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Chapter 354: The Fulfilling Life of the Big Nephew
Chapter 354: Chapter 354: The Fulfilling Life of the Big Nephew
It seems deducing the origins of those black-clothed cultivators from the cultivation techniques they use is rather unlikely—Yu Sheng never knew that one could "correspondence study" cultivation like this.
However, True Man Yuanling did gain some insights from those black-clothed individuals.
"Those who attacked you have solid body cultivation foundations, and most of them show traces of bone washing and marrow cleansing, indicating changes in their bloodlines. Such features are common on frontier planets with low levels of development—these immigrant planets often have environments not fully transformed, with harsh cold or heat, acidic toxic radiation outside the dome. The pioneering cultivators who settle at the border, despite having protective magic treasures, still undergo bodily modifications for safety."
Yu Sheng quickly realized: "You mean, none of these people are locals of the Taixu Spirit Hub? They’re from the borders of the Feiyu Star Domain?"
True Man Yuanling nodded slightly: "It’s highly possible."
Yu Sheng furrowed his brow and brought up the information he had gathered: "Speaking of which, I used some of my own ’methods’ and got some clues from one of the black-clothed individuals. They seem to be searching for something called ’Emperor’s Legacy,’ and that thing is closely related to the Exotic Realm appearing on Taiyou..."
He laid out all the information he knew, and as he narrated, True Man Yuanling’s expression visibly grew somber.
"I have indeed never heard of this ’Emperor’s Legacy,’ but for a group likely from frontier planets to come to the satellites of the prime star searching for the so-called ’Emperor’s Legacy’... this is no trivial matter," True Man Yuanling’s brows tightened, his voice slightly hushed. He then turned to Xuan Che, "Xuan Che, when you fought with those black-clothed people, did you notice signs of mania or delusion, or sudden changes in their bodies or bizarre transformations in their cultivation techniques?"
"This... not really," Xuan Che hesitated for a moment, shaking his head. "Those people were very clear-minded during the fight, knew how to cooperate in battle formations. Even when they were caught after a mishap, they were quite dignified, not like those who had lost their minds."
Yu Sheng sensed something from True Man Yuanling’s question and couldn’t help but ask: "Why did you suddenly bring this up?"
"... Cultivators far from the Taixu Star often fall prey to demonic influence, especially those who fail to temper their spirit during Foundation Establishment, whose foundations are unstable," True Man Yuanling explained solemnly, "This is one of the risks faced on the path of cultivation.
"The journey of cultivation seeks transcendence, but man is inherently mortal; this process of transcendence is not easy. If one’s disposition fails to keep up with the cultivation technique, falling into the Demon Path happens in the blink of an eye, and the further away from the prime star, closer to the star domain border, the more the environment differs from one’s ’ancestral land.’ In such environments, the mind becomes fragile, and the emptiness beyond the star river is boundless, with countless deceitful mysteries. The longer one gazes into that darkness... who knows what they might hear or see.
"Moreover... border areas are difficult to manage. Even if Taixu Spirit Hub does its utmost, it’s inevitable that some external evil demons infiltrate in moments of opportunity. They occasionally seduce frontier cultivators and deceive border inhabitants; this was how the Venerate Saints Monastery infiltrated earlier."
Saying this, True Man Yuanling paused, his gloomy and heavy expression slightly alleviating: "But it’s not all bad. You have dealt with this wave of evil followers, giving me a direction for investigation. I’ll notify the border disciples and the other four sects to investigate along this line—and look into what this so-called ’Emperor’ truly is."
"Do you want us to help?" Yu Sheng asked casually.
"Ah, that would absolutely not trouble you," True Man Yuanling immediately laughed, waving his hand. "You’ve come a long way as guests, came to my Qianfeng Ling Mountain without even having time to rest, and then got attacked by evil followers and fought with them. This is already embarrassing enough for me when I say it. You should rest first—tomorrow, I’ll arrange for you to properly see the myriad mountains and cloud sea here; there are quite good places below the mountain too."
"Alright then, we’ll head back and rest," Yu Sheng didn’t continue to be polite with the old man, "Just call if you need anything."
True Man Yuanling cupped his hands, watching Yu Sheng casually open a door from beside him, stepping from the Queyun Palace to the Cloud Viewing Platform...
Seeing that illusory door gradually dissipate from sight, True Man Yuanling sighed lightly, unable to resist a comment: "I think I’m starting to understand what Director Baili meant by that phrase earlier?"
Xuan Che: "Ah? What did Director Baili say to you?"
"She told me to get used to Mr. Yu’s habit of opening doors anytime and walking through them."
"... That’s indeed the case."
...
On the Cloud Viewing Platform, the sunset was sinking.
As soon as Yu Sheng arrived, he saw a familiar figure next to the package collection point—Zheng Zhi.
