Chapter 110

Black and White Flying Bear

This trip was not for training, but to visit friends at the Jin Bo Sect, so the style was naturally extraordinary. Tian Lu had picked a few mermaid maids and servants from the Purple Void Heaven to accompany them, all of whom had Core Formation cultivation. They accompanied the carriage in the air, holding flower baskets, treasure vases, and other auspicious items in their hands. Fragrant breezes blew, and flower petals drifted; it was truly an endless display of immortal wealth. Tian Lu still felt it wasn't enough and sighed, "The True Person has only recently achieved Cave Heaven, and there are no Nascent Soul monsters among his dependents. Otherwise, when a direct disciple goes out, how could there not be a Nascent Soul attendant by their side?"

Ruan Ci said, "Isn't this enough? I'm just going to the Jin Bo Sect. Walking from the Green Jade Hall, at most I'll encounter one or two Foundation Establishment monsters. What else is there that I can't handle myself?"

Wang Wang, however, was very accustomed to Tian Lu's extravagance. It curled up on the soft couch and smiled, "What's the matter with this? In the past, when Xie Yanhuan was free and went out to play, how could there be fewer than ten attendants by his side? This silly deer is also doing this to give you some face. You're going to a place like the Jin Bo Sect; you'll always have to see Li Pingyan's teachers. How they treat you depends on your clothing, food, housing, and transportation. How they treat Li Pingyan depends on you."

This time, Tian Lu also brought out a Cloud Palace Jade Boat. There were many rooms in the boat, which was a magic treasure that only Core Formation cultivators could control. The tiger servant driving the carriage was also a Core Formation monster. He had transformed into a middle-aged man and was sitting on the side. Counting it up, Ruan Ci had seven Core Formation attendants accompanying her on her trip. She couldn't help but sigh, "These power struggles are sometimes not as satisfying as a good fight."

The tiger servant smiled, "Miss Ci is wrong. If you just resort to violence for everything, it would certainly be satisfying to settle grudges, but this is not good news for cultivators or mortals. Thinking back to ancient times, perhaps within sects and between sects, it was all this direct. If there was a disagreement, they would use magic tools to speak. However, as time went on, everyone naturally realized that acting like this only resulted in everyone being unable to achieve a higher realm, which is why rules were gradually formed."

"Miss has been on the path for thirty years now and has experienced many storms. You can see that the cultivators of the Langhuan Zhou Tian are all bold, especially in the Central Continent. If a cultivator cannot look lightly upon life and death, it is very difficult to move forward. But it is precisely because everyone has such a bold and reckless nature that many strict rules are needed to restrain each other. Take the Jin Bo Sect, for example; they have always been on good terms with our Shangqing Sect and have many connections. Li Langjun is on good terms with Miss; can he still be valued by his teachers? Naturally, there are different views within the sect. If both sides fight directly and cannot stop in time, damaging their Dao foundation, what should be done? And if Miss Ci feels injustice for Li Langjun, are you really going to fight your way to their door and have this old servant kill those elders one by one?"

Ruan Ci had only said one sentence, but it provoked quite a lecture from him. However, what the tiger servant said made quite a bit of sense. Ruan Ci also thought of Chi Pengpeng because of this and couldn't help but sigh, "Calculating layer by layer like this, the most cost-effective method is to ask Uncle Tiger to come out first, let the Jin Bo Sect see our glory and future in the sect, and know how to choose, right?"

The tiger servant smiled, "That's right. If the Jin Bo Sect sees our sincerity and still doesn't know how to choose, then it won't be too late for Miss Ci to order this old servant to take action."

Although Ruan Ci was on good terms with Li Pingyan, she wouldn't go so far as to ask the tiger servant or even Lu Huangning to kill the high-level cultivators of the Jin Bo Sect for his future. But thinking about it, if Li Pingyan relied on her but was treated coldly by the Jin Bo Sect, that was no longer just Ruan Ci's problem; it also concerned the face of the Purple Void Heaven. She couldn't help but feel a bit irritable and said stubbornly, "Why ask Uncle Tiger to take action? When my cultivation is higher, I won't need to care about these things. Whoever makes me unhappy, I'll just kill them."

This tiger servant was very shrewd. When Wang Wang mentioned Xie Yanhuan in front of him, he acted as if nothing had happened. Now that Ruan Ci was saying these foolish things, he just smiled slightly and didn't continue to persuade her. Wang Wang stretched and smiled, "That depends on how high your cultivation is. Even if you are a Cave Heaven True Person, if a small disciple of the World Sect makes you unhappy, would you dare to bully the weak with the strong and kill him directly?"

Ruan Ci couldn't continue, and after a moment, she said bitterly, "Wang Wang, why do you like to argue so much!"

