Junior sister, keep forbear for a while, I almost become invincible as soon!
Chapter 39 Enter and Close the Door

Chapter 39: Chapter 39 Enter and Close the Door

In the blink of an eye, half a year passed.

Chen Shixian’s cultivation realm had advanced to the Ninth Heaven of Destiny, just one step away from entering the Supreme Mystery Realm.

One day, she came to the hillside. "I want to challenge you."

Chen Pingping glanced at her. "I’m just a mortal. What’s the point of you always challenging me?"

"You’re not a mortal," she said.

"Then find some evidence!" Chen Pingping was speechless.

"I, at the Ninth Heaven of Destiny, still can’t challenge you?" She was stubborn, utterly convinced that Chen Pingping was hiding his true abilities, utterly convinced that he was the Divine Body Tribulation mentioned in the Heavenly Book. If only she could defeat him, or even slay him, the Divine Body Tribulation would pass.

The Earth Chicken cackled.

Chen Shixian furrowed her brow and looked at it. "What are you laughing at?"

The Earth Chicken quickly shut its beak.

"Are you mocking me for not being able to defeat him?" Chen Shixian asked.

Perhaps not yet. But she felt increasingly uneasy. No... it was that her very resolve in her cultivation path had developed a flaw. On the path ahead, there was a black Shadow. It was blocking her way. Chen Shixian had a premonition: if she couldn’t shatter that Shadow, her future cultivation would fall into a terrible bottleneck. She remained silent, then turned away again.

「Autumn gave way to winter.」

A full year since the Divine Body had entered the Wuji Sect, she could no longer make a breakthrough. The Shadow became increasingly massive, like a great mountain blocking her path to the Supreme Mystery Realm. The prophecy from the Heavenly Book was coming to pass.

That day, snow flurries filled the air, swirling and whitening all of Qingfeng.

Chen Shixian came to the hillside and looked at Chen Pingping. "I want to challenge you."

The snow grew heavier.

Several days earlier, Guang Xiaoyu had set off alone to be purified by the Spirit Vein. Chen Pingping hadn’t accompanied her but had earnestly admonished, "You’ve grown up now. You must learn to walk your own path."

Guang Xiaoyu blinked but didn’t object, secretly leading Old Yellow away before she left.

Chen Shixian knew that if she couldn’t defeat the Divine Body Tribulation and overcome the bottleneck, the distance between her and Guang Xiaoyu would only widen once Xiaoyu returned.

Chen Pingping said helplessly, "Does my face appear in the Heavenly Book?"

"No!"

"Then on what basis do you claim I’m your Divine Body Tribulation?" He looked up.

"Intuition."

"So, you must defeat me to achieve your breakthrough, correct?"

"Yes."

"Come on then! Make your move." Chen Pingping rolled his eyes, too lazy to waste more words on her. Just let her defeat me casually so she can have her breakthrough.

Chen Shixian drew her sword but remained silent for a long moment. He... he had no intention of fighting, only of letting himself be defeated. Is there any meaning in such a battle?

Chen Pingping sighed. "Have you ever wondered why?"

Chen Shixian: "???"

"Have you ever considered that the Heavenly Book might be wrong? That your bottleneck is due to yourself, not some so-called Divine Body Tribulation? Because the Heavenly Book mentioned it, you believe it exists. The truth is, the bottleneck arises from you yourself," Chen Pingping said, looking at her.

She fell silent, pondering his words deeply.

"Why don’t you calm down and think it over properly?" he suggested.

"I understand." Chen Shixian suddenly experienced an indescribable epiphany. "My Divine Body Tribulation is you, so... you can easily help me overcome this bottleneck. Whether I defeat you or not, you can also help me in other ways."

"..."

"Good. From now on, I will live with you."

Chen Pingping’s face darkened. He’d just been spouting nonsense, never expecting her to take it so seriously. Oh well, so be it. Let her do as she pleases! Anyway, there’s still a year until the Wasteland opens. Once I enter the Wasteland, I probably won’t see her again, right?

On the first day Chen Shixian began living with Chen Pingping, he woke up early, as was his habit, intending to lead Old Yellow out of the cowshed. However, Guang Xiaoyu had taken Old Yellow, so this step was skipped. He went to the back mountain and picked a few stalks of Spiritual Medicine.

This was Chen Shixian’s first time here. Seeing the ground covered in Spiritual Medicine, she was dumbfounded. Afterward, when she saw Chen Pingping feed Hei with Spiritual Medicine, her eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets.

Is this the supposedly barren Qingfeng they all talk about? Is this how a mere dog like Hei is treated? She suddenly realized that during her year living on Qingfeng, she had overlooked far, far too much.

After feeding Hei, Chen Pingping went up to the hillside. Hei began to roam freely.

Soon, she noticed a Spiritual Spring not far away, nestled in a mountain hollow. It was hard to spot if one didn’t look carefully.

The Divine Body’s mouth fell open. "A Spiritual Spring?"

The Earth Chicken nearby glanced over sardonically, its expression clearly conveying four words: "Such a big fuss!" It was already accustomed to Chen Pingping’s outrageous extravagance.

But for Chen Shixian, discovering this for the first time, the shock was immense. And that wasn’t all. While she was learning to lie on the hillside like Chen Pingping, she sensed unusual fluctuations of aura. There’s something strange about this hillside. From deep underground, an imperceptible Spirit Qi emerged—faint, yet undeniably real. As the Spirit Qi surfaced, it seeped into one’s body, continuously nourishing it. Her eyes wide with disbelief, she exclaimed, "Qingfeng has a Spirit Vein?"

Her worldview began to crumble. She was reacting just like Guang Xiaoyu had back then. Otherwise, she would have long been pestering Chen Pingping to cultivate with her.

"You’re overthinking it," Chen Pingping rolled his eyes. "A tiny place like Qingfeng, how could it possibly have a Spirit Vein?"

"..."

Not a Spirit Vein? But what about all this Spirit Qi?

Chen Shixian didn’t believe him. "Are all those Spiritual Medicines on the back mountain from your Qingfeng?"

"Yes, my Master planted them," Chen Pingping said.

"And you normally use Spiritual Medicine to feed dogs?"

"Is there a problem?" Chen Pingping frowned. "My Master instructed that since there’s plenty of Spiritual Medicine anyway, it’s fine."

AARGH! This is unbelievable! Priceless Spiritual Medicine actually being used to feed a dog! My heavens! Chen Shixian couldn’t find the words to describe such beastly behavior, but she was certain of one thing: this man was a powerhouse. So, he doesn’t cultivate during the day but secretly trains at night, right?

「At nightfall!」

Chen Pingping said helplessly, "Hey, hey, hey, you can follow me around, but... I’m going to sleep now. You aren’t planning on sleeping with me too, are you?"

"If you don’t mind." Chen Shixian’s face turned red. She was resolved to sleep with him regardless, determined to uncover Chen Pingping’s secrets. Only by doing so could she defeat Chen Pingping and break through the Divine Body’s bottleneck.

Chen Pingping gave her a look. "Go back!"

She blinked. "If you want me out, then make your move. Blast me away."

TSK TSK! Trying to scheme right in front of me, Chen Pingping? Trying to force my hand? Impossible!

Chen Pingping, unfazed, strode into the room. "Come in. And close the door."

He was a man, and Chen Shixian was a woman. He might not care about his reputation or innocence, but he didn’t believe the Divine Body wouldn’t care either.

Chen Shixian hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and followed him in. With a BANG, she casually closed the door behind her.

"Get on the bed," Chen Pingping laughed.

"..."

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