After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 65 True Man Qingzhu

He wasn't sure if the sword "Shi" would appear in the Cloud and Mist Bamboo Realm, because the tenth level of the Qi Cultivation Realm was a very difficult realm to reach.

Most cultivators on the True Origin Continent attempt to break through to the Qi Condensation Realm after reaching the ninth level of Qi Nourishment, while true geniuses strive to reach the tenth level of Qi Nourishment.

Shen Xu had only heard of this realm in his previous life. It was said that breaking through to the tenth level of Qi Nourishing would not only give one the power to fight against someone in the Qi Condensation Realm, but would also greatly benefit one's future cultivation path.

As far as he knew, both the witch and Li Xiaoyi had broken through from the tenth level of Qi Cultivation to the Qi Condensation Realm.

If the Cloud Mist Bamboo Realm truly possesses the sword "Shi," needless to say, even in his prime, encountering it would be a certain death sentence, let alone in his current state.

But fate seemed to be on his side. After some time, Shen Xu finally saw the end of the path beneath his feet. The path seemed to connect to a circular area, and beyond the platform was another vast expanse of white mist.

Shen Xu's previously calm mind was suddenly stirred. However, he did not believe that the exit was ahead. If he could get here in his current state, how much more so would those with higher cultivation levels?

Moreover, thinking about the sudden attack he encountered when he met Jian "Jiu", Shen Xu suddenly felt that the seemingly peaceful and serene circular area had become fraught with danger.

This immediately alerted him, and he slowly approached the platform step by step, but what he feared most still happened.

As he drew closer, a wisp of white mist appeared in the center of the circular area. Upon landing, it instantly transformed into a young man dressed in a white robe, with clear and lifelike features.

This filled Shen Xu with despair. Upon seeing the man's appearance, he knew that the nine white mist figures in front of him were all modeled after the man before him.

The stronger one is, the clearer one's appearance becomes. The man in front of him, formed from white mist, looked just like a real person. He couldn't imagine how strong he must be.

The young man stared at Shen Xu, seemingly having no intention of making the first move. But Shen Xu dared not act rashly, fearing that any movement would be met with the man's merciless killing. Thus, the two remained locked in a stalemate.

But Shen Xu's body meant he couldn't stay still for that long, so he hardened his heart and moved step by step toward the young man.

He currently has almost no vital energy left in his dantian, so it's impossible for him to launch an attack on the young man. Since the young man has waited so long without killing him, he must still have a chance to survive.

Dragging his weary body, Shen Xu finally stepped into the interior of the circular area, and at that moment, the entire circular platform was suddenly shrouded in thick white fog.

However, at this point, Shen Xu was not flustered at all. In his current state, even if the young man wanted to do something to him, he would have no chance to resist. In any case, the worst outcome would be death, and he was already mentally prepared.

So he bent down, put his hands on the ground, and slowly sat down in the circular area, letting out a long breath. He could finally rest.

However, as soon as he sat down, all the fatigue and weakness he had felt rushed over him, even overshadowing the pain in his body. He couldn't help but close his eyes and drift off to sleep.

"Don't sleep!!" Shen Xu shouted in his heart, which made him suddenly open his eyes.

He was still sitting inside the circular platform, surrounded by thick white fog, but all the pain in his body seemed to have disappeared.

Shen Xu couldn't help but stand up excitedly and move his body. As a result, he really had no problems at all. A feeling of great comfort, as if his old illness had been cured, instantly traveled from his head to his toes.

However, the weariness in his soul remained, and waves of dizziness constantly reminded him that his soul was still weak.

Only then did he realize that he seemed to still be in the Cloud and Mist Bamboo Realm, so he immediately looked around alertly, but all around him seemed to be thick white fog.

"By the way, was it that young man who healed my injuries?" Shen Xu couldn't help but wonder.

After that, Shen Xu began searching for the young man's figure in the fog, but as he searched, he noticed something was wrong. The circular area he saw from the outside was clearly not large, so why hadn't he reached the edge of the area even after walking for quite some time?

Fortunately, the fog was a familiar territory for him, so he sat down cross-legged and used his water magic to connect with the surrounding fog, trying to figure out what was hidden in this thick fog.

Just as his consciousness gently touched the pervasive mist beside him, following the flow of water, his entire consciousness was instantly sucked into the thick fog by an invisible yet powerful force.

As his consciousness deepened, an astonishing scene suddenly unfolded before his eyes, as if a completely new world had appeared in an instant—the world of water!

Within his field of vision, countless water droplets of all kinds were densely distributed. The sheer number of these droplets was immeasurable, boundless, and endless, seemingly stretching to the very ends of the world.

They vary in size, some as round and large as soybeans, others as tiny as dust particles, almost imperceptible. However, whether large or small, all are crystal clear, pure and flawless, without the slightest impurity tainting their surface.

Each drop of water is like a colorless, precious jewel, shimmering with dazzling light. These lights intertwine and reflect each other, adorning the entire water world in a dreamlike and enchanting way.

Large and small water droplets are scattered in an orderly fashion in this vast world of water droplets, flowing slowly and gracefully.

Sometimes, when two or more water droplets collide, they naturally merge into one, then burst forth into countless smaller water droplets, like a string of dazzling pearl necklaces scattered in the air.

Shen Xu found this scene incredibly magical. He tried to manipulate the water droplets with his consciousness, and it actually worked. Under his precise control, countless water droplets danced and swirled as gracefully as well-trained dancers.

Sometimes they scatter, turning into countless stars scattered in the sky; sometimes they quickly gather together, coalescing into a giant water sphere; sometimes they fly up and down, sometimes they shuttle left and right, displaying all sorts of exquisite changes.

But he also discovered a problem: when he tried to focus his attention on manipulating a single water droplet, the entire droplet seemed to be driven by his consciousness and began to move in unison with his thoughts.

Once, twice... Shen Xu tried repeatedly, and time passed by unnoticed, but he still failed to achieve the result he wanted.

After several unsuccessful attempts, a glimmer of clarity gradually emerged in Shen Xu's mind.

His current situation is like scooping water from a water tank. Scooping out a full bowl of water is easy, but scooping out just a single drop is incredibly difficult.

At this moment, his consciousness was like a large ladle used to scoop water. If he wanted to scoop out that drop of water, he would need more refined tools and more precise control.

Just as Shen Xu was deep in thought, a flash of inspiration struck him like lightning, instantly giving him a sense of enlightenment.

Regardless of its form, water is formed from countless tiny droplets. Small droplets combine to form larger droplets; and when many large droplets gather together, they become the water we commonly perceive.

Clouds are water, and fog is also water; they are simply different manifestations of water. The same water droplets, due to differences in their arrangement, will ultimately produce drastically different results.

This is the manifestation of water's gentleness.

With that moment of enlightenment, Shen Xu's consciousness was suddenly pulled away by an invisible force, instantly leaving that magical and dazzling world of water droplets and returning to his own body.

Opening his eyes, Shen Xu suddenly discovered that the young man formed from the white mist was sitting cross-legged in front of him, smiling and looking at him.

This startled Shen Xu, but the young man seemed to have no ill intentions towards him, and still had a bright smile on his face as he said, "Young friend, you have good comprehension!"

"Who exactly are you?" Shen Xu asked warily.

"Master Qingzhu!" the white-robed youth replied with a smile.