[ 2400 WORDS - Finally going back to earth.
UwU ]
The two spent a few more minutes on the ground as Yuji waited for Cliona to calm down, then they got up and he put the silver ring with the Heavenly Goddess Diamond on it on her ring finger.
This he diamond was polished to perfection and as a personal touch, within the diamond, in a dark colour, you could see Cliona and Yuji's initials together.
After that, at Cliona's request they continued dancing for a whole hour then finally went to take a shower to wash off their sweat and put on casual clothes.
Yuji's suit was made from his power so once he was done using it, it disappeared. As for Cliona's dress, it was too, but she wanted to keep it so he didn't make it disappear.
As long as it was inside his inner world, it wouldn't disappear since it's inside him, otherwise, if they removed it he would need to keep providing it with power.
Cliona didn't mind not removing it from his inner world since she just wanted to hang it up somewhere where she could always go to see it.
Because they didn't have much time, as much as they both wanted to get to the bed and go wild for the first time as husbando and wifey, they couldn't, so they took a quick shower and left Yuji's inner world.
~~ Nearly 2 Hours Later, Outside ~~
Yuji appeared back inside their room in dark blue pants and a black T-shirt with black boots while Cliona wore a purple top and black skirt, under which she wore black lace lingerie which she took extra long to pick out for later.
Cliona clung onto his back like a koala and although he didn't need to, he held her up by her thighs to shamelessly enjoy the sensation of holding them.
"We have to go meet Gramps to thank him for everything and give him his gift. " Yuji said as he absorbed the whole wooden house into his inner world for keep's sake then lifted off the ground and began flying over to Gu Xuan's house.
Like Cliona's gift, Yuji had been preparing this since day one of their year and eight-month training.
"Mhm." Cliona simply hummed in response as she hugged him tighter and buried her head in his neck.
For this, Cliona was an accomplice because she knew what gift they would give him, but although she also got to care about Gu Xuan having gotten to know him over this period, right now? She couldn't care less about anyone or anything else except Yuji as she repeated his proposal and their dance over and over in her head.
They flew for nearly 15 minutes then finally, after travelling close to 100 miles, they arrived at his wooden house which was similar to Yuji's and Cliona's.
"Gramps get your shrivelled up ass out here! " Yuji shouted as he landed by the door.
Over time Yuji, Cliona, and Gu Xuan got to be as close as a family so Yuji didn't hold back with him and Gu Xuan didn't mind since he knew Yuji cared about him, plus he did the same so it was all fun and games.
After some time Gu Xuan came out of the house in white robes with veins popping out of his head as he shouted. "You cheeky brat, would it kill you to respect me?!"
Yuji simply laughed because it was all jokes between them.
Gu Xuan then glanced over to Cliona who was on Yuji's back and noticed the ring on her finger which brought a faint smile as he said with a nod. " I see she agreed, I'm proud of you kids."
Yuji smiled hearing him give his blessing which even earned a smile and blush from Cliona. Since they were rather close now, Gu Xuan's opinion mattered to them. More so because he was the one who found a big chunk of Heavenly Goddess Diamond for Yuji. "Thanks, Gramps, she's quite happy right now so I doubt she heard you. Anyway, we need to talk, it's important."
Cliona still clung onto Yuji's back as he sat down on the ground. She didn't want to let go unless necessary.
Gu Xuan followed suit and they sat facing each other as Yuji started the conversation. "Gramps, you're dying aren't you?"
Gu Xuan's eyes opened wider very slightly in surprise, barely noticeable to many because his expression quickly reverted to normal, but Yuji managed to notice it confirming his question.
Just as Gu Xuan's mouth opened to say something Yuji continued. "I know you probably didn't tell us so that we wouldn't worry about you."
Gu Xuan silently eyed Yuji, as if what he said did not affect him, however, he gave in seeing the look in Yuji's eyes that told him he's not getting off that easy, so he replied. " Sigh, how did you know?" He asked.
Yuji activated his sharingan and pointed to it as he said. "Gramps, did you forget that these eyes can see every change in the body if I focus on it hard enough? From the first time I used it on you, I already knew, but I didn't say anything. I've been with you for quite a while now so I repeatedly checked to make sure I was seeing right, but what I want to talk about is that Gramps I can heal you."
Honestly, he knew from the novel. Saying it was thanks to his sharingan was nothing but a convenient explanation.
As for how he was going to heal him, Yuji had been devouring profound energy from the atmosphere to change it to origin energy and storing it through the whole year and eight-month period, thanks to that, he had amassed a huge amount of it.
Equal to the chakra of the 10 tails if he estimated using naruto standards since he didn't know how else he could somewhat accurately present it.
Gu Xuan's face twisted from shock to seriousness as he said. " Son, if this will cause any negative side effects on you I refuse the treatment!"
He didn't want Yuji to give up his bright future just to save his life. He had already lived long enough, and now that he had Yuji as his student he could pass away peacefully, by no means was he willing to have Yuji sacrifice something just to heal him.
His injuries and age were catching up to him, that's why he believed at Yuji's current strength it shouldn't be possible for him to heal him without some sacrifice.
His only regrets at not taking the offer would be that he couldn't make up with his daughter and he couldn't see how Yuji dominates the Divine Realm in future.
Unexpectedly, Yuji shook his head as he said. "Don't worry Gramps, it won't hurt me at all. In fact, this is one of my abilities. Face your back to me, release the defences on your body, and don't fight the energy that I will be injecting into your body. Leave the whole process to me. You will feel like you are being pricked by needles throughout your body at first but it will soon feel good. Do not lose focus and keep your body relaxed as much as possible."
