Chapter 456 - 397: The Female State Preceptor Arrives

What does this mean?

Isn’t this human skin supposed to work only for those possessing the power of a cultivator?

"Moreover, why does the big ice cube have the same reaction as I do?" Chu Huaixu wondered.

Surely she doesn’t have a fruit position within her too...

But then again, it seems illogical.

Firstly, Chu Huaixu’s own fruit position was forcibly fused by the system.

From the system’s prompts, it is evident that the system spent a great deal of effort, attempting multiple times, before forcibly fusing the fruit position.

This shows the high level of difficulty involved.

Judging by the reaction of the cultivators from Kunlun Cave Heaven, Chu Huaixu’s achievement of the Night Venerable position is beyond their comprehension, an overturning of their cognition!

This can indeed offer some insight.

Currently, Han Shuangjiang is merely at the Fifth Realm of cultivation.

Secondly, ever since entering the cultivation world, Chu Huaixu has been in close companionship with his little housekeeper.

From when Li Chunsong, that dead gambling dog, brought the wrong person down the mountain, they’ve been living next door to each other.

Later, they even became Dao companions.

Once Chu Huaixu advanced to the Fifth Realm, they are soon to evolve into a mutually understanding relationship.

"I haven’t seen her touch the fruit position."

"Nor has she encountered anything unusual," Chu Huaixu pondered.

In fact, Han Shuangjiang was also quite baffled at this moment.

She couldn’t help but turn to look at Chu Huaixu.

The dead fox looked at the cheap Kunlun maid in front of her and spoke:

"Are you sure?"

Wen Shiyu quickly replied, "I cannot fully ascertain whether it’s an illusion, but there definitely is such an induction, I dare not hide it!"

"Since you’re uncertain, you should try a few more times." Chu Huaixu’s eyes immediately focused, staring coldly at her.

Why, are you feeling bad about your cultivation now?

Try for me!

Wen Shiyu: "..."

Indeed, she felt bad about her cultivation.

She’s been in the Profound Yellow Realm for a while, yet under the suppression of the Heavenly Dao, she has made no progress.

Before possession and reincarnation, she was well-prepared with Heavenly and Earthly Treasures and Spirit Pills to quickly restore her cultivation.

The problem is, after acknowledging Chu Huaixu as master, didn’t she offer all of them?

In daily matters, Chu Huaixu is generous in this regard, purely nurturing a fighter.

However, didn’t he just enter the Nightmare not too long ago?

Wen Shiyu has nowhere to request Spirit Pills.

Therefore, she is genuinely worried about her cultivation.

And Chu Huaixu’s next words made her heart bleed even more.

"This time, don’t be stingy! Infuse more cultivation into it, so the perception is more precise!" he ordered sternly.

Wen Shiyu could only grit her teeth inwardly but respond compliantly, "Yes, Master."

Following Chu Huaixu’s instructions, the perception indeed became more apparent this time.

"Master, it’s consistent with last time," she assured firmly.

Daoist Sect members were all puzzled.

After pondering for a moment, Chu Huaixu glanced at the Donghuang Ring and human skin array pattern, then spoke, "How about... I give it a try?"

"No!" Xiang Yan immediately interrupted.

He maintained his previous stance: for Chu Huaixu not to touch the human skin array pattern.

"It’s best to be cautious," the Sect Leader spoke.

— "Our Sect Leader Is Indeed Too Steady".

After considering for a moment, Chu Huaixu decided to heed the Sect Leader’s advice.

Listen to people, and you’ll be well-fed.

There’s indeed no need to risk oneself exploring some secrets and potentially facing great dangers!

Yet, he silently noted it.

"Moreover, the Snow Venerable Fruit Position, from the name, seems quite fitting for my dear Shuangjiang," Chu Huaixu thought.

It’s like it was tailored for her.

...

...

The group chatted for about half an hour before dispersing.

Tomorrow morning, Han Shuangjiang and Xu Ziqing will retreat together to refine the Profound Yellow Origin Fragment.

It was postponed till tomorrow purely because Chu Huaixu had been in a stupor for nearly eight months, and the family of three plans a small gathering.

Back home, Chu Huaixu couldn’t resist giving Xiaoxu a hearty pat on the shoulder, saying:

"Not bad, you’ve reached the Fifth Realm!"

