Chapter 98 Chapter 98 5

Qu Chengjing actually felt a little regretful after throwing it over. He and she were not related at all, so why did he do this...

But when he saw the little girl smiling and squinting her eyes as she carefully placed the jade bottle in her arms, he began to wonder if he had given too little.

"Actually, Brother Qu, just tell me where you bought them. I'll buy some when I have the chance in the future." Ruo Ruo took advantage of the situation and spoke slowly after receiving the things.

"You can't buy it. This was given to me by an elder. I don't know where to buy it."

"Okay then." Ruo Ruo looked a little disappointed when she heard this answer.

At this time, 439 suddenly spoke excitedly, "Host, I found this person's information. He was really awesome in the later period. He cultivated to the Void Refinement Stage at the age of less than 200. He even defeated the protagonist's father, who was in the Fusion Stage, while in the Void Refinement Stage. He was also the cultivator who took Lily away."

It is not mentioned in Mudan's memory, but it is mentioned in the original plot. It is said that if Qu Chengjing had not refused to cooperate, he would not have been willing to take out the Fengling Grass at any cost, and the male protagonist would not have been separated from his parents since childhood and suffered so much.

Although, the plot doesn't explain what the necessary connection is.]

[I'm afraid this inevitable connection doesn't contribute to the protagonist's positive image, so of course I won't describe it in detail.] Ruo Ruo lamented casually.

However, Ruo Ruo did not expect that the protagonist's father could cultivate to the fusion stage.

The realms of this world are divided into seven levels: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Void Refining, Healing, and Mahayana. Above Mahayana, one must transcend tribulations. While it's said that transcending tribulations is possible, in reality, those who have managed to reach the Mahayana stage are extremely rare and can be counted on one's fingers.

Therefore, if a person wants to cultivate to the fusion stage, it can be said that both opportunity and effort are necessary to achieve this level.

As for the higher level Mahayana period, it depends on talent.

Although the "immortal" in Mudan's memory was very ethereal, Ruoruo always thought he was pretentious. She didn't expect that he actually had some strength.

However, it seemed the man before her was no pushover, otherwise he would have suffered a tragic end. After all, the so-called "male protagonist" in this world wasn't known for being soft-hearted or broad-minded. Her adopted son, who was essential to her future, hadn't met a good end.

The reason why this person was only mentioned briefly but not treated as a "weirdo" by the male protagonist was probably because the male protagonist could not afford to offend him at all.

Thinking of this, Ruo Ruo smiled even more happily.

[Yes, the plot mentions that he later became a disciple. His master was the Grand Elder of the Sword Sect, one of the few in the world who had reached the Mahayana stage. He later cultivated to the Mahayana stage and began to withdraw from the world. At that time, the protagonist's father was still stuck in the Fusion stage, making no progress, and the protagonist hadn't even reached the Nascent Soul stage.

So when the male protagonist and his son recognized each other, with tears in their eyes, they mentioned him quietly in passing.]

The system tried hard to find information about Qu Chengjing from various pretentious and face-slapping plots.

Soon, the meat on the fire was roasted. Qu Chengjing, who had originally planned to eat it alone, paused and took the lead in handing a piece of meat on a wooden stick to Ruo Ruo.

Ruo Ruo looked down at the piece of meat and quickly shook her head, "Forget it, Brother Qu, I'm not hungry, just eat it."

As she spoke, she leaned back, avoiding the piece of meat, trying to get further away from it. Then she stretched out her cleaned little hand and poked the stick with her index finger to move the meat towards Qu Chengjing.

After being roasted, it wasn't as fishy anymore, but Ruo Ruo still disliked it. It didn't look very appetizing. After all, although she wasn't a cultivator in this world, she wouldn't starve to death if she didn't eat for a day. Besides, since she was a pampered person, she had to be pampered to the end. She didn't want to eat anything like this!

"By the way, why did Brother Qu say before that this is not the place I should come? Is there something wrong here? The environment looks pretty good now." Ruo Ruo asked knowingly, and acted ignorant even though she guessed it.

Qu Chengjing answered her diligently and responsibly, and as he said, it was really dangerous here and she needed to leave as soon as possible.

"If you're scared, I can take you out." Looking at her thin little body, Qu Chengjing brought up the topic again.

He didn't know why, but there seemed to be something about her that attracted him.

Qu Chengjing thought, maybe it was the rare vitality and energy around him, or maybe it was just her really nice voice. It was all too new to him.

"What about Brother Qu? Is Brother Qu leaving here too?"

Qu Chengjing was stunned for a moment, but when he thought about her chattering, it seemed normal again. She seemed to have never realized that she and he were just casual acquaintances, but was instead very curious.

"No, I will come back here to gain experience." In fact, of course it is not just as simple as gaining experience. The most important thing is that here is what he wants.

Although Bai Ruoruo is not a cultivator, Qu Chengjing has a certain degree of tolerance towards her, but that doesn't mean he has to tell her everything.

Moreover, even if there was nothing he was waiting for, he would not be able to walk with her all the way. Cultivation is a lonely and long process.

Ruo Ruo didn't ask any more questions. She put her head on her knees, hugged them with her arms, and watched him eat. He ate very quickly and wolfed down the food, but he didn't look ugly. Instead, he had a wild feeling, probably because he was born with a good appearance.

After all, if someone is ugly and eats like this, it will inevitably make people feel disgusted.

Ruoruo likes all beautiful things and has always been hypocritical.

She just looked at him and didn't think anything of it, but Qu Chengjing felt a little strange for a moment.

