Chapter 2: The Ingenious and Exquisite Heart

  "Wow! Wow......"

  In the sky, a streak of light flashed by, its speed not much slower than an airplane on Earth. And in that flash of light were two people: Huo Ran and the purple-clad girl. Although they were surrounded by a transparent barrier, even at high speeds, they couldn't feel the wind. But as the scenery around them rapidly receded into the distance, a sense of fear still rose up in Huo Ran's heart.

  "Girl, no! Old lady, can you slow down? My little heart is about to jump out..."

  He was firmly grasped by the purple-robed girl, almost being hugged by her. The purple-robed girl also couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time, speeding up as she said: "You're a grown man, how can you be so timid? It's just flying, do you have to be so dramatic?"

  As she spoke, she shook her arm, but couldn't break free. Of course, if she really wanted to break free, even if Huo Ran's strength was ten times greater, he still wouldn't be able to hold on tight.

  Seeing the speed slow down a bit, although it's still a bit fast, but there's no longer that thrilling feeling, Huo Ran couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, his hands holding on even tighter, his eyes darting around as he said: "You're wrong, I'm not doing this for myself!"

  "Oh?" The purple-clothed girl smiled and said: "I'd like to hear what excuse you'll come up with."

  He pointed to the grass and flowers being uprooted by the strong gusts of wind caused by his speed, saying: "You see, when you fly so fast, it creates a strong wind that can uproot these small plants. What I'm worried about isn't me, but rather the poor flowers and grasses. Every single one of them has the right to survive, how can we deprive them of their lives? Where do we get the right to take away their lives?"

  The purple-clothed girl: “......”

  "Of course, we are stronger than them, but just because we are stronger than them doesn't mean..."

  Hiss...

  The purple-robed girl couldn't take Huo Ran's nonsense, suddenly speeding up and almost throwing him off because he hadn't held on tight. Fortunately, he was quick-witted and at the critical moment, he tightly grasped the purple-robed girl's arm, avoiding becoming the first person in Jun Tian Jie history to fall to his death while flying. Of course, this was just Huo Ran's own speculation.

  "How far is your home, anyway? We've been flying for a while now. At the speed you're going, it's at least 500 or 600 miles!"

  "It's still far, about 500-600 miles left." The purple-clothed girl was now regretting it, why did she have to bring this good-for-nothing back home? Wasn't this just asking for trouble?!

  "Oh, really......" Huo Ran seemed to have completely ignored the purple-clothed girl's impatience and continued to ask: "You say you bring me, a man in his prime youth, born as beautiful as a flower, back home, won't your parents......"

  "If you utter one more word of nonsense, I'll throw you into the pit of ten thousand snakes and let them tear you to death!"

  The purple-robed girl gritted her teeth, suppressing the urge to throw away this more annoying than anyone else person, and said fiercely. If she didn't think that this person of unknown identity might possess something that only existed in legend, she wouldn't travel with him even if you killed her, not killing him was already giving him face!

  When he heard the purple-robed girl's words, Huo Ran couldn't help but shiver, opened his mouth, and quickly swallowed back the words that had reached his lips. In his heart, however, he said: You, a woman who doesn't know how many years you've lived, are born so beautiful, yet your heart is so vicious, truly a snake's gallbladder!

  Earlier, when he asked the purple-clothed girl's age, she didn't say. Later, the purple-clothed girl asked him where he was going to go, and Huo Ran, who had just arrived in Jun Tianjie, didn't know where to go either. He could only "die begging" and ask the purple-clothed girl to take him home.

  Huo Ran originally thought that the purple-clothed girl would refuse, after all who would be willing to take a mysterious stranger home? But unexpectedly this purple-clothed girl, who was no different from a 'goddess' to him, not only didn't refuse but was even extremely delighted!

  This result was completely beyond Horan's expectations, but he had no other choice but to go home with this... um, suspected fairy grandma. However, in order to figure out why the purple-clothed girl had agreed so readily, he could only try to get some hints from her by beating around the bush, which led to that previous conversation.

  Alas, the purple-robed girl was also quite cautious, and she completely disregarded Huo Ran's probing attacks. In the end, Huo Ran could only resign himself to his fate.

  A distance of five or six hundred li, for their speed, is just a matter of minutes. Unbeknownst to them, a cluster of buildings appeared before their eyes, completely in the style of ancient Chinese palaces on Earth. Apart from being magnificent and grandiose, it can only be described as majestic and enormous.

  "It feels great to have both feet on the ground!"

  After landing, Huo Ran let out a sigh of emotion, looking at the majestic palace in front of him, he exclaimed: "So big! So many! So beautiful!"

  "Big sister!"

  In front of the gate, two middle-aged servants came up and greeted respectfully: "You're back!"

  The purple-robed girl didn't have any casualness with Huo Ran at all, slightly nodding and lightly saying: "Is Uncle He here?"

  "Look at that!" One of the middle-aged men pointed and looked at Huan Ran, who was seriously looking at the characters on the plaque above the temple gate. He wanted to speak but stopped. It was clear that they wanted to ask Huan Ran who he was, but because of the purple-clothed girl's identity, they didn't dare to ask.

  The purple-robed girl didn't pay attention to the unusual behavior of the two, turned her head and said to Huo Ran: "Foolish kid, follow me!" After that, she stepped into the temple.

  "Huh? Oh!"

  Seeing the purple-clothed girl enter first, Huo Ran hastily followed her in. As they passed by two middle-aged men, she smiled and nodded at them as a greeting.

