Chapter 105: Deep Conversation with a Dao Friend

Deep Conversation with a Dao Friend

This Shen Qi, the way he speaks is just like this, for no reason he loves to make people angry, and for no reason he is sharp and sour. This seems to be one of his strategies. It is so easy to make enemies, so he has more opportunities to fight. In fact, in Ruan Ci's view, this person has a clear sword heart and is very decisive, not just brave and ruthless. She smiled, "Don't think that if you anger me, I will fight you—however, since you didn't reveal my identity in Hengze Heaven, then I really should have a fight with you."

She said this, which is equivalent to vaguely admitting her identity as a Sword Envoy. However, in Shen Qi's place, this should not be a secret. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said "You will eventually have a fight with me" so definitely in Hengze Heaven. This child is a disciple of the Qinglian Sword Sect, not like the Taibai Sword Sect located in the remote South Zhuzhou. He is knowledgeable and naturally knows what his vague intuition is for. Ruan Ci also accepted Shen Qi's favor. If she fought Shen Qi, at worst she would lose a sword to him, and she would definitely not die—and she might not necessarily lose.

Seeing her straightforward and sensible, Shen Qi also had a trace of a smile in his eyes. He sat down gracefully beside Ruan Ci, smoothed his skirt, and said casually, "If it were a few months ago, I would naturally be begging for it. But after you came out from the depths of the Dao foundation, I knew that you must have gained something in it. Now your sword intent is soaring, and I am definitely not going to win against you. It's not a dispute of spirit. Knowing the outcome, it's better not to compare this sword."

Ruan Ci couldn't help but laugh, "If it's a dispute of spirit, then even if you know you will lose, you still have to fight?"

Shen Qi said calmly, "A dispute of spirit, the heart is surging, and there is an extra layer of variables in the sword intent. The originally clear outcome will become blurred. Besides, I am a person who is happy to seek revenge. If there is an unfair spirit in my heart, then as long as it is not ten deaths and no life, it is worth a fight."

He said this seemingly true and false truth in a positive tone, but it sounded very credible. Ruan Ci couldn't help but listen, but she remembered the sword strike she made toward the three people at that time, and couldn't help but think secretly, "This Shen Qi has a strange personality, but he is not unlikable. It's just that people whose strength is inferior to him don't have the opportunity to 'know the outcome, it's better not to compare this sword'."

Having said that, Ruan Ci is not a moral saint. With her strength, she is enough to communicate with Shen Qi on an equal footing. Moreover, because Shen Qi himself speaks unpleasantly, he will not get angry at what others say to him. Dealing with him can be outspoken, unlike being with Little Su, Junior Brother Fan, and others, where saying a word requires being careful that the other party will remember it in their heart, and will be settled in the future, or directly provoke a murderous intent.

"Whether to fight or not depends on you, right? I am not a warlike person. If you don't fight, I will save some effort." She smiled, "However, since you think so, do you know that in the matter of cultivation, one step ahead is step by step ahead? I have that sword, and the sword intent is naturally superior. If we talk about cultivation, I am not as good as you at this time, but the sword intent has already surpassed you. Step by step, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Grotto-Heaven, I will always be ahead of you. If you want to have the certainty of winning before coming to challenge, perhaps there will never be such a time."

Shen Qi turned his head and looked at her, his eyes deep as a pool, and like bright stars. Although he transformed into a girl, this pair of eyes still had Shen Qi's charm. He said seriously, "That's right. You have the help of the Donghua Sword, and I only have cultivation that is much better than yours to try to make up for the gap in sword intent. I was not as good as you in Foundation Establishment. Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Grotto-Heaven, perhaps you can always be one step ahead of me. But the path of cultivation does not end here. Above Grotto-Heaven, there is Dao Integration. Even if your pace is fast, you will always stop and hesitate at the end of Dao Integration. And I only need to move forward all the way. Even if it takes eternal time, as long as I don't die, there will be a day when I can catch up with you in the Dao Integration realm and have a fight with you."

