No Longer So Distant

"Change!"

In the spacious tomb chamber, a thin wooden stake, about the height of a person, suddenly appeared.

There are two eyes on the wooden stake, blinking.

There's a bump underneath, I don't know what it is.

A Wolf Tooth Club stood upright in front of the wooden stake, tilting back and forth for a long time before finally saying, "There are too many flaws."

"Change!"

With a "bang," the wooden stake turned into a Wolf Tooth Club, but its size remained the same: thin and 1.8 meters tall.

There were still two eyes on the Wolf Tooth Club, blinking continuously.

There's a particularly thick, sharp thorn at the bottom.

"Haha, great job, I'm older than you."

"..." The small Wolf Tooth Club flew into the air and slammed down on the thick spike.

The giant Wolf Tooth Club rolled to the ground, and he shouted, "Hide!"

Then it transformed back into Qin Yi's appearance, only its form became blurred, yet it couldn't be completely hidden; you could still make out the shape of a person.

Qin Yi was frustrated. "Is it because I haven't learned it well enough?"

Liusu said helplessly, "Your cultivation is a bit lacking, not enough to support such subtle changes, let alone sustain them. Let's leave it at that for now. Half a day is enough to get you to this level. Oh, by the way, keep this semi-hidden state until your Law Power is exhausted and you naturally reveal yourself. This will help you train your Law Power."

"Okay, okay." Qin Yi chuckled, half-hidden. "This is so much fun! Great job! I wish I had learned this sooner."

"Idiot." Liusu said irritably, "If I had known you liked these things, I would have lured you to learn them back in the village."

"Hmm, maybe it really works..." Qin Yi laughed. "Anyway, it's not too late now. This is the true Daoist Arts that combines interest and practicality."

"While this is indeed a very useful skill once mastered, I don't know where you can use it right now. Are you planning to use this half-hidden method to spy on Minghe? She'd blow your mind."

Qin Yi, hands on hips, exclaimed, "I never imagined something so lewd!"

Liusu replied coolly, "Who knows?"

"Pah." Qin Yi opened the secret passage and went down. "I should go and see how her injuries are recovering, and whether she needs my medicine."

The secret passage wasn't long and didn't lead to the outside world, which is why the "Shadow Demon" girl sensed that Minghe couldn't have gone far.

In reality, given the monk's State of Mind and design philosophy, this wasn't intended to lead to any private area or escape route. The tunnel led to a cool, secluded spot carved out of the mountainside, drawing spring water from the mountaintop to form a bubbling pool.

This was to neutralize the dryness of the Earth Fire and to place water at the bottom of the tomb to prevent the formation of a yin corpse. This only proves one thing: the Humble Origins's claim that "there is yin fire seed below to nourish the corpse" was a ruse to trick Qin Yi into risking his life.

Although his intentions may have been good, Qin Yi was not fooled and remained vigilant. However, this did not stop Qin Yi from setting a small goal: to go out and beat up that fat rat.

Furthermore, this incident highlights the familiarity that Humble Origins have with Qin Yi.

Knowing that he was the Nanli Kingdom Teacher and that he was a brute was one thing; perhaps he had heard it from passing Southern Li people. But the fact that he knew Qin Yi cultivated Fire Element Technique Method, ostensibly because he saw the "Mingliang Ming Tang," now seemed to be just an excuse. In reality, he had another way of clearly understanding Qin Yi's background.

While Qin Yi was thinking about this, he quickly walked out of the short dark passage.

The view ahead suddenly opened up.

After the Spiritual Qi of the cave abode was restored, this place became the original Blessed Land. The so-called cave is no longer a dark place lit only by phosphorescent fire, but a place with its own soft light. The Spiritual Qi permeates it, creating a natural ethereal atmosphere.

Amidst the misty, ethereal atmosphere, a pool lies beside the mountain wall, where spring water still gently flows from the wall, dripping into the pool with a clear, babbling sound. Beside the pool are blue stones, upon which Minghe stands quietly, gazing down at the pool.

She had put her Daoist Scarf back on, no longer her disheveled hair. The bloodstains and mud from the battle on her Daoist robe had disappeared, replaced by a simple, elegant blue and white. A long sword was slung across her back as she stood quietly. Mist and water droplets drifted over the hem of her robe, causing it to flutter gently, serene and distant, as if she had completely merged with this celestial realm.

