AST 517 - After two years, restoring the strength! One hundred and ninety-ninth circulated cycles of qi
As she stepped on the snow and neared him, she looked like an immortal goddess from the heavens.
Her beauty was forever indisputable. Her beauty had reached an unprecedented realm and the extraordinarily outstanding aura that exuded from her, caused others to feel inferiority.
Canghai Mingyue's magnanimity also possessed a similar kind of aura. The only difference was her lofty and unyielding attitude which caused her to exude an aura that felt more arrogant.
Huoyun Liu-Li's beauty laid in her extreme charmingness. She was the kind of girl that you could tell was untamable with just a look. The way she her attitude would change was exactly like that Di Qing. Di Qing's beauty laid between her charms and her extraordinary beautiful. She resembled a woman that belonged in fantasy, making people felt indiscernible.
"There is yet another breakthrough!" A faint smiling expression appeared in Di Chen's profound and beautiful eyes.
The Fire Bird in the sky orbited around the world of ice and snow whereas the Diamond Gigantic Elephant was running quickly in the distance. During the day, Qing Shui would release both the Fire Bird and the Diamond Gigantic Elephant for them to relieve their boredom.
Initially, back at the time when Qing Shui returned, he didn't really plan on letting Di Chen and Di Qing tag along. Because if he did, the number of people who harbored bad intentions towards them would be too much for the Diamond Gigantic Elephant to "stomp" on.
"Not bad!" Qing Shui smiled gently. The girls stood together. Apart from Di Chen, the other girls were all wearing fox fur coats.
For someone at Di Chen's cultivation level, they would no longer fear the cold and the heat. Even Huoyun Liu-Li, who was at the advanced level of Xiantian Realm, and Canghai Mingyue, who was at Martial King level didn't fear the cold weather.
Qing Qing was the only one whose cultivation was still quite low. She needed warm clothes.
But during winter, women that were strong and intelligent would often wear fox fur coats. Not only did it look good and feel comfortable, it was also a representation of classiness.
"If I managed to recover my strength, I will make you the best fox fur coat." Qing Shui said softly as if he was muttering to himself. But Di Chen could hear what he was saying.
Di Chen smiled. She didn't say anything.
"Let's go back. Auntie has been waiting for a long time!" Di Chen told Qing Shui and the girls. It was only ten days away from the New Year.
Qing Shui nodded his head. He summoned back the Diamond Gigantic Elephant and rode on the Fire Bird. Even though the back of the Fire Bird could be considered wide, its wings couldn't stand the weight of a human. Hence, everyone stood on the back of the Fire Bird.
The party stood closely to one another with snowflakes floating in their surroundings. The speed of the Fire Bird was very slow. Along the way, everyone was silent, yet they all felt unusually good.
"Qing Shui, the cinnabar between your eyebrows are looking clearer and clearer." Said Qing Qing as she stood on Qing Shui's left side and pulled his sleeves.
Qing Shui touched the scarlet red mark between his eyebrows. It was the size of a soybean and it was a scar left behind from opening the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal. During this period of time, it suddenly turned scarlet red, even Qing Shui had no idea what was going on.
If it was about the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal being upgraded, he already felt it was a miracle that it was still there after he lost his cultivations and was crippled. As for upgrading the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal, he didn't really ponder too much on it. For now, he was only thinking about how to recover his strength.
"It would be great if you could give me this mark just like Sister Gelou." said Huoyun Liu-Li as she looked at Qing Shui with a smile.
There was also a mark between Mingyue Gelou's eyebrows. It was also a scarlet red in color. Her pure and dignified appearance, added on with a bit of flirtatious look, it made Qing Shui feel particularly thrilled and excited when he was having fun with her.
"Do you want me to draw one for you?" Qing Shui smiled and said.
"No! I want it to be natural!"
"Actually, you would look better without this."
"Why?" Huoyun Liu-Li looked at Qing Shui with her sexy, long and narrow pupils.
"For now, the men are already unable to hold themselves together whenever they see you. If you were to go out for a walk now, there will be a lot of souls tailing you. If you were to have that cinnabar, I don't think there will be any man left who can stand it." Qing Shui chuckled.
In front of the girls, Qing Qing in particular, and also Di Chen, Huoyun Liu-Li's face got a bit hot. From the way Qing Shui put it, he meant that she was captivating.
……
Unknowingly, yet another year had passed. After celebrating the New Year, Qing Shui was already twenty-three years old. As he turned around and looked, he realized that he has already walked a really long path. Slowly advancing, step by step, he passed across many obstacles along the way.
The Qing village was still a few miles away from them. The party got down from the Fire Bird and walked towards Qing Village. They were already able to feel the New Year atmosphere from far away.
Pi-pa!
From time to time, there would also be the noises of firecrackers. Occasionally, noises of children giggling would also be heard. To Qing Shui, all of these felt really comfortable.
As soon as he entered the Qing Village, he was already at the Qing Clan Main Residence. After all, when they left, they left from the western side, and the Qing Clan Main Residence was located on the most western side of the village.
When Qing Shui went back to the Qing Clan, he realized that other than the Qing He married couple who remained at Hundred Miles City, the rest of the Qing Clan member had come back. The Qing Clan's courtyard was still there. Each of the members would stay in their respective courtyard. For now, Qing Yi and Qing Shui's courtyards had become the turned out to be the most crowded one.
Last year when the Qing Clan celebrated the New Year, Qing Shui didn't come back. Qing Yi has visited him a few times but only managed to see him once. However, Qing Shui could see his mother watching him from afar by accident. During the New Year, his mother would visit him once almost every day, but that time was the most crucial time for Qing Shui. Or else, he wouldn't have minded taking a break for a few days.
As Qing Yi looked at Qing Shui who was getting thinner and thinner, she felt sad.
When Qing Shui saw his mother's expression, he already knew what she was thinking. He smiled as he held up Qing Yi's hand: "Mother, son has been happy, really happy."
……
After staying for a night in Qing Village, Qing Shui left once again. He also informed them to not wait for him to celebrate the New Year. All the extra things that Qing Shui did this year, all the hardships that he went through, were something that everyone had witnessed. This also motivated the three generations of the Qing Clan to train even harder.
Very quickly, the next day would already be the New Year. The entire Qing Village was filled with a strong New Year atmosphere.
"Mother, will Qing Shui come back?" Qing Qing asked Qing Yi.
"I hope so!" Qing Yi smiled reluctantly.
"Qing Shui… He really has suffered a lot……" Qing Qing said softly. It was a kind of voice that came deep from the heart.
……
Time was fleeting like a white steed flitting past a crack.
Peng!
Just like usual, Qing Shui practiced his fists. Halfway through the practice, he would stop many times to meditate. But there were many more times when he would tire himself out from practicing. But he would clench his teeth and try his best to continue on. One after another, Qing Shui kept on throwing out his punches.
