Su Mu came to the riverbank and found a near-death Little Mahi.
He looked closely and saw a black-green aquatic plant wrapped around its tail, with the end seemingly connected to something.
The Little Mahi's body was covered with scars, a horrifying wound extended from head to tail, a full fifty centimeters long, with the deep cut revealing flesh and blood.
[Would you like to use "100" Favor Points for healing?]
Su Mu prepared to use Favor Points to heal the Little Mahi but found it required a whole hundred points. It wasn't that he was hesitant about spending it, but he was surprised, as last time it only needed a few points despite the significant injuries.
This time, it required a hundred points, indicating the severity of its wounds.
The Little Mahi's breath was very weak now.
Su Mu hurriedly used hundred Favor Points to heal the Little Mahi.
The next second.
The wounds on the Little Mahi quickly healed, its breath recovered rapidly; it took a full five breaths to completely recover this time.
Seeing the Little Mahi restored to its original state, Su Mu also breathed a sigh of relief.
This little guy is Su Mu's first pet, his lucky Koi Carp, bringing him many surprises, spending a hundred points was nothing; even a thousand would be worth it without hesitation.
After its recovery, the Little Mahi also transmitted Spiritual Sense to Su Mu.
He looked at the aquatic plant on the Little Mahi's tail and murmured, "Is this the treasure you found?"
Su Mu removed the aquatic plant wrapped around the Little Mahi's tail, held it in his hand, and began to pull.
Huh?
It's quite heavy!
Su Mu rolled up his sleeves and exerted much strength to finally pull the thing at the end of the aquatic plant out of the water.
Hmm? What's this?
Su Mu approached for a closer look and was startled by what he saw.
It was a skeleton, and it was human, with the skull, chest bone, leg bones, finger bones all intact.
Good grief!
Is this the treasure you mentioned?
Why did you pull a dead body back for me?
Just as Su Mu felt unlucky, preparing to throw the skeleton back into the riverbed, he noticed it emitted a faint golden glow.
Huh?
Could it be a treasure?
Su Mu dragged the skeleton back to the riverbank and squatted to examine it.
He extended his right hand and touched the skeleton, instantly pulling back his fingers.
The temperature is so high!
His flesh was already so strong, yet his fingers got blistered from the heat.
This isn't right, how could the body, soaked in the river for so long, still have such high temperature?
Could it be that this skeleton belonged to a powerful cultivator before death?
Yet... even after being dead for so long and only a skeleton remains, it can still have such high temperature?
The next second, the white bones turned golden, eventually becoming a golden skeleton.
.....
In the next two days, Su Mu focused on researching this skeleton.
Indeed it was a treasure, but how could it be used??
It's just bones, not something you could eat and the bones were so hard that he couldn't even break them with all his strength, let alone bite them.
Turning the bones into soup?
Of course, he tried it, but it was useless.
During the idle time of these two days, Su Mu basically researched this golden skeleton.
.....
One day, while researching, Su Mu accidentally stumbled and fell onto the skeleton.
Suddenly, the skeleton stuck to Su Mu like a gum, scorching!
Oh my gosh!
The next second, he tried to shake it off only to find the skeleton clinging tightly to his skin, and more frighteningly, the bones started merging into his body!
This scared Su Mu half to death.
Oh no, oh no, is this skeleton coming alive?
Is it trying to take over my body?
He began channeling the Cultivation Technique, trying to resist the fusion of the Golden Bone with his body but found he couldn't stop it at all!
In just three breaths, the Golden Bone fully integrated into Su Mu's body.
At this moment, all the bones in his body turned golden.
His aura also began to surge at this moment!
Mid-stage Mahayana!
Late-stage Mahayana!
Breaking through two realms consecutively!
The most noticeable improvement wasn't exactly the cultivation realm but the strength of Su Mu's flesh!
His Vital Blood Force instantly multiplied hundreds of times, the Qi Sea expanded several times, along with countless changes in body details.
With the enhancement of flesh, his second heart received from Li Qiye further integrated with his body, the tiny blood vessels connecting to the heart evolved into ten thousand!
At this moment, Su Mu felt his body incredibly light and transparent, a mysterious feeling beyond words.
Finally, his cultivation halted at Mahayana Perfection!
Only a step away from the Divinity Transformation Realm above Mahayana!
Good grief!
Directly skyrocketing from early Mahayana to Mahayana Perfection, is this cultivation? More like riding a rocket!
The most direct change was still in the body.
...
Su Mu was in a very good mood, he returned to the riverbank and summoned the Little Mahi.
Looking at the Little Mahi by the riverbank, Su Mu prepared to reward it greatly.
[Would you like to spend "one hundred points" Favor Points for feeding?]
"Yes!"
"Reward my mighty General Mahi fiercely!"
With the feedback of Favor Points onto Little Mahi, it returned to its perfect state.
The next second, Little Mahi's body length grew to a meter long!
Seeing this, Su Mu was somewhat surprised, realizing his Favor Points could not only heal the Water Beast's injuries but also promote its growth, pretty good.
It was already a meter long, quite a big fish now.
"Now that you've grown so big, it won't be easy for big fish or crabs to bully you anymore."
Su Mu said with a smile.
After he spoke, Little Mahi joyfully swam back and forth, constantly slapping its tail on the water's surface.
.....
The next day.
Su Mu wove a simple fishing trap by the river using vines, to catch fish.
Despite Su Mu being a big brute, these craft skills of his were exceptional, and he quickly wove a finely crafted, sturdy fishing trap.
.....
After several times bringing treasures back from Little Mahi, Su Mu discovered many hidden treasures in this river.
Soon, Su Mu finally found a shallow area with dense silk grass.
He rolled up his trousers, stepped into the sand, and placed the woven trap in the aquatic plants, then pulled some nearby plants to cover its surface.
After completing all this, Su Mu started his daily task of patrolling the river.
Maintaining river security and earning Favor Points is the primary daily task, a must.
....
Early the next morning, Su Mu came to the water area where he set the trap the previous day.
He found the spot, parted the silk grass, and gave a strong pull, surprised by the weight.
Hmm??
Another big catch?
He pulled hard to lift it, and upon seeing what was inside the trap, Su Mu was dumbfounded.