Hundred-Year Huiyang

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Habits are a terrible thing.

Some people, even long-time exes, might rekindle old flames over drinks when they meet up again, simply because they're used to that kind of intimacy. Even knowing it's wrong and could cause problems, they'll use excuses like "I'm an adult..." to cover it up.

When Minghe meets him again, she no longer feels that strong resistance or aversion. This has been the case since their first meeting, and their intimacy seems quite natural.

Deep down, I was actually rejecting it.

I clearly feel that this shouldn't be the case, and that I should continue to keep my distance until I sever this connection.

Despite her extraordinary abilities, which could have allowed her to avoid the situation without leaving a trace, she subconsciously chose to close her eyes.

It's as if if he doesn't look, it has nothing to do with him; it's all just his delusion.

Deceiving oneself.

But this time Qin Yi ultimately failed.

An invisible force grabbed his collar and pulled him backward.

Minghe opened her eyes, her face flushed with embarrassment, and whispered, "Master..."

"Is this man the root of your instability?" A woman's voice drifted from somewhere in the air, as cold and clear as Minghe's when they first met. "He's just a dog-like guy, and he can make you fall into Love Tribulation? Twenty years of cultivation wasted?"

Qin Yi: "..."

I'm not Qi Ingestion on what you're saying! Mother-in-law... wait, this shouldn't be called mother-in-law, what should it be called again?

Minghe regained her composure, speaking in her usual calm tone, "Master, you misunderstand. Minghe has not entered the tribulation."

Qin Yi glared at Minghe, who turned her head away.

Qin Yi stood with his hands on his hips, Minghe gazed at the sky.

After a moment of silence, the woman's voice continued, "You haven't even entered the tribulation, so you're just playing with men?"

Minghe: "..."

Qin Yi gasped as if he had a toothache.

"Sending you to Southern Li is to allow you to peacefully cross the threshold of worldly life. When you look back, do you still remember what you were like when you first left the mountain gate?"

Minghe hesitated for a moment. "I remember."

Are you still you?

"..."

"Give up this experience, return immediately, and spend a year in seclusion to reflect."

Minghe sighed softly, "Yes."

"Wait a minute," Qin Yi finally spoke, "I was the one who pursued her, what did she do wrong? Why should she be made to stand in the corner?"

The female voice said calmly, "The tactic of helping her take responsibility to gain favor has been used tens of thousands of times over the years by countless different people. Minghe is new to the world and is very easy to fool. You'd better save your breath if you think you can fool me."

Qin Yi nearly choked. "I'm fucking serious!"

"Your attack was nothing more than an enemy wielding a sword. Being stabbed is due to your own lack of skill, so the fault lies with you," the female voice finally said. "If you wish to take responsibility, then it is only right and proper for me to eliminate the enemy for my disciple."

"Hey, hey, you're being unreasonable..." A phantom hand slapped Qin Yi on the forehead, and Qin Yi flew up as if riding the clouds, crashing into the tree trunk in front of him and embedding himself there.

"Huh?" The female voice suddenly sounded surprised, a hint of confusion creeping into her usually calm tone. "You... the Chaos Origin... which chapter?"

Qin Yi, embedded in the tree trunk, couldn't answer, but a thought stirred within him.

Chaos, the origin? Which chapter?

Does it refer to the nameless Cultivation Method manual that forms the foundation of one's martial arts?

"No, no, this is neither here nor there..." The woman's voice grew increasingly confused. "Is there such a strange lineage...?"

Minghe said with some worry, "Master..."

A gentle breeze swept by, carrying Minghe into the sky. "Young man... within a hundred years, if you can attain the Radiant Sun, I will allow you to see Minghe again. Before that, if you harbor any delusions, the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace will not be able to protect you."

When Qin Yi finally managed to pull himself out of the tree trunk, Minghe had already vanished without a trace.

He gazed at the azure sky, speechless for a long time.

