Chapter 90: The Transformation of Kunpeng, Guan Shentong of Comprehension

Dinner was a bit miserable.

Seven or eight fist-sized white flour steamed buns and a large bowl of big chaotic stew.

Xiao Yu even suspected that Zi Ying had scooped a bowl from the swill bucket and brought it over.

However, when she started eating, looking closely at the chicken pieces and pork bones inside, there were no tooth marks or signs of gnawing, and the vegetables were arranged neatly; it was just that the types of vegetables were a bit mixed, piled together, with meat, vegetables, salty, and sweet all mixed up.

The only benefit was that there was enough oil.

At this time, the Shu Kingdom already had oil extraction technology... Actually, in Shaqiu, Xiao Yu also created a local method of pressing vegetable oil, finding edible nuts or seeds rich in oil in the wild, stir-frying them until cooked, and then wrapping them in layers of linen cloth and pressing and pounding them.

But very few Shaman people in Shaqiu could eat vegetable oil, or they could only get a very small amount.

Nowadays, the oil consumption of the Red Sleeve House was almost one-third that of a restaurant in her previous life.

"Sigh, I still need to keep working hard!" Xiao Yu put down her bowl and chopsticks and sighed: "Not to mention anything else, if I could be as glorious as Sister Jin Lian, have a separate small kitchen, and have a chef and maids to serve me, at least eating and bathing would be much more convenient."

"How do you plan to work hard? Work hard to receive guests?" Hong Qu sneered again.

Xiao Yu shook her head: "I'd like to, but Auntie Liu advised me to restrain myself.

Showing my face today is enough to let Tianmen Town know there is a person named 'Feather Phoenix Immortal'.

I'm only eleven years old now; it's too early; I have to wait until at least sixteen to be able to stand on my own."

Hong Qu was speechless.

"But I can work hard to improve myself." Xiao Yu stood up and asked: "What activities do you have at night?"

"What activities? It's already past the hour of the dog; if you don't hurry up and rest, what activities are there?" Hong Qu said.

Past the hour of the dog is only eight o'clock at night.

Xiao Yu had probably slept for too long, and she had no intention of sleeping at all right now.

"You sleep first; I'm used to practicing for a while at night. Hmm, don't disturb me."

Xiao Yu had many martial arts she wanted to practice: *Tiger Soul Seven Kills*, *Wind Yin Treasure Mirror*, the killing ultimate techniques of the "daddies" like Xu Daho, and the four manuals: *Ghost Shadow Capturing Hand*, *String Flower Butterfly Steps*, *Iron Armor Divine Fist*, and *Flying Star Knife*...

And the more important *Male Dragon Technique* internal energy method.

She had an urge to immediately seek the Qi and point the meridians.

And then the most important thing: what did the "Transformation of Kunpeng" represent, and what impact did it have on her?

"Sigh, it's exquisite, but the already small courtyard doesn't even have an open space left."

Xiao Yu walked around the courtyard, both happy with the elegant environment and exquisite garden, and regretful that the open space left in the courtyard was too small.

Of course, she also understood that this was the style of a Chinese-style small courtyard, with scenery every three steps, compact and exquisite, and every detail in the garden was a spot for appreciation, which could be played with for a long time without getting tired.

"Eh, this pond doesn't seem to be stagnant water."

The pond was under the grape trellis, three or four meters long and wide.

During the day, Xiao Yu didn't look closely, just thinking it was a stagnant pond that needed frequent artificial irrigation.

At this moment, with the moon bright and stars sparse, she walked to the edge of the pond, but there was no foul smell, but rather a faint fragrance of lake and mountain springs.

The moonlight passed through the grape leaves and fell mottled on the water surface; it was actually clear to the bottom, and she could see the little golden carp looking at the moon and spitting bubbles.

Xiao Yu walked around the pond and reached out to touch it; sure enough, she felt the traces of water flowing under a stone crevice.

"Interesting, interesting~~" Xiao Yu laughed happily.

"What's interesting?" Hong Qu asked, leaning against the door frame.

"This pond actually draws in living water; it should be connected to the clear water river outside the wall by pipes," Xiao Yu said.

"Isn't this a matter of course? If it were a pool of foul-smelling stagnant water, let alone living in it, even lonely ghosts and wild foxes wouldn't want to get close," Hong Qu said dismissively.

"Sigh, I underestimated the wisdom of you southerners."

Hong Qu's expression was a bit distorted; you, an uncivilized Northern Shaman, where do you get the confidence to look down on "Little China"?

