Chapter 262: Bound to the Birth System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 263 Cultivators Must Strengthen Themselves (33)

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Liyou City

This town could only be considered a fairly ordinary city in the Eastern Cultivation World, but because it bore the name Liyou, and because Liyou Grass—which could strengthen one's Shenfu—grew around it, it had gained a bit of presence in the Cultivation World.

However, as the yield of Liyou Grass declined year by year, this presence faded, and Liyou City slowly became ordinary and commonplace once more.

Shen Yao had not intended to stay long when passing through Liyou City this time; she was only stopping temporarily. But as the saying goes, arriving early is not as good as arriving at the right moment.

After wandering around Liyou City for some time, Shen Yao was preparing to depart for the next city when she suddenly received an urgent Transmission Talisman from Ren Yangjue; Ren Yangjue was coming over.

Watching the Transmission Talisman turn into flying ash, Shen Yao blinked.

Shaking the bell to summon the Shop Assistant, Shen Yao generously took out Spirit Stones to extend the rental time for this Small Courtyard.

Not only that, Shen Yao also asked the other party to tell her about the major and minor events that had happened recently in Liyou City.

Speaking of gossip, the Shop Assistant's attitude clearly loosened up; he even dared to joke with Shen Yao a few times, slipping in recommendations for several stores that would give him a commission.

Shen Yao nodded, indicating her intention to stay longer in Liyou City, then, shifting the topic, asked whether the Wuyou Mountain outside Liyou City had truly once appeared with five-colored rosy clouds.

The Shop Assistant's expression immediately turned stiff; he shook his somewhat panicked arms and said, "This, this is not true; it's just a rumor."

Shen Yao tacitly offered several Spirit Stones, saying, "Please, Fellow Cultivator, do not withhold your guidance."

Shop Assistant:...

He was merely a low-level Qi Refining cultivator; how could he deserve the courtesy of a Foundation Establishment senior?

Clenching his teeth and pondering for a moment, the Shop Assistant first cautiously glanced around, then used Shenfu transmission to indicate that the story of the five-colored rosy clouds was true.

However, those five-colored rosy clouds appeared quickly and disappeared quickly; few people had seen them, and even if news spread afterward, most of it was baseless rumor.

As for why Shen Yao asked this? It had a certain connection to Ren Yangjue hurrying over.

Ren Yangjue emphasized in the Transmission Talisman that the five-colored rosy clouds were most likely a sign of a Secret Realm opening.

Someone from Guiyun Sect had once entered a Secret Realm in the mountain ranges outside Liyou City, but unfortunately had not prepared in advance and only brought out some Spirit Grass that was not too valuable.

Originally, this was nothing, but the turning point appeared in Ren Yangjue's cultivation: someone had collected several stalks of Spirit Grass beneficial to fire spirit cultivation from that Secret Realm, and one stalk was in Ren Yangjue's hands.

Ren Yangjue had experienced the endless benefits this Spirit Grass brought him, so upon learning that Shen Yao was in Liyou City, he hurried over impatiently.

While waiting for her own eldest son, Shen Yao also discreetly inquired about news outside Liyou City.

Just as the Shop Assistant had been wary at first, Shen Yao's inquiries did not go smoothly.

The common people of Liyou City held a considerable degree of fear toward these lofty cultivators. Even though Shen Yao showed her gentlest and most proper smile, she could not make them let down their guard.

The several powerful local clans in the city knew quite a bit, but there is a saying: a strong dragon cannot crush a local snake.

On someone else's turf, how could they tolerate Shen Yao's recklessness, especially since Shen Yao was not a Big Shot who could crush them?

Even if Ren Yangjue's master came, it would be useless; perhaps someone higher up could help, but that would be overkill and not worth it.

Shen Yao helplessly puffed her cheeks and continued to throw herself into the task of gathering news.

Money can make a ghost turn a millstone.

Shen Yao was willing to spend Spirit Stones, and news about the five-colored rosy clouds slowly accumulated bit by bit.

Shen Yao organized the useful information and stored it separately in a Jade Slip. The remaining miscellaneous content was all treated as gossip and tossed behind her head.

One month later, Ren Yangjue, whether in a hurry or not, finally arrived at Liyou City.

Shen Yao sat in the Inn waiting for him to come to her door, holding a Snow Spirit Cat in her arms that was fatter and more robust than when it first came out.

Seeing that his own mother was living so carefree, Ren Yangjue's expression was full of envy.

Both were farming, but compared to his mother, he could not measure up; Guiyun Sect indeed had more resources, but it was also complicated and hard to understand because there were too many people.

Small sects had their advantages, and large sects had socializing that annoyed people.

Ren Yangjue, who considered himself mature and grown-up, clung to Shen Yao's side, sighing that he had lived quite comfortably in Guiyun Sect for many years.

