I Want to Be With Master Forever

Qin Chuan stared fixedly at Shen Qingyuan, looking as though he would not leave unless she told him.

"There's no harm in telling you. Go sit over there. It's rather complicated," Shen Qingyuan said with a soft sigh.

"All right. Then I'll make you some tea, Master." Qin Chuan always kept some of Shen Qingyuan's favorite spirit tea in his storage ring.

"I was only able to become a cultivator because a small family showed me kindness back then..." Shen Qingyuan began to explain in detail her connection to the Pure Void Sect and Yun Yao's master.

A disciple from a small family had brought Shen Qingyuan into the cultivation world. She was exceptionally gifted, and her cultivation advanced a thousand miles a day. Before long, Yun Yin, the previous sect master of the Pure Void Sect, took notice of her.

Yun Yin was Yun Yao's master. Since Yun Yao was an orphan, he could also be called his father.

In truth, Shen Qingyuan had not wanted to join the Pure Void Sect because she disliked Yun Yao's master, Yun Yin. She had seen greed in his eyes.

But in the end, the Pure Void Sect won over the small family with benefits. To repay their kindness, she ultimately agreed to join the sect.

Of course, when she told Qin Chuan about this, she only said that she had not wanted to join the Pure Void Sect. She did not tell him it was because she had seen that Yun Yin had ulterior motives.

Qin Chuan could tell that Yun Yin had been up to no good without Shen Qingyuan telling him, because she had shown disgust when mentioning Yun Yao and Yun Yin.

There was also the fact that Shen Qingyuan possessed the Glazed Immaculate Physique. Not only was it one of the finest physiques for cultivation in the world, but she could also be considered a supreme pill for demonic beasts or cultivators. Every bit of her flesh and blood was a supreme pill.

If a person or medicine were to refine Shen Qingyuan's flesh and blood now, they could directly reach the Tribulation Transcendence Stage. That was also why the male and female leads were able to transcend their tribulations and become immortals after refining her.

Qin Chuan could also guess roughly what had happened afterward. Yun Yin must have lost control of the situation, then used the debt of gratitude to bind Shen Qingyuan and make her protect the Pure Void Sect. The truth was indeed not far from what Qin Chuan had imagined.

"The Pure Void Sect never gave me any resources. Yun Yin and I weren't fellow disciples, and the story that he took me in as a disciple on his master's behalf was also a rumor. I never had a master."

"I killed Yun Yin with my own hands. I originally intended to wipe out his entire lineage, but before he died, he schemed against me."

"The sword Dao I cultivate requires me to have a clear conscience. That small family led me onto the path of immortal cultivation, so I owed them a debt of gratitude. Yun Yin exchanged benefits for that debt, so it counted as my owing him."

"I originally intended for the debt to die with him, but when I killed Yun Yin, I was still a step too slow and let him speak of the debt."

"He wanted me to do three things for Yun Yao that would not harm my interests. I could only agree."

Just as Shen Qingyuan finished speaking, Qin Chuan's tea was ready. She picked it up and took a small sip.

Qin Chuan automatically summed it up in his head: his master did not have much of a connection to Yun Yao, and there was even a deep grudge between them. As her good, "filial" disciple, he had to help her wipe out Yun Yin's lineage.

Before that, however, there was something else he needed to clear up. After refilling Shen Qingyuan's cup, he asked, "Master, was repaying the favor in the secret realm the last of the three things?"

"No. That was to repay him for giving me Supreme Mystery Peak. He doesn't dare ask me to do the last thing, because he knows that as soon as I do, he'll die by my sword." Shen Qingyuan's tone was as gentle as ever.

Qin Chuan was stunned. His gentle master had a scheming side too. She could speak so naturally of wiping out a debt through someone's death. They were a perfect match, and he loved her even more.

"Then what if someone else kills Yun Yao..."

Before Qin Chuan could finish, Shen Qingyuan took up the thread. "The debt dies with him. If he dies on his own, it won't be because I couldn't do those three things for him, so my conscience will remain clear."

Then she gave Qin Chuan a serious warning. "Chuan'er, Yun Yao is a Mahayana cultivator. You mustn't act rashly."

"I know, Master." After what he had experienced in the secret realm, Qin Chuan no longer intended to kill the male and female leads and the male supporting characters by force himself.