"Why are you taking off your clothes?"

"Since it's living water, of course I have to go down and take a bath."

Xiao Yu quickly took off her coat, walking into the pond wearing only a small bellyband and shorts.

—This is the feeling; it's not a dream; the "Transformation of Kunpeng" really represents some substantial changes that have occurred in her body!

As soon as the water covered her waist, Xiao Yu immediately discovered the change in her body: she felt incomparably close to the water, and the water was incomparably obedient to her.

She had a vague realization: water is a land of peace, and water will never hurt her again!

"Even if it's living water, the pond is stocked with golden carp; going down to take a bath will definitely get a fishy smell," Hong Qu frowned.

"Do you really think I'm taking a bath? I'm practicing martial arts."

After Xiao Yu finished speaking, she plunged into the water.

Only then did Hong Qu's voice come: "What martial arts are you practicing?"

No one answered her; she watched from the side for a full stick of incense, and didn't see a single bubble emerge from the water surface.

Hong Qu became a bit worried.

She broke off a branch of weeping cypress from the side, reached into the water, and poked the snow-white patch at the bottom of the water—Xiao Yu's spine.

"Splash~~" The water exploded, Xiao Yu's head popped out, and she said angrily: "I was just about to successfully point the spiritual meridians, and you disturbed me for no reason, breaking my opportunity; what do you want?"

As soon as she sank into the water, not only did every pore in her body groan with comfort, but even her brain suddenly became more than ten times clearer and more active.

Xiao Yu hadn't had an epiphany before, but she felt this state was an epiphany.

She almost immediately "saw" the spiritual meridians—the *Male Dragon Technique* internal energy meridian operation diagram, and then with a thought, a large amount of insights into the Daoist scriptures appeared in her brain.

The *Tao Te Ching* she had read recently, and even the several versions of the *Yellow Court Canon* she had flipped through, suddenly became simple and easy to understand, and a large amount of scriptures were like living Qi, actively gathering together to form a huge airflow.

—This is Dao Qi!

Xiao Yu had a realization and began to guide the Dao Qi to point the spiritual meridians—the Dao Qi wandered along the *Male Dragon Technique* internal energy meridian diagram, and wherever it passed, warm heat was generated.

The heat gathered together, forming a heat flow, which was the first wisp of internal energy!

It was a comfortable feeling that could not be described in words; Xiao Yu truly experienced the happy feeling of "cultivating the Dao."

Then a ripple spread across the calm heart lake, and she was awakened.

Hong Qu was holding a cypress branch, constantly poking her spine!

The anger in her heart was even greater than her morning grumpiness.

"You've been submerged at the bottom of the water for the time of a stick of incense; I thought something happened to you," Hong Qu said righteously.

She was completely well-intentioned.

"For a martial artist, is a stick of incense very long?" Xiao Yu was still very angry.

"But you don't have internal energy and don't understand internal breathing; a stick of incense is really very long."

After a pause, Hong Qu added: "Normal people can't even last a quarter of a stick of incense; I already treated you as a martial artist, so I waited until after a stick of incense to come and see you."

A stick of incense is about half an hour.

Hong Qu's words were reasonable.

"Do you know what a 'Shaman' is? A Shaman is someone who can soak at the bottom of the Liushahe for a lifetime! If there are no demons in the Liushahe, I can cross it!"

"Nonsense! I'm not a Shaman, but have I never seen a Shaman?" Hong Qu sneered.

"I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you." Xiao Yu plunged into the water again.

Then she was shocked: the "epiphany" had just been interrupted, and she was feeling restless, but as soon as she sank to the bottom of the water, the "epiphany" immediately restarted, and the heart lake immediately calmed down.

Moreover, the scriptures in her brain once again formed gurgling "Dao Qi."

Even the scriptures she had only flipped through once were clearly recalled at this moment, and a large amount of insights were formed on the scriptures, and the insights were transformed into wisps of Dao Qi.

All the Dao Qi gathered together, becoming a rolling torrent; wherever the Dao Qi passed, the *Male Dragon Technique* "spiritual meridians" were "lit up" one by one: they became warm, generating wisps of heat, and the heat entangled into a heat flow, completing a major cycle along the *Male Dragon Technique* internal energy operation diagram, finally returning to the "dantian."

Internal energy was formed!

Xiao Yu opened her eyes at the bottom of the water, her eyes filled with ecstasy and doubt: this is absolutely not an "epiphany," this is a "passive skill," it should be considered a new innate supernatural power!

