Ascension Day

Chapter 254: Chapter 120: No, You’re Just in Time

It was utterly terrified, shocked by the Divine Power Xu Fu’s Primordial Spirit had just displayed. Otherwise, it would not have been so accommodating.

It had unleashed ninety percent of its combat strength at its Peak, yet it had failed to make Xu Fu move even an inch!

On the contrary, with a single move, Xu Fu’s Primordial Spirit had seized its handle, rendering all its strength useless!

Xu Fu still wore a smile, saying nonchalantly, “That move I just used is called Qiankun Hand. Back in the day, you praised this very move to no end, considering it an Ultimate Skill.”

Xu Ying adopted a solemn and respectful expression. “That technique is simply divine! When it is unleashed, Ghost Gods wail and the heavens and earth themselves change color. Nothing so exquisite has been seen in five thousand years.”

Yuan Qi’s expression changed. He whispered, “Ying, is that move really so incredible?”

Xu Ying whispered back, “I was too busy thinking about how to escape to see it. But no one’s immune to flattery.”

Xu Fu, it turned out, also enjoyed flattery, especially from Xu Ying. He found it quite satisfying and said, “The first thing I need you to help me with is to restore the Qi Refiner Cultivation Techniques we’ve collected over the years. We Qi Refiners have suffered great calamities, and most of the Cultivation Technique Divine Powers passed down to the present day are fragmented. Only Xu Master can decipher and restore these Cultivation Techniques.”

Xu Ying declared magnanimously, “I am a Qi Refiner as well. Restoring the Cultivation Techniques is my undeniable duty.”

This was not just lip service for Xu Fu’s benefit; it came from the heart. The Qi Refiners had faced countless tribulations and hardships, successively enduring the incident of the stolen Immortal Elixir during the era of Emperor Zhou, and the Celestial-Human Communication event during the time of Great Han Emperor Wu. Their classics were lost, and no one could decipher them.

He, too, wanted to contribute to the restoration of the Qi Refiners’ Cultivation Technique Divine Powers.

Xu Fu continued, “The second task is to resurrect Emperor Shi’s Ancestral Dragon and restore the great cause of the Qi Refiners. These two tasks can be done concurrently. Xu Master, prepare yourself over the next few days. Then, we will journey to the Underworld to receive Emperor Shi’s Ancestral Dragon!”

Xu Ying agreed. “And the third task? Don’t you intend on Crossing Tribulation and Ascending? When will you be Crossing the Tribulation, Elder Xu?”

Xu Fu shook his head. “I am not like Zhou Qiyun. He wants to achieve Ascension and will stop at nothing to do so. But for me, Ascension is a personal affair, not my life’s ultimate goal. I will not ask Xu Master to help me ascend. However, I do indeed have a third task that must be done.”

Xu Ying was slightly taken aback. He had assumed Xu Fu was just like Zhou Qiyun, singularly focused on Ascension with no other desires.

“Please, elaborate,” Xu Ying said.

Xu Fu smiled faintly. “Once the first two tasks are completed, I will tell you the third. Attendant!”

The adorable little girl that Little Fengxian had transformed into entered, bowed, and said, “Your orders, Elder.”

Xu Fu said, “Escort Young Master Xu to his quarters to rest. And remember, keep a close eye on him. Don’t let him sneak away.”

Little Fengxian acknowledged the order and bowed to Xu Ying. “Young Master Xu, this way, please.”

Xu Ying was secretly delighted. He shot a meaningful glance at Yuan Qi, and together they followed Little Fengxian outside.

Little Fengxian was dressed in colorful clothes. She had a petite frame, but her head was a bit large in proportion. One or two feathers, shimmering with hues of cyan and purple, occasionally peeked out from her lovely hair.

Xu Ying followed her to his designated quarters, a mountainside residence named Tingsong Garden, which was clean and well-kept.

Xu Ying relaxed and grinned at Little Fengxian. “Feng Xian’er, it’s a good thing Xu Fu doesn’t know about us. He sent you to watch me! There’s no time to waste, let’s sneak away right now!”

Little Fengxian’s expression darkened. SHINK! The Phoenix Feather Sword was suddenly at Xu Ying’s throat. “You want to sneak away?” she asked coldly. “Are you planning to betray Elder Xu Fu?”

Xu Ying carefully pushed the sharp blade away from his neck. “Little Fengxian, don’t you remember? I saved your life. You even said you’d repay me in your next life by serving me like a beast of burden…”

Little Fengxian’s grip tightened, and she pressed the Phoenix Feather Sword to his neck again. “Of course, I remember,” she said earnestly. “You showed me great kindness, and I have it etched in my heart. I will serve you like a beast of burden in my next life, but in this life, I must obey Elder Xu Fu!”

Yuan Qi said angrily, “Ying saved your life! How can you repay his kindness with such hostility?”

Little Fengxian explained, “Young Master Xu’s kindness was to me personally. But Elder Xu Fu’s kindness is to all Qi Refiners! Though I am not of the Human Race, I understand the difference between a personal debt and a greater one.”

Xu Ying probed, “How about you repay my ‘personal debt’ first?”

Little Fengxian thought for a moment. On one hand, there was the debt of him saving her life. On the other, there was the greater cause she could not forsake. It was a case of not being able to have her cake and eat it too, and she was truly conflicted.

Reaching an impasse in her thoughts, the young girl put down her Phoenix Feather Sword, stomped her foot, and began to disrobe. “Fine! I’ll repay your kindness today by giving myself to you. After that, I can focus on the greater cause. That way, I can satisfy both obligations.”

Yuan Qi, standing to the side, was dumbfounded. ‘Is this something I’m allowed to see? Should I remind this girl I’m still here? Then again, if I don’t say anything, I can just keep watching, right?’

So, he remained silent.

Just then, a voice came from outside. “Elder Xu, this humble one, Hua Xianchen, requests an audience.”

Xu Ying looked toward the source of the voice and saw the young woman in a Daoist robe arriving at Tingsong Garden. Though she wore a robe, it could not hide her slender waist or her upright posture, which gave her a unique charm.

Hua Xianchen saw Little Fengxian, who was in the middle of undressing and had already bared a snow-white shoulder. Realizing she had walked in on something, she quickly turned away and said with a nervous laugh, “It seems this humble one has come at an inopportune time. My apologies for disturbing you, Elder!”

Xu Ying said quickly, “No, you’ve come at the perfect time!”

He reached out, pulled the top of Little Fengxian’s dress back up to cover her shoulder, and smiled. “What did you need to see me about?”

Hua Xianchen’s face flushed red, and her heart pounded in a fluster. She thought to herself, ‘Two at once? I’ve never done anything like that before… I could die from embarrassment! And there’s a Big Snake on the side… what’s it for? To… spice things up?’