Chapter 179 No Attractiveness

hout any chance of counterattack!Before the ten streaks of sword qi he just released even reached him, Hao Ren sent out another ten streaks!Su Han could block all these with a defensive barrier, but t...Chapter 179: No Attraction

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Zhao Guang's Chevrolet was still spacious. Especially the back seat, as long as you curl up your body, it is勉強還是能夠躺著睡覺的。

But sleeping in this car isn't as comfortable as lying on a regular bed.

Hao Ren kept adjusting his position but still felt uncomfortable.

In the end, he sat cross-legged and started practicing the Sword Image Decision.

The five sword energies slowly circulated inside his body. Hao Ren controlled their strength with his cultivation technique; sometimes they wandered outside of him, and then suddenly re-entered his body.

When these five sword energies were concentrated together, it became a small ball of chaotic grayish-white sword energy.

The sword energy seemed to be sentient as it lay on Hao Ren's palm, trembling slightly.

Hao Ren suddenly thought about what Zhao Yanzi had mentioned earlier regarding the life-bound treasures.

Zeng Yitao can cultivate a life-bound treasure. And since this life-bound treasure is connected with his spirit and mind, he can control it skillfully, fully utilizing its power. Moreover, as his cultivation level increases, so does his life-bound treasure's strength.

And my sword energy was forged from the essence qi inside me, mixed with my bloodline; it resonates with my will. Can this also be considered a life-bound treasure

Zeng Yitao’s cultivation technique allows him to have three life-bound treasures, which is two more than most cultivators, giving him an obvious advantage.

As for me, if I can turn this chaotic sword energy into five parts, wouldn't that make them five life-bound treasures

If I follow the "Sword Image Decision" and refine it to "Myriad Swords Return to Heart," turning one part of the chaotic sword energy into myriad sword lights, wouldn’t that mean having a myriad of life-bound treasures at my disposal

Thinking this far, Hao Ren stopped controlling the strength of the sword energies and focused on directing their flow. The sword energies slipped through his body and clothes with agility, producing faint rumbling sounds. With a thought, he made two fingers form a sword seal and said, "Go."

The grayish-white chaotic sword energy followed Hao Ren's fingers out of the car window and flew straight into the sky!

In the darkness, the slightly white sword energy left a trail of light like a signal flare.

Boom!

The sword energy penetrated through the high clouds, and Hao Ren still felt connected with it. He even sensed the atmosphere in these cloud layers!

The sword energy ascended again, piercing several layers of clouds instantly!

Rumble!

Clouds disrupted by the sword energy were stirred up to release lightning power.

A series of rumbling thunder sounded in the sky. Hao Ren felt a heavy sensation in his chest and quickly recalled the sword energy.

The sword energy couldn't turn corners, following its original path and falling from high up!

"Retrieve!" Hao Ren stretched out his palm; the sword energy passed through the car window and directly re-entered Hao Ren's palm!

A scorching heat surged from Hao Ren's palm into his chest. Looking down, he noticed a red mark appeared on the labor palace acupoint in his palm, as if it were a burn wound.

Thunder Power

Hao Ren endured the pain and immediately realized that the sword qi had brought back thunder power from high altitudes!

The spirit energy within his body seemed to be activated by this pure thunder power, boiling with excitement!

At this moment, a crackling lightning bolt illuminated the sky!

Hao Ren inwardly felt lucky. He hadn't realized the danger when he placed the sword qi in high-altitude clouds. If the sword qi had been struck by lightning and this "life-bound magic treasure" associated with his mind was severely damaged, he would have spewed out a mouthful of blood!

The red mark on his labor palace acupoint gradually faded as Hao Ren quickly transformed and absorbed the pure thunder power. He felt every part of his body swelling and expanding under the stimulation of lightning.

Pu

A new aperture suddenly opened in his dragon pearl.

The vast spiritual energy between heaven and earth swirled into Hao Ren's body, causing the car to tremble slightly!

After half a minute, when the newly opened aperture on the dragon pearl was finally filled with spiritual energy and stabilized, Hao Ren sensed that his limit of spirit energy had increased once again!

The connection between him and heaven and earth seemed clearer than before.

Plu-plu-plu

At this moment, a fine drizzle began to fall from the sky.

The temperature in the courtyard dropped. Hao Ren, sitting inside the car, gradually felt somewhat uneasy...

In a room several dozen meters away under the dim light of an old hanging bulb, Zhao Yanzi tossed and turned, unable to sleep either.

