Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

Fu Hua's daily routine is very regular. For example, an hour after dinner, Jiu Xiao will precisely block her door.

"Hmm, don't overthink it. I'm not here to avenge Kiana. How could I come here to seek revenge just because I was injured in combat training?" Jiuxiao solemnly stated that he was here to learn.

Jiuxiao had previously learned from Shenghen that in their world there was a Chiyuan Immortal who looked just like Fu Hua, and who could split mountains and seas with a single punch. Everyone respectfully called her Grandma Immortal.

Ji Lin is just called Fu Hua Chi Yuan, isn't he? After figuring it out, Jiu Xiao immediately ran off to learn from Fu Hua.

Fu Hua said that she does have it, a unique skill that transcends the strength and technique of traditional martial arts, is born from the heart in metaphysics, and combines the heart, strength and technique into one - the Tai Xu Sword Qi.

However, Fu Hua said that the first few moves were useless against Jiu Xiao, who, as a Lawyer, had already far exceeded the limits that Tai Xu Sword Qi Mind and Form could reach.

Then the next few moves... Fu Hua said she forgot them.

Could Jiu Xiao really believe such a ridiculous reason? He felt that his attitude towards learning must not be sincere enough, so he learned from the ancients in the book and came to block Fu Hua's door every night.

Chapter 179 As expected of the Crimson Kite, capable of defeating a treasure with a single punch.

(I discovered a mistake today: Theresa actually established St. Freya Academy in 09. I thought it was established shortly after the Second Honkai Impact. I was wrong, apologies to the readers. But for now, let's go with what I wrote!)

Time flies, and winter break is just around the corner. Theresa gave the students a long holiday so they could go home and have a good New Year.

It's truly tragic that out of the five people—Jiuxiao, Kiana, Mei, Bronya, and Huihuo—four have nowhere to go.

To prevent Mei from sneaking off behind his back, Huihuo also stayed behind with a righteous indignation, saying, "The five of us are family, how could I sneak off!"

And that was it; Jiu Xiao was taken away by Fu Hua.

After studying under Jiu Xiao for three months, Fu Hua couldn't refuse him and decided to teach him the Tai Xu Sword Qi.

However, she refused to accept Jiu Xiao as her disciple, saying that she would no longer accept disciples.

The Void Sword Qi is actually cultivated by all the Valkyries of Destiny. This is because after Fu Hua joined Destiny, she gave her Heart Essence to Otto, who then improved and passed it on to train the Valkyries.

Even now, mental cultivation remains the Valkyrie's mental training, but over the years, Fu Hua has only managed to satisfy a handful of people.

The Taixu Sword Qi comprises five elements: Mind, Form, Intent, Soul, and Spirit. Among them, Mind and Form are internal cultivation techniques, Form and Soul are sword moves, and Spirit varies from person to person.

However, Fu Hua currently has no memory of how to cultivate the later forms. After her sword heart shattered more than 500 years ago, Fu Hua lost the qualification to use the Taixu Sword Qi. During the Second Collapse, she could only use the Taixu Sword God by relying on the Feather Dust mimicry...

That sword strike also completely burned away Fu Hua's remaining memories.

Fortunately, Fu Hua had already extracted his past cultivation insights using the Feather Dust technique and placed them on Mount Taixu for his disciples to study on their own.

Therefore, if Jiuxiao wants to learn the Taixu Sword Qi, he can only return to Taixu Mountain and search for the memory feathers left by Fu Hua.

Besides the memory feathers, there is one more thing that needs to be returned to Mount Taixu: to obtain the Key of Domination—the Xuanyuan Sword.

Before reaching the Divine Essence, the Five Elements of the Taixu Sword Qi require the Xuanyuan Sword for the Intent and Soul Essence. The entry point for the Intent is to gain the Xuanyuan Sword's recognition and transform it into a weapon that resonates with one's own will.

Losing the Xuanyuan Sword also means that those below the Divine Essence Realm lose the qualification to use the Taixu Sword Qi.

So 500 years ago, Fu Hua didn't cripple her seven disciples' martial arts; she simply retrieved the Xuanyuan Sword. After all, Fu Hua had watched them grow up, and she couldn't bear to kill them. But in the end, by losing the Xuanyuan Sword, they also lost their prized Taixu Sword Qi.

Except for… Cheng Ling Shuang.

Having grasped the essence of the divine power, Cheng Ling Shuang, though lacking the Xuanyuan Sword and thus completely losing the opportunity to comprehend the essence of the Tai Xu Sword, didn't care at all, because she wasn't very familiar with the other essences either.

Her spiritual cultivation was second only to Chi Yuan, and perhaps even surpassed Chi Yuan's. At only thirteen years old, she forged her spirit with her heart, comprehending divine essence at only the fourth level of her spiritual cultivation's sword heart. She became the number one person in the world at that time, second only to the Chi Yuan Immortal, who ultimately died at Cheng Ling Shuang's hands.

Kiana has gained the approval of the Xuanyuan Sword, and can cultivate the essence of the Taixu Sword Qi, but her mental cultivation is too poor. Without a strong mental foundation and without forging a sword heart, she cannot freely control large amounts of Honkai energy, and therefore cannot cultivate the later forms.

Fu Hua, frustrated by Kiana's lack of progress, could only teach her a harsh lesson every time she challenged her.

