BOOM!!!
It was as if a hundred thousand celestial soldiers had crossed worlds to descend, the tremendous sound shaking heaven and earth.
The azure cave mansion suddenly exploded, like a great star collapsing. The aftermath swept through all directions like rolling tidal waves.
Elder Jingyun and the other eighteen Bodhi Temple elders were swallowed by the shockwave before they could react.
Run!
Run, now!
Jiang Chuan was horrified. He turned and ran, but he was only a Second Realm cultivator after all.
The instant he turned around, the shockwave engulfed him.
You were swallowed by the explosion of the Annihilation Cave Mansion, leaving not even a complete corpse.
This romance simulation has failed.
"Damn it! What a huge loss!"
Jiang Chuan slammed his fist fiercely into the wooden bed beneath him, venting his frustration.
With a bang, the wooden bed beneath Jiang Chuan shattered into four pieces.
Caught off guard, Jiang Chuan rolled straight off the bed and onto the floor.
The tremendous noise directly woke the sleeping Jing Hui.
Jing Hui looked at Jiang Chuan on the floor, then at the shattered bed.
"Junior Brother, I may be broad-minded, but in this blazing summer heat, it's honestly too hot to share a blanket with you."
"Even if you broke your own bed, I still won't let you sleep in mine."
Jiang Chuan: "."
Who wanted to sleep in your bed?!
Could you stop fabricating accusations out of thin air?
If word got out, how was Jiang supposed to keep making a living in the Qingyuan Realm?
"Senior Brother, rest assured. Even if I die on the floor, I won't sleep in your bed."
Jiang Chuan picked up his blanket from the floor. "I'll sleep in Jing Yuan's bed tonight."
Jing Yuan was the junior brother of Jiang Chuan and Jing Hui. Unlike the two of them, however, Jing Yuan had been taken in as a disciple by Elder Kong Chen of Bodhi Temple after only a year in the sect. He had then followed Elder Kong Chen as he traveled across the Qingyuan Realm.
Only after seeing Jiang Chuan lie down on Jing Yuan's bed did Jing Hui close his eyes again in peace.
Lying in bed, Jiang Chuan gazed at the bright moon hanging high in the night sky, his brows tightly furrowed.
This simulation had been a complete failure.
Never mind receiving no reward—he had not even gained any cultivation experience.
"Dragon Transformation Venerable's cave mansion not only has bizarre formations, but it should also have a preset self-destruction mechanism. It can't be treated like the cave mansion of an ordinary Eighth Realm cultivator."
"Next simulation, I must remind Elder Jingyun to bring more elders—or simply ask Abbot Kong Ming to act personally."
Taking a deep breath and forcing down the turmoil in his heart, Jiang Chuan closed his eyes and drifted into sleep.
Elder Jingyun led thirty-five Bodhi Temple elders to Chisha Island with you and opened the Annihilation Cave Mansion.
You were swallowed by the explosion of the Annihilation Cave Mansion, leaving not even a complete corpse.
This romance simulation has failed.
Elder Jingyun brought out the Dragon Subduing Zen Staff, the Dao artifact of the Warrior Monk Institute, and led thirty-six Bodhi Temple elders to Chisha Island with you to open the Annihilation Cave Mansion.
The Annihilation Cave Mansion exploded. You were swallowed by the shockwave, leaving not even a complete corpse.
This romance simulation has failed.
Recalling the scene of the cave mansion exploding just now, Jiang Chuan gritted his teeth.
Ten times!
He had used the simulator to ask the Bodhi Temple elders to open the Annihilation Cave Mansion left behind by Dragon Transformation Venerable ten times!
Yet without exception, all ten attempts had ended with the Dragon Transformation Cave Mansion exploding.
No matter how many elders Elder Jingyun summoned or what magical treasures he brought out, the final result was always the same: an explosion that erased Jiang Chuan from existence.
Using his palm as a blade, Jiang Chuan slashed through the waist-high weeds before him.
"I refuse to believe it! With Bodhi Temple's foundation, can't they even open a single cave mansion?!"
After hacking a few more times to vent some of the fury in his heart, Jiang Chuan took out the Green Gourd, poured out a Spirit Ginseng Body Tempering Pill, swallowed it in one gulp, and resumed cultivating.
