Chapter 646: Flirting By Force
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Zuo Shuming faltered, of course it was rare for a peak master to teach a lesson personally, but they were merely disciples who had just joined the inner sect, if they just went to the lesson like that, don't mention not understanding anything, they might even be misled. Hence, for such lessons, usually it was mostly disciples at Golden Core and above that would attend.
What's more, the peak master of Dan Chen Mountain, Perfected Shu Yuan was a core cultivator too, his lesson would probably be all about core cultivators, he had already decided to specialize in sword cultivation, it was totally unnecessary to listen to a lesson about core cultivators.
Shu Yi so carelessly came to invite him, a disciple who had just entered Foundation Establishment to attend a lesson at Dan Chen Mountain, seems like there was indeed something wrong with her head?
He glanced at her complicatedly, but at the thought that she had done so out of good intentions, and he wasn't an ungrateful person, he still said politely with cupped fists. "Thank you, Senior Sister for your notice." Yet at further thought, he still could not hold back and added, "By the way, Senior Sister..."
"Yes?"
He suddenly stepped forward and stared conflicted at her face for a while before asking in all seriousness, "Your illness... is it better? Have you seen a physician recently?"
"..." Shu Yi's perfect smile instantly stiffened.
"Oh yes, your father is a Nascent Soul Perfected One. Why don't you have him take a look?"
"..." Shu Yi's expression began to contort.
"I feel that we must seek treatment as early as possible if we're ill, though we're cultivators with bodies healthier and stronger than mortals, we must not hide our sickness for fear of treatment!"
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"Shut up!" Shu Yi's gentle expression finally collapsed, her entire being seemed like an exploded wool ball as she pointed at him and cursed, "You're the one who's ill, your entire goddamn family is ill."
"Senior Sister..." Zuo Shuming was stunned for a moment, she was fine earlier, why was she suddenly cursing now.
[Host, calm down! He is the target of the mission, you must hold back!] The system's voice sounded promptly.
Shu Yi was blind with rage and directly retorted in her heart. "How do you expect me to calm down, this Zuo Shuming is an idiot. I've done so much, is he blind? Can't he tell that I'm seducing him? He even said I was sick, I think he's the one who's sick. If it wasn't because I'm afraid that he has other opportunities I wouldn't even bother with him."
[After Zuo Shuming successfully entered Foundation Establishment, the original owner's resentment level went up by another ten points. If his cultivation was to catch up to yours, the resentment level would increase again. Once it exceeds 100 points, the mission is failed.]
"Hmph! His cultivation hasn't increased by much these few days, he might not even have a new opportunity!"
[What do we do now Host? Still continue to create a good impression in front of him?]
"Create my ass! I only want to kill him now!" She inhaled deeply several times, as if she was fighting to suppress the anger deep down. "This isn't the only revenge method. Let's lower the resentment level before anything else, with that artifact, I can form a core immediately. I don't believe that without his artifact, his cultivation would still be able to surpass mine!"
[All the best host!]
"Senior Sister Shu Yi?" Seeing her suddenly remain rooted and dazed at the same spot and simply glaring at him, Zuo Shuming could not help but wave a hand before her eyes, was she having an attack of her illness?
"Scram!" Shu Yi then ended her conversation with the system and slapped his hand away. "You big jerk, just you wait!"
With that said, she sneered coldly and stalked out angrily.
Zuo Shuming: "..."
This Senior Sister was indeed ill? It even seemed like her illness became graver.
But... why?
"Brother Lonemoon." He could no longer keep it to himself and turned back to Lonemoon, slightly troubled as he asked, "Earlier... did I say anything wrong? Why did Senior Sister curse at me?"
"..." Lonemoon turned back and glanced at him, here's a look for you, figure it out yourself. Say, did you accumulate all her resentment like this in your previous life?
"Brother Lonemoon?" He was even more confused.
"You really couldn't tell that she's been making passes at you these few days?" Lonemoon rolled his eyes.
"Ah? Ah!" Zuo Shuming wore a look of disbelief. "You're saying... she likes me? How is that possible! I don't like her type?"
"Oh, why?" Lonemoon looked at him, slightly surprised.
Putting aside everything about the invader, just judging by Shu Yi's pretense these few days, it was indeed perfect. Gentle, kind, innocent, and her status was the pretty and rich girl of the cultivating world, to youths like Zuo Shuming, shouldn't she be their ideal type? Look at the few trips she'd made to their rooms, it'd attracted the eyes of so many disciples. Those people were excluding Zuo Shuming both overtly and covertly, only the naive fool couldn't tell.
