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"His first breakthrough directly reached the mid-stage of level five!" A hint of surprise flashed in Su Mu's eyes as he secretly calculated, "That means Jinzi was already at the early stage of level five when he hatched!"

"No wonder it consumed so many Spirit Essence Pills, and even a mid-grade Earth-rank Kunling True Fire Pill, and swallowed over a hundred demon beast inner cores before it was able to break through—the energy required for a level five demon beast to improve its cultivation is indeed far greater than that of an ordinary demon beast!"

"Ordinary mid-level level 5 demonic beasts are comparable to mid-level Grandmaster level experts of the human race, but Jinzi is different. Its bloodline is extremely noble, and its strength must be far superior to that of ordinary mid-level level 5 demonic beasts. Perhaps, it can even rival a late-level Grandmaster level expert!"

As Su Mu was pondering to himself, Jinzi, who had just woken up, flapped its wings and landed on his shoulder, chirping incessantly with a clear and affectionate voice.

Su Mu instantly understood—Jinzi was hungry. After sleeping for two days and two nights, it had consumed a lot of energy, so it would naturally feel hungry after waking up.

So, Su Mu took out a handful of Spirit Essence Pills from his storage bracelet and handed them to Jin Zi.

Jinzi now eats Spirit Essence Pills like grains of rice, one bite at a time, thoroughly enjoying them. Fortunately, Su Mu has an abundance of Spirit Essence Pills, so there's no need to worry about running out.

The cultivation method of gold is different from that of human martial artists. Pills such as Qi Condensation Pill and Yuan Condensation Pill, which are very beneficial to human martial artists, are useless to gold. Only the pure spiritual energy contained in the Spirit Essence Pill can be absorbed and utilized by it to help it improve its cultivation.

The Soul-Nourishing Pill is also effective on gold, nourishing its soul and enhancing its spirituality. However, the Soul-Nourishing Pill's medicinal power is too potent and needs to be absorbed and digested slowly. It cannot be taken frequently—otherwise, even if the gold can withstand the impact of the medicinal power, it will be a waste of the medicinal power, resulting in more harm than good.

After feeding Jinzi some of its own essence and blood to replenish its blood energy, Jinzi appeared exceptionally energetic. It flapped its wings and flew out of the room, joyfully soaring through the courtyard of the library.

Su Mu then opened the system warehouse and carefully examined the system rewards he had received.

The rewards still included a large number of pills, one of which was something he had never received before—this pill was called the "Dao Soul Foundation Building Pill," a high-grade Earth-rank soul-type pill.

Unlike the Soul Nourishing Pill, the Dao Soul Foundation Building Pill does not directly enhance soul power. Taking this pill is mainly for building a Dao Soul foundation for the soul.

Dao Souls are also divided into many categories. As for what kind of Dao Soul one can achieve, it all depends on each person's own comprehension and destiny; there is no fixed answer.

Su Mu has been studying "Sword Heart Clarity" recently, and his skill in swordsmanship has reached a very high level. Therefore, the most suitable Dao Soul for him is the Sword Soul.

Once he successfully establishes his sword soul foundation with the help of the Dao Soul Foundation Pill, his sword dao realm will increase dramatically. In turn, the improvement in his sword dao realm will make his comprehension of "Sword Heart Clarity" smoother and more thorough, forming a virtuous cycle.

"This is truly a wonderful product!" Su Mu exclaimed in admiration, his eyes filled with joy. "I've consumed a large number of Soul-Nourishing Pills, and my soul power and primordial spirit realm have reached a very high level. The basic conditions for building a sword soul foundation have been fully met!"

After praising the system rewards, Su Mu continued to examine them—in addition to the Dao Soul Foundation Building Pill and a large number of pills, there were also two very precious treasures.

One of them was a magical armor called "Fire Thread Dragon Pattern Robe," which was of mid-grade Earth rank, making it far superior to the Spirit Silkworm Silver Silk Robe he had worn before.

Su Mu took out the Fire Thread Dragon Pattern Robe from the system warehouse, squeezed out a drop of essence blood from his fingertip, and dripped it onto the armor to complete the recognition ceremony. He then put it on and replaced the Xuan-grade top-quality Spirit Silkworm Silver Silk Robe.

While the Spirit Silkworm Silver Silk Robe is quite good, capable of withstanding attacks from Grandmaster-level experts, it is ultimately only a top-grade Xuan-level garment. The Fire Thread Dragon Pattern Robe, on the other hand, is a mid-grade Di-level garment. Not only does it greatly enhance defensive capabilities, but it also contains the power of fire, automatically releasing flames to counterattack enemies when attacked.

"Wearing this fiery dragon patterned robe has significantly increased my safety level!" Su Mu nodded in satisfaction, looked down at the armor on his body with delight in his eyes, and then continued to examine another treasure.

The other treasure is a mid-grade Earth-rank clone talisman.

This type of talisman, once activated, can condense into a clone that is exactly the same as the activator. The clone condensed from the clone talisman not only has a highly similar appearance and figure to the activator, but can also use the activator's unique martial arts skills, and its combat power can reach about 70% of the activator's original strength.

However, if the user's skill, physique, true fire, etc., belong to a special category, then the clone formed by the clone talisman will not be highly similar to the user.

Take Su Mu for example. His power contains the aura of the imperial path, his physique is a powerful spiritual body, and his true fire is a rare innate true fire. In every aspect, he belongs to a special category. Therefore, the clone he creates by activating the clone talisman can only achieve a 70% similarity to him—the appearance and figure can be almost identical, but the temperament and spirit cannot be completely consistent. Those familiar with him can easily distinguish them.

It is worth mentioning that there is a fundamental difference between a clone and a puppet.

Once a puppet is separated from its master, it can only act according to the orders given by the master before it leaves, fights based on instinct, does not know how to adapt to changing circumstances, and cannot adjust its tactics according to the situation on the battlefield; while the clone is different. No matter where it is, it is connected to the original body in mind and thought. The clone can understand the original body's thoughts instantly, and can also judge the situation independently and flexibly deal with various emergencies.

Of course, the clone created by the clone talisman is not a true clone in the strictest sense, nor can it exist indefinitely—even if it doesn't participate in battle and remains motionless, its internal energy will slowly deplete, gradually weaken, and eventually dissipate completely. Ultimately, it's more like an energy substitute than a true clone.

"Even so, it's already quite good," Su Mu thought to himself. "Not only can he be a formidable helper in battle, relieving my burden, but he can also risk his life for me when danger arises—it's like having an extra life!"

"It's a pity that this kind of clone talisman can only be used once, and its existence time is not very long. If it could be used repeatedly, it would be even more perfect." Su Mu was slightly disappointed, but he didn't dwell on it too much - obtaining such a treasure was already an unexpected joy.

After a moment's thought, Su Mu took out two puppets from the system's inventory—one was the Xuan-rank top-grade glazed silver puppet he had obtained before, and the other was the Di-rank low-grade meteorite gold puppet he had just obtained.

He placed the silver puppet at the entrance of the library to guard the gate and prevent unauthorized personnel from entering; he left the gold puppet at the door of the second-floor room to protect his own safety.

With two puppet guardians and gold flying around the courtyard as a watchful presence, Su Mu was completely at ease. He took out a Dao Soul Foundation Building Pill from the system's inventory and swallowed it without hesitation.

The pill melted instantly upon entering his mouth, and its powerful and pure medicinal energy surged into Su Mu's sea of ​​consciousness, heading straight for his soul fire.