[Water Drawing Level 2 (326/1000)]

This was Chen Xu's original progress in cultivating the Water Drawing Technique.

With this epiphany, the Food Cauldron Celestial Book beside him opened, and the progress of the Water Drawing Technique instantly leaped to [Water Drawing Level 2 (435/1000)].

He breathed in the cold mountain wind and felt the coolness of the water in the wind.

Inspirations surged within his chest like tides, like rivers rushing, or like snowflakes fluttering.

Amidst the flying snowflakes, the rain fell more freely and joyously.

The scope of this rain wasn't large overall, roughly around twenty zhang in radius.

But for Chen Xu at this moment, it was a wonderful progress, a significant breakthrough!

[Water Drawing Level 2 (526/1000)]

Inspiration jumped like rolling beads, with various flourishing water-based ideas bursting from Chen Xu's mind.

He carefully comprehended, memorized, and practiced.

Thus, again and again, the experience in Water Drawing Technique increased.

Until Chen Xu felt he was finally at his limit, and suddenly the little mouse in the Spirit Garden Pouch at his waist exclaimed: "Scholar, quick, there's a surprise over there, follow it and you'll find last year's snow!"

The shout of the mouse was not exactly earth-shattering, but it was indeed as striking as a bolt from the blue.

Chen Xu immediately reacted, his own Divine Thought was also very keen, and he realized something right away.

He instantly moved his feet, gracefully rose with Wind Control, and in just a blink, he saw not far to his east a snow-white figure flash and disappear behind a boulder covered in snow.

Chen Xu made a decisive move, instantly propelled himself with Qi to catch up.

He had Wind Control Skill, and the peculiar strides of Ten Steps Kill One, enabling him to cross a ten-step distance in an instant, creating a blink-like effect.

This speed, saying it was as fast as lightning wouldn't be an exaggeration.

But the fleeting figure ahead was even more magical, Chen Xu could hardly see it clearly, but it seemed vaguely humanoid—

Yet with Chen Xu's sharp perception and Microscopic Ability, he could immediately determine that it was definitely not a real "person".

The entity's aura was truly intriguing, humanoid yet in Chen Xu's probing senses, it clearly was just "a cluster of snow".

Imagine trying to chase a "cluster of snow" in the vast snowy mountains, a cluster as swift as a fleeting white colt in the blink of an eye, how challenging would that be?

Fortunately, Chen Xu had the little mouse.

Ah Shi poked his little head out of the Spirit Garden Pouch, urgently directing: "Scholar, go west, quick, then south… oh, up! Quickly quickly quickly..."

Wei Yuan had already returned to the basket on Chen Xu's back when Chen Xu started running like the wind.

At this moment, it was holding tightly onto the basket's rim, though its body swayed ceaselessly, it continued to firmly grip the basket.

Watching Chen Xu ahead and behind, he truly seemed like a wisp of blue smoke soaring over the snowy peaks.

Oppositely, there was also a wisp of white smoke.

That white smoke carried not a hint of fire qi, it was like a wisp of celestial mist from the heavens, or a sprite in the snow.

It darted swiftly, faster than the human eye, and perhaps even faster than time itself.

At times, Chen Xu could only catch a fleeting afterimage, but as soon as that afterimage vanished before him, the true white silhouette appeared dozens of feet away.

The little mouse was anxious beyond measure, wishing it could transform into the image of its ancestor, instantly becoming a hundred-zhang giant mouse, pinning the slippery little thing down with one claw.

"Zhi zhi zhi!" It was so anxious it spoke in mouse language instead of human words.

Fortunately, Chen Xu could understand mouse language, so when the little mouse switched to mouse language, their interactions became more concise and rapid.

In a sudden, fleeting moment, Chen Xu's mind instinctively activated and employed Netherworld.

Then, he suddenly appeared beside a peculiar rock dozens of zhang away.

He reached out and grabbed.

The snow-white silhouette moving swiftly suddenly, unexpectedly, collided into Chen Xu's palm as naturally as a swallow flying into a forest!

"Zhi—"

A sharp cry rang out.

Chen Xu only felt that what he captured wasn't a living thing, but seemed more like a cluster of flowing snowflakes, or a wisp of ephemeral spiritual qi.

In a fraction of a moment, that spiritual qi was about to slip away through Chen Xu's fingers.

But Chen Xu suddenly had an idea, and Spirit Manipulation Technique unfolded.

Then, an interesting scene unfolded.

The cluster of snowflakes which his bare hand couldn't capture, when touched by Spirit Manipulation Technique, suddenly let out a soft exclamation: "Ah!"

This sound was surprisingly sweet, no longer the previous sharp call, but sounding like a genuine human voice.

Looking closer, Chen Xu saw what he held was not a flowing cluster of snowflakes at all.

This was actually a gracefully petite and lively maiden!

Of course, since she was only three feet tall and entirely snow-white with no distinct facial features, just the snowy face with a dainty nose, under which the lips were also made of snow—

It therefore wasn't exactly a true maiden.

She was more like a spirit of the snow, small, charming, without defined features, yet seemed exceedingly cute.

And what Chen Xu had caught was precisely the slender waist of the little Snow Spirit.

The Snow Spirit puffed her cheeks and huffed: "Ah ah ah ee ee ee..."

She couldn't speak human language, but interestingly, Chen Xu could understand her bizarre murmurs.

The Snow Spirit meant: It hurts, bad sister, let me go! I don't want to play anymore.

As for why the Snow Spirit called Chen Xu "sister", perhaps it was due to the snow chase, or possibly because Chen Xu's spellcasting on the snowy peak caused the Snow Spirit to regard Chen Xu as her kin.

Chen Xu chuckled helplessly, promptly correcting her seriously: "I'm not sister, I am brother."

The Snow Spirit tilted her head: "Ah ah ah, brother..."

What is brother?

In her concept, there was simply no existence of a "brother".

Listening to the little Snow Spirit's incessant chirping, her voice was sweetly melodious, Chen Xu momentarily felt that "brother" didn't quite fit, it really was somewhat overly familiar.

He added: "Call me brother... no, my name is Chen Xu, call me by my name."

Despite differing languages, interestingly enough, the Snow Spirit could understand part of Chen Xu's speech.

The Snow Spirit then awkwardly opened her mouth, calling: "Chen, brother..."

Chen Xu: ...

It truly is strange, how wonderful the world can be. Despite differing languages, interestingly enough, the Snow Spirit could understand part of Chen Xu's speech.

The Snow Spirit then awkwardly opened her mouth, calling: "Chen, brother..."

Chen Xu: ...

It truly is strange, how wonderful the world can be. Despite differing languages, interestingly enough, the Snow Spirit could understand part of Chen Xu's speech.

The Snow Spirit then awkwardly opened her mouth, calling: "Chen, brother..."

Chen Xu: ...

It truly is strange, how wonderful the world can be.

, how wonderful the world can be.

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