Chapter 307: All the bros on the forum are geniuses, and their words are as smooth as honey
“Hmm! Awesome!!”
Little Jiu’s eyes instantly went wide—how could such delicious food exist in this world?
And after finishing, she could still feel her Spirit Power being stirred up inside her, the movement of her spiritual energy speeding up considerably.
If you had to say there was any downside, it was that there wasn’t enough of it, and it was way too tiny.
Despite the rich aroma of meat wafting in the air, there was only a tiny piece—completely not satisfying!
After eating the Fox Food, Little Jiu even instinctively licked Bai Feng’s hand that was holding the Fox Food. Only after she did it did she realize what she’d just done.
‘Damn it! Why am I licking this human’s finger like that stinky cat?’
Her pride didn’t allow her to do such a thing, but her legs and tongue refused to listen, and even her eyes were glued on Bai Feng’s hand holding the Fox Food.
“Alright, I’ve given it to you.” Bai Feng didn’t tease her anymore. He reached out and grabbed a handful of Fox Food, placing it in front of her. “Eat up. If it’s not enough, I’ll make you some more. Consider it a celebration of your breakthrough to the Transformation God Stage.”
“Then I won’t hold back!”
Little Jiu instantly cast aside her complicated thoughts, opening her mouth wide and stuffing her face with the Fox Food Bai Feng handed her. After finishing, she disregarded her embarrassment entirely—sticking out her tongue, she licked his hand all over, as if trying to gobble up every last bit of the taste.
Even Bai Feng started to wonder if Little Jiu was planning to bite his hand off and swallow it whole.
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“Is this Xuan Guang City?”
The petite woman in the team looked at the bustling streets, her face full of curiosity—there are so many cultivators here, and their strength isn’t weak either. But isn’t Xuan Guang City supposed to be a small town? Or maybe there’s a Secret Realm popping up here?
“Why don’t we go grab a meal first and ask around?” someone from the team suggested.
“No, you guys go ahead. I want to find the Image Retainer,” the petite woman shook her head. She was more interested in the Image Retainer, and plus, she had a few sisters waiting for her to bring back some stuff before she headed north.
“I’ll go with you,” the stern-looking woman glanced at the team and warned coldly, “This is the Northern Region. It’s not the South. Don’t cause trouble, or else…”
She didn’t specify what would happen if they caused trouble, but everyone shivered in unison.
“Don’t worry, Sister Su. With us here, we definitely won’t make trouble!”
“Yeah, anyone who tries will get a personal lesson from me, and they won’t get out of bed for half a month,” another grinned.
“Mm.” The stern woman nodded and then walked over to the petite one. “Let’s go.”
So, the two of them peeled off from the team. The petite woman lifted her head to scan the signs on the shops.
“I remember there’s a shop called Yu Ling Long selling the Image Retainer.”
Soon, they found Yu Ling Long’s sign. But when her gaze drifted downward and saw the long queue in the shop, her face suddenly lit up with surprise.
Why are there so many people inside?
She hurried to approach Yu Ling Long. Though she didn’t know why so many were here, buying a few Image Retainers seemed like a good idea. Since so many were getting them, it had to be something good, right? Definitely a smart buy!
She quickly queued with the help of the staff.
She listened in on the conversations around her—yet, she couldn’t understand a thing.
‘What is a forum? What’s a pigeon signal? Turning someone into a meme? Is this some kind of murderous, corpse-burying method? Is discussing these things even allowed?’
In her mind, a chaotic mess, she was suddenly nudged by the serious-looking woman next to her, who pointed at an advertisement inside.
“Eh?”
She let out a light ‘eh?’—this thing looks kind of interesting.
Unlike the curious petite woman, the serious-looking woman saw more. She had never encountered this new way of communication. It was truly unprecedented. But one thing was clear: the so-called forum accelerated people’s communication and message delivery, expanding their social circle.
And besides, Yu Ling Long had many other things she’d never seen before.
Like this constantly playing ‘advertisement’ wall, or the strange mounts the shop staff were riding.
She kept staring at the odd metal frame with two circles on it—someone was riding it while they traveled.
This thing had no spiritual aura; the rider wasn’t using Spirit Power to speed along either. It only made her more confused and puzzled. Beyond that, there were more quirky gadgets—like the two glass display cabinets outside: one filled with various drinks, the other holding a metal clamp and all sorts of items, with the most eye-catching one being the Image Retainer.
If Bai Feng was here, he’d recognize that most of these were things he’d mentioned to Shui Xi Yu before. Clearly, Shui Xi Yu had replicated many of the items he’d told her about before leaving.
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After lining up for ages and finally buying the Image Retainer, the two didn’t leave immediately. Instead, they continued wandering in Yu Ling Long. The petite woman was drawn to the shop’s beautiful clothes, while the serious woman kept observing the strange new merchandise.
“Ah… what a wonderful shopping trip!”
The petite woman piled clothes into her storage bag. When she saw the other wasn’t back yet, she chose a seat to wait and fiddled with her new Image Retainer.
“Is this the forum?”
Her fingers kept tapping on the screen, browsing posts.
There were many sections—like a recruitment zone for exploring Secret Realms, a trading zone for selling items from those realms, and her favorite, the unrestricted ‘Watering’ zone.
All the old-timers there were talented, speaking smoothly, and just a glance made her want to keep reading more. Some big shots would even leak rare info sometimes—like the appearance of a heritage in a Secret Realm, or dirty deeds of certain sects.
But what she focused on the most were the rumors about the Heavenly Sword Sect.
“Huh? Seems like the forum is made by the Heavenly Sword Sect?”
Her face showed surprise. In her impression, members of the Heavenly Sword Sect were mostly upright or stiff, fitting the typical trope of sword cultivators. So it was hard to believe that such a fun-looking thing as a forum was created by those rigid clowns.
“By the way, what’s with the bad reputation of the Heavenly Sword Sect here?”
She swiped her finger across the screen, already seeing several angry posts cursing the sect. She thought maybe it was simply disciples abusing their influence to bully smaller sects.
But when she clicked on one, she saw it was a disciple from some sect venomously insulting the Heavenly Sword Sect’s disciples—calling them unchivalrous, sinister, and sneaky. They even warned everyone to avoid exploring the Forest Realm because there were no trees—only the Heavenly Sword Sect disciples disguised as trees!
She tilted her head, filled with confusion—are those words even fitting for Heavenly Sword Sect disciples? And what does it mean that Heavenly Sword Sect disciples are disguising themselves as trees?
