Stellar Transformation-Chapter 114 - 5 Episodes 17 - s Gather Together

The wounds of that purple fish, under the enveloping green light, healed at a visibly rapid pace. In just a short while, the purple fish had completely recovered, looking as if it had never been injured at all, a sight that was truly astonishing.

"Sister Li’er is so amazing," the little girl with a golden fish scale on her forehead exclaimed excitedly.

As the purple fish regained its vitality, it also swam excitedly around Miss Li’er, who affectionately pet the purple fish and admonished, "Yan Zi, you now understand how formidable that shark is, right? Don’t try to show off again."

The little eyes of the purple fish whirled round and round, constantly wagging its tail, acting coquettishly.

Miss Li’er smiled slightly, then turned her head, pausing briefly before saying with a laugh, "Mr. Liu Xing, why do you always stare at me? Is there something on my face?" Miss Li’er’s smile carried a hint of teasing.

"Ah," Qin Yu snapped out of it and then composed himself, saying, "I was just surprised at how Miss Li’er was healing. That green energy seems quite peculiar; it actually has such a special effect on injuries."

Qin Yu secretly let out a sigh of relief internally, also admiring how quickly he had thought of a response.

Miss Li’er replied with a serene smile, "This green energy is actually a special ability of my clan, not to be learned by outsiders. It indeed has a very good effect on physical injuries. Generally, as long as one is not dead, it can save them."

"Oh, truly miraculous," Qin Yu responded eagerly.

Miss Li’er smiled and then turned to go back to her room. Qin Yu laughed at himself; he had actually been captivated by Miss Li’er’s demeanor while she was healing. It was really embarrassing, but fortunately, he had reacted quickly.

"Hey, Big Brother Qin Yu, come and have another fight with me," Hou Fei said, swinging his Black Stick and speaking playfully.

Qin Yu was not in the mood to fight with Hou Fei at the moment, especially not with a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Divine Beast. That would be simply asking for trouble. Although Qin Yu liked to fight, he didn’t enjoy being overpowered.

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Time flew by, and before long, Qin Yu had already spent half a month in the valley. During this half month, Qin Yu occasionally sparred with Hou Fei when he felt the urge, but most of his time was spent cultivating "Star Transformation" and the Demon Secret Skill, "Beiming."

Qin Yu also had another leisure activity—listening to the sound of the qin.

Qin Yu had to admit, hearing Miss Li’er’s qin music was extremely fortunate. Having listened for so long, he owed a great deal to Uncle Lan and Miss Li’er. According to Hou Fei, even he wasn’t allowed to stay in this bamboo house.

Qin Yu, an outsider, being able to stay there was something even Hou Fei couldn’t understand.

Qin Yu himself also felt that Uncle Lan treated him quite well, as did Miss Li’er, though she was nice to every demon beast in the valley, which didn’t necessarily mean anything special. But Uncle Lan was different. He was very serious and commanding towards other demon beasts.

"Even a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Divine Beast is not allowed to live here, yet they let me stay. Could it be... because I am also human?" Qin Yu thought about it and could only come up with this explanation.

In fact, Qin Yu had another guess that he was much more certain about, but he did not want to think so poorly of Uncle Lan and Miss Li’er.

That guess was... they were after his "Meteor Tear."

Qin Yu did not know when he had been rescued or what state his injuries were in when Miss Li’er first saw him. If she had seen him with fatal wounds that later healed, she would certainly suspect that he had some treasure.

Even though the Meteor Tear had merged into his body and could not be detected by others, outsiders might still speculate about the treasure.

"I hope Miss Li’er and Uncle Lan aren’t kind to me just because of the ’Meteor Tear,’" Qin Yu’s heart was still cold and hard. Having grown up alone and barely experiencing maternal love, his heart had grown even stronger and more masculine!"

The blood of the Qin Family men contained ’iron blood.’

In the deepest recesses of his heart, Qin Yu was always vigilant toward these two mysterious cultivators.

He took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled, burying this thought deep in his heart. Qin Yu calmed himself and once again began to cultivate ’Beiming,’ which was the most crucial Demon Secret Skill for him.

Even if he had escaped the cultivator’s island, if Cha Hong, Cave Master of Red Blood Cave Mansion, caught up to him, he’d still not escape death.

First, the power of the undersea demon cultivators far surpassed that of both the immortal and demon cultivators. Occupying millions of miles, who would dare oppose Cha Hong from an ordinary cultivator’s sect?

