Chapter 94: This Place is the Human World
2025-08-18 Author: Kindergarten Leader
Chapter 94: This Place is the Human World
Inside the Cold Pond Secret Realm, Xu Ziqing fumbled as he caught what his senior brother threw.
He looked down and saw a wooden box.
The wooden box looked incredibly exquisite, made of some unknown material, with mystical patterns etched onto it.
“Oh, you’ll have to return this box to me later,” Chu Huaixu said.
“This is a Spirit Pill Treasure Box, used to store Spirit Pills and ensure their efficacy doesn’t fade over time. It’s quite valuable; ordinary Spirit Pills aren’t worthy of such a box,” he explained.
For him, he had already obtained the “Medicine Cauldron · Dao Birth One.”
He was definitely going to cultivate the副职 of alchemist.
Therefore, a Spirit Pill Treasure Box had become a necessity; he would need it in the future.
Besides that, Chu Huaixu said this to satisfy his desire to show off and broaden the horizons of this unworldly youth!
As for the pill contained within the Spirit Pill Treasure Box, it was naturally the Profound Heaven Fetal Respiration Pill given to him by the loli elder, Chu Yinyin!
His heart ached a little.
“Although it can no longer help me raise my Spiritual Embryo’s level, this thing is really friggin’ expensive! If my Spiritual Embryo gets damaged in the future, I can still use it to heal!”
Chu Huaixu’s heart bled.
But regardless, the Profound Heaven Fetal Respiration Pill was the most suitable pill for Xu Ziqing, who had a False Spiritual Embryo, at the moment.
“No! I must show off extravagantly!” Chu Huaixu thought.
Xu Ziqing slowly opened the medicine box and was immediately met with a burst of medicinal fragrance. He saw the Spirit Pill inside, about the size of a longan.
He quickly closed the box, vaguely guessing that this item was very precious.
“Senior Brother, what is this?” the youth asked.
“Profound Heaven Fetal Respiration Pill,” Chu Huaixu replied, feigning calmness, waiting for him to show shock.
To his surprise, the unrefined Xu Ziqing looked bewildered.
He just felt the name sounded a bit impressive.
This made Chu Huaixu very displeased.
Already hurting from the cost, he immediately pointed to the stone door behind the pool.
“I mentioned earlier that this place is a secret realm set up by a senior named Lei Wenyan.”
“Yes, Ziqing remembers.”
“This Senior Lei, with the talent of a mere Level 3 Low-grade Spiritual Embryo, achieved the realm of a Great Cultivator!”
Xu Ziqing, with his incredibly poor talent, immediately’s eyes lit up upon hearing this.
Seeing that he had taken the bait, Chu Huaixu continued in a deep voice:
“The effect of the Profound Heaven Fetal Respiration Pill is to heal damage to the Spiritual Embryo. If a low-grade Spiritual Embryo consumes it, there’s a very high probability of increasing its grade.”
“When this Senior Lei obtained this Spirit Pill, his lifespan was nearing its end, and he had little time left. Even if he ate it, there was no hope of breaking through.”
“Therefore, like many ancestors of the Daoist Sect, he chose to set up a secret realm within the sect, leaving behind opportunities for those destined to find them.”
“Senior Lei wrote in his dying words: To the juniors of future generations, the Great Dao lies beneath your feet. I hope you will not lose the courage to advance due to the inadequacy of your Spiritual Embryo’s aptitude.”
“I, bestow upon you a stroke of fortune!” Chu Huaixu’s eyes narrowed, his voice deepening.
Xu Ziqing’s heart pounded, his emotions surged, and his admiration was about to overflow.
He looked at the stone door behind him. This honest child felt as if he had received a lesson, even having the urge to bow in that direction.
However, young Xu quickly reacted and looked up at Chu Huaixu, who was much taller than him.
“If Senior Brother gives it to me, isn’t that also… bestowing fortune upon me!”
The youth’s hands, holding the treasure box, trembled slightly, his face filled with shock.
Seeing his demeanor, Chu Huaixu finally felt appeased, and the sense of heartache lessened.
Xu Ziqing immediately said, “Senior Brother, this is too precious. I cannot accept it.”
He raised the Spirit Pill Treasure Box high with both hands, gesturing for the other to take it back.
“Why?” Chu Huaixu asked.
“As Senior Brother said, such a Spirit Pill that can defy fate is probably priceless.”
“Naturally, this is a Level 7 High-grade Spirit Pill. Even Great Cultivators would flock to it,” Chu Huaixu continued his display.
