NOVEL WEB Chapter 24: The Alluring Hua Luofei
“Senior Brother Chu…”
The next day.
Chu Xiu was in his cave dwelling, studying the middle volume of the Pill Scripture and the Xing Character Secret Technique.
Someone knocked on the restriction outside his cave dwelling. It was Chu Xiaoran’s voice.
Chu Xiu got up, left his cave dwelling, and went to the courtyard.
Chu Xiaoran was still wearing a light green dress embroidered with gold ingot patterns.
Seeing him emerge, she bowed slightly. “Senior Brother… Xiaoran has disturbed your cultivation.”
Chu Xiu invited Chu Xiaoran into his cave dwelling.
After pouring her a cup of spiritual tea…
“Junior Sister Chu, what brings you here today?”
He knew why she had come, but he chose not to mention it.
“Senior Brother, this is the information you requested regarding the Huāngyāo Secret Realm and the Soul Infant Spirit Fruit.”
Chu Xiaoran took out two beast skin scrolls and handed them to Chu Xiu.
Chu Xiu didn’t rush to open them.
He handed her a fist-sized black stone, wreathed in a faint, ethereal glow.
The name of this thing sounded impressive, but it was of no use to him.
“Emperor’s Silver Sand~”
Chu Xiaoran’s eyes lit up with delight as she held the Emperor’s Silver Sand in her hands.
She was both surprised and relieved.
She stood up and bowed to Chu Xiu. “Thank you so much, Senior Brother Chu.”
Chu Xiu waved his hand dismissively, smiling. “We each get what we need.”
“You seem to be in a hurry.” He smiled slightly. “You must be eager to return and save your mother.”
“Go on, then. I won’t keep you.”
“Yes, thank you, Senior Brother.”
Chu Xiaoran bowed slightly and happily ran out of the cave dwelling, transforming into a streak of light as she flew away.
After she left…
…Chu Xiu opened the two beast skin scrolls.
He needed the Soul Infant Spirit Fruit to break through to the tenth level of the Sea of Qi realm, which meant he had to go to the Huāngyāo Secret Realm.
“The information is quite detailed…”
Chu Xiu nodded with satisfaction and put away the two beast skin scrolls.
He stood up and walked slowly out of the cave dwelling, strolling along Yúnxiá Peak.
“Senior Brother…”
“Senior Brother Chu…”
The disciples of Yúnxiá Peak greeted him, their attitudes completely different from before.
Chu Xiu nodded and smiled, appearing incredibly humble.
As he walked away, he could faintly hear the disciples discussing amongst themselves.
“Have you heard? Senior Brother Chu Xiu has made it onto the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion’s Hidden Dragon Ranking.”
“The Hidden Dragon Ranking? That’s not surprising. He *did* break the ancient record of the Tai Su Divine Pagoda, after all.”
“What rank?”
“Seventh on the Hidden Dragon Ranking…”
“So low?” A disciple sounded dissatisfied.
“Well, it’s normal. The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion ranks based on achievements. Reaching seventh is already quite impressive.”
“If only I could make it onto the ranking… Then I could confess my feelings to Junior Sister Chen…”
“Heh… you should just give up and go to sleep.”
…
Chu Xiu sat down on a boulder by a cliff, gazing at the misty eastern horizon.
He began circulating the Xing Character Secret Technique.
The sun rose and set, the moon rose and fell.
Three days later, Chu Xiu opened his mouth slightly and exhaled a stream of air that pierced through the surrounding mist.
He stood up and brushed the dust off his black robes. As he turned around, his pupils constricted.
“Who are you…?”
Less than twenty meters away stood a woman wearing the distinctive purple robes of Dao Cloud Peak, looking at him with a smile.
The woman was ordinary-looking, but she possessed a unique allure, her figure… voluptuous.
She was definitely more… developed… than Master Baby.
Actually, Chu Xiu had sensed her presence two days ago.
His current display of vigilance was just for show.
Because of the Weeping Sky Reincarnation Seal within her, Chu Xiu knew who she was the moment she appeared. He was just pretending not to know.