The new supernatural power originated from the "Transformation of Kunpeng" and was related to wisdom and comprehension.

This is a great thing.

The "Kunpeng Wisdom" supernatural power must be countless times more precious than the sword bone.

After all, "Dao Qi" is not only used to practice the *Male Dragon Technique*; cultivating immortality requires "Dao Qi" even more.

But why?

Why would a new supernatural power be born after the sword bone was shattered, and why would the soul undergo the Transformation of Kunpeng?

She knew her background very well; her father was a pure Shaman, and although her mother's identity was unknown, she was indeed also a Shaman.

Many barbarians in Shaqiu had seen her.

She came from another Shaman tribe, or perhaps she was a wild Shaman without a tribe who wandered around.

In short, her identity as a pure-blooded Shaman from both parents in this life was certain.

"So I can dive for a long time and be full of energy without breathing air underwater; it really is caused by a special bloodline."

The ecstasy in Xiao Yu's heart gradually faded, leaving a faint sense of unease.

She didn't know the reason, only feeling a vague sense in the depths of her soul that the "Transformation of Kunpeng" represented a crisis.

"I must never expose the new supernatural power; I must not let people know about the 'Kunpeng Soul Transformation'... Although the sword bone is ruined, it still retains some divinity, after all, I took the Bone-Changing Pill.

All the abnormalities in me, the outstanding talent and comprehension displayed, all come from the shattered sword bone."

"Sigh, in the end, the sword bone still has to bear everything," Xiao Yu smiled bitterly.

—Fortunately, there is a sword bone!

The sword bone is indeed very strong, but its greatest effect on her seems to be helping to cover up the Purple Mansion and the "Transformation of Kunpeng."

"Eh~~" Under the grape trellis, Hong Qu widened her eyes, bent over, and walked around the pond.

It wasn't an illusion! The palm-sized golden-scaled little carp in the pond were all staying far away from Xiao Yu in the center of the pond, all sticking close to the stone walls of the pond, and all looking "terrified" and shivering.

After Xiao Yu sank to the bottom of the water, she didn't leave.

She wanted to see what martial arts she was practicing and how long she could hold her breath.

Gradually, Hong Qu discovered that the little carp in the pond were a bit abnormal.

Not only did they keep away from the center of the pond, but they also seemed very terrified.

Normal people couldn't see emotions in fish eyes, but Hong Qu's sword heart was clear, her spiritual perception was different from ordinary people, and she was naturally in tune with the Dao.

"If she had just entered the water, it would be normal to disturb the carp. But so much time has passed, the water surface has long been calm, and she has always been submerged at the bottom of the water like a stone; why are the carp still so terrified?"

Hong Qu was suspicious in her heart, but she didn't poke Xiao Yu with the branch again.

Until the sound of the night watchman came from the alley outside the wall, and Hong Qu herself was a bit sleepy, she stood up and returned to the bedroom.

Hong Qu was awakened by the sound of sword whistling tearing through the air above her head.

"Clang clang clang~~~ Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~~ Hiss hiss hiss~~~"

It was as if a hurricane had blown over the roof, but wisps of warm sunlight had already fallen on the quilt through the glass windows.

She put on her clothes and shoes, and saw no one in the room or the courtyard.

Only the sound of sword whistling came from the roof.

She retreated to the courtyard gate and looked back at the top of the small pavilion, seeing a goose-yellow figure flickering and moving on the narrow roof ridge, the frosty blade roaring, and the sword Qi like a dragon.

"Good sword technique!" Hong Qu blurted out.

Not only were the sword moves swift and fierce, and the footwork elegant and light, but the key was that it was "both spirit and form," and every move possessed spirit and Qi, as if the moves had come alive.

It was as if Hong Qu wasn't seeing a person practicing sword, but seeing the swordsman on the roof playing with "little elves."

The "little elves" were all monsters transformed from sword moves.

There were "little elves" that were roaring giants, an arm waving an axe, masked assassins, "wind elves" with human heads and wind bodies, a large net, and...

All kinds, too many to take in.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

The little swordsman on the roof jumped up more than two zhang high, stepped on the weeping cypress leaves, like an elf in the wind, and landed beside her lightly yet extremely swiftly.

"My sword technique is pretty good, right?"

Seeing the shock in Hong Qu's eyes that even eye boogers couldn't cover, Xiao Yu smiled brilliantly, her eyes like bright stars. ===== CHAPTER 91 =====