CH 159

The joys and sorrows of humans do not communicate with each other. The little flame had no idea what Zhong Yi, amidst the pouring rain, was pondering along the river, and Zhong Yi would never know that a miserable and pitiful little flame was flickering in the wind behind him.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji also had no idea why, despite both emerging from books, some people could embrace each other in the warmth of their homes while others had to endure the wind and rain outside, on the verge of being extinguished…

“What the fuck… Ah~”

Amidst the sounds of the wind and rain, faint screams could be heard. In the midst of their passion, Chu Ge instinctively began to ascend the Cloud Horizon Peak. Before he even had a chance to make a snowman and test the moldability of the snow on the peak, Qiu Wuji, with the same instinctive reaction, swiftly countered and captured him, pressing him down on the bed.

Qiu Wuji: “…”

Chu Ge: “…”

“So, this is why you said I must be able to defeat you?” Chu Ge muffled his face in the pillow and muttered.

“Who… who told you to never think of anything good!” Qiu Wuji retorted with her head held high. “Being boyfriend and girlfriend means having boundaries. It’s enough to kiss and hug, what else do you want to do?”

Chu Ge lay there in utter despair, not saying a word.

Qiu Wuji felt sorry for his pitiful appearance, bit her lip, and hesitantly handed him a pig-shaped plush pillow, “Since your hand is so eager to grab something, just hold onto this. It’s very comfortable.”

“…” Chu Ge grabbed it a few times.

It wasn’t comfortable.

Wuwuwu…

Qiu Wuji huffed while watching him still pretending to be lifeless. I even gave you the pig plush that symbolizes Qiuqiu, what else do you want!

“I let you use stockings, but you refuse to use them.” Qiu Wuji was exasperated. “Now you’re obsessed with it day by day, it’s really annoying.”

Chu Ge acted indifferent. “My girlfriend is so tempting, what can I do if I’m obsessed? Now I see a pig outside and it looks attractive.”

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener took it to heart… How did Mengmeng put it back then? If he continues to hold back, the next time he goes back and randomly encounters a little vixen…

Qiu Wuji pondered for a long time, hesitantly saying, “If you don’t want to use stockings, then, then can I use them instead…”

“Hmm?” Chu Ge rolled over, looking at her with confusion. You use stockings, how do you want to use them?

Chu Ge’s surprised expression was interpreted by Qiu Wuji as anticipation and excitement. She nonchalantly pursed her lips, leaned back, stretched out her long legs, and gently extended her foot in stockings…

Chu Ge’s eyes widened.

Qiu Wuji bit her lip and muttered, “Is this okay…”

“I, I, ah… Wow… That’s amazing, wuwuwu…”

Ten minutes later.

“Are you done yet?” Qiu Wuji huffed, “The pig in your hands is almost mashed into a ball! Are you satisfied now?”

“Not yet, not yet, just a bit more, just a bit more…”

“My feet are sore!”

“Just hold on a little longer, just a bit…”

Half an hour later.

“I shouldn’t have taught you the Golden Bell Shield.” Qiu Wuji muttered while holding her foot, “I was so silly, thinking that the Golden Bell Shield could protect me, but I didn’t expect the mischievous Creator God to change the technique.”

Chu Ge smiled apologetically as he sat on the side. “It seems like there was a breakthrough. The previous minor achievement doesn’t seem to count as a real achievement. It’s only counts after reaching Foundation Building Realm.”

Qiu Wuji glanced at him.

That’s right, ever since the Heavenly Tribulation pulled her back and he recovered from his injuries, it seemed like he was on the verge of reaching Foundation Building… And just now, during that tumultuous event, while he was demonstrating his wisdom, he successfully broke through…

Although his current realm didn’t exactly correspond to the one in the book, it was already quite fast. In just a little over three months, he reached Foundation Building…

Qiu Wuji could still see that it was a release of long-held “heart knots,” a pleasant feeling of being open-minded and unburdened, beneficial to the Dao. But the way he achieved this breakthrough was so ridiculous that it made people want to make fun of it.

Considering his current transformation of the Golden Bell Shield, is he establishing a foundation or building a chicken?! Will the Golden Core be a Golden Egg in the future?!

Qiu Wuji was very angry and pulled off her socks while sniffing, disgusted by the stickiness. Even the joy of his breakthrough was ruined.

