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Feng Shui Chapter 151: Snow Mountain

Chen Xiao was eager to learn more about Xi Yunqing’s past, and Xi Yunqing was more than willing to share. He began calmly, “I was taken in by my master at a young age and brought to the Chongxuan Sect. Later, I was formally accepted as a disciple. In my youth, I traveled and trained alone. So far, I’ve visited two Grand Heaven Realms, seven Middle Heaven Realms, and thirteen Minor Heaven Realms.”

As Xi Yunqing finished, Chen Xiao stared at him, eyes wide. They looked at each oth...

Feng Shui Chapter 150: Surging Waves

A flood of thoughts surged in Chen Xiao’s mind. He wanted to say how unfortunate it was that he hadn’t gotten to eat the roasted lamb; to mention how much causal energy he’d absorbed this time and how close he was to leveling up again; to complain that out of the ten talismans he learned, only seven were useful, and three were downright useless... All these scattered thoughts boiled down to one feeling: he missed the days with his big brother sharing and accompanying him. Even though th...

INE Chapter 125: Blank Space (1)

The moment I first laid eyes on 02, I knew she would be the Administrator’s favorite creation.

Because compared to me, 02 was more like a human.

And more like the Administrator’s own kind.

02’s childhood was long and drawn out.

Though her brain was embedded with many chips, the Administrator had not implanted knowledge chips in her. So she had to learn everything bit by bit, to understand our world, and the worlds inside the Boxes.

When the Administrator wa...

Feng Shui Chapter 149: Emerging from Seclusion

With the combined strength of the entire nation and the extraordinary powers of the cultivators, the reconstruction of the district was completed ahead of schedule. Cultivators without sect affiliations had been recruited from all over the country. Instead of entering the capital city, they set up camps along the southwestern riverbank.

Within the capital, the main roads and other streets had been reinforced. The drainage ditches dug on both sides had been magically transformed into per...

INE Chapter 124: The World

Before the system turned around, Ji Rong had intended to ask countless questions.

But the moment she saw the system’s true face, all the words stuck in her throat.

Ji Rong stared at that face.

It was her sister’s face. It was also Yue Qianqiu’s face.

A sudden sense of emptiness welled up inside her.

To have been manipulated so thoroughly by her own sister, by rights, it should have felt like something both absurd and despairing.

But after Ji Rong brok...

Female Consort Chapter 61: White Hair

Qiu Che stared at her for a moment, then suddenly licked her lips.

There was a flicker in her eyes, an unmistakable mix of tension and something almost predatory. Li Qingwu instinctively gripped the edge of the bedsheet, tense and unsure, bracing for a question she wasn’t sure how to answer.

But instead, Qiu Che looked away.

She rotated the brush in her hand, lowered her gaze, dipped it lightly in the cinnabar, and turned her attention to Li Qingwu’s other ankle.

L...

Feng Shui Chapter 148: Reward

Shen Yonghe did not rejoice blindly. He said, “While my Shen royal family can manage surface-level soil reinforcement, it’s still only superficial. It’s nowhere near as effective as having a great cultivator personally intervene to eliminate future risks.”

Chen Xiao responded with confidence, “Your Majesty, with my method, surface reinforcement is more than enough. After all, the root cause of the subsidence crisis isn’t the soil itself, but the underground water table.” 2025-07-09 06:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post

INE Chapter 123: Returning to Dust

After leaving Phoenix Terrace, Ji Rong flew on her sword for a long while before finally reaching the Divine Sect.

Passing through the Wutong Forest on the mountain peak of the Divine Sect, she arrived at the entrance of the Sect’s main hall.

This area was the Sect's plaza, usually deserted except during major gatherings.

Looking around, only disciples who had completed their Sect tasks were sweeping the grounds with brooms.

The center of the plaza was vast, with sev...

INE Chapter 122: Lover

Gu Baiyi accompanied Sanhua to many places.

In the winter of January, with the snow swirling, Sanhua took her flying to the peak of the Wan Mountain, where they gazed at the vastness of the heavens and earth.

In March, as all things revived, the river thawed and rushed towards all streams. The two of them anchored a small boat, and spring rain dampened their bamboo hats.

The days that followed were often peaceful and serene.

When staying at inns, Gu Baiyi and Sanhua wo...

Female Consort Chapter 60

Li Qingwu’s face turned bright red as she stammered, "I... I wasn't with anyone. I... I did it myself..."

Qiu Che interjected, "You figured it out on your own?"

Li Qingwu paused for a moment, then muttered, "...Ah."

That was her way of admitting it.

Qiu Che didn’t seem angry, but she didn’t seem happy either. It was more like she wanted to laugh but held it back.

