The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 343 - 204 Great Snow Mountain
At the peak of the Snow Mountain, every winter and spring, a Divine Wind would blow, shredding less powerful cultivators or demons into pieces. Tu Jin, inhabiting the body of a Qishou, was not afraid, but she could not handle it. With her cultivation at the mid-Foundation Establishment Stage, she definitely couldn’t ride the Qishou into the domain of the Divine Wind!
Kunlong Snow Mountain was a vast and unending mountain range. If she were to ride the Qishou and take a long detour around it, she might as well wait at ease at the foot of the mountain. After all, in more than ten days, the ice and snow would melt, and the Divine Wind on the mountain would disappear.
At this thought, she felt unwilling to accept her situation. Indeed, in this world, strength was everything.
Changtian sensed her eagerness: "Haste makes waste. If your cultivation improves too quickly and your Mental State can’t keep up, that also won’t do. Besides, haven’t you become much stronger than when you first entered the Demon Transformation Spring?"
He still remembered the sorry state of this girl when she first encountered the Demon Transformation Spring and couldn’t help but reveal a smile with his teeth.
Ning Xiaoxian glared at him fiercely with "dagger eyes." He seemed to enjoy bringing up her embarrassing moments more and more.
Half a month after consuming the Emperor’s Fluid, she began to attempt to enter the Demon Spring. It was impossible for her not to feel fear; a fine chair made of yellow pear wood was ruined by the Divine Power within the spring. Could her tender little body withstand it?
The first time she made contact, she stiffly reached out to touch the water of the spring. The moment she touched it, frost formed on her fingertips, a piercingly cold sensation swept through her whole body, and tears frozen at the corners of her eyes.
In an instant, she became a silent and motionless ice statue, with only her eyes able to roll around helplessly. It was Changtian who, suppressing his laughter, activated his Divine Power to help, finally thawing her from her stiff state.
"Hahaha, you should have activated the spell I taught you. How could you so casually touch the Demon Spring?" She leaned against him, feeling the vibrations from his chest, her face so embarrassed she couldn’t lift it up. After all the preparations, she was frozen as soon as she made contact. Fortunately, the violent Divine Power of the Demon Spring recognized the attribute of her inner core, or she would have been hurt much more seriously.
She took out a storage bag from her bosom, which she had pilfered from Huang Zhong, who was masquerading as the Mountain God. Inside the bag was a Jade Bottle containing more than thirty Lifespan Extension Pills of pure gold color.
She said angrily, "This person is truly detestable. More than thirty Lifespan Extension Pills, at least two hundred lives were sacrificed to make them!" Then, she sighed again, "What should I do with these pills?"
Changtian spoke indifferently, "The pills themselves are not to blame. Just keep them. Perhaps they will be of use later on." Two hundred lives were trivial in his eyes, but he knew this girl was too soft-hearted and didn’t want to appear too indifferent in front of her.
She then took something else out of the bag, a Token that appeared red rather than crimson, made of a substance that was neither gold nor jade, with two vermilion characters written on it. She recognized only the "residence" character written in seal script after looking at it for a long time.
"What is this?" The Token felt slightly warm, obviously not an ordinary item.
Changtian took it over and gently rubbed it with his forefinger. She watched his slender, jade-like fingers lightly caress the surface of the token, and her heartbeat suddenly skipped a beat.
"This is written in the languages of both the Human Clan and Demon Clan," he pondered. "Although I have never seen it before, it should be a Token for ’Heavenly Residence,’ right?" Mr. Yan had lent Ning Xiaoxian books that mentioned "Heavenly Residence," the paramount auction house on the Pan-continent, held only once every three years, and each event a grand assembly in the Mortal World.
"The material of this token is made of Fire Copper Gold, common in ancient times but seems rare now. ’Heavenly Residence’ using it as a credential is a good way to prevent imitations. Keep it for now; perhaps you could purchase some desired Treasures when the time comes."
Another Treasure on Huang Zhong that had caught her eye was the Crystal capable of revealing Human life span, which was now in her hands. She played with it for a while and then said with a twinkling smile, "Let me see your lifespan, shall we?" She put the crystal over his head without waiting for Changtian’s consent and then took it down after a moment.
"Mischievous one," Changtian stroked her hair but did not stop her, "You won’t be able to see it."
Disbelieving, she stared into the Crystal for a while, only to find chaos inside, showing nothing at all.
"What does this mean?"
"If I do not partake in the cycle of reincarnation, how could I have such a thing as lifespan?" He said with a faint smile, "This crystal may be effective for others, but it doesn’t work on divine beings and divine beasts that are not accounted for in the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Hmm, why don’t you try it on yourself?" After speaking, he narrowed his eyes slightly.
Try it on herself? Ning Xiaoxian pursed her lips, playing with the crystal in her hand, her gaze flitting about restlessly.
"Well?"
Her eyes darted around, and suddenly she grinned slyly: "No way!" With a flick of her hand, the crystal was already tucked away. She was guarding against Changtian trying to snatch it and peep at her lifespan.
"Don’t you want to see how much longer you can live?"
"My fate is controlled by me, not by the heavens. Why should I bother with it?" She said spiritedly, clenching her fist, then giggled, "Besides, I have embarked on the path of cultivation, my lifespan will surely increase. The number reflected in this crystal is bound to be inaccurate. Ah, don’t..."
Changtian pinched her ear and said, "Little girl, you’re getting smarter. But even without this crystal, I can see the lifespan of humans."
Her eyes shone with curiosity: "Really?"
"Yes, naturally. Do you want to know how long your lifespan is?"
"...I don’t want to! Don’t say it!"
Actually, from the very first day he met her, he had tried to check her lifespan, but all he saw was chaos, showing nothing, because she did not belong to this world. Of course, there was no need to let her know this.
She wriggled a few times in his arms to find a more comfortable position, unaware that he disliked her fidgeting: "Changtian, why don’t you grow a beard?" She had never seen stubble on his chin.
She wasn’t afraid of him because she knew she was very safe. This man seemed to have a steel-like self-discipline. But his true body is that of a divine beast, aren’t divine beasts supposed to do whatever they want? Sometimes she really doubted if her charm was not enough. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
"This is an External Body..." He began to laugh, "Would you like me to grow a beard? It’s possible."
"No! I was just kidding." His teeth were very white, his lips perfectly shaped, if he grew a beard, you wouldn’t be able to see his handsome lips. Ning Xiaoxian couldn’t help but reach out and poke his face.
Changtian caught her little hand: "The skillful swimmer drowns. Girl, don’t play too much, I mean it for your own good."
She bit her lip, struggled out of his embrace, and with a graceful leap, she stood outside the Demon Transformation Spring. "I’m going to take a bath."
Changtian watched her retreating back and shook his head. This little one, getting less and less afraid of him by the day.
On the Fifth Floor of the God Demon Prison, the Jade Seed has already matured into Jade Paste. Its fruits resemble grapes but are the finest mutton fat jade in color. Plucked and held up to the light, one would see a creamy white halo flowing within them, clearly not of mortal origin. Since it was originally an exotic treasure used by the Heavenly Emperor, the soil required a lot of Divine Power to cultivate it; therefore, she had to slow down the growth of the Jade Paste. The soil has specifically carved out a patch of land fifteen meters square, all planted with Jade Paste. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation ticket and monthly ticket. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)
