Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh-Chapter 260 - 148: Toying with Qi Refining Perfection, Rejecting Fairy Cen

Chapter 260: Chapter 148: Toying with Qi Refining Perfection, Rejecting Fairy Cen

In the subsequent competitions, there were occasionally a few exciting Magical Combats.

Even Chu Ning and the others watched with great interest.

"Hailan Island challenges Bauhinia Island successfully, and this Thousand Islands Tournament officially ends!"

Finally, with the words of Cen Wenquan concluding, the three-day tournament officially ended.

The crowds immediately flew away one after another.

Jiang Hongguang took the initiative at this time and said to Chu Ning, "Fellow Daoist Chu, let’s go together."

Chu Ning thought for a moment about the Spirit Stones he had deposited in the inn and noticed that dusk was approaching.

So he shook his head and said: 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, you go ahead. I have some matters to handle and will head to the island tomorrow."

"Alright, then I’ll await you on the island, Fellow Daoist Chu." Jiang Hongguang cupped his hands in respect.

As he spoke, Jiang Hongguang left with the other two.

Chu Ning, after glancing at the three of them departing, descended the high platform to head toward the inn.

"Elder Chu!"

At this moment, a maid suddenly approached Chu Ning.

Observing that she was a Sixth Layer of Qi Refining cultivator, Chu Ning waved his hand and said:

"Please don’t call me Elder, just Daoist Friend will do."

The maid smiled but still spoke:

"Elder Chu, my lady would like to invite you for a chat. I wonder if it’s convenient for you?"

"Who is your lady?" Chu Ning looked puzzled.

The maid smiled again and said, "Miss Cen of the Cen Family, known as Fairy Cen in the Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands. You’ve probably heard of her, right?"

"Fairy Cen is looking for me?"

Chu Ning was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

Then his eyebrows creased a bit, "I wonder what Fairy Cen is looking for me for?"

The maid shook her head, "My lady hasn’t mentioned the reason."

Chu Ning frowned again and then shook his head:

"Please inform your lady that I have other pressing matters and it’s inconvenient for me at the moment."

Having said that, Chu Ning turned and walked away directly.

Joking aside, this Fairy of Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands sounds like she comes with a lot of trouble.

Participating in this Thousand Islands Tournament was already against my initial plans, drawing more attention than intended.

If I accidentally get involved with this Immortal, I’m afraid there will be endless troubles.

And that maid, upon seeing Chu Ning refuse her and turn away without hesitation, was also quite taken aback.

"He actually refused my lady’s invitation?"

As the maid was slightly startled for a moment, Chu Ning’s figure had disappeared.

Seeing this, the maid lightly stomped her foot, then turned and left as well.

In the Cen Family’s shop, when Fairy Cen heard the maid’s words,

with her expression hidden behind a veil, her bright eyes revealed a hint of surprise.

"Are you saying that Chu Ning refused without any hesitation?"

The maid nodded, then said with a pout:

"He just asked what it was about, I said I didn’t know, and he just walked away. I didn’t even have a chance to speak further."

That maid muttered to herself:

"How rude! My lady invited him, and he showed no respect whatsoever."

Fairy Cen, upon hearing this, chuckled lightly.

"Oh, you. I’m not anyone special, why must he come just because I invite him?

Alright, inform the store staff, if Chu Ning comes by, let me know."

After speaking, Fairy Cen continued to focus on her own matters in silence.

The maid agreed and then left the room.

Only then did the one regarded as a celestial being by numerous cultivators on the Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands lift her head again.

"This person is somewhat intriguing."

Although she told the maid she wasn’t special, she knew well her status in the hearts of many male cultivators in the Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands.

Yet, someone turned and left upon hearing she wished to meet him. Coupled with the techniques Chu Ning displayed in the competition, it did pique her curiosity a bit more.

Chu Ning, unaware of all this, didn’t step out after returning to the stone chamber of the inn.

He knew he had gained some attention during the recent competitions.

Fortunately, there were many participants in the competitions, and his strength wasn’t particularly high, most victories were somewhat crafty.

Chu Ning believed that while he might be the talk of the town for a while, it wouldn’t be to the extent of being under long-term scrutiny.

Holding onto this mindset, Chu Ning naturally would not show off at the Independent Cultivator Market.

Early the next morning, Chu Ning left the stone chamber he had rented from the inn, retrieved his Spirit Stones, and headed straight for Feihong Island when few were around.

Meanwhile, as Chu Ning headed for the Teleportation Array to Thousand Illusion Island,

at the other end by the Teleportation Array on Feihong Island, Jiang Hongguang and his wife, Yu Yuansheng, were waiting there.

"Husband, you’re being this humble, what if Fellow Daoist Chu relies on his greater strength and..."

Yu Yuansheng had just started speaking when Jiang Hongguang immediately gestured her to stop.

At this moment, Isle Master Jiang spoke solemnly:

"Wife, we can say this in private but never outside.

If it weren’t for Fellow Daoist Chu, keeping Feihong Island would have been impossible.

I’m showing humility to make it clear to him that henceforth, he calls the shots on this island."

Jiang Hongguang said this as he looked toward the direction of the Teleportation Array, then continued:

"I believe Fellow Daoist Chu is not someone unreasonable, not to the point of being unable to coexist with us on the island.