When Yun Ge returned to the Yunfu Sect, it was evening. Yun Ge prepared some food.
“Eat.” Yun Ge brought out a meal made for her disciple.
“Master, I’ll wait for your return…” Xiao Huan Mo nestled in Yun Ge’s arms, speaking with a soft and affectionate tone.
Yun Ge recalled her past life. Back then, if her niece and nephew heard that their parents were going out and wouldn’t be home for a while, her five-year-old niece would smile and say to herself, “Parents are not at home, we’re so happy!”
Compared to the almost catastrophic expression of her disciple, Yun Ge hoped that one day she could see her disciple be like her niece – with a small heart, at a young age, feeling loved to the point of exhaustion, hoping to have time at her disposal. Not like her disciple now, who wanted to merge her entire life with Yun Ge because of the lack of affection in her childhood.
Yun Ge lifted the person in her arms. She enjoyed holding her disciple because every time she did, she could feel needed and relied upon.
“I will protect you throughout my life,” Yun Ge spoke with a profound tone. She seemed to understand the feelings of those parents who loved their children. However, despite the understanding, she also knew the saying, ‘Parents of a thousand years cannot protect a child of a hundred years.’ Yun Ge stared into her disciple’s eyes. “I don’t expect you to be strong or outstanding. I only hope you can live a healthy and happy life.”
Xiao Huan Mo hugged Yun Ge’s neck and called, “Master…”
She had never considered herself a child, but the person holding her, despite living in the cultivation world for so many years, was as innocent as a child.
Understanding what Yun Ge meant, she found it hard to let go.
“I won’t be gone for long. If you’re bored, you can visit Master Lin Yuan, or Master Lin Ling and Master Fu Yan. Understand?” Yun Ge patted Xiao Huan Mo’s head. Although the senior disciples were fond of Xiao Huan Mo, being the first in the Huan generation, she didn’t interact much with those her age. Yun Ge hoped she could make more friends.
Among the Lin generation, except for Yun Ge, no one had formed a Nascent Soul yet. Therefore, no one was qualified to make disciples. Xiao Huan Mo was still the first in the Huan generation. Although the senior disciples liked her, given her introverted nature and their elders treating her like a junior, it was challenging for her to approach them. So far, Yun Ge observed that Xiao Huan Mo rarely interacted with disciples her age.
Watching her disciple finish dinner without practicing cultivation but instead lying down with her, Yun Ge felt fortunate not to have married and had children in her previous life. Her heart would have been in constant turmoil!
By the faint white light emitted by the Ming Pearl, Yun Ge observed the sleeping Xiao Huan Mo beside her.
Since Yun Ge had already instructed Xiao Huan Mo the night before, she left the cave.
Unaware that as she left the cave, someone behind her opened their eyes.
…
Yun Ge’s impression of Ming Xuan was… well… the love interest of the female lead. As someone who prioritized guarding against fire, theft, and female lead revenge, Yun Ge found Ming Xuan’s noble and aloof image quite well portrayed!
Ming Xuan felt a bit resentful and dissatisfied in his heart. Since they arrived at the Unity Sect, the entire conversation seemed to revolve around him.
If initially Yun Ge’s coldness towards outsiders and warmth towards the little girl had sparked a slight interest, after spending so many days and even accompanying them to the extremely cold place, Yun Ge’s attitude towards him remained unchanged. Ming Xuan felt uncomfortable.
“Yun Ge, it seems there is a misunderstanding between us. You seem to be a bit repulsive towards me…” Ming Xuan swallowed his resentment, trying hard to appear gentle.
Seeing Ming Xuan’s twitching facial expression, Yun Ge sighed in her heart. How could she tell him that invisible words were hovering over his head, saying, ‘This is the man of the female lead,’ and any sensible person wouldn’t make a move? You should know that when the female lead, with her overbearing presence, enters the stage, you won’t have a good ending. Brother, I’m trying to save you! When the female lead reaches the Nascent Soul stage, exuding an awe-inspiring aura, you should obediently recognize your true love, and then live happily ever after with the female lead. I’ll take my disciple and roam the world…
“…” The two stood outside the main hall of the Unity Sect, Yun Ge’s thoughts wandering, Ming Xuan not knowing what to say, and an awkward atmosphere enveloping them.
