[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal":3,"chapter-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-69":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Investing in the Reborn Empress, She Actually Calls Me ‘Husband’",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},596442,846,"Chapter 69: Star Pestle, Li, Time Management Master, Ink","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-69",69,"\u003Cp>\"That should be all, thank you for your trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mmm. Junior Brother, the items you picked are best eaten fresh—don’t store them for too long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? You have such insights, Elder Brother? Seems we share similar tastes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not at all, not at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll head back to cook now. Let’s have hot pot together sometime.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo cupped his hands in salute to the attendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the bewildered gazes of the onlookers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Li strolled out of the External Affairs Hall, casually carrying two baskets of exotic beast meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An outer sect attendant mused thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inner sect attendant who had recommended many choices to Li Mo earlier replied with an inscrutable look:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re asking quite a few questions today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Autumn Water Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Li Mo returned, it was already noon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time was tight, but his skills were well-honed, and the \"ice block\" hadn’t returned yet—only Shang Wu was in the pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After feeding his master, he headed to the waterfall again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Profound Weapon Embryo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo gazed at the soft, metallic sphere in his palm, jiggling like a slime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could replicate weapons based on a template, and the result would undoubtedly be a top-tier Profound Weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he used the Annihilation Star Hammer as the template, the result would likely be its ultra-nerfed version.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something like the Crimson Sky Sword compared to the Blazing Void Sword?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it should still be stronger than the Crimson Sky Sword—from what he’d heard, the Crimson Sky Sword was an upper-tier Profound Weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that in mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo drew the Crimson Sky Sword and stepped behind the waterfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fire Crane Thousand Feathers!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slashed at the thick rock wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword technique, paired with the Profound Weapon, was devastatingly effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It cut through the stone like tofu, and the carved-out material was swiftly stored in his miniature world. Soon, he had hollowed out a \"cave abode.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whew...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m much stronger now than when I first activated the World Seed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I should have enough energy to retrieve it after taking it out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the physical enhancements from the miniature world didn’t carry over to the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t train with the Annihilation Star Hammer inside the World Seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to bring it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air around him trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The godlike strength that could resent the heavens for lacking a handle returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to his first attempt, Li Mo was far more adept now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The newly carved cave was instantly filled with a razor-sharp aura, leaving sword and blade marks on the granite walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without wasting a second, he immediately summoned the Annihilation Star Hammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gripping the divine weapon again, a powerful surge of emotion welled up in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instinct screamed at him to unleash its primordial force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Mo held back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reason told him the consequences of swinging that hammer—he wouldn’t be able to handle them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gently placed the hammer on the ground before deactivating the World Seed’s power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whew...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweat poured from Li Mo’s body as he exhaled deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of weakness washed over him, but it was still better than passing out like last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Annihilation Star Hammer vibrated twice, like an excited child thrilled to be out playing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hit...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just wanted to smash something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo wiped his sweat and activated the Extreme Weapon Tempering Art at the Transformation Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be good. We must be a civilized divine weapon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A civilized divine weapon doesn’t strike recklessly. Hurting people is bad enough, but even hurting flowers and grass is unacceptable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hammer responded with a short, subdued vibration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Mo’s cultivation deepened, the area of his miniature world expanded. Aside from lacking living beings, it was far more comfortable than the Divine Edge Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t move around, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo nodded in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he draped the Profound Weapon Embryo over the Annihilation Star Hammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mercury-like metallic liquid enveloped the entire hammer, trembling violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Profound Weapon Embryo was meticulously replicating the hammer’s shape, aura, and essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, only up to the limits of a Profound Weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t disappoint me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After watching for a while, Li Mo sat down cross-legged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t practiced the Extreme Weapon Tempering Art in a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he could summon and dismiss the divine weapon at will, tempering his body would become a daily necessity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hammer techniques demanded immense physical and blood-qi strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sunlight outside the window dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure emerged from behind the waterfall, steam rising from his body as the cascading water evaporated on contact. He looked like a freshly forged blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After becoming the master of a divine weapon, training with the Annihilation Star Hammer showed visible progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His physique was already advancing toward the next realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after activating the World Seed twice, exhaustion weighed heavily on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good thing I cooked dinner at noon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Li sighed in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t stop there, adding drops of Ten-Thousand-Year Earth Vein Spirit Milk to the pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Submerging himself, the earth-vein essence soothed his fatigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after circulating the Fire Heart Lotus Technique did Li Mo have the leisure to examine the newly replicated hammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The shape isn’t too different from the Annihilation Star Hammer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The aura is similar too, just much, much weaker.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Annihilation Star Hammer Youth Mini Edition?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Li felt the name was a bit too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it hit him—wasn’t this just the Annihilation Star Hammer’s son?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From now on, you’ll be called the Starlet Mallet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five days passed in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Li had been busy lately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between personal training, body tempering, refining his blood-qi, $2nd finding time to feed the \"ice block\" and his beautiful master at Autumn Water Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At night, there was no rest either—he had to attend to the ever-enthusiastic Princess Little Jiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally, he also had to engage in... deep discussions about sword arts with the ice block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m practically a time-management genius.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That evening, Li Mo dragged his exhausted body back to Autumn Water Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He poured himself a cup of water and gulped it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slumping onto the stone table, he sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t wanna move. Really don’t wanna cook today...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Man is iron, food is steel. My dear disciple, how can you skip meals when you’re this tired?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Wu propped her chin on one hand, speaking with righteous conviction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo shot her a sidelong glance. Then how about you do it, Master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Wu lifted her chin proudly. \"This master is utterly clueless about cooking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What exactly are you proud of?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice block spoke up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then should I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! x2\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master and disciple shouted in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Wu jolted as if rising from her deathbed, while Li Mo’s exhaustion vanished instantly as he flashed into the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Gale Shadow Step finally had a practical use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Bing’er, didn’t you train all day in the Icefire Pool? You should rest,\" Shang Wu urged, terrified she might actually try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing, sipping tea quietly, frowned slightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I meant we could ask the Internal Affairs Hall canteen to deliver food.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The highest alert in Autumn Water Pavilion was lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Wu exhaled in relief, then studied Ying Bing closely and suddenly noticed something amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Bing’er, your blood-qi has reached perfect harmony.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re about to break through, aren’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She meant a major realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing gave a slight nod, her jade-like face betraying no emotion, her tone as calm as the tea in her cup:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many martial artists spend their entire lives trapped before the Inner Breath Realm, never able to cross its threshold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for her, who had walked this path in a past life, there would be no bottlenecks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was merely the twenty-four meridians' grand circulation of qi and blood, borrowing the power of the moon to break into the Inner Breath Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her, this was but a trivial step forward—hardly worth mentioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason she chose tonight to advance was simply as a precaution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the system's rankings, she had to claim the top spot.\u003C\u002Fp>",1363,"2026-05-30T17:19:00.269Z","2026-06-01T04:31:46.286Z",1,"novelbin.me","ba540eb32a56194770c922b3271ca131dce9186f8cc337ee6580dc7d662fd5a6","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-70","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-68",737,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finvesting-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-cover.jpg"]