Chapter 248: Preparing to Confess to the Master

Chapter 248: Preparing to Confess to the Master

Qi Yuan's eyes lit up when he heard his daughter Qi Jianjun's words.

"The Upper Realm?"

"Yes, the Upper Realm where your mother is!" Qi Jianjun said earnestly.

At this moment, Qi Yuan's gaze towards Shen Wushen changed once again.

"Let's go to Qicolor Peak."

As for the Divine Infant Festival, it could go to hell.

After all, Shen Wushen was from the Upper Realm.

Jin Li... was still in the Upper Realm.

The Master... was also in the Upper Realm.

Unfortunately, Qi Yuan couldn't leave the Canglan Realm, and naturally, he couldn't go to the Upper Realm.

With the Great Cataclysm still ongoing, even if he entered the Yin Soul state, he couldn't use the teleportation array to reach the Upper Realm.

Since Shen Wushen had come from the Upper Realm, he could go there and deliver a message.

Shen Wushen didn't hesitate and immediately said, "If Brother Qi invites me, I dare not refuse."

Thus, Qi Yuan and Shen Wushen transformed into two streaks of light and disappeared.

At this moment, standing in front of the new concrete apartment, Qi Yuan said indifferently, "Divine Junior, what do you think of my new Immortal Mansion?"

Since Shen Wushen called him Brother Qi, it shouldn't be inappropriate for him to call Shen Wushen Divine Junior, right?

Shen Wushen was slightly startled and looked at the apartment ahead. He wasn't good with words, but he said, "The Great Dao is simplicity itself."

"You speak quite eloquently," Qi Yuan smiled, "Let's go inside, and we can have a detailed chat."

"Okay."

The two entered the apartment and sat down in chairs.

Qi Yuan looked at Shen Wushen with anticipation, "I heard you're from the Upper Realm?"

"Yes," Shen Wushen nodded.

These pieces of information must have been told to him by Qi Jianjun.

"Can you travel between the Upper and Lower Realms?" Qi Yuan asked earnestly.

"It's... very difficult, and it requires a great price," Shen Wushen said.

He had only managed to come to the Canglan Realm by using the treasures left by the Shen family ancestors, along with the activation of the sect's most precious treasure.

Now, he could only make one more trip to the Lower Realm.

That's why he was prepared to exchange his Divine Art for Qi Yuan's guidance.

"As long as it's possible!" Qi Yuan was a bit happy.

A great price?

With his intelligence and wisdom, formulating a meticulous plan would be enough to solve Shen Wushen's problem.

He hurriedly asked, "Do you know about the Moon Deity Palace? Can you see Moon Maiden... Jin Li?"

He and Jin Li had never met.

Or rather, he had met the Moon Maiden, but not Jin Li's past self.

"I know of the Moon Deity Palace, and yesterday, the young lady also entrusted me with a task..." Shen Wushen told Qi Yuan about his encounter with Qi Jianjun and the request she had made.

"However, Buddha Mountain is too far from the Moon Deity Palace. I've only heard of the name Moon Maiden, but I don't know this Jin Li."

It would take a long time, perhaps three years, to deliver a message from Buddha Mountain.

Shen Wushen spoke truthfully.

"Three years?" Qi Yuan asked.

He thought of the Moon Maiden by the July Lake and also remembered Jin Li, who had waited for him for thousands of years in the future.

For Qi Yuan, the time passed quickly.

But for Jin Li, it was a long, long wait.

"I'll write a letter. Can you deliver it to her?" Qi Yuan asked.

Shen Wushen shook his head, "Objects from the Canglan Realm cannot be taken to the Upper Realm."

The Canglan Realm was extremely special.

"Is it not possible?"

"Brother Qi can send an oral message, and after I go to the Upper Realm, I'll write a letter and send it to the Moon Deity Palace," Shen Wushen said.

"That's too careless with personal privacy," Qi Yuan shook his head, "Since that's the case, I'll write a powerful technique and dictate it to you. You... will send that technique to Moon Maiden Jin Li."

Qi Yuan's idea was simple; he would create a powerful cultivation technique and embed his message within it.

That way, when Jin Li received the technique, she would understand his intentions.

In order to say a few words to Jin Li, Qi Yuan decided to create a powerful technique himself.

"No problem," Shen Wushen said.

"I'll give you this technique in five days," Qi Yuan said.

He needed time to create this technique.

After all, he couldn't create a technique that was completely useless.

"Oh, right, do you know Ruan Yixi from the Moon Deity Palace?" Qi Yuan remembered his master.

Shen Wushen shook his head, "I don't know."

Qi Yuan furrowed his brows.

Ruan Yixi did have a connection to the Moon Deity Palace.

But whether she was from the Moon Deity Palace or not was still unknown.

Thinking of something, Qi Yuan smiled lightly, "Are there newspapers in the Upper Realm?"

"What's that?" Shen Wushen was puzzled.

"Do you know about Ling Tian Pavilion? They have a service where you can spend Spirit Stones to publish information," Qi Yuan explained.

