Chapter 217

Little Xue, actually, people sometimes need to learn to accept; look, I'm already this old, some things are just unavoidable...

After Lu Xun settled matters here, Fu Xue did not rush to leave.

Granny Xue took Fu Xue's hand, and the old and young chatted there.

Lu Xun stood aside, waiting silently.

Granny Xue seemed to be comforting Fu Xue.

Although she didn't say it outright, from their conversation Lu Xun further confirmed his guess.

In Fu Xue's household, there is definitely a reincarnator.

This reincarnator is very likely her parents or something like that.

This makes Fu Xue unable to accept it, and at the same time she harbors deep hostility toward the reincarnator.

"I don't know how far the reincarnation has progressed... If the past-life will has already merged with this life... then even the Nine Tribulations Demon-Sealing Array won't work."

Lu Xun pondered.

The Nine Tribulations Demon-Sealing Array has a precondition: the past-life will and this life have not yet merged.

Called fusion, it actually amounts to devouring.

From Granny Xue we can see how mysterious reincarnation is.

Granny Xue is an Eighth Realm cultivator.

She wants to reincarnate, but there is no way at all.

Every reincarnator, before reincarnation, is at least a Tenth Realm cultivator, possibly even higher.

How strong must the past-life will of such a reincarnator be?

This life can't possibly withstand it.

It gets swallowed outright.

It becomes a fragment of memory in the past-life will, unable to affect the other's personality or character.

And when this life has already been devoured, the Nine Tribulations Demon-Sealing Array is useless.

The precondition for the Nine Tribulations Demon-Sealing Array is that this life still exists, allowing the past-life will to be sealed, then with this life in dominance, gradually absorb the past life bit by bit.

Thus this life will remain dominant.

As for the exact situation of the reincarnator in Fu Xue's household, Lu Xun doesn't know.

Even knowing that, Lu Xun currently has no good solution.

His attainments in formations are still insufficient to support him in setting up the Nine Tribulations Demon-Sealing Array.

So this matter can only be set aside for now.

Wait until we can set up the Nine Tribulations Demon-Sealing Array, then after resolving Ran Bing's problem we'll talk again.

"Granny Xue, I know."

"That's good to know. I've always been optimistic about you and Little Yue. Although Granny reached the Eighth Realm first, I'm afraid I'll never break through to the Ninth in this lifetime, whereas you have hope of breaking into the Ninth Realm, and even greater hope of joining the Heavenly Dao Council."

Granny Xue, like a kind old grandmother, placed high hopes on Fu Xue.

Her Eighth Realm is not what Lu Xun imagined.

Could it be that when strength reaches a certain level, one returns to simplicity and authenticity?

Or perhaps only she is like that.

In short,

Granny Xue left Lu Xun with a very good impression.

"Heavenly Dao Council?"

Lu Xun heard another new term.

Even though information is extremely developed in this era, some extremely high-level things are rarely disseminated.

For example, this Heavenly Dao Council, Lu Xun had never heard of it before.

"Granny Xue, an Eighth Realm cultivator, couldn't even join... this Heavenly Dao Council must be quite formidable."

Lu Xun thought.

He felt that the Heavenly Dao Council should be related to the Heavenly Dao, and in terms of prestige, it is far superior to organizations like the Lan Xing Alliance.

The Lan Xing Alliance claims to be an alliance, but in fact each of its member countries has its own little schemes.

Including the East.

Of course, when facing outward, everyone remains relatively united.

Humans have always been like this; when there is an external enemy, they tend to be more united.

If there is no external enemy, they first turn on each other, causing heaven and earth to overturn, a fight to the death, before anything else.

Granny Xue and Fu Xue chatted for several hours.

Until the time came to past ten at night, Fu Xue bade farewell to Granny Xue and left with Lu Xun.

The flying vessel rippled through the air as it flew outward from the Grand Void Secret Realm.

This secret realm is indeed picturesque.

Lu Xun couldn't help but glance at it a few more times.

At the prow of the vessel, Fu Xue stood in white attire that outshone snow, poised and motionless, gazing into the distance, unknown what she was thinking.

Slowly.

Lu Xun sensed a subtle shift in the atmosphere.

On the way here earlier, Fu Xue likewise spoke little, and the two maintained silence.

Silence and silence are not the same.

Only those who are actually in it can perceive that difference.

