Chapter 206 is truly refreshing and unconventional, yet...
Seeing that Asagiri would tremble unconsciously at the thought of the lightning tribulation, Xiang Bei reached out and patted her shoulder.
This is entirely due to the fear left deep in the memory of someone who died too tragically in their past life.
Fear is also a part of the process you need to go through; you need to confront something that makes you feel afraid. If your tribulation truly arrives, it's very likely that it will exploit your fear of thunder, causing you to fail the trial.
Asagiri nodded and said, "I know, I will try my best, no, I will overcome this difficulty."
With some time to spare, Asagiri bit her chopsticks again to practice, determined to overcome her stutter.
The spirit came out and took a stroll. Seeing that Chaowu was sleeping soundly, it couldn't help but sigh and rub its forehead. It couldn't understand why this little fairy Chaowu always slept whenever it came over, and what was the point of continuing to cultivate?
It wanted to wake up Chaowu and remind her that cultivation was important, but a force from who-knows-where directly slapped it away.
Asagiri rubbed her eyes and woke up, reaching out to catch the spirit that was about to fall.
"Lu, why did you beat him up?"
Lu Meng took a deep breath, returned to his original appearance, and stared at Chao Wu for a long while.
“That’s strange. I feel like you’ve changed a bit again.”
"Really? What's changed?"
Zi Linglu pondered for a moment, then said, "I think your pronunciation has become much clearer, and your voice sounds better too."
"Really? It's so effective! I wish I had practiced it for a longer period of time."
Asagiri followed Roku out.
Immortal Lord Chenyi called Chaowu over and handed her a bag of spirit stones, which was the income from the sale of the storybooks.
Asagiri realized that the storybook she had sent was actually better than she had expected.
Immortal Lord Chenyi looked at the morning mist, hesitating several times as if he wanted to say something.
"Is there something you need?"
Immortal Lord Chenyi sighed and said, "It's good that the storybooks are popular, but the death of Divine Lord Xuanwu in the storybooks was too tragic. Many fellow immortals have said they want to meet you. Would you like to go and meet him?"
"See...see me?"
Asagiri gave a dry laugh, feeling very nervous. "I...I...I'm busy, so...I'll disappear next time."
Overcome with excitement, she started stammering again, and Asagiri quickly covered her face and rushed out.
Xuanwu God was very popular in the divine realm. She wrote about Xuanwu God so tragically in her storybook that Chaowu dared not meet them; she was a little afraid.
"Um, if they don't like it, then why are my storybooks still selling so well?" Asagiri asked, puzzled.
"They didn't dislike it, they were just surprised that Lord Xuanwu died so tragically. It was the first time they had seen it and they found it somewhat novel, so quite a few of the stories were sold."
"Is that so? I thought they were going to settle scores with me."
“Indeed, some female immortals have read the storybook and are planning to settle scores with you.” Immortal Lord Chenyi looked at Chaowu and leaned closer to whisper, “Fairy Chaowu, you were the first fairy to write about Xuanwu God Lord falling into a cesspool and drowning.”
Before this, although Xuanwu Shenjun had died in storybooks, it was either a heroic sacrifice or a death for love.
Anyway, the way he died was quite beautiful; falling into a cesspool is the only known case of this kind of death to date.
Immortal Lord Chenyi remembered it clearly; when he finished reading it, he was still somewhat incredulous.
It's a refreshing and unique way to die.
This fairy of morning mist is truly a wonderful person.
Asagiri chuckled twice. This method of death was something she and Xiang Beisanxian had come up with together. They just thought it was unique enough, but they didn't expect it to cause such a sensation.
Seeing a group of female immortals emerge, Chaowu immediately stuffed the spirit stones into her pocket and ran away.
Touching the spirit stone in her arms, Chaowu was still excited; she had finally earned some spirit stones.
After leaving the Heavenly Book Pavilion, she immediately asked Immortal Xiang Bei to give her directions to buy elixirs that would help her cultivate.
When Chaowu arrived there and saw the price of the elixir, he quietly withdrew.
She only had eighty-six spirit stones, while even the cheapest elixir cost a thousand spirit stones.
