Xuan Xiao’s heart was filled with a complex mix of emotions as he gazed at Yun Xiao, whose perfect form was unlike any human being.
Xuan Xiao was afraid, Xuan Xiao was worried. He was afraid that the Yun Xiao he knew was just a fake existence.
Xuan Xiao couldn’t help but ask, “Tell me, the Yun Xiao I know, what exactly…?”
Yun Xiao remained calm and composed, as if nothing could trouble her, “I am Yun Xiao, Yun Xiao is me. Before, it was me, now it’s me, and it will always be me.”
“Whew…” Xuan Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that his wife, Yun Xiao, was not fake, he felt reassured. “Since it’s you, then why did you become a human?”
“Tempering!”
“Tempering? Just tempering? A female Immortal of such cultivation from the Intercession Sect, shouldn’t her tempering be done from a position of great authority, wandering across the Primordial Chaos and seeking countless opportunities? Why transform into a human, and even a human without cultivation? Isn’t this a violation of your noble status as a female Immortal of the Intercession Sect?”
“Noble status? We cultivators, in pursuit of the Great Dao, what does it matter if we transform into a mere mortal? If we maintain a position of great authority, yet fail to cultivate our Dao, what’s the use of that noble status?”
“All beings in the Primordial Chaos cultivate, they all pursue the Dao, they all seek to attain the Dao. For the sake of attaining the Dao, for the sake of reaching the Great Dao of Primordial Unity, all beings are willing to do anything. Just like a famous saying that circulates throughout the Primordial Chaos: In the Primordial Chaos, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal benefits. There are no eternal benefits, only the eternal Dao.”
“In pursuit of the Dao, I have transformed into ordinary birds soaring through the sky, I have also transformed into a great tree taking root and piercing the earth, and I have even transformed into various beasts to roam the world. Transforming into all things in this manner, experiencing all things, and then using the form of all things to comprehend the Dao of nature. Now, I have transformed into a mere mortal, what’s wrong with that?”
“To seek the Dao, to cultivate the Dao, to attain the Dao! So this is what cultivators in the Primordial Chaos truly do? Since you transformed into a human to seek the Dao, then marrying me, becoming my wife, was this also for the sake of seeking the Dao?”
“Perhaps. Before I sealed everything, I also retained some countermeasures. As long as I encountered danger, something unfavorable to me, or anything I didn’t like, I would unseal my cultivation and restore my memory. Originally, marrying someone should have been enough to unseal my cultivation and memory. But I didn’t unseal my cultivation, instead, my instincts made me think that marrying you wasn’t bad, even my subconscious didn’t resist.”
“Your instincts didn’t resist, your subconscious was willing to marry me. What do you think now?”
“I don’t know. After awakening, my thoughts are very complicated. I don’t know what to do!”
“Do you want to kill me? After all, as your husband, this human cultivator is a special existence in your cultivation journey. You don’t want to kill me, erase me?”
“No, I never thought about it. From the time I transformed into a human until now, I have always been open and honest. Since I married you, since I became your wife, then I won’t hide this experience, I won’t erase this experience. I will acknowledge you as my husband. But that’s all I will do!”
“From now on, you, Xuan Xiao, are my Dao companion, Yun Xiao’s, and you are also my husband, Yun Xiao’s. I also swear that from now on, I will only have you as my Dao companion, only you as my husband. But you and I can never go back to the past, I am no longer the Yun Xiao whose eyes were only on you. I have now restored my cultivation and am wholeheartedly pursuing the Dao. Things like romantic love and Dao companions and husbands are just experiences on my path to the Dao.”
“Xuan Xiao, I’m sorry, I’m leaving.”
“Wait…” Xuan Xiao remained silent for a long time, listening to Yun Xiao’s words. But the more he listened, the more complex his feelings became. Now that Yun Xiao was leaving, he naturally stood up, “So what are we now?”
“Former intimate husband and wife, now estranged Dao companions.” Yun Xiao’s expression was emotionless, her words were spoken one by one.
“Estranged Dao companions? That’s right, the wife who was intimate with me was the Yun Xiao after she sealed everything away. You have now restored your memory, you are Yun Xiao, but you’re not the Yun Xiao I’m familiar with. It’s like a certain kind of special stranger.” Xuan Xiao thought of this term.
Yun Xiao remained silent for a moment, finally saying, “Call it whatever you want. This is my compensation to you.”
