"Scram!" a scolding voice rang out.
"So overbearing. I don't believe your Brother Yi will only have one woman in the future. When he abandons you..."
Before the words finished.
The waist-length, thick, black hair behind Hu Niu flew up. Her eyes calmly stared at the young boy in front of her, who was about the same height and age as her.
"He wouldn't dare!"
Hu Niu looked up at Shi Yi in the sky. In the depths of her pupils, a complex look, extremely unsuited for her age, flashed by. Within the complex gaze, there was three parts killing intent and seven parts resentment.
But soon.
Hu Niu's eyes returned to their initial pure confusion. The look in her eyes towards Shi Yi was only pure attachment.
"I was just saying. Your Brother Yi wouldn't be that kind of person."
The young boy felt an inexplicable fear in his heart. His legs couldn't help but tremble. He felt as if Hu Niu was a human-shaped fierce beast that could devour him completely in minutes.
This complete devouring was the literal meaning of complete devouring, with no ambiguous meaning. It was the kind of devouring where a person is eaten alive, eaten clean.
On the other side.
Shi Yi didn't know about the private discussions among the young boys and girls of Stone Village about him. His nine Celestial Passages erupted with brilliant light, like nine nuclear bombs about to explode.
Just at this critical moment, the ninth sound of the Dao rang out.
The sound of the Dao was like silent rain, only Shi Yi himself could hear it.
This was because it was the sound of the Dao formed by him analyzing his past life's soul memories through the Double Pupil and integrating the runes of the Original True Understanding. It resonated deep within his soul.
"Nine Palaces: Qian Palace, Kan Palace, Gen Palace, Zhen Palace, Middle Palace, Xun Palace, Li Palace, Kun Palace, Dui Palace."
"One Palace Kan [North], Two Palace Kun [Southwest], Three Palace Zhen [East], Four Palace Xun [Southeast], Five Palace Middle [Center], Six Palace Qian [West], Seven Palace Dui [Northwest], Eight Palace Gen [Northeast], Nine Palace Li [South]."
As the ninth sound of the Dao rang out, the nine Celestial Passages behind Shi Yi, although still emitting brilliant light, seemed to enter a state of balance.
The endless light and heat settled down.
After the nine Celestial Passages were baptized by the Daoist true words, their strength increased by more than one level. Even the power of Yin-Yang, Five Elements, and Eight Trigrams began to gestate within the nine Celestial Passages.
But this was not what Shi Yi wanted.
What he wanted was to open the Ten Celestial Passages.
"Chaos gives birth to Taiji, Taiji gives birth to Two Principles, Two Principles give birth to Three Powers, Three Powers give birth to Four Symbols, Four Symbols give birth to Five Elements, Five Elements give birth to Six Harmonies, Six Harmonies give birth to Seven Stars, Seven Stars give birth to Eight Trigrams, Eight Trigrams give birth to Nine Palaces."
Shi Yi reached out a hand. The nine Celestial Passages behind him suddenly began to rotate rapidly. Aided by the Innate Eight Trigrams Formation beneath his feet, they seemed to transform into a giant Taotie mouth, endlessly devouring everything around them.
"Everything returns to the Ten Directions!"
"Ten Celestial Passages, open!"
Crack.
A crisp sound came from the void. The tenth Celestial Passage, which had always been illusory, seemed to have its glass shattered by a massive force.
From the mirror world, it arrived in reality.
Unlike the Ten Celestial Passage young supreme beings that had appeared in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths before, Shi Yi's ten Celestial Passages were arranged in a circle.
Shi Yi's tenth Celestial Passage was an independent one, located in the center of the circle formed by the nine Celestial Passages. It was even larger than the nine Celestial Passages combined.
Looking from afar.
Nine normal-sized Celestial Passages rotated around the giant Celestial Passage in the center of the circle. The terrifying power emanating from them could obliterate Celestial Passage Realm cultivators of the same level.
Invincible within the same realm was nothing more than this.
In fact, this was no longer just being invincible within the same realm; it was annihilation within the same realm. Normal Celestial Passage Realm cultivators were like tofu, while Shi Yi's unique ten Celestial Passages were like forged alloy.