“Then I absolutely cannot accept it. Moreover, it was Senior Brother who broke through this secret realm, so Senior Lei’s pill should belong to Senior Brother,” Xu Ziqing reasoned logically.
To say he wasn’t tempted, how could he not be?
He was the False Spiritual Embryo with the worst talent. How could he seek revenge and repay his senior brother in the future?
But he did not accept rewards without merit. The other had shown him immense kindness; how could he accept the Spirit Pill?
All greed in his heart was wiped clean by the handsome youth, as if having such thoughts was a sin!
Chu Huaixu waved his hand, addicted to his act, “How do you know I only have one Level 7 Spirit Pill?”
He said calmly, “Rest assured, this Profound Heaven Fetal Respiration Pill is not the one left by Senior Lei. I obtained it through other means.”
This was not like the past when he played games; he couldn’t replicate that chuunibyo spirit. If he were still playing games, he would definitely say:
“Therefore, this is the fortune I bestow upon you!”
Upon hearing this, Xu Ziqing’s shock deepened.
“Senior Brother actually has two Spirit Pills of this caliber!”
He was still just an outer disciple of the Daoist Sect, only having joined a few days earlier than me.
This was too terrifying!
Chu Huaixu looked at the slightly open-mouthed young Xu and smiled with satisfaction, saying, “Take it if I give it to you. Consider it an exchange for the swordsmanship you gave me.”
“But Senior Brother, that wasn’t my intention. You gave me the opportunity to enter the Daoist Sect, I…”
Chu Huaixu interrupted Xu Ziqing’s words with a raised hand.
He immediately reverted to his usual demeanor and said irritably, “You agreed to everything I said earlier, so you were just talking nonsense? I’ll punish you right now! Believe it or not!”
“It’s not like that!” the handsome youth replied immediately. “But, this…”
“What is this and that? If you babble any further, I’ll pry your mouth open and stuff it in, believe it or not?” Chu Huaixu looked eager to try.
He had already fought Han Shuangjiang, the protagonist of this world. What if he tried fighting Xu Ziqing today?
Seeing this, Xu Ziqing didn’t know what to say.
The youth finally gritted his teeth, thinking that his senior brother must think highly of him and be investing heavily in his training.
He must cultivate diligently, at least becoming a Great Cultivator like Senior Lei!
Since his senior brother treated him this way, if his great revenge were achieved, he would gladly be his loyal subordinate, even if it meant being a suicide squad member!
With that thought, young Xu’s mind finally cleared, and he asked, “Senior Brother, should I eat it here?”
Chu Huaixu nodded. “This is a secret realm, after all. It’s an excellent place for secluded cultivation, safer than the outside world.”
“Okay.” The youth nodded and sat cross-legged on the ground.
He opened the medicine box, solemnly took the Spirit Pill, and then slowly closed his eyes.
The Profound Heaven Fetal Respiration Pill melted in his mouth, immediately transforming into a warm current.
Chu Huaixu guarded him from the side, feeling curious.
“With his innate medicinal body, how many levels can one Profound Heaven Fetal Respiration Pill raise him?” he wondered with some anticipation.
Judging by the quality of the pill, even as an amateur, he could tell that the one Chu Yinyin gave him was not as good as the one he had consumed.
There were subtle differences even in appearance.
“After all, mine was personally refined by a Pill King, so it’s bound to be the best of the best.”
Not long after, Chu Huaixu vaguely sensed that Xu Ziqing’s aura began to change.
His entire body turned red and became incredibly hot, even emitting white smoke.
This scene was very similar to Chu Huaixu’s own experience.
As time passed, Xu Ziqing continuously absorbed the medicinal effects.
After a while, he suddenly opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath of turbid air.
Chu Huaixu immediately cast an 【Information Probe】 at him and began to curse inwardly.
“Level 3 Low-grade Spiritual Embryo?”
“A jump of three levels from False Spiritual Embryo in one go?”
Little Xu, Little Xu, what are you even cultivating for? Just soak yourself in a medicinal pot from now on.
At this moment, Xu Ziqing was a little bewildered.
He could clearly feel that he had changed, yet he couldn’t quite articulate it.
“Senior Brother, I am…”
“Your Spiritual Embryo should have been greatly improved. For specific details, you’ll need to test it on the Spirit Disk in the disciple’s courtyard,” Chu Huaixu said, not telling him that he had advanced three levels.
