Li Daocheng, Ye Xiaowei

Jade left before dawn this time, and Ye Xiaowei stayed awake all night.

He stared closely at the withered Tao fruit.

It seemed that the withered tree was swaying slightly accompanied by the gentle breeze.

Holding his breath, Ye Xiaowei watched as the Tao fruit fell during this sway, landing on the ground beneath his feet.

This world like a box opened by a key, unfolded like a vortex, condensing within Ye Xiaowei's dantian.

He felt the wind within this world.

It was the wind that helped him form this Tao fruit, and this world would no longer be the place of impending death.

It was all because of this gust of wind and this Tao fruit.

The spiritual energy in the cave was continuously absorbed by the vortex and then incorporated into this world.

Finally, the dry well was no longer dry.

There was a puddle of water at the bottom.

At this moment, the second Tao fruit appeared.

It wasn't as deadly as the first one.

In stark contrast to the withered tree, it was a new, tender fruit, full of moisture and vitality.

Ye Xiaowei scooped a handful of spring water from the well.

No longer were there just water droplets; the well now had a shallow pool of water.

He entered the wooden house.

Inside lay a figure wearing an ordinary Confucian robe, devoid of vitality.

Ye Xiaowei fed him the water.

The wooden house started to repair itself, and the branches of the fallen withered tree flew to the gaps to fix them.

Ye Xiaowei observed the figure without any change.

After a while, the figure remained lying down without moving.

He left that world.

A guest had arrived.

Opening his eyes from the bamboo chair, Ye Xiaowei saw the person, and the cave's entrance was still open.

It was a man about twenty years old; his gaze toward Ye Xiaowei carried disdain and aversion with arrogance.

"As they said, you're indeed a lazy bum, spending your days in the cave like a rat," the person sneered.

Ye Xiaowei shifted his gaze away, pointing at the door with his finger.

The person contemptuously chuckled.

"As insignificant as you are, I wasn't planning to engage with you. A useless person like you, Eternal Sect can still afford your daily expanses. However, you've disrupted Junior Sister Jade's cultivation, do you understand?"

"So what?"

Ye Xiaowei raised his eyes as if looking at a corpse.

"Junior sister has been punished for seeking you. I don't want to see her be punished again because of you. Do you understand what I mean?"

Ye Xiaowei extended his finger again, pointing outside the door.

The person chuckled contemptuously, thinking Ye Xiaowei was just maintaining the pride of the young lord down the mountain.

He didn't even consider the idea of teaching him a lesson as the gap was too vast.

But he didn't mind scaring him a bit.

"If you have free time, go inquire about me, Qin Rendi. Don't worry, I won't come again. But if you do it again, I have ten thousand ways to expel you from the outside fraction, and your corpse will be found somewhere down the mountain."

Qin Rendi left with a cold snort, brushing his sleeves.

Ye Xiaowei suddenly missed that sword.

He entered his little world again, and the person in the wooden house was already standing under the withered tree.

He greeted, "Hello."

The person turned around from under the tree, looking at Ye Xiaowei.

Naturally, he also saw that extremely handsome face.

Both of them remained silent as if there was an invisible tacit understanding, or perhaps they were the same person.

Ye Xiaowei glanced at the dry well, but there was still only a puddle at the bottom.

The withered tree remained with some minor repairs to the broken house.

Then he smiled and looked at him.

"Long time no see."

This world was so vast that beyond one’s.

There were nine realms in cultivation, but what came after the ninth realm?

There was a Saint who descended on this star domain, leaving two strands of divine soul on this continent.

One strand turned into the prodigy Li Daocheng, and the other remained dormant for hundreds of years, becoming the ordinary mountain dweller, Ye Xiaowei.

A few years ago, Li Daocheng came to this world; it was to return home, as well as to become one with Ye Xiaowei

It was the Tao fruit nurtured by Ye Xiaowei for several years that awakened this realm and him.

Li Daocheng gently touched the withered tree, his eyes unclear whether they were filled with joy or sorrow.

"You joined Eternal Sect, didn't you?"

Ye Xiaowei nodded.

"Then go to Goddess Peak."

Ye Xiaowei was taken aback, and his facial expression was quite complex.

"Don't you know that the peak only accepts female disciples?"

