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Chapter 210 [As if it never happened] (6900)

Chapter 204 [As if it never happened] (6900)

Gui Geng looked at the white cat next to Chen Yan with trepidation.

Standing in front of this tiny cat, I felt an overwhelming fear that seeped into my very bones—though at that moment it was really just psychological.

Lu Sisi wasn't home; she had gone out. Apparently, the school was on summer vacation, and her former dorm roommates hadn't gone back to their hometowns for two summers but had stayed in Jinling to play, so they organized a small gathering.

Although Lu Sisi has suspended her studies, she has maintained a good relationship with her roommates for the past six months. During that incident, her roommates showed her a lot of care, and they have kept in touch ever since.

Chen Yan sent a message to Lu Sisi, telling her that he had returned home. Lu Sisi replied almost instantly, saying that she would be back soon.

Chen Yan put down his phone, picked up Big White and went to the bathroom, gave the guy another bath, and then used a hairdryer to dry its fur.

"Do you eat cat food?" Chen Yan searched the web on his phone, glancing down at the big white cat lying at his feet.

Da Bai raised its head, jumped onto Chen Yan's lap, and glanced at the flashy pictures of various big-brand cat food on his phone screen.

Very decisively, Big White gave him a disdainful look.

"Ok."

Chen Yan sighed, then got up and walked to the window, sticking his head out: "Gui Geng!!"

"I am here."

Chen Yan was taken aback—was this old turtle imitating the answer from his family's Xiao Ai (Xiaomi's AI assistant)?
Could you please adjust your voice to clear up the phlegm you're coughing up?
Chen Yan sighed, "Go to the fresh food supermarket and buy some meat, high-protein stuff—and also buy a lot of animal offal, like pork liver, duck liver, goose liver, etc., twenty pounds of each."

Gui Geng lay in the swimming pool in the yard, poking his head out: "Shall we go now?"

Chen Yan didn't speak, but just quietly watched the old turtle. The old turtle immediately jumped out of the swimming pool, quickly transformed into human form, rushed into the house, grabbed the car keys, and ran away.

Chen Yan picked up Da Bai and placed it on his lap.

"How many secrets do you still have?" Chen Yan stared into Da Bai's eyes.

Big White hummed a few times, making a purring sound in its throat—just like the sound a domestic cat makes when it's being petted comfortably by its owner.

"What the hell is this ancestral demon bloodline that the old tortoise was talking about?" Chen Yan looked at Da Bai: "Hmm, you should be considered a demon, right? But why haven't you taken human form?"

Hey! Can you transform into human form?

Big White: "Snoring."

Chen Yan: "Then can you speak? You already have the supernatural power to change your body, so your magic power should be able to refine your throat and tongue, allowing you to speak human language."

Big White: "Snoring."

Ok!

Chen Yan sighed, realizing that he didn't know much about the demon race.

but……

Chen Yan immediately jumped up, grabbed Da Bai off his knees, and threw him onto the sofa.

I don't understand the demon race, but does anyone else?

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Chen Yan ran into the training room in the basement, quickly drew a talisman for the mirror world, burned it, and entered the mirror world.

The house in the neighborhood where Lark lived was completely empty.

The little girl, who was only half a step into the Venerable Realm, had disappeared.

Did you go out for a stroll?

Chen Yan frowned, circled the house from front to back, then jumped onto the balcony and flew to the roof.

It's getting dark now, almost nightfall.

After dark, staying outside in the mirror world will significantly increase the danger level.

This guy never used to leave his place when it got dark—never leaving places with light sources or mirrors.

Chen Yan was puzzled. He searched around the neighborhood but still couldn't find Yun Que.

However, there wasn't too much worry, since this wasn't some desolate wilderness. In the city, even at night, there was no shortage of light sources and mirrors.

However, the lark's departure from home was somewhat unusual.

Chen Yan returned to the rooftop and sat there for half an hour before finally jumping out of the mirror world and returning to the real world.

As he walked along the internal road of the residential area, he saw Lu Sisi carrying a plastic bag and walking briskly towards the main gate.

Lu Sisi tied her hair in a ponytail—because Chen Yan had said before that Lu Sisi looked very pretty with a ponytail, and since then, this girl has often kept her hair in a ponytail.

