Chapter 97: How the Hell is this Okay and Physique Suspicions (Two in One)_2
"These four have lived for hundreds of thousands of years, and it's surprising that not only do they lack any trace of senility, they're quite lively instead. That's indeed interesting."
The thought flickered through his mind.
As he looked up once more, a blazing light rushed towards him from the distance at breakneck speed.
This fiery light was explosive and rapid, and only stopped just barely one zhang away from him.
Following that, the fiesty girl emerged from the fiery light like a spirit born of fire, as vibrant and fierce as the flames themselves.
"My name is Jin Queling. You're Jin Xu, right? Why did you kill Ye Fudao? And you mentioned you come from the Nine Provinces Realm, is it the one subordinate to the Four Symbols Great Thousand Realm?"
The appearance of the Vermilion Bird, one of the Four Symbols, was attractive in itself, but her emergence from the flames took her beauty and aura to another level.
Unfortunately, as soon as she opened her mouth...
Her rapid-fire talk and her carefree tone instantly shattered the beautiful scene and atmosphere that had just been formed.
"Yes, that's the Nine Provinces Realm. As for why I had to kill Ye Fudao..."
Jin Xu paused, looking up to the sky and letting out a sigh, his gaze inscrutable.
"Let's just say, it's a long story. If I were to explain it all, I'm afraid even three days and a million words wouldn't suffice. I'll give the short version."
"Okay, give me the short version then."
The fiesty girl nodded at the words, her eyes brimming with curiosity about the grudge between the little Taoist and Ye Fudao.
"He offended me, so I came over today and killed him."
After saying this, Jin Xu maintained a calm expression, looking towards the Vermilion Bird and not being able to suppress a trace of amusement in his eyes.
"Ah!?"
The fiesty girl's mouth hung open, her expression dumbfounded.
Short explanation is short explanation,
But to finish it in one sentence, that's way too short!
"Cough, just kidding. I believe your three older brothers are also quite curious about this matter, so I'd rather wait until they all arrive to discuss it together."
There was something about this member of the Four Symbols, the Vermilion Bird, that reminded him so much of Little White that he couldn't resist the urge to tease her.
"Ah, that's true, we can discuss it when my big brothers arrive,"
Upon hearing Jin Xu's explanation, the fiesty girl agreed, nodding and turning back to look behind her.
And just at that moment, a streak of azure lightning descended from the sky, landing in Vermilion Bird's left hand and transforming into a middle-aged man.
Soon after, a cutting and sharp invisible wind also blew from the sky,
Materializing into a lean man in white by the fiesty girl's right hand.
"Jin Taoist..."
"Jin Taoist..."
The two latecomers of the Four Symbols, evidently much more serious than Vermilion Bird, first gave the little Taoist a hand salute, and then introduced themselves.
After that, as soon as the last tall, dark figure arrived,
Jin Xu cleared his throat and began to briefly narrate why he was here today and why he had struck Ye Fudao down.
"Back then, I just wanted to earn some bounty to search for my master and to provide for myself and the two treasures at home. Oh right, and to buy some fine incense for the ancestors and a tank for the fish."
"And then..."
When the dark clouds in the sky had dissipated and the falling blood rain grew sparse, leaving only the faint wailing between heaven and earth,
The little Taoist then clarified to the Four Symbols why he was present and why he had struck down Ye Fudao.
Midway, due to the four's lack of understanding about the forces at play in the Nine Provinces Realm and cultural differences, Jin Xu found himself having to intersperse some explanations of concepts such as what a night watchman does, what it means to have a 'love brain,' and why Strengthening Pills can strengthen vitality, among other topics.
"Phew~~~ glug glug."
After telling the story, the little Taoist let out a long sigh and casually took a bottle of Spiritual Liquid out from his storage bracelet and gulped it down.
Truth be told, he felt that killing Ye Fudao wasn't as exhausting as recounting the tale.
Having listened to the story,
The four individuals looked at each other with a variety of expressions, exchanging many glances.
"Big brother, do you think what Jin Taoist has told us is true?"
White Tiger God Monarch kept a neutral expression but began to send a secret message.
"Although the story is a bit convoluted, it feels real. It's just that this Daoist friend says he has an Innate Taoist Body and that he cultivated for less than two years... This..."
