Walking the Pet

"Fragment of Heavenly Dao?"

"This game was pretty generous. The stuff it gave had some real substance."

As someone from Blue Star, he could not have been more familiar with what a Fragment of Heavenly Dao was.

After all, defying the heavens had gone from a trend to a tired cliché.

But no matter what, a Fragment of Heavenly Dao was absolutely a good thing.

"It seemed Xuanyuan Forbidden Area became mine?"

Qi Yuan accepted the Fragment of Heavenly Dao.

He immediately sensed that Xuanyuan Forbidden Area had seemingly become his territory.

"Interesting," Qi Yuan murmured.

The Fragment of Heavenly Dao seemed to hold authority over Xuanyuan Forbidden Area.

Having obtained the Fragment of Heavenly Dao, Qi Yuan was like a game's GM.

"This Xuanyuan Forbidden Area... is mine?"

Qi Yuan was not happy.

"That's all the Fragment of Heavenly Dao does?"

"Or does it only become useful after collecting all the fragments?"

Qi Yuan shifted his attention away from the Fragment of Heavenly Dao and onto the Divine Brush.

"The Divine Brush was condensed from the power of rules. It can inscribe rules upon Xuanyuan Forbidden Area?"

"For example, how can one enter Xuanyuan Forbidden Area?"

"Wouldn't that mean you had to carry a ladder to get in?"

Qi Yuan recalled something amusing he had seen on Blue Star. As long as someone carried a ladder on their back, they seemed able to go anywhere.

Cinemas, amusement parks, zoos—so long as you carried a ladder, the staff would not stop you.

After thinking for a moment, Qi Yuan wrote a rule into Xuanyuan Forbidden Area.

Carry a ladder to enter; pass through without obstruction.

"It's getting late. Time to walk my pet."

Qi Yuan rubbed his aching eyes.

Playing this game too much took quite a toll on his mind.

That was why, in the Shinguang Sect, he sometimes looked muddleheaded and unreliable.

Of course, it was not entirely because of the game.

That was simply his personality as well.

He looked... a little unhinged.

Qi Yuan tidied up and prepared to take his pet for a walk, while also going to see Zhuge Miao.

At the same time, Jiang Lingsu emerged from the Thatched Cottage.

She had been busy all day before finally getting the house in order.

Now, she was planning to go down the mountain and buy some daily necessities.

Just then, footsteps sounded, and Jiang Lingsu immediately looked over.

Was Eldest Senior Brother heading out?

But when she saw him, Jiang Lingsu froze.

"Eldest Senior Brother, what are you doing?" Jiang Lingsu's face was full of confusion.

In her line of sight, Qi Yuan was still wearing the white robe from earlier that day, but unlike when she had first met him, he held a rope in his hand.

He looked as though he were walking a pet.

But that pet... was that even a pet?

That was... a Kitchen Knife!

That was right. The other end of the rope was tied to a Kitchen Knife.

And Qi Yuan was leading the Kitchen Knife around. The scene was simply too absurd.

"I'm walking my pet," Qi Yuan said calmly. "It's been indoors too long. Its legs are about to rust. I'm taking it out for a walk so it can get some fresh air."

A Kitchen Knife had legs?

Taking it for a walk would stop it from rusting?

Did he think it was spirit iron?

This was obviously an ordinary iron Kitchen Knife.

She was finally certain now that there was something wrong with this senior brother's head.

"Eldest Senior Brother's tastes are rather unusual," Jiang Lingsu forced out.

"You're going down the mountain too? Want to go together?" Qi Yuan invited her.

"No!" Jiang Lingsu hurriedly refused. "Eldest Senior Brother, you go ahead. I'll go later."

Her eldest senior brother was walking a Kitchen Knife. If she followed him, they would definitely draw far too many stares.

That would be far too embarrassing!

Qi Yuan glanced at Jiang Lingsu, then withdrew his gaze. Looking at the Kitchen Knife behind the rope, he said intently, "Be good. Listen up. Don't break free from the rope, or if you get beaten to death with random clubs, I won't care."

