Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

With a quick nod, the dark loli pointed at Qian Shui and analyzed, "Didn't you say 'greed, anger, and ignorance' last time? Lan Xing is ignorant, and now it's anger, right? I think he likes to get angry quite a bit."

"Didn't I tell you last time? This is Buddhist, but Xiao Shui cultivates immortality." The little angel was even more speechless. Logically speaking, even if someone forced themselves to remember, they shouldn't be able to forget it, right?

"Oh~ I see~" The inner demon was completely clueless, but pretended to understand.

Qian Shui, completely bewildered, didn't understand a single word. "What's this about greed, anger, and ignorance?"

"That's right, this isn't your first test, it's actually the second one..." Qian Renxue recounted the events of the first test to Qian Shui in detail.

"I see..." Nodding repeatedly, Qian Shui finally understood the situation. "I think I understand now. Your analysis is roughly correct. It should be that I have an obsession with my background, but it shouldn't be purely because of my birth."

"Last time you were talking about how I trained to the point where I broke through the limits of ordinary Earthlings, and then the world ended, leaving behind the saying 'A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,' right?"

“Yes.” The little angel agreed with Qian Shui’s summary.

“That’s right. By process of elimination, I don’t actually have any physical problems at all. In other words, I have already surpassed the limits of ordinary people. So, ‘a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step’ has already been taken. I’ve passed this hurdle.”

This hurdle is very likely due to my subconscious concerns about my talent in solely cultivating the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and not having any cultivation methods to enhance my innate soul power.

I'm afraid I won't be able to survive without the 'cheat code' of cultivation, and since this hurdle isn't physical, it's very likely that it's about cultivating soul power.

"To cultivate one's martial spirit to its limit?"

“That’s possible.” Qian Shui roughly understood. “The so-called Nascent Soul stage is theoretically the process of the Nascent Soul growing stronger and transitioning into a true Nascent Soul. It is the first step in Refining the Spirit and Returning to Emptiness, until one transforms into millions of Emptiness, which is also the step of Refining Emptiness and Merging with the Dao.”

Seeing that Qian Renxue agreed, Qian Shui continued to analyze, "I guess that besides the previous level and this level, there should be another level, which is related to the soul. This also corresponds to the three treasures of 'essence, qi, and spirit'. In the end, when the three treasures are perfected, one can achieve the transformation of qi into spirit."

“But there is a particularly strange problem. According to my perspective and the previous world, if you had not come, there would have been no way to overcome this so-called ‘inner demon tribulation’.”

Qian Shui knew himself well. If he were on Blue Star, he would simply lie down and die of old age. How could he possibly train his body to the point of breaking through human limits?

He was stubbornly confined to the sect by Ning Fengzhi, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, he could only watch the plot unfold and ultimately die in Bibi Dong's Soul Hunting Operation.

As a transmigrator, he had tried almost every method, even suicide, but he had no chance of leaving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School on his own. In this situation, he would only miss the best age for cultivation. How could he possibly have the opportunity to cultivate the Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul to its peak?

Only when Qian Renxue, an external force, arrived did everything change.

This is the most terrifying part. If one cannot overcome the inner demon tribulation on their own and requires external intervention to trigger a glimmer of hope, wouldn't that mean that this was originally a doomed situation?

Listening to Qian Shui's analysis, even Qian Renxue, who had reached such a level, couldn't help but feel a sense of unease and panic. Luckily, she hadn't hesitated to come in, otherwise, she might have ended up just as Qian Shui had described.

"You mean, this calamity that arose from the heart has very likely undergone a major change?"

Seemingly realizing something, the two exchanged a glance and exclaimed in unison, "The Deep Sea Demon Whale King!"

The biggest variable in what happened to Qian Shui was the absorption of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's soul ring and soul bone. This time, the soul was not annihilated; it still exists.

"What whale king?" Just then, Bibi Dong, disguised as a little cook, walked in carrying a large plate of roasted meat, waving the food in her hands, "Mommy, do you want to eat?"

"I want!"

"And I!"

Watching Qian Shui and her own inner demon vying for her attention, the little angel felt like she had raised three children again. She was clearly looking for a husband, wasn't she?

But Qian Shui's way of diverting attention is really his style~

"Hey, Ning Shui, slow down!" The previously domineering Qian Shui, who had just gained a good impression from Bibi Dong, now looked like he had fallen from his pedestal.

"Someone's trying to take it from me, how can I be slow! Also, my name is Qian Shui!" As she spoke, she frantically stuffed food into her mouth.

"Exactly!" The inner demon felt the same way, but there was a feeling that made others feel that she and Qian Shui were particularly compatible, like father and daughter.

"Hmm... what should I call you..." Bibi Dong knew Qian Renxue's name, but she still didn't know how to get along with this black-clad loli.

He gulped down his mouthful of food, his eyes shining. He knew Qian Renxue hadn't named her inner demon. "How about I give you a name? I'm good at naming things!"

Qian Shui naming? He's utterly terrible at naming things. He can't even come up with a good name for his own title or for his own son. Is this some kind of joke?

"No..." Unfortunately, it was too late to stop them.

"How about calling her Qian Mengxue?"

"Pfft! Just because you changed one word, how is that any different from her!"

"I see. How about Qian Muchen? Bathing in the morning light at night!"

"Could you please not use those three words?"

"Two words are even easier: Qianying, Qianqiu, Qianbing! Pick whichever you like!"

"Hey!"

The two were having a lively discussion, which left the little angel with no chance to interject. She guessed that Qian Shui treated her inner demon like a daughter.

But my daughter is my rival in love!

However, this did not dampen Qian Shui's enthusiasm. After a few rounds, he habitually gave up, saying, "Is it not okay? Thousands, hundreds, thousands, tens of millions, hundreds of thousands, millions!"

