After I Became A Divine Beast In An Immortal Sect [Transmigration into a Book] - Chapter 2

Early the next morning, Cheng Suxi guided the spiritual energy she had circulated throughout the night into her dantian. The moment she opened her eyes, she reached for the divine beast egg beside her.

After being nourished with spiritual energy the previous day, the surface of the eggshell had finally regained some luster and looked much healthier.

Cheng Suxi extended a finger and gently nudged it. The round egg wobbled inside the jade box.

Finding it inexplicably adorable, Elder Cheng’s lips curved slightly as she fed it a little spiritual energy.

Just like yesterday, the spiritual energy was quickly absorbed without a trace.

Like every mother worried that her child might not eat enough and become malnourished, Cheng Suxi generously continued pouring spiritual energy into the egg until the little creature inside could absorb no more.

Satisfied, she withdrew her hand and found a simple yet elegant pouch to place the egg in. After drawing a protective formation on its exterior, she tied the pouch around her waist.

Inside the eggshell, Hua Ling, who had been fed until she was completely full first thing in the morning, lazily turned over, smacked her lips, and continued sleeping soundly.

……

Of the five peaks, including the main peak, Xianmiao Peak had the fewest disciples. Even counting all its servants and stewards, it only had a few dozen people, making it seem especially quiet and deserted.

However, on the seventh and fifteenth days of every month, Xuerong Square halfway up Xianmiao Peak became extraordinarily lively.

That was because Elder Lingxi would establish a lecture platform there to expound upon the Dao and answer the disciples’ questions.

Today happened to be the seventh.

When Cheng Suxi arrived at the lecture platform, the square was already packed with a bustling crowd. People filled the area from one end to the other, all craning their necks in anticipation.

Most of them were disciples from the other peaks who had come to sit in on her lecture.

This had always been a tradition of the Qianyuan Sect.

Although the disciples belonged to different peaks, they were ultimately members of the same sect. Exchanging insights and sparring with one another were excellent ways to strengthen the bonds between disciples and deepen their sense of belonging to the sect.

Therefore, rather than preventing disciples from attending lectures on other peaks, the Qianyuan Sect strongly encouraged it.

Upon seeing Cheng Suxi arrive, a man dressed in fitted martial robes stepped forward and bowed.

“Peak Master, Yunlan was injured during his training expedition and is currently recuperating in his room. I am afraid he will be unable to attend today.”

“Is it serious?”

“They are only superficial wounds. He should recover after resting for several days.”

Cheng Suxi turned her hand over, and a small green jade bottle appeared in her palm.

“Yunmo, deliver this bottle of Flesh-Regenerating Dew to Yunlan on my behalf.”

“Thank you, Peak Master.”

Cheng Suxi nodded slightly before turning and ascending the elevated platform.

The disciples immediately fell silent. A dignified voice sounded from above.

“Today, we will begin with the principle that ‘the Dao follows nature.’ The way of nature lies in stillness. The Dao of Heaven and Earth permeates all things, while the transformations of yin and yang proceed in accordance with their natural course…”

Unlike the sect’s scripture instructors, who explained cultivation techniques line by line, Cheng Suxi’s teachings were far more profound and consequently much more obscure and difficult to understand.

However, gaining even the slightest glimpse of the principles within her words could bring tremendous benefits to one’s cultivation realm.

Cheng Suxi did not speak loudly, yet her voice could be heard clearly from every corner of the square. After listening for a while, the disciples felt their spiritual minds become clear and tranquil, with all distracting thoughts swept away.

The disciples beneath the platform listened with complete concentration, holding their breath for fear of missing even a single word.

It was only after Cheng Suxi finished speaking that they simultaneously released a breath of turbid air.

“Although Elder Lingxi is far too solemn and intimidating, I feel as though my cultivation realm improves every time I attend her lectures. I’m suddenly a little envious of our fellow disciples from Xianmiao Peak!”

“Could you endure living on Xianmiao Peak for an entire month?”

“That is true. How could Xianmiao Peak compare to our Hanyun Peak, where the breeze is gentle, the sun is warm, and the mountains and waters are beautiful? Here, a single exhaled breath can turn into several grains of ice.”

“That is because none of you know how to appreciate it! Without this endless frozen wilderness, how could there be the snow-covered Qianfeng Cliff, the Thousand-Leaf Lotuses that flourish proudly amid frost and snow, or the Ice Spirit Foxes that cross the snow without leaving a trace? Every gain must come with a price!”