If he had a choice, he might have gone to a small sect back then.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao sneered, patted Ren Yangjue's shoulder, and directly pulled his thoughts back from the horizon.

"Nonsense, you're just saying it's good because you can't have it," If he really went to a small sect, he would then sigh that cultivation was difficult and that he couldn't get help at all times like in a large sect.

People are like this, missing this and longing for that. Actually, not being able to get something is the norm throughout life, and thinking too much about some things is useless.

Ren Yangjue:...

Where was his mother good? She just liked telling the truth too much, directly stabbing his heart full of holes.

Clutching his chest and acting strange with "weng weng weng," Ren Yangjue was not like Ren Yangyao and Ren Yangzuo; this might be directly related to his identity. As the youngest child, he would always receive more favor from his parents.

Ren Yangjue was like this; he was the youngest of the triplets. Although they were the same age, neither Ren Yangyao nor Ren Yangzuo would unconsciously take care of Ren Yangjue.

Just like now, if it were Ren Yangyao and Ren Yangzuo, they definitely could not put on Ren Yangjue's shameless appearance, but on Ren Yangjue, it felt completely natural.

Just so carefree~

After being patted by his mother, Ren Yangjue hehe-hehe laughed, then eagerly looked at the Jade Slip Shen Yao gave him.

Inside was all news about the five-colored rosy clouds, some useful and some not.

Shen Yao moved her wrists, then picked up her Teacup and took a sip to moisten her throat.

Finally, Ren Yangjue touched his chin and set the exploration time for half a month later.

He needed to prepare; the Secret Realm where the five-colored rosy clouds appeared was somewhat special. Wuyou Mountain covered a huge area, and it was somewhat difficult to enter normally; otherwise, it wouldn't have remained not fully spread until now.

"Back then, the Guiyun Sect masters wanted to thoroughly investigate, but because they couldn't find the entrance, it eventually came to nothing."

Whether it was the people of Guiyun Sect or the several forces local to Liyou City.

Over these years, the manpower and effort invested into Wuyou Mountain were unimaginably vast to outsiders.

It was just that all of this was conducted in secret, not revealed on the surface; otherwise, given the speed at which people spread news, Liyou City would likely have been trampled flat by cultivators rushing in from all sides.

"Coming this time, are you confident?" Shen Yao was not afraid that her busywork would end in vain, but she feared Ren Yangjue alone could not handle the complex web of interests involved.

Liyou City appeared not large, but behind each city lay its own backing powers.

Tracing connections upward, one might still be able to link them all together.

The connections in the Cultivation World were even more complex compared to the Mortal World; the reason being that cultivators live long lives, and the large population led to numerous kinship relations — everyone calculating their lineage turned out to share the same origin.

Ren Yangjue nodded, then shook his head; he was not certain he could pull it off.

"Let's give it a try," if it fails then so be it; after all, external objects are only aids to cultivation — the key still lies in relying on oneself.

Shen Yao said no more, instead waiting until half a month later, when she and Ren Yangjue went to Wuyou Mountain together.

Not only the two of them, mother and son, but also a host of Liyou City's local forces.

Before coming, Ren Yangjue had sent word to several forces in the name of Guiyun Sect.

Whatever their motives, the final result was that quite a few people came; whether sincere or feigned, they all came for the secret realm on Wuyou Mountain.

The leading cultivators greeted Ren Yangjue with respectful and courteous attitudes.

Shen Yao stood behind Ren Yangjue, the Snow Spirit Cat in her arms meowing.

Perhaps because the surrounding atmosphere was indeed good, Shen Yao felt less nervous urgency, even though their purpose for entering the mountain this trip was not easily achieved.

When he came, Ren Yangjue had checked the materials on Wuyou Mountain's secret realm stored within Guiyun Sect.

He pointed out the few locations where rosy clouds had once appeared, and Ren Yangjue also mentioned that this time going up the mountain, they needed to split up and act separately according to plan.

"If you find it successfully, release a signal to gather everyone."

If not found, then leave on time, return to Liyou City and continue the plan.

Ren Yangjue's time out this trip had no limit; his masters' requirements for him were also very lenient, so Ren Yangjue was not nervous at all — he had even prepared for this attempt to fail.

Only Shen Yao had not heard Ren Yangjue's inner thoughts; otherwise she would certainly have rolled her eyes.

This child — his own action hasn't even started yet, and he has already thought of a retreat path.

After a brief discussion, the various forces dispersed from each other, each proceeding along their own roads.

Shen Yao and Ren Yangjue were naturally on the same route; moreover, considering Shen Yao's safety, Ren Yangjue kept her protected at his side the whole way without letting go.

This caused the other cultivators who followed along to look back repeatedly, sizing them up with complex emotions.