But what Yun Ge and Ming Xuan didn’t realize was that the onlookers from the Yunfu Sect and the Unity Sect saw something entirely different. The sun was setting, casting a rose-colored glow across the originally white sky. The golden-red sun didn’t hide its brilliance, bathing the entire Unity Sect hall in a soft rose-colored light.
The two standing side by side in the sunset, who had caused quite a stir in the cultivation world recently, exuded a dazzling and pure beauty. There was a feeling that such a woman should reign above the secular world, unmatched by anyone…
Pah pah pah!!! How could we think like this about our senior brother’s Dao companion? That’s too much!
When Yun Ge descended, she saw the strange expressions of the crowd. She found it odd, feeling that the cultivators in the cultivation world must have come up with some wild theories again! Don’t ask her why; it’s based on her experience at the Yunfu Sect!
The opening of the small realm occurred every ten years and was forbidden for the Nascent Soul stage and above cultivators to enter.
Therefore, routine checks were necessary before the small realm opened. The check here was different from the modern one, as everyone stood together within a formation. If there were demonic cultivators or Nascent Soul stage and above cultivators, they would be exposed.
For many years, there had been no issues, and this time was no exception.
The routine inspection was soon coming to an end.
The master of Guiyi Sect stood at the front, looking at the two people in front of him. A smile appeared on his face. He hadn’t expected that Yun Ge would team up with his son!
Yun Ge ignored the gaze of the Guiyi Sect’s master and walked straight into the activated teleportation array.
Ming Xuan walked in beside her. After the two entered, other cultivators gradually followed suit.
Both Ming Xuan and Yun Ge were at the Foundation Establishment stage, attracting the attention of many cultivators from the beginning. Taking advantage of being the first to enter, they quickly… relocated the battlefield, to be precise, and didn’t land in the designated area.
Yun Ge didn’t expect the two to share such a unified idea!
The original landing spot was a desert, but after a glance, the two didn’t hesitate to use the teleportation array immediately.
The destination of the teleportation was a forest.
It was Yun Ge’s first time entering a secret realm. Since the secret realm opened once every thirty years, and she was twenty, she couldn’t have been here before. Ming Xuan, on the other hand, had been in the secret realm.
Both of them remained silent, walking on the thick layer of fallen leaves. The only sound in the entire forest was the crisp rustling of the leaves.
Yun Ge looked around at the silent surroundings. A change occurred, and Yun Ge felt a sharp aura approaching from behind.
Her body reacted faster than her consciousness, and Yun Ge dodged. The place where Yun Ge had stood just moments ago left behind a large pit.
Glancing at the not-too-far-away seven-tiered spirit python that had become agitated due to the entry of a strange aura, Yun Ge sighed. She was unlucky. Of all the spirit beasts, the one she hated the most was the spirit python. Forgive her, but she had an instinctive aversion to creatures without legs, and just looking at them made her feel a chill down her spine.
Ming Xuan had drawn his sword, and Yun Ge attacked from a distance. After all, she had no interest in the inner gall and snake skin of an eighth-tier spirit python. In the past, Yun Ge wouldn’t even bother to take action. Ming Xuan could handle it. When she was still at the Foundation Establishment stage, didn’t she kill an eighth-tier flame beast? Her intervention was due to the extreme cold in the area.
Yun Ge thought too much. The reason she could kill an eighth-tier flame beast was not just because she used her ultimate move but also because Huan Mo was present at the time, suppressing almost one-third of the creature’s strength.
Ming Xuan didn’t use his ultimate move but still killed the seventh-tier spirit python.
Yun Ge looked at Ming Xuan, who was not far away, putting the spirit python into his storage bag. She decided that she would stay away from Ming Xuan’s storage bag later…
“Do you not need these things?” Ming Xuan asked. Yun Ge seemed uninterested in these rare spirit beasts, especially the spirit python, which was rare to encounter outside.