“I have to admit that Xianmiao Peak’s heavenly treasures are truly enviable!”

The disciples’ noisy chatter brought a trace of vitality to the usually cold and desolate Xianmiao Peak.

Standing upon the elevated platform, Cheng Suxi took in everything before her.

She remembered the fellow disciples who had died during the great war. In the past, they had also laughed and quarreled like this…

She sighed silently, swept her sleeve, and abruptly vanished.

……

“Senior Brother Yunmo, have you noticed that the chill surrounding the Peak Master has grown even stronger?”

After seeing the figure on the elevated platform depart, a round-faced young man leaned toward the black-clad man in fitted martial robes and whispered.

“Yunsheng, do not recklessly discuss the Peak Master.”

With a stern expression, Yunmo warned his excessively talkative junior brother.

“I know where to draw the line. I would never carelessly mention it to disciples from the other peaks.”

The round-faced young man waved a hand dismissively before continuing, “Although the Peak Master has always seemed cold, it was never as severe as it has been lately. Now, merely approaching her makes me feel as though I’m about to freeze solid.”

“The Peak Master cultivates ice techniques. Perhaps she is about to achieve a breakthrough…”

Yunmo casually fabricated an explanation before raising his head to look toward the summit. A trace of concern flashed through his eyes.

The round-faced young man, however, believed him completely, and his eyes filled with admiration.

“The Peak Master is amazing!”

“Mm.”

The only genius in the thousand-year history of the Qianyuan Sect to reach the Nascent Soul realm before the age of one hundred could hardly be described with the simple word “amazing.”

“Senior Brother, you’re going to visit Senior Brother Yunlan later, aren’t you? I’ll come with you!”

“All right.”

……

Several more days passed in the blink of an eye.

After being nourished every day with Cheng Suxi’s spiritual energy, Hua Ling finally regained full consciousness.

While unconscious, she had received the bloodline inheritance of her current body. She finally understood that she was not suffering from a terminal illness.

Instead, she had become an egg.

Alas, how did I suddenly get expelled from the human race for no reason?

Hua Ling turned over inside the eggshell, feeling somewhat irritated.

The bloodline inheritance had only taught her a few racial abilities, such as how to cultivate using spiritual energy, how to break through the shell and be born, and how to distinguish different auras.

It had not provided her with any other useful information.

As a result, she did not even know what kind of world she was currently in. She only vaguely understood that she was some kind of avian spiritual beast.

The only comforting thing was that her current situation appeared to be safe.

The spiritual energy that regularly flowed into the egg every day was undeniable proof of that.

Moving her neck, which had yet to grow strong, and feeling the sticky egg fluid surrounding her, Hua Ling sighed.

There’s no point thinking so much about it. I should break out of this shell first!

Thus, in order to hatch as soon as possible, Hua Ling began diligently cultivating according to her inheritance from the moment she awakened.

From Cheng Suxi’s perspective, this manifested as a sudden increase in the amount of spiritual energy the divine beast egg absorbed each day.

Although the consumption was not enough to overwhelm her, nourishing the egg was no longer as effortless as before.

Instead of worrying her, this development allowed Cheng Suxi to breathe a sigh of relief.

As a divine beast, an Ice Luan required a great deal of energy throughout the incubation process to ensure that the hatchling developed properly.

Had the egg continued absorbing as little spiritual energy as before, Cheng Suxi would have worried that the hatchling might eventually die within the shell.

In truth, the best method of taming an Ice Luan would be to form a contract with it now, before the hatchling emerged.

Elder Jingming had originally harbored precisely that intention, which was why he had taken the egg away from Xianmiao Peak.

He simply had not expected an Ice Luan’s egg to be so difficult to hatch.

After all those twists and turns, the egg had ultimately returned to Xianmiao Peak and into Cheng Suxi’s hands.

Cheng Suxi had shared a close relationship with the deceased Ice Luan, so naturally, she would never take advantage of the young divine beast’s vulnerable state.

She only wished to safely raise the little creature inside the egg, thereby bringing the karmic bond between herself and the Ice Luan to a proper conclusion.

Author’s Note

Hua Ling: I have to eat until I’m full so I can hatch as soon as possible!

Cheng Suxi: I take back what I said yesterday. Incubating an egg truly isn’t easy.