“What’s wrong with Cloud Soar, Sister?”
The innocent Dragon Cai Er, lying in her mother’s arms, looked at the dancing Cloud Soar, who was absorbing boundless spiritual energy and transforming it into endless Daoistic rhyme.
The Dao transformed into celestial sounds, singing and echoing. Colorful clouds intertwined into a scene, and auspicious clouds transformed into phoenixes, interweaving with each other, circling around Cloud Soar.
Cloud Soar groaned softly, with five Qi rising from her body, and three lotus flowers blooming above her head. Each lotus flower had twelve petals, rotating slowly, interweaving and transforming, displaying its supreme brilliance.
Such a sight was awe-inspiring. Cai Er’s mother praised her, hugging Cai Er, “She’s breaking through to the Great Luo Jinxian Realm!”
“What an amazing Xian Dao cultivator, what an extraordinary Great Luo Jinxian. Truly worthy of the Xian Dao system passed down by the Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun.” Dragon Cai Er’s father, Dragon Ao, also praised repeatedly.
“Cloud Soar, Great Luo Jinxian, Xian Dao system…” Cloud Soar’s transformation stunned Xuan Xiao. It also made the long-held guess that Xuan Xiao had dared not explore become a reality. His expression was complex, “Cloud Soar, who are you truly…?”
Cloud Soar’s expression was cold and clear, she ignored Xuan Xiao, but her complex emotions surged and spread through the heavens, sweeping across the Sky Travel Tribe.
Finally, Cloud Soar, with her graceful figure, slowly landed, standing in front of Xuan Xiao, facing Dragon Ao, and uttered a cold voice, “Cloud Soar, a disciple of the Intersect Sect, greets Senior Dragon Ao! I wonder if we can stop here today?”
“You are a disciple of the Intersect Sect?” Dragon Ao’s dragon eyes scanned, seeing through Cloud Soar’s background. He then looked at Xuan Xiao, slightly guessing, “So it is! No wonder I felt that you seemed like a human, but your internal Dao was entangled and subtly elevated. So you are a disciple of the Intersect Sect, and you have bloomed three Dao flowers, achieving Great Luo Jinxian. With this realm, whether in the Intersect Sect or among the Three Sects, you would be ranked among the top!”
Cloud Soar nodded silently, looking at the tribe’s surroundings, and admitted, “Although Cloud Soar is a Great Luo Jinxian, she is still considered insignificant among the Three Sects. But now I have bloomed my final Dao flower, achieving the Great Luo Jinxian realm. With my realm, and my status as a disciple of the Intersect Sect, I think I’m qualified to have a dialogue with the Dragon Clan. I hope Senior Dragon Ao will stop this dispute. Xuan Xiao will remain Xuan Xiao, a human, and the leader of the Sky Travel Tribe. As for his accidental cultivation of the Nine Transformations of the True Dragon, I, Cloud Soar, am willing to compensate the Dragon Clan for him. Is it possible…?”
Dragon Ao remained silent for a moment, looking at Cloud Soar, then at Xuan Xiao. Finally, he sighed, “Forget it, forget it… It seems our Dragon Clan and Xuan Xiao are destined not to be together.”
By saying this, he agreed to Cloud Soar’s request, no longer mentioning the Nine Transformations of the True Dragon. The Dragon Clan would not pursue the matter of Xuan Xiao cultivating the Nine Transformations of the True Dragon.
However, Xuan Xiao had no idea what Cloud Soar would offer to repay the Dragon Clan.
Looking at this scene, Xuan Xiao felt uncomfortable. As a man, he had to let his woman speak up for him. Especially with Cloud Soar’s posture, Xuan Xiao felt a surge of masculine pride, “Cloud Soar, this is because of me, and I should be the one to solve it. I…”
“Alright, stop arguing, both of you. The Nine Transformations of the True Dragon was passed on to Xuan Xiao by me. If your Dragon Clan wants an explanation, then come find me.” A thick, rough voice came from afar.
Then, a large man walked towards them, taking only one step to arrive before Xuan Xiao.
The man, of course, was Hou Yi. He stood there, looking at Dragon Ao with a calm expression, but there was an indescribable weight in his eyes.
Dragon Ao was astonished, staring at Hou Yi in disbelief, and then he smiled bitterly, “I never thought that this human Sky Travel Tribe would be so full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers! Not only do they have a Great Luo Jinxian disciple of the Intersect Sect, but also Hou Yi, the Great Witch who shot down the Nine-Headed Golden Crow and nearly triggered the Witch-妖 War.”
“Xuan Xiao, you are more extraordinary than I imagined. Let this matter of you cultivating the Nine Transformations of the True Dragon end here. But I hope you won’t spread the Nine Transformations of the True Dragon. Also, the friendship between the Dragon Clan and the Human Clan, and your friendship, will remain unchanged. I also hope you will treat Cai Er well in the future.”
“Let’s go!”
Dragon Ao waved his hand, taking Dragon Cai Er and the rest of the Dragon Clan, and once again departed on the auspicious clouds transformed into a true dragon.
However, before leaving, Dragon Cai Er, who had been held by her mother, shouted, “Xuan Xiao, when I grow up, I’ll come and play with you. Don’t forget me.”
Dragon Cai Er was taken away. But her final words left Xuan Xiao, who was feeling complex, with a sense of awkwardness.
What was Dragon Ao’s final statement supposed to mean? What was this “treat Cai Er well in the future” all about? He and Dragon Cai Er were just brother and sister, how did they suddenly become a couple?
Cai Er is still so young. Even if he was shameless, he wouldn’t do anything to her. Besides, Xuan Xiao isn’t shameless.
…
For a moment, the atmosphere inside and outside the Sky Travel Tribe became even more tense.
Xuan Xiao scratched his head, not knowing how to look at Cloud Soar.
Seeing this, Hou Yi smiled, “Young people’s matters should be left to young people. Let’s go.”
Then, Hou Yi left. Feng Shi left with a sense of relief. Xuan Zhou and the other tribesmen felt that their leader’s mood was wrong, so they left as well.
Soon, in the vast palace, only Xuan Xiao and Cloud Soar remained, and the atmosphere instantly became silent.
Once, they had been a couple who could talk about anything, but now they didn’t know how to communicate.
After a long silence, Xuan Xiao couldn’t help but ask, “Who are you now, my wife Cloud Soar, or Cloud Soar, the disciple of the Intersect Sect?”
“Is there any difference between the two?” Cloud Soar lacked her previous gentleness, only a clear, cold, and composed expression, a true fairy-like demeanor.
“The Cloud Soar in my memories was so gentle and kind, the Cloud Soar in my memories was so cute and shy… But now, I can’t see any trace of her in you. You and the Cloud Soar I know only have the same appearance!”
“I want to know, who is the Cloud Soar I knew, the Cloud Soar I loved, who accompanied me for so many years? Is she a transformed avatar you created with your divine powers? Or is she a fake existence you created?”
This was Xuan Xiao’s biggest worry. If the wife Cloud Soar he had known and loved for so many years was a fake existence, a transformed avatar created by divine powers, then what was the point of Xuan Xiao’s experiences with Cloud Soar all these years?
At this moment, Xuan Xiao didn’t care that Cloud Soar was a Great Luo Jinxian, or that she was a disciple of the Intersect Sect. He simply stared intently, questioning with fervor.
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