“I don’t need the spirit python,” Yun Ge said without explaining. She had no interest in these cold-blooded crawling animals. She preferred furry animals…
Ming Xuan couldn’t help but stare at Yun Ge, who was only wearing a simple white Daoist robe, similar to all the core disciples of the Yunfu Sect. Unlike other female cultivators who wore bright colors, she tied a white belt around her waist, revealing a slender waist that could be held with one hand. Her black hair reached her waist, tied up with a simple emerald hairpin, without any expression on her face. Her whole demeanor was cold and elegant. Ming Xuan inexplicably recalled the scene of seeing her bathed in sunlight at Qianji Pavilion. Although it made the entire sunlight pale, Ming Xuan felt that he might never see her smile at him like that in his lifetime…
How could Yun Ge ignore Ming Xuan’s obvious scrutiny? She turned her head and met Ming Xuan’s gaze. Yun Ge felt strange. “Did you hurt your eyes?” Did he go blind? Why did he stare at a person so desperately?
“No, just grateful. You are my future…” The words “Dao companion” had not yet been spoken when a cry for help interrupted.
Yun Ge became alert, and Ming Xuan was regretful. People from the Guiyi Sect and Yunfu Sect recognized the two as Dao companions. It was only a matter of the grand ceremony. However, the two had never mentioned it.
Ming Xuan collected his thoughts and followed Yun Ge in the direction of the cry for help.
Then they saw several disheveled cultivators running away. They were wearing familiar attire—disciples of the Guiyi Sect!
And chasing them was… Yun Ge frowned. It was a group of cannibal ants!
Yun Ge frowned for a reason. Cannibal ants shouldn’t appear in such a small secret realm. After all, cannibal ants were not spirit beasts but animals! They grew in areas with scarce spiritual energy, so how could they appear in a secret realm with abundant spiritual energy?
Yun Ge and Ming Xuan exchanged glances, each holding two people and starting to resist the flowing cannibal ants.
“Senior Sister, why can you control the sword?” One of the disciples was surprised when they reached their destination.
Yun Ge was puzzled. “Aren’t all Foundation Establishment cultivators able to do so?” Yun Ge found it strange. Wasn’t this common knowledge?
“No, no, no. Flying with a sword is prohibited in the secret realm. The only way to transfer spaces is through teleportation arrays.” There was no teleportation array where they had just been.
“…” Then whom should I ask? This was Yun Ge’s first time in a secret realm. What benefits did the secret realm give her?
“In any case, thanks to Senior Sister this time!” Another disciple, still frightened, expressed his gratitude.
“Do you guys encounter cannibal ants?” Compared to the battle just now, Ming Xuan was more concerned about this issue…
In the meantime…
After being brutally tortured by the seven-tiered ice spirit beast on the back mountain (formerly a first-tier ice spirit beast, later taken to the extremely cold place by Huan Mo and brought back by Luoxue, it is now a seven-tier ice spirit beast), Lin Yuan transformed the person who was most afraid of her, the “blackened, unpredictable, shadowy female lead, Huan Mo,” into the perverted beast that abused her every day! The former tortured her heart, and the latter tortured her body! She would rather be tortured emotionally than physically!
The ice spirit beast was delighted! Oppressed for a year, it finally took charge, and could it not torture her to death as if it had taken an overdose of stimulants? Looking at Lin Yuan’s tearful face, it understood why its owner loved to torture her so much. It felt good!
The person who had been practicing on the side opened his eyes, said nothing, pinched a teleportation array, and disappeared. Leaving behind one person and one beast staring at each other in confusion!
Did this guy go crazy again?!!
Wait a minute! This reaction??? For someone with necrophilia… um… no, a teacher fetish like him, this reaction was most likely because Yun Ge was in trouble, right?! Oh! No!
Without Yun Ge, their lives couldn’t be described as anything other than “deep water and scorching fire”! Yun Ge! Hang in there! You are the hope of our future!
