Chapter 362: Chapter 361: If You Have the Guts, Kick Me Off the Bed
Out on the deep sea, Jiang Zuo stood atop Chaos, gazing at his surroundings. It was truly an endless ocean.
"We’re going to the Holy Land?" Jiang Zuo asked Su Qi.
Su Qi had just finished changing into a new outfit.
She was injured, so she wore something that would cover her wounds, making her still look as beautiful and perfect as ever.
Fortunately, they were only minor injuries, nothing serious.
Su Qi sat to the side and said, "That’s right. We have to go back and check on things, and I need to find the next part of my Cultivation Technique while I’m at it."
"I chose that Cultivation Technique back when I was still a student. I’ve never switched, and it’s always felt natural to practice."
Jiang Zuo, however, didn’t care what Cultivation Technique Su Qi was practicing. Her Cultivation was shooting up so fast that it surely had nothing to do with the technique itself.
Jiang Zuo just pointed at the ocean and asked, "So, do you know which way the Holy Land is?"
"Of course not. It was an emergency back then; how could I have paid attention to directions? Now that you’re awake, why would I need to?" Su Qi said, full of confidence.
She did have a point, though.
Jiang Zuo had no way to refute her.
Ignoring Su Qi, he took out his phone. Unfortunately, there was no signal.
’If I’d known, I would have brought Duan Qiao. At least then I wouldn’t have to worry about the signal.’
Suddenly, Jiang Zuo thought of something. The Chaos they were on was just a projection, with strength around Tier Four.
’So, with Su Qi’s Tier Three strength, how long can she maintain its Summoning?’
’After all, a projection barely has any of the original Chaos’s consciousness.’
’It would be difficult for it to stick around for long.’
’Summoning the actual being is what lasts the longest.’
Jiang Zuo looked at Su Qi. "This thing under our feet, how much longer can it hold on?"
Su Qi grinned. "Probably another ten minutes."
"And you’re still smiling? Are we supposed to swim back?" No matter how powerful Jiang Zuo was, he couldn’t fly back while carrying Su Qi.
’Heaven knows how long it would take to swim back.’
Su Qi stood up, dusted off her pants, and said, "Do you remember what I told you that time I was heading back to the Holy Land?"
’What did she say?’
’How was I supposed to know which time she meant? Her trip back from Chuanhe Town was also a trip back to the Holy Land.’
But he couldn’t let on that he didn’t know, so he could only ask, "What do you mean?"
Su Qi clapped her hands and smiled. "Watch closely, okay?"
With a wave of two fingers, Su Qi sent an Immortal Sword flying out. It even did two flashy spins before stopping steadily in front of her.
Then, a tangible power emerged from within the blade. This power enveloped the sword, causing it to change its form.
It was as if a small sword had transformed into a Giant Sword.
Finally, Su Qi leaped onto the Flying Sword. "Come on, your wife’s here to give you a ride."
"I keep my promises."
Jiang Zuo was stunned. His jaw nearly hit the floor.
’Sword Flight?’
’Su Qi actually knows how to use Sword Flight?’
’Only a pure Sword Cultivator can use Sword Flight at Tier Three, and even then, only after reaching stage 3.3.’
’But Su Qi isn’t a pure Sword Cultivator at all. How could she possibly have learned Sword Flight?’
’Even if she could learn it, isn’t this way too fast?’
’She just finished Crossing the Tribulation.’
’So, what in the world did I marry?’
’Even a prodigy can’t be *this* prodigious.’
This time, Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but ask, "How did you manage that? Isn’t it supposed to be difficult?"
Su Qi smiled. "It was easy. I just thought about it, and it clicked. I read a lot of cultivation insights last time and just absorbed them."
"But isn’t there a difference between theory and practice?"
Su Qi thought for a moment. "Well, I think I saw some stuff in that grotto last time, and then a ray of light was absorbed into me."
"After that, it all just felt really simple."
"I guess that must be why."
Jiang Zuo asked, "A legendary inheritance? Did it come with a Cultivation Technique or anything?"
Su Qi shook her head. "Only insights. But it did have some minor Magic like the Sword Control Technique."
