She took a deep breath and childlikely announced it to the world.

"thump--"

The next second, the Hun Tian Ling, which was supposed to pull her up, didn't arrive. Xu Mi Lu slammed straight and firmly into the sea, creating a huge wave.

Fifteen minutes later, Xu Milu bravely climbed ashore, removed the seaweed from her head, pulled a wriggling octopus from her sleeve, and calmly spat out a mouthful of seawater.

"call--"

Nezha descended from the clouds on his Wind Fire Wheels, and seeing her in such a disheveled state, he simply laughed:

"How about that? I wasn't lying to you, was I? You phoenixes are like old mudfish, your physical bodies are incredibly strong. And with the seawater below as a buffer, you wouldn't be hurt even if you fell from the ninth heaven. Next time you try to fly on the clouds, just think about today. At most, you'll fall, but you won't fail. I've heard that this is the same principle behind how eagles teach their eaglets to fly. How about it? My teaching skills are no worse than those of monkeys, are they?"

Xu Milu paused for a moment, then lifted the bun on the back of her head to show him.

Nezha was initially confused, but when he went closer to take a look, he saw a swollen lump the size of a pigeon egg, covered in bruises.

"..."

He touched his nose somewhat guiltily and muttered to himself:

"I almost forgot you're still wearing the little mudfish's dragon ball. Cough cough cough, it's alright, it's alright. I still have a bottle of 'Hundred Flower Moisturizing Cream' made by the Hundred Flower Fairy. Apply it for a few days and the swelling will go down."

"The Dragon Balls repelled water, so I went straight to the bottom of the sea, creating a huge crater and almost knocking out some passing Yakshas and shrimp soldiers and crab generals. Third Prince, you taught me very well, but please don't teach me again next time."

Xu Milu smiled weakly and gave him a thumbs-up.

If she tries to learn any magic from Nezha again using this wild learning method, it's because she hasn't absorbed enough knowledge this time.

...

...

After bidding farewell to Nezha, Xu Milu rode a cloud and headed to Dongsheng Shenzhou in the direction Nezha had indicated.

Traveling between the major states by cloud requires considerable magical power, and some lesser immortals with insufficient cultivation are even unable to reach other states.

"Ah, that's easy to understand. Cultivation level is like the maximum mana in a game. The higher the cultivation level, the higher the maximum mana. Mana is like the blue bar. It will slowly recover after casting a spell. So the higher the cultivation level, the higher the mana, and the more spells you can cast. So in general, in a competition of immortal cultivation, the winners are basically those with higher cultivation levels."

Xu Milu sat cross-legged on the cloud, with a large basket of fresh ivy vines and strawberries beside her. Whenever she felt that her "blue bar" was not enough, she would immediately take a bite to replenish it.

The journey from the East Sea to Dongsheng Shenzhou is long. Although she can't travel 108,000 li in one somersault like Sun Wukong, she has a cheat code!

Imagine this: in the future, when you're fighting someone and they run out of mana and sit down cross-legged to recover, you can pick up a basket of fruit and eat it. In no time, your mana will be full again. Wouldn't that completely crush your opponent?

No wonder alchemists have been hated in cultivation novels since ancient times!

Xu Milu took a bite of the strawberry with relish, then suddenly blinked.

We have arrived in Dongsheng Shenzhou.