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He had to admit that Shu Yi had formed a very successful image of herself, in the entire Gui Yi Sect, there was not a single person who didn't like her. However, judging by Zuo Shuming's tone, not only did he not like her, there was even some disdain.
"Because..." Zuo Shuming frowned. "I can't put it into words either, though she is quite pretty, has good cultivation, I somehow feel like... she's not that sincere towards others, as if she's hiding something? I don't want to be friends with her. Besides..." He suddenly shivered like something came to mind. "The way she looks at me, always makes me feel oddly chilly."
Lonemoon faltered and glanced at him in surprise, this fellow was a fool but his sixth sense was rather accurate.
"Since you don't want to be friends, then just avoid her in the future." Lonemoon said in a low voice.
He nodded in agreement. "I know, since I have no interest in her, I naturally wouldn't give her any pointless hope I'll be delaying her in vain." He blushed at the thought of something, "In the regard of finding Dao partners, it's better for both parties to be willing."
Lonemoon turned to pour a cup of tea and casually asked, "Oh, then what kind you do like?"
He faltered for a moment and really thought solemnly. A while later, he replied, "I think... Miss Shen's kind is not bad!"
Pui...
Lonemoon spat out his mouthful of tea all over Zuo Shuming's face.
He was stunned, before he could react, he saw Lonemoon shoot to his feet and suddenly spun around, his hands gripping tightly onto the edge of the table, his body even swayed as if he was fighting to block something. A ringing sound even sounded by his ear, like something was being pulled out.
The surroundings instantly became slightly cold.
Zuo Shuming wiped the tea on his face, looking at the person who was still holding the table with a death grip and could not help but called out uncertainly, "Brother Lonemoon?"
"Stop talking!" Lonemoon turned back to give him a glare. "All was good, what nonsense are you spouting!"
Chef, calm down! Calm down! He just casually gave an example, he had no intention of making passes at Shen Ying. Put the sword on his neck down and retract the sword array too.
Yet Zuo Shuming was completely unaware that he already had a foot in hell and even continued to doom himself. "I wasn't spouting nonsense, I really think that Miss Shen... ah choo!" He suddenly sneezed, after wiping his arm, he continued, "Why do I suddenly feel so cold? Brother Lonemoon..."
Chapter 647: Best Dao Partner
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"Shut up!" If you continue to go on, you will feel even colder, have you got any idea how hard I am working to hold him back? "Shen Ying already has a Dao partner, don't even think about it!"
"She already has a Dao partner!" Zuo Shuming was shocked, a hint of regret flashed across his face, but he'd only seen her a few times, so there wasn't too much disappointment. Sighing, he said, "Someone who is worthy of Miss Shen, I guess he must be extremely outstanding."
"..." Not only is he outstanding, he can even cut you down with a sword! The kind he holds against your neck.
Chef listen to me and put the sword away. Shen Ying was still sleeping in the room, if she was disturbed and woken up, Gui Yi Sect will be wiped out!
Yi Qing's expression turned colder. A while later, he then slowly lowered the sword in his hand, the invisible sword array in the air was also retracted as he glared at the little b*tch opposite again. Sneering coldly, he turned and walked deeper into the room, the icy air around him was blasting, even the door was slammed open and shocked Zuo Shuming.
"Huh? The wind is rising?"
Lonemoon: "..." No, someone is about to go crazy! Chef be gentler, Shen Ying might not be up yet!
Yet Yi Qing stomped angrily into the room, heading in the direction of the bed and suddenly bent down to hug a certain person who was sitting at the head of the bed, munching on a fruit. He buried his head into her hair, his entire being radiating an aura of grievance.
Shen Ying who was suddenly hugged: "..."
What's the matter? Lost to Father Niu in an argument?
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How many months of food allowance was deducted that he looked so aggrieved?
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Ever since being driven away by Zuo Shuming last time, Shu Yi never came again. She'd probably given up on the route of tormenting both his body and heart and turned to focus on just physical tormenting. Lonemoon released his divine perception for a sense and found that she'd indeed been in training in isolation all these time. In just a few days' time, she'd already perfected Foundation Establishment and was about to enter core formation.
He calculated carefully, her core formation would happen soon. On the contrary, there'd been no change Zuo Shuming's cultivation ever since he entered Foundation Establishment. Though he'd been working hard with the sword in recent days and was so very diligent in learning the sword dharma, his cultivation just wouldn't grow. Although his speed wasn't considered slow for a triple spirit root, he was slightly less now, compared to the invader.
