Reversing the Milky Way

After about an hour's journey, Bai Cheng finally returned to Yu Family Village. He had certainly broadened his horizons that day. He had only heard about the items from Uncle Yu before, and had never actually seen them. This time, he had gained a lot.

As soon as Yueling got home, she said, "I'm exhausted today, I need to take a shower right away."

Bai Cheng also sat down on the stone bench in the courtyard. He had been walking all day and felt a bit sore in his back and legs. He thought that many people on Earth would not be able to handle this.

At this moment, Bai Cheng couldn't help but recall the scene from this morning and asked, "Ling'er, were you not injured this morning? I heard that He Jingchao is at the mid-stage of the Body Refinement Realm. If I remember correctly, his strength is 10,000 jin."

After hearing Bai Cheng's words, Yue Ling came to Bai Cheng's side and said disdainfully, "Move aside."

Bai Cheng was immediately confused and asked, "Huh? What are you doing?" Although he was puzzled, he still stood up and left the stone bench. Then he saw a scene that left him dumbfounded.

Yue Ling stood with one hand on her hip, her long pigtails swaying in the wind, and then raised one hand above her head, supporting the bottom of the stone table in the courtyard.

Upon seeing this scene, Bai Cheng blurted out, "Wow... no wonder people call you the violent little witch."

According to Bai Cheng's observation, the stone table is a circle with a radius of 1.5 meters, and the stone table is also 5 centimeters thick. Below it is a stone pillar that supports the stone table, which is about half a meter in diameter and about one meter high.

Although it was only the stone table, Bai Cheng calculated that it weighed nearly a ton, yet Yue Ling seemed to lift it effortlessly. Then, to Bai Cheng's astonishment, Yue Ling put the stone table back. Seeing this, Bai Cheng quickly calmed down. After all, this was a cultivation world; lifting something a ton shouldn't be a problem. If this little girl were on Earth, she'd probably break the world record.

Then Yue Ling said, "Actually, I am in the late stage of Body Refinement Realm."

Bai Cheng replied perfunctorily, "Oh... um?... Ling'er, how old are you this year?"

After hearing this question, Yue Ling thought for a while before saying, "I should be fifteen years old this year, so what?" After hearing Yue Ling's words, Bai Cheng remembered what Zhang Hai had said yesterday. He Jinchao had already reached the mid-stage of the Body Refinement Realm at the age of twenty, and was said to have good aptitude. Compared to Ling'er, he was simply trash.

Thinking of this, Bai Cheng asked again, "So, do your classmates all know that you are in the late stage of Body Refinement Realm?"

Yue Ling shook her head and said, "No, my father wouldn't let me say that I had reached the late stage of Body Refinement. He insisted that I had used a lot of materials to reach the early stage of Body Refinement, mainly to strengthen my body. Actually, they call me the Violent Little Witch because once a female classmate bullied me too much and said that I didn't have a mother. In a fit of anger, I slapped her. Because I didn't control the force well, she flew away. In the end, my father took me to apologize in person, and that's how the matter was settled. That's how I got the nickname Violent Little Witch."

After listening, Bai Cheng pondered and said that since he came here, he seemed to have never seen Yue Ling's mother. Even when Uncle Yu went on a long trip and left Yue Ling alone, her mother did not appear.

Bai Cheng then glanced at Yue Ling, noticing a faint sorrow in her eyes, a sadness he couldn't quite express. He then said, "By the way, I saw a portrait of a woman in the house earlier. Was that your mother in the portrait?"

After listening, Yue Ling's expression recovered from her sadness and she said, "Oh, you mean that one? That was the person who killed the monster when Yu Family Village was attacked by monsters ten years ago. She was a very beautiful fairy. The villagers painted her portrait to thank her, and some people hung it in their homes."

After hearing Yue Ling's words, Bai Cheng couldn't help but think, "Was that demonic beast really that powerful? And I heard Uncle Yu say that the person killed the demonic beast with just a casual strike. You know, ten Body Refinement Realm cultivators and three Great Perfection Body Refinement Realm cultivators couldn't subdue it, so even a Qi Condensation Realm cultivator couldn't kill a demonic beast so easily, right?"

As Bai Cheng was thinking this, he suddenly felt a pang of hunger. He looked at the sky, where the sun had not yet completely set and the clouds were dyed a brilliant orange-red.

Then Bai Cheng patted his stomach and said, "Ling'er, are you hungry? I'll cook for you."

Yue Ling's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Speaking of which, oh really? Brother Bai Cheng can cook too." Bai Cheng was delighted to hear this, thinking to himself, "I went to great lengths to please Ye Yao back then, and I've mastered the art of cooking to cater to her tastes."

