Chapter 100 Heartfelt Relationship 1 This is what a kiss truly is. (Includes 5k nutrient solution plus...)
In the quiet room of Xuanjian Peak, Shen Du took out the identity token he had picked up on the day he formed his Nascent Soul in the Demon Sealing Battlefield. Although a long time had passed, the demonic energy on the jade token lingered for a long time.
He lowered his eyes and stared at the jade tablet, his gaze dark. Was it meant to lure him to the Demon Realm?
"Senior Brother Shen, I've arrived!"
Upon hearing Zuo Qiuxu's voice, Shen Du got up and went out to greet him.
"Senior Brother Shen, what happened? Why did you suddenly want to seal away Senior Uncle's things?"
Upon receiving Shen Du's message, Zuo Qiuxu strolled over to Xuanjian Peak. Unexpectedly, Shen Du had asked him to do something rare, and it turned out to be for the spiritual object that Feng Zhun, who had died many years ago, had once carried.
Shen Du hesitated for a moment, thinking that Zuo Qiuxu was the type who couldn't keep a secret. If he knew that Feng Zhun might not be dead, Feng Ling would probably find out immediately. But the matter hadn't been investigated yet, and if it turned out to be a misunderstanding, it would only cause Feng Ling to experience pain again.
"I'm sorry, I can't tell you the reason right now."
Shen Du was not good at lying, so he could only conceal the truth.
Zuo Qiuxu didn't press the matter further, but scratched his head in embarrassment, "Master has sealed all of my uncle's things away, and neither my senior brother Xiang nor I can get into that room..."
"If we can't get it, so be it, just make sure Senior Feng Ling doesn't find out."
Shen Du had never asked him for anything before. After thinking for a moment, Zuo Qiuxu gritted his teeth and said, "Senior Brother Shen, I will try my best."
"Then I'll leave it to you."
Shen Du patted him on the shoulder, "By the way, we can't tell anyone about this, including Junior Sister and Junior Brother Xiang."
Zuo Qiuxu was a little confused, but he felt that Senior Brother Shen Du had his reasons for everything he did, so he agreed, "I understand."
...
Golden Street.
The "Everything Sells" shop has been expanded again. In addition to the renovation of the area for customers, a pill-refining room and a weapon-refining room have been added to the backyard. This was built by Wang Lianhua without Xu Xing's knowledge.
The spirit stones needed to buy the alchemy furnace and materials were pooled together by her, Tong Yuanbai, the Xi siblings, and other cultivators who worked in the shop, but Wang Lianhua contributed the majority of the money.
Over the years, thanks to this shop, they not only received generous rewards, but their cultivation levels also surpassed those of their fellow disciples from the Immortal Dao Academy because they no longer lacked elixirs. They were all people who always repaid kindness, and had long wanted to repay the favor; building these two rooms for Xu Xing was nothing to them.
Xu Xing was delighted to see this. Although she didn't come to the shop often, having a dedicated studio would be much more convenient, especially since it was all a token of their appreciation.
"Master Xu, should we close the shop for a while and lay low for a bit?"
Tong Yuanbai spoke with concern, showing Xu Xing the bustling scene outside the shop recorded by the teleportation stone.
The shop was always bustling with business, but after this sect competition, it's been even busier, with customers practically wearing down the doorstep. Every day, shortly after opening, Master Xu's pills and magical artifacts sell out, and even the pills consigned by other alchemists are selling very well.
Many cultivators from the Alchemy Academy came to inquire about the profit sharing for consigned pills. If it weren't for their high standards, the counter would probably be overflowing with pills consigned by others.
Xu Xing had recently used up most of his spirit stones to optimize his new magic weapon, "Lingji." He was currently short of spirit stones, so upon hearing this, he waved his hand dismissively and said, "Keep operating as usual. Who would complain about earning too many spirit stones? Just maintain order and don't cause any trouble."
"Don't worry."
Tong Yuanbai and Wang Lianhua are both at the Foundation Establishment stage now, and they are already very familiar with handling the shop's affairs. They have also hired several Golden Core cultivators at great expense to take turns overseeing the business. No matter how enviable the shop's business is, this is, after all, within the sect, so at least no one will cause trouble openly.
