Qing Yi Feeds Him Fruit, Su Qingxue's Vanity

Hongjun looked at the three streams of Fate Aura that were steadily growing stronger.

"The three clans suffered considerable losses during the tribulation, but they also received the most Merit of Heaven and Earth."

"Now that the Fierce Beast momentum has been broken, as long as the three clans eliminate the remaining remnants, they can naturally gather the myriad races of the Primordial World under their banner."

"From now on, the Primordial World will no longer be as it once was."

Qing Xuan's gaze passed beyond the grand formation and fell toward the east.

"What they gained was not merely merit, but also the countless living beings' desire for order after the great tribulation."

Hongjun slowly nodded.

Strength could make the myriad races bow their heads.

But what truly caused the three clans' Fate Aura to soar was that they had led the living beings of the Primordial World in ending this catastrophe that had lasted countless years.

Once such momentum took shape, it was not something a few powerful experts could easily shake.

As for where the three clans would head after the great tribulation ended, he did not continue speaking of it.

After a moment, Hongjun withdrew his gaze.

The Great Dao phenomena surrounding the three of them also slowly faded away.

"Shen Ni is dead, and the overall course of the Fierce Beast Tribulation has been decided. What I gained from this journey must also be slowly verified upon my return."

Hongjun looked at Qing Xuan and Qing Yi. "Discussing the Dao with you two for twelve Epoch Cycles has also brought me gains. Once our respective Great Daos advance further, we shall discuss the Dao again."

Those words were not mere courtesy from an elder to juniors, but a genuine invitation between seekers of the Dao.

Qing Xuan nodded. "The Primordial World is vast. We will surely meet again."

Hongjun said no more. With a single step, his figure had already vanished beyond the dojo.

As the young Daoist departed, Qing Yi turned to Qing Xuan.

The girl said nothing, but the question in her eyes was obvious.

What should they do next, and where should they go? Qing Xuan only needed to decide.

Qing Xuan looked eastward, pondered for a moment, then turned to Qing Yi with a smile. "First, we'll head east and find you a spiritual treasure."

Qing Yi nodded lightly and raised a hand. With a tap of her finger, the Innate Grand Formation that had protected the Lotus Pond for countless years closed once more.

The formation patterns vanished into the void, and the dojo disappeared amid Buzhou Mountain's vast mountain ranges.

The two left the dojo side by side.

Two Epoch Cycles passed as they traveled eastward beyond Buzhou Mountain.

The traces left behind by the Fierce Beast Tribulation could be seen everywhere.

Some mountains and rivers had been shattered completely. Some spiritual veins had been corroded by fiendish baleful energy. There were even vast stretches of land spanning hundreds of millions of miles where no living being had set foot to this day.

Yet amid those ruins, new life had likewise begun to sprout.

Some beings that had once hidden within Innate Grand Formations had also begun returning to the Primordial World.

What Qing Xuan saw along the way gradually brought more changes to the world he had evolved.

Mountains and rivers no longer simply stood upon the earth. Water veins began flowing with the terrain, while wind, thunder, rain, and dew each gained their own principles of operation.

Qing Yi's Creation Great Dao was changing as well.

What she had once comprehended was the creation within the Lotus Pond.

What she now witnessed, however, was a vast world that had regained its vitality after destruction.

Their Great Daos had always complemented one another.

Qing Xuan built a place for all things to exist, while Qing Yi gave that world the possibility of truly nurturing life.

The two did not stop to enter seclusion again. Everything they saw along the way was already the best cultivation.

One day, they passed through a mountain valley that had only recently regained its vitality.

Clear stream water flowed between broken rocks, while several dozen jade-green fruit trees grew along the banks.

Between their branches and leaves hung jade-green spiritual fruits, each releasing a sweet, refreshing fragrance.

The Innate spiritual energy contained within these fruits was not particularly abundant. They were practically useless for Qing Xuan and Qing Yi's cultivation now, but their flavor was wonderfully sweet.

Qing Yi raised her hand and plucked a jade-green spiritual fruit. She examined it for a moment before gently taking a bite.

A crisp sound echoed through the valley.

Standing nearby, Qing Xuan saw the coldness in her brows and eyes soften slightly.

"How does it taste?"

"Very sweet."

After answering, Qing Yi held the fruit she had already bitten up to his lips.

Qing Xuan looked at the fruit brought to his mouth and paused slightly.

Qing Yi maintained the gesture of offering him the fruit, tilting her head a little. Her clear eyes held a trace of confusion.

"What is it?"

"Nothing."

Meeting the girl's gaze, Qing Xuan lowered his head and took a bite from the fruit held to his lips.

Seeing that he had eaten it, Qing Yi withdrew her hand and gently took another bite from the other side of the fruit.

Qing Xuan looked at the girl in the green dress beside him.

