dhibooks Chapter 1110 Letting Go
Chapter 1110 Letting Go
"Your family's hospitality is far too great; I, Chen, am unworthy of it..."
In the quiet room, Chen Yuan looked at Yun Xubai opposite him with a hint of amusement in his eyes.
Yun Xubai was handsome and refined, looking to be in his thirties. Dressed as a scholar with a square headscarf, he was completely different from the cold-blooded man Zhang Yanwei had described as the one who broke up lovers.
In fact, Yun Xubai had no intention of breaking up the couple. When Chen Yuan brought Zhang Yanwei to Miaohe Sect, they did not receive the cold reception they had expected.
The Miaohe Sect opened its gates wide, and the Supreme Elder, Xuanhe Zhenren, led a hundred true disciples to personally welcome Chen Yuan. The scene was grand, and the courtesy was extremely high, treating Chen Yuan as a true Nascent Soul cultivator.
Yun Xubai followed beside Master Xuanhe. After Chen Yuan spoke with Master Xuanhe for a while, Master Xuanhe took his leave under some pretext, leaving Yun Xubai alone, seemingly knowing why Chen Yuan had come.
Before Chen Yuan could even propose marriage, Yun Xubai produced a token and told Zhang Yanwei to go find Yun Jinyue himself.
Chen Yuan was somewhat confused. According to Zhang Yanwei, Yun Xubai had tried every means to obstruct him from meeting Yun Jinyue, and even forbade him to meet her. But now he was taking the initiative to be friendly, which seemed to indicate that he was arrogant before but humble afterward.
Yun Xubai smiled slightly: "Fellow Daoist Chen is an elder of a major sect. Your presence today is an honor to our sect. We dare not be impolite."
"Furthermore, you saved my daughter's life in the Demon Burning Realm, and after returning to the Spirit Realm, you sent people to infiltrate the Demon Burning Realm and rescue her. I am extremely grateful."
Chen Yuan's eyes flashed: "Since you already knew my identity and were grateful, why did you interfere when my disciple came to see your daughter and they expressed their feelings for each other? And why are you so magnanimous today?"
Yun Xubai remained calm and smiled, saying, "How could I not know that my daughter and your disciple are in love? I only resorted to this desperate measure because I had no other choice. I hope you will forgive me, fellow Daoist."
Chen Yuan grew increasingly puzzled, but showed no sign of it on his face, and said calmly, "I would like to hear the details."
Yun Xubai's smile faded, and a hint of reminiscence appeared in his eyes. He slowly said, "I, Yun, have been a womanizer throughout my life and have had many children, but the one I love the most is this youngest daughter."
"Jinyue has mediocre talent and no special physique. Her potential is not great, but her eyebrows and eyes are exactly the same as her birth mother's."
"Yue'er's aptitude is too poor, she only has five spiritual roots. I have tried every means, but I can only help her cultivate to the peak of the Core Formation stage."
“Yue’er has never fought anyone before. Even if I bring out more spiritual items, she will not be able to pass the three tribulations of the Nascent Soul stage. She can’t even get past the tribulation of the inner demon.”
"She passed away less than ten years after giving birth to Jinyue. I poured all my debts to Yue'er into Jinyue..."
At this point, Yun Xubai's voice gradually lowered, and he suddenly shook his head and smiled: "I've gone off on a tangent, please forgive me, fellow Daoist."
"In short, I doted on Jin Yue, but this also brought her misfortune and tragedy. Our family was ruined, and the siblings even turned against each other. When Jin Yue was kidnapped by the demons, I thought it was my own negligence and felt extremely guilty."
"Fortunately, a fellow Daoist extended a helping hand and saved Jin Yue. I will remember this kindness in my heart."
"I have heard that you cultivate both body and spirit, but I regret that my resources are too shallow. I have searched everywhere and only managed to purchase a 30,000-year-old Blood Dragon Ginseng. I am giving it to you as a token of my gratitude. I hope you will not find it offensive."
As he spoke, Yun Xubai flicked his sleeve, and a wooden box made of ten-thousand-year-old spirit wood appeared out of thin air on the table in front of him. He then removed the spirit-sealing talisman.
