Chapter 36: The Clouds in the Sky Are Truly White

Baili Muchen took it and glanced at it, nearly fainting from rage. Although he knew full well that it had been forged by Feng Xi and her companions, he was helpless and had no choice but to swallow his bitter pill.

Just as he was gnashing his teeth, a cry of surprise rang out!

"Look! Shen Zhilan seems to be having an epiphany!"

"Good heavens, it’s true! A genius is a genius indeed. To think she actually encountered an epiphany—something so rare and elusive!"

Baili Muchen’s anger turned to joy, and he hurried toward Shen Zhilan. Feng Xi recalled the story; there didn't seem to be an epiphany scene in the original book. However, since she had transmigrated here, the plot naturally shifted, which was perfectly normal. She thought to herself, "The female lead is the female lead, after all. Even after I kicked her out of the secret realm ahead of schedule, she still managed an epiphany. Her luck is truly sky-high!"

After the epiphany ended, Shen Zhilan’s cultivation soared directly to the fourth level of Foundation Establishment. To jump four levels in less than two months since establishing her foundation was nearly unprecedented. Baili Muchen swept away his previous dejected state, looking as excited as an old fighting cock.

"Opportunities within the secret realm are important, but for a cultivator, sudden enlightenment is even more so! Sect Leader Xiao, wouldn't you agree?"

Xiao Baidao gave a perfunctory response, his good mood dampened as he remembered his young disciple's injuries. Seeing Xiao Baidao suffer such a snub made Baili Muchen’s mood even better.

Just then, someone came to report, "Sect Leader, Lu Xiu’han’s condition has suddenly worsened! You must come and see!"

Baili Muchen frowned. Lu Xiu’han was indeed injured, but he should have recovered fully after a few months of rest. How could it have suddenly worsened? Upon inspection, he discovered that Lu Xiu’han had been bitten by a Blind Earth Centipede!

Everyone was stunned! It was true that the centipedes lived here, but normally, with so many cultivators gathered about, the creatures would avoid them at all costs. How could one have crawled out to bite someone? This was just too unlucky! The injury that originally required only a few months of rest would now take at least a year to heal.

Upon hearing the news, Feng Xi chattered to Liu Shaobai and the others: "See? No one who gets close to Shen Zhilan ever ends up well. She herself has all the luck, while others suffer the misfortune! From now on, you all should stay far away from her!"

Although Liu Shaobai and the others felt Feng Xi was exaggerating and perhaps even throwing mud, they felt uneasy and decided it would be safer to keep their distance from Shen Zhilan.

Feng Xi continued her chatter: "Cultivation is best done steadily. It’s just like building a house; if the foundation isn't solid, the higher you build, the faster it collapses. Advancing too quickly without a stable state of mind will lead to problems sooner or later. I’m not talking about Shen Zhilan, mind you, don't misunderstand!"

The crowd: "..." Was it a misunderstanding, or were you being far too obvious?

Shen Zhilan had expected to be met with the envious and perhaps even adoring gazes of Liu Shaobai and the others after her epiphany. Instead, after finishing her meditation, she found that they were avoiding her, even looking at her with a hint of disdain.

Shen Zhilan: "???"

At that moment, Feng Xi stared blankly at the sky and then... had an epiphany. Everyone was dumbfounded! Wasn't Feng Xi’s Dantian severely damaged? How could she have an epiphany? Would she enlighten herself to death?

After a long while, Feng Xi finished her epiphany. Although her body shone with a blinding light, she still appeared to be at the early stage of Qi Refining. Xiao Baidao, however, was overjoyed, as he noticed that the injury to his young disciple’s Dantian had improved significantly after this enlightenment.

"Disciple, what did you realize during your epiphany?"

Feng Xi looked profound. "The clouds in the sky are really white."

Xiao Baidao: "..."

The crowd: "..."

In truth, Feng Xi had seen a white cloud that looked like a horse, and for some reason, the phrase "a white horse passing a crevice" came to mind. Over a month had passed since she transmigrated. Time was truly a remarkable thing. At first, she had often thought of her past life, but now she had completely adapted to life in this realm. Time could build everything, and it could also erase everything...

Regardless of what specifically Feng Xi had realized, many began to gossip. "I think Feng Xi has even better luck than Shen Zhilan! She was just a servant at the Hunyuan Sect, but then she became a direct disciple of the Xuantian Sect! Not only did she escape the clutches of the old devil Xue Tianjue unscathed, but she also discovered a high-grade spirit stone mine. No one has luck like hers!"

"And this time, she didn't even intend to enter the secret realm but was dragged in, and then she ended up in the Mirage Garden. Isn't that just having spirit plants handed to her on a silver platter?!"

"She just looked at a cloud and had an epiphany, and her Dantian injury improved significantly. Who knows, maybe one day she’ll have another epiphany and her Dantian will be completely healed!"

Feng Xi heard this and felt quite pleased. She said to Liu Shaobai and the others, "You should get closer to me in the future. Maybe by rubbing off on my good luck, you’ll have an epiphany too! Your cultivation will shoot up, jumping several levels at once! Cultivation is better when it's fast—seize the day, after all!"

Liu Shaobai and the others: "...That is not what you said when you were talking about Shen Zhilan!"

Such blatant double standards! However, they had indeed benefited from being with Feng Xi; their gains this time were excellent, not to mention the wealth they had divided from Lu Xiu’han earlier.

Shen Zhilan watched as Feng Xi stole her spotlight and chatted happily with Liu Shaobai and the others, her expression turning ferocious. "There will be plenty of time in the future, Feng Xi. Just you wait!"

After finalizing the distribution of the fines from the Hunyuan Sect, everyone bid their farewells and departed. After bidding a lingering goodbye to Liu Shaobai and the others, Feng Xi sat on the back of the Golden-Haired Lion. Suddenly remembering that she hadn't advertised the Purple Buckwheat Linglong Fruit, she took one out from her storage ring. She took a small, delicate bite, narrowed her eyes in satisfaction, and wore a look of pure intoxication.

Many people present were experts who recognized the Purple Buckwheat Linglong Fruit, and their imaginations began to run wild.

"Feng Xi was a useless person with a damaged Dantian, and now she’s jumping around in perfect health and even had an epiphany! Could it be related to the Purple Buckwheat Linglong Fruit? I heard Xiao Baidao gave her ten of them!"

"It’s eight or nine parts likely to be related. I heard the older the tree, the higher the grade of the fruit, so this year’s batch is extraordinary! I also heard they are limited—everyone can only buy one, no more!"

"Who did you hear that from?"

"From the younger sister of the eldest nephew of my second great-uncle's neighbor. They’re all reliable relatives; they wouldn't lie to me."