91: The worldly life refines the heart

“Oh, my heavens, I forgot this kid was too strong and killed my Dragon again!”

Qi Feng slapped his forehead, extremely vexed.

At this moment, Su Xuan had also directly leaped over the Dragon Gate.

Uh...

Su Xuan looked at Qi Feng’s position, observed that his expression was off, and knew that he had overexerted himself again.

But he couldn't be blamed for this...

It was just a casual punch.

He didn't expect this Dragon to be so fragile, dying from a single punch...

“Dean, if I say I still didn’t do it on purpose, do you believe me?”

Qi Feng: “...”

Other Cultivators: “...”

In the end, Qi Feng still didn't trouble Su Xuan.

It was just replacing a batch of Dragons; compared to befriending Su Xuan, this was nothing.

Then, the first round continued, and the remaining Pride of the Heavens continued to undergo their trials.

This was a long process, at least two more days.

After all, the entire Dao Xuan World had a full one million Cultivators participating in the Genius Competition.

Although not necessarily that many came, hundreds of thousands certainly did.

At this time, Su Xuan and the other Cultivators who had passed the first round gained freedom, with no restrictions, and could leave the Heavenly God Academy to explore various parts of the Central Province.

When the second round of the Genius Competition began, their identification plates would naturally transform into a teleportation gate.

At that time, as long as a Cultivator stepped into it, they would be able to be teleported back to the Heavenly God Academy.

However, the vast majority of Cultivators would still choose to stay in the accommodation prepared for them by the Heavenly God Academy, cultivating diligently and preparing for the upcoming second and third rounds of the Genius Competition...

Outside the Heavenly God Academy, in an antique-style pavilion.

Su Xuan and Leng Ruoli were sitting in the pavilion, leisurely sipping tea and listening to a storyteller on the stage below narrating a tale.

“Leng Ruoli, the second stage of the Genius Competition won’t start for at least two days. What are your plans for these two days?”

Su Xuan looked at Leng Ruoli and asked softly.

“Plans?” Leng Ruoli paused slightly, her voice cool, “Cultivate, what else could I plan?”

In her previous life, her life had only one purpose: cultivation.

In this life, wanting to urgently return to her previous peak and suppress Su Xuan, she had to dedicate all her time and energy to cultivation even more.

“Life isn’t just about cultivation. In our leisure time from cultivation, we should also properly enjoy life.”

Su Xuan stared at Leng Ruoli without blinking and said.

“Only the strong have a life; the weak are only fit to consider survival,” Leng Ruoli said.

Hmm...

Su Xuan fell silent. What Leng Ruoli said... seemed to make sense.

But...

He was a transmigrator. How could Leng Ruoli possibly compare to him when it came to spouting nonsense?

“Leng Ruoli, perhaps you’re right, but isn’t enjoying life also a form of cultivation?”

Su Xuan looked at Leng Ruoli.

“Cultivation isn’t just about cultivation level; it’s also about the heart. Enjoying life and experiencing the Mortal World might allow us to see our own hearts more clearly.”

“This is called ‘refining the heart through the Mortal World.’”

Su Xuan said to Leng Ruoli with a serious expression.

“Refining the heart through the Mortal World?”

Leng Ruoli suddenly froze, a flicker of light bursting forth in her eyes. She stared fixedly at Su Xuan, her expression somewhat strangely peculiar.

“You actually understand refining the heart through the Mortal World?”

Leng Ruoli’s tone carried doubt and surprise, as if she was incredibly astonished that Su Xuan could utter these four words.

“Naturally,” Su Xuan smiled slightly, “In my opinion, if a Cultivator wants to go the furthest, what he should focus on most is his heart.”

“For example, if someone walks the path of invincibility, then he should have an invincible Dao Heart; if someone walks the path of mercilessness, then he should first experience various emotions and then sever them... In short, the heart is the most important...”

Su Xuan continued speaking to himself, but Leng Ruoli’s heart suddenly trembled.

What Su Xuan said was precisely what she had only comprehended in the final stages of her previous life...

In the Late Stages, Leng Ruoli found that her own strength had reached a Bottleneck, making it difficult to achieve a Breakthrough no matter what.

Therefore, she began to search for the reason.

Finally, she found it.

The reason was a problem with her “heart.”

In her previous life, she had never felt warmth or kindness from anyone since childhood, only indifference and malice.

Along the way, she had endured countless hardships and setbacks. Although she had developed an incredibly resilient invincible Dao Heart, it was always incomplete.

She was very clear that her heart was missing a part called “emotions.”

Therefore, she couldn't reach the extreme, couldn't transcend...

And these very things she had only understood at the last moment, a little guy like Su Xuan could articulate in a single sentence??

This couldn't help but make Leng Ruoli suspect whether Su Xuan was also a reincarnated Cultivator, just like herself...

“Then tell me, what should we do to perfect the ‘heart’?”

Leng Ruoli blinked her beautiful eyes, looking at Su Xuan, wanting to hear his opinion.

“I think...”

After a moment of pause, Su Xuan said, “I think you should go shopping with me and experience the mundane world.”

“After all, the mundane world’s essence soothes the Mortal heart the most.”

“Although we are not Mortals, sometimes we should treat ourselves as Mortals and seek a state of returning to simplicity!”

Su Xuan said with a serious expression.

“Hmm...”

Leng Ruoli fell silent, not speaking for a long time.

Finally, Leng Ruoli seemed to have understood something and nodded.

“I think what you said makes sense.”

...

The Central Province is the most prosperous place in the entire Dao Xuan World, with numerous Dao lineages, rising Pride of the Heavens, and a dazzling array of talents.

And the central area of the Central Province is the most prosperous place in the entire Central Province, with experts as numerous as clouds, and Cultivators from all walks of life gathering here, presenting a bustling scene.

In the Central Province, central area, on a street.

A man and a woman walked side by side, their steps light and unhurried.

And with the appearance of these two, almost all eyes on the entire street focused on them.

The reason was none other than their exceptionally highAppearance, walking side by side, they looked like immortal officials and immortalesses who had stepped out of a painting.

“Wow! What a handsome Big Brother, what a beautiful Big Sister!”

“What a well-matched pair! Such outstanding temperaments, who are they? Where are they from?”

Walking on the main street of the Central Province’s central area, such voices occasionally rang out behind Su Xuan and Leng Ruoli, mostly saying that the two of them looked extremely well-matched together.

Towards such voices, Su Xuan smiled, thinking to himself that these people indeed had good taste.

Leng Ruoli, however, had a somewhat darkened face. Why were so many people saying she and Su Xuan were well-matched?

On the bustling street, with people coming and going, Leng Ruoli turned her head and glanced at Su Xuan, only able to see his profile.

However, with just that glance, ripples actually stirred in Leng Ruoli’s heart.

In just a few days, Su Xuan seemed to have become even more... refined and handsome.

His skin was like jade, emitting a faint precious glow, and his temperament was even more ethereal.

It seemed that Su Xuan and she really were quite well-matched, huh...