"Could it be that that scale of Scoop's is really so special?" Lonemoon frowned, slightly confused.
"No matter how weak Scoop is, he's still a Celestial Emperor!" Yi Qing said in a low voice. "A scale that fell off his true form is naturally special to the Lower realm." What's more, that was a heart-protecting scale.
"But no matter how special it was, it's just a piece of scale." Lonemoon still couldn't figure it out. "And it has fallen off for so many years, it would already be wonderful if it could be made into an immortal artifact, since when did it become beneficial to cultivation too?"
Yi Qing shook his head. "I'm not sure either."
"Why don't we get a piece from Scoop and study it." Lonemoon suggested.
Shen Ying: "..."
Yi Qing: "..."
Are you a devil?
"It's set then!" Each time he heard the broadcasting station of that invader boasting about how good and how great and how wonderful the effect of that scale was, it made him displeased! Wasn't it just Scoop's scale? Did she think they didn't have one too?
Hence he brought out the communicating jade token, at the thought that this was the lower realm, he added an array formation on it then sent a trace of immortal qi in. The next second, Scoop's image appeared before them.
"Young Lord Lonemoon!" Scoop's voice sounded, coupled with some excitement. "Have you found my heart-protecting scale!"
"Well, we did..."
"Really! I'm so thankful, especially thankful to Exalted Goddess! I finally..."
"But we cannot get it back for now." Lonemoon's tune changed.
"Ah? Ah!" Scoop's smile froze, what did that mean?
"The situation is a little complicated, I cannot explain it fully to you in a few words. We need to know exactly what's special about your scale in the lower realm. So we decided..." Lonemoon coughed and said in all seriousness, "To get you to pull out another piece for us to study!"
"What did you say? Pull... pull out another piece?" Its eyes were round and wide as it shot to its feet.
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"Yes, this is Shen Ying's idea!" Lonemoon suddenly reached out and pulled Shen Ying over to face Scoop's image.
Shen Ying: "..." Son of a b*tch!
"..." Scoop was instantly stumped, he instinctively shivered and instantly shrunk back, his entire face twisted into a miserable look, like he was about to break out in tears. "Su... sure Exalted Goddess; no... no problem Exalted Goddess!"
"Oh yes!" Lonemoon then added, "It'll be best if it's a scale from your chest!"
"..." Are you a devil?
(; ́༎ຶД༎ຶ')
Scoop's expression became even wretched, turning back into its true form, it stretched out a claw with tears pooling. Gritting its teeth, it pulled out a heart-shaped scale from its chest. "Will this do?"
"Hmm..." Lonemoon looked at the scale. "Is this piece smaller than the previous one, why don't you..."
"Young Lord Lonemoon, I really cannot pull out anymore!" Scoop said slowly, emphasizing each word, any more and it'll become a pink monster!
"Alright!" Lonemoon then nodded reluctantly. Turning, he nudged Chef. "Open a door and bring the scale over."
Chef looked at him complicated before waving his hand and opening a small realm gate that led right to Scoop's hand.
In the next moment, a piece of scale that still had remnants of a bloody red on its edges appeared on the table.
"Young Lord Lonemoon, Exalted Goddess, remember to bring my scales back, a total of two pieces! Don't miss out any." Scoop repeatedly instructed with worry.
"Right, we got it! Rest assured Scoop, all's good!" Lonemoon replied.
Scoop: "..." That's what you said the previous time too!
But Lonemoon directly retracted the jade token and cut off the image. Then he went forth and examined the piece of scale in detail.
"There's... nothing different!" It just looks cleaner than average scales, evident that Scoop had been taking good care of it.
Yi Qing also went forward and pressed a hand on that scale, sensing carefully, his eyes suddenly widened. "Huh!"
"What's wrong?" Lonemoon asked, "What did you sense?"
Chef frowned before answering, "Immortal Qi!"
"Of course! Scoop is a Celestial Emperor in any case, this scale came from its true form, it would be odd if there weren't any Immortal Qi."
"It's normal for it to contain Immortal Qi!" Chef glanced at him and went on slowly, "But don't you think... there's a little too much Immortal Qi on this?"
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"What do you mean?" Lonemoon frowned and directly picked up the scale on the table, sending a trace of spirit qi into it. He was shocked at once. "Wow! Indeed a little too much, but these immortal qi probably wouldn't last for long!" That heart-protecting scale in Shu Yi's hands had fallen off Scoop for more than 3000 years, not to mention the time difference between the immortal realm and mortal realm. "Unless the Immortal Qi has been stored in it the whole time!"
