Chapter 2025

He teleported all the way to Xuanyuan City, tweaked the brand on his divine seal, took along the "Carefree and Traceless" from Clear Wind Misty Rain, and with a single instantaneous shift arrived directly at the western suburbs.

He glanced at the map; the spot was just right— a few li out lay the Mount Phoenix that Feng Feng Shi had mentioned.

He rose into the air, moving neither fast nor slow, flying toward a place of beautiful scenery and abundant spiritual energy, where green mountains and clear waters.

This mountain is a manor-type place, privately owned, so upon entering, a message popped up: 【Notice: You have entered private property; please remain peaceful. If you cause damage, the system will forcibly deduct double the value in divine stones as compensation.】

Clear Wind and Misty Rain

Xuanyuan City

Before he had gone halfway, he heard a girl's panting coming from the woods not far away.

"Huh?" Xiao Feng looked; the dense leaves blocked his view, making it impossible to see the scenery inside the woods.

But his sense let him feel that his mount, He Xianzi, was over there.

And that rather familiar panting was clearly the Phoenix Fairy Maiden, the mount of the Feng Feng Shi household.

"Tsk tsk, fooling around in broad daylight— that silly bird is playing even more wildly than I am." Xiao Feng chuckled silently, but he did not disturb their fun; instead, he descended into the manor.

The manor is not large, but quite elegant, with a classical charm; the surroundings are very quiet, like a secluded mountain retreat.

His arrival had already been sensed by the master of this place; a door opened, and a woman in green robes walked out.

Xiao Feng looked; Feng Feng Shi's face showed no expression, still as low-key and calm as ever.

Offline

Compared to before, she is different; previously, she always bore an air of hardship and fatigue, as if she had suffered through many years.

Now she gives off an air of leisurely ease and carefree freedom; although her appearance hasn't changed at all, she seems much more approachable.

Eternal Level Master

Feng Feng Shi raised her brows in surprise, saying: "How did you know?"

"Someone told me." Xiao Feng replied, though he didn't say who.

Upon hearing that, Feng Feng Shi instantly guessed, her tone more surprised, saying: "I never expected you to be on good terms with Brother Chen; no wonder you've achieved so much."

"Brother Chen, emmm……"

Xiao Feng didn't know how to respond to that form of address.

He calls Chen Jie "older sister", so Creator God Chen Li is his elder, of uncle/aunt generation.

But Feng Feng Shi calls him Brother Chen, treating them as peers.

Then wouldn't he, Xiao Feng, have to call Feng Feng Shi "auntie"?

Although from a temporal standpoint, Feng Feng Shi was born several million years earlier, calling her auntie wouldn't be out of the question.

But he always feels he's getting the short end of the stick!

"How does it feel to be reborn?" Xiao Feng shifted the topic.

Feng Feng Shi gave a slight nod: "Not bad, just lacking a bit of strength; even after retraining for ten thousand years, it might be hard to return to the peak."

"You used to be very strong, right?"

"Not that strong, but considerably higher than your current realm," Feng Feng Shi replied modestly.

Upon hearing that, Xiao Feng laughed and said: "I'm also about to break through; although still not strong, it's a whole new world."

"Then congratulations to you as well," Feng Feng Shi said.

The two walked over to a nearby stone table and sat down.

Xiao Feng asked her: "Merger of zones

Afterwards, are there big changes? \"

Lush also underwent the merger, but plant civilization differs from humans, and he isn't very interested.

Feng Feng Shi replied: "It's just a change of war zone affiliation; the difference isn't big. They treat me courteously, granting many privileges, but I'm a lone soul, so I don't need those."

This "they" obviously refers to Han Zichen and other core players of the Nine Provinces in the game world.

Feng Feng Shi's status is transcendent; after the merger she will certainly be highly valued, and being given preferential treatment and flattery is only natural.

But she herself didn't want it; she merely took a mountain villa as a cultivation retreat and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Having been reborn and no longer bound by karma, there's no need to remain a loner. Han Zichen and Xue Yunlong's group are interesting; we can make friends, otherwise always being alone feels oddly lonely." Xiao Feng advised.

Feng Feng Shi chuckled: "They probably know my identity by now, so they likely dare not befriend me. Moreover, my focus now is on cultivation; my time in the virtual world will dwindle, and in my leisure I just garden, water vegetables, raise fish, and relax."

"Well... okay."

Considering her background, she's essentially different from ordinary players; whatever she gains in the game pales compared to the strength she's cultivated in reality.

Such a decision is normal.

However……

Xiao Feng said: "Actually, you could try dividing your attention—keep your physical body cultivating offline, play normally online, relax mentally, and keep your body vigilant and diligent. For someone like you, who was once a powerful immortal, it shouldn't be too hard."

"Divided attention?"

Feng Feng Shi was first surprised, then immediately

realized: "No wonder you spend so much time online yet still make rapid progress in the real world—it turns out this is how you do it. All right, I'll give it a try."

In her previous life she had once reached the level of an Eternal Controller; although not among the strongest of the Eternals, her standing there means her attainments in soul and will cannot be low.

However, having just been reborn not long ago, she hasn't fully adapted to her current weak body, and her willpower also needs retraining, which is why she hasn't yet mastered dual-line operation quickly.

Thanks to her past-life cultivation experience, breaking through to the Controller stage is simple for her; she might reach it in a year or two.

But returning to the peak would take a long time.

Such a long time of daily training would be dull; playing games isn't bad either.

Having spoken this far, Xiao Feng suddenly didn't know what to say.

Feng Feng Shi isn't much of a talker either; the two sat opposite each other, silent for a minute or two, which felt a bit awkward.

"You came here—anything else?" Feng Feng Shi asked.

Xiao Feng thought for a moment, then replied: "Well… nothing much, I just saw you suddenly go offline that day, learned that the spacetime rift had an anomaly, and got a little worried. I had planned to wait until you came online to ask, but I didn't expect that going to Star Realm Mountain for enlightenment would take over two months, so…"

Feng Feng Shi nodded and said: "Thanks for your concern, I'm fine. The collapse of the spacetime rift, Brother Chen said, was caused by a supreme being from a higher-dimensional world drawing on the source of time, making the rivers of time in all worlds chaotic. Our universe is still somewhat okay, because Brother Chen had already unified the flow of the river of time earlier, so there aren't that many branches."

Xiao Feng heard this and didn't quite understand, but felt it should be a

a big deal, just that my cultivation level isn't high enough to reach it yet.

"You've been enlightened for over two months, your gains seem not small?" Feng Feng Shi asked.

"Eh, I've grasped a new secret art, my understanding of the laws has improved a bit."

"Then congratulations."

"Thanks…"

Their conversation was like that of friends, but not the kind of especially close friends; there was a sense of distance between them, so they were very polite.

After chatting for a while, a gust of wind came from the mountains.

An immortal crane and a nine-colored phoenix flew side by side, arriving above the mountain villa.

Immediately a flash of light occurred, transforming into two stunning maidens who landed beside them.

Seeing the two divine bird maidens neat in their attire, Xiao Feng recalled Qing Nü's panting from earlier. Then looking at He Xianzi's smug, satisfied expression, he couldn't help but mutter: "You've been out fooling around for over half a month, have you had enough fun?"