Tai Zhu Xuan Xiang: Me and My Eight Golden Gourd Sisters

"Second sister, let's go up and cultivate too!"

"it is good."

Xi'er and Yun'er smiled at each other, and with a flash of light, their figures vanished, leaving only two afterimages. On the wooden frame, where the two empty melon stems left behind after Xi'er and Yun'er's birth had been, two small golden melons suddenly appeared—the very transformations of the two of them.

In an instant, radiance flowed, precious energy filled the air, and the glow of the sunset shone brightly.

Cai Xuan was stunned, almost dumbfounded.

He rubbed his eyes hard, then rubbed them again, before confirming that he wasn't seeing things. Xi'er and Yun'er had actually turned into golden gourds again, hanging back on the giant golden gourd vine, as if they had never left.

Eight small golden gourds hung under the wooden frame, their eight colors shining brightly, like the colorful clouds of the sky.

They breathed in and out the nutrients supplied by the giant golden pumpkin vine, and the light emanating from their bodies grew ever brighter.

Orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple, along with Xi'er's jade white and Yun'er's crimson gold, eight rays of light intertwined and swirled, forming dazzling halos around the melon, like eight tiny suns hanging under the wooden frame, illuminating the entire wooden house as if it were daytime.

The halos were layered one upon another, ring upon ring, slowly rotating and emitting a deep hum, like ancient bells echoing through the heavens and earth.

As the halo rotated, the patterns on the eight small golden gourds became increasingly clear.

Numerous mysterious patterns spread from the stem to the navel of the melon, crisscrossing and winding, like natural traces of the Dao. These patterns were not static, but slowly flowing, sometimes bright and sometimes dim, as if they were living beings breathing and exhaling, or like miniature rivers flowing under the melon rind.

The dazzling radiant light of the heavens illuminated the eight golden gourds, making them appear almost transparent.

Through the melon rind, one can clearly see eight girls sitting cross-legged inside each golden melon. Their hands are placed on their knees, palms facing up, thumbs and middle fingers gently interlocked, forming a mysterious hand seal.

Their breathing was long and deep, and with each breath, the mist inside the melon surged and billowed.

The mist was no ordinary mist, but rather formed from the purest and most refined spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It flowed slowly within the melons, nourishing every inch of their skin and every bone.

Eight girls, eight different styles.

Some are innocent and naive, some have heroic spirit, some are gentle and delicate, some are passionate, some are graceful and elegant, some are serene and gentle, some are lively and agile, and some are cute and adorable.

Each one is exquisitely crafted, radiating a captivating charm, as if they were immortals descended to earth.

Their aura grew stronger at a visible speed, and the Heaven-Mending Marrow Technique flowed through their bodies. As the precious light and celestial glow intertwined and wrapped around them, the technique circulated repeatedly within their bodies.

One lap, two laps, three laps...

With each cycle, their aura grows stronger, the spiritual mist within the melon becomes denser, and the light emanating from the melon intensifies.

Cai Xuan had originally intended to cook, but seeing them cultivating, he suddenly remembered the nine-fold efficiency of cultivating the Heaven-Mending Marrow. He immediately sat cross-legged under the wooden frame, closed his eyes, and began to cultivate as well.

He focused his mind on his dantian and began to circulate the Heavenly Marrow Repairing Technique.

Streams of spiritual energy surged into his body, like eight great rivers flowing into a lake at the same time. The abundance of spiritual energy was so great that it almost burst his meridians.

His internal energy swirled wildly in his dantian, like a bottomless black hole, greedily devouring the surging spiritual energy.

A warm sensation emanated from his meridians, as spiritual energy expanded and strengthened them; his bones emitted subtle "crackling" sounds, as his bone marrow was being re-tempered; his internal organs felt as if they were soaking in a hot spring, warm and comforting, indescribably pleasant.

Cultivation makes one oblivious to the passage of time.

After an unknown amount of time, the eight golden gourds suddenly shone brightly. The dazzling halos that had surrounded them merged into a tangible form, creating rings of light that enveloped them layer by layer.

As the halo appeared, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth immediately surged in from all directions, continuously flowing into the halo.

The large golden pumpkin vine was supplying more and more nutrients, and rays of light burst forth from its body. The veins of its leaves shimmered with light, like rushing rivers. A denser mist appeared in the smaller golden pumpkins, gathering more and more, gradually condensing from a misty state into a liquid state.

Drops of crystal-clear spiritual liquid floated in the golden gourd, converging into a long river of spiritual liquid that swam around the eight girls.

The aura emanating from the eight little golden gourds grew even stronger, and the Heaven-Mending Marrow Technique circulated faster and faster within their bodies, reaching an incredible speed, completing a full cycle almost instantly.

Suddenly—

"boom!"

An invisible wave of energy exploded simultaneously from Xi'er and the others, signifying that their cultivation of the Heaven-Mending Marrow had reached its peak. The power of the technique burst forth from their bodies, transforming into eight pillars of light that pierced the sky and illuminated this ancient and eternal world.

The beam of light, as thick as a millstone, tore eight huge gashes through the night sky.

The clouds in the sky were dispersed by the beam of light, revealing a dazzling starry sky behind them.

Moonlight, starlight, precious light, and rosy clouds intertwined, transforming into a surging, vibrant tapestry across the sky.

This extraordinary phenomenon was so astonishing that it alarmed all the ferocious birds and beasts within a hundred miles and far away. They raised their heads, gazing at the direction of the eight pillars of light, their eyes flashing with greed, fear, awe, and longing... Then, one by one, they frantically rushed towards the place where the phenomenon had appeared!

The mountains and forests trembled, and all kinds of beasts galloped about.

The eight beams of light came quickly and went quickly.

Within a few breaths, the pillar of light swiftly receded. The precious light dissipated, the rosy clouds vanished, and everything returned to silence, as if nothing had ever happened.

The ferocious birds and beasts that had charged forward lost their way and circled aimlessly for a few moments before most of them turned and fled in frustration. However, some of the birds and beasts that were closer to the forest where the cabin was located had already memorized the approximate location before the light disappeared. Instead of looking back, they quickened their pace and raced towards the rocky mountain.

The light on the eight golden gourds disappeared, and they returned to their ordinary golden gourd appearance. Even the patterns on the gourds dimmed, as if they had never existed.

At first glance, they are just eight ordinary little golden gourds hanging on ordinary vines, with nothing special about them.

But if a discerning person looks closely, they will discover that beneath the melon rind, there is a faint shimmering light; and within the melon itself, there is a power that makes one's heart tremble.

They hadn't expected that, with the combined help of the mud paste and spiritual energy, they would cultivate the Heaven-Mending Marrow to perfection in one go. The eight little golden gourds swayed gently on the vines, emitting bursts of crisp laughter. Their bodies trembled, clearly delighted.