Clearly, the little Taoist in the story did not hide how long he had cultivated, nor did he hide his physique that resembled the Innate Taoist Body.
"Yes, big brother. I too doubt this point. An Innate Taoist Body, let alone cultivating for two years—even if it were two million years—they shouldn't have been able to kill Ye Fudao so easily. How is that possible!"
In excitement when transmitting his voice, the thin man's eyes twitched slightly.
The big black man beside him noticed and made sure to look after his third brother.
"Right, a suspected Innate Taoist Body, capable of cultivating for two years and... Eh, it's not completely impossible. Little third, do you remember before our master ascended, there was a time when night and day he obsessed over a physique, lamenting why Heaven's Dao was so unfair.
"Why didn't he have such good fortune?"
When the Azure Dragon Divine Monarch transmitted his voice, he inadvertently glanced at the little Taoist who was still communicating with the hot-tempered girl, a look of uncontrollable astonishment flashing in his eyes.
"I have some impression of it, but our master never revealed the name of that physique. Do you know it, big brother?"
"I don't know. However, when our master ascended, he didn't take his diary with him but stored it in the ancient spirit chest in Cloud Ash Valley. Once we return..."
The middle-aged man inadvertently met the White Tiger Divine Monarch's gaze as he spoke.
The two of them simultaneously showed a look of understanding in their eyes.
To the side.
The little Taoist earnestly and seriously declined to reveal the location of the Mountain and Sea Realm to the hot-tempered girl, mentioning that there were friends of his own within the Age Chicken clan.
"However, I do have some Spirit Stones that have been imbued with exotic fragrance. I can leave a few for you later. If you get the chance, you are also welcome to try the Exotic Fragrance Buns in the Nine Provinces Realm."
As Jin Xu spoke, he took out several high-grade Spirit Stones that had been marinated with fragrance from his storage bracelet and handed them to the hot-tempered girl.
Yet in his heart, he was pondering the conversation between the Azure Dragon and White Tiger Divine Monarchs he had "accidentally" overheard.
"From the sound of their conversation, it seems my quick cultivation isn't due to the Innate Taoist Body but has another reason?
"Hmm, next time I come over, I must visit Cloud Ash Valley as mentioned by the two of them."
Jin Xu did not plan to cause any further complications this time in the Four Symbols Great Thousand Realm.
After all, no matter what physique he had or why his cultivation was so rapid, it was all a foregone conclusion.
Knowing a day earlier or later made no difference.
As for the celestial tides he had to experience in the Nine Provinces Realm, they were imminent.
With this thought in mind.
After handing over the Spirit Stones to the Vermilion Bird, the little Taoist bowed and said,
"The four of you, I have matters to attend to and will descend first..."
Jin Xu, who almost said "log off," took his leave of the Four Divine Monarchs and returned the way he came to the Nine Provinces Realm.
However, after he left, the Azure Dragon and the White Tiger exchanged a glance, both eager to visit Cloud Ash Valley and uncover their master's diary left behind before his ascension.
But before they could even turn around—a rumble!
A surge of a powerful and tumultuous fountain suddenly erupted from the space that was originally the Four-colored Pond!
...
In the Chaos Space.
The little Taoist had no idea that the fountain, which had been initially small, suddenly erupted after he left.
He crossed the spatial corridor, familiar as an old hand, and returned to the martial arts field in Shangjing City.
Exiting the spatial corridor.
Looking at the dozen or so different-sized spatial corridors in the martial arts field, Jin Xu couldn't help but cluck his teeth and mumble to himself,
"Shh, this place is almost on par with a transportation hub. When those small worlds reintegrate into the Nine Provinces, Shangjing City won't even need to build a new Transmission Array."
After saying this, he strode towards the Xuanxu Temple in the center of the martial arts field.
However, he had only taken a few steps when he saw at the temple gate a familiar woman and a puppet standing respectfully.
"Little Taoist, you're back..."
Upon noticing Jin Xu's return, the puppet, who was Ji Junqiao's father, excitedly began to speak and hastened his steps forward.
But before he could utter the words fully,
a ripple of space appeared above.
A pale golden orb silently formed, placing itself between him and the little Taoist.