Chu Huaixu: My head feels itchy, am I growing a brain again?

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This coarse Body Cultivator, within his Character Panel, [Comprehension] once again caught up with [Physique], both reaching 7 points.

Chu Huaixu hadn’t anticipated that this clump of cyan qi could enhance one’s comprehension.

He still doesn’t understand what this actually is.

It just so happened that his comprehension rose to 7 points.

This made him feel, beyond joy, even more like—telecom fraud.

“What’s going on, giving us a sweet taste first, huh?”

At this moment, he and Han Shuangjiang sat side by side on meditation mats, hips touching, both closing their eyes to absorb this power.

After a long time, the two opened their eyes and exhaled a long breath.

“How do you feel?” he turned his head to ask.

Chu Huaixu had a Character Panel, so much was data-driven, but Han Shuangjiang did not.

“It feels like my mind is clear, thoughts are lucid, and previous confusions in cultivation are now resolved, it’s kind of like… like…” she couldn’t find an exact word.

“Enlightenment?” Chu Huaixu asked.

“Yes, it kind of feels like enlightenment.” the Big Ice Cube replied.

Chu Huaixu actually wasn’t sure. If Han Shuangjiang’s [Comprehension] were data-driven, what the points would be.

However, Xiaoxu definitely had [Comprehension 10].

He personally guessed she was likely at about eight or nine points.

Therefore, he didn’t know if her enhancement was as significant as his.

After all, the more advanced these things get, the harder it is to improve.

But clearly, she had gained a lot.

This made Chu Huaixu once again, as he had last time, sigh with feeling: “The Dao Ancestor is indeed generous.”

Luckily, Xiaoxu didn’t come in.

He has [Comprehension 10], the only thing he could do here is breathe…

The Stone Gate ahead slowly opened at this moment, seemingly guiding them to continue further in.

After exchanging a glance, the two got up and walked in.

This passage differed from the narrow one ahead.

It was also very narrow, but there were no luminous pearls embedded on the sides.

This made it pitch black inside.

Humans have a natural fear of such enclosed darkness.

The vast majority of ordinary people might not dare enter.

This is precisely why escape rooms feel thrilling and creepy.

But for cultivators, they have some level of night vision.

Their five senses, compared to ordinary people, would minorly enhance at the Acupoint Opening Stage, and even if they are not Body Refining practitioners, they will still strengthen further after.

And for someone like Chu Huaixu, he could see in the night as if it was day.

However, as he walked, his vision became increasingly dark, until he couldn’t see anything, as if he had fallen into eternal endless darkness.

More strangely, Han Shuangjiang was right behind him, yet he suddenly couldn’t sense her presence.

With his frightening five senses, it would normally be easy to catch her breath.

At that moment, he couldn’t even detect her with his Divine Sense.

It was as if at some point, the two had separated.

“Shuangjiang.” he called out.

Naturally, no response came.

“Something’s fishy.”

Chu Huaixu had [Nan Liujing] plus [Heart Sword], the former repelling all evils, the latter cutting through all illusions.

He began trying to activate them both, but neither worked.

If this were outside, Chu Huaixu would probably be a bit worried by now.

But since it’s the Daoist Ancestor Inheritance Secret Realm, he’s a bit familiar with it now.

Before obtaining the Dao Seal [Nan Liujing], he unknowingly entered an Illusion Realm before, where even [Heart Sword] couldn’t break through.

So he simply chose to do nothing.

He just groped forward in the dark, yet this place seemed endless.

Meanwhile, Han Shuangjiang was also unaware of anything amiss.

“Chu Huaixu.” she called softly.

The call went unanswered, like a stone dropped into the sea.

She knew he had the ability to cut through all illusions; the first time they entered the Secret Realm beneath the Cold Pool, he waved his hand and broke the Illusion Technique inside with just his Acupoint Opening stage cultivation, which had greatly shocked her.

Thus, the Big Ice Cube did nothing, fearing she might mess things up, waiting for her Dao companion to break through it all.

She waited a long time…

——Nothing happened.

This made her realize she might have encountered a similar situation as last time.

But in Han Shuangjiang’s heart, there was no panic.

She was not the kind always thinking of relying on others.

“Obviously, every trial from now on must be faced alone.”

The girl began to stride forward, her expression calm.

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About half an incense stick’s time passed.

Chu Huaixu looked ahead and saw the east turning white, the sun rising.

In that instant, the surrounding darkness completely dissipated, and everything around began to clear up.

It felt as though the night had passed and day had broken.

He looked around and saw that he was inside a room at this moment.

Four young people slept inside the room, all getting up quickly amid the morning bell.