His words fell, struck with a sudden thought, he turned abruptly towards Chef. "Damn it, no way!"
Chapter 648: Golden Core Lightning Tribulation
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Lonemoon directly conjured a spell and sent a shred of immortal qi into the scale, sure enough, in the next moment, a golden image suddenly surfaced out of the initially black scale, it was the pattern on the scale, but it's shape was extremely similar to a natural array formation— the Soul Gathering Array!
"It really is!" Lonemoon's eyes widened in disbelief. "Then Scoop's true form..."
"Concealed Spirit beast!" Chef finished.
"..."
F*ck! The so-called Concealed Spirit Qi were demon monsters that legends say are born from spirit veins, the population is extremely small, and they only appear near huge spirit veins, so not many have seen their actual appearance. It is said that they do not need to specially practice cultivation, their bodies naturally absorb Spirit Qi, when they are older, they can ascend directly. No one knows the exact reason.
Now it seems, it's because every piece of scale on their bodies is a small Soul Gathering Array, absolutely nothing needed to be done for them to gather spirit qi in their bodies. Even if the scale fell off, the Spirit Qi in it is inexhaustible.
In addition, Scoop was already a Celestial Emperor, its scale would naturally turn the absorbed Spirit Qi into Immortal Qi. This also meant that, the longer this scale was left in the mortal realm, the more Spirit Qi is absorbed. As long as one keeps the scale, the Immortal Qi could be taken for one's use. With this, what was the difference from having a spirit vein... no, an immortal vein? No wonder Shu Yi's cultivation grew so quickly and it was now explainable that Zuo Shuming ascended so quickly in his previous life.
"What do we do with this scale?" Yi Qing pointed to the heart-shaped scale on his palm, everything had been figured out now, return it to Scoop?
Lonemoon looked at it, his eyes narrowed and he said solemnly, "He'd already pulled it out, we'd be letting Scoop down if we don't make use of it." As he spoke, he sent huge amounts of Immortal Qi into it, only stopping when he felt that he was about the same as the one in Shu Yi's hands. "Just nice, let's give it to Two-Bucks Zuo!" Wasn't it just a cheat! What's the big deal, he could make one for him anytime.
Mm, it's definitely not because he finds that his cultivation is growing too slowly!
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Shen Ying: "..."
Yi Qing: "..."
Scoop will cry, do you know that?
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Lonemoon gave the scale 2.0 to Two-Bucks Zuo, to avoid the invader realizing it, he hid the scale in his meridians, even Zuo Shuming wasn't aware himself. Then he started to seriously teach him to practice sword dharma. Though his qualifications weren't much, he excelled in the sense that he was diligent and studious.
Lonemoon felt that after experiencing Fatty, the kind with no fate with sword cultivation, his patience towards all sword cultivators had grown immensely, especially towards Zuo Shuming's kind, the rare sword cultivation lover with initiative. Besides, to him, the most was just spending more time and giving more beatings.
Especially after making clear that the invader had snatched the golden finger, he became even calmer. Calculating the time, Shu Yi was about to go through core formation. As expected, five days later, above the Dan Chen Mountain on the right of Gui Yi Sect, the sky became overcast with rumbling thunder, a suppression aura of the heaven and earth peeped through the clouds.
"Someone is about to complete core formation!" Zuo Shuming was taken and drew back his sword, looking at the clouds in shock. "This is the Lightning Tribulation." He looked in the direction with some excitement and curiosity. Thinking on, he turned back inquiringly towards the person nibbling on melon seeds at the side. "Brother Lonemoon!"
"Mm, go ahead!" Lonemoon waved his hand nonchalantly. There were benefits in witnessing the tribulations of others to cultivators, after all, the lightning tribulation came with the suppression of heaven and earth and helped in understanding the Heavenly Dao. Especially when the Lightning Tribulation of Core Formation is the least powerful in all lightning tribulations, its destructive force isn't as great as any other. "Just remember to not go too close!" He reminded.
"What is Brother Lonemoon saying?" Instead, Zuo Shuming pulled him up. "We rarely get to see someone complete core formation, of course we must go together." As he spoke, he rose into the air on his sword and flew towards Dan Chen Mountain with him in tow.
Lonemoon: "..."
F*ck! He'd gotten used to teaching his disciple and forgot that he was in the Foundation Establishment phase himself too.