"The next Spirit Realm, have you decided?"

Perhaps sensing the change as well, Fu Xue spoke up, breaking the silence.

"Teacher, the ancient battlefield that Granny Xue just mentioned, is it Spirit Realm No. 98?"

Lu Xun asked.

"Yes, it is a boundless Spirit Realm, vast and dangerous; with my strength, I could encounter dangers I cannot handle inside."

Fu Xue said.

Boundless Spirit Realm!

That is, a Spirit Realm without borders and without a rating.

Such Spirit Realms are often vast.

If luck is good, a Third or Fourth Realm cultivator could spend a few days there and perhaps not encounter any danger.

If luck is bad, even a Sixth or Seventh Realm cultivator could encounter danger inside.

"Are there many good things inside?"

"Whether you say there are many or few, if you want to go, I can accompany you."

Fu Xue did not try to dissuade Lu Xun from his idea.

In that light, she still has some confidence about entering the ancient battlefield.

"If it's too big, let's go somewhere else first."

"That works."

Lu Xun thought for a moment, but he was not prepared to go to the ancient battlefield now.

Mainly because that ancient battlefield is too vast; the Heavenly Dao Eye's advantage diminishes in especially large places.

So, Lu Xun plans to clear a few six-star Spirit Realms first.

Fu Xue naturally had no objection.

After learning that Lu Xun is not a reincarnated person, her attitude toward him has subtly changed for the better.

Compared to before, it is even a bit better.

This might be a kind of compensatory psychology.

Over the past ten-odd days, she had firmly believed Lu Xun was a reincarnated person; now discovering he is not, she might deep down feel she had wronged him.

There will inevitably be some such psychological factor.

Lu Xun wasted no more time, taking Fu Xue into a six-star Spirit Realm once again.

The total number of six-star Spirit Realms is not small.

Lu Xun selected places that are not easy for other Sixth Realm cultivators to find treasures in.

This way, the value of the Heavenly Dao Eye can be maximized.

Otherwise, the Rainbow Bridge has appeared for several months, Sixth Realm cultivators find things quickly, and the good items in some six-star Spirit Realms were likely already swept clean.

"Teacher, over there."

In a new six-star Spirit Realm, Lu Xun and Fu Xue appeared.

This Spirit Realm is extremely similar to the lush five-star Spirit Realm Lu Xun first entered.

Inside, it also has extremely lush vegetation.

The difference is that the Dark Energy in this six-star Spirit Realm is richer, causing the astral aberrations within to be stronger.

Here, the astral aberrations are just as varied and strange.

There are birds, beasts, insects, all kinds of forms.

Their numbers are greater than those in the five-star Spirit Realm.

Finding heavenly-earthly spiritual treasures here is not easy.

The number of astral aberrations that need to be dealt with is also enormous.

Combat between equals consumes a lot; if too many sixth-rank aberrations must be slain, even gaining some spiritual treasures may not be profitable.

Heavenly-earthly spiritual treasures have grades.

Some heavenly-earthly spiritual treasures may be worth a dozen cubic units of Dark Energy, indeed a treasure for ordinary cultivators.

But for Sixth Realm cultivators, their value is not that great.

If the surrounding astral aberrations are numerous, a Sixth Realm cultivator spending half a day to obtain one would need to replenish the Dark Energy consumed, which could match or even exceed the treasure's value.

Then it's pointless.

This is also why Spirit Realms with overly lush vegetation and too many astral aberrations are not popular.

Lu Xun's Heavenly Dao Eye is, naturally, like a fish in water here.

After finding something, he heads straight to the location of the spiritual treasure.

Flying the vessel a little higher can avoid most astral aberrations.

This avoids excessive combat.

Upon arrival, Lu Xun and Fu Xue join forces to eliminate the aberrations and obtain the spiritual treasure.

This process is simple and easy.

After a day, the two have a decent haul.

"Teacher, let's rest here for the night."

After night fell, Lu Xun set up a Spirit Concealment Formation, took out a tent, bed, tables and chairs—practically moving his whole household here.

"Teacher, these are the spiritual fruits I just picked; I've washed them clean, they're delicious..."

"Teacher, this is spiritual tea; it's so tasty..."

Then Lu Xun brought out the fruits, brewed the tea, and began to circle around Fu Xue.

Fu Xue's attitude this time has changed noticeably compared to before.

