They All Deeply Regretted It After I Became Indifferent

Lin Mo was practicing his swordsmanship in his courtyard.

Having acquired the physique of a ‘Clear Sword Heart’, he decided to specialize in the way of the sword.

With a casual wave, he gathered the fallen leaves into a pile, then scattered them into the air with his spiritual power.

The wooden sword in his hand suddenly flourished, creating a sword flower, as each stroke of sharp sword energy precisely hit every leaf.

Looking at the leaves split in half on the ground, Lin Mo felt something was missing.

“It’s beautiful, but not fierce enough.”

Speaking of power, it wasn’t bad either. After all, he was using a wooden sword, and to be able to wield the low-grade Xuan-level technique ‘Sword Breaks Three Thousand’ at the first level with such power was not too weak.

Host: Lin Mo

Bloodline: Human Race

Physique: Clear Sword Heart

Aptitude: Dual Spirit Roots of Water and Wood

Cultivation: Late Foundation Building Stage

Techniques: High-grade Xuan-level ‘Lingqing Technique Third Layer’, Mid-grade Xuan-level ‘Rejuvenation Technique Third Layer’. Low-grade Xuan-level ‘Three Thousand Sword Art First Layer’, Mid-grade Yellow-level ‘Golden Light Shield First Layer’

Abilities: Cooking ‘5.1’, Farming ‘1.3’, Formation ‘1.5’, Alchemy ‘1.4’, Chess ‘0.8’, Soap Picking ‘1’

Regret Value: 870.

This ‘Soap Picking’ always feels a bit eye-watering.

[Ding, ‘Soap Picking’ ability has been hidden. Reminder: The skill has not disappeared, it just won’t be displayed on the host’s panel anymore.]

The system has finally shown a bit of humanity for once.

System, upgrade the ‘Three Thousand Sword Art’ to the third layer.

[Ding, 400 regret points consumed, ‘Three Thousand Sword Art’ has been upgraded to the third layer.]

After the prompt, Lin Mo clearly felt a significant improvement in his mastery of the ‘Three Thousand Sword Art’.

He swung the wooden sword in his hand, and a streak of sword light pierced through the clouds.

Both were on the third level, but this ‘Three Thousand Sword Art’ of the lower Xuan tier seemed much grander than the upper Xuan tier technique ‘Xuanqing Skill’.

And yet, this was the power unleashed by a mere wooden sword…

Already a swordsman, how could he not possess a decent sword?

With this thought, Lin Mo prepared to descend the mountain.

Just as he left Qingzhu Peak, an excited female voice reached his ears.

“Senior brother, are you setting out for a training expedition?”

The newcomer was Jia Ling, the cook from Qingzhu Peak’s canteen.

Before Lin Mo could speak, the plump girl Jia Ling spoke again: “Senior brother Lin, if you’re going out for training, could you visit the Dazhou Mountain Range and bring back some ‘Spirit Beast Meat’ and ‘Spirit Plants’ like usual?”

The Dazhou Mountain Range was home to many demon beasts, but it was also abundant in spirit plants and opportunities.

As the saying goes, opportunity and danger coexist.

Thus, the Dazhou Mountain Range was an extremely dangerous place.

Even the original master only skirted the outermost edges during past training expeditions, never daring to venture deep.

However, even at the periphery, one could collect plenty of spirit beast meat and spirit plants.

And the original master would use these collections to supplement the disciples’ necessities.

As the kitchen manager, Jia was overjoyed every time Lin Mo brought back spirit plants for her. She would sell them and easily make a tidy sum of lower-grade spirit stones.

So, seeing Lin Mo about to descend the mountain, she came over eagerly.

Jia Ling’s intentions were crystal clear to Lin Mo, who glanced at her with a faint tone: “I’m not going out for training, just heading down the mountain to buy some things.”

That said, he had no intention of being the resentful senior brother, serving the ungrateful ones of Qingzhu Peak.

He was well aware that Jia Ling often secretly prepared meals with high-quality spirit beast meat for Ye Kai.

And sometimes, what he ate was far inferior to those meats.

It had to be said, Ye Kai was much better at winning people’s hearts than he was.

Although Jia Ling was displeased, she dared not show it in front of Qingzhu Peak’s senior brother and merely whispered, “Then, senior brother, ‘be careful’ when you go down the mountain to shop.”

The emphasis on ‘be careful’ was slightly stronger than usual.

Lin Mo heard it loud and clear.

…

Upon descending the mountain, Lin Mo arrived at Yunxi City, the largest city near the Qingling Sect.

The city was bustling with activity, filled with the cries of merchants everywhere.