They'd just started flying and had yet to arrive at Dan Chen Mountain when they saw many disciples all rushing over from the various mountains, evidently going to watch the lightning tribulation. When they arrived, there were even more people, the entire public square was filled, the disciples of Dan Chen Mountain had the advantage of location and were already seated at the first row.
Before the crowd also stood several Nascent Soul cultivators, especially the one right at the front, was grinning so widely that his eyes were a thin line. He looked slightly familiar, his features similar to Shu Yi, he was probably the peak master of Dan Chen Mountain, Shu Yi's father. He seemed to have sensed that the person going through the lightning tribulation was his own daughter and looked overjoyed. The few other Nascent Soul cultivators that stood beside him also congratulated him.
He responded to each of them, in the midst of his joy, some worry was also present in his slight frown, but he did not forget to turn around to instruct the disciples here to watch on. "The Lightning Tribulation is dangerous, disciples who want to understand the Heavenly Dao are to sit in meditation here. Do not ever carelessly leave the array."
Zuo Shuming looked around before realizing that a defense array formation had indeed been set up in the middle of the public square, protecting the audience in it. He was put at ease and turned to say, "Brother Lonemoon, let's sit in... huh? Brother Lonemoon? Brother Lonemoon!" He turned around but found that the person who was beside him earlier was gone, feeling anxious, he was about to search when a voice sounded by his ear.
"I have found a place to settle down, you don't have to bother about me."
He then relaxed, they were probably pushed apart because there were too many people. Not too bothered, he followed the surrounding disciples to sit cross-legged on the ground and waiting for the lightning tribulation to begin.
Lonemoon sighed in relief after seeing him sit down. There were way too many people here, Shen Ying and Chef were invisible, it was fine when they followed him around usually but it was so crowded now, they would be exposed if there were suddenly two empty spaces behind him. Hence he also turned invisible and left the public square with Chef and Shen Ying. Turning around, they flew to an empty space outside of the array formation.
The Lightning Tribulation in the skies were more or less ready, finally a white lightning cut through the layers of dark clouds and landed firmly on the subject of the tribulation.
The first strike was the lightest, it was evident that Shu Yi took it easily, following that, the lightning tribulations became increasingly intensive and stronger. One after another came striking down with a whoosh.
Lonemoon took a casual glance, 60 strikes later, Shu Yi was beginning to pale, some wounds had also appeared on her body. Judging by her appearance, it was getting difficult.
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Further on, her condition became even worse, especially after the 80th strike, she directly spat blood, even the golden core that had just formed showed the tendency of cracking.
"Would this invader not be able to take it and be directly struck to death?" Lonemoon could not help but comment, this was merely the golden core lightning tribulation, she was way too weak.
Chapter 649: Two Bucks Realizes
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"I don't think so!" Yi Qing shook his head and frowned at the other party. "At least, the other invaders would not have allowed her to die!"
"Mm?" Lonemoon paused. The last bolt of lightning struck the woman on the ground. It was obvious that Shu Yi had no more energy left to fend for herself. Just before the bolt of lightning hit her, a strange layer of green light lip up all around her, blocking off the impact from the lightning bolt.
[Host, are you alright?]
A familiar voice said once again.
Lonemoon: "..."
"I'm alright. Thank you, 001!" Shu Yi responded. "I didn't expect the so-called lightning tribulation in this world to be that formidable.
[The lightning tribulation is the clearest manifestation of the Heavenly Dao in this plane. It is of course going to be formidable! But... I'm only temporarily able to hold off the lightning for you by bluffing the Heavenly Dao. After this, the lightning will probably still strike you.]
Shu Yi's expression darkened. A moment later, she nodded. "I know! I'll find an excuse to dodge the next bolt of lightning."
[All the best, Host! Congratulations on your Core Formation. Quick, use the surrounding spirit Qi to heal your wounds.]
"Mm!" Shu Yi climbed up from the ground and sat upright once more.
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The three of them: "..."
So that was it. This 001 system was controlling the time dimension in order to delay the next lightning bolt for as long as possible. The Heavenly Dao had no control over time because to it, whether the plane went back in time, paused, or sped up, time was not running properly. Thus, it would just do its best to forcefully make time go back to normal. Invaders, on the other hand, did not belong to this plane. Therefore, they did not fall under the purview of the Heavenly Dao. As long as they did not cause too big of a change, the Heavenly Dao would not be able to detect them.
Lonemoon cast his gaze downward. It looked like this system had easily taken over the time dimension under the Heavenly Dao. He guessed that this was not the first or even the second time that this system was doing this.
