The System of Releasing to the Sea

【Quest: Curse Suppression Technique】

【Quest Description: The Curse Suppression Technique originated as an ancient shamanic art, said to have the power to subdue people or objects through curses.】

【Quest Requirements: Collect all accumulated cursed items and locate and eliminate the person spreading these cursed objects.】

【Cursed Items Collected: 6/6】

【Curse Suppression Technique Inheritor Eliminated】

【Curse Suppression Technique Fragment Obtained】

【Quest Rewards: Ziyang Vein-Protecting Pill x1, Iceheart Jade Dew Pill x1, "Huangting Spirit Nourishment Classic" x1, Five Aggregates Strange Stone x1, "The Way of Fusion Artifacts" x1】

The collected cursed items were not reclaimed by the system.

Instead, they remained with Lin Mo.

And the inheritor of the Curse Suppression Technique was obviously Qian Xin’er, who Lin Mo had already dealt with.

As for the fragment of the Curse Suppression Technique...

With a flick of his hand, Lin Mo found a handwritten old notebook in his palm.

It was likely a notebook personally penned by Liu Guixiang, found directly in Qian Xin’er’s home. If Liu Zheng and the others had searched properly back then, they might have uncovered some clues.

But this thing wasn’t all that important; it was filled almost entirely with harmful methods.

So Lin Mo merely raised his hand slightly and burned the notebook to ashes.

The Invincible Cultivation System really was impressive.

Lin Mo examined the rewards, though their effects still needed to be checked through the system’s descriptions.

【Ziyang Vein-Protecting Pill: A pill refined using Ziyang Grass as the core ingredient, capable of protecting the meridians from damage.】

【Iceheart Jade Dew Pill: After consumption, it cools the heart and calms the mind, effective against inner demons.】

Got it. These two items were meant to help face the Golden Core Tribulation.

According to Lin Mo’s understanding, the Golden Core Tribulation is a four-stage minor heavenly tribulation.

There are four rounds of tribulation, each with nine lightning strikes.

Surviving the tribulation allows the spiritual power inside the body to begin condensing into a core nucleus.

Eventually forming the Golden Core.

So what about the "Huangting Spirit Nourishment Classic"?

Lin Mo studied it and found it to be a cultivation method specifically designed to train spiritual force—that is, the condensation of the divine sense.

In Lin Mo’s view, this manual focused more on refining the divine sense, but compared to his own "Divine Refining Void Method," it seemed somewhat lacking.

【Host, please note: The "Divine Refining Void Method" cannot be transferred to others, but the "Huangting Spirit Nourishment Classic" does not have this restriction.】

Transferable?

Lin Mo roughly understood.

This meant that once he learned it himself, he could pass it on to others.

Provided he learned it first.

“System, tell me, is this thing meant for Xie Yuling to learn?”

【Host may choose to teach or not teach at will. The Invincible Cultivation System will never interfere.】

That sounds nice.

Lin Mo didn’t care either way. Since it could enhance the divine sense, practicing it more wouldn’t hurt.

Then there was the Five Aggregates Strange Stone.

Lin Mo pulled it out and saw a pitch-black stone that looked completely ordinary.

“What’s this thing even for?”

【Five Aggregates Strange Stone: The five aggregates—form, sensation, perception, volition, and consciousness—do not arise in the unliving, yet this single stone has somehow produced all five. Given enough time, might it hatch into a monkey?】

【This is a material used to forge the Emperor’s Banner. Please do not try making a monkey figurine out of it.】

Fine, fine, that’s how you want to play it. Why not just catch a stone monkey and hand it over for forging?

The last item, "The Way of Fusion Artifacts," was clearly a manual on artifact refining. Lin Mo didn’t even need to read the description to know what it was.

“I have to say, for such a mundane task, piling on so many rewards—System, you really are something else.”

Lin Mo gave a thumbs-up.

A sigh of helplessness echoed from the system.

