Chapter 132: The Heavenly Eye?

"Incredible, truly incredible. If even a pig can become an immortal these days, what excuse do you have for not succeeding? This is way more intense than Boruto, isn't it?"

Ye Qiu shook his head, feeling as if he had been struck by lightning. He honestly couldn't fathom how Cao He had managed to achieve immortality. It felt as though he had become an immortal just as inexplicably as Ye Qiu himself had, without either of them having the slightest clue how it happened. Ye Qiu could at least be excused; although he had never studied immortal arts, the vast and righteous energy within him likely stemmed from the books he had poured over. But Cao He? That was beyond his comprehension. *I never taught you any immortal arts, so how on earth did you become an immortal?*

"Wait! His realm doesn't seem to have been attained through cultivation; it was forcibly piled up using these immortal fruits and brews. Holy crap, the truth comes out! No wonder a pig can become an immortal. I was wondering why he was such an oddity, so that’s how it is..."

Once Ye Qiu figured it out, he didn't find it strange anymore. After all, nothing Cao He ate or drank every day was simple; it was perfectly normal. However, despite becoming an immortal, he didn't know a single combat skill, nor did he understand how to utilize the power within him—he was no different from how Ye Qiu had been in the beginning.

Scanning Cao He a few times, a sudden thought struck Ye Qiu. "Heh, Crouching Dragon? Fledgling Phoenix? Interesting, this is getting more and more interesting. I never expected to have two such talents hidden by my side. It seems I must train them well; I might actually find them useful later."

As he thought this, Ye Qiu wore a wicked, increasingly audacious smile. Ye Qiu already had a use for Qing Cheng—he was meant to be groomed to clean up the mess left by the Monkey. As for Cao He, he hadn't thought of one yet. Since he had to teach them anyway, he might as well teach them both over the next few days. A master leads you to the door, but your cultivation depends on your own efforts! What they managed to learn would depend on their own abilities; regardless, Ye Qiu wasn't worried in the slightest.

His gaze returned to Qing Cheng in the sky. The heavenly tribulation had dissipated, and Qing Cheng had been charred black by the strikes, a truly miserable sight. On the brink of death, he plummeted from the sky and slammed into the ground, giving Ye Qiu a start, though Ye Qiu didn't move to catch him. He had survived so many heavenly tribulations; this fall wouldn't be what killed him.

"Go on, check if he's dead! If he’s alive, it’s easy; if he’s dead, just dig a hole and bury him..." Ye Qiu urged. Whether or not he could confirm if this guy was a protagonist depended on whether he could survive this. After enduring such a powerful lightning tribulation, even someone with a robust physique would struggle to hold on. Anyone other than a protagonist would surely be dead!

Cao He carefully ran over and looked at the charcoal in the pit, lingering fear in his heart. "Sheesh... this is too miserable. He’s been struck so hard his own mother wouldn't recognize him." After sighing, Cao He picked up a small stick and poked Qing Cheng. "Hey, are you still alive? If you're alive, take a breath..."

"Hoo..."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the charred black figure in the pit suddenly revealed a set of pearly white teeth and exhaled a puff of blue smoke.

"Damn, he's smoking?"

Good grief, if not for those teeth, Cao He wouldn't have been able to tell this was a person. He was so black he had blended perfectly into the pit, without a hint of dissonance. Ye Qiu walked over, took a deep look at him, tossed him an immortal peach, and said, "Eat this, and your injuries will recover!"

After saying that, he threw the peach over. While observing Qing Cheng, Ye Qiu suddenly frowned. "Hmm! What is that thing on his forehead?"

Ye Qiu froze. Why was there a tear-like mark on Qing Cheng's forehead? The mark was incredibly similar to Ye Qiu's own. Earlier, Ye Qiu had only felt he looked a lot like Ye Dong, but now, he looked even more like him.

"Holy crap, is this kid really my little Dong?" Ye Qiu was shocked. He hurriedly walked up to Qing Cheng to investigate closely, then shook his head. "No, this isn't the ancestral mark of my Ye family. He isn't little Dong..."

Ye Qiu was disappointed. The mark on Qing Cheng's forehead looked more like an eye, whereas the mark on Ye Qiu's head looked somewhat like a leaf—and his was blood-red, while the one on Qing Cheng's forehead was white. They were merely similar!

After clarifying this, Ye Qiu murmured to himself, "Is it possible that there are truly two identical flowers in this world? One flower, double-born, neither interfering with the other..."

As soon as Ye Qiu said this, suddenly... blue light began to emanate from Qing Cheng's body. In an instant, the mark on his forehead erupted with a brilliant radiance.

In a single encounter, Cao He was sent flying away, cursing as he went: "Damn, this kid doesn't play by the rules, a sneak attack..."

This sudden mutation greatly surprised Ye Qiu. He quickly snapped back to his senses and stared directly at the light on his forehead.

"Heavenly Eye? Hiss... it really is a Heavenly Eye."

At this moment, Ye Qiu was truly shocked. He had originally intended to play a prank, hoping to create an Erlang Shen to deal with the Monkey, but he hadn't expected an Erlang Shen to actually appear.

Damn, isn't this a bit too absurd? His third eye was actually activated by a single sentence from Ye Qiu?

The appearance of the Heavenly Eye was extremely brief—less than a second passed before the light vanished and Qing Cheng returned to his original appearance. But Ye Qiu could feel that the Heavenly Eye on his head possessed immense power; if it were to erupt with full force, he feared even Yue Chan would have difficulty resisting it. It was evident that Yue Chan's prophecy might come true; the kid's future was infinitely vast.

Watching Qing Cheng's Heavenly Eye, Ye Qiu murmured, "Identical flowers, identical flowers! Why do I always feel like there is an unseen destiny, as if this was all arranged by someone else..."

It was a sense of crisis. Unknowingly, Ye Qiu seemed to have been drawn into the game, though he was completely unaware of it. Glancing at the cloud-covered sky, Ye Qiu cut off the topic. A hidden trace of killing intent lurked in his eyes, but it was quickly masked, and he revealed a faint smile. "Kid, stop pretending. Get up..."

Upon hearing this, Qing Cheng immediately opened his eyes and grinned. "Heh, Boss, nothing can be hidden from you! I'm in this state, yet you could still tell I had recovered..."

"Pah, trying to fool me? You're still too green..." Ye Qiu said with disdain. He then turned around gracefully, returned to the hillside, and lay down leisurely. He said calmly, "Alright, now that the curse on you has been broken, can you go help me catch that monkey now?"

Upon hearing about catching the monkey, Qing Cheng immediately became anxious. "Don't do this! Boss, although I’ve ascended to become an Earthly Immortal, I don't know how to fight! You have to teach me, otherwise, how could I possibly beat the monkey..."

Yes, he had encountered the same problem as Cao He! He didn't know how to fight. Yes! This was a very thorny problem.

Ye Qiu felt guilty inside. *Damn it... why does none of them know how to fight? I don't know either! If I did, would I still be here guarding this wasteland every day?* This question was like someone who already knew how to walk asking him how to run. It was just absurd.