Chapter 092: Blue Moonlight (Twenty-one)
Life by the sea is comfortable and free, and with people around, the daily repetitive mechanical training doesn't seem so boring.
The practice process is boring, but the local delicacies that Luo Qifang dug out from some corner are delicious, and the local specialties are interesting. It is also very enjoyable to listen to Luo Qifang and Su Chenyu's banter and amuse Menzi.
Occasionally, when he wanted to relax, Luo Qifang would take him to the seaside market and go fishing near the coast - although most of the time it turned into spearing and pounding fish - the blue sky and sea, the white waves, the golden beach, the dark reefs, and the colorful fish made up a colorful memory.
Chen Yunli has been here for two years. Not only has his mind broadened, but he has also successfully improved his cultivation to the peak of the Guixin Realm with his unremitting perseverance and Luo Qifang's guidance. He only needs a flash of enlightenment to successfully enter the Three Tribulations Realm.
However, the Three Tribulations Realm is the most dangerous of the five realms of cultivation. It has a clear division of cultivation levels, and every breakthrough requires one to go through a heavenly tribulation. Anyone who cannot endure it will die under the might of heaven, and there will be no room for maneuver.
For example, the evil cultivator who massacred Biechou Island died while undergoing the first of the Three Tribulations: the Heart Tribulation. He had committed countless evil deeds in his life, and all his past sins had transformed into a fire of karma that consumed his soul, leaving Chen Yunli no chance for revenge.
It makes me unhappy just thinking about it.
"From returning to the heart to the Three Tribulations Realm, what's needed is no longer diligent practice, but understanding. Opportunities for sudden enlightenment are rare, Zhuji, you should give yourself a break."
After practicing archery with Chen Yunli, Luo Qifang looked at the sky, pulled Chen Yunli, who was about to go back to the house to meditate, and said seriously.
What he said was true, but why did it sound so offensive when it came from him, the son of destiny?
Chen Yunli looked at him expressionlessly, "You think enlightenment is as simple as eating and drinking water? How dare you say that?"
Luo Qifang blinked innocently.
Chen Yunli became even more angry and pushed him on the shoulder: "Go away, don't delay my ascension. Even if meditation is useless, at least I can accumulate more strength. Over time, it would be nice to become invincible in the same level."
After saying that, he turned around and left, giving Luo Qifang a cold slap on the back of his head.
Luo Qifang sighed, and her handsome face turned bitter.
Su Chenyu walked by holding a piece of sugarcane. Seeing this, he mocked him mercilessly: "Our genius cultivator, legendary Qi Refiner, half-step to the Void Immortal Realm, the number one of the younger generation, Mr. Luo Qifang, actually has his moments of disdain. And it's because he's too talented that he's disdained. Tsk tsk tsk tsk..."
Before he could finish, Luo Qifang swept over with a kick.
Su Chenyue dodged skillfully, and when he landed, he patted the hem of his clothes, looking relaxed and at ease.
"Don't delay his cultivation." He said with a smile, "After a few days, when he figures it out, he'll stop doing this useless work."
"Will he figure it out?" Luo Qifang blurted out, then thought for a moment and shook her head. "No, I think he does understand, but he's just trying to achieve a certain goal, and he doesn't want to stop there. However, the more you force yourself to achieve a breakthrough, the harder it becomes. Practicing at this point will only drain your mind and energy."
"No, I'll go and persuade him again."
After Luo Qifang finished speaking, she flashed towards Chen Yunli's room, leaving Su Chenyu stunned.
"It's just a few steps, is it necessary to use the escape technique?"
He stroked his chin and thought for a moment, a smile flashing across his eyes.
"If we tease him again this time with the same words we used last time, he won't be able to just brush it off with some nonsense like Zhuji is like his mother, right?"
On the other side, Chen Yunli returned to the room but did not start meditating immediately. Instead, he poured a cup of tea and sat under the window, relaxing his mind and adjusting his state.
Just as Luo Qifang said, he was well aware that haste makes waste in cultivation, so before the opportunity for enlightenment came, he would still maintain his previous frequency of practice and would not waste time.
