Chapter 1818 - 1819: Xiao Jin Spreads His Wings
Folding all its wings, it remained very large, and standing with its feet on the ground, it was about as tall as Ling Zhenfei.
Xiao Jin nuzzled against Ling Zhenfei, who gently stroked the smooth feathers of Xiao Jin.
The feathers were very smooth, but underneath they were extremely tough, each feather as hard as a small knife.
Looking closer, there were a few places marked by past battles with other animals; Xiao Jin indeed had been causing quite a bit of trouble.
After a long while of getting close with Ling Zhenfei, there was suddenly a cry from birds atop the mountain. Hearing it, Xiao Jin, perhaps annoyed by the interruption of Ling Zhenfei's moment, flapped its wings and flew into the sky.
The Peach Blossom Fairy commented helplessly, "Those two eagles are quite unlucky; they used to dominate the mountaintop, but since Xiao Jin arrived, life has been tough for them."
Ling Zhenfei was quite relieved; with Xiao Jin here, he reckoned there was no one who could bully the Peach Blossom Fairy.
However, when you think about it, in the Peach Blossom Secret Realm, could anything truly dare to bully the Peach Blossom Fairy?
The last Evil Day remains vividly in Ling Zhenfei's memory, as does the powerful Evil Dragon; though that formidable dragon dared not harm even the slightest of the small cottage.
Ling Zhenfei first chatted with the Peach Blossom Fairy for a while, discussing various happenings of late, and explaining the current state of his Northern Spiritual Energy.
Ling Zhenfei found the Peach Blossom Fairy to be a very good confidant. She held a curiosity about the world but never interrupted or prevented him.
After listening, she would share her thoughts and ask about things she wished to know.
Ling Zhenfei was also very happy, willing to share everything he knew with the Peach Blossom Fairy.
After sharing everything, the Peach Blossom Fairy curiously asked, "All that you've done, is it for justice or for Miss Watanabe Hideaki?"
Ling Zhenfei thought for a moment and replied, "Probably for the truth, you see, things are pretty good now."
The Peach Blossom Fairy smiled slightly and said, "You, you're a romantic at heart, leaving traces everywhere." Then she went back to her room.
Ling Zhenfei felt helpless; what else could he do with his nature?
This time, Ling Zhenfei chose to cultivate in the Peach Blossom Forest.
Now was the best time for peach blossoms to bloom; cultivating amid the fragrance often yielded twice the results with half the effort.
Peach blossoms seemed ordinary but were not ordinary at all; after all, they were personally planted by the Star Lord, and much effort must have been put in; from the fruits they bore, one could tell these were no ordinary peach trees.
The spiritual energy contained in these peach trees was beyond imagination for ordinary people.
Previously, Ling Zhenfei often cultivated in the Peach Forest, but this time felt different compared to past cultivation, with some sort of garment-like sensation, initially feeling a warm sunlight seemingly shining on him through the Peach Forest.
Ling Zhenfei found the feeling extremely comfortable as if he could immerse in it forever.
Ling Zhenfei pondered inwardly why he felt this way. Could it be because he was about to break through to the Pursue Heart State?
Yet, on reflection, that seemed incorrect; though Ling Zhenfei was indeed close to the Pursue Heart State, there was still some disparity.
According to Lu Tao, the Pursue Heart State is not just about changes in Northern Spiritual Energy, but more about changes in one's mental state.
Lu Tao, Hoshino Yuji, and others had mental changes in Foreign Land Space.
At that time, their strength was at the Dawen Realm when they went to Foreign Land Space, inside that canyon.
Inside the canyon, they saw the Holy Light left by the Star Lord, comprehended the might of the world, and their own insignificance, smoothly breaking through to the Pursue Heart State under the effect of the Holy Light.
However, Ling Zhenfei at present seemed not to have changed in mental state.
But, what exactly was the reason? Ling Zhenfei was unclear; as long as it did not harm him, it was fine.
In such an exceptionally pleasant feeling, Ling Zhenfei cultivated for several days; after days of cultivation, Ling Zhenfei's state reached its best.
Ling Zhenfei knew it was time to finish cultivation, as his Northern Spiritual Energy had already reached the peak of the Dawen Realm; even further cultivation would not change anything.
Without a shift in mental state, breaking through to the Pursue Heart State was simply impossible.
Ling Zhenfei ended his cultivation; beside him sat a cup of Peach Blossom Tea. Ling Zhenfei picked up the cup, finding the tea still hot. The Peach Blossom Fairy must have recently placed it there.
Picking up the teacup, Ling Zhenfei took a sip, finding the Peach Blossom Tea delightfully fragrant and refreshing.
Ling Zhenfei felt somewhat perplexed; he had tasted Peach Blossom Tea before but never found it this delicious; today, however, it tasted exceptionally good.
Feeling curious, could it be that the Peach Blossom had altered the recipe?
Considering it unlikely, since Peach Blossom had been in the open for unknown years, if there were changes, they probably would have happened a long time ago.
Ling Zhenfei walked towards the Peach Blossom Fairy's courtyard, finding her sun-drying tea there.
The Peach Blossom Fairy harvested tea daily, picking flowers to make tea and brew wine, even consuming peach blossoms.
Ling Zhenfei had shared meals with the Peach Blossom Fairy; she ate very little, even the delicious dishes made by Ling Zhenfei himself.
Yet, eating so little, she had lots of work to do.
Perhaps due to the stifling nature of the place, the Peach Blossom Fairy needed to find things to do to keep her mind occupied.
Like how she was currently drying tea.
Although there were peach blossoms everywhere, and it would be easy to harvest fresh flowers for tea, the Peach Blossom Fairy insisted on drying them to make Peach Blossom Tea.
Seeing Ling Zhenfei approach, the Peach Blossom Fairy smiled, "You came at the right time; is the tea I brewed not delicious?"
Ling Zhenfei nodded, "Why is that?"
The Peach Blossom Fairy replied, "This is the latest peach blossom from this year, brewed together with my previous flower tea, adding much fragrance and sweetness."
Ling Zhenfei said, "Is it really that simple?"
The Peach Blossom Fairy responded, "That's what I think; if there's another reason, I wouldn't know."
Looking at the Peach Blossom Fairy, Ling Zhenfei noticed the spring breeze-like smile on her face was different from when he first met her.
When Ling Zhenfei first saw her, the Peach Blossom Fairy's face never smiled, always cold as frost.
Ling Zhenfei said, "You should smile more; you're even more beautiful when you smile."
The Peach Blossom Fairy withdrew her smile and said, "Then you should come to the Secret Realm often; being alone here doesn't feel good."