The Journey of Immortal Cultivation

His eyes sparkled, looking full of sincerity. However, Ning Xiaoxian knew his character well and was aware that this boy was used to sweet talk, so she just glanced at him lightly and said, "I’m quite tired, I want to sleep a bit more. You go ahead and take care of your business. Additionally, I need to transmit a message through the Hidden Stream, you should open the restriction here."

Huangfuming, with a fawning smile, said, "Sister..."

Ning Xiaoxian ignored him and just closed her eyes, raising her voice slightly, "Xiang Fen!"

The sound of the maid’s footsteps immediately came from outside. A flash of anger crossed Huangfuming’s eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.

Ning Xiaoxian didn’t look at him, just instructed Xiang Fen, "Take out the Sea Bag from me and let the young master choose what he wants from it."

He put away the Stone Heart and the longbow, whispered, "Have a good rest," got up, and walked out, his back appearing somewhat disheveled.

Outside the courtyard, the wind swept up snow. Huangfuming took a couple of deep breaths; the cold air rushed into his lungs, but it couldn’t quell the restlessness in his heart. He strode forward, walking faster and faster, until the study behind him was soon lost in the wind and snow, completely out of sight.

In there, was a room filled with warm fragrance, and the person he had been longing for all these years.

He quickly walked back to his study, where someone was already waiting for him. Among them was an elderly small-build man with ordinary looks, who seemed like a neighborhood elder, yet he smiled warmly at him.

Huangfuming’s face also bore a respectful smile, "Uncle Dian, you’ve arrived."

This man was the Great Master of the Mirror Sea King Mansion, Dian Qingyue. A gleam flashed in his eyes, "Has the young master obtained...?"

Huangfuming extended his hand, and a Storage Ring appeared in his palm.

Everyone present bowed in unison, "Congratulations, young master!"

Huangfuming exhaled lightly, "I got it, but it was forcefully taken, which has really upset her." His words carried a hint of worry.

Everyone thought silently that forceful taking was essentially the specialty of the Mirror Sea King Mansion. We’ve been doing this for so many years without seeing you frown, so why can’t it be done to a woman? At this moment, a sturdy man spoke up, "What’s the difficulty? Just give her Ruyi Ointment for a few days, and she’ll obediently serve you from then on..."

Huangfuming said indifferently, "Ruyi Ointment...?" Before he finished speaking, the man suddenly flew three feet away as if hit by a giant elephant and crashed onto a big pillar embraced by two people, shaking the whole room.

Although this blow did not take his life, it left him unable to get up for quite a while.

In the room, the others were silent from fear.

"...She’s my sister, not one of those cheap women outside!" Huangfuming squinted, his handsome face cold as ice, "Anyone who dares to disrespect her again, watch your own life!"

The man on the ground leaned against the pillar to stand upright with difficulty, and with other colleagues, responded in unison, "Yes!"

Dian Qingyue smiled and smoothed things over, "Now that the object is in hand, let’s refine it tonight to avoid long nights with unrealized dreams." He signaled to the others, who nodded and made their way out.

When only the two of them were left in the room, Dian Qingyue said in a low voice, "Young master, now that you’re an adult, Miss Ning can no longer treat you with the same casualness as before."

"Uncle Dian," Huangfuming said in a low voice, "Before today, all I thought about was seeing her again and talking to her as before. But when I really found her, I feel..."

"Feel it’s far from enough?" Seeing him nod, Dian Qingyue smiled, "The attraction between different sexes, there’s no such thing as true innocence between unrelated brother and sister in this world. You’re already aware of this, otherwise why would you..."

Huangfuming pressed his lips tightly and said, "What if I forcibly keep her?" With his current skills, he certainly had ways to keep her by his side.

"Young master!" Dian Qingyue said sternly, "She has the Shaking Heaven God behind her! We have not yet accomplished our great cause, provoking an ancient demon god is too unwise." Seeing that Huangfuming’s face still showed discontent, he continued to persuade, "Whether the women of the Demon Clan, Humans, or Barbarians, they only cling to more powerful men. With the young master’s abilities, one day you’ll openly take her in."

Huangfuming kept a stern face, unwilling, "How much longer?"

Youth is indeed impatient, however, being young is quite something. Dian Qingyue shook his head with a smile, "Naturally, it will be when you’ve surpassed the Shaking Heaven God. That day is not far off, any woman in the world, you’ll have if you desire, and she will certainly be no exception."

"I rather think the young master should take her first." A voice came from the corner.

The two looked at the antique shelf in the study without surprise. A black cat was jumping down from it, lazily walking over: "Old Man Dian, you’ve lived so long and still don’t understand women well. How do you know that woman has a rare gravel gold physique? Throughout history, women with this physique have been excellent vessels. If the young master were to dual cultivate with her, his divine skills would progress a thousand miles a day. Not to mention the ecstasy of sleeping together with a woman of gravel gold physique, which itself is the ultimate mortal pleasure..."

