Chapter 4: The Azure Emperor's Spiritual Incarnation Technique

  A thousand years...

  It's not long, but it's not short either. A thousand years can change a lot of things, lose a lot of things, even for this cultivation world, a thousand years is absolutely long. For Jiang Xiaoyu, who has only lived for 24 years, as long as he can live to be a hundred years old, he will already be very satisfied. As for a thousand years, he simply dares not imagine!

  Even if he had read many fantasy novels that said a person could live to be 10,000 years old, or even be immortal, he didn't dare think about it. Because now he was in the midst of it, putting himself in someone else's shoes! If it were really true that he would live for a thousand years, then how boring would that be?

  Jiang Xiaoyu quickly recovered from the shock, awkwardly rubbed his nose, and couldn't help but think that he was overthinking things. With still eleven months to live, he was thinking about a thousand-year journey of life, which seemed a bit too arrogant.

  "In the past and present, many brilliant talents have emerged, but unfortunately, they have all been buried in the dust of history. Countless people have wanted to reach the other shore, but not a single one has succeeded, at least according to ancient records." With Xu Rou's sigh, this conversation about the realm came to an end.

  It seemed that she had recalled many things, and Xu Rou's face was also very sorrowful, without the usual smile on her face. Jiang Xiao Yu did not go to disturb her thoughts, just like when he was under the big tree, she had never disturbed him, but quietly accompanied him during those days. Only now the roles were reversed, and he was quietly accompanying her.

  Time passed quickly, and Xu Rou recovered her usual complexion. The time of three hours was almost up.

  Time had not yet arrived, but Xu Rou had already begun to act. She took off her shoes and socks, stepped into the water pool, and walked step by step towards the position of the Green Spirit Grass. The water reached her legs, then her waist, and finally her chest, at which point it stopped rising. This was the depth of the water pool.

  Nor did he know how the small piece of land in the middle that nurtured the Green God Grass came into being. Jiang Xiaoyu relied on his own imagination, and the shape of that land appeared in his mind. It should be a mud pillar style... But if so, why didn't those mud get washed away by the water? To know, mud in water is also extremely fragile.

  Jiang Xiaoyu's expression changed, and he didn't think deeply about it anymore, because the green divine grass had undergone a transformation. Three leaves emitted a green light that flickered on and off, each time the green light appeared, it would deepen its radiance again. The light was very beautiful, not dazzling at all, just like a ray of hope in the darkness, giving people infinite hope.

  These rays emit a thick vitality, and the surrounding pool water is all stirred up.

  After carefully calculating the time, it was almost three hours. Suddenly, Xu Rou's arm moved and she seemed to be doing something in the water. After a short while, she picked up that green divine grass, and what surprised Jiang Xiao Yu was that Xu Rou had brought the mud along with her.

  The other person carried a piece of soil and walked towards the pond, finally putting the mud in the basket. Only then did Xu Rou let out a sigh of relief.

  "In that case, it can maintain its spirituality and bring back a good elixir to refine the Green Yuan Dan." Xu Rou smiled slightly, seemingly unaware that her clothes had already been soaked through.

  Jiang Xiaoyu swallowed a mouthful of saliva, because the other person's clothes were soaked through, clinging tightly to their body, revealing Xu Rou's devilish figure without a doubt... Moreover, the position at the chest was extremely ambiguous, leaving people with endless imagination.

  Xu Rou finally noticed Jiang Xiao Yu's gaze, seeing him staring at her chest, she couldn't help but feel puzzled, and subconsciously looked down. Then she hurriedly covered her chest, her face slightly red, shyly saying: "You, you're looking where!"

  Jiang Xiaoyu finally came back to his senses, coughed dryly twice, scratched the back of his head, and looked up at the sky. "Ah, nice weather, isn't it? The sun is shining brightly!"

  Surrounded by mountains on all sides, sunlight can't shine in here at all, Jiang Xiaoyu's words are purely nonsense.

  "You turn around first." Xu Rou was helpless, she had even forgotten about this matter herself, which led to letting this guy see her body.

  Although there were clothes on, they couldn't be seen clearly, but somehow felt strange. Xu Rou spoke up, and Jiang Xiaoyu immediately turned around, then her heart couldn't help but feel curious, could it be that the other person was still wearing clothes? However, thinking of the blood-boiling scene just now, Jiang Xiaoyu's heartbeat accelerated a few beats.

  At this moment, a stiff and mechanical voice appeared in Jiang Xiaoyu's mind, "Found a suitable candidate, Xu Rou, 23 years old, Boundary: Cloud Ascension Threefold Heaven! Suitable for the technique 'Qing Emperor Life Mechanism'..."

  This is a prompt sent by the promotion system to Jiang Xiaoyu, but what he didn't expect was that the first person he promoted turned out to be the person closest to him in this world!

  The system is more humane, and the secret manual can be taken out of the system and placed wherever you want. Jiang Xiaoyu chose to put it in his own bosom without hesitation, otherwise, if a secret manual suddenly appeared in his hand, wouldn't that scare people to death?

