Chapter 159 ·Isn’t the Name of This Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure a Bit Too Long?

Six ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍years had passed since Gu Yan first preached the Dao within the Supreme Creation Lesser Luo Grotto Heaven.

And ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍his cultivation had advanced once more, rising from True Immortal Eighth Layer to Mystical Immortal First Layer.

On ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍this day—

Gu ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Yan was sitting quietly within Longevity Hall.

Suddenly, ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍his expression shifted slightly.

【The ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍effect of the trait 《Fortunate Immortal Lord · Red》 has been triggered. You have obtained · Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure:

《Chaos Primordial Xuanhuang Hongmeng Creation Limitless Primordial Unity Universe Mountain River Nation Heaven Earth Human Three Talents Four Symbols Five Elements Six Harmonies Seven Stars Eight Trigrams Nine Palaces Evil-Repelling Demon-Suppressing Dao-Protecting Dharma Guardian Divine Light Ruyi Treasure Clothing Set》】

Gu Yan: “……”

He fell silent for a moment.

Wasn’t the name of this spiritual treasure a bit too long?

It was even longer than the name of his previous divine robe.

But very quickly, Gu Yan’s attention was drawn to the following information.

【《Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure · Chaos...... Set》:】

【(P.S.: Let’s just use an abbreviation.)】

【This spiritual treasure was born within the primordial chaos beyond the greater world before creation itself had begun. It was conceived at the same moment heaven and earth first opened, enduring immeasurable calamities while absorbing chaos qi before finally taking shape.】

【Set composition: five pieces total, respectively: Chaos...... Ruyi Crown, ...... Ruyi Bracers, ...... Ruyi Divine Light Boots, ...... Ruyi Inner Robe, ...... Ruyi Outer Robe.】

【Set Effect: When all five pieces are worn together, all attacks below the Immortal Emperor Realm may be resisted. Whether Dao techniques, divine abilities, magic treasures, or formations—so long as the attacking power has not reached the Immortal Emperor Realm, the wearer cannot be harmed in the slightest.】

【Note: This set may transform according to the wearer’s will, becoming invisible or manifesting outwardly. The defensive power is unaffected by changes in form.】

After reading this, Gu Yan remained silent for a long while before bursting into laughter nine times!

Good stuff.

This was truly good stuff.

Able to resist all attacks below the Immortal Emperor Realm.

What kind of concept was that?

Immortal Emperors were true T0-level great figures within the Immortal Realm.

Above True Immortal was Mystical Immortal, above Mystical Immortal was Golden Immortal, above Golden Immortal was Immortal King, and only above Immortal King came Immortal Emperor.

Now that he was at Mystical Immortal First Layer, wearing this outfit meant that unless an Immortal Emperor personally acted, nobody could harm him.

His sense of security instantly maxed out.

With a thought—

A complete set of clothing appeared before him out of thin air.

Crown, bracers, boots, inner robe, outer robe.

A full five-piece set, perfectly arranged.

At first glance, the colors appeared ancient and simple, while the patterns seemed profound and mysterious.

Yet looking again, they somehow appeared utterly ordinary, as though they were merely common garments.

Gu Yan raised his hand, and the outer robe fell into his grasp.

Its touch was warm and smooth, lighter than nothing.

He suddenly recalled something.

Not long ago, he had given his previous divine robe to Feng Jiuge.

That divine robe had been obtained in his early years and could resist all attacks below the Human Immortal Realm.

At the time, he had thought that someday, when he had the chance, he would personally refine an even better one.

Unexpectedly, that opportunity arrived so quickly.

And he did not even need to refine it himself.

Truly, the old does not go unless the new arrives.

Gu Yan put on the inner robe. With a single thought, the remaining four pieces automatically attached themselves to his body.

The crown settled into place, the bracers fitted perfectly, the boots matched his feet, and the outer robe rested against his body.

Throughout the entire process, there was not the slightest discomfort, as though these garments had always been a part of his body.

He lowered his head and examined himself.

Outwardly, nothing appeared different.

He concealed the true forms of the garments, revealing only the appearance of ordinary robes.

After all, he did not enjoy being too flashy.

Simple and plain was the real truth.

......

Time flowed onward, and another year passed.

Within the Supreme Creation Lesser Luo Grotto Heaven, inside Longevity Hall.