There were many times when he would get so tired that he leaned on a floating board. Otherwise, he would have sunk down the water and drowned to death.
But Qing Shui hadn't improved since nine months ago when he achieved this cultivation state. He knew that all along, he hadn't triggered the greatest potential hidden in his body.
Qing Shui stood in the middle of the water as he racked his brain. Suddenly, he thought of a scene. He realized that inside the picture, the man had created an enormous water hollow. The seawater there seemed to be really deep.
Qing Shui clenched his teeth. After that, he slowly walked towards the center of the puddle. Very quickly, the water had already concealed Qing Shui's head. But Qing Shui didn't stop because of this.
He continued to move forward. The water was getting deeper and deeper. Water pressure began to press against Qing Shui, but he still didn't stop. He held onto both of his fists tightly. Every step that he took was incomparably firm.
At present, the already formidable 'Qi of Life' was also revolving vigorously to help relieve Qing Shui's fatigue.
Qing Shui who had lost his Qi of the Ancient Strengthening Technique could only force himself to stop breathing. If it weren't for Qing Shui's 'Qi of Life', he would have very likely died already.
However, he was still feeling more and more uncomfortable. His brain was getting dizzier and dizzier, and his body was getting weaker and weaker. Qing Shui vigorously revolved the cloud of 'Qi of Life' within his dantian to make it even stronger as it spread out around his body. Qing Shui had already torn his lips. A trace of a red line began rising inside the water.
Qing Shui repressed himself. At this moment, a formidable strength that was restrained inside his body started to rise up slowly. He felt really resentful and irritated.
The blood vessels on both of his arms were bulging like small snakes. His chest had collapsed and it was already starting to curve inwards. His entire body was slightly bent and looked as tight as a bow.
Qing Shui has finally came to a stop. His entire body was still tensing up slowly. The extent of which his body bent was also getting more and more significant.
Suddenly, Qing Shui felt extremely dizzy. Simultaneously, the blood in his body felt like it was burning up.
He abruptly bit his lips. Even though he was in the water, Qing Shui opened up both of his eyes widely. At that instant, both of his eyes had a bright and sharp look.
Pu!
Qing Shui suddenly opened his mouth and screamed out loudly. The scream caused the water in a few meters radius to spurt out and suddenly turn into a vacuum. At the same time, Qing Shui's body also tightened up abruptly.
He threw out a single punch!
The clouds of 'Qi of Life' within his dantian gave out a bright light. But it burst as soon as Qing Shui threw out the punch. Countless bits of silver colored lights got scattered everywhere in his body.
A mysterious and formidable strength seemingly came out from his sea of consciousness, yet it also felt like it came out from every part of his body, even more so, it was coming out from the deepest part of his body, a mysterious strength that originated from his soul.
It spread out.
All of these happened at almost the same time.
He felt an indescribable feeling which resembled that of ascending to a graceful immortal. The familiar golden light within his dantian shone brilliantly. Meanwhile, the meridians within his body also began to moisten at an unbelievable rate.
At the moment his dantian gave out that immense golden light, the Yin-Yang Image inside his sea of consciousness also started to give out a simple and unadorned light. The speed at which it revolved also became faster and faster.
His six organs that had long since been cured, were strengthened further. His five visceras also begun to recover. At this moment, Qing Shui felt as if he his entire being was being reborn!
Beng!
Qing Shui threw out one punch.
All of these happened in an instant!
The water in the entire pool got blasted away by Qing Shui. He fixed his sight on the enormous water screen in front of him, the shape of it in particular.
It was already starting to form into a draconic shape!
Bang! It exploded!
The powerful impact immediately blasted open the surrounding stone walls. An enormous water screen covered up the entire valley floor. The dust mixed together with the misty fog in the air and dropped down one after another.
Some Flying-type Demonic Beasts either got crushed to death by the enormous stones or got blasted away by the Qi Force.
The entire pool almost disappeared. The area was filled with large stones, half of the waterfall even collapsed because of the shockwave.
All of these were nothing compared to how happy Qing Shui felt after recovering his strength. The feeling of getting back what he had lost was indescribable. Qing Shui couldn't hold his feelings and took a peek at his body.
The Qi of the Ancient Strengthening Technique started to revolve slowly on its own again.
The liquid Qi of the Ancient Strengthening Technique had become even more condensed. It had even increased a bit in size. The cloud of 'Qi of Life' may have disappeared, but Qing Shui could still feel it dispersed around his body.
Not only had his meridians recovered, it seemed like they have also become even more tenacious and strong. As for his organs, before Qing Shui managed to take a peek at it, he felt his body jerk.
"Pa!"
The Ancient Strengthening Technique broke through to its one hundred and eighty-sixth cycle.
Qing Shui felt a formidable strength emerging from the deepest part of his body, the increase in strength this time felt a lot more significant compared to those before. In the past, a cycle possessed roughly fifty-hundred thousand jins of strength. But now, it had achieved a strength as great as seventy-five hundred thousand jin!
Pa!
Qing Shui was still lost in his emotions. He was unable to think this through, he had guessed the cycles later on would also give him a similarly significant boost in strength. At this exact moment, the Ancient Strengthening Technique once again made a breakthrough!
Pa!
……
Qing Shui stopped thinking about it. He controlled the Qi of the Ancient Strengthening Technique and let it wander around his body. When it revolved, it was very powerful and vigorous!
He fused his Spirit, Essence, and Qi to the maximum level.
Qing Shui attempted to raise his Nature Energy!
It was successful!
He instantly felt that the power level within his body has increased by thirty percent.
Thirty percent?
A breakthrough?
Qing Shui, was no longer surprised. After all, all of his strength had more than recovered by now. Furthermore, the Ancient Strengthening Technique had also broken through a few cycles. Considering that the Nature Energy hadn't been making any breakthrough for a long time, it wouldn't be weird for it to happen now.
Frenzied Bull's Strength!
Successful!
There weren't any more changes to the Frenzied Bull's Strength after gaining a forty percent power boost. But Qing Shui didn't feel disappointed with it. He already felt really happy that it was still there.
Heavenly Thunder Slash!
The familiar power started returning to his body.
Immovable Mountains!
A powerful and steady aura rose up, it even possessed a ten percent boost in strength!
Diamond Qi!
The fifty percent boost in strength had caused Qing Shui to give out an indescribable smile at the corner of his mouth. In short, not only has all of his strength recovered, some of it had even been upgraded.
Pa!
The Ancient Strengthening Technique once again broke through to yet another cycle!
Shield Attack!
A Qi Force that was clearly stronger than in the past began to spread all over his body.
One hundred and ninety-nine cycles!