Second, even if he reached the island of the cultivators, they might not accept him. And facing Cha Hong, those cultivators wouldn’t dare offend Cha Hong for his sake, would they?

Taking both points into consideration, he had to learn ’Beiming.’ After all, he had killed Cha Ge and offended Cha Hong.

...

The space of his mind was misty, boundless, and empty; the Soul Power floated therein, which Qin Yu could feel, the outermost tenth stabilized under his control.

However, other Soul Powers either swirled into vortices, drifted at high speeds, or collided with each other—altogether a chaos. At the core area was the Soul Disk, with streaks of lightning flickering amidst the trembling souls.

A very faint thread of Star Power flowed into his mind.

Qin Yu dared not control too much Star Power, as more of it was harder to manage. Thus, he used as little as possible, merely a thread of Star Power, yet even this he couldn’t merge with his Soul Power.

He tried over and over again.

Soon three hours passed. How many times had he tried in those three hours? Qin Yu didn’t know; it was like trying to thread a needle—failing repeatedly. Even with the best temper, one could become angry after failing continuously for three hours.

In fact, this was also a method to train one’s temperament.

"Failed again. It’s been half a month already. When will I finally succeed in cultivating ’Beiming’? Must I continue to hide as long as I can’t succeed?" There was a hint of resentment in Qin Yu’s eyes.

The reason he had left the Hidden Dragon Continent was not to embark on an endless journey of cultivation, seeking to make a name for himself, not to hide and cower from his enemies.

"Buzz—"

The strings of the qin were plucked, the sound resonating.

Miss Li’er began playing the qin again. Hearing the music, Qin Yu set aside his resentment about not being able to successfully cultivate ’Beiming’ and closed his eyes, quietly savoring the soul-stirring sound of the qin. When the music stopped, Qin Yu was still immersed in its aftertones.

"Liu Xing." Uncle Lan strode in, and upon seeing Qin Yu like this, he burst into laughter, "You, enraptured by Li’er’s qin music like this, you really are—"

"Uncle Lan, it’s Miss Li’er’s qin music that has me so captivated. I would not be so absorbed by other qin masters," Qin Yu said with a smile.

Uncle Lan’s eyes lit up, "Oh... you’re not fascinated by other Qin Masters, I understand; it’s because it’s Miss Li’er playing the Qin that you’re fascinated. Tell me the truth, do you have feelings for Miss Li’er?" Uncle Lan teased.

"Don’t talk nonsense." Qin Yu, however, was not anxious.

Uncle Lan smiled, "Just kidding; don’t take it seriously, boy."

Qin Yu smiled wryly but did not respond. Suddenly, Uncle Lan turned serious, "Liu Xing, having chatted with you these days, you should know what kind of person I am," Uncle Lan said, showing rare seriousness at this moment.

Seeing Uncle Lan like this, Qin Yu also became serious and nodded, "Uncle Lan, feel free to speak your mind."

Uncle Lan warned, "Liu Xing, I remind you, you mustn’t harbor any hope towards Miss Li’er; it’s best not to fall in love with her. Otherwise... not only will you suffer for a lifetime, but your life could also be in danger at any moment."

Qin Yu was startled.

He then laughed, "Uncle Lan, what are you talking about? Stop joking around."

But Uncle Lan had not a trace of a smile, "I’m not joking. Honestly, you have great potential; looking at the whole world of Demon Cultivators, no one will be able to catch up with you in the future. However, there’s something I must tell you, once you fall in love with Li’er, even your formidable abilities will be useless. I shouldn’t have to remind you, but I really don’t want to see you ruined like this."

Qin Yu was puzzled.

"Well, consider me overly concerned. But you should remember what I said today, consider it my advice to you," Uncle Lan said, staring into Qin Yu’s eyes.

Qin Yu felt a tremor in his heart.

The words Uncle Lan had just spoken were indeed shocking, first saying he had a promising future, that no one in the entire world of Demon Cultivators could match him. Uncle Lan, who did he think he was, so confident in his judgment of others?

"Uncle Lan, I will remember," Qin Yu said with a smile.

However, both Qin Yu and Uncle Lan could not be sure of one thing: feelings, those are truly uncontrollable. Once a moment of emotion emerges, it cannot be stopped.

"Alright, keep working hard in your cultivation," Uncle Lan said, patting Qin Yu’s shoulder before leaving.

