Under his gaze, Nishijou Kelian straightened her small chest.

Her brown checkered scarf fluttered without any wind.

Due to absorbing a portion of Magong Yongshi and Shenzhu Shihui's good intentions, faint strands of golden thoughts occasionally slid past the edges of her button-like big eyes.

She flipped over, her doll-like body leaping up high into the air and swiftly sweeping through, hurtling directly toward Beichuan Si.

Next...

Next, Beichuan Si just looked expressionlessly as she swooshed past him and dove head-first into his half-open luggage.

Because the luggage was filled with clothes, her head plunged right into the clothes, and her plump feet struggled flapping by the opening of the bag.

"..." Beichuan Si.

It was only then that Beichuan Si noticed the rubber mallet Kelian had crafted falling from the sky.

Probably, Nishijou Kelian wanted to surprise him but struggled to control her new doll body—thus, she plunged straight into the luggage during her imbalance.

Considering that Nishijou Kelian had also practiced aerobics for a while, perhaps that had been part of her getting used to her body's controls.

Thinking this, Beichuan Si reached out and grabbed Nishijou Kelian's round legs, pulling her out of the luggage.

Even making a 'pop' sound as she came out.

This indicated just how strong Nishijou Kelian's forward thrust into the luggage had been.

"Stay calm for a couple of days," Beichuan Si patted Nishijou Kelian's little head and, while she watched, picked up the rubber mallet from the ground and added, "This, I'm confiscating."

"????" Nishijou Kelian.

She was totally stunned.

But Beichuan Si couldn't be bothered with her.

After stowing the rubber mallet in his backpack, Beichuan Si then turned to Magong Yongshi and Shenzhu Shihui, "You two have also worked hard, rest for today."

"Okay," Magong Yongshi and Shenzhu Shihui replied in unison, then slipped back into the Shinra Bell.

With that, matters here were all sorted out.

Next up was to check other gains.

Ignoring Nishijou Kelian, who was pulling at his pant leg in utter plight, Beichuan Si turned to look at the system prompt column.

Beyond the preceding system tasks, there was a very clear note beneath.

'System Alert: "Four-directions Calamity Spirit" has been reclaimed. Medium-high level Calamity Spirit, acquired skill points 10.'

Yes, after eliminating another Four Directions Huixue, the system did not stint in rewarding skill points.

One Calamity Spirit brought directly 10 skill points.

This instantly pushed Beichuan Si's skill points from 4.5 to 14.5.

And after vanquishing the Calamity Spirit, the maximum limit for dead energy also increased to 250 points, and the constitution column became eight times that of a normal human.

With 14.5 skill points, this was a number Beichuan Si couldn't overlook.

Spiritual Dagger Technique, dead energy healing—given the current situation, there was no need for further enhancement.

And other skills like dead energy shaping, mid-level control of dead energy weren't things that could be enhanced with 14.5 skill points.

Since he couldn't upgrade the quality of his skills, he might as well increase their quantity.

Beichuan Si opened the vast skill tree.

There were many options related to dead energy, Yellow Springs.

Regarding skills like dead energy burst and dead energy corrosion—frankly speaking, Beichuan Si wasn't too interested.

Both skills seemed like major consumers of dead energy, and since there was already Jian Ding, a major consumer by Beichuan Si's side, there was naturally no great need for these flashy yet impractical skills.

What Beichuan Si currently wanted more were skills concerning close quarters, short-range combat.

With Magong Yongshi and Shenzhu Shihui supporting him from afar, Beichuan Si naturally didn't have to worry about that.

And skills like Baji Fist and jujutsu, in today's context with increasingly strong enemies, had especially little use...

With this in mind, Beichuan Si's gaze moved downward.

Beichuan Si then discovered a set of combat skills that caught his eye.

"Other Shore Calamity Fall."

Beichuan Si glanced at the skill description below.

"Other Shore Calamity Fall (can be upgraded to Netherworld Calamity Fall): An ancient martial arts technique that has been completely lost over time and cannot be executed by an ordinary human physique. When paired with the aura of death or the Power of Calamity, it has considerable lethal power against the Calamity Spirit. There might be a deep connection with the Yellow Springs Evil."

The skill points required for Other Shore Calamity Fall were exactly 14.5.

Combined with the note that it "could cause lethal damage to the Calamity Spirit"... Beichuan Si hardly thought about it and chose it immediately.

After the exchange was successful, the skill "Other Shore Calamity Fall" was added to Beichuan Si's skill bar.

"Let's find a chance to test it out with a Low-level Vengeful Spirit," Beichuan Si mused quietly, savoring the sudden surge of knowledge in his head.

Most of the combat skills provided by the system still required familiarity and weren't something that could be mastered and utilized instantly, so Beichuan Si also planned to find one or two vengeful spirits to practice with when he had time.

But before that...

Beichuan Si pulled Nishijou Kurenai, who had climbed onto his face, off.

The little guy's body had grown much stronger after being enhanced, and it took Beichuan Si some effort to pull him off.

"What are you trying to do, Kurenai?" asked Beichuan Si, looking expressionless at Nishijou Kurenai in his hand.

Hearing Beichuan Si's question, Nishijou Kurenai pointed unhesitatingly at his backpack.

This was probably hinting for Beichuan Si to return her rubber mallet.

"That item will be kept with me for now," said Beichuan Si, shaking his head in a manner that brooked no argument.

But what Beichuan Si didn't expect was for Nishijou Kurenai to point at herself and then mimic the shape of a stuffed toy with her hands.

Seeing Nishijou Kurenai's gesture, Beichuan Si slightly raised his eyebrows, surprisingly asking, "Are you saying, since I won't return the little soft hammer, that I should return the spiritual residence you had before?"

This time, Nishijou Kurenai nodded vigorously.

"..." Beichuan Si.

The previous spiritual residence was essentially a pristine white sphere.

Because Nishijou Kurenai altered its nature, it turned into the form of the small stuffed toy she used.

Beichuan Si had initially put it away, planning to keep it for emergencies, but now that Nishijou Kurenai was reaching out for it, he felt it was only right to give it back to her.

But what exactly did she want to do?

Although Beichuan Si was curious, he still took the small stuffed toy out of the backpack and placed it in front of Nishijou Kurenai.

Under his watchful eye, Nishijou Kurenai promptly hoisted up her former stuffed toy incarnation, then in a flash, jumped onto Beichuan Si's bed, flipping over to lie down while also making sure to hug the stuffed toy tightly.

It wasn't until Beichuan Si saw a "ZZZ" symbol floating in mid-air that he realized—

Nishijou Kurenai had simply fallen asleep like that.

The reason she asked for her former stuffed toy was merely to use it as a pillow.

Watching Nishijou Kurenai lying on his bed sound asleep, Beichuan Si didn't disturb her sweet dreams.

Indeed, transforming the Calamity Stone into a spiritual residence that matched her own nature must have consumed some of her good will; letting her rest might indeed be a good thing.

Now that Magong Yongshi, Shenzhu Shihui, and Nishijou Kurenai were all resting, only Beichuan Si was left in the room.

In such a situation, Beichuan Si stood up, then opened the door.

Outside the room, two members of the Four Directions Family stood on both sides.

As soon as they saw Beichuan Si, they immediately bowed deeply, "Beichuan Master."

Beichuan Si's face remained expressionless as he waved his hand dismissively, then calmly said, "Spare me the pleasantries."

"Take me to see the Four Directions Family Head."

Yes—

While Four Directions Huixue was resting... Beichuan Si had already arranged everything.

Now it was time to pay a visit to the Four Directions Family Head.

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