Chapter 82, first published on Jinjiang Literature City: The young master wants to fall in love early.

Yao Sisi took Qi Mu to the library. The library was a very important place, located on the main peak and on the back mountain of the main peak. Although the two of them were often busy together, they rarely spent time alone together like this, without any outsiders around.

Yao Sisi leaned on the edge of Lingyun and looked into the distance. "Our sect is really huge! Fellow Daoist Qin said there are a million cultivators. I think that's about right."

Qi Mu: "It is indeed very large. Will Miss Sisi also be going into the library later?"

Yao Sisi said, "I'm not going in. I want to chat with the senior who guards the Sutra Repository. That senior is very interesting and knowledgeable. He chatted with me for a while last time. If I weren't in a hurry to get to the sect leader, I would have chatted with him a little longer."

Qi Mu said, "Alright, then you stay outside, I'll go inside and choose a cultivation technique as soon as possible."

Yao Sisi looked at him, frowned and said, "That's just polite talk. Don't be in such a hurry to choose. Choosing a cultivation technique is such a big deal that it will determine your future. Is it something to rush? Anyway, I'll just take a walk around the main peak after we've had enough. You can choose your cultivation technique in peace!"

Qi Mu sensed that she had just been angry. She pursed her lips, not daring to ask why she was angry. Seeing that she was looking into the distance, she changed the subject and said, "I want a cultivation technique related to sword cultivation. Can you ask that senior for me? If not, I can find it myself."

Yao Sisi turned to look at him, "It's good that you have a goal. I'll go ask her for you. She's been guarding the Sutra Repository for so many years, she must know the answer."

When they arrived, Yao Sisi greeted the senior. The senior remembered her; after all, she was someone who could produce impressive Heaven-Rank techniques, and her techniques had passed through her hands, so how could he forget her?

Yao Sisi: "Senior, I'm here. How have you been?"

Zen Ning Immortal Lord looked at the little girl in front of him and found her interesting. Everyone else was afraid of her or maintained a respectful and humble attitude, but she came over to talk to him happily, treating him like an ordinary elder.

She couldn't help but tease him, "Young friend, I just saw you a couple of days ago. I've barely closed my eyes for a moment and you're already here. How have you been lately?"

Yao Sisi said, "Yes, senior, your cultivation is high. Time is just a blink of an eye in your eyes."

Zen Ning Immortal Venerable asked, "Then do you know how much cultivation I possess?"

Yao Sisi said, "I don't know. You're too approachable. I can't sense any spiritual energy fluctuations from you. But you must be at least at the Nascent Soul stage, maybe even the Deity Transformation stage!"

Zen Ning Immortal Venerable's eyes drooped. The little guy guessed right. Then why is he still acting like such a shameless little monkey, not nervous at all? "You little guy guessed quite accurately. Since that's the case, why aren't you afraid of me? Those little brats on the front peak all stay silent and don't like to talk when they see me."

Yao Sisi thought to herself: You weren't their "homeroom teacher," were you?

She asserted, "Then they must be ungrateful. Senior should teach them a lesson!"

Zen Ning Immortal Venerable: "..."

She felt like she hadn't managed to amuse the little guy at all; instead, she was the one who had been amused.

"What brings you here today? Are you here to donate your cultivation techniques again?"

Yao Sisi gave her a look that said, "Don't scare me!" "How could that be? Heavenly-rank techniques are extremely rare. How could I possibly have that many to donate? Not only am I not donating, but I'm also bringing my friend here to 'beg for a copy' to learn! Senior, do you know which area has good sword cultivation techniques? My friend needs them."

Zen Ning Immortal Venerable glanced at her so-called friend, and found that Qi Mu's well-hidden feelings were immediately apparent. However, the young friend in front of her seemed uninteresting, and she worried that the man's lingering feelings might lead to a tragic relationship.

He then advised Yao Sisi, "Your little fellow Daoist is quite dependent on you! Let him go to the fourth level and take a look; the sword cultivators there have rather good techniques."

If a Nascent Soul stage elder says it's good, then it must be excellent!

After Qi Mu went up, the two sat outside the library and chatted. Zen Ning Immortal Venerable valued talent and saw that she had a good personality and solid cultivation. Not wanting her to get caught up in the whirlpool of love in the future, he asked, "I saw that young friend of yours just now. He seems to have some kind of connection with you."

Yao Sisi: "Red thread? What red thread? The red thread of the Old Man Under the Moon?"

Zen Ning Immortal Venerable nodded, adopting a gossipy attitude, "That's right!"

Yao Sisi said, "That might be because we were married."

Zen Ning Immortal Venerable thought to himself, "Oh wow," not expecting such a big surprise right from the start, but he still remained very clear-headed and said, "But I see that the little guy's primordial yang is still intact. Are you trying to trick me, young friend?"

Yao Sisi: "Why would I lie to you? We are married, but it's a fake marriage, just a formality, so naturally nothing will happen."

Chan Ning moved closer to her and said, "Then why did you choose a fake marriage? Besides, that young fellow Daoist is quite handsome, weren't you tempted?"

Yao Sisi paused for a moment: "It's been too long, I've almost forgotten why. I think it was because his family was feudal and liked to force marriages, so I just took care of it. Why are you so curious about this, senior?"

