My Master Disconnected Yet Again (Part 3)

Chapter 488: Strange Changes in Hao Ran

Chan Ji brought the group of them to closer to the disciples who were meditating. As they walked along the river, he picked up a lotus and handed it to Lonemoon, saying, "These lotus flowers in the river are doused in Buddhist glow day in and day out. They've already become spirit herbs themselves. We only get one such lotus every hundred years. They can be used to refine weapons and its seeds can be used to stabilize one's internal qi. Fellow Daoist, do try out its effects."

"Oh?" Lonemoon took the lotus somewhat curiously. A strong surge of spirit Qi exuded from it. It was no worse off than top-grade spirit herbs. Faintly, he could smell its fragrance. Out of habit, he handed it to the foodie. "Foodie Ying, you-"

"I don't want it!" Shen Ying turned him down immediately, full of contempt. "I hate vegetables!"

"Don't eat it then!" Lonemoon rolled his eyes. Stupid girl, you think I would give this to you? He plucked out a seed from the lotus.

Shen Ying glanced at the lotus in his hands and her eyes narrowed. Suddenly, she said, "Chef."

"Yes, Master?"

"Where do lotuses grow?"

"They grow on lotus flowers."

"Lotus flowers? Are they the same as the dandelions that Radish gives to me?"

"Yes, Master, dandelions have seeds as well."

"Oh~"

Lonemoon, who was about to bite down on the lotus: "..."

His mind became filled with images of a certain disharmony.

Shit, now he lost all desire to eat it. He was even beginning to feel the urge to puke.

Lonemoon pursed his lips. As if he had been burned by it, Lonemoon shoved the lotus along with its seeds back to Chan Ji. "Ah, Court Lord, this sounds very valuable. I think it would be better not to waste it." He raised his head up to the sky and said, "Thank you for today, Court Lord. It looks like it's getting late. We shall not bother you any further. We should head back to our guest room now." Once he finished speaking, he turned around and walked off. As he walked away, he used his right hand to conjure several seals in order to cleanse it. It was almost as if he had touched something extremely dirty, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not wash his hands clean enough.

Chan Ji: "..."

Fatty: "..."

What just happened?

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Just like that, the four of them remained at Hao Ran Court for an entire month. Apart from coming out to greet Chan Ji every once in awhile, they were not otherwise disturbed by outsiders. From time to time, they would walk around the sect and the people they met were extremely polite toward them. They were told that they were free to come and go from anywhere around the sect. Throughout the entire time, they did not find anything suspicious about the place. The sect was just as its name suggested. Everybody was just and honest, unlike no other. Even Lonemoon's suspicions had dissipated over time.

Chan Ji had said that he would cause the bastards from Imperial Sacred Sect to lose their cultivation over three months. Lonemoon planned to remain at Hao Ran Court for three months to see the outcome of that promise. In any case, they had not finished paying off Fatty's debt. They could use these three months to observe the way Fatty trained with weapons and created talismans. Although the spirit equipment of the lower realm was not worth much, if he truly managed to ascend in the future, he could still pay them back.

For some reason, however, Fatty's cultivation had stopped increasing altogether, despite the fact that he had already resolved the knot in his heart. He was stuck in the late stages of Soul Formation, and he showed no signs of breaking through. Everything else about him was normal, yet no matter how he manipulated his spirit Qi, he could not break through. Lonemoon was beginning to suspect that Fatty's cheat characteristics had disappeared. Otherwise, how was it possible that he was getting stuck at this stage?