He barely broke through to the one hundred and ninety-ninth cycle.
Qing Shui was stunned. He actually broke through to the one hundred and ninety-ninth cycle. Even though he only barely made it through, but this was enough to make Qing Shui frozen in shock.
…
His physical strength and defense were immediately doubled.
At present, Qing Shui's physical strength was already worth five countries. His defense on the other hand, it was equivalent to seven countries…...
Excluding the 'Men Elephant Unison' of the Diamond Gigantic Elephant, with the Heavenly Talisman and the Violet Gold Divine Shield as well as the Big Dipper Sword along with its additional technique, Qing Shui's power level at present, had already reached a terrifying amount equivalent to twenty-five countries worth of strength.
Twenty-five countries worth…...
But why hadn't his strength advanced into the Martial Saint Realm? Why wasn't he achieved a strength which surpassed nature and achieved a level where he could fly in the sky?
Could it be that he really needed a catalyst to break through to the Martial Saint Grade? Did he really need to find the Earth Fruit? Wasn't it said that one would be able to advance into the Martial Saint Grade if they achieved a strength of ten countries?
Could it be ten countries worth of raw physical strength?
Ten countries worth of strength, defense, and speed…...
Qing Shui stared into space. It seemed that advancing into the Martial Saint Realm wasn't something that could be done so easily. In Green Cloud Continent, there weren't any honorable Martial Saint warriors. Even the Heavenly Palace Old Ancestor and Lin Zhanhan only had superficial knowledge on the topic. If it required one's physical body to achieve a strength of ten countries, even Qing Shui couldn't help but feel speechless.
Qing Shui thought about the day long ago when the Martial Saint made his move. He didn't know if his opponent went all out. However, his strength was truly terrifying.
During that time, the Violet Gold Divine Shield blocked half of the damage, leaving Qing Shui and the Diamond Gigantic Elephant to suffer the other half of it. And that had already dealt such a heavy damage to Qing Shui. Furthermore, Qing Shui was in the state of 'Men Elephant Unison' when he got hurt, which meant he possessed ten countries worth of strength and defense…...
Qing Shui shook his head. He stopped thinking about it. The only thing that he knew at the moment was that he has finally been reborn.
Roar!
Qing Shui looked up to the sky and let out an enormous tiger howl!
The noise oscillated for hundred of miles.
Lin Zhanhan trembled. After that, he looked towards the direction where Qing Shui was with joy.
"Brother Luo, congratulations!"
Qing Luo's eyes were a bit watery. He looked towards Lin Zhanhan: " We are lifelong brothers, my grandson is your grandson."
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AST 518 - Half the Lifespan of An Ordinary Person, No More Rivals Amongst Those at the Martial Saint Level and Below
Hearing that tiger's roar, the few ladies were all stunned. Huoyun Liu-Li, Qingqing and Canghai Mingyue all looked towards Di Chen. She was the strongest amongst them all.
Canghai Mingyue looked toward Di Chen, "Elder sister Chen..."
Di Chen smiled and nodded!
Canghai Mingyue's eyes turned moist, "It's been two and a half years..."
"This is really great..." Qingqing could not hold back her joy.
...
After Qing Shui roared out, he subconsciously looked at his internal body. Earlier, he was not done looking through everything before he was interrupted by the sudden breakthrough of his Ancient Strengthening Technique.
Suddenly, Qing Shui saw his heart and felt into a daze. Other than his heart, all of his other internal organs had not only completely recovered, but they had even become stronger than before. However, only his heart did not undergo any change.
However, one thing that Qing Shui could sense was that it no longer deteriorated.
Qing Shui frowned again. This was the most important organ. If it could not be healed, the results would be inconceivable. Thankfully, the deterioration was stopped and he could now use his Qi of Ancient Strengthening Technique again. His acupuncture and alchemy should be able to heal it.
Qing Shui used his Spiritual Sense and slowly sensed his body's condition!
Qing Shui took another look at that beaten heart which was tied down by some mysterious energy, causing it to not be destroyed completely. Qing Shui knew that it was not the powers of the 'Stone of Life,' since it was already shattered earlier.
Roar!
Qing Shui stomped down!
Mighty Elephant Stomp!
His body had the strength of five countries and with his Mighty Elephant Stomp at the large success stage, he could unleash a stomp five times his strength.
A strength of 25 countries caused this small valley to be turned into a piece of flat land!
A tremendous sound rang out and mixed in with the shattered rocks and dust that flew everywhere.
Qing Shui left. He knew that with his current condition, with his heart in this state, he had only the lifespan of an ordinary person.
He could probably only live to the age of 80 years old!
However, Qing Shui was not worried. A lifespan of 80 years was plenty. Moreover, Qing Shui felt that he should be able to find a solution to this in such a long period of time.
Thinking of this, he felt completely relaxed.
In two and a half years, the pain he had gone through was one that was unheard of. Qing Shui headed straight for the Qing Village with his Cloudmist Steps, deep in thought.
"Haha, my powers had increased by a lot, but to think that my speed had also increased by many folds..."
Qing Shui felt elated. His life had been snatched back from the Heavens and he had changed his life by defying fate. Since he had succeeded this time around, it just meant that his life should not have been stopped here.
One who survives a great disaster is destined to have good fortune!
Happiness is something one fights for himself. Now, Qing Shui's mental state underwent another change. It might be because his abilities had progressed greatly.
Now, Qing Shui could be said to be said to be at the top amongst those in the Martial Saint level. In this group, there would be almost none who could defeat him.
No rivals amongst those at the Martial Saint level and below!
What Qing Shui did not understand was that his Ancient Strengthening Technique had actually broken through to the 199th cycle directly. With a flash, Qing Shui recalled the Ancient Book of 'Rebirth.'
During this period of time, Qing Shui's inner potential had been stimulated, bringing him the strongest powers from deep down within his body. The 'Qi of Life' that exploded was the most mysterious thing in the human body. It was also the strongest vital energy stored in Qing Shui during this period of time.
During his recovery, qi of life had been immersed with the Qi of Ancient Strengthening Technique and brought him a series of breakthroughs. These were all the powerful effects of the Ancient Book of 'Rebirth.'
The human body was the strangest thing in the world. To be able to produce tremendous strength and be connected with all things in the world...
The pain he had gone through for the past two and half years was worth it. If he had not gone through this accident, Qing Shui estimated that he would still be able to reach the 199th cycle by now.
However, he would not have been able to attain the powers he now had. The Ancient Book of 'Rebirth' stimulated the potential from the deepest part of the human body, and could increase Qing Shui's strength by another fold.
Two times!
How terrifying was this concept? But who would be able to persist in training the Ancient Book of 'Rebirth?' And it must also be when one was at the lowest point of their life.
