“It’s a Divine Soul attack. Be careful. Did I not teach you how to prevent someone from peeping into your Sea of Consciousness?”
Sha Wu gave a reminder.
Ji Shiyu narrowed her eyes and nodded slightly.
In her vision, formless trails appeared around the little Dan Boy, stabbing like needles from all directions.
Yet, these were not something that could be blocked with spiritual energy.
Her Divine Soul was not weak either, just undeveloped.
She hurried to focus her mind on defense, and the pain lessened greatly.
Unable to break through after a long attack, even the Dan Boy was a bit surprised.
The “Shi Needle” became even denser, flying out to cover the sky.
A Qi Refining Cultivator’s Sea of Consciousness was usually chaotic.
Logically, it shouldn’t even be fully formed yet.
“Can’t handle it? Trying to play dirty with me, huh?”
After a while, Ji Shiyu no longer felt pain.
Her brows furrowed, and she straightened her back, imitating the other’s trick.
She split a wisp of her consciousness in her Sea of Consciousness, drawing from her Divine Soul, trying to knead it into a needle and shoot it out.
“Hmph, got some weight to you. Then how about this?”
The little Dan Boy blocked it easily, but no longer dared to underestimate her.
She had to admit, Yun Liu’s apprentice seemed to be no ordinary person either.
“Eh?”
Mister Canghai saw what was going on, deeply shocked.
This yellow-haired girl was not only an extreme spirit root with extraordinary aptitude, but her Divine Soul potential was also considerable.
Just now, she had been a clueless Qi Refining Disciple, but she quickly learned how to use her Sea of Consciousness and grew increasingly skilled.
She learned to counterattack with Divine Soul in such a short time?
The Grand Elder stroked his beard when he saw this, not intervening.
A high disciple of Penglai Island was very measured in her actions, yet for some reason, she was entangling with the disciple of a little martial aunt.
The outsiders watched the commotion, while the insiders understood the nuances.
The Five Peaks Elders all clicked their tongues in amazement, but did not interrupt.
The two faced off across the air. On the surface, it was calm, but in truth, dark waves surged.
Wounds to the Divine Soul were often more terrifying, ranging from coma to insanity.
Thus, internal cultivation of Divine Soul was extremely important.
This little Dan Boy had just reached Foundation Establishment, yet her Divine Soul was as powerful as the Foundation Establishment peak, able to squander it at will.
So this is the world of Elixir Cultivators?
Pa!
Li Su curled her lips, her Divine Soul striking like a whip.
“Gu!”
Ji Shiyu’s body trembled, her head buzzing as she clutched her ears, tears springing from the pain and anger, no longer content with just needlework.
She gritted her teeth, condensed the embryonic form of a Sword Embryo in her Sea of Consciousness, and mimicked the action—swinging and slashing!
The little Dan Boy hurriedly parried and retreated.
Her Divine Soul weaved a soft fishing net, but it was cleanly severed by Sword Intent, her soul trembling in shock.
“Ya!”
The Dan Boy named Li Su staggered two steps, her tall hat falling off.
Her flowing hair scattered like clouds—she was a girl disguised as a boy!
The girl from Penglai Island blushed, quickly picking up her hat and hiding behind the middle-aged man, glaring fiercely at the little yellow-haired brat who had shamed her.
Once exposed, the little girl instantly lost all fighting spirit.
“What a pretty little sister. If I’d known, I would have gone easy on you.”
Ji Shiyu was smug, raising a smiling face at Yun Liu as if to say: See, I didn’t embarrass you, right?
“As expected of you.”
Yun Liu rubbed his brow, his expression complex, equally stunned by the fallen goddess’s brilliance.
Lately, he found it difficult to reconcile the hardworking farm girl from the fields with the image of the overpowered protagonist in his mind.
The yellow-haired girl’s progress was astonishing, her potential truly terrifying.
Receiving praise, Ji Shiyu was secretly delighted, happily swinging her twin ponytails.
Ao Tian’s gaze sparkled, and he too laughed with a chirp.
Sure enough, that piece of the ultimate puzzle had already filled a gap in his Divine Soul—recognizing this “dad” wasn’t in vain!