Remembering his senior brother's instructions, Xu Xing added, "By the way, add a few more image transmission stones and image retention stones to ensure that everything that happens inside and outside the shop can be recorded."
Although there is no surveillance, these ritual implements that can record images can be used in a way that is almost equivalent to surveillance.
"Is it because of Extreme Fire Peak?"
Wang Lianhua asked in a low voice. Although she hadn't gone, she had heard about what happened on the day of the sect's grand competition.
"Even if Extreme Fire Peak doesn't take action, it's always good to be prepared. We should also check the pills that alchemists consign in the future more carefully."
Xu Xing always felt that Jiang Yun's sudden provocation from Ji Huo Peak that day was not so simple, but they had been very quiet recently, and had not even made any move to show their displeasure because Shen Du had humiliated them that day. The excessive calm made her uneasy.
"Alright, let's not think about that for now." Xu Xing stuffed two smart devices into their hands. "Here, try this."
Aside from the black one for his senior brother, the gold one he kept for himself, and the silver one for his master, Xu Xing made all the other spiritual energy sources white to save trouble.
Looking at the square "brick" in her hand, Wang Lianhua asked in confusion, "What is this?"
Tong Yuanbai tentatively touched it, and saw a flash of light appear on it, revealing a white light screen in front of him, with many lines and frames on it, which was quite novel.
Xu Xing smiled mysteriously, "Lingji, from now on, this will be the main magical artifact in our shop."
With a confident wave of her hand, she said, "Let's set a small goal first: to ensure that every cultivator above the Golden Core stage in the Jade Cloud Sect has one!"
That's what they say, but in reality, Xu Xing only made about thirty. After deducting the ones given to the shopkeepers and those given to Wen Yao, Senior Brother Zuoqiu, and others, there were only about twenty left.
However, once she became skilled, she was very fast. As long as she had enough materials, she could make at least three a day.
One for each person?
Tong Yuanbai and Wang Lianhua exchanged a glance. Although they couldn't see anything special about the square brick, their admiration for Xu Xing made them believe that it must have some hidden secret. They immediately asked, "Why don't you teach us how to use it?"
Since they're all capable of cultivating immortality, how could they be stupid? Xu Xing only demonstrated it twice, and the two of them instantly understood how to use it.
Xu Xing then bound their consciousness to the spiritual machine, so that even if it was lost, others would not be able to use it.
Wang Lianhua held the Spirit Machine and transmitted a thought into it. The next moment, the Spirit Machine in Tong Yuanbai's hand vibrated, and Wang Lianhua's thought turned into words and appeared on the light screen.
Of course, this light screen can also be used without it. You can feel it just by entering it with your divine sense. If you want to display the light screen, you can choose whether it is only for your own viewing or for public viewing.
"I'll create a group chat so that we can communicate in the group if there's anything about the shop that's inconvenient to discuss in person."
Xu Xing also prepared one for Xi Feng and Xi Yun, and immediately pulled them all into the group. Soon, Wang Lianhua and Tong Yuanbai, who possessed the spiritual energy, saw a square appear on the light screen with a few small words displayed on it.
"Inner group for the shop that sells everything"
Wang Lianhua seemed to be thinking, "So this 'group' is one that everyone can see."
"Aunt Lian is so smart, she guessed it right away."
Xu Xing spent some more time teaching them how to send messages one-on-one and how to send messages in a group chat. Soon, the two of them understood.
"Let's set the price at 999 mid-grade spirit stones for now. We can lower the price slightly when I refine more."
This price is really reasonable, considering that the materials Xu Xing used cost five or six hundred mid-grade spirit stones.
She mainly created this for her own amusement. Although it's far from the functionality of a mobile phone, it can still be used to pass the time. But to enjoy a forum, you need a lot of people to have fun.
"Nine, nine hundred?!"
Tong Yuanbai was so surprised he couldn't close his mouth. "Master Xu, this is indeed an extremely useful communication artifact, but isn't the price too high?"