Qing Yi truly was a more pure Innate Divine Being than he was. That purity had nothing to do with the height of her origins or the strength of her comprehension.

Though he had been remolded alongside the Origin of the Chaos Pearl and transformed into an Innate Divine Being, he still retained the memories and understanding of his former human life.

Qing Yi, however, had truly been born from the origin of the Creation Green Lotus.

Her purity lay not only in her Dao heart, untouched by worldly dust, but also in how she viewed their relationship.

Perhaps, in Qing Yi's understanding, they had always been together.

Discussing the Dao together, leaving Buzhou Mountain together, and walking the Primordial World together.

If that was the case, then sharing a single spiritual fruit was naturally nothing unusual.

But Qing Xuan felt that, during their journey ahead, aside from the Great Dao, he would have to slowly teach Qing Yi some common sense in this regard.

Qing Yi did not know what he was thinking.

After finishing the spiritual fruit in her hand, she plucked several more from the tree, wrapped them in creation energy, and stored them in her sleeve.

"Want more?"

"To eat on the road."

Qing Xuan glanced at her and could not help smiling. "Then pick a few more."

Soon, the two figures left the valley once again, walking eastward side by side.

Meanwhile, in another world.

Inside the cultivation room, Su Qingxue finished cultivating and turned her attention to Qing Xuan within the firmament.

Watching Qing Xuan seemed to have become a part of her daily life.

But at this moment, Su Qingxue's expression was not particularly pleasant.

She watched the two figures gradually recede into the distance, her gaze lingering for a long time.

Especially when Qing Yi held the fruit she had bitten to Qing Xuan's lips, an inexplicable discomfort arose within her.

Shameless...

The thought had only just surfaced when Su Qingxue herself froze.

It seemed she had developed a trace of jealousy toward that woman named Qing Yi.

It was not merely because Qing Yi's innate Dao body had made her question her own appearance for the first time.

Su Qingxue had observed Qing Xuan for a long time since he took form.

He had taken form from the Origin of the Chaos Pearl and bore world phenomena.

He could discuss the Dao with Hongjun, who seemed to be the strongest being in that world, for twelve Epoch Cycles.

Whether it was his appearance, bearing, or talent, Qing Xuan fulfilled every one of her fantasies for a future partner.

Perhaps she was still far inferior to Qing Xuan now.

But she possessed the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power. After entering Soul Hall Academy, she had even been included among the candidates competing for the Golden Generation.

As long as she continued onward, her future held limitless possibilities. She might even obtain a Divine Position.

As for Qing Yi, who had taken form from that lotus...

According to the Blue Star Unknown Planar Research Center's current assessment, the value of that Creation Green Lotus was roughly equivalent to a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone of an attribute perfectly compatible with its bearer, but it had still not reached the level of a divine artifact.

When Qing Yi took form, she had also given half of her origin to Qing Xuan.

In Su Qingxue's eyes, Qing Yi might have begun at an extremely high point, but she was not someone who could never be surpassed.

A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone was enough to make Titled Dou Practitioners fight over it.

But before divine artifacts and Divine Positions, it was still not the true pinnacle of Douzhe Continent.

If she could inherit a Divine Position in the future, she was confident she could surpass Qing Yi.

Besides, Blue Star was already attempting to establish a temporary passage to the Primordial World.

The estimated completion time was close to one year.

She still needed to continue her trials on Douzhe Continent.

By the time she truly returned to Blue Star, the Primordial World Passage might already be complete, perhaps even capable of allowing extraordinary individuals to enter.

At that time, the Primordial World would no longer be a distant plane that could only be observed through the Primordial World Firmament.

She could personally enter the Primordial World, truly meet Qing Xuan, and see with her own eyes just what kind of gap existed between the Primordial World and Douzhe Continent.

If they truly suited one another after spending time together, then trying to be together did not seem like a bad thing.

She believed that, when that day came, many people on Blue Star would envy her.

Su Qingxue had never denied that she possessed vanity.

She wanted to become stronger, wanted to stand in a higher place, and enjoyed the envious and admiring gazes of others.

But she did not believe there was anything wrong with that.

Because she not only possessed such ambition, but also the talent to match it, and she was willing to put in enough effort for it.

At that moment, the trial interface before Su Qingxue suddenly lit up.

A line of golden text slowly appeared.

[The first-stage evaluation of the Blue Star Myriad Heavens Trial Rankings is about to begin.]

[This evaluation will comprehensively assess the trial participant's current cultivation, Martial Soul, Soul Rings, identity in another world, affiliated faction, and future potential.]

[Evaluation time: tomorrow.]

Su Qingxue shifted her gaze away from the Primordial World Firmament.

The Ice Phoenix spread its wings behind her, and pale-blue chill instantly covered the entire cultivation room.

She still had enough time to truly stand at the pinnacle of this world,