SWNOVELXO Ch. 32
Chapter 32: Tian Xiyue
Xu Zhengyang had already brought Pei Zhen too many pleasant surprises.
Precisely because of this.
Pei Zhen decided to give Xu Zhengyang more freedom, so he took out a red jade token from his storage pouch and said, “This is the Divine Fire Token of the Divine Mechanism Palace. With this token. You may freely use any vacant fire chamber on the first floor of the Divine Mechanism Palace, and within the fire chamber utilize the terrestrial fire dragon vein to smelt and forge spirit materials. If you encounter spirit materials that need cutting or further processing. Behind the fire chamber is a workshop; you can go directly there, and I will go back later to notify the attendant in charge. They will cooperate with you.”
Xu Zhengyang was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately thanked Pei Zhen, “Thank you, Master!”
“Step aside, let me move the meditation room back for you.”
Pei Zhen said this and waved his large hand.
A stream of magical power swept through the wooden hut, lifting it up and gently placing it on a new Spirit‑Gathering Formation.
After doing this.
Pei Zhen patted Xu Zhengyang’s shoulder and admonished, “I know you are naturally gifted and won’t stay idle. But a cultivator should take cultivation as the foundation. Do not forsake the root for the branches, understood?”
“Rest assured, Master.”
Xu Zhengyang promised, “I will definitely meet your requirements before the Sunset Cloud Blessed Land opens!”
“Hm.”
Pei Zhen nodded in satisfaction at these words, then soared away on the wind.
Before departing.
Pei Zhen said to Xu Zhengyang one last time, “You’ve been busy traveling outside for several days; rest early today. Once Uncle Chen refines the Blood Pill, I will send someone to deliver it to you.”
“Thank you, Master!”
Xu Zhengyang bowed one final time to Pei Zhen, saying, “Farewell, Master!”
...
Although Chen Qiang’s Golden Rosy Cloud‑Crossing Boat was luxuriously decorated and well‑equipped.
But after all, Chen Qiang was only Xu Zhengyang’s martial uncle, and he didn’t get along well with Pei Zhen.
Because of this.
These days aboard the flying boat Xu Zhengyang was always extremely cautious, afraid of accidentally damaging anything and displeasing Chen Qiang.
After Pei Zhen left.
Xu Zhengyang, with his nerves taut all these days, finally completely relaxed!
He crawled directly into the meditation room, temporarily dismissed all concerns from his mind, and lay comfortably above the new Spirit‑Gathering Formation to enjoy a good nap!
...
The next day.
Xu Zhengyang had just woken up when the Restriction Jade Token of the Twilight Shadow Pavilion vibrated.
Xu Zhengyang took out the Restriction Jade Token.
Yang Hong’s voice came through, “Senior Brother Xu, it’s me. Master told me to deliver the Blood Pill to you!”
“I’m coming.”
Xu Zhengyang replied through the token, then immediately asked the Su sisters to invite Yang Hong in.
He himself went to the rear residence.
He brewed a pot of clear tea in the pavilion at the center of the pond in the rear residence and waited quietly.
...
After a short while.
Yang Hong was led to the rear residence by the Su sisters.
Yang Hong saw Xu Zhengyang’s eyes light up, and he greeted him proactively, “Senior Brother Xu!”
Xu Zhengyang smiled and greeted back, “Thank you for going out of your way to deliver them—come, have a cup of tea with me.”
“All right!”
Yang Hong agreed, then jogged over.
The Su sisters served a few plates of snacks. Seeing Xu Zhengyang wave them off, they politely left the rear residence.
After the Su sisters left.
Yang Hong chuckled, reached into his storage pouch, and pulled out ten bottles of Tier 1 Supreme Blood Pills, saying, “With these Blood Pills, it's enough for Senior Brother Xu to break through to the Innate realm! By the time the Sunset Cloud Blessed Land opens…”
Yang Hong scratched his head awkwardly mid‑sentence, then said, “At that time, Senior Brother Xu, you must take good care of me!”
“Oh?”
