In addition, there was a Golden Bell Pendant.
Golden Bell Pendant: Wearing it grants the wearer the defense of the Golden Bell Shield, warding off ghosts and external forces.
Chu Hao was delighted and said, "Good stuff."
It not only defends against ghosts but also fends off external attacks. In the System Store, a Golden Bell Pendant is worth 200 Pretentiousness Points.
Chu Hao rubbed his hands together, clasped them in prayer, and wished, "Yu Emperor, Bodhisattva Guan Yin, Tathagata Buddha, Three Pure Ones, please bless me with good fortune and let me open a Divine Artifact."
He opened the Silver Treasure Box.
"Ding... Silver Treasure Box opened, Beginner Marrow Cleansing Manual obtained."
Chu Hao was stunned for a moment, then examined the Beginner Marrow Cleansing Manual.
Beginner Marrow Cleansing Manual: Learning it will enhance the Host’s strength, speed, physique, and consciousness.
He checked the System Store, looking for the Beginner Marrow Cleansing Manual’s Pretentiousness Points value, but found something that made his jaw drop.
Beginner Marrow Cleansing Manual: Requires 500 Pretentiousness Points.
Intermediate Marrow Cleansing Manual: Requires 1,000 Pretentiousness Points.
Advanced Marrow Cleansing Manual: Requires 3,000 Pretentiousness Points.
Top-Grade Marrow Cleansing Manual: Requires 6,000 Pretentiousness Points.
However, that wasn’t what shocked Chu Hao the most.
Following the Cleansing Marrow Scripture was the Foundation Building Scripture.
Beginners Foundation Building Manual: Requires 10,000 Experience Points.
Intermediate Foundation Building Manual: Requires 20,000 Experience Points.
After the Foundation Building Scripture came the Golden Core Manual, Nascent Soul Manual, Divine Transformation Manual, Tribulation Crossing Manual, and so on...
"Holy shit!! This is the cultivation hierarchy!" Chu Hao was astounded.
The System actually had these.
He quickly asked, "System, is this the cultivation system?"
System: "Correct. After the Nascent Soul Manual, you can have a lifespan of three thousand years."
Chu Hao was thrilled, slightly slurring his words, "Then... what about the Tribulation Crossing Manual?"
System: "After reaching the peak of Tribulation Crossing, you will attain eternal life."
What more could I ask for? The System is simply outrageously cool and amazing!
"Learn," Chu Hao said, brimming with excitement.
After learning the Beginner Marrow Cleansing Manual, he felt a warm flow throughout his body, and steam began to rise from him. In a short while, grime was excreted through his pores.
Is this what cleansing the marrow feels like? Incredibly badass.
After taking a bath, Chu Hao looked in the mirror and felt he had changed. His skin was a healthy wheat color; the acne on his face had vanished, leaving him looking clean, refreshed, and much more handsome.
His abs and biceps were defined, and he even had the coveted Adonis belt. It was like something straight out of a Spider-Man movie, where the main character wakes up transformed into a superhero overnight.
"Haha... With this body, I’d dazzle countless girls just by taking a stroll outside."
Chu Hao was incredibly pleased with himself.
"AH!" A scream rang out. It was Diao Chan; the young girl had walked through the wall and caught a glimpse of her master stark naked.
Especially the towering pillar—it scared her to death.
Diao Chan thought to herself, ’Would such a large thing hanging there not hurt a lot?!’
Chu Hao said with a cheeky smile, "Baby Diao Chan, what are you doing? If you want to look at your master, just say so. I wouldn’t refuse you a look; there’s no need to peek."
Diao Chan covered her blushing face and said, "Who was peeking? I came to tell you that someone is looking for you outside."
Chu Hao dressed, went out of the room, and opened the door, only to see Ya Xiao leaning on crutches, her left foot in a plaster cast.
Chu Hao was taken aback and said sheepishly, "What happened to your foot, Ya Xiao?"
Ya Xiao glared at him and said, "It’s all because you jinxed me! Why did you have to mention a ’bloody disaster’? I twisted my ankle yesterday."
