Liu Ruoxi: Ye Xuan, Can You Cultivate Again?

I will marry you.

Ye Xuan's voice echoed over the square, and countless young talents wailed inwardly.

This brat agreed!?

A flower like Chu Wan'er had been stuck into a pile of cow dung!

"Chu Wan'er, today is the engagement ceremony of Azure Mist Sect's Holy Son and Saintess. What do you mean by stealing the limelight like this?"

The Azure Mist Sect Master on the high platform finally came back to her senses. Her face was livid as she forcibly suppressed her anger and spoke.

They had just driven Ye Xuan away, and Chu Wan'er had stepped forward immediately after. Wasn't this a slap across Azure Mist Sect's face?

"Sect Master, you exaggerate. Wan'er came with an invitation, and Ye Xuan is neither a disciple of Azure Mist Sect nor does he have anything to do with Liu Yunxi anymore. What happens between him and me is not for your sect to meddle in, is it?"

Yet Chu Wan'er remained indifferent. Her gaze swept over the Azure Mist Sect Master, neither servile nor overbearing.

"You!"

The Azure Mist Sect Master was left speechless, her expression turning even uglier.

Seeing her master at a disadvantage, then seeing Chu Wan'er's lofty manner, Liu Yunxi's jealousy and humiliation erupted at once.

"Chu Wan'er, what are you so proud of?"

"Ye Xuan is nothing but trash I threw away. You picked up the useless thing I discarded, and you still treat him like treasure?"

She wrapped an arm around Xiao Chengfeng's, as though she had found the greatest support in the world, and continued mocking them.

"Once Brother Chengfeng survives his tribulation and advances into the Heavenly Gang Realm, he will surely trample all those so-called geniuses of your Violet Firmament Sect beneath his feet at the Sect Tournament a month from now!"

"Then let's see what right you have left to put on airs as a Saintess!"

She did not know why Chu Wan'er was acting this way. Perhaps Ye Xuan and she had known each other long ago.

But so what!?

She had secretly examined Ye Xuan more than once. His Dao Foundation had truly collapsed, and he no longer had any possibility of cultivating!

Besides, even if Ye Xuan regained his talent, he still could not compare to Xiao Chengfeng!

At those words, Chu Wan'er's lips curled into a contemptuous sneer.

Xiao Chengfeng?

Was he even worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as her Brother Ye Xuan?

She could not be bothered to waste any more breath on the two of them. Turning to Ye Xuan, she said, "Brother Ye Xuan, let's go."

Ye Xuan had long since grown weary of this. He gave a slight nod, naturally took Chu Wan'er's hand, and left the mountain with her.

Watching their retreating figures leave hand in hand, Xiao Chengfeng was so furious he nearly ground his steel teeth to pieces, his jealousy and rage having nowhere to vent.

The next moment, he shot into the center of the square. His aura surged explosively as he directly drew down a lightning tribulation.

Liu Yunxi's entire body trembled as well, her lovely face twisting savagely.

Violet Firmament Sect's cloud-ship artifact sailed steadily through the clouds.

Inside the cabin, Ye Xuan looked at Chu Wan'er's increasingly pale profile, his heart stirring slightly. "Entering the Ruins of Return in the flesh was not worth it."

"It was worth it!"

Chu Wan'er answered without the slightest hesitation.

She gazed into the distance, seemingly lost in faraway memories, and her eyes softened.

"Wan'er does not know what the other Imperial Daughters did it for. But at the moment I jumped into the Ruins of Return, Wan'er did not hesitate in the slightest."

Carefully, she took out an object. It was a flower seed that had long since shriveled and withered, its surface even bearing traces of erosion from the storms of the Ruins of Return.

"Brother Ye Xuan, when I was little, at the Jade Pool Imperial Banquet, the children of the other imperial clans all laughed at the Chu Family for its decline and bullied me. Only you stood up for me... and even gave me a glittering flower seed..."

"You told me not to be afraid, to be strong... like this seed. As long as my heart faced the light, one day it would bloom into the most beautiful flower..."

Chu Wan'er held the seed as though she were holding a priceless treasure.

Looking at that familiar yet unfamiliar flower seed, Ye Xuan's sealed memories were stirred.

To him, it had merely been an insignificant act of youthful righteousness, a little trinket casually given away.

Yet he had never imagined that Chu Wan'er had remembered it for so many years.

At that moment, a trace of warmth quietly rippled through his cold heart.