How difficult it is for a cultivator to integrate with the Dao! What's more, since Shen Qi has already established his foundation, and he is not Foundation Establishment twelve, then if there is no great opportunity, he will try to make up for the Dao foundation later, so Dao Integration is almost desperate for him. —But for Shen Qi, even if there is only such a glimmer of hope, even if there is no hope, as long as there is such a spirit in his chest, as long as it is not ten deaths and no life, it is worth a fight.

This person, living is like his sword. There is nothing outside the sword, and even the insights of Nascent Soul are cut off like dust, but he is so patient with the sword path. Even if Ruan Ci surpasses him everywhere, the speed of the two moving forward is different, Ruan Ci is fast and Shen Qi is slow, but as long as there is an end point, Shen Qi will move forward, and even for him, it is precisely because there is such a fight waiting in the upper realm that he feels more interesting when moving forward. The path of cultivation is boring and difficult, and all kinds of pain will be polished away by the expectation of this fight.

Ruan Ci didn't think Shen Qi's yearning was too childish and arrogant. On the contrary, her heart was also aroused with heroic spirit, and she shouted, "Good! Only with such romantic figures can our generation of disciples not be without people. I think in the Great Thousand World, there are talents in every generation, and we may not be inferior to those predecessors. Senior Brother Shen, I will wait for you in the upper realm, just hoping that you and I will not break our appointment in this fight!"

Shen Qi raised his eyebrows, and a smile appeared on his beautiful face. He smiled, "We live in this world, isn't it just to live for this spirit at this moment? You just go ahead, don't let me catch up too quickly, that would also make me very disappointed."

There was also arrogance in his words. The two were said to be at daggers drawn, but they cherished each other. Two beautiful faces like flowers faced each other, and they couldn't help but smile at each other. Shen Qi stood up and said, "The tide is getting stronger, we may be rolled out at any time. Being seen with you, it is inevitable that it will cause trouble. I am leaving. When you go out to walk in the future, if there is fate, we will naturally meet again."

Ruan Ci only then knew why he had changed into the attire of a yellow-shirted girl, thinking it was also to avoid trouble.

Shen Qi was much more unrestrained than Su Jingxing. When he said they would meet again if there was fate, he didn't leave any token. Before leaving, he only bowed his hands and said, "Dao friend, my name is Shen Xun. May I ask your surname?"

Ruan Ci said, "Shangqing Ruan Ci, I have met Dao friend."

She had said the word "Dao friend" thousands of times, but this time she heard a different solemnity from Shen Xun's mouth. Dao friend, like-minded, can be called a friend. Shen Qi didn't need to say it clearly, and Ruan Ci also knew that for Shen Qi, there were few Dao friends in this world, and Ruan Ci was already one of them.

"Ruan Ci, Ruan Ci." Shen Xun repeated these two words over and over again, nodded and said, "Coming to Hengze Heaven and knowing you is not a waste of time. Even if it adds a big trouble like Su Jingxing, it is worth it. I am leaving, Ruan Ci, see you if there is fate!"

Saying that, he jumped, turned into a sword light, and hurried away under the moonlight. Ruan Ci stood in place, watching the sword light go away, and thought, "He... said Little Su is a trouble, but how did he and Little Su know each other's names? Looking at it this way, the two of them don't know when they had a good friendship."

Little Su and Shen Qi both mentioned that the tide was getting stronger. Ruan Ci also had some intuition, but because she couldn't fully merge into this place, she was a bit duller. She just thought that since both of them said so, it should be true. At this time, although Shen Qi left, she only removed the sound-insulation array and sat on the eaves. After waiting for half a quarter of an hour, seeing that the courtyard was still silent, she shouted impatiently, "Junior Brother Fan, if you don't come again, I will leave."

Only a black smoke spread from the corner of the house and turned into Junior Brother Fan. His face was a little shy and red. Ruan Ci said, "What's wrong with you? Why don't you come? Are you holding a grudge that Senior Brother Shen snatched your order?"

Junior Brother Fan shook his head, "I... I don't want to be here."

