Chapter 416: I’m Just Fulfilling Senior Brother Bai’s Task, He Told Me to Read This
In the end, Shui Miao Miao returned home with a mountain of ancient texts. She looked at the massive stack of books on the table, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally reached out to grab one.
“It’s not that I want to read this myself! I’m just fulfilling Senior Brother Bai’s task! He told me to read this…”
She mumbled to herself repeatedly. However, after flipping through a few pages, she quickly lost interest. It was just too bland!
So, she bent down and reached under the bed.
“After studying for so long, I should take a little break.”
She glanced at the curtains blocking the window and then opened a page to read slowly.
Ding Ding!
“Ahhh!”
Caught up in her reading, Shui Miao Miao jumped in surprise and quickly looked at the communicator that made the noise.
“Who is it?!” She puffed up her cheeks and checked the communicator, only to find a message from Bai Feng.
Bai Feng: Remember to think deeply while reading. Consider the differences between the pictures you draw and those in the books. If you don’t understand something, come ask me.
As she read Bai Feng’s message, she unconsciously imagined herself holding the ancient texts and asking Senior Brother Bai for help.
Senior Brother Bai leaned closer, placing a hand on her shoulder and bending down. She could almost feel his warm breath.
“Is this what you don’t understand? Well then, let me demonstrate for you. Don’t worry, I’ll be really gentle.”
As he said this, the hand on her shoulder slowly slid down…
She instinctively shrank back, burying her flushed face in the blankets, all the while mumbling incoherently, “Hehe… that kind of thing is a no-go, but if it’s Senior Brother Bai…”
……
[Beep! Detected that Shui Xi Yu has eliminated the Child of Destiny, Wang Wu. Reward: Luck Points +2233, Anonymously authored immortal work “Differences Between Illusion Art and Illusory Arrays”, new Child of Destiny added to the trial space.]
“How many is this now?”
Bai Feng looked at the system notification, his reaction now calm as a cucumber. No, it was more like he was just emotionally numb at this point.
This had directly led to the fact that no one now understood Illusion Art better than him.
At first, he wasn’t completely confident in crafting a true virtual game, but after acquiring a bunch of mysterious immortal works on Illusion Art, he felt 99% sure—especially since he was close to completing the game demo, achieving a breakthrough from 0 to 1.
“Speaking of which, I should probably break through to the Refinement Stage.”
He had delayed long enough, and progressing beyond the Transformation God Stage while working on the virtual game was a bit tricky. Once he hit the Refinement Stage, crafting the game would be much simpler.
He also noticed that Bai Yu Mo and Yun Yue Yao were on the brink of breakthrough; any day now, they could level up!
As for the other Children of Destiny from the Heavenly Sword Sect, Luo Chen had already entered closed-door training, seeking opportunities for a breakthrough, while Lin Yan was still tinkering with the alchemy furnace he merged, probably having found some goodies from the immortal inheritance.
And then there was Zuo Qiu, who was continuously refining her Divine Body, still quite a way from breaking through to the Refinement Stage.
“First, I should inform Bai Yu Mo.”
Since he wasn’t aware of how long the Refinement Stage trial in the trial space would take, it was safer to go into seclusion for a few days first.
Moments later.
“Brother, you’re going into seclusion?”
Bai Yu Mo put down the spatula in her hand and turned to Bai Feng, looking curious.
Bai Feng nodded, “Yeah, I feel like I’m close to a breakthrough, so I plan to enter closed-door training for a few days.”
“Since that’s the case, let’s tidy up a bit!”
“We?”
“I’m close to a breakthrough too!” Bai Yu Mo said, shifting her gaze slightly, “And didn’t you promise me before that we’d do closed-door training together from now on?”
“……”
Oh right, I think I did say something like that.
“But this…”
Bai Feng wanted to struggle a bit more, but at that moment, a voice suddenly chimed in behind them:
“Sweetheart, you’re going into seclusion too? How coincidental! I wanted to do that as well; let’s go together!”
