Zhou Yuren opened her eyes, glanced at the thatched hut, and then closed them again. She snuggled closer to Mo Mo, finding a more comfortable position. As for what Chen Changsheng was going to do, whether he lived or died, it was none of her concern.
As the sun gradually set in the west, Chen Changsheng's divine sense also left his body and flew into the starry sky. In no time, he had already left the mainland. Having learned from his previous experience, Chen Changsheng did not rashly enter the starry sky, but carefully extended his divine sense.
Feeling the warm sunlight shining on his consciousness, Chen Changsheng couldn't help but shout excitedly, "I guessed right, the temperature is indeed the lowest when the sun goes down. I didn't expect that even though I'm so far away from it, the temperature is still this high. If I were facing the sun directly, I would probably be burned to ashes instantly. But now is not the time to think about that."
After a moment of reflection, Chen Changsheng calmed his mind and began to activate his destiny star. As the starlight descended upon him, Chen Changsheng began to try to control and manipulate the afterglow of the sun. After his first attempt, he discovered that even though these were just specks of afterglow, they were still vast, magnificent, and unshakeable.
After thinking for a moment, he changed his approach. Instead of trying to control the sunlight, he separated a portion of his divine sense and merged it into the sunlight. The result was unexpectedly good; his divine sense did indeed merge into that ray of sunlight. However, unfortunately, that portion of divine sense was too weak to guide or move the sunlight at all.
Meanwhile, the sun was gradually setting in the west, nearing the horizon, and would disappear in a few minutes.
Sensing his destiny star, which shone with a faint starlight, Chen Changsheng gritted his teeth and slowly merged half of his divine consciousness into the sunlight. The fusion process was quick, and it was completed in just a few seconds. However, calling it fusion was not quite right. Chen Changsheng felt that it was more like the sunlight had enveloped and contained his divine consciousness. If he wanted, he could separate his divine consciousness from the sunlight at any time.
After merging half of his divine consciousness into the sunlight, Chen Changsheng had a very strange feeling, as if his body had been split in two, one half warm and the other half cool. Moreover, he could clearly feel that the half of his divine consciousness that had merged into the sunlight was slowly strengthening. His divine consciousness in the sunlight was like being in his mother's womb, warm, safe, and growing rapidly.
However, he knew that now was not the time to study this. He had come today to change his fate, and now was the most crucial moment.
"All things in the universe are interconnected, mutually generating and mutually restraining, mutually repelling and mutually attracting. Since you, Sun, are the destiny star of all living beings on this earth, then you are naturally my destiny star as well. Success or failure hinges on this moment, and my fate is entrusted to you." Chen Changsheng thought to himself, using his divine sense as a bridge to connect his destiny star with that ray of sunlight, and thus connect his destiny star with the sun.
Destiny stars attract each other, forming unique trajectories. Chen Changsheng believed that his own power could not shake his destiny star. After thoroughly studying Zhou Dufu's notes and comprehending the Heavenly Book Stele, Chen Changsheng came up with a plan: to use the power of other destiny stars to influence his own destiny star and change its trajectory in order to change his own destiny.
Originally, he wanted to borrow the power of Bai Luoheng and the others' destiny stars, but unfortunately, he didn't have a star chart and couldn't connect their destiny stars into a star chart. Without connecting them into a star chart, he couldn't condense this power into one. At most, a single destiny star could only affect his own destiny star, but couldn't change its trajectory. Finally, he remembered his previous attempt and thought of taking advantage of the sunset to borrow the power of the sun to activate his destiny star. Now, he succeeded. The sun has successfully connected with his destiny star.
Under Chen Changsheng's watchful gaze, he was pleasantly surprised to find that his destiny star had indeed begun to change its trajectory. Although it was only a very, very small change and the speed was very slow, it was moving steadily. At this rate, it wouldn't be long before his destiny star completely changed its trajectory.
However, what Chen Changsheng didn't notice was that as his destiny star moved, the pillar of light connecting his destiny star and the sun was gradually getting thicker, and the power within it was slowly becoming more violent.
Gradually, Chen Changsheng finally sensed something was wrong. He discovered that the divine sense connected to his destiny star was getting colder and colder, and he gradually felt like he was being frozen. Meanwhile, the divine sense connected to the sun was getting hotter and hotter, as if he were wearing black clothes and being exposed to the scorching sun in summer. These two forces were becoming more and more violent, and he felt like they were going to tear him apart. However, his destiny star had only moved a little bit.
