Chapter 811 - The Real Me (2/2)
Xuemei blinked as a powerful aura burst out of her body. She felt that her body was full of explosive power and even had a feeling that she could level a mountain with a blow of her fist.
“I…”
She struggled to sit up but was unable to, even though her physique was full of power. Teng Nu still pressed on her body making her unable to get up.
“Forget it; you don’t need to explain.” Tang Xiu waved and said, “Although I don’t know what has happened to you, it seems that you’ve quite benefitted. At least you’re much stronger now; not just a small increase either. Anyways, she’s Teng Nu, the human form of the Luminous Vine. I was afraid that you wouldn’t be able to control your strength the moment you woke up, so I ordered her to hold you down. Listen well and wait for her to loosen you up, but don’t get up all of a sudden or use too much strength. Adapt to it slowly.”
“All right!”
Although Cheng Xuemei was unaware of the reason why her physique had undergone such a change, she obtained the memory of that sentient plant thus understanding quite a bit of information.
Bang…
Just as Teng Nu released her shoulder, Cheng Xuemei tried to prop herself up with a hand to the floor in an attempt to sit up. Her whole body that was half-sitting suddenly sprung upwards and hit the dozen meter high steel roof.
“Argh… whoops…”
A shallow hole was formed on the steel roof, but the pain made her scream. Yet, when her body lightly floated down and landed on the floor, the pain was mostly gone already.
“I…”
Cheng Xuemei was dumbstruck. She felt like she was about to break away from the shackles of gravity. Her whole body was filled with power, yet she felt very light. Except for some light spasms of pain in her head that she just bumped, the other parts of her body had never felt better. In particular, it was her spirit—she felt that it had been completely purified.
“I told you not to use too much strength, didn’t I?” Tang Xiu shook his head and smiled. “You’re very powerful now, but you can’t fully control that strength of yours. Only by slowly adapting can you gradually control it, else there will be a backlash from the sudden surge of power!”
The revelation left Cheng Xuemei at a loss whether she should laugh or cry. She never thought that she would have such a situation. She carefully stood up slowly and gently moved her body, yet all the bones in her body were creaking. She realized that she had even become taller by at least five centimeters.
After spending some time in adapting to the new situation, Cheng Xuemei was barely able to use some of her strength. Despite such a small bit of progress, however, she fell over and stumbled dozens of times, feeling faint pain in many parts of her body.
“It seems like I need to take you to another area and make you have a good workout.”
Tang Xiu took out a set of clothes from his interspatial ring. It was menswear, but Cheng Xuemei had become taller, around 173 centimeters, so it was not too big for her to wear.
“From where did you take that out?” Cheng Xuemei was dumbfounded. Her eyesight was greatly improved and was quick, yet she couldn’t even see Tang Xiu’s movements. It was just like magic.
“The me you knew before was not the real me, if I must say,” said Tang Xiu with a calm smile. “But I’ll tell you more when I help you control your power.”
Having said that, he left some orders to Teng Nu and then walked outside. Along the way, due to the changes in Cheng Xuemei’s physique, it was inevitable that she bumped into things here and there. Finally, after coming to the vestige exit which he left intact, he reached out and pressed the button at the junction of the passage.
“What’s this?” Cheng Xuemei’s eyes shrunk and looked with amazement at the previously shut passage opening up. The interior inside looked like a cabin with two robots that had already been activated.
“It’s a Subaquatic Corvette. Well, I christened it, hence the name,” said Tang Xiu lightly. “Didn’t you see that we came all the way here smoothly? To be honest with you, the entire base is controlled by me and I set up all the procedures here. As of now, this is the only entrance and exit that is accessible in the entire vestige; the rest have been fully shut. The people from the various countries have already left, so we don’t have a submarine to pick us up. We can only take this Subaquatic Corvette to leave this place.”
“SAY WHAT?” Cheng Xuemei screamed and looked at Tang Xiu incredulously.
Tang Xiu stepped into the Subaquatic Corvette and indifferently said, “No need to fuss over trivial things, alright? You really have shallow knowledge, seems like I gotta send you some popular science magazines later. Also, you can’t be considered as a normal person now, so you must completely change the path that you’ll take in the future.”
Cheng Xuemei wore a complicated look as she stared at Tang Xiu. After she entered the Subaquatic Corvette’s cabin, the exit passage slowly closed again as well as the Subaquatic Corvette’s door.
Tang Xiu found the controls and quickly inputted a series of instructions. As the Subaquatic Corvette began to cruise along the seabed, Tang Xiu returned to the main cabin. He saw Cheng Xuemei’s complicated expression and then said, “Well, let me re-introduce myself again. I’m Tang Xiu, an immortal cultivator.”
Immortal cultivator?
Cheng Xuemei shuddered and seemed to realize something all of a sudden, as she quickly asked, “I’ve only heard of Daoist cultivators, never of Immortal cultivators whatsoever.”
“That’s because you don’t know much,” said Tang Xiu lightly. “An Immortal cultivator is, in fact, essentially similar to a Daoist cultivator; that is, we walk on the path of cultivation, though an immortal cultivator is higher in rank compared to a Daoist cultivator. What I am practicing is Immortal Arts, not Daoist Arts.”
Cheng Xuemei suppressed the shock in her heart and nodded. “No wonder you’ve become this powerful. Turns out you’re an Immortal cultivator. I really understand now.”