69 Xun Wei Returns (1/2)
2 months later:
In a mountain range a few miles north of the Divine Sword sect, there was a vibrantly beautiful young girl sitting on a mountain peak.
As she cultivated, her body was engulfed in flames like a burning candlewick. The qi in her body overflowed her meridians and was pushing the last gate open before it finally broke. Suddenly, the energy in her dantian began to solidify and she felt a tremendous spike in her overall prowess. She finally broke through to the Spirit Core realm.
Her jade-white skin was shimmering under the blinding sunlight and she seemed like an angel sitting on a bed of fire. She was none other than Li Lian.
After breaking through to the next realm, Li Lian woke up from her meditative state, and a magnificent pillar of fire shot up into the sky.
From the way she was now, she was convinced that if she were to slap Xiao Fang he would no longer have to fake being hurt. Strangely enough, this brought her joy.
'Maybe now he'll take me seriously', she thought.
She smiled innocently to that thought, but if she knew how strong Xiao Fang got in the past 2 months she wouldn't have such fantasies.
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[ Xun Wei ]
\u003e 3rd stage of the Divine Sword - Body Refinement realm.
\u003e Can now use the 'Vanishing Blade' technique several times in battle without recieving a backlash.
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[ Xiao Fang ]
\u003e 8th stage of the Solid Body realm
\u003e 1st stage of the Spirit Core realm
\u003e He can now comfortably use the 'Divine Sword Cutting Air' technique, and use his eyes and echolocation at the same time.
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Meanwhile, back at the Divine Sword sect, Xiao Fang was cultivating his mother's Yin qi on the grass just outside of his house.
When he brokethrough to the Spirit Core realm, his aura underwent a fundamental change, and his dual cultivation qi now coated his body like another layer of skin.
He assumed that he needed to cultivate with more women before making this jump, but he forgot just how many women he had cultivated with back in the Black Paradise sect.
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”Xiao Fang”, Xiao Hei said with a surprised expression on her face.
She could feel his cultivation rising because her cultivation was connected to his, but she couldn't believe how quickly he was making those breakthroughs.
”Xiao Hei, I'll be entering your mind-space now”, Xiao Fang said calmly.
Xiao Fang closed his eyes and focused on making a connection with her. Xiao Hei saw that he was struggling to make the connection so she helped him the only way she knew how.
She leaned in for a kiss. The moment their lips contacted he saw his surroundings change. Appearing infront of him, floated the Heaven realm scroll.
He carefully read through the scroll's contents several times before leaving her mind-space to practice it.
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Technique name: Ascending Immortal
Type: Movement skill
Realm: Heaven Realm
1st level: Floating Leaf, Rushing Tide
\u003e Prerequisite: Solid Body Realm \u0026 Spirit Core Realm.
\u003e A burst of energy that allows a cultivator to accelerate and decelerate with breakneck speed.
\u003e (Practice method: ...)
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The instructions on the technique were difficult to comprehend, but after some time contemplating it he finally felt ready to try it out.
'... Be as light as a leaf landing on the surface of a rushing tide...'
Although the instructions were extremely complex, these words rang out in his head.
He gave himself a running start then released his Body and Spirit qi in full throttle.
Chun Hua was sitting on the porch when Xiao Hei, in her felion form, laid down on her lap. Chun Hua petted Xiao Hei's black fur as they watched Xiao Fang train. Ever since Yu An started sleeping in the same bed as them, she gave Chun Hua more free time to be with Xiao Fang.
”Hmm... Something seems different about him today”, Chun Hua thought outloud.
Chun Hua looked down at Xiao Hei in surprise.
”Did you just-”
Eventhough it was all due to Xiao Fang's hard work, she still liked to think that Xiao Fang's accomplishments were also her own.
Chun Hua knew about the connection between their cultivation realms so she immediately understood how she knew he made a breakthrough. After her brief moment of shock, she continued to pet Xiao Hei's black fur.
”Our Xiao Hei is very impressive”, she smiled lightly in a motherly way.
Although Xiao Hei knew Chun Hua was just being nice, she still felt good from her kind words and the way she brushed her black fur.
They suddenly heard a voice coming from beside them.
”Hey”.
Xiao Hei jumped more than a meter in the air like a startled cat. The voice came from Xun Wei.
Xun Wei's body cultivation realm didn't change by much, but she now exuded a much more intense presence. Like refined steel, her muscles were more defined but far more modest and feminine. She seemed as if she had lost weight, but her posture was somehow even more intimidating than before. If she looked like a child 2 months ago, she now looked like an experienced veteran just from the wrinkle in her brows, even more so from the crossing of her arms. She was now a Divine Sword - Body Refinement realm cultivator.
”Xun Wei, you're finally back. Did you train well?”, Chun Hua asked without reacting to her sudden appearance.