The Witch and Yue Chan

Jun Moxiao learned that the Stone Emperor's birthday celebration was approaching and planned to go check in. He asked Shi Hao, "I heard it's the Stone Emperor's birthday soon. Want to take a look?"

"Sure! Let's stroll around the imperial capital. I heard there's an auction house there. We can check it out."

The two wandered along the street. As they approached a small stall ahead, the Little Pagoda on Shi Hao's head transmitted its voice to him. "Buy that chipped bowl on the stall."

Shi Hao was curious. Wasn't it just a chipped bowl?

"Is that chipped bowl actually a treasure?"

The Little Pagoda replied, "Yes!"

Jun Moxiao knew this was the Heaven-Transforming Bowl, an Ancient Killing Weapon. Although a small piece was missing from its rim, it was still quite good.

Shi Hao asked the old man whether he could trade a treasure for the chipped bowl. With the old man's agreement, he was just about to take out a treasure to make the exchange.

Suddenly, an arrogant young man darted out and shouted, "Old man, give me that bowl."

Without waiting for the stall owner to speak, he took it, with no intention of paying. The people nearby recognized him.

"Get away, quick! That's Young Master Golden Spider from Demon Spirit Lake."

Jun Moxiao recognized him as the Young Master Golden Spider from the animation! Back then, the scene where Shi Hao draped an arm around Young Master Golden Spider and said, "I've already got my bowl ready. All I'm missing is you, Young Master Golden Spider, for my meal," while drooling had been hilariously funny.

Thinking of that, Jun Moxiao said to Shi Hao, "Hao Tian! Do you think these spider legs are edible?"

Shi Hao replied, "I think they should be. Probably about the same as crab legs!"

"What if he's a poisonous spider? Aren't you afraid of being poisoned?"

"Then let's kill him first. I'll have a taste."

With that, Shi Hao attacked. Within a few exchanges, he beat Young Master Golden Spider back into his true form and knocked him out, then stuffed him straight into the Heaven-and-Earth Bag. Afterward, he took out a few of Young Master Golden Spider's essence jades and gave them to the little old man.

Shi Hao was beside himself with excitement. "Come on! Let's find somewhere to roast him."

Word of Shi Hao and Jun Moxiao wreaking havoc at the Martial King Manor and the Rain King Mansion spread throughout the Desolate Region. When Huo Ling'er heard that they had appeared in the Stone Kingdom Imperial Capital, she immediately told the Fire Emperor that she wanted to go there and offer birthday wishes to the Stone Emperor on behalf of the Fire Kingdom.

The War Goddess of the Deer-Chasing Academy and the Senior Sister of the Heaven Mending Pavilion also received the news. They agreed to go together to wish the Stone Emperor a happy birthday, though their main purpose was to see those two little fellows-especially the one who had changed their destinies. The two women had reached a shared understanding in their hearts.

Shi Hao heard that some good items had recently arrived at the auction house. The two decided to go, hoping they might find some fine treasures.

Jun Moxiao, meanwhile, looked forward to meeting the Witch's primary body and Fairy Yuechan. He would get to check in again.

At the auction, Shi Hao followed the Little Pagoda's advice and traded Blue Sea Marrow for the Indestructible Golden Body Battle Puppet, a Primordial Ancient Bead, and some five-colored divine mud.

Meanwhile, the Witch and Yue Chan stood atop a tall building, watching the two youths below.

The Witch asked Yue Chan, "Sister, which of those two has caught your eye?"

Yue Chan said firmly, "They came from the Heaven Mending Pavilion. Naturally, they should join the Heaven Mending Sect."

The Witch smiled gracefully. "Sister, you can't handle these two youths. You should go find Shi Yi with his double pupils instead!"

Yue Chan asked, "I heard you've met them before. Aren't you planning to recruit them?"

"I certainly won't recruit them. Our temple is too small to house monsters like them. But I've already become friends with them, and I don't want to fight with you anymore, either. Thinking back on how we used to fight back and forth, we were like a pair of fools. It's laughable now. All right, I'm going to see them. Would you like to come, sister?"

The Witch thought, Peerless monsters like them wouldn't think much of our little patch of land anyway!

Yue Chan said, "I'd like to take a look too, especially at that invincible handsome fellow. Is he really as extraordinary as the rumors say?"

The Witch replied, "Then you'd better prepare yourself, sister. Don't be too shocked."

Elsewhere, Shi Hao had won his treasures at the auction and was eagerly opening them!

Jun Moxiao whispered to Shi Hao, "This Primordial Ancient Bead is an eyeball with double pupils. You can use it to cultivate the Martial Dao Heavenly Eye."

Shi Hao exclaimed, "This is actually an eye with double pupils? Wait, what's the Martial Dao Heavenly Eye?"

Jun Moxiao explained, "The Martial Dao Heavenly Eye is also a kind of penetrating vision. It can see through all illusions, and it has X-ray vision too."

