Chapter 123 - 120: Things in the Space

Ding Huan didn't pay attention to Qi Xinyue's expression, his focus once again on the star-shaped stone. Divine Will fell into it, revealing a space of nearly two hundred cubic meters. Yet, the interior was extremely empty, with only two rows of shelves. On one of the shelves were all kinds of white jade bottles. On the other were various kinds of bamboo and jade scrolls. Neither of the two shelves was fully loaded, as if someone had taken away some of the items. Ding Huan's Divine Will swept over, and a bottle of jade bottle wine landed in his hand. "Big Brother, this is..." Qi Xinyue also woke up from the sudden embrace and looked at Ding Huan's palm with astonishment. On Ding Huan's hand was a jade bottle that suddenly appeared; as a Level 5 gene cultivator, she was certain she wasn't mistaken—it had just abruptly appeared. "Xinyue, have you heard of the Sumeru Space?" Ding Huan asked excitedly. He was sure that he had obtained a Sumeru Space, which was just like a dreamlike unreality, but it had actually happened. Qi Xinyue nodded repeatedly, "My master told me about storage spaces, that's something of legend. The Sumeru Space is even more advanced than the storage space. My origin family is of the God race, and the God race has the existence of Sumeru Space..." As she spoke, Qi Xinyue seemed to comprehend something, her eyes wide with amazement looking at the star-shaped stone in Ding Huan's hand. "Xinyue, you must have guessed it. I don't know whether this is a storage space or a Sumeru Space, but Sumeru Space sounds better, so let's just consider it as such. This is it, take a look," Ding Huan said as he placed the stone in Qi Xinyue's hand. He trusted Qi Xinyue, but he would never trust Lao Liu. Even though Lao Liu had given him a soul mark, he would still have some wariness towards him. "Ah..." Qi Xinyue exclaimed softly, took a careful look at the star-shaped stone in her hand, and then carefully returned it to Ding Huan. "Big Brother, you should put things away quickly," Qi Xinyue's voice was trembling. She had never imagined she would ever encounter such a legendary treasure. What made her even more grateful was that Ding Huan trusted her so much. He had shared with her the obtaining of the Sumeru Space, and she would never reveal Big Brother had a Sumeru Space even if it meant her death. Ding Huan nodded, then opened the jade bottle in his hand. To his disappointment, there was no aroma wafting from the medicine pills inside, only some dried-up black solids. Without question, the medicine inside had spoiled due to the passage of time. Ding Huan quickly rolled out all the white bottling from the shelf, his Divine Will sweeping inside, confirming that each one contained a mass of black. Qi Xinyue, unaware, was still opening the caps of the jade bottles. "It's no use, they're all ruined," Ding Huan commented. He wasn't actually concerned, having a Sumeru Space was more than enough for him. Qi Xinyue continued to inspect the jade bottles while Ding Huan's Divine Will swept over to the shelves on the other side of the space and realized that the bamboo scrolls were also without vitality. As soon as one would touch them, they would surely turn to dust. Ding Huan counted them, finding thirty-one bamboo scrolls and twenty-three jade scrolls. The jade scrolls were undamaged, with a variety recorded within. Ding Huan didn't touch the bamboo scrolls, planning to note down their contents with pen and paper once he returned to Lu River City. "Big Brother, the medicine inside these has indeed all turned into black chunks. Should I clean these jade bottles?" Qi Xinyue offered. Ding Huan waved his hand, "No need to clean them, just leave the bottles here, we'll talk about it later." Ding Huan thought that the medicine contained within these jade bottles were handed down from the Ancient Immortal era. If one day he could find the ingredients in these powders, wouldn't he be able to replicate the elixir recipe? "Big Brother, you should put all the Divine Crystal Stones here into the space," Qi Xinyue pointed to a pile of Divine Crystal Stones in the spaceship's cabin. Ding Huan shook his head, "We can't put them in yet, let's wait until we get to Luoh River City." Ding Huan was concerned about moving the bamboo scrolls—if they were damaged, it would be a great loss. "Big Brother, this pot is not ordinary, right?" Qi Xinyue was quite clever, she immediately thought of the pot Ding Huan brought in. The pot cooked falcon meat had no taste, whereas the roasted falcon meat was delicious. "I'm not sure yet, we'll see in the future," Ding Huan knew there was a layer of array patterns inside the pot, but he had even spent several days grinding a small stone, and at one point, he even lost consciousness due to excessive depletion of Divine Will. The pot likely would take several months and still not be able to grind off the array patterns. "Xinyue, we can be considered intimate friends now..." Hearing Ding Huan's words, Qi Xinyue seemed to think of something, her face blushed slightly and she subconsciously lowered her head. "I might even be younger than you..." Before Ding Huan could finish speaking, Qi Xinyue hurriedly interjected, "Big Brother, I'm actually only twenty-two years old." Ding Huan was taken aback, Qi Xinyue looked very young. However, Ding Huan believed it was due to Qi Xinyue practicing Divine Power, so she ought to be at least twenty-six or twenty-seven years old—after all, Qi Xinyue had left the Zhan Shen Continent for several years. He had never expected that Qi Xinyue would only be twenty-two years old. Even though she indeed was a bit