Su Ji decisively chose to scram.
He wasn’t a fool. With such an obvious hint given, staying any longer to argue would be nothing short of courting death.
He threw on his Daoist robes at lightning speed and fled Su Jiu’s courtyard like his life depended on it.
The moment the gate shut behind him, he let out a long exhale.
The feeling of being alive—truly wonderful.
Su Ji steadied his breathing but didn’t immediately return to his quarters. Instead, he turned and headed in the direction where Elder Liu had earlier sent Wang San flying with a single palm strike.
Beyond the courtyard walls, there was nothing.
No corpse of Wang San—just a small pool of blood.
Su Ji’s brow furrowed.
How could a Qi Refinement disciple survive a full-powered strike from a Foundation Establishment expert at the Great Perfection stage?
And still have the strength to vanish without a trace?
Where there’s an anomaly, there’s a demon at play.
Su Ji had no idea what trump cards Wang San might have held.
Nor did he understand why the man had been so intent on killing him.
But the grudge was already set in stone.
That bastard Wang San had just earned a spot on Su Ji’s "must-kill list."
Not a trace of amusement remained on Su Ji’s face as he stepped over the spot where Wang San should have been lying dead—
Like trampling over the grave of a man already doomed.
...
The instant Su Ji turned to leave, the conflicted expression on Su Jiu’s face was swiftly replaced by a flush of feverish urgency.
Her earlier insistence that Su Ji leave hadn’t just been due to shame and fury—her body was on the brink of a crisis!
That rampaging energy inside her was far too violent, surging wildly through her meridians. This was no ordinary medicinal bath effect.
She even felt that if she didn’t guide this power immediately, her body might explode from the strain!
Without wasting a second, Su Jiu sat back down in the bath, cross-legged.
Closing her eyes, she forcibly suppressed the storm of emotions in her heart and began circulating the [Nine Luminaries Moon-Devouring Scripture].
The moment the technique activated, an anomaly erupted!
Those once-inscrutable passages that had demanded immense effort to decipher now unfolded with crystal clarity.
Characters seemed to come alive in her mind, autonomously unraveling the deepest mysteries of the scripture and laying them bare before her.
Epiphany!
This was the legendary, near-mythical state of cultivation enlightenment!
Su Jiu’s heart quaked. She swiftly steadied her mind, immersing herself completely in this profound sensation.
The chaotic energy within her finally found an outlet under the scripture’s guidance.
It transformed into a raging torrent, scouring her meridians and purifying her demon core.
The bottleneck at the fifth layer of Foundation Establishment, once unshakable, now crumbled like paper before this deluge.
Boom!
A dull thud resonated from within her.
Foundation Establishment, sixth layer—
Achieved!
Tumultuous demonic power surged through her, yet that peculiar energy from Su Ji showed no signs of waning.
If anything, as the scripture cycled, it seemed catalyzed—growing purer, denser, more overwhelming!
Su Jiu didn’t even have time to stabilize her new breakthrough before the energy propelled her cultivation toward the next horizon.
Foundation Establishment, seventh layer—
Shattered!
A faint tremor ran through Su Jiu’s delicate frame, a trickle of blood escaping her lips.
The strain of consecutive breakthroughs weighed on her, but the blazing triumph in her eyes only intensified.
Not enough.
She could feel it—the energy wasn’t spent yet!
Gritting her teeth, Su Jiu pushed the [Nine Luminaries Moon-Devouring Scripture] to its limits. Behind her, the phantom outlines of nine fox tails flickered, intertwining with that strange energy inside her.
Another muffled explosion!
Foundation Establishment, eighth layer!
Only now did that maddening, exhilarating energy finally exhaust itself, merging into her very bones and flesh as part of her cultivation.
Su Jiu slowly opened her eyes, momentarily dazed by the demonic power now several times mightier than before.
She raised a hand, staring at her pale palm, and finally released a long, shaky breath.
In less than an hour—
She’d broken through three layers!
Leaping from the fifth to the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment!
And her foundation was rock-solid—no instability from rapid advancement!
This… this was beyond fantasy!
Even with her Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox bloodline, achieving these breakthroughs through normal cultivation would’ve taken at least two and a half months.
Now, that grueling process had been compressed into a single hour.
The time saved meant she could finally pursue ventures she’d once deemed too perilous.
This time…
She might truly succeed…
Su Jiu’s mind flashed to Su Ji’s face—
Then she forcefully shoved the thought aside.
No time for distractions.
At the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment, even if she encountered a Golden Core old monster, she could hold her own.
Should she go for that opportunity…?
Soon, a cave abode left behind by a Nascent Soul grandmaster would emerge.
In the lands of Great Xia, Nascent Soul cultivators were practically myths—Golden Core experts were the pinnacle of power here.
The appearance of a Nascent Soul’s legacy would drive every Golden Core cultivator in Great Xia’s cultivation world into a frenzy.
Her original plan had been to steer clear.
Her strength was nowhere near enough to challenge Golden Core elites.
But now…
With eighth-layer Foundation Establishment power and her Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox bloodline abilities…
With careful planning…
She might just snatch a share from under those old monsters’ noses!
A glint ignited in Su Jiu’s eyes.
But this venture was far too dangerous.
Knowing Su Ji’s personality, he’d undoubtedly latch onto her like a leech again.
Best he remain unaware.
Pulling out brush and ink, she began writing:
"Senior Brother Su Ji,
If you’re reading this, consider it my farewell.
The… incident between us still leaves me unsettled. I’ve decided to travel and clear my mind.
[Fox-girl ramblings…]
[Fox-girl ramblings…]
[Fox-girl ramblings…]
Don’t come looking for me in the days ahead.
If fate wills it, we’ll meet again.
If not, the path of immortality is long—farewell without reunion."
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iaobai: "Councilor Dad, front me some funds. I want to hire ten thousand professional miners for a project!" [Five-Star Mission Issued: Capture the leader of the Blood Heaven Pirate Gang, who is on the run in the Radiant Star Sector. It is said the gang has over a hundred members. Proceed with caution.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, lend me the family's hundred-thousand-strong Lu Army!" [Seven-Star Mission Issued: Subdue a juvenile Void Dragon Beast.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, I'm taking your tamed Void Dragon Beast King out for a family reunion!" I said, System, don't you have any slightly more challenging missions? You're just not up to par! [Nine-Star Mission Issued: Become the Human Councilor.] Lu Xiaobai: "Dad, there's a small matter I'd like to discuss with you..."
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
