Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 1358: Chapter 1371: Bai Xin’s Dao

True Word Venerable glanced at him, snorted, and said:

"Not just familiar, but it tasted pretty good too."

"After you ate it, did your cultivation in the Nascent Soul realm increase significantly?"

Jiang Fan looked surprised: "Oh? How did you know?"

In the past, when he was summoned by True Word Venerable, on the way to Washing Moon Lake with Hua Wuying, he casually cast a rod and ended up catching a Spirit Fish to roast and eat.

The appearance of that Spirit Fish...

He looked at the Spirit Fish happily swimming in the pond, his expression froze.

"Did I fish out your Spirit Fish?" Jiang Fan asked in astonishment.

True Word Venerable replied irritably: "Finally remembered? You little thief!"

"I was raising it to break through the Heavenly Human Two Declines realm."

"And you fished one out right in front of me!"

Jiang Fan laughed awkwardly and pulled True Word Venerable back into his embrace:

"First I fish out your Spirit Fish, then I fish out you, my Mermaid."

"We must be destiny-bound."

True Word Venerable broke free and said: "Who’s your Mermaid?"

"Alright, you should leave now, don’t come looking for me anymore."

"I’m serious, until there’s a proper status, we can’t keep being so reckless."

She appeared conflicted.

Jiang Fan understood her concerns; she wasn’t the obscure Fairy Yun Shang, but a renowned Venerate.

With all of Taicang State watching, she couldn’t act impulsively.

Jiang Fan felt reluctant.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed nine Female Spirit Fish swimming over, curiously observing them.

His gaze shifted:

"These fish aren’t effective yet, are they?"

If they were, True Word Venerable would have used them already.

True Word Venerable nodded slightly: "It’ll be another half a year before they mature."

"Only then can they help me break through the Heavenly Human Second Decline."

"But unfortunately, I can’t wait any longer."

She looked regretful.

She had invested a lot of effort into cultivating the Female Spirit Fish.

She hadn’t expected the catastrophe of the Ancient Giants to disrupt her plans.

Jiang Fan pondered: "Haven’t matured yet?"

"I do have a method, perhaps, with a bit of luck, it could help them mature faster."

True Word Venerable’s eyes lit up: "Really?"

She had dreamt of quickly breaking through the Heavenly Human Second Decline realm.

Jiang Fan teased: "Then can I come find you in the future?"

True Word Venerable bit her red lips lightly: "You naughty person, always trying to manipulate me!"

After a few struggles, she finally conceded:

"Alright, if you can mature the Spirit Fish and help me break through the Heavenly Human Second Decline, I won’t care about any gossip."

Jiang Fan’s eyes were aflame.

This meant he could seek out True Word Venerable whenever he wanted in the future.

He suddenly felt very motivated.

"Close your eyes, and I’ll give you a surprise!"

True Word Venerable began to anticipate eagerly.

With Jiang Fan speaking so confidently, she immediately closed her eyes.

Jiang Fan took out a piece of Breath Soil, his eyes full of hope.

Back then, Gu Xin’er had applied Breath Soil to her chest and changed drastically.

Now, making these Spirit Fish grow quickly shouldn’t be difficult, right?

Staring at the Spirit Fish swimming nearby, Jiang Fan tossed a piece of Breath Soil into the pond.

The Female Spirit Fish, mistaking it for food, scrambled for it.

The largest of the Spirit Fish swallowed the Breath Soil whole.

Lacking cultivation, unlike Gu Xin’er who was a Nascent Soul Fairy, the effect was slow to manifest.

The impact of Breath Soil on the Spirit Fish was immediate!

They began swelling rapidly before their eyes.

Soon it grew from chopstick-length to three feet long, emanating powerful spiritual pressure, clearly mature!

But before Jiang Fan could celebrate,

the Spirit Fish continued to expand!

Within two breaths, it reached a full ten feet, and was still growing!

Jiang Fan felt a sense of foreboding.

Indeed!

