A mouthful of small wine, a peanut, and half a salted duck egg. How I wish life could always be this wonderful!
After dinner, everyone played a few rounds of cards, then went to sleep. The little milk bun had been kept in the space for a long time, and Su Muqing worried it wasn't good for his growth. So she stuffed him and Feila into her sleeping bag. Then she let him sleep in the tent with Lu Yuzhi and the others.
Su Muqing still had to draw prizes and open gift bags, so she went into the space. 217 reminded her that her drawing opportunities had accumulated and been delayed for too long. If she didn't use them soon, it would initiate a clearing procedure.
If other super systems discovered that it had helped its host cheat and successfully reported it, it would be downgraded to an ordinary system! With the slightest misstep, it would fall from grace. This was the heartache of being the only super system.
Su Muqing couldn't help but click her tongue. Has the system world become this competitive?
To become a super system, can't you just level up on your own? Do you have to eliminate opponents by reporting them! How unmotivated! Our 217 leveled up step by step; how could it be so easily defeated by those second or third-rate systems!
Hearing her indignant denunciation of other scheming systems, 217's screen flickered. It was a little happy! As a super system, it had its own little emotions.
Su Muqing, adhering to the principle of "a thousand holes can't pierce, but flattery can," decided to appease 217 first. Otherwise, what if it refused to help her cheat next time?
Actually, she had always drawn prizes on time. But she only received low to mid-level rewards, or duplicates. Not a single high-level or rare item.
And what was truly frustrating was that the cultivation techniques drawn from the space could only be used by the host. She had almost managed to imprint a cultivation technique into Lu Yuzhi's mind before.
217 quickly stopped her. The cultivation techniques produced by the space were mixed with too many essences from other small worlds, some of which were even borrowed from other small worlds. Lu Yuzhi's brain capacity wasn't that large. Forcibly implanting them would only blow up his sea of consciousness, leaving him a fool!
In other words, Lu Yuzhi and the others could only practice cultivation techniques that belonged entirely to this small world, without any impurities, otherwise their bodies would not be able to withstand it.
However, low and mid-level cultivation techniques were of little use to Su Muqing. So she saved up her opportunities and drew multiple times at once. This would increase her chances of drawing top-tier treasures.
The fact proved that this method was indeed very nice. She had stopped for over a month, and sure enough, she got lucky!
Looking at the Spirit Spring Stone Upgrade Card x1, two High-Grade Cultivation Techniques x2, and one SSSS-grade Divine Cross-World Experience Card x1 displayed on the screen.
Looking at the rewards she drew, Su Muqing smiled so hard that her tonsils almost flew out. This SSSS-level card was a product only available in a Level 6 space. She never expected to draw it.
However, upon careful reflection, she realized that this was clearly a tactic played by the space system. From when it was upgraded from Level 3 to Level 4, the system had given her cross-level treasures. Now, wanting to upgrade from Level 4 to Level 5, the system had given her a rare card only available at Level 6.
(217's inner monologue: As the number one super, light-year, thunderous, invincible space system in the world, it just wanted to test if the nine-layer upgrade it set up initially could be completed by someone.)
Su Muqing grumbled in her heart, "You little trickster! Trying to trick me into upgrading the space again! Don't think I've forgotten that upgrading to Level 6 requires one million contribution points."
Even though she thought that, looking at the balance of forty-three thousand contribution points, Su Muqing decisively clicked to upgrade the space.
Next was 217's broadcast time. After it finished distributing the regular upgrade rewards, Su Muqing eagerly clicked to use the High-Grade Cultivation Technique for lightness skill.
Finally! This time, a lightness skill cultivation technique was randomly selected. It was fantastic! It directly saved her the steps of training with sandbags. Becoming light as a swallow and being able to scale walls and walk on roofs was no longer a dream!
Su Muqing's attention was completely drawn to the lightness skill, and she completely ignored the other book flashing with red and blue light beside it.
She eagerly imprinted the lightness skill cultivation technique into her sea of consciousness, then quickly absorbed every phrase of the mental method and etched every move. After learning the mental method and moves, the most important part came next!
The immense pain that had to be endured every time!
For someone like her with no foundation, any cultivation technique would bring pain that would make her want to start over as a new person! Just like now...
Every joint from her waist down ached to the point where she wanted to die. It felt like someone was slowly twisting open each of her joints, then installing the mechanisms for the lightness skill, and finally hammering the joints back into place...
Finally! The pain gradually lessened, and Su Muqing, leaning on the ground, sat up. Her clothes were so wet she could wring water out of them.
She tested it in the space. Hey! The pain was not in vain! She could actually fly! It wasn't like in historical dramas where you had to find footholds in mid-air. Instead, it was like the immortals in Xianxia dramas, flying with such ethereal grace.