He seemed to know that he was willful, his face was even redder, but he still said, "I... I don't want to sit in the same place with them."

Ruan Ci almost choked. She set up an array casually, wanting to reason with Junior Brother Fan, but felt that she shouldn't waste precious time on these useless lips and tongues, so she stood up and said, "Then I will sit here."

She sat down in the place where Shen Qi had just sat gracefully, and Junior Brother Fan was quite satisfied, and said again, "Senior Sister Ci, actually I didn't dare to see you not because of this. I didn't expect that you came on the same ship as me. Thinking of the way you saw me eating, I was very embarrassed."

Ruan Ci was just about to ask him about this, so she said, "Actually, Little Su also came on the same ship, do you know? He said that of the twenty people who survived on that ship, only two entered Hengze Heaven. Did you sneak into Baoyun Ferry mixed in with the crew? Is the jade boat behind Baoyun Ferry a Poison Sect force? No matter what, this matter has been known by Little Su. He is a high disciple of Yanshan, maybe he told others about this, so you should be careful."

Junior Brother Fan smiled, "It doesn't matter. The business behind the jade boat has nothing to do with the Poison Sect. I was able to mix in just because I ate one of their clerks."

He shook his shoulders, and suddenly turned into a middle-aged face, stroked his beard and said, "Usually, fighting is strictly forbidden on the boat. If there is any violation, it will be thrown off the boat immediately."

Cultivators have photographic memory. Ruan Ci shouted "Ah", "You are—you are the boatman who talked to me on the deck!"

Junior Brother Fan shook his shoulders, changed back to his original appearance, and nodded, "Yes, I once accidentally entered a broken inner world when I was young, and learned a cultivation technique from it. This is one of the divine abilities. Anyone who dies under my poison, I can swallow a little bit of their things in the dark, and use this to simulate their appearance and aura, and even swallow their shallow memories. Even close relatives are not easy to see through. This boatman offended me at Yiyun Ferry, so I simply borrowed his face to get on the boat, and had a big meal on the boat..."

His voice got smaller and smaller, as if he knew that Ruan Ci would not be too happy about such behavior. Ruan Ci said, "No wonder, this must also be beneficial to your cultivation. I said how you started killing at the entrance of Hengze Heaven. It turns out you weren't here for the Hengze Jade Dew. Hmm, mixing into Hengze Heaven, you also wanted to feast?"

Junior Brother Fan didn't guess wrong. Ruan Ci herself would definitely not do such a thing, but Junior Brother Fan killed cultivators. She could look at this kind of fighting calmly. There was no reason for Dao Ancestors to play chess, and low-level cultivators' lives were like grass. Ruan Ci looked on coldly and didn't care. Instead, she blamed Junior Brother Fan.

She didn't blame Junior Brother Fan, but only said, "This technique sounds a bit evil, you have to be careful. Many techniques step by step will lead people to an awkward situation. Either it is inheriting the tradition, which is fine. If the ultimate goal of this technique is to cultivate you into a furnace for some great power to possess and be reborn, then your wanton behavior at this time is undoubtedly accelerating the transformation process."

Saying this, she couldn't help but laugh at herself—every word and every sentence in this was like warning Ruan Ci herself. But although some truths are understood, being in the game, what can be done? She can only move forward step by step. Junior Brother Fan is not a fool. The Poison Sect is a Sheng Sect after all. These truths should still be understood. He didn't abandon the technique, and had his own reasons.

If these words were not said by the Donghua Sword Envoy, they would be a bit sour. But Junior Brother Fan was only stopped by Ruan Ci. Junior Brother Fan's eyes were shining, and he smiled, "Junior brother understands Senior Sister's meaning, and will be careful in handling things. But please rest assured, Senior Sister. Although junior brother's cultivation is weaker, that is only the realm of true cultivation. If it is about miscellaneous cultivation, I am confident that I am also an unprecedented genius. The luck of this generation of the Poison Sect is all in me, so they will naturally try every means to pave the way for me."

