In cultivation, ages can pass unnoticed.
In the blink of an eye, more than thirty years had passed.
「It was now the 269th year of the Tiande era.」
Dai Ji, who managed trade across two continents, finally found ti in her busy schedule to et with Xu Xing. She told him about the life and death of Nanhua Sect Ancestor Zuo.
"Elder Zuo Qiu died in his pri. It is suspected that soone was secretly responsible; as for the mastermind behind this... every Higher Teachings sect has its speculations..."
Dai Ji shared the information she had gathered.
Twenty years ago, she had used a Secret Technique to conceal her aura, left Nanyan Continent, and returned to East Huangzhou.
During this period, besides managing intercontinental trade, she also served as a spy, gathering intelligence within East Huangzhou.
Perhaps it was the work of the Demon Sect...
Xu Xing's eyes flickered. After a mont of contemplation, he shifted the bla onto the Demon Sect of East Huangzhou.
Tis had changed.
He had defeated Dao Lord Zhongtai and escaped with his life from Chi Yuan. Owing to these two Battle Achievents, the Butian Sect no longer needed to curry favor with the Nanhua Sect; their relationship was now more of a collaboration.
Elder Zuo Qiu had been assassinated by a Cultivator from the Chiming Imperial Dynasty.
For the Butian Sect, this was actually good news.
The Nanhua Sect had already made an enemy of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace. Now, having lost a Nascent Soul Ancestor, they would inevitably lean more towards the Butian Sect to huddle together for warmth.
"Forty years ago, through Dual cultivation with you using that secret thod, I reached the Mid-stage Nascent Soul..."
"Additionally, with Yan Luanqing's help, I acquired the fourth-stage wood-fire Spiritual Object, Li Huo Xing, in the Emperor's Son Pavilion and cultivated the Spirit-Slaying Nurturing Soul Technique. My Cultivation is not far from the Late stage of Nascent Soul."
Xu Xing revealed his cultivation progress to Dai Ji.
After Yan Luanqing erged from seclusion, he had fulfilled his agreent, continuously completing tasks with Xu Xing in the Emperor's Son Pavilion and lending him rit Points. These were in exchange for the 'Li Huo Xing,' worth thirteen rit Points.
However, the Spirit Slaying Nurturing Soul technique, a stage-breaking Secret Technique, was sowhat ineffective for him. It wasn't enough for a Breakthrough. It rely increased his Cultivation sowhat, saving him roughly a hundred years of arduous effort.
"Husband," Dai Ji began, her voice tinged with astonishnt after a mont of stunned silence, "ordinary Cultivators usually slow down significantly when they reach the Nascent Soul Realm. It seems... you've encountered almost no bottlenecks..."
She felt she had still underestimated Xu Xing, her Husband.
Even an Immortal Body couldn't keep up with such a cultivation speed.
A profound Cultivator's Foundation had its advantages and disadvantages.
The advantage was possessing strong power at the Sa Stage. The disadvantage was the slow speed of achieving a Breakthrough to a new Realm; one must accumulate sufficiently to hope for a Breakthrough to the next Realm.
Xu Xing, however, seed to defy this common understanding among Cultivators in the Cultivation World.
Despite his profound foundation, his cultivation speed hadn't lagged much; in fact, it was even faster than hers.
"Husband... could it be that you are the legendary Immortal Nascent..." Dai Ji asked tentatively, recalling so rumors from the East Huangzhou Cultivation World.
Only an Immortal Nascent could disregard the various bottlenecks within the Nascent Soul Realm. Because the Immortal Nascent is already at the Half-Immortal Realm.
"Correct. When I made my Breakthrough in the Starfall Sect Blessed Land, the Nascent Soul I condensed was an Immortal Nascent..." Xu Xing nodded.
Dai Ji was now his concubine. Sharing certain secrets with her could ensure she beca even more devoted to him.
An Immortal Nascent holds the Hopes of Becoming Immortal, and his combat strength was "not weaker" than those at the Nascent Soul Stage.
The temptation of Ascending Immortal is irresistible for any Cultivator. As the saying goes, "When one person achieves the Dao, Chicken and Dog Ascend to the Heavens."
Dai Ji frowned delicately, her willow-leaf brows knitting slightly. "Husband," she said, "with the death of Elder Zuo Qiu, East Huangzhou is verging on great chaos, and the Butian Sect faces layers of crises. This is the mont the sect needs you to return and take charge..."
"But... just because it's safe for to return to East Huangzhou doesn't an it's safe for you..."
"It's possible Chi Yuan is lying in wait..."
Chi Yuan could find Xu Xing's trail with his Divine Power and Secret Techniques; he could use the sa thod to find her.
The reason Dai Ji dared to return to East Huangzhou was that she had calculated Chi Yuan would not harm her.
Although she was now with Xu Xing, nominally, she had been abducted by Xu Xing and forced to beco his concubine.
If Chi Yuan dared to touch her, he would have to be prepared to contend with another Higher Teachings sect, the Red Dust Pavilion.
Besides, compared to Xu Xing, she was rely a pawn.
Choosing to cast a long line to catch a big fish, using her to lure out Xu Xing, was undoubtedly the better option for Chi Yuan.
East Huangzhou... Xu Xing paced a few steps within the hall, finding the decision difficult.
Currently, two paths lay before him.
One path was to return to East Huangzhou. There, using the death of Elder Zuo Qiu as a pretext, he could ally with the Nanhua Sect again and resist external pressure together.
This path was to develop the Butian Faction.
The other was to continue to lay low in Nanyan Continent and observe the unfolding situation in East Huangzhou from afar.
"You have a point. We won't return to East Huangzhou!"
After a mont's hesitation, Xu Xing finally made his decision.
We?
Dai Ji was slightly taken aback.
She was responsible for intercontinental trade, and the Resources she had amassed over these years were considerable.
Xu Xing's aning was not only that he himself would not return to East Huangzhou, but also that she should abandon returning and remain in Nanyan Continent.
"Back then, I could abandon Fengxi Country to embark on the Immortal Path..."
"Today, my choice is the sa," Xu Xing said resolutely.
Previously, when he returned to East Huangzhou, he established the Butian Sect, declared it Orthodox, and disrupted Ruan Baii's wedding.
He was very clear about his motives.
Hai An? Ruan Baii? Power? None of the above!
What he sought were Resources for his Nascent Soul Period Cultivation!
And... the Power layout for his future Ascension to Zhongtu Dao State.
When he left the Butian Sect, he had already plundered most of the sect's Resources.
At this ti, to return to East Huangzhou hoping to acquire Resources comparable to what he had before would be almost a pipe dream.
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