Chapter 96: Chapter 92: This Is the Mortal World (2)

“No, it’s not like that!” the handsome young man immediately answered, “But, this…”

“What but this, but that? If you keep rambling, I’ll pry your mouth open and stuff it in, believe it or not?” Chu Huaixu said with a face full of eagerness.

He had already fought with Han Shuangjiang, the protagonist of this world. Today, should he try fighting Xu Ziqing?

Seeing this, Xu Ziqing didn’t know what to say.

The young man finally gritted his teeth, thinking it was like his senior brother believed in him, placing a heavy bet on his cultivation.

I must work hard on my cultivation, at least to become a great cultivator like Elder Lei!

If my senior brother treats me like this, then even if he asks me to be his death warrior in the future, I’m willing!

Thinking about this, Xiaoxu finally felt at ease and asked, “Senior brother, are we eating this here?”

Chu Huaixu nodded, “This place is a secret realm, after all, an ideal place for closed-door training, much safer than the outside world.”

“Alright.” The young man nodded and sat cross-legged on the ground.

He opened the medicine box, solemnly took the spirit pill, and then slowly closed his eyes.

The Profound Celestial Fetal Breath Pill melted as soon as it entered his mouth, immediately turning into a stream of warmth.

Chu Huaixu was by his side guarding him and couldn’t help but feel curious.

“With his Innate Medicine-Striking Saint Body, how many levels can a Profound Celestial Fetal Breath Pill boost him?” He felt some expectation.

From the quality of the elixir alone, even if he was an outsider, he could see that the pill given by Chu Yinyin wasn’t as good as the one he took.

Even just in appearance, there were subtle differences.

“After all, my pill was personally refined by the Pill King, definitely the best of the best.”

Before long, Chu Huaixu vaguely sensed a change in Xiaoxu’s aura.

His whole body turned red, extremely hot, even starting to emit white steam.

This scene was very similar to what happened to Chu Huaixu back then.

As time passed, the effects of the medicine were continuously absorbed by Xu Ziqing.

After some time, he suddenly opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath of turbid air.

Chu Huaixu threw an Information Detection at him and started cursing inwardly.

“Third Level Low Grade Spiritual Embryo?”

“Jumped three levels in one go from Pseudo Spiritual Embryo?”

Xiaoxu, oh Xiaoxu, why bother with cultivation? Just soak in a pot of medicine from now on.

At this moment, Xu Ziqing felt a bit confused.

He could clearly feel that something about him had changed, yet he couldn’t quite pinpoint it.

“Senior brother, what happened to me…”

“Your Spiritual Embryo must have been significantly enhanced. For the specifics, you’ll need to measure it on the Spirit Plate at the Disciple Courtyard,” Chu Huaixu didn’t tell him about the three-level rise.

Because with his current strength in the First Realm, even if he took a drop of Xu Ziqing’s blood, he couldn’t accurately use his Divine Sense to detect it, so he concealed it somewhat.

Xu Ziqing stood up and bowed to Chu Huaixu: “Thank you, senior brother, for bestowing this fortune upon me!”

“Get up, get up, it’s time to go back.”

With that, he stood up and walked out first.

In his view, giving Xiaoxu a spirit pill was in exchange for the Six Out of Seven.

“As for the gratitude he always remembers for bringing him into the Daoist Sect…”

Chu Huaixu walked forward in big strides and waved his hand, making his robe sleeve fly in the air, signaling the young man to catch up quickly.

“That was what I owed you,” he said in his heart.

…

…

Outside the Cold Pool, it was raining cats and dogs.

Though the Daoist Sect had the Mountain Protection Array, the sect always advocated closeness to nature, so the weather changes were no different from the outside world, and the array wouldn’t be used to block rain or snow.

When Chu Huaixu left, it was just overcast.

He knew it was going to rain, but didn’t expect it to be this heavy.

When the two surfaced with the Water-Repelling Bead, the first thing they saw was Han Shuangjiang standing by the Cold Pool.

She still wore a light blue outer garment, holding an oil-paper umbrella, almost identical to when they first met at the foot of Wumeng Mountain.

The girl held two more umbrellas under her left arm, as if she came specifically to deliver them because of the heavy rain outside.

“Why are you here? We have the Water-Repelling Bead, it can keep out the rain,” Chu Huaixu said.

“Oh, I forgot.” As soon as Han Shuangjiang saw the two, the frown on her brow immediately relaxed, and she said this flatly.

In fact, she wasn’t there to deliver umbrellas.

It was purely because Chu Huaixu had said he’d be right back, but he still hadn’t returned, making her increasingly uneasy as she waited.

And little Xu hadn’t come back for days, she was genuinely worried something might have happened in the Cold Pool Secret Realm.

The cold-faced girl had been standing there for a while, even debating whether to fetch Steward Niu.

As for the Water-Repelling Bead, she genuinely forgot.

Having taken two extra umbrellas could serve as a cover.

Saving herself from needlessly worrying, appearing silly.

But Chu Huaixu, having been a companion player for many years, was a shrewd individual in this regard.

He had long since noted the subtle changes in the Big Ice Cube’s expression and couldn’t help but laugh.

Still, he didn’t say much or joke around as he usually would.

Chu Huaixu simply picked up his own Water-Repelling Bead and said, “Here! The rain is so heavy, your umbrella won’t keep it out. Use the Water-Repelling Bead to shield yourself from the rain.”

He knew the Big Ice Cube had a slight cleanliness obsession.

At this moment, her shoes were covered in mud, her outer garment was slightly dirty, and many parts of her body were soaked by the rain, even some strands of her hair were wet with rain blown in by the wind.

The cold-faced girl looked at the Water-Repelling Bead, then at Chu Huaixu. Following his gaze, she noticed he was looking at her shoes and the soaked parts of her dress.

However, just then, Xu Ziqing immediately spoke up, “Senior Sister Han, how about using mine instead? This Water-Repelling Bead was yours in the first place.”

You could say he was considerate, but not quite perceptive enough.

“No need.” Han Shuangjiang, as usual, habitually kept a cold face, declining the goodwill of others.

“Let’s go, no more chatting here, let’s go home,” she suggested, seeing that the rain showed no signs of stopping.

“Yeah, home, let’s go home!” Chu Huaixu gave Xu Ziqing a pat, signaling him to walk faster.

The handsome young man, hearing the word “home,” couldn’t help but look up at the sky, a warm feeling rising in his heart.

The three, without any family left, just walked toward the bamboo house in the torrential rain.

Chu Huaixu glanced at Han Shuangjiang, who had a slight cleanliness obsession, using one hand to hold an umbrella and the other to lift the hem of her outer garment, carefully avoiding puddles along the way, leaping to the right at times, and stepping widely to the left at others.

For some reason, watching the girl’s beautiful figure from behind, his heart felt peaceful and serene.

Unknowingly, he had been crossing through the Profound Yellow Realm for some time.

From initially having a player’s mentality, feeling a bit distanced from the whole world, to now being completely accustomed to it.

“There’s no more playing games here,” Chu Huaixu said to himself in his heart.

——This is the human world.

…

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep