Cultivation: I Can Reincarnate Into Various Worlds-Chapter 721 - 366、The reason for ascending to the upper realm_2

An Elder like Xu Xing, even if he were truly short of money, would not borrow from him. There were plenty of other ways.

"I need to discuss this matter with my Master. Master Gu Fei is the head of the Formation Hall. Although he isn't at the Nascent Soul Stage, he is the only Tier-5 Array Master in Our Sect, and his status is extraordinary..." Shi Feiyang pondered.

Comprehending the Dao of array techniques aids in understanding the Dao Principles of heaven and earth. However, a Nascent Soul Cultivator who has mastered Dao Principles might not necessarily possess a talent for the Dao of array techniques.

Simply put, the Dao Principles mastered by Nascent Soul Cultivators are only a part of the Great Dao of heaven and earth. In contrast, the Dao of array techniques utilized by array masters draws upon the power of the entire heaven and earth. One is microscopic, the other macroscopic.

Therefore, even though there were so many Nascent Soul Cultivators in the Fire Spirit Sect, the only true Tier-5 Array Master was Master Gu Fei. Of course, now Xu Xing could be added to that list. However, Xu Xing had only demonstrated his proficiency in array techniques within the Formation Hall. He hadn't truly revealed his actual strength in array techniques or claimed to be another Tier-5 Array Master of the Fire Spirit Sect.

"Master Gu Fei is indeed worthy of the respect of every cultivator in the Fire Spirit Sect, but... this is not a reason for him to have sole authority over the Formation Hall..." Xu Xing mused before speaking.

Hearing this, Shi Feiyang nodded heavily, agreeing with Xu Xing's statement. "When I return to the Sect, I will definitely request my Master to help House Elder Xu this time. However, I cannot guarantee success," he said.

Accepting people's favors can lead to indebtedness. This time, his complimentary visit to the Yunu Pavilion was thanks to Xu Xing. If there was a suitable reason, he didn't mind putting in a word.

"Thank you, Brother Shi." Xu Xing clasped his fists.

「Several days later,」

Xu Xing visited the Yunu Pavilion once again. However, this time he did not go to see Su Lian Immortal. Instead, he used the pretext of admiring Su Lian Immortal's Maid to arrange a private meeting with Lady Hua.

"Lady Hua is Su Lian Immortal's guard and doesn't receive guests. However, if it's House Elder Xu... I can go and speak to her to see if she agrees..." Upon hearing Xu Xing's request, the Old Madame hesitated for a moment, a surprised expression on her face.

The Female Cultivators in the Yunu Pavilion had different roles; not all of them sold their bodies. However, just as a Courtesan had a price, so did a Courtesan's guard. It merely depended on whether the guard herself accepted a guest's offer.

"Thank you, Old Madame." Xu Xing took out a Storage Bag from his Sleeve and handed it to her.

A smile instantly bloomed on the Old Madame's face. "Senior Xu, if you prefer more mature Female Cultivators, I wouldn't be opposed..."

Although Lady Hua was a beauty, one in a thousand, when compared to Su Lian Immortal, she was like a firefly to the bright moon—far inferior. The Old Madame considered herself to be on par with Lady Hua. If Xu Xing had a taste for Lady Hua's type, perhaps he might take a fancy to her as well.

Xu Xing's brows furrowed tightly.

Seeing Xu Xing's displeased expression, the Old Madame lost interest in bantering. She curtsied and hurriedly departed.

After a short while, Lady Hua arrived at the small private box.

When Lady Hua saw Xu Xing, she could hardly suppress her excitement. She immediately opened her mouth, ready to recount her experiences over the years.

"Don't speak yet..." Xu Xing pointed to the wall of the private box, indicating that walls have ears. As he spoke, he took out an Array Banner from his Sleeve, formed a hand seal, and set up a sound insulation array inside the private box.

"It's safe now. Fellow Daoist Hua, you can tell me how you came to the Upper Realm..." Xu Xing said, his gaze slightly pressuring as he looked at Lady Hua.

"I..." Seeing Xu Xing's expression, Lady Hua felt a little flustered. Only then did she remember that Xu Xing was different now; he was a great Nascent Soul Cultivator. "When Fellow Daoist Jiu Ling and I were exploring the Louhai Secret Realm, Fellow Daoist Jiu Ling mistakenly entered the Broken Dragon Platform and perished. At that time, I..."

Lady Hua gritted her teeth and recounted her story word by word.

It turned out that back then, when Elder Jiu Ling perished inside the Broken Dragon Platform, he had managed to restrain the Dragon Resentment in his final moments. Lady Hua seized this opportunity and entered the Broken Dragon Platform first. Later, inside the Broken Dragon Platform, she accidentally touched a mural next to a blood pool. When she regained consciousness, she found herself in the Day Sky Ocean Region of the Chiming World, having fallen onto Sumeru Island.