Shu Yi had only just sat down when the surrounding spirit Qi seemed to gather toward her, healing her wounds. The lightning clouds in the sky dissipated and the entire place lit up once again. Faintly, they could see some colors in the sky, which seemed to be getting brighter and brighter. It was almost as if they were forming an image up there.
"Quick, look up!" A disciple shouted. "Could that be an image?!"
A moment later, everyone – including a few Nascent Soul cultivators – looked up at the sky excitedly.
Only Shen Ying, Lonemoon and Yi Qing remained solemn.
Yi Qing, especially, was glaring at the sky. "What are you doing!"
All the colors in the sky suddenly began to scatter apart with the help of the nomological force. Faintly, they heard a small voice was saying pitifully, ""You... You don't want it, Leader?"
Chef's voice lowered. "Do what you have to do. Why are you causing trouble?"
"Wah... Wah... Wah.... Alright, Boss. No problem, Boss." The Heavenly Dao had noticed that Yi Qing had been particularly concerned with this woman's heavenly tribulation. In order to suck up to him, the Heavenly Dao thought that it would be good to form an image. Little did he know that was the opposite of what Yi Qing wanted.
The next moment, the colors turned dark, coloring the sky a dark grey. Rain began to descend, causing Shu Yi to be drenched right through. There was a strange sour stench.
Shu Yi: "..."
Everyone: "..."
The three of them: "..."
Ah! It was way too difficult to be a Heavenly Dao these days! It was just impossible to decipher what the leader was thinking!
"Little Yi!" Shu Yuan, who had been observing the entire tribulation by the side, shouted nervously as he ran toward her. Seeing that she was being soaked through, he asked, "Little Yi, are you alright?" He himself could not guess what the Heavenly Dao was up to. It looked like it was about to form an image, yet it began to pour the very next second – with acid rain at that. After all, this woman was his daughter. Shu Yuan did not hesitate to conjure a seal to dry her up.
Shu Yi seemed to have been snapped back to reality by the acid rain. "Thank you, Father! I'm alright!"
Shu Yuan nodded satisfactorily. "Go and greet a few of your Uncle-Masters. They were here to hold up a protective seal around you."
"Alright, Father!" She smiled obediently and followed Shu Yuan back to where the crowd was standing. In her heart, she called out to the system.
"001, what was up with that rain? Why was there rain even after the lightning tribulation?"
[I don't know either. Maybe it was because the Heavenly Dao sensed what I did earlier.]
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"What should we do then?" Shu Yi paled.
[The Heavenly Dao is only suspicious. I think you'd better finish that last bolt of lightning tribulation.]
Shu Yi gritted her teeth. She was so close to exploding in anger. For some reason, she felt like everything had been going wrong ever since she arrived in this world.
"How's the grievous energy value?" She suddenly thought of something and added, "Has the original master's grievous energy values descended?"
[Let me check... The original master's grievous energy values have not moved. I think that it will only come down after we meet Zuo Shuming.]
Shu Yi frowned. "Where is he then? Is he here?"
[Target detected: 50 metres ahead of you.}
Shu Yi turned around and saw Zuo Shuming seated down amongst the crowd. Since the lightning tribulation was over, most of the disciples had gone back to where they came from. Only he remained, seated in the middle of the group. He looked up at the dark sky, deep in thought.
Shu Yi's heart jumped. Sh quickly went to greet the few Uncle-Masters whom her father introduced to her, as well as several other members of her sect whom she recognized. Then, she acted surprised as she said, "Eh? Junior Brother Zuo, you're here too!" She walked toward Zuo Shuming and got ready to cut off the grievous energy values.
She stopped in front of him and put on a fake smile. "Junior Brother Zuo... No, I should call you Disciple-Nephew Zuo now!"
Zuo Shuming stared blankly at Shu Yi. There was confusion on his face. "Disciple-Nephew? Senior Sister Shu Yi?"
Shu Yi's smile widened, but her eyes turned cold. Do you see, Original Boss? As long as you're powerful enough, even the person whom you yearned for but could not have in the past can only look at you with desire.
[Ding! Grievous energy cut down by 10!]
It works indeed! Shu Yi heaved a sigh of relief. Her body seemed to relax now that some of the grievous energy had been released. She added, "You should call me Uncle-Master Shu Yi now! The sect's rules are that those who are at least Golden Core cultivators should be referred to as Uncle-Master!"
"Shu... Uncle-Master Shu?" Zuo Shuming frowned, as if suddenly recalling something. His eyes widened. "I understand now!"
