Misty Rain of the Old Times

"This is kind of a knock-off version of 'summoning clouds and rain,' only on a much smaller scale, but it's barely enough. A few more trips and we can thoroughly irrigate the parched Yang County. We'll just do a token amount on the barren mountains and wilderness. The main focus will be on filling in the soil, which will save a lot of effort."

These thoughts flashed through Chen Xuan's mind in the 'clouds'. With a wave of his hand, a bolt of lightning shot out, baring its fangs and claws. It moved through the thick fog like a thunder dragon. The dazzling light could not be concealed by the fog. It illuminated the night sky in a pale white light. It disappeared in an instant, just like real lightning.

He had long since mastered the Thunderous Dragon Spear technique to an unparalleled level, but he had only used it a handful of times. Not to mention this technique, he hadn't used any of his other martial arts much either. After all, he wasn't a battle maniac who was either fighting or on his way to fight all the time. In the past ten years, he had very few experiences fighting with others.

He became increasingly adept at imitating lightning with this martial art, but he was still a bit short of reaching the pinnacle of the Seven Revolutions Blazing Sun Palm. He felt that he could observe more real heavenly lightning in the future, which might give him some inspiration.

His cultivation and talent have already brought this martial art to its limit at this level. Without improving his realm, if he wants to go further, he can only find another way. This kind of thing depends on luck. Maybe a little inspiration will lead to a breakthrough. He thinks that learning from nature is a good choice.

With his current cultivation level, he can hover in the air for a short time, but he cannot fly at will. Moreover, he is multitasking by controlling four sets of mist arrays, supporting the huge water ball, and dealing with wind and rain. However, he has a clever trick: he uses two leaves under his feet as fulcrums to stay in the air for a long time. He will not fall as long as his true essence is not exhausted.

Anyway, with his cultivation level, he can make a lot of noise with just a little bit of leverage. When necessary, he can even borrow strength from the void and treat the air as a solid ground. There's no need for him to go to such lengths if there's an easier way.

However, his grand actions consumed a lot of his true essence and spirit. Even though the Ze Yuan Technique he cultivated was said to have an inexhaustible supply of true essence, with such consumption, he would probably run out of true essence and be exhausted after just one night. Fortunately, it was not a high-intensity activity all the time. As the water sphere shrank, the pressure also decreased, giving him a break to recover. It wasn't a big problem.

Because of a 'rainstorm', countless people in Yang County were awakened, especially the poor farmers at the bottom of society. They cheered and cried with excitement, and ran to take care of their fields while the rain was still falling. Chen Xuan saw all of these scenes.

His actions may have given hope to thousands of families, but Chen Xuan felt no joy, nor did he feel particularly great. Instead, he felt more emotional, realizing that his abilities were ultimately limited and that he could only do so much. He was powerless to help a wider area.

He didn't feel guilty at all. He did these things simply because he had told the little girl it would rain, nothing more. He didn't owe anyone anything, and no one owed him anything. He wasn't doing this to gain gratitude from others. He just did what he wanted to do and didn't care about anything else.

"Speaking of which, there are still a lot of aquatic creatures in the water I took from the Qingping River. It's like rain and fish have fallen at the same time. This kind of thing happens occasionally even when it rains normally. Who cares? Let whoever finds them, eats them, or buys them be happy," Chen Xuan smiled to himself and continued his "cloud-making and rain-summoning" activities.

While he was doing these things, he did discover Yan Quan's master, the Fairy of the Misty Sky.

In fact, Chen Xuan had spotted the other party from afar the moment they set foot in Yang County and he used the fog formation to cover his return with the giant water sphere, which had started to rain. After all, the other party hadn't deliberately concealed their presence; he just hadn't paid attention to them. He was busy and didn't care, so he didn't bother with them since they didn't affect him.

The fog formation can affect the vision and senses of others, but it does not affect Chen Xuan, the one who set it up. Otherwise, how could he effectively distribute 'rain' if he couldn't see outside while deep in the fog?
So it must be mentioned that when he noticed the ethereal fairy from afar, he subconsciously glanced at her a few more times. After all, He Hongyi had praised her to the skies, saying that she was the number one beauty in Yuhua Kingdom, which was known for producing beauties, and that she had an eccentric personality, etc.

Any normal man would be tempted to take a second look, otherwise it would be too impolite. It's definitely not that Chen Xuan is particularly interested in her.

However, after taking a closer look, Chen Xuan couldn't help but click his tongue inwardly, thinking that He Hongyi was right after all. That old baby was really vain and narcissistic, shrouding himself in a hazy halo, which was truly dreamy and beautiful.

It was late at night, and although the light around her wasn't dazzling, she still looked like a human light bulb, as if afraid that others wouldn't see her and wouldn't know that she was a great beauty who seemed to have stepped out of the moon palace.

Besides being vain and narcissistic, Chen Xuan added another label to her: she also liked to be high-profile, well, commonly known as showing off.

No, who are you trying to impress, you little baby, so late at night?