When Yun Ge returned to the Yunfu Sect, it was evening. Yun Ge prepared some food.
“Eat.” Yun Ge brought out a meal made for her disciple.
“Master, I’ll wait for your return…” Xiao Huan Mo nestled in Yun Ge’s arms, speaking with a soft and affectionate tone.
Yun Ge recalled her past life. Back then, if her niece and nephew heard that their parents were going out and wouldn’t be home for a while, her five-year-old niece would smile and say to herself, “Parents are not at home, we’re so happy!”
Compared to the almost catastrophic expression of her disciple, Yun Ge hoped that one day she could see her disciple be like her niece – with a small heart, at a young age, feeling loved to the point of exhaustion, hoping to have time at her disposal. Not like her disciple now, who wanted to merge her entire life with Yun Ge because of the lack of affection in her childhood.
Yun Ge lifted the person in her arms. She enjoyed holding her disciple because every time she did, she could feel needed and relied upon.
“I will protect you throughout my life,” Yun Ge spoke with a profound tone. She seemed to understand the feelings of those parents who loved their children. However, despite the understanding, she also knew the saying, ‘Parents of a thousand years cannot protect a child of a hundred years.’ Yun Ge stared into her disciple’s eyes. “I don’t expect you to be strong or outstanding. I only hope you can live a healthy and happy life.”
Xiao Huan Mo hugged Yun Ge’s neck and called, “Master…”
She had never considered herself a child, but the person holding her, despite living in the cultivation world for so many years, was as innocent as a child.
Understanding what Yun Ge meant, she found it hard to let go.
“I won’t be gone for long. If you’re bored, you can visit Master Lin Yuan, or Master Lin Ling and Master Fu Yan. Understand?” Yun Ge patted Xiao Huan Mo’s head. Although the senior disciples were fond of Xiao Huan Mo, being the first in the Huan generation, she didn’t interact much with those her age. Yun Ge hoped she could make more friends.
Among the Lin generation, except for Yun Ge, no one had formed a Nascent Soul yet. Therefore, no one was qualified to make disciples. Xiao Huan Mo was still the first in the Huan generation. Although the senior disciples liked her, given her introverted nature and their elders treating her like a junior, it was challenging for her to approach them. So far, Yun Ge observed that Xiao Huan Mo rarely interacted with disciples her age.
Watching her disciple finish dinner without practicing cultivation but instead lying down with her, Yun Ge felt fortunate not to have married and had children in her previous life. Her heart would have been in constant turmoil!
By the faint white light emitted by the Ming Pearl, Yun Ge observed the sleeping Xiao Huan Mo beside her.
Since Yun Ge had already instructed Xiao Huan Mo the night before, she left the cave.
Unaware that as she left the cave, someone behind her opened their eyes.
…
Yun Ge’s impression of Ming Xuan was… well… the love interest of the female lead. As someone who prioritized guarding against fire, theft, and female lead revenge, Yun Ge found Ming Xuan’s noble and aloof image quite well portrayed!
Ming Xuan felt a bit resentful and dissatisfied in his heart. Since they arrived at the Unity Sect, the entire conversation seemed to revolve around him.
If initially Yun Ge’s coldness towards outsiders and warmth towards the little girl had sparked a slight interest, after spending so many days and even accompanying them to the extremely cold place, Yun Ge’s attitude towards him remained unchanged. Ming Xuan felt uncomfortable.
“Yun Ge, it seems there is a misunderstanding between us. You seem to be a bit repulsive towards me…” Ming Xuan swallowed his resentment, trying hard to appear gentle.
Seeing Ming Xuan’s twitching facial expression, Yun Ge sighed in her heart. How could she tell him that invisible words were hovering over his head, saying, ‘This is the man of the female lead,’ and any sensible person wouldn’t make a move? You should know that when the female lead, with her overbearing presence, enters the stage, you won’t have a good ending. Brother, I’m trying to save you! When the female lead reaches the Nascent Soul stage, exuding an awe-inspiring aura, you should obediently recognize your true love, and then live happily ever after with the female lead. I’ll take my disciple and roam the world…
“…” The two stood outside the main hall of the Unity Sect, Yun Ge’s thoughts wandering, Ming Xuan not knowing what to say, and an awkward atmosphere enveloping them.
