Cultivating in Honkai!

Chapter 446: The Coach Who Never Played

“Ow…”I flicked Kiana’s forehead. She was halfway dressed when she started to me again. I resisted the urge to punish her in . After coming twice, I got hold of myself thanks to the post-nut clarity.

“It’s been a year. There’s still a lot of things to do.” I paused before adding, “Remember the things we talked about before.”

“Mn..?”

For a few seconds, she wore a blank expression. It felt as if she was recalling our times instead of the serious matter I reminded her of.

“Oh! I remember. It’s that one… my .”

Kiana’s Dao of Endless Void included Void, Time, and Extremity. It overlaps with All Creation’s Extremity and Void. Furthermore, Kiana is the closest to the Dao Integration Realm due to her ultimate-grade spirit root. Others still have to comprehend their own Daos to the proper threshold; Kiana doesn’t need to do so as she has already reached it. This makes it possible to the feat of Amphoreus’ actualization. If that isn’t enough, there is also the civilization-wide resurrection. These two feats adding up is more than enough for Kiana’s breakthrough. Her Dao is not as complex as All Creation, after all.

Once this succeeds, there will be two Dao Integration Realm cultivators on our side. Even if went completely beyond our expectations, we could safely deal with THEM. 

Fortunately, she isn’t a Paramecium anymore, just a cute Tuna. Her eyes sported a look of understanding.

“Yes. That’s why you need to work hard. If I catch up to you first…”

I let out a smile as I finished dressing up. The belt on my daoist robe is buckled, with my inner wear layered below my outer wear. The silk-like fabric felt exceptionally heavy as it gleamed with a faint white glow. It is one of the presents Kiana gave to me—an eighth-grade Daoist Robe.

“Hmph! You wish…”

After letting out a pout, Kiana began dressing up as well. To my surprise, she took out her white-orange jacket and put it atop her white shirt. Her knee-length skirt and the pair of thin black stockings sported her lively and youthful vibe. The six months of madness didn’t affect her double braids at all. 

Just then, she met my gaze. Kiana licked her lips before letting out a smile.

“Let’s do it one more time…”

*****

“We apologize for interrupting your seclusion, .”

“Don’t be. It is my responsibility to guide you two…”

Facing the two Xuanyuans, Fu Hua accepted their request for a discussion. A hint of guilt flashed past her eyes. Shi Tian was an teacher, and she is more so. Her orders led to Ji Xuanyuan’s death under Chi You’s overwhelming might. Fu Hua was pre-occupied at that time, which led to the deaths of her best friends, Fuxi and Nuwa. Ji Xuanyuan, her disciple, also died to seal Chi You, awaiting for the time humanity could completely deal with it.

This matter had always been one of Fu Hua’s greatest regrets. She could not muster the courage to bring up her status to the two Xuanyuans, much less interact with them. Only now, when she saw that their states are extremely wrong, did she resolutely bring it up again.

‘I can’t make the same mistake again.’

Firm on her choice, Fu Hua led the two straight to her courtyard. With a single step, she arrived atop the roof. Ji and Hei Xuanyuan followed suit. 

The cold mountain breeze swept through their cheeks. The gray-blue martial arts uniform worn by Fu Hua contrasted the the other two knew. There was a sense of solitude and firmness around her. 

‘Back then, Shifu has always been… dignified.’

Ji Xuanyuan sensed the stinging gaze from Hei Xuanyuan. She looked at her direction and saw through her thoughts—the exact same as hers.

“Is it the ?”

“...Yes. We… We are suffering from ”

The Sea of Suffering was a physical manifestation of the future Shi Tian’s dark emotions. Drowning in the golden blood immersed them into his perspective, making them feel like they are the ones going through it. There are some who are able to resolve it on their own, but there are also others who are left helpless on it. So long as they can not deal with its lingering effects, it will continue to act like a heart demon. 

The opportunity he gave was meant for everyone to reach the eighth-level Tao Heart at the fastest speed available. It came at a cost, however. He compressed every bit of his suffering and made others feel them too. Inevitably, others faced far stronger than anything they have faced.

“ failed the Sect Master. The thought of it is…”

Although Ji Xuanyuan could not complete her sentence, Fu Hua understood fully well. They offered to Shi Tian as his . They saw the heavy burden he was carrying and wanted to help with it. Centuries of suffering from loneliness and doubts inside Chi You’s body did remove Ji Xuanyuan’s true nature. She took on the responsibility of being Shenzhou’s First Empress precisely because she could not bear to see everyone suffering in confusion. She wanted to pierce through that curtain of confusion and lead everyone to a better future.

Such was the Empress Xuanyuan revered by all.

Knowing she completely failed Shi Tian—and even left him to suffer untold sorrows—made her doubt herself.

The moment she thought about it, Ji Xuanyuan’s heart became restless. Similarly, Hei Xuanyuan suffered from the same ailment. She had it even worse than her. Hei Xuanyuan was born out of Ji Xuanyuan’s deepest regrets and doubts. She was extremely convinced she could do things Ji Xuanyuan could not.

Yet, the two of the Shi Tian all the same.

Facing the turbulent emotions of her disciples, Fu Hua’s chest tightened. The calm composure she built up was on its way to collapse. She swallowed the bitter taste in her mouth and pinpointed the problem:

‘They are blaming themselves for it.’

Fu Hua could not sympathize with the two for she hadn’t interacted much with Shi Tian. Their most memorable encounter was him enabling her to cultivate. Other than that, everything was a formal meeting related to the Sect’s development as well as her own progress in immortal cultivation.

She could partly understand where the two Xuanyuans’ devotion came from. He single-handedly flipped the ending brought by the Honkai and gave everyone the power to face the Aeons head-on. He was selfless enough to take most of the risks himself, all in the name of the world.

Still, there was one thing she found confounding:

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