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Chapter 7 - Chapter 6 Xu Gua! Cause and effect!

Mists shrouded the solitary Gu Yun Mountain, where three streaks of light wove through the air.

"Elder Yan, your Crossing Tribulation this time..."

"I failed," Yan Qingwu said lightly.

"AH..." one of the disciples gasped. "You prepared for this Heavenly Tribulation for decades. How could you still fail?"

"Failure is failure. There's no reason. My Great Taoist path is flawed; failing is only natural," Yan Qingwu said, gazing at the mountains of Gu Yun.

"Your Great Taoist path is flawed? You've been on the Immortal Path for over nine hundred years. If someone with unparalleled talent like yourself can't transcend the Heavenly Tribulation and ascend to immortality... doesn't that make the outlook for us even more dismal?"

"I am me, and you are you," Yan Qingwu said indifferently to the two young disciples, who were only two to three hundred years old. "Heavenly Prides emerge from our sect generation after generation. If I can't transcend the tribulation to become immortal, there will surely be junior disciples who surpass me. Your future potential is far greater than mine; there's no need to lose heart."

"By the way, when you return, pay attention to someone from Anle Village."

"Anle Village?"

"This person is called Wang Mu."

With her view of the sect, floating in mid-air, gradually clearing, Yan Qingwu said, "Anle Village hasn't had outsiders for at least several decades. I've passed on a Cultivation Method to him. If he shows potential, he can be considered for the sect's disciple recruitment next year."

"Ah? A mere mortal—how could he be connected to you?"

"There is cause and effect in the world. I failed my tribulation and fell to Yunlai Creek on Gu Yun Mountain. His finding me there means we share a karmic bond," Yan Qingwu explained gradually. "I taught him a Cultivation Method to settle this karmic debt, but we should still keep an eye on him."

So that was it.

The two disciples nodded.

As they spoke, a rosy light rose in the distance, forming a colorful rainbow bridge in the sky.

Yan Qingwu's figure disappeared rapidly and reemerged in her own cave dwelling.

As if a thought struck her, Yan Qingwu waved her hand gently. A purple-gold Array Map, imprinted with the Nine Palace Bagua design, appeared and began to spin in mid-air. Yan Qingwu then gracefully formed a few spell signs with her hands. The Array Map immediately soared higher, eventually displaying several large characters:

"Water Heaven Need!"

Seeing this, Yan Qingwu was slightly taken aback. The Xu Gua? I taught him a Cultivation Method. For a mere mortal, that should have settled the karma between us. Why would this hexagram still appear?

"The Water Heaven Need is the Xu Gua. It signifies that a pearl is about to emerge from the earth—a sign of impending good fortune!"

How could this be?

With a slight frown, Yan Qingwu murmured, "Wang Mu... How could he still share a karmic bond with me? 'A pearl emerges from the earth'... He lacks Spirit Roots and has a weak constitution. For him, even embarking on physical Cultivation is as difficult as ascending to heaven. How could such a hexagram appear for him? A turn of fortune... That's impossible. How could his appearance bring about a turn of fortune for me?"

How could a mere mortal affect me, an Ascending Immortal Cultivator?

Muttering that it was impossible, Yan Qingwu stared at the hexagram.

She had returned to her cave dwelling and performed a casual divination, not expecting such a hexagram to appear...

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"PHEW..." Wang Mu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was just a statue... What Realm is Yan Qingwu actually in? If that had been the real person, I fear one slap would have scattered my ashes.

EH, building a Harem in the game was unavoidable, I suppose. I was only aiming for the Love Saint ending. Who the hell knew I'd be transmigrated into the game...

Wang Mu inwardly warned himself not to expose his past. If my identity as Dongfang Mu is discovered, things will get very complicated. Luckily, she only stayed for a day and didn't notice anything. After all, the current me and the real Dongfang Mu are worlds apart. The only thing we share is that we're both quite handsome... but that shouldn't be enough to make her suspect me. There shouldn't have been any slip-ups. I just need to develop steadily.

Holding onto this resolution, Wang Mu's life remained peaceful for the following months.

「Before he knew it, half a year had passed.」

[Cultivation: Chopping (10)]

This was thanks to one fixed Action point per month, plus his own continuous daily Chopping.

His Chopping proficiency had reached 10.

At this level, his chopping efficiency was very close to Uncle Tie Niu's.

Wang Mu felt his strength had greatly increased.

He himself had undergone visible changes since he first transmigrated.

When he first arrived, he was weak and frail, with hardly any muscle on his frame.

Now, muscles were faintly visible beneath his simple clothes. His eyes shone brightly, and the arms gripping the axe handle revealed well-defined, aesthetically pleasing lines. This was all complemented by a handsome face with sharp brows and bright eyes.

Half a year of chopping trees... setting aside everything else, I've definitely gotten more handsome, Wang Mu mused, quite pleased.

Becoming more handsome wasn't for others, but for his own satisfaction.

I wonder how many levels this Chopping skill actually has? But it seems I still can't practice that Cultivation Technique. Is my current physical strength still insufficient?

As Wang Mu felled a Purple Shuo Tree before him with a single swing of his axe, these thoughts nagged at him.

Anle Village was truly a place removed from the mundane world; in the past six months, hardly any outsiders had visited.

Occasionally, a few Fierce Beasts would attack, but they were quickly dealt with by the seemingly superhuman villagers. Overall, life was very tranquil.

Nearby, Uncle Tie Niu watched Wang Mu fell the Purple Shuo Tree with a single swing, remaining silent.

It had taken him over ten years of practice before he could fell a Purple Shuo Tree with a single chop.

Yet now, Wang Mu had achieved it in just half a year.

"Mu Guy, when it comes to felling Purple Shuo Trees, I don't have much left to teach you."

Uncle Tie Niu looked at Wang Mu with a face full of satisfaction.

You haven't really taught me much at all... Wang Mu thought.

"Next, you can try something else," said Uncle Tie Niu. "With your current strength, you could try hunting or Fishing."

Hunting or Fishing?

Wang Mu couldn't help but recall the sight of the old man fishing when he had first arrived.

If I had tried Fishing back then, I probably would have been the one fished by the fish.

"Speaking of which, in the past, quite a few outsiders wanted to come to our village to practice Cultivation..."

"Later on, very few could even persist for three to five days."

"Take felling Purple Shuo Trees, for example. The one who persisted the longest only managed seven days. Yet you've kept at it for nearly seven months, and your talent is so high."

Uncle Tie Niu's face was full of nostalgia.

Everything in this village is so strange, Wang Mu thought. It's already impressive for an ordinary person to last three to five days. If I didn't have Action points and the Cultivation System, even if I could have persisted this long, I wouldn't have achieved this much.

"I think I'll try Fishing."

"Fishing? Good choice!"

"Old Yu, that fellow, has been fishing for decades. He's considered one of our village's old eccentrics," Uncle Tie Niu said with a slight smile. "Don't be fooled by his appearance; he looks like he's about to step into his coffin. But even if a Fierce Beast stood before him, he wouldn't so much as blink."

"Be it gold and silver jewelry or peerless beauties, he wouldn't spare them a single glance!"

"A few years ago, a very powerful Fierce Beast attacked the village. Everyone was bewitched by it, except him. With a flick of his fishing hook, he caught the beast and dragged it away."

"What's more, the fish he catches are all unparalleled delicacies—absolutely delicious to eat!"

This sounds like he attained the Dao through Fishing! Wang Mu thought.

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