Chapter 114 - 111 The Mighty Ones of the Kunlun Mountain Range

"Mr. Huan, I'm speaking the truth, and right now, Brother Ding can brand my soul," Lao Liu wrote, anxious that Ding Huan wouldn't believe him, taking the initiative to offer. His emotions were a mix of excitement and apprehension, alternating between 'Big Brother' and 'Mr. Huan,' in case Ding Huan refused. "Considering your sincerity, I'll trust you for now," Ding Huan felt that if Lao Liu handed over his soul mark, it wouldn't be impossible to help him. From what he remembered about soul branding, once engraved, betrayal was absolutely out of the question. Because betrayal meant he could cause his betrayer to die. "Then let me give you my soul branding now." Lao Liu's written words fully expressed what real urgency was. Ding Huan waved his hand dismissively, "No need right now, we'll talk when we get back to Luoh River City." "Mr. Huan, why wait so long? Does that mean I can't cultivate?" Lao Liu panicked, his handwriting becoming crooked and disjointed. With all these Blossom God Crystal Stones here, if he couldn't cultivate, it would be a significant loss for him. Ding Huan glared at Lao Liu, "Lao Liu, with all these Blossom God Crystal Stones here, Xinyue and I can't use them all up. What's your rush? And another thing I need to tell you in advance, my method isn't 100% successful; the chance of success isn't even fifty percent. In the event of failure, you might still turn back into a stone monkey, and even your memories might not be preserved." Lao Liu wrote with a dejected expression, "Mr. Huan, if it doesn't work, there's no point in me living anyway." Ding Huan thought about it and agreed. For a proud creature like Liu'er, being relegated to a lifetime of errand monkey, hiding out in Qianluo Mountain, indeed, it might prefer death. Why was Liu'er tricked back then? Wasn't it because it couldn't stand the thought of dying and yearned to become stronger? "Mr. Huan, what method are you using? Do we have to go back to Luoh River City?" Lao Liu still couldn't help but use pen and paper to ask. Ding Huan could only reply, "I'll try to create a Spirit Root for you, but whether it'll be successful is all down to luck." This time Lao Liu understood. It knew it was missing a Spirit Root, and without one, no matter how many cultivation resources were available, it couldn't achieve Foundation Establishment. Ding Huan offering to create a Spirit Root was what it desired most. The fact was, Ding Huan didn't even know if this could work. His own blood was classified as Reincarnation Blood. Whether Lao Liu's blood could be considered Reincarnation Blood, he did not know. When the time came to create the Spirit Root gene for Lao Liu, he would test Lao Liu's blood from the center of his forehead. If it failed, he had no other method. "Mr. Huan, what should I do now while you all cultivate?" Lao Liu wrote. Although he was anxious, he felt helpless. Ding Huan pointed towards the Blue Star, "Your main task is to guard the Blue Star. During our seclusion, chop some trees and move some rocks to encircle the Blue Star." "Don't worry, Mr. Huan, I've got this," Lao Liu wrote and patted his chest confidently with a thumping sound. Ding Huan did not grant Blue Star access rights to Lao Liu; he only gave those rights to Qi Xinyue. Inside the Blue Star lay a pile of Divine Crystal Stones and an Energy Vein, vital for his future departure from Earth to explore the cosmos. He couldn't trust Lao Liu to guard this treasure. If it weren't for the lure of creating a Spirit Root and gaining strength, Lao Liu would never consent to the soul branding. Unfortunately, he didn't understand Array Dao. Although he had knowledge of Array Dao in his mind, he didn't understand any of it, lacking even beginner-level Array Dao knowledge. After leaving the Blue Star in Lao Liu's care, Ding Huan and Qi Xinyue constructed two cave mansions not far from the Blue Star. He intended to cultivate here until he reached the perfect Ninth-level Genetic Cultivator, and then he would go in search of Ancient Daoist relics. "Xinyue, wait a moment." After the cave mansions were prepared, Ding Huan called out to Qi Xinyue. Qi Xinyue looked at Ding Huan, confused. Ding Huan smiled and said, "I may be in seclusion for over a month this time, so I'll teach you something first." "What is it?" Qi Xinyue asked subconsciously. "Didn't I teach you Wind Control Skill before? These are similar Small Magics, like the Wind Blade Skill, Fireball Technique, Dust Removal Technique, etc. While I'm in seclusion, you can practice the Wind Blade Skill." After explaining, Ding Huan started to describe how to cast the various Small Magics. Practicing the Luo Shijin without these Small Magics would be a waste. Ding Huan noticed Qi Xinyue learned quickly; this seclusion period could very well see her stepping into the ranks of Fifth-level gene cultivators. So, he decided to teach Qi Xinyue some basic offensive techniques first. The stronger the people around him, the better for him. Hearing about the Wind Blade Skill and Fireball Technique, Qi Xinyue was also very interested. She had witnessed Ding Huan's prowess with Wind Blade Skill and Fireball Technique not just once. It was with these skills that Ding Huan severely injured that Demon Dragon and he also used the Wind Blade Skill for self-defense at sea. Qi Xinyue was inherently interested in these Small Magics, and on top of that, she practiced the Luo Shijin. With Qi Xinyue's capacity for understanding, it only took her