"It's good that you understand. Don't forget-"
Before she could finish her sentence, a huge burst of spirit Qi exploded around Zuo Shuming. All the spirit Qi in the surroundings began to gather toward him at a frightening speed. Shu Yi was not prepared for this and was thus pushed back from the impact.
"Little Yi!" Thankfully, Shu Yuan had been standing right next to her. He caught her before she fell to the ground.
Shu Yi looked at Zuo Shuming in confusion. "He... This is..."
"He's going through an epiphany!" Shu Yuan immediately explained. He was shocked as well. He quickly grabbed Shu Yi and pulled her backward, closer to where the crowd was. "Everyone, move back immediately! Don't affect this disciple's epiphany!"
"Holy shit!" Shu Yi paled, not believing her own eyes. How can this be? How can it be that he's suddenly having an epiphany?
There was no time for her to react. She heard a familiar system's voice in her ear.
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[Ding! Original Owner's Grievous Energy Value +5!]
[Ding! Original Owner's Grievous Energy Value +10!]
[Ding! Original Owner's Grievous Energy Value +20!]
The three of them who were standing not far away "..."
System: "..."
Shu Yi: "..."
What the hell?
(╯‵□′)╯(┻━┻
"Speaking of this..." Lonemoon pursed his lips, looking at the scene in front of him. He was at a loss for words. The spirit Qi was almost swallowing Zuo Shuming up. "Why do I get the feeling that only Zuo Shuming is required to deal with this invader?"
Zuo Shuming's antics were practically toxic – the kind of toxin that only worked on Shu Yi.
Why did they suddenly feel so much pity for this invader?
Chapter 650: Infecting the Intellect
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Zuo Shuming's epiphany did not last long. He regained consciousness after just one afternoon. Instead of being at the first stage of Foundation Establishment, he was now at the ninth stage. Perhaps it was because they had very few disciples who experienced such epiphanies – Gui Yi Sect's Patriarch took note of Zuo Shuming despite the fact that he was still at a relatively low cultivation level. It was obvious from his gaze that he was satisfied with what he was seeing.
Zuo Shuming also turned to look for Lonemoon in his excitement. He was eager to share this joyful news. Yet... he could not find Lonemoon. Apart from people who had come to see what the commotion about, as well as the Nascent Soul seniors who were holding up the protective array for him, there seemed to be no one else on the field. All the disciples who had been watching the lightning tribulation earlier had disappeared as well, including Lonemoon. An epiphany was quite different from lightning tribulation. There was nothing anyone could gain from it. Thus, they lost interest very quickly.
Zuo Shuming: "..."
I thought we were friends?
But he did not take this to heart. He turned to the elders who had been holding up the protective array for him and said his thanks. Then, he turned to run gleefully toward Lonemoon's apartment. From afar, he saw Lonemoon seated at the table. He was holding a bowl of rice in his hand and casually eating from it.
"Brother Lonemoon?" Zuo Shuming stared blankly at him. He looked suspiciously at the table. "You... haven't done grain liberation?"
"Why, do you have something to say about that?" Lonemoon glanced at him before adding more food to his bowl. Shit! He had looked away for just a second and there was no more meat left. Don't think that just because others can't see you, you're allowed to eat as much as you want. Zuo Shuming may not be able to see your figure, but he'll certainly notice the food disappearing on its own! He isn't blind!
"N-N-No!" Zuo Shuming hesitated. He was just shocked that Brother Lonemoon was already a Foundation Establishment cultivator, yet he had not liberated from grain yet. Wait, was the food on the table disappearing way too quickly?
"Go, let's talk outside!" Lonemoon quickly finished the meat in his bowl and led Zuo Shuming outside the door. He closed the door behind him. In the yard, he scanned Zuo Shuming from head to toe and frowned. His voice dripping with contempt, he said, "You're a Foundation Establishment cultivator now?" Didn't he just have an epiphany? Was it for naught?
"I'm already in the late stages of Foundation Establishment," Zuo Shuming announced proudly and excitedly. "I didn't think I would progress so quickly either!"
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"Heh heh, you call this fast?" Lonemoon pursed his lips. Look at Chef – one epiphany helped him to skip one or two major cultivation levels. How are you still jumping within the same cultivation level? Is your own epiphany really only worth two bucks?
"Isn't it... fast?" Zuo Shuming stared blankly at Lonemoon. Even Sect Master said it was fast. How come Brother Lonemoon was still looking down on him?
"Forget it," Lonemoon sighed. "You're already in the late stages of Foundation Establishment. That means that you can move on to practising the second type of sword technique that I taught you."
