Chapter 26

Li Ruoshui remembered when he was about five or six years old, a fortune-teller came to his home. Initially, they thought he was a swindler and tried to drive him away, but to their surprise, the fortune-teller accurately described several recent secret events in the Li family. The family head then invited the old man inside for a conversation. No one knew what they talked about, but when the fortune-teller left, all the high-ranking members of the Li family came out to respectfully see him off!

When Li Ruoshui grew a bit older, he learned that everything the old man had predicted indeed happened, one by one, over the years. The old man's predictions were flawless, and the Li family had relied on his words to navigate through numerous crises. Moreover, the old man had left a marriage prediction for Li Ruoshui before he left.

This was the reason Li Ruoshui came to the Wu Kong Sect!

As he grew older, Li Ruoshui came to the Wu Kong Sect for two reasons: one was to fulfill the prediction, and the other was due to his family's helplessness. His family considered him a potential source of disaster, a real troublemaker. While the term "troublemaker" might be a bit harsh, Li Ruoshui's appearance had indeed attracted too much attention from others.

When Li Ruoshui first arrived, he was still a young child. As he grew older, he became increasingly beautiful and charming, turning into a graceful and captivating young woman. Many male disciples in the sect had expressed their feelings to Li Ruoshui, but she felt nothing for them.

Until recently, after the incident with Lin Zheng, she found herself unable to forget him. It was only then that Li Ruoshui recalled the marriage prediction from her childhood.

Could Lin Zheng be the one destined for her? No, she only believed in her own feelings. Could she really bet her happiness on a single prediction?

Women can be particularly stubborn when it comes to love, and Li Ruoshui was no exception. She slowly closed her eyes, carefully listening to her inner guidance, preferring to trust her intuition.

All the events of the past three years flashed before her eyes. What was once ordinary and unconnected now seemed to form a clear picture.

"I, I didn't mean to!"

"Don't worry, I'm just at the edge of the Ten Thousand Mountains. Be careful yourself!"

"You, you're here, um, sit down quickly!"

Lin Zheng's words and actions kept flashing through her mind, and a figure slowly formed in her heart—it was Lin Zheng!

Seeing the young woman before him close her eyes as if in deep thought, Lin Zheng calmed down and also closed his eyes. Memories of the past three years, countless encounters, one person surrounded by admirers, the other alone and isolated, flashed through his mind.

Their first meeting in the courtyard, the Ten Thousand Mountains, fighting enemies together, and the moonlit night conversations—though brief, these moments were unforgettable. Lin Zheng's warm smile appeared in his mind, and he gently opened his eyes.

At the same time, the young woman opened her eyes, and they smiled at each other. Lin Zheng slowly opened his arms, and the next moment, Li Ruoshui, like a fledgling returning to its nest, embraced him.

"Huh?" The fat man was thoroughly depressed and went crazy. What was going on?

In the fat man's eyes, Lin Zheng had asked Li Ruoshui if she would bear his child, opened his arms, and moments later, she had fallen into his embrace.

Was this the new trend? Did fairy-like women all like to be so direct?

The fat man vanished from their sight in a flash!

The two of them held each other tightly, as if they had known each other for a thousand years. Lin Zheng gently inhaled the fragrance of the young woman's body, feeling the warmth and softness, and his heart was filled with warmth and security. Li Ruoshui, upon falling into his chest, felt warmth, security, and a sense of familiarity that she shouldn't have felt.

She knew the person she had been waiting for had finally come.

Meanwhile, the fat man stopped a female disciple, who looked at him in surprise, not knowing what was happening.

The fat man took a deep breath and said slowly, "Senior Sister, although we haven't known each other long, I like you. Will you bear my child?"

After saying this, the fat man imitated Lin Zheng, closing his eyes and extending his arms.

"Bang, bang!"

"You're crazy!" The female disciple punched the fat man in the eyes, leaving him with two black eyes, and ran away.

"..." The fat man was on the verge of tears.

Back in the courtyard, the two of them continued to hold each other. Lin Zheng, holding the young woman, said happily, "I don't know why, but I always feel as if it's destined. Especially now, I feel so familiar, as if you are the one I've been looking for."

"Um, I feel the same way," the young woman said sweetly.

Suddenly, Lin Zheng gently pushed the young woman away, and a surge of battle aura rose from him. In an instant, his spiritual energy surged, covering his entire body with an unprecedented intensity.

Li Ruoshui watched Lin Zheng in the courtyard, thinking, "Is this a breakthrough?"

Didn't Lin Gege just advance two levels today? Is he breaking through to the sixth level again? Li Ruoshui blinked her cute eyes in disbelief, but she was very happy that her beloved was breaking through.

Lin Zheng stood quietly, his aura growing stronger and stronger. The surging battle aura seemed to pierce through the darkness, and the bright moonlight covered the earth. Lin Zheng felt the surrounding spiritual energy dancing and leaping, and his divine consciousness in his mind grew rapidly, expanding the space in his mind. Suddenly, a sound like ice breaking rang out, and at that moment, Lin Zheng felt as if he had merged with the earth. His divine consciousness kept flowing out of his mind.