“It was a matter of mutual consent, what compensation is needed!” Xuan Xiao shook his head.
“Take it. This is a reward for you bringing me to the Supreme Spirit Treasure, the Life Nurturing Pool. Of course, these resources are not comparable to the qualitative change the Life Nurturing Pool brought to me. So, if anything happens in the future, you can come to the Three Immortals Island to find me, I will act on your behalf three times.”
Yun Xiao said this, forcefully stuffing the compensation into Xuan Xiao’s hands. Then she turned to leave, but before leaving, her expression also became complex, “By the way, Cai’er is very good, when she grows up, you will also have a wife who will be loyal to you, love you, and stay by your side wholeheartedly. The Heavenly Path Tribe will also welcome a true mistress.”
“Cai’er and I are at most brother and sister, there is no other relationship!” Xuan Xiao became angry. He was already conflicted because of Yun Xiao’s actions. Now, when she mentioned Cai’er, Xuan Xiao was even more furious. He didn’t care about Yun Xiao’s cultivation, he directly rebuked her.
“You may not have one, but she does. As descendants of the Nine-Colored Devouring Sky Python and the Ancestor Dragon, the Cai Dragon lineage, besides inheriting the bodies and talents of dragons, also inherit the loyalty and love of the Nine-Colored Devouring Sky Python. Putting aside their beauty, the Nine-Colored Devouring Sky Python clan are known throughout the Primordial Chaos for their unwavering loyalty to their emotions.”
“The Nine-Colored Devouring Sky Python doesn’t easily say they like someone, but once they do like someone, their liking will be eternal and unchanging. Maybe Cai’er is still young now, and only sees you as a big brother she likes. But as she grows up, and the bloodline of the Nine-Colored Devouring Sky Python within her awakens, this youthful liking will transform into true, burning love.”
“This is also the reason why many races chase after the Cai Dragon lineage, and it’s also their weakness. So, after each Cai Dragon is born, they are protected by the dragon race. When the Cai Dragon reaches adulthood, the dragon race will also choose a suitable Dao companion for them. This is to prevent their weakness from being exploited by others for nefarious purposes. The fact that you were able to encounter a young Cai Dragon is also a kind of opportunity.”
Silence, Xuan Xiao fell into long silence, he didn’t expect the Cai Dragon lineage to be so special.
As long as they like someone, whether they are young or old, over time, their liking will turn into the purest form of infatuation.
Well, is this how Xuan Xiao, using a bit of Earth’s inheritance from a game, gained a wife who will be devoted to him and never leave him? Although this wife is not yet grown up.
Xuan Xiao’s heart was in turmoil, he gave a wry smile, looking at Yun Xiao’s immortal form.
Yun Xiao also remained silent for a long time, her indifferent gaze finally fell upon Xuan Xiao; “I’m leaving. I wish you will become even more powerful, I wish you will be able to lead the human race to rise!”
With that said, Xuan Xiao didn’t say anything, he just watched Yun Xiao’s figure drift away.
However, he didn’t know that the moment Yun Xiao turned to leave, the indifferent expression on her face was filled with sorrow, her calm gaze held complexity, and tears flowed from the corners of her eyes. She used the colorful clouds to cover them, finally looking back at the Heavenly Path Tribe, gazing at Xuan Xiao, whose expression was filled with silence, and finally let out a long sigh.
To forget all emotions, it’s not that easy. Although Yun Xiao was a great Luo Golden Immortal, she was also a woman. As long as she was a woman, she would have innate feelings.
Although the time Yun Xiao spent with Xuan Xiao was just a drop in the ocean compared to her cultivation journey, it was this drop that could continuously dye the entire ocean.
Yun Xiao’s heart was filled with a complex mix of emotions, she didn’t know what she was thinking, she didn’t even know why she had said those words just now. But she had come, and now she was leaving, with tears in her eyes.
She was gone, Yun Xiao just left like that.
Xuan Xiao sat in the quiet hall, his expression was complex, his heart was churning, he fell into endless silence.
Actually, from the moment of the wedding night, when Xuan Xiao discovered Yun Xiao’s identity as the Intercession Sect’s Yun Xiao because of his sudden increase in fortune, he had already anticipated this day’s arrival.
But he didn’t expect that when this day finally arrived, Xuan Xiao’s heart would be so complex.
Xuan Xiao just sat there in silence, silent…
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