Crazy-Gossiping-C38

Chapter 38

Outside the secret realm, at “The Three Thousand Realms Cultivator Exchange Area.”

A cultivator specially posted a thread to discuss who the “Melon Mover” could be.

From their attitude towards this Nascent Soul True Monarch, they showed no fear of the threat from this figure, even verbally provoking them. Either they were born from a major sect or had exceptional strength and relied on their own abilities.

Many fellow cultivators believed this “Melon Mover” was top-tier.

【Look over there! That Nascent Soul True Monarch is speaking to them so arrogantly—are they about to become enemies with Flower Pavilion?】

【The fellow cultivator hasn’t replied yet. How anxious!】

【Do you think they’ll respond?】

【I don’t know. This Nascent Soul True Monarch, whose Dao name is Foggy, even brought up Flower Pavilion—could they be embarrassed and angry?】

【Fellow cultivators, please be cautious with your words.】

【I wonder how they’ll respond.】

【Could it be they won’t reply?】

【No way…】

【If they don’t reply, it’s understandable. Flower Pavilion is a huge force in the cultivation world, and Nascent Soul True Monarch Foggy has a considerable standing there. It’s only natural to prioritize self-preservation.】

【They replied! They replied!!!】

The three exclamation marks were enough to show this cultivator’s excitement.

Inside the secret realm.

While Ning Xu was still guarding the Innocent Cultivator, the Melon-Eating System suddenly cheerfully said, 【Host, that Dog Bastard replied to me! Should I go ahead and make enemies with the entire Flower Pavilion? I’ve already retorted back.】

Ning Xu: “How did you retort?”

The Melon-Eating System passionately explained, 【What if we make enemies? It’s just a small Flower Pavilion; do they really think they’re something special?】

【And you, Dog Bastard, you’re desperate now, aren’t you? Too cowardly to face the consequences!】

Ning Xu: …

Great, still the same sharp-tongued, provoking style of the Melon-Eating System.

When it comes to drawing hatred, its skills are second to none.

The Melon-Eating System, not receiving any feedback from the host, couldn’t help but ask, 【How’s it going? Host? Wasn’t I awesome?】

Ning Xu: “You really did a great job.”

Offending the entire Flower Pavilion in one go.

It’s likely that Flower Pavilion will try to figure out a way to track her down now.

But there’s good news too: she’s currently inside the secret realm, and all tokens within the secret realm are inactive. Technically, she shouldn’t be able to reply to the posts. The suspicion of disciples inside the secret realm will be much smaller, and this should delay their search.

As for Flower Pavilion… well, they won’t be able to track her down anytime soon. No need to worry too much.

Ning Xu: “I want to know more about Nascent Soul True Monarch Foggy’s Wife.”

While keeping an eye on the “Three Thousand Realms Cultivator Exchange Area,” ready to strike back at any time, the Melon-Eating System asked, 【What aspect do you want to know more about?】

Ning Xu thought for a moment and asked the most pressing question, “Her pill was tampered with. Is there still a way to save her?”

The Melon-Eating System casually replied, 【No, she’s already been severely injured. If the pill hadn’t been tampered with, there would still be many ways to help her. But she’s been taking toxic pills for far too long.】

This master and disciple pair truly seem to want the life of this master’s wife.

Ning Xu paused for a moment. “Then… can her lifespan be extended?”

The Melon-Eating System didn’t hesitate and said, 【Yes, I have a pill recipe that is perfect for her condition.】

“Then post the pill recipe on the forum.”

【No problem.】

As for whether the master’s wife would take the pill after seeing it, that was no longer Ning Xu’s concern.

At least, she had done everything she could. If the master’s wife was too love-struck to fall out with Nascent Soul True Monarch Foggy over this, then Ning Xu had nothing more to say.

“Three Thousand Realms Cultivator Exchange Area.”

The “Melon Mover” suddenly released a pill recipe, causing an uproar.

What was this pill recipe for?

Since the “Melon Mover” deliberately released this pill recipe, it must have some kind of purpose.

A knowledgeable pill cultivator analyzed the recipe and laughed heartily, “Wonderful! Wonderful!”

