The Eternal Soaring Sword

Chapter 8 - Because You're Too Beautiful

When the sun rose the next day, the entire mountain was bathed in sunlight, giving a golden mantle to the entire forest. A monkey and a young man walked out of the valley.

Although he felt that absorbing spiritual energy was too slow, he was not discouraged, so he continued cultivating every day. His experiences in his childhood have shaped him into the person he is today. He believed that even dripping water could penetrate rocks and iron rods could be ground into needles. He strongly believed that as long as he persisted, he would shine one day.

Little Black jumped over the trees nearby. Every branch he jumped over would become a mess. Zhao Jiuge casually walked through the forest, thinking about the strength of his physical body.

Yesterday, when he gathered his spirit power within his palm, he was able to crush a stone. The blood on his body was almost all covered by spirit power. He predicted that in two days, all of his blood would be filled with spirit power and he would break through to the middle stage of the Blood Movement Realm.

He walked for more than half a day deep in the forest and found no herbs or spirit fruits. Zhao Jiuge felt disappointed when he heard Little Black squeak. Little Black arrived in front of Zhao Jiuge and pulled Zhao Jiuge's clothes with one hand and pointed with the other.

Following the direction Little Black pointed at, Zhao Jiuge saw a cliff not far away, and more than 200 meters below it was a large pool of water with a waterfall cascading into it across the pond. The water color is dark, but the surface is smooth and shiny. Walking near the cliff, Zhao Jiuge could feel the coldness of the pool. He shivered and his neck shrank backwards.

Before Zhao Jiuge could react, Little Black rushed down the cliff in a few jumps and headed straight for the pond. Zhao Jiuge felt helpless and followed Little Black down. Fortunately, after entering the Blood Movement Realm, his body became much stronger and he could jump several meters at once.

After arriving next to the swimming pool, the cold became even more pronounced. The sound of water falling into the pond resounded and ripples spread throughout the pond.

Little Black was happily playing by the pool as Zhao Jiuge leaned over to touch the water. His eyebrows were wrinkled because it was so cold! He felt pain coming from his finger. After entering the Blood Movement Realm, his body became much stronger, so there was rarely an environment that caused him this much pain.

“Eh?” Zhao Jiuge discovered that the cold energy had entered his body through his finger, then the cold energy turned into spiritual energy, which was converted into spirit power by his body.

This discovery made Zhao Jiuge very happy. He immediately immersed himself in the pond and activated the Sanskrit Heart Sutra. The spirit power in his body moved as a bone-chilling coldness entered his body, and he clearly felt his spirit power increase.

A few days passed. The water in the pool flowed out from Zhao Jiuge and the air around him was filled with the pressure of spirit power. However, it only lasted for a moment before disappearing. His blood was filled with spirit power as his pores continued to absorb spiritual energy. After painstakingly cultivating within this cold pond for several days, he managed to break through to the middle stage of the Blood Movement Realm!

All the blood within his body contained the specs of a golden light and was filled with spirit power. Zhao Jiuge sighed and revealed a satisfied smile. He looked around and found no trace of Little Black. He might go somewhere to play.

Soon, his eyes were filled with passion. Thinking of the Sanskrit Divine Body, his hands formed a seal. The spirit power that could be moved in the Blood Movement Realm was certainly different—it was much faster than the Spirit Detecting Realm. His movements while forming the seal were initially slow, but he soon became extremely skilled. Spiritual energy quickly flowed into his body and was refined by the Sanskrit Divine Body . Immediately, a kind of strange spirit power spread throughout his body.

When he did this a few days ago, at the initial stage of the Blood Movement, the same thing happened, but now his spirit power was moving faster. Upon seeing the strange spirit power appear, his hand moved even faster and his spirit power rushed towards that strange spirit power point.

These strange spirit power spots were collected and merged together. Originally, each was only the size of a pea, but now, fused together, they were the size of a small fish.

After merging it into the size of a small fish, he felt the same as the last time— felt helplessness. The spiritual energy coming from the outside is not enough to follow the process. After all, he was only at the middle stage of the Blood Movement Realm!

Her clothes were completely wet from sitting inside the pond, and when she stood up, drops of water dripped from her body. Little Black, who disappeared into the forest to play, had returned and was waiting by the pool.

Little Black, who had already played enough, was excited and shouted. However, he did not jump to Zhao Jiuge as usual, as if Little Black was underestimating Zhao Jiuge's current sorry state.

The monkey and the young man were both in a good mood. After more than a month outside of the valley, one was already playing enough and the other was happy with the progress of his cultivation. Although the moon hangs high in the sky, the day is still dark, with only the surface of the pond shining from the reflection of the moonlight. With the reflection of the light from the pond, the young man and the monkey climbed back up to the cliff.

As they climbed the cliff, Zhao Jiuge saw a light spot in the distance, and before long the point began to grow. The light points moved like meteors and flashed across the sky. One moment was far away, the next was much closer and brighter.

Zhao Jiuge involuntarily shut his mouth. He was very surprised. It was a dragon boat flying in the air. The body of the dragon boat was deep yellow, as if it was carved from yellow jade. There are red beads in the dragon's mouth. It pierced through the air, and one could hear the sound of air friction. In front of the boat stood two people.

When had Zhao Jiuge seen something like this before? Although he sometimes went on adventures, they were hardly like this. He could not help but stop breathing. A magical treasure! Zhao Jiuge had seen the records about the magical treasures in the jade, but there was no detailed description. Now that he saw her for the first time, he was shocked by her soul.

According to the jade tube, there were five levels of magical treasures. Treasure spells: normal weapons filled with some spirit stones. Precious treasure: made of materials with spiritual energy from the cultivation world— very strong.

Spirit treasures: an entire treasure filled with spiritual energy, and as long as the material was good, one could even purify the soul of a Nascent Soul Realm beast into it. His power will surpass imagination. Eternal treasures: very few exist in the entire Huaxia Dynasty. It will take many years by the spirit power of its own maker, and each will have its own characteristics.

There was another special existence: heavenly treasures. They were born of heaven and earth. When the time came for them to appear, the light would shine brightly, announcing their existence. They might not be weaker than immortal treasures.

The records in the jade tube were very simple, so when he saw the magical treasures for the first time today, the shock he felt was incomparable. Even Little Black was shocked by this scene, and was even slightly frightened. Little Black jumped onto Zhao Jiuge's shoulder and stared intently ahead. 

Zhao Jiuge was still in a daze in shock as the dragon boat approached and stopped in the sky above them with the dragon head pointing to the pond. He regained his senses and saw two figures standing on the boat. More precisely, they were two beautiful women with figures that would shock the heavens!

The person on the left was wearing a pink palace dress with bright green hairpins that shone brightly. His skin was as white as snow and so smooth that it seemed like he would be bruised just by blowing it. Her clear eyes and petite figure would make anyone want to love and care for her.

The astonishing feeling shocked Zhao Jiuge's vision. Others dress more simply. Although not so amazing, he gave off an otherworldly aura.

The face of the plain-clothed woman was cold and expressionless and her eyes were just as clear. There was not a single hint of emotion in his eyes. Her black hair was draped behind her shoulders and a regular wooden hairpin was stuffed into her hair.

The two of them stood proudly on the head of the dragon boat as a gentle breeze blew by. The end of the plain-clothed woman's skirt rose slightly and her hair swayed gently.

The end of her skirt was not the only one being moved. The young man's heart was also moved because he was too beautiful.