Fortunately, Xue Ziping quickly regained consciousness. He patted his chest with a horrified expression, took a while to calm down, and then put away the makeup mirror with a complex look on his face.
Luo Yunyi glanced at Xue Ziping but didn’t ask him what the assessment was. He felt that asking would be like rubbing salt into the wound.
After that, Xue Ziping obviously lost the mood for eating and drinking.
The Divine Artifact acknowledged its master, and the Water Spirit came to Luo Yunyi’s side, as Taicang Mountain gradually quieted down.
Early the next morning, Luo Yunyi packed up and went back to Liuguang City to meet with Tianmiao. Xue Ziping also said his goodbyes and left. He was determined to become stronger, stronger!
Tianmiao had already gotten up and was about to go out to buy some things.
"Senior Sister, I found the Water Spirit. The Divine Artifact recognized Xue Ziping as its master." Luo Yunyi reported to Tianmiao.
"Alright." Tianmiao nodded, "Do you need to enter seclusion?"
"Yes." Luo Yunyi nodded, "I feel... I’m about to advance again."
"Suppress it for now, don’t break through." Tianmiao instructed.
Luo Yunyi nodded again, not asking why. Since his senior sister instructed so, she must have her reasons.
"Go into seclusion." Tianmiao casually set up an array and then went out herself. Today she was going out to buy a specialty product of Liuguang City, dried mushrooms. Various mushrooms processed and dried, fragrant and crispy.
Three days later, above Liuguang City, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and thunderclouds rolled.
Just when everyone thought it was a cultivator preparing to break through and face the Heavenly Tribulation, the dark clouds dispersed, and the thunder disappeared.
Everyone wore a bewildered expression—what on earth happened?
Once Luo Yunyi came out of seclusion, Tianmiao instructed him to take the flying boat and leave Liuguang City.
"Senior Sister, where are we going next?" Luo Yunyi asked.
"Ask your children." Tianmiao teased with a smirk.
Luo Yunyi was taken aback, turned around, and saw two chubby little girls fighting over an apple, even though there was clearly a pile of apples in front of the equally confused little Tutu.
Seeing the two chubby girls about to start fighting again, Luo Yunyi hurriedly intervened: "Stop fighting, there’s plenty. I’ll peel them for you. If you want apple juice, I’ll squeeze it for you too."
Only then did the two chubby girls relent.
Luo Yunyi’s way of naming them was also simple and crude: Little Fire was Chi Yu, Little Water was Blue Jade, Little Earth was Brown Jade. He already had names in mind for Little Gold and Little Wood, one was Golden Jade, the other Green Jade.
"Can you sense where Little Gold and Little Wood are?" Luo Yunyi asked while peeling apples.
"I know where Little Wood is, but this guy is a bit obsessive. To gain his approval, you have to do it his way." Little Water munched on an apple as she spoke.
"More than just obsessive, he’s completely stuck in his own world, thinking all humans are bad." Little Fire chewed on an apple and shared his opinion.
"However, once a spirit like this recognizes you, they’ll be utterly devoted. Junior Brother, work hard. Have a house full of descendants." Tianmiao added with a smiling face.
For some reason, an image of several spirits bickering and fighting over toys appeared in Luo Yunyi’s mind, and cold sweat dripped down the back of his head.
"Go east, Master, there’s a forest there. Little Wood is in there, but that’s his territory. We can’t accompany you inside. You’ll have to find him yourself, pass his tests, and bring him out." Little Water said.
"What if I fail?" Little Earth dumbly asked.
"Naturally, stay in that forest as fertilizer. Then you won’t have a dad anymore." Tianmiao said with a smile.
"Wah——!"
"Wuwah——I don’t want Dad to die."
"Waaah——Dad can’t become fertilizer."
The three chubby kids burst into loud wails.
Luo Yunyi looked at the three wailing chubby kids, then at the smiling Tianmiao, and suddenly felt a bit stifled.