“Thank you!”
He Xiuyuan was extremely pleased with the new brush. After accepting it, he thanked the Crane Brother in front of him.
The Crane Brother remained aloof upon hearing him, only lowering its head to preen its feathers.
Seeing this, He Xiuyuan stopped thanking it.
With the matter in the Mount Shi Fang resolved, He Xiuyuan felt there was no need to rush. He decided to stay here for a few more days before going to look for Sanxian Island.
Mainly, he saw the Crane Brother, a bird staying here, and it seemed a bit lonely.
Thinking of this, He Xiuyuan immediately spoke to the Crane Brother, “In a few days, I’m going to the East Sea. I heard there’s a Sanxian Island beyond the East Sea. Have you heard of it?”
He Xiuyuan chattered on, and the Crane Brother listened quietly to He Xiuyuan’s words, continuing to preen its feathers.
The Crane Brother’s feathers seemed as if they could never be fully preened.
When the distant glow of the sunset reappeared, He Xiuyuan finally stopped his chattering, then lit a bonfire and roasted a wild rabbit.
Seeing this, the Crane Brother spread its wings and soared into the sky, disappearing over the Mountain Peak in a moment.
He Xiuyuan was puzzled, not understanding what the Crane Brother was going to do.
After He Xiuyuan had been roasting the rabbit for a while, he understood what the Crane Brother had gone to do.
A faint sound echoed from the distant horizon, and when the Crane Brother reappeared, a branch was already in its mouth.
On the branch hung several fruits.
The fruit trees He Xiuyuan had transplanted earlier had not yet matured, but the fruits the Crane Brother had pecked were already ripe.
After placing the branch down, the Crane Brother again raised its head aloofly.
Seeing this, He Xiuyuan couldn't help but smile. He picked the fruits, washed them, and took a bite.
Mmm! Crisp and delicious!
This Crane Brother was truly amazing, it even knew how to pick fruits.
After He Xiuyuan had eaten his fill, he quietly admired the starlight in the night sky for a moment before sitting cross-legged to Cultivate.
As Spiritual Qi gathered around him, the surrounding Spiritual Qi was like a mountain breeze, constantly blowing past.
The Crane Brother stood by, and upon sensing the Spiritual Qi, it couldn't help but open its mouth, slowly absorbing the Spiritual Qi into its belly.
The way this Crane Brother Cultivated was quite different from He Xiuyuan’s.
And as the Crane Brother continuously absorbed Spiritual Qi, the luster on its feathers gradually brightened.
.......
“Crane Brother, do you know about White Crane Child?”
“I don’t know?”
“Hmm… with my status, calling him White Crane Child, I don’t think he would mind. The respectful address should be True Monarch.”
“In my hometown, this White Crane Child is incredibly powerful, capable of ascending to heaven and descending to earth, omnipotent…”
He Xiuyuan chattered with the Crane Brother, talking about White Crane Child.
The Crane Brother initially paid no mind, but when He Xiuyuan began to describe how powerful White Crane Child was, it raised its head in surprise and glanced at He Xiuyuan.
Is there really such a powerful White Crane Child in this world?
And where is this person’s hometown, to be so powerful?
.......
“Crane Brother, do you know about the East Sea? Do you know what the situation is like there?”
“Speaking of which, I haven’t been to the East Sea either, so I don’t know the specific situation.”
“This time, I hope it goes smoothly.”
.......
“Crane Brother, the fish you brought back isn’t tasty. Next time, try a different kind.”
“Gah…!”
The Crane Brother, which had been silent for a long time, finally let out a crane cry with a hint of annoyance.
“That’s impossible, how could it be that I didn’t roast it well? It must be the fish’s problem.”
“Gah!”
“Why don’t you try a different kind of fish next time? You’ll see that it’s definitely the fish you caught that isn’t tasty.”
.......
“Crane Brother, what is your Spell? Show it to me?”
“Show me, don’t be so stingy.”
“Crane Brother, your Spell, why do I feel like…”
“Gah!!!”
......
“Crane Brother, don’t absorb my Spiritual Qi like that. If you absorb it like that, I won’t be able to Cultivate.”
“You are a Crane Brother, don’t you absorb the essence of the sun and moon to Cultivate?”
“As the saying goes, the softest thing in the world, and Cultivating Internal Skill uses Qi as a guide, absorbing the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth into oneself.”
The Crane Brother heard this, turned its head to look at He Xiuyuan in surprise, its eyes filled with astonishment.
.......
“Crane Brother, I passed by the Hall of Hundred Flowers before. There’s a Baihua Fairy in that Hall of Hundred Flowers.”
“Originally, when I arrived at that place, I wanted to have a good discussion about the Dao with that Baihua Fairy.”
“It’s just that I felt her method of Cultivating the Dao was wrong; she Cultivated by seizing the vitality of a hundred flowers.”
“We, cultivators, should contemplate the creation of heaven and earth and comprehend the mysteries of all things.”
“We are born and nurtured by heaven and earth. If we Cultivate by seizing and invading, such Cultivation would be straying down a crooked path.”
The Crane Brother had long been accustomed to He Xiuyuan’s chattering.
But at this moment, after hearing He Xiuyuan’s words, it froze in place, its eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment, before clearing up again.
.......
That night.
When He Xiuyuan Cultivated, he felt that the surrounding Spiritual Qi was no longer being taken by the Crane Brother, and vaguely, he even felt that the Spiritual Qi seemed to have increased significantly.
Then He Xiuyuan also felt that the Crane Brother beside him seemed to Cultivate not much slower than him.
Such Cultivation immediately accelerated He Xiuyuan’s Dao a bit.
Looking at this, the Crane Brother should be absorbing the essence of the sun and moon to Cultivate.
He Xiuyuan thought of this and began to Cultivate with peace of mind.
What He Xiuyuan didn’t notice was that when the Crane Brother entered its Cultivation state, the milky white moonlight, as it fell at this moment, seemed to turn into tangible moonlight, directly landing on the Crane Brother.
And the feathers on the Crane Brother also became increasingly soft and bright.
The birds and beasts in the Mount Shi Fang, upon noticing this moonlight, instinctively headed towards the Mountain Peak.
These birds and beasts instinctively felt that this moonlight was of great benefit to them.
However, when they gathered at the foot of the mountain, they were blocked from going up by the mountain.
Some beasts, seeing this, immediately paced anxiously.
Some birds flew directly to the Mountain Peak, intending to bask in the moonlight.
However, the aura from the Crane Brother only released a slight amount, causing these birds to shrink back, only daring to land not far away.
Until the distant moon gradually set and the morning sun rose.
As soon as the crimson sun revealed itself, it resonated with the red crest on the Crane Brother’s head.
Accompanied by the morning sun’s illumination, the red crest became increasingly ruddy, radiating intense heat and red light that covered its entire body, cleansing it all over.
When the Crane Brother could no longer bear it, it finally spread its wings and let out a clear crane cry.
At this moment, the Crane Brother felt as if it had been reborn.
From afar, the Crane Brother had gained a lot of pure Spiritual Qi.