Most cultivators can communicate using only sound transmission, and ordinary communication talismans are not expensive. It's not difficult for a Golden Core cultivator to take out these mid-grade spirit stones, but who would spend so many spirit stones to buy a useless communication artifact?
Wang Lianhua, however, felt that Xu Xing had his reasons for pricing it this way, and in her mind, whatever Xu Xing said was right. "Besides communication, there are also groups, right? Ordinary communication tools can't send messages to so many people at once, and communication talismans can only be used once. This spiritual tool is different."
"Of course, it's not just for messaging."
Xu Xing took out her golden spiritual machine, and with a thought, a new "post" appeared on the Jade Cloud Sect forum she had created.
"Breaking news from the sect competition! Shen Du of Li Shuang Peak has overwhelmed everyone and won the championship!"
Because she lacked spiritual power, it took her a lot of spiritual power to build one forum, and it would be difficult for her to build more for the time being.
However, this one is enough. With the connection of the Spirit Network, cultivators who possess Spirit Machines can see the content of the forum and post messages.
Xu Xing believed that even cultivators had entertainment needs, and in her opinion, many of the cultivators in the Jade Cloud Sect were far from reaching the state of being detached from worldly desires.
Within Xuanjian Peak, just after seeing Zuo Qiuxu off, Shen Du sensed the movement of the spiritual machine. With a thought, he saw the newly appeared message on the light screen.
That tone...
Shen Du chuckled; it must have been his junior sister who did it.
Before leaving today, his junior sister mysteriously gave him a black "square brick," saying it was a newly crafted magical artifact, but deliberately didn't tell him how to use it, leaving him to explore it on his own.
Shen Du watched the light screen quietly, and soon a new line of text appeared below it.
"This is the forum?"
"Huh? Why am I a lotus flower?"
"I am a spirit stone!"
"..."
My junior sister went to Liujin Street early this morning. She should be teaching Wang Lianhua and the others how to use this "spiritual device" right now.
After a moment of exploration, Shen Du roughly understood the key to it. He scanned it with his divine sense and found an "x" pattern. He tried it and quickly discovered that he could control it with his mind. He then sent a message to the "x".
"It's getting late, time to go home."
Noticing the golden sword icon preceding his message, Chen Du's lips curled into a slight smile. He rechecked the items he had prepared at Xuanjian Peak, a faint smile appearing in his eyes, a hint of anticipation in them.
Upon receiving Shen Du's message, Xu Xing beamed with joy. He left twenty spirit coins for the shop and then planned to go find A Yao and the others.
“I’ve captured the scene of manipulating the spirit machine. You can put the recording stone in the most conspicuous place in the shop and leave it there. People will naturally be interested.”
Is this even possible?
Wang Lianhua held the recording stone thoughtfully. Since she gradually developed the new function of monitoring the store's scene using the recording stone, she seemed to have learned another trick...
Qing Lingfeng and Xu Xing taught Zhao Linglan and Zuo Qiuxu how to use the Lingji.
Although Zhao Linglan found it novel, she remained relatively calm and quickly realized that the lotus flower was her mother, while she was a lily of the valley. Without a doubt, these exquisite patterns must have been specially made for them by Xu Xu.
Zuo Qiuxu, however, was immediately captivated by it. He not only figured out how to play it right away, but also sent dozens of messages to Xu Xing and Zhao Linglan in an instant.
The moment the vibration alert triggered, the mind immediately started vibrating uncontrollably.
Realizing that a cultivator could transmit countless messages in the blink of an eye, Xu Xing was thoroughly annoyed and suddenly regretted giving it to Zuo Qiuxu...
There's no other way but to manually block it.
"Junior sister is a lily of the valley? But why am I a little fish?"
After fiddling with the patterns for a while, Zuo Qiuxu looked at Xu Xing eagerly, "Xu Xu, can these patterns be changed? Can I change them to my own designs?"
Before Xu Xing could respond, he raised his hand and made a rabbit-like gesture above his head, urging, "Quick! Quickly use the photo-recording stone to remember how handsome I look right now!"