“This is Yúnxiá Peak. I mean you no harm,” the alluring woman said, her smile like a blooming flower, her eyes scanning Chu Xiu from head to toe. “I am Hua Luofei, an elder from Dao Cloud Peak.”
“You’re Chu Xiu, aren’t you?”
The wariness in Chu Xiu’s eyes disappeared. He cupped his fists slightly. “Chu Xiu greets Elder Hua.”
“May I ask why Elder Hua is here…?”
The alluring woman smiled gently. “I came to Yúnxiá Peak on some business. After finishing, I was taking a stroll and happened upon you cultivating here. I didn’t want to disturb you.”
“By the way, with such diligent cultivation, are you planning to go to the Huāngyāo Secret Realm?”
As she spoke, she sat down on a rock not far from Chu Xiu.
He didn’t hide anything. Given her status, there was little she couldn’t find out if she wanted to.
The two began conversing naturally.
After about fifteen minutes…
Chu Xiu asked, “Elder Hua, before the Emperor’s Fall Era, each era lasted one hundred thousand years, and only one Emperor, Demon Emperor, or Barbarian Emperor would appear in each era.”
“Why, when a human Emperor appeared, didn’t they completely exterminate the demons and barbarians?”
“And vice versa, when a demon or barbarian Emperor appeared, why didn’t they exterminate humanity?”
After all, the two sides have been mortal enemies since before the Primordial Era, all the way to the Emperor’s Fall Era.
He had always been puzzled by this ever since arriving in the Tianqiong Continent, and today, having encountered “this person,” he decided to get an answer.
After all, the Tai Su Emperor was the last Emperor before the Emperor’s Fall Era.
Surely, this person knew some of the secrets.
The alluring woman was taken aback, then said, “It is said that upon becoming an Emperor, one gains access to certain secrets regarding this starry sky and the Tianqiong Continent…”
“There seems to be a tacit understanding between the Emperors, Demon Emperors, and Barbarian Emperors. Even if one side has an Emperor, they can suppress the other, but they cannot use the power of an Emperor to completely annihilate them.”
“As for why this is the case, no one knows.”
After a long silence, Chu Xiu asked another question. “The lifespan of an Emperor is limited to thirty thousand years.”
“Is there… truly anyone in this world… who can achieve immortality?”
The alluring woman rolled her eyes at him and chuckled softly. “Even Emperors cannot achieve immortality. Judging by your expression, you have quite the ambition. Are you seeking eternal life?”
Chu Xiu frowned. “Is there no realm… beyond that of an Emperor?”
The alluring woman was stunned.
His words seemed to dispel some of the fog clouding her mind.
“I don’t know if there’s a path beyond the Emperor realm. If there is… perhaps walking it leads to immortality…”
“However…”
Her brow furrowed as she murmured, “From before the Primordial Era, through the Primordial, Ancient, and current Emperor’s Fall Eras, a total of seventeen Emperors have emerged in this starry sky.”
“But in the end, they all passed away, vanishing from the river of time, leaving no trace behind.”
“Those who become Emperors are undoubtedly individuals of exceptional talent. So… why couldn’t they take that final step?”
“Was the path broken? Or was there simply no path left to take? This is worth pondering.”
Chu Xiu stroked his chin, equally puzzled.
“Hehe…”
“Here we are, discussing the cultivation problems of Emperors. We’re getting ahead of ourselves, aren’t we?”
The alluring woman stood up with a smile, brushing the dust from her skirt.
“Sister Hua, are you leaving?”
Old Devil Chu, shameless as ever, just blurted it out.
The alluring woman, taken aback by being called “Sister,” didn’t object. She smiled gently and replied, “Yes, I’m leaving.”
“You should focus on your cultivation.”
With that, she turned and left, a smile playing on her lips.
Chu Xiu watched her go, then called out, “Sister Hua, will we meet again?”
The alluring woman waved her hand dismissively without turning around. “We’ll meet again after you emerge from the Huāngyāo Secret Realm.”
“Alright, then I’ll wait for you here after I return.”
“Okay~”
A smile appeared on Chu Xiu’s lips.
[Hehe… Host, you’re such a flirt.]
“Scram.”
[Hehe…]
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