Chapter 99

Deep talk between Dao friends.

This Shen Qi speaks like this, inexplicably loving to make people angry, and for no reason, he is full of thorns and sourness. This seems to be one of his strategies. Since it is easy to make enemies, 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 expose my identity in Hengze Heaven, then I really should fight you once."

Saying this is equivalent to implicitly admitting her identity as a Sword Envoy. However, for Shen Qi, this should not be a secret. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said "You will fight me sooner or later" so definitely in Hengze Heaven. This child is a disciple of the Green Lotus Sword Sect, not like the Taibai Sword Sect, which is located in the remote South Zhuzhou. He is knowledgeable and naturally knows what his hidden sensing is for. Ruan Ci also accepted Shen Qi’s favor. If she fights Shen Qi, at worst she will lose a sword to him, and she will definitely not die—and she may not lose.

Seeing her refreshing and sensible, Shen Qi also had a hint of a smile in his eyes. He sat down delicately beside Ruan Ci, smoothed his skirt, and said casually, "If it were a few months ago, I would naturally be eager to do so. 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 has risen greatly, and I have decided that I cannot beat 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 is 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 repay grievances. If there is unfairness 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 seemed very credible. Ruan Ci couldn't help but listen, but remembered the sword she stabbed at the three people at that time, and couldn't help but think secretly, "This Shen Qi has a strange personality, but he is not lacking in likability. It’s just that people whose strength is not as good as him don't have the opportunity to 'know the outcome, it’s better not to compare this sword'."

Although that is the case, Ruan Ci is not a moral saint. With her strength, she is enough to talk to Shen Qi on an equal footing. Moreover, because Shen Qi himself speaks unpleasantly, he will not be angry at what others say to him. Dealing with him can be outspoken, unlike being with Su Jingxing, Junior Brother Fan, and others, where you have to be careful about what you say, for fear that the other party will remember it, settle accounts after the autumn, or directly cause murderous intent.

"Whether to fight or not, isn't it all up to you? I am not a warlike person. If you don't fight, I will save some effort." She smiled, "But since you think so, do you know that in the matter of Dao cultivation, one step ahead is every step ahead? With that sword, my sword intent is naturally superior. If we talk about cultivation, I am not as good as you now, but my sword intent has already surpassed you. Step by step, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Cave Heaven, I will always be ahead of you. If you want to have the certainty of winning before challenging, maybe there will never be such a time."

Shen Qi tilted his head and looked at her, his eyes deep as a pool, and like bright stars. Although he was transformed into a girl, the charm of Shen Qi’s eyes had not changed. He said seriously, "That’s right. With the help of the Donghua Sword, I can only try to make up for the gap in sword intent if my cultivation is much better than yours. I was not as good as you in Foundation Establishment. Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Cave Heaven, maybe you can always be one step ahead of me. But the Dao path does not end here. Above Cave Heaven, there is Harmonization. No matter how fast your steps are, you will always stop and hesitate at the end of Harmonization. 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 Harmonization realm and fight you."

How difficult it is for a cultivator to harmonize with the Dao! What’s more, since Shen Qi has already established his foundation, and it is not the twelfth Foundation Establishment, if there is no great opportunity, he will try to make up for the Dao foundation later. Then Harmonization is almost desperate for him. —But for Shen Qi, even if there is only 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 lives as if he were 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 Dao. 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 with thorns, and even for him, it is precisely because there is such a battle waiting in the higher realm that he feels more interesting when moving forward. The dryness and difficulty of the Dao path, and all kinds of suffering, will be polished away by the expectation of this battle.

Ruan Ci didn't think Shen Qi’s yearning was too childish and arrogant. Instead, she was aroused by heroism in her heart and shouted, "Good! Only with such romantic figures can our disciples not be considered to have no one. Thinking about the vast world, there are talents in every generation. We may not really be inferior to those predecessors and heroes. Senior Brother Shen, I will wait for you in the higher realm, just hoping that you and I will not have anyone break the appointment in this battle!"

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

His words also had arrogance. The two said they were at daggers drawn, but they cherished each other. Two beautiful faces like flowers faced each other and 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 to cause trouble. I am leaving. When you go out of the mountain to walk in the future, if there is fate, we will naturally meet again."

Ruan Ci then knew why he had changed to the dress of a yellow-shirted girl. Thinking about it, it was also to avoid trouble.

Shen Qi was much more chic than Su Jingxing. He said there was fate to meet, but didn't leave any token. Before parting, he only arched his hands and said, "Dao friend, my name is Shen Xun, I don't know 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 could also know 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 read these two words repeatedly and nodded, "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’m leaving, Ruan Ci, see you if there is fate!"

Saying this, he jumped and turned into a sword light, moving fast under the moon. 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 communicate their 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 force was getting stronger. Ruan Ci also sensed it, but because she couldn't fully integrate into this place, she was a bit duller. Just judging that both of them said so, it should not be false. At this time, although Shen Qi left, she just 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 called out impatiently, "Junior Brother Fan, if you don't come again, I’m leaving."