Xu Xing: "..."
How come Senior Brother Zuoqiu knows more than her, a modern person? He even knows how to change profile pictures without being taught? She hasn't even figured out that feature yet!
Xu Xing only made some patterns to distinguish the spirit stones he gave to his relatives and friends; those spirit stones he sold did not have any patterns.
"Since Senior Brother Xiang isn't here, we'll leave this here until he returns..."
"How about we wait for him to come back?"
Feng Ling returned from fishing, only to find herself empty-handed once again. Not wanting to be mocked by Murong Wu, she returned to the peak early, only to unexpectedly encounter Xu Xing, a man who almost never sets foot on Qingling Peak.
What are those things in your hands?
Feng Ling glanced at the strange magical artifacts in their hands, then looked at Zuo Qiuxu's posture with disdain, "Look at you, what kind of posture do you have?"
Zuo Qiuxu silently lowered his hand and hid behind Zhao Linglan. His master treated his junior sister Linglan much better than he treated him.
Hearing that Senior Feng had gone fishing, Xu Xing came over, only to bump into him and had to introduce Lingji again.
Feng Ling flicked her finger, and the magic device in Zuo Qiuxu's hand immediately floated in front of her. "How much do you want for this?"
Xu Xing told the truth.
Hearing Feng Ling give a vague hum, Xu Xing lowered his head and remained silent, secretly regretting coming all this way. He should have just sent Linglan and the others to Xuanjian Peak to retrieve it.
Senior Feng has always disliked her and her senior brother, and who knows what derogatory things he might say next.
The next moment, Feng Ling tossed over a bag of spirit stones, saying, "I want two, and give the other one to Wen Lu."
Wen Lu and her daughter Wen Yao had already prepared the plan and sent it over earlier. Upon hearing this, they waved their hands and said softly, "Since Senior Feng likes it, then we'll give it to him."
Feng Ling had helped her before, so a little inspiration was nothing. Xu Xing secretly rejoiced that she had kept a few extra pieces, otherwise it wouldn't have been enough to give away.
"I wouldn't stoop to taking advantage of a junior," Feng Ling glanced at her lightly, then suddenly added emotionlessly, "So Wen Lu already had it?"
She was the only one who didn't have it.
Although Feng Ling didn't say much, Xu Xing felt inexplicably awkward. After leaving Ling Ji behind, he fled from Qingling Peak as if he were escaping.
Returning to Xuanjian Peak aboard the Silver-Winged Roc, Xu Xing opened his storage bag and discovered that the spirit stones inside were enough to buy five spirit stones.
She turned back to look at Qingling Peak, which was gradually becoming invisible in the clouds, and was somewhat lost in thought.
Next time, let's go fishing with Senior Feng at Yunlin Creek.
Back at Xuanjian Peak, Xu Xing jumped off the roc and fed it a Beast Spirit Pill as usual. After being rubbed and nuzzled for a while, the roc reluctantly flew back to the Beast Taming Field.
As he climbed the steps, Xu Xing mentally calculated the number of spiritual energy he needed to refine next.
Qianqian, Fellow Daoist Mei, Senior Qingya Zi... Back then, I earned a large sum of spirit stones in Shuiyun Immortal Capital, so I should prepare at least ten.
Hmm, let's also give two pieces to Senior Kong Lan and Senior Dong Xinglan of the Liuyun Sect, since she not only received the Liuyun Sword but also 200,000 spirit stones.
Oh, and she should also give a gift to Master Gu Hongguang from the Alchemy Academy, who helped her a lot, and Instructor Jia from the Immortal Dao Academy, and...
Thinking of Yunxi, who hadn't replied, Xu Xing stopped in his tracks. What had happened to the snake clan? Why were they nowhere to be found?
Tianli told her not to go to the Snake Clan. Xu Xing thought that she, being only at the Foundation Establishment stage, probably couldn't be of much help, but he was still somewhat concerned.