Azure Mist Sect and Violet Firmament Sect were not far apart, with only Tianyun City between them.

Less than half a day later, the two arrived at Violet Firmament Sect.

By then, news that Chu Wan'er had brought back a "mortal husband" had already spread throughout the sect.

Disciples and elders alike came out to see for themselves.

When they saw that Ye Xuan truly had a weak aura and was no different from an ordinary mortal, an uproar immediately broke out.

"The Saintess is muddle-headed!"

"Though Violet Firmament Sect has declined, we cannot let the Saintess marry beneath herself to a mere mortal!"

"Where would our sect's dignity go?"

The discussions rose and fell like waves, full of incomprehension.

Yet Chu Wan'er turned a deaf ear to every doubt. She held Ye Xuan's hand tightly and flew straight toward her Saintess Peak.

After leading Ye Xuan into her private chamber at the peak's summit, Chu Wan'er told him to sit for a while before turning and heading into the inner room.

Taking advantage of the moment, Ye Xuan anxiously asked Little Pagoda in his heart, "Tower Spirit, is there any way to restore Wan'er's talent? I examined her on the way here. Her Emperor Blood is dried up, her meridians are completely severed, and her injuries are extremely severe."

Little Pagoda's lazy voice sounded. "Dual cultivation. The tower has a drop of her original Emperor Blood from back then. As long as you dual cultivate, you can unlock the seal inside the tower!"

"But your body is too weak right now, kid. You have to at least reach the Peak Spirit Sea Realm before you can withstand the power of dual cultivation."

"Peak Spirit Sea Realm?" Ye Xuan pondered. That would indeed take some time.

"But..."

Little Pagoda changed its tone. "The Chu Family's ancestral emperor possessed the Eternal Life Body. If she can be nourished over a long period with a treasure containing Imperial Wood Origin, her Dao Foundation injuries can slowly be repaired."

"Imperial Wood Origin?"

Ye Xuan's heart stirred, and he immediately thought of the Peach Wood Talisman in his robes.

The pair of talismans had both been refined from the Ancient Peach Tree, while his main talisman came from the very core of the peach wood!

It contained majestic life force. Wasn't that exactly what was needed?

Just then, Chu Wan'er returned holding an exquisite jade box. Her cheeks were slightly red as she pushed it before Ye Xuan.

"Brother Ye Xuan, this... this is some of the resources I have saved over the years. Consider it... my dowry."

"Dowry?"

Ye Xuan was taken aback. Opening the jade box, he saw all manner of Crystal Spirit Marrow and medicinal pills inside, every one of superior quality.

"Why haven't you used these resources yourself?" Ye Xuan asked.

Chu Wan'er gave a bitter smile and shook her head. "I know my own body. Reaching the Half-step Heavenly Gang two years ago was already my limit."

"Over these years, Master has poured countless efforts into treating my injuries and even damaged her own foundation, yet she was still powerless to turn the tide."

"And Brother Ye Xuan, you need to cultivate."

Looking into Chu Wan'er's pure, flawless eyes, Ye Xuan's heart shook.

He drew a deep breath, accepted the jade box, then took out the peach wood talisman and placed it in Chu Wan'er's hand. "Wan'er, this is my betrothal gift."

"A betrothal gift?" Chu Wan'er froze and instinctively accepted the Peach Wood Talisman.

But the instant her fingertips touched the talisman, a warm and vast source of life force flowed like a trickling stream into her dried-up meridians and damaged Dao Foundation!

The Heavenly Gang Realm bottleneck that had trapped her for two years shattered at that very moment!

Buzz!

The next instant, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth abruptly converged upon Saintess Peak!

"Survive the tribulation first!"

Ye Xuan was both shocked and delighted. He had not expected the Peach Wood Talisman's effects to be so immediate.

And to him, Heavenly Tribulation was a great tonic!

"Alright!"

Chu Wan'er also felt long-lost power surging through her body. Without hesitation, her figure flashed, and she appeared in the sky above Saintess Peak.

In an instant, the winds and clouds changed color. Thunderclouds gathered, alarming the entire Violet Firmament Sect.

Ye Xuan immediately sat cross-legged in the courtyard and activated the Nine Lightning Tribulation Heavenly Body. Strands of tribulation lightning were drawn into his body, forming a radiant lightning cocoon around his surface as his cultivation began to soar.