--System: No choice, borrowed stuff can’t be given out, so I have to find an excuse to hand out rewards--

Thursday.

The afterglow of Labor Day hadn’t completely faded, yet the classroom showed no signs of post-holiday blues. After all, the weekend was just around the corner, and these scattered holidays always helped soothe everyone’s spirits.

Lin Mo sat upright, textbooks spread open on his desk, but his mind was drifting far away.

A faint scraping sound came from the desk beside him. Jiang Yunlu slid her chair a little closer and gently nudged his arm with her elbow.

“What have you been up to these past three days? You haven’t even popped up in the group chat.”

Lin Mo snapped out of his cultivation trance from “Huang Ting Yang Shen Jing” and shrugged. “Studying.”

“Studying?”

Jiang Yunlu raised her eyebrows, wearing a look that clearly said, “Who are you trying to fool?”

“Fang Jun and the others said they went to the internet café in the group chat. You just studied?”

“Really,” Lin Mo said sincerely, “I found two pretty deep books. Once I started, I got hooked. They’re tough.”

That was true. These past two days, Lin Mo had been practicing “Huang Ting Yang Shen Jing” and researching “The Way of Fusion Artifacts.”

If “Huang Ting Yang Shen Jing” was a practical exercise manual, then “The Way of Fusion Artifacts” was a purely theoretical textbook.

Because Lin Mo, still at the Foundation Establishment stage, couldn’t forge artifacts using Dan Fire.

Just like the system said, he had to first form a Core, then forge his own life artifact.

It was like a treasure mountain stood before him, but separated by an insurmountable chasm. Right now, he was just a Foundation Establishment cultivator who hadn’t even gotten a ticket to enter.

At that moment, Lin Mo suddenly recalled that he had originally gathered all this knowledge to obtain a divine ability that could track people through the network.

Hmm... now, he didn’t really want it that much anymore.

Jiang Yunlu studied Lin Mo’s face carefully, seeing no sign of concealment. Instead, she confirmed something else—he hadn’t gone out alone with Xie Yuling these past few days.

A barely noticeable curve lifted the corner of her mouth, and her mood brightened considerably.

“Alright, I’ll trust you this once. Since you’ve been working so hard studying, how about relaxing this weekend?”

“Not sure. I might have to go to Peng City for a competition. You know, last time the match was cut short, so it might continue this weekend.”

Lin Mo knew very well that Jiang Yunlu wanted him to come watch the badminton match.

But if there was a scheduling conflict, there was nothing he could do.

The light in Jiang Yunlu’s eyes dimmed slightly but soon rekindled. She straightened up, locking her gaze on Lin Mo with no hint of avoidance—only expectation and a seriousness that brooked no refusal.

“My badminton match is also this weekend. So if you don’t have your competition, or after it’s over, will you come watch me?”

Lin Mo nodded gladly. “Of course, no problem. If I can make it, I’ll be there.”

Jiang Yunlu nodded in satisfaction.

She turned her head toward Ying Wenshen sitting behind them.

At this moment, Ying Wenshen was wearing a mask, engrossed in his book.

“I heard Ying Wenshen has been down with a bad cold for several days and has been staying home all this time.”

Lin Mo shook his head, neither confirming nor denying the rumor.

Just then, someone appeared at the entrance of Class Eight.

“Who is Su Mingzhao?”

Hearing the name, everyone instinctively thought Su Mingzhao was causing trouble again.

So all eyes naturally turned to him.

Su Mingzhao furrowed his brows and looked toward the person at the door.

“I don’t know you.”

“No worries, as long as I know you. Step outside for a moment.”

The man grinned widely, his smile bright but not at all friendly.

He came with ill intent.

But this was a personal matter, and no one was willing to step forward.

Especially since Ma Ruixiang already had little goodwill toward Su Mingzhao, he remained seated calmly.

As long as Su Mingzhao didn’t step outside, nothing would happen.

But Su Mingzhao—apart from Lin Mo—never backed down from anyone else.

He stood up and walked out immediately.