"Your cultivation has already surpassed mine."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ziqing immediately replied, "Senior Brother, that’s because you were in a coma for eight months. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn’t have been able to catch up."

Chu Huaixu was amused and said, "At this point, let’s not worry about flattering me."

But really, this dead fox used to secretly compete with Xiaoxu and Big Ice Cube, and now, he feels some pressure regarding his realm.

Currently, the experience points left on his panel weren’t enough to reach Level 50.

"Back to worrying about experience points," Chu Huaixu thought.

However, he had long gotten used to it.

Isn’t this the norm for players?

The family of three chatted deep into the night, discussing many things.

After all, during these eight months, many things happened, but nothing major occurred.

After returning to their rooms, Chu Huaixu slipped out again, sneaking into Han Shuangjiang’s bedroom.

"Now that Lin Zixuan doesn’t live here, I can do as I please!"

"Handsome me is spending the night here today!" he thought to himself.

That night, the two of them slept in each other’s arms.

The next day, Han Shuangjiang and Xu Ziqing went to the training room to enter seclusion.

Chu Huaixu, after all, relied on experience points to level up and was too lazy to cultivate himself.

Having endured who knows how many lifetimes of suffering in a Nightmare, now that he finally returned to the real world, he wanted to enjoy a few peaceful days.

He lay half-reclined on a rocking chair under the tree, with Wen Shiyu serving by his side, peeling Spirit Oranges for him.

Chu Huaixu held the Donghuang Ring in his hand, examining it carefully.

The morning light shone through the dense foliage, illuminating the ring.

This entirely black ring had a slight matte texture and wasn’t very reflective.

"The weight is also peculiar, extremely light," he murmured.

"Do the patterns engraved on this have any meaning?" Chu Huaixu asked.

Wen Shiyu shook her head and said, "I do not know, my lord."

This made him feel even more that this servant was of little use.

Given a chance, he needed to catch an older Kunlun elder.

This old woman had lived so long but had limited knowledge.

He closed his eyes and attempted to activate it using the power of the Black Jade Lotus Platform.

This power surged into the Donghuang Ring, then fed back, but without any qualitative change.

Clearly, the power of the Fruit Position was already supreme.

Even an Innate Supreme Treasure couldn’t further purify or refine it, nor enhance it any more.

Chu Huaixu summoned his Outer Body Incarnation and had it wear the Donghuang Ring.

"It’s quite beneficial for him," he couldn’t help but say.

Beside him, Wen Shiyu immediately chimed in, "Master, you are wise. The Donghuang Ring is useless to a person of your stature as an Immortal Venerable, but it’s incredibly useful for lowly cultivators like us."

It was, so to speak, a blatant hint.

Clearly, she also wanted to use the Donghuang Ring for cultivation.

Chu Huaixu understood, casually saying, "Don’t worry, there will be a time for you to use it."

"Ah! Thank you, Master!" Wen Shiyu, this old flirt, immediately bowed, sending a fragrant breeze, and seemingly unintentionally revealing a generous portion of her snowy cleavage.

After thoroughly transforming the mana within the Outer Body Incarnation, Chu Huaixu again held the ring, embarking on new research.

He attempted to inject his own spiritual power into it.

The result? Not only was it not purified and fed back, but he couldn’t even inject it in!

It was as if the opening was tightly sealed, not allowing any injection.

Undoubtedly, this might have been due to repulsion from the Heavenly Dao.

Chu Huaixu also attempted to introduce his Divine Sense into it, but was unable to achieve this.

Trying various methods, he even tested the Power of Heart Sword on it.

As a result, the patterns on the ring flickered with light, resisting.

While rejected, the array was much stronger than during the spiritual power injection.

Clearly, the Power of the Heart Sword’s status far exceeded Chu Huaixu’s own spiritual power.

He wasn’t in a hurry, resolving to research it slowly in the future.

Instead, the antics of Wen Shiyu beside him seemed comical.

Who knows how old this hag was, and she still thought of seducing such young grass like me.

——"Chu Huaixu Kind of Dislikes Women."

After about the burning of an incense stick, Chu Huaixu suddenly looked up at the sky.

Soon, a voice came from outside the Daoist Sect’s Mountain Protection Array.

"Lin Qingci visits, requesting to see the Daoist Sect’s direct disciple Chu Huaixu!"

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