The elders’ eyes on the golden-haired girl were full of surprise.
A high disciple of Mister Canghai was a recognized genius in the Path of Alchemy, and Li Su’s name was known throughout the boundless seas.
Though the outcome was undecided, the future was limitless.
“Pah! A mere Qi Refining Sword Cultivator dares to boast? Who was it just now, eyes red from being hammered by me? If I hadn’t held back, you’d be rolling on the ground crying for mercy! Only capable of bullying the useless of the Shenhua Sect!”
Li Su made a face, her sharp tongue not inferior to Xiao Xinran’s.
All the Five Peaks disciples changed expression, finding her words especially grating.
Mister Canghai’s face darkened as he scolded, “Silence! It seems I have been too lenient with you. To dare speak so disrespectfully before Shenhua elders—kneel and apologize at once!”
“Uu, so-sorry…”
The little Dan Boy panicked, grabbing her ear and kneeling on the cushion of the arena.
“Everyone, my apologies. It is Canghai’s lack of discipline. I will severely punish her when we return!”
The middle-aged man released the girl’s hand and apologized courteously.
The Immortal Master of Penglai Island was well-mannered.
“Children’s words are harmless, children’s words are harmless.”
The Grand Elder’s expression dimmed, and he quietly sighed.
Everyone saw the mixed quality of disciples in the Five Elements Trial.
The little girl had only spoken the truth.
It was an acknowledged fact that the Divine Splendor Cloud Estate had declined, now celebrating over two good seedlings as if worshipping their ancestors, far less glorious than Penghu Immortal Mountain.
“Can you explain what is going on? What is the Lord’s intention, and what does the Heavenly Dao Alchemy Master have to do with the Chief Senior Disciple of Celestial Phenomena Peak?”
Everyone’s gaze fell back on the white-robed youth who was yawning, the commotion having started because of him.
Unexpectedly, Ji Shiyu obeyed him so absolutely, their relationship seeming particularly close.
“You all don’t know?”
Mister Canghai was confused, also stumped by the question.
All were members of Radiant Heaven Tower, fellow seekers on the road to ascension.
He had traveled far with his disciples, both to celebrate and to guide.
He also wanted to witness the young Heavenly Dao Alchemy Master of East Pole Province. Since the youth was so young, if possible, they could exchange insights.
Yet, an outstanding talent had emerged from the long-fallen Shenhua Sect, leaving the Five Peaks Elders utterly baffled.
They were clueless?
Know what?
On the summit of Xi Xu Peak, all the disciples and mentors were equally confused, not understanding the truth.
Only Jing Tan’er stood with her hands on her hips, nodding inwardly and full of pride.
Yes, yes, that’s her future husband!
Seeing Yun Liu restored and sweeping away his decline, Her Highness the Princess was indescribably happy.
“Strange phenomena in Lan City, the cloud rising from Xiafang Pavilion…”
Could it be that both Heaven-grade Foundation Establishment Pills were from Yun Liu…!?
The Grand Elder wanted to speak but stopped, his pupils shrinking, as if making connections.
It was hard to believe at first, and even harder to accept that such a major event had occurred within his domain without his knowledge!
“Uh, I’m afraid I’m not the right person to explain this. Let Mr. Yun speak for himself.”
Mister Canghai, at the peak of Nascent Soul, had a Divine Soul that could rival an ordinary Spirit Transformation cultivator, his thoughts sharp as a blade.
Connecting the rumors of Yun Liu’s ruined Qi Sea from before, he quickly deduced Yun Liu’s hidden intentions.
His expression grew awkward, inwardly cursing himself for speaking out of turn.
The purple-clad young girl did not join the conversation, merely serving quietly at the youth’s side, taking in the expressions of the Shenhua Sect disciples with undisguised ridicule and pity.
Miss Xiao’s face was pale, her heart churning with confusion and disbelief.
All of Yun Liu’s strange actions and sudden recovery now made sense, yet she—who should have understood Mr. Xiao Yun best—found the white-robed youth before her both unfamiliar and distant, less connected to her than Ji Shiyu, an outsider.
So she wasn’t too stupid after all.
You thought this, but regretted that some things, once missed, are lost for a lifetime.