But what Yun Ge and Ming Xuan didn’t realize was that the onlookers from the Yunfu Sect and the Unity Sect saw something entirely different. The sun was setting, casting a rose-colored glow across the originally white sky. The golden-red sun didn’t hide its brilliance, bathing the entire Unity Sect hall in a soft rose-colored light.
The two standing side by side in the sunset, who had caused quite a stir in the cultivation world recently, exuded a dazzling and pure beauty. There was a feeling that such a woman should reign above the secular world, unmatched by anyone…
Pah pah pah!!! How could we think like this about our senior brother’s Dao companion? That’s too much!
When Yun Ge descended, she saw the strange expressions of the crowd. She found it odd, feeling that the cultivators in the cultivation world must have come up with some wild theories again! Don’t ask her why; it’s based on her experience at the Yunfu Sect!
The opening of the small realm occurred every ten years and was forbidden for the Nascent Soul stage and above cultivators to enter.
Therefore, routine checks were necessary before the small realm opened. The check here was different from the modern one, as everyone stood together within a formation. If there were demonic cultivators or Nascent Soul stage and above cultivators, they would be exposed.
For many years, there had been no issues, and this time was no exception.
The routine inspection was soon coming to an end.
The master of Guiyi Sect stood at the front, looking at the two people in front of him. A smile appeared on his face. He hadn’t expected that Yun Ge would team up with his son!
Yun Ge ignored the gaze of the Guiyi Sect’s master and walked straight into the activated teleportation array.
Ming Xuan walked in beside her. After the two entered, other cultivators gradually followed suit.
Both Ming Xuan and Yun Ge were at the Foundation Establishment stage, attracting the attention of many cultivators from the beginning. Taking advantage of being the first to enter, they quickly… relocated the battlefield, to be precise, and didn’t land in the designated area.
Yun Ge didn’t expect the two to share such a unified idea!
The original landing spot was a desert, but after a glance, the two didn’t hesitate to use the teleportation array immediately.
The destination of the teleportation was a forest.
It was Yun Ge’s first time entering a secret realm. Since the secret realm opened once every thirty years, and she was twenty, she couldn’t have been here before. Ming Xuan, on the other hand, had been in the secret realm.
Both of them remained silent, walking on the thick layer of fallen leaves. The only sound in the entire forest was the crisp rustling of the leaves.
Yun Ge looked around at the silent surroundings. A change occurred, and Yun Ge felt a sharp aura approaching from behind.
Her body reacted faster than her consciousness, and Yun Ge dodged. The place where Yun Ge had stood just moments ago left behind a large pit.
Glancing at the not-too-far-away seven-tiered spirit python that had become agitated due to the entry of a strange aura, Yun Ge sighed. She was unlucky. Of all the spirit beasts, the one she hated the most was the spirit python. Forgive her, but she had an instinctive aversion to creatures without legs, and just looking at them made her feel a chill down her spine.
Ming Xuan had drawn his sword, and Yun Ge attacked from a distance. After all, she had no interest in the inner gall and snake skin of an eighth-tier spirit python. In the past, Yun Ge wouldn’t even bother to take action. Ming Xuan could handle it. When she was still at the Foundation Establishment stage, didn’t she kill an eighth-tier flame beast? Her intervention was due to the extreme cold in the area.
Yun Ge thought too much. The reason she could kill an eighth-tier flame beast was not just because she used her ultimate move but also because Huan Mo was present at the time, suppressing almost one-third of the creature’s strength.
Ming Xuan didn’t use his ultimate move but still killed the seventh-tier spirit python.
Yun Ge looked at Ming Xuan, who was not far away, putting the spirit python into his storage bag. She decided that she would stay away from Ming Xuan’s storage bag later…
“Do you not need these things?” Ming Xuan asked. Yun Ge seemed uninterested in these rare spirit beasts, especially the spirit python, which was rare to encounter outside.