Gu Xuan let out a relieved sigh but didn't get his hopes up because even if he knew Yuji wasn't one to spew empty words, he didn't believe at Yuji's 9th rank overlord strength he could heal his injuries which even divine medicine failed to heal.
Since there would be no negative side effects on Yuji, even though he didn't believe it would work he saw no harm in letting him try, and so Gu Xuan did exactly as Yuji said since even if Yuji failed he wouldn't blame him.
As Gu Xuan turned around Yuji moved to place his hands on his back. Yuji started the process and he began pouring and guiding his origin energy through Gu Xuan's body.
Instantly Gu Xuan's eyes widen as he was washed in the most relieving and refreshing feeling he had ever felt.
However, soon the relief turned to an intense itch that he struggled not to scratch to not interrupt the process.
Damaged veins and arteries were being healed, a few practically dead organs were being forcefully brought back to life and Gu Xuan's life force was being pumped full of vitality from the shit ton of origin energy Yuji poured into him, it was as if Yuji release a whole dam of it into him.
This continued for the next hour before the refreshing feeling from earlier came back and it was now as if he was taking a hot bath which relaxed his whole body and relieved his exhaustion.
This lasted for a few more minutes, then the treatment was finally complete.
Yuji had used a massive 7 tails worth of his origin energy for the process and Cliona could tell that he was tired with his now droopy eyes so passed a bit of her origin energy through his body to relieve his fatigue.
As the relaxation hit him and he noticed her energy pass through to him, Yuji smiled then looked over to Gu Xuan who was now meditating. His once completely white hair was mixed with a bit of black, his wrinkles reduced greatly and his body was brimming with power.
He was making a breakthrough to the 7th level of Divine Overlord.
In the past, Gu Xuan couldn't make any further advancements in his cultivation because his veins and body had been damaged greatly making the act of absorbing profound energy for cultivation excruciating even for him.
Now that Yuji had healed all those injuries and thanks to the potency of his origin energy, Gu Xuan who was stuck in the 6th Divine Overlord realm could finally advance.
After an hour a loud crash sound was heard from Gu Xuan's body.
*BAAM*
He had finally broken through his bottleneck.
He slowly opened his eyes and looked towards Yuji who had moved to sit under the shade of the canopy of the nearby large trees.
He sat with his back leaning on the trees with Cliona sitting in his lap.
Yuji spoke up first seeing him open his eyes. "Congratulations Gramps, you finally broke through."
Gu Xuan had no words as he gazed silently at Yuji. He could easily tell that all his injuries had been healed, adding to that, the energy was so potent it allowed him to jump straight from the initial stages of 6th Divine overlord to the mid-stage of 7th!
Gu Xuan couldn't be any more thankful to Yuji. "It's all thanks to that powerful energy you used to heal my body. It was so pure and powerful that it gave me enough energy to break my bottleneck and even progress halfway through the 7th divine overlord rank. This old man will forever be grateful to the heavens for granting me such amazing students."
Despite Gu Xuan giving such a heartfelt thank you, Yuji didn't want it. As such, he dismissed his thanks as he said. "Don't thank me, Gramps, I consider you family. I don't want to lose anyone else important to me so it's only natural I do my best to help you. We should be the ones thanking you for picking me up that day. Otherwise, I wouldn't be the person I am today."
Even still, a thankful and knowing smile stretched across his face then he continued. "I have gifts for you, Yuji." He said as he pulled out three rings, one of which Yuji recognised as a beacon ring.
"One ring has cultivation materials I prepared to last you a while and there is also a teleportation stone inside that leads to earth. It will automatically create a barrier to protect you from the lightning so you don't need to worry about that.
Anyway, the second ring contains all the divine medicines and herbs I used to prolong my life. I don't need them anymore and can easily gather more of them so I want to give them to you. And finally, the third is simply a beacon ring which will allow me to find you wherever you are so I can frequently visit you. I will be living for at least another 10 million years since I broke through and you healed my body with the energy."
Gu Xuan had walked over to them as he explained so Yuji stood up along with cliona and slightly bowed as they said. "This student thanks master for everything/ Thank you for taking care of us, Gu Xuan." They said.
Gu Xuan nod in acknowledgement as Yuji took the storage rings and emptied them into the storage rooms of his inner world then he put the black beacon ring on his index finger.
Gu Xuan hugged them both then he finally requested Yuji. " Yuji, my student, when you become strong enough I want you to take my daughter as one of your women if you can make her fall for you. If not, please just take care of her. She hates me for something I did in the past so she won't even let me see her. Her name is Gu Xun. She is in the star of Sacred Heaven which is one of the star kings in our domain. I heard she was just taken in as the Snow Maidens Personal servant."
Yuji separated from him and smiled as he said. "Don't worry, Gramps since it's your daughter I'll do my best. Hehe, we will even become proper family if she falls for me."
They joked around for a bit longer about when they would become family while Cliona simply climbed back onto his back since they were at it for an hour.
After saying proper goodbye's, Yuji didn't waste any more time since he knew that he wouldn't want to leave if he wasted any more time, so he took out the teleportation stone and activated it.
A black hole appeared, identical to the one from when they first left earth and Yuji walked through it while Cliona went back into his inner world.
Gu Xuan who was left behind said to himself. "*Sigh*...It's going to be quite boring with those two gone...I'll let them settle in for a few weeks, then I'll visit them. Not like I have anything better to do plus Yuji's cooking is a must-have so I must visit soon."