Chapter 359: Chapter 359

After hearing Xiaoyao's words, the innkeeper felt relieved and wasn't too surprised, because among the people coming and going, there were quite a few such martial artists. What he found somewhat strange was that these two people didn't seem like martial artists at all—they had no martial artist aura about them.

Perhaps this was because his vision was limited and he couldn't tell.

However, martial artists generally had a kind of arrogance, especially the younger generation, yet these two young people seemed to have no arrogance at all. They were even so humble and amiable, which was very rare. Moreover, ordinary martial artists wouldn't lower themselves to stay in a storage room. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on N()velFire.net

In the end, the innkeeper didn't pay much attention to this, because he still had to attend to other guests. This was a busy time.

Xiaoyao tidied up a bit and arranged things slightly to put Guxing in a relatively comfortable and safe environment, then casually sat down outside where Guxing was. The two meditated and rested for a while—it was still quite some time before dinner.

After Guxing entered her state, if anyone had been there, they would definitely have been surprised or even shocked, because Guxing's body was faintly emitting some kind of light, and this light gave people the feeling that she was about to transcend the mortal realm and enter sainthood.

If one knew what this light was, their expression would definitely be one of shock, even on this continent.

This light was the phenomenon of transcending mortality to enter sainthood—it appeared when advancing from Emperor Level to Saint Level. After reaching Saint Level, this light would disappear, which was also a very strange phenomenon.

Of course, this was only a phenomenon. Having this didn't necessarily mean one would advance to Saint Level. Many people cultivated this kind of light but spent all their remaining years unable to take another step forward.

Also, this light didn't appear constantly—it would occasionally manifest, making it hard to say what the situation really was. However, one thing was certain: if this light appeared, it meant there was a chance to break through the Emperor Level barrier and reach Saint Level.

At the same time, this at least indicated one thing: the person emitting this light should have Emperor Level peak strength!

Indeed, Guxing had Emperor Level peak strength, though she had only just entered it...

The appearance of this light had no direct relationship with how long one had been at Emperor Level peak. Some people had it very early, some very late. However, having it just after entering like Guxing was very rare—almost unique.

The reason Guxing advanced to Emperor Level peak so quickly, besides her own stimulation, was largely because the cultivation environment had improved. It could be said that after Xiaoyao and the others set foot on this land, their cultivation speed would increase by more than double.

Not only was Guxing's cultivation accelerating—the Young Miss and Nangong Suxin were the same, much faster than before. Although their speed wasn't as fast as Guxing's, it wouldn't be inferior to any genius here, including monster-level ones.

However, Xiaoyao discovered a very strange phenomenon: everyone was accelerating, but he alone was slowing down—his progress was becoming slower and slower.

Xiaoyao hadn't told anyone about this situation. Even Guxing didn't know, because he didn't want Guxing to worry. He believed this problem would be figured out sooner or later, and then it could be solved.

If it couldn't be figured out, no one could solve it anyway.

Could it be because of Chi Chi?

When would that little thing finish evolving? Perhaps it was at a critical moment and needed large amounts of energy. If that were the case, it would mean that even coming here, the connection between bonded spirit beasts still existed.

If that were the case, it would be even better—Chi Chi could find him, so he wouldn't have to worry about Chi Chi not being able to find him. After all, coming here this time was an accident with no preparation at all.

To be honest, Xiaoyao was still somewhat worried about Chi Chi's situation, but he could only worry. He didn't even know how to return now, and if something happened to a bonded spirit beast, he should be able to sense it. At least for now, there seemed to be no problems.

Soon, the light on Guxing's body disappeared and returned to the normal state of energy circulation and cultivation.

At dinner time, Xiaoyao finished his practice and said a sentence. Guxing had originally been in that cultivation state, but immediately ended it after Xiaoyao's words, opening her eyes to look at him.

If anyone had witnessed this situation, they would definitely have found it amazing. It wasn't that they couldn't immediately end cultivation, but that was generally only in a relatively casual state. Just now, Guxing had been emitting that kind of light, which definitely couldn't appear in a casual state—it must be a phenomenon of focused cultivation.

Suddenly stopping from focused cultivation was a transition that could easily lead to qi deviation—this was the reason for secluded cultivation, to avoid being disturbed!

