Chapter 878: Chapter 47: Hidden Killing Intent
Zhou Yan figured it out; no need to spend too much effort. Using artifact refining techniques and resources like timber from the forests within the Great Domain, he roughly crafted a row of small wooden huts for rest.
A simple and rustic row of small wooden huts, yet they are filled with an ancient aesthetic, much like those in the mountains of the Fu Xi Clan’s Ancestor Land.
These don’t exhaust the mind.
After finishing this, it only took about an hour.
Yet, all of this gives a sense of the warmth of home.
With a home, with people who matter, home is home.
This is Zhou Ying’s home, it’s Ping’er’s home, it’s Xiong Ba’s home, and it’s Zhou Yan’s home too.
"We have a home now. After drifting for so many years, the anticipated happiness has suddenly arrived."
Zhou Ying was overwhelmed with emotion but added a touch of tenderness. Her gaze at Zhou Yan burned passionately.
She never thought this day would come, even though before she only dreamt of it. But everything she dreamt of became reality instantly.
"Life seems long but is actually briefly bitter. Those who should be happy deserve happiness. Those who should be guardians should protect. This is the home of you, me, Ping’er, Ning’er, Xiong Ba, Feng Lingqing, Yanyan, Sisi, Mu Qingyan, and others. It’s also the home of my father, Zhou Wangchen, my mother, Li Yunjin, and all my relatives, loved ones, and friends.
Only with a home, is there belonging and future."
With a sense of nostalgia, Zhou Yan said with a smile.
This is a simple yet complex Tao.
Without reaching the realm of seeing mountains as mountains, one will never understand the meaning of home.
Many cultivators have lived countless lifetimes without ever grasping this.
Zhou Yan’s words also touched the hearts of Zhou Ying, Ping’er, and Xiong Ba, causing a moment of silence.
Then, the atmosphere quickly revived.
"Look at me, I’m so happy I forgot. How can a home be without furniture? I’ll go refine some tables and chairs."
Zhou Ying mentioned her excitement and happiness.
"I’ll refine a dressing table for us; the young lady will surely be delighted when she sees it. The young master and young lady can see the dressing table upon waking, just like in the Zhou Family."
Ping’er, with a blissful smile on her face, happily went about her tasks.
"I’ll go get some firewood. My combat skills started from chopping wood."
Xiong Ba scratched his chubby head, saying.
It’s like the life of ordinary people, leisurely, pleasant, yet peaceful.
This stretch of forest, although deep and filled with powerful beasts and birds, radiates a gentle aura, never proactively attacking cultivators. Zhou Yan and the others also did not provoke them.
Such days continued calmly. During these times, Zhou Yan comprehended nature, using the memory techniques taught by the Xuanyuan Ancestor, condensed the Sword Illusion Realm with his soul power, and infused his insights into it. He continued to impart these insights to the three, like transmitting inherited memories, allowing them to quickly learn the Tai Chu runes.
Similarly, Zhou Yan extracted his personal experiences but retained pure textual and linguistic memory. Achieving this has become relatively easy for him now.
Not only that, Zhou Yan communicated with the three using Tai Chu runes, and their progress was very swift.
Gradually, Zhou Yan also slowly understood the energy methods here. Through discussions with Zhou Ying, he gradually learned the energy utilization techniques here and got accustomed to the lifestyle.
Zhou Ying quickly completed the small success in the Divine Spirit First Transformation Domain, temporarily leading Zhou Yan in power, with astonishing combat prowess.
Xiong Ba and Ping’er did not fall behind either.
Often, Zhou Ying battled Xiong Ba and Ping’er alone without falling behind.
But as Zhou Yan’s dragon-shaped battle soul gradually recovered to about eighty percent, Zhou Ying found it hard to counter due to her lack of combat skills and experience compared to Zhou Yan, and his uncanny predictive sensing ability.
Meanwhile, Xiong Ba’s Slaughter Domain started to take shape, his power gradually approaching Zhou Ying’s. Ping’er’s Ice Seal Domain also began to exert its influence, and they both gradually touched the threshold of a powerful great success level.
Living together, discussing Tao, their progress was evident. However, due to the mysteries of this world, although Zhou Yan shared a lot of fundamental knowledge on Artifact Dao, Array Dao, and Alchemy Dao, the collective understanding of this world remained stagnant.
During this period, Zhou Yan’s relationship with Zhou Ying and Ping’er became very close. And although Zhou Yan was unclear about the profound cultivation methods of the Great Domain, he did not yet engage in Divine Soul Dual Cultivation with Zhou Ying — even though Zhou Ying intended to help Zhou Yan recover and actively proposed it, but Zhou Yan only savored the touch of Zhou Ying’s exquisite body without going further.
Ping’er, on the other hand, continued to be shy, maintaining her adorable temperament, like a little doll, obediently and lovingly.
Zhou Ying took good care of Ping’er, and Xiong Ba tried not to provoke the two because he did not understand romance, often spoiling the view, but nonetheless brought joyous laughter to the three.
These days lasted nearly twenty days.
Originally, as long as nothing unexpected happened, Zhou Yan planned to continue such days for about fifty days. In about fifty days, Xiong Ba and the three would completely master the advanced usage methods of the Tai Chu runes, seamlessly applying them to array patterns.