He originally had a feminine temperament, giving people a feeling of being sick and weak. At this time, in his look, he was arrogant and exposed, and he had a domineering spirit of saying one thing and doing another. Ruan Ci couldn't help but smile when she saw it. She knew that the Poison Ship was just Junior Brother Fan's small test. She thought he still had some trump cards that were not known to everyone, just like he said before, "Who doesn't want to show their skills in Hengze Heaven, but encountering such changes, they extinguished their thoughts."

"Since you have such ability, I don't have to worry about how you get out." She changed the subject and couldn't help but smile, "No wonder Little Su said that the Grand Void Gate disciple died on that ship, and you were full of surprise, putting a black pot on him face to face. This taste is not easy to bear."

Junior Brother Fan couldn't help but laugh. He had no gloomy appearance at this time, "Su Jingxing is really a big liar. If it weren't for the fact that he might be useful to Senior Sister in the future, I would have taken advantage of his serious injuries, asked me for medicine, and killed him."

Ruan Ci didn't know how Little Su treated his injuries. Hearing this, she asked carefully, and then she knew that Little Su asked Shen Qi to save him, and the medicine Junior Brother Fan gave was also secretly sighing that Little Su was bold. Regardless of Shen Qi or Junior Brother Fan, in that situation, they could really take his life with a flip of their hands.

"By the way, Senior Sister, did those two people take the opportunity to show favor to you?" Junior Brother Fan was not in a hurry to ask about the Donghua Sword, but instead inquired about Su Jingxing and Shen Xun. "Demon Sect people have the worst minds. Maybe Su Jingxing recognizes you as the leader at this moment and has the intention of clinging to you, but he must be thinking about how to suppress you in his heart, so that you can rely on him instead. You must be careful, don't fall into his treacherous scheme, and spend your mind on places that shouldn't be spent. When you return to the sect this time, you must be diligent in your cultivation."

What kind of words are these! Ruan Ci was dumbfounded, "What are you talking about? Both of you have seen my husband. How could he have other thoughts?"

Junior Brother Fan was slightly relieved, and muttered, "Husband... husband can also have many. Like Senior Sister, such a fairy maiden will definitely attract the pursuit of heroes in the world. The beauty's hometown is the hero's grave, and the opposite is the same. This sword cultivator, that demon cultivator, who knows what family young master has a previous engagement, and there is a childhood sweetheart who is deeply in love, and there is a great power cultivator who has a discerning eye and pays attention early. This one comes today, that one comes tomorrow, and they fight for jealousy among themselves. Just breaking through the love barrier will take unknown years, so how can there be any mind for cultivation?"

Ruan Ci was laughed and cried by him. It happened that everyone Junior Brother Fan mentioned seemed to have similar candidates to match, and some had more than one, so she couldn't help but refute, "You care about these, is it also because you want to be one of them?"

Junior Brother Fan looked up at Ruan Ci, his expression pure, "Junior brother has no such thoughts, and I don't want Senior Sister to be distracted. But if this is also part of Senior Sister's cultivation, then... then..."

After hesitating for a moment, he made a painful decision, "Then, even if it delays junior brother's cultivation, I can endure the pain to help Senior Sister."

If he said this to someone else, Ruan Ci would have been laughing with a stomachache if she heard it on the side. It happened that she was the person opposite Junior Brother Fan. At this time, she really didn't know what it was like. Her hand was clenched into a fist, and she almost couldn't help but hit Junior Brother Fan, slightly angry, "Okay, I am not a love seed, how can there be so many romantic affairs? Even my master has never asked so carefully, but you manage too much."

Junior Brother Fan also knew that he was a bit overstepping, so he hurriedly bowed his head to apologize. He was used to being small and low, and Ruan Ci also felt his sincerity. Although she still felt that he was meddlesome, she still relieved her anger slightly, "Don't talk about this nonsense. Aren't you curious about what identity I am to be able to return safely from the depths of the Dao foundation?"

She had said before that she was the wing of the Sword Envoy, and now she hinted like this. In fact, her true identity was already clear.