“These people seem to be unaware of my presence?” Chu Huaixu thought.

This feeling was novel to him, as if he had become a wandering soul here.

He surveyed his surroundings and quickly noticed something was amiss.

Inside the room, four young men began to dress, putting on Daoist robes.

Among them, one individual was short in stature and had a prominent mole at the corner of his mouth.

Another was tall and thin, akin to a bamboo pole, with somewhat unruly hair and slightly slanted eyes.

One more was a plump fellow, appearing rather cheerful, exuding high energy as he woke up, with a rosy complexion full of vitality, unlike what his chubby appearance suggested.

As for the last person, Chu Huaixu… couldn’t make out his features!

Or rather, he couldn’t remember them!

His appearance would vanish from memory for no reason.

This made any impression of him perpetually blurry.

This sensation felt very familiar.

Chu Huaixu suddenly recalled earlier in the Daoist Ancestor Secret Realm, there was a man clad in a Daoist robe, standing atop a mountain, repeatedly slashing at him with a sword!

Each sword strike was terrifying.

Wherever the Sword Qi passed, everything would be obliterated, even the air would be slashed apart.

Chu Huaixu “died” under this sword strike time and time again.

And this man in the Daoist robe, just like now, his features were indistinct, leaving no impression in one’s mind!

A hint of surprise began to appear on his face.

“He is the Dao Ancestor!”

Where this place was, became almost self-evident.

Sure enough, after the four dressed neatly, they pushed open the room door.

Chu Huaixu followed them out, only to see buildings that were both familiar and unfamiliar.

This was Junzi Temple from a thousand years ago!

In the millennium, Junzi Temple had only undergone basic repairs.

The only additions were some Arrays.

“So, have I entered… the Dao Ancestor’s memory?” he speculated internally.

It was clear that at this time, he was just a little Daoist at Junzi Temple.

Chu Huaixu followed behind the four little Daoists, watching as they went through simple grooming and listening to their casual chat.

From their conversation, Chu Huaixu learned that among the current batch of Junzi Temple disciples, the Dao Ancestor ranked ninth.

The three called him Ninth Senior Brother, clearly the oldest in the room.

“Ninth Senior Brother, is the Observatory Master going to grant us Dao Swords today?” the plump one’s face was excited.

“Yes.” The Daoist with indistinct features replied, with a hint of excitement in his tone too.

They were still young, and having their own Dao Sword soon naturally thrilled them.

“Does that mean we can join the Observatory Master’s morning training in the future!” said the tall, thin Eleventh Junior Brother.

As the Ninth Senior Brother, the Dao Ancestor replied with a smile, “Of course.”

In the past, they watched their Senior Brother and elders train with the Observatory Master in the morning with great envy.

Thus, Chu Huaixu kept following them.

But his eyes intermittently focused on the Ninth Senior Brother’s belt.

Because a pendant hung on this little Daoist’s belt.

That pendant looked so familiar to Chu Huaixu.

It was a completely black bead, with black tassels hanging below.

Chu Huaixu had long tried, everything here was illusory, he couldn’t touch it.

Like the pillar beside him, whenever he reached out, his hand would pass right through.

He was purely watching a “movie.”

The group of four quickly headed to the dining hall for a meal.

By then, a few people were already scattered around the dining hall.

The four greeted their peers and elders with politeness.

But it was noticeable that this Ninth Senior Brother was the core figure of their small group.

Breakfast was rather bland.

In Chu Huaixu’s impression, whether on Earth or in the Profound Yellow Realm, chubby Daoists were rarely seen.

On the contrary, monks, despite their vegetarian and meditative lifestyle, were often plump with big ears.

Yet, these four ate heartily.

All were young, at a stage where their bodies were growing, never full no matter how much they ate.

Though it was just porridge with small pickles, seeing them eat made Chu Huaixu feel hungry himself.

What kind of Junzi Temple food broadcast from a thousand years ago was this!

Up to this point, Chu Huaixu didn’t know why he was here.

There seemed to be no test.

Feeling bored, he “sat down” next to this Ninth Senior Brother.

He was rather abstract, since everything here was intangible to him, his butt couldn’t rest on the bench, nothing supported him from beneath.

But it didn’t matter, being a Body Cultivator, he had strong core control, he sat in mid-air…

Idle as he was, Chu Huaixu stared at the black bead on the Ninth Senior Brother.

He even raised his finger, intending to poke it.

The result was…

“Hmm?”

He actually managed to poke it!

His finger didn’t pass through!

Immediately, he saw the Ninth Senior Brother turning his head slightly.

Although it was unclear or unmemorable what his features and expression were, Chu Huaixu felt he was looking at him, even giving him a gentle smile.

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