He then went to the kitchen, which felt similar to the countryside on Earth. Besides the stove, there were many vegetables and fruits in the kitchen, most of which Bai Cheng recognized. Then he saw a large box wrapped in sheet metal, its long shape somewhat resembling a modern refrigerator. So, Bai Cheng opened it out of curiosity.

Upon opening the package, Bai Cheng immediately felt a blast of cold air hit him. Inside were all sorts of meat, and even yesterday's chicken eggs were inside.

"This...this is actually a refrigerator?" Bai Cheng exclaimed in surprise. At this moment, Yue Ling walked in and asked, "Hmm? What's wrong? Why are you so surprised?"

Bai Cheng replied, "No, it's nothing. I just didn't expect you to have a refrigerator here."

Yueling looked at the storage box in front of her and said, "Oh, you mean this? This is used to store food. Don't you have these where you live?"

Upon hearing this question, Bai Cheng thought for a moment and said, "However, it requires energy to maintain the temperature. I didn't expect that nothing is needed here. This is too...high-tech."

After listening, Yue Ling smiled and said, "Of course there's something to drive it. Otherwise, if it were natural cold iron, it would be so expensive."

After speaking, Yue Ling pointed to the center of the box. There was a hollow cylinder about fifteen centimeters in diameter in the center of the box, and inside there was a blue pillar that emitted a cool breeze and mist.

Bai Cheng touched it with his hand and immediately felt as if he had touched an ice cube; a cold chill emanated from his hand.

"What is this?" Bai Cheng asked, puzzled.

Yue Ling looked at the Spirit Storage Pearl in front of her and explained, "This is the Spirit Storage Pearl. The pearl itself is not a valuable item. The main thing is that the spiritual energy inside is injected by cultivators at the Qi Condensation Realm or above. Depending on the different physical attributes, the spiritual energy injected into the pearl will have different effects."

Then Yue Ling began to explain: "If a person's spiritual power is water-attribute, then when they inject it into the pillar, it will condense into these cool beads. Fire-attribute spiritual power will turn into scalding red beads. By the way, there are these beads under the hot water we use for bathing. Wood-attribute spiritual power will turn into green beads. Placing them next to plants or burying them in the ground will make the surrounding plants grow rapidly. Metal-attribute spiritual power will turn the beads golden yellow, which can be used for lighting at night. Earth-attribute spiritual power will turn the beads brown. Placing them in a damp environment will keep that place dry. They are usually placed in places that are very damp or where the ground is seeping water. These five types of beads are common. There are also rare ones that need to be activated with spiritual power before they can be used. For example, lightning-attribute spiritual power beads will turn purple. It is said that they are used to power the core of a spirit boat. This kind is very precious." Therefore, even if one can only reach the Qi Condensation Realm, various sects will still vie for them. Wind-attribute spiritual energy will turn transparent, and when injected, it can generate powerful wind pressure around the user, allowing them to walk in the deep sea without feeling pressure. Ice-attribute spiritual energy beads will turn white, and when injected, they can instantly freeze the surrounding area. Their primary function is to ward off fire. There are also some special constitutions I'm unaware of; the spiritual energy injected into them will also cause unprecedented changes to the beads.

After listening, Bai Cheng couldn't help but ponder, "So that's why the technology tree in this world is so skewed, it's really driven by the spiritual power of all things."

Thinking of this, he asked again, "Is it possible for someone to have two or more types of constitutions at the same time?"

After hearing this, Yue Ling pondered for a moment before saying, "This situation does exist, but it's not common. Most cultivators have a single physique. People with two physiques are probably disciples of some major sects. Some elite disciples even have three or four physiques."

After listening, Bai Cheng stroked his chin slightly and said, "I wonder what kind of physique I will have when I reach the Great Perfection of Body Refinement Realm."

Upon hearing this, Yue Ling rolled her eyes and said, "Alright, you should get to the Body Refinement Realm first."

Bai Cheng nodded upon hearing this, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "Oh, right, I have another question. Can a mid-stage Body Refinement Realm cultivator knock a Phoenix-Tailed Chicken flying with one punch?"

After hearing this question, Yue Ling responded seriously: "At the mid-stage of Body Refinement Realm, one's punching power is only 10,000 jin. It would be a bit difficult to subdue a phoenix-tailed chicken. After all, an adult phoenix-tailed chicken can weigh up to 1,000 jin. You could lift it, but to knock it away, you would need to be at least at the late stage of Body Refinement Realm. For example, if I wanted to knock the stone table in the yard away, I would need to reach the Great Perfection of Body Refinement Realm."