Li Qingwu watched her anxiously, waiting for a long time, only to hear her murmur, "I'll wash t...

Feng Shui Chapter 147: Diverting Water to Stabilize the Foundation

While Xi Yunqing was in seclusion within the royal gardens, Chen Xiao had originally wanted to guard the perimeter for him as he did during his own breakthrough. However, the palace quarters where Xi Yunqing was cultivating were far too expansive for Chen Xiao to truly stand watch outside. With the Shen royal family extending their invitation repeatedly, Chen Xiao had no choice but to arrange for the guards within the garden to keep watch from afar and report to him immediately if anything ha...

INE Chapter 121: Mountains and Rivers

After that day, Sanhua disappeared again for quite a long time.

Gu Baiyi guessed that Sanhua had probably gone traveling through the mortal realm.

She must have visited many places, mountains, fields of flowers, forests, oceans, and looked upon the crimson sun and the vast skies. She went to see the "mortal world." a strange and unfamiliar place to her.

Several years passed. Sanhua didn’t return, but Feng Lan came looking for Gu Baiyi.

He looked haggard, and it wasn�...

Feng Shui Chapter 146: A Significant Coming-of-Age Ceremony

Cultivators couldn’t afford to delay their seclusion. It was always best to find a quiet spot nearby. Since this was only a breakthrough from the eighth level of the Golden Core stage, a minor one compared to greater realm leaps, it didn’t require elaborate preparation. So, Xi Yunqing simply chose a quiet, secluded chamber within the garden to avoid being disturbed.

The duration of a breakthrough in seclusion was unpredictable. Sometimes it took just three to five days, other times ...

Feng Shui Chapter 145: A Sudden Breakthrough

Chen Xiao put down his brush and turned to Shen Yanxing with a smile. “This is a test your teacher has prepared for you. Take a look, can you tell what kind of Feng Shui formation this is?”

Shen Yanxing frowned, troubled. “It’s just three circles, how am I supposed to tell anything from that?”

Chen Xiao explained, “You should know, most Feng Shui formations rely on symbolic resemblance. Their names are often derived from shapes that resemble mountains, rivers, or natur...

Feng Shui Chapter 144: Three Circles

The royal garden covered a vast area, with a lake, pavilions over the water, artificial hills, and dense woods. Although they called it a "lake." It was actually more like a large pond. Due to the disruption of the groundwater layer, the water level had dropped by over a meter.

This garden served as the royal family’s summer retreat, and the buildings were constructed to palace standards, lavish and ornate. Since Shen Yonghe had designated the place for Chen Xiao and his companions to...

Feng Shui Chapter 143: A Royal Plea

Chen Xiao was startled and rushed to fling open the door.

“What did you say?! When did this happen? How big is the sinkhole?”

Beside him, Xi Yunqing also moved swiftly out of the room, standing still as he looked at the pale and shaken Shen Yanxing.

Shen Yanxing had no time to wonder why his teacher had come out of his uncle’s room so late at night. He quickly explained, “It just happened. I was being scolded by my father, my royal uncle was there too. My father was ...

Feng Shui Chapter 142: The Ground Collapse

Once again, Chen Xiao received a message from his assistant, and he couldn’t hide his disappointment. He had planned to leave the city today and hoped his older brother could come along. Yesterday, Chen Xiao had been too distracted to think clearly, but now he was curious. What was his brother up to? Why hadn’t he been invited? After all, Chen Xiao was already a practitioner at the Body Refining stage, he could at least be of some help.

With this on his mind, Chen Xiao stepped out o...

Feng Shui Chapter 141: Tracing the Source

Chen Xiao and Shen Yanxing made a full circuit of the area, and what they saw wasn’t limited to just the construction sites, even the faces of the residents were faintly stained with signs of malevolent energy. If it had been just one household, it might have been attributed to some obstructive influence, but it was impossible that such a large number of people across such a wide area were all affected for no reason.

After leaving the neighborhood, the three of them didn’t go far. I...

Feng Shui Chapter 140: Unusual

The blunder was far too serious for the steward to cover up. Unable to manage the situation, he had no choice but to summon the owner of Treasure Gathering Pavilion. The owner came personally, offered a sincere apology to the buyer who had purchased the faulty mechanism, and solemnly declared that not only would all the spirit pearls be refunded, but the customer would also receive a magical artifact as compensation. The artifact, like the first item that had gone on auction, was a decorative...

Feng Shui Chapter 139: Feng Shui Stone

This contraption wasn’t just impressive in Chen Xiao’s eyes, even the cultivators from the prestigious clans present understood its significance. When the device was brought onstage, it resembled a satellite receiver: a dish-like canopy facing upward with a base below it. The entire structure was jet-black, except for the dish, which sparkled with silvery dots.

