"Make way, I'm about to show off!" Hao Ren shouted in his heart.
He cranked his 'showing off' power to the max!
For him, a "mere Foundation Establishment ant," to seriously guide a "Nascent Soul great cultivator" was impossible!
So, Hao Ren decided to play to his strengths: "showing off!"
Hao Ren's eyes sharpened. With his hands behind his back, he struck a pose that was "cool, domineering, and sky-shattering."
In a 'sage mode' voice, calm and devoid of emotion, he slowly began.
"The Dao that can be spoken..."
That's right, those same three words!
One trick, and you can conquer the world!
Hao Ren didn't know how to guide a "Nascent Soul great cultivator."
But he was very good at reciting the first three words of the "Tao Te Ching" to show off.
As for how much they could comprehend, that depended on Jin Mo Daoist's personal悟性 (wùxìng - comprehension)! m..oΓg
If they could comprehend something good, everyone would be happy!
If they comprehended nothing, it was because their own talent was too poor!
Perfect!
As Hao Ren uttered the words "The Dao that can be spoken," heaven and earth trembled, and the Great Dao resonated in the unseen depths.
Although there weren't the "sky-shattering eight omens" like last time, auspicious clouds still gathered, and immortal music filled the air.
These were the true words of the Great Dao, resonating with it, no small matter.
Hao Ren nodded inwardly.
"Hmm, another successful display of showing off!"
These three words, "The Dao that can be spoken," were the second time he had said them, and the effect was still so wonderful. The "Tao Te Ching" was truly the supreme scripture of Taoism, amazing!
At this moment, Jin Mo Daoist was struck by lightning.
His eyes instantly lost their focus.
He entered an incredibly profound state.
Profound and mysterious!
He kept murmuring to himself, "The Dao that can be spoken... The Dao that can be spoken... The Dao that can be spoken..."
Tendrils of golden immortal mist floated around Jin Mo Daoist, coalescing to form a golden lotus.
The golden lotus contained supreme Daoist principles, wondrous and ineffable!
Jin Mo Daoist naturally sat down cross-legged on the golden lotus, his aura harmonious, his spirit at ease, entering the profound and mysterious state of "enlightenment."
The surrounding Clear Breeze True Person and Chi Lian looked at Hao Ren with even greater reverence.
The senior was too formidable. With just three words, he had sent a Nascent Soul cultivator into a state of "enlightenment."
The Dao was profound, profoundly mysterious!
[Ding! Your friend "Kong Xiaoxian" has increased her favorability towards you by 10000. Current favorability: Four Stars (Sworn Brotherhood)]
Kong Xiaoxian: (✪w✪)
Kong Xiaoxian: Wow wow wow, Senior Oppa is too amazing! Just one sentence sent my master into enlightenment, so handsome! Ah, I can't take it, I'm going to be mesmerized by Senior's charm!
Kong Xiaoxian's eyes sparkled, looking at Hao Ren with the demeanor of a "super little fangirl."
Hao Ren chuckled inwardly.
"Little girl, come on, be captivated by my 'gorgeous looks'!"
Hao Ren, without a ripple, stood with his hands behind his back.
He tilted his head slightly.
Gazing at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle.
His 'aura' was like a river flowing upstream!
[Ding! Your friend "Kong Xiaoxian" has increased her favorability towards you by 1000. Current favorability: Four Stars (Sworn Brotherhood)]
Kong Xiaoxian: (✪w✪)
Kong Xiaoxian: Ahhh, I can't, I can't. How can Senior Oppa be so handsome...
Hao Ren smiled faintly.
Heh heh...
"My damned charm!"
He felt that at this rate, it wouldn't take half a day for Kong Xiaoxian's favorability towards him to soar to five stars.
Hao Ren decided to "intensify the effort" a bit more.
He left the enlightened Jin Mo Daoist to his own devices and slowly turned, with his peerlessly graceful steps, his demeanor otherworldly, he walked before Kong Xiaoxian.
He revealed a "charming smile" to Kong Xiaoxian.
"Kong Xiaoxian, I know you. You're very good..."
Hao Ren praised Kong Xiaoxian a couple of times. He had originally planned to follow up by giving her the "gifts."
A storage bag filled with "Sage Dragon Tooth Rice" and another storage bag filled with "Dragon Tooth Rice Wine."
With these two "gift bonuses," Hao Ren was confident he could instantly boost Kong Xiaoxian's favorability to five stars.
Mwahaha!
Hao Ren chuckled proudly inwardly, secretly praising himself as a genius!
Then, at this very moment, an unexpected turn of events occurred!
Kong Xiaoxian: (✪w✪)
Kong Xiaoxian: Senior Oppa is so handsome, so handsome, so handsome... I can't, I can't, my dear is really going to be mesmerized by Senior's charm...
The charming and lively beautiful girl, overcome with excitement, truly fainted, fainted, fainted...
Hao Ren never dreamed that something like this would happen!
"Ah, my damned charm!"
Having too much charm isn't always a good thing!
Hao Ren grumbled inwardly.
"I wonder if the unconscious Kong Xiaoxian can still increase her favorability?"
The answer, of course, was no!
Hao Ren looked at the attribute list. He still needed forty to fifty thousand favorability points to reach five stars.
Tragedy!
Hao Ren looked at Kong Xiaoxian's red, tender lips, and he had an urge: artificial respiration to wake her up!
In the end, Hao Ren reluctantly abandoned the idea.
It wouldn't work!
So many people were watching. If he made a move on an eighteen-year-old girl, what would happen to his image as a "master senior"?
Tragedy!
In the end, Hao Ren had no choice but to let the Bi Tong Zi Jin Hou carry the unconscious Kong Xiaoxian back to the mountain cave.
As for Jin Mo Daoist, who was in enlightenment, Hao Ren was in a bad mood and couldn't be bothered with him. He'd let the old Daoist slowly enlighten himself in the wilderness!
Clear Breeze True Person was warm and reliable. He assigned two Golden Core experts to guard the place and protect Jin Mo Daoist.
It was three days later when Kong Xiaoxian finally woke up.
Hao Ren was on the verge of tears.
Three whole days!
His "charm aura" effect had long since ended.
His "gorgeous looks" would no longer have any effect!
Hao Ren sighed inwardly!
"Sen-Senior, Senior Oppa..."
The awakened Kong Xiaoxian's delicate and beautiful face was flushed with a blush, making her even more charming and adorable.
Her bright, lively eyes still held a look of infatuation as she gazed at Hao Ren.
She was still her, that lovable "little fangirl"!
[Ding! Congratulations to the host. Your friend "Kong Xiaoxian" has increased her favorability towards you by 100. Current favorability: Four Stars (Sworn Brotherhood)]
Kong Xiaoxian: (✪w✪)
Kong Xiaoxian: Wow wow wow, Senior Oppa is still so handsome. What should I do, my little heart is pounding...
Hao Ren
o( (⊙﹏⊙) )o
Huh?
What the heck?
This Kong Xiaoxian's reaction is not right. Didn't the effect of the "charm aura" already end? Why is she still in this "little fangirl" state?
Could it be... a "side effect"?
[Ding! Congratulations to the host. Your friend "Kong Xiaoxian" has increased her favorability towards you by 100...]
Hao Ren
(￣▽￣)～*
Happy!
Forget it, regardless of whether it's a "side effect" or not, Kong Xiaoxian's "little fangirl" state is quite good. As her favorability slowly increases, she'll eventually reach the five-star requirement!