Of course, this doesn't mean that he will force himself into a dead end.
The mission wasn't due to end tomorrow, so he wasn't really in a hurry. With the system, he would be sure to get a hand at the last moment, no matter how poor his comprehension was. He had no doubt about that.
Chen Yunli blew away the foam on the tea and drank half of it in one gulp. He was wondering whether he should go somewhere to play for a few days when he saw a beam of light rushing into his open door, landing in a hurry and transforming into the equally hurried Luo Qifang.
Chen Yunli: "It's only a few steps from the yard to here? Why did you even use the escape technique?"
Facts have proved that if people live together for a long time, they will be assimilated by the people around them.
"You don't practice anymore?"
In just a few steps, Luo Qifang had written several versions of her advice to him to balance work and rest. But when she entered the door, she saw him leisurely drinking tea and suddenly didn't know how to react.
"Oh, no hurry, I'll fix it later."
Chen Yunli waved his hand, motioning him to come sit over. After he sat across from her, he poured him some tea.
Luo Qifang picked up the teacup and finally remembered her original purpose. Seeing that he looked indifferent, she stopped talking about cultivation and turned to talk about this matter.
"I found an interesting spot on the sea, perfect for moon-viewing. The moon is full tonight, would you like to go with me?"
Luo Qifang spoke excitedly, leaning forward slightly. His sincere and passionate temperament, as well as a little nervousness that he himself was not aware of, were all reflected in his mirror-like eyes.
Chen Yunli had a premonition that his main mission was about to be completed. Facing his sincere gaze, he suddenly felt a little guilty.
But he couldn't stop there, nor could he bear to refuse.
"Okay." Chen Yunli nodded with a smile, "Is it close to the coast? We won't run into that guy at the bottom of the sea again..."
"No, no! I learned a new spell last night. It's more powerful than the ordinary breath-concealing spell. It can not only conceal auras, but also obscure divine secrets... Uh... Listen to me, I'm not showing off... Oops!"
Chen Yunli stepped on him hard.
Moon viewing? What the hell!
…
That night, the bright moon hung in the sky, shining on the waves, and the whole place was filled with sparkling light.
Luo Qifang took Chen Yunli to the place he mentioned. Since Chen Yunli had already learned to fly, he lost the opportunity to fly with Chen Yunli in his arms, and felt a little lost in his heart.
"Huh? What's that in front?"
The inquiring voice interrupted Luo Qifang's thoughts. He perked up and looked in the direction Chen Yunli was looking - a few hundred meters away there was a black shadow like a hill, composed of several black boulders of different sizes.
The stones are scattered at different heights, and the edges are smooth and rounded after years of erosion by the sea water. The sides seem to have steps leading to the slightly inclined platform on the high ground.
Several nameless trees grew out of the sea water between the rocks. Their thick branches were hung with leaves as big as cattail leaves, which hung down heavily, just covering and hiding the platform.
The two landed on the platform, the sea breeze rustling through the branches. The moon was directly overhead, pouring down, hazy, quiet, and so close.
"Come."
Luo Qifang took Chen Yunli's sleeve and walked to the right side of the platform. There were several pieces of gravel protruding from the stone wall. The angle formed was like a natural chair. Sitting and leaning there, looking up, you would see the bright moon in your arms.
He is right. Chenyunlixiang is really a great place to enjoy the moon.
"How is it? Isn't it an interesting place?" Luo Qifang knew she had brought him here when she saw his expression. She smiled slightly, a little proudly, "I didn't lie to you."
Chen Yunli glanced at him with a smile: "I know. The things you say are interesting have never disappointed me."
Luo Qifang was even happier, and her little canine tooth on the right side showed with joy.
The two of them sat down leaning against the stone wall. Chen Yunli concentrated on appreciating the moon, while Luo Qifang took out two bags of salt and pepper dried fish from her bosom and shared them with him.
The ethereal sound of the wind was filled with the crunching sound of chewing, and the faint fishy smell of the sea was mixed with the crispy aroma of fried food.
