Chapter 77

“So, do you have any objections?” Seeing that Qingyan remained silent for a long time, Elder Qingxue frowned and asked him.

“Ah, no… no objections…” Qingyan hurriedly replied.

It didn’t matter anymore. Although he didn’t know how Ye Xuan had gotten involved with Senior Sister Qingxue, well, if someone was willing to take this disciple without spiritual roots, that was naturally the best outcome.

“Since Senior Sister likes him, then… Ye Xuan, from now on, you should cultivate peacefully under Elder Qingxue.”

Elder Qingyan looked at Ye Xuan and said, “Elder Qingxue is the foremost of the Seven Saints of the Sword in Taihua, already a true immortal cultivator. I believe, under her guidance, your path to immortality is promising.”

Promising, my foot. A master leads the way, but cultivation depends on the individual, and Ye Xuan doesn’t even have spiritual roots. Elder Qingyan naturally didn’t believe that Ye Xuan could truly cultivate anything significant.

Probably, he was just a temporary companion for Senior Sister Qingxue in her loneliness. Hmm, it’s possible—!!!

“Yes, Uncle Qingyan!” Ye Xuan saluted Elder Qingyan, “So from now on, Elder Qingxue will be my master.”

“Uh…” Hearing this, Elder Qingyan’s face twitched uncontrollably. Although I don’t like you as a disciple much, you, damn it, changed your address too quickly—!!!

Humph, luckily I found out early and didn’t let you get involved with my daughter. Otherwise, it would have been inviting a wolf into the house, regretting it too late—!!!

“Elder Qingxue, I’ve actually admired you for a long time—!!!” At this moment, Yu Ling’er suddenly shouted from the side: “Take me as your disciple—!!!”

Her words instantly drew the attention of everyone present. Elder Qingyan’s face twitched again. This daughter, does she really want to become a disciple, or just wants to follow Ye Xuan?!! He said, “Ling’er, don’t be ridiculous—!!!”

“Dad, I’m not being ridiculous. I’ve long heard that Elder Qingxue’s Nine Heavens Mysterious Sword Technique is different from the ordinary Taihua sword techniques, infinitely powerful. I’ve just never had the chance to witness it.”

“If Elder Qingxue is willing to take me as a desciple, maybe one day she would be willing to teach her sword technique to me.” Yu Ling’er was not concerned about her father’s anger, but instead bragged to Elder Qingxue.

“…” Truth be told, Qingxue didn’t want to take Yu Ling’er as a disciple. Every day she spent with Ye Xuan was more free and easy. Why bother taking another Yu Ling’er?

But, not wanting to is one thing, she owed Yu Ling’er so much from their past life, and also owed Ye Xuan. At this time, it was not easy to be jealous. So, she could only nod in agreement.

“Since that’s the case, Yu Ling’er, from now on, cultivate with me. However, you are not considered my disciple, you are still Qingyan’s.”

“—!!!” Upon hearing this, Elder Qingyan couldn’t help but feel overjoyed.“This is great—!!!” He thought. His Qingyan Peak originally didn’t have any particularly impressive disciples. It was only after great effort that his wife gave birth to a highly talented Yu Ling’er.

He certainly wouldn’t want her to become a disciple under someone else. But if it was about learning skills from another, that was a different matter. No matter how skilled she became, she was still his daughter, his disciple.

But speaking of which, now that his daughter and Ye Xuan were together again, wouldn’t something happen?

Hmm… It shouldn’t, right?!! Since Senior Sister Qingxue’s relationship with Ye Xuan was ambiguous, his daughter probably didn’t stand a chance. No need to worry. Right, no need to worry. Cough—!!!!

“Since that’s the case, then Ling’er is entrusted to Senior Sister for good guidance.” He said to Elder Qingxue.

“Mm.” Elder Qingxue nodded, then turned her gaze to Ye Xuan and said, “Ye Xuan, let’s go.” Her demeanor was cool and authoritative, leaving no room for doubt in her words.

“Then, Brother Yu Hao, please say goodbye to Brother Yu Yu for me, and Uncle Qingyan, I will go with my master.” After bidding farewell to his former master and senior brother, Ye Xuan joined Elder Qingxue.

Immediately, a ray of spiritual light flashed around Elder Qingxue, and with the swirling of the sword light, she took Ye Xuan and flew towards the sky, heading for Qingxue Peak.

“Elder Qingxue, wait, I haven’t boarded yet… Ah well, I mean you forgot about me—!!!” Yu Ling’er, in a rush, quickly flew on her sword, following the sword light in the sky.

“I didn’t expect that Junior Brother… with Elder Qingxue…” Watching the disappearing figures in the sky, Yu Hao was left stunned for a long time. Then, a hint of envy flashed in his eyes. “Goodness, not only does he have romantic luck, but he’s also secured a strong backer—!!!”

While Yu Hao was thinking this, he suddenly noticed his master looking at him with a displeased expression and quickly concealed his envy.