Inside Xuanjian Peak, Shen Du had clearly sensed Xu Xing's presence, but for some reason, the other party was lingering outside the mountain gate and refusing to come in.
His palms were sweaty, and he infused the flowers in his arms with a touch of magic, keeping them vibrant and fresh.
Tuanzi and Yinxue stood beside him, waiting with him. Qing lay lazily under the peach tree, not getting close, but his eyes were also watching this place.
They all understood what this usually silent swordsman planned to do tonight, and were happy to facilitate it.
However, the more perceptive Yin Xue looked up at Chen Du and thought to herself, "My master and I seem to be thinking different things."
In their owner's eyes, weren't they already a loving couple?
Xu Xing finally stepped into the mountain gate, and as soon as he looked up, he saw the fluttering peach petals and his senior brother standing in the rain of flowers.
"Senior brother, is this for me?"
Xu Xing smiled, strode forward, and took the large bouquet of flowers. Only then did he notice that his senior brother's feet were piled high with spirit stones.
"How come there are so many spirit stones?"
Xu Xing was surprised; she knew all too well how many spirit stones her senior brother possessed.
"I went to the Imperial Machinery Institute to collect the allowances for the past two years."
In fact, during the time Xu Xing was researching the spiritual mechanism, Shen Du also took on several high-paying missions. Since the Nascent Soul cultivator was extremely fast, Xu Xing did not notice anything amiss.
"It's so beautiful."
Xu Xing held the flowers, his eyes filled with smiles.
She lowered her head and gently sniffed the fragrance of the flower. It was the Luoshui Treasure Flower, with vibrant and colorful colors, yet its fragrance was light and refreshing. She liked it very much.
Chen Du looked down at her, "Junior sister, I..."
"Master, I'm back."
Nan Ye, who had just gone down the mountain to Leyuan City, suddenly appeared.
"You're back. How are Yu Ze and the others?"
Xu Xing didn't notice Shen Du's hesitation and turned to look at Nan Ye.
After the children on the forty-seventh level of the Eclipse Abyss learned to read and write, they gave themselves names. Qu's new name was Yu Ze.
The remaining younger siblings are Yu Zhao, Yu Meng, Yu An, Yu Feng, Yu Ran, and Yu Rui, all of which are auspicious names.
Xu Xing was quite happy to guess their reason for choosing the surname Yu, but she was too busy lately, so she asked Nan Ye to visit them in her place.
Nan Ye's gaze swept over the flowers in her arms. "Yu Ze, very good. The teacher praised him as a child prodigy, and he will pass the imperial examination."
The imperial examination? They've all forgotten that the mortal world is still a feudal society. Xu Xing chuckled, "He definitely wouldn't want to."
"Yes, Master, let's go inside and talk."
Nan Ye stepped forward, intending to take Xu Xing to the stone table for a detailed discussion. As he passed by Chen Du, his shoulder bumped into the other man, which drew the attention of Yin Xue.
"Um."
Xu Xing nodded, but did not go over immediately.
She tiptoed and kissed her senior brother on the cheek when he suddenly fell silent, then took his hand and walked with him. "Thank you for the flowers, senior brother. I really like them."
Who says sword cultivation is boring? Senior Brother is great!
Jinlong, who had been sulking with Xu Xing for a long time because of the forced silence incident, finally spoke up, "A bouquet of flowers makes you happy? You haven't seen enough men! Back then, those great demons who went to great lengths to spend a night with me just to get a chance to present me with treasures."
Jinlong snorted, "This little girl has never seen the world."
Xu Xing quietly pressed his left arm, threatening in his heart, "Say that again and I'll mute you."
Jinlong said irritably, "Fine, if you don't want to tell me, then let me play with your clever idea too."
It's been eyeing it all day.
Xu Xingqi asked, "You don't even have a body anymore, how can you play?"
"I have divine consciousness, why can't I play with it? Anyway, give me one, and I'll find a way to use it."
Xu Xing agreed, "Okay, but you can't say anything carelessly on the forum. It would be terrible if others found out."
"..."
