CH 3

The pearl rushed into her body like a puff of smoke, leaving nothing behind.

Zanxing stretched out her hand and touched her chest. She felt that there was a small area in her heart that was warm, like a stove simmering in winter, but it was not uncomfortable.

This was probably the treasure recognizing its master.

In all the novels about cultivation, a drop of the protagonist’s blood on the treasure would immediately unlock its spiritual wisdom and it would recognize the protagonist as its master, forming an irresolvable bond. Then, the loyal treasure would lead the protagonist to heaven and earth, opening the door to a new world.

It’s the same with this pearl.

But right now, the most important thing was how to get out of here.

In the original plot, after the male lead got the Xiao Yuan Pearl, he cultivated underwater. Zanxing read the novel a few years ago, and she subsequently read dozens of books on cultivation. The plot for this novel, especially this level of detailed description, had long been forgotten. In short, the male lead was as fierce as a tiger, and in a single operation, “a flash of inspiration” and “a sudden movement of the heart”, he had advanced three levels in a row, and seemingly also found the exit. But now… Zanxing looked at her hand, and there was seemingly nothing different except for the pearl in her heart that heat up.

She put her hand on the cave wall, sank into her qi core, took a deep breath, and slapped her palm against the cave wall.

Two small grains of sand fell from the cave wall, and Zanxing let out a pained cry. She looked at her red palm and felt that she was thinking too simply.

Sure enough, the novels were all deceitful, and this way would not work.

She stood up and was quiet for a moment, feeling a slight cool breeze from somewhere in front of her.

Wind?

The only light in the cave was overhead, and there were walls on all sides of the cave. Where did the wind come from?

Zanxing stopped for a moment. She didn’t know if it was because of the Xiao Yuan Pearl, but she felt that the blowing wind gradually became more obvious. It seemed to be connected in a long line, and as long as she followed the line, she would get to the end of the thread.

She stood up and moved slowly in the direction of the wind.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, just when she thought the darkness would never end, a ray of light suddenly appeared in front of her. Unlike the faint and distant light overhead, this ray of light was accompanied by the sound of water.

On the cave wall not far away, a crack appeared. The crack was narrow, just enough to allow a person to pass through. Zanxing hesitated for a moment before she stepped forward. She did not rush out, but just leaned against the crack and looked out.

There was a boundless curtain of water, and the sound of the waterfall splashing down from above could be heard. Looking up, the shadow of the mountain peak could be seen faintly. Zanxing was overjoyed, and regardless of the unscientific setting why water would not flow through the crack into the cave, she understood one thing. There was a stream outside, and as long as she got out from the cave, she could swim ashore.

She had just tentatively stretched out a leg, when a black shadow suddenly appeared in the calm water curtain. The black shadow was neither big nor small. It was about the size of a cow, but it had no shape and was just a flat streak. It looked a little like the snowflake spots whenever there was no TV signal when she was a child, or like an ant colony formed by countless black ants.

How was cultivation done in the novel… Zanxing racked her brain for a long time, and she finally sat upright like a gourd.

The first step should be to retreat and meditate…was that right?

Sit cross-legged, relax the body, what was the second step… she didn’t know. It’s like yoga, close the eyes and concentrate, empty the mind, and adjust the breath.

Take a deep breath, inhale, exhale…

Perhaps she had not stopped since she transmigrated, so as soon as Zanxing relaxed, she felt exhausted. It seemed as if she was about to fall asleep, and her expression gradually relaxed. She felt her whole body floating in the air, and became extraordinarily light. She was clearly in the dry sand cave, but it seemed as though there was water flowing slowly through her body, and the warmth was just right. And the water flow was also like taking a breath, similar to the gills of a fish, opening and closing, taking in air.

Zanxing’s eyes were closed, and she couldn’t see the faint golden light being emitted from her heart. Countless beams of light like water streams gradually appeared in the water curtain outside, which then swept in and quietly drilled into the body of Zanxing, who was sitting quietly with her eyes closed.

If there was a cultivator here, they would be able to see at a glance that this girl, whose cultivation level was not even worth mentioning, broke through Qi Refining in such a short period of time. It could be seen that she was about to enter the Foundation Establishment stage.