Meanwhile, outside the small thatched hut, the sun had already set, and Bai Luoheng and Tang Thirty-Six were pacing nervously. They had returned before sunset, and when they saw Zhou Yuren nestled in Mo Mo's arms, their jaws nearly dropped. Faced with the strange looks from the group, Mo Mo had no choice but to lie and say that although Zhou Yuren had improved, she was still like a child and very clingy to him, which made them stop looking at her strangely.
When Mo Mo revealed that Chen Changsheng had begun to activate his destiny star and change his fate, their attention was immediately diverted, and as time went on, they became increasingly restless, resulting in this strange scene in the courtyard.
Mo Mo sat quietly at the table, holding Zhou Yuren in his arms. Qi Jian and Gou Hanshi sat at the table with Mo Mo, but their tightly clasped hands showed that they were also very nervous. Bai Luoheng, Xuan Yuanpo, and Tang Sanshiliu paced back and forth in the courtyard, glancing into the room from time to time, and sometimes whispering things like, "Why haven't they come out yet? You will definitely succeed."
Inside the room, Chen Changsheng was covered in sweat, his white clothes were soaked through, and not only his hands but also his body were trembling slightly. His handsome face was now distorted with pain, and sweat covered his face.
"Finally, I couldn't hold on any longer?" Feeling his divine sense being frozen and shattered little by little, burned and dissipated bit by bit, and looking at his destiny star, which had only moved less than half the size of his own, Chen Changsheng's heart was filled with resentment. If he had just held on a little longer, not much, just a dozen minutes or so, he could have completely changed the fate he had carried since childhood. Unfortunately, heaven did not give him this chance. Faintly, he seemed to hear a rumble, and then he disappeared into darkness, knowing nothing more.
He didn't know how much time had passed when he vaguely sensed a very familiar voice calling him. Unfortunately, despite his desperate efforts, he couldn't open his eyes and then lost consciousness again. After an unknown amount of time, he finally mustered some strength and opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was a delicate face streaked with tears. Looking at that pitiful, tear-streaked face, his heart clenched, then he was enveloped in a warm feeling.
"Luo Luo, I'm sorry!"
I'll try my best today and see if I can finish yesterday's chapter today.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 225 Playing with a Destiny Star
Although Chen Changsheng's apology was very soft, it still startled the people around him. Xuan Yuanpo was about to say something when Tang Thirty-Six covered his mouth and dragged him out. Gou Hanshi and Qi Jian exchanged a smile and followed him out. Mo Mo had already left when Chen Changsheng opened his eyes. Zhou Yuren, who had always been inseparable from him, was resting in the treehouse.
In the blink of an eye, only Chen Changsheng and Bai Luoheng remained in the room.
"Luo Luo, I'm sorry for making you worry." Afraid that Bai Luoheng hadn't heard him, Chen Changsheng repeated his apology.
Bai Luoheng shook her head vigorously, tears streaming down her face, and said, "As long as it's what you want to do, Master, I'll support you. It's just that I'm worried, I'm worried about losing you. But I believe you will succeed, Master." As she spoke, she seemed to remember something and quickly smiled as she reached out to wipe away the tears on her face.
"Fool" Chen Changsheng's eyes were full of love as he slowly reached out to wipe away the tears on Bai Luoheng's face.
"Luo Luo, I promise this will never happen again." Chen Changsheng's eyes were filled with determination.
"Yes, I believe you." Bai Luoheng's heart was filled with joy. Had her master finally truly acknowledged their relationship? With a smile on her face, Bai Luoheng gently nestled against Chen Changsheng's chest.
Although Chen Changsheng had accepted Bai Luoheng before, he was always somewhat distant from her because Bai Luoheng was a princess of the demon race, while he was just a commoner, and one who could die at any moment. Even with Mo Mo's guarantee, he had not completely relaxed. But after this incident, he suddenly realized that he didn't care whether she was a princess or a commoner, or whether she was alive or dead. As long as he was alive, he should be happy. What did the rest matter? So he gently put his arm around Bai Luoheng's slender waist.
After a while, Chen Changsheng felt his body stiffen, as if he had been lying there for a long time, so he asked, "By the way, Luo Luo, how long have I been unconscious?"
Upon hearing Chen Changsheng's question, Bai Luoheng replied with a smile, "Today is the third day. Tomorrow is the day we leave the Heavenly Book Mausoleum. Fortunately, Master, you woke up in time, otherwise we would have had to carry you back to the academy."
"Three days? I didn't expect it to have been so long." Chen Changsheng couldn't help but sigh.
After checking his condition, Chen Changsheng found that apart from being a little hungry, he was actually fine. This was hard for him to believe, so he sat cross-legged and carefully examined his body again. He found that he was indeed not injured at all. Moreover, not only was he not injured, but his spiritual sense was also more refined and stronger than before.
