Chapter 54 - 049 A Certain Sense of Truth (2-in-1)_2

"That’s not possible, where are there still immortals?"

"Care to explain?" The woman’s finger pointed towards Xu Chang’an.

The young man, seated cross-legged, had vortices swirling around him, evoking droplets of moisture. The vortex of water vapor, when looked at closely, resembled a spiral nebula in the starry sky, beautiful and mysterious.

With the youth’s appearance, calling him an Exiled Immortal... truly seemed fitting.

"Currently, all known top-tier Spirit Bodies, even the Immortal-grade Innate Spirit Bodies, are merely attribute-affinitive. Is there anyone whose Spirit Platform is stable before even beginning cultivation like him?"

"Indeed, there is none."

"The Innate Soul is so mysterious... unless his soul disposition was extraordinarily strong from the start, hence calling him an Immortal Reincarnation?"

"I’m just suggesting a possibility... Let’s report to the Sect Leader; Zhu Tongjun truly brought back someone incredible."

"Stop talking, I need to calm down."

"With guests coming from all directions, we must keep his matters under wraps for now."

"Understood."

Clearly, even if Xu Chang’an isn’t an Immortal Reincarnation, based on his current talents alone, he’s definitely a once-in-a-millennium prodigy.

Mu Yu Peak must keep him safe. As for what Xu Chang’an’s talents are and what’s different about his body from ordinary youths... that’s not something that can be understood at once; it’s something to gradually learn over time.

"Buzz."

Just then, a group of elderly women suddenly froze, because a piece of Glazed Jade suddenly appeared at the center of their group.

"Sect Leader?!"

The women took the Glazed Jade and, sensing the information within, exchanged puzzled glances.

"It’s truly the Sect Leader."

Sect Leader Chaoyun hasn’t concerned herself with worldly affairs for many years, be it faction disputes or resource grab within the Chaoyun Sect, she remains indifferent.

However... she’s like an ever-watchful eye, constantly monitoring the Chaoyun Sect.

As long as she’s around, everyone must comply.

Before they could report, the Sect Leader already knew everything and even sent over a piece of Glazed Jade, instructing them to give it to Xu Chang’an to hide his exaggerated movements during cultivation.

And they mustn’t interfere with his cultivation, nor force him to choose his future path, letting him try as much as possible to choose his future cultivation direction.

Most importantly, they must keep this matter confidential and mustn’t disclose it.

...

In Chaoyun Sect’s Immortal Palace, a red-robed woman sat like Xu Chang’an on a pillow there.

She was the current Qiankun Realm cultivator, Sect Leader Chaoyun.

She stepped out of the room and looked towards the foot of the green hills of Mu Yu Peak.

Cultivators have differences in realms; the higher the realm, the subtler the differences yet as vast as the gap between Heaven and Earth.

Ordinary disciples rowing boats cannot see the vortices of Spiritual Power, but the higher-tier cultivators on Mu Yu Peak, those elderly women, can see them.

What higher-tier cultivators on Mu Yu Peak can’t see, this Qiankun Realm cultivator can.

The red-robed woman’s gaze lifted, catching the sight of radiant light sweeping across the dark sky, and that light... was from the youth in the wooden cabin.

Carrying spirits to ascend to the clouds, concealing floating clouds to rise and march.

Seven-colored radiance glistened, like a rainbow or like a drop of ink in water spreading and drifting with the wind.

She didn’t know of Xu Chang’an, nor did she know Mu Yu Peak had such a disciple... but upon discovering the anomaly, sweeping with her Divine Sense, she grasped all records of Xu Chang’an in the Chaoyun Sect, his cultivation journey, tasks completed, how many Spirit Stones and Sect Contribution Points he possessed.

She even checked with her Divine Sense his wife, who had just ascended today and was still doing her makeup, and found nothing.

Unable to comprehend, no explanation could account for... why he could induce celestial phenomena.

"Immortal Reincarnation..." In the red-robed woman’s eyes flashed a hint of doubt.

In her realm, it was clear that further cultivation led to indescribable terror and fear, as if all paths to ascension had perished.

Three thousand paths to heaven were severed.

Where could there be Exiled Immortals?

She even suspected that immortals never existed from ancient times to now.

So... the heart of cultivation remains undying, all are false connections.

"A peculiar child."

The red-robed woman felt the events seemed to connect.

When the youth brought his wife up the mountain, the Chaoyun Sect peculiar smoked mist descended.

