Chapter 41: Another Happy Day!
No road ahead.
Seeing this sentence, Chi Jiuyu's heart suddenly surged with an indescribable complex emotion.
"Then... if I continue to cultivate in the Yuanying Stage, can I also reach Shishu's level?"
【Perhaps, but there's no need】
【We had no road ahead back then, so we could only grope and try, pacing in place】
【But now, a broad and smooth road is right before your eyes, why bother with the trivial and neglect the essential】
Celestial Transformation Stage, Returning Void, Combined Dao, and even higher Realms, predecessors paved the way, naturally to make it easier for those who come after.
Being trapped in the Yuanying Stage, constantly refining one's magic power, this is just helplessness among helplessness, and can even be called an 'Evil Path' nowadays.
【If you were to advance to the Celestial Transformation Stage, would you truly be unable to block that sword?】
After advancing to the Celestial Transformation Stage, could I block that sword just now?
This goes without saying, the Celestial Transformation Stage is another qualitative change compared to the Yuanying Stage. She was already at the forefront among Yuanying, so she naturally wouldn't be weak after Celestial Transformation Stage.
Calculating it this way, she could indeed block that sword, and perhaps even have the power to fight...
No!
"That's not how you calculate it, Shishu!"
Can Celestial Transformation Stage block a Yuanying's sword and have the power to fight? Is that something to be proud of?
I am Chi Jiuyu, when did I become the one who gets defeated by a lower level!
【That's how it's calculated】
If Xu Xing had a choice back then, he wouldn't have wasted his years in the Yuanying Stage.
【Are you really planning to stay in the Yuanying Stage forever and compete with me for the strongest Yuanying?】
"Of course not." Chi Jiuyu was not someone who would get stuck on a single point.
Her goal was to become the next Sword Sect Leader, if she stayed in the Yuanying Stage, how could she compete with others!
Afterwards, she asked a question she was very concerned about and cared deeply about.
"Then Shishu, when you and Master were in the Yuanying Stage, who was a bit more powerful?"
Under her expectant gaze, a line of golden text slowly appeared.
【Guess】
"..." Shishu also has a bit of a mischievous side, she thought to herself. After muttering, she looked up and shouted, "Shishu, I want to try a few more times!"
Although she considered herself exceptionally talented, she had to admit that it would still take a long time for her to go from Yuanying to Celestial Transformation Stage. It would be better to temper herself first.
【Okay】
Soon, from the depths of the mist, Xu Xing's Yuanying Stage phantom walked out again.
At the same time, in the living room outside, Chi Jiuyu's light screen also suddenly sped up.
Xu Xing stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window.
The stars were brilliant, the silver moon hung high, and past memories flowed.
His Yuanying Stage self, that was truly a very, very long time ago.
Right, at that time this Realm wasn't called 'Yuanying', and the cultivation system of the Tai Xuan Realm wasn't the current one either.
Fortunately, they eventually won.
Feeling emotional, he couldn't help but think of many things.
There were his several Dao Friends, and... the first Celestial Transformation Stage cultivator of the Human Clan who had already passed away.
Xu Xing smiled freely.
Wasn't he also walking on the path opened up by those who came before?
...
The next day, Chi Jiuyu slept straight until noon, and after waking up, she was still a bit groggy and didn't look very energetic.
She looked like a frosted eggplant, completely lacking her previous vitality.
She yawned, "Good morning, Shishu."
"It's already noon, not morning." Xu Xing smiled.
"Oh~"
She responded listlessly and even missed a step while coming down from the second floor, rolling straight down the stairs.
Fortunately, as a Yuanying Stage cultivator, she had thick skin and wasn't hurt, and immediately propped herself up using the handrail.
Last night, she wanted to use Shishu's phantom to temper herself, but after fighting all night, she couldn't even withstand a single sword strike. She couldn't even remember how many times she had died.
This was a gap accumulated over time, extremely difficult to overcome.
What was even more frustrating was that all her knowledge seemed to be full of flaws in front of the Yuanying Stage Shishu, especially when using the Tai Xu Sword Canon.
Seeing her like this, Xu Xing suggested, "How about I take you out for a walk to relax your mood?"