He clearly remembered that his consciousness had been severely damaged before he lost consciousness, and the power of the stars within his body was also showing signs of going berserk. However, he was completely unharmed now, which puzzled him greatly. After thinking it over and over, he could only think of one possibility. So he asked, "Luo Luo, did Master save me? And did Master give me any medicine?"
After Bai Luoheng told him everything that happened before and after he fell into a coma, Chen Changsheng truly felt a wave of fear. If it weren't for Mo Mo, he would have been certain to die.
It turned out that Bai Luoheng and the others had already returned when he began to connect the sun with his own destiny star. However, since he was changing his destiny this time, he did not borrow Bai Luoheng and the others' destiny stars, so they could only wait outside the thatched hut. After the sun set, the temperature inside the hut suddenly fluctuated, and the temperature kept rising. Eventually, even his body was half frozen and half on fire. When Bai Luoheng and the others entered the thatched hut, they saw him spit out a mouthful of blood and fall onto the bed, his life force rapidly waning.
Just as Bai Luoheng and the others were filled with fear and helplessness and were on the verge of despair, Mo Mo slowly walked in, pried open his mouth, gave him a pill, and used his internal energy to help him neutralize the effects of the pill. Afterwards, his breathing gradually stabilized. In the end, Mo Mo gave him the same pill every morning on time, and his vital signs gradually became stronger until they returned to normal.
At this point, Chen Changsheng finally understood why he only felt slightly stiff and a little hungry after waking up. It must all be thanks to that pill. He had wondered why Mo Mo hadn't helped him when he was clearly about to give up. It turned out that Mo Mo was prepared and didn't need to help at all. He just needed to give him a pill when he couldn't hold on any longer. No wonder he said there was no need to prepare. Unfortunately, he almost died before he could even use his preparations.
In fact, Chen Changsheng's thinking was basically correct. The reason why he was completely fine after being unconscious for three days, as if he had just woken up, was indeed related to the pill that Mo Mo gave him. The pill that Mo Mo gave him was actually just an ordinary pill to restore his consciousness, because his main injury was to his consciousness. The surging star power in his body was sorted out by Mo Mo when he first gave him the medicine to neutralize its effects.
While Chen Changsheng's physical condition after waking up was undoubtedly thanks to that pill, if he hadn't been protected by Mo Mo who had prevented his remaining consciousness from being destroyed and neutralized the medicinal power, and had instead taken the pill directly, he would have faced only one fate: his meager consciousness would have been instantly extinguished by the pill's immense medicinal power, without any surprise. Not to mention that he has now turned misfortune into blessing, with his consciousness becoming even more condensed and powerful.
After learning about his condition these past few days, Chen Changsheng got out of bed and said, "Luo Luo, I'm fine now. Let's go out. I'm a little hungry."
"Yes, it's lunchtime now, but Master has to take care of Zhou Yuren, so we won't be able to enjoy lunch for now. Master will only cook dinner. However, Xuanyuan's cooking skills have improved a lot, and it tastes much better than the imperial chefs in the palace. I can already smell the aroma of stir-fried bamboo shoots. Come on, Master, let me help you, let's go quickly."
When Chen Changsheng and Bai Luoheng came out of the thatched hut, they found that Xuan Yuanpo was indeed cooking. Several dishes were already laid out on the square table in the courtyard, and they looked quite appetizing. Moreover, they could smell the aroma of the dishes as soon as they arrived at the door.
"Come, come, make way, the fragrant stir-fried pork belly with fresh bamboo shoots is about to be served." Just as Chen Changsheng and Bai Luoheng sat down, Xuan Yuanpo came over with the last dish.
Stir-fried bamboo shoots with pork belly, braised pork, steamed fish, a sliced roasted chicken, a plate of greens, and a large bowl of clear soup make up the entire meal. Don't be fooled by the seemingly ordinary dishes; the ingredients are anything but.
The fresh bamboo shoots were dug up from the bamboo forest, but the pork belly that went with them belonged to a wild boar at the peak of the Sitting Illumination Realm. The braised pork was the hind leg meat of a wicked dragon. The roast chicken was made from a five-colored golden pheasant at the Profound Realm. The fish was a sea fish that Mo Mo brought back from the Lotus Lantern World. The green vegetables were spiritual vegetables that Mo Mo grew. The soup base was made from dragon bones.
Amidst the lively chatter, Chen Changsheng and his companions devoured all the food on the table. After Xuan Yuanpo tidied up and returned to his seat, Chen Changsheng solemnly said to Mo Mo, "Sir, thank you for saving my life. I have no way to repay you." He then stood up and bowed deeply to Mo Mo.