Dian Qingyue coughed softly, but the black cat continued, "It’s a pity, though. It seems she’s already been claimed by Shaking Heaven God, though this isn’t all bad, saving much effort in training..."

With a "snap" sound, the wolf brush that Huangfuming was playing with broke into two pieces. His face had turned from red to blue, and he said coldly, "Enough, no more discussion on this matter. I want to refine the Stone Heart tonight, so all of you, leave."

A person and a cat dared not say more and quickly retreated, leaving Huangfuming alone in the room. He picked up the Pixiu Jade Paperweight on the table.

Sister, sister...

A light cracking sound, the paperweight turned to powder in his grip, the fine dust spilling through his fingers onto the floor. He stood there motionless.

Long after, when Huangfuming reopened his eyes, they were clear, with no trace of hesitation or trouble remaining. He took up the Storage Ring, casually pressing a few spots on the study wall, causing it to slide open, revealing the secret passage inside.

He stared into the darkness for a moment, then strode inside.

Perhaps all secret chambers in the world are alike: one entrance, a door without windows. The chamber he entered was no exception, only it had shelves and cabinets filled with strange items, most of which, even Ning Xiaoxian couldn’t recognize if she were here.

Once inside, Huangfuming’s expression turned extremely indifferent, seemingly isolated from the mortal world, having left all his joys, anger, sorrows, and pleasures outside. He sat cross-legged, took out the Stone Heart from the Storage Ring, examined it carefully for a while, and then set it aside.

Next, he swallowed a pellet of elixir, then took four or five kinds of powders from the shelves, mixing them with clean water. Strangely, these colorful medicines turned into a mercury-like color once combined with water, appearing very thick, as if alive, slowly rolling in the bowl.

Huangfuming removed his shirt, revealing his strong, well-built chest, and applied this mercury-like liquid to his heart area.

As soon as this substance touched his skin, the muscles on his face twitched slightly, as if cut by a thousand blades, but soon, the liquid slowly "seeped" into his skin.

About a dozen breaths later, the liquid seemed completely absorbed into his body, his skin remaining smooth like jade, with no visible abnormalities. Then, he performed a shocking act:

He took out a dagger with a gleaming cold light from his bosom—judging by its quality, at least an Earth-level top-grade magic artifact—and quickly stabbed it into his own chest.

Anyone else witnessing this scene would surely think he was committing suicide. Yet, Huangfuming exerted his strength skillfully, so even with such a heavy self-inflicted wound, his hand was steady without a hint of trembling. He halted after stabbing about an inch deep, then slid the sharp blade, creating a "ten" symbol on his chest!

Then, he calmly put down the dagger, using the "ten" symbol’s wound to forcefully pull open his chest muscle, revealing the pulsating heart underneath!

Strangely, after doing this, not a single drop of blood flowed from his chest. Even more bizarre, the exposed muscle texture, blood, and bone all showed a mercury-like sheen.

In his chest cavity, what pulsated slowly was a completely transparent, diamond-like heart, radiating bright light in the dim secret chamber, with even his blood flowing in turning transparent, reverting to its original color only after leaving the heart.

If Ahua were here, it would dawn on him: why was he unable to find the desired Stone Heart in the Mirror Sea King’s secret treasure vault that day? The reason was simple, the item was not in the secret vault but was vigorously beating in the chest cavity of Mirror Sea King’s sole son. Ahua finding it would indeed be a miracle!

Subsequently, Huangfuming took the Stone Heart from the ground again, gazed at it for a while, and applied two Cleaning Techniques before slowly embedding it into his chest.

Inside and outside the chest, the size, weight, and shape of the two diamond hearts were identical, even the Stone Heart in Huangfuming’s hand began beating to a certain frequency. The closer it got to his heart, the more regular the Stone Heart’s rhythm became.

Finally, the beating frequency of the two Stone Hearts completely synchronized.

And at that instant, he forcefully pressed the Stone Heart against his chest!

The Stone Heart in his hand suddenly turned scorching hot, then started melting slowly like butter under a hot knife, fusing into his original transparent heart.

In that moment, his chest burst forth with dazzling light, hot and bright beyond compare to the blazing summer sun! Simultaneously, it seemed Huangfuming heard countless whispers, each uttering pearls of wisdom that were captivating and enchanting, subtilely speaking forth, causing white petal-like manifestations formed from condensed light to float down throughout the secret chamber, vanishing upon touching the ground.

Heavenly flowers scattered!

These two Stone Hearts had been separated for tens of thousands of years, the countless wisdom of the barbarians sealed away from daylight. Now, upon reunion, these True Words and Brightness reemerged, blazing with brilliance, actually triggering the supernatural phenomenon of heavenly flowers scattered. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to vote recommendation or monthly tickets on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)