Chapter 101 - The Black Spirit Blossom (1/2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
At Invincible Sect.
The Spirit Qi was rich. The once quiet peak was now filled with bright golden lights that shone all the way to the sky. The Spirit Qi appeared like it was dancing in response to the light, gathering at the peak. The golden rays lit up the entire sect, turning it into a patch of gold.
Yi Qing secluded himself for over three months. Suddenly, he opened his eyes. The first thing he sensed was that the Spirit Qi around him differed from before. He immediately reacted by sucking the Qi into his body. The golden spirit Qi flowed into his body until they were all gone. Only then did the Invincible Sect’s appearance return to normal.
Yi Qing sensed his own body strength and realised he was already in the late stages of Soul Formation. He rejoiced in his heart and exited the cave, heading for the rear hall. He spotted Shen Ying from afar.
“Master, I’m out…” he stopped himself mid-sentence when he realised that there was a stranger seated next to Shen Ying. He was dressed in white and was standing extremely close to her with a plate in hand. He was handing the fruits on the plate to Shen Ying. His bright eyes were really… annoying.
Yi Qing felt his heart grow cold. How did this little kid appear in just a few short months?
“Hey, Chef,” Shen Ying glanced at Yi Qing. She tossed the fruit in her hand and walked toward him, “You’re out!”
“Master…” Yi Qing walked toward her, glancing at the person behind her. They locked eyes and the air between them charged with static.
“Who is this outsider?” he emphasised on “outsider”, subconsciously putting a distance between him and the two visitors. “Who is this Fellow Daoist?” Little bastard, you better stay away from my master!
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“Oh,” Shen Ying began to explain, “this is Director and Furball.”
“…” What ball?
“He is the Yi Family Patriarch,” Lonemoon explained, gesturing toward Yi Feng. He turned toward Bai Ze, “… and…” he frowned, not knowing how to address Bai Ze.
“Bai Ze,” Bai Ze said curtly. He turned to glance at Shen Ying and raised his voice slightly, “My name is Bai Ze.” He blushed. She would be the only one who can call him Furball.
Yi Feng: “…”
So Spirit Master was not hiding his identity anymore – he was planning on announcing it to the world?
Yi Qing frowned deeply and studied the two people’s cultivations. He suddenly understood something and his heart fell even further as he began to feel nervous.
“Fellow Daoist Bai Ze.”
“Yes,” Bai Ze nodded. He glanced at Yi Feng behind him and a look of contempt flashed past his face.
“Let’s not talk about this anymore,” Shen Ying interrupted the introductions and nudged Yi Qing. “Chef, to celebrate your re-appearance, let’s… start cooking now?”
“Yes, Mas…” he habitually nodded his head and scanned the group of people in front of him before he suddenly changed his mind. “Master, it’s only ten in the morning; it’s not lunchtime yet.” He had to keep watch around here to make sure that the little bastard did not try to steal his master.
“Er…” Shen Ying hesitated. This was the first time Chef rejected her. “Let’s take it as brunch?” There’s seafood!
“Master, didn’t you say you want to have meals at fixed timings?”
“Er, I mean… We can’t have meals late. We can eat snacks!”
“No!”
“…” Was Chef always so professional?
“Shen… Ying,” Bai Ze suddenly handed her something white. He stole a glance at her face and lowered his gaze immediately. “This is… for you. You can… eat this.”
What?
Shen Ying suddenly realised that the white flower in his hand looked exactly like it was hand-crafted. It smelled incredibly fragrant.
The moment Yi Feng presented Shen Ying the flower, a surge of pure spirit Qi burst forth from the flower to fill the surroundings. All of them perked up. The Spirit Qi around them felt a few times richer.
“This is…” Lonemoon could not help but step forward toward the flower. He had never seen a flower emanate Spirit Qi before.
“What is this?” Shen Ying asked.
Bai Ze stared blankly at her as if she asked him something important. He flushed red once more, “It’s… it’s…” he stuttered for a long while without completing his sentence. He turned around out of habit, but caught himself.
“A Black Spirit Blossom,” Yi Feng could not help but complete Bai Ze’s sentence. He had a pained expression as he continued, “This is a… monster of the Spirit Master race.” Even Yi Feng had only seen it a few times before. He found it hard to believe that Spirit Master was giving it away just like that.
“Oh…” All this fuss over a vegetable.
Shen Ying was just about to turn it down when the Radish suddenly bounded toward them.
“Little Big Sister, you said you would water…” Radish did not finish its sentence. It stared blankly at the Black Spirit Blossom in Bai Ze’s hands and blew up like a cannon. “This is too much. You’ve brought wild flowers in here. Take it away, take it away. Do you think my Little Big Sister can be bought over by this wild flower?”
Its eyes filled with tears as it complained to Shen Ying, “Little Big Sister, you said I would be your only plant. If you want flowers, I can give you some!”
It looked as though it wanted to tear open its robes as soon as it finished speaking.
“Stop it!”
Lonemoon, Yi Qing and Yu Hong suddenly recalled some biological knowledge and stopped Radish at the same time. All their expressions were dark.
They glanced at the Black Spirit Blossom and suddenly felt the Spirit Qi around them go still.
“Hey! Radish, stop throwing a tantrum. We have two guests,” Lonemoon’s mouth twitched as he muttered an Immobilizing curse to immobilize Radish.
He hurried and reached out to receive the flower that Bai Ze was holding out, “Thank you, Bai… Fellow Daoist Bai. You have come a long way. Why don’t the two of you go to our guest room to rest for a while?”