At that moment, a beautiful middle-aged woman in palace attire flew up to the peak. She was none other than Su Ziyun, the Violet Firmament Sect Master, who had emerged from seclusion after hearing the news.

But when she saw Chu Wan'er undergoing tribulation in the sky, along with the figure below devouring the power of the lightning tribulation like a whale swallowing the sea, she was utterly dumbfounded.

"This... how is this possible?"

Wan'er had been unable to break through her bottleneck for two years, yet she had broken through now?

And Ye Xuan, who had been rumored to be "trash," was even directly absorbing tribulation lightning to cultivate?

She immediately took out a blank jade plaque and recorded Ye Xuan's current condition.

Although the jade plaque showed only Body Tempering Triple Layer at the moment, how could an ordinary person possibly perform such a heaven-defying feat as devouring lightning tribulation?

"A genius! No, a monster!"

The Violet Firmament Sect Master was overjoyed. She quickly imprinted Ye Xuan's name upon the jade plaque.

From that moment onward, Ye Xuan was formally admitted into Violet Firmament Sect.

Afterward, she activated the magic array restrictions around Saintess Peak and personally floated before the mountain peak. Releasing the pressure of the Myriad Manifestation Realm, her voice boomed like thunder throughout the entire sect:

"Send word to all sects of the Northern Region! From this day onward, Ye Xuan is conferred as the Holy Son of Violet Firmament Sect! One month from now, on the day of the Sect Tournament, he shall marry Saintess Chu Wan'er!"

At these words, Violet Firmament Sect erupted into an uproar!

Not only had the Sect Master not blamed them, she had directly conferred that mortal as Holy Son?

Meanwhile, within Azure Mist Sect.

After seeing off the guests, Liu Yunxi was being intimate with Xiao Chengfeng in their residence when the Azure Mist Sect Master hurried over with several elders, her expression grave.

"Master, why are you in such a hurry?" Xiao Chengfeng asked with a frown.

Liu Yunxi also felt a trace of unease. "Has something happened?"

The Azure Mist Sect Master took a deep breath and said solemnly, "News has just arrived... Chu Wan'er has successfully survived her tribulation and has formally entered the Heavenly Gang Realm!"

"What!?"

Liu Yunxi and Xiao Chengfeng cried out at once, their expressions changing drastically.

The advantage Xiao Chengfeng had just gained by entering the Heavenly Gang Realm and firmly suppressing Chu Wan'er vanished in an instant.

"How is that possible? Wasn't her Dao Foundation damaged? Hadn't she been unable to make any progress for two years?" Liu Yunxi was shocked and jealous.

The Azure Mist Sect Master's brows were tightly furrowed. "This is indeed strange, but it cannot be false. In that case, the outcome of the Sect Tournament a month from now will be difficult to predict!"

"Hmph! Master need not worry!"

Xiao Chengfeng quickly calmed down and declared proudly, "I possess a Spirit Physique, while Chu Wan'er has only a Treasure Physique. Even if we are both in the Heavenly Gang Realm, I am certain of victory!"

Liu Yunxi suppressed the bitterness in her heart and echoed, "That's right! Brother Chengfeng is the strongest!"

"Besides, I will also do everything I can to charge into the Heavenly Gang Realm within this month! Then I can defeat her myself, without even needing Brother Chengfeng to act!"

The reason she was so confident was because she possessed a Peach Wood Talisman.

Two years ago, she had discovered that the Peach Wood Talisman could nourish her talent. Within one month, she would surely transform into a Spirit Physique!

"It is good that you have such confidence."

The Azure Mist Sect Master felt somewhat reassured, but then she recalled something else. Her expression turned strange as she said, "Right, right. That Ye... Xuan has already been conferred as the Holy Son of Violet Firmament Sect. His wedding date with Chu Wan'er is the same as yours, set for one month from now, on the day of the Sect Tournament!"

"What!?"

Liu Yunxi and Xiao Chengfeng froze.

Even their wedding date was the same as theirs?

What did this mean!?

"Hehe, they truly are bringing humiliation upon themselves!" Liu Yunxi sneered.

Xiao Chengfeng looked even more disdainful. "All the sects will be present at the Sect Tournament. Is Chu Wan'er really going to marry a useless mortal?"

"But I heard that Ye Xuan gained cultivation after arriving at Violet Firmament Sect." The Azure Mist Sect Master looked at Liu Yunxi in confusion. "Can he cultivate?"