The walls were coated with mud plaster, dust covered some areas, corners of the roof had spiders slowly weaving their webs. On the ground, black insects crawled about. Zhao Yanzi curled up in a bed made from hard wooden planks wrapped in blankets, observing her surroundings.

She thought for a moment and stood up, putting on shoes. Seeing it was still raining outside, she picked up an umbrella from the corner of the wall and stepped out into the courtyard.

Hao Ren inside the car was meditating with his eyes closed to solidify his cultivation realm. Zhao Yanzi walked over by the car and knocked on the glass.

"What is it" Hao Ren asked in surprise when he saw her appear.

"Stupid, aren't you cold outside" Zhao Yanzi opened the car door and climbed inside.

"You went out wearing your pajamas during a rain Aren’t you afraid of catching a chill" Hao Ren sized her up and asked.

Zhao Yanzi didn't speak, tucking her feet and sitting stiffly beside Hao Ren in the back seat.

Hao Ren pondered for a moment. "You can't sleep alone"

Zhao Yanzi pursed her lips but remained silent.

"Do you want me to come into the room with you" Hao Ren suggested again.

Finally, Zhao Yanzi turned and looked at him. "It's your decision to stay with me; I didn't say anything.

Her eyes sparkled like two innocent little diamonds in the night.

Hao Ren smiled and gently pushed her out of the vehicle, following after her. He also picked up a cushion from inside the car, held an umbrella, and accompanied Zhao Yanzi towards the house.

Though there was no air conditioning inside the room, it was still warmer than outside in the courtyard. Hao Ren threw the cushion onto the cold stone floor and sat cross-legged on it.

Zhao Yanzi was stunned; she had not intended for Hao Ren to sleep on the floor...

Seeing that Hao Ren willingly took a seat on the ground, Zhao Yanzi felt awkward about saying anything. She pursed her lips and burrowed into the blankets.

The passage of time ticked by, as did the raindrops outside. With Hao Ren there to keep her company, Zhao Yanzi was much more at ease—she wouldn’t have to worry about whether these insects might crawl inside her ears or not.

Hao Ren secretly felt out the realm after opening his second dragon den and found that the flow of spiritual energy had become livelier than before. He could also use more spirit power in one go, and the chaotic sword qi gathered in his palms seemed to be taking shape.

"Ahem," Zhao Yanzi, lying on the wooden bed frame, suddenly cleared her throat.

Hao Ren turned around and looked at her.

“You… you can also lie down…" Zhao Yanzi flashed her eyes evasively as she mumbled.

"Really" Hao Ren asked casually.

Zhao Yanzi's face flushed red, thinking that this fellow must have a thick head; he still wanted her to explicitly invite him again and personally welcome him

“What I meant is, you can share the bed with me," Zhao Yanzhi said. Then she added, "But the blanket belongs to me."

Hao Ren thought for a moment before getting up from the floor and climbing onto the wooden bed.

Zhao Yanzi's face turned even redder; it was as if blood could drip out of her. In her home, there were carpets on the floors in every room, so even lying directly on the floor wouldn’t be too cold. But this rural house’s floor was simply made up of chilly bricks. Even with a car mat under him, Hao Ren still felt uncomfortable.

She wrapped herself up tightly and moved her body slightly to face away from Hao Ren.

Hao Ren had sat on the hard ground for quite some time; lying down on this bed was indeed more comfortable. He also turned his back toward Zhao Yanzhi, facing the wall.

Though both of them were being kindhearted, the atmosphere was slightly awkward.

"You… don't touch me," Zhao Yanzhi thought for a moment and decided to give him a warning.

"Your body is not good-looking at all," Hao Ren replied casually.

“You!” Zhao Yanzi glared, wanting to hit him but deciding it wasn’t appropriate under the circumstances, so she held back.

A short while later, Hao Ren's breathing became even and long. Zhao Yanzhi slowly turned around with her hands supporting half of her body. She peered over Hao Ren’s shoulder to see if he was truly asleep.

When she saw that there had been no movement from him for half a minute and concluded he was indeed sleeping, Zhao Yanzhi muttered inwardly "Pig" before slowly returning to her position.

In the act of moving back, she suddenly thought: if I had leaned on Hao Ren's body just now and he woke up, wouldn’t I fall into his arms

With this thought, redness rushed over her face again. She quickly retreated to her territory, curling under the blanket beside Hao Ren with a few centimeters separating them, biting her lip hard.

Forget it; no one knows anyway, Zhao Yanzhi comforted herself as she drifted off.

Xia Chengxiang passed by outside the house and peeked through the crack in the door. He quickly covered his eyes and mouth while muttering to himself "I didn't see anything, I didn’t see anything." Then he continued patrolling other areas.