Xu Zhengyang heard this and grew curious, “The Sunset Cloud Blessed Land is our True Essence Sect’s own secret realm, and only our people enter to explore.
You’re a Body Cultivator who’s reached the Innate realm, and you even have a Seven‑Star Technique‑Breaking Sword. How come— could it be that in the True Essence Sect, there’s someone you can’t handle?”
“…”
Yang Hong was embarrassed and silent.
After a moment.
He finally explained to Xu Zhengyang, “Our True Essence Sect has three legitimate lines: Mysterious Mechanism, Divine Mechanism, and Spirit Mechanism. Among this generation’s direct‑transmission disciples of the three lines— I can’t beat a single one…”
“Oh?”
Xu Zhengyang listened with interest, “I haven’t been in the sect long; I spent most of my time training in the Twilight Shadow Pavilion. I’m not very familiar with internal affairs. Are you saying you can’t even beat the direct‑transmission disciples of Spirit Mechanism Peak?”
“Yes.”
Yang Hong nodded, filled with lingering fear as he spoke to Xu Zhengyang, “The head elder of Spirit Mechanism Peak, Elder Han Sha’s eldest disciple is called Tian Xiyue. Don’t let her pretty face and nice name fool you— that crazy woman is vicious and domineering when she fights, with thunderous force!”
“Vicious and domineering? Thunderous force?” Xu Zhengyang found it hard to believe.
“It’s true!” Yang Hong emphasized.
Right afterward.
Yang Hong’s envy showed without disguise as he explained to Xu Zhengyang, “That crazy woman is a freakishly rare Thunder Spirit Root. Because of that, even though her cultivation is only Qi Refining sixth level, she can already condense her own spiritual root to produce spell power! Although not in large amounts, but compared to a Tier 1 cultivator’s Spiritual Energy, the difference is qualitative! Even though I have the Seven‑Star Technique‑Breaking Sword…”
At this point,
Yang Hong couldn’t help shivering as he said, “Even if I managed to cut off her thunder spells with my sword, as long as my sword blade contacts her lightning, I’d be struck—my muscles contract involuntarily, and my body numbs. So that time I only lasted six rounds. My body was too numb to continue—I had no choice but to lose.”
By the end, Yang Hong’s eyes were filled with lingering fear.
“Mastered thunder spells?”
Xu Zhengyang nodded thoughtfully and said, “If it’s just thunder spells, it’s not impossible to defeat her—just requires more effort.”
At that,
Xu Zhengyang asked Yang Hong again, “Do you know if she has any other methods?”
Yang Hong scratched his head awkwardly and said, “I didn’t even get through her thunder spells, Senior Brother…”
Xu Zhengyang smiled and immediately agreed, “If in the Sunset Cloud Blessed Land our goals don’t conflict, then let’s team up and deal with that Thunder Spirit Root together!”
“Hahaha, fine!” Yang Hong said with satisfaction.
As they spoke,
Yang Hong pulled cinnabar and Tier 1 talisman paper from his storage pouch, and said to Xu Zhengyang, “I brought these along as well. I hope Senior Brother can draw some of those trigger‑style talismans for me!”
This was exactly what Xu Zhengyang had promised Yang Hong earlier, and seeing them, Xu Zhengyang readily said, “No problem!”
“Since that’s the case.”
Having achieved his purpose, Yang Hong decisively stood and took his leave, “Then I’ll bid farewell!”
Before leaving.
Yang Hong suddenly remembered something, reached into his storage pouch and pulled out five bottles of ordinary Blood Pills, then said to Xu Zhengyang, “Our Mysterious Mechanism Peak also refines pills—so even ordinary Blood Pills we can’t finish! You Senior Brother take these Blood Pills—you can feed them to that bear cub of yours!”
“Thanks for that, Junior Brother Yang.”
Xu Zhengyang didn’t hold back, and put them directly into his storage pouch, then said to Yang Hong, “In a few days when I finish drawing the talismans, I’ll have someone deliver them to you immediately!”
“Promise made!”
Yang Hong laughed heartily, “Then I’ll be waiting for Senior Brother Xu’s trigger‑style talismans!”