Chapter 70: Celestial Envoy

Heavenly Nose, Heavenly Eye, Heavenly Ear, and the mysterious Heavenly Awareness are extremely rare "minor divine ability" constitutions among the intelligent beings of all heavens and realms; these abilities differ from spell‑based divine abilities cultivated through practice, belonging to innate divine abilities, and even ordinary mortals or beasts can possess them. They require no mana and improve as the holder's strength grows, thus they are also called "growth‑type divine abilities".

In the Celestial Realm, there are two famous individuals with minor divine ability constitutions, namely the Thousand‑Mile Eye and the Favorable Wind Ear.

Besides that, the six‑eared macaque species is born with the "Heavenly Ear" ability; no wind or rustle within a realm can escape its ears.

After hearing Qiu Hu's introduction, Wei Yuning finally understood the origin of his extraordinary sense of smell, feeling both surprised and delighted.

"My husband truly has an extraordinary innate talent, but his background is too low. If you were born in the Celestial Realm or the Eternal Immortal City, not to mention being taller, a position as a divine general would certainly be yours. Unfortunately, although you are a naturally spiritual being and cultivate quickly, the trials of each stage never cease; if you cannot become an Earth Immortal before your life limit, everything will be an illusion. Of course, the safest path is the Great Ascension, becoming a true immortal." Though she praised Wei Yuning's talent repeatedly, as a Spirit Immortal the superiority in her tone was still evident.

Wei Yuning understood her meaning, but as an Earth mortal who originally knew nothing about cultivation, being able to practice was already an unexpected joy; moreover, he had now officially crossed the threshold of a cultivator, and he had no further complaints about the current situation.

"Besides locating spiritual energy, the Heavenly Nose seems to have no other use, right?" Wei Yuning said lazily. He interrupted Qiu Hu's endless chatter, even feeling they were jealous.

"Is the spiritual energy not enough? That is the most important thing for cultivators. Besides that, heavenly materials and earthly treasures, spirit stone veins, rare birds and exotic beasts—these are all things that the Heavenly Nose can encounter by fate. Compared with ordinary cultivators, the advantage is huge." Seeing Wei Yuning disdain the Heavenly Nose, Qiu Hu could no longer hold back, speaking angrily.

"Hehe!" Seeing Qiu Hu's flushed face, Wei Yuning stopped teasing them and ended with an awkward laugh.

Qiu Hu snorted, flipped over, jumped down, and returned to their house to set up a formation.

After spending time together, Qiu Hu's original temperament gradually emerged; no longer the calm, plain‑faced female cultivator, she began to become sensitive—or rather, assertive.

Conversely, the Thus line: Ye Ying who once resembled a talkative cough became much more steady; each day she spent time cultivating and doing household chores, keeping the residence tidy.

After another half‑hour, the weather's spiritual energy convergence point vanished, and Wei Yuning's cultivation ended.

At that moment, Thus line: Ye Ying also got out of bed.

The two of them started working together, beginning to prepare breakfast.

Qiu Hu and Thus line: Ye Ying originally had little interest in the three daily meals, let alone the so‑called 'afternoon tea' and 'midnight snack'.

Such a regular, abundant diet only began after Wei Yuning moved into Wind Lotus Garden.

Many Earth ingredients are of course absent in the Spirit Beast World, but there are many similar substitutes. Regarding rice‑like species, Wei Yuning found two among ordinary foods and one among spirit foods; each has its pros and cons. Spirit food is suitable for making rice, the two ordinary foods are suitable for porridge, and the staple starch source of Nine Cloud Peak, the yellow sweet potato, was also taken by Wei Yuning as a basic ingredient for noodles.

Rice porridge, sweet‑potato porridge, wild buffalo milk, deer milk, pickled fruit root, fried dough sticks, various stuffed buns and potstickers, hot pot, braised various wild beast spirit meats, medicinal broth nourishing bone soup, meatballs, steamed dishes, candied fruits, pastries, ice cream, milk tea and other common Earth foods gradually blended into their lives, and with the addition of Moon Beast sauce, they could see a few of them gaining weight.