The next day, when Zhao Yanzi woke up again, she found that Hao Ren was no longer there waiting behind her. She subconsciously checked her quilt and saw that it still tightly wrapped around her. On the spot where Hao Ren had slept, there was a slight indentation, indicating that he hadn't moved at all during the night.

She thought he wouldn't be able to sleep," Zhao Yanzi felt slightly disappointed as she opened the suitcase and changed into her clothes.

Meanwhile, Hao Ren was already on top of the mountain refining his Sword Shadows technique. After opening the second dragon cave, he seemed to gain some new insights.

The chaotic sword energy formed by combining the five elements had indeed started to develop towards something more substantial. The originally hazy and pale gray sword energy now faintly resembled a sword shape, though it was hard to retrieve once shot out unless thrown high into the air like last night, giving it a chance of falling back into his body.

He practiced on the spacious mountain top for half an afternoon. He figured it was time for Zhao Yanzi, the lazy little girl, to wake up, so he went down the mountain and returned to the old house.

The elderly family members in the yard were already awake, chatting leisurely while peeling bamboo shoots. Grandma was among them, reliving her past rural life.

Zhao Yanzi rode a black Phoenix brand bicycle around the yard, turning circles haphazardly. This old-style bike had large frames; Zhao Yanzi’s petite body found it somewhat difficult to pedal comfortably.

"You're back! Auntie Zi has been looking for you all morning and tried calling your phone," Grandma scolded Hao Ren as he walked into the yard.

“Oh, I went around the nearby mountains,” Hao Ren had barely finished when Zhao Yanzi rode her bicycle crookedly towards him.

Hao Ren steadied her slightly and pushed her to one side. From her look, even without his help, she seemed to be having a good time.

Many city kids nowadays don't know how to ride bicycles; Zhao Yanzi didn’t seem to either. But with her natural athleticism, she managed to keep balance on the high bike.

She only knew how to make small turns in the yard but when Hao Ren gave her a slight push, speeding her up, she couldn't change direction fast enough and headed straight for the fence.

Hao Ren hurriedly stepped forward, pulling her off the bike while the sturdy bicycle crashed into the pile of dry grass next to the corner.

Zhao Yanzi angrily hit Hao Ren on his chest. Grandma, who was peeling bamboo shoots, happily laughed. A slap is an expression of affection; at her age, she surely understood this well.

After lunch, Old Grandma’s family had to go work in the fields. Hao Ren also needed to take Zhao Yanzi back. Grandma was truly reluctant to see Little Zi leave but since it wasn't too uncomfortable here and she didn’t want to return to Donghai City just yet.

Zhao Yanzi had a pretty good day, eating her own roasted sweet potatoes, even figuring out how to ride the bicycle—although without Hao Ren’s protection at first, she fell a few times and was quite sore.

Getting into the car, Hao Ren waved goodbye to Old Grandma's family and Grandma. He then drove Zhao Yanzi from the rural road onto the highway.

The soothing music played inside the car but Zhao Yanzi wasn’t sleepy at all. She looked out of the window at the dense fields alongside the highway and suddenly asked Hao Ren, "To be honest, did you sleep last night"

"Yes, I slept quite well," Hao Ren truthfully replied.

Zhao Yanzi clenched her teeth, turned to glare at Hao Ren, seemingly unsatisfied with his answer.

Hao Ren was somewhat confused. He wondered if there was something wrong with him sleeping peacefully too. But he decided to focus on driving instead.

Zhao Yanzi pursed her lips and redirected her gaze outside the window. Hmph, did I really have no allure

The car smoothly returned to Donghai City where Hao Ren drove Zhao Yanzi back home.

Both Zhao Guang and Zhao Hongyu were at home; they apparently knew Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi would be returning soon as they prepared extra dinner.

As expected by Zhao Guang, during the two additional days that Xi Hai Dragon Palace stayed in Donghai City, there was a minor skirmish with Donghai Dragon Palace. Under the guise of 'spar', there were at least thirty bouts fought, resulting in three elders from Xi Hai being lightly injured while seven from Donghai suffered injuries; Donghai lost some face whereas Xi Hai released their pent-up frustration.

It seemed Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi had avoided this conflict by going out of town. Now that the Xi Hai side has temporarily withdrawn, the situation calmed down a bit.eeing the banner, Zhao Jiayin, who was originally a bit nervous, suddenly felt his fighting spirit ignite. "Alright! I’ll give you an amazing game!"The away team looked somewhat at a disadvantage, but...