The Transmigrator's Cultivation - Chapter 434

After collecting the time-space crystals, Xu Ziqing stored away his Small Universe. Seemingly tireless, he continued walking in another direction. Although the patrol soldiers had taken him near the Qin family’s military regiment that day, he had no intention of staying there for long. Initially, he considered slaying a couple of low-level demons and then joining the regiment to gather information. However, after discovering the crystals, he abandoned that idea.

Later, Xu Ziqing set out alone. This way, he was free to come and go as he pleased and didn’t need to worry about others noticing anything unusual.

Xu Ziqing didn’t know much about the Nine Void Battlefield, but it wasn’t as perilous as he had initially imagined. As long as he was careful in luring demons, he wouldn’t end up in a dire situation. High-level demons typically attacked areas with large groups of people, while solitary travelers like him only attracted the greed of lower-level demons.

He no longer regarded these low-level demons as a threat.

Earlier, when he summoned the dragon, it only took two or three breaths for the demons to be completely annihilated. However, Xu Ziqing’s true energy was still depleted by thirty percent, and he needed to find a place to meditate and recover.

This was already a familiar routine. Xu Ziqing found a large boulder, pointed a finger at it, and created a small cave just big enough for one person to sit in. After clearing away the debris, he sat down inside. Outside, a few vines rooted themselves in the ground, swaying protectively around him. He also set up a few defensive wards, ensuring that he wouldn’t be caught off guard by a demon ambush. He then crossed his legs and began absorbing spiritual energy.

About a quarter of an hour later, his true energy was fully restored.

Xu Ziqing opened his eyes and, after a moment’s hesitation, took out one of the time-space crystals and began refining it.

A phantom image of his Nascent Soul appeared within his dantian. The Nascent Soul opened its small mouth, spewing out a strand of white flame—this was his Ying Fire.

The Nascent Soul Fire quickly rose, enveloping the crystal and burning it with a “sizzle.”

The time-space crystal melted in mid-air, gradually turning into wisps of white smoke, which slowly entered Xu Ziqing’s forehead and traveled directly into his Zifu. From there, the time-space energy was absorbed into his Small Universe, continuously stabilizing its laws and making it more tangible and indestructible!

After absorbing one crystal, Xu Ziqing summoned a second, then a third… After refining five in total, his face had turned somewhat pale.

Using the Ying Fire to burn the crystals was not easy, and his dantian was now nearly drained.

Xu Ziqing didn’t panic. He immediately circulated the remaining ten percent of his true energy, speeding up the absorption of spiritual energy and recovery. However, he thought to himself that next time, he shouldn’t refine five crystals in a row. If an external force were to attack him now, it would be detrimental… Previously, when he absorbed four crystals, he could still retain thirty-five percent of his energy. But the more crystals he absorbed, the less energy remained. Having tested this, he now knew his limits.

During these days, Xu Ziqing hadn’t wasted any time.

Apart from hunting lower-level demons for time-space crystals and honing his skills, he also focused on accumulating true energy and deepening his cultivation. He began refining the time-space power as well, though he hadn’t absorbed it fully due to the ever-changing nature of the battlefield. Nevertheless, he hadn’t neglected this task. As a result, despite the high pressure, his progress was significant.

A single day of effort now yielded the same results as ten days in the past, which was quite comforting to him. However, there was still one matter left unresolved: he hadn’t found any trace of his Shixiong.

While hunting demons, he encountered several shen cultivators and practitioners. The further he traveled, the more people he met from different camps. Yet, without exception, none of them had heard any news of a sword cultivator in white robes. This left him somewhat dejected. Still, he knew that with his Shixiong’s abilities, no matter where he went, he would surely find his place and wouldn’t be in any danger. This thought reassured him.

At the same time, Xu Ziqing became even more diligent in his cultivation and increasingly ventured into different directions as he traveled.

Xu Ziqing let out a soft sigh and resumed his meditation.

There was no need to dwell on it; he and his Shixiong were bound by fate, and one day, they would meet again.

Before he realized it, it was already midnight.

The moon in the sky was a pale white, casting a desolate light over the landscape.

As a cultivator, Xu Ziqing’s senses were sharp. Even while meditating, a portion of his divine consciousness drifted outside, always on alert.

Suddenly, a hurried sound reached his ears. Not far away, there seemed to be a disturbance, stirring unease in his heart.

Xu Ziqing’s expression sharpened. He opened his eyes and dispelled the protective wards.

The noise grew closer. Staying hidden in the cave would likely leave him unable to react in time. With a quick thought, he moved out of the cave.

Indeed, just a few miles ahead, there was a group of around twenty to thirty low-level demons gathering together.

Xu Ziqing knew he couldn’t be careless. His Small Universe emerged again, manifesting as a Taiji diagram that floated behind him.

He quickly calculated in his mind: if he used the Ten Thousand Woods Transforming into Dragon technique to annihilate them, how much of his true energy would remain afterward? And would that be enough to handle any unexpected events? Since entering this battlefield, such considerations had often crossed his mind.

At that moment, the yin fish in the Tai Chi diagram suddenly seemed to stir.

A voice rang out: “Mother… mother, come out…”

Xu Ziqing was startled—it was Rongjin?

