Painting of the Nine Immortals - Chapter 187

Chapter 187
"What… What is this place?"


A fragile voice rose, making the others stop their movements and turn to look at the source of the noise .
Ling Xian’s eyebrows were tightly knit together, and his face was chalky white . Sitting up straight with some difficulty, he checked out his surroundings, feeling at a loss . Then, his eyes fixated on the five people beside him .
"You have awakened . Seems like your physique isn’t bad or else you wouldn’t be able to wake up so quickly with those injuries of yours . " Yun Yan flashed a smile .
"What is this place?"
Ling Xian asked again, impatiently wanting to figure out his whereabouts . He remembered clearly that he fell into space turbulence when Deputy Xiao Yao smashed the portal . It was thanks to the aid of the Keeper of the Land and Sea did he escape his fate of being cut into several different pieces .
"Shi Ao Island . " Yu Yan looked at Ling Xian, deep in thoughts .
"Shi Ao Island?"
Ling Xian froze . Remembering the book "Geography of the Taoism Community", he couldn’t help it but to out squeeze a bitter smile . "I see . So I was transported to one of the 36 islands . "
"I assume you are not a Shi Ao Island local . "
Yun Yan was naturally intelligent . From Ling Xian’s blank stare and that bitter smile, she figured out that he was not one born and raised on this island .


"Yes, I have only come to this land by accident . " Ling Xian nodded . Though he didn’t have a full grasp on the conditions of these 36 islands, he has read enough to know that these islands are not linked with the nine continents . That meant this place would not have a spatial portal .
If he attempted to fly back to land, it would take him at least 30 years .
This made Ling Xian feel rather helpless . Though, he wasn’t very troubled by it . To have salvaged his life from space turbulence and to not be in the middle the ocean was already super fortunate of him .
Once space turbulence occurred, even those in the original level could not avoid it . The lucky ones were not shredded to pieces but were rather transported to a random place in the Taoism world .
For Ling Xian to have been transported to Shi Ao Island was an expected and reasonable result . As to whether or not he could get himself back to the continents would depend on luck and he would simply have to go with the flow .
"I see . " Yun Yan nodded . She could tell that Ling Xian wasn’t willing to disclose much about himself, so she didn’t press on further .
Looking at the beautiful lady before him, Ling Xian understood what happened while he was unconscious . Smiling, he said, "It seems like you saved me . I am Ling Xian, and I thank you for saving my life . "
Then, he subconsciously tried to stand up to bow . However, the moment he used his muscles, he felt a heart-piercing pain, making him frown and sweat .
"Don’t move . Your injuries are grave . It is best if you lie down and rest . " Yun Yan raised an eyebrow . Seeing through Ling Xian’s intentions, she waved her hand as a way to tell him there was no need for grand gestures .
"I can’t believe I am so badly hurt that I can barely stand . " Ling Xian smiled wryly . He noticed that more than half of his bones broke, and much of his meridians were cracked . Luckily, his dantian was unhurt . Therefore, as long as he rested and took some medicinal Dan, he would recover .
"There is no need to be so polite with me . It wasn’t a difficult thing to do," Yun Yan softly grinned and walked towards Ling Xian . She pushed a piece of wolf meat towards his lips and said, "Eat some . This is the meat of a beast . It will help reenergize you . "


Looking at the steam given off by the wolf meat, Ling Xian shook his head, indicating that he didn’t want it .

With his training, he no longer needed food to replenish his spiritual energy . If it were dragon meat before him, it would’ve been helpful . But to eat a Ninth-Realm beast’s meat was useless and may even drag his body down .
Cultivators’ bodies were like a bright mirror . It needed to be clean in order to reflect the pure heaven and earth spirits one feeds their body . Only with purity could cultivators reach a high level of training .
Of course, once one reaches a high enough level, none of this matters . Even if they eat raw meat and drink blood, their training wouldn’t be affected .
However, Ling Xian has yet to reach that level, therefore he must reject her niceness .
Seeing this, the younger sister Yun Meng scorned, "Who do you think you are? My sister kindly feeds you food and you say no?"
"Meng, no need to be rude . "
Yun Yan waved her hand as she continued to stare at the handsome youth . "Since you do not need it . Then it’s fine . "
"Thank you . " Ling Xian faintly smiled . "I wonder, what is your name?"
"I am Yun Yan, and this is my little sister . Her name is Yun Meng," Yun Yan pointed at her sister and introduced with a bright beam .
"I will remember your names and what you did for me today . I will repay you greatly . " Ling Xian nodded respectively .
"Just take a good rest . "
Yun Yan laughed carelessly . In her eyes, Ling Xian was simply a lost traveler or someone who was being chased . She helped him out not in the hope of getting something in return . On top of that, she didn’t think Ling Xian would have anything he could return .
When she used her spiritual energy just now to help Ling Xian digest the medicinal Dan, she felt the lack of spiritual energy in his body . In other words, she thought Ling Xian was a mere mortal not on the cultivation journey .
What could a mere mortal possibly have that can act as a repayment to her?
As the eldest daughter of the Yun Clan and a cultivator with a level seven Qi, she was considered to be a genius where she was from . There was no reason for her to take what Ling Xian said seriously .
Of course, this was all in her head .
Though Ling Xian’s was badly hurt, he still had spiritual energy in him . It was because Yun Yan’s training was too low and because his unconscious body hid his spiritual energy, Yun Yan could not detect it in his body .
Seeing the indifferent reaction from Yun Yan, Ling Xian understood . He did not try any harder at convincing her of his capabilities nor did he say "thank you" any more . The repayment for gratitude should be made with actions, not words . Saying it once was enough, saying it multiple times would just bring annoyance .
"Miss, you can continue with what you are doing, there is no need to pay attention to me . "
After a faint smile, Ling Xian slowly closed his eyes, and his soul entered the Painting of the Nine Immortals .
Under a normal circumstance, he would not have an out of body experience because this meant his physical body would not be able to move . If someone attacks him right now, Ling Xian would have no means of defending .
Since these people beside him have saved his life, he trusted that they would not hurt him .
Seeing Ling Xian closing his eyes, Yun Yan softly walked back and sat beside the fire, continuing to enjoy the delicious wolf meat .
"Hmmph, he doesn’t even appreciate those who are nice to him," Yun Yan ridiculed .
"Maybe he is a foundational cultivator who’s body cannot take any tainted meat, which is why he didn’t eat the wolf meat . " Yun Yan brightly smiled . However, her tone was mostly sarcastic . It was obvious that she really didn’t believe Ling Xian would be a foundational cultivator .
"Elder sis you sure are funny . His age is even younger than mine . Plus he was covered in blood . What a mess! How could he a foundational cultivator?" Yun Meng laughed .
The others, too, chuckled . It was apparent that none of them believed Ling Xian would be a strong foundational cultivator .
Their laughter was not malicious nor sarcastic . They simply did not believe .
To these people, foundational cultivators were like undefeatable Immortals . They only existed in legends . In the entire Yun clan, there was only one foundational cultivator . Compared to this flustered youth before them, how could he be on the same level as the Yun Clan’s protector?
"Alright, let’s eat quickly and take a good night of rest . Tomorrow we must continue our journey . "
Yun Yan grinned lightly, ending the topic .