The youth’s breakthrough to the First Layer of the Origin Realm brought about radiance piercing through heaven and earth.

It seemed all peculiarities were connected to him... how could one not pay attention? After living for so many years and witnessing countless world-shattering prodigies, she’d never seen anyone like Xu Chang’an, causing such celestial phenomena in the First Layer of the Origin Realm.

Let’s see.

She became immensely curious about Xu Chang’an.

The red-robed woman’s eyes sparkled with a completely different light, as if... this monotonous, deadly existence had suddenly become interesting.

...

Yun Qian gently wiped off the rouge on her lips, her expression calm.

She’s been watched, but she doesn’t mind.

She may not fancy being in the spotlight, but she’s comfortable with Xu Chang’an being valued by everyone.

She disliked others belittling the one she loved.

Her husband, naturally the most remarkable under heaven, ought to be cherished.

...

In a sense, these people were correct.

The person chosen by the Heavenly Dao System was born to pursue the Supreme Principle of Heaven and Earth, the Impermanence Dao.

This can’t compare to mere banished Exiled Immortals.

It’s just...

Currently, Xu Chang’an is in a state of opposing forces wearing each other down; not an Immortal nor a villain, just an ordinary person.

Not only an ordinary person, he doesn’t even consider himself a Gentleman, hence he doesn’t think himself special.

...

"... the cultivation speed has indeed accelerated significantly." Xu Chang’an mused.

He couldn’t see the Spiritual Qi; he could only sense it continuously flooding into his body, so he didn’t find anything peculiar.

He was wholly unaware of the disturbances he caused, only feeling the speed of his Breathing Technique cultivation was tens of times faster than before.

Originally his Elixir Field was filled with Spiritual Qi, now it seemed to have turned into liquid streams; likely because he had the Water Attribute.

It seems the Jade Flower Immortal Technique can’t allow him to break through easily; he still needs to tread step by step on the path.

There’s a long way to go until he reaches the First Layer of the Origin Realm.

But...

Xu Chang’an’s lips curled.

Refreshing.

How delightful current cultivation feels, second only to holding Miss Qianyun’s hand.

Previously, after a night’s meditation, he’d only absorb scant gas, now he could feel substantial Spiritual Qi entering his body just by breathing... this hour of cultivation might surpass the months he spent before.

So... this is what normal cultivators experience with natural talent?

[System, this is the first time I feel you’re so useful, thanks... with normalized talent, should I be able to protect her soon?]

[...] The system remained silent.

Xu Chang’an suddenly recalled, the powerful thing was Jade Splendor Primordial Qi, but its Celestial Dao Points amount was astronomical, meaning... under normal circumstances, he could never afford it.

Unfathomable, yet beneficial for him.

After gaining tangible benefits, he ceased to worry about the previous vision of the star sea collapse, treating it as a projection.

He had a vague guess.

Jade Splendor Primordial Qi’s annotation—The heart of cultivation remains undying, all is false connection.

This phrase is easy to understand.

Whether Jade Flower or cultivator, don’t bother with cultivation; perhaps only after ascending could one know the star sea’s destruction, thus grasping the despair brought by cultivation.

Therefore, Jade Splendor Primordial Qi accompanied the scene of star sea collapse... it’s the only connection he could make.

But this is merely Xu Chang’an’s random thought, and he wasn’t concerned.

Finally, his talent normalized; he must seize the opportunity for fulfilling cultivation?

He doesn’t believe in fate nor that cultivation could yield bad results; after all... lacking power is what brings the greatest despair.

So he submerged his spirit, shoved aside distractions, entering deep cultivation and meditation.

"..."

At this time, Xu Chang’an was completely unaware that his small wooden cabin was crowded with elderly women from Mu Yu Peak, observing his face up close.

"He smiled just now!"

"Should we wake him to give him the Jade from the Sect Leader?"

"Where does he resemble an Immortal? Looking at him, he’s just a kid. Even his physique is normal; I’d love to see what his soul is like? It’d be fascinating to extract for a look."

"You’re asking for trouble."

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Side note: People often say I write too many female characters. It’s actually because I’m not very good at writing men’s tone, dialogue, and demeanor – there’s too much of a delicate vibe. So even the male lead has a more gentle disposition; conversely, females are much easier to write.

Also, seriously asking, do you really want to see male supporting characters in such articles?

I can write them.

By the way, I guarantee there won’t be any false hopes or betrayal in the narrative (even if subtle hints or suspicions arise in terms of relationships). Don’t daydream.