Asagiri sighed; she couldn't even afford a single elixir.
Just as Xiang Bei was about to offer a few words of comfort, Chao Wu cheered herself up, "It's alright, as long as I write a few more stories, I'll definitely be able to earn enough spirit stones to buy the elixir."
[Excellent, very ambitious, keep it up.]
Asagiri nodded, and carefully put the spirit stones away after returning home. She would never throw them away like before.
She practiced for a while before going to sleep and finally managed to gather her spiritual energy. Although it was only a tiny bit, it was enough to make her happy.
This means she has truly succeeded, and her departure from her identity as a cleaning fairy is just around the corner. With a little more effort, she can gain even more spiritual power.
But when Asagiri woke up the next morning, she realized that she had been too happy. The little bit of magic power she had worked so hard to gather had completely dissipated.
Yesterday she was in high spirits, but today she suddenly plummeted to rock bottom, and Asagiri couldn't hold back her tears any longer.
Not wanting the fairy in charge to see, she cowardly found a quiet place to hide and cry.
She didn't know where she had run off to, but she looked around and there were no gods passing by, so she simply burst into tears.
"Why? I almost thought I succeeded yesterday. I shouldn't have gone to sleep. Is it because I didn't sleep that my spiritual power wouldn't dissipate?"
It's okay. You've been trying hard to remember a lot of things, and your storybooks are very popular now. Your efforts have paid off, so don't dwell on that.
Asagiri sobbed, “But my storybooks can’t save my life when I’m going through my tribulations.”
That makes a lot of sense. Xiang Bei was actually happy. It seemed that Chao Wu's mind had completely recovered, which showed that letting her study was indeed useful.
If you read more and think more, you won't have any extra space to stare at the protagonist's portrait in a daze. Isn't that great?
Staying away from the male lead was the right thing to do; he's become less dull, and his stuttering has improved considerably.
It's just that I'm a bit pathetic; I don't even dare to cry loudly, and I have to find a quiet place to cry.
Asagiri was still crying. She felt that even optical knowledge couldn't protect her. Although it was all in her head, she couldn't summon that knowledge to save her when she was in danger.
She knew she would still be struck by lightning, and the thought of that scene made her tremble involuntarily.
Thinking of this, Asagiri cried even harder.
Who's making such a racket here?
A dignified female voice came from not far away, and Asagiri quickly covered her mouth. She looked around and indeed saw a figure.
The man quickly arrived in front of Chaowu.
Judging from his appearance, he is clearly a deity.
The other person's gaze lingered on her face for a moment before asking, "What are you doing here?"
Asagiri quickly bowed and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't know there were people here. I'll leave now."
Seeing that Chaowu was about to leave, the deity called out to her, "Wait."
The morning mist stopped in its tracks.
"Which temple's fairy are you from?"
Asagiri lowered her head, her heart filled with fear, but she still told the truth. "I am... I am a fairy maiden in the Xuanwu Divine Lord's Palace. My name is Asagiri. This Divine Lord, I did not... I did not mean to barge in. I thought no one was here, so..."
"It's alright, I'm not blaming you. It's just that you're crying so hard, did you suffer any injustice in the temple?"
Asagiri quickly waved her hand, "No, no, I cried because I felt I was not good enough, not because I was wronged."
"Oh, could you tell me what happened?"
Perhaps feeling that the other party was too friendly, Asagiri boldly looked up. She had only glanced at him briefly and had not really seen the god's face clearly.
When he saw it clearly now, Chaowu was stunned.
The deity before him possessed an air of heroic spirit, her hair loosely tied back with a ribbon, and her attire was remarkably simple. Yet, simply standing there, she exuded an aura of quiet authority that commanded Chaowu.
Seeing such a deity, Asagiri should have felt afraid, but for some reason, she found the deity in front of her to be unusually kind.
Especially since the deity, seeing her looking at her, not only didn't get angry but even laughed. She took a handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped away the tears on her face.
"Come here."
Without realizing it, Asagiri followed and sat opposite the god.
"Have some tea." The deity handed her a cup of tea.
Asagiri took the teacup, held it in her hand, and unconsciously began to talk about many of her troubles.