Everything required too many coincidences. The pain, persistence, and determination... It was hard to be able to get even one of these three requirements. Let alone the fact that they must reach terrifying limits. Take determination, for example, Qing Shui could repeatedly practice his sword thrusts alone for millions of times.
And he still had many things he could not let go off in this world...
The cultivation of the Ancient Book of 'Rebirth' was heaven-defying. To Qing Shui, it was even stronger than the Heavenly Pellet.
However, Qing Shui felt that there must still be some other use to the Heavenly Pellet...
He could finally stand upright with confidence now. A cold gleam flashed across his eyes. "Residence of the Sky Tyrant Lord... One day, I'll make you regret this... I'll definitely return that palm…'
Even the weakest grade one Martial Saint had a strength of at least 10 countries or more. There were also some who had 20 countries worth of strength when they just arrived at the Martial Saint level. Qing Shui was not sure how strong a grade one Martial Saint could be.
If Qing Shui were to rely on only his body now, without any external items, his strength could reach 13 countries.
Qing Shui realized that he was too reliant on external items. The Golden-Ringed Battle Armor, Big Dipper Sword, Violet Gold Divine Shield, the Heavenly Talisman...
If he was holding only a Big Dipper Sword, his strength could reach 15.5 countries.The Big Dipper Sword's Seven Star Armored Vest could increase his defenses by two folds and reach 14 countries...
Just with the Big Dipper Sword alone, he could make a path in his world in the Greencloud Continent...
It was better to have those things than be without them. Each martial arts practitioner would more or less have such items. Weapons and armors were considered one of them.
Qing Shui's speed was very fast. With a flash, he appeared 30 meters away. An afterimage flashed passed and Qing Shui used his strong Qi of Ancient Strengthening Technique without a care.
When he entered Qing Village, Qing Shui saw some familiar faces at the entrance!
...
"Qing Shui, Qing Shui, they said that you've healed. Let mother take a look..." Qing Yi held onto Qing Shui as tears fell down uncontrollably.
Back when Qing Shui was in stuck in his previous situation, she did not say much. She only kept on comforting Qing Shui that it was alright even if he had no cultivation. However, she would secretly cry to herself.
She did not wish to appear sad before Qing Shui for fear of giving him pressure.
Now that Qing Shui has recovered, she finally had no more need to hold it in. Although she still felt a bit of grief, she was mostly overjoyed.
"Mother, your son is alright now. Why are you crying?" Qing Shui reached out his hand to wipe the tears off his mother's face.
Qingqing smiled as she looked at Qing Shui from the side. However, crystal-like tears were brimming in her eyes, making one's heart ache...
Qing Shui was Qing Clan's pillar of support. If he were to fall, the whole Qing Clan would not have many developments. However, with just Xiantian cultivators, they would still be able to have a good life in the Hundred Miles City for over a hundred years, or even hundreds of years, provided that there were no accidents.
"Alright, alright, today is a happy day. Since there are no outsiders here, everyone should be happy! Let's go back and have a celebration!" Qing Luo said to the others happily.
The Old Master had spoken, so everyone broke out laughing, especially those from the Qing Clan's 3rd generation. Everyone was in smiles.
"It's great that Brother Qing has now recovered. You promised to get me a wife who's at least at the Xiantian level." Qing You grinned and said.
"Xiantian? Aren't you afraid of being ridden and hit by her everyday?" Qing Shi could not help but teased.
His words caused Mingyue Gelou and Qingzhuang to blush. To be ridden and hit...
Thank goodness that no one had noticed them, and the two ladies also tilted their heads slightly downwards.
"It's not hard to find one. But that is if you do not have any expectations for her looks. It's important to look for a wife with great virtue..." Qing Shui said seriously to Qing You.
"Stop, stop. Brother Qing Shui, I'd rather marry a beautiful Xiantian cultivator. Even if she were to rid on me and hit me every day..."
"You good for nothing rascal!" Qing Luo smacked Qing You's head.
The others all laughed and entered the Qing Clan together!
Now, Qing Clan was undoubtedly the top clan in Hundred Miles City, even the whole Qing Village had been brought to greater heights together. In the past, when people from the Hundred Miles City passed by Qing Village to hunt in the Qing Village, there would always be some conflicts. During these times, people from the Qing Village would always have to put up with it after seeing that they were from the Hundred Miles City.
Qing Village's land was not small. Moreover, including the people from the town not far away, there were hundreds of thousands people in this generation. They were collectively known as the Qing Village.
Now, when people from the Qing Village went to the Hundred Miles City, they could all proudly say that they were from Qing Village. When people from the Hundred Miles City passed by the Qing Village, they longer acted the same as before. They no longer sped by them, shouting and calling them to get out of the way when they saw anyone.
Everything was because of Qing Shui.
Qing Shui was not only the pillar for Qing Village, but also the pillar of the Hundred Miles City. Therefore, even the people from the Hundred Miles City would need to give great respect to Qing Shui's hometown, Qing Village.
The family of 30 plus put tables together to sit down together.
The meal was very lively, and they kept firing Qing Shui with questions!
"Brother Shui, let me have a ride on that golden elephant of yours!"
Earlier, she was not in the mood for it, but now that Qing Shui was better, she was naturally in the mood now.
"That's easy. We'll go in a while!" Qing Shui chuckled.
This was the second new year.
"Qing Shui, what are your plans now?" Seeing that everyone had finished their dinner, Qing Luo held onto a cup of tea and asked.
"I'll stay here for now, and get some things done." Qing Shui thought that he should raise the level of the people in Qing Clan.
Especially the Xiantian Golden Pellet for his mother and grandfather. Qing Shui planned to refine them as soon as possible! He also wanted to take this opportunity to look out for some precious ingredients.
Huoyun Liu-Li was seated on one side next to Qing Shui.
And on the other side was Qing Yi, followed by Qingqing.
On the other side with Huoyun Liu-Li was Canghai Mingyue, Qingzhuang, Mingyue Gelou, Little Yuchang, Qing Bei...
Di Chen had returned to her room. With her present, the others were not able to be at ease. Therefore, she would choose to avoid such situations. Moreover, it was not convenient for her since she was wearing a face veil.
The others did not think much about it either. Toward her, everyone was filled with gratitude...
Huoyun Liu-Li grabbed onto Qing Shui's hand quietly, her shrewd and beautiful eyes occasionally glanced towards Qing Shui, causing him to think about what she said the other time.
"I don't care. This year, Qing Shui, you have to be mine…"
"She did not force herself on me..."
Now that Qing Shui has recovered, he would naturally not let her go. Otherwise, it would be harming her. For a proud lady like her to say such words, it was because she was deeply in love with him.
It required a lot of courage!
Qing Shui grabbed onto her hand tightly...