  But what puzzled him was why the system didn't give a hint before? Could it be that because Xu Rou picked this divine grass, she was chosen by the system? This is the only reasonable explanation.

  However, Yun Teng's threefold heavenly ascension shocked Jiang Xiao Yu to her core. No wonder the other party was a young lady who dared to venture into the mountains every day to gather herbs, not only was she a cultivator, but also an extremely powerful one! A cultivator of the Yun Teng realm could ride on clouds and fog, traveling thousands of miles in a single day...

  "Alright, we can head back now." Xu Rou's voice came from behind Jiang Xiaoyu.

  Turning around, Jiang Xiao Yu looked at Xu Rou again. The clothes on her body had already dried, but this didn't surprise him in the least. For a cultivator of the Cloud Ascension realm to dry their own clothes shouldn't be considered anything out of the ordinary.

  But how should I tell him about the "Qing Emperor's Life Secret"?

  With her own thoughts, Jiang Xiaoyu followed Xu Rou down the mountain. On the way back, under Xu Rou's guidance, Jiang Xiaoyu absent-mindedly picked some herbs. As for the previous awkwardness, seeing that Jiang Xiaoyu didn't seem to mind, Xu Rou felt a little relieved in her heart. But thinking about how her body had been seen by a man, she couldn't shake off the strange feeling in her heart. She had never been looked at like this before!

  After getting off the mountain, it was already noon. Xu Rou cooked and Jiang Xiao Yu helped out. Lunch was quickly prepared. At this time, Xu Rou had calmed down and found that Jiang Xiao Yu seemed a bit distracted.

  "So how did you come down from the mountain and become so strange?"

  Jiang Xiaoyu nodded and said: "Didn't you ask me about my cultivation today? You said I couldn't cultivate, so I was thinking about something."

  "What's wrong?"

  Jiang Xiaoyu took out the book "Qingdi Shengji Jue" from his bosom and said, "This book is a family heirloom, seemingly a cultivation method. Since I can't cultivate it myself, I might as well give it to you! It's also a way to repay your lifesaving kindness."

  After thinking for half a day, Jiang Xiaoyu decided to fabricate a lie. Xu Rou had never asked about his background, and he was too lazy to make one up anyway. But now it was imperative that he did, or else the promotion system would be exposed! This was absolutely unacceptable!

  Xu Rou smiled slightly, not taking it too seriously. The cultivation method she was practicing was also top-notch, and if it wasn't a good one, she wouldn't have switched to it in the first place. Because when cultivating a certain method, switching to another halfway through is a major taboo for cultivators! With divided attention, one can't focus, and the path of cultivation will become even more arduous.

  Under Jiang Xiaoyu's repeated persuasion, Xu Rou reluctantly accepted the secret manual and looked at the name of the technique. She had never even heard of this name before.

  She had originally intended to take a casual look, but as she did, her expression turned solemn.

  "The harmony of yin and yang and the five elements dominates heaven and earth, with wood being the birth, the beginning of all life..."

  Looking at the other person's face, Jiang Xiaoyu felt a sense of relief in his heart. According to the introduction in the promotion system, this "Qing Emperor Life Code" was absolutely top-notch. In the promotion system, there wasn't a single book that wasn't top-notch...

  After a long time, Xu Rou finally came back to her senses, gently closed the book, and then asked in disbelief: "You really decided to give this skill to me?"

  "Anyway, I won't be able to cultivate it, and holding onto it is useless. If it's really useful to you, then just take it!" Jiang Xiaoyu said nonchalantly.

  The original "Qingdi Shengji Jue" was safely stored in the system space, and he could have as much as he wanted. What uncertainty did he have?

  Xu Rou nodded, and this time there was no more pushing back. "This technique can be said to be the most top-notch technique I've ever seen! Inside, it records the method of opening 72 acupoints and accepting the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Didn't I tell you earlier that humans open up 36 acupoints? This is the most basic! In ancient times, there were some stunning individuals who could naturally open up 72 acupoints! This only exists in records, it's a legend! If I cultivate this technique of yours, then..."

  Xu Rou didn't continue speaking, she just wanted to let Jiang Xiao Yu realize the value of this technique. Jiang Xiao Yu just smiled and didn't speak, revealing his thoughts in his heart. He couldn't wait for the other party to cultivate! In this way, not only could he obtain promotion points, but also make the other party stronger, a win-win situation, why not?

  "That pool of water nurtures the Green Spirit Grass, and although its spiritual energy has been absorbed by the grass, there's still a bit left. If you go soak in it every day, even if it can't lift your curse, it'll at least make you stronger than ordinary people." Xǔ Róu let out a gentle sigh.

  Before Jiang Xiaoyu could respond, Xu Rou continued: "I want to cultivate this technique, I must abolish my previous cultivation, so I need to retreat for a period of time and not be in the village. If the villagers ask, just say I'm not here. Take these silver fragments, they'll last you for a while, before they're used up, I'll be back."

  It was originally a farewell, although it was brief, but Jiang Xiaoyu's heart always had some reluctance. After all, this was the first person he came into contact with in this world. Moreover, Jiang Xiaoyu felt that when the other party finished their closed-door training, they might be people from two different worlds.