Wang Wang meowed and started licking its fur on its own. Tian Lu, however, said, "Actually, most of the rules are to protect the weak. Miss Ci is currently protected by the rules. When you grow into a great cultivator in the future and understand more about the essence of the universe, perhaps you will also actively maintain the rules and even set your own rules. Without rules, there is no order. No matter where you are, there are always some rules that seem unreasonable but are extremely necessary."

He was usually childish, but saying these words occasionally was quite thought-provoking. Ruan Ci listened and couldn't help but be lost in thought, remembering the rules in the Eternal Dao City, and couldn't help but sigh, "That's right. In our Langhuan Zhou Tian, cultivators only live one life and cannot start over. Everyone cherishes their own life, but the differences between realms are huge. If everyone acted without restraint, no one would survive, which is why so many rules were set."

"If it were a universe where one could reincarnate endlessly, one would have to implement new rules, telling cultivators to try their best to avoid getting involved in external karma, so as to avoid endless disputes. Otherwise, you kill me, I kill you, and since everyone can constantly start over, hatred will never be resolved. Over time, it would really become a mess."

Tian Lu smiled, "Uncle Tiger, this is what Miss Ci saw in the Hengze Heaven. That is the Great Dao that once existed in the old universe. Being able to hear it today is a rare stroke of good fortune, isn't it?"

The tiger servant was also surprised and happy, and quickly raised his hand to thank her. Tian Lu quietly winked at Ruan Ci to sell a favor. Ruan Ci found it both curious and funny. She called Tian Lu to her side and asked, "Tian Lu, did you think of those words just now yourself?"

Tian Lu shook his head, "The True Person told me. I've only been born for less than fifty years; how could I have such insight? This is my first time going out."

As he spoke, he ran to the window and looked at the scenery outside with great interest, as if even a blade of grass or a cloud was extremely fresh.

Ruan Ci was slightly surprised. She had originally thought Tian Lu was at least hundreds or thousands of years old, after all, he had at least Core Formation cultivation and was extremely knowledgeable. She didn't expect Tian Lu to be about the same age as her, which was truly an anomaly. But thinking about it, she was relieved: Tian Lu probably meant fifty years since his transformation. Before transformation, monsters had muddled intelligence and couldn't be considered truly born. Perhaps when he was still a little deer, he was often called to Wang True Person's side to be petted, and through ear-to-ear influence, after transformation, it all became Tian Lu's own knowledge.

How fast was the escape speed of a magic boat driven by a Core Formation True Person? When Ruan Ci crossed the Green Jade Hall, it took about half a month. Under the tiger servant's control, it only took three days to reach the place where Ruan Ci had killed the snake with one sword. Ruan Ci asked the tiger servant to stop the carriage, jumped off the clouds with Tian Lu, and gestured as she told Tian Lu how she had shown off her power at that time. Tian Lu exclaimed repeatedly as he listened and was very yearning for the bamboo leaf dew they drank the next day. Ruan Ci decided to stay for one night, and she and Tian Lu lay on the bamboo leaves together, looking up at the starry sky while whispering about the black and white flying bears, planning whether to stay for a few more days now or wait until they finished their business at the Jin Bo Sect and came back to carefully look for a flying bear. The most important thing was not to hurt the little bear, because Ruan Ci was very soft-hearted, "If that flying bear is very cute, we'll just take a quiet look and touch it a few times."

Tian Lu couldn't help but ask curiously, "What if it's not cute?"

Ruan Ci said, "Then we'll just take a look and leave! Otherwise, what else should we do? We won't even catch the cute ones; if it's not good-looking, do we still need to catch it back?"

Tian Lu was amused and laughed, saying, "Miss Ci, if you like it, catching one is fine. Life in the Purple Void Heaven is so comfortable. Look, those mermaid sisters, which one isn't happy? And Miss Wang, she also sleeps all day long."

Ruan Ci said, "Tian Lu, don't call her Miss just because Wang Wang is fierce—forget it!"

Tian Lu was undoubtedly at a disadvantage when facing Wang Wang, so Ruan Ci didn't ask him to be more courageous. She hugged her knees, pressed her face against them, and whispered to Tian Lu, "I think cute things don't necessarily have to be kept by my side. If that black and white flying bear is caught by me, it might have a father and mother, or brothers and sisters, or a wife and children. How sad would it be to lose a blood relative? Besides, who would want to be in a cage if they could be free? I don't want to arrange other living beings like this, because, because I..."

Tian Lu's big eyes were shining, looking gentle and innocent in the darkness. He said, "Because Miss Ci was arranged by others when she didn't understand anything, right?"

Ruan Ci whispered, "Yes, from before I was born until now, is there any step I've taken that wasn't arranged by others?"

