Chapter 567: Chapter 566: Butterflies Arrive at Midnight

“Of course it’s a good thing. It ensures that her cultivation progresses rapidly, but if someone harbors ill intentions, she’s extremely dangerous,” said Feng Ji.

“For example?”

“For instance, if someone who specializes in the rules of life and death encounters her, then to them, she would be the best cauldron for enhancing cultivation.”

Cultivation cauldron.

A specialized term in the cultivation world.

What is a cauldron?

Simply put, it’s an elixir!

She is a pill that cultivators can use to enhance their cultivation!

Lin Xiaosu’s heart stirred slightly…

Suddenly, his gaze lifted.

On the courtyard wall, a butterfly fluttered over.

The trajectory of its flight was completely different from that of an ordinary butterfly.

No, to be precise, it was only when it crossed the courtyard wall that it appeared so different.

The courtyard wall had strange stones that could create air turbulence, which caused sound waves to be unable to pass through smoothly, thus ensuring the courtyard’s quietness.

Such air turbulence is generally imperceptible to humans, as people can easily cross it regardless of how chaotic the air is. However, for such a light butterfly, the turbulence can deform its flight, yet this butterfly’s flight path remained unchanged.

Lin Xiaosu whispered a sound quietly into Feng Ji’s ear, “Senior Sister, be careful!”

A single butterfly usually doesn’t require caution.

But this is Kun Cang, where great powers abound.

Who knows what a butterfly might signify?

Feng Ji followed his gaze and saw the butterfly.

Her heart skipped slightly, sensing every movement of the butterfly but not deliberately focusing on it…

Suddenly, a whisper came from the butterfly’s mouth, penetrating her eardrum, stunning her.

Lin Xiaosu also suddenly looked up, surprisedly staring at the butterfly…

“What did you hear?” asked Feng Ji.

“It said, ‘Follow me!'” Lin Xiaosu responded.

“Are you sure it was: ‘Follow me,’ three words?” Feng Ji asked.

“Positive!”

Feng Ji’s expression changed dramatically, “It said to me, ‘Come with me!’

Lin Xiaosu stared at her blankly: “The meaning is the same, but the words are different, what does that suggest?”

“It suggests it’s not a general invitation, but a specific invitation to each of us,” Feng Ji said. “What should we do?”

Lin Xiaosu contemplated, “There’s a saying outside that group messages can be ignored, while targeted messages need a response! How about we follow it?”

“Are we really going? It could be a trick by Chi Lian.”

“Chi Lian doesn’t need to play such tricks; we’re in Luanyun Heaven, he could meet us anytime, doing this would just lower his stature,” Lin Xiaosu said. “Plus, we’re not afraid of him.”

The last sentence was the key point.

In conclusion, they have a trump card!

Feng Ji nodded, “Let’s go!”

The butterfly flitted over the courtyard wall.

The two of them climbed out the window and followed.

Inside the Heavenly Master Mansion, no one noticed.

Lin Xiaosu’s heart pounded heavily…

Initially, he had some doubts about whether Chi Lian was behind this, but now he was entirely certain it wasn’t Chi Lian.

Why?

Because as they left the Heavenly Master Mansion, there seemed to be a special passage surrounding them.

Shielding everything!

This method isn’t something Chi Lian can possess.

Even this butterfly itself isn’t something the giants of the enlightenment realm can understand.

It can speak!

If the saying “After the founding of the country, animals are not allowed to become spirits” is accurate, then there’s only one possibility…

It’s related to the cultivation path!

This butterfly possesses a primordial spirit within!

Enlightenment of God Realm, the second level of the enlightenment realm, no one in Kun Cang can reach it.

Of course, there’s none on the surface!

Now it seems, perhaps there is!

Feng Ji, as light as the wind, glanced over the Heavenly Master Mansion they just passed…

She caught sight of a person in a certain pavilion within the Heavenly Master Mansion.

Dawa, she sat in the pavilion, gazing distantly at the moon in the sky.

Today is the twelfth of the lunar month, and the moon is gradually becoming full.

Bathed in the cold moonlight, a woman was lost in reverie as she stared at the moving moon.