After destroying the Black Mountain Sect, Qi Yuan had paid a hefty price to publish information about it.

"I know. There is something similar in the Upper Realm, but... to ensure that someone from the Moon Deity Palace sees such information, the price is quite high," Shen Wushen said in a low voice.

"How much does it cost to publish a message for the Moon Deity Palace's Ruan Yixi?" Qi Yuan asked.

"Qi Yuan, you're being too obvious."

He was supposed to look for Jin Li, but now he was thinking about his Master's wife, Ruan Yixi.

"It's a divine art, and it's one that hasn't been...recorded yet," Shen Wushen said expressionlessly.

Most of the divine arts he gave to Qi Yuan were already recorded, and their value wasn't that high.

Hearing this, Qi Yuan furrowed his brows, "This might be a bit troublesome."

He didn't possess any divine arts.

Moreover, the Canglan Realm probably didn't have any divine arts either.

After some thought, he asked Shen Wushen, "How do you usually make money?"

Shen Wushen had just mentioned that descending to the mortal realm required a significant amount of resources.

This meant that Shen Wushen must have ways to earn money, but he probably couldn't gather enough resources to descend.

"I take on sect missions," Shen Wushen replied.

"Are there any missions to modify cultivation techniques, perfect pill formulas, or ones where a cultivation technique is incomplete and needs to be fixed?" Qi Yuan inquired.

"There are," Shen Wushen answered truthfully, though he was confused.

"How about this, you take on all those missions, and then give them to me. I'll help you complete them, and then you can exchange the money for divine arts and heavenly techniques." Qi Yuan suggested excitedly.

Indeed, he was young, and young minds were full of innovative ideas.

He instantly thought of a way to benefit from the upper realm.

This way, he would surely obtain a continuous supply of cultivation techniques from the upper realm.

He had already discovered that he could use the upper realm's techniques to create his own 'Qi Yuan Scripture.'

"This..." Shen Wushen hesitated a little.

What Qi Yuan was suggesting was too unbelievable.

The easy missions Qi Yuan mentioned were already taken by others.

What was left were extremely difficult ones.

For example, one mission required finding the true words of the divine art 'Honghuang Jue,' a total of seventy-two characters, but three were missing.

How could one complete such a mission without having studied the 'Honghuang Jue?'

Even a Yang Deity would struggle to do so.

Moreover, a Yang Deity wouldn't waste so much energy on this.

"Don't you trust me?" Qi Yuan looked at Shen Wushen and continued, "Have you ever taken on a similar mission? Show it to me, and I'll demonstrate how to solve it right here."

Seeing Qi Yuan's confident expression, Shen Wushen fell silent for a moment.

But thinking of Qi Yuan's strength, he chose to believe him.

"When we return, I'll take on the mission and give it to you," Shen Wushen said.

Hearing this, Qi Yuan smiled, "Since you're so cooperative, I'll give you some pointers in advance."

Previously, Qi Yuan and Shen Wushen had an agreement where Qi Yuan would provide pointers to improve Shen Wushen's strength in exchange for new divine arts.

"Thank you, Brother Qi!" Shen Wushen was extremely grateful.

Even without providing a new divine art, Qi Yuan was willing to guide him, which showed his trust.

"Tell me, what's the biggest problem you encounter during cultivation?" Qi Yuan casually asked.

Giving pointers was the easiest.

Modifying divine arts and enhancing their power consumed a lot of time.

That's why he offered to give pointers.

He wanted to give Shen Wushen a taste of his abilities.

Shen Wushen's expression turned serious, "When I was at the Core Formation stage, I rushed things and made some mistakes while establishing my foundation.

This has led to me having less spiritual energy than other cultivators.

I saw how you defeated me without even using much spiritual energy, Brother Qi."

At this moment, Qi Yuan examined Shen Wushen's spiritual energy.

He couldn't help but click his tongue, "Your spiritual energy is already eighty to ninety times that of Withered Tree Sage, and you think it's still lacking?"

Compared to Qi Yuan, it was indeed less.

After all, Qi Yuan's spiritual energy could even activate a Stellar Golden Core.

"Solving this problem is simple, I have one thousand seven hundred and twenty-eight solutions," Qi Yuan said casually.

Shen Wushen was stunned.

He had asked his Master about this issue, but even his Master didn't have a good solution.

And now, Qi Yuan was offering one thousand seven hundred and twenty-eight solutions? Was he joking?

"The simplest way is to transform your divine infant into a golden core, and then repair the initial damage. This way, the problem will be resolved.

Moreover, by doing so...you'll be like a second-time divine infant, and your spiritual energy will...at least double," Qi Yuan said earnestly.

Shen Wushen was dumbfounded.

If anyone else had told him this, he would have thought it was nonsense.

But this was Qi Yuan, who had effortlessly crushed him with his divine infant, surpassing even the true pride of Buddha Mountain.

He was torn between belief and doubt.

But when he recalled that Qi Yuan had more than one divine infant, the idea of transforming a divine infant into a golden core seemed more plausible.

