Chapter 158: 158: Grandpa Xia and Grandma Hialun's New Home (2)

Chapter 158: 158: Grandpa Xia and Grandma Hialun's New Home (2) Upon their arrival to the mountain top, the group was welcomed by the scenery of an ancient mansion hidden within the mountains. The formation on this mountain not only blocks intruders, but also blocks someone peering within the defensive formation. That's why regardless of how large the ancient mansion before their eyes is, it wasn't seen beyond the mountain as the mist prevented one from seeing through what was inside. Yue Ruxia exclaimed in amazement. "Wow~ it's too huge and wide. It's even bigger than the imperial palace in the dramas!" On the other hand, the rest of the group are calm. Most of them are cultivators who have lived for quite a long time and are no longer affected by the materialistic things in the mortal realm. Moreover, most of the houses they were living in right now are not bad and can be compared with the ancient mansion before them. Yue Xuexia said, "Grandpa Kun, I and Taiyang will check the mansion. Please stay here and teach Ruru and Sister Bingyu about the formations." "Mistress, I can go with you!" said Tan Bingyu. Taiyang said, "You are obviously interested in the topic of formations. Just stay here and learn with Xiao Ruru about formation with this old man. The Starfield Sect is an expert when it comes to formation as they need this knowledge to see through the truth of the world." Yue Xuexia looked at Tan Bingyu and said, "This whole month is covered with defensive formations. Even if Yangyang isn't with me I will be safe. Just learn what you wish to know. Formations are helpful not only for you but for me, as well." "...I understand, Mistress. I shall learn formations," Tan Bingyu said. "The Lord is knowledgeable. It is true that deep knowledge is needed to see through stars. Please go ahead. While Xiao Xue and the Lord are looking around the mansion, I shall teach these two the basics of formations," said Elder Kun. Yue Ruxia said, "Dajie, please take some pictures. I want to share it with Erjie as requested." "Okay. I will take some with me, and send them to you," said Yue Xuexia. After this conversation, the group split into two. Yue Xuexia and Taiyang did the exploring while the other three stayed in one area to start teaching and learning about ancient formations. Tan Bingyu has been a cultivator for so many years, and as for Yue Ruxia, she might be a new cultivator, but the talent their family possessed allowed her not to be left behind by her peers of the same generation. Moreover, Grandpa Xia would train them how to cultivate and use weapons when he had time. As for the weapons they choose. Yue Xuexia used both a sword and a fan. Yue Ruxia uses daggers, while Yue Jixia uses a whip. Yue Xuexia and Taiyang walked around the exterior of the house to check the formations of the ancient mansion. Yue Xuexia couldn't understand much about these formations, but Taiyang is with her. She left everything about formations to Taiyang and the system. The two of them looked like they were touring in some ancient period scene while walking around holding a cup filled with iced tea Yue Xuexia placed in her inventory. There's also a box of macarons held and eaten by Taiyang to be eaten by them both. Slurps~ Yue Xuexia asked, "What do you think, Yangyang, System? Is there a flaw in Gramp's formation?" Munch. Munch. Taiyang, who is busy eating, didn't respond to her query, and it was the system that answered Yue Xuexia's questions instead. [Don't worry, Xue'er. The formation is not bad. It can at least block a peak Innateness Stage Cultivator's full attack three times.] Shen Jueyang said Yue Xuexia asked, "Innateness Stage? Someone as strong as me? Do you think I can destroy this formation, System?" [Don't try it. It will be destroyed in one hit.] Hahahaha~ Taiyang laughed when he heard about the conversation between Yue Xuexia and his main body. Yue Xuexia pouted and said, "You said it can withstand a peak Innateness Stage Cultivator's attack three times. I'm only an Early Innateness Stage Cultivator. How could I destroy it with one attack?" Taiyang said, "How could you compare yourself to normal Innateness Stage Cultivators? Your qi is purer, plus with your special body physique, you can even beat up Early Golden Core Stage Cultivators." [The qi that allowed you to breakthrough continuously that night was because you directly took the energy from me. My qi is purer compared to the ones in this mortal realm or in that cultivation realm where your grandfather came from,] said Shen Jueyang. Yue Xuexia asked worriedly, "You said I took your energy. Would that implicate you? Can you take it away from my body?" "You've already refined that energy. It cannot be taken away. Moreover, only evil cultivators do such a forbidden technique of stealing someone else's cultivation. As for why you were able to take our qi, it was because the system was connected to your soul. Don't worry, that much qi won't harm us. So don't worry, Xue'er," said Taiyang. Shen Jueyang said, [Taiyang is right. There is no need to worry. I will be replenishing in a month. That's why you won't be able to sign in until then.] Yue Xuexia sighed in relief and said, "As long as you aren't implicated by it. Since there is nothing much to do, you can give me missions. I will help you gather merits like before!" Shen Jueyang said, [There are no more righteous humans with merits in this realm. If there are some, they can only be found in the cultivation realm. Do you want to go to the other realm, Xue'er?] This question rendered Yue Xuexia speechless. She wanted to help the system and Taiyang gather merits. If she is alone, she wouldn't hesitate to go to the other realm, as there is nothing to