“Hmph—!” Elder Qingyan said, “Envious of that kid, are you?” Inwardly, he too felt sour, even though he already had a wife. But such is human nature, always prone to comparison.

Although Yu Ling’er was beautiful and talented, her mother really wasn’t on her level in terms of appearance or talent. The person he looked down upon had obtained the one he couldn’t attain, how could his heart be pleased?

Yet, displeased as he was, he naturally wouldn’t show it at this time. He solemnly lectured Yu Hao, saying, “I warn you, don’t think about impractical things. Don’t be fooled by Ye Xuan’s current success. He simply can’t cultivate.”

“When he ages, Senior Sister Qingxue will still be young. Isn’t it laughable for a man to depend on a woman all his life? One should strive to rely on oneself. Do you hear me—!!!”

“Yes—!” Hearing his master’s words, Yu Hao quickly agreed, but he couldn’t help muttering in his heart: Master, how about you first hide your envious look before lecturing me? Your words lack persuasiveness like this—!!!

“But… to speak the truth, even if Elder Qingxue really likes Junior Brother Yu Xuan, her blatant and open actions with him… Isn’t it a disgrace to the sect’s reputation?” Yu Hao pondered and asked Qingyan.

Hearing this, Qingyan replied, “Although Senior Sister Qingxue has always been cold and unapproachable, never favoring any man, it’s said that before she joined the mountain, she was already married.”

“Maybe her husband died a long time ago. Reputation, you worry about it, but she might not care anymore.”

“So that’s how it is.” Hearing this, Yu Hao nodded in realization, “No wonder… she came out of Junior Brother Yu Xuan’s room without any attempt to hide… Turns out she no longer cares about her reputation.”

…

The flying speed of Qingxue was incomparably faster than Yu Ling’er’s sword flying speed. She carried Ye Xuan, flying past the various peaks of Taihua, heading straight for the top of Taihua Peak.

From afar, one could see a huge floating ice mountain atop Taihua Peak. Both above and below the ice mountain were supported by the Taihua formation, with a gigantic Yin-Yang diagram rotating in the sky, thousands of feet in size…

And the buildings of Qingxue Peak were on this ice mountain. Swift as the wind, they arrived at a sword platform in front of this floating ice mountain in the blink of an eye.

“Husband, from now on, this will be your home… Although it’s not as prosperous as your original home, cultivating here will speed up your progress significantly.” Qingxue said to Ye Xuan after setting him down.

“This place is wonderful, this is where immortals should live.” Ye Xuan smiled and said, “It seems I will be cultivating here in seclusion for a while. Otherwise, I won’t even be able to leave on my own.”

Qingxue covered her mouth and giggled softly, “With my husband’s cultivation talent, it won’t take much time before you can break through to the immortal realm yourself, right…?”

“Hm?!!”

While they were talking, suddenly, Qingxue frowned. “Husband, something’s happened at Taihua Mountain…” Her gaze looked down worriedly.

“What?” Hearing this, Ye Xuan’s expression changed as he asked, “What about Ling’er?”

“She’s already here…” As Qingxue’s voice fell, a streak of sword light landed on Qingxue Peak. The light dissipated, revealing Yu Ling’er’s figure. She was about to say something but suddenly her expression changed, seemingly sensing something as well.

The next moment, Ye Xuan heard it too. It was the emergency bell of Taihua Sect—!!! This bell was only rung during significant events.

“Ling’er, stay here and protect Ye Xuan, I’ll go down and take a look,” Qingxue instructed Yu Ling’er, “There are restrictions I’ve set up on Qingxue Peak, so it won’t be easy for ordinary people to breach them in a short time.”

“Yes—!” Yu Ling’er knew that under such circumstances, Elder Qingxue couldn’t stay away. Taihua Sect had been stable for so many years; this was the first time the bell had rung.

“Wife, be careful—!” Ye Xuan said to Qingxue.

“Mm.” Qingxue nodded, her figure instantly turning into a sword light, flying downwards.

…

Outside Taihua Mountain, countless demons had gathered. In no time, they surrounded the entire sect, leaving no escape.

These demons varied in shape: some with green faces and sharp teeth, others with gaping mouths, and still others taking forms of flowers, birds, fish, and beasts.

Tigers, leopards, jackals, and wolves were not in the minority. It was unknown who had the power to summon so many demons here.

Among these demons, suddenly the space fluctuated, and a woman’s figure slowly emerged from the spatial rift. Calling her a woman seemed somewhat inappropriate.

Though her form was that of a woman, she had a pair of fox ears, and behind her fluttered nine fluffy white tails. This was a nine-tailed fox demon.

Her figure was graceful, her beauty unparalleled. Her eyes, seductive and captivating, contrasted starkly with the ugly demons around her, highlighting her beauty even more.

“So this is Taihua Sect, huh? I wonder if these fools can break through Taihua’s defenses, giving me a chance to find that unfaithful Ye Xuan and have a good chat, hehe—! Reborn in this life, I really don’t want to let him live a moment longer—!”

While speaking, a cold and fierce light flashed across her charming face.