Shi Hao chuckled. "Then how do I refine it? I can't put it into my eye!"

"Have your spirit body refine it, using the method of nurturing spirits in a cave heaven. But first, we need to remove the filth on it. It's stained with demonic blood. I just need to burn it with the Karma Fire Lotus Flame. We'll have to find a room, though, or we'll cause a sensation."

Hearing this, Shi Hao nodded and was about to get moving when the door opened and two stunning fairies walked in.

One wore a veil, her entire bearing cold and proud, keeping others a thousand miles away like an iceberg. The other was fiery and warm, exuding an alluring aura, with nine fox tails behind her.

Jun Moxiao took one look. Weren't these the Witch and Yue Chan?

"Feng Jiu! What brings you here?"

"To see you, of course, Xiaoxiao. Look, I even brought a fairy sister along."

The Witch smiled radiantly at Jun Moxiao, then greeted Shi Hao. "Hao Tian, you've gotten stronger again."

Shi Hao said, "Fat Girl, why are you here? Did you come to see Xiaoxiao?"

The Witch replied, "The auction house belongs to the Heaven Severing Sect. Of course I can be here!"

Jun Moxiao said, "Hao Tian, stop calling her Fat Girl. We're friends now, so you need to change that. Her name is Feng Jiu. Also, Feng Jiu, aren't you going to introduce this fairy?"

Before the Witch could speak, Yue Chan cut in. "My name is Yue Chan, and I come from the Heaven Mending Sect. The Heaven Mending Pavilion you belonged to was also founded by a disciple of our sect, so I would like to invite you to join the Heaven Mending Sect."

The Witch interjected, "The founder of the Heaven Mending Pavilion was only a discarded disciple of the Heaven Mending Sect-the kind expelled from its gates."

Yue Chan shot the Witch a displeased look. Why is this Witch interrupting me?

Shi Hao said resentfully, "Fairy, when tens of thousands of people besieged the Heaven Mending Pavilion, why didn't your Heaven Mending Sect come to save it?"

"That was a matter of the lower realm. It wasn't appropriate for us in the Upper Realm to intervene. Besides, didn't the Heaven Mending Pavilion turn defeat into victory?"

As the Heaven Mending Sect Saintess from the Upper Realm, Yue Chan naturally looked down on the struggles between these lower-realm factions. Only peerless monsters like Jun Moxiao and Shi Hao could arouse her interest.

Shi Hao thought, As expected of an Upper Realm Great Sect Saintess, she acts so high and mighty. It thoroughly disgusted him.

"Yes! You're so lofty, so impressive! You wash your hands of everything by saying it wasn't appropriate to intervene. Since you look down on the Heaven Mending Pavilion, what else do you want? If you've abandoned it, then don't come bothering it, and don't talk about its relationship with the Heaven Mending Sect."

Jun Moxiao picked up where he left off. "You want us to join the Heaven Mending Sect? Impossible. Not in this lifetime. Your sect is nothing special. We prefer being free and unfettered. Oh, right! Isn't Shi Yi with his double pupils still in the Heaven Mending Pavilion's Ancient Sacred Academy? Double pupils plus a Supreme Bone-he's far more impressive than we are, a godlike man. You should go recruit him."

"We will recruit Shi Yi as well, of course, but we would much rather have you two join the Heaven Mending Sect too."

Yue Chan very much hoped that such extraordinary geniuses would join the Heaven Mending Sect.

The Witch said from the side, "Ah! Sister, your life really is exhausting. For the sake of the Heaven Mending Sect, you aren't planning to marry down to Shi Yi, are you?"

Yue Chan retorted, "That's impossible."

Jun Moxiao said, "All right, Fairy Yuechan. We can be friends, but joining is impossible. We won't join in this lifetime. Simply put, your temple is too small. It doesn't catch our eye."

"I know about your problem. If you run into trouble later, just go to Hao Tian. He can help you."

Jun Moxiao's remark about their temple being too small infuriated Yue Chan.

Shi Hao looked utterly baffled. "Xiaoxiao, how did this get dragged back to me?"

Jun Moxiao smiled mysteriously. "It's a good thing. You'll understand later."

Shi Hao said, "Sounds more like trouble to me."

The Witch smiled alluringly. "Hao Tian, Fairy Yuechan is the number one fairy in the Upper Realm! And she has primary and secondary bodies, so that's practically two fairies!"

Jun Moxiao said, "Primary and secondary bodies-that kind of cultivation method is useful for escaping death. It's like having extra lives."

Yue Chan trembled with anger beside them and said to Jun Moxiao, "I've heard you're a monster without equal in the past or future. I'd like to see it for myself."

Shi Hao said disdainfully, "You want to fight him? Beat me first! If you aren't strong enough, you aren't qualified to fight him."

This fellow really was loyal. Whenever a problem arose, he was always the first to step forward.

The Witch said helplessly from the side, "Ah! Sister, I'm not trying to discourage you, but in front of monsters like them, we're nothing more than ants."