Chu Hao said seriously, "Didn’t I tell you not to go out? But you insisted."
Ya Xiao rolled her eyes at Chu Hao and said, "Hurry up; the demolition team is here again. Old Wang and Little Zhang have both gone down. You should go too, to add to the numbers."
This area consisted of old apartment buildings, slated for demolition and redevelopment. However, they encountered a stingy real estate group that offered the residents of the old town a very low price and even wanted to force them out, causing a lot of dissatisfaction.
Chu Hao tilted his head and said, "Ya Xiao, do I really have to go?"
Ya Xiao glared at him and said, "You rascal, do you still want to live here or not?"
Fine. Even though I’m now worth hundreds of thousands, Ya Xiao has helped me out a lot here. When I was at my poorest, she didn’t even press me for rent. If I have to make up the numbers, then so be it.
"Hurry up, grab a weapon," Ya Xiao said.
Chu Hao said speechlessly, "Ya Xiao, are you planning on having me fight them? Why do I need a weapon?"
Ya Xiao said, "It’s just for intimidation. I’m not asking you to actually fight."
Chu Hao picked up a brick from outside the door and ran downstairs.
Ya Xiao shouted, infuriated, "Wait! You brat, come back here and carry me!"
So, he carried Ya Xiao. Feeling the soft pressure against his back stirred an indescribable thrill within him. He dashed out of the small building with swift strides and made it to the main street.
Indeed, after his marrow was cleansed, his strength had greatly increased. Carrying Ya Xiao, who weighed a hundred jin, he could still move as if flying.
Ya Xiao was secretly surprised. She had never realized Chu Hao possessed such physical strength before.
It was late at night. A group of people stood on the main road, equipped with hard hats, excavators, loaders, and various other machinery. They had been preparing to launch a surprise attack but were discovered and intercepted by the residents.
When Chu Hao and Ya Xiao arrived, they saw that a large number of people from the old district had gathered—adults, the elderly, and children were all there.
"Demolition team, go back where you came from!"
"We won’t allow the demolition!"
The people shouted, blocking the main road and refusing to let the demolition team pass.
"Tear it down!" the leader of the demolition team commanded, unyielding and impersonal.
The loader charged forward, forcing many people to scatter, while children screamed in fright.
Ya Xiao said angrily, "They actually dare to force the demolition. Aren’t they afraid of the consequences?"
Chu Hao was also astonished. Forced demolitions could provoke widespread dissatisfaction. The demolition team was taking a huge risk.
Suddenly, Chu Hao spotted a little girl crying. A loader was charging towards her; it seemed the driver hadn’t noticed her amidst the scattering crowd.
Chu Hao quickly set Ya Xiao down and dashed forward with lightning speed, leaving a burst of wind in his wake.
He scooped up the little girl. The loader struck his back just as it screeched to a halt, sending him flying.
Chu Hao grunted, rolling seven or eight meters away while clutching the little girl.
Everyone was stunned.
The manager of the demolition team also jumped in fright. If someone died because of this, forget the demolition; he wouldn’t be able to keep his position either.
Ya Xiao rubbed her backside where she’d fallen, dumbstruck by the scene.
"Chu Hao!" Ya Xiao screamed.
The loader driver panicked too.
The surrounding people froze in shock. This couldn’t result in a fatality, could it?
But what happened next was beyond belief to everyone.
Chu Hao, holding the child, got up. Rubbing his lower back, he said furiously, "Damn it, you really dared to hit me!"
Ya Xiao, leaning on her cane, came over and exclaimed, "Chu Hao, are you okay?"
"I’m fine, Ya Xiao," Chu Hao said with a grin.
It was lucky he had cleansed his marrow; otherwise, that collision would undoubtedly have killed him.
A man wearing a hard hat quietly asked, "Manager, should we... should we continue with the demolition?"
Seeing the situation, the leader of the demolition team gave the order, "Demolish. Continue with the demolition."
Chu Hao became furious. He picked up a nearby brick and hurled it fiercely.
BANG! The loader’s windshield shattered, and the driver inside was knocked unconscious.