Wuya Sect.
Halfway up Heavenly Sword Peak.
I haven't left my residence for several days. Idly basking in the sun is my daily routine.
During this time, I've mostly kept my Talent Detection off.
It's mainly because of the cultivators nearby. I've scanned every named Fairy, and constantly activating the ability has resulted in a number appearing above everyone's head, severely impacting my personal life.
Observing through the ability, there aren't many people with high talent on Heavenly Sword Peak. Bright Moon Peak, however, has quite a few cultivators with talent between one hundred and a question mark.
The person with the highest talent among them has seven plus signs following one hundred, and their talent consists of seven maxed-out Spiritual Roots.
A bold guess formed in my mind.
Could one question mark be ten times the talent of a hundred? And could ten plus signs accumulate to become one question mark?
Similarly, two question marks would be ten times the talent of one question mark.
And three question marks would be the same.
This would also explain how Ye Qingxian, despite cultivating for a short time, can chase after Jian Wushuang, who has a talent of one question mark, and even surpass her. Higher talent means higher combat power at the same cultivation level.
Ye Qingxian is also universally recognized as the number one Prodigy in the world, so it's not surprising she possesses such strength.
I recalled Ye Qingxian's densely packed talent panel again, finding it almost unbelievable.
She's so strong, she doesn't seem human at all. Maybe the Creation God should just take over.
Who has a Physique that alone fills ten whole pages?
And that doesn't even include her Spiritual Roots.
Physique plus Spiritual Roots equals a person's total talent.
I sighed, hoping the Cub would inherit more of Ye Qingxian's talent. That way, if I could copy even a fraction of it in the future, it would be enough to defy fate.
The stronger Ye Qingxian's talent, the more excited I become.
It means there's more for me to "harvest."
As a genuine parasite, even absorbing just thirty percent of Ye Qingxian's talent would make me a supreme Prodigy three times stronger than Yue Wuhua.
I dare not imagine it; the picture is too beautiful, I simply can't imagine it.
Gulp.
Unbidden tears streamed from the corners of my mouth. I quickly took a bite of my flatbread; my appetite has been increasing quite a bit lately.
I'm not absorbing the nutrients from one person's growth; carrying the Cub also requires slow and steady development.
Outside the Wuya Sect, in the Cultivation World.
In a dark place, a mysterious figure shrouded in blood mist knelt before a massive, scarlet altar.
Nearby, countless blood-red cultivators knelt respectfully.
Above them.
An old man was the first to stand.
"The Immortal Lord is about to live his second life."
"I will personally welcome the Immortal Lord's return."
"The glory belonging to our Immortal Sect will be reclaimed from the Myriad Dao Sect."
"Let us welcome the Immortal Lord's return in advance."
Below, a chorus of cheers erupted.
"Immortal Lord, eternal existence!"
"Immortal Lord, the Great Dao is indestructible!!"
"Immortal Lord, shakes the universe!!!"
Wuya Sect.
I was heading out to forage. Heavenly Sword Peak is quite large, with a significant undeveloped wilderness area.
I often dig for wild vegetables in the primeval forest.
They taste quite good and are very nutritious foods.
Uncharacteristically, I wasn't hopping around. I gave the Cub some face, carrying a small basket and wearing a red hat, I walked through the trees.
In the distant grass.
A graceful figure was lying in the grass, observing the little girl picking mushrooms ahead.
Yue Wuhua, who had been dragged here, now had a blank expression. Her delicate lips parted slightly.
"What do I have to say for you to believe me... How many times has it been now? Ye Xiaoyao is a living, breathing person, not a kitten you can bring home and raise."
"And another thing!" Yue Wuhua was on the verge of a breakdown. "Can you stop dragging me to hide in the bushes?"
"Senior Sister, keep your voice down, you'll scare Kitten Junior Sister Xiaoyao away," Shuang Yue said with a straight face.
A vein twitched on Yue Wuhua's forehead. "What exactly are you thinking?"
"If you like her, just go out there directly."