Is this soul separation? Yes, it must be. Lin Zheng searched his memory for soul cultivation techniques. If his soul was strong enough, could it have its own consciousness to assist in attacks?

This thought flashed through his mind. If others knew, they would surely call him crazy. After soul separation, the soul cannot stay outside the body for long. If it is not promptly returned to the body, it would dissipate.

Lin Zheng kept thinking, "Is there? Is there?" Countless cultivation techniques flashed through his mind.

"Tai Xu Sheng Shen!" A technique flashed through his mind. This was a book Lin Zheng had read when he was about ten years old. At the time, he found it difficult to understand and asked his elders, but they immediately destroyed the book and warned him not to practice its contents.

However, Lin Zheng had memorized all the content of the book. "Tai Xu Sheng Shen" cultivated the divine consciousness or mental energy as a primary embryo, gradually giving birth to a soul. However, it was said that those who practiced this technique did not have good outcomes. Some were driven mad, and others lost their true nature.

However, Lin Zheng believed that the soul born from his body should be a part of him. If he could control it, this technique would be incredibly powerful. Imagine if every thought had its own spirit, could distinguish right from wrong, and could grow on its own. With enough time, this would be terrifying.

Lin Zheng decided to try this technique. Just as he was about to transform all his spiritual senses into nothingness and return to the primary embryo, his mind suddenly became clear, and his divine consciousness instantly returned to his body. The consumption of spiritual energy was too great, and in just a short while, his exceptional mental energy was completely drained. Lin Zheng smiled bitterly, realizing that he would have to wait a while before practicing "Tai Xu Sheng Shen."

After recovering his spiritual energy, Lin Zheng found that his spiritual sea had greatly expanded, and his mental energy was recovering at several times its original speed. He calmed down and realized that his spiritual energy had significantly increased. With each breath, a large amount of spiritual energy entered his body, and he expelled impurities.

His muscles and bones seemed to have strengthened, and Lin Zheng tried to release his spiritual energy outside his body. "Bang!" A faint layer of spiritual energy armor enveloped his entire body. This was different from the previous spiritual energy protection. The spiritual energy armor was completely controllable and had a high strength. When attacked, the armor would have to be broken before the body could be hit, giving him time to defend.

This thin layer of armor greatly increased his defense during battles, a crucial measure for survival.

Lin Zheng kept releasing and retracting the spiritual armor, his face filled with joy.

Li Ruoshui said happily, "Congratulations, Lin Gege, you've advanced to the seventh level. Breaking through three levels in one day, you've probably set a record!"

"Seventh level? Is this the seventh level?" Lin Zheng asked Li Ruoshui in surprise.

"Yes, don't you know? The biggest feature of the seventh level is the transformation of spiritual energy into armor, greatly increasing defense. Additionally, soul separation allows you to leave your body. After practicing for some time, even if your physical body dies, as long as your soul remains, you can be reborn. In simple terms, it's soul transmigration," Li Ruoshui explained.

"Bang!" The fat man, rushing over, stumbled and fell to the ground. "Damn, I thought something big was happening. It's just you breaking through again. Heaven, is there any justice? Breaking through three times in one day! How can I bear it?"

"It's just a feeling, a coincidence. I have to thank Ruoshui," Lin Zheng said to the fat man, though he knew that the day's battles had given him more profound insights than years of hard practice. And the first time he felt love, the emptiness and suppression in his heart were filled by Li Ruoshui, allowing him to have a deep realization and break through.

"Damn, falling in love can lead to such profound insights, communication with heaven and earth? Soul wandering at night? Spiritual armor outside the body? Damn! Damn! Damn!" The fat man said, tears streaming down his face.

"It's all thanks to Ruoshui. Um, what's wrong with your eyes? Why are they black and blue? Who hit you?" Lin Zheng's eyes turned cold, but he then asked calmly.

"Um, I accidentally bumped into something! It's nothing, you two continue, I'll leave! See you tomorrow!" The fat man quickly moved away.

"Stay? Tell the truth? Or, do you want me to tell you, Fat Man, that you were rejected?" The fat man thought to himself as he ran, unable to compete with Lin Zheng in romance or cultivation. "Damn, life is unbearable!" He muttered.

"Ao... Ao..." The fat man began to cry out in envy and jealousy.

"Who's making such a racket at night?"

"Who's calling out? Not resting at night, are you crazy?"

"..."

The fat man's strange cries drew a chorus of complaints. He quickly returned to his small room, buried himself in his blankets, and began to hypnotize himself.

"It's all a dream, all a dream. Everything is an illusion. When I wake up, nothing will have happened, nothing..."

The fat man slowly fell asleep, dreaming of countless beautiful women coming towards him, with his arms open to embrace them, no punches, no black eyes, and no Lin Zheng...

PS: I am carefully constructing each character, and the plot will gradually unfold. Who is in the small village below Wu Kong Mountain? How will Lin Zheng begin his legendary journey after ten thousand years? What opportunities and challenges will he face? This is the first update! Fellow readers, let's rise together! I look forward to the moment when we all reach the pinnacle of the heavens with Lin Zheng! Command the wilderness, rule the six paths! Dominate the heavens, shake the divine! Join me and Lin Zheng in battling the heavens! Be the chosen one! Red tickets! Collections!