Chapter 105 For Friendship

  Gradually, under the shroud of imagination, Xia Chen produced a thread of enlightenment, as if capturing a hint of mysterious aura, which was the innate energy, controlling the primordial energy of heaven and earth, completely surpassing the physical limits of flesh and blood, reaching a new world's realm.

  In this enlightenment, Xia Chen had a kind of ascension-like lightness, as if he had merged with the heavens and earth, moving with the wind, drifting with the clouds, free and unrestrained, unbound.

  His movements no longer seemed slow under the attack of the imaginary enemy, but suddenly had a lively flavor, as if he had acquired some kind of indescribable charm, and looked very different.

  Xia Chen's eyes sparkled like flowing clouds and water as she responded to Chen Qiushui, like two butterflies dancing freely.

  Everyone stared in amazement, as if they were drunk and infatuated. Such a wonderful and high-level figure was simply beyond imagination.

  "Why wasn't I the one dancing with her..." Xu Shaobai muttered, his eyes filled with both excitement and loss.

  "Give up, Master Sister is too strong, Xia Chen is also the ancient yuan saint body, but if you work hard, I think you still have a chance." Leng Xingchen's arm rested on his shoulder.

  "Is what you're saying true? How should I strive?" Xu Shaobai suddenly asked seriously.

  "Nature has entered the realm of divine communication before her." Cold Star chuckled and said.

  Xu Shaobai rolled her eyes.

  Lin Fengling didn't say a word, he just focused on watching Xia Chen and Chen Qiushui's movements, his eyes not blinking, trying to engrave every move in his mind.

  His Lin Feng's micro-step was already an extremely brilliant movement technique, but compared to Xia Chen and Chen Qiushui, it was childish, like a little kid learning to walk.

  Chen Qiushui's eyes sparkled with an increasingly intense smile, she didn't use her ultimate technique, but instead used a relentless barrage of imagery to pursue Xia Chen, this imagery contained all her insights, and Xia Chen did not disappoint her.

  In the Northern Ocean there is a fish, its name is Kun. The size of the Kun is unknown, it may be several thousand miles in length. It transforms into a bird, its name is Peng. Its wings are like clouds hanging from the sky. With a flip of its wings, it rises straight up to 90,000 miles...

  Xia Chen suddenly opened his eyes, and his eyes were clear and transparent. There was no longer any confusion, the real world in his eyes was crystal clear, and there was not even a hint of an illusion attack.

  He gently fell to the ground, and Chen Qiushui also stopped in front of him, her slender fingers just a few inches away from his brow, and she didn't move.

  "Shi jie..." Xia Chen said softly, with an expression of infinite gratitude in his eyes.

  He naturally understood that Chen Qiushui was displaying his skills, but not actually using them on him. This was to let him appreciate the atmosphere and experience the innate energy together. If Chen Qiushui had truly used his killing move, he wouldn't have been able to withstand it, so how could he talk about appreciation?

  By doing so, Xia Chen and others shared the experience and insights of a postnatal tenth-order strongman who was infinitely close to the Divine Realm. In the future, when he stepped into the postnatal tenth order, breaking through the Divine Realm would be much easier.

  This great gift is precious beyond words.

  Chen Qiushui suddenly withdrew his fingers and lightly touched her shiny cherry lips, making a "shh" gesture.

  Xia Chenxin smiled and said: "Sister's cultivation is profound, brother is willing to admit defeat, naturally it is acknowledged."

  "Master Sister has won!" The disciples cheered loudly and applauded warmly, their excitement seeming to surpass even their own victory.

  "Xia Chen, now you know the difference between you and Hou Tian's tenth layer! You still have a long way to go, so don't be proud and complacent, even if you are the ancient Yuan sacred body." Li Chen Dong smiled and said, "Appropriate failure is beneficial for you. Moreover, after fighting with Qiu Shui, I believe you also gained some insights!"

  His words were full of meaning, and he also saw Chen Qiushui's intention.

  "Yes, I understand!" Xia Chen said sincerely.

  After defeating Fang Ziqing, he indeed felt a bit complacent, thinking that the Nine Heavens' peak was nothing special, and had an invincible feeling.

  Luckily, Shijie pointed it out to me. Otherwise, this feeling seems like nothing, but in the long run, it will definitely affect my mood... Thinking of this, Xia Chen couldn't help but look at Chen Qiushui.

  It just so happened that Chen Qiushui was also gazing at him, and the two pairs of eyes met. Xia Chen's face suddenly turned red as he recalled the bold hug with Chen Qiushui ten nights ago.

  I wonder if I like Shijie or just treat her as a sister... and I don't know what Shijie feels about me either...

  Suddenly, he thought of the mysterious woman and couldn't help but feel a little dazed. Although he had never seen her face before, he kept remembering her and would often think of her, especially when facing Chen Qiushui. What was this feeling? Xia Chen didn't know either.

  Chen Qiushui saw him suddenly blush, and then looked a bit dazed, couldn't help but feel very curious.

  "I hereby declare that the Beast Garden selection tournament has come to an end. The ones who have made it onto the selection list are...” Li Chen Dong loudly read out a long string of names, “There is still one month left before the opening of the Beast Garden. We will set off in half a month's time, so all participating disciples must make sufficient preparations."

  The disciples whose names were mentioned, all beaming with joy, applauded and congratulated each other. The eliminated disciples, on the other hand, hung their heads in despair. The Beast Garden only opens once every three years on average; if you miss this opportunity, there won't be another one.

