Cultivating with Bragging System-Chapter 697 - 344: The Return of an Old Acquaintance_1

After checking his current Cultivation Level, Wang Xiu was about to leave.

Suddenly, a stir in his heart made him feel as if he had sensed something, and he sharply lifted his gaze toward a certain direction. At that moment, his eyes seemed to travel to an endlessly distant place, piercing through layers of space and time to behold a figure!

The figure was atop a lofty cloud platform, where palaces shone like white jade. Before the palaces lay a great marsh, from which clouds and mists rose as if it were a scene from an immortal's abode. By the edge of the marsh, a woman in a green dress stood quietly, gazing at the calm surface of the lake.

Wang Xiu felt as if he had arrived within that marsh. The two of them exchanged a glance across the water.

In that instant, Wang Xiu clearly saw the woman's eyes flash with shock, as if she had seen him. Her cheeks immediately flushed red as she secretly chided herself, "What am I thinking?" 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

She shook her head and disappeared from the lakeside.

...

"Was that… Zhao Qingyu?"

Wang Xiu stared blankly for a moment before coming to his senses. The scene before him had already returned to normal, as if what had just occurred was no more than an illusion.

Why would I suddenly see her? Wang Xiu was puzzled. He slowly landed on the ground, still contemplating this question.

With his Cultivation Level, it was impossible for hallucinations or auditory delusions to occur unless he was under the effect of some special technique. In fact, his spiritual senses had become terrifyingly acute. He could vaguely sense impending fortune or calamity.

"Young Master, what's wrong?" Seeing Wang Xiu's unusual demeanor, Nie Linglan asked nervously. There are rumors that some mighty figures with great Divine Skills experience mental instability because of their avatars. Could the Young Master be afflicted as well? If so, that would be terrible. Others have one or two avatars at most, but the Young Master has so many!

Unaware of her wild speculations, Wang Xiu shook his head and told Nie Linglan what he had just seen. "I think I just saw a woman."

"A woman?" Nie Linglan asked, slightly surprised. "What kind of woman?"

"Zhao Qingyu from the Xuan Tian Sect. We became acquainted on Longhuang Island," Wang Xiu said truthfully.

"It's her!" Nie Linglan gasped, quite astonished.

As Wang Xiu's former Sword Spirit, she had naturally seen Zhao Qingyu before. But in her memory, her Young Master and the Saintess of the Xuan Tian Sect barely knew each other!

Could it be that during the years I was asleep, fusing with the Primordial Chaos Divine Iron, the Young Master and her had some untold story? At this thought, a fierce fire of gossip ignited in Nie Linglan's heart.

She licked her lips and tentatively asked, "Young Master, are you and the Saintess of the Xuan Tian Sect possibly..."

Wang Xiu stated righteously, "No, absolutely not! I'd say we're barely acquaintances. At most, we fought side-by-side once."

Nie Linglan replied, "Young Master, just admit it. It's no big deal... Lan'er understands her own status. I will always be just your Attending Maid, never daring to hope for any title. I certainly won't get jealous or throw an unreasonable tantrum!"

Wang Xiu's mouth twitched. "You really think too much."

Nie Linglan seemed to get carried away and began counting Wang Xiu's potential love interests on her fingers.

"The Young Master is growing stronger by the day, and sooner or later, his name will be known throughout the Nine Heavens. He must have a woman who can hold her own by his side! Not only must she be well-read and sensible, but also empathetic! She must be adept at social situations, able to read the room, and have the courage to stabilize things for the Young Master when needed.

"Sister Ji, though the Young Master's childhood sweetheart, is lively, clever, and adorable, but she's still a bit immature in handling affairs!

"Sister Mo Wuwei from the Manipulation Sect is more than stable enough, but she's completely devoted to her research in the art of manipulation. I'm afraid it would be hard for her to be a good helpmate to the Young Master.

"Sister Ling'er is much like Sister Ji!

"Sister Li Xuanqi from the Mount Shu Immortal Sect is more steady than those two, but her experience is shallow, and her heart is more set on the Dao, making her more suited to being kept in the harem!

"Senior You Rong, although mature, has quite an age gap with the Young Master, and the difference in seniority is also significant, making her an inappropriate choice for the main wife.

"Considering all of this, Sister Zhao is indeed a very suitable candidate!

"But... Sister Zhao is the Saintess of the Xuan Tian Sect, after all. She carries great responsibilities, so it would be difficult for her to devote her heart solely to the Young Master.

"That's why... I still support Sister Xiao Qingyu!"

Wang Xiu couldn't help but laugh at her earnest analysis. He pinched her nose and said, "You're getting more and more ridiculous. You make it sound as if I only need to nod, and all the beauties in the world would be fighting over me."

Nie Linglan crinkled her cute nose. Staring at Wang Xiu's flawless face, she said, "But it's true! In this whole world... any woman who rejected the Young Master would have to be the biggest, silliest fool alive!"

Watching her earnest expression, Wang Xiu couldn't help but rub her head, toying with her translucent, jade-like earlobe.

"Young Master~"

At a single touch, a hazy mist filled Nie Linglan's eyes. Her beauty was shy and intoxicating, as if a mere glance could drown a person in her allure.

Wang Xiu asked, "What's the matter?"

Nie Linglan bit her red lip, her shyness overwhelming. "Do you want to try... the warm, real me?"

Wang Xiu coughed twice and averted his gaze. "Another time. There's a child here!"

Yan Ji, not to be outdone, jutted out her impressive chest and said, "I'm not a child! I know how to play the games Master and Sister Nie play!"

Wang Xiu: "..."

...

After their games, Wang Xiu was feeling refreshed when another image suddenly appeared in his vision.

It was a secret place enveloped in layers of Formations. Several figures, both men and women, were walking around inside, lingering.

Wang Xiu's pupils shrank. He sat up abruptly.

Those figures were all too familiar; they were the very people he had been desperately searching for: Li Zuoyue, Ji Zidian, Li Xuanqi, and the others.

Li Zuoyue leaned against a wall with a sword in his arms. He had lost the air of righteousness he once carried, replaced by a lazy, ruffian-like demeanor and a beard.

"Why hasn't old Ye come back yet?"

"What's the rush? It hasn't been that long," the speaker, Xiang Tiange, said. He hadn't changed much—still tall and broad—but his tone had lost some of its warmth, gaining a touch of indifference.

"Do you really think that Zhao Qingyu can be trusted?"

A cold female voice rang out. From the darkness, a bolt of lightning flashed. The lightning shattered to reveal the figure of a woman stepping forward slowly. Her aura was fierce and icy, and her clothes were slightly tattered and charred, with terrifying Thunder coiling around her body.

It was Ji Zidian!

Her Cultivation Level had reached a terrifying height, surpassing everyone else present. She had achieved the Fourth Heaven of the Saint Manifestation realm!

To think that the last time Wang Xiu saw her, she was just a young girl in the Golden Core Stage! Now, she had already surpassed her father, Ji Yan! It was unimaginable what trials she must have undergone over the years!

Seeing her, everyone's expression changed. "Sister Ji, have you been cultivating with that stone again? Are you trying to get yourself killed?"

"Didn't we tell you that you need to wait three months between each use?"

With a chilly expression, Ji Zidian replied indifferently, "Senior Brother Wang Xiu was forced into a forbidden land, his fate unknown. With our current Cultivation Levels, if we continue to practice step-by-step, when will we ever be able to avenge our Senior Brother?"

Hearing this, the others were rendered speechless.