Previously she regarded Lu Xun as a reincarnated being and was indifferent to his attentiveness.

Now it's different,

She began eating spirit fruits, drinking spirit tea, and even gave pointers while Lu Xun drew star maps.

In this Spirit Realm with lush vegetation, day-night alternation is usually quite normal.

Being inside the nebula, the night sky is exceptionally splendid at night.

If one could draw a detailed star map and bring it back to hand over to the War Manor or Martial Manor, some military merit could be earned.

If the number of star maps is sufficient, the higher-ups of humanity can thereby outline the shape and structure diagram of the entire nebula.

Favorability has increased again.

The next day, Lu Xun discovered that Fu Xue's favorability toward him had risen by 2 points.

This increase then began to continue without stopping.

On the third, fourth, fifth days... in their interactions, Fu Xue's favorability toward Lu Xun kept rising continuously.

Finally, on the seventh day, it broke through 50% in one go.

It was even higher than the previous highest.

Lu Xun saw hope and continued to pursue Fu Xue.

In this process, the gains also kept increasing.

Of course, they would occasionally encounter some dangers.

For example, encountering a seventh-rank alien species.

At that moment, Fu Xue would without hesitation bring Lu Xun to flee.

Once they almost couldn't escape, but Lu Xun used a spell to break the encirclement.

However, Lu Xun's spell was not particularly effective against the astral alien species, and that seventh-rank alien species quickly freed itself.

After the two narrowly escaped, they exchanged smiles.

After this incident, Fu Xue's favorability toward him actually rose directly by several points.

Sharing weal and woe indeed can deepen feelings.

What's wrong with Barbara?

Lu Xun began to worry about Barbara's condition again.

This time, she has remained unconscious for too long.

Lu Xun even had the thought of dispelling her curse.

After thinking, Lu Xun still decided to play it safe first.

That witch's power is unfathomable; even Aodaili doesn't know how strong she is, so it's best to wait until one's strength improves further.

【White Spirit has broken through the third rank, you gain fifty times the White Spirit's harvest.】

On the White Spirit's side, it finally broke through the third rank.

Although her skill in alchemy has seen no new breakthrough, the existence of the Nine Revolutions Meridian allows her to continually raise her cultivation through alchemy.

Lu Xun's realm in Immortal Cultivation began to exceed limits, breaking through the eleventh layer of the fourth rank.

The fourth rank of Immortal Cultivation is Spirit Tranquility, possessing liquid spiritual power.

Compared to the first four ranks, the fifth rank of Immortal Cultivation entails a qualitative leap; this rank is the Mystic Elixir rank.

I have surpassed the limit in every rank; I don't know what kind of elixir the condensed pill will be.

Lu Xun began to look forward to it.

The elixirs condensed by Immortal Cultivators of the Mystic Elixir rank, though all are elixirs, can differ greatly inside.

If it is a Golden Elixir, one can defeat ten ordinary fifth-rank cultivators.

Among genius-level Immortal Cultivators, there is a consensus that to condense a Golden Elixir, one must surpass the limit in every rank.

Lu Xun has surpassed so much that a Golden Elixir is necessary, and it's probably not an ordinary Golden Elixir.

Moreover, he doesn't need to condense the elixir himself.

If Chu Youqing were to condense a Golden Elixir and then return it to him... just how impressive would that be?

Broken through 60%!

After a few more days, Fu Xue's favorability toward Lu Xun broke through 60% in one go.

It is rising every day.

Besides the favorability gains, the harvest in this Spirit Realm is also considerable; Lu Xun unexpectedly obtained a heaven-earth spiritual item nearly a thousand years old.

This heaven-earth spiritual item was taken from the tiger's mouth.

Because it was guarded by a seventh-rank astral alien species.

Moreover, it is a very troublesome astral alien species—a bird that can release lightning, swift and reactive, with especially fierce lightning discharges.

With Fu Xue's strength, she could retreat unscathed from its grasp, but defeating it would be extremely difficult.

Lu Xun and Fu Xue cooperated, with her drawing its attention while Lu Xun took advantage of its unpreparedness to cast a spatial displacement on it.

Even a seventh-rank cultivator might not succeed.

For the unprepared astral alien species, however, it succeeded.

Then Lu Xun used a spatial shuttle to get there, snatched the item, and fled with Fu Xue.

The process was naturally perilous, but fortunately the outcome was good.