The silver lining would be Shen Yu turning into a vessel that could handle both Light and Dark Matter. Another advantage would be the strength to manipulate a cultivator’s base, it would become easier to thwart someone’s technique if Shen Yu had better handle on both types of practices. Even in a battlefield, Shen Yu would have advantage over other creatures.
On the other hand, there was no guarantee of achieving immortality, not when nobody would be willing to stupidly be generous to him. If one was to accept Shen Yu as their ‘parasite partner’, they would have to gain some benefits in return, they could easily exploit Shen Yu if they wanted to.
Then there was also an added trouble of always being on the lookout for spiritual energy, a severe dip in energy might produce disadvantage for Shen Yu. Unlike other cultivators, who were able to keep stability in every stage by meditation and good practice, Shen Yu’s strength would be depending on the energy he could utilize at the given time, the source which he could access but not keep.
“Think about this matter carefully,” Kai said, forcing Shen Yu to turn and walk into the pool. “This is a place where spiritual energy is extremely high in concentration. If you need to follow option one, this is it, if you need to follow option 2, this is also it. Can you feel Qi?”
Shen Yu stood in the pool and concentrated to feel the energy, a little later he did feel the high concentration, but he couldn’t circulate it, there was no dantian to circulate through.
“If you can feel it, you are good to go. If you think you can build back your dantian here, I would suggest that option.”
When Shen Yu heard this, he suddenly locked eyes with Kai and asked curtly, “Are you afraid that I would ask you to lend me some when I am in need?” He didn’t elaborate, they both knew what he just said.
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[Martha_Is_oldschool: Did he just challenge Hunter? But on hindsight, being a Medius Cultivator isn’t that bad, I have heard each one is extremely powerful…]
[Predictive_black: Why do I feel strange when I see them interacting so casually…]
[Caustic_powder190: The pressing matter is to decide the current future, Shen Yu needs strength to go through the mission world first, if he goes for forming a core again, who will guard him against dangers?]
[Iwannadie: Shen Yu needs to be cautious against Hunter… Hunter isn’t his guardian angel. Although he is helping him out, this matter isn’t that simple to decide on, and upstairs, I agree, Shen Yu needs to worry about the present tense. I think it would be better to take shelter from some righteous clans who are currently in the mission world. Instead of believing in a demonic cultivator, finding help from the same kind is more crucial. Hunter always walks through dangerous situations, being with him will attract danger for sure.]
[091aabblack: Hunter protected his ass when he almost died, he owes him a life debt. So those who think Hunter is a devil, need to reevaluate.]
[FartingHouse: I smell gunpowder here.]
[Likable_98: Oh please, if we are to think about it, nowhere is safe in mission world. Shen Yu has to get strong on his own and safeguard his own skin, Hunter is reliable but to what extent would he protect his junior??? It depends on their history and relationship. Don’t kill me, but I think neither Hunter nor Shen Yu know much about Medius Cultivation. So anyway, this time Shen Yu is screwed and all he could do is to either give up or find protection. I see dead end here.]
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We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
There was a calm silence before Kai started to laugh, his laugh was quite eerie in the silent night, like a burst of something foul that was always kept in check. Shen Yu shivered, staring at Kai who found his question amusing. “Ah~ little Kitten, don’t ask something you don’t dare to tread on.”
Shen Yu felt uncomfortable, he wasn’t afraid of Kai…
But asking Kai indirectly if he would mind lending Shen Yu Spiritual Qi in case Shen Yu decided to pick up Medius Cultivation was not something easily exchanged.
Before Kai left Academy, he did ask Shen Yu whether Shen Yu wanted to follow him, but Shen Yu had declined his offer at that time, he had wanted to catch up on his own. So right now, Shen Yu shouldn’t be so eager to pressure Kai, he had already rejected Kai that unfortunate day, and even if it made Shen Yu regretful, he was trying to mend it by coming here… Yet, just as he opened his mouth to answer, Kai added on his own, “Do you want to be an immortal?”
“…don’t you know?”
Kai was looking rather amused with himself, he leaned closer to Shen Yu and looked at him with a sharp glint in his eyes. “I don’t know everything about you my dear, we have been apart for a while now, better tell me then.”
Shen Yu stepped back a few steps, almost falling as he tripped on the edge of the pool. He hurried to catch Kai’s offered hand and stabilized himself again, he dared not look up, he didn’t want to appear weak and jumpy, but Kai made him nervous at times.
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[Sillymine_46_black: ???? Woah, what is this?? Did I miss some development on the way, why wasn’t I aware of Hunter being such a charmer?]
[425_9273_77: what are they doing?]
[Mimimimimi: I think it is a standard demonic trait, it is quite effective on innocent righteous members]
[Blasto_black: Not to be that person, ya all, but let me ask this again, just confirming, do you guys think Hunter is crazy enough to go against Shen Clan as well?]
[Gushingtirade: This is disgusting, I am out]
[Humphing__all__the__way: Hunter is rather strange, by any chance, does Shen Yu have some special secret that Hunter is after. This looks like a rather twisted interrogation.]
[Buddy_666: They gay.]
[I-live-for-rot: Ahhhhh I don’t know, have been losing it since Hunter started calling Shen Yu, ‘kitten’.]
