Xingchen and Zuiji were both showing off, only Xiaomo was getting beaten.

This phrase fully depicted Su Xiaomo’s living conditions over the past few days.

The previous two times—being beaten for blindly stirring things up and for differing viewpoints—could be understood. This time being beaten for coming at the wrong time was truly… magnificent!

Xiaomo also felt wronged.

The warship fluctuated, affecting the Eternal Realm, so he came out to check. He never expected…

Heavens!

What did I just see!

Heavens!

This was absolutely earth-shattering… no, end-of-the-world level big news!

“Calm down, calm down!”

Su Xiaomo hastily played dead, thinking inwardly: “I saw nothing, I’ll say nothing!”

Inside the cockpit.

Jun Changxiao was in a supporting posture. Hua Meigui in his arms had her hands around his neck, four lips pressed together. The air was filled with a romantic and beautiful atmosphere.

That moment.

Time seemed to stand still.

“Swish!”

After a moment, the recovering Jun Changxiao pushed Hua Meigui away, speaking in a shrill tone: “What are you doing!”

Hua Meigui leaned against the control console, casually brushing her hair aside, saying: “The sect still has internal affairs to handle. I’ll go get busy first.”

“Whoosh—”

She returned to the Eternal Realm with a victor’s posture, sat in the small pavilion, looking at the courtyard full of blooming roses while recalling Jun Changxiao’s flushed and flustered appearance just now, she couldn’t help but cover her mouth and laugh.

My husband.

Very cute.

Inside the Eternal Warship’s cockpit, only Jun Changxiao remained.

He sat down, holding his head with both hands, roaring: “My first kiss is gone!”

“Hehe.”

The System said: “With the host’s strength, you didn’t notice?”

“That woman was too sudden!” Jun Changxiao said.

“Fine.”

“Let’s say you didn’t notice.”

“But why did it last over ten seconds before you pushed her away?”

“Don’t you know that this kind of extremely imprecise matter will easily get picked apart by readers, who’ll say you’re a half-step Heavenly Secret Realm expert this weak?”

“Bullshit!”

Jun Changxiao roared: “They’ll only criticize the damn author, not me!”

“…” The System seemed rendered speechless, returning to the main topic: “Although your mind wanted to dodge, your body was quite honest, so stop making excuses for yourself.”

“Get lost.”

Jun Changxiao cursed, still sitting in the chair holding his head.

The first kiss he’d protected for nearly two thousand chapters was suddenly gone. Anyone would find it hard to accept, let alone him.

“Sigh.”

Jun Changxiao sighed, using his finger to touch his lips, seemingly… reminiscing.

“Was it sweet?”

“It’s not about whether it was sweet or not. It’s that very strange, very special feeling. It’s just a pity…” Jun Changxiao, who had been gesturing with both hands and feet, said in exasperation: “Why am I answering your question!”

Wait!

It seemed someone came in just now?

Jun Changxiao looked along the direction Su Xiaomo was blasted out, seeing an indentation on the stern compartment wall and a shoe scattered on the ground. Beyond that, nothing else.

Hua Meigui’s sudden forceful kiss caught him completely off guard. His whole person felt as if electrified, so his thoughts were in complete chaos, completely unaware of external circumstances.

“Who was it?”

Jun Changxiao pondered: “Came to the Eternal Warship?”

“Boom—”

Suddenly, the warship shook again.

Jun Changxiao withdrew all distracting thoughts, looking at the outside area that seemed like lightning and thunder in the dark region, saying: “We should be able to safely pass through the cosmic barrier, right?”

Just as he was concentrating on watching the spectacle outside, Su Xiaomo’s hand extended from a corner, picked up the fallen shoe, quickly merged into the Eternal Realm. Only after sitting in the courtyard did he raise his sleeve to wipe sweat from his forehead, saying: “That was close, that was close!”

“Senior Brother.”

Li Fei happened to pass by, puzzled: “What’s wrong with you?”

“Fei!”

Su Xiaomo hastily beckoned, saying in a low voice: “Come come, Senior Brother will tell you a secret!”

“A secret?”

