NOVEL NEXT Chapter 45: Could You Be Just Like Me?
“What kind of help?” Li Xun asked.
Qin Xueyi didn’t answer immediately. Instead, with a graceful wave of her hand, several spirit stones flew out, landing around the lakeside.
As soon as the stones landed, the entire area where they stood twisted, and an invisible barrier rose, blocking all external surveillance.
‘A formation?’ Li Xun’s eyes narrowed.
At this moment, he found himself becoming increasingly curious about his fiancée.
Qin Xueyi’s natural talent was notable—at least stronger than his original self.
If he hadn’t transmigrated, his former self had only reached the early stages of the Qi Condensation realm, while Qin Xueyi had already attained the late stages.
Achieving such progress in less than twenty years was exceptional for anyone in Luoye City.
Not only had she achieved impressive cultivation, but she was also skilled in alchemy—and not just an ordinary alchemist.
This alone was difficult to believe.
After all, she had just brought out the formula for Purple Cloud Pill, a pill designed for cultivators in the Spirit Meridian realm.
It wasn’t something that could be compared to a typical Blood Qi Pill.
She had impressive skills and could also refine pills; such achievements were already remarkable for someone her age.
But, unexpectedly, Qin Xueyi also knew how to set up formations!
Both alchemy and formations require dedicated study.
Reaching mastery in either could make someone a peerless figure.
Even if she had trained from birth, it seemed impossible for her to master three paths at once.
“I wish to ask Young Master Li to help me obtain a Saint Opportunity,” Qin Xueyi said, her tone solemn.
Her previous words with Xiao Huan were harmless, and overhearing them would have been inconsequential.
But now, this concerned a Saint’s Opportunity, and she could not afford to be careless.
Even if it meant exposing her skill in setting up formations, it was worth the risk.
After all, beings like Saints did not exist in Luoye City, nor in Profound Sun Sect.
There wasn’t a single Saint within hundreds of thousands of miles.
The mere revelation of a Saint’s Opportunity could bring about catastrophe for all of Luoye City, leaving her no choice but to be cautious.
“Oh?” Li Xun raised his brows slightly, looking deeply at Qin Xueyi with a pensive expression. “Why me?”
Because… of that Purple Cloud Pill from earlier.
Because… in my previous life, I failed to help you, and my heart still bears that guilt.
These two thoughts crossed Qin Xueyi’s mind, but she didn’t voice them.
Instead, she spoke slowly and firmly, “Because I trust you, Young Master Li.”
Initially, she had planned to wait until her own cultivation was strong enough before going to seize this opportunity.
But with Li Xun’s appearance, she realized that the future was already shifting.
If she didn’t act, she could no longer be certain that the opportunity would still be there.
Currently, tensions between the Qin and Chen families were high.
Qin Tianhai couldn’t accompany her to obtain the Saint’s Opportunity, and she didn’t trust the family’s other advisors.
After thinking it over, she realized that only Li Xun made her feel at ease.
And with the reasons she hadn’t shared, she finally decided to make her request.
“Alright,” Li Xun replied without hesitation. “When do we leave?”
“Tomorrow morning.”
“I’ll come for you then,” Li Xun said, and left straight away.
“Aren’t you worried about potential dangers with the Saint’s Opportunity?” Qin Xueyi asked.
“I trust you too.” Li Xun’s words drifted through the air as he walked away.
Qin Xueyi remained standing alone, watching Li Xun’s departing figure with a complex expression, unsure of her thoughts.
After a while, she turned back and picked up the Purple Cloud Pill on the table.
After studying it for a moment, she sighed softly, saying, “Did I really misjudge him in my last life?”
“It seems Young Master Li isn’t who I thought he was in my past life. The potential he’s shown today matches that of elite prodigies.” She looked down at the pill and murmured, “I hope the technique within the Saint’s Opportunity will help him reach even greater heights.”
In her previous life, she had already obtained the contents of the Saint’s Opportunity once, and she remembered the technique clearly.
But she couldn’t directly give it to Li Xun.
Revealing her skills in alchemy and formations had already piqued his curiosity.
If she were to produce a Saint’s technique without visiting the Saint’s Opportunity, anyone—even a fool—would realize something was amiss.
Elsewhere, Li Xun returned to his room.
A voice sounded in his mind.
[Ding! Congratulations, Master. Investment successful. Do you wish to claim your reward?]
“Claim,” Li Xun replied without hesitation.
Boom!
In the next second, divine light surged from within him.
His vitality roared like a tidal wave, his blood pulsing with the might of a sun.
The Innate Divine Strength, a rare natural gift usually bestowed only at birth, now blossomed within him.
Ribbons of law entwined around him, mending the original imperfections of his life force.
His cells cheered, transforming rapidly as boundless vitality flooded his being, releasing an aura of immortality.
No one knew how long had passed when Li Xun’s room erupted in radiant light, filling the night sky with brilliance like a miniature sun that seemed to fall from the heavens into the courtyard.
A sea-like aura of vitality engulfed half the Qin family residence.
Countless people awoke, staring in shock toward Li Xun’s location.
“What is that…?”
Qin Tianhai, who had been meditating, opened his eyes and stared unblinking in the direction of Li Xun’s courtyard, filled with utter astonishment.
“That’s where Young Master Li is staying! Is he a body cultivator as well? How did I miss any sign of this earlier?” Qin Tianhai was puzzled.
Body cultivators usually have distinct features, like a burly build, but he hadn’t noticed such traits in Li Xun. “Could it be that Li Xun not only possesses a top-tier body technique but also a higher-level martial ability?”
Meanwhile, in her own chambers, Qin Xueyi was preparing for bed with Xiao Huan.
Suddenly, Xiao Huan rushed back in, breathless. “Miss, look! The young master’s residence is glowing!”
“Oh?” Qin Xueyi raised an eyebrow and walked to the window.
Glancing at Li Xun’s residence, her expression froze for a moment before she quickly regained her composure.
She could tell that the overwhelming aura was the manifestation of extremely refined vitality.
Over the course of the day, Li Xun had surprised her too many times.
Now, even this vitality like liquid mercury didn’t faze her much.
Instead, she murmured to herself, “Young Master Li, could it be that you, like me, have been reborn? Otherwise, how could you conceal so many secrets?”
Qin Xueyi was beginning to suspect that Li Xun was just like her.
After all, the Li Xun of this life was entirely different from the one in her past life—almost unrecognizable.