A Cultivation Life Accompanied By A Beautiful Companion Is The Best (Patreon)

Chapter 44: The Diverse World of Cultivation

Hundred Beast Peak - At the foot of the mountain

A waterfall cascaded down from above, with a drop of a hundred meters. The water splashed on the giant stones in the cold pool, creating water sprays that resembled piled-up snowflakes.

In the center of the waterfall, Ye Xiyun was shirtless, revealing a well-built physique. He sat cross-legged on a massive rock beneath the waterfall, facing the impact of the rushing water.

A faint glow subtly circulated on the surface of Ye Xiyun's body, indicating the practice of the Kingly Body Refining Technique.

It had to be said that although Ye Xiyun's physique was only preliminarily activated, the boost it provided to his body cultivation was terrifying. Despite maintaining the cultivation realm of Third Meridian of the Meridian Opening Realm, the Kingly Body Refining Technique was about to be mastered.

No wonder his master had said that even if spiritual power cultivation lagged, one could still enter the Gathered Stream Realm through an alternative breakthrough in body refinement.

"Yunyun—"

While Ye Xiyun was cultivating, not far away, a cloud of dust rose. A large wild boar, accompanied by a group of piglets, rushed over. Sitting on the back of the boar was a girl wearing a pink dress with many small bells on her body.

The girl's eyes were exceptionally bright. Riding on the wild boar, her hair fluttered in the wind, and her face was filled with excited joy, creating an atmosphere of happiness.

Upon hearing the sound, Ye Xiyun reluctantly withdrew from his cultivation. He walked out from behind the waterfall, watching the girl leap down from the boar. She then took out a spirit medicine-grade carrot from the pig-shaped backpack on her back and stuffed it into the boar's mouth.

"Why are you here again?" Ye Xiyun sighed, looking at the girl.

"I came to play with you!" Yun Yao giggled and said, "Yunyun, are you happy to see me?"

"Happy. I would be even happier if you could change that embarrassing nickname you gave me." Ye Xiyun rolled his eyes.

"Isn't Yunyun nice to hear?" Yun Yao tilted her head and asked, "I think it sounds good."

"But I don't think so." Ye Xiyun said.

"Oh, okay." Yun Yao tilted her head and blinked. "Then fine."

"Thank you." Ye Xiyun said.

"I don't care if you thank me or not. I only care if I'm happy." Yun Yao giggled.

"Thank you for nothing!" Ye Xiyun was rendered speechless by this girl.

Just a few days ago, this girl somehow found out about Ye Xiyun's current residence. Since then, she would come to Hundred Beast Peak every afternoon to find Ye Xiyun, riding Big Sister Boar all over the mountain.

At first, Big Sister Boar was not happy, but seeing this girl with a cultivation realm of the Eight Meridian of the Meridian Opening Realm, smashing a grinding stone the size of a millstone with a slap in front of Big Sister Boar, and after Yun Yao occasionally took out some spirit medicines to feed Big Sister Boar and her seven children, Big Sister Boar hesitated. Adding that Yun Yao would often play with Ye Xiyun, Big Sister Boar decisively switched sides. Her attitude towards Ye Xiyun changed dramatically, basically—

Yun Yao is the master, not you.

"Miss, you come to find me every day. Don't you need to cultivate?" Ye Xiyun asked while wiping off the water on his body.

"I'm done with cultivation." Yun Yao stood next to Ye Xiyun, looking at him and said, "So, I came to play with you."

"Okay." Ye Xiyun put on his clothes and said, "Doesn't your master care about you?"

"Uh..." Yun Yao hesitated for a moment, glanced around, then said, "Well... that doesn’t matter. I'm usually obedient, so it’s fine for me to go from time to time."

"Really?" Ye Xiyun asked, "By the way, which elder is your master?"

"Take a guess!" Yun Yao giggled and said, "I won't tell you."

"Okay, okay." Ye Xiyun shook his head helplessly. "I'll know sooner or later anyway."

"But speaking of which, even if you finish cultivating every day, doesn't your master make you practice some martial skills?" Ye Xiyun asked. "The cultivation world is so dangerous. What if you encounter some evil beings and can't defeat them?"

"If I can't beat them, I'll run." Yun Yao said, "I run really fast!"

"Moreover, the current main theme on Mystic Spirit Continent is peace and development. The last large-scale battle was hundreds of years ago." Yun Yao said.

"Hmm?" Hearing Yun Yao's words, Ye Xiyun was a bit stunned. Sitting on a nearby rock, he looked at Yun Yao and said, "Explain!"

