Gift-Giving

Wen Xu did not hesitate and chose to continue the trial.

He refused to believe he could not find that jade token.

"Chen Zui-Zui, you weren't gone this long the last time you entered a secret realm, were you?" Bian Chunchou was somewhat worried. "Why haven't you been crazily practicing your blade lately?"

Chen Zui gave a soft snort. "That was when I was in the Qi Refining Stage. If I successfully achieve Foundation Establishment, I'll definitely be able to stay for more than three months."

...That wasn't what he was asking you to compare!

"Fine, then I wish you success." Come to think of it, his spiritual energy had been flowing far more smoothly lately, though he still had some way to go before Foundation Establishment. Resting his head on one hand, Bian Chunchou pondered his base station project. Sigh, progress had hit a snag lately.

"I've recently... hit a bit of a bottleneck." Chen Zui suddenly spoke, his tone carrying a faint trace of distaste.

"A bottleneck? You actually have bottleneck periods?" Incredible. He had always thought this guy cultivated like a straight gut.

Chen Zui reached up and scratched his head. "I don't know either. Master said I'm in a bottleneck period. It's just that sometimes, when I practice my blade... mm, do you understand that feeling?"

"What feeling?"

Chen Zui racked his brains and thought for a while. "It's like how you always talk nonsense. You talk so much nonsense that your mouth goes dry and your tongue burns, yet you can't find anything to quench your thirst."

Bian Chunchou: ...That was a good analogy, but next time, please use another one.

"So, have you found something to quench your thirst?"

Chen Zui honestly shook his head. "No. I don't know what it's supposed to be."