Chapter Eighteen: Tianhai University

  Chu Ping was both surprised and delighted as he stared at what was inside the eggshell.

  The small Xuanwu beast was about the size of a palm, its body covered with dense scales. A circle of colorful mist swirled around it inside the egg, interweaving with the rainbow-colored mist on the Xuanwu's body to create an interesting contrast.

  A thread of glittering light, with the breathing of the Black Tortoise, swells and contracts, like a dragon, like a snake.

  The halo of light on the eggshell suddenly fluctuated violently, causing the surrounding space to distort. The floating aura in the air was sucked in uncontrollably towards the eggshell, like being swallowed by a black hole. Even the delicate eggshell collapsed inward. The powerful aura caused Chu Ping to stumble, and he had to use all his strength to steady himself, retreating dozens of steps back.

  Two strands of breath between the nose and wings of the Black Tortoise were like ribbons, absorbing all the scattered clouds and mist. As the light retracted, it suddenly surged outward violently, and the gray eggshell disappeared, having been absorbed into the body of the Black Tortoise.

  The halo dissipated, and when Chu Ping looked again, he saw a small beast the size of a palm, like a turtle, floating in mid-air. Its toes were moving, its small head was sticking out of its shell, and its two black eyes were rolling around, looking up and down at the surrounding world.

  Finally, his gaze fell on Chu Ping's body, and he sniffed the air with force. He suddenly jumped onto Chu Ping's shoulder, let out a comfortable yawn, tightly grasped his collar with all four limbs, and closed his eyes.

  Chu Ping slightly tilted her head, raised her hand to touch the turtle shell and scales of Xuanwu, feeling warm and cool to the touch, like beautiful jade, extremely comfortable. She smiled slightly, "Xuanwu divine beast, so cute, I'll call you Little Xuan from now on!"

  Found what I needed, and unexpectedly got this divine beast, Chu Ping was extremely delighted in his heart, and his body shape exited the formation.

  One in and one out, the Xuanwu beast didn't react at all, slowly crawling to Chu Ping's chest, its breathing was fine, and it actually fell asleep.

  Chu Ping's eyes shone brightly, and even in the dark of night, she could see things as clearly as in broad daylight. She carefully threaded a silken cord through the hole of the lotus-shaped relic on her neck, and the silk glistened while the relic emitted a faint glow, reflecting each other's radiance. Chu Ping was satisfied with this and put it away in her pocket.

  Lying in bed, Chu Ping didn't have the slightest bit of sleepiness.

  Cultivation has reached the realm of Vajra, with closed eyes and embryonic breathing, sleep is no longer necessary, it's just that years of habits have not been abandoned yet.

  Thinking of going to Tianhai City tomorrow, able to see Wei Qing, Chu Ping's usually calm and composed heart is also surging with excitement.

  With a peaceful mind and calm spirit, slowly circulate the true yuan within the body, and start cultivating.

  Every time the true yuan flows through his chest, Chu Ping can feel a burst of yuan energy escaping from his body, which is absorbed by Xuanwu's breathing, but he doesn't care. He urges the chaotic yuan force inside the universe tower to flow between the major meridians and fill the yuan dan in the acupoints.

  His mind immersed in the universe within, Chu Ping was slightly surprised.

  The immeasurable Chaos Origin Force stored within the Universe Tower was actually swallowed by Xuang Wu, taking in a third of it!

  "Divine beast, divine beast! If I were to follow the master's aura, even if I could fly up into the air, I would only be able to absorb at most a third of the yuan energy within the tower. This Xuanwu alone requires such an enormous amount of energy just to hatch, it's truly unimaginable!"

  However, Xuanwu is one of the four ancient spirits, guarding the northern position of heaven and earth, such a divine and extraordinary being is also reasonable.

  "Ah, ancient times, what an era it was! Such divine beasts were not even the most supreme back then. What kind of extraordinary figures were the transcendent beings of that time?"

  Observe one green leaf and you will know the entire green mountain!

  Through the small Xuanwu, Chu Ping couldn't help but feel a sense of reverence for the era when the ancient saints contended for supremacy.

  The night is hazy, and it passes in a flash.

  Daybreak is coming soon, time flies like a river flowing eastward, and it doesn't linger for half a moment because of the joy or attachment of all things.

  Chu Ping casually picked up a few pieces of clothing and some food and drink items, threw them into the ring, and went out to find Yang Tian.

  Chu Ping used to dislike going out and taking a ride very much, because the things that need to be brought along are always cumbersome, with worries before and after. However, now that she is cultivating her truth, it is extremely convenient, and when traveling, there are also fewer worries and dislikes.

  The two of them didn't board the eastbound train until after nine o'clock.

  Tianhai City is located in the east of Jiangbei City, close to the sea. The two places are separated by thousands of miles, but it only takes a few hours' drive.

  If Chu Ping's current cultivation of riding on empty space is relied upon, a thousand miles of journey would only take the time to drink a cup of tea, but it can't help but astonish and shock the world.

  More often than not, Chu Ping would rather live as an ordinary person.