"In a very long time ago, the cultivation world was indeed very chaotic." Yun Yao said, "Some cultivators, with decent talent but bad character, would look down on outsiders once they had a bit of strength. They would easily kill people, cause trouble for no reason, and make the cultivation world very dangerous."

"Later, some powerful figures in the cultivation world felt that this chaos was not suitable for the sustainable development of the cultivation world. They united a group of big shots, established sects, standardized the rules of cultivation, and captured those unforgivable fellows who refused to repent. They were all exiled to a huge island on the other side of the sea, letting them fend for themselves."

"I feel like I've heard of this operation before." Ye Xiyun rubbed his chin, pondering.

"After that, the remaining sects went through minor conflicts over hundreds of years and gradually worked out an agreed-upon way of coexistence. That's the way of coexistence that has been passed down to the present—each sect manages its own affairs, no one interferes with others, and cultivation resources depend on individual strength. If there are conflicts over newly discovered resources and no one backs down, they may resort to deadly confrontations. However, for cultivators like us, as long as we don't intentionally provoke trouble, even if we encounter big shots from other sects, they won't easily deal with us. Of course, if you want to roam as an independent cultivator, it might still be dangerous." Yun Yao explained.

"Huh? So, the cultivation world sounds a bit dull?" Ye Xiyun said. "We just keep cultivating without much motivation or pressure?"

"No, it's not like that." Yun Yao shook her head and said, "The nine provinces on Mystic Spirit Continent regularly have competitions between them. Sometimes there are evaluations between different sects. When the disciples of a sect reach a certain level of cultivation, they may be sent out to travel the mortal world, practice chivalry, and eliminate demons. Of course, every now and then, the small islands beyond the sea, Baga and Xiao Xiba, come to provoke trouble on the Mystic Spirit Continent."

"Baga? Xiao Xiba?" Ye Xiyun's expression suddenly became strange. At this moment, he even began to doubt whether he had truly crossed over. These names sounded so familiar.

"Yeah, there's an island beyond the Mystic Spirit Continent across the sea, and there's a group of Yin-Yang cultists on that island, calling themselves Onmyojis. They specialize in using some unconventional methods to control spirits and manipulate ghosts. Every few decades, they send a group of people to the Mystic Spirit Continent to challenge us, wanting to defeat us to demonstrate their greatness. I heard they have a most powerful shikigami called Baga Baga Great King Snake, so we just call them Little Baga." Yun Yao explained.

"Then what?" Ye Xiyun asked.

"The first time Little Baga came, he wanted to challenge the entire Mystic Spirit Continent, set up a stage, and shouted for several days. In the end, Yaoyang Province couldn't stand it and sent someone to fight Little Baga. After being beaten by Yaoyang Province, Little Baga slinked away." Yun Yao said.

"Ten years later, Little Baga came again with a group of Onmyojis, swearing loudly. Baiyun Province couldn't endure it and sent a sect to beat Little Baga. After being beaten by Baiyun Province, Little Baga slinked away again." Yun Yao continued.

"Ten years later, Little Baga came with another group of Onmyojis, and then Shuanghua Province sent a sect to beat Little Baga. That's how it's been going. Each province takes turns beating him, and it has continued for hundreds of years." Yun Yao said.

"This... Little Baga is really... relentless." Ye Xiyun said; "Are they really that stubborn?"

"I don't know what they're thinking." Yun Yao said, "They always seem to think they can take down the entire Mystic Spirit Continent single-handedly."

"A wolf is always a wolf. It seems that Little Baga's hostility towards us won't die easily." Ye Xiyun said. "Didn't the top sects think about sending a big shot to wipe them out?"

"I don't know what they're thinking either." Yun Yao shrugged cutely and said, "Xiao Xiba is the same. They send people over every once in a while, claiming to have friendly exchanges with us, but they always like to say that our things belong to them."

"This... sounds interesting." Ye Xiyun smiled and said.

"By the way, do you know when Little Baga and Xiao Xiba will come to challenge us next time?" Ye Xiyun asked.

"It should be in a few years." Yun Yao said, "But I don't know if it will be our turn in Lingxi Province this time."

"That makes sense." Ye Xiyun nodded and said, "Listening to you, the cultivation world is quite interesting. Anyway, let's focus on cultivation for now."

"Are you going to the scripture pavilion again?" Seeing Ye Xiyun standing up, Yun Yao also stood up and said.

"Yeah!" Ye Xiyun nodded and said, "Study well and practice hard."

"Wait for me, I'll go too!" Yun Yao said, flipping over and riding on Big Sister Boar's back again.