Chapter 5324 A Solid Foundation
Ling Xue’s cheeks flushed slightly. Just as she was about to speak, Hu Mazi jumped down from the stone platform and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, his brows furrowed in a sullen expression.
“Master Hu, you have achieved a breakthrough to the Ninth Stage of the Worldly Immortal Realm! What a happy moment, why are you so gloomy?”
asked David, confused.
Hu Mazi suddenly stopped, turned around, and glared at David, his face filled with annoyance. “What a joy! You two have been whining all day, driving me crazy, and I can’t even cultivate in peace!”
“I finally achieved a breakthrough, but you guys are still angry. Do you think I can be happy?”
David burst out laughing at those words. Ling Xue was so embarrassed she wanted to find a hole to crawl into. She covered her face with her hands, her ears red as if dripping blood.
“I’m not paying attention, really.”
David smiled and waved his hand. “After we get out, I’ll find some female cultivators for Mr. Hu to play with, so he can pamper himself a little.”
Hu Mazi snorted when he heard that, his expression softened a little, but his eyes that looked at David were still filled with envy and jealousy.
The three of them packed up and left the Demon Suppression Tower together. David stored the tower and left the cave.
As the stone door slowly closed, the sunlight from outside shone on them, bringing a long-lost warmth.
Counting the time, they had been inside the tower for a full year, but only three days in the outside world.
The stone door slowly closed behind them, and the last rays of light from the ancient runes disappeared into the shadows of the cave.
Ling Xue stood there, the warm, rich, and subtle air from the tower still lingering in her fingertips, while the gentle sound of the mountain breeze rustling the pine needles filled her ears.
“The air outside is fresher than inside the tower.”
David stretched, his joints cracking softly. The Earth Immortal Realm’s spiritual energy flowed freely through his meridians, bringing with it an unprecedented sense of solidity.
He turned his head towards Ling Xue, only to see Ling Xue’s head lowered, a faint blush on her blonde neck, her hands unconsciously twisting her sleeves.
“What is it?”
David stepped closer and could faintly smell the scent of a spiritual herb in her hair. It was the “Dew Thickening Grass” that grew near the cave. Its petals, filled with a heavenly aura, were said to soothe the mind and soul. Ling Xue must have secretly plucked some and pinned it to her hair during breaks from her training.
Ling Xue suddenly looked up, her eyes meeting his smiling ones. She hurriedly lowered her head again, her voice as soft as a mosquito’s buzz: “No, it’s nothing… I just feel… the sun outside is a bit dazzling.”
As he finished speaking, a mountain breeze blew through the fallen leaves, and a strand of hair from his temple blew across his cheek, tickling him slightly.
He raised his hand to stroke her wrist, but her hand was gently grasped.
David’s palm, the warmth still lingering from the tower, was far warmer than the mountain breeze. His fingertips caressed her pulse, making her heart pound.
“When you broke into the tower, your spiritual energy was a bit unstable,”
David’s voice deepened, tinged with deep worry. “When you get back, use the Heart-Cleansing Grass to brew some spiritual tea.”
He paused for a moment, his gaze falling on Ling Xue’s slightly reddened ears, and couldn’t help but add, “Don’t stay up too late. You’ve just reached the seventh level of the Earthly Immortal Realm, and your foundation needs to be strengthened.”
“You should practice dual cultivation with me once in a while to strengthen your foundation…”
Ling Xue glanced at David. How could she not understand what he meant?
David explained that even after leaving the Demon Suppressing Tower and stopping training, he would still find opportunities to do so.
Indeed, Ling Xue had long liked this feeling.
It feels comfortable, it’s an opportunity to cultivate, and the practice is quick, so why not?
It felt so heavy on his legs; now he felt a little sore even walking.
Ling Xue hummed and nodded, but didn’t withdraw her hand.
The mountain breeze blew again, gently lifting the hem of her skirt and brushing against David’s trouser legs.
He suddenly remembered his last night in the tower, when his spiritual veins had surged, and David had spent three full hours helping him stabilize his spiritual powers.