Seeing his indifferent expression, Chen Mengzhu moved slightly in his heart and asked, "What are Daoyou Xia's plans for the future?"
Xia Chen pondered: "I am a casual cultivator, so I still want to return to the territory where the casual cultivators are concentrated. If it is convenient, I would also like to ask Miss Chen to take me away from the Twin Crystal Island after killing the Blue Water Golden Eyed Beast.
I would be very grateful if you could provide me with a map of the surrounding sea areas.”
Chen Mengzhu nodded and said: "This is no problem. I know there is an island, which is the largest concentration of loose cultivators nearby. It is said that there is also a loose cultivator alliance, and Daoist Xia can go there to develop."
Xia Chen felt happy and said, "Thank you very much, Miss Chen, for your help."
Chen Mengzhu said: "Fellow Daoist Xia is too polite, but I have to ask you to stay on the Twin Crystal Island during this period. Especially when the Blue Water Twin Eyes Beast arrives in a month, we may not be able to take care of you, so you should be more careful."
Xia Chen thought that this girl was quite kind, so he nodded and thanked her, then turned and left.
Fang Jia waited for him to walk away, and couldn't help but curled his lips and said: "You didn't even say that you would help us hunt the blue water golden-eyed beast. You would have saved his life in vain."
Chen Mengzhu said with a smile: "It's just a matter of effort to save a life. Two low-grade treasure pills are enough to repay the kindness. He doesn't owe us anything. As for hunting the beast with clear water and golden eyes, that is our trial, not someone else's."
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Fang Jia said disdainfully: "I'm afraid that he will be frightened by the Blue Water Golden Eyed Beast and panic, which will drag us down."
"You think too much, how do you know that others are not as good as you?" Chen Mengzhu rolled his eyes at her, "I'm going to practice, will you come with me?"
"You can go alone, I don't want to torture myself." Fang Jia shook her head like a wavy drum, "I heard that there is a special fish near Shuangjing Island, and the meat is very delicious. I plan to try it in the next few days."
As she spoke, her eyes couldn't help but shine.
Chen Mengzhu frowned and said, "You've already gone off the grain. Why do you still want to eat and drink?"
"Just try it occasionally." Fang Jia said with a smile, "I don't plan to continue practicing anyway. Why don't I enjoy being idle? Do you want to be an old monk like you and do regular practice? I don't want to, I will do it right away.
Going to grill fish."
She ignored Chen Mengzhu, turned into a ray of light and flew towards the seaside.
Chen Mengzhu looked at her back wordlessly, and suddenly a very strange and complicated feeling arose in his heart.
Her best friend since childhood finally no longer maintained a parallel relationship with her, but chose a life of retreat. Will she also drift away from her in the future?
She sighed softly. Suddenly she felt confused.
From a spiritual point of view, Fang Jia's attitude is of course a no-brainer, but from another perspective, she has no hope of being promoted again, so what's wrong with enjoying the rest of her life?
Even if one reaches the seventh, eighth or even ninth level of supernatural power, who can live forever?
Even if he practices hard, what's the point if he can't break through the fourth level of supernatural power and enter the core of the family? In the end, he won't be the same as Fang Jia.
Chen Mengzhu bit her lip. She was unwilling to give in, but she was even more afraid of the fate of being ruthlessly eliminated after giving in.
After a long time, she forced the chaotic thoughts out of her mind. She slowly sat down and began to practice with her eyes closed.
Xia Chen stood on a towering rock by the sea, looking at the rolling waves in the distance.
The ocean here is much more majestic than the ocean on Earth before crossing over. Even if you look at the waves that are dozens of feet high, you can still feel the grandeur of nature.
He has already scanned the Twin Crystal Island with his spiritual mind. It is a small desert island, not big, but it has a radius of several hundred thousand miles.
The island is covered with weeds, sandstone and bushes, and the ground is made of hard basalt. There is no vitality at all, and naturally there is no magic medicine. It is indeed a desert island.
In the center of Shuangjing Island, there is a freshwater lake that is several miles wide and is still steaming. It is actually a hot spring lake.
However, Xia Chen knew that this hot spring lake was probably the place where the Blue Water Double-Eyed Beast lays its eggs.
His mind also swept over Fang Jia and Chen Mengzhu, and he couldn't help but be startled when he saw Fang Jia grilling fish enthusiastically at the beach.
A person with the second level of supernatural power can completely escape from the valley. It seems that this girl must have reached the third level of supernatural power. How come she still has the desire to eat and drink?
In fact, as the level of a monk increases, the instinctive needs become weaker.
What may seem like a gluttonous delicacy to mortals, is just worthless food without any feeling in the eyes of monks.
Of course, we don’t rule out feasting when the mood strikes, but after all, this is not the norm.
It seems that the girl surnamed Fang has given up on practicing cultivation...
His mind swept over Chen Mengzhu again and saw that she was practicing with her eyes closed. Although her body was as dignified as a mountain, she did not feel at all in trance. Instead, she looked very unstable, as if she was in a dream.
Xia Chen could clearly see that this meant that Chen Mengzhu was forced into meditation before his consciousness had calmed down. Even if he practiced cultivation, it would not have any effect. Instead, his inner demons might invade and disrupt his realm.
