Another Cliche Cultivation Story

Three days later.

Xia Lihua and Xiao Yueyin stood side by side. 

During this time, Xiao Yueyin occasionally left to recover her True Essence before returning. Being this deep in the ocean for such a long period was quite demanding on her body and Essence.

From time to time, she would sneak a peek at Xia Lihua. Seeing that there was little to no difference in her condition left Xiao Yueyin marveling at the difference in their cultivation.

Neither of them had said a word since the appearance of the Universal Will as they were caught up in their thoughts.

For Xia Lihua, she was now certain that Ji Xian was the cause of its appearance. This occurrence finally gave her a glimpse at his true strength. She had heard stories about his feats from the Ancestors back at the Mortal Haven World and from it, she speculated that he has already surpassed the limits of the Lower World.

And now, she can confirm it.

As for how he was able to do this, Xia Lihua wasn’t sure but she does have an idea. She has already reached the Extreme level of the Holy realm. Without ascending, she can no longer increase her strength and cultivation. 

However, after cultivating the method Ji Xian taught her through the book he wrote, she saw the endless potential it contained. To be able to evolve her Internal World, allowing it to produce an abundance of Astral Essence is simply heaven-defying! 

She has only spent several days cultivating this new method but she can already feel a marginal increase in her strength. 

Although this amount is negligible, this should’ve been impossible!

No one knows the exact reason, whether it’s because of the Universal Will or if it’s because of the quality of Essence, but once an individual reaches the limit of the Lower World, then that person will no longer see any improvements in their realm.

So for Xia Lihua to see an increase in her cultivation was unimaginable! 

She was eager to see where this new path will take her.

“Path…a different path… this was what he meant back then.”

She can’t even begin to imagine the amount of talent and genius needed to create something like this. Ji Xian has taken a cultivation system and improved it a step further, even eliminating the flaw that came with it. If word were to get out about this, who knows what kind of chaos it will cause?

Never would she expect that he had a cheat like the simulation. After all, this kind of concept has never existed before in history!

As her thoughts drift and the image of a handsome figure emerged in her mind, next to her, Xiao Yueyin’s head was lifted towards the sky.

Unlike the Mortal Haven World, whose people have seen the rainbow light numerous times due to the constant invasion of the Upper World, this was the first time in her life that she had witnessed the manifestation of the Universal Will. 

The stunning seven-color light was nothing short of beautiful as it illuminated the sky, casting its brilliance toward every corner of the Mortal Desolate World. At the same time, it gave off an absolute authoritative aura that all beings must submit to.

Xiao Yueyin inhaled a deep breath while she ingrained that image in her mind. This a reminder that before the Will of the Universe, everything is insignificant and minuscule.

She glanced at Xia Lihua and hesitated before asking, “Are you not worried about him? It’s already been several days since he entered into the formation.”

“No.” Xia Lihua shook her head. A man that can defeat an entire echelon of Chosens from the Upper World single-handedly, she doubt there was anything in the Lower World that can threaten him.

Xiao Yueyin can feel complete confidence in Xia Lihua’s tone. Lowering her head, she asked in a quiet voice, “Just what is your relation with him?”

“…” 

Xia Lihua didn’t answer. Mainly because she didn’t know how to answer. Her relationship with Ji Xian is in a word, ambiguous. They haven’t known each other for that long but there was a unique connection between the two of them. Perhaps she already has an answer in her heart, but for some reason, she was afraid of voicing it out.

Xiao Yueyin saw the hesitation from Xia Lihua and she doesn’t know what to make of it.

Suddenly, she felt a fluctuation from the small jade tablet in her spatial ring. 

“Master is finally contacting me back.” She muttered unhappily.

Little did she know that in the past couple of days, Zeng Shihao had been trying to get in touch with her. She was just too distracted to notice.

She flipped her palm and the jade tablet appeared in her palm.

Just as she’s about to channel her True Essence into it.

She saw a reaction from Xia Lihua.

Following her gaze, Xiao Yueyin’s eyes glowed with a purple hue as she looked ahead into the darkness.

Far away, she saw a familiar figure with his back facing her. 

Staring at this figure, she silently muttered, “Was he always so tall?”

Ji Xian has been role-playing as a servant all this time. He would usually have his back bent with his face almost parallel to the ground so she never noticed how tall he was.

…

A distance away from them, Ji Xian observed the area in front of him.

He muttered under his breath, “So that rune-like symbol is part of the Three Tongue Gist. Normally, when you create a series of interconnecting runes, you’ll create a formation. But if you use the Three Tongue Gist, what you’ll get instead is a Formatic.”

His lips curved into a smile. 

“The Graha race… how amazing. I would love to meet the person who invented this.”

After spending three days with the two brothers, he had managed to get them to “cooperate”, which in turn allowed him to obtain a great deal of information.

“And what a coincidence, the Soul Liberation Art that I took from Solitude City actually came from the Graha race! Once I progress further into it, I can also form the ball of swirling fog or as they call it, the Soul Essence Vessel. Now the only question is, will this conflict with my current cultivation…”

“Hmm, on first thought, it shouldn’t. One cultivates the Soul while the other cultivates Essence.”

…

Shaking his head, Ji Xian no longer thought about it. He’ll find time to mull over it later.

He turned around and the first person he saw was Xia Lihua. She was looking at him with a weird expression, as though demanding an explanation.

Ji Xian knew she wanted to talk about the appearance of Universal Will so he pretended not to see it.

“Cough! Well… false alarm! Nothing to see here, let’s go back!”

Without waiting for their reply, he turned into a beam of light and headed toward the sky, leaving them behind.

“Hmph!” Xia Lihua immediately chased after him.

“…”

Only Xiao Yueyin was left alone in the ocean, completely caught off guard at their sudden disappearance.