Su Muqing was extremely proud. She quickly flew out of the space. She knew that in the future, when she completed her mission and returned to the Phoenix God, the space system would likely have to be returned. But all the skills she learned would belong to her. She had to seize this opportunity to gain more benefits. More skills couldn't hurt!
Lost in pleasant thoughts, she didn't notice the forest ahead. Seeing she was about to crash, Su Muqing reacted quickly, turning sideways. Relying on her undeveloped small body, she perfectly avoided the trees in front of her.
Just as she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, she widened her eyes below and raised her hands to cover her face. The area ahead was dense with crooked trees. Her mind went blank for a moment, and she forgot to retreat into the space. The result was...
"Ah~!"
She plunged straight into the crooked tree forest and got magnificently stuck in the branches! Truly, extreme joy turns to sorrow!
Lu Yuzhi and the others heard Su Muqing's scream and quickly scrambled out of their sleeping bags. Leng Ren pulled his arm, Leng Feng held the little milk bun, and Feila followed behind.
The group, along with the dog, ran and flew rapidly towards the source of the sound. On the way, they heard another loud thunderclap. Disaster! Muqing must have encountered some danger!
By the time they arrived at the forest at their fastest speed, they were surprised to find Su Muqing actually kidnapped by a group of trees! Except for her head, her body was tightly bound! And what had Miss Su's hair gone through? Why was it all sticking up!
Feila jumped anxiously under the tree. It hopped and jumped, and in just a few steps, it climbed onto a tree. Then, with a leap, it landed on Su Muqing, who looked like a silkworm cocoon. It swayed a few times on her and barked "Woof woof woof!" at her.
Su Muqing felt utterly humiliated. She had maintained a cool and aloof persona for so long, and it collapsed in an instant!
No one had expected that this forest was not only dense but also had many intertwined vines hanging from the tree trunks.
She had just rushed into the middle of the trees, gotten tripped, and rolled a few times. Those vines completely wrapped her up, like a giant green silkworm cocoon, not revealing any part of her.
After struggling with all her might for a long time, Su Muqing sadly realized there was no place to get a grip. Even her hands were tightly bound above her head.
With no other choice, she finally drew a bolt of lightning and directed it towards the sky above her head.
"Crackling~" After the thunderous sound passed, some of the vines above her head were chopped off. Su Muqing struggled to push her head out. Her hair had also become frizzy and was emitting smoke. Soon, Lu Yuzhi and the others ran over.
"Feila, come down quickly!" Seeing Leng Ren drawing his sword, the dog quickly jumped down.
Leng Ren swiftly moved forward, drawing his sword and cutting off the vines. Lu Yuzhi guarded below. As he cut the last one, he quickly jumped up and caught her steadily.
Finally on the ground, Su Muqing was "released" with the combined efforts of the group cutting the vines. She quickly reached up to touch her head, pulling out a handful of scorched hair. Heavens! She didn't want to turn into a bald beauty...
Lu Yuzhi reached out and removed the weeds from her hair. "Why did you run into the mountains in the middle of the night?"
Su Muqing used a healing spell to salvage her hair. Once she wasn't pulling out a handful at a time, she felt a bit more at ease.
"Don't even mention it! Master taught me a set of traceless lightness skills, and I wanted to test how it felt! As a result, I wasn't paying attention and flew into those branches and got stuck." After speaking, she irritably patted the dust off herself, clearly bothered by the embarrassing incident.
Leng Ren and Leng Feng stood to the side, one holding the dog, the other holding the child. They wanted to laugh but couldn't be too unrestrained, so they tried their best to hold it in. But their trembling shoulders had already perfectly conveyed everything!
On the way down the mountain, Lu Yuzhi saw that she still looked a bit embarrassed. So he put on a curious baby expression and asked, "I know about lightness skills, but what are traceless lightness skills?"
"Here! It's like this." Hearing Lu Yuzhi's question, Su Muqing's interest was piqued again.
Without making any other jumping movements, she suddenly began to rise slowly. And without any support around her, Su Muqing stopped steadily in mid-air.
Then, she alternated her hands to change direction. Her movements were graceful, making her look like an immortal descending from heaven. She gracefully flew in front of them and even circled Lu Yuzhi.
Su Muqing, dancing in mid-air, stopped in front of Lu Yuzhi. Then she opened her palm towards him. Looking at her outstretched hand, Lu Yuzhi unconsciously held her palm.
Then, his feet also slowly left the ground. Su Muqing took him around the vicinity, and then they flew down the mountain hand in hand.
Leng Ren and the others stood in the dark forest, watching the two of them fly away together. Suddenly, their stomachs felt a bit full! They had been eating dinner for so long, hadn't the food digested yet?
(Feila: I eat seafood-flavored dog food every day in the space, and when I get outside, it's replaced by a sour smell? Can I request a different variety? Instead of a different flavor...)
