161: Mo Yingying: I have clues about my mother!

Name: Mo Fan (+)

Cultivation: Transcendent Third Level (+)

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Available Attribute Points: 21100

“What the hell is this?”

Looking at the plus sign next to the name column, Mo Fan was a little confused.

“What happens if I add points to my name?

“Change gender and become a cross-dresser?

“Or will a doppelganger appear, allowing me to summon unlimited shadow clones as long as I have enough attributes?

“Or does it mean I can create a new account and dominate the beginner zone?”

Mo Fan’s thoughts soared, one idea after another flashing through his mind.

Finally, he shook his head, no longer overthinking it, and looked at the attribute information again.

“So, how many attribute points does it take to add points to the name column once?”

Thinking of this, Mo Fan took a deep breath and focused his gaze on the plus sign next to the name column.

The azure virtual panel flashed, and a prompt box popped up.

Name: Mo Fan (+) (21100 / 10,000,000)

Mo Fan: “Ten million?”

Seeing this result, Mo Fan almost turned to stone.

“That’s ridiculous!”

Mo Fan almost suffocated.

“I’ve been deciphering the Blood-Colored Array day and night, and after two months, I’ve only managed to earn 3.5 million attribute points.

“And that was taking a huge advantage; I probably won’t get such an opportunity again.

“Ten million attribute points is too exaggerated.

“Unless I re-enter the secret realm and loot the military camp... But if I already have ten million attribute points, wouldn’t it be better to use them to add points and directly fast-forward to ascension?”

Mo Fan complained.

However, on second thought, it takes ten million attribute points to add points once.

This shows that this thing is not simple, and the effect after adding points would be incredibly heaven-defying.

Thinking of this, Mo Fan felt a little impulsive, wanting to save up attribute points to add them.

Finally, he shook his head, casting aside his jumbled thoughts.

“Forget adding points to the name column; upgrading quickly, becoming invincible in martial arts, and preparing for the future world-ending catastrophe is the real priority!”

With that thought, Mo Fan concentrated and shifted his gaze downwards.

“There are still 21,000 attribute points; I should be able to add points once more, right?”

Thinking this, Mo Fan concentrated his mind, gently tapped the plus sign next to the cultivation column, and then waited patiently.

However, as time passed, the breakthrough Mo Fan expected did not appear.

“What happened?” Mo Fan was dumbfounded.

“Why is there no movement?

“Could it be that there aren’t enough attribute points?

“21,100 attribute points; that shouldn’t be the case...”

Mo Fan frowned, once again concentrating his mind and focusing his gaze on the plus sign next to the cultivation column.

With a whoosh, a prompt box popped up.

Cultivation: Transcendent Third Level (+) (21100 / 25000)

Mo Fan: “...”

He suddenly felt that even if he really had ten million attribute points in the future, it might not be enough.

Shaking his head, Mo Fan no longer paid attention to the virtual panel, preparing to get something to eat to fill his stomach.

He had been too busy in the secret realm.

So busy that he couldn’t even eat properly.

Now he just wanted to relax, enjoy a delicious meal, and get a good night’s sleep.

After eating and drinking his fill, it was already eight in the evening.

Mo Fan took a shower, didn't cultivate the Golden Body Art again, and went straight to bed.

He had been too exhausted these past two months, his mental energy severely depleted, constantly in a state of tension. Now, getting a good night's sleep was a form of work-life balance...

Early the next morning, Mo Fan faced the direction of Xu Ri Peak and began cultivating the Golden Body Art in the morning sun.

Fifteen minutes later, having absorbed to saturation, Mo Fan stood up, stretched his limbs, made a simple breakfast, washed up, and then headed out.

With Transcendent Secret Power, making breakfast also became convenient and quick.

Before long, he rode his flying sword to Hidden Sword Peak.

Chu Qian still hadn't returned, and the Sword Pavilion hall was deserted, which Mo Fan found somewhat unaccustomed.

Shaking his head, Mo Fan walked through the long corridor and soon arrived at the backyard.

At this moment, Xu Jing was cultivating the Sword Nurturing Art and comprehending the Guiyuan Sword Canon in the backyard.

“This girl is also a workaholic; no matter when I come, she’s always cultivating...”

Mo Fan complained as he walked towards Xu Jing.

After chatting briefly, handing over breakfast, and offering some guidance on Xu Jing's questions regarding the Guiyuan Sword Canon, Mo Fan went directly to the back mountain.

Liu Xiyan was still sitting by the cliff, staring blankly at the peaks.

Mo Fan walked over, carrying freshly steamed mini buns.

He originally thought Liu Xiyan was daydreaming, but upon closer inspection, he realized she was cultivating.

Mo Fan’s face darkened.

Everyone in the Sword Pavilion... they were all workaholics!

Noticing Mo Fan approaching, Liu Xiyan stopped cultivating, turned around, and smiled radiantly.

She looked at the mini buns in Mo Fan’s hand, swallowed, and asked with some anticipation, “Are those for me?”

Mo Fan smiled and handed over the mini buns directly: “Yes, this portion has celery, just the way you like it.”