"I know."

Li Daocheng said calmly, "As long as your talent is exceptional enough, they will take you in. And I’m not asking you to cultivate the Goddess Mind Art; there’s another one that I want you to learn."

Ye Xiaowei's expression became very serious.

"Refining Heaven."

Goddess Peak mainly accepted female disciples, most of whom cultivated Goddess Mind Art.

However, they also have a divine technique called Refining Heaven.

Legend had it that this technique was passed down by the ancient deity Nuwa.

Ye Xiaowei thought of something and suddenly brightened up.

"So, since you couldn't ascend to this realm, you want to refine it?"

"The sky is too vast. How can our power be enough? Just refining a hole is sufficient. I have sensed a faint connection as if calling us back home."

"Got it."

"I won't stay for long. The divine soul is inherently fragile, and the power of the laws of time is constantly eroding me. I will return to the gap in your soul and complete your spirit."

Ye Xiaowei looked somewhat compassionate, gazing at the small house.

"Life and death are predetermined, but our fate is not in the heavens. Keep going, the farther, the better. Unravel the mysteries for both of us, go farther for me."

Countless points of light flew out of Li Daocheng's body like fireflies, and his body became increasingly dim.

The points of light rushed toward the withered tree.

On the tree, the third Tao fruit was formed, resembling a human shape.

Ye Xiaowei saw the shadow of Li Daocheng on this Tao fruit and he faintly smiled.

Always feel that something in life is completely filled, yet also feel that something has been lost.

He opened his eyes.

The will of heaven and earth seemed to awaken at this moment.

A person walked out of Tianxuan Peak, and it was Tian Xuanzi.

He looked into the sky.

At this moment, countless powerful cultivators across the entire continent began to gaze into the sky.

They clearly saw a majestic gaze in the air, as if glancing in that direction—towards Eternal Sect.

Just one glance, like an illusion.

"Is Eternal Sect going to produce another Li Daocheng?"

"Is it Zhao Shisan?"

Countless people speculated, who exactly attracted this probing gaze from above?

They had no way of knowing that the person who attracted that gaze was currently lying on a bamboo chair.

Today, the small cave welcomed its second guest.

Chen Dao.

He looked at Ye Xiaowei and was once again shocked.

The original Ye Xiaowei, with no spiritual energy or Tao root, now seemed to possess a small world.

Although he couldn't peer inside, it was already a symbol of entering the realm.

This truly amazed him, considering he had previously probed with his spiritual sense.

The master and servant were truly extraordinary.

Jade entered the realm in one night, and then broke through two realms.

As for Ye Xiaowei, it only took a few days, to go from an ordinary mortal to a cultivator with his realm being opened.

Entering the realm as a mortal was not completely impossible in the cultivation world, but it was rare for someone as lazy as Ye Xiaowei.

He sighed, "Over the years, I have recruited many disciples for the sect, but I made a mistake once."

Ye Xiaowei smiled but remained silent.

"Unexpectedly, you also entered the realm. Then the following will not be that hard. Sword Trial Assembly is only a few days away. Although it mainly involves internal fraction disciples, there are also competitions for outside fraction Sky-Watching Peak disciples. Outstanding talents can freely choose which peak to join."

Ye Xiaowei nodded.

He knew that if he hadn't entered the realm today, Chen Dao might have come to issue a notice of expulsion.

"Now you can go to Sky-Watching Peak to learn techniques. Otherwise, you won't easily stand out."

He tossed a token over, but Ye Xiaowei didn't catch it, letting it hit his stomach.

Chen Dao sighed.

An uneducable youth.

Although he didn't know how Ye Xiaowei had entered the realm, based on his temperament alone, he was destined not to go far. Too lazy.

"I need talismans."

Ye Xiaowei spoke.

"The sect's Treasure Pavilion has them. With your token, you can receive ten sheets as an outside fraction disciple... No, why do you need talismans? Can you draw talismans?"

Ye Xiaowei nodded.

"I know a little. I learned a bit when I was down the mountain."

"Well, just let it be. But you must take the Sword Trial Assembly seriously. It's an opportunity to find a good place."

Chen Dao paused and prepared to leave.

"I won't disturb your rest any longer. Farewell."

"Elder, take care."