The box lid opened by itself, revealing a dragon-shaped, blood-red ginseng. Its roots were still covered with glistening jade-colored soil, and a faint, rich fragrance emanated from the ginseng, mixed with a hint of blood.
Chen Yuan was taken aback. Just a moment ago, Yun Xubai was recounting Yun Jinyue's background, and the next moment he took out a 30,000-year-old body-tempering ginseng. Even though he was a well-traveled man, he was still caught off guard.
His doubts grew, and he glanced at the Blood Dragon Ginseng in the box, asking, "Since you are willing to offer such a generous gift to repay my life-saving grace, and you know that my disciple and your daughter are in love, why do you still forbid them from seeing each other?"
Yun Xubai's expression turned solemn: "Your life-saving grace is one thing, but your disciple and my daughter wanting to become Daoist partners is another matter entirely."
"The day my daughter returned to the sect, I wanted to pay her a visit to express my gratitude, but unfortunately, she was not in the sect and was traveling far away, so I had to give up."
"I originally intended to send someone to the Xuanling Domain to gather information about you, fellow Daoist. Once you return to your sect, I will bring my daughter to visit you."
"But later I learned about her affair with your disciple from my daughter, so I put the matter aside and set up an array to confine my daughter in the cave, strictly forbidding her from going to the Xuanling Domain to find your disciple."
Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow: "Why is that?"
Yun Xubai said solemnly, "My daughter lost her mother at a young age and was kidnapped by the demon race, suffering endless hardships. I really don't want to see her suffer even the slightest grievance."
“The path of cultivation is extremely difficult. Wealth, companions, methods, and land are all indispensable. With my daughter’s aptitude, without anyone’s help, she is destined not to go far on the path.”
"Although your disciple and my daughter are in love, he is only a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stage, and he has problems cultivating on his own."
"Your disciple is a human cultivator from the Burning Demon Realm. Fellow Daoist, you took him into your sect in the Burning Demon Realm. I don't know if you took him as your successor or if you did it casually."
"After entering the Spirit Realm, you joined a Mahayana sect and became an elder. There are many outstanding talents in the sect. I don't know what position your disciple holds in your heart, so I had no choice but to resort to this measure."
"If you value your disciple and come to propose marriage in person, I, Yun, will naturally not stop you."
“But if you know that I have set up obstacles for you, yet you still refuse to come, it shows that you do not value your disciple. I will certainly not let my daughter suffer with your disciple.”
"However, it now seems that I, Yun, have been judging you by my own petty standards. I hope you will not take offense."
Yun Xubai clasped his hands in a respectful bow to Chen Yuan, his expression very sincere.
Chen Yuan smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, you flatter me. Parents love their children and plan far ahead for them. It is only natural for you to have such thoughts."
"Chen has been away from the sect for a long time and has not been able to come to propose marriage in time, which is why you have so many concerns."
"If I had come any later, it seems I would have missed out on this Blood Dragon Ginseng."
Yun Xubai also laughed and put his hands down: "I must thank you for saving my life. I am not a body cultivator, so body tempering medicine is useless to me. Now that I have acquired this Blood Dragon Ginseng, I will definitely deliver it to you."
"If you refuse to come and propose marriage, I will personally visit you in the Xuanling Domain a few years from now and present this treasure with both hands, but I will never mention my daughter and your disciple."
The two exchanged a smile. Chen Yuan didn't stand on ceremony and pointed, closing the box lid. He then reattached the sealing talisman and stored the 30,000-year-old Blood Dragon Ginseng in his mustard seed ring.
Yun Xubai had put thought into it. Knowing that Yun Xubai was at the peak of the Void Refinement stage, the ten-thousand-year-old Body Tempering Herb wouldn't be of much use to him, so he specially bought this thirty-thousand-year-old Blood Dragon Ginseng. Although Yun Xubai was an elder of the Miaohe Sect, he only had a mid-stage Void Refinement cultivation. Thirty-thousand-year-old herbs were mostly used by Body Integration cultivators, so they were quite valuable to him.
