<h4>Chapter 816: Chapter 814: The Gorgeous Senior Sister Returns from Her Tribtion</h4>


    Watching Bai Jie return safely after oveing the heavenly tribtion, Xu Wendong felt a weight lifted off his heart. He smiled at her, "Congrattions, Senior Sister Bai, on oveing the heavenly tribtion and bing a Golden Core Realm Cultivator!"


    The Golden Core Tribtion, also known as the Thirty-Nine Heavenly Tribtion, is extremely dangerous, with not even one in a thousand cultivators surviving.


    Bai Jie sessfully passing the heavenly tribtion is indeed a matter of great joy and celebration.


    Bai Jie slowlynded on the ground, a light smile appearing on her face, "I owe it all to Junior Brother Xu’s help. Without you, I wouldn’t have been able to get through the heavenly tribtion and form my Golden Core."


    Saying this, she casually waved her hand, and the golden iron fragment talisman flew towards Xu Wendong, "It’s time for this treasure to return to its rightful owner."


    Xu Wendong didn’t stand on ceremony and put the talisman away, then said, "Since Senior Sister Bai just overcame the heavenly tribtion, your body must be quite weak. You should rest here for a while, and I’ll prepare some dishes to help replenish your strength."


    Bai Jie smiled widely, "If Junior Brother Xu doesn’t mind, you coulde to my ce, and I’ll cook for you myself and let you taste my skills."


    "Sure!" Xu Wendong readily agreed.


    The meal itself wasn’t important.


    What mattered was the opportunity to get close to the beautiful senior sister.


    After all, on the eve of her tribtion, the beautiful senior sister had suggested giving herself to him!


    He wondered if she had changed her mind now.


    "Did Senior Sister Bai encounter any danger during the tribtion?" Moving along the winding mountain path, Xu Wendong and Bai Jie walked side by side, the sunset casting a warm glow on them, creating a particrly cozy scene.


    "I was affected by a heart demon." Recalling the events of the tribtion, Bai Jie felt a strong sense of dread, and her expression turned somewhat grave.


    Fortunately, she conquered the heart demon; otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to return alive.


    While talking, they arrived at a scenic mid-mountain location where there was an Auspicious Cloud Cave—Bai Jie’s usual ce for cultivation and living.


    Outside the cave was a straw hut with pots and pans inside, indicating Bai Jie also cooked frequently.


    "Junior Brother Xu, you rest for a while. Leave the rest to me." Bai Jie shed a gentle smile and then got busy.


    After about an hour.


    Bai Jie entered the cave carrying a stone pot full of steaming chicken soup.


    Ayer of yellow fat floated on top of the chicken soup.


    Even though Xu Wendong hadn’t tasted the soup yet, just the aroma made him swallow involuntarily.


    Bai Jie ced the chicken soup on the table and served a bowl to Xu Wendong, "This is the Seven-Colored zed Chicken, unique to the Kunlun Mountains Minor World. It’s said that in the past, only the Imperial Family had the privilege to enjoy it. Butter, it became abundant, giving ordinary people like us a chance to taste it too!"


    Xu Wendong had been in the Kunlun Mountains Minor World for some time and naturally knew about the Seven-Colored zed Chicken, one of the top ten delicacies in the Minor World.


    Even without any seasonings, its vor was exceptionally delicious.


    Not only was it delicious, but it also contained rich spiritual energy.


    However, Seven-Colored zed Chicken is a bird, and ordinary cultivators, even if they encountered it in the wild, couldn’t catch it.


    Xu Wendong took a sip of the chicken soup and then marveled, "Senior Sister Bai’s culinary skill is truly remarkable; I almost swallowed my tongue!"


    Bai Jie smiled and said, "It’s mainly because the ingredients are good!"


    "You can’t say it so definitely." Xu Wendong replied, "I won’t deny the quality of the ingredients, but the key is who prepared this pot of chicken soup."


    Bai Jie said, "I feel like anyone could make this pot of chicken soup."


    "Indeed!" Xu Wendong continued, "Any person could prepare this pot of chicken soup, but the taste would certainly be very different."


    "If a regr farm woman cooked this pot of chicken soup, I would feel a sense of warmth, reminiscent of a mother’s taste."


    "But the chicken soup prepared by Senior Sister Bai gives me apletely different vor."


    Bai Jie’s lively eyes were filled with curiosity, "What vor?"


    Xu Wendong shook his head, "It’s hard for me to describe this taste. Although it’s stunning, for me, it feels like fine roots spreading out, giving me a sense of belonging in this world."


    "Perhaps... this is the taste of home!"


    As soon as he said that.


    Bai Jie’s heart suddenly trembled.


    She never expected Xu Wendong to mention the taste of home.


    That was something she longed for.


    However...


    She inadvertently fulfilled her own yearning for Xu Wendong.


    For a moment, an inexplicable emotion arose in her heart.


    A feeling that she couldn’t quite describe.


    It seemed.


    Her heart also produced numerous fine roots that intertwined with those of Xu Wendong, weaving together.


    This inevitably reminded her of the time she went to the Emerald Bamboo Forest to find Xu Wendong the night before her tribtion.


    Recalling the proposal from back then, she couldn’t help but feel her heart race, and a blush appeared on her face.


    If it weren’t for the eve of the tribtion, she would never have been able to say such shameful words given her character.


    "And what about you? Was today’s fight with Yang Fan filled with danger?" Bai Jie changed the subject, not forgetting to rip off a chicken leg and ce it in front of Xu Wendong.


    Xu Wendong shrugged, "It wasn’t particrly dangerous. Senior Brother Yang is highly skilled, and I was not his equal, so I willingly conceded."


    Bai Jie murmured, "That guy’sbat prowess is indeed impressive!"


    "No, it’s I who lost."


    Yang Fan’s voice rang out.


    Bai Jie looked towards the cave entrance, her beautiful eyes revealing a smile full of intrigue, "You’re not typically the type to admit defeat so easily!"


    Yang Fan strode into the cave. He nced at Xu Wendong, his eyesplex, "Although I lost to Junior Brother Xu, the one I have to defeat is not him but myself."


    Yang Fan had always thought he had won.


    Indeed.


    At least he truly won, publicly defeating Xu Wendong.


    That point could not be denied by anyone.


    There were just some things he was unwilling to admit.


    But after overhearing Xu Wendong and Bai Jie’s conversation, he finally understood.


    He had lost!


    Because Xu Wendong could have easily imed in front of Bai Jie that he deliberately lost just to maintain his own dignity.


    But he didn’t do so, which showed his broad mind and magnanimity.


    Until that moment.


    He finally saw himself clearly.


    And when he dered that he had to defeat himself, Yang Fan’s heart suddenly trembled, and his eyes became fervent: "Senior Sister, I... I’ve sensed my Thirty-Nine Heavenly Tribtion!"


    Bai Jie showed a look of disbelief and turned to Xu Wendong, her eyes full of shock, "You are truly amazing! Why do people closely rted to you always have such unique encounters?"


    Xu Wendong was also bewildered, not expecting Yang Fan to have such a stroke of luck.


    Just.


    Was his fortune really rted to him?