Unanswerable Questions

All things have a spirit, and humans are the most advanced.

Heaven has its own way, earth has its own Mother Earth, and all plants and trees can become spirits. A realm is called a realm spirit, a stone is called a stone spirit, and even divine weapons and sharp tools have spirits, which are called Weapon Spirit.

The knife is the spirit of the knife, the spear is the spirit of the spear, and the sword is the Sword Spirit.

Now, Ji Lin's situation is similar to that of Sword Spirit.

While residing within the sword, it differs from Sword Spirit. Sword Spirit is an intelligence born from the sword, and its relationship with the sword is one of mutual dependence; if the sword is destroyed, the spirit will perish. However, a sword possessing Sword Spirit can unleash power far greater than that of ordinary weapons.

In some cases, the Sword Spirit can even control the sword on its own. If one obtains such a divine weapon and gains the Sword Spirit's approval, one's own strength will increase several times over.

However, the current situation is not suitable for Ji Lin. She is merely residing within Xuanyuan Sword and possesses the ability to wield a trace of its power. If the Sword Spirit directly enhances its master's power, then Ji Lin plays a supporting role.

The Xuanyuan Sword lost its original sharpness because Ji Lin suppressed its power, which is why it appears to have no function other than being ornate.

After entering the Xuanyuan Sword, Ji Lin was unable to control Xuanyuan Sword, nor could he control the sword itself to kill enemies like in those fantasy novels. He still needed Fu Hua's presence when fighting.

However, it does have some advantages, such as being able to mobilize natural forces to help Fu Hua fight enemies, but... it doesn't seem really necessary (a useless ability).

If the previous ability was rather useless, then the most useful benefit for Fu Hua is that she can protect Ji Lin's soul, storing it in the Xuanyuan Sword and nourishing it with Purple Qi and Chaos Qi. I wonder if those cultivators would slap Fu Hua to death if they knew about this.

Such precious Purple Qi and Chaos Qi were used only to nourish a single soul.

The soul cannot exist in the world forever. This is a truth that all cultivators understand, but Fu Hua does not. She only knows that if Ji Lin is left unattended, he will definitely disappear completely.

Fortunately, it seems that someone helped them by using Ji Lin's relationship with the Xuanyuan Sword to allow her to reside in the Xuanyuan Sword. In the future, she can collect more things to nourish her soul and gradually strengthen it, so that she can travel freely between heaven and earth.

If one has the ability, one can also create a body for it and let the soul enter into it, which can be called a true resurrection.

Of course, Fu Hua still didn't know any of this, since she wasn't a cultivator, and even if she were, no one would tell her these things!

Therefore, when Fu Hua learned about this knowledge in the future, she inexplicably felt like punching someone, even though she didn't know who she was going to punch.

Outside the world, inside the Eternal Passage, Mikoto, who was chasing Misaka Zero, suddenly shivered, feeling a sense of foreboding.

After Ji Lin entered the Xuanyuan Sword, Fu Hua looked down at it for a long time, then held the Xuanyuan Sword horizontally in front of her chest, her left hand caressing the blade, as if she were feeling Ji Lin inside.

The Xuanyuan Sword remains the Xuanyuan Sword, and the Tai Xu's Grip remains the Tai Xu's Grip. For Fu Hua, there are not many changes, except that from now on, there will be one more person carrying the sword.

The Xuanyuan Sword is Ji Lin's eyes. Fu Hua wants to show her the world, so she naturally won't put her away. Therefore, the only option is to carry the sword with her.

He sheathed the Xuanyuan Sword at his waist, wrapped it in silkworm cloth, leaving only the hilt and Yin Yang Bead exposed. The sword, now completely concealed, was perfectly wrapped in Silkworm Silk cloth.

At least from Fu Hua's perspective, this is the best way.

Silkworm Silk, especially cloth woven from the silk spun by the Spirit Beast Silkworm, possesses the effect of being impervious to water and fire, and invulnerable to swords and spears, but of course, this only applies to mortal items.

If it is a high-level Silkworm Silk, then it is different; even spiritual weapons and magical artifacts cannot cut through it.

It's best used as a defensive robe; it's somewhat unnecessary to use it as a cloth bag just to wrap some items.

Judging from the looks of it, Fu Hua used the finest Silkworm Silk to cover the Xuanyuan Sword. (Envious)

After properly placing the Xuanyuan Sword, Fu Hua accompanied Cang Xiaoxuan to the settlement of the Xiong Bing Lian and the Angel Clan.

It's still the same as before. The Angel Clan, led by Angel Yan, consists of six angel warriors, while on the other side is the Super Xiong Bing Lian.

Before Fu Hua and Cang Xiaoxuan arrived, they seemed to be talking about something, but they stopped talking and stared at Fu Hua as soon as the two came into their view.

If an ordinary person were to receive such a gaze, they would have already fled. However, Fu Hua was already used to such gazes, after all, there were many times more eyes on her in the Soul Fighting Arena.

The women of the Angel Clan are all brave and skilled warriors. The temperament of ordinary women is rarely seen in them; it is a bearing honed through countless battles.

In contrast to the Angel Clan, whose warriors are all female, the Xiong Bing Lian is diverse.

There are elegant goddesses, well-trained soldiers, roguish thugs, and naive young girls.

Not only were they all different in appearance, but their personalities were also so distinct. This was the first time Fu Hua had ever seen such an interesting team.

