A public notice was posted seeking a wife, and a female saint from the Immortal Sect was found.

Li Changqing fell silent for several minutes. After a while, he quickly regained his composure and said, "It's rare for rogue cultivators to have a peaceful life, so they naturally experience more things, but those are all things of the past."

Since it was all in the past, she didn't want to bring it up again. Besides, she naturally couldn't tell Chen Yi about her experiences.

She then continued, "The Ning family's matter is temporarily settled, but we still need to deal with the Chen family's affairs. I've already made arrangements for transporting medicinal herbs to the Zidan Sect. Do you have any instructions?"

This matter is of paramount importance to the Chen family, which is why she mentioned it to Chen Yi.

"No need, you've already made the arrangements, so I don't need to interfere," Chen Yi said immediately.

He had no objections. Today, having forced the Ning family to retreat, it was the best time to transport medicinal herbs to the Zidan Sect. After all, the Ning family wouldn't suddenly attack the Chen family again in the short term.

"Then I'll get back to work," Li Changqing said, and hurriedly left.

Watching Li Changqing's departing figure, Chen Yi felt a slight sense of emotion. Li Changqing had been lost in thought for a few minutes, and Chen Yi could sense a clear emotional response in Li Changqing's eyes at that moment.

"A person can only live once in the end. Whether the past is worth remembering or unbearable to recall, even the peak of the Tribulation Transcending stage is powerless to change it."

He increasingly felt that Li Changqing was stubborn, and his mood clearly fell into disappointment just from recalling the past.

After thinking for a while, Chen Yi turned around and went back to the courtyard.

Li Changqing made a very good point earlier: he also felt pressure and nervous when facing the Ning family.

Ultimately, no matter how much you plan, you'll never be truly secure if you lack sufficient strength.

"The Ning family may have difficulty finding Master Fang, but as Changqing said, if they can't find Master Fang, the Ning family will naturally try their best to find ways to guard against him."

Ultimately, victory or defeat will be determined by strength, and even Li Changqing cannot be certain how long his peaceful days will last.

"The key is to cultivate diligently and strengthen oneself."

Chen Yi stood in the courtyard and began to cultivate, and what he was preparing to cultivate was the [Triple Mountain-Splitting Saber Technique].

While improving one's cultivation level is important, one must also diligently hone one's skills in dealing with enemies.

The Triple Mountain-Splitting Blade Technique isn't even a magic spell, but it's the strongest combat method passed down from the Chen family.

"According to the description of this sword technique, when it is mastered, a single strike can unleash three layers of energy, which together create immense power."

When cultivated to its peak, this sword technique can be considered comparable to a low-level magic, but it is only comparable.

Without dwelling on it, Chen Yi calmed his mind. There were many weapons in the courtyard, including knives. Grasping a knife, Chen Yi began to practice according to the knife techniques.

This sword technique is called Triple, and it only has three moves: the first move is to break through armor with qi, the second move is to break through the void with sword qi, and the third move is to split a mountain with one breath.

Chen Yi gripped the knife and swung it again and again. He was only at the minor mastery stage, but the strength he displayed was already quite intimidating.

When wielding the sword, he used the three layers of spiritual energy from the Refining Qi to enhance it, causing the sword energy to permeate the air, and each strike produced a sound of cutting through the air.

…………

"Bang……"

When he first started forging the sword, the sun was high in the sky. He only stopped when he was so exhausted that he could no longer hold the sword and fell to the ground. His spiritual energy was also almost exhausted.

It was almost sunset.

After taking a few deep breaths, Chen Yi immediately looked at the system panel and was stunned for a moment.

Name: Chen Yi

Lifespan: 22/86

[Realm Level: Qi Refining Stage 3 (1/300)]

[Martial Arts Skill: Triple Mountain-Splitting Saber Technique (Mastery 2/100)]

[Spell/Art: None]

[System Function: Authentication (Can authenticate the authenticity of anything in the world, once per day)]

When Chen Yi saw the section on martial arts techniques, his eyes widened in disbelief.

If he remembered correctly, before this sword practice, his Triple Mountain-Splitting Sword Technique should have been at (Minor Success: 36/50), but now, after only one practice, he had actually reached the Major Success stage.

This situation was unexpected for Chen Yi. It wasn't that he thought it was too slow, but rather that it was too fast.

After a moment's thought, Chen Yi quickly came to a conclusion: the [Mysterious Fire Cultivation Method] was the lowest level of cultivation method, so its speed of advancement in cultivation was extremely slow.

The Triple Mountain-Splitting Sword Technique isn't even considered a magic spell; to cultivators, it might just be something insignificant. Therefore, practicing it leads to extremely rapid improvement.

Cultivation methods improve one's realm and cultivation level, while this sword technique improves one's mastery of swordsmanship; the two are incomparable.

In short, this combination of slow and fast reveals a problem—his cultivation methods and martial arts skills are far too inferior for cultivators.

"We still need to work harder. Changqing definitely has some good stuff. If we want to get it, we need to put in more effort."

Chen Yi's heart immediately burned with excitement. When it came to cultivation methods or magical abilities, Li Changqing was practically a shining gold mine, but obtaining these would be no easy feat.

He couldn't ask Li Changqing directly; the only feasible way was for Li Changqing to willingly reveal his cultivation method or magical abilities.

We need to figure out how to do that.

…………

For the next three days, Chen Yi spent the rest of his time cultivating, except for occasionally chatting with Li Changqing.

The delivery of medicinal herbs to the Zidan Sect was successfully completed yesterday without any unexpected incidents.

The Chen family was only two hundred miles away from the Zidan Sect, and they could make several round trips in a day by riding their family's spirit steed.

With this matter resolved, the entire family visibly breathed a sigh of relief. In addition, the items obtained in exchange for these medicinal herbs significantly enriched the Chen family's coffers.

Therefore, the atmosphere at the Chen family's residence has become more cheerful these past two days.

The most excited was Liu Shen, who arrived in the courtyard just as dawn broke.

Upon seeing Chen Yi and Li Changqing, Liu Shen smiled so broadly that his eyes narrowed. He said, "Master, Miss Li, I have already consulted nine fortune tellers to determine the auspicious time."

Chen Yi smiled immediately, while Li Changqing, with a calm expression, asked, "What is the auspicious day and time?"

Liu Shen quickly said, "The nine fortune tellers all came to the same conclusion: there are two most suitable days. One is seven days from now, December 12th, and the other is about six months from now, May 15th. Both are excellent days. However, according to the nine fortune tellers, May 15th six months from now is an extremely auspicious day for the head of the family and Miss Li."

"I have also calculated the birth dates and times of the patriarch and Miss Li, and the nine fortune tellers have reached the same conclusion: the patriarch and Miss Li are still a match made in heaven and are destined to become Daoist partners."

Chen Yi twitched the corner of his mouth, wanting to give Liu Shen a thumbs up—this was handled beautifully.

Li Changqing actually smiled, but she smiled because she thought it was ridiculous that Liu Shen had calculated her and Chen Yi's birth dates and auspicious times.

How can one's fate be calculated? Besides, she and Chen Yi can be considered a match made in heaven.

The Chen family was just a temporary stop for her; she found it hard to imagine that she would stay in the Chen family forever because of Chen Yi.