Fairy Elegant Song [Soft Feather]: “Doudou, the ‘mark of friendship’ on your monster core should be linked to Senior Song’s steel manifestation. I believe that Senior Song’s steel manifestation having been taken away should have something to do with your monster core heating up.”

After all, the Heavenly Emperor was likely experimenting with Senior Song’s steel manifestation.

Northern River’s Loose Cultivator curiously asked, “Soft Feather, where did you get this news?”

Soft Feather replied, “It’s due to my realm having suddenly skyrocketed during the past few days. When I left my seclusion today, I’d already condensed my eighth immortal bone.”

When the Bright Moon Appears: “What does that have to do with how you got the news?”

Northern River’s Loose Cultivator: “😲 Wait, Soft Feather… You’ve already condensed eight immortal bones?”

In order to condense a Golden Core, one had to first condense nine immortal bones. That being said, Soft Feather had already condensed her eighth bone!

Soft Feather replied, “Yup. I’ve got a feeling that in about three more days, I should be able to condense my ninth immortal bone.”

Thrice Reckless Mad Saber: “I see, Soft Feather. By any chance, is your surname Song? Is your full name Song Soft Feather?”

Soft Feather: “???”

Yellow Mountain is very tired and wants to retire: “Soft Feather, is there something wrong with your state right now?”

Normally speaking, a cultivator’s realm should increase rather steadily.

Soft Feather had ascended to the Fourth Stage not that long ago, yet she was soon going to condense her final immortal bone… This speed was a bit abnormal.

Mama Yellow Mountain began to get worried again.

Soft Feather replied, “Senior Yellow Mountain, don’t worry. I feel completely fine.”

Cave Lord Snow Wolf asked, “By the way, Soft Feather, does your cultivation speed have anything to do with how you got the news?”

Why do I feel like this question has been asked by another fellow daoist just now?

“Eh? Didn’t I mention it before in the group?” Soft Feather said. “Some time ago, my ghost spirit was forcibly taken away by the ‘Heavenly Emperor’. Because of that, these days, I’ve been receiving a constant stream of insights and spiritual energy from them. That’s why when I closed up these past few days, my realm skyrocketed like this.”

In addition, Soft Feather had stored a lot of energy in her body from attending the Immortal Feast. When her immortal bones were condensed, this energy in her body helped with their creation.

Thrice Reckless Mad Saber: “Soft Feather, your surname really is Song, isn’t it? The way you’re raising your cultivation is just like little friend Shuhang’s.”

Northern River’s Loose Cultivator: “…”

Yellow Mountain is very tired and wants to retire: “Soft Feather, are you on Spirit Butterfly Island right now?”

Soft Feather said, “Yeah. I made an agreement with my dad to stay on the island until I stabilize my realm. In addition, there isn’t anywhere for me to go lately. Senior Song and the others didn’t take me with them when they went to that small world.”

Yellow Mountain is very tired and wants to retire: “I’ll come over. I feel somewhat worried for some reason.”

The relationship between Venerable Spirit Butterfly and Yellow Mountain was very good. Soft Feather’s abnormal advancement speed reminded Venerable Yellow Mountain of Song Shuhang, who exploded just a few days ago.

He was slightly worried about Soft Feather’s current state.

Soft Feather happily said, “Okay, I’ll wait for Senior Yellow Mountain on the island. Also, I have just made a new batch of Spirit Green Tea. Senior Yellow Mountain, please come and check on my proficiency in preparing tea.”

Yellow Mountain is very tired and wants to retire: “Sure, I’ll be there by tomorrow morning at the latest.”

Fifth Stage Great Monster Doudou: “Stupid Yellow Mountain, I want to go too!”

Senior Yellow Mountain replied, “Stay in the cage obediently. I said that I was going to confine you for a month, and this time I won’t relent!”

Doudou: “…”

It appeared that Stupid Yellow Mountain was truly determined to confine it this time. In that case, it planned on quietly asking @Fairy Lychee to help release it after Stupid Yellow Mountain went out.

Fairy Elegant Song [Soft Feather]: “By the way, when Senior Song was online last time, he gave me a ‘QR code’, saying that you could add him as a friend by scanning it with your mental energy. With that, you’ll be able to remotely communicate with him. I tried it out, but nothing happened for me. Doudou, do you want to give it a try? Maybe you’ll be able to directly connect with Senior Song.”

Soft Feather suddenly remembered this.

Then, she sent a photo of the ‘QR code Golden Core Composition’ that Song Shuhang had sent to her to the Nine Provinces Number One Group.

After a while.