At the same time, the Void Devouring Scripture began to circulate, drawing all manner of ambient essence from heaven and earth toward Jiang Chuan.
After the time it took an incense stick to burn, Jiang Chuan's aura suddenly swelled. His entire body seemed like a blade drawn from its sheath, radiating an edge too sharp to conceal.
Second Realm, Third Layer!
The Void Devouring Scripture combined with the Spirit Ginseng Body Tempering Pill had allowed Jiang Chuan to break through three times in succession in barely ten days.
"There are still five days before the Warrior Monk Institute assessment begins. In those five days, I should be able to break through once more."
Jiang Chuan's voice was calm, but if those words spread, they would be enough to shake the entire Chore Yard!
Four breakthroughs in half a month!
Such cultivation speed might not be unprecedented, but it was certainly rare enough to be seen once in a hundred years.
"Junior Brother, Junior Brother, so you were here."
Just as Jiang Chuan was about to swallow another pill and continue cultivating, he heard Jing Hui's voice.
Jing Hui ran over to Jiang Chuan, grabbed him, and sprinted toward the Chore Yard.
"Elder Jing Zhen is looking for us. He said there's good news."
"Senior Brother, are you sure it's good news?"
Jiang Chuan did not believe in the slightest that Elder Jing Zhen would have anything good in mind for him and Jing Hui.
"The elder promised me. He said it's definitely good news."
Seeing Jing Hui's excited expression, Jiang Chuan let out a soft sigh.
There was no need to guess. Jing Hui had been fooled again!
When they met Elder Jing Zhen, his words immediately confirmed Jiang Chuan's suspicions.
"A Spirit Tiger in the Beast Yard is about to give birth and needs someone to look after her."
"Jing Hui, haven't you always wanted an impressive mount?"
"I'll leave this task to you and Jiang Chuan. Build a good relationship with the Spirit Tiger, and when she gives birth, she might even give you one of her cubs as a mount."
"Thank you, Elder Jing Zhen!" Jing Hui was thrilled.
He was already imagining himself riding a majestic Spirit Tiger, showing off his holiness before others, while mortals worshiped him as a god or Buddha!
Jiang Chuan rubbed his temples.
A Spirit Tiger was, plainly put, a demonic tiger that had been subdued by cultivators.
Anyone with even a little understanding of pregnant women knew that their emotions could easily fluctuate!
Not to mention that this was a tigress about to give birth!
It would be stranger if her temper were good!
"Elder Jing Zhen, are you sure that tigress Spirit Tiger won't swat us to death with one paw?"
At Jiang Chuan's words, the excitement on Jing Hui's face vanished without a trace, replaced by worry.
He wanted an impressive mount too, but he was even more worried about being swatted to death in one blow.
"There's no need to worry about that."
"Jing Zhen, are these the two little fellows you found to watch over me?"
A slightly sweet, innocent voice sounded.
A tall woman appeared in the Chore Yard.
Her skin was fairer than snow, her golden hair cascading to her waist, while her charming face was suffused with maternal radiance.
Even more eye-catching was the spirit herb in her hand, which bloomed with five-colored divine light.
Elder Jing Zhen pressed his palms together. "Amitabha! This humble monk greets Senior Golden Wind."
Golden Wind swallowed the spirit herb in her hand, then scrutinized Jiang Chuan and Jing Hui. At last, her gaze settled on Jiang Chuan.
In that instant, Jiang Chuan felt as though she had seen straight through him.
"Oh? An interesting little fellow. Let them keep watch over me, then."
After saying that, Golden Wind turned and walked out of the Chore Yard.
Elder Jing Zhen instructed, "Jing Hui, Jiang Chuan, from now until the Warrior Monk Institute assessment, you will follow Senior Golden Wind. Keep her from carelessly eating spirit herbs or precious treasures that could affect the development of the child in her belly. Understand?"
Jiang Chuan: "."
So the "care" you spoke of was actually making us human-shaped monitors?
But were you sure someone even you had to address as Senior was someone we could control?
Jiang Chuan strongly suspected that the moment he and Jing Hui stepped out of the Chore Yard, Golden Wind would give each of them a paw.
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