After wandering around the city for a while, Lin Mo entered a shop called ‘Treasure Pavilion’.

As soon as he entered, a flamboyantly dressed woman greeted him.

“What would the young master like to order?”

The lady’s features and figure were quite impressive.

This was the special charm of ‘Treasure Pavilion’, the largest business in Yunxi City. Their attendants were all women, and they had to be attractive in both face and figure, which was why cultivators from major families and sects liked to come here.

“Young lady, I’d like to purchase a sword!”

“Just call me Xiao Zi!” The girl named Xiao Zi said with a beaming smile to Lin Mo: “Young master, what quality of sword would you like?”

Lin Mo pondered for a moment. Naturally, the higher the quality of the sword, the better, but it also required money!

He didn’t have many mid-grade spirit stones on him, only enough to count on one hand after shearing the disciples of Qingzhu Peak.

Of course, as the eldest senior brother, he wouldn’t normally be short of money, but the original owner was too generous, almost giving away all the resources he could have claimed for himself to his junior brothers and sisters of Qingzhu Peak.

So now, he was as poor as a church mouse.

However, he had come prepared.

Taking out the fruits he had picked earlier from his storage ring, Lin Mo asked, “What quality of sword can these be exchanged for?”

“Mystic Ice Fruit!” As an attendant of Treasure Pavilion, Xiao Zi immediately recognized the spiritual fruit in front of her: “This is a fine item, a spirit fruit of excellent quality. Are you sure you want to sell it, young master?”

Mystic Ice Fruits were extremely rare, and Treasure Pavilion hardly saw them even once in several years. Such fruits could not only be used as medicinal ingredients but also help cultivators below the Golden Core stage to improve their cultivation, truly a perfect fruit.

Lin Mo nodded: “Sell them.”

These Mystic Ice Fruits were previously taken by Lin Mo from the Mystic Ice Tree in the spiritual fields of Qingzhu Peak.

The Mystic Ice Tree was something Lin Mo had obtained by chance during his earlier years of cultivation.

It must be said that the original owner’s luck was not too bad.

Xiao Zi carefully counted the fruits: “There are a total of seventy-eight Mystic Ice Fruits here. I’ll offer one hundred mid-grade spirit stones for each. Does that sound good to you?”

While speaking, Xiao Zi also observed Lin Mo’s expression, intentionally or unintentionally.

If he showed dissatisfaction, she would offer more.

After all, such fruits were hard to come by, extremely rare.

“By the way, if the young master sells the fruits to me, I can apply for a VIP card from Treasure Pavilion for you. You’ll get a twenty percent discount on all purchases in our store.”

If it weren’t for the lazy management of Qingzhu Peak, who didn’t water and fertilize according to the regulations, the yield of these spirit fruits should have been over a hundred based on past figures.

Lin Mo was actually quite satisfied with the price, and upon hearing about the discount, he was ready to agree…

“Sister, sister, isn’t that the Mystic Ice Fruit?”

“It seems so…”

Two white figures blocked Lin Mo’s path.

One of the shorter girls glanced at the fruits Xiao Zi was holding and exclaimed excitedly, “Sister, it really is the Mystic Ice Fruit!”

The other girl, with an excellent figure and dazzling eyes, confirmed, “Yes, indeed, it is the Mystic Ice Fruit!”

Seeing someone standing behind them, the shorter girl raised an eyebrow: “Why are you standing so close? It’s crowded here. Don’t you know that men and women should not touch each other?”

“We need to shop now, please move aside!”

Lin Mo tugged at the corner of his mouth, clearly it was the other party who had cut in, yet they had the nerve to say such unreasonable words, truly capricious and willful.

Before Lin Mo could speak, the petite girl turned around and ignored him, asking Xiao Zi, “Miss Zi, how much are these Xuanbing fruits? We’ll take them all.”

“Um…” Xiao Zi’s expression was also somewhat awkward at this moment.

Another tall girl, called ‘Senior Sister’ by the petite girl, also spoke up, “Miss Zi, we’re old acquaintances after all. I know the value of these Xuanbing fruits, so just name your price, money is no object.”

Lin Mo inwardly scoffed: What a grand statement, to say money is no object.

Xiao Zi then pointed behind them at Lin Mo, “Miss Su, Miss Shi Yao, actually, these Xuanbing fruits are intended for this gentleman to exchange for a sword in the store, we haven’t agreed on a price yet…”

Although she said this, Xiao Zi had also seen the ‘agreement’ in Lin Mo’s eyes just now.

It was just a matter of saying it out loud, a deal almost done.

But now that these two ladies seemed to have offended the other party, the price might not be so easy to discuss…

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