"But you don't need to fear them either. If you want to deal with those disciples of Yun Yao's, go right ahead. The Pure Void Sect's rules have no hold over you. You aren't a disciple of the sect, and you've never received any kindness from it."

"I personally prepared your cultivation resources and techniques. They didn't come from the Pure Void Sect. When I brought you here, I asked Yun Yao for Supreme Mystery Peak."

"Supreme Mystery Peak belongs only to you and me. This is our home, and we can live here forever."

"Chuan'er, are you willing to live with me on Supreme Mystery Peak forever, never to part?" Shen Qingyuan stared intently at Qin Chuan, waiting for his answer.

"Of course I want to be with you forever, Master." In his heart, Qin Chuan silently replaced "Master" with "Dao companion."

Satisfied with his answer, Shen Qingyuan broke into a smile. One smile from the beauty was enough to topple a city.

Qin Chuan stared in a daze, but he quickly composed himself. He coughed twice to hide his embarrassment, then changed the subject. "Ahem, Master, are your injuries really all right?"

"I'm fine. If you don't believe me, feel for yourself." Shen Qingyuan held her smooth, fair arm out to Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan immediately placed his hand on her wrist. Her spiritual energy flowed naturally; there truly was nothing seriously wrong.

Once he had confirmed that Shen Qingyuan was unhurt, Qin Chuan's thoughts shifted again. Feeling her smooth, fair wrist, with her slender jade fingers before him, she could not bear to let go and even wanted to take a bite.

So he simply pretended to still be checking the flow of Shen Qingyuan's spiritual energy. He leaned forward, drawing closer to her, and changed from resting his hand on her wrist to holding it, taking her jade arm in his hand and feeling its softness.

Time stood still, the two of them frozen just like that. Another improper thought arose in Qin Chuan's mind. Given an inch, he reached for a mile, his hand probing farther up.

At that moment, Shen Qingyuan withdrew her arm. "Now that the Tianquan Sword has acknowledged you as its master, you should go back and devote yourself to understanding it. A sword cultivator must know their own sword."

"Yes. This disciple will take his leave." Qin Chuan's guilty conscience had left his face flushed and his heart pounding. He did not dare linger, and he was also afraid that if he looked at Shen Qingyuan one more time, his body would explode.

"Mm. There's no need to risk your life in the inner sect martial competition either. Your safety is what matters most." Shen Qingyuan could not help reminding Qin Chuan again.

"Master, I know. This life of mine belongs to you, so I'll definitely treasure it." Qin Chuan's words changed the solemn atmosphere in an instant.

"You glib tongue. Go on." Shen Qingyuan watched Qin Chuan leave, her eyes gentle and a smile on her lips.

When Qin Chuan reached the door, he turned around and smiled at Shen Qingyuan. "Master, if I take first place in the martial competition, how will you reward me?"

"What reward do you want?" Unable to think of a reward for Qin Chuan, Shen Qingyuan directly asked what he wanted.

"I can't think of one right now. How about you owe me a promise, Master?" Qin Chuan had a little scheme in mind.

"All right, I promise. But you have to take first place in the martial competition first." Shen Qingyuan nodded without a second thought. Even if Qin Chuan did not take first place, she would grant all his requests.

"Then if I also take first place in the formation competition, can I get another promise from you, Master?" Qin Chuan pushed his luck again.

"Yes." Shen Qingyuan nodded without hesitation. Her disciple was striving to improve, so as his master, she naturally had to encourage him.

"Master, I'll go back and prepare for the inner sect competition, then. Just wait for me to bring you first place in both events." Qin Chuan left, perfectly satisfied.

"Go on."

Shen Qingyuan watched Qin Chuan leave. Once his departing figure had completely vanished, she could no longer suppress her smile and murmured to herself, "Chuan'er has already said he wants to be with me forever."

Today, she had heard the words she had always wanted to hear, and she could not suppress her joy at all.

Moreover, when Qin Chuan said he wanted to be with her forever, she had nearly lost control of her feelings. In the end, she had suppressed them through sheer willpower.

She did not know what to do now, so she drank cup after cup of the spirit tea Qin Chuan had made for her. Only after she had finished it did she regain her composure.

"Cultivation first. That strange Heavenly Dao dared to lay a hand on my Chuan'er. I will surely slay it."

And so, master and disciple both resolved to slay the Heavenly Dao for each other's sake.