The disciples who were each cultivating or busy in their courtyards, as if possessing supernatural hearing, instantly appeared in the courtyard carrying small stools, lined up in rows with their ears perked up, attentively listening to Third Senior Brother’s secret.

…

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

Inside the barrier between the two cosmic systems, lightning flashed and thunder roared with tremendous momentum.

The Eternal Warship shuttled through this turbulent and unstable environment, like a lone boat drifting in raging waves, appearing precarious.

“Sect Master.”

Shangguan Xinyao sat in the cockpit, saying: “The formation system is operating normally. We shouldn’t be affected.”

At this moment, the Eternal Warship had entered manual flight mode. Old Taixuan and Zhen Dejun were leading the Formation Hall flight team members in operations.

Crossing the barrier between two cosmic systems might encounter special circumstances, so they had to be cautious.

Jun Changxiao asked: “How long until we get out?”

Shangguan Xinyao hastily pulled up the star map. After analyzing various data, she said: “The barrier’s depth cannot be measured. It may take a month.”

“That long?”

Jun Changxiao propped up half his face with his hand, his eyes quickly squinting together.

Outside, in the most distorted and violent region, light was faintly flickering, like a lighthouse guiding ships in a pitch-black sea.

“What is that thing?”

Old Taixuan and Zhen Dejun also noticed it. The two hastily looked at the star map with radar functions. The result showed no marker for the light point’s existence.

Meaning, it couldn’t detect it!

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

Thunder and lightning intensified, with even stronger power.

The lightning condensed by the Heavenly Dao system, though spread over an extremely wide range, seemed drawn by some force, all striking toward the region where light was flickering, giving people the feeling that a thunder pool was forming.

“Fly over there.”

Jun Changxiao immediately ordered.

Such strong lightning attributes should be able to charge the lightning rod.

“Yes!”

The Eternal Warship, originally flying in a straight line, immediately adjusted direction in the turbulent environment, slowly heading toward that thunder region.

“Boom boom boom!”

Affected by spatial and energy fluctuations, the ship’s hull shook more violently.

All those in the cockpit paid no attention to this, because their gazes were locked on the region being struck by lightning where light flickered.

Gradually.

The light became increasingly intense.

“A person!”

Jun Changxiao’s brow furrowed: “It’s a person!”

The disciples also saw that in the region where light flickered, a human figure slowly appeared. Various lightning strikes came from all directions, seemingly causing no harm.

“To be able to withstand lightning strikes in such extremely harsh conditions, their strength must be extraordinary.” The System speculated.

Jun Changxiao said: “My Eternal Sect needs such talent!”

“Right.”

The System said: “Ever since having the Eternal Realm, whenever you encounter talent, you plan to recruit them for yourself.”

“That’s not right!”

At this moment, Jun Changxiao exclaimed: “It’s not a person!”

The Eternal Warship advanced another distance. The figure being struck by various lightning bolts appeared ethereal and illusory, seemingly real yet fake.

“Could it be…”

Gu Zhaoxi had been staring at the special object, exclaiming: “The Five Thunder Spirit!”

After confessing his reincarnation to his parents, he had asked Gu Tianxing about spirit bodies, learning from him that a total of thirty-two types were nurtured within the Canghai System. The Five Thunder Spirit was one of them.

These special spirit seeds were scattered throughout the entire Canghai System—some in the upper cosmic realms, some in the lower cosmic realms, almost impossible to find. Therefore, all who inherited them possessed great fortune.

Should I list all thirty-two?

No.

Using spirit body names to pad word count—I disdain doing that.

“Five Thunder Spirit?”

Jun Changxiao’s eyes lit up.

At first he thought of charging the lightning rod, then thought of recruiting a strong person. The result… unexpectedly encountering a special spirit body. Truly a case of searching high and low without success, only to obtain it effortlessly!

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

In the region where the spirit body was located, lightning strikes became more frequent. The former seemed to be bathing in spring light, when it suddenly discovered a warship approaching, it hastily turned and fled.

“Chase it!”

Jun Changxiao said: “Don’t let it escape!”

As he spoke, he took out an amplifying megaphone and shouted: “You’re already surrounded. Immediately give up resistance. Surrender is your only way out!”

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