After meeting with Meixiu, Feng Yuxiang hugged Meixiuâs waist and flew towards the heavens as she did with Yu Rou, and they proceeded to make their way towards the Eastern Continent.
"T-This is..."
Meixiu was shocked when Feng Yuxiang suddenly brought her into the air, and when she looked down, her body began trembling nonstop uncontrollably.
"Hm? Are you scared of heights?" Feng Yuxiang asked Meixiu when she noticed her shaking.
"I... I..." Meixiu was speechless. Since she has never flown in a plane or went to any tall places before, she was never aware of her acrophobia. In other words, she was scared of heights.
"Donât worry, I wonât accidentally drop you or anything. You can close your eyes, too." Feng Yuxiang suggested this to her.
Meixiu immediately closed her eyes, but the image of the distant ground still lingered inside her mind.
"By the way, if you donât mind me asking, whatâs your relationship with the Young Master? I know youâre friends, but I want to know more about you and the Young Master." Feng Yuxiang suddenly asked her.
"A friend, huh? Is that what Yuan said?" A slight smile appeared on Meixiuâs face.
"Hm? Youâre not friends? Then what are you to him?"
"Iâm more of his caretakerâ a servant so to speak," Meixiu said.
"Oh? Youâre his servant as well?" Feng Yuxiang said in a surprised tone. "Iâm also the Young Masterâs servant."
Meixiu opened her eyes again to look at Feng Yuxiang with wide eyes filled with surprise. How could someone like her be a servant? She looks like a powerful madam from an influential family more than anything.
"Whatâs with that look? You donât believe me?" Feng Yuxiang raised her eyebrows at Meixiuâs doubtful gaze.
"Yuan... He called you a phoenix. Are you really a phoenix?" Meixiu suddenly asked.
"Thatâs right. Iâm a phoenix, but I have my powers sealed right now so I cannot show you." Feng Yuxiang nodded.
"Is that so..."
The two of them became silent afterward, and it remained that way for a couple of minutes until Feng Yuxiang suddenly said, "Weâll take the teleportation device thatâs at the city of Liyang, which is about four hours away."
"F-Four hours?" Meixiu was slightly surprised.
"How long do you think itâll take us to reach the Eastern Continent and meet up with Yuan? Do you think weâll make it before sunrise?"
While Meixiu didnât mind losing sleep for a single night, she couldnât neglect Yuanâs breakfast no matter what.
"By sunrise, huh? Itâs definitely doable, but I donât know if youâll be able to handle the speed, since youâre a mortal..." Feng Yuxiang said to her.
"I will be fine," said Meixiu.
"If you say so..." Feng Yuxiang nodded, and she immediately raised her flying speed, nearly doubling it.
"!!!"
Meixiu could feel her chest tightening from the speed increase. Even though Feng Yuxiang shielded Meixiu from most of the wind pressure with her spiritual energy, it was still very powerful for a mortal who hasnât even started cultivating yet.
Meanwhile, inside his own room, Yuan tried to activate his Divine Sense again.
âMonster cores donât affect my real life cultivation when I consume them inside the game, but monster essences might be a different case... Hopefully, the Dragon Essence will finally enable me to use my Divine Sense in this world as well...â
With that in mind, Yuan took a deep breath and tried to activate his Divine Sense.
"..."
"..."
"..."
Yuan could feel his spiritual energy reacting to his attempt, but in the end, he was still unable to activate his Divine Sense.
âI still canât activate my Divine Sense, however, there was a response at least! It shouldnât be long before I can actually use my Divine Sense! Maybe if I raise a couple more levels...â
Even though Yuan couldnât activate his Divine Sense yet, he was feeling more motivated and hopeful than ever.
Thus, Yuan began cultivating.
However, immediately after he began cultivating, Yuan noticed something different about his cultivation speedâ itâd suddenly increased again.
While it isnât as explosive as his cultivation improvements in Cultivation Online, it was still a pretty big difference compared to the last time heâd cultivated, and his cultivation quickly moved towards 5th level Spirit Warrior.
Two hours have passed since Feng Yuxiang and Meixiu met, and theyâd just arrived at the city of Liyang, arriving two hours earlier than anticipated.
Feng Yuxiang landed directly in front of the cityâs entrance, shocking the guards there.
"Seniors!"
Everybody there bowed to Feng Yuxiang when they landed, startling Meixiu who knew nothing about Cultivators and their culture. It was a new experience for her.
"How may we help you, Esteemed Seniors?" The guards in front of them said before bowing to them again.
"Weâre here to use the teleportation device," said Feng Yuxiang.
"I understand. Please, follow us."
The guard proceeded to lead Feng Yuxiang and Meixiu into the city and towards the teleportation device.
On the way, Meixiu looked around the scenery and the people there with a somewhat intrigued gaze.
Since she rarely leaves the house and only goes out to go to school with Yu Rou, Meixiu doesnât have much experience in the outside world.
"Youâre somewhat different from what the Young Master described." Feng Yuxiang suddenly said to her.
"Me? What did he say about me?" Meixiu asked her with a curious look.
Feng Yuxiang smiled and said, "The Young Master said itâs hard for you to find entertainment in things, almost like youâre always bored."
"I see..."
To Feng Yuxiangâs surprise, a somewhat sweet smile appeared on Meixiuâs face.
Sometime later, they arrived at the teleportation device.
"Where would you like to go, Esteemed Seniors?" The guard guiding them asked.
"The Eastern Continent." Feng Yuxiang immediately responded.
"The Eastern Continent... Thatâs a little bit far..." A perplexed expression appeared on the guardâs face.
Seeing the guardâs face, Feng Yuxiang continued, "Donât worry, weâre not going to use the teleportation device for free. Iâll pay for it."
The guardâs expression immediately relaxed after hearing Feng Yuxiangâs words, and he quickly nodded, "I understand! Please, follow me to the front!"