Because with his current strength in the First Realm, even taking a drop of Xu Ziqing’s blood, he couldn’t detect it accurately with his divine sense, so he concealed the truth.
Xu Ziqing stood up and bowed to Chu Huaixu, “Thank you, Senior Brother, for bestowing fortune upon me!”
“Get up, get up. It’s time to go back.”
With that, he got up and walked outwards first.
In his opinion, giving Little Xu a Spirit Pill was an exchange for the【Sixfold Rift Spell】.
“As for the gratitude he always remembers, thanking me for bringing him into the Daoist Sect…”
Chu Huaixu strode forward and waved his hand, causing the sleeves of his robe to flutter in the air, signaling the youth to hurry and follow.
“That was something I owed you,” he said to himself.
Outside the Cold Pond, it was pouring rain.
Although the Daoist Sect had a protective mountain formation, the sect always advocated for closeness to nature. Therefore, the weather changes were no different from the outside world; they wouldn’t rely on formations to block rain or snow.
When Chu Huaixu had left, it was only overcast.
He knew it would rain, but he hadn’t expected it to be this heavy.
After the two surfaced using the water-repelling pearls, they immediately saw Han Shuangjiang standing by the Cold Pond.
She was still wearing her light blue outer garment, holding an oiled paper umbrella, almost identical to their first meeting at the foot of Wumeng Mountain.
The girl also held two umbrellas under her left arm, as if the rain was too heavy outside and she had specifically come to deliver umbrellas.
“Why are you here? We have water-repelling pearls, they can block the rain,” Chu Huaixu said.
“Oh, I forgot,” Han Shuangjiang said plainly as her slightly furrowed brow relaxed upon seeing the two.
Actually, she wasn’t there to deliver umbrellas.
It was purely because Chu Huaixu had said he would be back soon but hadn’t. Worried, she became increasingly uneasy.
Plus, Little Xu hadn’t returned for so many days either. She was truly afraid that something had happened in the Cold Pond Secret Realm.
The cold-faced girl had been waiting there for a while. She had even been contemplating whether to find Steward Niu to come and take a look.
As for the matter of the water-repelling pearls, she had genuinely forgotten.
Now that she had brought two extra umbrellas, they could serve to shield her.
This way, she wouldn’t have to worry so recklessly and appear foolish.
But Chu Huaixu, having been a companion for many years, was an expert in such matters.
He had already taken in all the changes in the expression of the “big ice block” and couldn’t help but smile.
However, he didn’t say much, nor did he tease her as he usually would.
Chu Huaixu simply picked up his water-repelling pearl and said, “Here! The rain is so heavy that this umbrella can’t block it. Use this water-repelling pearl to shield yourself from the rain.”
He knew this “big ice block” had a slight潔癖 (germophobia/cleanliness obsession).
At this moment, her feet were covered in mud, her outer garment was slightly dirty, and many parts of her body were drenched by the rain, even a few strands of her dark hair were adorned with water droplets blown by the strong wind.
The cold-faced girl looked at the water-repelling pearl, then at Chu Huaixu. Following his gaze, she realized he was looking at her shoes and the wet parts of her body.
However, at this moment, Xu Ziqing immediately stated, “Senior Sister Han, how about using mine? This water-repelling pearl originally belonged to you.”
To say he was considerate, he was somewhat. But to say he had foresight, perhaps not much.
“No need,” Han Shuangjiang replied as usual, habitually keeping a cold expression and refusing others’ kindness.
“Let’s go, no more talking here. We’re going home,” she said, seeing that the rain was getting heavier.
“Yes, home, home!” Chu Huaixu patted Xu Ziqing, signaling him to walk faster.
Upon hearing the word “home,” the handsome youth couldn’t help but look up at the sky, and a warmth spread through his heart.
The three, who no longer had family, walked towards the bamboo house in the pouring rain.
Chu Huaixu glanced sideways at Han Shuangjiang, who had a slight潔癖, holding an umbrella with one hand, lifting the hem of her outer garment with the other, and carefully avoiding puddles along the way, occasionally leaping to the right or taking a big step to the left.
For some reason, looking at the girl’s beautiful back, his heart felt peaceful and serene.
Unknowingly, he had already transmigrated to the Profound Yellow Realm for some time.
From the initial player mentality and feeling a sense of detachment from the entire world, to now, he had completely adapted to this place.
“Where is there still any gaming?” Chu Huaixu thought to himself.
“It is already the human world.”
(End of this chapter)
