Perfect World: Starting from Becoming Sister Huang

In the early morning, I went out to cultivate myself, greeted by the rising sun.

It wasn't until sunset that Shi Hao returned to the village, covered in bruises and welts, a pitiful sight to behold.

He had never been injured like this in his past training. When the villagers saw this, they all objected to him undergoing such a dangerous trial.

But Shi Zhao coldly and sternly rejected them all.

"It's alright. I will work hard, become stronger, and break through the physical limits that even a Heavenly-Rank Ancient Ferocious Beast can achieve!"

With a resolute gaze, Shi Hao stood in front of his sister and explained to the clansmen.

In the black cauldron beside him, Shi Zhao had already refined the ancient recipe passed down by the Willow God. He held "Maoqiu" by the back of its neck with one hand and was glancing at it sideways.

Zhu Yan let out a scream, finally covering its eyes with one paw, and then cruelly biting its other paw, reluctantly dripping a golden bead of blood into the cauldron.

With a loud boom, the black cauldron glowed, and the inside began to boil, emitting a rumbling sound. A series of sacrificial chants rang out, and a series of engraved images emerged, creating a very mysterious scene.

Shi Zhao's eyes shone brightly as he saw a crystal-clear liquid seeping from the inner wall of the black cauldron, emitting a sweet fragrance like nectar. He couldn't help but nod.

With the nourishment of these rare medicinal roots, the effects of this precious medicine are truly astonishing, no less than gathering all the genuine ancient formulas, which is essential to support Xiao Shi's cultivation.

Not everyone can be like her, able to draw upon the power of starlight and the essence of heaven and earth to cleanse themselves at the Blood Transformation Realm, let alone have their primordial spirit undergo a mutation to nourish their physical body.

She is special, and of course, Xiao Shi is special too.

But they are ultimately different, and the paths they choose to take are also different.

After drinking the golden liquid, Shi Hao immediately felt his backache and leg pain subside, and he felt an inexhaustible energy throughout his body, wishing he could continue practicing for a few more hours.

The village children also benefited somewhat, but their bodies were ordinary, and they could only drink a small half bowl before they couldn't handle it, with most of it ending up in Shi Hao's stomach.

And so, Shi Hao trained diligently every day, constantly honing his physical body, and grew stronger and stronger.

Shi Zhao, of course, would not slack off. She continued to comprehend the original true understanding. Although her realm had not improved and she was still suppressing her breakthrough to the Spirit Transformation Realm, she had gained a lot of insights and new achievements, and wanted to recreate her grotto-heaven.

"My achievements in the Blood Transformation Realm are extremely high, so there's no need for me to make any further moves for now. However, I haven't reached the pinnacle of the Cave Heaven Realm. Simply possessing the Nascent Soul Cave Heaven isn't enough; I must make another breakthrough!"

She muttered to herself that she had found another spiritual herb in the wilderness and put it into her possession.

"The Willow God has fallen into slumber. Once He awakens, His strength will surely increase greatly, and we can ask Him for protection... But that will be a year or two from now. I can't just wait here, and I can't develop a dependency mentality. In the end, I still have to walk my own path."

In addition, she felt that one of the ancestral pill formulas in Shicun had a miraculous effect on those in the Cave Heaven Realm, and if she could collect the materials from it, it would definitely be of great use to her.

Unfortunately, hundreds of spiritual herbs are too difficult to find in this lower realm. In addition to various precious herbs, some minerals and medicinal insects are also needed, which is difficult for an individual to collect on their own.

"Perhaps I could try to beg the Emperor for something?" Shi Zhao's mind wandered, and he suddenly thought of the Emperor of Shi Kingdom, who was elusive and inexplicably concerned about him.

He even gave me divine artifacts; anyone who didn't know better would think I was his illegitimate daughter.

Believe it or not, the royal family of the Stone Kingdom only lost one of the most important ancient pill formulas, the one that helped them break through to the Venerable realm.

However, this prescription for the Cave Heaven Realm is not missing; there might actually be one or two medicinal herbs in the palace.

After all, it was an ancient country with a vast territory spanning hundreds of millions of miles. It had accumulated wealth over countless years, so there was no reason why they couldn't collect it.

Shi Zhao became more and more excited as he thought about it, and his eyes even lit up.

Suppressing the restlessness in her heart, she shook her head. Since she was thinking of the Emperor, she couldn't help but think of the capital and the kind old man in the Prince Wu's mansion who had been so good to her.

And... another arrogant little brother.

The girl narrowed her eyes slightly, her gaze flickering.

"Aman, Qingfeng, I need to go back to Shi Kingdom, and maybe even back to the capital. Are you staying here, or coming back with me?" she asked after returning home.

"Wherever Miss is, I'll be there!" Ah Man said with a grin.

"I...I'll listen to Sister Zhao no matter what." Qingfeng chose to believe her unconditionally.

Shi Zhao couldn't help but put his hand to his forehead. He knew he wouldn't get anything out of them, but he felt a warmth in his heart. It was really nice to be believed unconditionally.

"You should come back to Shiguo with me first to visit the old men in the Second Ancestral Land. We can talk about the rest later," she decided after thinking for a moment.

Upon hearing this, Qingfeng trembled slightly. He was very happy staying in Shicun and had made a group of friends, but he could never forget those old people.

But several years have passed, are those elderly people still in good health?

He dared not think too much and prayed silently in his heart.

After saying goodbye, the three left Stone Village under Shi Hao's reluctant gaze, traversing mountains and valleys to enter the border of the Stone Kingdom, and then headed straight for the Second Ancestral Land.

They finally arrived at noon that day.

The sun was bright and the sunlight was abundant, but the dilapidated village seemed even more gloomy and desolate.

"Great-grandfather!" Qingfeng cried out, tears welling in his eyes, as he rushed inside.

The vast manor was devoid of any human presence, only desolate and dilapidated buildings. As he ran, a gust of cold wind stirred up some of the old windows, causing them to creak.

He knew this place very well and soon arrived at a fairly spacious courtyard, pushing open a maple door whose paint had long since peeled off.

Inside the room, on an old bed, lay an elderly man with white hair, his eyes dim and devoid of the brilliance of his former glory.

"Child, is that you, child?" The old man suddenly opened his eyes, his previously dim pupils suddenly shining with a piercing light, and asked in a trembling voice.

"It's me, Qingfeng, Shi Qingfeng, I've come back to see you!" Qingfeng's eyes were red, he wiped away his tears, knelt down in front of the old man's bed, grabbed his withered hand, and choked with sobs.

Outside, Shi Zhao sighed softly; sometimes she really couldn't bear to see these separations of life and death.

Fortunately, this old man is not yet at the end of his life and still has some time left.

"Miss, is this also the reason you came back?" Ah Man asked softly.

"That's one of the reasons. We can't let Qingfeng come back and only see a few abandoned graves. He's weak-willed by nature, and he'd probably never be able to get over it."

Shi Zhao shook his head, stepped inside, talked with the old man, and took out various precious medicines to treat the old man's body, so that he would feel more comfortable and live a few more days.

"Girl, don't waste your precious medicine and energy on this old man. Several old friends have passed away, and I don't have many days left. I'll be content to see you all one last time before I die, and I can pass away with a smile," the old man said.

"That won't do. You haven't met my younger brother yet. His great-grandfather was your own brother. You should at least meet him, shouldn't you?"

Shi Zhao smiled slightly, blinked, and said, "Besides, you still have to watch us stir up some trouble, so you can't just leave."

"Alright, alright!" The old man laughed and stopped being stubborn.