Ning Beichen’s eyelids twitched as he watched the black flood dragon devour the monster’s corpse ravenously, leaving him speechless.
Not long after, the black flood dragon finished the monster’s remains, let out a satisfied burp, and crawled back.
“Master, that monster’s corpse greatly boosted my cultivation, so I couldn’t stop eating. I didn’t leave any for you, Master. You don’t blame me, do you?”
The black flood dragon, Abu, said to Ning Beichen with some trepidation.
Seeing that everyone around Ning Beichen had greatly improved their strength, only it hadn't. It was a flood dragon, and its cultivation method was different from that of humans. Ordinary human cultivation methods were useless to it.
“N-no need to be polite, just eat it yourself.”
Ning Beichen’s facial muscles were now twitching.
“Right, there are many smaller monsters outside. Don’t you want them?” Ning Beichen asked.
“Those small monsters have no energy. I can’t be bothered to eat them,” the black flood dragon Abu replied with a look of disdain.
Ning Beichen was speechless. So, this thing was picky and only ate the big ones, not wanting the smaller ones because they had less meat and tasted worse.
“I can’t anymore, Master. I need to go back and digest.” The black flood dragon said to Ning Beichen in a hurry, as if a human were about to have an accident.
“Go ahead,” Ning Beichen said with a headache.
Most of the time, the black flood dragon Abu was unreliable, but because it had saved his master, Ning Beichen could tolerate it in every way.
Ning Beichen went down and retrieved the energy source stone. With such a large energy source stone, the flying vehicle and they would not lack energy source stones for a while, which was a relief to Ning Beichen.
The flying vehicle flew out of the conch cave and successfully returned outside. This time, it was relatively smooth, and no one was injured.
However, according to Ning Xiaoling, conch caves appeared very rarely. In their world, every appearance of a conch cave would cause everyone to fight over it.
Therefore, it was impossible for Ning Beichen to find more conch caves. He could only rely on luck. Unless Ning Beichen had extremely good luck, it would be difficult to find a second conch cave in a short period.
Ning Beichen felt a little regretful but didn’t pay too much attention to it. After all, life was unsatisfactory in most aspects. He also wanted to kill Yu Huaxue of the Yuntian Palace, but could he? No!
So, Ning Beichen was still wandering in the dimensional space and didn’t even dare to return to the mortal world.
Time passed, and an unknown number of days went by. Chen Xingyun had been trying to advance to the Heavenly Venerate realm, but something was always missing, which made him unable to break through, causing him to become haggard. Fortunately, with Song Qiuyan’s care, Ning Beichen felt a lot more at ease.
Although Ning Beichen suspected that his master had been infatuated with his mother back then, his master was no longer around. After so many years, the love had diluted, and Chen Xingyun had let go of much of it. Now, he had a very good relationship with Song Qiuyan, and they often showed affection to others.
However, not being able to advance to the Heavenly Venerate realm was still a thorn in Chen Xingyun’s heart, because he not only wanted revenge but also wanted to be a powerful backing for Ning Beichen and the others. After all, he was their master. Now that Ning Beichen could fight against Venerates one-on-one, if he didn’t work harder, he would be surpassed by his disciple.
Although the student surpassing the teacher was a common saying, Chen Xingyun was not old yet and still cared about his reputation. He didn’t want to be hiding behind his disciple, barely surviving, while his disciple risked his life.
Even if Ning Beichen didn’t say anything, Chen Xingyun could feel that his disciple was not a person who would stay put. The disciples he had attracted were already at the Venerate and Heavenly Venerate levels. His original cultivation was no longer impressive.
“Master, don’t worry. Haste makes waste. You will eventually advance to the Heavenly Venerate realm.” Ning Beichen saw his master’s thoughts and comforted him.
“You brat, do I need your comfort?” Chen Xingyun flicked his forehead.
“Master, I’m not a child anymore. Don’t flick my forehead every time you can’t argue with me.” Ning Beichen said helplessly.
“No matter how old you are, you are still a child in my eyes,” Chen Xingyun said.
“Alright, you’re older and you’re right. Seriously, Master, have you ever tried to walk the Zhou Tian meridian?”
“I always feel that the Zhou Tian meridian within the human body is unusual. Last time, I even entered the dimensional world through the Zhou Tian meridian and rescued you all. Is there a possibility that the Zhou Tian meridian is the secret to human cultivators’ evolution?” Ning Beichen shared his guess.
Chen Xingyun thought for a moment and then said, “What you said might not be unreasonable, but this is an entirely new path. There is no such thing as the Zhou Tian meridian in the cultivation world, and no one can freely travel through it like you.”
“Ning Beichen, you must always remember to be cautious. There is no precedent for this path to follow. Everything depends on yourself. Think more, consider more, don’t be impulsive, and before making any decision, think about who is behind you.”
“I understand, Master. I will bear it in mind.” Ning Beichen said respectfully.
Chen Xingyun nodded. His disciple always satisfied him, not only with his extraordinary talent but also with his character.
“However, your path can only be walked by you alone. My path is already set, and I can’t turn back now. I will find a way myself, so you don’t have to worry about me,” Chen Xingyun said to him.
“Yes, Master.” Ning Beichen was also full of admiration for his master. Even though he knew Ning Beichen’s path might help him, he still insisted on his own beliefs and path. It was not easy to achieve this.
However, his master did not choose his path. Ning Beichen did not give up and went to find Ning Xiaoling for a solution.
“Good sister, is there really no way to help Master become a Heavenly Venerate? Think again. You come from the higher-level Xidu world. You must have a way.”
Ning Xiaoling was pestered by Ning Beichen so much that she had no choice but to keep thinking of ways to help him, even entering a super-frequency state.
After a long time, Ning Xiaoling showed no reaction. Ning Beichen even suspected if she had crashed. Just as he was thinking whether to stop her, Ning Xiaoling suddenly returned to normal. Seeing this, she said to Ning Beichen with a happy expression,
“Brother, I found a way. In the dimensional space, where multiple dimensions intersect, spatial turbulence will appear. According to the analysis of all the information I have searched, I have come to a conclusion.”
“What conclusion? Good sister, tell me quickly.” Ning Beichen asked impatiently.
“Brother, don’t rush. This is just my inference and not a substantial theoretical proof. I deduce that spatial turbulence can rapidly temper the human soul,” Ning Xiaoling told Ning Beichen.