After they went down the mountain, Su Muqing saw that it was only a little past midnight. She quickly told them to go back to sleep, and then she went into the space again.
At this time, she noticed a cultivation technique on the space screen flashing with red and blue light. -Yan Han Jue, the only water-fire compatible cultivation technique in the world. Once mastered, one could basically dominate the world. Even among the many gifted divine envoys, one could become an outstanding figure!
Su Muqing happily opened it, and upon seeing the dual cultivation technique written on the first page, her smile instantly faded. How was this like the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra that Yang Guo and Xiao Longnü practiced? Where would she find another person?
She decisively put the Yan Han Jue cultivation technique into storage and then used the precious Spirit Spring Stone Upgrade Card. Originally, it could only condense one drop a day, but after the upgrade, it could condense 10 milliliters daily. She had really made a big profit this time!
The last item was the SSSS-grade Divine Cross-World Experience Card! As the name suggested, after clicking to use it, one could cross time and space to go to other small worlds.
Good heavens! This was directly upgrading from an overseas trip to a cross-temporal journey! However, she couldn't use it for now. She would store it properly. Once the matters here were resolved, she would find a good place to have a good time.
To be honest, the system had quite a few tricks up its sleeve, and its abilities were truly formidable. When the Phoenix Girl said she would give her special treatment, it seemed like she wasn't exaggerating at all.
After checking the high-level cards, she proceeded to open the upgrade reward gift packs. Su Muqing opened all the reward gift packs she had saved up from Level 2 onwards at once.
Perhaps because the higher the level, the richer the rewards. This time, she had indeed obtained a few good treasures. She was particularly fond of the attack gift pack and the defense gift pack!
The attack gift pack contained almost all the weapons in the world. In addition to recognizing its master, its greatest advantage was that it could be stored within one's body. When used, it could be summoned directly from the dantian! How cool and handsome!
However, those who wanted to hide their weapons had to meet a prerequisite: they must have taken the Spirit Storing Pill from the cultivation world. Otherwise, they could not be stored in the dantian.
Su Muqing briefly looked through the pills that Luo Li had given her and did not find any Spirit Storing Pills. However, in her opinion, with such divine weapons in hand, why bother storing them? Carrying them in her hands or on her back would look much more imposing!
The defense gift pack contained two sets of imposing and majestic armor, one male and one female, as well as twenty-four sets of golden silk soft armor.
No need to mention the armor. They looked exquisite and durable. The most important thing was that they were not as heavy as ancient armor. They were very light when worn and not stifling at all. Su Muqing had no worries about whether they could provide protection. After all, products from the space were guaranteed to be excellent.
Those golden silk soft armors were also of high quality. Not only could they not be cut or pierced by ordinary swords and spears, but they also had a certain fire-resistant function. In battle, they could help resist some damage. It had to be said that the space system was truly considerate. These were things they greatly needed.
Next, Su Muqing opened several gift packs with very special names. Starlight Splendor, Secret Assistance, Falling from the Sky, Sharing Weal and Woe. Seeing the mountain of items piled in front of her, her smile froze on her face.
Starlight Splendor was a pile of fireworks and firecrackers...
Secret Assistance was a pile of various hidden weapons...
Falling from the Sky was a pile of gliding tools and parachutes...
Sharing Weal and Woe was a few rafts and a 6-seater speed boat...
Su Muqing was speechless. Could she not retreat to the space upgrade progress bar? 217's answer was no. Blind boxes had risks, and unsealing required caution. What was opened could not be returned...
Looking at the blind box gift packs like Astonishing Appearance, Prosperous World, Boasting, Life and Death Together, etc. on the screen, Su Muqing, to prevent being struck by lightning again, decisively chose to convert them into upgrade experience points.
After resting for a while and organizing things, and changing the layout of the space, she finished all the tasks after more than ten hours. Su Muqing had a good rest in the space, sleeping for almost ten hours straight.
When she emerged from the space, it was already almost six in the morning. Besides the little milk bun and Feila, Leng Ren and Leng Feng were already practicing their skills. Lu Yuzhi was squatting aside, starting a fire to make some porridge for breakfast.
Seeing Lu Yuzhi cooking, Su Muqing quickly ran over. "Brother Lu, let me do it! What do you guys want to eat this morning?"
Leng Feng, waving his whip not far away, called out, "Miss Su, I want the same steamed buns wrapped around dogs as last time."
Feila immediately lifted its dog head, ran to Leng Feng's side, and barked "Woof woof woof!" at him. How can you eat dogs? You bad person~
After barking, it ran to Su Muqing's feet, baring its teeth and circling her legs. Its fierce expression seemed to say, "You are not allowed to kill dogs for him to eat!"
Su Muqing was full of question marks at Leng Feng's order. What was a steamed bun wrapped around a dog? Had she made such dark cuisine? She couldn't remember.
