Thank you to Geany4288 for the kofis!
In the morning of the next day, Wen Zhihao gave Sun Fuyu some more talismans and qi-infused stones before seeing him off, hoping that they would be useful and help him have a good sleep while out on the road.
It was a big mission, promising to pay out a lot of spiritual stones even after division. Senior Lin Yijun was part of the team…but luckily two of Sun Fuyu’s senior martial sisters were also going.
Since Wen Zhihao already finished his proper talisman quota for the month, he decided to treat himself to first a nap after Sun Fuyu left, which lasted till the afternoon, and then a trip out of the Sect to the nearby forest.
While he didn’t stumble across the hot springs, he was able to collect more materials ahead of time.
Recalling the fact that he was a Late-Stage Golden Core cultivator, Wen Zhihao thought that maybe it was time he paid attention to his cultivation level. But there was no convenient game-menu-type bar for him to look at, and the cultivation manuals he had didn’t explicitly say how to measure internal cultivation level—unless he accidentally skipped those sections, which wasn’t impossible…
It was really too much effort ba. It wasn’t as though Wen Zhihao needed to keep track of his cultivation level. Surely he would notice if he suddenly became a Nascent Soul cultivator!
His feet carried him to a familiar cliff edge, where he had first watched a sunrise with Sun Fuyu. He sat down, eyes gazing into the distance.
Sun Fuyu is a good young cultivator.
Over this last year, they shared many moments. While he still didn’t understand how he transmigrated here, Wen Zhihao no longer wanted to leave. He really wanted to continue spending time with Sun Fuyu, with Aunty Liu Jing and the other stuff, with all the kittens…
He must have accidentally zoned out because when he absently yawned, he realised that the sun was now touching the horizon as dusk fell.
Yawning again, Wen Zhihao decided to head back to the sect to sleep.
—Grrrrrr.
The low growling sound was accompanied by the patter of four feet.
Some of Wen Zhihao’s sleepiness dissipated. Did cats growl? Did Huang Jialing let some of them go into the forest for experience?
The sound of the approaching animal (cat?) grew louder. It was definitely coming Wen Zhihao’s way. Wen Zhihao examined his spatial rings and pulled out some leftover meat.
Something burst out of the trees, teeth glinting in the low light—
—and tumbled to a stop at Wen Zhihao’s feet.
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“Awoo?”
Pa rajgfv eq ja Qfc Itltjb, fsfr yilcxlcu jr atbeut mbcoerfv.
…Pa kjrc’a j mja. Pa ibbxfv wbgf ilxf j ijguf vbu. Qfc Itltjb kjr j ilaaif vlrjqqblcafv, yea la kjrc’a atf vbu’r ojeia obg cba yflcu j mja. “Gb sbe kjca atlr?” tf jrxfv la, tbivlcu atf wfja bea.
“…Woof?” The dog reached out and bit into the meat. It lowered its head, using its paws to help it eat.
…Cute, ba.
Wen Zhihao crouched down and scratched the dog under its chin. “Good.”
The demonic beast unconsciously squinted her eyes in enjoyment. The still thinking part of her was very bewildered. She was chasing something…searching for someone…Scent disappeared, but then she caught a different wisp of that scent…but suddenly the qi in the air became very comfortable? And suddenly there was delicious food? And suddenly there were chin and neck scratches?
“Here, I have some more food,” Wen Zhihao said.
“Ruff!” Food givers were good!
– Ahem…I’ll…return to my job…later…
Zhou Sheng watched this under the cover of a magical treasure that hid his aura and hid his image, his dark eyes hiding his thoughts.
That wolf-like demonic beast had been sent to track Zhou Sheng down. It was more skilled than all the beasts previous, forcing Zhou Sheng to activate the magical treasure.
Does Lin Yijun want to drag my corpse back to the Golden Sun Sect that badly? Zhou Sheng thought with a mocking sneer.
The beast had been successfully thrown off by the magical treasure. But rather than being completely confused, it turned in a different direction.
Zhou Sheng had become suspicious. Was there another demonic cultivator who had followed him here? If so, they had to be silenced—
Instead, he was faced with this: a golden robed righteous cultivator, Wen Zhihao, treating the hellish demonic beast as a puppy….and the beast acting like a puppy right back. Cultivator Wen was giving it belly scratches.
The aura that Zhou Sheng was familiar with filled the air, calm and with a hint of drowsiness. The qi gently soothed away a headache caused by erratic dreams that he had been having this past year.
Zhou Sheng had seen Wen Zhihao with the young cultivator named Sun Fuyu. He had seen him be truly kind.
If Wen Zhihao had been there, maybe things would have turned out differently.
