Chapter 1291 Forming A Team
Zhuque held Chen Yang, her eyes dry, but she embraced him tightly without a word.
It wasn't until Jing Shan, standing beside them, exclaimed, "I want a hug too! I want a hug too!" that they reluctantly separated.
Chen Yang placed Jing Shan on his shoulder and asked, "Why aren't you studying properly, Jing Shan? Why are you running around with your sister Zhuque?"
"No, no, Jing Shan's grades are excellent now!" Jing Shan said, winking at Zhuque.
However, Zhuque didn't give Jing Shan any face and said with some helplessness, "She just doesn't argue with the teachers anymore! At school, she's a little devil, and even the boys are afraid to mess with her."
Zhuque treated Jing Shan like her own sister, and on the few occasions she appeared, it was often to pick Jing Shan up from school.
Word of mouth spread, and everyone naturally knew about the relationship between the little girl Jing Shan and Zhuque.
Zhuque didn't care about any of it, though. She just hoped Jing Shan could grow up happily, and that was enough.
Chen Yang deliberately put on a fierce face and said, "That won't do. I know a few teachers. I'll take Jing Shan with me when I go back this time."
"Those tutors will spank their palms if they misbehave!"
Jing Shan's face changed, and tears instantly streamed down her face. "No, no, I don't want to go."
Zhuque also looked at Chen Yang with a strange expression.
This time, it was Chen Yang who was stunned and quickly explained, "The sacred study of Confucianism is beneficial for controlling one's temper."
"Besides, Jing Shan is still young and can keep up."
Zhuque hadn't understood Chen Yang's intention at first, but she caught on from his subtle gaze.
This cultivation, she realized, was probably more than just about studying.
Upon returning to the Zhu family, Chen Yang finally shared his thoughts with Zhuque.
With the spiritual energy resurgence, the future was uncertain, but cultivation had become somewhat easier. With even a tiny bit of talent, one could enter the path of cultivation with a little guidance.
Even if they couldn't reach very high realms, it would at least be beneficial for strengthening their bodies.
However, Jing Shan's mother was still present, so Chen Yang only offered a suggestion; the final arrangement would be up to Zhuque.
Zhuque nodded and smiled, "Jing Shan's mother will naturally not refuse once she understands the benefits."
After saying that, Zhuque saw Chen Yang take out a pile of items.
"These spirit stones are enough for your cultivation during this period."
"You can break through to the Foundation Establishment realm now. Hurry up and cultivate, and break through to Foundation Establishment as soon as possible. Then, we'll go to the Earth Realm together."
Hearing Chen Yang's words, Zhuque's expression froze for a moment, but she managed to suppress a smile and said, "Okay, I'll break through as soon as I can."
Zhuque knew Chen Yang had other places to go, so she didn't ask him to stay.
However, after Chen Yang left, a graceful figure quietly appeared behind Zhuque.
Her appearance bore some resemblance to Zhuque's.
"Silly girl… you can hide this for a while, but how can you hide it forever?"
Hearing this, tears instantly welled up in Zhuque's eyes. She turned and buried her face in the woman's embrace, sobbing, "I want to leave with him, but I can't, I really can't."
"I hope he doesn't hate me."
...
After leaving the Zhu family, Chen Yang felt that the Zhu family was somehow strange.
He had interacted with Zhu Wenyu and Zhu Wenwu, but both of them seemed to have something they wanted to say to him.
And Zhuque... she seemed to be restraining herself from something.
"Never mind, I'll ask when I get to Qingzhou City!"
Chen Yang didn't return directly to Qingzhou City but went to Tea Mountain.
There was something he wanted to acquire.
Chen Yang didn't disturb anyone and quietly entered the fragment of Mount Feiyan alone.
Looking at the surrounding fragments of Mount Feiyan, Chen Yang's eyes twitched. It was as he had suspected in the Earth Realm.
Mount Feiyan was actually a fragment.
When he found the palace fragments in the disordered space, Chen Yang had a thought.
What kind of existence was the Sumeru Mustard Seed Space?
From Wu Min, Chen Yang learned about spatial techniques, and he had witnessed the creation of space through Zhou Zeyao.
Mount Feiyan was too vast!
It was as large as the Snow Forest, yet it had no spiritual energy gathered within.
Only now, with the collision of the two worlds, had the powerful spiritual energy revealed the true form of Mount Feiyan.
All the buildings within Mount Feiyan were additions made later. And before this area was occupied by Xu Qingquan's sect… it was like those palaces, a fragment.
The chaotic power stored within Mount Feiyan was actually used to maintain its hidden state.
"Disordered space… chaotic power, I should have thought of it sooner!"
"These two powers are so similar!"
"But who built Mount Feiyan? To be able to tear off a piece of the power of the disordered space!"
Since the bronze cauldron was not with him, as Chen Yang pondered how to collect the fragment, the fragment of Mount Feiyan suddenly entered his divine sea.
Its fierce entry startled Chen Yang.
Chen Yang stabilized the fluctuations in his divine sea and dragged the fragment to the edge before finally sighing in relief.
The fragment had entered too deeply, and even Chen Yang felt fear!
The divine sea was the place where spiritual power was nurtured, and its defensive capabilities were inherently low, let alone having this thing inside his divine sea now!
After confirming that there was nothing unusual within the fragment, Chen Yang breathed a sigh of relief.
"Next will be the Snow Forest!"
...
In the Snow Forest, Liu Hei looked at Huang Xiu, who was in front of him, and said angrily, "Didn't I already help you before?"
"Why are you coming to me again!"
With the increase in spiritual energy, the humans, demons, and beasts in the Snow Forest were the first to sense it.
Everyone wanted to seize this opportunity to cultivate properly.
Liu Hei was naturally no exception.
But he had been repeatedly disturbed by Huang Xiu, so he was naturally furious.
Huang Xiu snorted coldly, "If I could solve it myself, do you think I would come to you?"
"If Chen Yang hadn't taken my inner core, I could have killed that guy by myself!"
Huang Xiu was actually more frustrated than Liu Hei.
Everyone else was cultivating peacefully, but he had to specifically cultivate another outer core!
Liu Hei reluctantly transformed into human form and said, "Alright, alright, hurry up and lead the way!"
Before the two could leave the Snow Forest, they encountered Elder Fan coming towards them.
"Hmm? Where are you two going?"
"This is some newly brewed wine. Want to try some together?"
Although Elder Fan was old, ever since he started drinking immortal wine and practicing the boxing techniques passed down by Qin Yi, his health had been improving day by day.
He had been visiting the Snow Forest more often than before.
Liu Hei's eyes lit up, but he suppressed his inner impulse and said, "Don't drink alone. I'll go out and help Old Huang get an inner core and be right back."
At this moment, a familiar voice reached the ears of the three.
"If you want to transform, it's best to use your own inner core."