Chapter 340 - It’s You I Want (2/2)
“Uh, that’s what I want as well, ha-ha… ha.” Laughing dryly, Zhuo Fan scratched his head awkwardly. But his heart still had the same sense of loss as before.
He wanted to only be cordial with Chu Qingcheng, but after her request, he felt unwilling.
[Men are so despicable! But… since when have I become despicable?]
Zhuo Fan shook his head.
Chu Qingcheng said, “Zhuo Fan, you should go back. Perhaps… you will soon find the way to save Ning’er.”
Zhuo Fan looked at her puzzled.
[What’s up with her? Being so mysterious all of a sudden. And you need 9th grade ingredients to heal a soul. How can it be so easy?]
[Or is it her way of telling me to shoo off?]
[Probably.] Since she dragged me here and also the one to initiate the kiss, kicking me out could only be her as well. [Really, unlike men, women make no sense at all.]
Zhuo Fan shook his head and sighed inside, “Then, Qingcheng, goodbye.”
Zhuo Fan walked out.
Chu Qingcheng watched him go with glistening tears falling down.
Whoosh!
A shadow landed behind Chu Qingcheng, “Girl, remember our deal. When she wakes up, everyone and everything here will no longer concern you.”
“I know. I’m fine as long as I could see him.” Chu Qingcheng bit her lip.
The shadow vanished once more…
Zhuo Fan was walking down the street, his mind playing Chu Qingcheng’s odd words over and over again.
Just then, a whisper sounded in his ear, “Kid, if you want to save the girl, come fifty miles south of the city, in the forest!”
Startled, Zhuo Fan released his divine sense but couldn’t sense anything.
His Discerning Field was so strong that he could even detect a Radiant Stage expert. But how was it that he couldn’t find a trace of that voice. [What kind of power is that?]
Recalling Chu Qingcheng’s odd behavior, Zhuo Fan still couldn’t make sense of it. His only choice was to go south of the city and see for himself.
With how strong this man was, not even Li Jingtian could stop him. Since nothing could guarantee his safety, he might as well go and see what tricks were being played on him.
Four hours later, Zhuo Fan arrived. But what he saw were just trees and more trees.
Just then, an eerie voice came from behind, “He-he-he, you came!”
Zhuo Fan whipped his head back to see a gray shadow floating and cried, “Above Radiant Stage, the Ethereal Stage!”
Yes, the Ethereal Stage!
Only this stage allowed one’s soul to leave their body. Even if the body died, the soul could linger on. It was a stage attained only by those who cultivated their soul to perfection.
The Radiant Stage employed mere parlor tricks when it came to a soul’s power, while only an Ethereal Stage expert could bring out its full potential.
When a soul left the body, its attacks would only be soul based. And their power was at a level no Radiant Stage soul could survive. They’d fall the same way as if being killed with intent.
One could go as far as to say no Radiant Stage expert could take even a finger from this shadow. Because his finger would pierce your soul dead.
Without a way to focus one’s soul to attack, the flesh could be as invincible as you want, but it wouldn’t pose the slightest problem for an Ethereal Stage expert.
Even if Huangpu Qingtian, the peak of body cultivation, might have reached the peak of Radiant Stage, he’d still be a mere ant before an Ethereal Stage expert.
The gap between the two stages was a gaping abyss.
It was why many people were stuck at peak Radiant Stage and were unable to advance. It was also why for the past thousand years Tianyu had never had an Ethereal Stage expert.
As one transitioned from body to soul, the quality jumped, and the gulf widened…
But Zhuo Fan couldn’t understand why an Ethereal Stage expert would appear here all of a sudden.
The shadow cackled knowing his thoughts, “Hi-hi-hi, Zhuo Fan, it’s you I want. Now let’s talk terms…”