  The train arrived in Tianhai City at 2 pm, and the two of them first found an inn near Tianhai University where Han Yu and Wei Qing were located. After sitting on the bus for several hours, Yang Tian felt a bit tired. He lay down on the bed in the hotel room, stretched out his body comfortably, let out a few long sighs, and lazily closed his eyes.

  "I asked Chu Ping, didn't you bring anything?"

  Chu Ping, who was also lying in bed, turned her head to look at a large package that Yang Tian had brought with him, and smiled softly, "You did bring it, just not the bag! What a hassle!"

  Yang Tian disapprovingly snorted and took out his phone, "Let's give them a call first!"

  "Wow!" Chu Ping burst out laughing, "This 'first' of yours is indeed very early!"

  Yang Tian casually dialed the phone and got through in no time.

  "Hey, Han Yu? ... I'm outside your school, what are you doing, got time? ... Not not ah, I'm with Chu Ping together... Okay, we'll go out now."

  "Let's go, to their school gate, and take a look at the legendary Tianhai University!" After hanging up the phone, Yang Tian got out of bed, stretched his body, and said to Chu Ping.

  "Hmm." Chu replied indifferently.

  "Didn't you give Weiqing a call to inform him?" Yang Tian reminded him, seeing that he was dazed.

  "Right, you didn't mention it and I almost forgot." Chu Ping came back to his senses and also dialed Wei Qing's phone.

  "Hey, where are you? ... Oh, I'm in class, never mind. Yang Tian and I will come to your school to play later. You go ahead with your class first, we'll go find Han Yu now... Yeah, see you later, bye!"

  "Why bother attending classes? Just skip them and run away!"

  "This doesn't seem like something we can talk about," Chu said calmly, but his heart was slightly suffocated, though he didn't show it.

  Out of the hotel, it took about ten minutes to walk to the entrance of Tianhai University. The entrance was extremely grand and majestic, with a width of about 20 zhang (a unit of length). On top of the gate, the four large characters "Tianhai University" were written horizontally. In the lower right corner, there was also a line of small script, indicating who wrote it and when.

  The entrance was crowded with people, and there were many people coming and going. There were also car horns blaring, making a tremendous racket.

  Han Yu had been waiting at the door early, Chu Ping's eyes were sharp and he saw her early, taking Yang Tian to walk over.

  "Hey, Chu Ping, Yang Tian."

  As the two approached, Han Yu also saw them and greeted them loudly. Her eyes sparkled as they fell on Chu Ping, but there was something slightly strange about her gaze.

  "Wei Qing is in class right now, she said she'll come out after class." Han Yu said, leading the two into the school.

  "I'm telling you, it's really just a lesson, what's the big deal? Nowadays, attending classes isn't that serious, everyone knows this..."

  The words had barely left his mouth when Chu Ping cut him off, "Students should focus on class."

  Han Yu listened to Chu Ping's voice, which was faint and flat, and couldn't help but turn her head to look at him, only to see him gazing blankly into the distance, unable to discern any tone.

  All the way, Tianhai University is extremely beautiful, with pavilions, streams, small bridges, and fake mountains, everywhere is picturesque. There are also many couples sitting together at various scenic spots, laughing and chatting as if no one else was around.

  "What's going on over there?" Yang Tian suddenly pointed to a crowded area in front of him and asked curiously.

  Han Yu and Chu Ping also looked over, but on the green grass of the playground, the crowd was densely packed, layer upon layer, as if watching some excitement.

  Tianhai University was built on a hillside, and the playground was one level lower than the road where the three people were standing. Even so, the three of them couldn't see clearly what was going on down there.

  Yang Tian and Han Yu's curiosity arose, they ran forward, Chu Ping followed slowly behind, and soon arrived in front of them.

  As they approached, the three of them squeezed in a bit and saw that in the middle there was an area of about ten or more square meters where two people were fighting!

  The two people fighting, one man and one woman, were dancing in mid-air, their movements swift and rapid. The onlookers could only see a blur of colors, unable to discern what was happening clearly.

  On the side, there was a young man in his early twenties standing with his hands behind his back, looking extremely arrogant, with a calm gaze and a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth.

  "Hey, classmate, what's going on?"

  "Hey, I don't know, somehow it just opened."

  Chu Ping's eyes slightly furrowed, the two people fighting in the arena didn't seem to be of much concern to him. Although they were moving quickly and dodging each other, their auras weren't particularly strong. However, that young man standing with his hands behind his back was emitting an extremely powerful aura, clearly not an ordinary person!

  The two figures in combat suddenly separated and merged, one rising and falling, their palms colliding, then separating again, each retreating several steps back.

  "Huh, Xiao Ying!" Han Yu exclaimed in surprise beside her.

  Chu Ping turned his head and asked aloud, "Do you know him?"

  Looking at Chu Ping's bright eyes, Han Yu's heart tightened, as if returning to the scene more than a year ago when Chu Ping saved himself from that vampire. He said in a low voice, "Hmm, that girl is from Wei Qing dormitory, named Dongfang Qiu Ying. I've been to their dorm several times, so I know her."

  Chu Ping nodded slightly and turned his head to look at the two people in the arena, his eyes gleaming with an unknown thought.