Chapter 130: Chapter 3: A Celestial Human Arrives Outside Gouxian Town

After a moment, she nodded lightly. “In that case,” she said in a clear voice, “I’ll… I’ll just lie down for a bit…”

As she spoke, the girl timidly took off her shoes and socks, revealing two small, delicate, snow-white feet. Her translucent toes wiggled restlessly, a rosy blush showing through their paleness.

Lu Xuan couldn’t help but glance over. The young woman noticed, and her face instantly flushed scarlet, the blush spreading all the way to her ears.

“What are you looking at…?” she chided, lacking any real force. In a flash, she pulled her little feet under the covers and shot Lu Xuan a pouting glare.

Lu Xuan just chuckled to himself for a moment before calming his somewhat stirred emotions.

And so, the young man sat cross-legged on the bed, closed his eyes, and breathed in a steady rhythm. A faint aura of energy around him waxed and waned, alternating between Life and Death.

Meanwhile, the girl lay beside him, secretly peeking at the cultivating young man. A sudden impulse made her start to count his eyelashes, one by one.

A wide grin spread across her face. As she counted, she peacefully drifted off to sleep.

Lu Xuan opened his eyes and pulled the blanket up for her. He couldn’t help but smile as he watched the sleeping girl, then immediately refocused his mind.

He circulated his Mediation of Creation again and again. The Bodhi Fruit Skin materialized in his stomach, only to dissolve instantly into a vast flow of energy that nourished his entire body.

Ever since he had formed the first Supreme Jade Step, Lu Xuan’s Physique—which had previously hit a plateau—found new room for growth, nourished in return by his spirit and True Spirit.

At this moment, while circulating his Mediation of Creation, he was also silently absorbing the Primordial Qi and faint Divine Essence from the world around him, sending them up the Supreme Jade Steps to his spirit and True Spirit.

Between the waxing and waning, his entire being grew fuller bit by bit. At the same time, he multitasked, immersing his thoughts in his Spiritual World. There, he worked on comprehending his Mediation of Creation, Slaying Sword Form, and Heaven and Earth Inversion, while also observing and studying the three Bronze Fragments.

’Strange…’

A question surfaced in Lu Xuan’s mind. The three Bronze Fragments were clearly parts of a whole; they could be fitted together. Based on their size, he estimated it would take another six or seven fragments to complete the object.

But his confusion only deepened. ’What exactly is this thing? And what’s the deal with Grandpa Chu? That vision I saw when I opened the coffin in the great tomb…’

’Of these three Bronze Fragments, one was always under the bed in the wooden cabin, one was in Grandpa Chu’s tomb, and one was in my own tomb…’

He tried to study the function of the three fragments, probing them as his five Divine Communication Acupoints for Form, Sound, Smell, Taste, and Touch vibrated, analyzing them with all his power.

The first fragment exuded the faint, ancient aura of passing years and time. The second held a vigorous spiritual power. The last one was more esoteric; it had a feeling similar to the Path of Cause and Effect he encountered when cultivating the Primordial Body, but it wasn’t exactly the same—only analogous.

The more he observed, the more puzzled Lu Xuan became. A thread of connection faintly emerged in his mind, but it was unclear and incomplete.

’Arriving in Qianlong City over seven years ago, Grandpa Chu’s passing more than half a year ago, the Bronze Fragments, the dreams, Ancient Times, the great tomb…’

The night passed uneventfully.

……

The next morning, thin rays of sunlight filtered through the gauze curtains, gently filling the entire room. Through the hazy fabric, the morning clouds could be seen rolling on the horizon, rising and falling like the tide.

“Ngh…”

Yan Jiangxue stretched lazily and opened her eyes. Seeing the young man still sitting cross-legged beside her, a relieved and joyful smile appeared on her face.

She sat up gently, the blanket slipping from her shoulders to reveal a neck as white as jade.

“Xiaolu, it’s morning!”

The waxing and waning, life-and-death aura around Lu Xuan slowly dissipated, leaving him seeming as deep and profound as a vast ocean.

He smiled and casually ruffled Xiaoyan’s hair.

“You’re up?”

“Obviously!” Xiaoyan rolled her eyes prettily. Just as she was about to mumble something else, a knock came at the door.