It was summer, and Lu Sisi was wearing a short skirt. Her long, slender legs were white and straight, which attracted a lot of attention. Especially for a girl her age, she seemed to walk with a light and cheerful air, which made her look very energetic.

Chen Yan greeted her with a smile. Lu Sisi quickly saw Chen Yan, walked over a few steps, and hugged Chen Yan's arm.

"Why are you back so quickly? Weren't you having a reunion with your classmates?"

"Just shopping with Yueyue and the others wasn't really that interesting," Lu Sisi shook her head. "Now that you're home, of course I have to come back to see you as soon as possible."

Chen Yan took the plastic bag from her hand, glanced at it, and was slightly surprised: "Roasted chestnuts?"

"Mmm, it smells so good." Lu Sisi smiled and said, "I'll peel it for you when we get back."

"Why did you suddenly decide to eat this?"

Chen Yan remembered that Lu Sisi didn't usually eat these snacks, especially things like roasted chestnuts.

Before she turned eighteen, she was plagued by bad luck. Even when eating roasted chestnuts and peeling them, she would easily cut her fingers—this is not an exaggeration, but something that really happened.

While most people would simply wipe their finger with some ointment and put on a band-aid after a cut, Lu Sisi's injury was more likely to develop into an infection.

So, before she turned eighteen, Lu Sisi's life was very simple. She avoided many of the things that were enjoyable in life to avoid danger.

The main focus is on decluttering and minimalism.

"I tried it by chance a few days ago and really liked it," Lu Sisi said with a smile. "I saw it for sale while I was shopping today, so I bought a pack."

When Chen Yan returned, Lu Sisi was in a very good mood. The two held hands and walked home together. Lu Sisi told Chen Yan about all sorts of trivial things that had happened to her these past few days, just like a little girl.

"I met a friend who lives in our neighborhood. She even gave me a handful of roasted chestnuts last time," Lu Sisi said with a smile. "We met one morning while taking a walk in the neighborhood."

As she spoke, she glanced at Chen Yan and smiled, saying, "It's a girl, a very cute one."

"Um?"

"She also has two big dogs, which are very friendly. One is a Golden Retriever and the other is a Samoyed. They are both silly and you can pet them as you please. They are not fierce or bite people. They will roll on the ground and shake hands with people."

Well, it's a girl, so it's alright.

Chen Yan wasn't being overly controlling, but given Lu Sisi's looks, if a young man from the same neighborhood met her while walking his dog and then gave her roasted chestnuts... he would definitely have ulterior motives.

"So, do you want to get a dog?" Chen Yan looked at his girlfriend. If she liked dogs, it wouldn't hurt to get one. After all, the house was big enough, and there was such a big yard that the dog could run around and play freely.

Lu Sisi thought about it seriously for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Never mind."

"Hmm? You don't like it?"

"I like it. Dogs are cute and well-behaved. But other people's dogs are easy to pet and play with. It's not so easy to raise your own. You have to feed them, walk them, and clean them. There's so much trouble."

We can't just see the thief eating meat without considering the thief getting beaten. We're both the kind of young people who aren't very good at taking care of others. You're usually out a lot, and when you come home, I just want to spend quality time with you and not let other things take up our time.

Lu Sisi spoke very seriously.

"Uh..." Chen Yan smiled and said, "There's something I haven't told you yet."

"Ok?"

"I brought a pet back with me this time."

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"Ow~"

Big White lay on the sofa and called out to Lu Sisi, who was standing in front of it.

Hmm, it has a cute yet fierce vibe.

This sight made it hard for Chen Yan to recall the way this guy had fiercely and cruelly bitten off the neck of a prey on the snowfield and tore open its throat with his sharp claws!

Lu Sisi simply couldn't take it anymore!
The girl stared at the tiny white ball for two seconds, then let out a surprised scream.

"So cute! ~~ ...

Chen Yan looked at Lu Sisi and felt a series of tildes appear after the girl's scream.

Lu Sisi's eyes were practically sparkling with excitement. She squatted down in front of Big White and reached out her hands to try and pick him up.

Big White seemed to struggle a bit, but was grabbed by the girl whose eyes were already shining with excitement, and held in her arms, her face pressed against hers.

The big white creature twisted and turned in Lu Sisi's arms, its eyes darting around, full of resistance, and even its gaze towards Chen Yan carried a hint of pleading.