Mo Mo smiled and waved his hand, saying, "I'm doing my duty to someone who entrusted me with this task. You don't need to thank me, after all, I'm going to get paid."
"Even so, I still want to thank you, sir. Although there are some things I can't say, I, Changsheng, still have a request for you. I beg you to help me change my fate. I don't want to take any more risks." After saying this, Chen Changsheng glanced at Bai Luoheng beside him, then bowed to Mo Mo.
Mo Mo glanced at Bai Luoheng and immediately understood, saying, "Are you really decided? You've decided to have me take action instead of the other two?"
Chen Changsheng turned and looked at Bai Luoheng for more than ten seconds before nodding solemnly to Mo Mo.
"Since your destiny began with the stars, then let it end with the stars!" With that, Mo Mo smiled and stretched out his small but long and powerful hand toward the sky. To Chen Changsheng and the others' horror, Mo Mo's outstretched hand disappeared completely from his forearm to his palm, as if it had entered the void.
Um... I can't finish writing three chapters today.
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Chapter 226 The Return Journey
After Mo Mo reached into the void, Chen Changsheng's face suddenly turned pale, and he sat down on the ground with a thud. Bai Luoheng was the first to react and quickly helped Chen Changsheng up. Tang Thirty-Six and the others also looked at him with concern.
"Chang Sheng, does something feel wrong? Let me take a look. Please don't scare me." As she spoke, Bai Luoheng's eyes were already misty with tears, and it seemed that tears were about to flow at any moment.
Seeing Bai Luoheng so anxious, Mo Mo couldn't help but sigh and shake his head, saying, "Don't worry, this is just a normal reaction, it will be fine in a moment, I'll be able to fix it soon."
Upon hearing Mo Mo's words, the others realized that the reason Chen Changsheng suddenly acted this way was because of him, and it was mostly related to his hand that reached into the void.
"What are you doing, sir? I suddenly feel an immense sense of oppression, as if I'm about to be crushed by something. What's going on?" Feeling the increasingly powerful sense of oppression, Chen Changsheng's face grew even paler.
Suddenly, Chen Changsheng seemed to realize something. He sat down cross-legged and his divine sense left his body, soaring into the sky. After his divine sense left his body, the intense pressure became even stronger, and he finally confirmed that the powerful pressure and sense of danger were indeed coming from his destiny star.
At that moment, Chen Changsheng shuddered and his consciousness returned quickly. He realized that his connection with his destiny star had been completely severed, but he was not dead. Thinking of a certain possibility, he quickly regained his senses. When he opened his eyes, he saw Mo Mo slowly withdrawing his hand. At this moment, he was holding a small round ball, only the size of an egg, that was emitting a dazzling light. He sensed an unusually familiar aura on this small round ball, which left him dumbfounded.
"Such intense light, such rich stellar power! What on earth is this?" Gou Hanshi couldn't help but ask.
When Mo Mo completely withdrew his hand, the sphere that had been radiating dazzling light also lost its luster, turning into a dark sphere. After the light faded, Mo Mo casually tossed the small, dark sphere, about the size of an egg, to Chen Changsheng's side, where it hovered in front of him.
"Drip a drop of blood onto it." Facing the puzzled looks of the crowd, Mo Mo did not provide an answer, but instead instructed Chen Changsheng to drip his blood onto the sphere.
Although he didn't know what Mo Mo wanted to do, Chen Changsheng still bit his finger and squeezed out a drop of blood onto the black ball. As soon as the drop of blood touched the black ball, it was quickly absorbed, and the black ball began to shine brightly again. However, it disappeared again in a flash, along with the black ball itself.
After the black ball disappeared, Chen Changsheng quickly sat down cross-legged, because he discovered that the black ball had entered his body and was now residing in his dantian, emitting a mesmerizing light. As the black ball began to glow again, the immense stellar power within his bloodline rapidly converged from all parts of his body towards his dantian, and then revolved around the ball of light.
As the last wisp of starlight surrounded the sphere of light, the rotation of the starlight suddenly accelerated, and then strands of true essence were flung out. As the amount of true essence increased, the surrounding starlight gradually decreased.
"This, this can actually be done like this? This is truly killing two birds with one stone! Not only does it resolve the stellar power within my body, but it also increases my true essence. Master is indeed worthy of being called Master." Chen Changsheng opened his eyes in astonishment.
Seeing Chen Changsheng get up, Bai Luoheng asked with concern, "Changsheng, how are you feeling?"
Looking at Bai Luoheng's concerned face, Chen Changsheng smiled and said, "I feel better than ever before. I feel that this is the most relaxed and wonderful moment of my life."