Only to see a black smoke spreading from the corner of the house, turning into Junior Brother Fan. His face was a bit shy and red. Ruan Ci said, "What’s wrong with you, why don't you come? Is it because you hold a grudge that Senior Brother Shen grabbed 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 at will, wanting to talk to 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’ll sit here."

She sat in the place where Shen Qi had just sat delicately, and gave the place she occupied to Junior Brother Fan. Junior Brother Fan was quite useful, and said, "Senior Sister Ci, in fact, I didn't dare to see you because of this. I didn't expect that you came on the same boat as me. Thinking of the way you saw me eating, I was very embarrassed."

Ruan Ci was just about to ask him this, so she said, "In fact, Little Su also came on the same boat. Did you know? He said that of the twenty people who survived on that boat, only two walked into Hengze Heaven. Did you sneak into Baoyun Ferry mixed in 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. You should be careful."

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

His shoulders shook, and he suddenly turned into a middle-aged face, stroking his beard and saying, "Usually, guests are strictly forbidden to fight on the boat. If there is any violation, they will be thrown off the boat immediately."

Cultivators never forget what they see. Ruan Ci shouted "Ah", "You are—you are the boat worker who talked to me on the deck!"

Junior Brother Fan shook his shoulders and turned back to his original appearance, nodding, "Yes, I once accidentally entered a ruined inner world when I was young and learned a cultivation technique from it. This is one of the supernatural powers. Anyone who dies under my poison, I can swallow a little bit of their things in the darkness, 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 boat worker asked 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 became 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 be beneficial to your cultivation. I said why you started killing at the entrance of Hengze Heaven. It turns out you were not aiming at the Hengze Jade Dew. Well, mixing into Hengze Heaven, you also want to eat a lot?"

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 such disputes calmly. There is no reason for the Dao Ancestor to play chess, and low-level cultivators’ lives are like grass. Ruan Ci watched coldly and didn't care, but when it came to Junior Brother Fan, she blamed him instead.

She didn't blame Junior Brother Fan, but only said, "This cultivation technique sounds a bit evil. You should be careful. There are many cultivation techniques that step by step will lead people to an embarrassing situation. Either it is inheriting the tradition, which is fine. If the ultimate goal of this cultivation technique is to cultivate you into a furnace for some great power to be possessed and 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 of this seemed to be warning Ruan Ci herself. But although some truths are understood, being in the game, what can be done? 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 cultivation technique, and he had his own reasons.

If these words were said, if she were not the Donghua Sword Envoy, it would be really sour. But Junior Brother Fan was probably the only one among the crowd who didn't know her identity. Ruan Ci was about to explain a few more words, but was stopped by Junior Brother Fan. Junior Brother Fan’s eyes were shining, and he smiled, "I understand what Senior Sister means, and I will be careful in dealing with things. But please rest assured, Senior Sister. Although my cultivation is weak, that is only the realm of true cultivation. If we talk about miscellaneous cultivation, I am confident that I am also a genius of the world. The luck of this generation of the Poison Sect is all on me. They will naturally try their best to pave the way for me."

He was originally gentle in temperament, giving people a feeling of illness and weakness. At this time, in his looking around, 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, knowing that the Poison Boat was just Junior Brother Fan’s small test of his skills. Thinking about it, he still had some means at the bottom of the box that were unknown to everyone, just as he said before, "Who is not at ease to show his skills in Hengze Heaven, just encountered such changes, so he extinguished his 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 Taiwei Gate disciple died on that boat. You were full of surprise and put a black pot on your face. This taste is really good."

Junior Brother Fan couldn't help laughing either. 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 healed his injuries. Hearing this, she asked carefully, and then she knew that Little Su asked Shen Qi to save him, and Junior Brother Fan provided the medicine. She secretly sighed that Little Su was bold. Whether it was 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 just now?" Junior Brother Fan was not in a hurry to ask about the Donghua Sword, but instead inquired about Su Jingxing and Shen Xun. "The 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 and make you rely on him in turn. You must be careful, don't fall into his treacherous scheme, and spend your thoughts on places that shouldn't be spent. This time back to the mountain, you must be determined to improve your cultivation."

What are these words he said! Ruan Ci was dumbfounded, "What are you talking about? You have both 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 will definitely attract the pursuit of heroes in the world. The beauty village is the hero’s grave, and the reverse is the same. This sword cultivator, that demon cultivator, maybe there are some family young masters with early fate, and childhood sweethearts who are deeply in love, and even great cultivators who have eyes to recognize pearls and pay 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. Where is there any thought to practice?"

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

Junior Brother Fan looked up at Ruan Ci, his expression pure, "I don't have such thoughts, nor do I 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 my work, I can endure the pain to help Senior Sister."