’Then it wasn’t an inheritance. So I still haven’t gotten to the bottom of this.’
’Insights are just insights. You can learn from them, but they aren’t enough to achieve true mastery.’
’I’m starting to understand how Sister Jingyue feels.’
’When faced with Su Qi, she must feel utterly exasperated.’
’After all, even now, Jingyue still can’t fly.’
Once Jiang Zuo stepped onto the Flying Sword, Chaos vanished.
Then Jiang Zuo asked again, "Now can you tell me how long you can keep this up?"
Su Qi froze. She immediately turned her head to look away, scratching it as she said, "Wow, the ocean is so full of water."
Jiang Zuo: "..."
Jiang Zuo then checked Su Qi’s Spiritual Qi fluctuations himself and quickly came to a conclusion.
’A little over half an hour, but less than a full one.’
’Even if she kept chugging pills, Su Qi wouldn’t be able to fly all the way back.’
Jiang Zuo felt completely exasperated.
’So, are we, husband and wife, going to be adrift on the open sea?’
’Adrift on the deep sea for fourteen days?’
’Or maybe surviving on the deep sea for thirteen days?’
At that moment, Su Qi turned to look at Jiang Zuo. "Alright, alright, I didn’t do it on purpose. It was an emergency, I wasn’t thinking straight."
"I was crying my eyes out, my mind was a complete blank."
Jiang Zuo said with a deadpan expression, "But you didn’t cry, did you?"
Su Qi said, aggrieved, "How would you have woken up if I didn’t cry? You’d feel too bad to leave me crying, so you’d wake up and make me happy."
Jiang Zuo stated bluntly, "But I didn’t hear you crying at all. Me waking up had nothing to do with whether you cried or not."
Su Qi stared intently at Jiang Zuo, then kicked him.
And just like that, Jiang Zuo went flying off the sword.
Jiang Zuo: "..."
’If she’s so tough, she should try kicking me off the bed. Or make me sleep on the couch. What’s the big idea, kicking me into the water?’
Jiang Zuo remained expressionless. ’The wrong words have been said, and I’ve already been kicked off. What can I do about it now?’
’This is why he always felt that Su Qi was a violent woman.’
’Still, a pouting Su Qi was truly a beautiful sight.’
’Yes, just like the first time they met.’
’If only things could always be as they were when we first met.’
Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but think this as he looked at Su Qi on her Flying Sword.
* * * * * *
"See? See? We can still fly back. The method I came up with is pretty good, huh?" Su Qi said smugly from atop a block of ice, watching Jiang Zuo dry his clothes.
That’s right. Su Qi had conjured a large block of ice on the water’s surface. This way, when her Spiritual Qi ran out, she could rest here and recover it.
Once she recovered, she could continue flying. Eventually, they would make it back.
They could even make it back if they went in the wrong direction.
Moreover, Su Qi had brought plenty of food, including a good number of Spirit Fruits that came with the bracelet Jingyue had given her.
In any case, they had enough to keep from going hungry for a month or so. They even had Fasting Pills, they just didn’t taste very good.
Jiang Zuo rolled his eyes. So, they were still going to be adrift, and for an indeterminate amount of time.
’If I had a network connection, I could get a direct location. A map-type Magical Treasure would also work.’
’A higher Cultivation would also allow me to pinpoint our location, but unfortunately, I can’t do that right now.’
’The only way to figure out our position is to watch where the sun sets.’
’At least I can find a general direction that way.’
"Why don’t you change? I have clothes for you here," Su Qi asked.
Jiang Zuo shook his head. "I’m used to this one."
It was true. The clothes Su Qi brought were new ones she had bought for him, and Jiang Zuo wasn’t used to them.
Anyway, he had his Fire Elemental Minions. They could dry his clothes for him.
However, today’s Elemental Minions really weren’t up to the task, probably because they still hadn’t recovered from being struck by lightning.
In the end, Jiang Zuo had no choice but to send them away and ask Su Qi for help instead.
The Fire Elemental Minions were extremely disappointed.
It was their failure for not being able to help their Big Brother in his time of need.
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