But soon he was no longer surprised. "What's that sound?" He looked around in confusion.

Ruoruo's little face turned red all of a sudden, although it wasn't very noticeable on her unwashed face.

"There is no sound, right? Did Brother Qu hear any sound? Why didn't I hear it?" She looked left and right, front and back, but she didn't look down at her belly.

After Qu Chengjing realized what was happening, he didn't expose her. He put the things in his hand aside, stood up and walked towards the direction where there were many trees.

"Brother Qu, where are you going?" Ruoruo's voice was filled with fear.

Qu Chengjing stopped walking, without looking back, but his tone was unusually uncomfortable. "I'll go get some more water. You wait here. I've set up a simple formation here. I can sense if anyone comes. You don't have to be afraid."

When Qu Chengjing came back, he not only had the water he had just said he wanted to get, but also a lot of fruits.

The fruit exudes a fresh fragrance that floats in the air, as if constantly stimulating people's taste buds.

"I just met two people and they gave me some fruit. You can have some." Qu Chengjing wiped his hands, washed the fruit and handed it to her, then sat down and started eating his barbecue again.

Ruoruo took the fruit and ate just one, but she strangely felt full.

System: […This is Qinglian Fruit, used by those in the Qi Refining Stage to fill their stomachs. Those in the Qi Refining Stage aren't yet able to practice fasting, so those who can usually carry some of this fruit with them. These fruits definitely weren't given to them by others; he stole them! Qinglian Fruit is very expensive, and no one would have the time to give away their expensive food.]

Ruo Ruo silently munched on the fruit, "It's okay. I trust Brother Qu. He's a good person. Isn't it normal for him to receive gifts from others?"

439: […Host, you started it again!]

"Is Brother Qu also an immortal? I feel like what Brother Qu gave me is something I've never seen before. And Brother Qu, you said this place is dangerous, but you're not afraid..."

"They're cultivators." Qu Chengjing paused, wondering if he was being too cold, and then continued, "Everyone who comes here is a cultivator. Except for you. But cultivators and immortals are not the same thing. There are many cultivators in the world of cultivation, almost everyone is one, but there are only a few who can ascend to become immortals, from ancient times to the present. Everyone hopes to truly become an immortal, but how many can succeed?"

Qu Chengjing looked at the fire with a long gaze.

"So that's how it is? So, Brother Naqu also wants to ascend to become an immortal? But becoming an immortal doesn't feel that good. You will be living alone and lonely for endless years, which is boring and uninteresting." Having said that, Ruo Ruo restrained some of her smile.

Qu Chengjing didn't refute or ridicule. In fact, he didn't know why he lived, or why he practiced so hard. He just did this every day, day after day, without knowing where to go.

Anyone else would have thought Ruoruo, a mere mortal who couldn't even draw Qi into her body, had no right to question the feelings of immortality, but Qu Chengjing had no such thoughts at all. On the contrary, his expression softened because of Ruoruo's words.

"But can becoming a cultivator really keep you young forever?" When talking about eternal youth, Ruo Ruo's eyes lit up obviously.

But Qu Chengjing remained silent. To be honest, he didn't know.

He lived with his mother since he was a child and started practicing the skills his mother gave him at the age of six. His mother died when he was eight. He rarely interacted with others and never cared about such things.

But thinking of his mother's youthful face when she died, he responded uncertainly, "Maybe?"

"Brother Naqu, do you know how to become a cultivator? I envy those who can stay young forever!"

Qu Chengjing became even more silent. Even though he didn't interact with people much, he knew that under normal circumstances, one should not embark on the path of cultivation just to stay young forever, right?

This time he shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

"It seems that there is a way to check a person's spiritual roots, but I was six years old when I started to practice Taoism, and I can't remember what the method was." Including the mental method when he first got started, it was already a very distant thing for him.

Ruoruo was not discouraged. She kept saying for a while how great it would be to stay young forever before asking Qu Chengjing other questions.

A mortal's understanding of the world of cultivation mostly comes from storytellers and various intangible legends. Now that there is a real cultivator here, and he is quite patient, Ruo Ruo naturally has a lot of questions.

Qu Chengjing, who initially thought of parting ways with her after she woke up, had long forgotten his original intention after hearing the clear voice of "Brother Qu" and answered one by one what he knew and could say.

Ruo Ruo was also quite curious about Qu Chengjing's current realm. This was a taboo in the world of cultivation. After all, those with higher cultivation could see the realm of those with lower cultivation, but those with lower cultivation would never dare to ask about the realm of those who were more powerful than them. This was because they were afraid that they would not die quickly enough!

If you meet someone with a good temper, just ignore him. If you meet someone with a bad temper, he might use one move to rip your head off.

But who made Ruoruo not from the world of cultivation? Qu Chengjing looked at her sparkling eyes and found it difficult to feel any resentment towards her.

"It's the Golden Core Stage." Qu Chengjing calmly stated his current cultivation level. Of course, he still kept a cautious mind, because he was now at the peak of the Golden Core Stage, and was only one opportunity away from the Nascent Soul Stage.

"What about this meat? So what the storyteller said was a lie? Turns out even those in the Jindan stage still need to eat!"

"...No, fasting is required in the Jindan stage, but the technique I practice is quite special."

Qu Chengjing didn't expect Ruoruo to say this suddenly, and the doubts that had just arisen in his mind were dispelled.

Yes, although they haven't been together for a long time, it is obvious that Ruoruo always has some train of thought that he cannot understand.

But all this made him feel a little surprised, but not rejected.