If he said this to someone else, Ruan Ci was listening from the side, and she was afraid that she would have laughed until her stomach hurt. But she was the person opposite Junior Brother Fan. At this time, she really didn't know what it was like. She clenched her hands into fists, almost unable to help but hit Junior Brother Fan, and said angrily, "Alright, I am not a love seed, how can there be so many romantic stories? 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 acting small, and Ruan Ci also felt his sincerity. Although she still felt that he was meddling, she slightly relieved her anger, "Don't say these nonsense. Are you not 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 so, 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 or not 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 person of attainment."

"Senior Sister is from Shangqing, with a superior tradition. I am from the Poison Sect, and the tradition only reaches Cave Heaven. I have obtained that cultivation technique, and I don't know if I can practice to Harmonization. I want to explore the mysteries of this universe, so I can only entrust my expectations to Senior Sister. Just like on that Dao foundation high platform, even if I cannot 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 finally be explored by one person, I feel very happy and joyful in my heart."

He is usually deep in his mind, and like Little Su, he is a person whose ten sentences are not true in Ruan Ci’s heart. But these words are incomparably sincere, "My background is secret, and it is inconvenient to associate with Senior Sister publicly. But from now on, if Senior Sister has any orders, as long as it is within my power, I will not hesitate to go through fire and water. I only hope that Senior Sister will improve her cultivation and lead me to travel through the secrets of this universe in the future, and clarify the reasons for the birth and death of all things one by one. That is my great luck."

Ruan Ci was naturally moved. Compared with 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 due to various reasons, they stopped at Golden Core, or even could not break through Foundation Establishment. But their heart toward the Dao was not inferior to their predecessors, and their importance to 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. Thinking about it, as long as there was an opportunity for a sincere talk, the two could also be compatible.

But then again, the Donghua Sword ran through the beginning of Ruan Ci’s cultivation. If there was no sword, there would be no such stories, and she and the Donghua Sword were ultimately 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 get married, you must marry more husbands like the one on the boat. 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 endured and endured, finally couldn't help but wave out, "I told you not to say it, but you still say it! Are you a sex demon in your heart?"

Junior Brother Fan hurriedly avoided and begged for mercy. After the two made a fuss for a while, 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 Zijingshan. There are too many Cave Heaven True Persons there, and I cannot 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 Shangqing lower sect and has special help for Senior Sister. Although his foundation is weak, we will naturally help and carry him. 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, in the few months Ruan Ci was in the depths of the Dao foundation, the four of them were actually in frequent contact. Except for Shen Qi, Su, Jiang, and Li were secretly forming an alliance to help her achieve higher achievements. Ruan Ci couldn't help but feel novel, and had some indescribable feelings, as if she was forced to Liangshan, or forced to wear a yellow robe. But this was completely good intentions, and she was not easy to refuse, and 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 stick of incense time. 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 wants to flirt with you, Little Shen wants to fight with you, and Little Fan wants to marry you, but was rejected by you and punched a few times."

They set up a sound-insulation array, and the sound of talking could not be heard, but the movements could still be roughly seen. 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 talkative. I will ask them to come and tease you every day!"

Qin Fengyu was very panicked and hurriedly begged for mercy. Ruan Ci then picked out what could be said from the three people’s conversation 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 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 people 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, you are just an ordinary cultivator, and your achievements may not be better than them."

Ruan Ci also deeply agreed. There are so many opportunities in the world, and the Donghua Sword is just one of them. Su Jingxing and Jiang Youwen obviously have their own opportunities. Who knows if Shen Qi has any opportunities? Even Li Pingyan, who can practice with her twice and retreat completely, always gets not much or little, which will not make people jealous, and is just right for himself. Thinking carefully, this luck is really rare. Senior Brother Pu, Monk Xiu, and Senior Sister Mu are not as good as 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 a foundation and nothing to fear. For him, forming karma with you is already a member of your command. Whether you are a Sword Envoy wing or a Sword Envoy, what is the difference to him? If he doesn't know what your identity is, when he returns to the Golden Wave Sect, he doesn't have to lie when the master asks, so why does he have to ask?"

She clapped her hands again, "These four little husbands have their own styles. I really don't know who will form a Golden Core first, and who can go to the end. And although I look down on them at this time, will I be left behind later? Can I witness the answer to this question?"

This was just a casual chat. Ruan Ci was still paying attention to the limit of Qin Fengyu’s words. When talking about the nine hundredth sentence, she urged Qin Fengyu to return to her room to practice. The two waited in the room for less than three days. At this moment, they woke up from the silence 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 big tide has arrived! Run to the shore!"

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

The content of these few days is also what 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 they 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, who needs to be constrained by gender? Can’t incarnations change gender at will?

Today’s question: Little Su, Shen Qi, Junior Brother Fan, and Li Pingyan, which of these four cultivators do you like the most? (The highest popularity does not affect their scenes, just a curious question)

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