Chapter 135: My practice with the fairy!

Under Hong Yi’s envious gaze, Lu Changsheng and Xiao Xiyue departed.

“Daoist Friend Xiao, how do you plan to travel this time?”

Lu Changsheng asked Xiao Xiyue.

Since he had agreed, he naturally couldn’t just let her stay at his home or in the market without caring.

He had to fulfill his duties as a host.

“Traveling in all directions, observing the myriad forms of life, the bustling Mortal World.”

Xiao Xiyue said softly.

Her words weren’t entirely false.

Cultivating the Supreme Emotion Severing Art indeed required this.

It was just that she had skipped this step by using the Hongchen Pill.

However, the Hongchen Pill was an external object after all, and it didn’t completely perfect her state of mind.

“Myriad forms of life, the bustling Mortal World.”

Lu Changsheng nodded thoughtfully.

He felt that the Cultivation Technique she cultivated must not be simple.

After all, ordinary Cultivation Techniques like Returning Essence Skill and Changchun Gong had no requirements regarding the state of mind.

Only Advanced Cultivation Techniques and above would have such requirements.

This was also why the higher the level of the Cultivation Technique, the harder it was to Cultivate, and the higher the threshold.

“Does Fellow Daoist Lu have any suggestions?”

Xiao Xiyue asked calmly, her expression serene.

“Lu has no good suggestions, but for the next few days, Lu can accompany Daoist Friend Xiao to explore this Mortal World.”

“Then we can go to the Cultivation market.”

“If Daoist Friend Xiao wishes to hunt Yao Beasts or explore some Immortal Cave Secret Realm, Lu’s cultivation is low, so Lu would be unable to help.”

Lu Changsheng said.

In the Cultivation World, many people who encountered a Bottleneck would choose to hunt Yao Beasts and explore Secret Realms.

By honing themselves between life and death, comprehending the great terror between life and death, they would stimulate their potential and thus Breakthrough the Bottleneck.

Although Xiao Xiyue didn’t seem to be in this situation, he had to state his terms upfront.

“Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lu.”

Xiao Xiyue nodded gently.

Then, she looked at Lu Changsheng, and a ripple appeared in her calm, water-like beautiful eyes as she asked, “Fellow Daoist Lu has a way to preserve his youth. Are you cultivating Wood or Water element Cultivation Techniques?”

She still didn’t know why her heart stirred when facing Lu Changsheng, causing the Supreme Emotion Severing Art to automatically circulate.

But looking at Lu Changsheng’s handsome face, she couldn’t help but wonder if it was related to the Cultivation Technique Lu Changsheng cultivated.

Because Lu Changsheng’s changes in appearance, looks, and temperament were too significant.

Although thirteen years had passed.

She had almost forgotten Lu Changsheng’s appearance back then.

But she vaguely remembered that he was unremarkable when placed in a crowd.

Yet now, even from her perspective, she had to admit that Lu Changsheng’s appearance was extremely handsome.

Not only was his appearance handsome.

His skin, physique, and temperament were all integrated, flawless.

He made people feel very comfortable and naturally drawn to him.

Xiao Xiyue naturally knew that many Wood and Water element Cultivation Techniques had the effect of preserving youth and beauty.

But at the Qi Refinement Stage, ordinary Cultivation Techniques would absolutely not be able to achieve Lu Changsheng’s effect.

“That’s right, Lu is only a Ninth Grade Miscellaneous Spiritual Root, so Lu chose to Cultivate a Wood element health-preserving Cultivation Technique.”

“As for preserving youth, Lu also took Medicinal Pills for that purpose.”

Lu Changsheng said without batting an eye or his heart quickening.

He was already adept at saying such things.

Moreover, due to cultivating the Immortal Appearance Art and the Peach Blossom Gu, he indeed looked like someone who cultivated Wood element youth-preserving Cultivation Techniques in terms of appearance and temperament.

However, Xiao Xiyue’s question also made him a bit more cautious.