half a day to nearly master all the magics taught by Ding Huan. After that, it was just a matter of practice. ... Lao Liu was still laboriously chopping trees and moving stones to protect the Blue Star when Ding Huan had already finished teaching Qi Xinyue and began to challenge the Ninth-level Genetic Cultivator breakthrough. Ding Huan was surrounded by Blossom God Crystal Stones, and he even used them to set up a Bagua Array himself. It was called a Bagua Array, but in reality, it was just full of Blossom God Crystal Stones placed according to the eight Bagua positions. As for whether it was effective or not, Ding Huan didn't know and didn't care if it was. Time passed day by day, and after Lao Liu secured the Blue Star, he could only wander around aimlessly due to boredom. However, Qi Xinyue broke through to a Fourth-level Genetic Cultivator half a month later and absorbed the Blossom God Crystal Stones even faster. Ding Huan had cultivated to the peak of the Eighth-level Genetic Cultivator and planned to step into the ranks of the Ninth-level Genetic Cultivator in the next few days. Although there were many Genetic Beasts in the Kunlun Mountain Range, most of them had some intelligence. Because Ding Huan piloted the Blue Star here, these beasts felt the danger and actively avoided it. Fortunately, what the Kunlun Mountain Range lacked least was space, there were plenty of beasts and places for cultivation. Next to Ding Huan, Qi Xinyue, who was cultivating, was in a cheerful mood; she had just become a Fifth-level Genetic Cultivator. With plenty of Blossom God Crystal Stones to support her, cultivation was as easy as eating and drinking. She started practicing Small Magic like the Wind Blade Skill and Fireball Technique. Several more days quickly passed. One day, as Qi Xinyue was about to find an open space to keep trying the Wind Blade Skill, she suddenly heard Lao Liu's sharp screams. Qi Xinyue hurried out only to see a long-haired man forcefully pulling at the hatch of the Blue Star. "What are you doing?" Qi Xinyue shouted loudly. She had been following Ding Huan and made efforts to learn the Hua Xia language. Qi Xinyue herself had a great talent for languages, and with deliberate study, she was soon speaking Hua Xia fluently. The man stopped pulling on the hatch and turned his gaze toward Qi Xinyue, actually feeling a sense of amazement. He took a close look at Qi Xinyue, feeling increasingly shocked. He was sure that if this woman hadn't been disfigured, he would never have seen such beauty before. Looking at her near-perfect figure, and thinking about how long he'd been in seclusion without coming out, he felt parched and restless. At this moment, he was tempted. The long-haired man smiled and said, "Let's get acquainted. My name is Cang Beichun. This battleship is mine—I parked it here. Today, because I'm leaving, I came to get the spaceship." Qi Xinyue was stunned by the man's words. How could there be such a shameless person? This spaceship was clearly brought here by Brother Ding. How had it become this Cang Beichun's? "No wonder you dare come here alone. If I'm not mistaken, you must be at least a Fifth-level Genetic Cultivator by now. With your strength, I suspect even the headmaster of Planet Academy, Antonio, is no match for you." After Cang Beichun finished, his gaze fell on Lao Liu. "This monkey is your pet, right? Quite a nice Genetic Beast to play with—take it." After commenting on Lao Liu, Cang Beichun suddenly grabbed an energy stone from nowhere and threw it to Lao Liu. In his eyes, Lao Liu must be a Second Level or even a Third-level Genetic Beast. Such beasts could be kept as pets, so their intelligence was definitely not poor. Now that he had taken out an energy stone, the monkey would surely rush up and bite it. What surprised Cang Beichun was that when the energy stone landed in front of Lao Liu, Lao Liu didn't even glance at it; he just stared fiercely at him. Not only did Lao Liu not give the energy stone a glance, but the woman beside the monkey also didn't look at it. This shocked Cang Beichun. An energy stone! Could it be that they didn't know this was an energy stone? He quickly dismissed the notion. The woman opposite him had cultivated to a Fifth or even a Sixth-level Genetic Cultivator and definitely would know about energy stones. Without using energy stones, it would be impossible for her to reach this level at her age. "I still don't know your name," Cang Beichun said after his shock, regaining his smile. However, he was thinking that such a beautiful spaceship might belong to the woman in front of him. If so, it was very likely a Federation spaceship. In that case, this woman might also be from the Federation Army. He had heard that the Federation Army had a powerful military commander named Fan Yibing, who was also very beautiful. He wondered if she was this woman. "My name is not important. What matters is that the Blue Star is not yours—it's ours that we brought over." Qi Xinyue frowned as she spoke, looking down on this man who was full of lies. "Oh, I meant later. It was yours that you brought over before, but it will be mine from now on." After Cang Beichun finished speaking, he reached out to grab Qi Xinyue. As for whether he would feel embarrassed for claiming the spaceship was his in front of this woman, that didn't concern Cang Beichun at all. Since the spaceship was brought here by this woman, he planned to subdue her first. A mere Fifth-level Genetic Cultivator, he didn't take her seriously in the slightest.