There was no sense of "don't underestimate a young man's potential" in the comments; the other party's obstruction was understandable. Minghe was Daoist Nun, a religious woman. What kind of business was it for her to get involved with a man like you? If you ruined her cultivation and destroyed a promising talent for the Celestial Pivot Divine Palace, could you afford to compensate for it?

From the other party's perspective, stopping them is a matter of course.

Liusu was right back then.

It's meaningless to pray for something when you're weak. You might be able to get past Minghe's own hurdle, but you can't get past Celestial Pivot Divine Palace's.

Moreover, Qin Yi himself knew that Minghe's true heart was to seek the Dao, not him. Forcing her might harm her Dao Heart and could also highlight the conflict between the two of them.

He had already been very restrained during this meeting...

Unfortunately, in the end, he couldn't control his emotions and couldn't resist.

It's definitely my own problem; there's no point in blaming others.

Qin Yi took a deep breath and turned to leave the jungle.

Only when you yourself are the Tao, when you Stepping the Universe and hold the sun and moon in your hands, will she naturally be by your side. Before that, everything is nothing but delusion.

However, Minghe's master's behavior at the end was a bit strange.

She had no murderous intent; she only intended to teach Qin Yi a lesson, not to kill him, which was obvious. But it was clear that she should have firmly prevented the two from seeing each other again, but inexplicably let her guard down in the end.

Let him prove Huiyang within a hundred years and then we'll talk about it.

It was because she sensed his cultivation foundation when his Gang Qi automatically countered, which confused her.

Originally, whether he was able to become Huiyang or Qianyuan had nothing to do with Minghe's affairs. This is not a mother-in-law choosing a son-in-law. A monk is a monk. Even if you are the best in the world, Celestial Pivot Divine Palace will not allow you to become Daoist Nun. What would that be?

Besides, this is Martial Cultivation Method. The goal is to achieve the "Returning to the Internal Organs" or "Blood Transformation and Marrow Cleansing." What does it have to do with Huiyang?

There's probably only one reason: the other party wants to see if his seemingly genuine "Chaos Origin" is real, or if there's someone behind him. How feasible is his Dual Cultivation of Immortality and Martial Arts? Or is it related to her old lover or something?

"Great." He finally asked Liusu, "Is this thing called the Chaos Origin?"

"It can't be called that. It can only be called something that was born at the Chaos Origin. It's not a name. You can say that they didn't have a name to begin with, or you can just say that it was the nth chapter of the Chaos Origin."

"... Which one is this?"

"The first chapter, The Primordial Power. It's actually incomplete, missing the second half."

"Then why is it seemingly true but actually false?"

"Because I've changed," Liusu said matter-of-factly. "Do you want to be recognized by everyone you meet and spend your whole life on the run and being hunted down? Minghe's master is very capable; she recognized me even after I changed. Luckily, I can't confirm it... She's probably not the kind of person who likes to steal things, otherwise, even if I can't confirm it, it would still be troublesome."

Qin Yi remained silent for a while before finally saying, "Thank you."

Liusu was quite satisfied. "As expected, you little thief still have some conscience. Even though you're in a bad mood, you still know that I'm doing this for your own good."

"I'm not in a bad mood at all," Qin Yi smiled. "In fact, this is a good result."

"A good result?"

"Hmm... at least we have a clear goal: to enter Huiyang within a hundred years."

"Don't you think this is a very simple thing?"

"I know it's not simple, but I haven't lost my head yet, great job." Qin Yi sighed, "I've already felt the enormous energy required to go from the first to the second level of Bone Forging. From now on, every step will be very difficult. And the realm barriers can kill countless heroes. I haven't even broken through the Cloud Forging Pass yet, and I might need to prepare for several years. How can I talk about Huiyang? A hundred years sounds long, but it's definitely short in front of Huiyang."

As they talked, the two flew towards the Cloud Platform in the sky, where they could already see several sect leaders returning.

Qin Yi stopped talking, knowing that he still had to deal with the matter of the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace. If the sect was not at peace, how could he talk about cultivation?