Although they were all dressed in black armor, it did not change their original temperament.

With just one glance, Fu Hua saw through everyone.

While Fu Hua was observing them, the other party was also observing her.

She had toned down her initial sharpness and lacked any intimidating aura. At this moment, she was like a friendly older sister, approachable and kind. However, compared to an older sister, everyone felt that she was more like an older brother.

Safe, reliable, and reassuring

While she is alluring, there is also a mysterious force that keeps those who approach her at a distance.

It is both attractive and repulsive.

—What an interesting...girl!?

Yan thought strangely that someone who could be friends with the ancestor of the China was no longer a girl, but before having a real relationship with a man, she could still be called a girl.

China has a history of Fifty thousand years, so she must be at least five thousand years old. How could a five-thousand-year-old girl (?) not be interesting?

Yan was lost in thought.

Suddenly, Fu Hua's gaze fixed on him, without any sharpness, just a very calm stare, yet it made Yan feel as if he were facing an existence on the same level as Kaisha.

What kind of existence is Kaisha at that level? She's a being of the highest rank, the King level.

No, the feeling I had when facing Fu Hua was even more intense; it was like a child staring at an elder.

She was also a warrior, but a warrior unlike any of them.

Yan thought to himself,

Fu Hua's warrior career was more arduous than any of theirs. The Honkai 50,000 years ago could Honkai at any time, and all she did was fight. Even rest became a luxury.

Fifty thousand years later, a promise, a responsibility, a mission, and three heavy shackles firmly bound her.

Fighting, fighting, and more fighting.

How could someone like her possibly compare to Yan and the others?

The eye contact was fleeting, for Fu Hua it was fleeting, but for Yan it felt like countless years had passed.

The roar of a mighty beast, the approach of a deadly crisis, the endless battle, exhaustion, sorrow, pain, all the negative emotions surge forth, and just a hair's breadth away from completely crushing a person.

"... Yan... Yan... Yan——"

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

"What's wrong? We're about to leave. Were you even listening?" the Angel Leng, her brows furrowing as she looked at Yan's dazed expression.

"Although I don't want to agree with Queen Kaisha's decision, you are now our leader. If you slack off like this, you will have completely failed Queen Kaisha's important mission."

"Just now..." Yan hesitated, wanting to say something, but not knowing what to say.

The Angel Leng, also sensed something amiss.

"What just happened?"

"No, it's nothing. Maybe I'm just overthinking it."

"I've already heard about your situation from Xiao Xuan. If there's nothing else, we can set off now," Fu Hua said, turning back to inquire.

It was really just to give them a chance to prepare.

At this moment, led by Fu Hua, they arrived at the giant tree at the foot of Taixu Mountain.

This was a place they had visited countless times, and no matter how they looked at it, it was nothing more than exceptionally tall.

The group was puzzled as to why Fu Hua had brought them here.

Seeing the puzzled looks on everyone's faces, Fu Hua slowly explained, "This tree is the gateway to leaving the Taixu Realm."

"Huh? But we've searched here before, and we haven't seen any way out!" Ge Xiaolun said.

"I don't know why this is happening, but this is definitely the way out."

Fu Hua reached out and pressed her hand on the huge tree trunk. The moment her palm touched the trunk, the ordinary, dark brown color of the trunk suddenly disappeared and transformed into a rainbow.

The interplay of movement and stillness is dazzling.

Everyone was startled, staring in astonishment at the scene before them.

Suddenly, a strange passage appeared on the tree trunk that was otherwise empty; it could probably be called a passage!

Rainbow Passage

Let's go!

Without any surprise, perhaps everything was as expected, Fu Hua took the lead and stepped into the seven-colored passage, followed closely by Cang Xiaoxuan, and the two figures quickly disappeared.

The group exchanged glances, Yan remained silent, and followed closely behind.

The Angel Clan followed Yan's lead and were soon engulfed in the seven colors. The warriors of the Xiong Bing Lian looked at each other and finally followed. No matter what, this was the only way to leave.

Inside the rainbow passage, the scenery was still the same as what Fu Hua had seen before: a colorful and diverse world, like a thin membrane that could be touched, but to them, it was a world separated by billions of miles.

Silence, stillness

This was the feeling when Angel Yan stepped in. In the passage of a single color, Fu Hua and Cang Xiaoxuan's figures were conspicuous; they were waiting for them.

She had no doubt about whether they would choose to enter; she simply waited calmly, as if everything was going according to her plan.

Yan thought silently for a while before finally speaking.

"So, this is the scene you wanted me to see, is it!"

Not a question, but a certainty

Given the difference in their levels, it would be impossible for Angel Yan to read Fu Hua, unless Fu Hua wanted her to see it.

Fu Hua's silent gaze

"Why?" Angel Yan asked again.

She couldn't understand what Fu Hua was thinking, nor did she understand why the other party was doing this.

"What did you see?" Fu Hua asked.

"A brutal battlefield"

"That's what you wanted to see," Fu Hua spoke again, but her words only confused Angel Yan more.

What I want to see? Do I crave war?

No, impossible!

"What exactly are you..."

Angel Yan wanted to ask more questions, but was interrupted by the commotion behind her. Angel Leng and the other angel warriors arrived, and even the Xiong Bing Lian followed behind them.

Now that everyone is here, it's time to leave.

P. S.: Ta-da! You didn't expect that, did you? Today, I have two! Even numbers are a good day!