It was four in the morning, and the wonderful winter vacation had just begun. Jiu Xiao, who was still fast asleep, was kicked open by Karen and dragged out.

Kallen led Jiuxiao to Fu Hua, who was waiting at the door, and then slammed the door shut.

It's four in the morning! Karen is really grumpy these days; she'd only just closed her eyes when Fu Hua woke her up with the ringing doorbell.

Still half asleep, Jiu Xiao rubbed his eyes before he could clearly see Fu Hua with all those bags in front of him.

"Huh? Fu Hua, why are you here so early!"

"The situation has changed, and our aircraft's gear shift has been moved forward."

Fu Hua grabbed Jiu Xiao's hand and started running towards the hangar.

"It's too late to explain, get in the car quickly!"

"Huh?! I'm still in my pajamas! My luggage is still in the room! Judas! Judas, can you hear me? Throw my suitcase out!"

Jiu Xiao frantically shouted Judah's name at the house, and Judah, always at her beck and call, obediently threw out a suitcase. Then Jiu Xiao reached out and beckoned the suitcase over. Seeing that Jiu Xiao had the suitcase, Fu Hua stepped on the gas and started the car, driving towards the airport.

"Strange, why is it so light..."

When Jiuxiao was putting away her suitcase on the way, something felt off; it was quite heavy when she packed it yesterday.

"Huh? It's empty! Ugh, you idiot Judas!! I told you to throw away the suitcase, and all you did was throw away the suitcase!!! Where are all the clothes I put inside?!"

But Fu Hua had already driven quite a distance with the accelerator floored.

"Let's buy them when we get to the foot of Mount Taixu. We also need to buy some daily necessities."

"Achoo! But it's the middle of winter, and I'm only wearing pajamas!"

"A Herrscher is afraid of the cold?"

“You’re all wearing thick cotton-padded coats and down jackets, while I’m in my pajamas… I’m feeling cold inside.”

"You're really funny..."

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The Far East Branch is located at sea, far from Japan, and even further from Shenzhou, where Mount Taixu is located.

After taking a nap for several hours in Jiuxiao, we finally arrived at Taixu Mountain.

As dawn broke, vendors at the foot of Mount Taixu set up their stalls. The sun was just rising, a gentle breeze was blowing, and it was the coldest time of day.

Unfortunately, there were too many ordinary people here, so Jiuxiao couldn't use Honkai energy at will and could only watch Fu Hua helplessly.

"It was my oversight; I forgot that Herrschers also rely on Honkai energy to keep warm."

Fu Hua took off her shawl and draped it over Jiu Xiao's shoulders, then buttoned it up for him.

"Wait for me here. I'll go buy the supplies we'll need. Once we get to Mount Taixu, everything will be fine. There's the magic array I set up there."

"Okay, hurry back, I'll wait for you somewhere further away."

After Fu Hua left, Jiu Xiao immediately ran to a place far away from the human city and used Honkai energy to keep warm.

After waiting quietly for a while, several plump, snow-white red kites with red beaks, crests, and tails, attracted by the Honkai energy of the Nine Heavens, gathered around, chirping all the while.

"Wow, is that the legendary Red Iris? It's so cute!"

Jiuxiao curiously reached out and tried to touch them.

The red kites' eyes immediately sharpened. Wow, Jiuxiao actually sensed that they wanted to attack him.

After a brief moment of staring at each other, the red kites swooped down with a screeching cry and pecked at the sky with all their might.

Jiuxiao didn't even try to dodge; he directly set up a Honkai energy defense shield.

These chickens are quite interesting; they chase after Honkai energy, dare to attack themselves, and even eat Honkai energy...

"Wait, how could it eat Honkai energy?! Are the chickens of Mount Taixu that fierce?!"

Before the words were finished, a red kite swallowed Jiuxiao's Honkai energy shield and pecked hard at Jiuxiao's leg.

Hmm hmm hmm ah ah ah ah——

Chapter 180 Red Kite & Phoenix

"These aren't chickens?! They're all Honkai Beasts!"

Jiuxiao held down the red kites that were pecking at him; these things had become extremely large after consuming Honkai energy.

The more you eat, the bigger your body gets; it completely disregards the law of conservation of energy!

The bad news is that they fight even more fiercely than ordinary Honkai Beasts. The good news is that after consuming the Honkai energy of the Nine Heavens, they have all become Honkai Beasts of the Nine Heavens.

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The bustling city was lively in the early morning, but not crowded. Fu Hua quickly purchased the supplies needed for her life on Mount Taixu.

Following the signal sent by Jiu Xiao on her phone, Fu Hua rushed towards Jiu Xiao's location.

"Huh, how come there are red kites here... Great, we can have an extra meal tonight."

Fu Hua grabbed the ahoge (cowlick) of a passing fat red kite and lifted it up.

"Purple feathers... Am I mistaken again? I remember the crest feathers of the Red Kites were red. Oh well, it doesn't affect its edibility."

As Fu Hua drew closer to the heavens, she saw more and more Crimson Birds, all of them enormous and uniformly purple in color.

Finally, in a place surrounded by a flock of red kites, Fu Hua saw the "Red Kite Immortal" Jiu Xiao.

Jiuxiao was wearing a coat woven from red kite feathers (like the cloak in his Treasure Herrscher form), and he was lying on a giant red kite bird. Two other red kite birds were massaging his shoulders, and two others were rubbing his legs.