Chapter 38 The visit transaction still stands.
The next day, Zhan Yao was in a bad mood.
Zhou Su and Xu Lian carefully observed her emotions, both feeling somewhat bewildered. They knew her words and actions in the secret realm had displeased her, so they had been extra restrained over the past two days and treated her with even more concern than usual.
Xu Lian asked tentatively, "Ayao, haven't you already learned how to control the sword's hovering and flight?"
"Yes, you can definitely learn it within three days, no worse than Mu Fuyun." Zhou Su also quickly agreed.
Zhan Yao looked down at the sword at his waist, but there was no trace of joy on his face.
"That's different." She shook her head. "I advanced last night and am now in the middle stage of foundation building."
"Middle stage of foundation building?"
"This, this is a good thing!"
"Ayao, congratulations! I'm afraid there won't be another disciple in recent years who can advance so quickly."
Unexpectedly, Zhan Yao's expression turned even uglier: "In the middle stage of foundation building, I've already reached the realm where I can learn to control the sword."
Mu Fuyun had already achieved this while still in the Qi Refining Stage. Furthermore, she knew that last night, at the same time as she advanced, another person had also advanced.
She was familiar with the strange phenomenon she had witnessed last night; it must be a sign of progressing from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment. Although there were many disciples in the outer sect who were in the late Qi Refining stage, any one of them, if they achieved Foundation Establishment, would surely be eager to tell their classmates.
And until today, she has not heard any news about anyone building a foundation, so it is obvious that the person can only be Mu Fuyun.
Only Mu Fuyun would be so silent.
Xu Lian and Zhou Su looked at each other, not knowing how to comfort each other.
Just then, someone shouted from Qinglu.
"Senior Brother Chu is back!"
"I heard that there was an accident on Dongji Island. The eldest brother was accidentally injured while trying to help the other brothers and sisters."
"Should we go to Xizhao Pavilion to visit?"
So, the group went up along the mountain path of Fu Ri Peak and headed towards Xi Zhao Pavilion.
…
Beside the thatched cottage, Mu Fuyun lay unconscious by the woods until the sun was high in the sky. The warm light covered her body, melting the layer of frost that had condensed in the moonlight last night, and she slowly woke up.
She did not get up immediately, but turned over and lay on her back, staring at the dazzling sunlight above her head until she felt dizzy. Then she put her hands to cover her eyes and slowly stood up.
I succeeded in building my foundation last night, but before I could even feel happy, I fainted.
At this moment, her mind gradually became clear. She felt that although the spiritual platform in her body had not yet been built to be particularly solid and hard, it was clear in shape and as steady as a mountain. She took a deep breath and laughed.
The success of building the foundation means that she has finally stepped into the immortal gate with one foot, and has completely and truly stepped onto the door of the immortal path.
If she had faced something like this before, she would probably have felt this joy alone. But now, she had someone she wanted to share her joy with.
She wanted to tell Xie Hanyi that he also had a share of the credit in this.
However, just as she stood up, before she could go into the house to pack her things, a long-lost name appeared on the jade communication token.
Chu Ye.
"Come to Xizhao Pavilion."
It was still that familiar, condescending tone of command. She wasn't surprised or angry at all. She just smiled and continued packing.
She had lived in the thatched cottage for more than four months, spending most of her time practicing and reading classics. In addition, she was penniless, so she hardly bought anything. Apart from the items distributed by the sect to outer disciples, she had nothing else. When she packed up, there was only one package in total.
She looked carefully in the house and found that nothing was missing, so she turned and left, walking up the mountain path step by step.
When he walked near Xizhao Pavilion, he happened to meet a few classmates who had just visited Chu Ye.
This time, they did not leave as they did before, but stopped hesitantly and stood by the road to greet her.
"Junior Sister Mu is here to visit Senior Brother Chu as well?"
Mu Fuyun glanced at them, and knowing not to offend those who smiled, he also stopped, bowed slightly to them, and nodded, saying, "Indeed, I believe that all of you classmates have already visited the senior brother. I wonder how he is doing?"
"Big Brother's condition is stable and he has almost recovered. I think he will be fully recovered in a few days."
After one of them answered, the other one continued to sigh.
"This is a blessing. Senior Brother Chu was injured only because he was trying to help the other brothers and sisters. If something really happened, I'm afraid the other brothers and sisters would all be worried."
Mu Fuyun keenly grasped the key information and asked, "But what happened to the brothers and sisters on Dongji Island?"
Several people looked at each other, thinking that this was not a secret, so they told each other everything they had heard before.
Mu Fuyun wanted to laugh when she heard this. Although others didn't know the real purpose of Chu Ye's going to Dongji Island, she knew a little bit about it.
When he entered Xizhao Pavilion alone, the first words he said to Chu Ye when he saw him were "Greetings".
"Big Brother Chu is really scheming. He has the sect's senior brothers and sisters fooling around."
Chu Ye was sitting cross-legged on the couch, meditating and regulating his breathing. Because there were restrictions in the courtyard, he noticed her as soon as she came in. However, he didn't expect that the first words they said to each other after not seeing each other for many days would be like this. He couldn't help but frown and was stunned.
However, he quickly came to his senses.
Many people knew about the effect of Phoenix Heart Blood in saving lives and healing injuries. Others did not know about the divine consciousness in the lotus lamp, so naturally they could not guess the truth of his injury. However, Mu Fuyun knew about it, so it was expected that he could guess the truth.