Junior Brother Fan should have guessed a little, but he didn't care, shook his head, "Whether Senior Sister is the Donghua Sword Envoy makes no difference to me. I admire Senior Sister because you and I are like-minded, and Senior Sister is one step ahead, and has more knowledge than me. To me, you are a master."

"Senior Sister is from Shangqing, with a superior tradition. I come from the Poison Sect, and the tradition only reaches Grotto-Heaven. I don't know if I can cultivate to Dao Integration after obtaining that technique. I want to explore the mysteries of this universe, so I can only entrust my expectations to Senior Sister. Just like on the Dao foundation platform, even if I can't move forward, knowing that Senior Sister is still climbing, and the spirit jade I gave can help Senior Sister a little, so that this mystery can eventually be explored by one person, I feel very happy and joyful in my heart."

He is usually deep in thought, like Little Su, both of whom are people whose ten sentences Ruan Ci thinks are not true. But these words were said extremely sincerely, "My origin is secret, and it is inconvenient to associate with Senior Sister publicly. But from now on, if Senior Sister has any errands, as long as it is within my power, I will go through fire and water. I only hope that Senior Sister will be diligent in cultivation and can lead me to travel through the mysteries of this universe in the future, and clarify the reasons for the birth and death of all things one by one. That would be my great fortune."

Ruan Ci was naturally moved. Compared to the favor of great powers like Qu Tan Yue and Chen Jun, which were full of scrutiny, these Foundation Establishment cultivators might not have any achievements in the future, perhaps stopping at Golden Core for various reasons, or even unable to break through Foundation Establishment, but their heart for the Dao was not inferior to their predecessors, and their regard for Ruan Ci did not have much to do with the Donghua Sword. Junior Brother Fan didn't even care whether the Donghua Sword was in Ruan Ci's hands. Even if Ruan Ci didn't have the Donghua Sword, her cultivation was very low at this time. I think as long as there was an opportunity for a sincere talk, the two could also be like-minded.

But having said that, the Donghua Sword ran through the beginning of Ruan Ci's cultivation. If there was no sword, there would be no such story. She and the Donghua Sword were eventually inseparable.

Thinking of this, she was slightly sad, but quickly shook it off. Just as she was about to speak, Junior Brother Fan said again, "Therefore, Senior Sister, you must not be fascinated by bad men like Su Jingxing... If you want to marry, you must marry more husbands like the one on the ship. The higher the cultivation, the better. If the cultivation is high, you can subsidize you. Like that Su Jingxing, maybe you have to subsidize him—"

Ruan Ci's fist, which she had endured and endured, finally couldn't help it, and swung it out, "I told you not to talk, but you still talk! Do you think I am a sex demon?"

Junior Brother Fan hurriedly avoided, and begged for mercy again. The two made a fuss for a while before they exchanged names. Junior Brother Fan didn't have the surname Fan at all. His name was Jiang Youwen. The two exchanged tokens so that they could contact each other when they went out in the future.

Youwen said, "Senior Sister lives in Zijing Mountain, where there are too many Grotto-Heaven True Persons, so I can't sneak in. If there is anything, you can leave a message at Senior Brother Li's place. We have all changed our names, and Senior Brother Li also knows how to contact me. —Senior Sister, rest assured, he is from the lower sect of Shangqing and has a special help to Senior Sister. Although the foundation is weak, we will naturally help and carry it. If Senior Sister has any difficulties in the sect, just discuss it with him. Su Jingxing and I will naturally help Senior Sister stand firm in the Shangqing Gate."

Listening to his meaning, Ruan Ci was in the depths of the Dao foundation for those few months, and the four of them were actually coming and going frequently. Except for Shen Qi, Su, Jiang, and Li were vaguely forming an alliance to help her achieve higher things. Ruan Ci couldn't help but feel very novel, and had some indescribable feelings, as if she was forced to Liangshan, or forced to wear a yellow robe. But this was a complete good intention, and she couldn't and couldn't refuse. Jiang Youwen didn't need her gratitude. After saying everything, although he was reluctant, he left immediately. His identity was more sensitive, so naturally it was not good to leave Hengze Heaven with Ruan Ci.