"Yes, of course." Zuo Shuming nodded. A moment later, he seemed to have realized something. He frowned and stuttered, "But after this epiphany, I..." He suddenly was at a loss for words.
"What's the matter?" Lonemoon asked. "What trouble did you get into this time?"
Zuo Shuming looked around worriedly and gritted his teeth. "Let's talk inside the house!" He pulled Lonemoon back into the door and closed the door very cautiously. With a pained expression, he explained, "Brother Lonemoon, my epiphany this time... Eh? Why's all the food gone?" Not just the food, but even the plates were cleared. He recalled that Brother Lonemoon did not even pack the dishes before he walked out!
Lonemoon, who had been dragged into the house before he could say anything, glared at a certain foodie beside him, who was still waiting for Chef to serve the dessert. He immediately said, "You're still sitting here waiting to be served? Go in or we'll be exposed!"
"So troublesome!" Shen Ying slumped on the table and refused to move.
"Troublesome my ass!" Lonemoon's face turned green. "Chef, quick, take her away!"
Yi Qing paused. He glanced at the pastries that he was still holding and decided not to lay it out yet. "Master, let me bring you in to eat." He bent down and carried the sloth off the table and into the back.
"I set up an array around the table!" Lonemoon quickly explained to Two Bucks. "It cleans itself."
"Brother Lonemoon, you really know so much about arrays!" Zuo Shuming stared at him in awe.
Nonsense! Is there anything that I don't know about? Lonemoon sat down at the table. "What did you want to tell me earlier?"
Zuo Shuming's expression changed at once. He frowned and turned to sit on a chair next to Lonemoon. Then, he said, "Actually, I have no idea what's going on as well. I just feel like that epiphany was strange."
"Hmm?" Lonemoon stared blankly at him. "In what way?"
"I can't put my finger on it either." His expression became twisted as he tried to look for the right words to say. "When I saw Senior Sister Shu Yi... No, I mean Uncle-Master Shu go through the lightning tribulation, I had an inexplicable feeling that we knew each other. But I couldn't remember where."
Lonemoon started and turned to face him.
"Later, Uncle-Master Shu suddenly came up to me and said that she was now a Golden Core cultivator. My mind suddenly became filled with the technique to gather spirit Qi and form a core." Zuo Shuming was frowning even more deeply now. "Then... I found myself having an epiphany. I knew the technique to form a core because I've read it in some dharmic texts earlier, but what was floating in my mind was... different! It was like... it was like..."
He seemed to have no idea how to explain what he felt anymore. His eyebrows sank deeper still. A moment later, he said, "It was like... I formed a core before?"
"You formed a core before?" Lonemoon's fan stopped moving all of a sudden. "Tell me properly. Why are you having such thoughts? What exactly did you see in your mind's eye?"
"I didn't really see anything!" Zuo Shuming shook his head. "It was just a feeling. I even felt like... I knew how to defend myself against lightning bolts."
"Did you tell anyone else about this?"
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"Of course not!" Zuo Shuming said in a low voice. "This thing is so strange. How can I tell other people about this? You're the only one I've told. Brother Lonemoon... what do you think... is there some kind of problem with me?" Zuo Shuming looked absolutely confused. "I'm only a Foundation Establishment cultivator. How can I know these things about forming a core? It's almost as if I've experienced it before."
"..." No, you really have experienced it before.
"Do you think I'm going to..." Zuo Shuming thought about something else and his eyes widened. He jumped to his feet.
"What!" Lonemoon exclaimed. Don't tell me that you've guessed it?
Zuo Shuming sat back down and scooted closer to Lonemoon. His breath was shaky as he whispered, "Do you think I'm... infected by Senior Sister Shu? Have I gone crazy as well?"
Lonemoon: "..."
Shen Ying: "..."
Yi Qing: "..."
Infected my ass!
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Will you freaking die if you just stop insulting Shu Yi for a moment? He had never seen a partner as co-operative as Zuo Shuming!
They were really redundant in this plane, weren't they? Two Bucks alone was sufficient to stir chaos in this place.
"Brother Lonemoon, you told me before that the brain can be infected, right?" Zuo Shuming began analyzing with a serious expression. "I think that Senior Sister Shu Yi- No, Uncle-Master Shu Yi has that brain disease that you seemed to be talking about. Hasn't she always been hanging out in our yard these days? I only got the epiphany after she talked to me as well. I think I'm definitely infected." The more he talked, the more convinced Zuo Shuming became. Awhile later, he added, "Brother Lonemoon, what do you think?!"