41: Chapter 41 The Complete Holy Spirit

In a secluded corner, Qingming, Qingyun, and Qingmo were stealthily staring at two people in the distance, their gazes particularly focused on those tightly clasped hands.

"Qingling is simply amazing, she finally made a move! Second Brother, look at that, Ye Qingxuan didn't even put up any resistance at all!"

The busybody Qingming wore an indescribable look of excitement on his face, just like someone watching their raised little pig finally learn to root around in the vegetable garden, but upon second thought, something felt a bit off — who was rooting who anyway? Both interpretations seemed to make sense...

Qingyun furrowed his brows and said thoughtfully, "Why do I feel like Ye Qingxuan is in a state of wandering outside his own soul right now?"

"Junior Brother has already fallen truly in love, even if he hasn't realized it himself yet." Qingmo stared intently at Ye Qingxuan's facial expression, becoming increasingly certain of this thought.

Hearing this, Qingming nodded in agreement, saying, "Mhm, in that case, let's not disturb them anymore. Anyway, these two look quite promising right now, why don't we find a place to go into seclusion and Cultivate."

"Good!"

"Agreed!"

The other two answered in unison.

Afterwards, the three of them turned and left, while Qingling pulled Ye Qingxuan into her own room.

This room was very simple and was not decorated into a pink-filled princess room like other girls would have.

After all, a group of Daoists lived here, and everything appeared so plain and unremarkable.

Inside the room, there was only a bed, a desk, two chairs, and two futons.

The overall style was concise and brisk, championing the Dao-advocated Dao follows nature.

As for the golden egg transformed by Xiaojiu, it was quietly placed on a futon.

"Third Senior Brother, you can let go now."

Ye Qingxuan said softly, lowering his head slightly as his gaze fell upon their tightly clasped fingers, those fair and slender fingertips seeming to still retain the warmth of the other's palm.

Despite his best efforts to restrain himself, his voice still couldn't help but reveal a trace of an imperceptible tremor.

Hearing this, Qingling let out a soft exclamation as if awakening from a dream: "Ah!"

A shy blush instantly surged across her cheeks, as alluring as a ripe apple, and she quickly released her hand.

Ye Qingxuan only felt his palm suddenly empty, and an inexplicable sense of loss arose in his heart, as if he was somewhat reluctant to let this warmth vanish just like that.

However, he quickly reined in his mind and concentrated his attention on the golden egg before him.

Then, Sword Intent surged within his heart, surging endlessly like the tide, and in the blink of an eye, he completely sliced away the distracting thoughts in his mind.

Afterwards, he stepped toward the golden egg, employing the powerful force of his Divine Sense to carefully probe Xiaojiu's condition inside.

After a meticulous observation, Ye Qingxuan discovered that Gengjin Qi and the Qi inside Xiaojiu had nearly completely merged, and the originally incomplete Foundation had now been largely replenished.

Although there was still some distance away from Perfection, compared to before, it was already a qualitative leap.

Its strength had also reached the level of the Early Stage Golden Core.

No Heavenly Tribulation descended because Holy Spirits were the darlings of heaven and earth, facing only the Immortal Ascension tribulation.

Looking at the cute kitten soundly sleeping and completely defenseless inside the golden egg, Ye Qingxuan couldn't help but reveal a smile full of doting affection.

Meanwhile, Qingling, standing to the side, quietly gazed at his extraordinarily handsome face.

Especially when she saw the gentle smile hanging at the corner of his mouth, her cheeks became even hotter, resembling burning sunset clouds.

Perhaps because certain beautiful images surfaced in her mind, her gaze looking at Ye Qingxuan became increasingly hazy, almost ready to string out threads...

"Third Senior Brother, I plan to use a butian pill to completely replenish Xiaojiu's Foundation. You should take one together as well, I'll help you refine them together... Third Senior Brother?"

Ye Qingxuan turned his head and, seeing Qingling's stringing-out gaze staring straight at him, felt a sudden thump in his heart and called out once more.

"Ah... Ah? Okay!"

Ye Qingxuan's words snapped Qingling back to her senses abruptly.

Qingling patted her cheeks and circulated the magic power within her body to calm herself down.

Qingling sat cross-legged on the futon, took out the butian pill, and looked at Ye Qingxuan.

"Then Junior Brother, I'll trouble you."

Her words revealed a deep sense of trust and reliance on Ye Qingxuan.

Qingling swallowed the butian pill, and the Shangqing Dadong Scripture operated, causing her cultivation base to rise steadily step by step.

Seeing Qingling smoothly refine the medicinal power, Ye Qingxuan set his mind at ease.

He also took out a butian pill and circulated his magic power to integrate it into the golden egg.

As the butian pill turned into wisps of light and burrowed into Xiaojiu's body, Xiaojiu's cat ears twitched and its tail gently swayed, as if it were having some sweet dream.

That's right, it was indeed dreaming.

Inside the dream, Xiaojiu recalled things from the past;

"I was originally a spirit naturally nurtured within an Ore vein. From the day I gained consciousness, a piece of information told me deep within my consciousness: You have not finished gestating yet, go to sleep."

"I do not know how long I slept for, but my consciousness gradually cleared. From time to time, a roar came over, disturbing me so much that I couldn't sleep."

"Suddenly one day, a group of ferocious giant rats came into my home, frantically gnawing on the Ore. Watching the rats gradually approach the place where I slept, I was so terrified, afraid that I too would be devoured completely by that group of rats."