He wondered if Fairy Xiyue had seen something in him.

After all, he was very aware of the changes in his appearance and temperament.

If one paid close attention, one could still discern something.

So, on weekdays, he concealed this temperament with treasures.

Otherwise, after so many years of cultivating the Immortal Appearance Art and the effects of the Peach Blossom Gu, walking on the street would be enough to make ordinary Mortal women fall for him at first sight.

It also had considerable lethality to Cultivators.

“I didn’t expect Fellow Daoist Lu to be quite concerned about his appearance.”

Xiao Xiyue nodded slightly, her tone carrying a hint of teasing.

She found that when she was with Lu Changsheng, her state of mind was no longer as calm and unmoving as the Nine Heavens’ bright moon.

This also made her realize that she could use this to temper her state of mind.

“Since one Cultivates, one should naturally have the appearance of a Cultivator.”

“After all, with Lu’s Aptitude, there is no hope for the Great Dao in this life, so Lu can only put some thought into this aspect.”

Lu Changsheng said casually.

“The Dao of Cultivation fears nothing more than losing confidence. If Fellow Daoist Lu has a glimmer of belief, there will inevitably be a sliver of hope.”

Xiao Xiyue looked at Lu Changsheng and said.

“Lu has been taught.”

Lu Changsheng cupped his hands slightly, knowing that the other party meant well, and didn’t argue about such matters.

Then, the two walked and chatted, arriving at the Lu Mansion.

“Daddy!”

In front of the mansion, Lu Xile sat on a small stool, eating a candied hawthorn.

Seeing Lu Changsheng return, she immediately stood up and shouted excitedly.

Then the little girl’s gaze shifted to Xiao Xiyue, and she asked, “Daddy, is this the new auntie?”

“Fairy auntie, hello, my name is Lu Xile.”

The little girl looked at Xiao Xiyue with a cute face and said in a clear voice.

“Cough cough, this is Daddy’s friend.”

“You can call her Auntie Xiyue.”

Lu Changsheng coughed lightly twice upon hearing his daughter’s words.

He didn’t blame the child for speaking carelessly.

Then he looked at Xiao Xiyue and said, “Daoist Friend Xiao, please don’t mind her.”

“It’s nothing, your daughter is very cute.”

Xiao Xiyue shook her head slightly.

Her face remained serene and aloof, but her beautiful eyes and tone carried a hint of gentleness.

She gently adjusted her moon-white skirt, squatted down her graceful figure, looked at Lu Xile, and said softly, “Little sister, how old are you this year?”

“Uh, I’m ten years old this year!”

Lu Xile bit off the half-eaten candied hawthorn in one go.

Then she handed it to Xiao Xiyue and said, “Auntie Xiyue, Daddy said that when guests come, we must treat them well. I invite you to eat candied hawthorn.”

Xiao Xiyue was slightly startled.

She couldn’t help but recall her own youth.

There was a time when she, too, was as lively as the little girl in front of her, and loved to eat candied hawthorn.

Her eyes curved, and a gentle expression appeared on her face. She opened her rosy, alluring lips and bit off half of a red fruit from the candied hawthorn in the little girl’s hand.

“Hmm, it’s really delicious.”

Xiao Xiyue stroked Lu Xile’s head and said, and her peaceful state of mind also showed slight ripples.

This made her even more certain that Lu Changsheng was her Opportunity to see through illusion and Breakthrough her state of mind.

A clear, moon-white jade pendant appeared in her hand, and she handed it to Lu Xile, saying, “This is a gift from Auntie.”

Lu Xile didn’t accept it, looking at her father instead.

“Since Auntie gave it to you, just accept it.”

Lu Changsheng said.

He could tell that this jade pendant was not an ordinary one; it was a Spiritual Jade.

As for the price, he couldn’t tell at a glance.

But since it was given to his child, he didn’t decline.

He also knew that Xiao Xiyue was expressing her gratitude for the trouble by giving a gift to his child.

