Novel Full Chapter 635
Chapter 635: Chapter 63 Preserving the Perfect Spirit, Seeking Opportunities Chapter 635: Chapter 63 Preserving the Perfect Spirit, Seeking Opportunities At the entrance to the Golden Ridge Cave Abode.
Xu Yinglian gently plucked the strings of her instrument; at her side, Qiu Changtian was feeding spirit grass to a crane when he suddenly heard Xu Yinglian’s faint voice:
“I still remember the time, right here, I insisted on comparing swords with Senior Brother.
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As a result, Senior Brother got annoyed and even asked what I would do if I could never win against him in all my life…”
Qiu Changtian nearly jumped in fright: Why had this woman suddenly started dredging up the past?
He hurriedly feigned death and said:
“Cough, was there such an event?
I have no recollection of it.”
Here, Junior Sister Xu’s question seemed reasonable, but in fact, it was completely without reason.
After all, at that time, their relationship was simply that of ordinary Senior Brother and Junior Sister; Qiu Changtian certainly had no obligation to grant every wish of Junior Sister Xu.
Now that the two were intimately close, it was natural not to be as cold as before, but for Junior Sister Xu, based on their current intimate relationship, to demand her husband evaluate the unpleasant behaviors from the past was truly illogical.
However, Qiu Changtian also knew well that a woman being unreasonable couldn’t be reasoned with, because her starting point was feeling aggrieved.
At such a time, to deal in meticulous detail with her was to be a sure victim, bound to be relentlessly chastised…
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Thus, he embraced the displeased Junior Sister Xu and chuckled:
“If there really was such an affair, I would berate that Qiu Changtian from back then.
To have such a proactive and eager Junior Sister yet fail to cherish her-what stupidity!”
“What do you mean ‘if there really was such an affair’?” Xu Yinglian asked, indignant, though her expression already softened.
“Could it be that I would lie to you?”
“Cough, cough, cough, can Senior Brother apologize to you, then?”
The two were engaging in sweet nothings when suddenly the message-conveying Flying Sword of the Ziwei Master arrived swiftly, hovering in front of Qiu Changtian.
“Asking about what we obtained in the Cardinal Hall of the Donghua Sect?” Qiu Changtian exchanged a glance with Xu Yinglian, and they promptly wrote down a complete account of their gains.
After reporting back to their master once more, it was roughly half a day before the message-conveying Flying Sword of the Ziwei Master returned again.
This time, it delivered an elixir bottle to them, containing two gray-white pills.
“Supreme Netherworld Pill?” Both exclaimed in shock.
This pill was a legend from antiquity, it was said that ingesting just one could increase one’s Divine Sense by several folds, allowing it to penetrate the heavens and earth, to observe the hidden and the mysterious…
Of course, ancient people were prone to hyperbole, but in reality, this pill was meant to increase Divine Sense; it just had been lost to the ages long ago.
Qiu Changtian picked up one, scanned it momentarily, and without hesitation, swallowed it to refine it.
After a brief moment, his Sea of Consciousness indeed began to experience an increase in Divine Sense, but this was accompanied by agonizing pain, as if his flesh were being carved with a knife.
Qiu Changtian nearly shivered from the pain, but he forced himself to behave as if nothing had happened, smiling as he said to Junior Sister Xu:
“Truly this pill is miraculous; my Divine Sense is increasing rapidly, and I will soon reach the Great Perfection of the Soul Storing Rank.”
Seeing her Senior Brother’s Cultivation Level surge, how could Junior Sister Xu hesitate?
She quickly consumed her own pill as well.
But in just a moment, she was in so much pain that she nearly gasped for air, glaring at her unbearable Senior Brother through gritted teeth.
Despite maintaining a smile, Qiu Changtian’s Sea of Consciousness was in excruciating pain, and seeing that Junior Sister Xu had been caught off guard just like him, he felt a slight sense of happiness.
So they sat, staring at each other with big eyes and small eyes, enduring the pain of their rapidly increasing Divine Sense, chatting as if nothing was wrong.
“Junior Sister, why do you look a bit pale?” asked Qiu Changtian, feigning ignorance.
