
Sun Mo sighed.
This meant that he had to spend even more favorable impression points to purchase nature fruits. This feeling was like playing a game. If he wanted to level up, he would need more and more experience. He could only spend more money.
"The leveling up experience is extremely bad!"
Sun Mo's lips twitched.
Ding!
Favorable impression points from Wang Meng and Zhou Xiaoque + 1,000.
Ding!
"Congratulations, you've seen through the conspiracy and saved Wang Meng's life. Reward: 1x golden treasure chest."
The system notification suddenly rang out, causing Sun Mo to start. (How many days has it been? You guys only realized how good I am?)
However, it was still alright. At the very least, it was much better than a selfish person who didn't contribute any favorable impression points.
Since he couldn't sleep, Sun Mo started to cultivate. He mainly cultivated the Dharma Skyshock Fist. However, the more he cultivated, the more he would have no desires and would have the mentality of a bald donkey. He wouldn't even want to be a nun anymore.
Although the Grand Universe Formless Divine Art was powerful, it was ultimately a cultivation art that could be taught. It might be able to deal with most enemies, but it wasn't enough to deal with people at the star general level.
The same logic applied to Immemorial Vairocana. Its destructive prowess definitely wasn't enough.
The Myriad Manifestations Spirit Wave Art could do it as well, but Sun Mo kept feeling that this cultivation art was more suitable for long-distance suppression or for unexpected attacks. The destructive prowess would be higher than in a head-on confrontation.
Sun Mo hesitated a little. He didn't know if he should raise the Prairie Blazing Fire Spear Art to the grandmaster-grade. Honestly speaking, he didn't really like such a weapon.
"Forget it, in order to increase my strength, I'll just raise it a little!"
Sun Mo took out a 30-year time emblem and used it.
A green glow instantly encompassed Sun Mo's entire body. In his mind, layers of spear shadows appeared, stirring up a thousand piles of snow and ten thousand layers of waves. It was a scene of desolation!
First, it was mottled with starfire. After that, the entire world seemed to be burning. In the end, under the sharp spear whistling, everything turned into ashes.
Sun Mo had a feeling of being reborn from nirvanic rebirth after being incinerated.
The Prairie Blazing Fire Spear Art emphasized on offense, risking one's life and death. If one didn't achieve their goal, they wouldn't stop until they died.
Ding!
"Congratulations, your Prairie Blazing Fire Spear Art has been raised to the expert-grade."
The system congratulated him.
"..."
Sun Mo was speechless. (I've only reached the expert-grade after using 30 years of time emblem?
Are you trying to trick me?)
"Please, even if they are all peerless-grade saint-tier cultivation arts, there's still a difference in quality. The Prairie Blazing Fire Spear Art is definitely a peerless-grade one. Think about how many time emblems you've used on the Grand Universe Formless Divine Art?"
The system explained.
"The higher the grade of a cultivation art, the harder it is to cultivate."
"Don't talk about these useless things."
Sun Mo was very impatient. He took out another 30-year time emblem and directly smashed it, starting to comprehend it again.
This time around, he directly turned into flames as if he wanted to burn the world.
Ding!
"Congratulations, your Prairie Blazing Fire Spear Art has been raised to the grandmaster-grade."
Sun Mo smiled in gratification. (This is how it should be!)
(If I still can't become a grandmaster after 60 years, I might as well just die. Should I work harder and directly become an ancestor-level ancestor?)
At that time, it would be even easier for him to guide Xuanyuan Po.
"Sun Mo, don't blame me for not reminding you. Although time emblems can increase your experience, it's not as real as putting it into practice. If you want to become an ancestor-level ancestor, you'll have to train hard for a few years at the very least."
The system's tone was solemn.
(If I can become an ancestor-level ancestor in a short period of time, wouldn't I be able to mass-produce ancestor-level ancestors?)
In the end, it was hard to become an expert, and it was even harder to become a grandmaster. As for ancestor-level ancestors, they were all outstanding talents of their generation.
It was like the employees of a phone accessory factory. Why would some people always produce defective products when they were assembling the parts? Why would some people work faster and better?
And why would the more impressive people start to design the internal layout of their phones?
The next morning, Sun Mo returned to the villa and went to eat breakfast. As expected, he saw Lu Zhiruo taking care of that stupid bird.
"It's drunk again?"
Sun Mo frowned. He really wanted to stew it in a pot.
"Teacher, don't be angry!"
Lu Zhiruo consoled. "I keep feeling that it has something on its mind. It's currently at the lowest point of its life."
"I still have something on my mind!"
Sun Mo was speechless. None of his three spiritual beasts were reliable. Look at Bai Shuang's giant, how powerful was it?
Why was the disparity between humans so great?
At noon, Zheng Qingfang sent someone to invite Sun Mo and An Xinhui to his residence for a chat.
Sun Mo rushed over immediately. When he entered the study, he discovered that other than Jinling's Governor Fang Lun and Prince Consort Qi Mu`en, there was also a middle-aged woman who looked very well-maintained. She was sitting there and flipping through a book.
From her demeanor, she seemed to be extremely good. A sense of extravagance and nobility gushed over.
At the instant Sun Mo entered, the middle-aged woman also lifted her head and looked over. Her gaze was filled with judgment and a hint of dissatisfaction.
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