Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 25 The Fairy's Inner Demon (Please continue reading)

Ten miles outside Longmen Market, atop the green mountains.

Qin Yuehan stood against the wind, her dress fluttering, like a fairy in the clouds.

Shen Xuan stood silently to the side.

"Seven years ago, I prepared myself to attempt the Foundation Establishment stage."

"Physical body, spiritual power, and soul all survived the ordeal."

"However, when I was finally building the foundation of my Dao, I encountered my inner demons."

Qin Yuehan turned around, her eyes unfocused, as if shrouded in a mist of unspoken words.

Shen Xuan's heart skipped a beat, as if he had suddenly plummeted into the ground, losing all sense of weight.

He's not a naive young man.

That look in his eyes clearly conveyed a complex emotion that was difficult to describe.

However, Qin Yuehan's eyes quickly regained their clarity.

"In the end, I vanquished my inner demons and successfully established my foundation."

“Fairy Qin is a lucky person, blessed by Heaven.” Under Qin Yuehan’s gaze, Shen Xuan murmured.

He first met Qin Yuehan when she was only twelve years old!
Shen Xuan was merely following Master Yan's teachings and taking care of his junior schoolmate.

That is, to explain the Taoist scriptures to her and guide her to draw qi into her body.

It's really nothing.

As a time traveler from an ancient civilization, he has his principles.

No matter what, it's impossible for him to have feelings for a twelve-year-old girl.

Later, as he grew older, Shen Xuan deliberately distanced himself from them, just to avoid getting into trouble.

This is a princess!
Even an unfavored princess is not someone a commoner like him can befriend.

As for the inner demons that Qin Yuehan developed during her Foundation Establishment, what does that have to do with him!

Even if she looks like him, it's just something Qin Yuehan imagined.

This person is completely different from the real Shen Xuan!

Qin Yuehan was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "I heard you got married?"

"Yes. Five years ago, having given up hope on his path to immortality, he married a commoner from the Ding family in Qinglong Bay."

Qin Yuehan gave him a deep look.

"Your wife is a blessed person."

His tone seemed somewhat relieved.

Shen Xuan hesitated, then stopped himself from speaking.

In matters like these, saying too much is more likely to lead to mistakes; silence is golden.

"I'm going back to the Qingyun Sect. You can write to me if you need anything in the future."

"Ok."

Qin Yuehan said no more, took up a cloud handkerchief, mounted it, and flew away.

Shen Xuan shook his head and descended the mountain with a wry smile.

"Hey, Shen Xuan, you came down alone? Where's Elder Qin?"

Outside, Lü Zhengying still consciously addressed Qin Yuehan as "Elder".

"She has returned to the Qingyun Sect."

"Oh."

Lu Zhengying's eyes lingered on Shen Xuan.

"What exactly is your cultivation level?"

"Qi Refining Level 5".

Shen Xuan spoke the truth.

"By the way, do you need spirit stones? I can lend you some."

"Thank you for your kindness, Fellow Daoist Lü. I can still manage."

By crafting the Rejuvenation Talisman, Shen Xuan accumulated another hundred spirit stones.

He didn't want to owe Lü Zhengying a favor.

"Since we've come all the way to Longmen Market, why not buy some elixirs and talismans to take back? Most of the cultivation items here are produced by the Qingyun Sect, so their quality is guaranteed."

"Never mind. My wife will wait at home. I plan to go back to Qinglong Bay."

The various cultivation items sold in the shops of Longmen Market are more expensive than those in Qinglong Bay Market, so there's no need to buy them here.

He didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble or get into problems outside.

"You've gotten married?" Lü Zhengying asked, somewhat surprised.

"Yes, we got married five years ago. My wife is a commoner from the Ding family."

"what!"

Lu Zhengying tentatively asked, "Have you ever thought about marrying another Daoist partner with spiritual roots?"

"have not thought!"

Shen Xuan said with a smile, "I can't afford to support a Daoist partner. A mortal woman is better; it doesn't cost much spirit stone."

Lü Zhengying chuckled.

"You!"

……

After parting ways with Lü Zhengying, Shen Xuan returned to the entrance of Longmen Market.