Due to the distance, Chen Xuan could only see her blurry figure, a dreamy and beautiful human outline, but her specific appearance and figure were not clear, like looking at flowers through the fog.

As a result, Chen Xuan couldn't help but be speechless. This was the first person in his life that he couldn't see through at a glance. Literally, whether the other party was pretending to be mysterious or deliberately attracting attention in this way, Chen Xuan had to admit that her methods were truly remarkable.

This explains why He Hongyi said that almost no one has seen her real face; she isolates herself from others at all times, so it would take someone seeing her face to understand.

Of course, it's not that Chen Xuan couldn't see her face clearly, but firstly, he wasn't that curious, and secondly, he was busy right now and didn't have time to pay attention to her. As long as she didn't bother him, he was fine with it. Why would he have time to provoke her?

"It seems she tried to undo the effects of my Purple Mystic Illusion Eyes on Yan Quan's mind, but failed. So she resorted to a shortcut, forcibly rendering Yan Quan completely incapacitated. Tsk, trying to outdo me? Too bad you're overthinking it. I told you Yan Quan to run around for three days straight, not a minute less. You can stop him now, but after he regains his mobility, he still has to come back and finish the rest. Otherwise, my mental influence on him won't be over. Men, you know, one wrong move and you're done for. Did you think I was just messing around?"

While pondering to himself, Chen Xuan did not underestimate Yan Quan because his master was helpless. After all, everyone has different strengths. A master who has been a grandmaster for more than ten years must have extraordinary abilities. It is likely that he just happens to be unskilled in mental techniques.

Secondly, how could the psychological suggestion planted by the Purple Mystic Illusionary Eyes spiritual cultivation technique be so easily removed? You should know that every cultivation technique left by Old Liu is a top-notch one among top-notch ones. Only when you reach the Tribulation Transcending Realm can you truly show its extraordinary nature. Even when you reach the Human Immortal Realm, it will not be too outdated. Chen Xuan has cultivated it to a divine level. How could Yan Quan's master remove it so easily?
Chen Xuan found it difficult to address Yan Quan's master as "Fairy of the Misty Mountains." The girl was already in her fifties or sixties, and he simply couldn't bring himself to call her that.

Even though he knew the other party was coming for him because of Yan Quan, Chen Xuan pretended not to see her and looked away, continuing to do his own thing.

The large water balloon that Chen Xuan brought was almost empty after being used up by the previous rainfall. He planned to make another trip after using it up to try to irrigate all the fields in Yang County.

Below, in the darkness of night, clouds obscured the sky, and a fierce storm with thunder and lightning swept in. The ethereal fairy stood facing the wind, her surroundings calm and undisturbed, neither the rain nor the wind affecting the area within three zhang around her.

'Making such a big show of things, are you just trying to intimidate me? I'm right here, let's see what tricks you can pull. If you're just trying to bluff me, you're nothing but a worthless fool who's only after all. You've bullied my disciple like this, I'll make you suffer tenfold,' she said with a cold smile.

It's only natural for a master to stand up for his disciple, but there aren't many stories circulating in the martial arts world about her being overly protective of her own. Most of the time, she let Yan Quan, her only mentor, roam free. Even when Yan Quan suffered a loss, she often said, "If you don't have the ability, then practice. Just ask what you want to learn, and you can get your face back later. As long as you're not dead, don't even think about your master helping you bully others. Which strong person didn't get there on their own? Being too protective of you will only harm you."

Therefore, deep down, she did not hold a grudge against Chen Xuan for what he did to Yan Quan. She understood that this was just a minor punishment and even thought that such an experience was a good thing for her disciple.

The reason she wanted to teach Chen Xuan a lesson, even at the cost of repaying him tenfold, was definitely not because she was helpless against Chen Xuan's methods and was angry and ashamed. That was her own opinion.

Perhaps it was because Chen Xuan was above her, creating a sense of looking up and making her feel resentful, that she decided to leap up and reach the top of a large tree. Even though there was still a height difference, it revealed her competitive spirit. In her view, Chen Xuan's elaborate display was aimed at her. Now that he was so close, they would soon stop, and both sides would show their true abilities, having fought over the matter of Yan Quan. Whoever was stronger would gain the upper hand.

However, the result was that dark clouds rolled down and torrential rain flew overhead, showing no intention of stopping at all.

This was not what Fairy Piaomiao had expected. She frowned slightly and wondered what this guy was up to.
'Trying to fool me? Think I'd care? It's just child's play, so naive!'

She secretly scoffed and was about to speak sarcastically when she saw the rain lessen and the rolling clouds begin to stop. She smiled wryly, thinking that Chen Xuan had realized that this boring trick was useless against her and decided to show himself.

But her smile quickly froze on her face. The rolling dark clouds, which seemed normal but were actually completely illogical, circled around and rushed back in the direction they came from, disappearing into the distant night sky in the blink of an eye. The moonlight shone down again, leaving the rain-washed earth reflecting the moonlight, and there were even fish and shrimp jumping in many puddles.

