Chapter 630: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 630: Three Consecutive Upgrades and the Appearance of the Artifact Spirit (4)
Later, a cataclysm struck the cultivation world, causing massive destruction both in the cultivation realm and the mortal world. Ultimately, the once vast cultivation world was shattered into countless new lands. Some of these new lands allowed for continued cultivation, while others did not. The Mo family, who possessed the ancient jade space, happened to fall into one of the new lands where cultivation was no longer possible.
“The ancient jade space may not have been significant in the cultivation realm, but in a land where cultivation is impossible, it’s a miraculous existence!” The snowball explained seriously, its mature tone finally matching its demeanor. “However, it has no life and cannot assist its master in cultivation. It relies on the accumulation of merit to upgrade. Over generations, as merit accumulated, the new rules of heaven and earth eventually allowed its existence. The space also recognizes its master through bloodline and soul, so only descendants of the Mo family can open and use the space.”
The snowball kept a secret from Mo Yan: not every Mo family descendant could open the space. This was something it had surreptitiously changed after gaining intelligence and experiencing numerous difficulties. Only those it approved could use the space!
Mo Yan suddenly understood why she, both in this life and the last, had always been a part of the Mo family. It seemed that her previous family and her current family were descendants of that powerful cultivator’s daughter.
This revelation answered many of her questions about the space, but it also brought new ones. “Since the rules of heaven and earth allow the space to exist, shouldn’t you, as the artifact spirit of the space, have appeared earlier? I didn’t see you even when the space reached Level 5 in my previous life!”
The question struck a nerve with the snowball, which complained indignantly, “Who knows what new rules of heaven and earth are at play! When we arrived in the new land, I was sealed within the Merit Orb and fell into a deep sleep. The space reverted to its initial form, and only by accumulating merit to reach Level 6 could I awaken and break the seal to be reborn with the help of the master.”
Mo Yan pondered this, “The rules of heaven and earth allow a non-living space to exist, but since you are alive, they likely sealed you to prevent any potential misdeeds. The requirement for merit to renew your life shows this concern.”
Curious, she asked the snowball, “Do the rules of heaven and earth really exist? Is there such a thing as ‘good rewarded with good, and evil met with evil’?”
The snowball, deep in thought about Mo Yan’s previous words, gave her a scornful look at the new question. “Of course, they exist! These rules are akin to your moral standards, much stronger than any human-imposed laws. It’s like how good deeds are praised, and immoral acts are condemned, but there’s no direct punishment. Of course, ‘self-destruction’ is also part of these rules. Those who commit evil will eventually repay their karmic debts in some form.”
Mo Yan, once again scorned, shook her head and said, “I’m just learning about these heavenly rules for the first time. Who knows what they really are? Probably only an old monster like you, who has lived who knows how many years, would understand!”
The term “old monster” made the snowball flare up. “I’m clearly a freshly born little princess! You’re the old monster, having lived through two lifetimes!”
Mo Yan couldn’t help but laugh at the snowball’s thick-skinned reaction. Though the snowball wasn’t wrong, calling itself a “little princess” was something she chose to ignore!
The disgruntled snowball was quite entertaining. Mo Yan, unkindly teasing it, almost made it yell in frustration. If it weren’t for the fact that artifact spirits couldn’t harm their masters, it would have wanted to bite her for three days and nights.
Seeing the snowball’s feeble state, Mo Yan felt a pang of conscience and hugged it, gently poking its soft belly. “You mentioned earlier that the space would only break the seal and awaken when it reached Level 6. So, the space has now upgraded three levels in one go!”
The snowball wanted to roll its eyes again, but Mo Yan’s previous teasing had given it a deep psychological scar. It shrank back and said sullenly, “This time, you saved the heir to a nation, a future... well, fate shouldn’t be revealed. In short, this merit is even greater than you imagined, which is why the space has upgraded three levels! As for the benefits going forward... it’s too complicated to explain in just a few words. You’ll find out in the future.”
Mo Yan didn’t press further but instead asked about Xiao Ruiyuan. After all, it was his rescue that had led to the sudden upgrade of the space to Level 2.
“You should ask him,” the snowball drawled, its little black dots spinning rapidly, “His fate is intertwined with you and that national heir. When one benefits, the others do too. He saved your whole family, which is a great merit; meeting you, he helped the heir survive, adding even more merit! If it weren’t for his excessive killing, which offset much of the merit, the space would have upgraded more than just one level.”
Mo Yan’s eyes widened in shock, and she asked anxiously, “What if he hadn’t saved our family? What would have happened to him?”
The snowball snorted, “If he hadn’t saved you and gained your fortune, he would have died from his injuries the first time he was hurt.”
Mo Yan’s face turned pale, and she recalled the two major crises Xiao Ruiyuan had faced later on. One was falling off a cliff while being chased by the red python, and the other was being ambushed and nearly killed after the war this year... Each was a close brush with death.
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