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Kai didn’t behave too intimately with Shen Yu, but the careful advancing made Shen Yu feel some nervousness. As if he was 15 again. Right then Kai asked, “Do you fear death?”
Having considered this question often in his darkest of memories, Shen Yu took his time answering, it was strangely difficult to talk about, “I do fear death… I think everyone does.”
“…and?” Kai pressed, his presence all the more sharper, “does that mean you are fighting so hard against your very situation because the end goal is immortality?”
“Isn’t that what everyone is after? Strength, Immortality and Achievement. A greed for life and its wonder.”
Kai clapped, “Bravo, kitten, your answer is fabulous,” he then calmed down, an amusing spark to his eyes, “what are you after, want to prove yourself worthy of your life.”
Shen Yu hesitated, but nodded, yes, he wanted to prove himself the best, the strongest, someone whom others would envy, he wanted everyone to know what had become of him, he wanted to be respected. His achievements would be his to control, he won’t be mocked and won’t be judged for what he didn’t have.
“Then there you go, option 1 is your thing.”
But Shen Yu didn’t respond, he stepped into the pool of water to calm himself down, this pattern was rather familiar to Kai, making him curious, his eyes shifting along the elven figure, as he asked dryly, “What, I already decided for you, you also have the same agenda, is there anything to hesitate about. Maybe if you try hard, you will have a dantian soon. Nothing is impossible by my calculations.”
A sweet deal, a hint of flattering tone, Shen Yu didn’t like it. It was as if Kai was deliberately trying to stay away from him. Or was it his pettiness shining through? Kai was not a good person, Shen Yu had noticed it the first few meetings with him, but Shen Yu respected him for his ability and high IQ and EQ. Kai wasn’t someone who dwelled too much on something he did years ago, and Shen Yu knew Kai had known what path Shen Yu would have taken up, still… at present he wasn’t even trying to urge Shen Yu to pick his choice, he just suggested whatever he wanted to, casually let it be.
As water rushed past Shen Yu’s ankle, he carefully cupped the glowing moss floating within, looking at it. His thoughts were hard to process, he was thinking all sorts of things, there was no stop to it.
Grief and sadness lingered in his eyes as he watched the moss loose its glow the second it dried up of water, far from its habitat.
Shen Yu gently send it back and kept staring at the water which flowed and swayed against the wind. Such was life wasn’t it, time flowed like water, constantly changing, irrigating hope, dreams and tears.
“Kai, I want to go for option 2,” Shen Yu was firm in this belief, this was a chance again, a shattered hope sharing some light.
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[YabiSama_MyntClan: Damn, what’s going on here, I bet my entire savings that Shen clan is going bonkers.]
[Riya45: just read somewhere that Shen Teng, Shen Yu’s father is openly chewing out on Matsuda Clan and Hunter’s upbringing.]
[89264_black: Hunter is hunting, simple]
[&thatsit: This is explosive, he readily opted for Medius Cultivation, amazing. Shen clan’s ancestral grave must be a sight rn.]
[My_gaud__456: 666666, amazing, this sister is on roll today, other transmigrators are looking for hints to fight off dark curses and they are busy plotting click bait.]
[grandmaster_P14: They went from (T.T) to (>:|) pretty fast]
[Nod2wice: I think this is good too, Shen Yu needs to have strength right now, he can’t rely on others all the time, he needs to utilize his gold ticket as fast as he could]
[forgivenMisty: I think they both don’t know the reality of option 2, it will be quick, but what’s the chance of him failing even then? High chances.]
[Fulisha_black: Shen Yu is interesting, he just rubbed his tears away and made a decision right after, it’s quite something. Makes me wonder how many setbacks he had had to be so quick with getting back up.]
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“Huh? Wait, where is this coming from, weren’t you going to be a great powerhouse one day?” Kai sounded just as confused as he looked, yet Shen Yu faintly sensed something and turned to stare at Kai, Kai was watching his every move, an intelligence in them which would have scared the weak away, but Shen Yu wasn’t going to turn tail and hide his shortcomings.
And also, it wasn’t like they parted on bad terms, what happened happened, Shen Yu was trying to not make the same mistake. He still feared his clan but the moment he saw Kai again, he felt he needed to reach out this time.
“How can I be sure that my dantian won’t be broken again, and for how long can I wait around for my dantian to form again. Time waits for none, if you are weak, you are useless.”
“Right,” Kai agreed, but he looked to be thoughtful and said, “however, Medius cultivators have it difficult, people who would watch this transmission would probably wonder where your head is at.”
“It’s not like they cared before, why do so now,” Shen Yu asked petulantly. “But… it seems even you don’t care anymore… right?”
Kai didn’t say anything to that, he smiled rather strangely.
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[A/N – Happy new year everyone! Sorry for late update, I will catch up again. Irl festivity hindered my writing. Thanks for the comments, the donations and the encouragements folks!!! It means a lot.]
Aaaaah!!! This update is so good! 😍 😍 😍 😍
I love their banter ahahah
Thank you for the new chapter!
Thanks for the chapter!
Weeeh i need more🫠
Thankyou for the story!
Thank you for the update ❤️💯
thanks for the chapter. can’t wait to see how they progress.
“They gay.”
A broken clock is still right twice a day. Netizens can also be right occasionally.
they gay lol
I’m really in love with novel.