Chapter 271: Chapter 271

"Difficult is difficult..." Xiaoyao said.

"Then don't help. Actually, I was just thinking about it, but I want to stay here and use my entire life, just like she did," Chen Xi said.

A lifetime for a lifetime, this was perhaps the only compensation Chen Xi could make. His lifetime would be much longer than Chen Shiru's, but for him, it was all the same.

Xiaoyao could feel Chen Xi's thoughts. Regarding this, besides admiration, he felt sadness, sadness for this emotion that wasn't love, a sadness that came from that kind of inner touching.

Emotions that touch the heart aren't necessarily love, and don't even necessarily exist between people...

"I promise you this matter. I'll find a way to help you accomplish it. Do you have a specific time requirement?" Xiaoyao agreed, naturally and matter-of-factly agreed.

"Time? What meaning does that have for me? Anytime is fine. This is just a wish of mine," Chen Xi said softly, as if speaking to himself in a low voice.

"That's good then. I might slowly travel there for fun, don't mind that," Xiaoyao said. Since there was no rush, he could continue with his original plan to roam the martial world, just changing his route to head toward the Fang family.

"No problem. By the way, this is something she gave me before. Bury this at her grave." Chen Xi took out an item, a very delicate jade collar. Without asking, this was definitely something Chen Shiru had put on Chen Xi before. Girls all liked doing such things.

"Alright." Xiaoyao agreed without hesitation. Since he was already going to offer incense, burying something was just a matter of convenience.

"Then you can stay here tonight. Please make yourselves at home. Leave whenever you want, I need to cultivate," Chen Xi said very straightforwardly without any pleasantries. Perhaps he had forgotten what pleasantries were, or perhaps he had never learned what pleasantries meant.

"Mm, alright." Xiaoyao nodded. At this moment, he could imagine that the reason Chen Xi had been able to stay here for three thousand years was probably because he had been cultivating continuously. This cultivation made him forget about time.

One cultivation session probably lasted a very long time. That's why Chen Xi told Xiaoyao to make himself at home, otherwise waiting might take several months, several years, or even Xiaoyao's entire lifetime might not be enough.

The Monster Clan had very long lifespans, and because of this, their cultivation was also very slow. What humans accomplished in a few years might take them decades or centuries. Although Chen Xi had now transcended into sainthood, his strength might still be somewhat weaker than some human Martial Gods. However, his level was already at God Level.

If Chen Xi went outside, he would absolutely be an invincible existence, because there were currently no Martial Gods at all, and only a few Martial Saints.

Even if there were more Martial Saints, without reaching God Level, fighting against Chen Xi who was at God Level, numerical advantage wouldn't manifest, at least not without a certain minimum number.

However, he would never leave here for the rest of his life.

"Find a place to stay and take a look around. This place has existed for three thousand years after all, so there must be some good things. Even if there aren't, the place itself is history," Xiaoyao said, then began looking around the small villa compound.

Indeed, even if there was nothing else, this small villa had existed for so many years, and because of Chen Xi's care and protection, it was preserved extremely well, still maintaining everything from the original time. This was living history.

Xiaoyao discovered quite a few pleasant surprises, though generally they were in the architecture and carvings. Since he had studied many subjects, he was interested in these as well, learning some techniques from three thousand years ago. However, generally speaking, learning such things wouldn't be very useful, others probably wouldn't have this interest.

It's just that some things aren't learned because they're necessarily useful, it's just a matter of interest.

What surprised Xiaoyao was that there was actually a study here with an extremely rich collection of books covering everything, even including some of the Fang family's martial arts techniques. This made Xiaoyao very pleased.

The reason for such a rich collection of books here, Xiaoyao could somewhat guess. How would a person spend a lifetime in such a place? Reading was a very good choice.

Later, Xiaoyao became even more certain of this point, because he discovered many notes written by Chen Shiru. These notes contained her insights about what she had studied, not just martial arts but other subjects as well.

This Chen Shiru was also a talented woman of her generation, dabbling in many subjects and excelling at them. This caused Xiaoyao to spend considerable time, and during this time something happened that gave him quite a headache.

On the third day, Chi Chi had eaten through all the food Chen Xi had stockpiled. This was something Xiaoyao could have expected and wouldn't give him a headache, at most he'd go outside to find some food. But the problem was that after finishing eating, Chi Chi fell into a deep sleep.

Sleep itself was quite normal, Chi Chi had been doing this frequently lately. But the problem was that from that moment until Xiaoyao had finished reading all the books and waited for additional time, about a month in total, it had never woken up.

