The body lay still, its malice snuffed out.
Li Xuan stood silently for a moment, breathing heavily, his hands tight around the hilt of his divine sword. The clash had been short, brutal—and decisive.
[Enemy Eliminated – Qi Refinement Level 9 Cultivator]
[Combat Evaluation: Excellent Execution]
[System Rewards Unlocked]
A wave of light pulsed through his mind.
[Reward 1: Spirit Stones x100]
[Reward 2: System Inventory – Unlocked]
[Reward 3: System Shop – Unlocked]
[Reward 4: Basic Combat Technique – Moonlight Blade Art (Low-Grade, Rare)]
Li Xuan felt his body warm as a flood of energy surged into him, restoring his stamina and healing minor injuries. At the same time, a string of interfaces appeared in his mind's eye, glowing with soft silver-blue light.
> System Interface Updated.
– Inventory: Store items in a dimensional space. Capacity: 20 slots (Upgradeable).
– Shop: Purchase items with spirit stones. Categories include weapons, pills, cultivation scrolls, formation tools, and rare goods.
– Combat Techniques: Moonlight Blade Art added.
– System Log: View recent notifications and gains.
Li Xuan raised an eyebrow.
"So the system has storage… and a shop?"
He opened the Inventory panel, and with a mere thought, the divine sword he was holding shimmered and vanished from his grip, appearing in a floating panel before him.
He smirked. "Very useful. I won't have to carry it on my back anymore."
Next, he focused on the Shop.
The panel unfolded like a fan. Items danced across it, divided into sections:
Weapons: Spirit Swords, Halberds, Spears, Chain Rings
Pills: Body Restoration, Qi Gathering, Cultivation Boosters
Techniques: Body Refinement Manuals, Early Foundation Sword Arts
Miscellaneous: Beast Eggs (Uncommon), Spatial Rings, Teleport Talismans
Each item was priced in spirit stones, and the rarest ones were locked behind higher cultivation levels.
"Interesting," Li Xuan muttered, scrolling. "With enough stones, I could grow even faster…"
He selected a Qi Condensation Stabilization Pill and purchased it.
[Spirit Stones -30]
[Item Delivered to Inventory]
A small jade bottle appeared in his storage with a gentle flash.
Li Xuan's excitement grew. This system wasn't just a cheat—it was a divine inheritance in its own right.
He turned back to the inheritance chamber. Now, it was truly his.
He knelt before the raised platform, brushing away the dust from the old master's bones. "I'll carry this legacy forward," he murmured. "The Nine Heavens Moon Sect will not be forgotten."
He gathered everything methodically:
The Divine Moon Sword
Several formation scrolls, glowing faintly with celestial ink
A full set of alchemy manuals, detailing rare spirit pills and legendary furnaces
500 low grade spirit stones from sealed crates
A formation compass and pill cauldron engraved with moon sigils
The mysterious spirit egg, now warm and lightly pulsating
He stored it all within the system's inventory.
As he turned to leave, the egg pulsed brighter for a second.
Li Xuan paused and looked back at it.
"Who are you, little one?"
No answer, of course—but somehow, he knew that whatever was inside would one day be important. Perhaps a companion. Perhaps a weapon. Perhaps more.
But that was for later.
Right now, it was time to prepare—for Qi Refinement, for the rebirth of a fallen sect, and for a world that would soon learn the name Li Xuan.
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