At first, the Golden Sun Sect had seemed like a beautiful, glowing place in Zhou Sheng’s eyes, and Lin Yijun was his wonderful saviour. Suddenly, Zhou Sheng was no longer a slave grovelling in the dirt. Instead, he was a bright young cultivator of the great Golden Sun Sect. He had a place to live, food to eat, satisfying training to grow his strength, and no one would treat him cruelly again—
—But he was soon proven wrong.
Zhou Sheng realised that the Golden Sun Sect cultivators were still human, no matter the airs that they liked to put on. They had their hierarchies and their biases, and Zhou Sheng, a pitiful person picked up from outside, was no one.
He was promptly excluded from the groups of outer sect disciples.
His friendship with Lin Yijun, the genius young sword cultivator of the sect, did not help. If anything, it made things worse.
They thought he had climbed into Lin Yijun’s bed, that he had carried in the filth from outside into the sect and was trying to corrupt their Lin Yijun.
Zhou Sheng was not weak-minded. He knew that he had to become strong, and so he became even more diligent in training. Lin Yijun became even more pleased with his progress.
But then he stalled.
He couldn’t get around the mental block that was the Golden Sun’s sword cultivation style. It was, ironically, due to his enlightenment that the Golden Sun Sect was not as good as it made itself out to be. The sword cultivation style became like dry ash in Zhou Sheng’s mouth instead of fragrant osmanthus. He needed a different style, but all the styles available in the sect were not right.
Zhou Sheng confided to his only friend.
“The Golden Sun Sect is not right for me.”
“You just need to work harder,” Lin Yijun had replied. “If this particular sword cultivation technique is not suitable, then I have many more.”
Zhou Sheng had bowed his head. “I have tried others—”
“I am an inner sect disciple, of course, I have more sword techniques available to me. I will let you borrow them,” Lin Yijun responded.
So Zhou Sheng gritted his teeth and tried out each of the styles but to no avail. He couldn’t advance to Golden Core. When the Intra-Sect competition came around, he failed to pass.
Despite still being an outer sect disciple, Lin Yijun nonetheless took Zhou Sheng on some sect missions.
It didn’t help. Instead, it reminded Zhou Sheng of the cruelty of people.
When Lin Yijun had saved him, he had killed some of his captors, wounded the others, and Zhou Sheng completely agreed with this. Those people should never get the opportunity to enact cruelty again.
But then, on those sect missions, Zhou Sheng saw Lin Yijun’s sword move again…
“Those people, you should have killed them.”
“Those people, why did you kill them? It wasn’t their fault!”
Why were the servants killed instead of the masters? Those servants may have become bloodthirsty demons, but whose fault was it?
Why didn’t Lin Yijun try harder to save the innocent? Were they really collateral? Was saving Zhou Sheng an accident?
Outside the sect, Zhou Sheng saw Lin Yijun and the others deal with rampaging monsters and demonic cultivators and cruel people and innocent people. Inside the Sect, Zhou Sheng was treated like a piece of cannon fodder to make the other disciples shine brighter.
Righteous cultivators may cultivate in a righteous form. But the sword was made for killing: Zhou Sheng’s disgust for these two-faced cultivators deepened.
Zhou Sheng searched for more and more cultivation methods.
“Lin Yijun, I think this cultivation method might be better—”
“No! You’re not allowed to touch that!”
“I know my limits, I have my bottom line—”
“I said no and that’s final! Go back to the sect and try again!”
“It doesn’t work for me—”
“Don’t argue!”
“Lin Yijun, do you ever think that you don’t know everything?! Do you really think I can’t see that you don’t believe me? A sword is a cold-blooded weapon, just like any other! What’s wrong with using my own blood that others have spilled for me?!”
Zhou Sheng couldn’t stand it anymore. Lin Yijun was really the peak of two-faced cultivators. They fought, and Zhou Sheng left for the demonic Blood Sect.
On the topic of soothing auras, the MCs in Cub Raising Association and After I Livestreamed Raising Cubs I became the Wealthiest in Interstellar also seem to have the ability to calm the cubs around them~
I hope Zhou Sheng and Wen Zhihao can become genuine friends
That would be good
😏😏😏😏😏
+1
+1 yes! ZS seems like his heart is in the right place and WZ of all people would probably understand his thoughts/views
😏😏😏😏 Wen Zhihao is pretty chill and friendly~
+2! Wen Zhihao has a great track record with friends.
😏😏😏😏
This… This made me sad :’)
hugs sannubis
A little bit of angst helps balance out the fluff 🙈🙈🙈
Thank you so much for the chapter~
Zhou Sheng is such a sad character 🙁
Thank you for reading! Yes….Zhou Sheng’s past is even worse than Sun Fuyu….
