The current situation is not really looking too bright for her. In fact, it can be said that her goals are near impossible.
"First off, since you're my contracted magical beast then you can just call me by my name. From now on we are partners or companions. So, no calling me master" Feng Jiao Xue stated.
Smiling brilliantly Huang Jin De nodded as he crossed his legs and just floated in front of her. "Little Xue, may I call you that?"
She may not remember but the sentences she just said were also the first ones she stated when they formed their contract.
Humans are despicable and cunning creatures who will do anything for their interest. To them, magical beasts are nothing more than tools, weapons they can use.
There are very few humans who treat their contracted beasts as their companions. She, however, was different from them all. She treated them as if they really are family. To her they were not her cannon fodder or weapon. They are her people, her companions and beasts and they are proud to have her as their human.
Others are more than willing to sacrifice their own magical beast but only she gave up her own life to protect them.
Although their previous contractors treasured them it was because of their strength and the privileges they brought.
It was how she treated them that earned their trust, and her actions gained their unwavering loyalty.
Even if they die for her, they will not hesitate. But in the end, she still met her demise because of those bastards' schemes. Remembering the past had never been this painful before. Regardless, it doesn't matter now. What matters most is that she is alive and as safe as she can be in this environment.
"Yes. Although you're my contracted beast I don't want you to solve everything for me. So, unless it's a life and death situation or I didn't say so you should not interfere" Letting her guard down a little bit, Feng Jiao Xue informed him.
In order to grow and become stronger, facing dangers will be beneficial to her. Although her experience in fighting is boundless, she is still new to this world's level of danger and cultivation.
Huang Jin De hesitated but reluctantly nodded. "As long as you are capable of overcoming the danger I will not interfere. But you can't expect me to just watch you get hurt. I already lost you once, I can't lose you again"
"Alright but when I tell you to back off, then let me take care of it on my own" She consented.
Huang Jin De knows that the more trials she overcomes the stronger she becomes but he can't help but worry for her.
Although in her past life as long as she has about twenty percent chance of living and winning, they just let her be and only interfere when needed or more often than not fight side by side.
He could still remember it clearly, how the little her then stood proudly in the air with no fear. The wind blows her clothes and air making her look more enchanting. A small grin plastered in her face. They stood by her side, weapons wielded and pointed towards the thousands of cultivators that surrounded them.
Looking at the current Feng Jiao Xue in front of him he couldn't help smiling even more. She is finally back, and it won't be long before their makeshift family becomes whole again. He smiles at that thought and is really looking forward to that. He wonders how his companions have fared after so many years have passed.
"Even if I would want to, Xiao Xue, I'm afraid my help is limited since I am injured, and my cultivation is not as strong as it used to be" Huang Jin De ruefully informed her.
"Are you hurt?" She asks with a hint of worry. She may not remember but even without her memories she knew that this man before her is important to her and that is enough reason for her to care.
She realized that this man will never harm her due to the contract that they share which is the only reason that she is even lowering her vigilance. Since she already accepts him, sort of, it means that he is one of her own, and she takes care of her own.
Her coldness is only for those against her while what little warmth she has is given to the ones that can manage to obtain her care.
She is not innately cold, it's just that she has a hard time finding her light to give warmth to her own people.
Her previous occupation also needed her to seal all her emotions as they are nothing but distractions and weaknesses.
She can't just change years of habits in a day or two. Even so, she is doing her best to show that she cares and is protecting them.
Clenching her teeth, she tried to stand regardless of the pain since some of her wounds have already been infected making it even worse.
"Xiao Xue! What are you doing? You're injured, you need to lie down. Not to mention how much you're pushing your body beyond its limit already" Huang Jin De immediately went to her side and gently pushed her to lie down on the bed.
"I want to check your pulse" She informed him before grabbing his wrist and checking his health.
"I'm alright, I just need to cultivate and gather energy to heal. Fortunately, healing is my forte. I was supposed to allow you to experience the flames of nirvana to fully merge your soul, which is akin to being reborn but..." Huang Jin De trailed off, unable to say the next word. He can't possibly say it, he doesn't want to hurt her feelings.