“Thank you, Auntie Xiao!”

The little girl happily accepted the jade pendant.

She saw that this jade pendant was clear and translucent, very beautiful, and she liked it very much.

Then she spoke to Xiao Xiyue with even more enthusiasm.

She asked Xiao Xiyue if she had eaten.

She wanted to take her to play.

Facing the enthusiastic little girl, Xiao Xiyue did not refuse, letting things happen naturally.

Lu Changsheng saw this scene and remained silent.

He just let his daughter chat with her and show her around.

“What exactly is the situation with this Daoist Friend Xiao?”

After watching Lu Xile lead Xiao Xiyue away, Lu Changsheng’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he muttered in his heart.

Through their conversation along the way, he was almost certain that there was something off about Xiao Xiyue.

Asking him to accompany her was definitely not as simple as just traveling the Mortal World and having no temporary place to stay.

She must have some purpose involving him.

He believed that Xiao Xiyue’s descent from the mountain was indeed to travel in all directions, temper her heart in the Mortal World, and seek a Breakthrough Opportunity.

But saying she had no temporary place to stay and asking him to accompany her felt a bit forced to Lu Changsheng.

After all, as a Disciple of a Core Formation True Person from the Qingyun Sect, how could she have no place to go when venturing out for experience?

Someone would surely have planned it for her or sent someone to accompany her.

In fact, he felt that Hong Yi would be more suitable than himself for this role of traveling the Mortal World.

This reason, Lu Changsheng found at most strange, but it was barely plausible.

However, along the way, Lu Changsheng had been observing Xiao Xiyue.

He noticed that Xiao Xiyue’s gaze often fell on him, scrutinizing him.

Furthermore, he keenly detected that Xiao Xiyue’s eyes, words, and demeanor were changing.

This change was very subtle, and he didn’t know how to describe it.

If he had to say, it was that she was no longer so cold, so indifferent.

When he went to greet the three of them with Hong Yi today, the first time he saw Xiao Xiyue, he noticed her aura of pure coldness and sanctity.

She was like a Fairy from the Nine Heavens, calm and indifferent, making people dare not approach.

It was still the same at Ruyi Restaurant.

It wasn’t until they had chatted for a long time that Xiao Xiyue’s indifference gradually dissipated a little.

At that time, Lu Changsheng noticed Xiao Xiyue observing him, but he didn’t think much of it.

When Xiao Xiyue suggested that he give her a ride, Lu Changsheng became more vigilant, so he observed her along the way and was certain that Xiao Xiyue had some kind of purpose regarding him.

“Wait, her expression and attitude changed when she was with me. How could this situation…”

Lu Changsheng’s mouth twitched.

He suddenly felt like a goddess would only shed her usual aloofness if she was interested in someone.

“Although my charm is great now, it shouldn’t be to this extent, right?”

Lu Changsheng stroked his chin.

He was still a person who had a good sense of self-awareness.

He knew that his current charm had a considerable impact on the opposite sex.

But it wasn’t enough to make a Fairy like Xiao Xiyue fall in love at first sight and actively pursue him.

“Could it be…”

A flash of inspiration struck Lu Changsheng’s mind.

His thoughts stirred, and he sensed the Peach Blossom Gu in his glabella.

He wanted to see if this thing had brought him more peach blossom luck.

After all, his relationship with Xiao Xiyue was only ordinary.

Now that she was traveling down the mountain, this unusual behavior made him wonder if it was a sign of peach blossom luck.

“Buzz, buzz, buzz—”

The Peach Blossom Gu in his glabella showed a faint anomaly, sending a thought.

It seemed to be telling Lu Changsheng that it was peach blossom luck.

“Good heavens!”

Upon receiving the feedback from the Peach Blossom Gu, Lu Changsheng immediately exclaimed, “Good heavens!”

He understood that Xiao Xiyue’s abnormal behavior was indeed related to peach blossom luck.

This left him speechless for a moment.