Finally, Big White let out a howl, struggled to get out of Lu Sisi's arms, and quickly jumped to the side. In a few leaps, it jumped onto the back of the sofa, hiding on the high ground, curling up into a ball, and retreating repeatedly.

"Is it... a little shy around strangers?" Lu Sisi asked, somewhat dejected. "Did I scare it?"

Chen Yan was also somewhat surprised.

Is Da Bai...shy?
Give me a break!

It can kill a prey with a single swipe of its claw! It can kill a ferocious beast with a single bite!

At the Xueya Pass Brotherhood's base, so many brothers were close to it, and at most it would only act indifferent, never resisting or struggling like this—the landlady Ruyi used to hold it and pet it, and it never fled in such a panic.

"Come here~" Lu Sisi squatted down in front of Big White with a gentle smile, opened her arms, and said softly, "I won't hurt you~ Come here, let me hug you~"

The next second, Da Bai seemed unwilling to give up and twisted its body, but actually jumped off the sofa obediently and slowly walked to Lu Sisi, then bent down. Lu Sisi was stunned, not expecting it to be so obedient. After a slight surprise, she happily picked up Da Bai and rubbed and squeezed it.

Chen Yan looked somewhat dazed.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that there was a hint of helplessness and... a sense of being ready to die in Da Bai's eyes.

Chen Yan didn't think much of it, simply assuming that he had met a beautiful girl like Lu Sisi, and even an animal like Da Bai was willing and fond of getting close to her.

However, after Lu Sisi petted Da Bai for a while, as soon as she let go, Da Bai paused for a moment, then immediately jumped to the ground and ran away in a flash, rushing to the corner of the living room and disappearing into some unknown room.

Chen Yan noticed that before running away, Da Bai seemed to glance at him, his eyes seemingly filled with a hint of resentment.

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Lu Sisi cooked dinner; she has now learned to cook a few home-style dishes.

Especially to welcome her adorable cat, Lu Sisi specially fried a piece of cod—but unfortunately, Da Bai only sniffed it once before turning around and running away.

This disappointed Lu Sisi somewhat.

Chen Yan threw the pile of animal offal that Gui Geng had bought into the freezer at home, took out a portion of it, about three to five pounds, and gave it to Da Bai for dinner.

After tasting it once, Da Bai clearly showed great interest in the foie gras. After a few bites, he refused to eat anything else.

"You can't be picky about food," Chen Yan said softly, stroking Da Bai's head. "We'll be going to the battlefield together to suffer in the future."

Since you like foie gras, I'll buy more foie gras in the future.

But you have to finish everything we bought this time—we can be lavish, but we can't waste food.

Big White grunted twice, finished eating, tugged at Chen Yan's nose, and jumped up and ran away.

It seemed to harbor some resentment towards Chen Yan.

That night, Chen Yan naturally slept with his girlfriend—after being away for so long, their return felt like a reunion after a short separation.

Big White sneaked out of the villa that night, wandered around the yard, and finally lay down in the southwest corner of the yard near the window.

This place is the core of the entire Spirit Gathering Array, and also the place with the most abundant spiritual energy in this courtyard.

This spot used to belong to the old tortoise at night.

But that night, Gui Geng could only lie humiliated in the corner of the swimming pool, not daring to show his face at all. He could only look longingly at the spot where he used to lie every night to bask in the moonlight, where the little white cat that had come in today was lying.

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The next morning, after Chen Yan and Lu Sisi finished washing up, Chen Yan took Lu Sisi downstairs and into the training room.

Soon, he took out the [Spirit Communication Pill] and placed it in front of Lu Sisi.

A few minutes later……

"Is this for me to eat?" Lu Sisi looked at the bluish-black pill in her palm with some doubt—it was small, like a piece of candy.

But Lu Sisi could sense a strong medicinal aroma emanating from it that she couldn't quite identify.

"Yes, this is specially for you." Chen Yan nodded, then explained: "This is a pill that can help you increase your affinity with Yuan Qi."

The reason you haven't been able to sense the primordial energy of heaven and earth for several months is because your body's affinity for it is insufficient. After consuming this [Spirit Connection Pill], within thirty-six hours—that is, three days—your body's affinity for the primordial energy of heaven and earth, and the absorption capacity of your meridians for it, will be greatly enhanced!

