Chapter 901 - 977: Farewell

In the blink of an eye, a day had passed.

Chen Mo had recovered quite well; most of his internal injuries were healed, all thanks to his dual cultivation with Su Mengyan.

But as for the damaged foundation, only a tiny bit had been repaired.

On the way back to the Daoist Alliance, Su Mengyan kept holding onto Chen Mo’s arm, calling him "big brother" the whole time, and every now and then, in front of the others, she’d put on a little display of affection with him.

Mu Qianqian’s gaze at Ice Spirit was very strange. She wasn’t surprised that Su Mengyan would do those kinds of things.

Because of how special the Joyful Union Sect was, plenty of people looked at disciples of the Joyful Union Sect through tinted lenses.

As the Saintess of the Joyful Union Sect, Su Mengyan was, in Mu Qianqian’s eyes, even more so.

But Ice Spirit...

Because she wanted the silk of the Immortal Ancient Ice Spirit Silkworm, Mu Qianqian had had some contact with Ice Spirit. She’d originally thought Ice Spirit’s temperament would be as cold and aloof as her name, but she hadn’t expected that Ice Spirit could actually team up with Su Mengyan and let Chen Mo stack them up and bully them...

So this is what kind of woman Ice Spirit is—one of those silent beasts in heat...

Going back to the Daoist Alliance was much faster than coming to the East Sea Shore.

In less than three days, the few of them returned to the Daoist Alliance.

He didn’t know who had told Zhao Fujin about his injury.

Less than an hour after he returned to the Daoist Alliance, Zhao Fujin rushed over to Chen Mo’s cave abode in a hurry.

As a core disciple’s cave abode, it naturally had an array protecting it. But Chen Mo had left a trace of Zhao Fujin’s aura on it, which was equivalent to giving her a permission right, like a key to open the door. Zhao Fujin coming to his cave abode wouldn’t be blocked by the array and could pass through unimpeded.

"Junior Brother, are you alright?" As soon as Zhao Fujin saw Chen Mo, she grabbed his hand and scrutinized him up and down, looking left and right. She even boldly tugged open his robe, wanting to check more clearly.

The two of them hadn’t taken that final step yet, but they’d already seen each other naked countless times, so both of them were used to this kind of behavior.

Chen Mo scooped Zhao Fujin up and set her on the table. Standing in front of her, he pinched her chin and said with a smile, "What could possibly be wrong with me? I always turn misfortune into blessings. See? Don’t I look perfectly hardy?"

Zhao Fujin curled her lips. "Still trying to act tough. Elder Zuoqiu already told me—he said your foundation is damaged, and it’s not something that can be healed in a short time."

Damaging one’s foundation was no small matter. The better the physique, the worse the damage if the foundation was harmed.

With Chen Mo’s Three Immortal Body, his strength would definitely be greatly reduced if his foundation was damaged.

"Junior Brother, I’ve asked around. Treasures that can repair the foundation are all kinds of Holy Medicine, and Holy Medicine is almost impossible to artificially cultivate. Even in the Daoist Alliance, it’s rarely seen. Once any Holy Medicine appears, it gets reserved immediately; there’s basically no stock." Zhao Fujin let Chen Mo pinch her chin as he pleased. She raised her hands to cup his face and spoke softly.

Hearing this, Chen Mo’s brows knit slightly. In that case, he’d have to think of another way. But in order not to make Zhao Fujin worry too much, Chen Mo smiled and said, "No rush, we’ll take it slow. I’ve got nothing going on recently anyway. I’ll just stay in the Daoist Alliance. I don’t need to fight over anything, so if my strength is a bit weaker, then so be it."

"No. Issues with the foundation can’t be dragged out. The longer you drag it, the harder it is to fix." Zhao Fujin said in a deep voice.

"Then what else can we do? It’s not like Holy Medicine appears just because we want it. We can only take it slow." Chen Mo released her chin and grabbed the hands she had placed on his face.

