Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

Chapter 1052: 39: Reunion with an Old Friend

Chapter 1052: Chapter 39: Reunion with an Old Friend

Xu Yinglian was at a loss for words.

In terms of combat ability on a scale of ten, Shushan’s Jiao Xiao undoubtedly ranks ten, while Penglai’s Dong You, judging by the recent response, would barely reach three or two.

However, if assessing intelligence, then this Dong You Daoist friend would score at least eight, far above that of Shushan’s Jiao Xiao.

To emulate the horse racing strategy of Tian Ji, naturally, one would compete against Dong You, and engage in a battle of wits with Jiao Xiao… but sometimes there really is no choice.

“So Dong You Daoist friend does not know that person?” Xu Yinglian asked tentatively.

“Not exactly.” Shi Liuli replied casually.

“How so?” Xu Yinglian frowned, “‘Not exactly’ know?”

“That would depend on Qiong Ying Daoist friend’s perspective of what constitutes ‘knowing’.” Shi Liuli smiled.

“What are you two insinuating?” An Zhisu said impatiently, “How much longer do we have to stay here?”

“If Jiao Xiao Daoist friend is eager to leave, feel free.” Xu Yinglian glanced sideways at her.

An Zhisu suppressed her anger and said coldly:

“I need to leave here as soon as possible, may Qiong Ying Daoist friend assist me.”

This Shushan brute apparently isn’t totally clueless… just as Shi Liuli was thinking this, she heard Xu Yinglian ask her again:

“Dong You Daoist friend, do you need me to help you get out?”

“I would be grateful for your trouble then.” Shi Liuli said with a blossoming smile.

“No problem.” Xu Yinglian continued, “But I’m quite interested in your relationship with that person, could you disclose a little first?”

The implicit meaning was if you don’t tell me, I won’t help you leave.

“Since when did Kunlun’s Qiong Ying become concerned with other people’s petty affairs?” Shi Liuli covered her mouth in mock surprise.

“Oh, is it considered petty affairs?” Xu Yinglian asked in surprise, “So your relationship with that person is considered your secret affair?”

“If it’s a secret affair, then Daoist friend shouldn’t inquire.” Shi Liuli continued to smile, “Why ask again?”

The two were exchanging overt and covert shots, loaded with irony, An Zhisu feeling like she understood yet also didn’t, said impatiently:

“Can’t you two just get to the point? Is there anything you can’t say directly?”

“If I ask, someone may not respond.” Xu Yinglian said coldly.

“If I speak, someone may not believe.” Shi Liuli said with a smiling face.

“Ah ah ah ah!” An Zhisu gripped her hair frantically, then let out a long exasperated sigh, glaring at Xu Yinglian, “I’ve had enough, would Daoist friend be so kind to send me out?”

Elsewhere, after leaving the cave heaven, Chen Guanshui used that Heavenly Weaving God Shuttle once again to teleport, fleeing at lightning speed out of the Feather Courtyard ruins.

Whatever the Heavenly Demon, whatever ancient city, they weren’t scary at all—but nothing is scarier in this world than women.

If anything could be scarier, it would be three women seeking him!

He united with his sword, heading from the Southern Sea towards the East Sea’s Heaven’s Leak, racing night and day for fear that Shi Liuli would emerge and use Art Calculation to lock onto him.

He occasionally broke away from the Man-Sword Unity state, then took out the Scripture Scroll of Purple Mansion Thunder from his bosom, studying and cultivating it while controlling the sword.

Though these ancient scripture scrolls of Purple Mansion Thunder were obscure, the incomplete sections from Shushan’s Fire Element Cave provided annotations and corrections, making it not very difficult to understand.

By the time he entered the East Sea territories, he had mostly comprehended this Thunder Method, gaining some insight into the Taiji Thunder of Nine Thunder Fusion—he needed to find a place where he wouldn’t be disturbed to cultivate the fusion of Nine Thunders he’d achieved.

But in his current situation… it’s obvious that “undisturbed” is impossible.

Thus, Ah Jing’s ability in Shielding Technique became his only hope.

Though this fellow wasn’t trustworthy, he had to find her!

The vast East Sea, immeasurable and boundless, without a Compass or guide needle, nor having Ah Jing’s location, Chen Guanshui had to rely on constellations, the sun, islands, and passing fishermen to roughly ascertain direction.

However, the closer he got to the Heaven Pillar, islands became fewer, and human presence grew scarce.

Using only celestial signs to determine direction could easily result in “a tiny error leading to a huge miscalculation,” at first Chen Guanshui held onto a lucky feeling, but as he continued deeper into the East Sea, realizing he should have reached Heaven’s Leak three days ago, he quickly lost patience.

“Suming, Suming, why are you silent!” Chen Guanshui complained, “If Ah Jing were here, surely I wouldn’t be in such dire straits!”

“If Sword Master had bought a Guide Compass from a long-distance sailing fleet before setting out, you wouldn’t be in such dire straits either.” Suming Sword naturally refused to take blame, retorting in kind.

“What Compass?!” Chen Guanshui exclaimed angrily, “I, a dignified Nascent Soul Cultivator, would buy what ordinary mortals use… a Compass, wouldn’t that be embarrassing?”

“Then isn’t a dignified Nascent Soul Cultivator getting lost on the vast sea embarrassing?” Suming Sword countered.

“Enough!” Chen Guanshui said seriously, “Say no more, Suming. Don’t let yourself become a Life-bound Sword Artifact that not only serves no purpose but loves to jabber and speak sarcastic comments!”