Out of nowhere, Yun Yue Yao popped up from behind the door, a smirk playing at the corner of her mouth as she addressed Bai Feng.
“… I’m only going into seclusion for a few days.”
“So am I.”
“……”
Bai Feng looked at Yun Yue Yao, then at Bai Yu Mo. Both of them had united against him, creating a two-on-one situation.
He knew he probably wouldn’t be escaping this.
But the trouble was, he was entering closed-door training in the trial space, where the Refinement Stage trial took place!
After hesitating for a few seconds, Bai Feng eventually nodded, “Alright, let’s go into seclusion together, but I’ll make it clear—I’m mainly focusing on my own training this time.”
“That’s fine!” Yun Yue Yao grinned widely.
Since Yun Yue Yao was so set on it, Bai Feng couldn’t really argue and had to agree to having the duo join him in seclusion.
……
Inside the closed-door training chamber.
“I’m going to start my training now.”
After telling Bai Yu Mo and Yun Yue Yao, he began to sit down and cultivate.
He didn’t rush to enter the trial space, first observing Bai Yu Mo and Yun Yue Yao for a moment. Once he confirmed they were both in training mode, he finally entered the trial space.
Unlike the beginning, there were now many new features inside the trial space, including several unique buildings and ‘street lamps’ connected with arrays—leftovers from his experiments with new formations.
Plus, he had gained a better understanding of the trial space. Now, even within the trial space, he could sense what was happening outside, and if danger struck, he could withdraw from the trial space at any time.
He just hoped that during the Refinement Stage trial, he could still keep an eye on the outside world and pause or exit whenever he needed.
Little Helper: Yes, that’s possible!
“… Well, that’s quite user-friendly. By the way, can you please not pop up out of nowhere next time and scare me half to d*ath?”
Bai Feng shot a glare at the little ball that suddenly appeared, unable to help but complain.
Little Helper: Understood, I’ll be more careful next time.
“Alright, activate the Refinement Stage trial for me.”
Little Helper: Activating now; please do not move around carelessly.
As soon as the words fell, the surrounding scenery began to warp and twist, and in a few seconds, what was once an empty space turned into a dense forest.
Almost instantaneously, Bai Feng noticed the difference—within this lush woodland, his mind felt extraordinarily agile, and his perception of spiritual energy and the environment had significantly sharpened.
“Truly the Refinement Stage trial; it is indeed interesting.” Bai Feng surveyed his surroundings. “But since this is a trial, what’s the content of the trial?”
Little Helper: The trial content is simple—just get out of the forest to pass.
After hearing the little helper’s explanation, Bai Feng didn’t feel relieved; if anything, he frowned slightly—trials that sounded simple were usually the most difficult.
This forest was definitely not ordinary.
Instead of standing still to ponder, he set off to try walking out of the forest.
But a few minutes later, he found himself seemingly back at square one.
“Not so easy after all.”
Bai Feng lowered his head in contemplation. Since it was the Refinement Stage trial, it surely had to deal with the Refinement Stage. According to his previous insights from using the Refinement experience card, after breaking through to the Refinement Stage, one would be able to harness the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to influence the environment. Was the real content of the trial about observing or even harnessing that spiritual energy?
Under normal circumstances, a Transformation God Stage cultivator like him could barely pull spiritual energy, but here, the situation was a bit different.
His perception of the spiritual energy in the forest was much stronger, and the spiritual energy itself was also more easily stirred up. Moreover, since this forest wasn’t real, but simulated using special methods, affecting it would be much easier.
Under these conditions, he knew that while he couldn’t pull in massive amounts of spiritual energy like a Refinement Stage cultivator, drawing in a small portion was definitely doable. And since the trial was about leaving the forest—not altering it—just a little pull would be enough.
With that thought, Bai Feng began his new attempt.