"Do you have a method to transform a divine infant into a golden core?" Shen Wushen asked eagerly, looking at Qi Yuan.

He believed that Qi Yuan must have obtained an ancient inheritance, which allowed him to condense multiple divine infants and possess this transformation method.

"I'll have it ready in a moment, just give me a little time to create one for you."

Shen Wushen: "..."

Create a technique on the spot?

In front of him... create one?

He hesitated for a moment, choosing silence, and stared intently at Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan closed his eyes.

Countless pieces of information swirled in his mind.

After the time it takes to burn a stick of incense...

Qi Yuan opened his eyes again, "This technique is simple, not too advanced, and I was able to create it quickly. It's already done."

Shen Wushen, seeing this, looked at Qi Yuan, "Why don't you... take a little more time to create another one?"

He was a bit hesitant to use the technique that had just been created in the time it takes to burn a stick of incense.

After all, this was a technique for Divine Infants to transform Golden Cores.

He had never heard of such a spell before.

"If you give me more divine arts, I'll help you create another one. Perhaps, in the future, you'll be able to use your Divine Infant body to defeat Yin Deities!" Qi Yuan said with a smile, his eyes filled with profound and unfathomable intent.

This technique had a lot of room for improvement.

For example, an infinite cycle of Golden Core shattering and Divine Infant transformation.

But with each additional cycle, Qi Yuan would consume more time and mental energy.

As Qi Yuan spoke, he recorded this spell into a jade slip.

"This technique is called 'Dan Ying Fa', and I'll give it to you."

Shen Wushen took the jade slip, and his spiritual sense eagerly entered it, curiously browsing through the 'Dan Ying Fa'.

As he read, he became engrossed, his eyes glowing with fervor.

"There's actually such a technique... Why didn't I think of this approach before!"

Shen Wushen's face was filled with excitement, like a hungry tiger that hadn't eaten in fifty years finally seeing meat.

Now he was fully convinced that 'Dan Ying Fa' was real and not fake.

This technique could indeed solve his own problems.

Once he cultivated it, not only would his issue of lacking spiritual energy be resolved, but his overall strength would also increase... exponentially!

"Don't go crazy here, go back, I still have things to do," Qi Yuan said, sending Shen Wushen away.

He still needed to create a technique for Jin Li and hide the letter he wanted to write for her within it.

The technique he would create for her couldn't be as casual as the one he gave to Shen Wushen.

"Thank you, fellow cultivator, for your guidance," Shen Wushen said, startled, and bowed respectfully to Qi Yuan before transforming into a streak of light and leaving casually.

Before leaving, he even forgot to call out to Shen Zhifeng.

In the cement flat, only Qi Yuan remained.

He looked up at the sun and the moon in the sky.

He murmured, "The Great Tribulation is upon us, so I still can't ascend to the Upper Realm for now."

Generally speaking, upon reaching the Yin Deity realm, one could ascend to the Upper Realm.

In some worlds, Purple Mansion Cultivators could also reach the Upper Realm through special channels.

Due to the existence of the Great Tribulation in the Canglan Realm, Yin Deities couldn't ascend to the Upper Realm, nor could they separate their Primordial Spirits to travel to the Void and roam the myriad planes.

As Qi Yuan couldn't ascend to the Upper Realm, he also couldn't meet Jin Li.

"Long time no see, my dear..."

Qi Yuan murmured.

Regarding the technique, he already had an idea in mind.

The last time, he had asked the Clothes and Crown Demon to deliver a message, and the second sentence was 'Ru Jian Qing' (As if Seeing You).

This time, the technique he created was called 'Jian Qing' (Seeing You).

During the Qi Condensation stage, facing the barrier of time and space, Qi Yuan felt helpless and confused, even thinking that it might take an eternity to see Jin Li, and it wasn't guaranteed.

But now, he wasn't the same Qi Condensation Cultivator living in a thatched hut; he was the Divine Infant True Monarch living in a cement flat.

The barrier of time and space was no longer out of reach for him; it was within his grasp.

Looking at the stars in the sky, he murmured, "It's not far now."

...

Upper Realm.

Buddha Mountain.

Shen Wushen's figure appeared in a cave abode.

His eyes radiated a sharp light.

The aura around him was at least twice as strong as before.

Facing a Holy Son of the same realm, he now dared to challenge him to a fight! And he could even win.

This was the improvement he gained from 'Dan Ying Fa'.

But then, Shen Wushen frowned as something crossed his mind.

"Even so, I'm still too weak compared to Qi Yuan."

With his increased strength, he confidently challenged Qi Yuan.

However, this time, he suffered a crushing defeat.

Moreover, the more his strength increased, the more he seemed to realize the vast gap between him and Qi Yuan.

This was terrifying.

He stepped out of the cave abode.

Suddenly, a charming young woman approached, her face respectful, "Young Master, you've emerged from seclusion?"

"Mhm," Shen Wushen nodded.

Leaving the cave abode, he transformed into a streak of light and headed outside the sect.

He wanted to send a letter to Qi Yuan.

Or, more accurately, to send a technique.

(End of Chapter)

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