Blood Dragon Ginseng is an extremely rare body-tempering spiritual herb, even more precious than ordinary spiritual herbs. Yun Xubai must have gone to great lengths and brought out many treasures, which shows that he was indeed sincerely repaying Chen Yuan's kindness.
Over the past eighty years, Chen Yuan has been collecting mortal energy and drawing starlight into his body, bringing his physical body closer and closer to the mid-stage of the Fusion Realm Demon Saint.
Now that he has obtained the Purple Lightning Wrinkled Jade Fruit and the Blood Dragon Ginseng, if he refines both of these spiritual herbs into pills, his physical body will definitely be able to break through the bottleneck before entering the Tyrant Turtle Island.
Chen Yuan said, "It is only right to reciprocate. Since you have presented me with the Blood Dragon Ginseng today, I will present you with three bottles of mid-stage Void Refinement pills as a betrothal gift."
As he spoke, he flicked his sleeve, and three jade bottles made of ten-thousand-year-old spiritual jade appeared out of thin air on the table. He then pointed with his fingers, and the mouths of the bottles opened, releasing wisps of elixir fragrance that spread throughout the quiet room.
As Yun Xubai sensed the pure spiritual energy contained within the fragrance of the elixir, he couldn't help but show a look of astonishment: "Fellow Daoist, this betrothal gift is far too precious..."
Chen Yuan said, "It was only a small favor for me to save your daughter, yet you offered a 30,000-year-old Blood Dragon Ginseng as a token of your gratitude. Have you considered whether it is valuable or not?"
Yun Xubai resolutely refused, saying, "The Blood Dragon Ginseng is my way of repaying you for saving my daughter's life. These three bottles of mid-stage Void Refinement pills are merely a betrothal gift and cannot be compared to it."
"My daughter's cultivation level is still low. If I, Yun, were to accept this betrothal gift, wouldn't I be seen as someone who sells his daughter for profit?"
"Let's not talk about this anymore. If you want to give betrothal gifts, then prepare some items that a Nascent Soul cultivator needs, and I will give them to my daughter. Everyone will be happy. What do you think, fellow Daoist?"
Chen Yuan pondered for a moment, then nodded: "That's fine then, it was my oversight."
He flicked his sleeve and put the three bottles of pills into his mustard seed ring, then said solemnly, "There is one thing I must remind you of, fellow Daoist."
"Please speak, fellow Daoist," Yun Xubai said.
Chen Yuan said, "After your daughter and my little disciple become Daoist partners, I will certainly not mistreat her, but I will not spoil her as much as you do, fellow Daoist."
"They have already formed their Nascent Souls. I will only provide them with life-saving items and some pills and spirit stones. Ultimately, they must walk their own path of cultivation and find what they need themselves."
"Only by going through life-and-death trials can one achieve something. I wonder if you can accept that?"
Yun Xubai remained silent for a long time before sighing, "Fellow Daoist is right. Jin Yue has her own path to follow, and it's time for me to let go."
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Cultivators value etiquette just like mortals, but they don't follow the rules of auspicious days. After a few days of simple preparations, Zhang Yanwei and Yun Jinyue became Daoist partners at Miaohe Sect.
This was Chen Yuan's suggestion. Logically speaking, Yun Jinyue should have returned to the Tai Xuan Sect to hold a dual cultivation ceremony after marrying Zhang Yanwei.
However, Chen Yuan had only recently joined the Tai Xuan Sect, and Lingyun Peak was newly established. The sect was small and too deserted. Moreover, Zhang Yanwei's parents had already passed away, so he simply held a dual cultivation ceremony at the Miaohe Sect.
Zhang Yanwei and Yun Jinyue paid their respects to Chen Yuan and Yun Xubai. Xuanhe Zhenren also appeared at the ceremony. In addition, there were disciples from Yun Xubai's lineage, as well as other elders from Miaohe Sect who were familiar with him and their disciples who came to congratulate him. In total, there were hundreds of people, making it a grand occasion. The ceremony lasted for a whole day before it ended.
Chen Yuan's betrothal gifts were two top-grade spiritual materials suitable for the Cloud Moon Infusion Technique. When Yun Xubai learned that Zhang Yanwei had not yet refined a magic weapon, he presented him with a top-grade fire-element magic weapon.