After listening to Yue Ling's words, Bai Cheng pondered for a moment, then asked, "What is Uncle Yu's cultivation level?"

Hearing this, Yue Ling replied matter-of-factly, "My father is at the Great Perfection of Body Refinement Realm, didn't he tell you?" Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng rolled his eyes again and asked, "Has your father suffered some kind of persecution? Why are you so cautious?"

"Father said that some people can be known by their appearance but not their heart, so it's always good to be careful. I'm going to take a shower." After saying that, Yueling left the kitchen. Just as she stepped out of the room, she saw the doorway and suddenly stuck her head out again, saying, "Don't peek." Then she left.

Bai Cheng sighed and said, "Sigh... this girl..." and then he started cooking.

After a while, Bai Cheng had prepared the meal and placed it on the stone table in the courtyard. At this time, Yue Ling also finished taking a bath and came out of the house.

"Wow, did you make this?" Yueling said, looking at the food on the table.

"Yes, I'm very good at cooking in my hometown."

Bai Cheng glanced at the food on the table and then at Yue Ling beside him. He saw that Yue Ling's face revealed an excited expression. Seeing this, Bai Cheng couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect to adapt to life here so quickly. Perhaps this is why I was able to come here."

Yue Ling looked at Bai Cheng, who was staring blankly, and said, "What are you thinking about? Let's eat."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng picked up his chopsticks and began to eat. Soon, the food on the table was completely devoured. After finishing her meal, Yue Ling began practicing her martial arts in the courtyard. Seeing this, Bai Cheng couldn't help but feel curious and went to watch. It was the first time he had ever seen a Body Refinement Realm martial artist cultivate.

Yue Ling's punches and moves appeared simple, yet they were powerful and fierce. Each movement was accompanied by a whooshing sound as it cut through the air. However, her figure remained slender and shapely. Her waist was as thin as a willow branch, her arms were as slender as a normal young girl's, her legs were long and strong, and her skin was delicate and smooth.

Bai Cheng stared blankly, pondering, "I never imagined that Ling'er, at such a young age, would have a figure that rivals the beauty I met today, and upon closer inspection, her looks are even better."

Bai Cheng pondered this as he stared blankly at Yue Ling, who was cultivating. Suddenly, he noticed that Yue Ling's eyes briefly turned purple, emitting a faint purple glow. Bai Cheng immediately felt that Yue Ling was like a moonlit elf, elegant and mysterious, radiating an irresistible charm. Her purple pupils seemed to possess magic, able to see through people's hearts and captivate their souls. Bai Cheng was momentarily mesmerized. As Yue Ling's movements became more exaggerated, her eyes would occasionally turn purple. Then, Yue Ling stopped cultivating, assuming a gesture of finishing her work. The purple in her eyes then disappeared, and her pupils returned to their normal color.

"Huh? What's going on? What happened to me just now? Right, I think I saw Yue Ling's eyes turn purple, and then my mind went blank. Could it be that Yue Ling activated some kind of unique pupil technique?"

Thinking about this, Bai Cheng then asked, "Ling'er, your eyes..."

Yue Ling looked at Bai Cheng with a puzzled expression and said, "Hmm? Is there something wrong with my eyes?" After saying that, she took out a round object from her bag. It looked like a mirror. Although it was already evening, the mirror could still clearly reflect people's images. The clarity of the images was comparable to that of mirrors on Earth.

Then they saw Yueling constantly looking at herself in the mirror and saying, "There's nothing wrong with my eyes."

"Your eyes seemed to turn purple for a moment."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Aren't all human eyes black?"

Upon hearing Yue Ling's words, Bai Cheng suddenly felt that this lively and adorable girl was somewhat mysterious. It seemed he could only wait for Uncle Yu to return and ask her.

Then Bai Cheng looked at the mirror in Yue Ling's hand and asked, "Ling'er, can I look in the mirror?"

After listening, Yue Ling handed the mirror to Bai Cheng. Bai Cheng took the mirror and looked at himself. His face was flawless, with both masculine strength and gentle beauty. His thick eyebrows added a touch of heroism to his face. Because his parents had fair skin, his skin was also slightly fairer than others. To put it bluntly, he was what people often call a pretty boy.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Bai Cheng said narcissistically, "Looks like I'm still pretty handsome." Then he thought of the woman from noon earlier that day, "Could it be that she gave me money because I'm handsome?"

Just as he was thinking this, he heard Yue Ling beside him say, "Tch~~, so vain." After saying that, Yue Ling took the mirror back from Bai Cheng's hand.

Bai Cheng then tidied up the dishes and chopsticks on the table.