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[Mamorien]

Beware of Chicken (original English xianxia) v5c46: Reap the Harvest.

That was not just a sword. That was Summer’s Sky, the blade of the arch-traitor. She knew its look by heart, and seeing it in person let her feel its nature all the more. How often had Shenhe dreamed of retrieving this sword and returning it to its rightful place in the Sect? Of cleaning some of the stain off her branch of the family?

And here it was in the hands of another. He might look unfortunately fox-like, but it was good that the blade was in the hands of a righteous cultivator.

There would be time to have the full story later. For now… this was fate. She would use the traitor’s blade to protect a member of the Cloudy Sword Sect, and raise their own sect higher in the process. Her heart swelled.

“Zang Shenhe swears she shall do all in her power to rescue your uncle,” Shenhe intoned, her Qi burning under her skin. She swore on her deeds, not her honour, because her deeds were all she had.

She grasped the hilt of Summer’s Sky, and her Qi touched the spirit within.

‘Demand. Return Summer’s Sky to Eighth Wielder upon completion of duty.’ The words were sudden, the Sword Spirit speaking to her directly. Shenhe’s own blade had a Spirit, but it was a quiet thing. This was powerful. She could feel the sword’s Qi, its will pressing against her own.

“I swear to.”

‘Temporary Wielder acknowledged. Training locks disengaged. Summer’s Sky will do all in its power to aid Temporary Wielder.’

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Beware of Cloud (A Beware of Chicken AU Timeline) Chapter Sixty-One: The Spiritual Realm and the Shrouded Mountain's Secrets.

"Nephew," Uncle Jianjun is there a moment later, stepping out of a shimmer in the air, and his eyes are very much not amused. "Would you care to explain why exactly you deliberately exposed yourself to tribulation lightning of that level of power?" Right beside him is mother…and the three guests Uncle Jianjun invited from the Shrouded Mountain to attend my presentation, all three of them looking curious. "More importantly, would you care to explain how you attracted that level of tribulation lightning? I am very interested to know what exactly you did to anger the Heavens to that extent."

(...)

"There is a rocky valley at the other end of that passage, perhaps fifty li in length and ten in width," Lady Xingjuan says calmly. "Rou can express himself without any issues there, and I will keep an eye on him just in case. If he starts losing control of the condensation of his Qi, I will subdue him and see to maintaining condensation of his core's layers."

"I will go and explain the situation to Dongmei. She will be curious as to why exactly four Sky Realm cultivators asserted their Domains today, and why Rou is on a rampage. I would expect that valley to be destroyed by the time he is done," Dong Jianjun sighs.

"I could use an excuse to redecorate the valley. Really, all of those scattered boulders are ugly things," Lady Xingjuan shrugs. "A few geysers will vastly improve the appearance of the area in my opinion. Maybe I'll see about some landscaping and turn them into hot springs. The volcanic rock will make for interesting terrain features as well."

(...)

"Young Mistress," one of the guard sergeants opens the flaps of her tent, bowing sheepishly as Xiulan rises to her feet, the air of levity gone. "The delegation from the Grand Ravine and Misty Lake Sects approaches." Xiulan nods. While the vast bulk of the Grand Ravine's forces have been sent to guard the Misty Lake and the border with Yellow Rock Plateau, and the Misty Lake's strength is…heavily reduced, both Sects have still sent small delegations. The Young Master of the Grand Ravine is leading nine other cultivators of the Ravine, and Liu Xianghua is leading four other cultivators from the Misty Lake, all of them equipped with new devices called 'Steam Furnaces.'

(...)

And, for dessert...

"Wa Shi found a Hidden Realm in the Azure Hills while he was preparing for the Waterfall Gate, and was sent from there with a storage ring full of the peaches that grew there, along with seeds from some other plants," Rou explains. "I had enough to do some testing, and I've prepared enough peach pie for everyone onboard the ship, spiced with Lowly Spiritual Herbs."

"Seven-Fragrance Jewel Herbs," Xiaobao's mother corrects. "The peaches…are Divine Peaches. While not the fabled Peaches of Immortality, they are extremely rare, and known to impart Vital Qi to those who consume them. There are only a few places on the continent that they are known to grow. They also have other uses for cultivation."

"I'll have to experiment with growing them later then," Rou laughs. "I kept the pits from the peaches, and Wa Shi brought more, so I'll do some experimenting with them. It should be interesting to figure it out, and maybe I'll manage to grow them after all."

"If you manage to grow them, should you claim to be second in the art of growing Spiritual Herbs, no one else would dare claim to be first," Xiaobao's mother replies. "Few manage to get them to even grow into saplings. Getting them to mature and produce fruit is something that no one has managed to do deliberately. All of the places where they are known to grow are either ancient Hidden Realms or wild places that are extremely difficult to access. In my life, I have tasted them four times. This will be the fifth."

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