Forsaken Immortals Chapter 242
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Jiang Wei noticed her changes in expression. Usually, Bai Rouyun would never show emotions easily, but even though she doubted him, she could not make herself hide her real thoughts from him.
A smile spread on the young man's face as he lowered his head to hide the gleam in his eyes from her. It was best if she continued to feel goodwill towards him. He knew that Li Moyun had left for some time, and while Bai Rouyun was very mature and thoughtful, she still had some weaknesses which could be used to manipulate her opinion on him.
He had always intended to forge a good relationship with this young woman, but after knowing that she had likely done many great things to help the Eternal Shadow Palace behind the scenes, he felt it even more necessary to make her into his friend.
Bai Rouyun felt it somewhat weird. She did want to get closer to this boy. It was as if she had a strange affection for him, but it was also this feeling which made her worried. Why would she feel affection for this young man whom she did not know well?
Also, why would he be so eager to get to know her? She felt very unwilling to get closer to this young man. Although she felt affection, there was also an innate resistance and dislike.
In short, the emotions were very complicated and hard to understand, and she could not help but frown as she wondered which one would win in the end.
Her logic clearly said that she should keep a distance, but it was hard for her to implement it into reality.
Jiang Wei was perfectly well aware of the conflicting emotions that were fighting a great battle within the young woman's mind. He also understood that now was not the time for him to get involved in this battle, so he intentionally stayed quiet and walked behind her all the way back to the mansion without saying a word.
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The typical silent but serious guardian was enough to make many envy Bai Rouyun as she passed by.
Upon returning home, Bai Rouyun rushed to her chambers and ignored her complicated emotions towards Jiang Wei. While there were certain parts of his reactions and personality that made her feel confused, he did not seem to pose much of a threat right now, so she knew what was of utmost importance.
Upon closing the door behind her, she hurried into the washing room. The bath was made up of a large pool on the floor, and the water came from a natural hot spring underground.
Sitting down on the ground next to the pool, Bai Rouyun began to take out the treasures she had gained earlier. Some of these treasures were herbs, others were beast cores, and yet some were naturally created treasures.
After going through all the treasures, Bai Rouyun picked a few, after which she threw the rest into the Primal Chaos Dimension, deciding to let Xiao Bao deal with them.
The herbs that could be planted would be planted, those that could not, would just be stored within. The Primal Chaos Dimension was much more suitable for storing treasures than a Qiankun bag was.
The two treasures that Bai Rouyun had taken out were both among the rare treasures that she had received. One was called the Jade Mist Fruit, and the other was called a Spiritual Wisp Crystal.
The Jade Mist Fruit was grown on a Jade Mist Tree, and it took this tree more than one hundred years to produce fruit. The tree would have twelve fruits at a time, and they were simply harder to find than a needle in a haystack.
While the Jade Mist Fruit did not directly recreate the body, it was able to perfect the current body as much as it was physically possible. For Bai Rouyun, this was enough for her to continue using her Qi until she reached the realm above the Innate Realm at which her current cultivation was.
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By the time she reached the Ascended Realm, she would be able to enter the Wushi Continent, and then she would, without a doubt, encounter better treasures.
The second treasure she had brought out was a Spiritual Wisp Crystal. This kind of crystal was equally rare as the Jade Mist Fruit, but where the fruit would ripen on a tree after more than one hundred years of growth, the Spiritual Wisp Crystal would have started as an ordinary stone, but after thousands of years, it would slowly gather energy, until it would become a special type of stone.
It was still unknown what exactly would trigger the stone's ability to gather energy, but the usage of such a stone was long since known.
Currently, in such a low-ranking continent as this, mental energy was not that well-known. Still, everyone knew that when they consumed the Spiritual Wisp Crystal, their minds would become clearer, and their cultivation speed would increase.
Such a treasure was naturally also something that others would fight for, but to Bai Rouyun, it was even more important than that. She understood the strength of increasing their mental ability, and this crystal would be able to bring her mind to an entirely new level.
Looking at the two treasures, Bai Rouyun picked the Jade Mist Fruit first. It was placed within a small box made from a special kind of jade meant to keep the medicinal properties of the herb within intact.
With a strong feeling of anticipation, Bai Rouyun opened the box and looked at the beautiful green fruit that was placed within.
A sweet scent permeated within the bathroom, and Bai Rouyun steadied her mind before she picked up the fruit and slowly began to savor it.
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