However, it also put his mind at ease considerably.

He knew that Xiao Xiyue asking him for a ride was not out of malice or some ulterior motive.

“But this peach blossom luck isn’t easy to handle.”

Lu Changsheng took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

To say that he had no thoughts about Xiao Xiyue at all was impossible.

After all, this Fairy Xiao was not only stunningly beautiful but also possessed a Fourth Grade Spiritual Root.

She even had some kind of spiritual physique.

If the other party were just an ordinary Qingyun Sect Inner Sect Disciple, it would be fine; there would be some hope.

But the other party was not an ordinary Immortal Sect Disciple.

She was a Disciple of a Core Formation True Person.

Given such status and position, if he were to let her get pregnant and have his children, it would very likely cause trouble.

After all, to be accepted as a Disciple by a Core Formation True Person, she was clearly gifted and held high hopes within the Immortal Sect, dedicating herself to Cultivation.

If she were to have a few children, she would waste her precious early years.

Perhaps the Qingyun Sect, to ensure its Disciples focused solely on Cultivation and severed Mortal World ties, would simply eliminate him.

At that point, peach blossom luck would truly turn into an Inner Demon Tribulation.

Therefore, Lu Changsheng understood very well that he could not handle a woman like Xiao Xiyue at the moment.

On the other side.

Under Lu Xile’s guidance, Xiao Xiyue met Lu Changsheng’s other wives and children.

She knew that Lu Changsheng had married many wives and had many children.

But when she saw so many wives and so many children all at once, she was still somewhat surprised.

However, she did not know that these twenty-something children were only a small portion.

After parting ways with Lu Changsheng, and after spending some time chatting and playing with Lu Xile and the children, Xiao Xiyue found that her mindset gradually became calm and indifferent again.

She returned to her usual Supreme Forgetfulness state.

“Is it really like this?”

Xiao Xiyue murmured in her heart, her eyes clear as water, indifferent and serene.

She was almost certain that only Lu Changsheng could help her see through illusions and Breakthrough her Realm.

As for how to see through, she already had a general idea in her mind.

When she was near Lu Changsheng, her state of mind would be affected, causing the Supreme Emotion Severing Art to operate automatically.

If she could remain completely unaffected, no matter what, and her heart remained calm and detached, then that would be seeing through illusions and achieving a Major Achievement in her state of mind.

However, she still needed to confirm this further.

Just like that, Xiao Xiyue settled down in the Lu Mansion.

Lu Changsheng had originally planned to return to Qingzhu Mountain after the gathering.

But because of Xiao Xiyue, he changed his itinerary.

He spent time taking Xiao Xiyue to stroll around Ruyi County, observing the so-called myriad forms of life and the disturbances of the Mortal World.

Lu Changsheng didn’t know exactly what these myriad forms of life and Mortal World disturbances were.

And Xiao Xiyue herself couldn’t explain it clearly either.

So, thinking that the other party came from a scholarly family and entered the Qingyun Sect to Cultivate at fifteen, he decided to show her some human suffering and life at the bottom.

Such as women forced to sell themselves in brothels.

Street vendors in alleys, local thugs, physically disabled beggars.

People working hard labor at the docks.

Various types of customers in restaurants, tea houses, and eateries.

Jianghu Gangs, fighting and killing for profit.

One day, Lu Changsheng took Xiao Xiyue to a village below Ruyi County.

This was a very poor and backward village.

Yellow earth faced the sky, and the dirt roads were full of potholes.

Farmlands lined both sides of the road.

The crops in the fields had all been harvested.

But one could still see some emaciated, frail farmers with sallow faces, wearing tattered clothes, carrying children and baskets, picking up leftover grain in the fields.

Among them were also some women who had just given birth, carrying crying infants, their faces all extremely haggard.

When they saw Lu Changsheng and Xiao Xiyue, their eyes revealed humble fear and stiff, ingratiating smiles.

“Alas.”

Lu Changsheng sighed deeply as he looked at this scene.

