Stretching lazily, Gu Mo stood up from the floor of the study, moving his hands and feet a few times, his body emitting a series of slight cracking sounds.

Before he knew it, he had been reading for a long time. The scrolls and notes in his hand, these study notes left by the Elder Immortal, he had switched from one to another, from the most orthodox and fundamental Immortal cultivation methods to all kinds of mystical Immortal techniques, and various recipes, travel records of local customs, and collected illustrations of various demons...

It was evident that the Elder Immortal had a rich breadth of experience and truly profound knowledge.

It's just a bit of a pity...

However, the specialization of the Four Souls Jade is indeed formidable, as repeatedly demonstrated in the original plot. Ordinary demon fodder would become vicious and troublesome just by obtaining a fragment, even the most mundane things would transform into fierce and terrifying curses.

Applying it to the attack category can enhance attacks and weapon fortification, to the defense category, it can strengthen armor and increase resistance, and in the recovery category, it can heal the wounded, even bring the dead back to life... These various "extreme enhancements" brought about by targeted specialization are things visible to all.

The Human-faced Fruit originally had a poison that caused one to lose their mind, and combined with the Four Souls Jade's power specializing in this aspect, plus the Elder Immortal being completely unguarded against his disciple, naturally, he was caught off guard.

Perhaps his spiritual realm was strong, capable of quickly recovering his mind, but the weakness of his physical body was fatal, and in the brief moment of losing his mind, his disciple seized the opportunity to destroy his body utterly... In a sense, his death was truly frustrating.

Gu Mo let his mind wander for a while, then raised an eyebrow and looked out the study's window.

The sunset was already leaning to the west, seemingly sinking slowly below the horizon. There weren't any evening clouds in the sky, only a few clouds tinged by the afterglow slowly drifting by, and time unknowingly had already reached dusk... The witch had yet to return.

Kikyo had already cleared away any stragglers before, then had him go to the courtyard bonsai, experimenting many times with the magic taught by the Elder Immortal before he succeeded in releasing the people trapped inside, while also putting away the bonsai, a gold-level artifact.

Those released appeared dazed and dull, like the walking dead, with no reactions at all.

The witch said that their minds had been affected, but as long as they weren't controlled further, they should recover given time... However, they still had their basic instincts, like knowing how to farm and cultivate in the bonsai, so there were no worries about their self-care abilities.

— Peach Blossom Mountain has houses and enough food.

— And with all the danger already eliminated by them, the conditions are sufficient for these people to live here until their minds recover.

After completing all this, Kikyo went to send off the Elder Immortal on his final journey... Naturally, Gu Mo followed as well, since inheriting such a rich legacy without any gesture of gratitude would've been improper.

After the Elder Immortal ascended to the heavens in his dying breath, the witch said she would go purify the Human-faced Fruit Tree down the mountain. Though immature and not truly a demon, it had still consumed so many people and needed to be properly dealt with, not left carelessly.

However, regarding this matter, she told Gu Mo not to come down with her — perhaps thinking he was a hassle, not wanting to take someone who couldn't fly, or else she'd have to bring him back up later.

Gu Mo didn't mind this either; there was nothing he could do if he couldn't fly... But since Kikyo said so, he was content to stay and continue reading.

"Why not take the chance to pack up a bit now..."

Although the witch hadn't returned yet, it wouldn't do to idle, so Gu Mo looked around. The study was indeed quite large, but it was necessary to figure a way to move all these notes and scrolls, as they couldn't remain here, the journey must go on.

Fortunately, he had obtained the "Peach Blossom Immortal's Gourd" before, which could be used to store items — and unlike his inventory, it didn't have troublesome restrictions, items without attributes could also be stored.

The gourd was classic in a dumbbell shape, with a constricted middle and bulbous lower and upper parts. Its internal space was naturally divided into two chambers, with the larger bottom one used for storage, and the smaller top one for imprisoning or refining enemies alive.

The spaces were quite large, the smaller comparable to the current study, and the larger being three times that of the former.

Gu Mo diligently started tidying up the study, deftly putting all the notes and scrolls into the gourd, directly placing whole bookshelves inside, and quickly emptied the entire study.

"Phew... perfect, is there anything else to deal with?"

Gu Mo looked at the now empty room, wiped away the non-existent sweat from his brow, and started pondering seriously again.

Oh, right—

Seems like he had leveled up before, and there was one free attribute point left unallocated.

He remembered this, and skillfully used Projection Magic to open his system panel, entering the leveling page. Quickly browsing through his basic attributes, he promptly decided to assign the new point to his spiritual attribute.

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