Her name is Dawa, and according to the junior brother by her side, the name means “moon” in Tibetan. This earthly moon gazes at the celestial moon, what is she contemplating?

Why does she feel this Dawa has truly been ensnared by this mischievous junior brother?

Seduced with stories into her innocent heart.

Ah, it’s a sin…

Lin Xiaosu didn’t have so many distractions; following the butterfly into the Two Realms Mountain, he was fully focused, and under the Heavenly Tao Wisdom Eye, the butterfly gracefully flying ahead seemed completely real.

However, the plants around him were all unusual.

With a whoosh, the butterfly flapped its wings.

Lin Xiaosu took a step forward, and suddenly the scenery ahead completely changed.

The towering Two Realms Mountain vanished.

The dense forest disappeared.

A serene lake lay before him, with a nearly full moon hanging on the horizon.

The cold radiance illuminated the lake, and tranquil waves rippled across its surface.

Behind him, the wind whipped up the clouds, revealing a steep cliff.

Feng Ji was also nowhere to be found.

The shock was immense for Lin Xiaosu; under the operation of the Heavenly Tao Wisdom Eye, everything before him was not an illusion.

However, within the completely real natural phenomena, the Sword Qi intertwined.

The surging lake waves bore the fury of the sword.

The gentle sway of the old willow on the lakeside embodied the magnificent sword momentum.

The bamboo grove beside the old willow served as sword blades.

Even the rolling clouds over the cliff behind him resembled a tidal wave of sword Qi.

Layers of waves rippled through his heart…

A splash of water sounded as a small boat approached from the lake.

On the boat, an old helmsman rowed with a paddle, one, two, three points, and the boat reached the shore.

The helmsman slowly lifted his head.

His face was weathered.

His hands were gnarled like ancient trees.

Yet his eyes were bright as stars.

Those eyes quietly landed on Lin Xiaosu’s face, “Boy, do you have a question about where your companion went?”

“Yes!”

“You don’t need to have that doubt, you just need another one: how to find her!”

“Right!”

“Actually, it’s simple. If you can take three of my sword strikes, you can see her.”

Lin Xiaosu nodded: “Where is your sword?”

A simple question, the Helmsman seemed a bit puzzled, scratching his head: “Ah, right, where’s my sword? Hmm, it’s been so long that I forgot. No worries, I’ll just make one!”

With a gentle wave of his hand, the oar suddenly lost half of its length.

With a few consecutive strokes of his hand, the oar quickly took on the shape of a sword. After about ten breaths, the Helmsman tilted his head to appraise the wooden sword in his hand: “How is this sword?”

“Ugly!” said Lin Xiaosu.

“Kid, show some respect for an old man’s labor. How about being a bit courteous?” The Helmsman was not pleased.

Lin Xiaosu said, “If I were to flatter you insincerely, that would be true disrespect.”

The Helmsman sighed: “Alright, I initially intended to spar with you symbolically, but since you insist on principles, very well, no more holding back, I’ll beat you up as a sign of respect!”

“Bring it on!” Lin Xiaosu raised his hand, gripping the Five Elements Sword.

“You go first!”

Whoosh!

Lin Xiaosu drew his sword!

Once the sword was drawn, Separation!

Sharp beyond compare, cutting straight towards the Helmsman.

The Helmsman’s wooden sword followed suit, also executing Separation.

Equally sharp beyond compare.

Lin Xiaosu’s eyes brightened, the sword’s tip in his hand suddenly emitted a two-zhang cold light!

Sword Intent Added!

Once the Sword Intent was added, this move of Separation truly possessed the sharpness to sever all things.

However, the wooden sword in the old man’s hand suddenly flickered with a sword glow.

This flicker extended to a three-zhang cold light!

Whoosh!

Lin Xiaosu’s Separation was directly torn apart.

The sword glow cut through the sky, reaching Lin Xiaosu’s throat.

Lin Xiaosu abruptly raised his long sword vertically.

The second form of the Li Ren Swordsmanship, Severing Emotion.

In the past, Severing Emotion, like a mountain toppling, even if one observed the extremes of Heaven, they would be repelled by a single strike.

But today, with the added Sword Intent, Severing Emotion underwent a miraculous transformation.

