Ye Xiruo was still cultivating wholeheartedly. Perhaps because of hearing the legend of the Imperial Beast today and deeply sensing the intense pressure from the depths of the back mountain, her cultivation speed was even a bit faster today. By daybreak, she had already broken through eighteen major acupoints.
Standing up, she patted the non-existent dust off her body and looked up at the sky as if she could truly see the outside sky through the space.
At this moment, she felt as if a shackle in her mind had suddenly loosened, and she was indescribably relaxed. If one wanted to soar to the clouds, one must possess powerful strength.
"System, what level is the 'Ten Thousand Woods Art'?"
"Insufficient permissions. Unable to answer."
Ye Xiruo flashed out of the space. Anyway, that barren space was only a bit richer in spiritual energy, and everything else was unknown. The unknown meant taboo, and she just had to avoid it.
Ye Xiruo sat quietly on the roof. The cold morning wind blew gently across her pale and delicate face. Her pitch-black eyes looked eastward, with a glimmer of anticipation in her gaze.
In the morning breeze, she waited for that wisp of chaotic energy.
There was anticipation and persistence in her eyes. It was as if she had done this countless times. Her gaze was indescribably steady, and her movements were ordinary yet full of charm.
No one knew how much the young girl's heart had changed last night; just as no one could see her future.
"Interesting, truly interesting," a white figure stood in the void, his right hand constantly stroking the dark blue thumb ring on his left hand. There was a meaningful smile on his extremely handsome face.
Fortunately, the junior fellow disciples of Luoxia Valley didn't see this scene. Otherwise, they would surely be unable to resist committing suicide. Their lofty and perfect eldest senior brother was like a peeping Tom, observing a half-grown child cultivating.
Their eldest senior brother was as shrewd as a demon. He could often see through others' cultivation techniques at a glance and then use them himself, hitting the other party so hard that they wanted to vomit blood, yet they could do nothing about it.
Although the sect of the eldest senior brother was only a yellow-level power, no one doubted that the name of the eldest senior brother would sooner or later resound throughout the continent.
He was a person who made the prodigies despair. No one knew the origin of the eldest senior brother, nor did anyone know his exact strength.
Actually, Xiu Qiyu himself didn't know why he had come back here again.
If the few pancakes were an accident and his inadvertently dropping the jasper ruyi buckle was also an accident.
Then he should have taken the things and left yesterday instead of observing in the dark. Deep in his heart, there seemed to be a glimmer of anticipation. Was he looking forward to reuniting with that woman?
Seeing her wrinkling her small face under the moonlight, his calm heart actually stirred. At this time, the correct thing to do was to kill her and make this feeling disappear forever.
But he hesitated. That child was not at fault. She had just started cultivating, and a new world had just opened up in front of her. Should he strangle this hope?
From this girl, he seemed to sense the bearing of a grandmaster.
This should be related to that mysterious space. With his extensive knowledge, he still couldn't tell what kind of cultivation technique the girl was practicing, only that it was extraordinary. Of course, the girl's aptitude was also heaven-defying. Her spiritual root was conservatively estimated to be of high quality. If she could have started cultivating from childhood, there would have been one more top prodigy on this continent.
Ten minutes later, Ye Xiruo slowly finished her cultivation. She felt that the nineteenth acupoint would be broken through soon, and she couldn't help grinning.
The newly risen morning sun shone on her face, giving her an air of holiness.
Ye Xiruo jumped down from the roof and started cooking. She had brought back a lot of ribs yesterday. Part of them would be used to make soup, and part to make braised ribs. In the big pot, she was going to steam the last bit of rice. She was tired of drinking multi-grain porridge every day.
She chopped the ribs into small pieces, added water, and started boiling. When the water boiled, she skimmed off the blood foam and simmered slowly over low heat. Half an hour later, she added scallions, ginger, Chinese prickly ash, salt, and other seasonings. Then she cut a plate of radish slices and poured them in. There was no winter melon, so she had to make do with radishes.
Ye Xiruo was going to make a stir-fried pig liver and a cold plate of small green vegetables.
Well, looking at the sumptuous breakfast on the table, a smile appeared on Ye Xiruo's pale small face, and she was ready to dig in.
Cultivation was good, but enjoying delicious food was even better for Ye Xiruo, the foodie.
"Little friend, may I have the honor of sharing breakfast with you?"
Where did this gorgeous and deep voice come from? Ye Xiruo reluctantly put down a rib and looked up, a bit confused.
He was wearing a plain white long shirt, and his face was so ordinary that it couldn't be more ordinary. But there was an indescribable feeling about him.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Ye Xiruo stood up. This person had appeared suddenly, which meant he was a cultivator.
"I mean no harm. I'm just passing by, and I happen to be hungry. I thought I'd exchange some food."
"Are you hungry? Don't you cultivators not need to eat?" Ye Xiruo looked at Xiu Qiyu innocently.
Xiu Qiyu's expression remained unchanged: "Miss, you're joking. I'm far from achieving bigu."
Ye Xiruo stretched out her hand: "Pay up."
Xiu Qiyu was speechless. Interesting. She was definitely the only one in so many years who dared to ask him for money so righteously.
Xiu Qiyu put his hand into his bosom, pretending to take out money. In fact, he took out a medium-grade spirit stone from his spatial ring.
There was no way. This was the smallest and lowest-grade spirit stone in his ring. As for vulgar things like silver and gold, he didn't have any.
"You think you can fool me with this broken stone." Ye Xiruo pounded the table angrily.
Xiu Qiyu had already sat down. Ye Xiruo snorted coldly and went to the kitchen to get a set of seldom-used chopsticks.
"This is a spirit stone. It's helpful for cultivation." He didn't need to say more. With her intelligence, she would naturally understand.
As soon as Ye Xiruo heard that this thing was the legendary spirit stone, her eyebrows curved into a smile, and her pale small face also had a few more smiles.
So she had met a rich guy. She had actually exchanged a meal for a spirit stone. It seemed that her luck was really good.
Xiu Qiyu picked up a braised rib and ate it slowly. Although his face was extremely ordinary, his dining posture was like a model. Anyway, Ye Xiruo felt inferior.
Most of the meal ended up in Xiu Qiyu's stomach. Of course, Ye Xiruo also ate until her stomach was full.
After eating, Ye Xiruo cleaned up the things, made a pot of dark tea, poured herself a cup, and handed a bowl to Xiu Qiyu.
"How did you know I was a cultivator?" Was it by chance or necessity?
"Your food is delicious." Xiu Qiyu sipped the tea slowly. Dressed in white, he looked indescribably elegant and noble.
"Thank you for the compliment. You're also lucky. You happened to come when there was meat." The remaining meat she planned to make into marinated meat. She hadn't eaten it for a long time, and she really missed the taste.
"Potential!" After saying this one word, Xiu Qiyu quickly left.