Capítulo 1080: Chapter 852: First Battle with Xiaxia (Part 2)

Even this departure might be intentional, just not wanting to push too hard.

He’s too good… When it comes to emotional warfare, I’m not a match at all, like an Imperial Realm opponent crushing a Mystical Gate.

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“How’s it going? Any progress?” As soon as Zhao Changhe returned, he was surrounded by the women.

Unfortunately, Zhao Changhe had no way to share the progress and insights of his pursuits with other women in front of his own women, it was awkward no matter how he thought about it. He could only skip the summary and said directly: “I’ll go there again tonight, no need to wait until tomorrow.” 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Xia Chichi leaned in curiously and asked, “Why go at night? For her, night is actually her daytime, so it doesn’t make sense to have a night raid.”

Zhao Changhe pressed her head down, speechless: “What are you thinking about, a real night raid would get me beaten to death, I’m not her match at all now. There’s another reason to go at night.”

“Getting beaten up means there’s no progress?” San Niang sighed languidly: “Looks like we humans are still weak in defense. You just shielded me from the elements on a deserted island, and from body to heart, I just gave in that easily.”

Huangfu Qing suggested: “Does that mean we need something like a heroic rescue, because ordinary methods aren’t enough?”

Zhao Changhe was truly amused: “Are you really not afraid of having such a powerful figure move into the backyard, never having peace from then on, and you’re all so enthusiastic.”

“Afraid of her?” Huangfu Qing snorted: “We originally intended to kill her, so why would we fear her? How about this, since our Four Symbols Formation is complete, we launch an attack on her, and you help her block us, I bet she’d be all fluttery with feelings.”

San Niang agreed: “Makes sense, it’s not only a heroic rescue but also shows you’re willing to go against us for her…”

Yue Hongling facepalmed on the side, “Makes sense, my foot. If you guys really go attack Ye Jiuyou, Ye Jiuyou knowing it’s just an act would be strange, with your intelligence, no wonder you were easily taken down back then.”

Uh… it seems I wasn’t much better either, I was the first to be taken down. Yue Hongling covered her face even more.

Zhao Changhe, laughing and crying: “Alright, stop with the silly ideas, the progress is far more than you imagine… In fact, Ye Jiuyou’s state is absolutely not a dead silence during this period, her emotional fluctuations are quite intense. I just don’t want to talk about this topic in front of you, it makes me feel scummy.”

As he spoke, he handed over words given by Ye Jiuyou to Piaomiao: “These are for you. This might relate to the most secret part of the world; my Ancient Times exploration is nearing its end… If you have the potential to reach a higher level, it’s probably here, study it and see if there’s any inspiration.”

Piaomiao took them and asked, “Your progress in the Imperial Realm Third Layer is still unclear?”

Zhao Changhe shook his head: “The barrier is loosening, just lacking an opportunity, this can’t be forced.”

Piaomiao said: “Maybe this Heavenly Dao Inscription is your opportunity; are you really going to exchange it slowly and leisurely?”

“It’s not like we’re in a hurry for these few days… By the way, have you all shown any signs of a breakthrough?”

Everyone shook their heads, sighing slightly.

The completion of the Four Symbols doesn’t just perfect the Four Symbols Formation; under the mutual traction and sharing of formations, everyone’s cultivation can mutually promote and enhance. The Heavenly River is also an excellent place for cultivation, abundant with both spiritual energy and insights. Xia Chichi, once the weakest in cultivation, has broken through the Imperial Realm Second Layer after this period of honing, which is incredibly fast. So everyone’s been hanging around the Heavenly River peacefully, as such cultivation places are needed, it doesn’t matter where they stay.

Unfortunately, breaking through the Imperial Realm Third Layer is a hurdle that even the Ancient Four Symbols couldn’t cross back then, making it equally difficult for them to cross in the short term.

But the biggest difference between them and the Ancient Four Symbols is, per Destruction’s words, that the Ancient Demon Gods seemed to have predetermined limits, but modern people don’t. The limits that the Ancient Four Symbols couldn’t surpass, they can.

Piaomiao’s Undying Intent is an opportunity for everyone, but it’s not enough. Whether they can cross it or not, no one is confident, not even Zhao Changhe himself.

As the day of revelation approaches, the sense of urgency grows stronger. The Imperial Realm Third Layer is the pinnacle, if they can’t reach this level, are they qualified to participate in what’s next?

For a while, everyone lost the mood for joking around and closed their eyes for cultivation.

Piaomiao, flipping through the words exchanged with Ye Jiuyou, frowned in thought for a moment and quietly said, “Changhe, the more these inscriptions are deciphered, the more likely it is to forcibly comprehend them, meaning if only a few words are missing, it can probably be forcibly cracked. But with the current level of decryption, forcibly deciphering them might cause backlash. Do you think I should try?”

“Of course not, just wait and continue exchanging with Jiuyou, what’s the rush?”

“But… do you think Jiuyou might try to force it?”

Zhao Changhe’s heart tightened, and he quietly said: “No good… I have to go check.”

Ye Jiuyou stood quietly in front of the mirror, gazing at the unfamiliar self in the reflection, eyes like autumn water, face like a peach blossom, a violet gauze dress covering a pure white bellyband, looking both pure and alluring.

She had to admit she was truly beautiful, knowing how much destruction this look could cause men, but this wasn’t like her at all.

Ye Jiuyou almost forgot what her original image really was.

She reached out to untie the sash, intending to change back… anyway, he would come again tomorrow to see.

But her hand paused on the sash. After all, she’d have to change again for him tomorrow, why bother changing back and forth unnecessarily? It’s better to just wear it like this, since no one else would see it.