Chapter 566 - 282: Jealousy

Chapter 566: Chapter 282: Jealousy

On the front of the Divine Command, the ancient tadpole script changes from the name of a single monkey species back to the "Four Mischievous Monkeys" that Chu Xuan first saw.

And on its back, the patterns of the Intelligent Stone Monkey, Long-armed Ape, Six-eared Macaque, and Red-Butt Horse Monkey appear together, each occupying a corner.

They either gaze up at the sky, hold the sun and moon, listen in all directions, or move between yin and yang, appearing lifelike, almost ready to leap out of the token.

The Divine Command radiates colorful light and flies out of the dark night cloak on its own, landing in Chu Xuan’s hand.

Meanwhile, a realization dawns upon him:

Complete Divine Techniques, commands followed by laws!

At this moment, the power of this Divine Command finally fully reveals itself, even though Chu Xuan possesses forty-six Divine Techniques, none of which have been perfected. From now on, once the token is activated, he can switch among the four monkey techniques in a short time, each capable of displaying the power of the grand completion realm.

But once the time limit is over, the Divine Command can no longer be used, as it exhausts all the stored energy inside, requiring absorbing the sun’s essence, moonlight, and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi again, which would take three to four months for reuse.

Chu Xuan is naturally delighted by this, as he has been longing for the Law of Heaven and Earth after perfecting the Transformation of the Intelligent Stone Monkey. However, he’s been too busy to find time to cultivate, and now he can finally experience it.

Ji Mingyu, looking at this scene, wants to ask Chu Xuan about any changes in the Divine Command, and reminisce about their fishing days on Broken Sword Mountain.

But now! She’s feeling quite uncomfortable, wanting to speak, but hesitating since their relationship is still quite delicate and hasn’t been formalized yet.

At this moment, Ji Mingyu misses Xiaoxue especially, thinking that there’s no danger—why shouldn’t she be the one to protect her?

She couldn’t help feeling a bit indignant.

Chu Xuan held back his desire to try it out and temporarily put away the Divine Command.

The Beauty Head curiously asked, "You look very happy?"

She didn’t even use a voice transmission, and the Tree Child glanced over strangely but didn’t stop, continuing to lead the way ahead.

Chu Xuan replied with a smile, "Because there’s an unexpected gain."

Then the two chatted casually, with Chu Xuan narrating from the origins of the Divine Command to where he obtained the four monkeys’ blood over the years.

The Beauty Head listened intently, interrupting occasionally with a question or two.

Ji Mingyu, however, listened with some clenched teeth, wanting to question Chu Xuan: Did you do it on purpose, deliberately, right?!

The headless individual seemed to show interest in her man—if she truly grew a body now, what trouble would that cause?!

Ji Mingyu tried several times to join their conversation but found herself hesitating over her words and unable to speak, back and forth.

Before she knew it, their conversation had ended, leaving Mingyu even more dejected.

...

Under the Tree Child’s guidance, Chu Xuan and the others made their way towards the core area, encountering other cultivators but none dared approach the Demon Venerable.

The grass and wood spirits also ignored him, making the journey smooth.

However, Chu Xuan clicked his tongue in some regret and said to the Beauty Head, "Did you see that Flower Spirit just now? She’s quite beautiful."

The Beauty Head nodded, "I saw her hugging a cultivator, seemingly absorbing his essence from afar. Why doesn’t he resist and instead seems enamored?"

"Because he’s under an illusion. My Shurou told me about these ’Nine-colored Flower Spirits’; they are skilled at using their floral fragrance to beguile outsiders, then absorbing their essence, allowing them to become completely enamored."

"Once satisfied, they leave seeds to parasitize in the outsider’s corpse, and by next spring, new flower blossoms will grow vigorously out of the body."

Listening to Chu Xuan, Ji Mingyu silently cursed: Shameless lecher! You just want to experience what it’s like with a Flower Spirit!

The Beauty Head, however, was somewhat puzzled, "Why wait until next spring? Isn’t it always spring in this Grotto Heaven?"

Chu Xuan nodded and shook his head, "In Qingdi’s realm, the growth and withering cycle is controlled by Qingdi’s ’Spring Law’. At first glance, it’s all springtime, but actually there are ’Three Days of Summer Glory’, ’Half a Week of Autumn Harvest’, and ’One Moment of Winter Rest’ to complete the cycle of everything."

"So, each year’s spring still holds significance, symbolizing the start of life."

The Beauty Head then nodded in understanding.

Chu Xuan suddenly said excitedly, "How about capturing a few Flower Spirits to keep? Just looking at them is pleasing, and we can later enlighten them as attendants."

"No." Ji Mingyu’s voice finally came through, but it was eerie and filled with heavy resentment, even startling the Tree Child into looking around.

After Chu Xuan pacified it, they continued forward.

Then Chu Xuan helplessly looked at the Beauty Head and said with a smile, "She disagreed, so it seems we have to forgo this very interesting idea."

The Beauty Head curiously asked, "Why didn’t she agree?"

"Because she’s jealous."

The Beauty Head pondered, "I understand, because you like pretty women, she doesn’t trust you."

Chu Xuan felt a bit embarrassed, realizing even this newborn, naive like white paper, knew he had a fondness for beauty.