Ever since he had formed Nascent Soul, Rongjin’s consciousness had fallen silent, and it hadn’t spoken for a long time.

Xu Ziqing had looked into it and understood that this was because upon reaching the Nascent Soul realm, Rongjin had manifested a mature body and instantly became the foundation of his Small Universe. As a result, Rongjin’s consciousness needed to merge with the will of the Small Universe. Fortunately, because Rongjin was Xu Ziqing’s life-bound wood, it was intimately connected to him, born from him. Though they didn’t completely merge into one, their consciousnesses were intertwined, with Xu Ziqing as the master and Rongjin as the servant. This prevented any major obstacles.

Now, it seemed that Rongjin’s consciousness had finally become a part of the Small Universe’s will. In the future, when the Small Universe evolved into a world, Xu Ziqing’s consciousness would become the world’s consciousness, establishing its laws. Rongjin’s consciousness could then oversee those laws, and they would coexist. Rongjin had finally awakened again. However, since Rongjin’s development had been so rapid—having matured into a bloodthirsty demon vine in a fraction of the time it normally took—it hadn’t yet caught up mentally. As a result, its mind was still like that of a young child, innocent and only responsive to Xu Ziqing’s words.

Hearing Rongjin’s call, Xu Ziqing felt a surge of joy and responded, “Rongjin wants to come out?”

Rongjin’s voice was urgent, “Eat… there’s food, food!”

Xu Ziqing glanced at the approaching demons and immediately understood.

Previously, with Rongjin’s consciousness dormant, Xu Ziqing had considered using the demon vine in times of extreme danger. But out of concern for Rongjin’s development, he had refrained from doing so in ordinary situations. Now that Rongjin had awakened and was actively asking, there was no need to hold back any longer.

Summoning Rongjin as his trump card consumed far less true energy than the Ten Thousand Woods Dragon Transformation Technique, making it far more convenient.

With a settled mind, Xu Ziqing smiled and said, “Then I’ll let you out.” As soon as he spoke, the yin fish of the Tai Chi diagram flashed with light and suddenly opened wide—

In an instant, a cluster of blood-red vines shot out, continuously extending. In the blink of an eye, they surrounded Xu Ziqing entirely!

One vine, five vines, ten vines… they emerged endlessly, and in a matter of moments, there were hundreds and thousands of them, thick as bowls, their length immeasurable.

Yet, their vibrant color, wrapping around the young cultivator, exuded a sense of care and intimacy.

In the desolate night, this scene became the only source of color, strikingly beautiful.

Meanwhile, the low-level demons were getting closer.

After an intense pursuit, they stopped about half a mile away, surrounding something and relentlessly attacking from all directions.

Could it be…

Xu Ziqing enhanced his hearing and caught the sound of sobbing.

The fear in that cry was unmistakable, nearly hysterical, as though the person had been utterly terrified.

If his ears did not deceive him, the voice belonged to a child?

But why was there a child on this battlefield, surrounded by demons in the dead of night?

After a brief thought, Xu Ziqing shook his head and hurried forward.

Behind him, the many bloodthirsty demon vines thrashed and writhed, unwilling to be left behind. Since their roots were anchored in the Small Universe, they followed him like a shadow.

In just a blink, Xu Ziqing had reached the scene.

The bloodthirsty demon vine was ferocious by nature, and now, as Xu Ziqing’s life-bound wood, it had been refined through the Small Universe, becoming far more formidable than before. Its toughness was comparable to that of high-grade magical weapons. Dealing with these low-level demons was a simple matter of piercing through their steel-like hides.

Dozens of vines lashed out in all directions, weaving around more than twenty low-level demons and trapping them.

Sensing something was wrong, the demons turned around in fury, but their instincts warned them of the danger…

Just as they hesitated whether to attack, the demon vines pounced!

In a flash, dozens of vines pierced the demons’ bodies. Even if they dodged one or two, they couldn’t avoid the overwhelming swarm.

In almost an instant, the demons were skewered like gourds on the countless vines.

Moments later, their flesh and blood were completely drained, leaving behind only their steel-like skins and intact skeletons, which were discarded in tatters.

The vines then returned, offering crystalline fragments of temporal power to Xu Ziqing, rubbing against him affectionately, trying to curry favor.

Xu Ziqing smiled lightly, waved his hand, and collected all the fragments. Only then did he turn his gaze to where the demons had been gathered.

Sure enough, there was a small figure.

Xu Ziqing felt a twinge of compassion and quickly walked over.

However, the small figure let out a short cry and began retreating frantically, “No, don’t come near… sob…”

Xu Ziqing paused, taking a clearer look at the figure.

As expected… it was just a child.

The child looked no older than four or five, draped in all sorts of magical treasures—clearly the work of cultivators. The treasures were of high quality, at least on par with advanced magical artifacts, and seemed to be embedded with spirit stones that automatically protected their master. The child also wore spirit-powered boots, which had likely been activated just moments ago.

…No wonder the child, who seemed to have only a trace of spiritual energy, had been able to survive until now.

If Xu Ziqing hadn’t intervened, once the spiritual energy of those treasures ran out, the child would have been devoured by the demons.

But how could a mere child attract the attention of so many demons?

Xu Ziqing pondered quietly, studying the child more closely.

Translator: Lynn

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