Chapter27:CapturedYunXi

Inthemountain’shotspring,YunXienteredthemostfantasticcultivationstatesincehisbirth.

HuaHuo’sseedwasslowlyemittingoutitsspecialspiritualsparkandhisbodywashelpinghimdigestthetalentswiththemysticalbreathingmethod.

Gradually,onthesurfaceofthewater,roundripplesappearedaroundYunXi.

InsyncwithYunXi’sbreathing,theseripplesspreadoutandradiatedoneafteranother.

Hisbreathingslowlybecamenearlyinaudible.Atfirst,hisnoseandmouthwereexposedonthesurfaceofthehotspring,butnowhadtheysunkintothewater.

Inthefoggyhotspring,YunXi’sbreathhadalreadydissolvedintonatureitself,invisibleanduntouchable.

Thiswasawonderfulrealmwhichwassodifficulttotouchbymortals,evenforHeroRankedwarriors.

Daoistscalledit"enlightenment".

Buddhistscalleditan"epiphany".

IntheWesternGod’sDomains,sorcerersandwizardscalledit"God’sThought".

Nomatterwhatkindofdescription,theyallpointedtothisstate:astatewhichwaslikeamergingwithnaturalitself,tofeelthetruthoftheworld.

Itwasn’trelevanttostrength,butwasmorereliantonone’spersonalunderstanding,luckorchance.

ManyHeroRankedwarriorsdidn’tgettoenterintothisstateevenonceduringtheirlife,butduetoanaccidentorsomethingelse,manyordinarypeoplehadthechancetogetintothisrealm.

Eachmortal,aslongastheyhadenteredintothisrealmonce,withnoexception,allofthemsteppedintotherealmoftheHeroRankintheend.Duetothis,thisstatewasalsocalled"thepermitofHeroRank".

ByusingHuaHuo’sbreathingmethodandfightingwiththegreenhippo,YunXifinallybroketheinvisiblebarrierandgrewHuaHuo’sseedtoaconditionthatwasabletosupporthimtoenterthestateofepiphany.

However,YunXididn’tknowwhy,hehadastrangefeelingthathewasprettyfamiliarwiththisstate.

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"I’mhereagain."YunXiraiseduphishead,lookingatthegatefromadistance.

Itwasagatethatstooduprightbetweenheavenandearth,highabovetheclouds.ItwasascenethatYunXihadseeninhisdreamalotoftimes.

Thisscenehadbeeninhisdreamsincelong,longago.Heclearlyrememberedalmosteverynextstep.

"Aloiteringspiritagain?"Infrontofthegiantcloudgate,theguardianshowedherkillingintenttotheuninvitedinvader.

"Thisisn’tatrial?"Quickly,YunXihadfoundthatitwasadifferentworldfromtheStarTrial.

Becausehedidn’tseethebonfirewhichwasusedforresurrection.Besides,therewasn’tanyweaponpreparedforthenewbie.

Ontopofthat,theopponenthehadtofacewastheguardianofthegate,whoselevelwassohighthatitcouldn’tevenbeidentified.

Threewispsoficybluehairwereblowinginthewind,herlongponytailwashungdownalongherbackasthegiantswordwaspulledupfromthegroundandheldinherhands.

Whatacold,butholysword!

Itsswordbladewascold,silverywhiteanditshandlewasstuddedwithabiglockhole.Whenthegirlpulledoutthesword,YunXiseemedtoseehisdeath.

Itssword-typetasseldancedintheair.Lightflowedalongtheblade,asthenightofdestiny-coldandwithoutmercy.

"Swish!"Again,YunXiwascutintwoathiswaistashethenturnedintodustanddisappearedfromthebeautifulbluedream.

"Recently,isn’ttheinvasionofloiteringspiritsalittletoomuch?"Thegirlfrowned,thoughshehadkilledtheinvaderagain.

Wasitherillusion?Theloiteringspiritshekilledjustnowlookedalittledifferent.

Perhaps,itwaslikeanantbecomingabiggerant?