At first, Qiu Hu ate heartily while bragging that the Eternal Immortal City's food was even better; Thus line: Ye Ying spoke little while eating, and Wei Yuning likewise; soon, Qiu Hu, who had eaten little, also became taciturn, throwing themselves fully into the scramble for food.

Thus line: Ye Ying was very interested and talented in cooking; Wei Yuning usually taught her only once, and she could replicate it perfectly; after two or three attempts, she could even improve the dish, making it tastier than Wei Yuning's.

Today's breakfast was spirit rice porridge, pickled fruit root, fried dough sticks, and pan‑fried deer meat buns; there was no need to call anyone—Qiu Hu came over as soon as they smelled the aroma, mistakenly thinking they possessed the Heavenly Nose ability!

Just as they were halfway through the meal, a flash of silver streaked by, and a paper bird flew in front of Wei Yuning.

His expression changed.

Ordinary messenger paper birds are made of plain white talisman paper and have low strength requirements, whereas the silver paper bird uses precious metal talisman paper, giving it high durability for rapid flight; it is usually employed only in especially urgent situations.

Wei Yuning spread his hand, and the paper bird landed on it; it was a mind‑communication.

The paper bird made no sound, but transmitted the message via mind‑communication, preventing those around the recipient from hearing it; only cultivators at the Heart‑Moving stage or higher can achieve this.

"Disciple nephew Yuning, the Divine Martial Gate Celestial Realm Ancestor has sent a messenger to the Spirit Beast World; among its descendants there happens to be a Cloud Dragon. According to reliable information, the Celestial Envoy will soon head to the Cloud Hidden Sect. Be extra cautious; Thus line: Ye Ying can protect if possible, but do not underestimate it. Cloud Goose!"

Wei Yuning's expression shifted several times.

"Whose letter is this?" Qiu Hu asked.

"…It's Master Tai Chong; he has sect matters to discuss with me, I… must go first!" Wei Yuning said.

He stood up and hurried outside.

Qiu Hu frowned, and Thus line: Ye Ying looked bewildered, watching Wei Yuning leave.

"I'll keep an eye on him; nothing should happen!" Qiu Hu said to Thus line: Ye Ying.

Thus line: Ye Ying nodded gloomily; her current strength was weak, unable to help with any trouble, and she felt very sad.

Wei Yuning stepped out of the courtyard gate, then slowed his pace, pondering what to do next!

"Celestial Envoy? The Cloud Hidden Sect has only heard of Earth Immortals, and now a Celestial Envoy shows up at the door; the envoy comes from the Celestial Realm, so at least he is an immortal. If he is powerful, the entire Cloud Hidden Sect could face a great disaster!" Wei Yuning's mind was in turmoil; he never imagined that a muscular Cloud Dragon could have such a huge background.

But handing over Thus line: Ye Ying, his nominal Dao Companion, was impossible. Yet the situation outweighed individuals; the Cloud Hidden Sect could not use the entire sect's power to protect an external Dao Companion, so the outcome was almost predetermined.

"What are you thinking? What exactly is happening?" Qiu Hu appeared silently beside Wei Yuning.

If it weren't for a faint fragrance, Wei Yuning would have almost missed her arrival.

Wei Yuning saw Qiu Hu, slapped his head hard, startling her.

"I was so foolish; a ready immortal is right before my eyes, why didn't I ask for her opinion!" Wei Yuning thought.

"You're crazy!" Qiu Hu shouted angrily.

"I may not be crazy, but I'm not far off!" Wei Yuning said with a grimace.

He recounted the messenger's contents to Qiu Hu in detail and asked for their opinion.

"Celestial Envoy? Heh, you're overthinking! True immortals—people like us, naturally Spirit Immortals, aren't even considered immortals in the Celestial Realm; at best we're the lowest‑rank Taiyi True Immortals, and no one wants to be a runner‑for‑others! In my view, at most we're Spirit Immortals, or perhaps even ordinary mortals of the Celestial Realm!" Qiu Hu laughed heartily upon hearing this.