"A piece of information told me: Sleep, it's fine, they cannot hurt you. But I was too scared, those rats were too fierce. No, I had to run! The information asked me: Are you sure? Then let me help you once more."

"A burst of power came over, and I was born into the world, transforming into a pretty meow. At that moment, that group of rats suddenly smelled something and frantically chased after me. Remembering how terrifying those rats were during this time, I ran for my life."

"This meow only remembers the sky turning dark and then bright again, while those giant rats were still chasing me. Until one day, this meow suddenly smelled a pleasant scent, so refreshing. This meow ran over following the scent and saw an exceptionally good-looking two-legged beast."

"Meow didn't think much and asked him to help me. That two-legged beast was so awesome! With a wave of his hand, he beat those hateful rats to death! He even made barbecue for me, it was so delicious!"

"That two-legged beast said his name was Daoist, what kind of Xuan? It seemed to be called that, so this meow just called him Daoist. Daoist asked me if I wanted to leave with him. I thought about it, following him wasn't bad either, the roast meat was simply too delicious!"

"Hmph, Daoist is so bad, actually saying that I'm timid!! But those rats were really terrifying!!!!! However, Daoist is very powerful, and asked me if I wanted to be his spiritual pet? Right? A spiritual pet! He even gave me a name called Xiaojiu, so this meow shall be called Xiaojiu. Daoist also beat that big black cat that kept me awake to death. He even asked me if I wanted to follow him back to his home, and of course this meow agreed."

"Daoist's home is so pretty, much prettier than my home. Daoist said he was going into seclusion and told me to go play by myself. What is seclusion? Is it sleeping? Whatever, time to play! The rooms in Daoist's home? They must be rooms, right? There were three huge two-legged beasts. As soon as this meow went in, I felt someone stroke my head, so comfortable, I wanted to sleep so badly."

"Not long after, a large group of two-legged beasts came over, and they were all very good to this meow, especially that fatty two-legged beast, what was her name? Ling? Was she Daoist's Third Senior Brother? Seems so. The roast meat she made was even more delicious, except she liked to hug this meow, which was uncomfortable. Too stuffy, not as comfortable as being hugged by Daoist."

"Not long after, that hateful Daoist actually made this meow go dig for Ore! Cats are pets!! Not laborers doing hard work. But since Daoist said there would be a big barbecue feast, this meow went ahead. This meow is a Pure Gold Holy Spirit after all, digging for Ore is this meow's specialty, and this meow ate a very delicious thing over there. Mhm, so sleepy, want to sleep."

"I seem to have seen Daoist, his scent has become even more pleasant."

Ye Qingxuan watched as Xiaojiu opened its eyes, its aura reaching Golden Core Perfection, and that large golden egg also shattered, turning into wisps of golden Qi currents that entered Xiaojiu's body.

Ye Qingxuan hurriedly waved his hand to set up a barrier to protect Qingling by his side.

As soon as Xiaojiu opened its eyes, it leaped toward Ye Qingxuan.

Giving him a face-hugging caterpillar cat combo meal.

Ye Qingxuan felt the force with which Xiaojiu pounced over, feeling fortunate that it was just him here today; otherwise, if it were anyone else, their head might have been blown off.

Xiaojiu only felt the back of its neck of fate being pinched, its entire cat body lifted into the air.

The kitten was dangled in mid-air, swaying around.

Far from being unhappy, it actually used a bit of strength to swing back and forth like on a swing, quite pleased, and opened its mouth right away.

"Daoist, you're back! Where is the big barbecue feast? Where is this meow's big barbecue feast??!!"

"Mhm, Golden Core Perfection strength, Origin has been replenished, and you can speak now. Not bad, but your control over your strength is too poor. You cannot casually pounce onto people anymore in the future."

"Does Daoist not like cats anymore?"

When Xiaojiu said this, tears swirled in its eyes, as if it was about to cry at any second.

"You little green tea cat, you don't even look at how strong you are now. If someone else were here today, they would have been pounced to death by that hit of yours. You must control your strength well in the future."

Ye Qingxuan said with exasperation.

"Then where is this meow's big barbecue feast?"

Xiaojiu instantly went from cloudy to sunny, opening its mouth to demand the big barbecue feast.

"I'll make it for you in a moment. Right now, I need to act as Protector for Third Senior Brother."

Ye Qingxuan pointed at Qingling sitting cross-legged to the side.

Xiaojiu turned its head: "Is this that fatty two-legged beast? What is she doing?"

Ye Qingxuan had a head full of black lines upon hearing this.

Fortunately, you couldn't speak before; otherwise, Elder Sister Qingling would have plucked all your fur clean.

"Third Senior Brother is undergoing a Breakthrough, and also, in the future you must call her Elder Sister Qingling. Did you remember? Otherwise, if she beats you up, I won't care."

"Oh, got it, Daoist, I'm hungry."

"Eat these Biling Pills first. Once Third Senior Brother stabilizes, I'll make barbecue for you."

Ye Qingxuan took out a bottle of Medicinal Pills.

Biling Pills were refined by mixing Spiritual Qi-infused catnip with ginseng, Yao Beast blood essence, and moonlight, and they were Xiaojiu's favorite snacks besides barbecue.

Watching Xiaojiu hug the jade bottle and eat, Ye Qingxuan shook his head.

Even with its Origin replenished, it was still a foodie cat.