Food System in Cultivation World-Chapter 470 - 436: A Land Like a Painting, Wandering Without End
Where exactly are the two Little Demons?
Chen Xu originally thought they would be waiting for him by the riverside of Longchuan Road, but who knew the Spiritual Cicada Jade Robe was the guide:
"Southward, Jichuan."
These four short words, yet somehow, they unexpectedly carried an indescribably stirring feeling.
The two Little Demons were not on Longchuan Road, but had instead traveled thousands of miles back to Jichuan County?
Why else but Jichuan County?
Could Chen Xu think that the two demons returning to Jichuan was because their initial meeting was in Jichuan?
Oh, that’s not right.
Chen Xu met Ah Shi in Jichuan, but he met Wei Yuan at an inn in Yunjiang Prefecture.
Then why did they go to Jichuan?
Is it because Chen Xu’s hometown is in Jichuan?
Chen Xu stood up from the tree canopy, and in that moment, his heart surged with emotions indescribable and unpaintable.
He summoned a wisp of clear wind, silently rode the wind, and began flying swiftly southward.
At that time, the evening glow filled the sky, and as Chen Xu rode the wind, he saw mountains and rivers racing by, with the vast sunset.
He couldn’t help but recall a line:
"Riding the righteousness of heaven and earth, mastering the six breaths. To wander among the infinite, where would one linger?"
At that moment, he seemed to finally understand something.
Why was the thought of immortality still unable to make his mind reach enlightenment, to perceive this as the true essence of cultivation?
It’s naturally because merely living forever is not enough!
Immortality is not the end.
What is the purpose of cultivation?
Only when the mind is carefree can there be a beginning and an end.
High above the heavens, Chen Xu flew fast with the wind, letting out a clear cry like a cloud crane.
This prompted several flying birds in the sky to respond with cries, circling and chasing.
But which bird could match the speed of a Golden Core Stage cultivator?
The cloud path whirled, leaving behind only a few wild geese spiraling in the sky with a chorus of geese calls.
"Screeech—"
Chen Xu laughed heartily, his chest open and broad.
Watching the distance of the heavens and the closeness of the clouds, the sunset plummeted along the vast sky.
The landscape was like a painting, and the sun and moon passed like a shuttle.
Within just a few hours, as night fell and the lights dotted across the land, he had already traversed the border between north and south, flew across JinghHeng Road, and entered the Seven Prefectures of the South.
Such speed, it even exceeded the Cloud Boat of Wen Daoyuan!
It seemed as if Chen Xu had touched upon some spiritual insight, achieving a qualitative leap in the comprehension of the Wind Summoning Skill.
[Wind Summoning: Level 3 (4695/5000)]
Clearly, it wouldn’t be long before his Wind Summoning Skill broke through to Level 4.
A multitude of insights lingered in his mind, and Chen Xu was intoxicated in the wind, sometimes even feeling like he wasn’t flying with the wind.
Instead, he had already transformed into a wisp of clear wind between heaven and earth.
Even though he flew swiftly, he couldn’t hear the sound of the wind roaring past his ears.
When he traversed the cloud path, he often had already disappeared dozens of miles away, and only then would a gust of wind explode with a roar, the cloud clusters bursting open.
Occasionally, raindrops would fall pitter-patter, bringing rain between heaven and earth.
People would rejoice: "It’s raining again, how wonderful!"
The pain of drought had left its mark on many people’s hearts, so now every drop of rain brought extraordinary joy.
At the early hour of midnight, Chen Xu entered the territory of Yunjiang Prefecture.
A quarter-hour later, Chen Xu rode the wind to the skies above Jichuan County.
The road that once took a day and a night, Chen Xu could now fly in just a quarter-hour.
He flew directly to the small courtyard he had once rented.
There, he saw the main house lit brightly with lanterns.
In the light of an oil lamp, a figure sat by the window studying diligently: "A gentleman keeps his tool hidden, moves only when the time is right, why not, why not..."
That figure bowed his head, and then suddenly nodded off, his head thumping on the desk in front of him.
Aha, he had fallen asleep reading.
The figure, having knocked his head, hurriedly sat upright and drowsily recited again: "A gentleman keeps his tool hidden, moves only when the time is right, why not, why not..."
Bam!
He forgot the line again, dozed off, and banged his head on the desk once more.
Just then, from the neighboring room came a snicker and a soft curse:
"Fool, idiot, you’re nowhere near Mr. Chen of the past.
Do you still want to rent the house Mr. Chen once stayed in and dream of becoming a Top Scholar like him?
Impossible... dare you even dream that?"
It turned out it was Granny Ge, who slept less as she aged, complaining about the studying disturbances from next door in her own room.
After cursing, she smacked her lips and said:
"A person like Mr. Chen, who actually cooks. His meat porridge was so delicious, and the meat pies were also good... click."
[Thumbs Up +1+1]
Interesting, Chen Xu here received two thumbs up from an old acquaintance.
And he finally understood that when he was recognized as a Top Scholar, the news had made the small courtyard he once rented soar in value.
The landlord rented out the courtyard at a high price to a wealthy family scion in the county, making quite a profit.
Revisiting an old place and encountering such a scene was indeed quite poignant.
And after carefully sensing the surroundings, Chen Xu still failed to find traces of the two Little Demons here.
The two Little Demons might have returned to Jichuan County, but they were not here.
Where could they be?
It was not surprising; although this was the small courtyard Chen Xu had once rented, he was merely a tenant.
Now that he had left, the courtyard had a new tenant, so how could the two Little Demons still be waiting here?
As Chen Xu was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something.
Once, when he killed Lin Qi’s avatar, he had buried a dagger in the corner of the house.
At that time, unable to use the Fire and Smoke Kitchen for storage, he resorted to this method.
Now, upon returning, he could conveniently retrieve the dagger.
In the quiet night, Chen Xu silently appeared in the small courtyard.
Using his Divine Power of Netherworld, he seemed to possess a "wall-passing skill," taking a single step to enter the house.
The scholar in the room continued his drowsy studying, finally managing to read out the complete line "Why not take advantage of it?"
Chen Xu glanced at him, slightly smiling.
Then he walked over to the old corner, raised his hand, and grabbed across the air.
The soil in the corner squirmed, and the once misplaced ornate dagger emerged from the earth.
Chen Xu raised his hand, absorbed it into his palm, and then smoothed the soil back to its original state.
The scholar by the window remained oblivious to the oddity, continuing his relentless reading, though he was just short of hanging by the head or pricking the stock.
With the dagger in hand, Chen Xu silently left.
Holding the dagger, Chen Xu sensed a subtle anomaly.
But Chen Xu couldn’t afford to investigate further because the Jade Leaf Knot sense between him and Wei Yuan had finally been triggered!
Chen Xu reversed the dagger into the Yin Attribute Space of his Divine Power of Netherworld.
Then he formed a seal with his hand, using the Jade Leaf Knot to perform the Netherworld technique.
He took a step into the Netherworld and then stepped out again, instantly reaching fifty miles away.
What lay fifty miles outside Jichuan County?
It turned out to be Qihe Village, Xiaowan Village.
This was where Chen Xu’s old home was!
The night was deep, the moon had not yet risen, only sparse starlight illuminated the serene mountain village.
Chen Xu silently traversed the Netherworld, returning to this place.
At first glance, he saw the village path, green brick and tile houses.
And then there were the two Little Demons, huddled closely, peeking out by a fence wall.
Both Little Demons were stretching their heads to look.
And by the fence gate, there was a young woman, crying like pear blossoms in the rain, softly and mournfully speaking with the young man inside.
"My lord, you have made progress now, shall we break it off..."