“Mr. Lu, Miss Yan, let’s go grab some breakfast in town. We should get going. We expect to reach the center of the mountain range by tonight!”

After quickly washing up, the two didn’t see the fat old man. They didn’t think much of it and simply met up with Zhong Muhua and the others, following the guide toward the center of town.

Xu Linda’s gaze swept around. The trace of fear that had been hidden on his face was gone, and he seemed much calmer. He and Xu Qingqiu followed behind the group, talking in low voices.

“Looks like we’re in the clear. You were the smart one.”

Xu Qingqiu smiled faintly.

“If we had tried any other way out of the city, we would’ve definitely been screened. This private car service route is actually the safest. And since we’re heading toward the Kongtong Mountain Range, we’re even less likely to be noticed.”

As she spoke, she glanced at the people ahead of them and added in a low voice, “Plus, our luck is pretty good… Those four are probably from the Zhong Family, a Celestial Human Family from the city. The other two, the young man and woman, likely have significant backgrounds as well. If not a Celestial Human Family, they probably have a Great Grandmaster in their family.”

Xu Linda glanced over and nodded lightly.

“We still need to be careful. Once we enter the center of the Kongtong Mountain Range, we can rent a Hovercar to cross the mountains into Central Plains Province. There probably won’t be any blockades or checkpoints there.”

With that, the two quickened their pace to catch up. After a night’s rest, they had both relaxed and were now able to chat and laugh.

“Brother Lu,” Xu Linda began with a smile, “did you rest well yesterday? I hear you two are from East Sea City…”

“Yes,” Lu Xuan replied with a clipped nod, seeming unwilling to say more.

Xu Linda didn’t seem to mind and asked with a smile, “I heard there was some trouble in East Sea City a while back…”

Lu Xuan frowned and shot him an indifferent glance.

“Mr. Xu, what are you trying to say?”

Xu Linda froze for a moment. Xu Qingqiu beside him quickly interjected, “Nothing, we’re just making small talk, just small talk.”

An unpleasant look crossed Xu Linda’s face. In the past, no matter what, his status had never been low. While he couldn’t exactly do whatever he wanted in Wutong City, he could at least be considered a cut above the rest.

Falling half a step behind, he snorted coldly under his breath.

“So young, yet such a temper. Is he the son of a Grandmaster, or a Great Grandmaster?”

Last night, they had looked into East Sea City. It was a remote, small city where the strongest figures were Great Grandmasters.

Xu Qingqiu tugged his arm and also whispered, “Don’t cause trouble. If they hadn’t been willing to leave a day early, we might have already been…”

“Isn’t that because we paid for the car and the upgrade?” Xu Linda was still indignant but managed to hold his tongue and said no more.

Soon, the guide led them to a breakfast stall in the center of town. They sat down in twos and threes and began to eat.

But as they ate, Lu Xuan felt that something was wrong.

He and Xiaoyan glanced to the side. At some point, a few townspeople had gathered not far away, all staring at them from a distance. The fat old man, the big black dog, and the Big Black Bull were there too.

The middle-aged guide took a bite of his bun and glanced over, also looking puzzled.

“Huh? What are they looking at? That’s Uncle Zhu, and Yang Erlang from next door… and isn’t that old man with the white hair and beard Uncle Li from the town entrance?”

Lu Xuan asked curiously, “Guide, you know all of them?”

“I do,” the guide said with a smile. “Gouxian Town isn’t very big. I come here often, so I’m familiar with most of the people. I can basically name all of them…”

As he spoke, he pointed them out.

“That’s Uncle Zhu, Zhu Wuneng. Uncle Li is Li Changgeng. Yang Erlang is just called Yang Erlang. That little kid is Li Zha. He’s a poor child, heard he doesn’t have parents… Huh? It’s been a year or two, how come Little Li Zha hasn’t grown at all?”

As they were talking, waves of energy suddenly rolled across the sky.

Everyone instinctively looked up. A Great Sun was speeding toward them, and it came to a halt above Gouxian Town, brazenly unleashing a terrifying aura!

“A Celestial Human!” Zhong Muhua put down his chopsticks, his expression changing slightly. The young couple beside him was so terrified they were trembling all over, with only a single thought in their minds.

’We’re finished!’

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