Chapter 416

Chapter 416: What Do You Want My Madam To Call You
One year later.

Tu Xiao looked at Yu Zhao with a complicated expression: “You have pretty much learned everything. The rest can only be studied after your cultivation level advances further.”

For cultivators who lived very long lives, one year passed in a snap.

But for Yu Zhao, this year was very different.

First, her understanding of formation dao had risen another level. She had gone from barely scratching the surface to now being completely fluent, able to easily set up and break common formation arts.

Second, her appearance had gone through some subtle changes again.

In the cultivation world, there were rarely ugly people. Yu Zhao was the incarnation of a Water Spirit Jade and had fully inherited Shui Qing Yue’s beauty.

Her beauty was not completely flawless.

But ever since she started wearing the Jade Ruyi, her skin, hair, facial features, and even her aura had quietly improved.

Now, even just the view of her back was enough to stir people’s hearts and linger in their dreams.

Several times while teaching, Tu Xiao would suddenly space out while looking at her.

Later, Yu Zhao combined the formation dao she had learned with illusion arts and created a small formation disk to carry with her. Only then did the number of times Tu Xiao drifted off begin to decrease.

She was very troubled by this.

Without strength to match it, her looks would only become a burden for her.

She also tried asking Tu Xiao and Feng Jiu Si for help, asking if there was any way to remove the Jade Ruyi. Both of them said there was nothing they could do and even advised her not to think too much.

Yu Zhao could only drop the idea.

Lastly, there was finally some progress on repairing the Heavenly Ladder.

Putting everything else aside, Tu Xiao was indeed a serious, responsible, and knowledgeable teacher.

Yu Zhao had specially asked him about teleportation channels.

This was how Tu Xiao answered: “A teleportation channel is actually a type of teleportation array. But unlike ordinary teleportation arrays, building a teleportation channel first requires setting coordinates at two places, then using a large amount of spatial materials to stabilize the space and open up a safe passage.

“So if you want to build a teleportation channel, besides knowing the coordinates, you also need a very deep understanding of space and very strong finances. And your cultivation level must be at least at Divine Transformation to make sure the spatial passage does not collapse.”

When Yu Zhao heard this answer, her heart sank halfway.

There was not a single requirement she could meet right now.

The only thing that comforted her was that the cultivation world had not gone toward destruction the way Senior Chang Sheng’s prophecy had described.

As long as she could repair the teleportation channel, the cultivation world could continue its glory.

“Thank you, Young Master Tu, for your generous guidance. Liu Yun is very grateful.”

Although Yu Zhao suspected that Tu Xiao had long known she was not Immortal Maiden Liu Yun, she still insisted on calling herself Immortal Maiden Liu Yun.

“If you are truly grateful to me, then stop calling me Young Master Tu in the future. Call me Tu Xiao, alright?”

Over this past year, Tu Xiao had hinted many times, both openly and secretly, that Yu Zhao did not need to be so formal with him, but Yu Zhao always pretended not to notice.

He probably felt that since the lessons had come to an end, if he did not take the initiative now he would miss his chance, so he simply laid things out directly.

Yu Zhao was just thinking about how to tactfully refuse when Feng Jiu Si’s appearance happened to save her.

“Young Master Tu, what do you want my Madam to call you?”

Tu Xiao gave a meaningful smile: “Liu Yun is really your Madam?”

“Young Master Tu, you even drank my wedding wine back then. How can you be this forgetful?”

Tu Xiao snorted but did not talk back.

“Liu Yun, in a few days it will be the Water Realm’s auction gathering that happens once every hundred years. Do you want to go take a look?”

“Water Realm?”

Did that not mean she would be able to ride a teleportation channel?

Yu Zhao nodded at once.

Feng Jiu Si gave a gentle smile: “I knew you would be interested. The invitation has already been prepared. We can leave tomorrow.”

Not wanting to be outdone, Tu Xiao said from the side: “Perfect, I will go with you.”

Feng Jiu Si spoke calmly: “The Feng clan only received two invitations.”

Tu Xiao was so angry he laughed.

The Nine Great Clans were closely connected. With the relationship between the Feng clan and the Shui clan, how could the Shui clan possibly have sent only two invitations to the Feng clan?

It was obvious that Feng Jiu Si had said that on purpose because he did not want to be disturbed.

“It is not as if I have to freeload on the Feng clan’s invitations just to attend the auction gathering.”

No matter what Feng Jiu Si said, Tu Xiao had made up his mind to travel together with them.

But he never expected that Feng Jiu Si would actually sneak away with Yu Zhao in the middle of the night.

When he came looking for the two of them the next morning, the Feng clansmen told him that the two had already left the previous night.

Tu Xiao was furious to the point of laughing: “Feng Jiu Si, do not think you have won like this. Other people are more difficult to deal with than me.”

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Water Realm.

Yu Zhao sat in her room, replaying in her mind the feeling of riding the teleportation channel.

Her understanding of the power of space was still stuck at Blink Step. She had no idea how to construct a spatial passage.

She now understood why Tu Xiao said one had to be at least at Divine Transformation to even try building a spatial passage.

Knock, knock, knock!

Yu Zhao looked toward the door.

This was a separate courtyard the Feng clan had set up in the Water Realm.

She had just parted from Feng Jiu Si. Who could be outside the door?

She already had a guess in her heart. When she opened the door, as expected, a fiery red figure rushed into her view.

“Immortal Maiden Liu Yun, do you still remember me?”

Huo Shao Yan leaned casually against the doorframe. In the center of the golden crown on his head was set a big red gem that made his whole person shine.

When he greeted her, his eyes were slightly narrowed, giving off a lazy feeling as if he were half-asleep.

But when the door opened and Yu Zhao’s figure clearly appeared before him, his eyes quickly opened wide, and his mouth opened and closed slightly.

“You, you…”

He held it in for a long time before suddenly blurting out: “You are that demon spirit that sucks yang energy!”

Yu Zhao was speechless.

“No, no!” Huo Shao Yan shook his head: “How did you become prettier? You did not look like this before!”

It sounded like Huo Shao Yan was praising her, but Yu Zhao only felt offended.

She took a step back and shut the door hard.

Four long fingers immediately wedged into the crack of the door: “Do not close it, do not close it, I said the wrong thing!”

The door still ended up opening.

It was not that Yu Zhao did not want to close it.

Their strength was just too far apart.

Do not be fooled by how easygoing Huo Shao Yan looked. To this day, Yu Zhao had not been able to see through his true cultivation level.

“You definitely have not been to the Water Realm before. Come on, I will take you out for a walk. I am very familiar with this place.”

Huo Shao Yan looked at Yu Zhao with bright, shining eyes.

Yu Zhao did not answer but asked instead: “How do you know I have never been to the Water Realm?”

Huo Shao Yan’s expression paused for a moment, but he quickly laughed and said: “Of course I guessed. People from the Auspicious Palace do not like to have much contact with the outside world, so I guessed you had never been to the Water Realm. Just tell me if my guess is right or not.”

Yu Zhao slowly nodded: “So that is how it is.”

“Do not worry about all that. Just say if you are going or not!”

“I am not going.”

Huo Shao Yan looked completely shocked: “You are turning me down?”

“Yes.”

A hint of anger rolled in Huo Shao Yan’s eyes. He tried hard to hold it back: “Why?”

“Of course, because your cousin does not agree.”

“Cousin?”

Huo Shao Yan’s body went stiff. He stiffly turned his neck back.