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Luckily, when Pei Bufan spoke, only meows came out, so the male lead couldn’t understand. Otherwise, everyone could have prepared their candles1—a whole basket of them!
After saying it, Pei Bufan regretted it. Was this something you should say to someone’s face? Especially for a reserved (not!)2 person like him, how could he say something so explosive right from the start?!
Meanwhile, Ziche Duanyuan once again felt frustrated by their communication issues. Next time, he should take Pei Bufan on a trip to the Hunyuan Sect. He couldn’t just prepare paper, a brush, and ink every time they wanted to talk; that would be too much trouble. For now, they would have to make do.
Looking at the paper and brush handed to him, Pei Bufan hesitated for a few seconds, then flicked his little tail to grip the brush handle and wrote down a few distorted characters: Tianwu Sect.
He had to do the random mission. With a three-day time limit, there would surely be a chance! The main quest also had to be advanced; that reward was also a form of card fragment. This random mission was such a pain, and there was no guarantee the next one wouldn’t have some other weird twist. Besides, failing the mission meant he’d f*cking shed his fur!!
My head can be cut off, my blood can be shed, but this black fur cannot be lost!!3 This is a matter of a man’s pride!!
Ziche Duanyuan was speechless when he saw those three characters. This one… still hadn’t given up? He had already told him that the Tianwu Sect didn’t accept those who couldn’t shapeshift…
Thinking of this, Ziche Duanyuan suddenly realized. “Before, did you go to the Tianwu Sect?”
The little black cat stiffened. His eyes darted left and right, spinning around, but he refused to look at Ziche Duanyuan.
This reaction confirmed it. He really went. Did he come back so quickly because he couldn’t find the way?
“Registration has already closed,” Ziche Duanyuan said, directly shattering his fantasy to stop him from obsessing over it. “It’s useless to go now. Wait ten years.” In ten years, with his help, he would find a way to help Pei Bufan achieve a semi-humanoid form.
Pei Bufan huffily flicked his tail. Don’t underestimate This Lord! This Lord already registered. I’m going to participate in the selection!!
Seeing that the black cat had no intention of giving up, Ziche Duanyuan sighed and nodded. “I’ll take you. But you’re not allowed to run off when we get there.” He figured that once the cat saw it for himself, he would give up and then stay obediently by his side.
Pei Bufan rapidly nodded his little head, then pounced into Ziche Duanyuan’s arms and rubbed against him desperately to express his delight.
Ziche Duanyuan stroked the little black cat’s head, a trace of bewilderment flashing in his eyes.
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As expected of a second-generation cultivator,4 they’re so awesome.5 One magic artifact after another. Last time, he used a gourd to leave the secret realm. To get from the Ziche family home to Sword Immortal Valley, he used a blanket. This time, he switched to a sphere, and a pink one at that…
“The journey is long, so this will be faster.” And it’s windproof, Ziche Duanyuan thought. A bit of wind was nothing to a cultivator, but it was different for Pei Bufan. Cats aren’t dogs; they don’t stick their tongues out to show off their intelligence6 in strong winds. They just curl up in their owner’s arms for protection. After two flights, Ziche Duanyuan discovered that Pei Bufan hated strong winds. He had traded both the gourd and the blanket to a younger female cousin for this sphere.
The journey is long, so we have to use a sphere… Are we going to roll there? Pei Bufan complained internally. And isn’t this color a little too girly?!
Completely unaware that his aesthetic sense was being questioned once again, Ziche Duanyuan carried the cat inside the sphere. It was surprisingly spacious, about 10 square meters, like a small, fully furnished room. There was a bed, a desk, a bookshelf, and a wardrobe.
At the foot of the bed was a pipa.7 But the overall color scheme… was still pink.
Ziche Duanyuan, who hadn’t inspected the artifact after getting it: “…”
This sphere wasn’t just a flight artifact; it was practically a mobile home, and its defensive capabilities weren’t bad either. Trading two flight artifacts for it wasn’t a loss, but…
He looked down and saw Pei Bufan’s strange gaze. Ziche Duanyuan felt he should probably explain.
“This belonged to a younger female cousin from my family. I just traded for it and haven’t had time to…”
“Meow!” I know, male lead, you don’t have to explain! I won’t tell anyone!
Ziche Duanyuan: He clearly doesn’t believe me at all.
The two of them, with strange feelings in their hearts, rode the pink, spherical artifact to the Tianwu Sect.
The Tianwu Sect was located in the bitterly cold lands of the north, a complete contrast to the lush, spring-like scenery of Sword Immortal Valley. It snowed almost every day. But this level of cold was no problem for cultivators at the Golden Core stage or above. Well, for those at the Golden Core stage or above…
Among demon cultivators, those with noble bloodlines could shapeshift at a lower cultivation level. Those with inferior bloodlines needed to reach a very high realm to do so. For example, the peach blossom demon from before had only transformed from a walking tree to a walking person after reaching the Golden Core stage. The process was undeniably long. But for those with immortal blood, they could shapeshift as early as the Foundation Building or even Qi Refining stage.
However, they still couldn’t withstand this kind of cold. So, some rather unfortunate races, like snake demons, even if they could shapeshift during the Qi Refining stage, couldn’t come to the Tianwu Sect before reaching the Golden Core stage. Would they have to hibernate for a lifetime the moment they walked in the door? What a scam!