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AST 517 - After two years, restoring the strength! One hundred and ninety-ninth circulated cycles of qi
As she stepped on the snow and neared him, she looked like an immortal goddess from the heavens.
Her beauty was forever indisputable. Her beauty had reached an unprecedented realm and the extraordinarily outstanding aura that exuded from her, caused others to feel inferiority.
Canghai Mingyue's magnanimity also possessed a similar kind of aura. The only difference was her lofty and unyielding attitude which caused her to exude an aura that felt more arrogant.
Huoyun Liu-Li's beauty laid in her extreme charmingness. She was the kind of girl that you could tell was untamable with just a look. The way she her attitude would change was exactly like that Di Qing. Di Qing's beauty laid between her charms and her extraordinary beautiful. She resembled a woman that belonged in fantasy, making people felt indiscernible.
"There is yet another breakthrough!" A faint smiling expression appeared in Di Chen's profound and beautiful eyes.
The Fire Bird in the sky orbited around the world of ice and snow whereas the Diamond Gigantic Elephant was running quickly in the distance. During the day, Qing Shui would release both the Fire Bird and the Diamond Gigantic Elephant for them to relieve their boredom.
Initially, back at the time when Qing Shui returned, he didn't really plan on letting Di Chen and Di Qing tag along. Because if he did, the number of people who harbored bad intentions towards them would be too much for the Diamond Gigantic Elephant to "stomp" on.
"Not bad!" Qing Shui smiled gently. The girls stood together. Apart from Di Chen, the other girls were all wearing fox fur coats.
For someone at Di Chen's cultivation level, they would no longer fear the cold and the heat. Even Huoyun Liu-Li, who was at the advanced level of Xiantian Realm, and Canghai Mingyue, who was at Martial King level didn't fear the cold weather.
Qing Qing was the only one whose cultivation was still quite low. She needed warm clothes.
But during winter, women that were strong and intelligent would often wear fox fur coats. Not only did it look good and feel comfortable, it was also a representation of classiness.
"If I managed to recover my strength, I will make you the best fox fur coat." Qing Shui said softly as if he was muttering to himself. But Di Chen could hear what he was saying.
Di Chen smiled. She didn't say anything.
"Let's go back. Auntie has been waiting for a long time!" Di Chen told Qing Shui and the girls. It was only ten days away from the New Year.
Qing Shui nodded his head. He summoned back the Diamond Gigantic Elephant and rode on the Fire Bird. Even though the back of the Fire Bird could be considered wide, its wings couldn't stand the weight of a human. Hence, everyone stood on the back of the Fire Bird.
The party stood closely to one another with snowflakes floating in their surroundings. The speed of the Fire Bird was very slow. Along the way, everyone was silent, yet they all felt unusually good.
"Qing Shui, the cinnabar between your eyebrows are looking clearer and clearer." Said Qing Qing as she stood on Qing Shui's left side and pulled his sleeves.
Qing Shui touched the scarlet red mark between his eyebrows. It was the size of a soybean and it was a scar left behind from opening the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal. During this period of time, it suddenly turned scarlet red, even Qing Shui had no idea what was going on.
If it was about the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal being upgraded, he already felt it was a miracle that it was still there after he lost his cultivations and was crippled. As for upgrading the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal, he didn't really ponder too much on it. For now, he was only thinking about how to recover his strength.
"It would be great if you could give me this mark just like Sister Gelou." said Huoyun Liu-Li as she looked at Qing Shui with a smile.
There was also a mark between Mingyue Gelou's eyebrows. It was also a scarlet red in color. Her pure and dignified appearance, added on with a bit of flirtatious look, it made Qing Shui feel particularly thrilled and excited when he was having fun with her.
"Do you want me to draw one for you?" Qing Shui smiled and said.
"No! I want it to be natural!"
"Actually, you would look better without this."
"Why?" Huoyun Liu-Li looked at Qing Shui with her sexy, long and narrow pupils.
"For now, the men are already unable to hold themselves together whenever they see you. If you were to go out for a walk now, there will be a lot of souls tailing you. If you were to have that cinnabar, I don't think there will be any man left who can stand it." Qing Shui chuckled.
In front of the girls, Qing Qing in particular, and also Di Chen, Huoyun Liu-Li's face got a bit hot. From the way Qing Shui put it, he meant that she was captivating.
……
Unknowingly, yet another year had passed. After celebrating the New Year, Qing Shui was already twenty-three years old. As he turned around and looked, he realized that he has already walked a really long path. Slowly advancing, step by step, he passed across many obstacles along the way.
The Qing village was still a few miles away from them. The party got down from the Fire Bird and walked towards Qing Village. They were already able to feel the New Year atmosphere from far away.
Pi-pa!
From time to time, there would also be the noises of firecrackers. Occasionally, noises of children giggling would also be heard. To Qing Shui, all of these felt really comfortable.
As soon as he entered the Qing Village, he was already at the Qing Clan Main Residence. After all, when they left, they left from the western side, and the Qing Clan Main Residence was located on the most western side of the village.
When Qing Shui went back to the Qing Clan, he realized that other than the Qing He married couple who remained at Hundred Miles City, the rest of the Qing Clan member had come back. The Qing Clan's courtyard was still there. Each of the members would stay in their respective courtyard. For now, Qing Yi and Qing Shui's courtyards had become the turned out to be the most crowded one.
Last year when the Qing Clan celebrated the New Year, Qing Shui didn't come back. Qing Yi has visited him a few times but only managed to see him once. However, Qing Shui could see his mother watching him from afar by accident. During the New Year, his mother would visit him once almost every day, but that time was the most crucial time for Qing Shui. Or else, he wouldn't have minded taking a break for a few days.
As Qing Yi looked at Qing Shui who was getting thinner and thinner, she felt sad.
When Qing Shui saw his mother's expression, he already knew what she was thinking. He smiled as he held up Qing Yi's hand: "Mother, son has been happy, really happy."
……
After staying for a night in Qing Village, Qing Shui left once again. He also informed them to not wait for him to celebrate the New Year. All the extra things that Qing Shui did this year, all the hardships that he went through, were something that everyone had witnessed. This also motivated the three generations of the Qing Clan to train even harder.
Very quickly, the next day would already be the New Year. The entire Qing Village was filled with a strong New Year atmosphere.
"Mother, will Qing Shui come back?" Qing Qing asked Qing Yi.
"I hope so!" Qing Yi smiled reluctantly.
"Qing Shui… He really has suffered a lot……" Qing Qing said softly. It was a kind of voice that came deep from the heart.
……
Time was fleeting like a white steed flitting past a crack.
Peng!
Just like usual, Qing Shui practiced his fists. Halfway through the practice, he would stop many times to meditate. But there were many more times when he would tire himself out from practicing. But he would clench his teeth and try his best to continue on. One after another, Qing Shui kept on throwing out his punches.