Lu Yuzhi patted Feila's head, then looked at Su Muqing and said with a wry smile, "Leng Feng isn't talking about a dog like Feila. He probably wants the hot dog buns from last time!"
Su Muqing suddenly realized. So he wanted bread with roasted sausages! What was so difficult about that? Consider it done!
...Millet porridge, roasted sausages, grilled bacon, bread, boiled eggs, and milk. A hearty breakfast ended in a pleasant atmosphere.
The little milk bun was still fast asleep. Su Muqing put him into the space so he could sleep peacefully. Feila would follow them and run outside to exercise.
Before setting off, she took out four sets of golden silk soft armor and had the four of them wear one each as inner wear. Su Muqing happened to turn her head and saw Feila's envious and jealous eyes. So she took out another one and carefully put it on him.
After everyone was dressed, Su Muqing smiled at Leng Ren and Leng Feng, then spread her hands. A sword appeared on one hand and a whip on the other.
The appearance of both weapons was silver-white. Upon closer inspection, one could see the flowing iridescence on them. It was obvious that they were not ordinary items.
"Brother Leng, Second Brother Leng, these are the Flowing Light Sword and the Tracking Whip. They are gifts from me to you two. These are truly fine treasures! Brother Lu, after your poison is cured and you can use your internal energy normally, I will find even better weapons to give you!" She threw the sword to Leng Ren and the whip to Leng Feng, then turned to Lu Yuzhi.
"Okay!" Lu Yuzhi nodded and then looked at her with a smile.
Leng Ren and the other two were so overwhelmed by the great surprise that they could barely speak. Miss Su had just given them each a set of golden silk soft armor, and now she was giving them such rare and superior weapons. This...
Quickly and decisively accept them!
The two of them took them with both hands, then knelt on one knee to thank Su Muqing. After standing up, they couldn't wait to fly to a distance and freely wield their new weapons.
Leng Ren's swordsmanship was already quite skilled. Now, with the Flowing Light Sword, his sword moves were even more fluid and imposing.
Leng Feng, holding the Tracking Whip, was surprised to find that it could actively conform to his palm, making it even more handy to wield. The whip moved with his mind, striking wherever he pointed.
The two of them happily worked up a sweat, then stopped with satisfaction. Su Muqing performed the master-disciple bonding ceremony for the two of them and their weapons. It was said that when the coordination between the person and the weapon reached a certain level, they could sense each other. This was simply a high-level anti-theft system!
After the bonding was completed, Leng Ren quickly took a combat shower, and then the four of them and the dog began their formal mountain climbing expedition.
From the foot of the mountain upwards, they quickly reached the forest where Su Muqing had been tied up yesterday. Walking further in, they encountered grass as tall as a person.
"You all wait for me here. I'll go ahead and take a look," Su Muqing said, then flew above the tall grass.
Looking at the vast green grassland below, which was tens of meters wide. The main issue was the situation within the grass, which was still unknown. Unless the grass was cleared, it would not be easy to cross. How about a prairie fire that could not be extinguished?
No, no! Setting fire to mountains is a crime punishable by life imprisonment! Absolutely no such dangerous thoughts!
If all else fails, she would move them one by one! That's decided!
Having made her decision, Su Muqing turned to fly back to Lu Yuzhi and the others. Unexpectedly, in mid-air, she saw the three of them fighting with some unknown objects below? She quickly accelerated and rushed into the fray.
Lu Yuzhi caught a glimpse of a shadow flying by and guessed that Su Muqing had returned. He quickly called out to stop her, "Don't come over! It's a venomous bee swarm!"
But Su Muqing had already flown over, and without braking. Looking at the venomous bees, which were as big as the little bun's fist, she let out a startled cry, "Oh my goodness~" and quickly dodged. The sharp stinger on the back of a venomous bee narrowly grazed her cheek!
After flipping over and stabilizing herself, Su Muqing threw a handful of scented powder at the bee swarm, then smeared some on herself. As expected! The big bees, smelling the scent, flew towards her buzzing "Buzz buzz buzz~."
She led the bee swarm into the distant forest, then waved a wall of wind blades backward. The nearby trees were cut into pieces by the wind blades. Such large hornets must be extremely poisonous, but for Su Muqing, it was a good thing. Because they were so easy to hit!
Looking at the bare trees on the side and the broken branches on the ground, she simply retracted the wind blade wall and switched to throwing wind blade knives. It was a good opportunity to practice her accuracy.
Next, Su Muqing hovered in mid-air, staging a circus performance of slicing up small bees one by one. In just a few minutes, the hornet swarm was cut into disarray. And she was slicing them with great enjoyment.
Finally, only a few were left. They must have known they couldn't win and chose to flee in disarray... Su Muqing then flew towards Lu Yuzhi!