The Spirit Fish couldn’t withstand the rapid growth and burst apart, its bright red blood spreading quickly through the entire Spirit Pond.

As the blood spread, other Spirit Fish, affected by the Breath Soil, also began swelling rapidly, and soon, all started mutating, bursting one after another!

The whole pond of Female Spirit Fish was dead!

Jiang Fan stood there, dumbfounded!

These Spirit Fish were too delicate!

Now things were really messed up!

"Is it ready yet?" True Word Venerable was itching to open her eyes.

Jiang Fan, feeling guilty, said: "Yes, yes, count down from ten and you’ll see the surprise."

True Word Venerable, overjoyed, started counting down eagerly: "Ten, nine, eight..."

How could Jiang Fan dare to linger?

He snuck out of the secret chamber and quickly made his escape using Cloud Shadow.

Noticing Jiang Fan’s movement, True Word Venerable frowned but obediently finished her countdown.

"One!" She called the last number, opened her eyes expectantly, and looked towards the Spirit Pond.

But what met her eyes was just a pond full of blood.

She was dumbfounded for three full breaths before reacting, letting out a frenzied scream:

"Jiang Fan! Get back here!"

She gazed at the once-lively Spirit Fish with heartache, feeling like her heart was bleeding.

Years of effort, all ruined by Jiang Fan!

Just then.

In the farthest corner of the Spirit Pond, a splash of water rose.

A three-foot-long Spirit Fish floated up, belly up.

It was barely moving its tail, on the brink of death!

It turned out that, being furthest from the other fish, it was the least affected and avoided self-destruction.

Outside Washing Moon Lake.

Jiuxiang Village Chief looked at Jiang Fan, running over in a sorry state, with a strange expression:

"Young Master Jiang, it seems someone was cursing you?"

Jiang Fan coughed dryly: "Really? I didn’t hear anything."

"Must be you, new to Central Earth, hearing things because of the environment?"

"Come on, let’s get down to business."

With that, he left first.

Jiuxiang Village Chief was speechless: "I’m having trouble with the environment?"

At that moment, cheers rang out from the White Tower:

"Jiang Fan, come back quickly!"

Jiuxiang Village Chief paused in confusion.

"Why does it go from cursing to affection?"

"Am I really hearing things?"

"Is Central Earth’s environment really that strange?"

Soon after.

Jiang Fan arrived beside the Connecting Sky Black Pillar, surrounded by the people of Wanxiang Village.

Bai Xin and several members of the Qintian Bureau were organizing them.

Those at or above the Nascent Soul Middle Stage were to go to the Qintian Bureau to be the backbone in resisting the Ancient Giants in the future.

The others were sent to a designated island, not permitted to wander Taicang State freely.

Seeing Jiang Fan’s arrival, Bai Xin set aside her work and approached him.

"Long time no see." Bai Xin, carrying the Mingxin Sword given by Jiang Fan, greeted him.

Though still expressionless and calm as always,

initiating a greeting was something rare for her.

Jiang Fan nodded, suddenly realizing Bai Xin had broken through to the Seven Orifice Nascent Soul!

"Have you found your path?" Jiang Fan asked.

Bai Xin nodded and simply uttered two words: "Justice."

Jiang Fan was astonished.

Bai Xin had just broken through to the Seven Orifice Nascent Soul and already found her path?

But thinking about it, it made sense.

Bai Xin’s mind was pure; she’d always been doing one thing: eliminating evil.

So her path didn’t need finding; it had always been there.

"Congratulations, with your disposition, you have hope for Divinity Transformation." Jiang Fan looked envious.

Bai Xin nodded: "How about you? Have you found your path?"

Jiang Fan smiled bitterly: "Still searching."

Bai Xin thought for a moment and said: "Return to where it all began, and ask your heart."

Jiang Fan was stunned.

This was similar to what Venerate Xinnie had said: "Look back on the road you’ve traveled, the answer lies within."

The road traveled?

The place where it all began?

Jiang Fan couldn’t help but look towards the Continent.