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"Idiedagain."YunXidepressinglyopenedhiseyesandfoundthathewasinanothercompletelydifferentworldagain.

Whatabigtree!Maybeitwashundredsofmetrestall.Hecouldn’tseeitstopevenifheraiseduphishead.

Whatagiantstone!Eachstonewasalmostadozentimesbiggerthanhisownbody.Asforthemountain,itlookedasifitwastensofthousandsofmeterstall.

Whatawideandvastriver!Wasthisthekingdomofthegiants?Howmanypeoplewoulddrownintheriversinceitwassodeep?

Whatashortandsmallpaw...wait,paw?!

YunXispeechlesslyraisedhisheadandlookedathisownhand-afurry,softpaw.Thenhelookedathisinvertedimageintheriver.

Whatacute,andunbelievablypitifullittlegoldendog!Themostimportantthingwasthathewasquitefamiliarwiththelittlegoldendog.

"Mei’er?"Touchinghisownfurrysmallface,YunXiquestionedhisstarspirit.

"Master!"Mei’er’shappyvoiceappearedinYunXi’sheart-no,inherownheart.

"Tellme,what’sgoingonnow?"YunXifeltstrangeinhiscurrentvisualangleandbody.Hefinallyunderstood.Theworldwassobiganddangerousintheeyesofthelittlegoldendog.

"Eh...Master,youprobablyunconsciouslyoccupiedmybodywhileyouwerepracticing."

"Master,don’tworry.Youwillnaturallyreturntoyourbodyafteryoufinishyourpractice."

"Mybodyismaster’spossessionfromthebeginning."Mei’erdidn’tfeeluncomfortableseeingthatherbodywasoccupiedbyYunXi.

"Ifso...it’snotthatbad..."YunXislightlybreathedoutasighofrelief.Sinceitwastemporary,hecouldbearit.

AsYunXitriedtocontrolMei’er’sbodytowalkbacktohimself,heheardanunfamiliargirl’svoice.

"Eh?Thereisalonelylittlegoldendog!It’ssopitiful!"

"Sister,canwepickitup?"

"No.Wanderingdogsaredirty.Itwillstainyourclothes."

"Ifso,let’shelpittakeabath.Whatacutelittleguy.Itmusthavesufferedalotduringitswanderinglife."

"Oh,right.Themayortoldmethatthereisahotspring."

Notgood!YunXihadabadfeeling.Heimmediatelyspreadhislegs,planningtorunaway.

HestartedHuaHuo’sseed!

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袡)

Unfortunately,thebodyhecontrollednowbelongedtothelittlegoldendog.EvenifHuaHuo’sseedwasgreat,itwasalsoimpossibletomakeagoldendogrunlikeahuman.

Moreover,evenifYunXiwascontrollinghisownbodynow,itwasalsoawasteofefforttotrytorunaway.

BecausethegirlwhowasreadytocatchMei’erwasfarmorepowerfulthanYunXi’simagination.

"Youalwaysmakemesigh.Ok,Iwilldoitforyou,butjustthisonce."Thesister’svoicewasalittlehelpless,butalsospoiling.Then,YunXifoundthat,thoughhewastryinghisbesttorunaway,hewasgoingbackwards-asiftimewasturningback.

Atfirst,theriverwasflowingatagreatspeed.Butnow,anenormouspowerforcedittoflowbackwards.Tensofthousandsoftonsofriverwaterrolledtotheskywithcountlessfishandprawns.

Foraninstant,theboundaryoftheskyandearthbecamealittleambiguous.CountlesswhirlpoolssweptacrossYunXi.Theystoppedhisescapeandfinallymadehimfallontoasnow-whitesmallpalm.

Itwasaseeminglysoftandsmallpalm.Itjustsoftlywaved,thenreversedtheflowoftensofthousandsoftonsofriverwaterandrolledtheairstreamsbetweentheskyandearth.ItwasthisincrediblescenethatsuccessfullycaughtYunXi.

"WhiteLotus,Igotit."

"Great!You’rethebest,sister!"