Gu Yan sat cross-legged and slowly opened his eyes.

Speaking of which, he was now already eight hundred and sixty-six years old.

That number was quite auspicious.

He wondered whether it was destined by some unseen force or merely a coincidence.

Just as he was thinking this, a line of information appeared before his eyes.

【The effect of the trait 《Fortunate Immortal Lord · Red》 has been triggered. You have obtained · Supreme-Grade Immortal Spiritual Treasure: 《Boundless Great Love Merit Faith Heart-Concentrating Dao-Protecting Obstruction-Breaking Fortune-Enhancing Augmentation Halo》】

Gu Yan: “……”

This name was not much shorter than the previous set either.

He focused his gaze, and the detailed information appeared.

【《Supreme-Grade Immortal Spiritual Treasure · Great Love...... Halo》:】

【(P.S.: From now on, we’ll just call it the Great Love Halo.)】

【This halo was formed from a special strand of fortune between heaven and earth. Formless and intangible, it is extraordinarily mysterious. It may condense the wearer’s power of faith and power of merit for personal use.】

【Effect One · Heart Concentration: Faith and merit gathering upon the body may clear the spiritual platform, prevent invasion by heart demons, and greatly increase focus during cultivation, achieving twice the result with half the effort.】

【Effect Two · Obstruction Breaking: Those with deep merit naturally dispel cultivation bottlenecks. Encounter obstacles and they shatter; encounter barriers and they pass. Many hindrances upon the cultivation path are removed.】

【Effect Three · Fortune Enhancement: When merit rests upon the body, fortune naturally arises. Disaster turns into blessing, calamity into fortune. Even unseen tribulations may be weakened somewhat.】

【Note: This halo requires a foundation of merit in order to activate. The deeper the merit, the stronger the halo’s effects. Without merit, it is merely decoration.】

After reading it, Gu Yan nodded slightly.

A Supreme-Grade Immortal Spiritual Treasure.

Although it could not compare to the previous innate spiritual treasure set, it was still a rare treasure.

Especially since the halo’s effects were linked to merit.

As for merit—

That was something he truly did not lack.

With a thought—

The halo appeared behind his head.

It was a wheel of light, pure golden in color, warm and gentle. It was not dazzling, yet impossible to ignore.

Gu Yan raised a hand and touched the back of his head.

Mm, he could not touch it.

But he could feel a faint warmth flowing there.

After thinking briefly, he stood up and walked before a bronze mirror.

Sure enough, the figure in the mirror had a halo suspended behind his head.

Its pure golden radiance gave his entire person an indescribable sense of profundity.

As for where Gu Yan’s merit came from—

One primary source was the current Mortal Realm South Abyss No. 73.

The second was the world inside the first leaf of the Eternal World Tree of the Myriad Heavens.

Two worlds. Two karmic connections.

Saving one person generated merit—but what about saving an entire world?

Gu Yan had never carefully calculated it.

But judging by the brilliance of the halo behind his head, it should be quite a lot.

He withdrew his thoughts and glanced once more at the reflection in the mirror.

Previously, he had wanted to remain low-key. Simple and plain was the true path.

But now, with a halo hanging behind his head, keeping a low profile was impossible even if he wanted to.

Still, it did not matter.

This Supreme Creation Lesser Luo Grotto Heaven was his territory.

He was the master of the grotto-heaven.

Forget having a halo behind his head—even if horns grew atop it, nobody would dare say anything.

Thinking this, Gu Yan felt that since matters had already reached this point, there was no need to continue hiding things.

With another thought—

The 《Chaos...... Set》 upon his body transformed accordingly.

The garments that had previously concealed their forms now revealed their true appearance.

Upon the crown, profound patterns flowed endlessly while chaos aura coiled around it.

Upon the outer robe, images of mountains, rivers, and nations flickered faintly while the sun, moon, and stars alternated in brilliance.

At the bracers, Eight Trigrams runes rotated slowly, each full rotation causing faint light to ripple outward.

At the sides of the boots, cloud patterns drifted as though he were walking upon clouds.

Although the inner robe remained concealed beneath the outer garments, faint radiance still shone through, complementing the halo behind his head.

Gu Yan lowered his head to examine himself, then looked into the mirror once more.

After a moment, he nodded slightly.

Within his own little patch of land, why bother pretending to be an ordinary mortal?

This was fine just as it was.

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