The pill cultivator immediately shared his thoughts in the post below.

【If I’m not mistaken, this should be a recipe for conditioning a female cultivator’s body. There are a few ingredients that are specifically for female cultivators.

The recipe uses strong ingredients that most cultivators cannot withstand, but for those who have consumed too many inappropriate substances, this pill may have miraculous effects. It could even extend their lifespan significantly.】

This pill cultivator was very modest, 【I’ve been researching pills for hundreds of years, and this is the first time I’ve seen such a brilliant recipe. If I have the chance, I would like to discuss it with this fellow cultivator.】 At least with his current skill, he wouldn’t be able to come up with such a brilliant pill recipe.

Fellow cultivators: !!!

The information revealed in this sentence was too much.

At this point, the melon was looking more and more genuine. Not only was “Melon Mover’s” attitude suspicious, but so was Nascent Soul True Monarch Foggy’s response. His reaction was quite intriguing.

And now, this pill recipe…

At this moment, a fellow cultivator left a comment under the post, 【Oh my gosh. If I remember correctly, Nascent Soul True Monarch Foggy wife’s father is a tribulation-transcending powerhouse, right? This tribulation-transcending powerhouse has been in seclusion due to injuries for the past few decades, not dead. Besides this powerful figure, she also has an elder brother with heavenly spiritual roots!】

【Foggy, you’re foolish!】

After reading this information, the fellow cultivators couldn’t help but think that Flower Pavilion was about to get very lively.

Ning Xu had by now also learned more about the master’s wife’s background.

A pampered daughter of a noble family, raised by her father and brothers, who had a weak constitution since childhood, so she didn’t interact much with cultivators, remaining pure and innocent.

Such a pity, she encountered a scumbag like Nascent Soul True Monarch Foggy, and almost lost her life because of him.

While Ning Xu was thinking about this, a strange disturbance occurred in the spiritual spring.

It turned out that five new cultivators were trying to take control of this spiritual spring. Fearing their group might expose the location of the spring, they decided to eliminate them.

These five cultivators wore masks, revealing only their cold eyes. The long swords in their hands glinted with cold light, and the air slowed down, signaling that a battle was about to break out.

The two cultivators who had originally arrived at the spring, both at the ninth level of Qi Refining, had already assumed fighting stances, their faces full of vigilance.

Ning Xu glanced at the Innocent Cultivator beside her, only to find that he had already opened his eyes without her noticing.

Melon-Eating System, 【We can’t beat them, run southwest!】

Ning Xu grabbed the Innocent Cultivator’s arm and ran southwest, with one of the group following immediately.

“What’s their cultivation level?”

【Early Stage Golden Core Cultivation Compressed to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining.】

Ning Xu, “……”

It didn’t seem too surprising.

After all, even the Clear Wine Immortal could compress his cultivation to the Qi Refining stage, so others could do it too.

From the very beginning, the Melon-Eating System had already reminded her that this year’s Tianya Secret Realm wouldn’t be calm.

Although Ning Xu had pushed her speed to the limit, the distance between her and the pursuer was still shrinking. She could already feel the chilling murderous intent being released by the pursuer. Once, a sword qi just grazed her hair, cutting off a small piece of black hair.

Melon-Eating System, 【There’s a teleportation array 200 meters away from you. I’m not sure where it leads, but I suggest you teleport directly!】

“Okay!”

The 200 meters was covered in an instant.

【That vortex!】

“Okay!”

Ning Xu tightly grabbed Innocent Cultivator’s arm and, with a clear goal in mind, led him through the teleportation array.

Once they passed through, the teleportation array disappeared.

After the pursuer paused for a few seconds, he coldly muttered, “Lucky you,” and chose to turn and leave.

After Ning Xu and Innocent Cultivator passed through the teleportation array, they arrived in a deep cave.

The cave was pitch dark, and Ning Xu took out a night pearl, lighting up the small area.

Once the light illuminated, Ning Xu noticed that the cave passage was narrow, allowing only two people to pass at a time. The sides of the passage were covered with various paintings.

Ning Xu brought the night pearl closer to these paintings and asked, “What are these?”

