[Gentleness to the World]

For now, the true nature of Lu Xun's Qi Sea remains a mystery.

But the possibility that his Qi Sea is black cannot be ruled out.

After all, even his heart is black...

The paper crane flew swiftly through the air, quickly returning to the Back Mountain.

Whether it was psychological or reality, Lu Xun felt the air in the Back Mountain was much fresher than outside.

Back at the Demon Sect, Mao Nanbei naturally wouldn't tie her hair into the Nezha style anymore. There was no need to hide her cat ears, so she wore two small braids today.

As she skipped around, the two braids swayed from side to side, making her look exceptionally adorable.

"Little Martial Brother, let's go!"

"Let's go catch fish! Slurp!" Mao Nanbei waved at Lu Xun, already drooling a little.

Lu Xun originally wanted to return to his room to continue studying the increase in his reputation points, but after being called by the little loli, he did feel a bit hungry.

"Catch a few more, and we'll send some to Second Senior Sister later," Lu Xun said to Mao Nanbei.

"Okay! Slurp!" she readily agreed.

For a cat, catching fish is inherently fun, not to mention the delicious fish to eat afterward.

After catching several fresh and delicious fish, Mao Nanbei shook off the water droplets on her hands, and the bells tied to her wrists made a crisp sound.

Lu Xun plunged into the kitchen and began to busy himself, gutting the fish while thinking, 'That brat Ji Li hasn't tasted my cooking yet, I'll find a chance to treat her to a meal.'

Ji Li had treated him well, and he remembered this kindness in his heart.

Lu Xun listened to Mao Nanbei's advice today and added a little more chili.

He didn't know why this little cat demon loved spicy food so much, to the point where she couldn't live without it.

Soon, the aroma spread, and Mao Nanbei sat at the table, her little feet dangling in the air, clearly in a great mood.

Lu Xun also had her fetch some bamboo and made bamboo rice, which she found particularly novel.

After the food was ready, the two went to the Bamboo Forest.

As soon as she entered the Bamboo Forest, Mao Nanbei shouted, "Second Senior Sister, Little Martial Brother and I are here to bring you food!"

The originally quiet Bamboo Forest suddenly became lively with her arrival.

The Daoist nun was still sitting high on the stone, not knowing what she was cultivating.

Lu Xun felt that she was almost one with the surrounding Bamboo Forest.

The slightly loose Daoist Robe still made her look very thin. Just looking at her back gave a sense of gauntness. It was estimated that she couldn't be fattened up in a short time, it would take a long-term effort.

Like yesterday, Lu Xun and Mao Nanbei sat on the narrow path to eat, while Second Senior Sister was on the boulder.

As she ate, Mao Nanbei stuck out her tongue and licked a grain of rice stuck to the corner of her mouth, then suddenly said to Lu Xun:

"Little Martial Brother, even if the Qi Sea you see is very, very small, don't be discouraged. Fourth Senior Sister will protect you. If anyone bullies you in the future, I'll chop off their head with a knife!" She patted her small chest with her left hand, particularly heroic.

"Could you wipe the grease off your mouth before you say that?" Lu Xun thought to himself.

Although that's what he thought, he couldn't help but smile, and smile brightly and happily.

He didn't say anything, but instead put another fish into Mao Nanbei's bowl.

The little cat demon had clear likes and dislikes, and spoke directly. She guessed that Lu Xun was unwilling to say, it must be because he saw too little.

Although she felt that her Little Martial Brother would definitely not be worse than others in the future, she was willing to escort him in the process.

After finishing all the food, Mao Nanbei urged Lu Xun to leave first.

After Lu Xun left, Mao Nanbei narrowed her eyes slightly, the golden bells on her wrists flickered with a faint light, and then she leaped up and pounced on the woman sitting quietly on the stone.

"I don't believe it, today I will definitely take off the wooden hairpin on Second Senior Sister's head!"

Second Senior Sister still just waved her robe, always this one move, but the little loli could never dodge or break it.

The golden bells on her wrists flickered on and off, and then she gave up struggling.

Mao Nanbei pouted her little mouth, enveloped by a stream of air as she flew towards Second Senior Sister, a look of resignation on her face.

After Second Senior Sister lightly touched her forehead with her slender fingers, she once again broke her transformation, reverting to the appearance of a Little Black Cat.

It seemed that no matter how hard she tried, it was useless, which made her a little annoyed. So, she flailed her four little paws wildly in the air, venting her emotions.

"D-don't... d-don't move," Second Senior Sister's clear yet stuttering voice echoed through the Bamboo Forest.

Mao Nanbei's little nose wrinkled slightly, expressing her displeasure, but she still obediently listened, as fierce and cowardly as ever.

She lay on Second Senior Sister's crossed legs, feeling Second Senior Sister's fair and slender fingers stroking her fur.

Her originally tense body relaxed all at once. If she didn't have to save face and maintain a bit of pride, she might have stretched out her limbs and relaxed her body.

Lost in comfort, Mao Nanbei suddenly heard Second Senior Sister say, "L-Little Martial Brother, the Qi Sea... is it very small... small?"

Mao Nanbei twitched her cat ears with her little paws and said, "I don't think it'll be big."

Second Senior Sister nodded, continuing to pet the cat, lost in thought.

On the other side, Lu Xun leisurely returned to the Small Study.

He walked at a leisurely pace, enjoying the scenery along the way.

After returning to the house, Lu Xun checked his current reputation points, which had stabilized at 1827.

He wasn't far from the 2000-point mission progress. If he found an opportunity to work harder, he would basically complete this mission.

As for the Qi Sea in his body, it would be a lie if Lu Xun said he wasn't curious.

It was just a pity that he wouldn't have the chance to "see" it again in the near future. He would have to wait until his divine sense reached a certain level before he could introspect his Qi Sea.

But then again, the Qi Sea was truly one of the most mysterious areas for cultivators.

Even Sect Master Shen Yan, who was already a great cultivator of the eighth realm, couldn't check other people's Qi Seas, let alone anyone else.

Before Lu Xun transmigrated, the highest level in Tian Chen was only open to level 60. So even his previous max-level account couldn't withstand a beating from Shen Yan.

After all, levels 0-10 were considered unranked, still laying the foundation, and levels 10-20 were considered the first realm. According to this conversion, the eighth realm was definitely in the eighties!

"The current me... shouldn't be subject to this level restriction, right?" Lu Xun thought in his heart.

However, these were still too far away for him, who was currently a level 2 noob.

First, he would live well in this world, and then see where his limits were.

He was actually quite curious. For the cultivators of the Tian Chen Continent, where was the end of cultivation, or was there no end to cultivation?

The reason he had this idea was because he had read many Xianxia novels and played a large number of Xianxia games, which all had settings such as "Immortal Realm" and "Ascension," as if ascension was the end of cultivation.

But Tian Chen didn't have this setting.

Ascension or anything like that didn't exist!

As for the plot where hundreds of millions of people compete for a spot to ascend to the Immortal Realm, it was even more impossible. Was this cultivation, or was it a Xianxia version of chicken dinner?

When playing the game, many players could feel the NPCs' love for the Tian Chen Continent, their love for this world.

It made sense. If the ultimate goal of cultivation was ascension, to leave this world, then they would naturally lack a bit of tenderness towards this world.

This chapter once again explains a small part of the background setting. Well, ascension does not exist in the setting of this book.