The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 913 - 501: Cannibal Flower

You should know that she was not walking on a ready-made path. No place in the Bashe Forest is like a neatly trimmed back garden lawn. Originally, with her skills, she could cross water and brush aside weeds, and the Gang Qi circulating around her could automatically repel external objects, making it easy to traverse the grass taller than a person. Yet, as she walked, it seemed that the grass, trees, insects, and beasts around her respectfully made way for her.

Changtian didn’t need to look much to know that her mental state had once again elevated.

The last time her mental state improved was when she saw the Ying River in the Dragon Cistern Sky Pit at the Guangcheng Palace, which triggered it. Such a rare opportunity is hard to seek. She has been cultivating the Dao for more than three years, and even with Changtian’s assistance, her Dao Heart has refined and elevated only thrice, including this time.

This time she completed the westward journey and finally had the Hidden Stream’s power within her grasp, truly having the means to establish herself in this world. Reflecting on all the hardships she endured along the way, she re-experienced the sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty feelings, and what she felt now was vastly different from before. It was like fine wine fermenting, only able to settle into the most fragrant and mellow liquor after the mid-process fermentation.

If her previous two realizations allowed her to consolidate her true self, merge emotions with the scenery, and appreciate the grandeur of Heaven and life, this time, she went the opposite way and barely reached the next level of the Divine Skill "Seeing the micro and knowing the macro," namely "Scenery Follows Heart." The small world around her had to submit to her will. This already showed some skills akin to a Tribulation Crossing Immortal, but still incomparable to others’ Divine Skills Domain.

From now on, Bashe Forest will be her domain. Power inherently carries a fragrant allure. She only took a whiff and smelled freedom and a refreshing scent. At this moment, she finally realized, as Changtian said, cultivators pursue power ultimately to make themselves freer and safer, and should not confuse the end with the means.

She walked silently until she passed through a jiazhutao forest and heard voices coming from within.

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"What do you want again?" Huangfuming frowned once more, coldly watching the recorded junior sister in front of him.

This girl sent someone with a note after dinner, asking him to meet her in the nearest peach forest. He didn’t want to come at all, but Master Uncle said if he didn’t, he’d still have to do the evening lessons. Finally coming out to play, who wants to do evening lessons... It’s so annoying. Why does everyone around him want to match him with this girl? Besides, this forest is really hard to find, and in such a large forest, there’s not even a signpost, as if they didn’t know people could easily get lost!

It took him more than an hour to find his way over. Jin Manyan waited for him so long with pent-up anger, she couldn’t help but whine a little upon meeting. She’s only twelve, with very fair skin, slightly curly hair, a slight blue tint in her eyes, bright eyes, and red lips. Given time, she would surely grow into an extraordinarily beautiful woman. Unfortunately, now her bright eyes were glistening with tears, and even her red lips were tightly pressed: "Did you receive a box of pastries from Su Wanrou of Diancang Pavilion today?"

"...Yes."

Seeing his calm admission, Jin Manyan widened her eyes and asked, "Why did you accept her things?"

"The pastries from Qiwei House are delicious, and you can’t get them here. Why wouldn’t I take them?"

"Then why didn’t you want the thousand-layer cake I gave you last time?"

He pouted and said, "I don’t like eating thousand-layer cake."

Jin Manyan bit her lip and said, "Do you... have some feelings for her?"

"Which ’it’, the pastries from Qiwei House?"

"No, I mean, Su Wanrou!" This time, two Immortal Sects traveled together, and that girl is even a year younger than her, clinging to Huangfuming and calling him brother over and over, so shameless!

This time he tilted his head and thought for a while, then said, "Don’t like." Women, the farther away from him, the better.

Jin Manyan suddenly burst into tears and smiled: "Really?"

"Have I ever lied to you?"

Hearing his displeasure in his voice, she quickly said, "No, no!" After hesitating for a long time, she finally asked, "Moreover, did you, did you tell Master Uncle Gui today that you don’t like me at all?"

"Did I say that? I said many things today, how could I remember this specifically?" Huangfuming thought for a long time and finally said impatiently, "Since you think so, let’s say it was said."

Jin Manyan was so angry she got stuck: "Huangfuming, you really have no heart! Don’t forget we’re an engaged couple!"