Chapter 527: 527: Hall of Water’s Trial (12)
After Xia Baiyu and his group had finished talking, having mentioned things that involved the boy, Yue Huashui, they now started looking for him. They looked around and finally saw him eating fish soup with the people who were chosen by the Moon Goddess and the Immortal Sun Emperor for this dungeon. They are the people from the Hidden Tan Clan, Tan Bingyu, Tan Shenyu, Tan Huangyu and the dao companion of the Tan Princess, Xue Renxue from the Snow Clan.
No one truly dares to approach them as they are the chosen ones from the two who are considered the strongest among the seniors in Huashen Realm and beyond. Xia Baiyu approached the group and saw Yue Huashui talking to Tan Bingyu.
Yue Huashui said, "Aunt Bingyu, I want more fish soup~"
"Alright. I will serve you more for you. Eat your grilled fish as well," said Tan Bingyu.
Pouting, Yue Huashui said, "No. I hate fishbones."
"Haha~ what a baby. Grandpa will remove it for you," said Tan Shenyu while spoiling the little boy.
Tan Huangyu also couldn’t help but stare at Yue Huashui as it is so rare to see a baby like him in a place like this. Normally one would worry about the child suddenly appearing in such a place but this is someone connected to their mistress. There is no way that his boy is simple. Moreover, as people that serve the Moon Goddess, they would try to protect him no matter what.
It was at this time that Xia Baiyu and the other geniuses of this generation had approached them. The one leading is none other than the infamous disciple of the Supreme Elder of the Starfield Sect, Xia Baiyu. It was said that he looked like a beggar when the old couple brought him to the sect but after washing him it was a noble prince. The kind that was loved by the heavens and even hardly punished him during his divinations.
Xia Baiyu cupped his hands in greetings to the seniors and members of this group.
"I, Xia Baiyu of the Crimson Star Tower from the Starfield Sect, greet the seniors from the Hidden Tan Clan and the Snow Clan."
"Xing Suiri of the Main Tower from the Starfield Sect greets the Seniors!"
"This monk is called Hu Ren and greets the Benefactors and Seniors."
"Hu Gu greets the seniors."
The members of the Hidden Tan Clan were surprised that these young men had approached them. They’ve already heard almost everything from the boy, Yue Huashui, who had introduced his group during the meal.
Tan Huangyu acted like a kind seniors and invited them to come over together.
"Come. Come and sit with us. You can also eat if you wish. The meal is made up of fish, I hope you don’t mind,"
said Tan Huangyu.Monk Hu Gu showed a childish look as he stared at the creamy looking fish soup on the pot and couldn’t help but drool.
"Wow~ it looks delicious~" Monk Hu Gu said before he was smack on the back of his head by his senior brother for his rudeness,
Monk Hu Ren said, "I hope the seniors forgive my junior brother’s bad manners."
"Haha~ no worries. Come and join us. We’ve already heard about you from Shuishui here. Take a seat," said Tan Shenyu.
The four young men joined the circle around the pot over the bonfire and the two elders served them some bowl of fish soup. Among them, Monk Hu Gu was the most jubilant as he ate the bowl of soup while the other three drank calmly with elegant gestures. They glance at the young woman who is a bit older than they are but still looks like a gorgeous fairy.
Female cultivators look younger than their age. There are some who are over a hundred years old but still look like they are in their thirties and those whose age is within fifties or less but look like someone in their twenties. In Tan Bingyu’s case it’s the latter.
They saw her patiently wiping the lips of Yue Huashui who makes a bit of a mess while eating. This is usually Yue Xuexia’s job now it has become Tan Bingyu. Xue Renxue who was jealous of the brat was fighting with him acting childish despite his age.
Xue Renxue said, "Brat, stay away from my wife!"
"Old man, stay away. I will tell Mother to take Aunt Bingyu if you keep being annoying!" Yue Huashui retorted.