Thrice Reckless Mad Saber: “I just scanned it with my phone, and my phone black-screened… I had to switch over to my computer to go online. Soft Feather, are you sure this isn’t a virus?”

Soft Feather said, “Don’t scan it with your phone. You have to use your mental energy.”

Doudou curiously asked, “What is this?”

Soft Feather: “Senior Song said that this is one of his small Golden Core Compositions. After scanning it with your mental energy, you might be able to add him as a friend. However, not everyone can add him as a friend, and even I failed. Can the seniors in the group give it a try?”

Northern River’s Loose Cultivator: “A QR code Golden Core Composition? That’s very much in line with the way of thinking of modern youths.”

Yellow Mountain is very tired and wants to retire: “…”

Palace Master Seven Lives Talisman said, “Perhaps this is a good way to make Golden Core Compositions. I’ll include it in my research projects.”

Doudou: “Hehe, I’ll try scanning it first!”

It first enlarged the QR code picture.

Then, it scanned the picture with its mental energy.

After a while.

Doudou said, “Nothing popped up. It didn’t do anything.”

Thrice Reckless Mad Saber: “I tried it again, and it didn’t do anything, either.”

Medicine Master: “Failed.”

Great Master Profound Principle: “[Shaking head emoji].”

Young Master Phoenix Slayer: “Failed +1.”

Fairy Lychee: “…”

The fairy’s reply was different from the rest.

Dharma King Creation: “Fairy Lychee, did you get a prompt?”

Fairy Lychee: “…”

She was also curious just now, and tried scanning the QR code with her mental energy. When she did so, a beep~ sounded in her ear.

Afterward, a prompt box appeared right before her.

[Do you want to add ‘Song Shuhang’ as a ##friend## relative? Yes/No.]

Why was “friend” crossed out?

And what did it mean by relative?!

“Fairy Lychee, did it work for you?” Northern River’s Loose Cultivator asked curiously. He had scanned it just now, and nothing happened for him.

Fairy Lychee sighed, and sent a message in the group. “A prompt box popped up, asking if I want to add Song Shuhang as my friend.”

Doudou’s eyes lit up. “Then, Fairy Lychee, can you add him and ask that fool when he’s going to leave that small world?”

Fairy Lychee looked up at the sky. After a long while, she finally stretched out her hand and tapped on the ‘Yes’ option.

Inside the ‘Nine Provinces Number One Group’.

Besides Fairy Lychee, everyone else tried scanning the QR code, but nothing happened for them.

Soft Feather: “Strange, why was it only Fairy Lychee that succeeded? Is there some difference between us and Fairy Lychee?”

Why couldn’t she participate in something fun like this?

Thrice Reckless Mad Saber asked, “Does it have something to do with our realm? Or gender?”

Northern River’s Loose Cultivator calmly said, “If it had something to do with our realm, then there are a lot of us in the group who are in the Sixth Stage Realm like Fairy Lychee. Gender definitely isn’t the problem, either. There should be some hidden conditions. Fairy Lychee, since you were able to add little friend Shuhang as a friend, then can you ask him how he’s doing?”

Fairy Lychee said, “I already chose the option to add him as a friend, but Song Shuhang hasn’t responded yet.”

While she said that, another prompt popped up in front of Fairy Lychee’s eyes.

[Song Shuhang has added you as a friend. A message was attached: Heavens, Big Sister Lychee, how did you add me?]

Fairy Lychee tapped on the prompt box again… How was she supposed to reply to Song Shuhang? Where was the reply function?

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Song Shuhang, who was in the faraway Scarlet Dragon Cave, was practicing the ‘karmic saber’ with Senior Scarlet Heaven Sword.

Just now, when he swung Scarlet Heaven Sword, he felt something in his heart. He vaguely felt as if Senior Scarlet Heaven Sword was ‘entangled’ by a strand of karma.

Immediately afterward, Fairy Lychee’s prompt of ‘adding him as a friend’ popped up.

Song Shuhang was surprised.

He hadn’t contacted Fairy Lychee, so how did this happen?

Anyway, the two parties had added each other as friends, but Song Shuhang did not know how to send ‘long-distance messages’ yet.

As such, he could only resort to sending back a thought along with the confirmation of the friend request.

He remembered that when he was in the Heavenly Tribulation Realm, the Dragon Network’s Will, who called itself ‘Fat Ball’, used a sort of ‘attach message’ function when communicating with him.

It appeared that the QR code Golden Core Composition needed to be upgraded before things like long-distance calls could be done.

Just as Song Shuhang was thinking about this, another prompt popped up.

[Fairy Cheng Lin has added you as the heir to the throne through the friend clone function.]

“!!!” Song Shuhang.