"I have reported everything about Phoenix's injury to our Master, the headmaster. He will personally go to Dongji Island soon and impose another restriction to ensure its safety. This incident will not harm anyone."
Maybe it was because he felt guilty, but what he blurted out subconsciously was just an excuse or a way to comfort himself.
Mu Fuyun looked at him in such a self-deceiving manner, without saying a word, but just glared at him with a mocking look.
Under such a gaze, Chu Ye felt embarrassed and had nowhere to hide.
"I heard that you learned to fly a sword, why don't you use it?" He tried to change the subject, but didn't want to mention that she won the first place in the assessment and became a disciple of Lingshan Taoist Master.
"I just want to experience the feeling of walking up the mountain step by step with my own two feet again." Mu Fuyun smiled, took a deep breath, and said with emotion, "Yesterday, I established my foundation. I guess in the future, the times when I have to walk on my own two feet like this will become less and less."
She was telling the truth, but Chu Ye's attention was all on the word "foundation building".
He narrowed his eyes vigilantly, trying to release his five senses to feel her state, and indeed discovered the changes in her spiritual palace.
It’s so fast again, much faster than the moon back then.
Somehow, Chu Ye's heart suddenly sank, and he felt that the string in his hand had slipped out of his control.
"So, this is your goal?" He clenched his fists and speculated somewhat uncontrollably, "Do you think that as long as you enter the inner sect, become an inner sect disciple, and worship under Junior Master, you can be equal to us, get rid of us, and never care about your sister again?"
Mu Fuyun sneered: "Isn't it?"
"You can try." Chu Ye put one hand on the mustard seed bag at his waist and said in a threatening tone very similar to the past.
Mu Fuyun, however, heard a subtle hint of panic in it.
She sighed softly and shook her head helplessly: "Who told me to still want to use your spiritual power? Well, as long as you continue to help me open up the meridians, I will continue to donate blood."
Chu Ye's expression relaxed, his clenched teeth loosened, and he said coldly, "Sit down."
He pointed to an empty space on the couch, obviously wanting her to sit cross-legged, intending to open up her meridians.
"Is your injury healed? I'm already in the Foundation Establishment Stage now."
The gap between foundation building and Qi refining is like a chasm. If opening her meridians during the Qi refining stage only consumes 10% of her spiritual energy, then during the foundation building stage, it would consume 30%. Chu Ye had just returned from Dongji Island and was still injured. Not only would it be strenuous, but it would also be difficult for her to heal.
However, despite saying this, she still took off her outer robe and sat in the empty space in front of him.
"It's just foundation building, stop talking nonsense." Chu Ye deliberately urged impatiently, "I just want to get the blood as soon as possible."
In fact, he knew that Liandeng was fine, so there was no need to rush to use her blood.
Seeing that he didn't care, Mu Fuyun didn't ask any more questions. He closed his eyes calmly, opened the meridians in his body, and accepted his pure fire spiritual power.
For nearly an hour and a half, Chu Ye didn't say another word, and only concentrated on outputting his spiritual power.
After reaching the foundation-building stage, her meridians seemed to have deepened, able to accommodate greater strength, requiring a greater expenditure of spiritual energy. He was injured, his chest still aching, but he poured all his spiritual energy into her back without hesitation, until he felt the blood and qi in his chest surging and was about to give up, then he withdrew.
"Leave your things here, and go."
He lowered his eyes, his face pale, not wanting her to see his miserable appearance.
Mu Fuyun just glanced at him, and after making sure that he was not dead, he took out the bottle of blood he had received after coming out of the secret realm that day, placed it next to his hand, and turned to leave.
After the advancement, her endurance seemed to be much stronger, but her furnace-like constitution, which would explode after being infused with pure fire spiritual power, did not change at all.
Song Xinghe, having received the news from Chu Ye, had already made preparations. When she arrived, he prepared the Gu Yuan Dan on his own initiative and let her go straight into the cold pond. He did not leave but stayed closely by her side, staring at her profile without blinking.
"Are you... going to move to Lingshanze?"
I don't know how long it was before he suddenly asked.
At this time, Mu Fuyun had recovered from the initial heat, but still closed his eyes and did not look at him.
"Of course, this is the sect's rule."
"Oh." He replied solemnly, with a hint of disappointment in his voice, and said slowly, "I heard that Lingshan Lake is much colder than other peaks. Ordinary people might not be able to endure it. Besides, Junior Master is like a dragon, and he doesn't like others to get close to him. Even the head master is the same..."
Mu Fuyun caught the change in his mood, slowly opened her eyes, turned her head, and looked at him quietly until his voice became smaller and smaller and he could no longer speak, then she suddenly broke into a bright smile.
"What are you afraid of?" She stood up from the water, smoothed her soaked hair, and let her clothes cling to her body, revealing her curves. "Even after we go to Lingshanze, the deal between you, me, and Chu Ye will still stand."
"real?"
Song Xinghe subconsciously looked up, as if relieved, then reacted and quickly looked away, blushing and defending himself: "I, I'm not..."
I don't know if he was trying to explain that he didn't mean that, or if he wanted to say that he didn't mean to look at her.
Mu Fuyun didn't care at all. He casually cast a cleaning spell and walked straight past him as if he didn't see him and left Shanmingju.
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