This girl's qualifications are only average. It is estimated that reaching the third level of magical power is her limit. If there are no accidents or other opportunities, her lifetime achievements will only end there.
Xia Chen thought calmly in his heart, stuffed a handful of pills into his mouth, sat down with his eyes closed, and began to practice meditation.
He still hasn't thought of a way to expel the Nine Netherworld Marks, but it doesn't affect him for the time being anyway, so he can practice step by step. As long as he improves his cultivation, he can always restrain the Nine Netherworld Marks.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
Fang Jia was having a great time at the beach, Xia Chen and Chen Mengzhu were practicing separately, but none of the three disturbed the other.
But Chen Mengzhu never calmed down. The bottleneck of the fourth level of magical power, the pressure from his family, his future goals, and the way forward...
Countless disturbing thoughts made her completely confused.
She was afraid, what would happen if she could no longer break through the fourth level of magical power? Would this be the end of her life?
If that's the case, she really won't be reconciled.
But what can she do if she is unwilling to give in? Miracles will not happen in reality, and hard work and persistence have not allowed her to see the slightest possibility of breaking through the bottleneck. Perseverance in hopelessness will only become more and more desperate.
The trial on Twin Crystal Island is the last hope. If you still can't break through the fourth level of magical power, you won't have another chance in the future.
Chen Mengzhu bit her lip and clenched her pink fists tightly. Thinking of the possibility that she least wanted to see, her heart was completely confused.
She could no longer practice, so she had to stand up and look at the vast sea in the distance, trying to calm herself down.
Suddenly, she was slightly startled and saw the figure of a young man sitting on a high rock by the sea, as eternal and motionless as an eternal green pine.
That was Xia Chen. Obviously, he was also practicing.
He sat there, motionless, but he felt very quiet and harmonious. It was as if he had melted into the background of the blue sea and gray granite, giving him an indescribable and vivid and harmonious feeling.
Looking at him, it was like seeing the blue sky and white clouds, the scene of the harmony of nature and man, and the indescribable tranquility and tranquility.
Inexplicably, Chen Mengzhu's heart skipped a beat, and he wanted to just look at Xia Chen's back like this until the end of time.
Those chaotic and complicated thoughts all faded away like the tide, and my mood became calmer than ever before.
After a long time, Alliance Leader Chen came to his senses, and his pink face turned red involuntarily. He could actually be distracted by looking at other people's backs. He was really easily affected by the environment.
"What are you looking at?" Fang Jia's excited voice suddenly sounded behind her.
Chen Mengzhu did not look back. His mind had already noticed Fang Jia's arrival, but he still concealed it and said: "Look at the sea. If you want to calm down, practicing all the time won't work."
"I said you don't have to waste that much effort. You might as well go to the beach with me to grill fish." Fang Jia smiled and looked in her direction, "Hey, that Xia Chen is also very hardworking and has been practicing.
I'd rather compete with you."
Chen Mengzhu smiled ashamedly: "They work harder than me. They have been practicing for three days without even saying a word."
"I didn't think of it until you said it, but I was a little surprised when you said it." Fang Jia suddenly said thoughtfully, "The casual cultivators we met in the past were all very proactive in contacting us and trying to please us.
, I want to take the opportunity to build a relationship with the family. If I can jump over the dragon gate and become the family's son-in-law, even if I am just an ordinary disciple, they will be very happy. This Xia Chen is also a casual cultivator, so why is he not interested in us at all? "
"Not all monks want to use this to get high. Maybe Xia Chen is not that kind of person." Chen Mengzhu shook his head.
Even though she said this, she felt a little strange.
Her strength is not outstanding among the three generations of Chen family, but her beauty is unquestionable. Not to mention the casual cultivators she occasionally encounters, even the powerful children in the family covet her.
Why was Xia Chen so indifferent to her beauty?
Thinking of this, Chen Mengzhu felt a little unhappy, but soon the discomfort turned into a heavy feeling. How could he still be in the mood to think about whether others would pay attention to him? This was really heartless.
In fact, the reason why she was so upset was that she didn't want her cultivation career to end. At the same time, she also really didn't want to be excluded from the family's core circle of disciples and become a plaything for those powerful disciples to compete for.
Without strength, there is no status, and a beautiful woman without strength is even more miserable. Although relying on the reputation of her parents, she will have a good home in name. But when the person who snatched her got tired of playing with her, he kicked her
Even if she kicked it away or gave it away, no one would speak for her.
Since childhood, Chen Mengzhu has seen too many scenes like this, with the faces of sad women eventually becoming numb.
I never thought that one day, I would end up like this...
"How about we tease him? I think he is quite simple. He probably has never seen much of the world, so he is shy and dare not contact us. He has to use silence to attract our attention." Fang Jia said with interest.
"Go ahead, I don't want to disturb others." Chen Mengzhu said calmly. Seeing Fang Jia's careless look, she felt agitated for no reason.
"It's so boring. I've practiced so much that I've made you stupid. I'm going to catch fish." Fang Jia said angrily, stamped his feet, turned around and left.