"So, does that mean I can cultivate? I can circulate vital energy?"

"Well, theoretically speaking, it's only temporary. Within three days, your body's affinity for vital energy will be enhanced under the influence of the medicine. Within three days, you will be able to sense the existence of vital energy and then use the techniques I teach you to transport vital energy into your body."

To put it simply, within three days, you'll be essentially equivalent to a cultivator, able to sense and absorb primordial energy into your body just like a normal cultivator.

"Will things revert to normal after those three days?" Lu Sisi asked.

"Well... it's not quite like that." Chen Yan paused to consider his words. "You have three days to gather your vital energy into your body. This vital energy will gradually improve your constitution and your meridians. This process is equivalent to fundamentally increasing your affinity for vital energy—unlike the temporary boost from pills."

When vital energy enters the body, it nourishes the physical body. During this nourishing process, your constitution will naturally be transformed by the vital energy into a form suitable for cultivation and adapted to its properties.

Chen Yan didn't lie to Lu Sisi; that's how the Spirit Connection Pill works.

Moreover, generally speaking, even in the realm of realms, for someone without cultivation talent, consuming a Spirit Connection Pill and gaining three days to gather vital energy is enough to transform their body, allowing them to step into the threshold of cultivation and formally enter the field.

Lu Sisi had absolute trust in Chen Yan. Upon hearing this, she picked up the Spirit Communicator Pill and swallowed it whole under Chen Yan's watchful gaze.

It has a bitter taste, but a pleasant medicinal aroma.

Lu Sisi frowned and slowly swallowed the Spirit Connection Pill.

Chen Yan stared wide-eyed at Lu Sisi, as if afraid of missing the slightest change in her.

Lu Sisi felt a warm sensation spreading through her chest and abdomen after the pill entered her stomach.

At first it was just a little bit, but as time went by, this warmth quickly turned into a warm current!

A minute later, she felt a "boom" in her head!
After that, Lu Sisi felt that she had changed!
She could feel her body, every limb, every blood vessel, every muscle fiber, every cell, vibrating and pulsating!
To put it in a very fantastical and emotional way, Lu Sisi felt that her body seemed to be...

Woke up!

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As far as her eyes could see, Lu Sisi seemed to be able to see the primordial energy of heaven and earth scattered in the air, in wisps, strands, streams, and clumps, flowing and circulating arbitrarily in irregular directions and at irregular speeds...

She could feel her body like a small vortex, with the omnipresent primordial energy of heaven and earth in the surrounding air gradually approaching her, becoming intimate with her, as if it were leaping with joy, even as if it wanted to drill into her body—this step seemed to only require her to actively guide them.

This attraction probably involves using techniques to move vital energy.

Even Lu Sisi was stunned when she looked at Chen Yan.

She felt as if she could "clearly" see Chen Yan as another human-shaped vortex sitting in front of her, while the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) was cheering and swirling around Chen Yan...

Lu Sisi's face was filled with shock.

"I! I can see the vital energy!"

Chen Yan's heart skipped a beat, but he suppressed his excitement and said in a deep voice, "Don't waste the time the medicine is working. Your current affinity for vital energy is only temporarily increased by the medicine."

Come on! Let's begin practicing and circulating our vital energy!

Lu Sisi quickly composed herself and sat down cross-legged.

Just like every time she practiced her skills over the past few months, she followed the "Yun Sect's" techniques, guiding and connecting with the vital energy, and then gradually incorporating it into her body...

If we were to make a comparison, Lu Sisi had already mastered this technique by heart a few months ago, but the only difference was that she couldn't sense any vital energy in the technique that involved circulating vital energy.

It's like performing a "panel show" over and over again.

This time, she genuinely attracted every bit of vital energy, following the techniques of the cultivation method, and absorbed it through every pore of her skin.

Allow the vital energy within the body to circulate, flow, merge, and accumulate according to certain specific rules established by the cultivation method…

Lu Sisi was extremely excited!
When the first, not-so-powerful primordial energy was finally absorbed into her body and circulated through her body for a period of time, this wisp of primordial energy was stored and accumulated within her own body!

She even felt that as long as she had a thought, the vital energy in her body could be mobilized according to her will!
After a week of moving was completed, Lu Sisi was extremely excited. Chen Yan even taught her a cleaning spell on the spot, which was to use a bowl of water to cast a spell to clean up all the dust and dirt in a room!