After speaking, Chen Changsheng solemnly bowed to Mo Mo and said in a firm voice, "I will never forget your life-saving grace, sir. I will obey any request you may give me."
This time, Mo Mo did not refuse, but nodded with a smile.
Although they were all very curious about what Mo Mo had just sat on, they only saw Mo Mo reach into the void and take out a sphere. In addition, they were used to Mo Mo's great abilities, so after a brief discussion, they went to find something to do. Zhou Yuren then sat back in Mo Mo's lap.
Chen Changsheng pondered and fumbled around in the courtyard for half an hour, but still couldn't figure it out. In the end, he had no choice but to ask Mo Mo for help, "Sir, what exactly is that little ball? Why does it have such a rich stellar power? And I feel very familiar with it."
"Didn't you already have a guess?" Mo Mo replied with a smile, while Zhou Yuren opened her eyes and looked at the two of them curiously.
“It really is…” Chen Changsheng’s face was filled with shock. Although he had some guesses, he had already dismissed them as soon as they arose, because they were too horrifying and too unbelievable.
“That’s right, it is your destiny star. The reason you were predicted not to live past twenty is because your blood naturally contains abundant stellar power. This stellar power is too abundant and will increase as you grow. It will reach its peak when you reach twenty, completely severing your heartbeat. Moreover, no external force can remove it because the stellar power is fused into your flesh and blood, becoming one with you. Therefore, there is no cure.” Mo Mo explained to Chen Changsheng with a smile. Zhou Yuren, who was in his arms, suddenly clenched her jade hands behind his back. Although her face remained calm, her heart was already churning with turbulent waves. She knew she had made the right bet. As long as she could get Mo Mo to take action, avenging her brother would be a piece of cake.
Taking a sip of tea, Mo Mo continued, "Your destiny star is also one with you, so it won't reject you. Moreover, it's the source of stellar power, which is perfect for resolving the stellar power within you. That's why I refined your destiny star and gave it to you. As for the idea that human life is like star destiny, now that you have your destiny star in your hands, isn't it up to you to decide what it is?"
Chen Changsheng nodded and said, "I see. So, sir, now that I've lost my life star, how can I cultivate? Can I rekindle another life star?"
"No destiny star? No, you do, and it's right inside you. As for how to cultivate it, I'll give you another cultivation technique. It's one that I comprehended from the Heavenly Book Stele, and it's suitable for your current state." After saying that, Mo Mo reached out and touched Chen Changsheng's brow, passing on the cultivation technique he had comprehended from the Heavenly Book Stele to Chen Changsheng.
After Mo Mo withdrew his finger, Chen Changsheng sat down cross-legged. Mo Mo smiled slightly and carried Zhou Yuren back to the treehouse. After returning to the treehouse, Mo Mo had Zhou Yuren lie on the table and lifted her skirt. A moment later, Zhou Yuren's pleasant moans echoed in the room.
The next morning, Zhou Yuren leaned lazily against Mo Mo's chest, drawing circles on his chest, her eyes filled with satisfaction. Although she still had the gentle appearance of a girl next door, her eyes now held a touch of allure, and deep in her eyes was a profound longing.
"Brother, I've succeeded. I've successfully made him obsessed with my body. Soon I'll be able to avenge you. I'll come find you then. I hope you won't blame me for taking so long to come find you."
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 227 Zhou Garden Opens
Mo Mo grabbed Zhou Yuren's hand, which was sliding across his chest, and said with a smile, "Why are you up so early? Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
Zhou Yuren placed one hand on Mo Mo's chest and used the other to prop herself up on the bed. She gently bit her red lips, looked at Mo Mo with spring in her eyes, and said sweetly, "I can't sleep. I want it again now."
"What a little devil, but not now. We need to pack up and head back to the academy. We have to leave the Heavenly Book Mausoleum before noon today. Get up quickly." With that, Mo Mo slapped Zhou Yuren on the buttocks. Amid Zhou Yuren's exclamation, Mo Mo quickly dressed. A hint of disappointment flashed in Zhou Yuren's eyes, but she quickly suppressed it and got up to dress herself.
It must be said that good things always put people in a good mood. When Mo Mo and Zhou Yuren came out of the courtyard, they found that Chen Changsheng and the others had already packed their bags and were waiting for them. Mo Mo smiled and nodded to them, then turned around and stretched out his hand towards the treehouse. To their surprise, the treehouse suddenly rose from the ground and flew towards Mo Mo. Moreover, it shrank rapidly as it flew over, and when it landed in Mo Mo's hand, it was less than an inch tall.