  After entering the temple gate, he followed the purple-clothed girl through seven twists and eight turns, passing by many buildings. Along the way, they met many people, each of whom showed extraordinary respect to the purple-clothed girl. Half a moment later, the two arrived in front of a large hall.

  "I know this character!" Seeing the plaque above the temple gate, Huo suddenly exclaimed excitedly: "This character is pronounced 'dà', right?"

  "It's too much!" The purple-robed girl gave a sudden glance and then walked in, calling out: "Uncle He, Uncle He, I'm here!"

  A middle-aged man sitting in the main seat of the hall was tasting tea, when he heard the voice of the purple-clothed girl, he hastily stood up and smiled: "Miss, how did you come? Who is this?" As he spoke, the middle-aged man pointed at Huo Ran who had just walked in, with an inquiring expression on his face.

  He suddenly looked at the middle-aged man, who was a refined and elegant middle-aged man. Although he didn't look outstanding, his temperament was extraordinary, especially those eyes, which seemed to contain countless heavenly principles. Hearing the middle-aged man's words, He hastily learned the ancient etiquette, clasped his fists and said: "Hello uncle, I'm He Ran!"

  "You idiot I picked up on the road!" The purple-robed girl walked to the front, sat in a middle-aged seat, and pointed at Ho Ran: "Uncle He, take a look and see if he has any talent for cultivation. If he does, let him stay here and cultivate!"

  "Alright!"

  The middle-aged man smiled and nodded, not minding that the purple-clothed girl had taken his seat. He walked towards Huo Ran and said: "Huo little brother, is it?"

  "What do you want to do?"

  Seeing the middle-aged man's 'despicable' smile, a fragment he saw on Earth suddenly echoed in his mind, and he secretly thought that this wouldn't be a duck's nest, would it? Now he had to check if his body was suitable or not. Thinking of this, he hastily retreated several steps, keeping a distance from the middle-aged man.

  "Don't be nervous, young friend, I'm just helping you take a look at your physical condition."

  "What's up? I'm not gay!"

  "What's going on?" The middle-aged man didn't understand, but seeing Huo Ran's reaction, he could guess what it meant. He couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time, saying: "Don't worry, I'm not Brokeback Mountain, I just helped you take your pulse!"

  "Is it really just taking a pulse?"

  "Of course, I am as good as my word!"

  "Alright!" Although Huo Ran didn't entirely believe the middle-aged man in front of him, who seemed harmless, he still stretched out his own 'fair' hand. On Earth, it was June, and he was wearing short sleeves, so he didn't even need to roll up his sleeves this time.

  The middle-aged man smiled and stretched out three fingers to touch Holran's pulse. As soon as the middle-aged man's fingers touched Holran's pulse, he felt a surge of heat flowing from his wrist, circulating in his body for a moment before disappearing without a trace.

  While feeling Holan's pulse, a look of wild joy suddenly appeared on his face, but after a moment, it was as if he had eaten a bitter lotus root, and his face turned iron-green. When he withdrew his hand, he shook his head and sighed, with a disappointed expression.

  The purple-robed girl sitting in the first seat raised her eyebrows slightly and asked: "He Shu, what is his physique?"

  "Clever and ingenious!"

  "What? Seven clever and ingenious hearts?"

  Upon hearing the middle-aged man's words, the purple-clothed girl sprang up with a 'ding' sound, her face filled with wild joy: "He really has the Seven Treasures Ingenious Heart? The legendary Seven Treasures Ingenious Heart that only the Great Emperor can unlock?"

  The middle-aged man nodded, wanting to say something, but heard a sudden whisper: "Seven orifices and clever heart? Didn't Bi Gan, the uncle of the Shang Dynasty, have this kind of heart? It seems that he had more hearts than others..."

  He glanced at Hu Yan with a slanted eye and sighed, "The Seven Apertures are delicate and the heart is one. That's a supreme physique, but to be strict, it can't be considered a physique. It should be said that it's a state of mind. It also has another name, called Dao Xin, which means being born in harmony with the Tao."

  "People with the Seven Treasures of the Heart have a nearly supernatural talent for comprehending the Great Way, and their cultivation speed is beyond human comparison! Since ancient times, those who possess the Seven Treasures of the Heart ultimately become great emperors, but not everyone who becomes a great emperor is born with the Seven Treasures of the Heart."

  "Oh!" He nodded as if he understood and asked again: "Then what is this 'Great Emperor' you people are talking about?"

  He noticed that whether it was a middle-aged uncle or a purple-clothed girl, when mentioning the two words "Great Emperor", there would be a look of yearning and respect in their eyes, so he asked.

  "Great Emperor..." The purple-robed girl's eyes welled up with a fierce heat, and she whispered: "That is the level closest to 'Immortal', that is the synonym for invincibility, it is the supreme honor!"

  "According to what you said..." Huo Ran looked at the middle-aged man and then at the purple-clothed girl, raising an eyebrow: "I was born with a clever and ingenious heart, doesn't that mean I will definitely become a great emperor, an invincible person?" The middle-aged man had already said it earlier, since ancient times, people born with a clever and ingenious heart have all become emperors, but becoming an emperor does not necessarily mean having a clever and ingenious heart. Doesn't that mean that I will definitely become an emperor?

  "Fart! You can open the Xuanpin Gate, cultivate to the Tianji realm is a problem, and become a great emperor?" Hearing Huo Ran's words, the middle-aged uncle blew his beard and stared, his face flushed with anger, saying a sentence as cold as water.