Zhao Fujin’s expression grew serious. It was true—this wasn’t something they could rush. She murmured softly, "If the Daoist Alliance doesn’t have any, maybe other Immortal Sects do. I’ll ask someone to look into it and see if we can trade something else for it."

Chen Mo lowered his head and kissed Zhao Fujin on the forehead. "Senior Sister, you’re too good to me. I’m starting to feel like I don’t deserve you."

"Hmph, now you know I’m good, you flower-chasing, heart-stealing scoundrel." Zhao Fujin snorted coquettishly and pouted, then said seriously, "I don’t want what you think, I want what I think..."

"Senior Sister..." Chen Mo captured Zhao Fujin’s red lips, and the two of them started getting all lovey-dovey.

...

After returning to the Daoist Alliance.

Chen Mo’s life returned to peace.

The matter of him obtaining the Dragon Pearl was only known to himself, Sister Yiren, and Qiao Yushi, so the incident at the East Sea Shore didn’t stir up too big of a commotion.

In just two days, Chen Mo’s internal injuries had completely healed.

But as for news about repairing his foundation, there was still not the slightest bit of movement.

At first, Chen Mo was a little anxious.

But after another three months passed, Chen Mo’s mindset settled. He wasn’t in a hurry anymore.

Although his dual cultivation with Su Mengyan during this period did repair his foundation to some extent, later on, the effect became increasingly insignificant.

Because the energy of the Nine-Colored Other Shore Flower was almost fully refined.

However, his cultivation in the Divinity Transformation Realm had completely stabilized.

That made him feel a lot younger again.

Losing a thousand years of lifespan had really hit him hard.

Another two months went by.

In the early morning, just as the sky was beginning to lighten, in a room at the Shenxiao Sect’s outpost in Eight Trigrams City, Chen Mo was leaning against the pillow, his cheek resting against Su Mengyan’s hair as he held her in his arms.

Su Mengyan’s back was against Chen Mo’s chest. Using the pillow as an armrest, she lay on her side, holding Chen Mo’s hand and placing it on her chest.

Honestly speaking, before this, sleeping with Chen Mo had been entirely for the sake of borrowing him to fully absorb the energy of the Nine-Colored Other Shore Flower so she could break through to the Void Realm.

But after being slept with by him for half a year, even an Ice Maiden would melt.

Now, from the bottom of her heart, Su Mengyan saw herself as Chen Mo’s woman.

The energy of the Nine-Colored Other Shore Flower in both their bodies had been completely absorbed, and Su Mengyan had successfully broken through to the Void Realm.

Which meant that she had to return to the Joyful Union Sect.

After all, as the Saintess of the Joyful Union Sect, it wouldn’t do for her to be staying in Eight Trigrams City all the time.

She’d had an excuse before, but now, there was no longer any reason for her to stay.

"Big brother, I’m going back to the Joyful Union Sect tomorrow." Su Mengyan held Chen Mo’s hand, and her apricot eyes carried a few shades of special meaning.

Chen Mo remained silent.

To be honest, he didn’t want Su Mengyan to leave.

Even with a brothel girl, if you’d relied on each other for this long, you’d start thinking of buying out her contract.

Let alone someone like Su Mengyan—body untouched, skin fair, face beautiful, constantly calling him "big brother," a goddess-level woman.

Chen Mo hugged Su Mengyan a bit tighter and let out a soft "mm."

"Once I’m gone, will big brother miss me?" Su Mengyan thought more than Chen Mo did. That long "mm" of his made her feel that he did have her in his heart, that he was attached to her.

Chen Mo answered with another soft "mm."

Su Mengyan took the initiative to give Chen Mo a kiss, then said, "If big brother misses me, you can come to the Joyful Union Sect to see me."

As she spoke, a pink token appeared in her hand, with the character "Meng" engraved on it. She said, "This is my Holy Daughter Token. If big brother holds this token, you can freely enter and exit the Joyful Union Sect, and you can also use it to contact me."