Chapter 456: Why Is There Always Spirit Energy Pouring Into Her?
“Things outside are getting pretty chaotic these days!”
Bai Feng sipped his tea while checking his communicator. As a Child of Destiny whose cultivation kept breakthroughs into the Refinement Stage, these already unruly Child of Destiny types were even more twitchy. Almost every other moment, he could hear about some elder falling in a secret realm—ouch, sounds like a rough weekend.
And the disputes between factions and sects? Even bigger. Nearly every day, there’s a new brawl over some trivial thing. Some aware of the upheaval retreat in fear, waiting for the ‘Catastrophe’ to blow over; most, however, are either clueless or just can’t stop themselves from poking the bear.
Even the major sects of the North Domain can’t stay out of it. Take the Refining God Sect—they once tangled with a small sect’s sect master in a secret realm. The little guy then started targeting them at every turn. Yeah, sounds vague, but trust me, it actually happened.
Even if Bai Feng didn’t bother to check who that small sect’s sect master was, he could tell he was a Child of Destiny. That meant the Refining God Sect was doomed.
Luckily, the Heavenly Sword Sect has kept out of the mess—first, their sect master prepared in advance, repeatedly warning disciples not to go looking for trouble outside. Plus, with the help of the Simulation Secret Realm and its Pro edition, everyone from the sect heads of the North four great sects to the little sects around the mountain knew the name Heavenly Sword Sect. Basically, a clown with a brain wouldn’t dare poke this bear.
And most importantly, the Heavenly Sword Sect boasts many Children of Destiny, each stronger than the last. If any of their prized children got reckless and provoked the sect? Well, the luckiest scenario is the ‘Fate’ abandoning him.
His earlier game, “Jianghu,” also felt the heat a little, but it wasn’t as bad as expected. Plenty still playing, lots spending money. Some players stay up all night grinding, then suddenly vanish for days afterward—probably some accident, or so he guessed.
Bai Feng shook his head, sighing. Then, looking down at Little Jiu, who was curled up on his lap playing a game, he asked, “Little Jiu, have you trained today?”
“Not yet. I’ll go after this boss,” she said without looking up, eyes fixed on the Image Retainer.
He glanced at her character—dead for the 498th time… wait, now it’s 499. Not that it matters, since those deaths didn’t count the time spent training.
“Maybe you should train first. If you d*e again, you’ll have to train nine hours straight,” Bai Feng said with a sigh.
“…I refuse! I won’t give up now. I just know I can beat this!” Little Jiu clenched her teeth, determined, yet eyes slightly red from frustration.
Bai Feng watched her d*ath tally tick upward—until it hit 520.
“Ha! Finally beat him!”
Little Jiu put down her Image Retainer and felt an incredible burst of joy, like fresh fireworks on New Year’s—wait, I don’t celebrate it that way; I’m a beast body user, don’t wear those.
Suddenly, she felt something weird—her body was tingling, something’s diffusing into her.
“Why are you spacing out? Hurry up and cultivate to break through!”
Bai Feng lightly rapped her head and couldn’t help but comment: how crazy was it that her breakthrough came from fighting a boss?
Not that he was surprised—Little Jiu may be obsessed with gaming, but she’s still diligently training. She never slacks halfway through, and she eats a ton of fox food. Plus, as a pure-bl**d Nine-Tailed Fox, her talent isn’t bad; she reached the Transformation God Stage pretty recently. Bai Feng often watches over her practice too, so she’s got the foundation to break through to the Refinement Stage, just missing a lucky chance.
“Oh…”
Little Jiu scratched her head, then leapt off Bai Feng’s lap onto her soft bedding—ready to breakthrough.
“Brother, what happened?”
“Dear, did Little Jiu just break through?”
At that moment, Bai Yu Mo and Yun Yue Yao barged in, saw Little Jiu sitting on her bed, mid-breakthrough.
“Yes, she finally broke through,” Bai Feng sighed helplessly. Despite being a pure-blooded Nine-Tailed Fox with top-tier talent and perception, she should’ve broken through much earlier with some effort. Honestly, if he hadn’t pushed her, she’d probably end up sitting with Little Snow someday.
Little Snow, though bloodline-unpure, trained hard. Thanks to fox food, she’s already approaching the Transformation God Stage. Sadly, unlike Little Jiu, she mainly fights in beast form; once during a casual petting session, she suddenly turned human and scared Bai Feng half to d*ath—he didn’t dare to touch her after.
“Let’s go out first,” Bai Feng said, heading for the door with Bai Yu Mo and Yun Yue Yao.
“Little Jiu also broke through to the Refinement Stage. With her around, you’ll be safer,” Yun Yue Yao said softly, knowing Bai Feng’s concern. Though Little Jiu looks unreliable, her full-blooded Nine-Tailed Fox powers are formidable—if she’s lazy, that’s her only flaw.
But it’s not her fault—who would’ve guessed that the last pure-blooded Nine-Tailed Fox was a game-obsessed lazybones?
Thankfully, Bai Feng’s got tricks—using the game as bait, he managed to motivate Little Jiu.
“Actually, I should be pretty safe now,” Bai Feng grinned, rubbing Yun Yue Yao’s head. Maybe because she’d once glimpsed the ‘future,’ she was overly worried about his safety. Even though his current skills are enough for self-defense, she still doesn’t fully trust.
“But it can be even safer,” Yun Yue Yao shook her head. “Especially since our enemies are those persistent Immortals, and recently, the Divine Monarch has been busy in the Southern Domain. That worries me.”
“Too bad the Southern Domain is too far—we can’t really check on things easily,” Bai Feng agreed. He’s tried many times to track the Divine Monarch’s plans, but the distance is just too great. Even with the help of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan and Silver-Winged Doves, it’s tough to uncover the truth.
Just then, a pigeon suddenly soared over, carrying a sealed letter in its beak.