“Senior Brother truly is, but why is your complexion so deathly pale?” Xu Yinglian squeezed the words out through gritted teeth.
“Junior Sister, if you feel unwell, feel free to tell your husband, there’s no need to endure it,” Qiu Changtian feigned concern.
“Senior Brother, if the pain is unbearable, it’s okay to cry on my shoulder,” Xu Yinglian said, trembling somewhat.
After about a quarter and a half of an hour of verbal sparring, the excruciating pain slowly subsided.
Both then lay side by side on the stone bed, slowly regulating their breathing, checking their Sea of Consciousness, only to find that the Divine Sense, which normally would have taken dozens of more years to cultivate, had finally reached Perfection.
Following that, the next step was to find an opportunity to break through the Soul Storing Rank and advance to Root Seeking Rank.
The so-called opportunity comes in various shapes and forms, with the closest universally recognized meaning being ‘inspiration,’ meaning you can’t just sit in your cave abode and level up step by step; you have to go out and find some inspiration and opportunity.
Sometimes it may involve roaming mountains and rivers for months, and one day, upon seeing the sunrise, you suddenly have an epiphany and advance; other times it could be immersing oneself in the Mortal World, traveling throughout the vast lands, when one day just eating a bowl of noodles in an ordinary household, an epiphany strikes and you advance…
There are all sorts of situations, but they are essentially triggered by an emotional stimulus leading to a transformation of the mind state.
In this aspect, Kunlun, with its emphasis on mind and heart cultivation, has a unique advantage.
Almost all of its True Persons manage to advance smoothly, taking no longer than twenty years at most.
The counterexample would be the Shushan Sword Immortals, who, being mostly fierce and combative, have deficiencies in their mental states, averaging a breakthrough time of a dozen or even twenty-plus years.
At this moment, Qiu Changtian had also found his Sea of Consciousness completely saturated, and no matter how he regulated his breathing and gathered his spirit, it had no effect whatsoever.
“Regarding the opportunity for this advancement, does Senior Brother have any plans on where to seek it?” Xu Yinglian, having recovered somewhat, asked out of curiosity.
“Not yet,” Qiu Changtian said with a smile, “I plan to go out and wander, to see what fortune brings.”
“Oh.” Xu Yinglian then realized that her Senior Brother intended to search alone, so she nodded and said, “I plan to stay with the Xu Family of Southern Heaven for a while, to revisit the places, objects, and relatives of my life before cultivation.
If Senior Brother finds it impossible to advance, you can come find me.”
“Mhm, recalling the past and comparing it with the present is also a good way to stir emotions.” Qiu Changtian nodded and smiled, “I wish Junior Sister a smooth advancement.”
“As do you, Senior Brother.”
Qiu Changtian then rode the Flying Sword away from Golden Ridge, to find a remote place with no one around, and said to the Kunlun Mirror,
“Ah Jing, load the Ling Yunpo save.”
[Checkpoint Two: Shushan Shangqing Faction, Qingluo Peak.]
[Character identity: Ling Yunpo.]
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On Qingluo Peak of Shushan, Qing Heng True Person Ling Yunpo opened his eyes on the bed and rose slowly.
While wandering around the Taoist temple, a Sect Deacon came looking for him and named him and Senior Sister An for recruitment.
It turned out that the Shushan Shangqing Faction had suffered considerable damage during the last Demon Cult siege.
Although the Sect’s stronghold had never been breached, a large number of Golden Core True Persons had fallen in the skirmishes, with numerous elders even meeting their demise.
Hence, the Golden Core Deacons who were originally responsible for managing the Sect duties, also had to be replaced, to fill the vacancies left by those who perished at the hands of the Demon Cult.
Joining Senior Sister An at the Deacon Hall, Ling Yunpo looked at the sparse crowd around and wondered if such a blow to Shushan would alter the competitive atmosphere within.
After all, Cultivators are the most treasured resources of a Sect, aren’t they?
As he was lost in his thoughts, he heard someone in front call out:
“Qingluo Peak, are the True Persons Qing Heng and Jiao Xiao present?” Chapter 63: Soul Storing Perfection, Seeking Opportunity