He didn’t know how Xiao Xiyue’s state of mind was these past few days.

But the hardships of this world truly made his own heart heavy.

He felt a mixture of relief, apprehension, and alarm in his heart.

Relief that he possessed a Spiritual Root and had obtained an Immortal Opportunity back then.

To be able to go to the Qingyun Sect and participate in the Immortal Sect assessment.

Otherwise, as a young man from a farming family, even if he had awakened his memories and possessed the System, it would have been extremely difficult.

It would have taken an unknown amount of time, effort, and struggle to break free from such a low social stratum.

“Daoist Friend Xiao, have you gained anything these past few days?”

Lu Changsheng sighed slightly and asked Xiao Xiyue.

Seeing the various hardships also made him cherish his current life even more and gave him the motivation to strive.

“All beings suffer.”

Xiao Xiyue said softly.

These past few days, she had seen much with Lu Changsheng, and she felt deeply touched, gaining considerable insight.

But she could sense that these things didn’t help much with her Breakthrough.

The main key still lay with Lu Changsheng.

However, through so many days of interaction, Xiao Xiyue’s heart had also become immersed in Lu Changsheng’s influence.

Whenever the two were in close proximity, Xiao Xiyue felt as if she was enveloped in a spring breeze, which swayed her mind and caused the Supreme Emotion Severing Art to operate.

But she also found that this alone was not enough, not sufficient to allow her to see through illusions and achieve a Breakthrough in her state of mind.

She understood in her heart that she needed to take a further step with Lu Changsheng.

Only by experiencing the so-called ‘Inner Demon Tribulation’ could she truly temper her state of mind, achieve great enlightenment, see through illusions, and attain Supreme Forgetfulness.

“Daoist Friend Lu, you’ve worked hard these past few days.”

Xiao Xiyue looked at Lu Changsheng and spoke.

Her voice was no longer as cold, much gentler.

Immediately, the two returned to Ruyi County, preparing to go to the Cultivation World market tomorrow.

Night fell.

Since they were leaving tomorrow.

Lu Changsheng naturally spent some tender moments with his wives and concubines.

Meanwhile.

Xiao Xiyue sat cross-legged in her room.

Her mind was in disarray; she couldn’t fall asleep or enter a Cultivation state.

“Inner Demon Tribulation.”

Xiao Xiyue understood that she was using Lu Changsheng to temper her state of mind and see through illusions.

But at the same time, these past few days had also left her trapped by Lu Changsheng, this cage.

Although her state of mind had improved, she was also falling deeper and deeper, and she had to rely on the ‘Inner Demon Tribulation’ to achieve great enlightenment.

She circulated the Supreme Emotion Severing Art, suppressing her distracting thoughts.

She walked out of her room, her skirt flowing, and landed on the rooftop, quietly gazing at the bright moon in the sky.

Moonlight cascaded down, bathing her moon-white long dress and her flawless skin, making her appear even more sacred and noble, like the Chang’e Fairy from the Moon Palace in the Nine Heavens.

The night wind gently blew, lifting a corner of her moon-white skirt, revealing the Fairy’s smooth, rounded calves, like ivory jade, without a single trace of excess flesh, naturally formed, and of unparalleled grace.

The wind also ruffled the Fairy’s dark hair.

Strands of dark hair and her moon-white dress swayed in the wind, expressing the owner’s state of mind and mood at this moment.

Her moon-like beautiful eyes gazed distractedly towards a courtyard in the mansion.

“Hoo!”

Xiao Xiyue took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

She understood that if she didn’t have an Awakening in her state of mind, she would simply be unable to complete the Supreme Emotion Severing Art.

Immediately, a look of determination appeared in her eyes, and she floated towards Lu Changsheng’s courtyard.

She intended to directly tell him that she needed to experience the ‘Inner Demon Tribulation’ to completely see through illusions.

And not just simply observe the myriad forms of the world and the bustling Mortal World.