Chapter 231: Danger-Free Good Fortune

Chapter 231: Danger-Free Good Fortune

Nodding one last time at Hui, Sis Mei stepped through the portal. The world wobbled all around her. Bright light obscured her vision. When it cleared, she stood in a wide field. The field stretched in all directions, completely coated in knee-high poppy flowers. They undulated gently under a soft breeze, a blood-red sea that reached the horizon. Overhead, a pure, clear-blue sky met the red, so that it seemed the world was divided into two: the poppies below, and the blue sky above.

Sis Mei drew out Huis talisman and turned away, activating it behind herself. See, Hui? Its a very safe realm.

On the far side of the portal, Hui sat down on his sword and entered the lotus pose, meditating. He reached out to his link with Jin Xian and peered through her eyes, suppressing her death aura as best he could at the same time. Jin Xian drooped slightly; suppressing her death aura was the same as suppressing her cultivation. Hui stopped before he cut it all off. I dont need to have her pass out in front of Sis Mei!

She turned at his nudge, slowly taking in the world.

Here and there, spread evenly across the world of poppies, pavilions stood. Long, slender, translucent silk curtains swayed on the breeze, and faintly, Hui made out the tinkling of ornamental bells, though even Jin Xians fourth-tier eyes couldnt see them from this far away. He could, however, make out the glitter of gold light from within the pavilions. As far as they stood from any of the pavilions, Hui still felt the beat of magical auras from within their silky curtains. He looked around and swallowed. Danger? What danger! It really is danger-free good fortune.

See? Like I said, Sis Mei said, smiling gently at him.

It really is as you said, Hui agreed, speaking in the lowest register of Jin Xians voice.Visit no(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience

Hui, are you coming down with a cold? When we get back, Ill make you some chicken soup, Sis Mei asked, concerned.

Sis Mei leaped forward and raised him from his bow. Oh, stop that, stop that. I consider you a brother, Hui, you know that. Theres no need to be formal with me.

Hui beamed at her. Of course, Sis Mei!

Sis Mei turned and headed off to the left, while Hui turned Jin Xian to the right. Once he could no longer sense Sis Meis aura, he stopped repressing Jin Xians death aura and let her take control of her body, watching quietly through her eyes. I trust Jin Xian to know how to use her own abilities better than I do. Ill let her do the hard work of searching and simply observe.

I wont enter yet. There may be hidden danger. Theres no reason to be rash when I was explicitly warned by Master about this realm. But if Jin Xian really doesnt see anything, Ill have to assume I misunderstood Masters warning and take my chances to enter.

After all, even though Master warned me about danger, he also told me not to use the life-saving jade he gifted me inside. If I faced nothing but death inside the realm, surely Master, wouldnt need to warn me not to use it, because Id be dead. On the other hand, if I faced extreme danger to the point that I couldnt escape it on my own, he also wouldnt warn me not to use the jade, because Id need to use his power to escape.

Jin Xian reached the first pavilion. Silk curtains blew open before her, revealing the pavilions glittering contents. Everything from fine weapons made of materials that Hui couldnt recognize, but which emanated powerful auras of their own, to bottles of pills, fans, wall-hangings, scrolls, even raw materials and small trinkets whose purpose Hui couldnt guess at, everything seemed to lie within the pavilion. Hui blinked, barely able to look at the conglomeration of wealth. This much and this is just one pavilion? How many pavilions are there? And then He gulped. The ancient cultivator is basically giving them out for free? Ive never seen this much wealth in my life! This small cultivator was poor in his first life and remains poor in the second! Somehow, I feel like I'm not qualified to stand inside this realm! If only I could take everything from this realm

Hui shook his head. He sighed at the immense display of wealth and opened his right eye, looking at the realms opening. Even as he watched, other cultivators rushed inside. He had Jin Xian turn toward where he and Sis Mei had entered on the inside. In the distance, far beyond where he and Sis Mei had entered, a small hole opened in the sky, and the cultivators appeared, falling into the poppies.

Interesting. So there are different entrances to the True Self Realm. In other words, I cant judge where Li Xiang or Gu Tian could have gotten to by where I entered. Unless I explore the entire realm

Hui sighed and opened his right eye again, leaving his left eye shut to watch Jin Xian. Ah, well, thats what I have Jin Xian for! While she explores the realm, Ill work on a little more cultivation.