"Ghost! I don't need you to take it! I'll think of something myself!"

“Uh… I think Qianqian sounds pretty good…” Bibi Dong raised her hand; she had seriously considered each one.

"That's right! Qianqian! I knew I was good at naming things!"

"Hey! I have to agree to this myself!"

"Qianqian, you need to know that a name is just a label."

As expected, Qian Shui's words angered Qian Qian, who then decided to hit him, yelling, "Ah! You annoying brat!"

"Hey! Don't come any closer! As Confucius once said, force can't solve problems!"

"Huh? What is it?" came Bibi Dong's question.

"Thousand Sons!"

"Whoa! How do you want to die! I'll grant your wish!" Qianqian's outburst was unstoppable.

"Wait! You can kill me, but you have to explain why you want to kill me first!" Qian Shui reached out and stopped her.

"Nonsense, it's because you gave it a terrible name!"

"The problem is, why just pick a name randomly?"

"What do you mean?"

"This all started with your relationship with Xiaoxue. For a long time, there has been a question that has been bothering you."

"What's the problem?"

"What should your name be?"

"This..." Qianqian was dumbfounded.

"You don't know, do you?" Qian Shui leaned back strategically. "What's your name? Qian Renxue? No, you're not her. It's just a name, a code name. She can be called Qian Renxue, I can be called Qian Renxue, everyone can be. But it shouldn't be like this, right?"

"I don't know... Oh well, I don't need to know!" Qianqian pretended to hit Qianshui again.

"Alright, then answer my other question. Your surname should be Qian, right?"

"This question is meaningless, isn't it?" Qianqian looked at the little angel and Bibi Dong, trying to gain their approval.

But Qian Shui didn't give her that chance. "Where did you come from and where will you go? Why did you come into this world? What does your existence mean to this world? Did the world choose you, or did you choose the world?"

"Enough!" She appeared because of her own true form, but isn't this just insulting her?

"If your name isn't Qian Renxue, then what should it be? Qian Shui? That's my name." Qian Shui pointed to herself, then to Bibi Dong, who was Qian Renxue's biological mother. "Bibi Dong? That's her name. If your surname isn't Qian, then it has to be Bibi. Are you going to be called Bibi Qian?"

"Who wants such an awful surname! Who wants to be called Bibi Qian!"

"Then what should you be called?! Bibiqian! Or Qianqian!"

"Should she be called... Qianqian?"

"correct answer!"

In an instant, Qianqian fell into deep thought. Impossible! Could it be that her intelligence had been crushed?

Feeling lost and helpless, she hugged her legs and squatted down to the side, withdrawing into herself.

Bibi Dong, who was brought up midway through, was even more bewildered, "What... what kind of explanation is this..."

Exhaling, Qian Shui raised his head and proudly declared, "Knowledge is power!"

With a gentle smile, the little angel was surprised that her inner demon's name had been decided in this way. She then adopted a patriarchal tone, "Alright, it's rare to see you come up with a proper name—Thousand Water Douluo!"

But Qianqian is still a child; isn't he bullying an honest person?

Taking advantage of Qianqian's withdrawal, Bibi Dong asked about Qianshui again, since she hadn't understood it at all. "Ning...Qianshui, do you really want to leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and join the Spirit Hall?"

"What can we do? From now on, we will be your subordinates, Your Highness the Holy Maiden." After Qian Shui finished speaking, she winked at the little angel, who understood immediately.

"Yes, from now on we will be Her Highness's most loyal subordinates!"

"Mom~"

"Eh~"

Every time Bibi Dong calls out "Mom," the little angel feels as if she can float up without flapping her wings.

Such teasing made Bibi Dong look at Qian Renxue with a mixture of shyness and reproach, but her next question made Qian Shui fall silent: "But why did you send Xiao Gang away?"

How can you break up a couple if you don't kick him out? He was the only one alive at the scene. The other side's people, who weren't witnesses on their side, how could the news spread if they didn't kick him out? Who was he putting on that show for? And why did he bother joining the Spirit Hall now?

"It's nothing. He's too weak. If he comes with us to Poseidon Island, he'll be a burden, but it'll be difficult to keep him alive."

"Hmm... I see!" Bibi Dong suddenly realized, and then solemnly said to Qian Shui, "Ning... Qian Shui, I apologize for thinking you were a bad person before. You are a good person!"

"Uh... have I been friend-zoned?" Qian Shui subconsciously ignored Bibi Dong's perhaps naiveté, only taking the "friend" part to heart.

Otherwise, how could they have been fooled by the little angel, turning the mother and daughter roles upside down?

……

"Sect Master, Yu Xiaogang has arrived!"

"understood!"

As Qian Shui expected, Yu Xiaogang spread what he had seen, and given his personality, it was unlikely that he would keep it a secret.

Upon learning of the deaths of Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, the Haotian Sect was naturally furious. In particular, Titan, the patriarch of the Power Clan who almost worshipped Tang Hao, personally found Yu Xiaogang and brought him back to the Haotian Sect's headquarters.

"Sect Leader Tang, I know why you came to me. I witnessed that battle with my own eyes. Your second son attacked Ning Shui first, and your eldest son, Tang Xiao, attacked Sect Leader Ning at the same time, which led to your death."

Yu Xiaogang was completely outmaneuvered in this matter. From his perspective, Tang Xiao's Haotian True Body simultaneously covered both him and Bibi Dong, which was a fatal blow to him.

More importantly, he targeted his goddess Bibi Dong, which was absolutely intolerable. It could even be said that he deliberately publicized this, with the aim of revealing the fact that Haotian Shuangxing was indiscriminate in his actions.