This scene left the ethereal fairy bewildered, standing alone in the wind, bewildered and stunned as she stared at the distant horizon.

Poor Yan Quan, he was lying in the puddle looking like a drowned rat.

A moment later, Fairy Piaomiao smiled disdainfully amidst her warm anger, thinking to herself that Chen Xuan must have realized he couldn't scare her and then slunk away.

'How ridiculous, you think you can escape?' She secretly scoffed, not in a hurry at all, and even had a cat-and-mouse mentality.

I'll play along with you for a bit. You can't escape my grasp. Your home is in Yang County. Where else can you run to in this vast world?

She turned her gaze away and looked towards the bustling county town caused by the rain. She planned to settle her disciple first, and then she would have plenty of time to play around with Chen Xuan. Anyway, she wasn't in a hurry. As long as she didn't leave, Chen Xuan would definitely be restless. Before she could really deal with him, making him tremble with fear was what she wanted.

With a wave of her hand, Yan Quan, who looked like a drowned rat, flew over and floated beside her. Just as she was about to take Yan Quan to the county town to settle him down, she noticed that the night sky in the distance was once again filled with thunder and lightning.

She paused, turned around and stared intently at the horizon, a surge of anger and shame welling up inside her. "You, Chen Xuan, how dare you mock me!"

Chen Xuan returned, repeating the same actions as before. This was clearly a mockery and ridicule directed at her, as if to say, "I'm here, so what? Go ahead and hit me! Hey, I'm leaving, what can you do about it? Haha, I'm back again..."

In the hazy light, her full chest rose and fell slightly, as if she had gained a size from the heat.

So she stopped leaving, waiting for Chen Xuan to come back so she could teach him a lesson and show him what the consequences of making fun of him would be!
Chen Xuan was busy with the rain and had no time to pay attention to her. The water balloons were all used up, so of course she had to continue transporting them. The areas that had been rained on were now soaked through, so she had to change her route.

He doesn't care whether the rain is reasonable or not. What's the point of ordinary people making a fuss? At worst, he can just convince himself that fate is unpredictable. And what does it matter what knowledgeable people think?
When Chen Xuan returned from another angle with 'Heavenly Might', Fairy Piaomiao waved her hand and placed her disciple Yan Quan in a corner. Then, she gracefully rose into the air, like a fairy from the moon palace.

She stood suspended in mid-air before the churning rain clouds, raised her hand, and lightly struck out with a palm. The void twisted silently, like ripples spreading outwards, without much aftershock. Few people noticed the silent phenomenon of her attack, even in the dead of night.

Under her palm strike, an invisible handprint, hundreds of feet long, swept across the night sky, creating ripples in the void and causing the air to swirl as if a river had reversed its course.

"You're just playing tricks, come out here!" The ethereal fairy who delivered the blow sneered inwardly.

Compared to the rain clouds that covered dozens of miles of night sky, the palm print she made was inconspicuous. However, at the Grandmaster level, it is not about whose method is more intimidating. The more silent and subtle the method, the more it reflects the control of one's own methods.

Her purpose in striking was simply to break the clouds that Chen Xuan had conjured up as a pretense. Although she didn't use her full strength, it was more than enough in her eyes. Faced with her strike, Chen Xuan would definitely have to deal with it with all his might, so how could he have the energy to maintain that meaningless phenomenon?
However, a strange look quickly flashed across her face, because the palm she struck, after hitting the rolling rain clouds, did not immediately disperse as she had expected. It did indeed create a gap several miles in radius, but the dark clouds quickly healed, as if a mud ox had been swallowed up by the sea, without even a ripple spreading out.

How is that possible? It seems that Chen Xuan is indeed quite capable.

On the other side, Chen Xuan, who had returned, continued as usual. When he saw Yan Quan's master take to the air, he muttered to himself, "I know you're here for me, but can't you see I'm busy? Can't you wait until I'm done? I don't have time to deal with you right now."

Chen Xuan, who originally did not intend to pay any attention, frowned slightly after noticing the other party's move. It wasn't that he felt pressured or threatened, but rather that he thought the old baby was too clueless. He was busy with his own things, why was the other party causing trouble?

Women are indeed unreasonable, regardless of age.

Chen Xuan, muttering to himself, subconsciously ignored the fact that the opponent couldn't see him at all under the cover of the fog array.

Since he was going to 'strike thunder' anyway, he waved his hand and a pale bolt of lightning shot out, easily tearing apart and obliterating the invisible handprint his opponent had unleashed.

'That slap was just a casual gesture. It seems it was just a greeting and not a real attack on me. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so nonchalant. But I'm busy,' Chen Xuan thought helplessly. He planned to remind the other person to wait until he was done. If it interfered with his work, he wouldn't be polite, even if the other person was a woman or a senior.

However, before he could even speak, the ethereal fairy, for some unknown reason, plunged headlong into the misty array.

Chen Xuan: “…”

Baby, what's wrong with you? Do you think this fog maze is so easy to navigate?
...(End of chapter)