Chaotic World Book

Xia Chichi lay sideways, propping her cheek with her hand, leisurely admiring the world-renowned painting of Xuanwu Venerable being invaded by the Room Fire Pig, and listening to the sounds of the palace, emitting a sigh with difficult-to-discern meanings.

There was a bit of jealousy, not much, but she had indeed facilitated this herself.

Back when she and Changhe had parted ways, who could have foreseen such a day?

She knew exactly what Zhao Changhe's mindset had been back then.

Despite living together for a long period, they had just confirmed their relationship before their separation and had not yet been tested. With an indefinite departure and the differences in status and martial prowess growing between a Holy Daughter and a mountain bandit, coupled with the annoying duties of the Holy Daughter, they were bound to become strangers after a while.

He had been aware of it.

Zhao Changhe had said that he had practiced his Cultivation Technique diligently, and at least five or six parts of that effort had been for her; his words were indeed true. Not to mention Vermilion Bird's affairs, he had definitely considered matching their statuses.

Back then, Zhao Changhe, who stubbornly believed he had a girlfriend, was quite adorable.

Now, don't even mention whether they matched or not—having the Venerable elevated to this state right before her eyes.

She could imagine the pleasure in Zhao Changhe's heart, the only regret perhaps being that this Venerable was not the Vermilion Bird.

Xia Chichi was enjoying the painting, feeling great, when she gradually realized something was off.

Saying "water bed" was just a manner of speaking; in fact, there was no "bed" in this place. The entire space's floor was of unsinkable water; one could lie down anywhere, and the ground was the bed.

Thus, everyone was actually on a flat surface, and with a little intensity, everyone ended up close together.

Xia Chichi realized that everyone was getting closer and closer, and unwittingly, San Niang's wandering hand could touch her...

Xia Chichi's heart skipped a beat, and struggling with her weak body, she attempted to roll aside, but Zhao Changhe had already grabbed her wrist.

She looked back with a ghost of a grievance, seeing the man's eyes fervent as fire, not sure whether to be angry or amused, "You foolish king."

In the next moment, she was pulled over and stacked on top of him and San Niang, face to face above and below. Seeing the entranced and clueless expression on San Niang's face, Xia Chichi bit her lower lip, feeling a mix of frustration and amusement. Now, the spectator had become the spectacle.

Men really shouldn't be indulged; once given a little leeway, things spiraled out of control... I spurred you to handle her, but did I ask you to stack me together with her?

And I'm not even that familiar with the Master... whine, whine, whine!

...

There were no days or nights in the Abyss, and the absurdity continued for a long time, but under the Divine Dual Cultivation Skill, the three were eventually all vibrant and spirited.

Among them, the injured San Niang even appeared more spirited than before, her inner wounds healing miraculously fast, feeling much better by the time the clouds cleared after the rain.

The Divine Artifact trident was shedding tears.

Divine Artifact vs. Divine Skill, the trident was utterly defeated.

The two women, one on each side, nestled in Zhao Changhe's shoulders, could see each other's faces when they opened their eyes, each puffing their cheeks as they stared for a long while until San Niang lazily smiled, "We've smashed the face of the Four Symbols Sect into the water with our actions, so disgraceful."

In reality, even if divinity were worshipped, it would never be so lascivious. As far as everyone knew, almost no mighty beings held any interest in such affairs, let alone divine beings.

Xia Chichi nonchalantly hummed twice, as long as the elders were dragged into it, the badass chick feared nothing, and the Venerable would naturally legalize everyone's actions for her own face's sake.

But San Niang still cared a lot, glancing at Zhao Changhe, who was resting, and lazily said, "Like I said earlier, if you now really care about the Night Emperor Sword Blade, it's for our face's sake, right?"

Having taken the advantage, Zhao Changhe had to reassure them then, hugging both women and smiling apologetically, "Actually, I've never been careless. Because Night Sand isn't the most important thing right now. The real prerequisite for forging the Night Emperor Sword Blade is that I need to perceive the Star Intent of the heavens first. Without this premise, plain sword forging is meaningless. As for the Star Intent, I have always been subtly perceiving it."

San Niang asked curiously, "What have you perceived? What do the things you've done in the past two months have to do with the stars? Don't even say it's because of our Dual Cultivation."

Zhao Changhe shook his head, "Your Star Intent, I haven't studied much; the gains from Dual Cultivation are mainly the Derivative Intent of water, wood, and other Five Elements, not Star Intent."

San Niang was even more surprised, "Why? Star Intent is our foundation, the Five Elements are just tools. You've cultivated through Dual Cultivation, why forsake the essence for the trivial?"

Zhao Changhe candidly said, "Because the Vermilion Bird Venerable once advised me to follow my own path, and not be led astray by the intentions of the Four Symbols Sect. When I encounter a bottleneck in my understanding, then I should seek guidance from the Four Symbols Sect, and that might be more beneficial. I think the Vermilion Bird Venerable's words make a lot of sense, so I listen to her."

