Chapter 1342: Chapter 1341: Time to Go Back

The night was deep and the world silent when Tang Yu took a quick shower and scrolled through some short videos.

Now that the revival of Spiritual Energy was no longer a secret, the internet was often filled with short videos of Cultivators clashing, drawing talismans with their fingers, calling the wind and summoning the rain in intensely exciting battles. The video he was watching was of two Cultivators dueling in such a manner.

Tang Yu watched with great envy. He had tested his aptitude and found he had no Spirit Root, rendering him incapable of Cultivation.

However, his life had improved—perhaps in a pang of conscience, his boss treated him gingerly, the company also highly valued him, promoting and making extensive use of him. His ex-girlfriend had also, for some reason, come back to him crying, apologizing and saying that she shouldn’t have abandoned him.

"Maybe it’s the good luck you brought me." Tang Yu said, smiling as he petted the black cat on its head. The cat nuzzled up to him and meowed affectionately a few times.

Tang Yu continued to scroll through several more short videos, the majority concerning Cultivators. Another news piece reported a suspected Cultivator serial killer who had fled to their city. The Cultivation Affairs Administration had already dispatched officers to track him down, advising everyone to go out less at night.

Possessing extraordinary powers often inflames one’s inner desires, which is why from sects of the Cultivation World to those on Blue Star, emphasis is placed on the nature of one’s character.

"Cultivators aren’t all good people, huh?" muttered Tang Yu before yawning and drifting off to sleep.

After he peacefully fell asleep, the black cat transformed into a cat-eared girl, quietly picked up the Brass Tripod, and climbed out the window, leaping nimbly from roof to roof between buildings.

Having achieved some proficiency in her Cultivation, she first intimidated Tang Yu’s ex-girlfriend and his supervisor, and since then, she patrolled the city every night, fighting evil and acting the hero, giving rise to urban legends about her.

Acting heroically was her hobby, and she discovered that ever since her urban legends began, the speed at which the Brass Tripod condensed the Creation Divine Liquid had increased, spurring her on to greater effort.

"Ah—!" A sharp scream drew the cat-eared girl’s attention. It came from several female students who had stayed out late.

A thug wielding the Cold Light Dagger charged at the girls.

Clang—

The Brass Tripod and the Cold Light Dagger collided.

The female students looked up and saw a figure in black with cat-like ears moving through the moonlight, descending from above.

"Get out of here!" the cat-eared girl shouted at them.

Hearing the reprimand, the students didn’t stop to take pictures, instead fleeing in panic.

"A cat from the Demon Race? Good, now they’re gone. Your demon blood will serve as a substitute!" the criminal growled in a raspy voice, as if he hadn’t spoken in a long time, licking the dagger before attacking the cat-eared girl.

The thug was skilled, making him the toughest opponent the cat-eared girl had faced, but she still prevailed and killed the attacker.

She hit the thug with the Brass Tripod a few times to make sure he was truly dead before crouching down to inspect him.

"Hmm, this doesn’t look like a fresh corpse," the cat-eared girl observed, realizing the thug had been dead for at least a month.

The thug’s right hand twitched, and the Cold Light Dagger flew towards the girl’s heart!

"This is bad!" The cat-eared girl inwardly cursed; the dagger was too close for her to dodge!

Suddenly, a figure appeared, and two fingers firmly caught the Cold Light Dagger.

"As a Spirit Device, you’ve sucked your master’s blood dry and now control his corpse to seek virgin blood," Lu Yang commented, clutching the quivering Cold Light Dagger.

"You’re not of much use anymore."

With a bit of force between his fingers, he snapped the Cold Light Dagger in two.

The cat-eared girl’s eyes widened: "Who are you?"

She knew the hardness of the Cold Light Dagger—it had clashed with the Brass Tripod several times without faltering, yet this man broke it effortlessly.

"The Creation God Tripod is in your possession; you seem to be quite lucky," Lu Yang said with a smile.