Lu Sisi completed the spell easily on her first try!
After the spell was completed, he looked at the spotless floor of the training room and the bowl of clear water beside him that had turned into half-black and half-white sewage.

Lu Sisi was excited!

·
In order not to waste the medicinal power of the Spirit Connection Pill, Chen Yan stayed by Lu Sisi's side for the next three days to help her practice and circulate her vital energy, one cycle after another!
I worked almost non-stop!

Soon, the three days will come to an end.

Lu Sisi's confidence is growing stronger. She now feels that over the past three days, her body's sensitivity and affinity to vital energy have become increasingly acute.

After several days of truly accumulating vital energy, Lu Sisi also felt that the speed at which vital energy circulated and integrated within her body was getting faster and faster, and the accumulated vital energy was becoming more and more dense and substantial!
She felt that with every move she made, the vital energy within her body seemed to flow with her will, as if it were a part of her body!

Her senses also became increasingly acute, with her hearing, vision, and smell all significantly enhanced.

She felt that her slight nearsightedness had completely disappeared, and she could see clearly in the distance without wearing glasses.

"Am I officially considered to have entered the realm of cultivation?" Lu Sisi asked Chen Yan with surprise, "Is it the first level of cultivation you mentioned, the 'Entering the Chamber' realm?"

Chen Yan nodded, feeling delighted—the Spirit Communicating Pill, costing ten thousand coins each, was indeed worth the price!
Lu Sisi has officially integrated the Yuan Qi into her body and has also accumulated some Yuan Qi cultivation—these are all standard characteristics of the first level of cultivation, the [Entering the Chamber Realm]!
Lu Sisi is now considered a novice cultivator at the [Entry-Level] stage.

As the three-day countdown reached zero, Chen Yan took a deep breath: "Now, try moving the vital energy again, you..."

Lu Sisi took a deep breath and slowly sat cross-legged. Although her face showed some fatigue, she calmed her mind and silently recited the incantation of the cultivation technique.

But a second later...

Lu Sisi suddenly opened her eyes, her expression changing drastically!
The omnipresent primordial energy of heaven and earth that she could originally see and sense suddenly faded in her field of vision and then quickly disappeared!
The body was originally enveloped in the flow of vital energy, with flesh, blood, cells, and blood vessels all flowing smoothly, creating a light and agile feeling...

Suddenly, it was as if I had fallen back into a deep sleep!
"Chen Yan, I... I can't see my vital energy again!"

Chen Yan was taken aback, but he reacted quickly, saying, "Don't worry, it's probably just the effect of the drug's effects wearing off. Try again... Hmm, check the vital energy you've stored up over the past three days! Try to mobilize it!"

Lu Sisi bit her lip, took a deep breath, and tried her best to mobilize and circulate the vital energy in her body according to the cultivation technique...

But soon, her face grew paler and paler, and sweat poured down her forehead.

Within seconds, Lu Sisi's eyes glazed over, and she looked completely lost.

"The vital energy... all the vital energy has leaked out! It's leaked away!"

It leaked out?!
Chen Yan was startled, and his heart sank. He immediately used the [Qi Observation Technique] to check on Lu Sisi.

After the spell activated the vital energy that flowed into his eyes, Chen Yan was shocked to discover...

Under the Qi Observation Technique, it seemed that wisps of vital energy emanated from Lu Sisi's body.

The vital energy she had accumulated during her three days of cultivation seemed to have become rootless, or as if it had lost its attraction. Strands of it rapidly detached from Lu Sisi's body, dissipating from every pore. It was as if they were racing to escape from Lu Sisi's body!

Finally, it merges back into the primordial energy of heaven and earth!
In less than a minute!
Lu Sisi, who was a cultivator at the [Entry-level] stage, was directly knocked down and reduced to a mortal!
The body's affinity for vital energy has vanished completely!
It was as if these three days of cultivation had never happened!
Lu Sisi stared in disbelief, her face turning pale.

She felt as if her body had turned into a withered tree or a dead stone, completely devoid of vital energy and vitality. Even her senses seemed to have been clouded once again.

The vital energy that I could clearly see, hear, and feel over the past three days has all vanished in an instant! It's like a blind person regaining their sight for only three days before being thrown back into darkness!
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(End of this chapter)