San Niang and Xia Chichi stared wide-eyed at each other, "Damn, we are this close to you, and the person you trust the most turns out to be the Vermilion Bird?"

In your eyes, that fool is the real boss, not me, right?

What if I told you that you've already smashed your esteemed idol into mud in your heart, how would you cope?

But then again, speaking of this matter, not only was the Vermilion Bird correct, but she really had a generous attitude. San Niang reflected on herself and felt truly outdone by the fool, and somewhat embarassed, she muttered, "She's right. Have you gleaned any insights on your own?"

"I have," Zhao Changhe replied, holding both their hands and suddenly snapping his fingers.

In front of them, the water ripples suddenly reflected specks of starlight.

As a Four Symbols Venerable, San Niang immediately recognized that these tiny stars were entirely unrelated to the Four Symbols, and notable among them was Zhao Changhe's Light Manipulation Technique. He had quietly mastered the ability to create light and display desired sceneries in the water, an almost ethereal skill... he had accomplished it just by snapping his fingers.

It was questionable whether this skill could be used in battle, whether it truly had any power? Probably...

San Niang considered the light, while Xia Chichi curiously asked, "These stars were originally invisible due to their minuteness, so why do yours stand out so prominently, appearing like major stars? Does it mean you want to focus on these subsidiary stars?"

Zhao Changhe responded, "It's because they are not small at all, perhaps even bigger and more powerful than the largest star you've seen."

Xia Chichi was stunned; this exceeded the comprehension of people in this world.

"The sizes of the stars we see are merely due to their distances, which doesn't mean they are weak. Of course, because they are farther away, it's harder to draw upon their power… but that's not important, since we don't rely on the power of stars anyway."

San Niang felt greatly comforted; the Four Symbols Sect indeed did not rely on the power of stars, which excluded some other sects. However, many people misunderstood, thinking they did. It showed Zhao Changhe had not delved too deeply into the cultivation techniques of the Four Symbols Sect, but he still had a good understanding.

Zhao Changhe continued, "Because the Four Symbols represent the four cardinal celestial times, the Four Symbols Sect corresponds to the various foundational laws they represent, not the stars themselves. Emperor Ye is adept at these, but due to this, his thinking has solidified into the Four Symbols Formation, and he has no clue how to utilize other Star Intents; his thinking is constrained. I am different; I never believed that the Four Symbols Formation could represent anything, they are completely unrelated."

San Niang and Xia Chichi were shocked, their eyes wide.

In terms of the doctrines of the Four Symbols Sect, this was heresy! If you had said this earlier, you would have been executed!

Zhao Changhe snapped his fingers again, and only then did the stars that should belong to the Four Symbols begin to appear in the water's skyscape, filling the sky. But since other stars had appeared first and were filled in later by the Four Symbols, and everyone's brightness was completely consistent, the whole scene looked vague, and even the Venerables and Holy Daughters most familiar with the Four Symbols could not tell at first glance where the Four Symbols were.

There were no Four Symbols, just a uniform Heavenly Vault.

"I've never studied the Four Symbols Skill; I don't know what you can each obtain from your respective magic skills... but I estimate, the saying that within the Four Symbols, there is a bit of each in the other is natural, because they are originally one entity, no matter how they are divided, isn't it just mutual existence?" Zhao Changhe concluded, "Only by forgetting the Four Symbols can one see the Heavenly Vault."

San Niang and Xia Chichi gazed dumbfounded at the water's display of the Heavenly Vault, where they couldn't differentiate any star from another, still stirred emotionally and unable to calm their minds.

This was a problem of cognition, unrelated to cultivation... Seeing these completely identical stars, the spiritual shock caused to the followers of the Four Symbols Sect was hard to describe in full.

Only by forgetting the Four Symbols can one see the Heavenly Vault. The Four Symbols don't exist at all... Instead, it is people's perception of the Heavenly Vault that is obstructed, even Emperor Ye couldn't escape it.

The blind one floated quietly in the void, watching the three cling together amorously.

Clothes unworn, beauty liquid still sticking to their bodies and not yet washed off... uh, wrong, that's not beauty liquid, damn.

That's why she had to shake people from the mundane world, this was the most important item.

To surpass the people of this world in their understanding and cognition of the world, the sky, and the cosmos, breaking the barriers in cognition, only then can one break open the heavens of this world.

Although this guy is disgusting, he completed this better than Xia Longyuan... and for no other reason than because he was deeply involved with the teachings of the Four Symbols Sect, he would specifically think and study in this direction, whereas Xia Longyuan discarded them like worn-out shoes.

It was also because of this reason that she did not follow Xia Longyuan in those years, and having Xia stray was also due to her own insufficient attention.

Now, stuck watching intimate scenes every day with this fellow, she can't even leave if she wanted to.

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