The deity before her listened to her with a gentle expression and then poured her another cup of tea.
"You said you came from Penglai? And you're currently on duty at the Xuanwu Temple?"
"Yes."
The deity suddenly sighed, "What a tragedy!"
"What's the meaning?"
"It's nothing. Tell me more, and maybe I can help you."
Asagiri nodded vigorously and then explained in more detail how she studied in the Heavenly Book Pavilion and how she heard the sword's cry of the Wujiu Sword.
Not a single word was mentioned about Xiang Bei.
"You went and pulled out the Wujiu Sword?"
"Yes, it was the Word Spirit who led me there."
"Is it the sword at the end of the world?"
The deity pointed, and Chaowu saw the Wujiu Sword again.
"My Lord, it is calling out."
"You heard the voice of the Wujiu Sword?"
"Yes, can't you hear me?" Asagiri asked hesitantly.
The Divine Lord, however, grabbed her hand and led her toward the Sword of No Blame.
Asagiri stared blankly at the God-King's hand. She suddenly felt that this feeling was so familiar, as if someone had once held her hand like this and walked towards the Sword of No Blame.
But how could that be?
When Chaowu came to her senses, she stood in front of the Wujiu Sword once again.
"Give it a try, you might be able to draw your sword."
"I tried last time, but I couldn't pull it out."
"Try it again."
"Okay." Chaowu responded, stepped up the stairs, and walked towards the Wujiu Sword.
The feeling was a little different from the last time I stepped here. As I climbed the steps, I could feel the wind picking up around me, and the higher I went, the stronger the wind became.
As she stood before the Wujiu Sword, her heart suddenly began to race, as if something was pulling her to draw the sword.
Asagiri gripped the hilt of her sword, a sudden clap of thunder roared overhead, startling her so much that she released her grip and screamed, clutching her head.
"don't want!"
Another thunderclap exploded in the sky, and Chaowu collapsed to the ground, trembling like a leaf. The fear that seeped into her bones made it impossible for her to think.
Her limbs and bones were in pain, as if they were being crushed.
Xiang Bei watched as the deity embraced Chao Wu and withdrew her outstretched hand.
"Child, don't be afraid." The Goddess hugged Chaowu, looked up at the thunder in the sky, and Xiang Bei couldn't understand the emotion in her eyes. She just felt that she seemed to be angry.
Asagiri was oblivious to everything, nestled tightly in the God-King's arms. When she came to her senses, she found herself lying in an unfamiliar room.
She only remembered that she was going to pull out the Wujiu Sword, and then she heard thunder. She didn't know anything after that.
Xiang Bei told her that she was now in the temple of that god.
When Chaowu went out, the deity was sitting in the courtyard, his gaze fixed on a cluster of flowers beside him, completely absorbed in it.
"The Divine Lord?"
"You're awake. Come and sit down."
Asagiri sat opposite the god and said, "Thank you for helping me."
The deity suddenly raised his hand and tucked a strand of hair that had fallen across her cheek behind her ear. He stared at her intently, as if he were looking at someone else through her.
"God, God-Lord?"
"No need to thank me. I shouldn't have brought you there. Have a cup of tea."
Asagiri held the tea, still feeling a little uneasy. When the god-king didn't speak, the atmosphere here felt very tense.
After taking a sip of tea, Asagiri made conversation, saying, "This tea tastes really good."
"It was a gift from an old friend. If you like it, I'll give you some."
"I can't accept this."
"She would be happy if she knew you liked her," the deity murmured.
Asagiri stared intently at the God-King, and for some reason, the God-King gave her a feeling of sadness.
"Do gods also have worries?"
"How can there be no worries? Humans have worries, and so do gods."
The deity sighed, "You said earlier that you couldn't gather spiritual power?"
Asagiri nodded vigorously. "That's right. I've already mastered everything that's taught in the immortal book, but no matter how hard I try, I can't improve. I clearly gathered some spiritual energy yesterday, but this morning I found that the spiritual energy had dissipated again. The spiritual energy hasn't left my body; it's still in my body, but I just can't find where it is."
