"If you dare hurt him, I will ensure your soul is utterly destroyed!"

Fu Manman's heart surged with overwhelming malice, a blistering emotion that almost scalded the red-robed woman emerging from the umbrella's surface.

The red-robed woman froze for a moment, an inexplicable chill running through her, as if sensing this individual was even more vicious than herself.

Golden threads sprung from Fu Manman's eyes, about to fill her entire pupils.

Suddenly, the umbrella's surface began to tremble violently. The red-robed woman let out a sharp scream, her figure becoming much more illusory in an instant,

"What did that dog do, what did he do! Ah! Damn it! My external incarnation! The external incarnation I painstakingly solidified!"

She glared fiercely at Fu Manman,

"Gone, all gone!"

The golden threads in Fu Manman's eyes instantly receded. Then, she noticed that the red-robed woman's aura weakened significantly.

She reacted quickly, without a moment's hesitation,

"Chilling Cicada!"

Mobilizing celestial energy once more, she nurtured ice blocks beneath the red-robed woman, which exploded like cicadas.

The icy breath transformed by the celestial energy surged outward, instantly breaking through the red-robed woman's restraints on her.

Once free, she launched another move, freezing the surrounding rainwater, summoning it together to construct an icy prison, trapping the red umbrella within.

The red-robed woman on the umbrella screamed horribly, her spectral voice chilling, but no matter how she struggled, she couldn't break free.

With her external incarnation collapsing, she suffered severe damage, and on top of being previously torn apart by Fu Manman, she was now powerless to resist further.

At this moment, Fan Wubing strode through the rain, already soaked to the skin.

Seeing him unharmed, Fu Manman immediately broke into a smile, the malice lingering around them dissipating instantly.

She walked up to him,

"You're okay."

Fan Wubing nodded,

"I'm fine. How about you?"

Fu Manman was about to speak when her head suddenly grew heavy. She wobbled, her Protective Gang Qi dissipating, rain drenching her body. Holding onto Fan Wubing's arm, she barely steadied herself, forcing a smile,

"I'm okay."

"You call this okay?" Fan Wubing wrapped her shoulder in his arms.

Feeling the man's breath and warmth, Fu Manman's muddled mind suddenly became alert. She took a deep breath, a sickly blush appearing on her face, then let out a startled cry, breaking free from Fan Wubing's embrace, and stood shivering on the side.

For someone with severe social anxiety, this was too overwhelming.

Fan Wubing immediately sensed the turmoil of energy within her, paused for a moment, then retrieved the immortal snacks he had made from the Qiankun Bag,

"Eat a little, stabilize your energy first."

Fu Manman accepted the snack, trembling slightly. She was somewhat reluctant to eat it, as it was given personally by him.

But he stared intently, unwilling to look away until he saw her finish eating.

She had no choice but to consume it bite by bite.

Seeing her energy stabilize, Fan Wubing then turned his gaze towards the red umbrella.

With the Unwarranted Qi Creation Skill fully activated, he could perceive the present aura of the red umbrella clearly.

Yin energy dominated, followed by creation energy, all the celestial energy accumulated had completely dispersed.

"What a pity..."

Fan Wubing, disliking the waste of celestial energy, clicked his tongue and said,

"You, a mere umbrella housing a vengeful spirit turned monster, truly considered yourself a Great Demon."

Just now, while devouring the external incarnation of the red umbrella, "Lustful Tongue" digested an extra reward. That was—

["The Life of the Umbrella's Vengeful Spirit"]

Much like savoring a dish, obtaining its recipe, consuming a Demon Core, gaining insight into the monstrous beast's cultivation journey.

After absorbing the red umbrella's external incarnation, he gained the entire life of the red umbrella's cultivation.

It told of,

In this Nanlai City, there was a large household of the He Family. The He Family had a young lady, beautiful like a celestial maiden, named "He Nianyu."

He Nianyu, met a scholar from the east of the city at a gathering in Nan'an City, enchanted by his talent, she frequently associated with him. Later, the scholar was hired by the He Family as a private tutor, teaching the young ones in the family.

Thus, He Nianyu interacted with him even more. Over time, feelings developed, contrasting emotions blossomed.

Such mutual feelings could only be hidden in the shadows, not brought to light. Because this scholar was without origin, accolades, or wealth, indeed a "pure person."

Subsequently, He Nianyu reached the age of marriage.

Wealthy families in the city came forward proposing marriage. Ultimately, a marriage was arranged, a date chosen, dowries prepared, and the union was to be.

Elopement.

The two thought of this, a scene replayed in countless stories, a love tale to impress heavens and earth.

That day, it poured heavily, and they arranged to elope.

He Nianyu's burning heart, untouched by the torrential rain, donned her bridal attire, holding a red umbrella, waiting on the appointed bridge.

However, it was not the scholar who arrived, but someone delivering a message on his behalf.

The scholar said, indeed they were two different kinds of people, how could they spend their lives together? Rather she marries her wealthy husband, and he weds his ordinary wife.

He Nianyu's beautiful dream shattered, heartbroken, she drowned herself in the river.