Her lips twitched a little knowing what was left unsaid. She is still too weak, and she might not be able to endure it with the state she is in.
"Don't worry Xiao Xue, once you reach the blue level I will use it on you and your potential will improve by leaps and bounds and your physique will be even better. So, your cultivation will be smoother. Cultivating will after all strengthen your soul" Huang Jin De appeased her while rubbing her head like an adult would do to a small child.
"But this body is a waste. I can't cultivate, remember?" She pointed out.
Huang Jin De frowned and crossed his arm looking put off.
"If celestial physique is a waste physique, then all physiques are worse than trash." Huang Jin De scolded.
"Does that mean I can cultivate?" At the idea of being able to cultivate she immediately perked up and stared expectedly at Huang Jin De.
Huang Jin De arrogantly raised his head which reminded her of a proud peacock. "Of course, you can, now that you expelled the poison within you, your way of cultivation is just wrong"
"Then can you tell me how I should be able to cultivate?" She sat up in excitement, but Huang Jin De just looked at her in disapproval.
"Your body is already about to collapse yet you still want to cultivate?! No way! You're resting and that's final. You escaped from death, don't tell me that you want to say goodbye to your life again?" Huang Jin De scolded leaving her speechless.
Did this newfound companion of hers have bipolar disorder or something?
"I'm fine, I can still bear this level of pain" she stubbornly said as she sat up again immediately assuming the lotus position.
"You can endure but your body would not be able to handle it for long. You're injured inside and out as well as exhausted. You need to rest, once you're well rested I will give you the cultivation technique for your celestial physique" Huang Jin De stubbornly told her.
Just like that the battle of the wills began. They stared at each other not wanting to back down. It did not take long for one of them to win and the other could only yield.
"Fine, I'll give you the book now, but you really need to rest" Huang Jin De yielded in the end realizing that she had become even more stubborn than before.
Feng Jiao Xue smirked at him as he pulled out a book in thin air.
Flipping through the book, Feng Jiao Xue realized that this body is far from being a trash. In fact, it was stated that the celestial physique is considered as the gradeless physique since it fully depends on the will and comprehension of a person.
It is one of the Five physique's that could cultivate both in Dou Qi and Magic. However, the Heavenly Dao is always fair. There are always drawbacks in this Physiques.
For the celestial physique it is a strong stable soul, high level of comprehension and a high level of endurance, Of the three requirements she only barely meets one.
Her soul is incomplete as such she will face the consequence, but Huang Jin De's knowledge in this is very little since this physique is one of the rarest in fact it is the rarest of them all. It may only appear once in a billion years.
Having this rare physique for her is not something that she can be happy about. The knowledge about this physique is not only scarce but with her current status the resources are impossible to attain, since this physique can be nourished with medicinal baths once a month or even more frequently, the spiritual herbs needed are already listed. Thankfully it is not a necessity so she can worry about that later.
Her level of comprehension can be said to be outstanding but her knowledge about this world is just the basics. She was never allowed in the clan's book pavilion, so even the memories are useless.
A high stamina is needed in order for her to train her strength since the drawback of this physique is that if not trained well it would be even weaker than magicians without the aid of Dou Qi or magic. The problem lies now in this body's past.
It needed to be trained from a tender age preferably when she started gaining awareness of the world.
But having a weak body also means that the temperature would affect her greatly. Thankfully, Huang Jin De could help with cold but not with heat.
The heavens blessed this body with boundless potential, but it is dependent on the will. A dual comparability in both cultivation paths but is restricted by the body's physical strength. Lastly, an affinity to all elements but is balanced by her resistance to them.
The heavenly Dao gives and takes.
After reading the rest of the information Feng Jiao Xue decided to... Sleep.
Yes, sleep, she needs to be well rested for this.
Huang Jin De watched from the side as she silently closed the book with a dark face and put it by her bedside table before robotically tucking herself to sleep.
He rubbed the back of his neck and his lips twitched before also vanishing in a puff of smoke returning back to the ring.