Forced Cultivation

"Huh? Big Brother broke through?"

Jiang Wan, held in Zixiang's arms in surprise, turned her head and saw Jiang Yao's disbelieving face.

Silently rolling her eyes, Liuhuo, the little loli, ran over at this moment, followed by a young man with white hair and beard, handsome features, and the same baby fat as Liuhuo.

Jiang Wan knew few people in the Myriad Talisman Sect, so she hadn't seen this white-haired youth before.

The little Liuhuo ran over, panting and resting his knees on his shins.

"I just went to find my brother, and Senior Brother Chuzhou actually broke through?"

Fairy Xueyun looked at the white-clothed, white-haired youth. "True Person Nanchen."

True Person Nanchen curled his lips, a hint of a roguish smile on the corners of his mouth. His hands were tucked into his sleeves as he walked over nonchalantly, glancing at everyone present.

His gaze landed on Nangong Shuyin, and he swept her up and down with his eyelids.

"Tsk, how did he break through without a pure yin body? Since he's broken through, it seems the pure yin body is no longer useful to him. I'll guard him here. Fairy Xueyun, if you have something to do, go ahead and handle it!"

Fairy Xueyun cupped her hands in thanks. She looked at True Lord Tonghua and Nangong Shuyin, her brows unfurling into a smile, clearly looking more relaxed.

She made a gesture of invitation. "The two of you, let's continue in the front hall."

Before leaving, she didn't forget to tell Zixiang, "Take her back."

Zixiang bowed respectfully and was about to carry Jiang Wan away. Jiang Wan looked at the white-clothed, white-haired youth in front of her with great curiosity.

The System hadn't given any prompts. Could she not get anything from him?

"Wait a moment, leave the child. You all go!"

Jiang Wan was left behind, looking at True Person Nanchen, who looked somewhat like the little Liuhuo, with a face full of confusion.

He looked only about seventeen or eighteen years old, didn't he?

True Person Nanchen curiously sized up Jiang Wan and reached out to pick her up.

Jiang Wan: What's wrong with these people? Even if I'm small, you can't just pick me up and carry me around! Can't you just hug me?

As she was thinking, she was already being hugged into his arms.

Her small hands pressed against his chest, and the pectoral muscles felt quite good. Wait, wasn't True Person Nanchen supposed to be guarding his brother? What was he doing hugging her?

[Nanchen Talisman Immortal is male, but only has water spiritual roots. Males belong to yang, and water spiritual roots cause his body's yin and yang to be imbalanced, making him naturally weaker than others. He was even almost harvested by a male. Your father saved him and brought him and his brother into the Talisman Sect.

Nanchen Talisman Immortal used his essence blood as a guide, refining himself into a talisman treasure. During the Demon Slaying War, he almost self-destructed near you, wanting to perish together with you, but only injured you slightly. Now, his clone has appeared, also intending to self-destruct and kill you.

Task: Prevent Nanchen Talisman Immortal's clone from self-destructing.]

Jiang Wan, held in this Nanchen Talisman Immortal's arms, wriggled her small body.

Where did this guy show any signs of self-destructing? He clearly just wanted to hug me.

"I want to get down."

Nanchen held her in his arms and saw her squirming like a little meatball. He pressed down on her struggles and looked down at her diagonally.

"Don't move. Just let me hold you, and I'll give you candied hawthorn."

As he spoke, he actually took out a skewer of candied hawthorn, with strawberries, hawthorn, and tomatoes. The spiritual fruits in this immortal cultivation world are amazing, just like Earth's!

Forget it, I'll eat the candied hawthorn first before getting down.

Jiang Yao, who had left with Fairy Xueyun, looked at this scene from afar and frowned.

The little Liuhuo looked longingly at the candied hawthorn in Jiang Wan's hand, drooling, but still maintained a stern little face as he said to True Person Nanchen, "Brother, Junior Sister will get cavities if she eats too much candied hawthorn. Let me eat it for her!"

Jiang Wan looked in disbelief at the little guy who was trying to take the candied hawthorn from her hand. I didn't expect you to be this kind of Senior Brother.

"No way!"

After speaking, she bit off half of it and put it in her mouth.