Jun Moxiao looked at the icy Yue Chan, who was nearly blazing with anger because of him.

"Fairy Yuechan, I'm really not mocking you. I know about your problem. Forget it. When there's a chance later, I'll introduce you to a powerful figure. He'll help you resolve your trouble."

"Besides, you're too weak to pose any challenge to me. Have a match with Hao Tian instead! Hao Tian, go easy on her. This fairy is a great beauty. It wouldn't do to hurt her."

Shi Hao chuckled. "Sure, Xiaoxiao. I'll listen to you. I don't hit women, especially beautiful fairies. I couldn't bring myself to do it!"

Yue Chan shook with rage. After being belittled by these two little fellows in succession, she could no longer maintain her lofty composure. She had been a fairy standing high above others ever since childhood. Being looked down on by two little boys from the lower realm today made her furious beyond measure.

Watching Yue Chan's expression, the Witch laughed so hard she rocked back and forth, her ample bosom heaving dramatically.

"Feng Jiu! What's so funny?"

The Witch replied, "I've never seen the iceberg-cold Fairy Yuechan get this angry because of anyone before."

Jun Moxiao whispered to the Witch, "That's because she hadn't met me yet. Look at how cold she is, like an iceberg. She's so beautiful, yet she insists on keeping everyone a thousand miles away. I think living like that must be exhausting."

Seeing Yue Chan beside them about to explode, the Witch couldn't help laughing aloud. "Sister Yue Chan is about to burst into flames because of you."

Shi Hao and Yue Chan sparred within the teleportation formation the Witch had set up. The match had barely begun before Yue Chan was stunned by Shi Hao's eleven interconnected cave heavens.

Yue Chan exclaimed, "How is this possible?"

Still, she wanted to give it a try. The result was that trying meant dying: she lasted a few dozen moves before losing. She only held out that long because Shi Hao hadn't used his full strength. Otherwise, she might not have withstood even a single move.

Seeing Yue Chan lose, the Witch hurried over to comfort her. "Sister! How was it?"

Yue Chan said, "How is this possible? How did he do it?"

Shi Hao replied, "I was just lucky."

Jun Moxiao said, "Since we all know one another now, we can be friends. My name is Jun Moxiao. This is Hao Tian, also known as Shi Hao-the Shi Hao who nearly died after his Supreme Bone was dug out."

Shi Hao openly admitted it too. There was no need to hide anymore anyway. With a freak like Jun Moxiao around, he had nothing to fear.

"I'm the Shi Hao whose Supreme Bone was dug out by Shi Yi! If you want to recruit Shi Yi, Fairy Yuechan, you'd better be careful. You might bring an ungrateful wolf into the Heaven Mending Sect, and then you'll have trouble."

Jun Moxiao said, "I heard the Stone Emperor's birthday celebration is approaching. Let's go have a look when the time comes. Would you like to go, Feng Jiu and Fairy Yuechan?"

"Of course I'm going with you, Xiaoxiao. What about you, sister?"

The Witch had descended this time specifically to find Jun Moxiao. Naturally, she would follow him.

Having witnessed peerless monsters like Shi Hao and Jun Moxiao, Yue Chan naturally wanted to build a closer relationship, so she nodded in agreement. Besides, she was utterly helpless against that little fellow Jun Moxiao. She couldn't beat him in a fight or win an argument against him. His mouth alone could infuriate her to death.

She also wanted to learn more about the youth who had captivated the Witch so deeply.

Afterward, the Witch arranged two first-class rooms for Shi Hao and Jun Moxiao, then treated the three of them to a lavish meal. By then, it was late, and they each returned to their rooms to rest.

After Jun Moxiao removed the demonic blood from the double-pupiled eye Shi Hao had bought, Shi Hao refined it with his spirit body and tested its effects. The results were excellent.

Shi Hao laughed. "Now I count as someone with double pupils too."

"It probably can't compare to natural double pupils, but it's still quite good. Later, you'll need to find a way to cultivate the Martial Dao Heavenly Eye."

Jun Moxiao checked the system notification:

Checked in with Fairy Yuechan! Strength increased to 80% of the Inscription Realm. Rewards: ten drops of true immortal liquid and one World Tree Sapling.

Jun Moxiao said, "Holy shit! I've struck it rich. Meng Die, can this World Tree Sapling serve as the World Tree of my cave heaven world?"

Meng Die replied, "Yes! Grow the World Tree Sapling in that cave heaven world of yours, and your world will be able to develop into a great world, reaching the level of Above the Heavens, perhaps even higher."

Jun Moxiao had truly received something wonderful this time. He hurriedly placed the World Tree Sapling into his twelfth cave heaven. He had already planned to turn his twelve cave heavens into his own great world.

Once placed inside the cave heaven, the World Tree Sapling immediately took root. The embryonic form of a world slowly emerged, complete with mountains, water, and land.

Jun Moxiao thought that if he obtained some World Mountain later, it would be even more perfect.