novelraw Chapter 225 : “Not the Dao Ancestor, but the Dao Companion!”
Chapter 225 : “Not the Dao Ancestor, but the Dao Companion!”
Chapter 225: “Not the Dao Ancestor, but the Dao Companion!”
A wave of warmth rose within Han Shuangjiang’s body. Her hunger and thirst vanished in an instant.
She had no idea why.
But it undoubtedly brought peace to the girl who was currently comprehending the sword.
Though she possessed exceptional mental fortitude and wouldn't fall into the cycle of “hunger-induced distraction,” it was impossible for her to be entirely unaffected.
Now freed from that burden, Han Shuangjiang felt much more at ease.
It meant she no longer felt a pressing sense of urgency.
Earlier, she had genuinely thought she was on the verge of starving and dying of thirst.
“So, this wasn’t actually part of the trial?” the girl wondered.
By now, she clearly understood that she had entered the Dao Ancestor Inheritance Secret Realm.
If the massive “【Dao】” character in the previous stages had only aroused her suspicions, then the figure in this trial wearing Dao robes and carrying the Dao Ancestor’s Sword Scabbard left no room for doubt.
The person carrying the Dao Ancestor’s Sword Scabbard had to be the Dao Ancestor himself. There was no way it was Chu Huaixu, right?
A thought flashed through Han Shuangjiang’s mind as she said inwardly, “Looks like the Dao Ancestor made some preparations inside the secret realm.”
“He probably didn’t want those who entered to be too anxious, so they could take their time to comprehend.”
“The Inheritance Secret Realm is set up in the Outer Sect. Low-level cultivators would indeed be troubled by hunger and thirst.”
“The Dao Ancestor really was incredibly thorough, even thinking of such details.”
At that moment, her reverence for the Dao Ancestor deepened.
Inside the third trial of the secret realm, Chu Huaixu sat before Han Shuangjiang, watching her with great interest.
She remained unaware, completely oblivious to the fact that someone else had entered the secret realm.
He simply sat there watching her silently, the more he looked, the more he found her beauty flawless.
Many people might appear stunning at first glance but become tiresome to look at over time.
Big Ice Block was different. To Chu Huaixu, she was always pleasing to the eye no matter how long he looked.
“She’s barely aware of the outside world right now... should I do something to her?”
He raised both hands, intending to pinch her cheeks hard.
But on second thought, he gave up. After all, she was in the middle of sword comprehension—what if something went wrong?
Of course, he wasn’t exactly a hopeless romantic either. After examining his Little Housekeeper for a while, he began doing other things to pass the time.
He wasn’t sure how long Big Ice Block would take to break through, and naturally, he couldn't just sit idly.
What amused him was the Supreme-grade Spirit Sword Zhegutian lying next to Han Shuangjiang. Its sword tassel floated up and gently brushed against Chu Huaixu’s body.
Its master was in closed-door cultivation. Now was the perfect chance to express some affection while she wasn’t aware.
Chu Huaixu chuckled softly and lightly patted the sword’s blade. It couldn’t help but let out a low, restrained sword cry.
Afterward, Chu Huaixu sat cross-legged and focused his Divine Sense into the black bead to check on the progress of Dao Birth One.
That wisp of Origin Power was still being refined, but part of it seemed to have already merged into the Medicinal Cauldron.
“I wonder what kind of change this will bring later?” he thought.
Aside from that, Chu Huaixu glanced again at the Accursed Pill that contained the Four Symbols Spirit Root.
For the time being, he didn’t know what to do with the thing.
After some thought, he decided that after leaving the secret realm, he’d look for Xiang Yan and the others to collect some items from Ye Kongxuan’s storage pouch to better understand the cultivation system of Kunlun Grotto-Heaven, and conduct more research.
Anyway, by rule, that loot was originally his—only temporarily lent to the sect.
“Maybe, this Accursed Pill and Spirit Root will really come in handy in the future?” Chu Huaixu thought.
Two days passed in a flash.
Han Shuangjiang remained in a meditative state.
Each day, Chu Huaixu would feed her one White Flour Fasting Pill.
When he was idle, he would practice sword techniques there.
He didn’t intend to use this as a way to level up his sword skills—the efficiency was far too low.
It was purely because he had just advanced several stages in one go, and needed some time to adjust.
Although the system upgrade didn’t require time to consolidate cultivation—it was already solid—he still needed to get used to the increased power, especially the strength of his physical body, and ensure he could control it with ease.
In truth, he was now immensely powerful.
If he couldn’t control his strength well, even something like holding a bowl of rice could become troublesome—he might accidentally crush the bowl.
This kind of issue wouldn’t happen when leveling up one stage at a time, but this time the leap was too great.
That was precisely why he hadn’t rushed to reach the Second Realm Perfect Stage.
“There are still hundreds of thousands of Experience Points in the Character Panel, enough to take me to Level 29,” Chu Huaixu thought.
Several more hours passed. He noticed Han Shuangjiang, who had been utterly still, flutter her long, delicate eyelashes.
The Reincarnation Sword Intent she had mastered spread out from her body. Even while unconscious, she entered the Heaven-Man State, and her hair instantly turned snowy white.
Then, she slowly opened her eyes.
