In the void realm, Zeng Nu sat upon a meditation cushion, studying the Spirit Essence Fruit placed before him on the table. Its skin was smooth and plump as jade, wrapped in a layer of azure luster. Merely looking at it made one want to take a bite.
Yet this was not meant to satisfy one's appetite, but for cultivation.
He had not expected Celestial Xia not to keep the item for themselves, but to truly send it over as promised.
With this thing, he now had hope of entrusting himself to the void.
And his first thought was that, once he succeeded, the next time he faced Chao Huan, he would no longer have to endure the threat of being slapped to death by him.
Ni Bao said from beside him, "Although not everyone in Celestial Xia is friendly toward you, young lord, at least they did not refuse to give you this. Celestial Xia has far greater magnanimity than Origin Xia."
Zeng Nu stubbornly said, "This is the result of my fortune."
Ni Bao gave him an annoyed smack and said, "Young lord, you should not place too much faith in such talk of fortune. Otherwise, you will attribute all your success to Heaven's will. That is no good thing for cultivators like us. If one day Heaven's will no longer favored you, would you then deny everything you yourself had achieved?"
Zeng Nu might not have listened if anyone else had said it, but he took Ni Bao's words to heart.
Moreover, he did not truly believe that all he had achieved was due to fortune. At the very least, he refused to believe that a Dao companion like Ni Bao had been sent to his side by Heaven's will. He had won her through his own