Thank you for the chapter! Sun Fuyu better be safe on his mission 😤
Poor Zhou Sheng 😕 let’s hope our salted fish can help him too
Sun Fuyu has Wen Zhihao’s talismans and stones! With them, he [feels] invincible! 😂
That was really unfortunate for Zhou Sheng. He realized the true nature of most cultivators and was forced onto the only path that would help him get stronger. 😭
No wonder he keeps running away from Lin Yijun. Obstinate people suck. ☹ The fact that he’s ignorant of the effects of his actions makes him even more annoying. 😠
Also, yay! 😄 Dogs–demonic wolves–to play with.
OMG Wen Zhihao is expanding his business to dog therapy! lol
For all the dog-people reading this 😂
Okay, I just noticed Zhou Sheng’s specific wording, “back in chains“. Does this mean that he was also reborn? 🤔
😅 I just rephrased that sentence to Does Lin Yijun want to drag my corpse back to the Golden Sun Sect that badly?
The original referred to Lin Yijun wanting to drag Zhou Sheng back to the Sect, like a prisoner in chains.
Yeah 😭😭😭
Lin Yijun needs someone to seriously tell him off!
I despise LYJ EVEN MORE NOW
It’s so amusing that you dislike the technically “protagonist” 😂😂
I dislike Luo Binghe also, I have a history 😈
Wen Zhihao able to tame every beast! Exept for stupid ones
thanks for the chapter~
Does LYJ count as one of those stupid ones? 🤭
yes
Every beast! Except for the human ones 😂😂😂😂😂
Thanks for the chapter it was perfect as always (๑^᎑^๑)♡
I hope Zhou Sheng and Wen Zhihao can become friends
Thank you so much!! Hm, as long as Zhou Sheng isn’t too bad, Wen Zhihao can befriend almost anyone!
I have read cub raising association. In that the MC had some strong spiritual aura which could be equivalent to the Qi used by Wen Zhihao. In after I live streamed raising cubs, he had some set of techniques and a system to help I think..
This chap’s vibe was kinda different. Poor Zhou Sheng.
Thanks for the Chapter!
I actually seriously thought about giving a warning for the different chapter vibe 😂😂😂😂 Thanks for reading!
Lin Yijun was already kinda stuck up.. Now I don’t wish for Zhou Sheng to end up with him..
They both need WZH as a qi therapist, who provides supervised pet therapy. (Swords stay at the door.)
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
We’ll see whether Lin Yijun will ever learn 🤔 Though definitely not right now…
New pet acquired! yay! :DD
New emotionally abusive background acquired! h-huh? 👀
New traumatised blackened character acquired! w-wait a minute—!?
Thanks for the update ~
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 That’s a funny comment! Thanks!
I have watched and read a lot of wuxia and have thought that sure there is a difference between righteous and demonic sects but in the same time not because both can be equally cruel.
Yes! While there are definitely differences and tendencies on either side, “righteous” and “demonic” are definitely not black-and-white when it comes to morality…
The one book I have read where they properly show this is Erha. That was a ride.
I’m sure WZ’s aura breaks the 4th wall. I can almost swear that the days I don’t get to read this in the morning are not as good as the ones where I do 🤔
+1 to WZ aura breaking the fourth wall 😂
omg, breaking the 4th wall 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’m glad reading this helps your morning!
Not just my morning, but my entire day 😇
Awww Zhou Sheng come (be friends) to Zhihao. He has a chill aura and personality and there are also kittens there. Try the kitten therapy, I’m sure it’ll help.
Thanks for the chapter!
Wen Zhihao himself can see the benefit of kitten therapy–it worked so well on Wang Li Wei and Zhang Wu! Two data points!! 🤣🤣
Thanks for the chapter! I can just imagine WZ going out on a beast subjugation… vicious demonic beast ready to pounce, cultivators ready to fight, WZ pulls out beast treats and a grooming brush and ends up with a cuddly beast puddle in his lap… LY may not have sent the beast, but he is a self-righteous bonehead. It sounds like the demonic cultivation ZH uses only requires his own blood? I’d say the two need to talk, but it won’t work until LY is capable of actually listening without his narrow minded filters getting in the way.
HAHAHA 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that’s such a great scene!!!
Yeah, they do need to talk…..
When your a wolf but Wen Zhihao see you as a dog😂😂, well nothing’s new I guess.
Thanks for the update 💕💕
I mean, Wen Zhihao sees the lions/tigers/big-big-cats as pet cats 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Little reader really doubts it. 😅
In fact, did he cultivate to Nascent Soul while thinking of Sun Fuyu??? That would be so sweet (≧∀≦)!! And him stuffing Sun Fuyu with talismans.. Yes! Spoil your man! 😆
So… Lin Yijun really messed up, didn’t he??? I feel so sad for Zhou Sheng, the poor kiddo! Nobody deserves to be forced to do anything to please another! Why the sword? Why this kinda of cultivation? So they can be called righteous??? resentment
I hope Wen Zhihao can heal his heart and maybe keep him safe from Li Yijun! Give him kitten therapy! Or doggy therapy! In fact…
🚨🚨🚨DOGGO ALERT🚨🚨🚨
There is a doggy!! He was so cute stopping everything for some food and belly scratches! This little reader wants to pet him too!!!