He sent a message, and Old Liu came to pick him up in his carriage. "Let's go."

Shen Xuan boarded the carriage, pulled back the curtain, and looked at the bustling Longmen Market. He couldn't help but sigh deeply.

The next time I come will probably be ten years from now.

Shen Xuan told Lao Liu to slow down the car, and then closed his eyes, half asleep.

In fact, Qin Yuehan's willingness to associate with them and acknowledge their friendship as classmates was a testament to their connections within the Qingyun Sect.

Sects are not like cultivation families.

They possess high-level spiritual veins and many rare cultivation resources.

Various cultivation methods, spells, elixirs, magical treasures, talismans, formations, spiritual plants, and so on.

Disciples of sects are inherently superior to others.

Moreover, Qin Yuehan is a Foundation Establishment Elder.

Their mere fact that Qin Yuehan was their classmate was enough to shield them from the wind and rain, providing them with a protective umbrella.

Shen Xuan was well aware of this good intention.

Seven days later, Shen Xuan returned to Qinglong Bay Market.

After paying a spirit stone for the fare, Old Liu left with profuse thanks.

When Shen Xuan returned home, he was surprised to find that Jiang Xueqi had moved back.

“Zhao Chunsheng is back from clearing the wasteland,” Ding Yuyao explained.

"So fast? Isn't it supposed to take six months? It's only been three months."

"Zhao Chunsheng is injured; I heard it's from poisoning."

"Oh, no wonder you came back early."

Shen Xuan looked outside; dusk was approaching, and the setting sun cast a golden glow.

"Never mind, I'll go see him tomorrow."

Then, he stared at Ding Yuyao and looked her up and down a few times.

"What's the matter, husband?"

"It's alright, prepare some hot water, I'll go take a shower first."

"Ok."

Shen Xuan took a relaxing hot bath, washing away all his fatigue.

"Yaoyao, bring some more hot water."

"Hey, here we come!"

Ding Yuyao carried a half-bucket of hot water into the bathroom.

Just as he poured the hot water into the sink, Shen Xuan grabbed him and pulled him in.

His clothes were wet with warm water.

"Husband, what are you doing!"

Ding Yuyao said angrily.

"Of course, it's dry..." he said in a low voice.

Ding Yuyao tried to struggle, but Shen Xuan gently pulled her, and her whole body plunged into the warm water, splashing water everywhere.

She screamed in alarm, like a fawn.

"Sweetie, Yao Yao, let's take a bath together!"

Shen Xuan made Ding Yuyao understand what it meant to be in her element and to linger there.

Afterwards, Ding Yuyao lay wearily in Shen Xuan's arms.

For some reason, the image of that aloof and noble fifteen-year-old royal girl inexplicably surfaced in Shen Xuan's mind.

He shook his head, as if trying to shake something off.

These are just minor illusions.

The woman in his arms was the lover he wanted to protect with all his heart.

The next day, just as dawn broke.

Shen Xuan bought some spirit fruits and monster meat and went to Zhao Chunsheng's house.

Jiang Xueqi opened the door.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, Fellow Daoist Zhao is back?"

"You're back. My husband, Master Shen has come to see you."

As Jiang Xueqi entered the house, Shen Xuan realized that the two lived a very simple life.

Zhao Chunsheng scurried out to greet the guests, took the gifts, and handed them to his wife.

"Master Shen, you're too kind. There's no need for a gift!"

"It's worthless, I just bought it on the street. Are you hurt?"

There was a faint scratch on Zhao Chunsheng's face.

"When we were clearing the land, our team encountered a second-tier snake demon that spewed out poisonous mist, and a large number of them immediately fell down!"

"Fortunately, I reacted quickly and retreated immediately. I only got a tiny bit of toxic fog on me, so it's not a big problem."

Shen Xuan asked curiously, "Didn't you use any detoxifying pills?"

Encountering poisonous monsters is a common occurrence during the exploration of new lands.

Every cultivator who ventures into new territory prepares some detoxification pills.

"I used it, but the effect was so-so. I heard that only a mid-grade detoxification pill is effective, and one pill costs twenty spirit stones!"

(End of this chapter)