Shuang Yue's apricot eyes gradually drooped. "Kittens and humans think differently. If I go out there directly, I'll disturb her life and make Junior Sister Xiaoyao leave faster." This was her long-term experience.
"Do you know about the Kitten Fan Club? It's full of cultivators who love kittens. They'd be perfectly content spending a whole night in the wilderness just to catch a glimpse of a kitten. Senior Sister, you're old, you don't understand us young people. People who like kittens, just seeing a cute kitten's face for a moment can make them reminisce all night. Let alone touching one, they'd want to tell the whole world and upload their experiences on the Cultivation World forums."
Yue Wuhua was speechless.
She--was old.
She'd deal with this girl later.
Now she knew what kind of life she'd endured for over a decade, listening to Shuang Yue's constant nagging.
That's why, the first time she saw Ye Xiaoyao up close, she'd immediately said that to her. She didn't want another junior sister constantly complaining at home.
Yue Wuhua obligingly looked at the soft, cute loli with light pink hair in front of her, watching her flit through the forest with light steps. She was indeed a pleasing sight, but Yue Wuhua couldn't connect her to a kitten at all.
She was clearly a person.
Seeing her Senior Sister's speechless expression, Shuang Yue tugged at Yue Wuhua's slender figure.
Who was Yue Wuhua? A Fairy of pure radiance, renowned throughout the world, so aloof no one could approach her.
And now.
She was being dragged into the bushes and forced to crouch and spy by her most beloved junior sister.
This was a first in Yue Wuhua's life.
"Senior Sister, let me explain."
"Do you think humans have naturally pink and white fur?"
"Isn't that the best proof? Only kittens have this, the most common natural fur color."
"Also, look at Junior Sister Xiaoyao's paws, they're all pitch black. Doesn't that feel dangerous? This is another undeniable piece of evidence."
Yue Wuhua had found the initial analysis somewhat reasonable, but as she listened further, her face grew darker.
What kind of absurd logic was this?
Black paws meant she was a kitten? She could actually say that.
Couldn't that black be just Ye Xiaoyao's own nail polish?
Or rather, natural nails...
Did she really think Yue Wuhua only cultivated and knew nothing about what other Fairies liked?
"Junior Sister," Yue Wuhua forced herself to suppress her emotions, and after a long pause, managed to choke out, "Why don't Senior Sister take you to see a doctor? How can you be so young and already have a broken brain, talking such nonsense."
Shuang Yue looked wronged and hugged Yue Wuhua's arm, pouting. "I swear, Junior Sister Xiaoyao really is a kitten, why doesn't anyone believe me?"
"I think you're hallucinating. You see someone cute and declare them a kitten."
Shuang Yue suddenly froze, then retorted loudly, "No, that was when I was little, I don't do that anymore. Junior Sister Xiaoyao is really different from those people." She stammered.
She became even more anxious. After searching for clues for a long time, she suddenly had an epiphany. "I know, Senior Sister, Senior Sister, look quickly, Junior Sister Xiaoyao's eyes. There are many humans with naturally heterochromatic eyes, but who else has eyes like Junior Sister Xiaoyao, where the pupils are slightly larger than normal? And look at her red pupils, aren't they a mix of red and white? This is clearly a kitten's characteristic..."
Yue Wuhua couldn't take it anymore and yanked Shuang Yue up.
Then, she hoisted the struggling Shuang Yue onto her shoulder.
"Alright, we're going back to see a doctor."
"Ahhh, I'm really not sick!" Shuang Yue cried, on the verge of tears.
Yue Wuhua had reached her limit. Anyone who was dragged into the bushes by their junior sister every day would feel the same way.
If this got out, and people knew the renowned Fairy Yuehua spent her days bizarrely hiding in the grass just to sneak glances at a young girl's cute face, her reputation for this lifetime would be ruined.
Shuang Yue wasn't giving up yet, kicking her legs wildly in the air. "Let me go, let me go! I finally got out, let me see the kitten, sob sob sob."
"Still want to see a kitten? We're going to see a doctor when we get back."
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