"Sumeru Island?" Xu Xing frowned.

As far as he knew, the distance between the spirit island of Sumeru Island and Sea Monkey Island was no less than the distance between the Liuyan Island he had fabricated and Heavenly Star Island. The two islands were one hundred and eight thousand miles apart. Even at the full speed of a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, traveling without food or drink, it would still take several years to get from Sumeru Island to Sea Monkey Island. And this was under ideal conditions. The Day Sky Ocean Region was ravaged by thunderstorms. Without a Refining Void Immortal to navigate, even Nascent Soul Cultivators would find it difficult to cross.

"The Yunu Pavilion is not simple..." As if she could see Xu Xing's doubts, Lady Hua patiently explained, "The Yunu Pavilion is controlled by a Refining Void Immortal. We call him Mr. Jade Void... There are many Yunu Pavilions controlled by Mr. Jade Void in the Day Sky Ocean Region. Female Cultivators like me, who come from Sumeru Island to Sea Monkey Island, are not uncommon."

Hearing this, Xu Xing's doubts eased slightly. "What kind of mural was it?" he continued to inquire.

He had been inside the Broken Dragon Platform and had carefully explored every inch of it, but he hadn't found any spatial channel to the Chiming World hidden in the murals. Of course, this might have been due to his insufficient Cultivation at the time; after all, he had only just stepped into the Nascent Soul Stage when he entered the Broken Dragon Platform.

Lady Hua hesitated for a moment, then took out a blank Jade Slip. She used her Divine Sense to depict the mural's pattern on the Jade Slip and handed it to Xu Xing.

"Now, I've told Daoist Chang everything about myself..." Lady Hua said, her gaze burning. "Now, it's Daoist Chang's turn to tell how he ascended to the Upper Realm."

"My ascension..." Xu Xing contemplated for a moment, then said, "My ascension was related to the Chiming Imperial Dynasty. I was selected by them and ascended to the Upper Realm. Unfortunately... there was a malfunction during the ascension, and I ended up in the Day Sky Ocean Region." He spoke vaguely.

Xu Xing had a gut feeling that his and Lady Hua's arrival in the Day Sky Ocean Region might not be a coincidence. According to Wen Renlan, the cross-realm teleportation channels of the Emperor's Son Pavilion were mostly in the Southeast Daozhou region, while the Day Sky Ocean Region was near Northern Daozhou.

Could it be that I accidentally stumbled into the spatial channel for ascending to the Upper Realm from the Broken Dragon Platform? Xu Xing wondered. The Broken Dragon Platform's Ascension Path and the Moon Perch Lake Ascension Path controlled by the Emperor's Son Pavilion were both in the Nanyan Continent of the Purple Yin Realm. Although the distance between them wasn't short, in terms of an entire realm, these two locations were very, very close. It wasn't impossible that his ascension had malfunctioned, causing him to jump from the Moon Perch Lake Ascension Path to the Broken Dragon Platform's Ascension Path.

Of course, all of this is just my conjecture. The truth still needs to be verified by facts... Xu Xing shook his head.

"Does the Yunu Pavilion know that you are an ascended cultivator, Fellow Daoist Hua?" Xu Xing thought of this question and quickly asked. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Inside the Fire Spirit Sect, his status as an ascended cultivator was known to almost all high-level members. If Lady Hua's ascended status had also been exposed early on, his seeking her out this time would be tantamount to admitting they were acquaintances from the Lower Realm without being prompted. Many of the Female Cultivators in the Yunu Pavilion were female slaves sold into the brothel from a young age. They had no human rights and had Magic Power prohibitions placed on them. Female Cultivators forced into the Yunu Pavilion would find it very difficult to keep their secrets.

"No…" Lady Hua shook her head. "After I accidentally arrived on Sumeru Island, I quickly found a new identity and went into hiding. I joined the Yunu Pavilion later because I had provoked enemies and fled here to seek refuge," she explained.

"That's good." Xu Xing breathed a sigh of relief. "Now that we're in the Upper Realm, we should help each other. Besides, we knew each other before, so we can be considered old acquaintances... Would you like me, Daoist Hua, to rescue you from this Yunu Pavilion?" Xu Xing contemplated for a moment before asking.

Cultivators were generally cold and solitary by nature, a trait that became more pronounced the higher their Cultivation. Lady Hua's excitement upon seeing him wasn't merely due to meeting an old acquaintance; it was because she saw him as a potential lifeline. This wasn't Xu Xing unfairly judging a noble person by his own mean standards. He had dealt with Lady Hua back in the North Yue Country and knew her temperament and methods well.

"This matter... I'll have to trouble Daoist Chang then. After you rescue me, I will definitely give you a generous reward!" Without hesitating, Lady Hua immediately knelt, kowtowing to Xu Xing in a gesture of respect.