She knew the feeling of what had happened to her, so she didn't want other living beings to taste it too. If she told the tiger servant this, she would probably be lectured again; if she told Wang Wang, she would be mocked. Even if she told Qu Tan Yue, Li Pingyan, and others, they would smile on the surface, but in their hearts, they would definitely be laughing at her for being soft-hearted, childish, and unable to achieve great things. But Ruan Ci truly thought this way in her heart. Sometimes she killed without blinking, and sometimes she was inexplicably soft-hearted.

Only Tian Lu, hearing her say this, not only didn't laugh at her but rubbed against her shoulder and said softly, "Miss Ci is so good... I like Miss Ci so much..."

Ruan Ci also rubbed against him, a smile appearing on her lips, her heart feeling soft. Tian Lu thought for a while and said, "The True Person must also like Miss Ci very much."

Tian Lu always mentioned the True Person in every three sentences. Ruan Ci smiled slightly, pouting her lips, and said, "Master doesn't like me at all; it's good enough that he doesn't hate me. Tian Lu, this master of yours, who in the world can make him like them?"

She asked as if unintentionally, but Tian Lu thought seriously, pondering for a long time before saying, "It seems there isn't one."

He was very embarrassed and hung his head, "I thought for a long time, it seems the True Person doesn't even like the Great Master very much... But he must like Miss Ci very much!"

Ruan Ci had long been amused to the point of stifled laughter and suddenly had a whim, "Tian Lu, what do you think Master is doing now? After he achieved Cave Heaven, has his true body ever left the Purple Void Heaven? If one day Master takes us out, I wonder what it would be like. Would it be extremely fun, or very boring?"

Tian Lu thought seriously again and couldn't help but say what was in his heart, "Maybe... it would be very boring. The True Person is always in seclusion. If there's nothing to do, even his Foundation Establishment avatar rarely comes out..."

The two talked and talked, and before they knew it, the sky was already slightly bright. They looked up together at that strange and wonderful scene where the yin and yang energies met and gave birth to the shadows of infinite monster snakes. However, this time, the shadows did not materialize. The yin and yang energies produced spiritual dew, which dripped onto the bamboo leaves. Ruan Ci was about to float up to collect a few drops, but as soon as her spiritual sense moved, she raised her eyebrows and looked at Tian Lu. Tian Lu was standing foolishly in place, and Ruan Ci couldn't help but chuckle a few times before signaling him to sense a certain place in the southwest.

With Tian Lu's Core Formation spiritual sense, once his mind moved, it was only more sensitive than Ruan Ci's. A look of surprise appeared on his face. His sleeves flew out, wrapping Ruan Ci, and their figures blurred. Silently and soundlessly, they appeared above the bamboo leaves, suddenly rolling up that incredibly large leaf, and saw a black and white furry little face revealed under the bamboo leaf.

This flying bear had two round little black ears, and there were two black circles around its eyes on its white face. Its dark eyes were shining in the black fur, looking extremely funny and cute. It was only at the early Foundation Establishment stage; how could it sense Tian Lu's arrival? It was greedily eating the dew on the bamboo tips when it suddenly bumped into the two of them. It was stunned for a moment, then screamed, let go of its four claws, and jumped under the bamboo. There was a faint spiritual light flickering in its front and back claws, which was a thin membrane formed by spiritual light, helping it control spiritual energy and shuttle through the forest.

Ruan Ci had been thinking about the black and white flying bear for a long time, and now that she finally saw it, and it was so cute, she couldn't help but be very excited. Tian Lu was also so happy that he kept stepping on the leaves with his feet. The two looked at each other, both having a tacit understanding, and chased after the flying bear. Tian Lu still transmitted his voice and asked, "Miss Ci, what do these flying bears eat? Are they very fierce? If, if they aren't fierce and don't have any relatives or friends, shall we talk to it properly and invite it to settle down in the Purple Void Heaven?"

Ruan Ci said, "Senior Brother Li said it's a benevolent beast that eats bamboo! It's not fierce at all. Whether to take it back... let's see how you talk to it in a while!"

The two of them talked while chasing after the flying bear. The flying bear was so scared that it screamed loudly. Ruan Ci saw this and felt a bit unbearable in her heart, so she stopped and said to Tian Lu, "Maybe let's forget it, it's so pitifully scared."

Tian Lu also felt it was a bit inappropriate, stood still, looked into the distance with reluctance, sighed, and said to Ruan Ci, "Then let's go back."

Just after flying a few steps, his expression suddenly changed, and his figure flickered and disappeared. Ruan Ci only heard a light scream a moment later, which was exactly the cry of a bear. Her heart shook, and she followed Tian Lu's direction without hesitation.

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Updated, but I have to go out today, so this is a scheduled update. I know the comments exceeded 40k today, so the extra update should be at 6 PM. I'll come back then to send out the red envelopes for the previous chapter.

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