  As the cultivator of supernatural powers left, the disciples also left the arena one after another.

  Chen Qiushui took the Xiantian Treasure Pill and had been contemplating the spiritual realm with great care. After exchanging a brief greeting with Xia Chen, he hastily departed.

  Xia Chen and Chen Lie left together with three people.

  "Xia Chen, I really envy you for being able to participate in the Beast Garden's trial. Unfortunately, we can only continue to cultivate bitterly within our sect and don't know when we'll have the chance to go down the mountain and gain experience!" Chen Lie said with a bitter face.

  Xia Chen participated in the Beast Garden selection, and although Chen Lie was happy for his good brother, he couldn't help but feel too weak himself, and lost interest.

  "Yes! I reckon it'll be several years from now when we cultivate to the fifth stage of the Later Heaven!" Sun Li also sighed, feeling that these peaceful days were too dull.

  Fang Qiu didn't say anything, but his expression was also somewhat languid.

  In fact, with the three people's cultivation speed, they have already made extremely rapid progress and are absolutely among the best in the new disciples. Compared to Zhuo Bu Fan and Li Yuan Yao, they are not much worse off, it's just that Xia Chen is too abnormal, so their excellence can't be seen.

  But every young man and woman has passion and romance, and they all think they are unique. Seeing Xia Chen being so excellent, it's natural to feel a little lost and hard to avoid a blow to their confidence.

  Xia Chen was taken aback, looking at the expressions of the crowd, thinking that during this time he had been busy with his own cultivation, and had neglected everyone else. He should think of a good way to improve their strength, otherwise the power gap would be too great in the future, and it would be difficult for them to have a common language. This was a problem.

  When power reaches a certain level, it will produce a sense of distance, just like the cultivators of divine powers, although they also have contact, but are destined to be people from different circles.

  Xia Chen walked and pondered, Chen Lie and Sun Li and Fang Qiu were all his brothers and sisters who shared life and death with him, just like his family members. To enhance the strength of the three people, Xia Chen would naturally not spare any effort.

  However, strength comes from diligent practice and cannot be achieved overnight.

  Rely on elixirs? No way, even the best elixir can only be used as an auxiliary tool. Moreover, becoming dependent on elixirs will make future progress extremely difficult. Besides, there are only a few types of elixirs that can help improve one's cultivation foundation, and their effects are not significant either.

  Others, such as using alchemy to cultivate or refine equipment, are their own unique secrets that others cannot replicate. What's more, even if it were the聚宝盆 (a legendary treasure basin), it wouldn't be enough for so many people to cultivate.

  Xia Chen couldn't help but sigh, he found himself really had no way to help the crowd.

  Suddenly, Xia Chen's eyes lit up as if he had thought of something, and he couldn't help but slap his thigh. Ah, how could he have forgotten this treasure?

  With a pat on his lower abdomen, Xia Chen's hand suddenly had an additional night pearl-like crystal ball, which was the Fushui Yuanshu Crystal obtained from Lieyunzi's cave mansion!

  At first, he was able to cross the watershed of the fifth and sixth layers of the acquired realm and cultivate to the peak of the sixth layer of the acquired realm, all thanks to the rich water yuan crystal that gave birth to the rich water pool.

  In terms of absorbing yuanqi's purity and speed, rich water yuanjing is far superior to yuan stone.

  "What's wrong with you?" Sun Li asked curiously, seeing his excited look.

  "Do you want to quickly increase your strength?" Xia Chen said with a mysterious tone.

  "Nonsense, of course I want to! What's your good plan?" Chen Lie's eyes lit up instantly.

  "What's going on? Xia Chen, speak up quickly!" Fang Qiu also immediately regained his energy.

  "Let's go back, I have something in my hand that can quickly enhance your strength, but this matter must be strictly confidential and cannot be known to others." Xia Chen said.

  The three of them nodded seriously at once. Although they were usually cheerful and casual, when it came to important matters, not one of them would be careless.

  Several hours later, Chen Lie was topless and soaking in a huge tub of water. The water inside the tub was milky white with bubbles rising to the surface, which was exactly the rich water released by Fuyuanyuanjing.

  Chen Lie closed his eyes, a look of extreme comfort on his face as he absorbed the pure yuan energy from the rich water. The joy of cultivation was so palpable that even Sun Li and Fang Qiu standing beside him could feel it.

  After a while, Chen Lie took a deep breath, opened his eyes, and stood up from the water tank, excitedly saying: "It's too wonderful, Xia Chen! Cultivating in the rich water, it's almost as good as ten times the usual cultivation. I can even feel the growth of my true energy!"

  One practice session is worth ten! Fang Qiu and Sun Li stared at each other, their eyes wide with excitement. This time, they couldn't help but become stronger.

  In an instant, the three people's eyes once again burned with a fierce and unyielding flame of ambition, their confidence growing tenfold, a hundredfold.

  Xia Chen smiled, seeing the three people's cultivation increase and regain their confidence, he was happier than his own cultivation improvement.

  To be honest, Fu Shui Yuan Jing was also helpful to him, but for the sake of these few brothers, Xia Chen took it out without hesitation, even if it meant his life, Xia Chen would not frown.

  This is the most precious friendship!

  No matter what, Xia Chen will always be your strongest backing... Looking at the excited crowd, Xia Chen thought silently.