They would shatter upon contact.
"Such a strange obsession, and it actually succeeded?" The Willow Deity's beautiful eyes flickered slightly.
That's right.
She had kept her promise and transformed into a human form. However, to avoid unnecessary trouble, she had cast a small secret technique on herself.
The sole purpose of this secret technique was to conceal her own existence.
From then on.
Unless it was a powerful being of the same level as her, or she herself chose to reveal herself, only Shi Yi could see her and touch her human form.
To say that the Willow Deity was Shi Yi's exclusive possession would be an exaggeration.
But only he could see and touch her.
Also.
This time, the Willow Deity had completely transformed into a human form. There was no hollow willow wood, no half-human, half-true form appearance.
The charred giant willow tree in the center of Stone Village now was something she had moved from elsewhere using laws, conjuring it out of thin air.
The Willow Deity's thoughts were simple.
Since Shi Yi liked seeing her human form so much, and had even developed an obsession for close contact with her, then from now on, he could serve her all day.
This service was also literal. Although Shi Yi had successfully advanced to the Ten Celestial Passages, and had even evolved ten Celestial Passages that were superficially similar but fundamentally different.
But the Willow Deity would not be moved by this, let alone fall in love with this young brat Shi Yi. This was something that was absolutely impossible to happen, and could only appear in brainless novels.
Even though Shi Yi, a person with an unstable Dao heart, had done something that made her look at him in a new light, she had seen too many prodigies in her life. Shi Yi was merely barely worth a glance.
Therefore.
This service was truly service, responsible for taking care of her daily life.
It was Shi Yi's fault for insisting on the human form; if it were the willow tree, she wouldn't need to be taken care of at all.
On the east side of Stone Village, beside a small stream, two people sat side by side.
The stream gurgled, the water was crystal clear, reflecting blue-green light waves. Carried by the gentle breeze, it flowed leisurely forward, like a soft ribbon winding through the forest. Its graceful posture was like a painting.
"Willow Deity, it's been five years. I want to go back and see."
Although he had won the Willow Deity's promise and could touch her human form, Shi Yi had no intention of acting recklessly. He simply leaned his head on the Willow Deity's shoulder.
"If you want to go back, then go back. With your current strength, as long as you don't deliberately provoke those forbidden existences in the Great Wilderness, you can basically travel unimpeded."
The Willow Deity sat on the grass by the stream, her flawless jade feet completely submerged in the water.
She lifted her skirt, not wearing shoes, revealing a pair of feet as moist and firm as jade. The backs of her feet were smooth and clear, her soles rosy, looking elastic, smooth, and tender.
Her five toes were neatly aligned, the big toe full and round, the four smaller toes delicate and pretty, the spaces between them fine and soft, round and adorable, making one want to hold them and take a few bites.
"But I don't know the way. The Great Wilderness spans billions of miles. What if I take the wrong path?" Shi Yi's tone was somewhat helpless.
"Head east, that's the direction of Stone Country. Head west, that's the direction of Fire Country," the Willow Deity said softly.
"Willow Deity, I..."
Shi Yi wanted to say something else, but the Willow Deity covered his mouth.
"Shi Yi, since you have proven yourself, I have also fulfilled my promise. From now on, you are my disciple," the Willow Deity said in an unquestionable tone.
"I won't bow..."
Shi Yi wanted to struggle, but the slender jade hand covering his mouth was so heavy. Even though he summoned his Ten Celestial Passages, he still couldn't move the Willow Deity's small hand.
"Shi Yi, your tenth Celestial Passage is very different from normal Ten Celestial Passages. As your teacher, it is necessary for me to examine the issue with this tenth Celestial Passage."
After speaking.
Regardless of whether Shi Yi agreed or not, the Willow Deity transformed into a beam of light and drilled into the tenth Celestial Passage, which shone like the midday sun, leaving Shi Yi alone in the wind, inexplicably bewildered.
"Forced apprenticeship?"
Shi Yi tilted his head back and fell, looking up at the sky helplessly, where he saw a Little Red Bird.
No!
A Little Red Bird?
(End of Chapter)