There were many times when he would get so tired that he leaned on a floating board. Otherwise, he would have sunk down the water and drowned to death.
But Qing Shui hadn't improved since nine months ago when he achieved this cultivation state. He knew that all along, he hadn't triggered the greatest potential hidden in his body.
Qing Shui stood in the middle of the water as he racked his brain. Suddenly, he thought of a scene. He realized that inside the picture, the man had created an enormous water hollow. The seawater there seemed to be really deep.
Qing Shui clenched his teeth. After that, he slowly walked towards the center of the puddle. Very quickly, the water had already concealed Qing Shui's head. But Qing Shui didn't stop because of this.
He continued to move forward. The water was getting deeper and deeper. Water pressure began to press against Qing Shui, but he still didn't stop. He held onto both of his fists tightly. Every step that he took was incomparably firm.
At present, the already formidable 'Qi of Life' was also revolving vigorously to help relieve Qing Shui's fatigue.
Qing Shui who had lost his Qi of the Ancient Strengthening Technique could only force himself to stop breathing. If it weren't for Qing Shui's 'Qi of Life', he would have very likely died already.
However, he was still feeling more and more uncomfortable. His brain was getting dizzier and dizzier, and his body was getting weaker and weaker. Qing Shui vigorously revolved the cloud of 'Qi of Life' within his dantian to make it even stronger as it spread out around his body. Qing Shui had already torn his lips. A trace of a red line began rising inside the water.
Qing Shui repressed himself. At this moment, a formidable strength that was restrained inside his body started to rise up slowly. He felt really resentful and irritated.
The blood vessels on both of his arms were bulging like small snakes. His chest had collapsed and it was already starting to curve inwards. His entire body was slightly bent and looked as tight as a bow.
Qing Shui has finally came to a stop. His entire body was still tensing up slowly. The extent of which his body bent was also getting more and more significant.
Suddenly, Qing Shui felt extremely dizzy. Simultaneously, the blood in his body felt like it was burning up.
He abruptly bit his lips. Even though he was in the water, Qing Shui opened up both of his eyes widely. At that instant, both of his eyes had a bright and sharp look.
Pu!
Qing Shui suddenly opened his mouth and screamed out loudly. The scream caused the water in a few meters radius to spurt out and suddenly turn into a vacuum. At the same time, Qing Shui's body also tightened up abruptly.
He threw out a single punch!
The clouds of 'Qi of Life' within his dantian gave out a bright light. But it burst as soon as Qing Shui threw out the punch. Countless bits of silver colored lights got scattered everywhere in his body.
A mysterious and formidable strength seemingly came out from his sea of consciousness, yet it also felt like it came out from every part of his body, even more so, it was coming out from the deepest part of his body, a mysterious strength that originated from his soul.
It spread out.
All of these happened at almost the same time.
He felt an indescribable feeling which resembled that of ascending to a graceful immortal. The familiar golden light within his dantian shone brilliantly. Meanwhile, the meridians within his body also began to moisten at an unbelievable rate.
At the moment his dantian gave out that immense golden light, the Yin-Yang Image inside his sea of consciousness also started to give out a simple and unadorned light. The speed at which it revolved also became faster and faster.
His six organs that had long since been cured, were strengthened further. His five visceras also begun to recover. At this moment, Qing Shui felt as if he his entire being was being reborn!
Beng!
Qing Shui threw out one punch.
All of these happened in an instant!
The water in the entire pool got blasted away by Qing Shui. He fixed his sight on the enormous water screen in front of him, the shape of it in particular.
It was already starting to form into a draconic shape!
Bang! It exploded!
The powerful impact immediately blasted open the surrounding stone walls. An enormous water screen covered up the entire valley floor. The dust mixed together with the misty fog in the air and dropped down one after another.
Some Flying-type Demonic Beasts either got crushed to death by the enormous stones or got blasted away by the Qi Force.
The entire pool almost disappeared. The area was filled with large stones, half of the waterfall even collapsed because of the shockwave.
All of these were nothing compared to how happy Qing Shui felt after recovering his strength. The feeling of getting back what he had lost was indescribable. Qing Shui couldn't hold his feelings and took a peek at his body.
The Qi of the Ancient Strengthening Technique started to revolve slowly on its own again.
The liquid Qi of the Ancient Strengthening Technique had become even more condensed. It had even increased a bit in size. The cloud of 'Qi of Life' may have disappeared, but Qing Shui could still feel it dispersed around his body.
Not only had his meridians recovered, it seemed like they have also become even more tenacious and strong. As for his organs, before Qing Shui managed to take a peek at it, he felt his body jerk.
"Pa!"
The Ancient Strengthening Technique broke through to its one hundred and eighty-sixth cycle.
Qing Shui felt a formidable strength emerging from the deepest part of his body, the increase in strength this time felt a lot more significant compared to those before. In the past, a cycle possessed roughly fifty-hundred thousand jins of strength. But now, it had achieved a strength as great as seventy-five hundred thousand jin!
Pa!
Qing Shui was still lost in his emotions. He was unable to think this through, he had guessed the cycles later on would also give him a similarly significant boost in strength. At this exact moment, the Ancient Strengthening Technique once again made a breakthrough!
Pa!
……
Qing Shui stopped thinking about it. He controlled the Qi of the Ancient Strengthening Technique and let it wander around his body. When it revolved, it was very powerful and vigorous!
He fused his Spirit, Essence, and Qi to the maximum level.
Qing Shui attempted to raise his Nature Energy!
It was successful!
He instantly felt that the power level within his body has increased by thirty percent.
Thirty percent?
A breakthrough?
Qing Shui, was no longer surprised. After all, all of his strength had more than recovered by now. Furthermore, the Ancient Strengthening Technique had also broken through a few cycles. Considering that the Nature Energy hadn't been making any breakthrough for a long time, it wouldn't be weird for it to happen now.
Frenzied Bull's Strength!
Successful!
There weren't any more changes to the Frenzied Bull's Strength after gaining a forty percent power boost. But Qing Shui didn't feel disappointed with it. He already felt really happy that it was still there.
Heavenly Thunder Slash!
The familiar power started returning to his body.
Immovable Mountains!
A powerful and steady aura rose up, it even possessed a ten percent boost in strength!
Diamond Qi!
The fifty percent boost in strength had caused Qing Shui to give out an indescribable smile at the corner of his mouth. In short, not only has all of his strength recovered, some of it had even been upgraded.
Pa!
The Ancient Strengthening Technique once again broke through to yet another cycle!
Shield Attack!
A Qi Force that was clearly stronger than in the past began to spread all over his body.
One hundred and ninety-nine cycles!