protect, but he has a family in this realm. She is worried about leaving them alone in this place, especially since the connection of the cultivators to the Yue and Xia family had been restored thanks to her grandfather. Shen Jueyang and Taiyang noticed the hesitation of Yue Xuexia, but they didn't push her to come to the cultivation realm. In the first place, Yue Xuexia had no experience of fighting. In the cultivation realm, where fighting for resources is a must, she would be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth. Though with the two of them she should be alright, but it's not good for cultivators to be dependent on someone. [If you want to go to the cultivation realm but are worried about your family, we can leave Taiyang in the mortal realm to protect your family. We can go when your grandfather chooses to return to his sect.] Taiyang said, "Oi, you'll truly leave me behind?! Isn't it alright if you leave another clone!?" Yue Xuexia asked, "The system has clones?" Taiyang, "..." Shen Jueyang, [...] At this question, Taiyang and Shen Jueyang turned silent. They didn't know how to explain that this gluttonous foodie was his, Shen Jueyang's clone and he himself refused to accept that Taiyang is a part of him. Shen Jueyang made an excuse. [To buy those things obtained in the system, I send my clone to buy it.] This excuse sounds ridiculous, but to Yue Xuexia, who believes that the system doesn't have a human body, had no choice but to believe his words. Yue Xuexia said, "I see. Is it that clone of yours who met Grandpa Tian Qiuji that one time?" Shen 'Liar' Jueyang said, [Yes, he is my clone.] Cough! Choke! On the other hand, Taiyang, who was so nervous but still kept throwing macarons in his mouth as he tried to lessen his presence, choked when he heard the main body lying through his teeth. Yue Xuexia pulled out a bottle of water and gave it to Taiyang seeing that he was choking on food. "How many times did I tell you to chew your food well!?" She reprimanded the foodie. Taiyang retorted, "That macaron entered the wrong pipe. Cough. Cough." Yue Xuexia returned to the topic of the formation as her questions were answered. "Does that mean a Golden Core Stage Cultivator can destroy the formation around this mansion with one punch?" asked Yue Xuexia. Taiyang said, "Definitely, your grandpa is only a Peak Innateness Stage Cultivator after all. The strength of the formation equals its creator." "Did the light energy or I have Gramps before not enough for him to breakthrough Golden Core Stage?" asked Yue Xuexia. Shen Jueyang said, [That's not enough. It barely helped him stabilize his current realm.] The sun-shaped Stone taken from that ore gemstone before appeared in thin air and landed in Yue Xuexia's hand. But unlike the glowing golden red shade when they first took out this ore, it looks duller. Yue Xuexia said, "Isn't this your sun stone, System? Why give it to me?" Shen Jueyang said, [You can give it to your old man. There is still a remnant sun energy in it. Sun energy is the strongest Yang energy that ever existed. That will help him break through to Peak Golden Core Stage at least.] "No! This is yours. There is no need to give it away! I can just find more light stones for Grandpa in the stone gambling hall again," said Yue Xuexia as she gave the sun stone back to Taiyang. She knew that he and the system are connected, and giving him Taiyang this stone is the same as giving it to the system. Taiyang asked confusedly, as he almost didn't recognize the stone in his hand. "What is this toy? Hm? Is this the Sun stone from before? The energy in it can barely be enough to fill the gaps in my teeth! Why give me this? It's already useless to me!" Said Taiyang. Shen Jueyang said, [You heard him. That stone is already useless to our level. After all, I have taken almost everything in it. So what was left behind is just a mere trace.] [But you are lucky that you didn't give this stone to your grandpa that day. The energy of the sun in it is too pure for him. If he had used it, he would most likely suffer a backlash that might take his life. The trace of sun energy in this sun is enough for his current level, as that's only how much his mortal body can bear.] Yue Xuexia looked at the sun stone in Taiyang's hand with a terrified look. She didn't expect that such a small stone is simply as dangerous as a nuke for low-level cultivators like them. Then she recalled the moon stone she placed beside her bed. "What about my moonstone? Will I also explode?" asked Yue Xuexia. Taiyang and Shen Jueyang laughed. Hahahaha~ "What do you mean explode? Didn't we say your qi is more similar to ours than to the other cultivators in the two realms?!" said Taiyang. [Don't worry. Most of the moon's energy was eaten by your greedy cat.] Shen Jueyang is talking about Yueyue, the winged black tiger familiar to Yue Xuexia. It seems that the winged black tiger is a beast king that yearns for the moon. That's why Yueyue is greedy for the moon energy, and Yue Xuexia lets him sleep near her pillow at night so he can also absorb the moon energy in that moon stone. Yue Xuexia took the sun stone in Taiyang's hand and looked at the latter with a scrutinizing gaze. "This thing is truly useless to you already? You aren't giving it to me just because I mentioned my gramps?" asked Yue Xuexia. "I, Taiyang, swear..." Taiyang lifted three fingers to the heavens and was about to swear. He was stopped as Yue Xuexia grabbed his fingers almost immediately. The two of them had longed to explain how serious the consequences of the oath to the heavens were to the cultivators. Once it is broken, heaven's punishment will fall on them. Yue Xuexia said, "Okay. I believe you. System, Yangyang, thank you." Taiyang and Shen Jueyang said, [Your welcome.]