388: Chapter 388 Lost Love

The next day.

Early morning.

Inside his room, Xiao Weiqing picked up several first-grade nirvana stones and sat down cross-legged.

He didn't tell anyone, nor did he make any extra preparations; his Physical Body's current Peak state was the best preparation possible.

With his Five Centers Facing the Sky, he held two first-grade nirvana stones in his hands.

"Let's begin!"

His Divine Soul urged his Mental Energy to envelop the nirvana stones, thereby mobilizing the special energy within them.

Everything went incredibly smoothly, without the slightest hindrance.

In an instant.

A surge of mysterious power, a special energy distinct from both Spiritual Qi and divine charm, entered his shenque acupoint.

As the starting point of his Cultivation, the shenque acupoint easily absorbed this special energy.

This special energy followed the thick Spiritual Veins within his body, surging toward his internal organs and limbs.

Immediately after.

Wave after wave of energy followed in close succession.

Without hesitation, Xiao Weiqing immediately circulated the Indestructible True Fire Body Cultivation Technique. Combined with the Samadhi True Fire, he used this energy to continuously wash over and temper his body.

Boom!~

A resonance echoed within his body. Xiao Weiqing felt as if billions of steel needles were piercing through every single cell.

A stinging pain from the depths of his Divine Soul and a sense of refreshment—two completely different sensations descended simultaneously.

Xiao Weiqing felt as if every part of his body was shattering, only to be instantly healed again.

Inside the room.

Strange phenomena manifested around Xiao Weiqing's body. Interwoven golden divine light burst from him, forming a faint halo that rose and fell with his breathing.

Beneath him.

A phantom image of a lotus appeared, accompanied by ten thousand strands of auspicious Qi.

He didn't know how much time had passed.

Xiao Weiqing remained immersed in this state until most of his Mental Energy was consumed and his body could no longer absorb a single shred of nirvana stone energy.

"Whew~"

"How comfortable!!"

The divine light across his body withdrew inward, and Xiao Weiqing let out a long, lazy sigh.

At this moment.

He could feel that his Physical Body had undergone a new transformation.

He walked out the door.

Beside the instruments.

Lou Xiaoxing was beaming with joy, exchanging words with Tian Zhenzhen.

Tian Zhenzhen would respond occasionally. Her expression wasn't as cold as before, and the occasional flash of a smile on her face indicated that the relationship between the two had changed significantly.

"Yo, chatting?"

Xiao Weiqing stepped forward and teased.

"We were just talking about you. Where have you been all day?" Lou Xiaoxing asked.

"All day?" Xiao Weiqing asked back.

"Yeah, it's already mid-afternoon."

Xiao Weiqing glanced at his Wristband, feeling slightly surprised.

He had started Constructing a Divine Body around nine in the morning, and now it was already three.

This single session of Cultivation was several times longer than Lou Xiaoxing's.

"I was just cultivating," Xiao Weiqing replied casually.

"Cultivating?"

"Constructing a Divine Body?" Lou Xiaoxing asked.

Tian Zhenzhen also looked at Xiao Weiqing, her eyes filled with a hint of curiosity.

Even at just the Seventh Realm, Xiao Weiqing possessed combat power far exceeding those in the Eighth Realm. Once he entered the Eighth Realm, she couldn't even imagine what his combat power would be like; it would probably break through the heavens.

"Yeah, I gave it a try."

"Oh, how was it?"

Lou Xiaoxing was equally curious. Regarding the speed of unlocking a divine body, he was only half a month away from success, so he felt a bit of a competitive urge.

"It was alright."

"What do you mean 'alright'?" Lou Xiaoxing pressed. "Don't you forget the bet between us."

Xiao Weiqing laughed heartily. "So you're worried about that. Well, you might want to consider whether you want those nirvana stones braised or steamed."

"Tsk, you think you've got me beat?"

Tian Zhenzhen listened with some confusion and asked, "What are you talking about? What bet?"

Lou Xiaoxing explained, "Xiao Weiqing started Constructing a Divine Body today. I bet him that if I'm the first to unlock my divine body and enter the Eighth Realm, he'll give me three second-grade nirvana stone."