Like everyone else around him, Chen Xiao craned his neck, trying to get a better view. His height had caught up thanks to r...

Female Consort Chapter 59: Amnesia

Qiu Che was lost in thought when, in the blink of an eye, she realized they had already arrived in front of the wooden house.

A slender figure was leaning against the door frame, silently watching their direction.

She didn’t know how much had been overheard.

Qiu Che’s eyes brightened, and she was about to step forward when she remembered what they had just talked about. She worried that Li Qingwu might overhear and start overthinking, so she forcibly stopped herself.

Female Consort Chapter 58: The Saintess

"In the dense forests of the South, there are many divine herbs. One of them is called Tengshou Grass."

"It is called grass, yet its form is like a tree. The flower beads are the seeds, capable of reviving the dead, returning flesh to bones. It blooms only once every few decades."

", Only those with fate can witness it."

Under the massive peach tree, a group of children sat quietly around the elder, listening intently. One of them raised a bright voice and asked, "What if so...

Female Consort Chapter 57: Old Dreams

In the eighth month of autumn, with the cold dew settling in.

When the emperor's summons arrived, Qiu Che was still in the study of the Qiu residence, drafting a memorial.

By this time, it had been six years since Li Qingwu left the capital, and over two years since the death of Madam Wang.

The major factions within the court were locked in a delicate balance of power, and the struggle for influence had escalated into a fierce, heated conflict.

As a young official from...

INE Chapter 120: Sugar Art

The nearest city to the Divine Sect was Xuanji City.

By the time the moon hung above the willows, the long streets were already ablaze with lantern light stretching for miles, turning night into day. The crowds were endless, lively and bustling.

It was now the winter month, and snow had settled atop rows of lanterns.

Beautiful women with cloud-like hair and fragrant cheeks walked beneath the lights, their faces glowing under the lanterns. As they moved, the light and shadow ...

INE Chapter 119: Silken Garment

When Gu Baiyi heard Sanhua speak those words, she fell silent for a long time.

Only then did she lift her head and smile faintly.

“If you wish to take my life." she said calmly, “you may do so now.”

The woman leapt down from the tree branch and looked at Gu Baiyi. After a moment, she slowly replied,

“But I’m hesitating.”

“Why hesitate?”

The woman gazed at Gu Baiyi’s face and answered honestly,

“I should kill you, but now... I don�...

INE Chapter 118: The Flaw

Heavy curtains veiled the Demon Hall in layers.

As Ji Rong approached, the faint sound of a qin echoed through the air, like shattered jade, mournful and haunting.

With the music swirling around her ears, she walked straight into the hall.

At the center of the grand hall, Ji Rong lifted her head and saw a woman seated on the high throne.

She came to an abrupt halt.

To be precise, the woman’s posture could hardly be called “seated.”

She was half-lying,...

INE Chapter 117: Supreme Detachment

Three years later, at Wanjian Sect.

The sect’s internal examination had concluded, and many new disciples were admitted into the inner sect.

Bai Yi was one of them.

Though she came from humble beginnings, her aptitude was decent, and she was diligent and hardworking. Thanks to her own efforts, she finally earned a place in the inner sect.

However, when examiner Shen Mingyun saw her name, his expression became rather strange.

Puzzled, Bai Yi ask...

INE Chapter 116: Radiance

Who was she?

Though Ji Rong’s expression remained calm, she felt deep down like a sinner of the ages, like the cremation flames were already rising behind her.

After a long silence, she decided to speak the truth.

“Although I don’t quite know how to explain it to you... in a certain sense, she really is Chu Changli.”

Ji Rong hesitated. She wasn’t sure whether to call Gong Yu A-Yu or Elder Gong.

After a long internal debate, she finally...

Feng Shui Chapter 138: A Worthwhile Opportunity

Although the auction was hosted by this particular shop, it was clear that the Shen royal family was backing it from behind the scenes. In the recent chaos, countless aristocratic families had been wiped out, their estates seized and looted. Magical artifacts, enchanted equipment, rare pills, and top-grade materials were piled up like mountains. Han Yuanchun, who suppressed the rebellion with an iron fist, distributed these spoils generously among his vassals. But the newly established Shen d...

Feng Shui Chapter 137: Qualification

“Greetings, Your Majesty.”

The four of them saluted with the etiquette of juniors meeting a senior cultivator and spoke in unison.

“There's no need to be so formal, young friends." Shen Yonghe replied with a smile. “You not only eliminated Zhao Jiao and his group of demon cultivators for my Jin City, but also helped elevate the prestige of the Shen family. I won’t forget this deed, and neither will the Jin City let your efforts go unrewarded. Here is the reward you have ...