Wen Zhihao, living the dream 😤
Btw, this little reader was kinda slow. I thought Zhou Sheng and Lin Yijun hadn’t met because of Wen Zhihao coincidentally saving Zhou Sheng, but now does Zhou Sheng remembers his past life 😲?? Lin Yijun you better repent or I won’t ship you two anymore 😤!
Author-san, thanks for the chapter ❤️
omg….Wen Zhihao advancing through the power of love 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lin Yijun is a genius and doesn’t understand why everyone else is so stupid, he thinks they should just do what he does… But yes, now Wen Zhihao is here!
Hehehe, I’m glad you like the
dogwolf!The only thing i hate about demonic sect is when they sacrificed innocents. It’s actually crueler to themselves since they often has get hurt to get stronger.
Yes, there are definitely some demonic sects like that >_>
Sun Fuyu’s most powerful item–a qi-infused stone from WZH. All he needs to do is hold it up to who or whatever is having the anger problem, and it all goes away. Resentful ghosts and corpses dissolve in it’s glowing presence.
Maybe SFY can stick it under LYJ’s pillow to calm hem the heck down. LYJ thought it was powerful enough to be a cultivation tool. How much stronger is it now after having been activated by a late-stage Golden Core level cultivator?
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 that would be so funny hahahaha
It doesn’t quite work though if you don’t let it, especially since Lin Yijun is Nascent Soul…. 🤔🤔🤔
WZ I was also disappointed it was not a cat😄🐈
🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈 cough cough cats are better… cough cough
I’m betting that Wen Zhihao and Zhou Sheng will become friends (Sun Fuyu will totally get jealous). Zhou Sheng seems like a genuine guys that was just forced to become what he is now and I feel like Lin Yijun has not changed at all from how he was before despite regressing back in time for a second chance. If anything it might make him, more overconfident and impatient. While I wish for the best for both of them, I’m guessing that Wen Zhihao could become the bridge bring them together.
Thanks for the chapter~~*
Yes, Lin Yijun is definitely more overconfident now because of his second chance!
It’s okay if Sun Fuyu gets jealous, Wen Zhihao just needs to hug him better 😂😂😂😂
Our salted fish, Wen Zhihao legit just tamed a demonic wolf because of his aura and some treats 😂. It would be nice if Wen Zhihao and Sun Fuyu’s future house had demonic pets just lazing around them.
😍😍😍😍😍 that’s such a cute image!
Thanks for the chapter ♥️♥️
Thank you for reading!
I am no longer surprised at almost always agreeing with the “villain”, like now. I hope that Zhou and Wen Zhihao become friends, it would be an interesting pair. The other reborn there actually pisses me off.
Hmm, good “villains” are so common now it’s basically it’s own trope 🤣
bafflinghaze-sama, i love your novel, i love the ones you indicate, but…. I need more time! How can split myself to read more?! Why life is so hard? I wanna more time!!
Thanks for the chapter!
Thank you for the compliment~~~ Agreed, more time would be great T_T
Is Zhao Sheng is the main ML🤔🤔🤔
Zhou Sheng would have been the ML if this was a “normal” xianxia 😏
Cub Raising Association! Finally someone who has read the book, haha
hello, hello! XD
Thanks for the chapter! Enjoying Zhou Sheng as a character. Also yay, more recs!
Glad you’re enjoying Zhou Sheng! I’m starting to feel that Zhou Sheng would have been the original MC of this story, if this story had been serious 🤭🤭🤭
Dear gege sometimes I feel you are recommending books to distract us readers from your updates dont get lazy now I’m watching everyday 🤩👀👀👀👀👀
cough cough cough
T-thank you for watching me!!! 😆
“ …Pa kjrc’a j mja. Pa ibbxfv wbgf ilxf j ijguf vbu. Qfc Itltjb kjr j ilaaif vlrjqqblcafv, yea la kjrc’a atf vbu’r ojeia obg cba yflcu j mja. “Gb sbe kjca atlr?” tf jrxfv la, tbivlcu atf wfja bea. ”
Same man. It’s not the dogs fault it’s not a cat…. So relatable.
poor dog I mean wolf! 😆
Lin Yijun needs some life lessons. I think it’s because that he has the privileges that’s why he can’t see the sufferings of someone who doesn’t have it. 😬
😏😏😏 Well, Lin Yijun would definitely learn some new things over the course of this novel~
Ikr! I already hate him since he say something like, sun fuyu should be dead or something like that. So selfish! I hope mc slap his head to his sense soon
wait and see~
Thank you for the chapter!
Thank you for reading 🥰