"I see," Tian Zhenzhen remarked. As expected of Xiao Weiqing, he was actually using three nirvana stones for a bet.

"What if you lose?"

Tian Zhenzhen was even more curious about what kind of price Lou Xiaoxing would have to pay if he lost.

"If I lose, I'll directly eat the three waste stones from Xiao Weiqing's cultivation."

"But, that situation will absolutely not happen," Lou Xiaoxing added.

Xiao Weiqing chuckled. "Then let's wait and see. However, I suggest you'd better be mentally prepared."

After saying that.

Xiao Weiqing walked through the second door to harvest Second-Class Nirvana Warriors.

Leaving only Lou Xiaoxing and Tian Zhenzhen behind.

"Zhenzhen, have you thought about what I said?"

"Lou Xiaoxing, what exactly do you see in me?"

Tian Zhenzhen still couldn't quite understand. Although she considered herself well-maintained, with top-tier looks and figure, as well as first-rate strength and talent—otherwise, she wouldn't have secured a spot to enter the No. 9 Civilization Ruins.

However.

Compared to Lou Xiaoxing, she fell short.

Lou Xiaoxing was powerful, had even better talent, and was younger. According to Yin Wenzheng, Lou Xiaoxing could be considered a treasure of Great Xia; he could have any woman he wanted.

"I like everything. Why don't you just date me?"

"I'll give you three second-grade nirvana stone. You risk your life every day to kill Third-Class Nirvana Warriors just to refine second-grade nirvana stone, don't you?"

As soon as he said this, Tian Zhenzhen's expression instantly changed.

"You think I'm that kind of woman?" Tian Zhenzhen said angrily, turning to leave and returning to her room.

"No, no."

Lou Xiaoxing hurriedly pulled Tian Zhenzhen back. "I didn't mean it like that. I just don't know how to talk. I just wanted to give you what you need."

"Let go!"

"I won't!"

"Let go!"

"I said I won't!"

Lou Xiaoxing grabbed Tian Zhenzhen, stubbornly refusing to let go.

"Can you let go? I'm twelve years older than you," Tian Zhenzhen sighed.

"I don't mind. For people like us, twelve years isn't a problem at all."

Both were destined to enter the Eighth Realm. For those in the Divine Body Realm, living for several hundred years was no problem at all, so a dozen years or so meant nothing. Even in the old era, there were plenty of couples with a dozen-year age gap.

"I have a child."

"I don't mind," Lou Xiaoxing said.

Tian Zhenzhen said, "I mind. My daughter is already seventeen, only ten years younger than you. If I'm with you, should she call you 'Uncle' or 'Brother'?"

"It's fine, we'll each have our own way of addressing each other."

“...”

Tian Zhenzhen was completely helpless. Although she was very happy deep down to be pursued by such a genius, considering her situation, she and Lou Xiaoxing were not a good match.

"Lou Xiaoxing, you're a good person. Don't waste your time on me."

"A good person?"

The familiar words struck Lou Xiaoxing again, leaving him in a daze.

Tian Zhenzhen took the opportunity to pull her slender hand away and returned to her room.

A few minutes later.

Xiao Weiqing came out dragging several Second-Class Nirvana Warrior bodies, and Lou Xiaoxing was still dazed in the same spot.

"What's wrong with you?"

Hearing Xiao Weiqing's voice, Lou Xiaoxing snapped out of it.

"I'm heartbroken," Lou Xiaoxing said with a look of dejection.

"Heartbroken? Over who?"

Xiao Weiqing was somewhat puzzled.

"Zhenzhen."

"What? When did you guys get together?" Xiao Weiqing asked in astonishment.

He hadn't noticed at all. Lou Xiaoxing really had some moves, managing to win her over so quickly.

Tian Zhenzhen looked like someone who was hard to get along with. Lou Xiaoxing had been 'balancing two boats' for years, so it seemed he indeed had some skill.

But how was he already heartbroken?

It had only been a few days.

"We weren't together."

Xiao Weiqing: "..."

"Then what kind of 'heartbreak' are you talking about?"