Ziche Duanyuan, with his Foundation Building stage cultivation, also had to put on warm clothes upon arriving in this frigid place. Even so, he could still feel the cold air seeping in through his collar and wrists. As for Pei Bufan, his entire body was curled up inside the male lead’s clothes, pressed tightly against his chest through a layer of undergarments, sharing body heat. His newly grown little teeth were chattering nonstop.
Why the hell did This Lord set the Tianwu Sect here in the first place?! F**k,8 there’s a snow-capped mountain right behind us, d**m! The peak is said to have ten-thousand-year-old ice!! Forget the peak, the ground under my feet is ice and snow that hasn’t melted for at least a thousand years, d**m9!
“You’ve seen it, let’s go,” Ziche Duanyuan said. It was so cold here he didn’t want to stay any longer.
Pei Bufan lightly scratched the male lead’s chest with his little paw in protest.
“Why don’t you stick your head out and look?” Ziche Duanyuan asked. What was the point of coming if the whole cat was just going to hide inside without seeing anything?
Pei Bufan wriggled his small body. He was afraid of the cold at first, but his curiosity won out. He carefully poked his head out to look.
Holy cow, it’s a sea of people!
Unfortunately, they were all demonic cultivators. This was because while raising one’s cultivation level was simple, awakening one’s intelligence was difficult. After all, cultivation was just an aid for shapeshifting; without an awakened consciousness, a higher cultivation level only increased combat power. Therefore, there were few demon cultivators. Most of the people one could see at a glance were demonic practitioners emanating baleful auras.
He glanced at Ziche Duanyuan. If the male lead’s resentment grew any stronger, he could totally join the ranks of demonic cultivators and enter the Tianwu Sect.
Righteous cultivators followed the Dao, emphasizing self-restraint. Demonic cultivators, on the other hand, followed their hearts’ desires and acted as they pleased. They were two completely opposite paths. As a result, the two sides often couldn’t see eye to eye and would fight.
“Hey, fellow Daoist,” a voice sounded from behind them. Pei Bufan turned his head to see a handsome young man with a wicked-looking air about him. “Wanna have a go at it?”10
Following one’s heart’s desires means following one’s own lusts…
Pfft! Pei Bufan laughed to himself.
Ziche Duanyuan shot him a cold glance, didn’t reply, and turned to leave.
The meaning was clear: a rejection. The demonic cultivator didn’t seem to mind much and just shrugged. Seeing a young man with round ears on his head pass by, he called out again, “Hey, fellow Daoist, wanna have a go at it?”
Pei Bufan, perched on the male lead’s shoulder, looked back. The round-eared youth glanced at the demonic cultivator and nodded. Then, the two of them, with arms slung over each other’s shoulders, walked to a secluded spot without even going into a room…
Pei Bufan: =口=!!
A field battle,11 F**k! So, so exciting! I really want to watch the live version!
He glanced at the male lead, who was still preserving his jade body.12 In the original novel, Ziche Duanyuan was already at the Golden Core stage when he entered Sword Immortal Valley, but you’re still at the Foundation Building stage!!
In the original novel, the male lead had already hooked up with his first shou and had more than one 419,13 but you’re still a f*cking virgin!
You’re so weak!!14
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- 准备蜡烛 – Literally “to prepare candles.” Internet slang for mourning someone or paying respects online to someone, also implying that someone is about die.
- 雾 – Literally “fog” or “mist.” In internet slang, it’s placed in parentheses after a word to indicate that the statement is sarcastic or completely untrue, similar to writing “/s” or “not!”
- This is a humorous adaptation of the popular Chinese internet saying, 头可断，血可流，发型不能乱 which means, “My head can be cut off, my blood can be shed, but my hairstyle cannot be messed up.” It’s an expression of prioritizing one’s appearance even in dire situations.
- 修二代 – Literally “cultivator second generation.” A term modeled after ‘富二代’ (fù èr dài, rich second generation). It refers to cultivators who come from powerful and wealthy families, often having access to better resources, techniques, and artifacts from a young age.
- 牛逼 (niú bī): A very popular and versatile slang term meaning “awesome,” “badass,” or “f*cking cool.” It can be considered vulgar but is used very commonly in informal contexts.
- 秀智商 – “Show off one’s IQ.” Often used sarcastically to mean “show off one’s lack of intelligence” or “do something stupid.”
- 琵琶 -A four-stringed, pear-shaped Chinese lute.
- 尼玛 – A near-homophone for 你妈, which means “your mom.” A common way of cursing.
- 卧槽 – Literally “lying in a trough.” Homophone for an actual curse word.
- 来一发吗 – A vulgar internet slang phrase meaning “Wanna get it on?”
- 野战 – Literally “field battle” or “field warfare.” It’s a common slang term for having intercourse outdoors.
- 守身为玉 – “to keep one’s body like jade,” i.e., to preserve one’s virginity or chastity.
- 419: Stands for “For One Night,” a common slang term for a one-night stand, derived from English.
- 弱爆了 (ruò bào le): An internet slang term literally meaning “weak to the point of exploding,” meaning something or someone is pathetically weak, lame, or uncool.