She's just in pain; if things continue like this, she'll die sooner or later.
For some reason, the more she learned, the more Asagiri wanted to live. She didn't want to live the kind of aimless life she used to lead, where she was content just to see a portrait of Xuanwu God.
She wanted to cultivate and become stronger.
But the greater her expectations, the greater her disappointment.
No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't improve herself, and Asagiri suddenly felt very panicked.
She didn't want to die; she wanted to live.
She felt she had so much to do, but when she thought about it carefully, she realized she didn't know what else to do.
“Raise your head,” the other person said.
Asagiri looked up.
"Do you really want to cultivate? Even if you face things in the future that you can't bear, you won't regret it?"
"Do you have a solution?" Asagiri looked intently at the God-King.
“Answer my question.”
"I won't regret it. I want to cultivate and become stronger. If you have a way, please help me."
At first, Asagiri assumed that her cultivation would allow her to protect others. In reality, with her current abilities, she struggled to even protect herself.
The deity looked closely at Chaowu before speaking, "Give me your hand."
Although Asagiri didn't understand why, she still obediently stretched out her hand.
The other person reached out and drew a strange talisman on her palm. As the talisman lit up, Asagiri immediately felt a tingling sensation in her palm, which traveled up her arm and spread throughout her body.
By the time the talisman had fully integrated into her body, cold sweat had seeped from Asagiri's forehead.
"Try now and see if you can condense spiritual power again."
Asagiri tried it and found that the spiritual power she had gathered seemed to be more than before. Thinking about how all the power she had gathered before had dissipated after she woke up, Asagiri was still a little worried.
"Is this even useful? Won't it disappear when I wake up tomorrow?"
"Then you'll have to find a way to retain the spiritual energy you've condensed," the other person said with a smile.
"Then let me think of a way. By the way, I still don't know what your honorific title is. How should I address you?"
The other person paused for a moment, then laughed, "It's been far too long since a deity has called my name."
“My name is Liu Jing.”
"Thank you, Lord Liujing."
Asagiri took two steps back, then smiled sheepishly, "If there's anything I don't understand in the future, may I still come and bother you?"
"Of course, just don't cry your face anymore."
Asagiri smiled somewhat embarrassedly.
Seeing that she was about to leave, Lord Liujing asked curiously, "Where did you come from before?"
Asagiri pointed to a spot and said, "This is it."
Lord Liujing glanced at it and nodded. "Then be careful on your way back. There is a Soul-Destroying Pool ahead. The water in there will destroy your soul and corrode your bones. You must not touch it."
"Okay, I understand."
As Chaowu walked, she kept looking back. The deity Liujing stood there watching her until her figure disappeared from sight, then he turned back.
Asagi looked at the spiritual power she had rekindled, which had not dissipated at all, and her steps became much lighter as she walked back.
When passing by that pool of intoxication, they were extremely careful to avoid it, showing no intention of getting close at all.
On her way back, she saw the fairy in charge of looking for her everywhere.
"Where have you been?" the fairy in charge asked as she watched Chaowu return.
Seeing that Chaowu hadn't returned, the fairy in charge assumed she had forgotten the time while reading and even went to the Heavenly Book Pavilion to look for her, only to find that she hadn't gone there at all that day.
"I'm sorry, Lady Manager, I made you worry."
"It's good that you're alright. Remember to let me know next time you go out." The fairy in charge nodded to Chaowu.
"By the way, fairy, do you know Lord Liujing?" Chaowu asked.
The next time she goes to pay her respects to Lord Liujing, she will naturally enter through the main gate. However, she doesn't know where the main gate of Lord Liujing's temple is, so she thought of asking the fairy in charge.
The fairy in charge shook her head and said, "I've never heard of this name. Where did you hear it from?"
Asagiri described Liujing Shenjun's appearance again, but the head fairy still shook her head, "Did you see it in a book? Maybe it's some senior."
She spoke at length, describing Liujing Shenjun's appearance in great detail. The fact that even the head fairy didn't know who Liujing Shenjun was struck as odd by Asagiri.
Asagiri almost doubted whether the Ryukyou deity she had seen was a dream.
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