Although Shushu's first opponent in the trial was somewhat reckless, his strength was indeed not to be underestimated.
Once the opponent confirmed that this was a real trial platform and not an illusion array, they became even more courageous and fought back as if they had been injected with chicken blood, almost overwhelming Shushu.
In this battle, the potato naturally lost to its opponent without a doubt.
After presenting the promised prize, Golden Sprout, Shushu casually lay down in a corner of the competition platform and silently swallowed a healing pill.
Just as she was about to close her eyes to regulate her breathing, she sensed a very strong gaze. Following the gaze, she saw her first opponent staring in surprise at her right claw.
Recalling that he had just used his right paw to put the pill into his mouth, Shushu instantly understood why the other person did that—he was just curious about her pill.
However, the battle and trade between himself and the other party had ended, and his current appearance was only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, which is the mid-fourth-tier Flower Rain Sable, far from the seventh tier that could speak.
So the glutinous rice stalk kept quiet, lest it inadvertently reveal its secret.
Unexpectedly, while she quieted down, the person opposite her, after catching Shushu's gaze, started whispering to her as if she were a listener.
From wondering how Shushu could have elixirs, to wondering why there was this competition platform, from being curious about where Shushu got the Golden Sprout, to how she had been looking for the Golden Sprout for a long time, and so on.
Regardless of whether Shushu could understand or respond, she sat cross-legged in the specially set-up rest area outside the competition platform and kept talking to Shushu across most of the platform.
Shushu listened to her, then silently turned his head away, his back to her, as if to express his resistance and that he didn't want to listen to her nonsense anymore.
However, the other party was oblivious to social cues. Seeing that the sweet potato had turned away, she showed no sign of stopping and continued babbling on and on.
She even tried to walk up to the glutinous rice ball several times, but unfortunately, she was blocked by the barrier of the arena and couldn't get past it.
Otherwise, even Shushu would worry that her fur coat might be lost. She certainly didn't miss the fact that when the other person looked at her fur, their eyes lit up and they were practically drooling.
She understood that look in her eyes; it was a longing for something fluffy. She used to look at the pair of firefly bunnies from the Flowing Moon Sect with the same longing; she also liked to huddle together among fluffy things.
Just because someone likes something doesn't mean they like being petted. As for the fur on his body, Shushu still cherishes it very much and absolutely cannot let it go bald.
However, the other party's nagging was still somewhat useful. While regulating his breathing, Shushu also extracted some useful information.
For example, the other party is named Qiu Nuanshu. She is a disciple of Jianfeng, the number one sect in Huaiyu Continent, Chuanyun Sect. She has only been a disciple for a short time, and happened to encounter the opening of Luofeng Secret Realm. She then pestered him to come along.
Unexpectedly, she had terrible luck. Not only did she get separated from her fellow disciples as soon as she entered, but she also had to navigate through various illusions along the way.
It's like a sensor for illusion arrays, hitting the target every time. That's why when she encountered Shushu, she thought Shushu was also an illusion and immediately chose to strike first.
She still managed to get the Golden Cauldron Sprout, and secretly pinched off a little juice and put it in her mouth to confirm that it wasn't an illusion.
Jin Ding Ya has good body-strengthening effects, but it also has a very powerful characteristic: its juice is extremely bitter, hundreds or thousands of times more bitter than Coptis chinensis.
This kind of suffering cannot be created by illusions.
That's why she couldn't help but ramble on and on with Shushu. She was really suffering inside, in her stomach, and in her mouth, and she needed to vent.
Shushu hadn't noticed Qiu Nuanshu's little action before, but after hearing her say it, he felt a pang of sympathy for her and looked at her with pity.
After thinking for a moment, Shushu silently took out a sweet fruit from his storage ring and tossed it to her, hoping to help her suppress the bitterness.
Qiu Nuanshu was also a bit simple-minded. When she saw that Shushu was giving her fruit, she took it and glanced at it.
He wiped it haphazardly with his sleeve, considering it clean, and then started munching on it without hesitation, not at all worried that the sweet potato might be bad or that the fruit might be problematic.
It can only be said that the sweet fruit truly lived up to its reputation as the magic weapon for coaxing children when Shushu was in the Liuyue Sect. After Qiu Nuanshu finished eating a sweet fruit, she finally suppressed some of the bitterness and was no longer so bitter that her heart ached.
So, no longer surrounded by bitterness, Qiu Nuanshu wished she could immediately become sworn sisters with Shushu, but she only restrained herself after receiving a cute glare from Shushu.
Following that, she circled the competition stage a few times, and when she caught a glimpse of the still-shining light screen, her eyes lit up, and she began to help Shushu recruit people.
As a direct disciple of the number one sect, even though she's only just started, she still has a lot of resources at her disposal.
Before long, cultivators began to arrive one after another, and Shushu had finished adjusting his breathing.
Soon, the sounds of fighting rang out again on the dueling platform.
Unlike before, there were many more onlookers on the competition stage this time, and some were cheering excitedly. Among them, the one who shouted the loudest and most excitedly was Qiu Nuanshu.
This was, after all, her first time on the competition stage in a proper manner. Shushu was lacking in many aspects, and in the previous battles, she had almost always ended in defeat.
If the arena hadn't been protected and restricted by Immortal Venerable Luofeng, Shushu would have been pierced through by a single sword strike while fighting a rogue cultivator.
It was quite a close call, and even the potato himself was startled.
Fortunately, she has a resilient personality and quickly recovered from the shock, her eyes brightening and her fighting spirit growing stronger.
Of course, her combat experience was also increasing rapidly.
Seeing this, Immortal Venerable Luofeng, who had only intended to let her go out to play for a while, silently extended that "while".
Later, they even gradually relaxed their protection of Shushu, allowing her to truly face the battle.
Another month passed, and Shushu went from being somewhat flustered and getting injured in every match to now being able to defeat his opponents with ease and protect himself.
His entire aura underwent a dramatic change, especially during battles. When he stood on the stage, even though he was small, his presence was in no way inferior to those experienced cultivators.
Finally, after defeating his opponent once again and kicking him off the platform, Shushu felt a sense of relief throughout his body, as if the barrier to his cultivation had loosened.
Immortal Venerable Luofeng, who was keeping a close eye on her, immediately sensed her impending breakthrough. With a wave of his hand, all unrelated individuals were sent flying over a hundred meters away.
A huge barrier and thick fog rose up here, preventing other people and beasts from getting close, while also blocking their view.
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