The Melon-Eating System explained, 【Geniuses with names over the past thousand years.】

The first genius Ning Xu saw was a delicate-looking female cultivator, likely a music cultivator. She sat gracefully among flowers, a beautifully crafted guqin placed in front of her. The painting was so lifelike that it seemed like she had come to life from the stone.

The second genius was a male cultivator, likely an array cultivator, holding an array plate, his handsome face filled with confidence and determination.

The third genius was a female cultivator, seemingly a dance cultivator, floating and dancing between a small bridge and flowing water…

After passing several more geniuses, Ning Xu saw a familiar face in the next painting—Clear Wine Immortal.

In the painting, he had a small and exquisite alchemy furnace in front of him, and he was forming seals with his hands while chanting something. The pill seemed close to being ready.

Seeing Clear Wine Immortal, Ning Xu felt a strange sensation flash through her heart.

These paintings…

Who painted them here?

What is their purpose in drawing them?

After passing dozens of geniuses, Ning Xu finally saw Innocent Cultivator’s painting.

In the painting, Innocent Cultivator had a black iron pot in front of him, with wisps of white smoke rising from it. Clearly, he was carefully cooking food. Even though the painting was simple, Ning Xu almost seemed to smell the delicious aroma of food.

Ning Xu, “What does this mean?”

【It means that Innocent Cultivator is recognized as a genius by the Tianya Secret Realm.】

Upon hearing this, Ning Xu’s mood grew heavier. She instinctively felt that this was not a good sign.

When was this painting made?

Before they entered the Tianya Secret Realm, or after?

What is the criteria for determining a genius?

“And then? What happens after being recognized as a genius?”

The Melon-Eating System chuckled strangely.

It didn’t answer directly but instead asked, 【Do you know what happened to the geniuses painted here?】

Ning Xu calmly replied, “I only know one, Clear Wine Immortal. His spiritual energy dissipated, and his cultivation dropped from the Great Ascension stage to the Golden Core, with further decline expected.”

The Melon-Eating System agreed, 【Yes, his spiritual energy dissipated.】

It then casually revealed, 【Did you know that more than half of the geniuses here died due to spiritual energy dissipation?】

Ning Xu, “What?”

The Melon-Eating System clicked its tongue, 【A small number of them died from spiritual energy reversal.】

【And a very small portion is still barely surviving.】

Ning Xu fell silent.

Thankfully, since entering the cave, neither she nor Innocent Cultivator had spoken, so her silence didn’t seem out of place.

“Hasn’t any cultivator investigated the cause?”

【Of course they have.】

【Didn’t Clear Wine Immortal always search for the cause of his spiritual energy dissipation?】

【But as of now, it’s no longer within their reach.】

In just a few words, Ning Xu could feel the immense conspiracy and danger.

She stood still in front of Innocent Cultivator’s painting.

In the painting, Innocent Cultivator had his eyes slightly lowered, only showing half of his face, but it was enough to showcase his superior bone structure. His jawline was sharp, his nose was high, and his lips were clear.

A pure and sincere cultivator.

It felt like something heavy was spreading through the air, and the slow-moving air seemed to freeze.

At this moment, a spiritual fruit suddenly appeared in front of Ning Xu.

Innocent Cultivator’s superior face appeared in front of her. His dark eyes curved as he smiled, his gaze filled with her reflection, “It’s very sweet. Want to eat?”

Ning Xu, “Okay!”

A few seconds later, Ning Xu took a bite of the spiritual fruit and asked the Melon-Eating System, “Is there a solution?”

The Melon-Eating System spoke meaningfully, 【Of course.】

【There are always more solutions than difficulties.】

At this point, the Melon-Eating System suddenly shouted.

Ning Xu, “What’s wrong?”

【Some dog bastard is speaking for the fog!】

【Host, just say it, do you want to deal with him or not?】

Ning Xu: …

Alright, whatever conspiracy, crisis, or heavy atmosphere—everything vanished in that moment.

All that was left was the joy of eating melon.

Who cares? Let them come, and she’ll block them, like water damming or earth filling.

She spoke firmly, “Do it!”