Chapter 90.2 : True Nature (Two in One Chapter) (Part 2)
Chu Ge was completely caught off guard by Ying Qingjue's sudden move. He had never expected her reaction to be like this.
Not only did she show no trace of shyness or rejection toward the technique he had taken out for her—on the contrary, she even seemed faintly… impatient?
This left Chu Ge feeling rather at a loss.
"Hehe…"
A bell-like, crisp laugh rang in Chu Ge's ears.
Turning his head, he saw Ying Qingjue smiling brightly, like a blooming flower.
"Xiao Ge, the look on your face right now is really quite interesting."
"Don't worry, I'm not asking you to cultivate with me right now. You're still only at the Third Heaven—focusing on stabilizing your own foundation is the highest priority."
"Besides, with your current soul strength, trying to take the leading role in our cultivation would be a bit too… strenuous. After all, a little colt trying to pull a large cart—how could that be easy?"
"If you're not careful, you could easily injure your body. Your big sister here couldn't bear to squeeze you dry like that…"
Ying Qingjue spoke with great seriousness, as if she were truly thinking of Chu Ge's well-being.
But to Chu Ge, the more he listened, the more it sounded like she was blatantly driving the conversation into suggestive territory.
What "too strenuous," what "a little colt pulling a big cart," what "injuring the body" and "squeezing dry"—was she really speaking in a proper, serious way?
Chu Ge was extremely doubtful.
"When some time passes, when my body is fully reforged and your cultivation reaches the Fourth Heaven, then we can discuss cultivation again. At that time, the benefits to both of us will be even greater."
Leaving these words behind with a radiant smile, Ying Qingjue turned into a streak of flowing light and returned to the Dragon Abyss Ring.
Seeing this, Chu Ge let the matter go. Since it was something beneficial to both sides, there was no need to dwell too much on it.
What's more, to cultivate together with a peerless beauty like Ying Qingjue—who was also a former Supreme—
Even if it was only a fusion of souls, it would still be something that others would envy and resent.
Truth be told, compared to physical union, the merging of souls was even more intimate.
Because it required both parties to completely open their mental defenses and place one hundred percent trust in each other.
This point alone was something that physical union could never compare to.
Putting these thoughts aside, Chu Ge did not waste any time.
The system modules still needed some time to upgrade, so he directly began cultivating again.
Chu Ge's current speed in opening star apertures could only be described as terrifying.
With the rewards from the Diary Module combined with the amplification of the Myriad Stars Board, he could open more than ten apertures in a single day.
By now, the number of star apertures he possessed had already reached nearly three hundred.
In just a few more days, he would be able to completely open all 360 ordinary star apertures of the Grand Zhou Heavenly Star Aperture Refinement Diagram!
As Chu Ge entered cultivation, time slowly flowed by.
In the blink of an eye, it was deep into the night.
[Ding, the Sign-in Module and the Intelligence Module have been successfully upgraded…]
[Ding, the quality of Sign-in rewards has increased, and the probability of obtaining rare rewards has increased.]
[Ding, the Intelligence Module now provides more detailed daily intelligence. New function unlocked: Future Intelligence. When obtaining daily intelligence, the host now has a probability of receiving future intelligence related to a Child of Destiny.]
As the series of system prompts sounded, Chu Ge also woke from his cultivation state.
In just a few short hours, his star aperture count had officially reached 300!
Both modules had completed their upgrades.
As for the Sign-in Module, Chu Ge didn't bother with it for now, still saving up his sign-in chances.
He focused most of his attention on the Intelligence Module and, without hesitation, immediately communicated with the system.
"System, retrieve today's intelligence."
[Ding, retrieving intelligence…]
[Ding, retrieval complete. Intelligence available for viewing.]
Chu Ge didn't delay and immediately opened it.
Only then did he realize that the system's intelligence was not presented in text form.
Instead, it pulled him directly into a scene from a god's-eye view.
This was very similar to the "future trajectory" he had once obtained regarding Ye Chen—both were immersive, as if he were personally present.
As Chu Ge entered, a scene unfolded in his mind.
The time was also night. The setting was inside a room.
His perspective shifted to a certain person.
Upon closer inspection, it was a young man with a weak, pallid complexion. The room itself looked extremely luxurious—this youth was likely the young master of some family.
However, the youth before him was currently lying on a bed, his face deathly pale, cold sweat continuously streaming down.
The expression on his face was rapidly changing.
At times happy, at times lost, at times sorrowful—until finally it turned into unwillingness and fury.
At this moment, the youth suddenly opened his eyes and then violently sat up.
A fierce killing intent flashed across his face as he scanned his surroundings.
Soon after, intense confusion appeared on his face.
"Where is this… Why does this place feel both unfamiliar and familiar at the same time…?"
"Hiss!"
The youth suddenly clutched his head, baring his teeth in pain.
"My head hurts so much—it feels like it's about to burst!"
"How could this be possible? With my cultivation at the peak of the Eleventh Heaven, how could I be suffering from a headache?"
The youth murmured to himself, then his pupils suddenly contracted as he looked down at his own hands.
"Something's wrong! This isn't my body…! No—this is my body… but why is it so weak?"
"I remember now!"
The youth let out a low roar and looked around, as though he had finally recalled something. His face erupted with shock and excitement so intense it reached the extreme!
"This is the year when I was sixteen! That was the year I was struck by a serious illness! It was also the year I stepped onto the path of cultivation!"
"Could it be… that I've returned to when I was sixteen?!!"
The youth muttered to himself, then a wild, unrestrained laugh surfaced on his face, his voice resounding as he laughed:
"Hehehe… hahaha!"
"I! I actually reincarnated!"
He kept muttering while lowering his head, as if he had fallen into madness.
After a long while, the youth finally calmed down.
He suddenly lifted his head, a sharp brilliance flashing in his eyes.
"Qian Qiuyue… you never would've imagined it, would you? That I, Su Mo, would be able to live again!"
"This time, I will not repeat my old mistakes! This time, I will surely make up for all my regrets! This time, I, Su Mo…"
"Will definitely ascend… to the pinnacle… of this world!!!"
As the youth named Su Mo roared out these words, the scene came to an abrupt halt.
But Chu Ge firmly engraved the two names—Su Mo and Qian Qiuyue—deep into his memory.