As the long sword stood vertically, a natural toppling mountain momentum was formed.

The cold light of sword intent shot towards him dispersed by sheer force!

Lin Xiaosu’s long sword rose with the momentum, slashing down!

This strike was as if Heaven itself was collapsing.

The lake water under the old man’s feet also seemed to be forcibly pressed down by two feet with this strike.

The old man exclaimed in admiration: “Not bad!”

With a flick of the wooden sword, it moved upstream!

Boom!

Lin Xiaosu soared high and flew far…

The lake water suddenly surged, sending the old man into the sky.

In the sky, the wooden sword fell, and this strike seemed to shake the Milky Way, being nothing short of Severing Emotion, but his Severing Emotion, how could it be compared to Lin Xiaosu’s?

This weight, just like the sky collapsing, was nothing short of Heaven’s collapse!

Lin Xiaosu’s heart pounded wildly…

His long sword traced an exquisite arc, with him as the center, a scene of Misty Rain Jiangnan.

This is his strongest Sword Dao, Li Ren Tears.

The elder’s Severing Emotion, like Heaven’s collapsing pressure pouring into this Misty Rain Jiangnan, stirred up waves of mist.

Amid the mist, lotus flowers bloomed!

A hundred lotus flowers swayed in the wind, one flower flew up, meeting the old man’s imaginary sword strike.

A hundred flowers fall, one flies, from this moment, never miniscule!

The old man suddenly spun in the air.

The horizontally pressing Severing Emotion thus dissolved into formlessness.

Around him, too, a hundred flowers bloomed.

A hundred flowers fall, one flies!

This one flower met the flower Lin Xiaosu had shot out.

In terms of size, Lin Xiaosu’s flower was a giant lotus, over three feet in diameter.

Whereas the old man’s flower was less than three inches.

In terms of color, Lin Xiaosu’s giant lotus was exceedingly vibrant.

But the old man’s flower, devoid of bright red, contained only a wisp of faint cyan light.

With a soft sound, Lin Xiaosu’s giant lotus turned into scattered petals, the old man’s cyan flower wafted past with endless Severing Emotion…

The whole world fell into a deathly silence.

In the Jiangnan mist and rain, there seemed to be a sorrowful sound of wind instruments.

Poof!

This cyan flower suddenly appeared at Lin Xiaosu’s forehead.

And Lin Xiaosu could not avoid it.

Watching as this cyan flower was about to engulf him.

Suddenly, with a light pop, the cyan flower exploded, turning into a sky full of streaming light, disappearing without a trace.

Lin Xiaosu’s eyes were wide open, quietly watching the old man by the lake.

The old man also quietly watched him.

“Li Ren Swordsmanship!” Lin Xiaosu said, “Senior, are you also an old acquaintance of the Li Palace?”

“If leaving home, leaving kin, and leaving one’s homeland counts as Li Ren, then this old man counts!” the Helmsman said, “However, I am not the Li Palace person you think I am.”

“Today’s meeting with this junior, for what purpose, might I know?”

The Helmsman said, “After you take the Li Ren Tears that this old man just executed, then I can talk to you about my true intention.”

“Senior’s Sword Dao is profound and unfathomable, this move of Li Ren Tears, this junior cannot withstand at present.”

The Helmsman smiled: “Of course you can’t withstand it right now, but how about giving you three years?”

“Three years?”

“Yes, three years’ time, if you can take this move, then you are a genius of the highest order, and only then would you be qualified to learn this old man’s true intention.”

Lin Xiaosu said, “Senior’s kindness is appreciated, however… I don’t have three years to spare…”

The Helmsman’s eyebrows suddenly twitched…

Lin Xiaosu finished his sentence: “How about setting a limit of three days?”

“Three days?” The Helmsman’s eyes widened.

“Yes! Whether succeed or fail, only three days!”

The Helmsman said, “Do you know where the gap lies between you and this old man?”

“Roughly, I only have realized Sword Intent, but the sword you just used, senior, was a cyan flower.”

“Sword Dao Will, one level one heaven, just three days, and you want to start from Sword Intent and reach cyan flower directly?”

“I’ll give it a try!”