older than him, it wasn't by too much. "I was only thirteen when I was captured for leaving the Luoshen Valley on my own, and as a heretic of the God tribe, I was tasked with finding the habitat of our people. They took me away from the Zhan Shen Continent..." Qi Xinyue stopped there, staring blankly at Ding Huan, as if she had something else she wanted to say but hesitated. Ding Huan smiled and said, "Xinyue, I've already said it, we are companions through adversity. You've saved me, and I've saved you. It's not an exaggeration to say it was a life-and-death situation, so what can't be said between us?" "Life-and-death companions..." Qi Xinyue murmured, her eyes lighting up, "Yes, big brother, that's exactly what we are. I'm grateful that they brought me to Earth and that I met you here. If I hadn't found Earth, they would have continued to wander the universe with me. Maybe one day, I would have taken my own life." "Why?" Ding Huan didn't understand. Qi Xinyue gave a miserable smile, "Because I was young, they didn't harm me. But in the vast universe, once I grew up a bit, how could they let me go?" This time Ding Huan understood. Qi Xinyue must have been around fourteen when she arrived on Earth, and she had been held captive for seven years. Fortunately, she was held by the Federation, and it was General Hu Jiatian who was directly responsible for Qi Xinyue. When Hu Jiatian was transferred to the human corridor defense line, Qi Xinyue, too, was brought there. Otherwise, with Qi Xinyue being so pretty, she certainly couldn't have protected herself before her disfigurement. Ding Huan suspected that Qi Xinyue had disfigured herself, but he didn't want to ask, fearing it would upset her. "Since I can remember, apart from my mother, only you have been the kindest to me," said Qi Xinyue, her eyes slightly red. She had seen too much of the world's warmth and coldness. "Don't you also have a master?" Ding Huan asked, puzzled. Qi Xinyue shook her head and didn't continue talking about her master. Ding Huan knew there must be a reason; he quickly changed the subject: "Xinyue, next we will return to Lu River. I need to check on Lao Liu to see if he can develop a Spirit Root. Also, I have another name, Ding Xiaotu. From now on, don't call me big brother; just call me Xiao Tu." "Ah, how can that be? In my heart, you are my relative..." Qi Xinyue stopped mid-sentence, as if remembering something, and hurriedly continued, "Then I won't call you big brother, but the name Xiao Tu is a bit..." Ding Huan smiled, "Actually, a name is just a code. When I was wandering before, I had another name, Ding Buyi; you can call me Buyi." During his wanderings in the universe, Ding Huan had many names; he had not only called himself Ding Buyi but also Ding Xunhuan. The name Ding Huan came to be in the same way. The name Ding Xunhuan was chosen because he liked a strong Flying Knife master named Xunhuan in a novel. He also wanted his Flying Knife to never miss its target. Unfortunately, until he was chased into the void, he hadn't found a good Flying Knife Cultivation Technique. "Well, then I will call you Xiao Tu, it sounds more endearing," Qi Xinyue said softly. "Alright, call Lao Liu up here, and we'll head back to Lu River," Ding Huan said, then went to the cockpit to prepare to control the Blue Star to leave the Kunlun Mountain Range. Having stayed here for a month or two, the harvest was truly significant. "Mr. Huan, are we going back to Luoh River City?" Lao Liu, hearing Qi Xinyue call it, excitedly rushed onto the Blue Star, chirping frantically. "Yes," Ding Huan guessed Lao Liu's meaning. He had already started the Blue Star. ... With the speed of the Blue Star, even when Ding Huan tried to control it, it only took twenty minutes to stop outside the den of the Great Wilderness Golden Ape at Qianluo Mountain. The Great Wilderness Golden Ape rushed out and immediately put on a smiling face upon seeing Ding Huan and Lao Liu. "Ah Huang, I'm going to run an errand with Mr. Huan, so you'll watch over the Blue Star, got it?" Lao Liu said in a tone as if about to rise to great heights in the presence of the Great Wilderness Golden Ape. Although Ding Huan couldn't understand the monkey language, he could guess some of the content. He said without hesitation: "Lao Liu, this time it's just Xinyue and I going to Luoh River City. You stay here to guard the Blue Star. You just need to let me bring back some blood from your forehead." After speaking, Ding Huan also said to the Great Wilderness Golden Ape: "Ah Huang, help me keep an eye on the Blue Star. When I get back, I won't let you down. At the very least, I'll help you reach Level 9 Fierce Beast status." The Great Wilderness Golden Ape was extremely afraid of Ding Huan and wouldn't dare disagree, nodding continuously. The Great Wilderness Golden Ape didn't take Ding Huan's words seriously. A Level 9 Fierce Beast? Ha, it was impossible to reach that level with the resources here. "Big brother, I'll go with you. Wouldn't it be better to use fresh blood?" Lao Liu took out paper and pen skillfully and wrote, looking up at Ding Huan with a fawning face after finishing. "Since that's the case, then come with me to look for some herbs first and then we'll go to Lu River," Ding Huan agreed to Lao Liu's request. Whether the forehead blood was fresh or not, Ding Huan really didn't care; he just didn't want to bother with Lao Liu. The Blue Star was incredibly sturdy, and even if the Great Wilderness Golden Ape had ill intentions, it couldn't break through. No matter how strong the Great Wilderness Golden Ape was, could it be more powerful than that mutated Large Eagle Owl?