Luo Qifang pinched a piece of fish tail and tried to make conversation: "I'm going to leave here in a while and go back to my hometown to do some things. I haven't had the chance to ask you before, do you want to go with me?"
Chen Yunli asked lazily, "Where is your hometown? What are you going to do back there?"
"Yuman River, my home is in Yuman River, a thousand miles away from the East China Sea, but it's still considered part of the Eastern Region." Luo Qifang sighed, "I've been away from home for ten years and haven't been back once. Now that my younger brother is getting married, it's only natural that I have to go home."
"Your little brother..."
Chen Yunli remembered that his mother passed away very early.
"My stepmother's son. Although we're not close and haven't spent much time together, we're still brothers of blood." Luo Qifang's tone was flat, but the next sentence became light and cheerful again: "We'll leave after the wedding. There's no rush to return to the East China Sea. We can travel around and see everything. Cultivation is also a process of cultivating the mind. How can we cultivate the mind without entering the world of mortals?"
After saying this, he stared at Chen Yunli with burning eyes and extended a sincere invitation to him.
Chen Yunli's mission had to be completed by following him, and his reasons were convincing enough, and his eyes made it impossible to refuse. Chen Yunli even forgot to pretend to consider it and agreed immediately: "Okay, I'll go with you - what about Mr. Su?"
"He won't go. He has long passed the age of tempering his mind in the secular world, and he is not interested in cultivation. We won't take him with us." Luo Qifang shook her head so hard that her shadow was almost left.
"Over...age?" Chen Yunli didn't understand. "Is he very old?"
Luo Qifang leaned closer and whispered, "He's a centenarian, what do you think?"
Chen Yunli was stunned: "...Ah?"
You can’t tell, you really can’t tell at all!
Judging from his face alone, Su Chenyu is clearly a young man!
"Just know it in your heart, but don't mention it in front of him." Luo Qifang said with a smile, "The best spell he has learned is the anti-aging spell. He's obsessed with face."
Chen Yunli laughed out loud: "Well, that's kind of his style."
The two were chatting happily when suddenly the wind stopped and the world became quiet. Affected by this inexplicable atmosphere, they couldn't help but stop talking.
After a while, the sea breeze began to flow again, bringing a faint and ethereal singing voice from afar. It was impossible to make out the lyrics or distinguish between a man and a woman. There are thousands of languages in the world, but only one word "beautiful" is enough to describe it - it gently echoed on the vast sea, between heaven and earth, as if it was a beautiful dream bestowed by heaven on the East China Sea that night.
Such a beautiful and intoxicating song almost instantly captured Chen Yunli's ears. He squinted his eyes, curled his lips comfortably, and tapped his fingers on the stone to the beat.
Luo Qifang listened attentively for a while and exclaimed, "This is... the song of the mermaids."
"Mermaid?" Chen Yunli, immersed in the song, asked casually, "Is it the mermaid you mentioned that day?"
"No, mermaids are mermaids, and sirens are sirens. The sirens' songs carry a bewitching power, but they are far inferior to the mermaids' beautiful and dreamy voices." Luo Qifang closed her eyes and took in the moment. "This dreamlike feeling only exists in the mermaids' songs."
"It's really beautiful." Chen Yunli stretched out his hand. Under the influence of the mermaid's voice, he felt the moon in the sky get a little closer to him. "You've found a good place."
"When I came here before, I never heard a mermaid sing. Tonight is the first time, and it will be the only time since I settled in the East China Sea."
Luo Qifang looked at him with a smile: "Maybe I just took advantage of your luck."
Chen Yunli's mind shifted, and he turned to look at the sea.
The sea water near the black rock was darker than the night. He could not see what was underneath, nor could he see the man.
Maybe... he was just overthinking it.
…
In the deep sea, beneath the black sea, a huge dragon's tail coiled in the abyss, its scales were shiny black, and occasionally reflected colorful colors due to a few rays of light from the outside world.
A colorful giant conch is wrapped in the dragon's tail. The shell is empty, but a faint humming sound can be heard from it, which is beautiful and soft.
Chen Wenjian was still sleeping, but the reunion gift had already been given.
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