The gloomy prison was filled with a oppressive atmosphere.
Chen Xia, however, stood calmly within, looking up and examining the formation, completely at odds with the surroundings.
The two Heaven Mending Realm cultivators guarding the door naturally couldn't understand this, nor did they try to. They were, however, somewhat curious about Chen Xia.
This was because Chen Xia showed no fluctuations of spiritual energy, and they couldn't sense any level of cultivation.
At first, the two Heaven Mending Realm cultivators thought Chen Xia was using some great technique to conceal his cultivation, but after observing for days, it seemed Chen Xia truly had no cultivation.
This was strange.
Someone without cultivation who entered this celestial prison should have been instantly crushed by the Grand Formation, or at the very least, tortured to unbearable agony.
Yet Chen Xia showed not the slightest sign of suffering.
Could it be an act?
The two Heaven Mending Realm cultivators were baffled. The second strangest thing to them was Chen Xia's youthful appearance.
It was rare to see cultivators with such a youthful appearance, as youth represented the early stages of cultivation when one's nature and path were immature, reducing heavenly opportunities.
Unless a cultivator practiced some special mystical arts, almost no cultivators maintained a youthful appearance.
Unless they were truly young.
This person was clearly not young, as the Elder Princess had said she knew him hundreds of years ago.
It could only be explained as bizarre.
Chen Xia was still studying the formation in the celestial prison, slowly analyzing it. Using the Time Dao from past to present, he had come to understand a little.
It was an extremely complex formation, comparable to asking Chen Xia to make the next move in chess after the opening and the knight's move had been played.
It was utterly bewildering.
Chen Xia decided to try deciphering the formation hands-on.
As soon as he touched it, it triggered.
The Grand Formation gathered an immense pressure, its energy instantly surging out, shaking the entire celestial prison as if a peak Heaven Mending Realm cultivator had struck with full force!
The two Heaven Mending Realm cultivators sensed something was wrong and hurriedly fled, not daring to withstand the formation's pressure.
Boom!
As this strike fell, the ground of the celestial prison cracked and spread for dozens of miles!
The two Heaven Mending Realm cultivators hid to one side, looking at the prison cell with shocked expressions.
The cell holding Chen Xia was filled with lingering pressure that refused to dissipate. Even a trace of this pressure could easily annihilate a Sea Inversing Realm cultivator.
This was the terror of the peak Heaven Mending Realm!
The two Heaven Mending Realm cultivators felt their hearts palpitate, thinking to themselves that Chen Xia was truly seeking death. They estimated his soul must have been obliterated, and they would need to inform the Elder Princess later.
They waited for the pressure to mostly dissipate before daring to slowly approach. When they got close, their eyes suddenly widened as if they had seen something terrifying.
In the prison cell,
Chen Xia still stood calmly, without even a tear in his clothes. He waved at them and asked with concern,
"Are you alright?"
The one who should have been obliterated was instead concerned for those who had fled. It could only be said that Chen Xia was indeed very kind.
The two Heaven Mending Realm cultivators swallowed hard, retracting their shocked expressions. Their backs felt a bit cold, and they didn't know how to respond. After a long pause, they stammered,
"We should be... be fine."
"Mm." Chen Xia nodded and took two steps forward.
The two Heaven Mending Realm cultivators hurriedly retreated, now extremely wary of Chen Xia.
"I'm going out for some fresh air. I'll be back later. Don't tell anyone else," Chen Xia said.
Before the two Heaven Mending Realm cultivators could come to their senses,
Chen Xia took another step. The river of time in his eyes flickered slightly, and with this step, his figure instantly vanished.
Only the two Heaven Mending Realm cultivators were left, staring blankly at the empty celestial prison.
Could one really come and go as they pleased from the most secure and terrifying depths of the Great Zhou Dynasty's celestial prison?
What kind of terrifying being was this?!
Above the starry sky,
Chen Xia stood on a cloud, hands behind his back, looking at the sun and moon. He felt the environment was indeed much better than inside the celestial prison, and it wasn't bad to come out for some fresh air occasionally.
The clouds in the sky didn't move, and neither did he.
Just listening to the faint sound of the wind made him feel carefree and relaxed.