He barely broke through to the one hundred and ninety-ninth cycle.
Qing Shui was stunned. He actually broke through to the one hundred and ninety-ninth cycle. Even though he only barely made it through, but this was enough to make Qing Shui frozen in shock.
…
His physical strength and defense were immediately doubled.
At present, Qing Shui's physical strength was already worth five countries. His defense on the other hand, it was equivalent to seven countries…...
Excluding the 'Men Elephant Unison' of the Diamond Gigantic Elephant, with the Heavenly Talisman and the Violet Gold Divine Shield as well as the Big Dipper Sword along with its additional technique, Qing Shui's power level at present, had already reached a terrifying amount equivalent to twenty-five countries worth of strength.
Twenty-five countries worth…...
But why hadn't his strength advanced into the Martial Saint Realm? Why wasn't he achieved a strength which surpassed nature and achieved a level where he could fly in the sky?
Could it be that he really needed a catalyst to break through to the Martial Saint Grade? Did he really need to find the Earth Fruit? Wasn't it said that one would be able to advance into the Martial Saint Grade if they achieved a strength of ten countries?
Could it be ten countries worth of raw physical strength?
Ten countries worth of strength, defense, and speed…...
Qing Shui stared into space. It seemed that advancing into the Martial Saint Realm wasn't something that could be done so easily. In Green Cloud Continent, there weren't any honorable Martial Saint warriors. Even the Heavenly Palace Old Ancestor and Lin Zhanhan only had superficial knowledge on the topic. If it required one's physical body to achieve a strength of ten countries, even Qing Shui couldn't help but feel speechless.
Qing Shui thought about the day long ago when the Martial Saint made his move. He didn't know if his opponent went all out. However, his strength was truly terrifying.
During that time, the Violet Gold Divine Shield blocked half of the damage, leaving Qing Shui and the Diamond Gigantic Elephant to suffer the other half of it. And that had already dealt such a heavy damage to Qing Shui. Furthermore, Qing Shui was in the state of 'Men Elephant Unison' when he got hurt, which meant he possessed ten countries worth of strength and defense…...
Qing Shui shook his head. He stopped thinking about it. The only thing that he knew at the moment was that he has finally been reborn.
Roar!
Qing Shui looked up to the sky and let out an enormous tiger howl!
The noise oscillated for hundred of miles.
Lin Zhanhan trembled. After that, he looked towards the direction where Qing Shui was with joy.
"Brother Luo, congratulations!"
Qing Luo's eyes were a bit watery. He looked towards Lin Zhanhan: " We are lifelong brothers, my grandson is your grandson."
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AST 518 - Half the Lifespan of An Ordinary Person, No More Rivals Amongst Those at the Martial Saint Level and Below
Hearing that tiger's roar, the few ladies were all stunned. Huoyun Liu-Li, Qingqing and Canghai Mingyue all looked towards Di Chen. She was the strongest amongst them all.
Canghai Mingyue looked toward Di Chen, "Elder sister Chen..."
Di Chen smiled and nodded!
Canghai Mingyue's eyes turned moist, "It's been two and a half years..."
"This is really great..." Qingqing could not hold back her joy.
...
After Qing Shui roared out, he subconsciously looked at his internal body. Earlier, he was not done looking through everything before he was interrupted by the sudden breakthrough of his Ancient Strengthening Technique.
Suddenly, Qing Shui saw his heart and felt into a daze. Other than his heart, all of his other internal organs had not only completely recovered, but they had even become stronger than before. However, only his heart did not undergo any change.
However, one thing that Qing Shui could sense was that it no longer deteriorated.
Qing Shui frowned again. This was the most important organ. If it could not be healed, the results would be inconceivable. Thankfully, the deterioration was stopped and he could now use his Qi of Ancient Strengthening Technique again. His acupuncture and alchemy should be able to heal it.
Qing Shui used his Spiritual Sense and slowly sensed his body's condition!
Qing Shui took another look at that beaten heart which was tied down by some mysterious energy, causing it to not be destroyed completely. Qing Shui knew that it was not the powers of the 'Stone of Life,' since it was already shattered earlier.
Roar!
Qing Shui stomped down!
Mighty Elephant Stomp!
His body had the strength of five countries and with his Mighty Elephant Stomp at the large success stage, he could unleash a stomp five times his strength.
A strength of 25 countries caused this small valley to be turned into a piece of flat land!
A tremendous sound rang out and mixed in with the shattered rocks and dust that flew everywhere.
Qing Shui left. He knew that with his current condition, with his heart in this state, he had only the lifespan of an ordinary person.
He could probably only live to the age of 80 years old!
However, Qing Shui was not worried. A lifespan of 80 years was plenty. Moreover, Qing Shui felt that he should be able to find a solution to this in such a long period of time.
Thinking of this, he felt completely relaxed.
In two and a half years, the pain he had gone through was one that was unheard of. Qing Shui headed straight for the Qing Village with his Cloudmist Steps, deep in thought.
"Haha, my powers had increased by a lot, but to think that my speed had also increased by many folds..."
Qing Shui felt elated. His life had been snatched back from the Heavens and he had changed his life by defying fate. Since he had succeeded this time around, it just meant that his life should not have been stopped here.
One who survives a great disaster is destined to have good fortune!
Happiness is something one fights for himself. Now, Qing Shui's mental state underwent another change. It might be because his abilities had progressed greatly.
Now, Qing Shui could be said to be said to be at the top amongst those in the Martial Saint level. In this group, there would be almost none who could defeat him.
No rivals amongst those at the Martial Saint level and below!
What Qing Shui did not understand was that his Ancient Strengthening Technique had actually broken through to the 199th cycle directly. With a flash, Qing Shui recalled the Ancient Book of 'Rebirth.'
During this period of time, Qing Shui's inner potential had been stimulated, bringing him the strongest powers from deep down within his body. The 'Qi of Life' that exploded was the most mysterious thing in the human body. It was also the strongest vital energy stored in Qing Shui during this period of time.
During his recovery, qi of life had been immersed with the Qi of Ancient Strengthening Technique and brought him a series of breakthroughs. These were all the powerful effects of the Ancient Book of 'Rebirth.'
The human body was the strangest thing in the world. To be able to produce tremendous strength and be connected with all things in the world...
The pain he had gone through for the past two and half years was worth it. If he had not gone through this accident, Qing Shui estimated that he would still be able to reach the 199th cycle by now.
However, he would not have been able to attain the powers he now had. The Ancient Book of 'Rebirth' stimulated the potential from the deepest part of the human body, and could increase Qing Shui's strength by another fold.
Two times!
How terrifying was this concept? But who would be able to persist in training the Ancient Book of 'Rebirth?' And it must also be when one was at the lowest point of their life.