Chu Ge cautiously suggested, “Shall I wash them?”

“Wash them? Throw them away, it’s disgusting!” Qiu Wuji began to get angry.

Chu Ge patted his chest. “It’s fine, we’ll throw them away. I’ll buy a box tomorrow!”

“You still want to use a whole box! Dream on!” Qiu Wuji jumped off the bed, clenched her fists, and stormed out of the room. “Don’t even think about it in the future!”

As she reached the doorway, she turned back and snatched the pig that Chu Ge had been kneading for half an hour, walking away angrily.

“Bang!” The door slammed shut, leaving the room empty once again.

The goal of coaxing her to sleep together had failed, but unexpectedly, this guy got a different result through a different path. Chu Ge rested his hands behind his head and blissfully gazed at the ceiling, humming a tune. Where there’s one, there’s two. He would disregard the notion of not thinking about it in the future and simply ignore it.

Along with the sound of the fierce wind and rain outside, it sounded so pleasant, as if listening to a symphony. Torrential rain poured down on the earth, as if autumn had left its footprints in the world.

That’s right, gratitude should be expressed to the person who dug the well while drinking the water: Zhu Mengmeng, thank you.

…………

The next morning, Chu Ge got up. The excitement from last night had finally subsided a bit, and he began his daily meditation.

During this meditation, he realized how serious and important the breakthrough he completely overlooked last night was.

Previously, he rarely felt the presence of “spiritual energy” because it was an invisible and intangible qi circulating within his body. After all, spiritual energy itself didn’t possess any harmful power; it required the use of certain techniques, such as the Five Elements or Swordsmanship, to harm enemies. So, simply perceiving internal spiritual energy was like perceiving the water vapor that already existed in his body. You couldn’t discern its special value.

But now it was different. A white mist permeated his dantian, giving him a sense of solidity. He could feel the surging energy contained within, sensing a distinct feeling of “energy storage.”

This was truly crossing the novice stage and entering the foundation-laying phase, the realm of Foundation Building. At the same time, his sea of consciousness also became more solid, almost resembling a vast expanse, gently swaying in the spiritual center of his brow.

Chu Ge could be certain that if he measured his mental power now, it would definitely be at the level of seven stars.

In theory, this should be the power he used when he revised the plot before. Back then, he couldn’t handle the power, resulting in backlash and injury. However, he pushed the limits and laid the foundation for a breakthrough. And so, he broke through. In other words, with his current level, if he were to make the same revisions as yesterday, he would likely succeed without getting injured.

It also meant that the task of taking things from the book world should not be so strenuous anymore. It truly became something he could start doing.

Chu Ge opened his eyes and realized he was famished.

Strange, according to his own settings, once he reached the Foundation Building realm, he shouldn’t feel hungry and could sustain himself on the air and dew…

He jumped out of bed and headed outside to seek guidance from his female master.

His female master, dressed in a sleeping robe, was in the kitchen preparing breakfast. She looked at the freshly ground soy milk with a strange expression. Just seeing soy milk reminded her of certain things, making her uncomfortable all over.

If she had known, she would have made rice porridge instead. What’s the point of grinding soy milk…

Seeing Chu Ge peeking his head outside the door, his female master sternly said, “Instead of sneaking around here, why don’t you train properly?”

“Um…” Chu Ge shifted his gaze away from his master’s barefoot, struggling to get to the main topic. “According to my settings, once I reach the foundation-building stage, I shouldn’t feel hungry anymore. But why do I feel even hungrier instead?”

However, it seemed like Qiu Wuji already knew in advance. She calmly explained, “Regardless of Foundation Building or refining the Golden Core, you’re still not a true immortal and need to acquire energy. In the world of the book, there is abundant spiritual energy, so you can sustain yourself by absorbing that energy from the air and dew. But in this world, the spiritual energy is not sufficient for such a method, so you still need to eat.”

“I see…” Chu Ge pondered for a moment and asked, “Does that mean the energy from regular food is also not enough theoretically?”

“It was never enough to begin with. Otherwise, why hasn’t my clone made a breakthrough for so long?” Qiu Wuji poured him a cup of soy milk with an expressionless face. “Drink this first. We need to prepare for alchemy. Put away all those dirty thoughts in your head. If you keep daydreaming, I’ll beat you!”