"It has my saliva on it now. Senior Brother, you can't eat it, it's dirty."

Nanchen smiled and looked at his younger brother, then took out a grass skewer full of candied hawthorn for him.

"Take this and eat slowly."

Jiang Wan was stunned. You truly are brothers. You really give candied hawthorn!

This must be how the little Liuhuo got his baby fat. Looking at the little guy who wasn't even as tall as a table, holding a grass skewer full of candied hawthorn and running away--.

Hey, Junior Sister, don't you want it anymore?

Hmph, cultivators aren't afraid of cavities; they can recover with spiritual power.

"Crunch," she took another bite of candied hawthorn, her little head working hard to figure out how to complete the task.

True Person Nanchen sat cross-legged in the courtyard, holding Jiang Wan in his arms. It wasn't his imagination; when he held Jiang Wan, the yin and yang in his body reached a balance, allowing his cultivation to grow automatically without him needing to cultivate.

He didn't know why, and Jiang Wan didn't know either, only knowing how to eat candied hawthorn. In reality, it was the Chaos Bead that had just synthesized in her dantian, which could naturally balance yin and yang.

And since she didn't understand these things, she naturally wouldn't hide them. If the Chaos Bead hadn't hidden itself in her dantian, it would likely have attracted the covetousness of all the powerful cultivators in the immortal cultivation world by now.

Jiang Wan tried to focus on the task. After finishing a candied hawthorn, she simply asked directly:

"True Person Nanchen, if you faced a powerful opponent and couldn't win, would you self-destruct and take them down with you?"

True Person Nanchen scoffed, "Of course not. If I can't win, won't I just escape?

My life is too precious. No matter who my opponent is, they don't deserve me to self-destruct and die with them.

You little one, remember this: no matter what happens in the future, staying alive is the most important thing."

Jiang Wan nodded, finding his words reasonable.

Seeing that the little doll in his arms had calmed down, True Person Nanchen smiled and placed her beside him. He took out a meditation cushion for her and reminded her.

"Hurry and seize this opportunity to cultivate while your elder brother's advancement causes the surrounding spiritual energy to surge."

[Task Complete.

The clone of Nanchen Talisman Immortal came to self-destruct and take you with him. You reasoned with him, using all your eloquence, and finally succeeded in persuading him to abandon the idea of self-destruction.

Task Reward: Wind Chasing Boots.]

Jiang Wan looked at the pair of white, knee-high boots. They had two small wings on the back, making them rather conspicuous.

True Person Nanchen realized that it was okay to put the little girl aside. What was it about this little girl that could balance the yin and yang within him?

Jiang Wan was only at the Qi Refining Second Layer. After cultivating for a while, she couldn't sit still. She looked up at True Person Nanchen and found him cultivating motionlessly. Jiang Wan got up on her short legs and slowly started to move outside.

Then, she was pulled back by a surge of spiritual energy.

"Cultivate properly. In two months, you'll be going to the Great Myriad Sect to train. If your cultivation is too low then, you'll easily be bullied.

In previous years, only those over ten would go. Now, there's a class for three to seven-year-olds and another for seven to twelve-year-olds.

You're so tiny; you'll be at the very bottom when you get there. Why aren't you using this opportunity to cultivate more?"

Jiang Wan was wrapped by spiritual energy around her waist and lifted back onto the meditation cushion. She was stunned. A junior class, a senior class... she had come to the cultivation world only to attend classes and be in daycare?

What if the memories of the dead attacked her? She decided to just lie flat for now!

True Person Nanchen glanced at the little figure sprawled on the meditation cushion and shook his head.

Behind him, spiritual energy gathered within the house. A day later, Jiang Wan was still being forced to cultivate on the cushion. The worst part was that she hadn't eaten.

Fortunately, there were chicken legs in her storage bag. One person, one cat, and one turtle sat in a line on the cushion, from largest to smallest, each gnawing on a chicken leg.

Jiang Wan was bored and couldn't sit still. She turned to look at True Person Nanchen.

"Pretty brother, I need to go to the bathroom."

At three years old, she was still at an age where she couldn't control her bodily functions. What had she endured?