"Ah?" She was stunned for a moment, then vigorously patted both sides of her cheeks with her hands, turning her fair and delicate face red. "Okay."
She really needed to go out for a walk and adjust her mindset.
"But I can't ride today, I might not be able to take you, Shishu." Drowsy driving is very dangerous, "How about you ride, Shishu?"
"Hehe, we'll take a taxi."
He hadn't planned on taking that abstract rickshaw again anyway.
...
The Xuanjian City Exotic Beast Viewing Garden is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Xuanjian City. It is a complete mountain, but in essence, it is a zoo.
It's just that inside there are not ordinary wild beasts, but exotic beasts with various special abilities.
Walking on the mountain path, there was a small stream flowing down beside it. Chi Jiuyu stopped occasionally, looked around, and held a marshmallow several times larger than her head in her hand. This was a local specialty.
The raw material for making this kind of marshmallow comes from a bird called 'Honey Feather Sparrow'. They cannot fly, and their entire body is covered in crystalline feathers, which are sweet and delicious.
Once frightened, their feathers will turn into potent poison, so only cultivators who have practiced divine abilities like Soul Calming and Spirit Concentrating can pluck their feathers.
"Shishu, hurry up!" Chi Jiuyu turned her head and shouted.
Below, Xu Xing was unhurried, already far behind her.
She waited for a few seconds, and finally couldn't hold back and ran down.
"You really adjusted your state quickly."
"That's because I'm naturally optimistic!" She took out her phone from her pocket, "Come on, Shishu, let's take a picture together as a souvenir."
Just then, an exotic beast came nearby, circling in the sky. Its fiery red feathers had no trace of mixed colors, looking from afar like a ball of flame falling from the sky.
It landed by the stream and plunged its entire head into the water; this was how it drank.
This bird is called Blazing Feather. When stimulated or angered, its entire body of feathers will ignite, with extremely high temperature.
In the past, low-level Alchemists and Artifact Refiners often captured this bird and plucked its feathers for use as tinder.
Chi Jiuyu adjusted her position, included the Blazing Feather in the background, and made sure both she and Shishu were within the frame, taking several pictures in a row.
"Shishu! Take a few pictures for me too!"
She handed her phone to Xu Xing, while she used the marshmallow in her hand to strike a sword pose.
The Blazing Feather behind her raised its head, staring blankly at Chi Jiuyu's back. It suddenly spread its wings and flew over, its claws reaching for the marshmallow in her hand.
However, just as it was about to grab it, a hand, not large but very powerful, grabbed its neck, preventing it from moving no matter how much it struggled.
In panic.
Boom!
Blazing flames ignited, the air was slightly distorted by the heat, but it couldn't affect the thin layer of spiritual light.
"You dare to steal my things!" Chi Jiuyu shook its neck, and suddenly threatened, "Shishu, let's buy this bird and roast it."
The Blazing Feather seemed to understand her words, and a trace of fear appeared in its small eyes.
"Never mind, after all, it's an exotic beast that people here collected with great difficulty."
"Okay."
Chi Jiuyu released her hand. The Blazing Feather was already scared witless, not daring to stay any longer, and quickly flew away.
Looking up at the Blazing Feather flying far away, she walked up and took back her phone from Xu Xing, flipping through the photos for a while.
"Shishu, can I send these photos for Master to see!"
"As you wish."
Xu Xing continued to walk up unhurriedly. Chi Jiuyu followed behind him and started sending the photos to Master.
The first few photos were of her holding the Blazing Feather and striking a sword pose with the marshmallow.
It took a while before a reply came.
My Most Respected Master: "The marshmallow in your hand looks good, send one back for me later."
"..."
After a moment of silence, she sent the remaining photos as well. This time, they were all group photos with Xu Xing.
My Most Respected Master: "??? Is Senior Brother with you?"
Chi Jiuyu didn't reply. She directly turned off her phone and threw it into her storage ring.
Ever since she saw the chat history, she wasn't scared anymore. Anyway, she would be dealt with when she got back.
Oh dear!
Today is another happy day!
Please collect, please keep reading!!
Also, let me explain the world view issue.
It hasn't even reached 100,000 characters yet, so it's impossible to explain clearly even if I wanted to, unless I directly put out the outline. So please don't worry.