The cat-eared girl covertly activated the Brass Tripod, warily watching Lu Yang, shocked that he knew the real name of the Brass Tripod!

The Brass Tripod kept trembling, seemingly fearful of the person in front of it.

"The bloodline of the Nine-tailed Spirit Cat, cultivating the Daluo Technique, that’s not a bad combination, no wonder you’ve achieved today’s cultivation level."

"Relax a bit, the Creation God Tripod is indeed a fine Spirit Treasure, but it’s not that significant in my presence." Lu Yang soothed the cat-eared girl, having taken an interest in her for a while and deeming her a promising junior.

"How about considering joining the Cultivation Affairs Administration? Your cultivation level is top-notch among the commissioners."

"Cultivation Affairs Administration? You’re with the official organization?" The cat-eared girl was shocked; to think the officials had such a powerful expert.

"I’m sort of halfway in. The Cultivation Affairs Administration was established on my suggestion." Lu Yang said with a smile, dropping the bombshell news.

During these days, Lu Yang had been secretly scouting for talented cultivators, recruiting them into the official fold, boosting the official power, and the cat-eared girl’s talent was top-notch among those he had scouted.

The cat-eared girl loved her freedom and wasn’t too willing to join an official organization.

Seeing her hesitation, Lu Yang further added, "There are some Artificial Spiritual Roots in the administration that I’ve donated. As long as the contribution is significant enough, you can obtain them."

"Artificial Spiritual Roots?" The cat-eared girl’s heartbeat slowed for a beat—wasn’t that exactly what Tang Yu needed most?

Realizing the cat-eared girl’s reluctance to leave Tang Yu, Lu Yang continued, "The administration isn’t as restrictive as you think. There’s no need to clock in for work; you just need to finish assignments."

Upon hearing this, the cat-eared girl no longer hesitated: "Okay, I’ll join!"

"But won’t your Human race discriminate against us from the Demon Race?" The ancestral memories in the cat-eared girl’s bloodline contained some ancient fragments, hinting that the relationship between the Human race and the Demon Race wasn’t that great.

"The people I introduce are too busy welcoming you to discriminate. Come on, follow me to meet the other commissioners." Lu Yang walked slowly into the night with his hands behind his back, followed closely by the cat-eared girl.

...

"Oh, Elder Xia—"

"Can’t the revival of spiritual energy save Elder Xia?"

"We’re still one step too late; if only the spiritual energy had revived a bit earlier, perhaps Elder Xia could have held on!"

At Xia He’s Spirit Hall, people cried and wailed to the heavens, all genuinely saddened about Xia He’s departure.

Those who attended Xia He’s funeral were either political figures, former subordinates of Xia He, or elderly who had lived through the apocalyptic times; their cries were constant, and the atmosphere was somber.

They held lilies, Xia He’s favorite flower, lining up to place them one by one beside the coffin.

It seemed that even the heavens were reluctant to witness Xia He’s departure, as a light drizzle began to fall.

Not far from the Spirit Hall, two figures under umbrellas stood in the rain, unnoticed by anyone.

𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"What’s it like to attend your own funeral? Such an experience is quite rare." Lu Yang teased, standing beside was none other than the owner of the funeral, Xia He.

At that moment, Xia He removed her necklace and no longer disguised herself as an old woman, revealing her original pure and striking appearance.

She rolled her eyes: "I want to offer a bouquet to myself."

"Decided to leave Blue Star?" Lu Yang asked again to confirm, to avoid any regret from Xia He.

Xia He pointed at the Spirit Hall: "Do you think I still have a chance to back out?"

Sighing, Xia He then said, "Moreover, you won’t stay on Blue Star forever, will you?"

Having interacted for so long, Xia He had long understood Lu Yang’s attitude; Blue Star was Lu Yang’s "birthplace," but not his "home."

This was true for the Immortal ancestors as well; they couldn’t stay on Blue Star forever.

So, she decided to follow Lu Yang to the Cultivation World, along with Bai Shuang.

"Yes, it’s time to go back."