“Mmm, thank you!” Liu Xiyan’s eyes lit up, and she quickly took the mini buns, eating them one after another.

Seeing this, Mo Fan was dumbfounded.

Liu Xiyan’s eating manner at that moment was incredibly ravenous, completely unladylike, and not at all like a peerless expert.

Before Mo Fan could even remind her to eat slowly or anything of the sort...

Liu Xiyan had already finished the mini buns, pulled out a snow-white handkerchief to wipe her lips, and then sat cross-legged again, continuing to cultivate while gazing at the peaks.

Mo Fan: “??? ”

You’re too much of a workaholic!

Soon, Mo Fan noticed something was off and asked in surprise, “Is Elder comprehending the Guiyuan Sword Canon?”

He remembered that she had already comprehended the Guiyuan Sword Canon yesterday.

But he clearly felt the fluctuations of the Guiyuan Sword Canon operating.

Could it be—

A thought flashed through Mo Fan’s mind.

Sure enough, Liu Xiyan explained:

“I’ve already comprehended the Guiyuan Sword Canon.

“Now I’m simultaneously opening small aperture spaces and nurturing my sword in the already opened small spaces, hoping to recover my cultivation as quickly as possible.”

“You’ve opened small spaces so quickly?” Mo Fan was surprised.

It was only the second day after getting the Guiyuan Sword Canon, and she had already opened small spaces and could start nurturing her sword?

That was a bit too fast!

“How many small spaces have you opened, Elder?” Mo Fan couldn't help but ask.

“Fifteen,” Liu Xiyan replied truthfully.

“Fifteen already, so quickly? Don’t you encounter bottlenecks when opening small spaces?” Mo Fan was astonished.

“I shouldn't encounter any bottlenecks. I feel that I am very suited to the Guiyuan Sword Canon and can continue opening them step by step until all 362 apertures are opened,” Liu Xiyan said.

Mo Fan: “!!! ”

This talent is too strong!

Generally speaking, while cultivating the Guiyuan Sword Canon can open small aperture spaces, it doesn’t mean one can truly open all 362 small spaces in one go.

During the cultivation process, one will always encounter bottlenecks.

Encountering small spaces that cannot be opened no matter what, causing cultivation to be put on hold.

Some even encounter small spaces that explode immediately after being opened, not only halting cultivation but also causing the sword nurturing progress to regress.

In short, opening apertures is not a simple matter; most people, no matter how hard they try, can only open about ten apertures in their lifetime.

Opening more than thirty apertures is considered excellent talent.

Opening more than fifty apertures is considered a genius.

Opening more than one hundred apertures is definitely a prodigy, with the potential to become a Sword Immortal.

If the number of opened apertures exceeds two hundred, that is a one-in-ten-thousand sword dao prodigy, with the potential to become a Sword Immortal within fifty years.

If the number of opened apertures reaches perfection, reaching 362, then that is a peerless genius, an existence like the Son of the Sword Dao!

The peerless prodigy from Hidden Sword Villa, who began practicing the sword dao at five and became invincible in the world in his teens, achieved the perfect number of opened apertures.

Now, Liu Xiyan—

At this rate,

This person will probably return to her peak and become a Sword Immortal in just a few years.

Moreover, someone who can open 362 small spaces will have combat power far exceeding that of ordinary Sword Immortals, truly being invincible in the world.

“So, I have an invincible expert as my backer?

“Once Liu Xiyan grows, she might be able to directly assassinate the strongest experts of the demon and monster races.

“The Blue Star’s situation will completely change—”

Thinking of this, Mo Fan smiled.

As if guessing what Mo Fan was thinking, Liu Xiyan said while opening small spaces:

“I do have the potential to open all the apertures and reach the legendary realm of perfection.

“But I always feel that nurturing sword intent in the qi sea is the most perfect method.

“As long as the qi sea is large enough and stable enough, then theoretically, there would be no upper limit to sword nurturing.

“The speed of sword nurturing could also reach an incredible degree; becoming a Sword Immortal within two or three years is even possible.”

At this point, Liu Xiyan shook her head slightly: “Unfortunately, although the qi sea truly exists, it is too ethereal and simply cannot transport sword intent into it—”

In fact, without the Guiyuan Sword Canon, previous generations of the Sword Pavilion had all tried to nurture swords using the qi sea.

Unfortunately, all of them failed without exception.

Hearing Liu Xiyan’s words, Mo Fan scratched his head.

Obviously, he was nurturing his sword using the qi sea.

Theoretically, this was true.

Using the Sword Pavilion’s sword qi to nurture a sword could indeed make one a Sword Immortal within two or three years.

But two or three years—

Mo Fan felt it was still too slow.

In two or three years, he believed his martial arts would already be invincible.

“Keep up the good work, Elder! Return to your peak soon, revitalize the Sword Dao, and take me to hunt great demons and monsters!” Mo Fan clenched his fist, cheering Liu Xiyan on.

“Uh, you should hurry up and decipher the array instead—” Liu Xiyan covered her forehead.

“Alright!” Mo Fan grinned, turned, and headed towards the grassy area.

At the same time, Liu Xiyan’s voice rang out again: “The application has been approved. Work hard on deciphering the Blood-Colored Array, and the elemental stones will be settled monthly.”