Ruan Ci stood in the night dew for another incense stick time, and the courtyard was always silent. She returned to the room. Qin Fengyu was still waiting for her. Before she could speak, she smiled, "Let me guess, that Little Su wanted to flirt with you, Little Shen wanted to have a fight with you, and as for Little Fan, he wanted to marry you, but was rejected by you, and was beaten a few punches."

They set up a sound-insulation array, and the sound of speaking couldn't be heard, but the movements could still be seen roughly. Qin Fengyu was obviously paying attention to the movement in the courtyard in order to tease Ruan Ci. Ruan Ci was slightly angry, "If you dare to make these romantic jokes again, I will tell them that you are not cold and beautiful at all, but actually very noisy. I will ask them to come and tease you to talk every day!"

Qin Fengyu was terrified and hurriedly begged for mercy. Ruan Ci then picked up what could be said in the conversation of the three and told Qin Fengyu a little, such as personal ambitions, and even the secrets of cultivation techniques and true names, which were naturally inconvenient to reveal. Even Su Jingxing's attitude, because he was from Yanshan, was eventually hindered by the Demon Lord, so it was said vaguely. Qin Fengyu was also happy for Ruan Ci after hearing it, and smiled, "Cultivators pay the most attention to wealth, companions, dharma, and land. The ones you know are all talents of the time and can be friends with you. To be honest, if you didn't have the Donghua Sword, and were just an ordinary cultivator, your achievements might not be better than theirs."

Ruan Ci deeply agreed; the world was full of opportunities, and the Donghua Sword was merely one of them. Su Jingxing and Jiang Youwen clearly had their own fortuitous encounters, so who was to say Shen Qi didn't have his own? Even Li Pingyan, who had been able to train with her twice and return unscathed, always managed to obtain benefits that were neither too much nor too little—just the right amount to avoid inciting jealousy. Upon careful reflection, such fortune was truly rare. Senior Brother Pu, Monk Xiu, and Senior Sister Mu were all inferior to him.

"I thought Senior Brother Li would come to talk to me tonight." Thinking of Li Pingyan, she said thoughtfully to Qin Fengyu, "But he never came out."

Qin Fengyu smiled, "It can be seen that he is a smart person who knows how to advance and retreat. The others are disciples of the Sheng Sect, each with their own foundation and fearless. For him, forming a bond with you is already a member of your command. Whether you are the wing of the Sword Envoy or the Sword Envoy, what difference does it make to him? If he doesn't know what your identity is, when he returns to the Jin Bo Sect, he doesn't have to lie when his master asks, so why should he come to ask?"

She also clapped her hands and said, "These four little gentlemen have their own styles. I really don't know who will form the Golden Core first, and who can go to the end. And although I am looking down on them at this time, will I be left behind in the future, and can I witness the answer to this question?"

This was just a casual chat. Ruan Ci was still paying attention to the quota of Qin Fengyu's words in her heart. When she talked about the nine hundredth sentence, she urged Qin Fengyu to return to the room to practice. The two waited in the room for less than three days. At this moment, they woke up from the stillness at the same time and swept to the hall. Both felt a great suction force lifting them up and flying toward the distance.

There were also exclamations in the distance, "The great tide has arrived! Hurry to the shore!"

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Updated! Sorry for the wait, everyone. I feel that one person per chapter is a bit dragging, so I merged it into one chapter. The word count today is more.

The content of these few days is also a link I like very much. The Dao friends met on the road of cultivation have their own characteristics. It is not to say that everyone must fall in love. If you don't fall in love, there is no value in description. And the point I like very much when I write is that cultivators have no gender thinking. They are already cultivating immortals, so who needs to be constrained by gender? Can't the avatar change gender at will?

Today's question: Among Little Su, Shen Qi, Junior Brother Fan, and Li Pingyan, who do you like the most? (The highest popularity does not affect his scenes, just curious to ask)

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Thank you all very much for your support, I will continue to work hard! ===== CHAPTER 106 =====