Chapter 1029: Hope You Are an Ordinary Person (3rd update!)
"Zi Xia, thank goodness you weren't chosen, otherwise I, old Sun, would have been really depressed!"
Sun Wukong laughed playfully. This was a demeanor he never showed in front of other women, only when facing Zi Xia Fairy did he act this way.
"Depressed? I doubt that."
Zi Xia Fairy flashed a sly smile, gesturing toward the girl behind Sun Wukong, "What's up with that girl? Don't say you don't know, I can clearly feel the affection in her gaze towards you!"
Sun Wukong turned to look, meeting Leng Xuan Yuan Bing's resentful eyes, quickly averting his gaze.
"Zi Xia, it's not how you think it is. I, old Sun, have nothing to do with her—no, I shouldn't say it like that; actually, it's..."
Sun Wukong was at a loss for words, unsure how to explain. Leng Xuan Yuan Bing indeed had feelings for him, and he noticed it too. Knowing didn't mean he had to respond, but he didn't know how to put it in words at that moment.
Zi Xia Fairy laughed out loud: "Alright, Wukong, I'm just teasing you. Look at you, getting nervous!"
"Teasing?"
Sun Wukong was still a bit stunned, but saw Zi Xia Fairy flirtatiously glance at him and giggle, "Don't I know who you are? In front of other women, you're just a blockhead!"
Zi Xia Fairy sighed gently, speaking softly and leisurely, "Yet at the same time, you're a towering hero, attracting women irresistibly... Wukong, sometimes I wish you were just an ordinary man, then we could be together like a regular couple and live a simple, happy life..."
"Zi Xia..."
Sun Wukong furrowed his brow slightly, wanting to comfort Zi Xia Fairy but unsure how to start.
"I'm just saying it casually. If you weren't a hero, I might have looked at someone else, hehe!"
Before Sun Wukong could speak, the trace of melancholy in Zi Xia Fairy's eyes had vanished. She smiled at Sun Wukong, changing the topic on her own, "I haven't really explored the Heavenly Que Realm yet, heard it's the ancient heavenly court relic of the Yuan Realm..."
At this moment, Sun Wukong's emotional intelligence exploded, resembling a love saint's incarnation. He immediately understood, grabbed Zi Xia Fairy's hand, pulled her into his embrace, put his arm around her slender waist, and smiled gently: "I, old Sun, will take you to see the beautiful scenery of the Heavenly Que Realm!"
With that, a cloud gathered beneath them, lifting Zi Xia Fairy into the sky of the Heavenly Que Realm, touring its high places.
In the distance, Leng Xuan Yuan Bing watched Sun Wukong and Zi Xia Fairy flying together, a look of immense envy in her eyes. She sighed heavily, knowing well that Zi Xia Fairy's position in Sun Wukong's heart couldn't be replaced, and Sun Wukong probably wouldn't be interested in any other woman.
Perhaps in Sun Wukong's heart, she's merely a friend, a little sister-like role. She hadn't even reached a sibling-like level, unlike the little fox demon Sun Xiaoqing and Sun Wukong, who shared a sibling bond. She, however, was far from it!
"No matter if I can't have it, as long as I can stay by your side, watching you silently, it's a form of happiness, right? I, Yuan Bing, will never beg for another's love. My love, I know myself and savor it alone!"
Left with that sentence, Leng Xuan Yuan Bing turned back to the Heavenly Emperor's throne, sat down cross-legged again, and resumed cultivating to recover.
For almost half a month, Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor and others focused on healing under the Heavenly Emperor's throne. Apart from Sun Wukong, everyone suffered significant depletion, carrying either light or severe injuries.
Now, in the Heavenly Que Realm, free from external disturbances and crises, they could finally devote their full mental strength to healing.
Not only healing, but everyone, including Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor, planned to take the opportunity to elevate their cultivation further.
Once reaching the Domain King Realm, continuing to advance becomes extremely difficult, much like Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor, who has been at the peak of the late Domain King stage for three years. Over these three years, Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor has made progress, but the cultivation climb is significantly slower than before.
Three years ago, Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor was at the peak of the late Domain King stage, and three years later, he remains there, except the barrier to the Domain Emperor Realm has thinned slightly.
It's said break it to make it anew; this is a constant truth in the path of cultivation. Everyone previously faced great depletion and injuries, requiring time to recover, but simultaneously, the near emptying of their strength unknowingly stimulated their potential.
Now, it's time for this stimulated potential, alongside the body's recovery, to stabilize and manifest into capability. During this healing and cultivation period, the effect is exponentially better than usual!
Buzz~!
A month later, Leng Xuan first ceased cultivation, his level rose a tier from the early Domain King Realm to the middle Domain King Realm. Perhaps the little fox demon Sun Xiaoqing was waiting beside him, expecting him to complete the healing and cultivation?
Sometimes, the power of love is truly great!
Gradually, other strong figures stopped cultivation one after another. Besides full recovery, their cultivation strength reached a higher tier than before their injuries. Six-Eared Macaque, The Grand Supreme Elderly Lord, and Leader of Tongtian achieved the peak of the late Domain King stage, while Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor, Pangu, and Demon Ancestor Luo Hu directly broke through to the Domain Emperor Realm. Others at least reached the middle Domain King stage.
Among everyone, only Sun Wukong showed no improvement because he wasn't injured at all. These days, he wandered the Heavenly Que Realm with Zi Xia Fairy, exploring almost the entire realm, sticking together closely, wishing to be inseparable every moment!
Everyone wisely refrained from disturbing them. Since Sun Wukong ascended to the Yuan Realm, he had been separated from Zi Xia Fairy by the Two Realms. Now that they finally met, it's just a mere month's time, let them cling together; they simply pretended not to see.
Then, after ten days, Sun Wukong ended his explorations with Zi Xia Fairy—not because they've toured most of the Heavenly Que Realm, but most importantly because Zi Xia Fairy wished to enter closed-door training!