For cultivators to comprehend the Dao, it truly depended on time and place.
In water to comprehend the water Dao, on mountains to comprehend the mountain Dao.
In the toilet...
I'd rather not say.
Chen Xia stood on the cloud for several hours. After taking in all the scenery, he waved to the sun and moon in the universe.
The sun and moon flickered slightly, as if responding to this lord from another realm.
Chen Xia chuckled softly, then took another step, and his body returned to the celestial prison.
The two Heaven Mending Realm cultivators who had been waiting for a long time hurriedly came forward and respectfully said,
"You've returned. Just now, some investigating cultivators came and asked what happened in the celestial prison, why the Grand Formation was triggered. We made up an excuse to brush them off. In the future, if you want to go out, please feel free to do so."
"It's nothing, just went out for some fresh air occasionally," Chen Xia replied, sitting back down in the prison cell.
"By the way, the Zhou Emperor specifically asked us to tell you that the medicine refining will begin in three months. Is that alright with you?" the Heaven Mending Realm cultivator asked respectfully, rubbing his hands.
"Fine," Chen Xia answered simply.
Although it had been a long time since he had refined medicine, Chen Xia never felt rusty about it.
Because he wasn't skilled to begin with, it all depended on his luck.
Now he had even more luck than in the Blue Sky Sword Sea, so he estimated that refining medicine would be even easier.
Time passed quickly.
During this period, Zhou Jia came specifically once, only to see the two Heaven Mending Realm cultivators bowing and scraping to Chen Xia. Her face froze, unable to accept this scene for a moment.
Fortunately, the two Heaven Mending Realm cultivators quickly returned to normal, standing guard seriously on the side.
Only then did Zhou Jia step forward, greeting them with an odd expression before turning to Chen Xia with concern,
"The medicine refining is about to begin. Are you really confident?"
"I'll definitely show you a thing or two, Senior Sister," Chen Xia replied, then frowned slightly and asked,
"Senior Sister, can you prepare some things for me? Otherwise, I won't be... comfortable refining."
Zhou Jia nodded, naturally knowing that alchemists all had their own refining habits and needed special items.
Chen Xia then listed the items he needed.
Zhou Jia frowned, feeling it was a bit strange, but still agreed.
Three months later, on the day of medicine refining,
The two Heaven Mending Realm cultivators respectfully escorted Chen Xia out and sent him to the refining platform.
The weather was perfect today, with great fortune.
They had chosen a day of extremely good fortune, what alchemists often called a "pill-forming day."
Many cultivators gathered on both sides of the viewing platform, all nobles and aristocrats of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Chen Xia walked out slowly, ascending the refining platform amidst a wave of discussion. However, he didn't use an alchemy furnace, but instead took out from the storage treasure Zhou Jia had given him...
A wok.
A spatula.
Whoa, time to stir-fry!
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esick Sect? Well, at least it's considered a respectable orthodox sect. Wait a minute— What kind of vibe are you all giving off? Shouldn’t this be a love-struck, romance-obsessed sect? Why does everyone here sound more like demonic cultivators? "Master, today he’s getting married. This disciple wishes to descend the mountain and crash the wedding, then toy with him to death right in front of his wife..." "Elder, I only got into your sect through connections, so why won’t you teach me anything?" "Because I also became an elder through connections." Thankfully, Su Ji was just an outer sect labor disciple. Surely, nothing too crazy would— "Junior Brother, you’ve broken through to Qi Refining. Once you sever your useless spiritual root, you can officially become an outer sect disciple." "The Great Dao is merciless. Don’t let a worthless spiritual root waste your essence and spirit, hindering your cultivation." Is this really the Lovesick Sect? ... Three years later, Su Ji sat in the seat of the Lovesick Sect’s sect master, sighing with emotion. His rise to this position all started when his junior sister adamantly insisted on preserving his "spiritual root." "Mmm... Senior Brother, what’s our relationship now?" "Stop talking. Keep going." "By the way, that newly promoted top-tier sect—didn’t they come to buy our Love Beans?" "One top-grade spirit stone per Love Bean—is that really so expensive?" "I suspect they’ve eaten too many Love Beans." "Now they’re lovesick." Well, this really is the Lovesick Sect after all.
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
