After their wedding, Liu Changxu and his wife, Li Zhenxin, began a sweet married life together.
Li Zhenxin possessed not only breathtaking beauty but also a kind heart. She was attentive to her husband in every detail, deeply filial toward her parents-in-law, and got along well with her sisters-in-law, fitting comfortably into the household.
Liu Changxu was extremely pleased with his wife! Their happy marriage swept all the vicious resentment from his heart, leaving his mind utterly peaceful. This greatly benefited his path toward Foundation Establishment!
Vicious resentment arose from the terrifying experiences cultivators endured and could also be described as negative emotions. Its greatest danger was that it could give rise to a Heart Demon, especially at the crucial moment of a cultivation breakthrough, potentially causing the breakthrough to fail and leaving the cultivator injured.
Over the past several years, Liu Changxu had fought more than a dozen life-and-death battles, and on several occasions, he had faced the threat of death. Although he had survived them all, they had still cast terrifying shadows over his mind. His desperate efforts to cultivate were, subconsciously, also an attempt to escape those negative emotions.
A good marriage truly was a lubricant for the soul. Liu Changxu's state of mind had been cleansed, removing another obstacle to his breakthrough into Foundation Establishment.
This also demonstrated the importance of having a cultivation partner. Cultivators with partners and lineages generally enjoyed a healthier state of mind, and to avoid bringing disaster upon their lineages, they could often restrain their own misconduct.
Lonely rogue cultivators, however, had no such restraints, and even morality struggled to keep them in check. Without a lineage or partner to help them release the vicious resentment accumulated over their long and arduous cultivation journeys, their dispositions could easily become twisted and