Seeing Nan Ye suddenly freeze, Yin Xue shook her head and took Tuanzi, who was completely unaware of the undercurrent that had just occurred, to Qing's side.
The contracted beast and its master are connected by mind. Nan Ye clearly knew long ago that in her master's heart, she and Shen Du were already Daoist partners, but she still refused to give up. Why bother?
The demon race and the beast race are really different.
Yin Xue will probably never understand Nan Ye's feelings.
Even the most oblivious sword cultivator would realize something was wrong after being kissed by his junior sister multiple times.
Chen Du sat at the stone table, his gaze slightly narrowed as he watched Xu Xing chatting with Nan Ye about how to arrange things for Yu Ze and the others.
Shen Du had originally planned to confess his feelings to his junior sister today, but now it seems that there might have been some misunderstanding between him and his junior sister regarding their relationship.
While chatting and eating spiritual fruits, Xu Xing noticed that the fruits seemed particularly sweet today. He naturally pushed the fruit plate towards Chen Du, saying, "Senior brother, have a taste too, they're so sweet."
Shen Du didn't speak, nor did he take any spiritual fruit from the fruit plate. Instead, he took Xu Xing's hand, which was holding a half-eaten spiritual fruit, and took a bite from the other side, saying in a low voice, "It's very sweet."
Xu Xing smiled, a little shy but not at all awkward. She thought to herself, "We've been together for a while now, and my brother, that blockhead, has finally learned to take the initiative to get closer to me."
Nan Ye, on the other hand, couldn't sit still any longer. "Master, I'm going to cultivate."
After saying that, he got up and went to the other side of the peach blossom forest, where the contracted beasts usually stayed.
"Although Minamino has formed a contract with you, he is, after all, a man. Isn't that sometimes inconvenient?"
Shen Du didn't even glance at him, and gently wiped the juice from the corner of Xu Xing's mouth.
Xu Xing was puzzled. "Really? He's usually outside, or in the spirit beast space, and his skills are quite useful."
To her, Nan Ye was no different from the other contracted beasts. In fact, because he didn't have a beast form, Xu Xing was more casual with the other three contracted beasts, often stroking and kneading them, but Nan Ye didn't receive that treatment.
"Senior brother, is it because you don't like the crowds at Xuanjian Peak? Then I..."
"no."
Shen Du looked into Xu Xing's eyes and said slowly, word by word, "It's because I like my junior sister, so I don't want to see other men getting close to her."
Xu Xing, who thought he held the upper hand in their relationship, met Shen Du's deep eyes, his face instantly burning red, and he stammered, "Senior Brother, why are you suddenly like this today..."
Shen Du didn't answer, but held her hand, which was stained with juice. It was something that could have been solved with a simple cleansing spell, but he insisted on wiping it carefully with a handkerchief. "Junior Sister, why did you kiss me?"
She's a modern person, what's there to be shy about?
Xu Xing clenched his other hand inside his sleeve, secretly encouraging himself, and said casually, "We're together now, isn't kissing normal?"
Sure enough, from that kiss in the illusion, in the junior sister's eyes they were no longer ordinary senior and junior siblings.
A surge of joy welled up in Shen Du's heart, but a hint of annoyance remained. What was he doing? He had wasted so much time.
Shen Du silently gazed at the pair of bright, shining eyes before her. Just as Xu Xing was about to look away, he suddenly lifted her chin, gently covered her eyes with one hand, and then leaned down to place a kiss on her soft lips.
After an unknown amount of time, Shen Du calmly pulled the frozen person into his arms, not letting her see his already bright red ear tips.
Xu Xing opened her eyes and felt the moisture on her lips. She felt like she was on fire and didn't know where to put her hands and feet. It took her a while to recover before she raised her hand and hugged her senior brother back.
But then she heard a deep voice whisper something in her ear...
"Slowly, this is what a kiss should be."
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Author's Note: Chapter 100! Xu Xu and her senior brother have finally "reached an agreement"! Let's celebrate with some spirit stones! Simply leave a comment on this chapter; comments submitted before November 22nd are valid. Thank you for reading, my lovely readers! [hugs]
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