Honestly, before coming back, he had thought about his nephew’s situation, wondering if it was appropriate to leave this young man unfamiliar with the place alone on an alien planet guarding a door. After all, the rest of his group had all gone out to see the world and experienced space travel (even though the last stage of the journey was a bit thrilling), but at this moment, upon seeing Zheng Zhi, any guilt in Yu Sheng’s heart immediately disappeared.
Because he saw Zheng Zhi had somehow procured a lounge chair, placing it on the Cloud Viewing Platform, with a small table evidently borrowed from someone next to him. The various snacks, fruits, and a jug on the table were piled to the point of spilling onto the ground. He was lounging in that chair, holding a tablet from the Special Service Bureau, swiping through short videos, all the while laughing, occasionally taking a bite of immortal fruit, sipping a couple of mouthfuls of Jade Dew, thoroughly enjoying himself!
Seeing this scene, Yu Sheng didn’t even have time to speak. The little puppet on his shoulder jumped up and shouted from afar, "Nephew!!"
Zheng Zhi was startled instantly, nearly dropping the tablet in his hand before jumping up, looking at Yu Sheng’s group in surprise and delight, "Ah, Brother Yu, you’re back?"
Erin stood on Yu Sheng’s shoulder with her hands on her hips, full of momentum, "You are sure enjoying yourself — did you know we’re over in the Exotic Realm about to bash brains out with a bunch of cold-blooded killers?"
Just as the little puppet finished speaking, Hu Li poked her head cautiously reminding, "Well, looking at the result, they didn’t truly showcase cold-blooded killer features, but Luna really did go without blinking from start to finish..."
"It’s rhetoric, that’s my rhetorical style," Erin turned and glared at Hu Li, "You have to judge by the aura, those black-clothed ones look like miscreants bereft of parental love, unlike us whose style is straightforward and upright."
Hu Li scratched her cheek, looking at the other with suspicion, "I always feel there’s something off with what you said."
Beside her, Luna nodded, "Hmm, right."
No one knew whether she was responding to one of the previous sentences.
Zheng Zhi, meanwhile, had gotten up and walked over, somewhat at a loss for words after hearing Erin, "Uh, this..."
"Don’t bother with her, she’s always like that with her mouth," Yu Sheng interrupted directly, then his gaze fell on the tablet in his hands, "... Are you browsing short videos on interstellar roaming?!"
"Ah, no," Zheng Zhi hadn’t expected Yu Sheng to focus on this, paused and then waved his hand quickly, "I’m using the wifi from Qianfeng Ling Mountain."
Yu Sheng: "... There’s wifi on Qianfeng Ling Mountain?!"
"Yes, although the format is different from Boundary City’s ’civil signal,’ it is compatible with the broadcast signals from Star Communications, and the bureau-issued devices can connect directly," Zheng Zhi explained with a smile, "I found out from a passing Fairy while wandering about nearby."
"Uh, alright then," Yu Sheng said casually, "Has anything happened during the time we were away?"
"Things at Cloud Viewing Platform have been quiet, always quite peaceful," Zheng Zhi recalled slightly and began to report, "But while wandering nearby, plenty of interesting things happened..."
Yu Sheng raised his eyebrows, "Interesting things?"
Zheng Zhi nodded, "Yeah, in the afternoon on the road to Half Mountain Pavilion, I stumbled upon two groups of Spirit Mountain Disciples fighting."
Yu Sheng: "Fighting?!"
"Yes, they said it’s because Beast Taming Peak’s disciples’ final assignment ate the Spirit Storage Peak’s final assignment..."
Yu Sheng’s face twitched, "... Uh, anything else?"
Zheng Zhi then recalled momentarily and began to ramble, "Also, on a nearby high platform, I saw a girl crying, asked her and she said she’s from Divine Weapon Peak focusing on artifact refining, her flying sword that took a decade to nurture finally developed an Artifact Spirit only to end up being an idiot, and hooked up with the hammer she uses for forging instead;
"In a small grove on the mountainside, I met a talking rabbit, he seemed surprised by the fact I could spot him, the first thing he said upon meeting was, ’How the hell did you see me?’ — I asked a few casual questions, he said he’s an Inner Sect Disciple from Beast Taming Peak and is being chased by senior brothers and sisters because he cultivated mosquitoes able to endure winter and live ten years, so he transformed and hid in the woods, but just after I promised to keep his secret, his senior brothers and sisters showed up... Poor kid, was crying like crazy.
"Oh, and at the back of the cliff, found a steep slope, beneath was a small river, there’s an old man fishing by the riverbank, at first, I thought I encountered some adventure—one of those hidden legacies giving away secret manuals—but after asking, I found out he’s from the Enlightenment Hall watching over dormitories, sneaked here to fish after work because he didn’t want to go home—he seemed surprised seeing me, said stuff similar to that mosquito-raising ’rabbit’, first thing he said was ’How the hell did you find this’..."
Zheng Zhi spoke more and more excitedly, seeming that staying one whole day at Qianfeng Ling Mountain was quite fulfilling for him, while Yu Sheng was beside him going from surprise to daze, finally his face went numb.
How to say it...
No wonder it’s him.
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