Qin Xuan was momentarily stunned.
He instinctively followed the voice and looked over.
Before him was a pool of crystal-clear water, shimmering with a faint silver glow.
In the water, two slender, graceful figures slowly rose to their feet.
The woman on the left was wrapped only in a thin layer of gauze, already soaked through.
Her long black hair hung wetly over her shoulders, droplets sliding down her jade-like cheeks.
Beside her, the figure of a woman in a green dress also came into view.
Her drenched gown clung tightly to her body, revealing her delicate, petite form in full.
With a single glance, Qin Xuan recognized them as the sisters Xihe and Changxi.
He also understood that he had likely stumbled into the Taiyin Star by accident.
In the next instant, Xihe and Changxi flicked their jade-like hands. Water vapor rose at once, and dry Daoist robes appeared over their bodies, covering them completely.
Then, their figures floated up from the pool and landed on the shore.
When they saw that the person before them was Qin Xuan, the anger on the sisters' faces instantly vanished, replaced by surprise.
"Fellow daoist Qin Xuan?"
"Eldest brother Qin Xuan!"
Qin Xuan looked somewhat embarrassed and said awkwardly, "You two, this is truly a misunderstanding. I had only just entered the Taiyin Star when I arrived here. I never expected..."
Upon hearing this.
Xihe immediately understood what had happened.
Her younger sister's personal token had opened a passage through the grand formation that led directly to the core region of the Taiyin Star.
At that thought, Xihe could not help but glare fiercely at Changxi beside her.
Then, as though she had thought of something, a captivating flush quietly appeared on her face.
Changxi, meanwhile, seemed not to have noticed her sister's "fierce" glare at all. Her bright eyes sparkled as she looked at Qin Xuan, filled with delight.
Seeing the two peerless beauties emerging from the water in such a state, Qin Xuan felt his heart stir.
What man could withstand a test like this?
At the same time, he unconsciously compared the two sisters, Xihe and Changxi, in his heart.
If he truly had to decide who was superior, there was no real point in doing so.
Xihe possessed a mature, voluptuous beauty, cool and noble, carrying an aloofness that seemed almost ascetic. She could only be admired from afar, never lightly approached.
Yet the more she was like that, the more it made one's heart itch, tempting wicked thoughts of seeing her shed that cold outer shell and reveal the embarrassed, faintly shy expression she wore now.
As for Changxi, she was like a soft, adorable little girl, making one want to tease her and watch her puff up in anger, or act cute and coquettish. Either sight could melt one's heart.
As for men, it was hard to say that one type of beauty was absolutely better than another.
In the end, it came down to personal preference. Everyone had their own tastes.
Seeing Qin Xuan staring blankly at her and her sister, Changxi's eyes curved into crescents, a trace of mischief within them.
She raised her fair little hand and gently waved it before his eyes, then softly said,
"Eldest brother Qin Xuan, it has been a long time!"
She paused slightly, expectation in her bright eyes.
"Eldest brother Qin Xuan, since you have come this time, can you stay on the Taiyin Star a little longer? My sister and I happen to have some confusion regarding cultivation, and we would like to seek your guidance!"
Hearing this, Qin Xuan immediately came back to his senses. He nodded slightly and said softly,
"Of course."
Thus, Qin Xuan temporarily stayed on the Taiyin Star, often sitting with the sisters Xihe and Changxi to discuss the Dao.
Originally, Changxi's claim that she had questions about cultivation had merely been an excuse to make Qin Xuan stay on the Taiyin Star a little longer.
However, when Qin Xuan began explaining his insights into cultivation at the Grand Luo Realm, the two women's eyes instantly went blank!
This was because, as Qin Xuan spoke, they discovered that many obscure and difficult points they had encountered during cultivation—
Were resolved with astonishing ease by Qin Xuan's words.
For a time, the way the two women looked at Qin Xuan was filled with admiration.
Afterward, Xihe and Changxi both entered a deep state of enlightenment, listening with rapt attention.
This lecture on the Dao lasted for over a thousand years.
Although it did not bring about any heavenly phenomena such as purple qi stretching thirty thousand miles from the east or golden lotuses blooming from the earth.
Xihe and Changxi's cultivation nevertheless advanced by leaps and bounds under Qin Xuan's guidance.
One day, beneath the Moon Laurel Tree.
Changxi was hugging Qin Xuan's arm and gently shaking it, pestering him to tell her interesting tales of the Primordial World.
At the jade table nearby, Xihe rested her chin in both hands. Her beautiful eyes were slightly unfocused, as though she did not know what she was thinking about.
Her round cheeks were slightly squished by her hands, becoming faintly misshapen and making her seem unusually innocent and adorable.
Qin Xuan calculated the time on his fingers and found that he had already delayed on the Taiyin Star for more than a thousand years. The thought of leaving arose in his heart.
The danger of the calamity had yet to pass. This was not the time for romance.
Thus, he stood and took out two fragments of a Primordial Chaos spirit treasure, leaving a trace of his Divine Sense imprint on each of them.
Then he said to the two women,
"Xihe, Changxi, keep these two fragments safe. If you encounter any trouble or danger in the future, simply infuse them with Divine Sense, and I will sense it."
Xihe and Changxi accepted the fragments and nodded, though their expressions could not help but grow somewhat downcast.
Qin Xuan's words had already made his intention to bid farewell clear.
Changxi's eyes reddened slightly as she asked reluctantly,
"Eldest brother Qin Xuan, then in the future... can you come visit us often?"
Qin Xuan fell silent for a moment. In the end, he did not give a clear answer, merely saying softly, "Take care."
Then, beneath the reluctant gazes of the two women, his figure flashed, and he left the Taiyin Star directly.
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