Devour: Can you also draw entries from clone projection worlds?

You and Duan Yu travel together.

Duan Yu was a chatterbox, talking non-stop the whole way, about how his Six Meridian Divine Sword was sometimes effective and sometimes not, how his Lingbo Steps were faster than a horse, and how he was forced by his father to learn martial arts in Dali.

You just listened quietly, occasionally interjecting with a single sentence.

After traveling for two days, the two settled down at an inn. That evening, Duan Yu generously treated you to drinks.

"Brother Wei, I have a question for you." Duan Yu had drunk a few cups of wine and became more talkative.

"ask."

"Have you...have you ever liked someone?"

"Yes." You glanced at him thoughtfully, so... he has fallen for Wang Yuyan, this fairy-like beauty.

Wait a minute! You just remembered what you forgot all this time? Other women are one thing, but the fairy sister is someone I absolutely cannot let go of, and I certainly can't let her go to someone else.

"But... since we didn't intercept the plot in advance, where to start is a problem."

While you were pondering, you continued listening to Duan Yu say something, but... he was clearly much more serious than before, when he was just being perfunctory and dismissive.

After all, you still need to learn a few more things from Duan Yu, this number one sycophant.

"What does that feel like?" Duan Yu's eyes lit up. "Is it when you can't eat or sleep, and your mind is filled with her image?"

You thought for a moment and said, "No, it's more like I think of her no matter what I do. I think of her when I practice swordsmanship, when I eat, when I sleep. It's not the kind of thinking that makes me feel bad, it's more like... a warm feeling, like the winter sun."

Duan Yu listened intently, murmuring, "Warm, like the winter sun... Brother Wei, you're absolutely right."

"And you?" you ask. "Have you ever liked someone?"

Duan Yu blushed. You lowered your head, tracing circles on your wine glass with your finger: "There...there is one."

"Wang Yuyan, Miss Wang?"

Duan Yu suddenly raised his head: "How did you know?"

"Just a guess," you smiled, then shook your head, "It seems... anyone could tell."

Duan Yu sighed and downed the wine in his cup in one gulp: "It's a pity that she only has her cousin in her heart."

You didn't respond, but of course you know about Duan Yu and Wang Yuyan, and you also know their original ending.

But you don't want to say it now; some things are better said than said.

"Duan Yu," you suddenly called his name.

Duan Yu raised his head.

"What would you do if one day you discovered that the person you like isn't actually the way you imagined them to be?"

Duan Yu paused for a moment, thought for a moment, and said, "I will still like her."

Why?

"Because when I like someone, it's not about what they look like, it's about liking them as a person," Duan Yu said. "No matter what she becomes, as long as she is still herself, I will like her."

You were silent for a moment, then raised your glass: "Well said, bottoms up."

The two clinked glasses and drank it all in one gulp.

But you can't help but think to yourself, you really weren't wrong, Duan Yu is definitely the most unique sycophant, bar none.

When you returned to Taihu Lake, it was already the spring of the following year.

Peach blossoms covered the mountains, willows sprouted new buds, and the surface of Taihu Lake shimmered like a giant mirror.

Yes, even though you had some thoughts in your mind, you still came to find Mu Wanqing first. After all, you're not the kind of person who would back out after you've done your job, nor are you the kind of person who would let others down. You might just be a tiny bit fickle.

Mu Wanqing stood waiting for you at the courtyard gate, wearing a lotus-colored spring dress, her hair tied up with a silver hairpin, and holding a sword in her hand.

Seeing you appear at the village entrance, she smiled, a smile as radiant as peach blossoms in spring: "You're back?"

"You're back." You walk over, pick her up, and spin her around. Why does this black rose seem a little thinner when you're not around? Is it because she misses you...?

Mu Wanqing patted your shoulder with a smile: "Put me down, someone's watching!"

"Let them see," you said nonchalantly. "It's not illegal for me to hug my own woman."

Mu Wanqing's face flushed instantly, but she didn't struggle anymore. Since you don't care, then naturally she won't care either.

Life returned to normal. You practiced your skills every day, and so did Mu Wanqing. Both of you improved your swordsmanship.

With the combined blessing of "Northern Darkness Returns to the Sea" and "Free and Unfettered", your internal energy is growing at an astonishing rate.

You feel that the Northern Darkness Internal Force within your body has become incredibly powerful, not in quantity, but in quality.

Your internal energy has become purer, more concentrated, and more explosive than before.

You try to use your current Northern Darkness internal energy to drive your sword intent. With the blessing of "Free and Unfettered", the power of "Sword Intent Minor Success" instantly more than doubles.

Standing by Taihu Lake, you casually swing your sword, and the sword intent instantly covers an area of ​​ten feet in radius. The plants and trees within this area tremble slightly, as if suppressed by an invisible force.

Standing behind you, Mu Wanqing sensed the sword intent and her expression changed slightly.

"What kind of kung fu is that?" she asked.

"Sword intent." You calmly sheathed your sword, saying with no small amount of pride, "It's something I created myself."

Mu Wanqing looked at you with a hint of awe and admiration in her eyes.

You smiled, but didn't say anything.

You know, of course, that you are getting stronger and stronger, but you also know that it is far from enough, at least not to the point of being able to dominate the world.

Moreover, you suspect that the master of the Three Elders of the Carefree Sect might still be alive, and that the source of the Carefree Sect's martial arts techniques is the Fountain of Immortality...

Moreover, you also need to prepare to return to the main world. Planetary, celestial, and cosmic level powerhouses are all many times stronger than the top masters in the world of Tian Long Ba Bu.

Of course, you shouldn't underestimate yourself. The "Northern Darkness Returns to the Sea" series of entries allows you to plunder the cultivation gains of others over many years, without needing to endure the arduous cultivation of others.

In autumn, you finally witnessed a major battle between the main characters.

When the news arrived, you had already been wandering around the foot of Shaoshi Mountain for several days. A passing martial arts practitioner excitedly shouted, "A battle has broken out on the mountain! The three brothers, Qiao Feng, Xu Zhu, and Duan Yu, are fighting against Ding Chunqiu, Murong Fu, and You Tanzhi! All the heroes of the world have gone!"

You open your eyes, stand up, and travel from the foot of the mountain to the top in just a short time. With the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) and the "Xiaoyao Wuji" (a martial arts technique), your travel speed is almost twice as fast as before.

However, you obviously found out too late; by the time you got to the mountain, the summit was already packed with people.

You weren't surprised by this; you simply found a good spot and stood there, watching the battle unfold.