“I don’t need the spirit python,” Yun Ge said without explaining. She had no interest in these cold-blooded crawling animals. She preferred furry animals…
Ming Xuan couldn’t help but stare at Yun Ge, who was only wearing a simple white Daoist robe, similar to all the core disciples of the Yunfu Sect. Unlike other female cultivators who wore bright colors, she tied a white belt around her waist, revealing a slender waist that could be held with one hand. Her black hair reached her waist, tied up with a simple emerald hairpin, without any expression on her face. Her whole demeanor was cold and elegant. Ming Xuan inexplicably recalled the scene of seeing her bathed in sunlight at Qianji Pavilion. Although it made the entire sunlight pale, Ming Xuan felt that he might never see her smile at him like that in his lifetime…
How could Yun Ge ignore Ming Xuan’s obvious scrutiny? She turned her head and met Ming Xuan’s gaze. Yun Ge felt strange. “Did you hurt your eyes?” Did he go blind? Why did he stare at a person so desperately?
“No, just grateful. You are my future…” The words “Dao companion” had not yet been spoken when a cry for help interrupted.
Yun Ge became alert, and Ming Xuan was regretful. People from the Guiyi Sect and Yunfu Sect recognized the two as Dao companions. It was only a matter of the grand ceremony. However, the two had never mentioned it.
Ming Xuan collected his thoughts and followed Yun Ge in the direction of the cry for help.
Then they saw several disheveled cultivators running away. They were wearing familiar attire—disciples of the Guiyi Sect!
And chasing them was… Yun Ge frowned. It was a group of cannibal ants!
Yun Ge frowned for a reason. Cannibal ants shouldn’t appear in such a small secret realm. After all, cannibal ants were not spirit beasts but animals! They grew in areas with scarce spiritual energy, so how could they appear in a secret realm with abundant spiritual energy?
Yun Ge and Ming Xuan exchanged glances, each holding two people and starting to resist the flowing cannibal ants.
“Senior Sister, why can you control the sword?” One of the disciples was surprised when they reached their destination.
Yun Ge was puzzled. “Aren’t all Foundation Establishment cultivators able to do so?” Yun Ge found it strange. Wasn’t this common knowledge?
“No, no, no. Flying with a sword is prohibited in the secret realm. The only way to transfer spaces is through teleportation arrays.” There was no teleportation array where they had just been.
“…” Then whom should I ask? This was Yun Ge’s first time in a secret realm. What benefits did the secret realm give her?
“In any case, thanks to Senior Sister this time!” Another disciple, still frightened, expressed his gratitude.
“Do you guys encounter cannibal ants?” Compared to the battle just now, Ming Xuan was more concerned about this issue…
In the meantime…
After being brutally tortured by the seven-tiered ice spirit beast on the back mountain (formerly a first-tier ice spirit beast, later taken to the extremely cold place by Huan Mo and brought back by Luoxue, it is now a seven-tier ice spirit beast), Lin Yuan transformed the person who was most afraid of her, the “blackened, unpredictable, shadowy female lead, Huan Mo,” into the perverted beast that abused her every day! The former tortured her heart, and the latter tortured her body! She would rather be tortured emotionally than physically!
The ice spirit beast was delighted! Oppressed for a year, it finally took charge, and could it not torture her to death as if it had taken an overdose of stimulants? Looking at Lin Yuan’s tearful face, it understood why its owner loved to torture her so much. It felt good!
The person who had been practicing on the side opened his eyes, said nothing, pinched a teleportation array, and disappeared. Leaving behind one person and one beast staring at each other in confusion!
Did this guy go crazy again?!!
Wait a minute! This reaction??? For someone with necrophilia… um… no, a teacher fetish like him, this reaction was most likely because Yun Ge was in trouble, right?! Oh! No!
Without Yun Ge, their lives couldn’t be described as anything other than “deep water and scorching fire”! Yun Ge! Hang in there! You are the hope of our future!
