"Shen Fan, the path of cultivation is long. I don't want to remain forever at the starting line. What Senior Brother Li can give me is something you will never be able to give!"
After the Heavenly Xuan Sect's Outer Sect competition ended,
Lu Qingzhu gripped her Outer Sect Disciple token and looked coldly at the man standing three steps below her.
"Once I enter the outer sect, I will truly become a disciple of the Heavenly Xuan Sect. And you? Three years have passed, yet you're still stuck at the second layer of the Qi Refining Stage. What can you possibly use to give me happiness?"
Looking at the woman before him, familiar yet strange, Shen Fan's heart was bitter. He stared at her in disbelief.
Then he let out a hysterical roar:
"Why am I still at the second layer of the Qi Refining Stage? Why can't I give you happiness? Why can't I enter the outer sect? Don't you have any fucking idea why?"
"Five years ago, we left our hometown together. I gave you the only Miscellaneous Disciple slot, letting you join the Heavenly Xuan Sect first as a Miscellaneous Disciple. It was only two years later, after giving everything I had, that I finally became a Miscellaneous Disciple and could be with you!"
"For the past three years, I've always been the one tending the Spirit Field assigned to you. So that you could cultivate wholeheartedly and enter the outer sect as soon as possible, so you wouldn't suffer even a little, I even exchanged the contributions I had saved for three years for a Qi Induction Pill and gave it to you! And now you say I can't give you happiness!"
"If that's the case, why did you accept everything I gave you these past three years with such peace of mind?"
Seeing Shen Fan gradually lose his reason, Lu Qingzhu felt a flicker of uneasy guilt in her heart. Yet for the sake of her grand future, she still clenched her teeth and said coldly:
"Did I ask you to help me plant the Spirit Field? Did I ask you to exchange for a Qi Induction Pill? You did all of this willingly. I never forced you!"
"I did it willingly? I did it willingly? Hahaha..."
Shen Fan let out a lowly, mocking laugh. Looking at the girl who had once said she would pursue immortality with him, he suddenly laughed aloud.
There was desolation and helplessness in that laughter. "What a fine case of Separate Paths of Mortals and Immortals! This Shen will remember Fairy Lu's lesson today."
"Heh!"
Shen Fan's heart had shattered completely. A bitter smile hung at the corner of his lips as he looked at Lu Qingzhu with the same contemptuous gaze one would cast upon a whore.
"I understand! I understand! I understand it all! The first sword after reaching shore—slay the one you love first!"
Having said that, he directly stretched out his hand to demand it back.
"In that case, return the Qi Induction Pill I exchanged with three years' worth of saved contributions. You accepted my feelings with peace of mind while fooling around with another man behind my back, and then you say I'm worthless. Lu Qingzhu, you truly disgust me!"
Five years ago, Shen Fan had brought Lu Qingzhu to join the immortal sect. At the time, there had only been one Miscellaneous Disciple slot. Shen Fan had given it to Lu Qingzhu without hesitation. Then, after another two years, he had finally risen from the status of a servant to become a Miscellaneous Disciple, allowing him to be with Lu Qingzhu.
For the past three years, Shen Fan had cared for her in every possible way. He alone handled all the dirty and exhausting work at the Spirit Field, all so Lu Qingzhu could focus wholeheartedly on cultivation and enter the outer sect sooner.
Today, she had finally gotten her wish.
Yet this was the ending he received in return.
"So you're the Shen Fan Qingzhu mentioned!"
At that moment, a young Outer Sect Disciple beside Lu Qingzhu walked over with a teasing smile, deliberately pulling the girl even closer into his arms as he spoke.
"Thank you for taking such good care of her over the past three years. From now on, I'll take care of Qingzhu, so there's no need for you to trouble yourself!"
"Besides, you're a grown man. How can you ask for something back after giving it away?"
As he spoke, he directly took the pill from Lu Qingzhu's hand.
"Qingzhu may not want it, but that doesn't mean you can refuse to give it to her, right?"
Then he actually tossed the Qi Induction Pill onto the ground and viciously crushed it into fragments beneath his foot.
Looking at the Qi Induction Pill ground to powder under his feet, the young man revealed a scornful smile.
"Even dogs wouldn't eat this kind of thing!"
Shen Fan's eyes split wide with fury. That was what he had exchanged for with three years of contributions!
He immediately bent down and picked up the shattered pill.
Seeing Shen Fan's pitiful and humble appearance, Lu Qingzhu felt some reluctance in her heart, but she became even more convinced that she had made the right choice.
"Brother Fan..."
That long-lost form of address made Shen Fan's heart tremble.
But then he heard her continue:
"I'll give you ten new ones. That's worth thirty years of your effort!"
As she spoke, she took out a porcelain bottle and handed it over.
"I know I've wronged you, but don't worry. Once I enter the outer sect, I'll get you in as quickly as possible. In next year's competition, you definitely won't fail to make the cut!"
"Heh!"
Shen Fan sneered. He silently put away the broken pill, then looked at Lu Qingzhu with disdain.
Then he directly accepted the bottle of pills.
Seeing Shen Fan accept the ten pills, Lu Qingzhu felt slightly more at ease, while the young man's gaze toward Shen Fan grew even more contemptuous.
But who would have thought that Shen Fan would raise the pills high and smash them viciously onto the ground?
"Just as you said, whether you give them is your business; whether I accept them is mine!"
"Don't think joining the outer sect makes you so noble. The way you look like you're bestowing charity on me disgusts me. As you said, everyone has their own fate. From now on, you take your bridge and I'll take my road. May we never meet again!"
With that, he turned and left.
"Shen Fan!"
Lu Qingzhu shouted angrily. Those ten Qi Induction Pills were the reward she had just received from the competition!
"Forget it. Don't lower yourself to his level. The competition is over, and the apprenticeship ceremony is about to begin. Go get ready first—I'll go teach him a lesson!"
The young man said viciously.
"Senior Brother!"
Lu Qingzhu stopped him. "Forget it. He did lead me into the sect and took care of me for three years. Now that all ties between us have been severed, let him fend for himself!"
"Fine! I'll listen to you!" The young man smiled gently. "Then go get ready first!"
Watching Lu Qingzhu leave, a cruel smile appeared on the young man's face. Then he swiftly chased after Shen Fan in the direction he had gone.
On the road to the Spirit Field, Shen Fan suddenly heard an angry shout.
Immediately afterward, his entire body was sent flying.
The pain in his back was like being struck by a massive boulder, and he spat out a mouthful of blood onto the ground.
"Listen carefully. I'm Li Qingshan of the outer sect. From now on, Lu Qingzhu is my woman. If I ever see you appear in her sight again, I'll break your legs!"
Li Qingshan warned viciously.
He had only just tricked Lu Qingzhu into his hands. It was not yet time to kill Shen Fan.
"Why don't you piss into a puddle and take a look at yourself, you trash with Trash Five-Element Spiritual Roots!"
"I'm telling you, if you know what's good for you, get down the mountain and leave the Heavenly Xuan Sect immediately. Otherwise, I have a thousand ways to kill you."
After saying that, Li Qingshan spat viciously and turned to leave.
Shen Fan watched that arrogant figure gradually disappear into the distance. His fists clenched tightly, his knuckles turning white.
By the time he returned to the Spirit Field, it was already night.
Outer Sect Disciples were all cultivators at the third layer of the Qi Refining Stage or above.
That kick from Li Qingshan would probably leave Shen Fan unable to get out of bed for three days.
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