That untouchable remoteness, that ethereal, otherworldly quality, reappeared in her.

She remains like the Minghe hanging high in the sky, visible but unattainable.

Qin Yi felt a pang of melancholy. Perhaps their future interactions would be just like when they were pretending to live together before: few words exchanged, a simple "fellow Daoist" exchanged, and then they would pass each other by.

The intimate contact we had just experienced now felt like a dream.

Minghe seemed lost in thought, completely oblivious to Qin Yi watching her from the entrance of the passage, despite her usually keen senses.

At that moment, she was thinking of Qin Yi.

Minghe originally thought that her previous unsettled thoughts were because she had lost her Law Power and was seriously injured. In that most vulnerable moment, she was like an ordinary person and could not maintain that transcendent mind. She believed that everything would be normal once her Law Power returned.

But now her Law Power has returned, and it even seems to have improved. She doesn't need Qin Yi's medicine anymore; the medicine from her sect is much better than Qin Yi's low-end stuff, and she's recovered almost completely in no time.

This must be close to his peak condition, right?

But why am I still so upset?

The feeling of being on his back, the warmth of being held in his arms, and... the helpless panic when he pressed down on me.

It still echoes in my heart every moment.

Minghe suddenly felt like taking a bath.

Cleansing Technique Method, such as Cleanse Body Technique and Clean Clothes Technique, seem to carry a sense of unreliability and emptiness at this moment, failing to provide a psychological feeling of being cleansed.

Minghe really wanted to try washing it with water to see if it could remove some things.

She took a deep breath and loosened her belt.

The Daoist robe was gently opened, revealing a snow-white inner garment underneath.

With a soft "thump," Minghe suddenly turned her head, and the long sword on her back had automatically been drawn.

But then a blurry, half-hidden figure at the entrance of the passage suddenly materialized into Qin Yi, who was staring at her in disbelief.

Minghe's face flushed red. She quickly clenched her clothes and gritted her teeth, saying, "Qin Yi, you actually hid and spied on me!"

"Innocent!" Qin Yi almost wanted to bang his head against the wall. "You never need to shower, do you? How was I supposed to know you were going to take your clothes off..."

"Then why did you turn invisible?"

"If I told you I was just practicing this Law Technique and it automatically dispelled when my Law Power ran out, would you believe me?"

Minghe clasped her slender hands to her chest and glared angrily.

That means "You'd be a fool to believe you."

"Damn it." Being mistaken for a peeping tom was incredibly embarrassing, so Qin Yi retorted, "If I wanted to take your clothes off, I would have done it a few times already. As for peeping? I think it's you who's here. You can clearly sense my presence, you don't need to shower, yet you deliberately take off your clothes to seduce me..."

"Qin Yi!" Minghe was furious and chased after him with her sword.

Qin Yi fled in panic, covering his head.

Minghe ran a few steps, and her sash fell to the ground. She clutched her chest with one hand, while the hem of her dress fluttered open. Minghe was both ashamed and angry. Finally unable to continue the chase, she angrily threw her sword to the ground, picked up the sash, and tied it tightly.

Qin Yi poked his head out from the passageway and said cautiously, "Hey, I said, you have an undergarment underneath, I didn't see anything."

Minghe retorted angrily, "What else do you want to see?!"

Qin Yi cautiously said, "Fellow Daoist, you are fixated on appearances and bound by the taboos between men and women, your thinking is sordid..."

Minghe picked up the longsword and chased after him again, Qin Yi turned and ran.

Suddenly, a Wolf Tooth Club appeared under his feet. Qin Yi never expected Liusu to trick him like this. Caught off guard, he was hooked and crashed headfirst into the wall, clutching his head in pain with tears welling up in his eyes.

Minghe had caught up to the side, brandishing her sword and glaring angrily for a long time, but of course she wouldn't stab him. The two stared at each other for a while, and seeing Qin Yi clutching his head in a tragic state, Minghe suddenly felt like laughing for some reason.

But I can't laugh at this moment.

Qin Yi rubbed his head in annoyance, suppressing the urge to stomp on the stick a thousand times, and muttered, "Actually, you're quite nice when you're angry."

Minghe thought this was a way to save face for both sides, so she asked with a straight face, "What's wrong?"

Qin Yi said earnestly, "Because... it's not that far away."