The vengeful spirit unyielding, hid within the umbrella, waiting to be found. One day, during heavy rain, the one who found the umbrella, passed under a parasol tree, where He Nianyu seized a wisp of creative energy and thus began cultivating. Holding a grudge against all lovers, once she mastered her external incarnation, she exclusively enticed men, breaking others' marriages.

"This spirit took Fu Manman and I for lovers. Just as well, I had previously planned to abandon Manman and escape alone, offending her deeply to the point of her not sparing her main body just to kill me."

Fan Wubing thought this, understanding He Nianyu's motives.

The red umbrella was now in tatters, the vengeful spirit of He Nianyu on its surface hanging by a thread,

"You, you deliberately led my external avatar away!"

Fan Wubing said,

"I was almost fooled by you. At first, I thought the umbrella was your external avatar."

"Disgusting! You deceitful dog!"

Fan Wubing laughed and said,

"Are you referring to your beloved?"

He Nianyu's ghostly spirit trembled, astonished,

"You... how did you know?"

Fan Wubing said earnestly,

"If I told you I'm an Immortal from the outside, would you believe me?"

"Out... outside? What outside?"

Fan Wubing didn't explain further. It seemed like the people in this Nanlai City, whether mortal or demonic, were unaware that they lived at the bottom of the well, thinking what was beneath and above them was everything.

"Harming the world, your sins are unforgivable. It's time for you to disperse."

He didn't say much, using the Unwarranted Qi Creation Skill to dispel He Nianyu's lingering resentment.

After the resentment dispersed, he was about to absorb the remaining scant celestial aura and demon power when he saw the broken red umbrella suddenly reassemble itself, becoming flawless with no trace of damage. Vaguely, he sensed something burrowing into his body.

It was a wisp of mysterious Qi.

Feeling this wisp of Qi, he was momentarily stunned, and an intuition surfaced in his mind,

"Is this... the true blessing? All that time spent with Fu Manman, searching at street stalls, wasn't true blessing? Just scattered good fortune? No wonder it was so easily found."

He attempted to comprehend this wisp of Qi. At first, he didn't use the Unwarranted Qi Creation Skill, but what he comprehended was extremely obscure. It seemed like it would take a lot of time to fully understand this Qi.

This is where the advantages of the Unwarranted Qi Creation Skill became apparent. Anything relating to 'Qi' can be dismantled by this skill. The evolved Unwarranted Qi Creation Skill was even stronger in this regard.

With a slight operation of the Unwarranted Qi Creation Skill, he thoroughly analyzed this wisp of Qi.

[No unwarranted thoughts, no thoughts, no measures]

[You have clarified the cause and effect of past and present lives, liberated the 'resentful spirit in the umbrella,' eliminated karmic layers, and thus transformed your own being]

Immediately, his mind formed a mist-like fruit, or it could be said a fruit-like mist.

Creation?

That wisp of Qi was indeed creation Qi!

Only, it's not yet clear whether this creation is innate from the Heavenly Dao or the afterlives generated in this blessed land due to the Dao Ancestor's departure to the mortal world.

He tried to touch this mist, this fruit. Then a hint appeared,

[Seven Luminaries Rain Control Skill]

[Attribute-less Divine Technique]

[Grade: None]

[You can summon wind and call rain. In the wind and rain, the positive effects you receive will be somewhat enhanced, and the negative effects will be somewhat reduced.]

"Is this... weather enhancement?"

An attribute-less, grade-less Divine Technique!

"Hiss—"

Is this what the true blessing has to offer? Surely, it's unparalleled by normal scattered fortunes.

He hurriedly learned the Seven Luminaries Rain Control Skill, and it was just the right moment for a downpour.

Fan Wubing stood in the rain, feeling the healing changes from the Unwarranted Qi Creation Skill.

Previously, it was 0.1% per second, now it's 0.11% per second!

An increase of ten percent! And this was just after learning the Divine Technique. If perfected, the effect would surely be further enhanced!

Strong! Very strong!

Fan Wubing's heart was stirred.

This true blessing was simply marvelous! The spot in the Peach Blossom Spring was not sought in vain.

He happily picked up the red umbrella from the ground and smiled at Fu Manman,

"Manman, let's go home."

"Should we... use an umbrella?"

"Of course, just one umbrella."

Fu Manman's stabilized Qi was stirred again.

In the rainy night,

The girl returning home late, under the red umbrella, beside the young man, her thoughts were in disarray.

...

"Hahaha! Only the first day, the very first day, and someone's already received a true blessing. Zhu Zixuan, I think this time you'll surely lose to me!"

In the clouds, He Youyi's face was full of smiles.

The young Daoist lying on the cloud kept his eyes closed,

"Only the first day, no rush. Some people have early luck, but once they gain a blessing, they often fade into obscurity with no further gains."

"Really? I think not."

"You're just like before, always holding hope for young people."

"Otherwise, who would I hold hope for? I think you're like a thousand-year drinker of ice, your hot blood has cooled."

"Hmph hmph—"

The young Daoist hummed a distant tune, speaking no more.

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