The newlyweds also received many congratulatory gifts, including some extremely precious treasures for Nascent Soul cultivators, enough to ensure they wouldn't have to worry about cultivation resources before reaching the Divine Transformation stage.
Chen Yuan did not take away these treasures. Zhang Yanwei and Yun Jinyue had their own paths of cultivation. If they became addicted to these easily obtained pills and treasures and their Dao hearts slackened, no matter how many cultivation resources they had, they would not be able to reach the Divine Transformation stage, let alone break through to a higher realm.
However, Chen Yuan had a lot of confidence in the two of them. Zhang Yanwei had grown up surrounded by demons since childhood and had experienced countless hardships. Even in the face of life and death, he was still able to maintain his Dao heart. These treasures were nothing to him.
Yun Jinyue has also experienced calamities, falling into the hands of the demon race and almost becoming a slave. She experienced great ups and downs, and later hid in the Burning Demon Realm. Her Dao heart was tempered and remained unchanged even after being imprisoned by Yun Xubai for eighty years. She should not be blinded by pills and spirit stones.
After the dual cultivation ceremony ended, Chen Yuan stayed at Miaohe Sect for three more days, discussing metaphysics and Taoism with Yun Xubai.
Once Yun Jinyue leaves, it won't be easy for her to return. She and Zhang Yanwei toured the Wanhe Mountains for three days before reluctantly reporting back to Chen Yuan. Yun Xubai personally escorted them out of the Wanhe Mountains.
After a long and winding journey, the three of them traveled through several teleportation arrays before finally returning to Donghua City.
Frost Spirit Domain is also located on Star Ruins Continent. Chen Yuan can teleport back to Profound Spirit Domain without Immortal Spirit Stones, and the expenses incurred by Zhang Yanwei and Yun Jinyue are negligible.
In the Spirit Realm, where teleportation arrays are everywhere, distance is no longer an issue. However, Yun Jinyue needs to go into seclusion to cultivate and complete sect missions. She doesn't know how many years it will be before she can return to Miaohe Sect to visit her father again.
This wasn't the first time Yun Jinyue had seen Tongtian Island, but she was still awestruck by this giant island floating in the sky.
Yun Jinyue married Zhang Yanwei and became a disciple of the Tai Xuan Sect. Zhang Yanwei carried Chen Yuan's letter containing his divine imprint and led Yun Jinyue to the Tianyuan Hall to receive the token of a true disciple. He also left a natal lamp in the Yuandeng Hall.
The natal lamp that Yun Jinyue left at Miaohe Sect should have been destroyed, but Yun Xubai was reluctant to part with it and kept it.
As an elder of the Tai Xuan Sect, Chen Yuan left behind his natal lamp after being promoted to elder, but not in the Lamp Hall, but in the Myriad Stars Hall. Only Fu Zhenren knew the life and death of the elders in the sect.
Over the next few days, Zhang Yanwei readjusted his cave dwelling and led Yun Jinyue on a tour of Tongtian Island, while Chen Yuan visited Bai Zangzhou at Luosong Peak.
After Zhang Yanwei finished dealing with everything, Chen Yuan asked Elder Song to summon him and instructed him, "Lingyun Peak currently only has three true disciples and one guardian spirit beast, which is too weak."
"As an elder for over eighty years, it is time for me to take on some disciples, both for public and private reasons. I will entrust this matter to you."
He flipped his hand and took out a jade slip, which slowly flew over.
"The specific rules are all contained in this jade slip. You must follow them without making any mistakes."
Chen Yuan did not want to expand the Lingyun Peak lineage so quickly, but as an elder, he only had three true disciples, which was rather meager and he lacked capable people.
The Tai Xuan Sect is about to build a city on Tyrant Turtle Island. There will be many battles between them and the demons of the Burning Demon Realm. After Chen Yuan advances to the Fusion stage, he will also need to conquer the Lesser Thousand Worlds. It is not appropriate to rely entirely on the Green Mantis Clan and the Dragon People. They must cultivate their own manpower.
Zhang Yanwei accepted the item with both hands, probed it with his divine sense, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, and respectfully replied, "Disciple obeys." (End of this chapter)