Starting My Cultivation With Time Management - Chapter 1074 - 53: Life!_2

Chapter 1074: Chapter 53: Life!_2

The only problem was the overwhelming light and heat, which obstructed vision and made divine sense unclear. However, with the scanning and positioning of the Kunlun Mirror, it was no matter.

One person and one mirror cooperated seamlessly, traversing through the earth fire as if walking on flat ground. This first startled Shi Liuli, then as she came to her senses, she became quite jealous.

She had initially thought that the Kunlun Qiong Ying was the great enemy, but unexpectedly, the romantic rival was right next to her!

Although the Kunlun Mirror was only an Innate Spiritual Treasure, according to what Shi Liuli knew, there were quite a few historical cases where the artifact spirit, after transforming, became romantically involved with the original master… After all, if not for affection, why would a perfectly good magical treasure transform?

She was not in a hurry to probe, merely observing the interactions between the two quietly.

Combining the hexagram divination, she could see that the relationship between Chen Guanshui and the Kunlun Mirror was indeed close, yet not to the point of complete mutual trust—there seemed to be some underlying discord between them.

Watching their words and actions, filled with laughter, it was as if there were no problems at all, indicating that the discord must be quite profound.

After all, if it were just a minor conflict, why bother to conceal it so deliberately?

Even with Shi Liuli’s intelligence as sharp as ice and snow, she couldn’t quite grasp the nature of their relationship for the moment, but this did not interfere with her subsequent plans.

Shifting direction from the earth fire and then travelling several miles through the rock layers, Shi Liuli performed divination to confirm that Jiang Lian would not be able to find them for a while.

The first stage was declared over; the second stage could begin.

She followed silently, suddenly saying:

“According to my divination, the pursuing enemies behind us should have left.”

“That’s good then.” The Kunlun Mirror replied casually, only to hear Shi Liuli say again, “Next, we need to find a place to continue refining the Heaven-Mending Stone.”

“However, this time we must be more careful, unlike the previous rough approach.”

“What do you mean?” Chen Guanshui asked curiously.

“Literally,” Shi Liuli said calmly. “Even within the same earth fire vein, the heat at different locations varies greatly; sometimes the heat of the main vein and the branch veins can differ by dozens of times.”

“If we randomly choose a branch vein, the insufficient heat would affect the efficiency of refining the Heaven-Mending Stone, wouldn’t it be inappropriate?”

Is there such a matter to consider? The Kunlun Mirror looked at Chen Guanshui in surprise.

Chen Guanshui did not fully understand either, but considering that Liuli was, after all, a sword casting expert, he made an expression as if he completely understood and nodded.

Thus, the Kunlun Mirror was convinced and said:

“Then we must find the main vein with the highest heat!”

“In that case, I’ll have to trouble Ah Jing,” Shi Liuli instructed. “You just follow this earth vein forward, if you encounter a fork, choose a direction first and continue probing.”

“If the heat decreases as you proceed, it means you are on a branch vein, so return and choose the other path.”

“Simply put, if the heat continues to increase, keep moving forward; if not, then backtrack?” The Kunlun Mirror summarized.

“Exactly!” Shi Liuli smiled and said, “Ah Jing, you’re very clever, just go ahead and scan like that.”

The Kunlun Mirror paused for a moment, suddenly feeling a surge of emotion.

Why did I choose Chen Guanshui, this fool, as my host back then? Where is Liuli Lady lacking? Although she is not a visitor from beyond fate, she is also favored by the Heavenly Dao, isn’t she?

“Then I will go scan now.” She turned around with a slight nasal tone, then quickly vanished through teleportation.

“This Ah Jing’s demeanor is a bit strange?” Chen Guanshui, rubbing his chin, was pondering when he heard Shi Liuli say:

“Husband, I’m a bit tired; could you make a one-room one-living space for me?”

This conversation might seem abrupt to other cultivators, but with Shi Liuli, it was only natural—she even carried cooking spices with her when traveling, so her pursuit of life quality was apparent.

Chen Guanshui then used the Five Elements Divine Light, quickly expanding the surrounding cave room, further smoothing out a stone bed, stone table, and stone benches for resting.

Shi Liuli sat by the edge of the stone bed, touching the rim under her, said:

“It’s too coarse.”

“Just make do and rest.” Chen Guanshui said casually, “It’s not like it’s a permanent residence cave dwelling.”

“True.” Shi Liuli took out a storage bag and then pulled out several thick layers of quilts, laying them on the stone bed.

“Liuli… what are you doing?” Chen Guanshui asked in surprise.

“Sleeping.” Shi Liuli replied.

“Oh.” Chen Guanshui watched as she took out a candlestick and a red candle, lighting it on the stone table beside, unable to help but ask again, “What is this then?”

Th𝐢ṡ ςh@p𝘵𝘦r 𝒾ṡ pɵ𝙨𝘵𝓮𝙙 b𝗒 Ƙ𝒾𝖙ɛ𝗇ℴ𝗏℮𝙡

“For illumination.” Shi Liuli said.

“We’re both cultivators, spells can be used for illumination.” Chen Guanshui said, puzzled.

“I’m lazy.” Shi Liuli said.

For some reason, ever since Ah Jing left, Liuli Lady became quite sparing with words.

Chen Guanshui sighed, watching Shi Liuli take out a bronze mirror, pulling out the hairpin from her hair, letting her cascading black hair flow down.

This inexplicably reminded him of the former Miss Shi, who was often too lazy to tie her hair after getting up, wandering around the Heavenly Craft Workshop disheveled, and being rebuked by Elder Shi Ding a few times, only then reluctantly going back to her room to wash and tidy up.

After Elder Shi Ding’s demise, she was no longer the innocent and carefree of the past. Her daily routine of washing, dressing, and tying her hair was done meticulously—after which she would even help Luo Yan with his clothes, demonstrating unparalleled diligence.

Chen Guanshui carefully scrutinized Shi Liuli’s profile, realizing that her appearance was not as elegantly distinctive as Xu Yinglian, nor as bright and grand as An Zhisu, even less as enchantingly charming as Jiang Lian, and slightly less refined and cute than the little fox.