After speaking, Liu Xiyan smiled mysteriously and added: “But after you finish deciphering the runes today, come tell me; there’s a surprise.”

“Alright!” Mo Fan nodded...

Setting up the guiding array talismans and drawing out the Blood-Colored Array, Mo Fan began to decipher the blood-colored runes.

Time flew by.

The sun set, and the full moon rose.

Under the bright moonlight, Mo Fan was immersed in the pleasure of deciphering the blood-colored runes, not caring about the passage of time.

During this time, Xu Jing came over several times, bringing fruit, food, and drinks for Mo Fan and Liu Xiyan.

After chatting with Mo Fan for a bit, Xu Jing returned to the backyard to continue cultivating the Sword Nurturing Art and comprehending the Guiyuan Sword Canon.

Her cultivation was not deep enough; she could only cultivate faster in places with dense sword qi.

Therefore, although she also wanted to go to the back mountain to cultivate, she resisted the urge.

Because the sword qi in the back mountain was relatively sparse, if she cultivated there, her speed would probably be greatly reduced...

Unconsciously, night had fallen deep.

After deciphering the hundredth blood-colored rune, Mo Fan stopped, glanced at the time, and was surprised.

“Time flies so fast; it’s already almost ten o’clock—”

Shaking his head, Mo Fan didn't continue, but walked towards Liu Xiyan by the cliff.

“Elder, that’s enough for today; I’ll continue tomorrow,” Mo Fan said directly, remembering that Liu Xiyan had mentioned a surprise.

Hearing this, Liu Xiyan, who was cultivating, slowly opened her eyes, smiled at Mo Fan, and asked with some curiosity:

“How many blood-colored runes did you decipher today?”

“Exactly one hundred,” Mo Fan replied truthfully.

“O-one hundred?” Liu Xiyan froze, suspecting she had misheard.

“Yes, exactly one hundred,” Mo Fan nodded.

“You, please wait a moment...” Saying this, Liu Xiyan stood up and walked towards the grassy area with a look of disbelief.

A moment later, she returned, her expression somewhat dazed: “You, your speed is too terrifying...”

“Uh—” Mo Fan scratched his head.

Liu Xiyan took a breath, calmed herself, then took out 1,000 elemental stones from her storage space and handed them to Mo Fan, saying with focus: “These one thousand elemental stones are the surprise I mentioned earlier. They are an advance payment from the sect master to help you research arrays. They will be deducted from your payment when we settle monthly.”

At this point, Liu Xiyan said somewhat helplessly: “The sect master thought that by paying these one thousand elemental stones in advance, he wouldn’t have to pay too much during the first monthly settlement, but he didn’t expect that this is just your one-day amount... At your speed, if there were more blood-colored runes, you might bankrupt the Jade Void Academy in no time, hahaha.”

By the end, Liu Xiyan couldn’t help but laugh.

She felt that she, and indeed the entire Jade Void Academy, had severely underestimated Mo Fan’s talent in arrays.

Mo Fan: “...”

It wouldn't be that bad, would it?

Smiling awkwardly, Mo Fan said: “It won’t be that bad, it won’t be that bad. The outer runes are simpler, which is why I can decipher them so quickly.

“As I go deeper, the speed will slow down, and later on, it will probably be very difficult to crack them.”

“That’s true,” Liu Xiyan nodded, smiling:

“But it would be great if you could maintain this speed.

“Deciphering one hundred blood-colored runes a day means you could solve this Blood-Colored Array in a little over a month.

“This way, it would also solve a big problem for the Jade Void Academy.

“As for the elemental stones—

“I was just joking. The academy can still afford 35,000 elemental stones if we grit our teeth. Just give it your all.”

“Alright!” Mo Fan took the elemental stones and put them into his system space.

“Go back and rest. See you tomorrow,” Liu Xiyan waved at Mo Fan.

“Okay, see you tomorrow,” Mo Fan also waved and turned to leave.

At the same time, Liu Xiyan sat back by the cliff and continued to cultivate.

Sensing Liu Xiyan’s actions, Mo Fan’s mouth twitched slightly.

This was too much of a grind!

...Leaving Hidden Sword Peak, Mo Fan directly flew his sword towards the direction of the Trial Tower.

He also had to grind!

He absolutely had to learn new array source patterns every day.

Otherwise, later on, he might truly be unable to crack those complex and ever-changing blood-colored runes.

It still took him over four hours to clear the Trial Tower.

By the time Mo Fan returned home, it was already past two in the morning.

After a day of deciphering the Blood-Colored Array and challenging the Trial Tower to comprehend array source patterns,

Mo Fan’s mental energy was greatly depleted, and he was so tired his eyelids were fighting to stay open.

Upon returning home, he quickly washed up and collapsed into bed.

However, just then, his phone rang.

“Hello—” Mo Fan groggily answered the phone.

Soon, his daughter’s voice rang out.

“Dad, I have one bad news and one good news. Which one do you want to hear first?”

Mo Fan said without thinking: “The good news first.”

Soon, Mo Yingying’s voice came through: “Dad, I have a clue about Mom!”