1123: Chapter 332: Fortunately, Arriving Late 1123: Chapter 332: Fortunately, Arriving Late Ji Feixue was enraged and, with a point of her finger, turned Su He into an ice sculpture.
She turned and, stepping on the air, flew away.
With only twenty percent of her Buddha Force remaining in her body, she could now slightly utilize her True Yuan, her combat power at this moment was about thirty to forty percent of its peak.
Killing peers at Stepping Sky Five-fold was easy, but facing someone at Stepping Sky Seven-fold, she was powerless.
Fighting wasn’t enough, but for Alchemy, Artifact Refining, and setting up Formations, there was no issue.
Ji Feixue manifested the Dui Gua on her body, actively breaking through space, taking her back to the space where she once hid using the Dui Gua.
This was a normal part of Ji Feixue’s seclusion here as that space helped her subdue the Dui Gua.
Su He broke free from the ice, laughing heartily as he jumped out.
It was still his own wife who cared for him the most—if it had been before, Ji Feixue would have slashed at him with her sword for being so cheeky and taking advantage in the dark.
But this time, it was merely a painless ice seal.
Su He, being Xuan Wu, cared for ice?
Wasn’t this just throwing a meat bun at a dog?
From afar, a toad riding a fox came howling; the fox ran on Ze Water, freezing a patch of ice with each step, just enough for it to land on, forming a long ice bridge as it hurried along.
A frog and a fox chasing a glowing ball hurried past Su He, the fox giving him a strange glance while the toad waved from afar, shouting, “Hello groom!
Goodbye groom!”
They looked even busier than Su He!
Su He shook his head with a smile, glanced at the space where Ji Feixue disappeared, a streak of fondness crossing his eyes.
Initially, extracting the Dui Gua had been extremely difficult, but now that the Dui Gua was in her hands, entering had become much easier for Ji Feixue.
However, that place could only be entered by her alone, and only on the days nine, six, and three.
Today being the ninth, it was the time to enter, and she likely wouldn’t come out for a while.
Su He’s form shifted, and the Xuanwu True Body appeared, looking at a towering tree beside the cave, a mischievous smile rising on his lips.
His claw stomped down, and two veins of iron from underneath the Ze Water flew up, crushed into powder by his aura, the flowing water cleared impurities, leaving pure iron filings in the air.
The clear water enveloped the iron filings, writhing, and in the blink of an eye, transformed into two fine iron chains.
Although Su He was not very knowledgeable about Artifact Refining, having been around Ji Feixue for long, crafting two ordinary Magic Artifacts was not a problem; moreover, mining and refining two iron chains were things he could do with a slight effort of his mind, hardly counting as Artifact Refining.
The iron chains flew up automatically, hung on a tree branch, and dangled down; Su He also split wood to make a board, threading it through the chains, quickly crafting a swing.
He stood beside, measuring, the height just perfect if he appeared as human.
Gazing at the ruined Pill room and Instrument room next to him, he gathered the scrap materials, building a wall around the cave, enclosing it.
Each brick in the wall was the simplest form of preventing prying and condensing Arrays.
Brick by brick joined to form a Big Array, sealing off all outside prying, hiding the location of the cave.
Su He, albeit having been trained by his aunt and Ji Feixue, had no problem setting up such a Formation.
When Ji Feixue emerged from the Dui Gua space, she saw Su He in Turtle Body, laboriously arranging the cave.
A hint of a smile rose at the corner of her mouth.
Looking at the swing beside, she felt even cozier.
She had always been a pragmatist, rarely considering coziness and comfort, focusing on utility first in both Artifact Refining and Refining Treasure—never thinking about how to make the Immortal Sword or Magical Treasure more beautiful.
With the Turtle here, although the house was shabby and simple, it felt somewhat lively.
Was this why her parents, with just a wooden house, could live secluded from the group, content and at ease?
Indeed, the environment wasn’t important; who you were with was what mattered.
She smiled briefly, but swiftly suppressed the corners of her lips that liked to turn upwards, speaking coolly, “You only have two hours of human form each day, not using it to sharpen your human combat skills or adapt to the Way of Xuanwu, yet you waste time on such puppy play?”
Playing might lead to lost ambition.
Su He turned around, showing his human form, naturally wrapping his arms around her waist, holding her close, kissed her, and chuckled, “Don’t wrong me, this is for cultivation!”
Ji Feixue frowned.
Nonsense!
Even if he had made a meditation cushion, she would have believed his tall tales.
Ji Feixue, suddenly embraced forcefully and kissed again, felt her cheeks flush, instinctively wanting to dodge but forcefully grounded herself.
Su He felt touched; indeed, relationships needed strengthening—barely half a day apart, and they were already feeling a bit distant.
He needed to solidify it a few more times!
Ji Feixue, looking into his eyes, knew her reaction might have made him feel a bit disappointed.
Her voice trembled slightly, with a hint of panic, as if afraid he’d misunderstand, “I… have never been close to anyone.
Suddenly being so close, I’m a bit unaccustomed, not that I dislike you.”
She had always been alone since childhood, not even a friend who could come within ten steps.
Her only friend was Feng Si, but that too was just a heart-to-heart connection.
They saw each other maybe once every several decades or centuries.
She had practiced alone, years not even speaking a word.
Suddenly being so close to Su He, just slightly uncomfortable, but Su He had unknowingly become more important to her than mountains.
Initially, she planned to spend the whole day in the Dui Gua space today—a single day of cultivation, insignificant compared to her usual seclusions, passing in a blink.
But today, for some reason, after just two hours inside, she was restless and anxious, unable to calm her mind.