Qi Yuan was still a civilized person. He put his pet on a leash when walking it.

Unlike some people, who walked their pets without leashes.

Then their pets ran around like crazy.

It was better to keep his pet leashed. Otherwise, Summer Eight Slashes would not be so nice.

Holding the rope, he slowly made his way down Seven Colors Peak.

The night breeze was cool, and the sun above the heavens had grown dim.

Qi Yuan walked his pet, feeling particularly at ease.

Playing games too much made his eyes hurt, and his fingers hurt too.

Getting some air, taking a walk, looking at beautiful women—it was not bad.

After all, this was a world of immortal cultivation. The odds of beautiful women appearing were vastly higher than in his previous life.

Not to mention anything else, every one of them had fair skin.

There were no obvious flaws on their faces either.

Even without makeup, they could hold their own.

"Senior Brother Qi Yuan." A tall young woman greeted Qi Yuan. She wore a short skirt, her legs long and slender, lustrous white as jade without looking sickly pale, exceptionally eye-catching.

"Mhm." Qi Yuan responded.

He came out to walk his pet almost every night.

At first, he had been the only one doing so.

But he was the eldest senior brother of Seven Colors Peak and had a certain celebrity effect. Walking pets gradually became popular in the Shinguang Sect, and quite a few people began imitating Qi Yuan by walking their pets as well.

Of course, the pets those senior brothers and sisters walked were proper pets—or rather, spirit beasts with combat power.

"Your Little Ao is not bad. In another few thousand years or so, it should develop spiritual intelligence." Qi Yuan looked at the pet the long-legged woman was leading and gave his assessment.

When the long-legged woman heard the first half, her face was still full of pride.

She had spent quite some time choosing this spirit beast.

But the latter half of his words left her somewhat annoyed.

It would take over a thousand years to develop spiritual intelligence?

And that was called good?

No matter how good her temper was, she could not help retorting, "Senior Brother Qi Yuan, when will your pet awaken spiritual intelligence?"

Qi Yuan's pet was a Kitchen Knife. How could it possibly awaken spiritual intelligence?

Quite a few Shinguang Sect disciples nearby saw what was happening and burst into laughter.

Qi Yuan frowned, thought for a moment, then said seriously, "At most a year, at least... very soon. It should be able to awaken spiritual intelligence."

"Senior Brother really knows how to joke." The long-legged woman smiled, clearly not believing him.

Qi Yuan merely smiled and did not explain.

Just then, Zhuge Miao's figure entered everyone's sight.

He said, "Junior Brother Qi Yuan modified the Spirit Forging Art and personally tested it. Whether he succeeds or fails, his courage is commendable.

Yet you all laugh at this. You are truly frogs at the bottom of a well, gazing at the sky."

Hearing Zhuge Miao's words, everyone present lowered their heads.

"Senior Brother's reprimand is correct!"

Zhuge Miao was the eldest senior brother of Divine Medicine Peak, a Foundation Establishment expert.

They feared him immensely.

As for the amiable Qi Yuan, they did not hold much awe for him in their hearts.

After lecturing everyone, Zhuge Miao walked up to Qi Yuan. "Junior Brother Qi Yuan, Master was refining medicine today, and I was attending him at his side. I arrived late. Please forgive me."

The imposing aura around Zhuge Miao dissipated. When facing Qi Yuan, he treated him as an equal and even carried a trace of admiration.

"Junior Brother Qi Yuan, this is a Nourishing Essence Pill formula I obtained from a cave dwelling.

"However, part of it is incomplete. I wonder if Junior Brother could point me through the maze.

"I am willing to offer a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object."

Zhuge Miao's posture was very humble, forming a stark contrast to his earlier overbearing manner.

Qi Yuan accepted the Nourishing Essence Pill formula and looked it over.

This was an incomplete Nourishing Essence Pill formula. If the Zhu Huang in it were replaced with Ligustrum, and the missing Yang Gu replaced with Xiao Tai Hua, the refined pill's effects could be increased by fifty percent, while its pill toxicity would be reduced by a tenth or two.