This question was something many people would want to know, but it would lead to another person—naturally Xiaoyao. This was his achievement.

How exactly it was done could only be explained by Xiaoyao. Even Guxing was somewhat unclear about it. She only knew she could do it, just like many things—being able to do something didn't necessarily mean knowing the reason!

"Should we go out to eat?" Guxing asked.

"Mm, in such situations we must go out to eat. In such settings, there's a lot of information—we can obtain much intelligence. We can't miss this opportunity," Xiaoyao nodded in response.

"I know I can't help," Guxing said. If others heard this, they would definitely find it inexplicable, but Xiaoyao understood her meaning.

"It's fine, I'll handle this. Your cultivation progress is very good—you might break through within a year. Keep working hard!" Xiaoyao said with a smile.

Breaking through within a year would mean reaching Saint Level. This seemed like an impossible task, because Guxing had just entered Emperor Level peak. Even monster-level geniuses would need several years to break through—one year was too short.

However, Guxing had no understanding of this at all. She never knew how much time others spent cultivating to break through, nor did she know what constituted a breakthrough. She only knew she had to cultivate, had to break through, and continue walking this path without considering anything else. Once she reached that point, she would understand.

This was also a thinking habit Xiaoyao had cultivated in Guxing—no need to worry about the future, just know what to do now.

"Hehe, I will!" Guxing smiled, just because Xiaoyao had praised her once. Once was enough.

"Let's go eat—we need to have a good meal!" Xiaoyao smiled and led Guxing toward the inn's main hall. He couldn't afford a private room, nor was it necessary.

At the same time, even if Xiaoyao wanted a private room, it would be impossible since everything was fully booked. Even the main hall was almost out of seats, since there were many people eating at this time—more than those staying overnight.

Those lodging with civilian families generally wouldn't eat at civilian homes either. Besides feeling embarrassed, most importantly, civilian families didn't provide this service and might not have food they liked.

"There are really enough people here. Let's look for seats..." Xiaoyao pulled Guxing through the main hall with some difficulty, heading toward an empty spot. Although they'd have to share a table, it was better than nothing.

"Excuse me, is anyone sitting here?" Xiaoyao asked politely with a bow.

"No, please go ahead!"

After thanking them, just as Xiaoyao was about to sit down, he suddenly felt waves of cold stares shooting toward him!

What was wrong? Had he just bumped into them? No, he had been very careful just now. Then why were there such stares? Could it be that he had sat in a place he shouldn't have?

Xiaoyao quickly understood why this was happening—it was because the person he was sharing a table with was a troublemaker!

The law of beautiful troublemakers was equally effective everywhere, in any world, any era...

Xiaoyao hadn't noticed that at the table he had chosen, there was actually a stunningly beautiful girl of troublemaker level sitting there. She looked very refined and was wearing luxurious clothes, which meant she not only had troublemaker-level appearance but also an enviable family background.

Now Xiaoyao had only one choice—

In the current situation, whether he sat down or not, Xiaoyao was already hated by people. Most importantly, if he didn't sit at this table, there were no other suitable seats left.

Well, no suitable seats didn't mean no seats at all. Although it was already very crowded here, squeezing in would still provide seats!

However, the other seats were too mixed with all kinds of people, while this table only had two girls—that troublemaker and another girl who wasn't a troublemaker but was still quite beautiful.

Of course, it wasn't that Xiaoyao was looking for a table with two girls to share. He could sit anywhere, but he had Guxing with him now, and he wanted to find a relatively good seat for her—preferably without messy people around.

If there were no choice, Guxing wouldn't mind and Xiaoyao could only accept it, but since there was a choice now, why not pick a better one?

When Xiaoyao sat down, the stares from those around became even sharper, while both girls showed traces of surprise. However, this surprise wasn't because Xiaoyao had sat down.

Although Xiaoyao's behavior was somewhat beyond their expectations—they had been sitting here for so long without anyone daring to share their table. It wasn't that others couldn't see or that no one had tried, but because of pressure, no one dared to sit here.

This pressure came not only from the people staring nearby—those who wanted to sit here but didn't dare make a move. They were all people not to be trifled with, and the pressure they gave was immense.