[{"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-71":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},596444,846,"Chapter 71: Immortal Body Tolerates No Inner Breath, Beyond Divine Power Departing for the Nine Peaks Martial Gathering","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-71",71,"\u003Cp>Half an hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo stared at the freshly forged \"Lotus Flame Extreme Yang Art\" in his hands, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a supreme martial art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the foundation of the \"Heart-Fire Lotus Method\" and a decade's worth of martial insights, he had effortlessly mastered it to perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference between an advanced cultivation technique and a supreme one was unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the significantly stronger fluctuations from the thirty-six lotus seeds, none showed any signs of taking root or sprouting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I refuse to believe this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo pulled out a vial of Ten-Thousand-Year Earth Vein Spirit Milk, uncorked it, and took a large gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He channeled the \"Lotus Flame Extreme Yang Art\" at full force, each lotus seed acting like a pump, voraciously devouring the earth vein essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifteen minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint flicker of flame emerged in his dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Inner Breath?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Li Mo could rejoice—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The newly formed Inner Breath vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if swallowed by an unseen abyss, leaving no shadow behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was utterly baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was it difficult to condense Inner Breath, but even when he succeeded, it disappeared?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This makes no sense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even a supreme art can't break through my bottleneck?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Am I doomed to remain stuck in the Qi-Blood Realm forever?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo opened his eyes, ceasing his cultivation, his face a picture of existential doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He forced himself to calm down and think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The technique derived from the Ancient Bronze Heavenly Scripture Seal couldn’t be flawed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem had to lie within himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Profound Yin Immortal Physique?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spark of realization flashed as Li Mo muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truth be told, though he had possessed this immortal physique for a long time, he knew little about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During his visits to the library, he had scoured through countless records of myths and legends but found no mention of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, after careful consideration, he could think of no other explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thirty-six lotus seeds make it incredibly hard to condense Inner Breath with a supreme art, and...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My body cannot retain Inner Breath.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having identified these two issues, Li Mo fell into deep contemplation once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After much deliberation, he concluded there were two plausible solutions:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, abandon his current cultivation and start over—this time, only opening twelve main meridians like ordinary practitioners, instead of all thirty-six.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, wait for a higher-grade Silver Heavenly Scripture Seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With it, he could elevate the supreme art into a divine one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he still possessed a Gilded Heavenly Scripture Seal, which could push the \"Lotus Flame Extreme Yang Art\" even further—beyond divine, into...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A realm above divine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thirty-six-meridian Qi-Blood cycle was already formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could break through to the Inner Breath Realm, the results would be unimaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since I’ve already gone this far...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I might as well see it through.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hesitating for exactly three and a third seconds, Li Mo made his choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the ice block (Ying Bing) and Little Princess Jiang (Jiang Chulong) by his side, obtaining a mere Silver Heavenly Scripture Seal was only a matter of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to Autumn Water Pavilion, he found the courtyard eerily still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leaves hung frozen under layers of white frost, weighed down and lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight, the pavilion was unnaturally cold, as if winter had descended in an instant, turning everything to ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside a certain ice block’s room, $2n intense chill radiated, accompanied by swirling auroras of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She said tonight, and tonight it is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By tomorrow, she’ll have reached the Inner Breath Realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo sighed and retreated to his own room next door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold didn’t bother him much, $2ut his bed, pressed against the shared wall, had frozen solid, the blankets stiff as boards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he sensed a ripple—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The World Seed was reacting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Chulong is always punctual.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo lay down, letting his body rest while his consciousness entered the World Seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"T-Teacher!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Chulong sat obediently at the stone table in a seiza-like pose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she spotted the figure approaching with a stack of \"teaching materials,\" her small face lit up with a cautious smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo settled at the table with practiced ease, brewing tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He poured but didn’t drink, instead raising his eyes and asking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem. Have you fully grasped what I taught last time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm-hmm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Chulong nodded eagerly, like a chick pecking at rice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took her studies extremely seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Heavenly Venerable’s standards were high, and she dreaded falling short of his expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even during her daily trash-collecting outings, she’d practice swordplay with a stick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. Then let’s address your lingering doubts from last session.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Venerable opened the textbook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This teaching material was a one-of-a-kind masterpiece—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Courtesy of the ice block (Ying Bing), revised by young disciple Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Chulong’s sword talent was absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without learning a single formal sword art, she had refined her self-created technique into an advanced-level martial art—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearing supreme-tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was downright ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, she absorbed every bit of sword knowledge Li Mo had borrowed from Ying Bing, soaking it up like a sponge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At one point, Li Mo had to tap into his martial insights just to keep up with her comprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the lesson—which had been somewhat taxing for Li Mo—concluded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How’s your recovery coming along?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A-Almost done!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Chulong fidgeted with her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then don’t waste time. The sooner you recover, the sooner you can train properly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo handed her another batch of restorative medicines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Jiang Chulong fully healed, he expected a decent reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was thinking this—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"T-Teacher...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo glanced up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Chulong sat across from him, biting her lip hesitantly, her fingers twisting together, her pale gray eyes shimmering with... anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I want... to hear more about the Desolate World.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, to motivate the little princess, Li Mo had embellished a story from his past life—repackaging a novel he’d once read as an ancient legend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unsurprisingly, $2he tales that had stuck with him all these years were not only highly inspiring...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But also incredibly engaging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the gleam in Jiang Chulong’s eyes spelled out one thing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next chapter, please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To everyone’s surprise, Shang Wu rose early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her stern voice echoed through the small Autumn Water Pavilion:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For years, our Jade Cluster Peak has suffered defeat after defeat, sapping our morale and tarnishing our prestige. This ends today!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Ice (Ying Bing), my precious disciple—we must compete with dignity, confidence, and excellence!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The glory of Jade Cluster Peak rests on your shoulders...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Wu clenched her fist, as if already envisioning the peak’s triumphant return to supremacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a beat of silence, $2i Mo exchanged a glance with the ice block (Ying Bing) before raising his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, hypothetically speaking...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t Ying Bing the Sect Leader’s personal disciple?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Wu: \"!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh. Right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How had she forgotten that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The master’s smile faded rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is bad. I placed heavy bets...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo: \"...There’s a betting pool in the sect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So you weren’t just counting on the sect’s rewards—you were planning to clean up on side wagers too?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Wu looked at her disciple, massaging her temples with a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welp. We’re doomed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her precious disciple was still only in the Qi-Blood Realm, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had initially held high hopes for Ying Bing, who had recently broken through to the Inner Breath Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo sighed helplessly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if it's just me alone, it shouldn’t drag Jade Cluster Peak’s ranking down too badly, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Useless. I bet on first place—do you really think you can defeat Little Bing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Wu shook her head again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was already scheming about how to weasel out of her bet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, the pre-tournament rally at Autumn Water Pavilion ended abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, Old Ba arrived right on time with the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Masters, it’s time to head to the main peak!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1329,"2026-05-30T17:19:00.269Z","2026-06-01T04:31:46.286Z",1,"novelbin.me","8bea8678dcc07ebb648991a0b081b2d84e1bacae9987cb31c7b7796b8f598ae0","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-72","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-70",737,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finvesting-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-cover.jpg"]