What she saw was still that giant “【Dao】” character with a deep sword scar carved into the stone wall.
The only difference today was that someone she often thought about was now standing in front of the wall.
It was the figure dressed in a Black-Gold Robe.
Even with her face still supposed to be emotionless in her Heaven-Man State, the girl’s expression showed a hint of surprise and confusion.
“What’s wrong? Thought you missed me so much that you started hallucinating?” Chu Huaixu looked at her and smiled faintly.
Hearing his cheeky tone, Big Ice Block instantly understood—it wasn’t an illusion. It was really him.
The next moment, realization dawned on the girl.
She instantly figured out why she had suddenly stopped feeling hungry and thirsty.
There was no such thing as a considerate and thoughtful Dao Ancestor.
It was simply because he had come.
He had entered the Dao Ancestor Inheritance Secret Realm.
Chu Huaixu leaned back against the stone wall, arms crossed over his chest, deliberately posing.
Only then did he slowly walk up to Han Shuangjiang, eyes fixed on her snowy white hair.
Gotta admit, she had a unique charm in her Heaven-Man State.
This look of ethereal detachment mixed with cold indifference was distinctly different from her usual frosty demeanor.
“One Dao Companion, two modes—tsk! What a deal!”
Big Ice Block noticed his gaze lingering on her hair and promptly withdrew her Reincarnation Sword Intent.
“Need to stabilize your sword intent first?” Chu Huaixu asked.
“No need,” she replied.
“You’ve been starving for days and lived on fasting pills for a while. Want a Spirit Fruit to treat yourself?” He took one out from his Storage Token and asked.
The girl shook her head and simply stared at him.
“How did you get in here?” she asked, puzzled.
“No idea. Sixth Elder told me you entered the Dao Ancestor Inheritance Secret Realm, so I had him take me there.”
“Then I touched that big stone, a wisp of Dao Canon Power from my body got drawn into it, and I was pulled in.”
“And you?” he asked her in return.
The girl didn’t mention that it was her buttocks that touched the stone and landed her in here.
She just said, “I touched the big stone too and somehow ended up in the secret realm.”
Chu Huaixu, hearing that, looked thoughtful and began analyzing to himself: “It’s unlikely you’re the only one to have touched that stone in the past thousand years. The entrance must have its own activation criteria.”
“Maybe it’s because you’re a Supreme-grade Spirit Embryo… or maybe it’s just your fate.” He kept rambling.
Han Shuangjiang watched him, nodded slightly, and asked, “Did you pass through two trials as well?”
“Nope,” Chu Huaixu waved dismissively.
Then, he began bragging about how generous the Dao Ancestor had been to him.
“You have no idea. In the first trial, I didn’t even do anything—my Divine Sense just skyrocketed.”
Han Shuangjiang: “…”
“As for the second trial, I walked in and saw puppet corpses everywhere. Then I soaked in a Medicinal Bath, which still had loads of medicinal power left. I nearly couldn’t absorb it all.”
Han Shuangjiang: “…”
She had fought hard to get here.
But that Dead Fox came in like he was hitting the jackpot! He just kept picking up free benefits!
“Did you comprehend the sword scar in this trial?” she asked, curious.
Chu Huaixu, as usual, began pretending again.
“Of course I did. I took two sword strikes from the Dao Ancestor, felt something in my heart, and my Sword Intent rose to Minor Mastery,” he said casually.
Han Shuangjiang: “…”
But now that their Dao Companion relationship was confirmed, their conversations were more intimate than before. She wasn’t always cold like she was around others. With him, she was a bit more girlish.
So she retorted with slight annoyance, “Look at that smug face of yours.”
“It’s nothing, just your average sword genius,” Chu Huaixu replied, then switched topics.
“Did you practice those Techniques I gave you?”
Han Shuangjiang nodded. “I learned a Sword Technique, and one Water Control Technique.”
With that, she took out the Jade Slip from her Storage Token and returned it to Chu Huaixu.
“You only learned two? The others didn’t suit you?”
“Mm. The rest didn’t seem to fit well. Besides, biting off more than I can chew wouldn’t help,” she replied with her usual logic.
“Good.” Chu Huaixu nodded.
He gently took the girl’s small hand, looked down at her, and deliberately asked, “Why did you suddenly go to the Cold Pool? Something up?”
The Dead Fox was laying the groundwork.
Han Shuangjiang paused, then quickly shook her head.
“Just passing by.”
They say things remind people of others. How could the cold-faced girl admit that she had been reminded of their shared experiences and had wandered over there?
“Really? Who passes by the Cold Pool?”
“I went to the market, bought a few things, and on the way back passed by there.”
“But the place you passed by would be the outer edge of the Cold Pool. That stone is in the inner area—where we entered the Cold Pool Secret Realm,” Chu Huaixu pointed out.
“I was just taking a walk.”
“Really?” Chu Huaixu asked again.
The girl couldn’t take his relentless questioning anymore and snapped, “What exactly are you trying to say?”
“It’s what you haven’t said.”
The Dead Fox finally went in for the emotional blow, locking eyes with her as he tugged at her heartstrings:
“Is it really that hard… to just say you’ve missed me these past few days?”