Suming Sword: ………

“I have suggestions, you know.” She suddenly said.

“Speak quickly!” Chen Guanshui said urgently, “I won’t hold grudges for those past remarks.”

“Here’s the thing, Sword Master.” Suming Sword chuckled, “Positioning by celestial signs isn’t precise, but the general southeast, northwest directions can be distinguished.”

“Why not turn northwest now, return to the Divine Land coast, buy a Compass, then recalculate the location of Heaven’s Leak, wouldn’t a straight line journey be feasible?”

Chen Guanshui nearly spat blood upon hearing this, only managing to speak after a long pause:

“Let’s not talk about the time and effort cost. Even with the compass, from the Divine Land to the Heavenly Leak is more than ten thousand miles away?”

“Even a tiny angle deviation on the compass will make a huge difference in the destination. What’s the point then?”

“But at least it won’t be too far off, right?” Suming Sword argued, “What if… we find the Heavenly Leak on the first try?”

“If not at once, running a few more times, with good luck, we’ll eventually find it, right?”

“Run a few more times, and when Shi Liuli and the others find me, the whole family can search for the Heavenly Leak together, right?” Chen Guanshui laughed angrily, “That’s enough already.”

“It’s all this Heavenly Leak’s fault!” he couldn’t help but complain, “If the Heaven Pillar in the Southeast was still there, you could see the pillar from afar and wouldn’t get it wrong.”

“Now the Heaven Pillar is gone, and only a Heavenly Leak is left. How am I supposed to find it?”

Before he finished speaking, a loud screech echoed from the distance.

Chen Guanshui looked carefully and saw a Golden-Winged Roc spreading its wings, gliding rapidly in the distance.

That Golden-Winged Roc… wasn’t it the one Qiu Changtian had instructed back then? The one that kept crashing into the Heavenly Leak, thinking the Eastern Emperor Realm was beyond the Heavenly Dome?

Quickly controlling his sword to follow, he pursued for about an hour, and its speed indeed slowed down.

Seizing the opportunity to close in, Chen Guanshui called out:

“Brother Bird! Brother Bird, please stop!”

The roc flapped and halted mid-air, turning its head to say:

“Do you know me?”

“May I ask, Brother Bird.” Chen Guanshui kept his distance and asked, “Do you know where Nuwa repaired the sky in the past?”

“I know,” the Golden-Winged Roc shook its head, “and then?”

“I’m heading there.” Chen Guanshui said earnestly, “If it’s on the way, could we travel together?”

The Golden-Winged Roc pondered for a while, with its head slightly moving before stopping, finally saying:

“You also want to go to the Eastern Emperor Realm?”

This almost made Chen Guanshui burst into laughter, but he barely held back and said nonsensically:

“That’s right, just in time to travel with you!”

“You don’t even have wings, what are you going to the Eastern Emperor Realm for?” the Roc continued.

“To find my family,” Chen Guanshui lied, “My wife is in the Eastern Emperor Realm.”

“Oh, I see,” the Roc surprisingly believed him and sighed, “Then you really shouldn’t… you’ve left your wife in the Eastern Emperor Realm, haven’t you thought about how much she misses you?”

Chen Guanshui didn’t expect to be lectured by this silly bird, so he had to reply:

“Ah yes, yes, yes, it was just an accident at the time that I ended up in this world.”

“Even if it was an accident, it’s still unacceptable!” The Roc extended its wing to knock on his head, “Even if it wasn’t intentional, your wife wouldn’t be sad or upset?”

“Look at me… back then, I was accidentally abandoned here when my kind was migrating. I know the pain of missing your kin too well!”

I think they might not have accidentally abandoned you but were afraid you’d lower the tribe’s average IQ?

Since Chen Guanshui needed the Roc’s help, he could only say:

“Indeed, it was wrong, so I’m trying to go back, right?”

“Hmm.” The Roc thought for a moment, then added, “When you return, you must apologize properly, okay?”

This bird really doesn’t quit!

Chen Guanshui agreed profusely, finally placating the Roc.

So man and bird traveled side by side, and Chen Guanshui asked once more:

“How long will it take to reach the Heavenly Leak from here?”

“About three days,” the Roc replied.

Three days… Calculating the speed and distance, Chen Guanshui couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.

The deviation was so far… without this Golden-Winged Roc, it would have been nearly impossible to find the Heavenly Leak by luck alone.

In this world, indeed, everything is interconnected. Who would have thought that helping a giant kun transform into a roc would later assist me in return? Truly amazing.

With these thoughts, Chen Guanshui flew with the Roc for three days and indeed arrived at the location of the old Heavenly Leak.

The Heavenly Leak looked like a vast scar in the high Heavenly Dome, or a dark cloud plainly visible even from near the sea’s surface below.

This Heavenly Leak would completely rupture in hundreds of years, rendering the Heavenly Dome useless.

And I’m here to mend the sky, to extend the world’s life… how long it can be extended is hard to say. In the past, after Nuwa mended the sky, the world forcibly continued for hundreds of thousands of years, hopefully, this time will be somewhat similar.

With these thoughts, Chen Guanshui suddenly heard the Roc calling out:

“Ah Jing! I brought back a friend from the Human Race, didn’t you say last time if someone came, I should inform you right away?”

“I meant to tell me ahead of time!” Suddenly, a figure burst through the sea’s surface below, angrily rushing out.

Her expression froze upon seeing Chen Guanshui’s face.

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