It wasn't that they thought Ren Yangjue was overly attached to his mother; they still knew the relationship between the two — they simply hadn't expected a renowned Golden Core cultivator to be unable to part from his birth mother.

This trip's harvest was exactly as Ren Yangjue had predicted earlier — not the slightest discovery.

Helplessly, everyone busied themselves for half a month, returned to Liyou City, then rested half a month before heading out again.

Off and on they spent half a year on the mountain before Ren Yangjue finally located the secret realm entrance.

The two had just released the signal when they immediately entered the secret realm.

Shen Yao's combat power was lacking; Ren Yangjue's combat power was off the charts.

Waving his flying sword, a flash of silver light flickered; by the time he himself had fought his way in and out of the secret realm, that group outside had only just barely found their way to the entrance.

"Yang Jue, don't forget the purpose of entering."

Another fox-shaped demon beast died; Shen Yao frowned and reminded Ren Yangjue not to be too high-profile — this secret realm was likely an unknown secret realm, and the demon beasts and spirit grasses inside were not few.

Shen Yao gathering alone was a bit slow, so she could only urge Ren Yangjue to come lend a hand.

Ren Yangjue sighed; up to now he still hadn't found the spirit grass he wanted, but instead encountered various demon beasts with extremely strong attack power.

He shook the blood splatter off the sword body, then swept the surroundings with his Shenfu.

After confirming the surroundings were temporarily safe, Ren Yangjue brought Shen Yao to a clean spot to rest, not forgetting to set up an array formation while at it.

"Mother, this place is very close to the secret realm center; I want to go there myself."

Shen Yao's movement technique was insufficient; the further toward the center, the more dangerous. Ren Yangjue did not want his birth mother injured, so he simply planned to scout the situation himself.

Shen Yao patted Ren Yangjue's shoulder, "Fine, but this place needs to be changed."

The surrounding terrain was too flat; it looked like there was even less cover.

Shen Yao did not feel that setting up an array here could avoid detection; after all, ever since they entered, they had been constantly attacked by various demon beasts running over.

The demon beasts here seemed to have taken stimulants — no matter what, as soon as they saw them they attacked.

Even among them were many clearly at Foundation Establishment or Qi Refining stage, yet they acted as if unafraid of death, charging up while howling at the top of their lungs.

Their ultimate fate was merely to be killed by Ren Yangjue, becoming fertilizer for the secret realm.

Ren Yangjue thought for a moment, then brought Shen Yao to a natural cave.

Inside the cave were still a few bird-type demon beasts; they were killed by Ren Yangjue, and the remaining few unhatched beast eggs were also handed over to Shen Yao together.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao looked at the beast eggs covered in patterns, sensing the vigorous life force within, and decided to simply hatch them during her time in the cave.

She waved her hand, telling Ren Yangjue to hurry off to his own business; Shen Yao cheerfully took out spirit stones and quite seriously set up an incubation array, then placed the few bird beast eggs on it.

The following time was simply Shen Yao's process of waiting for the beast eggs to hatch.

Very troublesome, yet very relaxed; all she needed to do was add a few spirit stones whose energy had been completely absorbed.

This trip out, Shen Yao's storage bag contained no small number of various spirit stones; right now even using them all to hatch beast eggs would be enough.

It was just that doing so held little significance, because these few beast eggs were of low quality; moreover, spirit beasts and demon beasts differed — demon beasts were full of ferocity, and if not educated well, they would ultimately turn on their owner.

Shen Yao wanted to try; perhaps because the pleasure of raising a cat gave her more patience toward these pets.

Touching the beast eggs about to crack, Shen Yao thought a moment and took out a jade box.

The spirit grass inside the jade box attracted demon beasts, and when used during hatching could also purify the demon beast bloodline among many other benefits.

Shen Yao originally bought it intending to give it to the Snow Spirit Cat, but the Snow Spirit Cat's bloodline was too poor — after eating it had already reached its limit, so the remainder could only be kept in the jade box.

Now taken out by Shen Yao for continued use, it counted as making use of waste?

Scratching her head, Shen Yao reached out and poked the demon beast egg that was shaking unsteadily, wanting to break out of its shell, "Don't disappoint me."

Those playful words, tinged with a hint of amusement, filled Shen Yao with expectation for the little life about to arrive.

Then, one by one, ugly little birds with only a few sparse feathers decisively popped out from the eggshells.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao propped up her chin, unable to understand how the slain avian demon beasts were quite good-looking, yet the few bird babies hatched were so ugly?

Shen Yao had purchased beast cores in hand, as well as some spirit grass that could be fed to demon beasts.

On one side patiently raising the few bird babies, on the other side waiting for Ren Yangjue's movements, until the few bird babies shed their sparse feathers and grew beautiful colors, did Ren Yangjue finally rush back, windblown and dusty.