Chapter 58: Ascension Path

Although he didn’t know what the starry sky of this world looked like, Shi Feizhe saw the galaxy rotating at night, not static.

Coupled with being on a high peak, it felt as if the sky was a dome.

The earth beneath his feet should also be a planet.

So… did this group of Daoists want to fly into space so badly that they weren’t afraid of dying from lack of oxygen?

“Um… if I’m not mistaken, the higher you fly, the thinner the air, the lower the temperature, and the harder it is to breathe, right?” Shi Feizhe didn’t answer Li Qingshan’s question but asked instead.

“Oh?” Li Qingshan’s eyes lit up, and he said, “Fellow Daoist also has research on ascending to heaven?”

“I know a thing or two!” Hearing Li Qingshan’s change in address, Shi Feizhe nodded and said.

If they were in a universe similar to Earth, the whole world definitely wouldn’t know as much about space as he did.

“Indeed! The higher you fly, the colder it gets. It’s extremely cold there, and it’s hard to breathe. Only True Realm experts can survive.” Li Qingshan added.

“And if you fly higher, it gets hot again?” Shi Feizhe asked.

“Fellow Daoist is indeed well-researched!” Li Qingshan clapped his hands and praised.

That’s the damn stratosphere!

It’s hot above and cold below!

Good heavens, the stratosphere is 10,000 to 50,000 meters above the ground. You guys are really courting death!

I never thought that in this Jianghu, where everyone is fighting for their own survival, there’s actually a sect that’s dedicated to flying into space!

In the eyes of ordinary Jianghu people, the Daoists of Ascension Path are probably crazy!

Jianghu is truly full of surprises!

“Um… you wouldn’t let True Realm experts fly up there without any protection, would you?” Shi Feizhe continued,

“I don’t know what your flying ball is, but I guess it’s a big ball that can carry people into the sky!”

“You’re going to have problems doing that.”

“Huh?” Li Qingshan frowned and said, “What problems?”

“The atmosphere has many layers!”

Shi Feizhe then briefly explained the concepts of the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and exosphere, adding,

“I read all this in a book. It’s not necessarily accurate, just for reference!”

Li Qingshan listened patiently to Shi Feizhe’s description. The troposphere and stratosphere were similar to the records of his sect, so he believed Shi Feizhe’s description of the mesosphere and exosphere.

When he heard Shi Feizhe say that the atmosphere was 1 million meters high and they had only flown less than one-tenth of that, he couldn’t help but sigh at the height of the sky!

“So that’s how it is! So that’s how it is! I need to report this to Master when I return and verify it!”

Li Qingshan was excited, feeling like the secrets of the sky had been revealed to him. He urgently needed to go back and discuss it with his sect members.

“Indeed, it needs to be verified. If I hadn’t met Fellow Daoist Li, I would have thought it was all made up! It’s fate that I shared this with Fellow Daoist Li tonight!”

Shi Feizhe also wanted to know if this world was truly similar to Earth!

“Indeed, it’s fate!” Li Qingshan said.

“So I’m being shameless and asking Fellow Daoist Li for this fox demon. It’s not that I’m obsessed with fox demons, but I think your sect’s flying ball probably won’t work. One more or one less fox demon won’t make a difference!” Shi Feizhe said.

He really thought so. They didn’t even have any aircraft, and they wanted to fly into the sky?

Even if martial arts experts could defy the odds, there was no way they could fly a brick!

“A mere fox demon is nothing compared to what Fellow Daoist has said! I don’t even know your name. It’ll be easier to meet again in the Jianghu.” Li Qingshan only then realized he didn’t know Shi Feizhe’s name.

“Shi Feizhe!”

“Old Demon Shi?” Li Qingshan was startled. With a “clang,” a bright sword flew out from the wooden box on his back and landed in front of him.

“It’s Shi Feizhai! You misheard!” Seeing the cold and sharp sword light, Shi Feizhe’s eyelids twitched and he said.

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This guy seemed a bit strong, more than just Qi Sea realm. Could he be Zhoutian realm?

“Dead Fat House? What a strange name!” Li Qingshan picked up the sword in front of him and inserted it back into the wooden box.

“It’s Shi Feizhai, not Dead Fat House!” Shi Feizhe’s face darkened. This guy couldn’t distinguish between retroflex and non-retroflex consonants.

“Fellow Daoist Shi, let’s meet again in the Jianghu!” Li Qingshan bowed and then disappeared into the dark forest like the wind.

He was really in a hurry and wanted to rush back to his sect immediately.

After he left, Shi Feizhe looked at the square-faced fox, who had already woken up, and said, “Stop pretending, he’s gone!”

“Yingyingyin, I was really scared of the Daoists of Ascension Path!” the square-faced fox transmitted her voice, whimpering.

“Speak properly!” Shi Feizhe’s face darkened, and he said.

If it were a white fox or a golden red fox whimpering there, he certainly wouldn’t mind.

But this square-faced, yellow-furred, fluffy fox made him feel awkward.

“This is how I speak normally! Yingyingyin~” the square-faced fox said. “You actually managed to fool the Daoist from Ascension Path! You’re so cunning!”

In the fox’s understanding, cunning was a compliment.

“What do you mean cunning? That’s called wisdom! Besides, I think the people from Ascension Path are pretty good!” Shi Feizhe said.

“They speak politely and eloquently, are logical, ambitious, and have the drive to act. I didn’t expect to find such a sect in the Jianghu!”

Shi Feizhe genuinely felt this way. Compared to the Sun Moon Brilliance Sect, which only knew how to fight amongst themselves, Ascension Path was practically a righteous sect with a scientific spirit.

“Yingyingyin~ That’s just your perspective. In our demon world, there are terrifying legends about Ascension Path.” The square-faced fox fell into fear and transmitted,

“The Daoists of Ascension Path will kill all the demon races worth killing and use their corpses to make terrifying magical artifacts!”

“Those Daoists are ruthless and heartless. Even if we transform into the most beautiful humans, we can’t move their hearts.”

“Even offering them spiritual herbs, immortal deer, gold, silver, and treasures can’t stop them!”

“Wherever they go, there is only slaughter and destruction! It’s terrifying… terrifying!”

“…So scary?” Shi Feizhe said, “Your demon race can’t beat them?”

“Yingyingyin~ If we could beat them, why would we be afraid?” the square-faced fox whimpered.

That made sense. All fear stemmed from insufficient firepower! If you had enough firepower, you could even pull down an evil god!

“Hmph…” Shi Feizhe drew his rusty sword and placed it on the square-faced fox’s head. “Just now, you fox demon wanted to shift the blame! Now, I’ve saved your life!”

“Tell me, how will you repay me?”

The square-faced fox thought for a moment and said, “Yingyingyin, I’m still a young fox. How about you give me a pat, and we’ll call it even!”

Shi Feizhe’s face darkened, and he said angrily, “I’m not some furry pervert! Who would pat a fox?!”

“Well, no one else would either!” The square-faced fox lay down on the ground, all four paws in the air, exposing her belly.

“Besides transforming into a human, can you transform into anything else?”

“Eh? You have such unique tastes!”

Guess what he made the fox transform into!