Xue Renxue gnashed his teeth in anger but unfortunately cannot do anything about the brat. In the end all he can do is pinch the chubby cheeks of this naughty boy until it turns red.
"What an uncute brat!" said Yue Huashui.
Yue Huashui: ( TT ^ TT) *Cheeks hurts*
"Old man, I’m going to bite you to death!" Yue Huashui declared as he chased Xue Renxue as they ran around the bonfire.
The others laughed at this scene while Tan Bingyu felt suffering from a headache. In the end, she can only grab Xue Renxue and let the enraged boy bite his cheeks in revenge.
After dinner, everyone gathered around the bonfire with Xue Renxue having teeth marks tattooed on his right cheeks. This is courtesy of Yue Huashui.
Tan Bingyu spoke, "Shuishui said he wanted to take home the corpse of the Guardian of this water. Since this is what he wanted we will lend our help during the next three trials and work with your team. Don’t worry, you can take the lead. However, if the group is in danger, remember that we will put Shuishui as our top priority to save. You can also do so yourselves. If you agree to these requests then we will join your group for this Hall’s Trials."
"Deal! It was our plan to help Xiao Shui to complete his Inheritance Trial,"
said Xia Baiyu.Confused. Yue Huashui said, "I do not need the inheritance though..."
"Only by accepting the Inheritance trial can you fight with that guardian in your mind," said Xia Baiyu.
The boy was easily convinced and immediately changed his mind, "Alright. I will do the Inheritance Trial."
"But before fighting the guardians let’s fight against the mermaids first?" Xia Biayu said.
Afterwards, Xia Baiyu explained his plans to the new members of the group and agreed to his decision.
Tan Shenyu said, "It is indeed correct to accept both the Intermediate and Major Trials together as a linked trial. The fact that that Inheritance Trial will only appear once someone completed the Major Trial shows that this trial is quite hard to achieve."
"There might be demigods within the Mermaid Clan. If Yuanying is the bare minimum then the highest can’t be Huashen realm but the realm in between which can be called Demigod realm. Those in this realm aren’t officially considered as Gods. They can only be considered Half-Gods as they couldn’t fully control their divinity which makes them no different from a false god." Tan Huangyu explained.
XIng Suiri asked, "Senior Huangyu, what is the difference between those in Peak Yuanying realm and those who were called a Demigods?"
"Simple. The difference is divine energy. An ordinary Yuanying cultivator cannot use Divine Energy and those who were able to use it even a little bit were called Demigods. Only Demigods can be considered cultivators who are only one step away from ascension to Godhood," answered Tan Huangyu.
Monk Hu Gu asked, "What can Divine Energy do?" He looked like a naive little monk while still hogging the pot of fish soup that was given to him by Tan Bingyu as everyone else was finished eating but this child isn’t even full yet.
With a slight twitching lips, Tan Shenyu tried to hold back his laughter and explain instead to halt it completely.
"Divine Energy’s main use is for miracles. For example, purification or healing. The most powerful use of it is to revive a dying person back to his original state," said Tan Shenyu. "However, there are less than demigods and even gods can perform such miracles."
"Mom can revive people as long as they have one last breath on them," said the sentient blue lotus flower spirit, Yue Huashui. "Didn’t Mom save Lan Guye? It’s just that his body isn’t completely destroyed and that she can’t forcibly heal him. He had no other choice but to heal slowly if he wanted to be treated and return to normal."
"But the Mistress didn’t use divine energy to save that boy. She just used her medicinal skills to keep him alive. She can cure anyone even without divinity. That is more amazing than divine energy," said Tan Bingyu.
Tan Bingyu and Yue Huashui started singing praises about the Moon Goddess.Though some parts seemed to be strange at the very least they knew that they weren’t lying about it at all. However, they started thinking to what extent the medicinal capabilities the Moon Goddess possessed. The answer to this question is something only those who were treated by her knew. Like Xue Renxue who was destined to die the day his special physique had gone out of control and was taken away from the Death God that came for him.