Qin Yu watched Uncle Lan’s retreating figure, deep in thought.

What exactly did Uncle Lan mean by his words? It seemed like falling for Miss Li’er could lead to his destruction. Was there such certainty in that? Recalling Uncle Lan and Miss Li’er’s various behaviors, it was clear Uncle Lan and Miss Li’er must belong to some special clan.

"Heh, perhaps Uncle Lan and Miss Li’er belong to an extremely formidable clan. But... if I am to love someone, not even an Immortal can stop me, let alone their clan. Besides, I haven’t fallen for anyone yet."

Qin Yu smiled indifferently; he was never the type to be timid or to retreat.

No one could suppress him, even if they were stronger than him, like the Red Blood Cave Master Cha Hong. Qin Yu was merely cultivating in secret for now, waiting to conceal his identity before going out again. Qin Yu was fearless, and it was not the foolish kind of fearlessness that disregarded one’s life.

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"My arm is broken, Boss Hou smashed it." A man wielding two spears and wearing battle armor complained, his arm bent at an odd angle, clearly not how a normal arm should bend.

Hou Fei’s eyes blazed with fire as he bellowed, "Hehe~~~ How dare you complain about Sister Li’er like that? Do I need to smash your shrimp shell to pieces before you’ll stop?"

"Feifei, stop it."

Miss Li’er, dressed in fresh white clothes, scolded Hou Fei, who immediately bowed his head and stopped talking, looking repentant. Miss Li’er chuckled wryly and then turned to place her hand on the severed arm of the burly man.

When Qin Yu stepped into the courtyard, his eyes lit up suddenly.

Bathed in the green light, Miss Li’er’s face appeared so pure and holy, her skin as smooth as jade, emanating waves of green light. Looking at Miss Li’er as she healed someone, Qin Yu felt a tender stirring in his heart.

Qin Yu had never experienced maternal love, having been very strong from a young age, his heart had known only a father’s love. But at that moment, the maternal glow from Miss Li’er touched something deep inside Qin Yu.

Qin Yu instantly became alert.

"Liu Xing, I warn you, don’t harbor any hopes about Li’er, and it’s best not to fall for her. Otherwise..." Uncle Lan’s original admonition echoed again in Qin Yu’s mind, pulling him out of his reverie.

"Alright, don’t fight with Feifei when you return. Fighting with him is just asking for trouble," Miss Li’er advised.

The burly man, now fully healed, said helplessly, "Fight him? Do you think I want to fight? It’s just Boss Hou... Ah, sparring with Boss Hou is my honor. I’m very excited about it." The burly man quickly changed his statement under Hou Fei’s gaze.

Miss Li’er smiled and turned to find Qin Yu standing nearby.

"Good day, Mr. Liu Xing."

Qin Yu responded politely, "Hello, Miss Li’er. Seeing your healing skills again is truly astonishing." Suddenly, Qin Yu’s face showed a hint of joy as he felt Little Black rapidly approaching his location.

"Mr. Liu Xing, it seems you have some good news?" Miss Li’er asked curiously.

Qin Yu nodded excitedly, "My brother Little Black is now on his way here, and he should arrive in a few days."

"Oh, then congratulations, Mr. Liu Xing. When your brother arrives, please let me know first. There are restrictions outside the Inner Valley, and it’s difficult for outsiders to come in without a guide from inside," Miss Li’er said with a smile.

"Then I’ll trouble you, Miss Li’er," Qin Yu said, nodding with a smile.

Miss Li’er smiled, "Mr. Liu Xing is busy, so I’ll head back first." Saying this, she gracefully turned and returned to her own room.

Qin Yu watched as Li’er entered her room, smiling slightly, then also turned and went back to his own room to continue his cultivation, diligently practicing "Star Transformation" and the Demon Secret Skill "Beiming" every day without ever slacking off.

Several days passed.

Qin Yu could feel that Little Black was very close, within a hundred miles, yet Little Black had stopped moving. Qin Yu understood that Little Black was being blocked by the Inner Valley’s restrictions. He immediately got up to ask Miss Li’er for help.

(End of Chapter One, these two Chapters are a bit calm. Love at first sight might be there, but Fang Qie feels that at first meeting there might be a slight fondness, and then, after some events, they slowly touch each other’s hearts, developing feelings. Also, why did Uncle Lan say those words? This is a foreshadowing...)

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