113: Chapter 113 An Unexpected Joy

"Senior, after saying so much, what is your relationship with Senior You Lingqing exactly?"

Xiang Tian was very curious.

The two women before him looked exactly the same.

Yet they faintly exuded an air of hostility, which was truly too abnormal.

"As for my relationship with her, has she never mentioned it to you?" The woman's expression was calm and ripple-free.

"Then what kind of grudge do you have with Senior You Lingqing?" Xiang Tian refused to give up and questioned her again.

"I have no grudge against her." The woman shook her head lightly, then changed the subject.

"However, I can tell you my name."

"This Emperor is Ghost Zhuo."

Hearing this name, Xiang Tian's brows shot up suddenly.

Still claiming there's no relation?

Even their names were so similar!

"Are you two perhaps twins?" He boldly threw out a guess.

Facing this question, Ghost Zhuo remained as indifferent and composed as before.

Ghost Zhuo waved her hand casually.

Senior Brother Liu Jian's corpse flew into the barrier.

The next second.

She turned her figure and had already vanished from everyone's sight.

"Ghost Zhuo..." Xiao Hei looked in the direction where she had disappeared, whispering a few words.

"Xiao Hei, you were merely saved by her on a whim; there is no need to be so obsessed." Xiang Tian turned to look at Xiao Hei, his tone deepening slightly.

"If you dare to oppose me because of her, bear the consequences yourself."

After warning Xiao Hei, Xiang Tian immediately flew to Bai Yu's side.

Bai Yu had only been knocked unconscious; he took out a few Medicinal Pills and fed them to her.

Subsequently, he placed her into the System space.

Immediately after, he walked quickly to Ouyang Miaomiao's side.

"Hmm, the injuries have fully healed." Xiang Tian examined her carefully.

He understood in his heart; it must be that the medicinal efficacy of that Great Restoration Pill from before had not yet completely faded.

"Xiang Tian, are you alright?" Ouyang Miaomiao sat up immediately.

She reached out to gently wipe away the residual blood at the corner of his mouth.

"What could happen to me?" Xiang Tian smiled and helped her up.

"It seems there are no treasures here; let's go out first!"

Ouyang Miaomiao took the opportunity to hug his arm, her posture extremely intimate.

However, Xiang Tian's gaze was locked tightly on the black light barrier not far away, and his Divine Sense quietly sank into his Sea of Consciousness.

"Senior, is your mortal enemy Ghost Zhuo?"

In his view, that Ghost Zhuo did not seem like a wicked and atrocious person.

In the Sea of Consciousness.

You Lingqing was still lying lazily on a recliner; hearing this, she lifted her eyelids.

"You saw her?"

"Yes." Xiang Tian said.

"Could there be some misunderstanding in this?"

"No, what you saw was merely her calm state." You Lingqing slowly sat up, her expression instantly becoming solemn.

"Once she goes berserk, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Ah? She has a second form?" Xiang Tian was stunned and hurriedly asked.

"Senior, what exactly is her identity? Why does she have such drastically different states?"

You Lingqing was silent for a few seconds, then slowly shook her head.

"It is not yet time for you to know. Even if you knew, with your current strength, it would be of no avail."

As soon as she finished speaking, she abruptly changed the subject.

"Your most urgent task right now is to eradicate her external forces. Now, you should understand why she needed to cultivate those forces, right?"

After saying this, she lay back down on the recliner and closed her eyes.

Xiang Tian's eyes darkened slightly, and he nodded slowly.

It stood to reason that Ghost Zhuo was trapped by the great formation and could not fully extricate herself.

She had brought out part of her power and hidden treasures to recruit people to break the Seal for her.

It was just that she had clearly underestimated the power of the great formation; for so many years, she had never succeeded.

And now, the one most likely to save her was that black Dragon, Xiao Hei.

"Xiang Tian, have you gone to investigate the origin of that blade?" You Lingqing's voice sounded again.

Xiang Tian slapped his forehead hard, feeling extremely annoyed.

He had actually forgotten about this!

The people from Ouyang Qingshan's family had been slow to find him, and coupled with the trifles that had occupied him for days.

He had actually cast this crucial matter to the back of his mind.

"Rest assured, Senior, I will definitely go and investigate the origin of this blade as soon as possible." Xiang Tian promised solemnly, then exited the Sea of Consciousness.

"Xiang Tian, there shouldn't be any treasures here anymore; let's go out quickly." Ouyang Miaomiao was still holding his arm, shaking it gently.

"Alright." Xiang Tian nodded and then summoned.

"Xiao Hei, come back!"

Xiao Hei responded by turning into a black shadow and was taken into the System space.

Xiang Tian knew well that Xiao Hei still had utility value, so it was not appropriate to suppress him forcefully right now.

The best strategy was only to guide him patiently, lead him onto the right path, and use him for his own purposes.

Perhaps, he could even find the traces of the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon through him.

Just as the two were preparing to leave.

Ouyang Miaomiao's eyes suddenly lit up, and she pointed into the distance, exclaiming.

"Xiang Tian, look! There is a pool of water over there!"