This was abnormal, absolutely abnormal.

Xiaoyao knew the reason, but it was inexplicably known. He himself didn't know why he knew, only that a voice was telling him that Chi Chi was undergoing transformation, possibly a requirement of its growth period.

How long would this take? Xiaoyao hoped that voice would tell him, but it seemed like it wouldn't. He could only wait. But having waited so many days already, he thought of a somewhat troubling possibility, Chi Chi might sleep for a very long time, possibly even several years. In that case, wouldn't he have to wait several years?

Sigh, he could only wait.

Although Xiaoyao was very helpless and didn't want to spend too much time here, he couldn't possibly abandon Chi Chi and could only accompany it.

Originally, Xiaoyao had considered carrying Chi Chi on his body since it wasn't very large, but the problem was that Chi Chi was transforming. Perhaps moving it slightly would be fine, but bumping around during travel might cause problems, so Xiaoyao didn't want to do that.

Now he could only wait here. Others had waited a lifetime, so his wait wasn't much in comparison. Cultivate and train, time would pass quickly.

So Xiaoyao peacefully cultivated here for another period, breaking through from Scholar Level to General Level. Strangely, his cultivation was now twice as fast as before, otherwise such speed wouldn't be possible, jumping directly from late Scholar Level to General Level.

Xiaoyao had already broken through to late Scholar Level not long after leaving Medicine Immortal Ridge. This wasn't due to enlightenment from studying texts at Medicine Immortal Ridge. Others might progress through enlightenment, but this was impossible for Xiaoyao because enlightenment was no longer useful to him.

Xiaoyao's mental state was already extraordinarily high. His cultivation only required accumulating the strength of his true qi, with absolutely no obstacles at the realm level. He could go straight through to the end, when his strength reached the required level, he would naturally break through.

Strength accumulation before General Level was actually quite simple and nothing special. Being able to break through this quickly, while somewhat earth-shaking and ghost-weeping, was still acceptable.

His strength progressed very quickly because his foundation was extremely solid, probably no one in the entire world could be found with a more solid foundation. He had cultivated basic skills for over ten years, which was enough to explain everything.

Therefore, Xiaoyao's speed was much faster than ordinary people. Previously, it was because Chi Chi was holding him back that his progress was slow, but now that Chi Chi suddenly stopped absorbing his qi, his speed naturally returned to what it should have been originally.

Why did Chi Chi suddenly stop absorbing? Xiaoyao thought for a long time but couldn't find a reason.

Originally, Xiaoyao thought this might be because Chi Chi needed to transform, but this was quickly dismissed. If it was transforming, it should need even more energy to break through. Why would it stop absorbing instead? This was very problematic.

"This is because it has already absorbed enough. When monster beasts evolve, they first store up what they need rather than absorbing large amounts when they need it. Previously, when it consumed your true qi, it was storing it up."

When Xiaoyao was puzzled about this, someone came out to explain the problem. This person was naturally Chen Xi, his cultivation session was about finished, and sensing that Chi Chi was about to evolve, he appeared.

"Ah, you've come out of seclusion. That's perfect. Tell me, how long will this situation last?" Xiaoyao didn't pursue the question about not absorbing, because more importantly, he needed to know how much time this would actually take.

Chen Xi held up one finger, seeming to want to keep Xiaoyao in suspense. If Xiaoyao weren't in no mood for games right now, he would definitely wonder why he was acting this way, considering he was a Monster Clan member who wouldn't normally care about anything.

Actually, this was because Chen Xi felt Xiaoyao was a good person worth befriending, in other words, he somewhat considered Xiaoyao a friend, and teasing between friends was very normal.

Since Xiaoyao was a bit anxious now, he easily fell for it and immediately said, "One day? I think that's impossible. It should be one month, right?" Follow current novᴇls on NoveIꜰire.net

Chen Xi shook his head, then said, "One year." Although he would tease, he apparently wouldn't drag it out too long, just this once.

"No way, one year? Fine, one year is one year. It's not that big a deal." Xiaoyao first showed a bitter expression, then gritted his teeth and endured it.

Although it would take one year, looking at this Monster Clan elder before him who was using his entire lifetime and had already guarded for three thousand years. In comparison, this was just the tip of the iceberg, a tiny bit.

At this moment, Xiaoyao quickly found comfort, but this comfort was soon shattered.

"One year is just the minimum estimate. Perhaps it's a bit different and might need more time, two or three years are possible, or even ten years." Chen Xi said calmly again.