Everything required too many coincidences. The pain, persistence, and determination... It was hard to be able to get even one of these three requirements. Let alone the fact that they must reach terrifying limits. Take determination, for example, Qing Shui could repeatedly practice his sword thrusts alone for millions of times.
And he still had many things he could not let go off in this world...
The cultivation of the Ancient Book of 'Rebirth' was heaven-defying. To Qing Shui, it was even stronger than the Heavenly Pellet.
However, Qing Shui felt that there must still be some other use to the Heavenly Pellet...
He could finally stand upright with confidence now. A cold gleam flashed across his eyes. "Residence of the Sky Tyrant Lord... One day, I'll make you regret this... I'll definitely return that palm…'
Even the weakest grade one Martial Saint had a strength of at least 10 countries or more. There were also some who had 20 countries worth of strength when they just arrived at the Martial Saint level. Qing Shui was not sure how strong a grade one Martial Saint could be.
If Qing Shui were to rely on only his body now, without any external items, his strength could reach 13 countries.
Qing Shui realized that he was too reliant on external items. The Golden-Ringed Battle Armor, Big Dipper Sword, Violet Gold Divine Shield, the Heavenly Talisman...
If he was holding only a Big Dipper Sword, his strength could reach 15.5 countries.The Big Dipper Sword's Seven Star Armored Vest could increase his defenses by two folds and reach 14 countries...
Just with the Big Dipper Sword alone, he could make a path in his world in the Greencloud Continent...
It was better to have those things than be without them. Each martial arts practitioner would more or less have such items. Weapons and armors were considered one of them.
Qing Shui's speed was very fast. With a flash, he appeared 30 meters away. An afterimage flashed passed and Qing Shui used his strong Qi of Ancient Strengthening Technique without a care.
When he entered Qing Village, Qing Shui saw some familiar faces at the entrance!
...
"Qing Shui, Qing Shui, they said that you've healed. Let mother take a look..." Qing Yi held onto Qing Shui as tears fell down uncontrollably.
Back when Qing Shui was in stuck in his previous situation, she did not say much. She only kept on comforting Qing Shui that it was alright even if he had no cultivation. However, she would secretly cry to herself.
She did not wish to appear sad before Qing Shui for fear of giving him pressure.
Now that Qing Shui has recovered, she finally had no more need to hold it in. Although she still felt a bit of grief, she was mostly overjoyed.
"Mother, your son is alright now. Why are you crying?" Qing Shui reached out his hand to wipe the tears off his mother's face.
Qingqing smiled as she looked at Qing Shui from the side. However, crystal-like tears were brimming in her eyes, making one's heart ache...
Qing Shui was Qing Clan's pillar of support. If he were to fall, the whole Qing Clan would not have many developments. However, with just Xiantian cultivators, they would still be able to have a good life in the Hundred Miles City for over a hundred years, or even hundreds of years, provided that there were no accidents.
"Alright, alright, today is a happy day. Since there are no outsiders here, everyone should be happy! Let's go back and have a celebration!" Qing Luo said to the others happily.
The Old Master had spoken, so everyone broke out laughing, especially those from the Qing Clan's 3rd generation. Everyone was in smiles.
"It's great that Brother Qing has now recovered. You promised to get me a wife who's at least at the Xiantian level." Qing You grinned and said.
"Xiantian? Aren't you afraid of being ridden and hit by her everyday?" Qing Shi could not help but teased.
His words caused Mingyue Gelou and Qingzhuang to blush. To be ridden and hit...
Thank goodness that no one had noticed them, and the two ladies also tilted their heads slightly downwards.
"It's not hard to find one. But that is if you do not have any expectations for her looks. It's important to look for a wife with great virtue..." Qing Shui said seriously to Qing You.
"Stop, stop. Brother Qing Shui, I'd rather marry a beautiful Xiantian cultivator. Even if she were to rid on me and hit me every day..."
"You good for nothing rascal!" Qing Luo smacked Qing You's head.
The others all laughed and entered the Qing Clan together!
Now, Qing Clan was undoubtedly the top clan in Hundred Miles City, even the whole Qing Village had been brought to greater heights together. In the past, when people from the Hundred Miles City passed by Qing Village to hunt in the Qing Village, there would always be some conflicts. During these times, people from the Qing Village would always have to put up with it after seeing that they were from the Hundred Miles City.
Qing Village's land was not small. Moreover, including the people from the town not far away, there were hundreds of thousands people in this generation. They were collectively known as the Qing Village.
Now, when people from the Qing Village went to the Hundred Miles City, they could all proudly say that they were from Qing Village. When people from the Hundred Miles City passed by the Qing Village, they longer acted the same as before. They no longer sped by them, shouting and calling them to get out of the way when they saw anyone.
Everything was because of Qing Shui.
Qing Shui was not only the pillar for Qing Village, but also the pillar of the Hundred Miles City. Therefore, even the people from the Hundred Miles City would need to give great respect to Qing Shui's hometown, Qing Village.
The family of 30 plus put tables together to sit down together.
The meal was very lively, and they kept firing Qing Shui with questions!
"Brother Shui, let me have a ride on that golden elephant of yours!"
Earlier, she was not in the mood for it, but now that Qing Shui was better, she was naturally in the mood now.
"That's easy. We'll go in a while!" Qing Shui chuckled.
This was the second new year.
"Qing Shui, what are your plans now?" Seeing that everyone had finished their dinner, Qing Luo held onto a cup of tea and asked.
"I'll stay here for now, and get some things done." Qing Shui thought that he should raise the level of the people in Qing Clan.
Especially the Xiantian Golden Pellet for his mother and grandfather. Qing Shui planned to refine them as soon as possible! He also wanted to take this opportunity to look out for some precious ingredients.
Huoyun Liu-Li was seated on one side next to Qing Shui.
And on the other side was Qing Yi, followed by Qingqing.
On the other side with Huoyun Liu-Li was Canghai Mingyue, Qingzhuang, Mingyue Gelou, Little Yuchang, Qing Bei...
Di Chen had returned to her room. With her present, the others were not able to be at ease. Therefore, she would choose to avoid such situations. Moreover, it was not convenient for her since she was wearing a face veil.
The others did not think much about it either. Toward her, everyone was filled with gratitude...
Huoyun Liu-Li grabbed onto Qing Shui's hand quietly, her shrewd and beautiful eyes occasionally glanced towards Qing Shui, causing him to think about what she said the other time.
"I don't care. This year, Qing Shui, you have to be mine…"
"She did not force herself on me..."
Now that Qing Shui has recovered, he would naturally not let her go. Otherwise, it would be harming her. For a proud lady like her to say such words, it was because she was deeply in love with him.
It required a lot of courage!
Qing Shui grabbed onto her hand tightly...
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