Xiang Tian looked in the direction she pointed, and saw that not far from the brown light barrier.

A shimmering pool of water lay quietly, with mist swirling above it.

"I'm going to take a bath first!" After Ouyang Miaomiao finished speaking.

She ran over quickly without waiting for Xiang Tian's response.

"Hey! There will be water after we go out; isn't it a waste of effort to wash here?" Xiang Tian rolled his eyes and shouted helplessly.

"Are you stupid?" Ouyang Miaomiao's crisp retort came from a distance.

"Which Cultivator would enter water without using Spiritual Qi to protect their body?"

Xiang Tian was stunned and suddenly realized the truth.

He had never thought of using Spiritual Qi to protect his body when entering water before; he really hadn't known about this trick.

"Splash——"

Ouyang Miaomiao's surprised cry came over.

"Wow! The Spiritual Qi in this pool is so dense! My cultivation has directly broken through to the seventh level of the Martial King Realm!"

Immediately after, she waved at Xiang Tian again.

"Xiang Tian, come quickly!"

Hearing that he could increase his cultivation, Xiang Tian immediately became interested.

These days, fighting, killing, and slapping faces everywhere had been too mentally exhausting.

If he could increase his cultivation so easily, it would naturally be for the best.

He immediately took strides and hurried towards the pool.

Just as he arrived at the edge of the pool, Xiang Tian's gaze was attracted by the clothes scattered on the bank.

"Damn, why did you take your clothes off?"

"How can you take a bath without taking off your clothes?" In the pool, Ouyang Miaomiao's voice carried a hint of a smile.

There was not the slightest bit of shyness.

"Then you wash first; I'll wait for you on the side." Xiang Tian thought for a moment.

He decided to keep his distance to avoid awkwardness.

"Oh, we people of the Jianghu don't stand on ceremony; there's no need for you to be so reserved!" Ouyang Miaomiao said carelessly.

"Hurry and come down; there is Spiritual Qi blocking in the water, and you won't be able to see anything anyway."

Under Ouyang Miaomiao's repeated urging.

Xiang Tian was half-reluctant and half-willing; he circulated his Spiritual Qi to protect his whole body and slowly walked into the pool.

As soon as he entered the water, he sensed a trace of unusual fluctuation.

He looked up and saw that Ouyang Miaomiao's cheeks were instantly dyed with a faint blush.

Xiang Tian didn't think much of it and walked straight to the center of the pool.

He sat down cross-legged, and then his whole body slowly submerged into the water.

Seeing Xiang Tian submerge completely into the water, Ouyang Miaomiao's cheeks became even more flushed.

Her heartbeat also accelerated involuntarily.

This guy... could he be planning to do something to her at the bottom of the water?

Thinking of this, she immediately became conflicted.

Should she tacitly approve of his actions, or refuse directly?

The two thoughts intertwined constantly in her mind, leaving her at a loss for what to do for a moment.

But Xiang Tian had no spare thought to attend to these things at this moment.

He sat cross-legged at the bottom of the water and immediately operated the Huntian Technique.

In an instant, the dense Spiritual Qi in the pool seemed to have found an outlet.

It rushed crazily into his Meridians, following the trajectory of the Cultivation Technique, flowing to his limbs and bones.

He could clearly feel that his Meridians were being widened and nourished by the Spiritual Qi bit by bit.

Although there was no obvious fluctuation in his cultivation for the time being, the power within his body was steadily climbing.

An hour passed quietly.

[Congratulations to the Host, Aptitude has been upgraded to Yellow Rank Medium Grade Spiritual Root!]

The moment the System prompt sounded, Xiang Tian was so excited he almost shed tears.

Over these years, he had been relying on slapping villains to gain cultivation.

He always felt his Foundation was unstable and his origins illegitimate.

Now that his Aptitude had finally been truly improved, how could he not be overjoyed?

[Host, keep it up, continue to work hard!]

At the same time, his cultivation also took the opportunity to break through two levels.

He successfully advanced to the sixth level of the Martial King Realm!

Xiang Tian slowly opened his eyes, just wanting to stretch his limbs.

But he discovered that he was actually sitting in a deep pit, and the pool water all around had long since disappeared.

"What's going on?!" He stood up abruptly, his face full of astonishment.

"That's all your fault!" Ouyang Miaomiao, who was on the side, walked up and glared at him coquettishly.

"The Spiritual water of the entire pool was concentrated into a small amount of Spiritual liquid, and you sucked it all into your body." Ouyang Miaomiao said, pretending to be angry.

There was a hint of a smile hidden in her eyes.

"Ah?" Xiang Tian looked bewildered, then realized.

No wonder he could improve his Aptitude; it turned out he had consumed a whole pool of Spiritual water.

But on second thought, he felt a bit depressed.

Consuming a whole pool of Spiritual water, and I only upgraded to Yellow Rank Medium Grade? This is too pathetic.

"But it's okay, I have already advanced to the Martial Emperor Realm!" Ouyang Miaomiao changed the subject.

A bright smile instantly bloomed on her face, and she was overjoyed.