Chan Ning: "I'm not curious. I just see that you are very talented. Don't let these romantic relationships interfere with your cultivation. Don't waste your time like I did back then."

Yao Sisi smelled the juicy gossip and, adhering to the principle of not missing out on something that's good for someone from a senior, subtly brought up the topic, seemingly contradicting her like a naive young man: "It might not be a waste of time, it could be a test!"

Chan Ning now seems like a very ordinary person, not in the sense of being gossipy like an ordinary person, but in the kind of uninhibited speech that comes from a return to simplicity and a lack of concern for anything else.

"A test? That certainly is a test. Would you like to hear about my romantic history?"

Yao Sisi nodded, showing an attitude of listening attentively.

Zen Ning Immortal said, "My Daoist partner was originally very outstanding and quite handsome. We were together for two hundred years, but then... he became a monk and insisted on breaking away from the Dao to become a bald monk."

Yao Sisi, who had been looking deep in thought, almost burst out laughing when she heard the last sentence. "Huh? You've turned to Buddhism. You need to be free from worldly desires to still..." and still be able to be with you?

Chan Ning: "Our realm isn't that strict. We can become Daoist partners without any delays. It's just that I can't stand it. I love his handsome face and tall, upright figure. I admit I'm a bit... into pretty men. I'm a little superficial. Anyway, that's what attracted me to him in the first place. That's why I was interested in getting to know his soul. But after he broke through the Dao and started cultivating, his thoughts changed, and his appearance changed too. Is he still the person I like?"

Yao Sisi paused for a moment, then instead of trying to persuade her, she sincerely said, "It's really not your fault, senior. He clearly knew what you valued, and yet he changed everything, which is a bit irresponsible. If it really doesn't work out, you should just break up and find someone else!"

Chan Ning paused for a moment: "Indeed, that's what I thought too. Anyway, the relationship couldn't continue, so after we separated peacefully, I found another Daoist partner. At that time, I was already in the mid-Nascent Soul stage, and I didn't have high requirements for my Daoist partner. As long as I liked him, that was enough. I found a late-Foundation Establishment Daoist, who was only fifty years old..."

Yao Sisi thought to herself, "At fifty years old, he's in the late stage of Foundation Establishment. Judging from the sect's situation, his aptitude is quite good. He might even reach the Nascent Soul stage at a hundred. There's no need to worry about his aptitude being poor or his lifespan being short, or having to see him off in his old age. Isn't this great? Senior should give up on the past."

Chan Ning shook his head, saying angrily, "Who would have thought that after my little Daoist partner advanced to the Core Formation stage, he encountered my former Daoist partner during a trip to a secret realm, and that heartless guy..."

Yao Sisi's eyes widened. As the saying goes, rivals in love are especially hostile when they meet. This is still the cultivation world. Could she have been killed?

"Isn't he a Zen practitioner? He wouldn't be that cruel!"

Chan Ning: "My Taoist name contains the character 'Chan,' so please say he practices Buddhism, not Chan. It makes me uncomfortable."

Yao Sisi quickly said, "I'm sorry, I'll do it again next time."

Chan Ning continued to complain: "I have never seen such a shameless person. I rushed over after receiving the news, only to find that bastard had shaved all of my little Daoist partner's hair. When I arrived, I saw two bald heads that were even shining in the sunlight. Can you imagine how I felt at that moment? It was like a second trauma!"

Yao Sisi: "..." Not knowing what expression to make.

"Then what should we do? Your partner this time is quite pitiful."

Chan Ning: "It's really pitiful, and he suffered an undeserved disaster because of me. But I still have a phobia of bald heads. I find them annoying to look at. Besides, that bastard put some kind of medicine on his head. It's not like his hair will grow back quickly. Once, I was sleeping with him and accidentally touched his head. It was so smooth that it scared me so much that I woke up immediately."

Yao Sisi felt heartbroken listening to this. This senior was really pitiful. What did he do to deserve this? He was just trying to find a partner and ended up with this kind of trouble.

Her former fellow Daoist was quite ruthless, a precise strike that could be described as killing someone by destroying their spirit.

Chan Ning: "My little Daoist partner is more sensitive than the last one, probably because of the big difference in their cultivation levels. In addition, he was originally stronger, so he sensed all my emotions. Then he took the initiative to leave and went to cultivate elsewhere. I have never seen him since then, and I don't even know if he is alive or dead."

Yao Sisi: "..."

"Senior, you're feeling regretful and heartbroken, aren't you?" she comforted. "But you didn't do it on purpose. We have a term called post-traumatic stress disorder, which means you unconsciously try to block out and avoid things that hurt you. You and your previous partner were very harmonious at first, but because you cared, things suddenly changed and became unbearable. It's not your fault."

Chan Ning said with distress, "But recently, I had a very bad feeling. You know, the perceptions of high-level cultivators are all for a reason. I always felt that he might be dead."

Yao Sisi thought to herself, "This tragic ending is a bit heartbreaking. I think the senior should go and look for him, so that he won't have to carry regrets after he ascends to heaven one day. Maybe he's just injured and waiting for you to redeem him, just like last time. You knew he might be in danger, so you went to find him no matter how far away you were. The last time the ending was bad, and maybe it left a shadow on him. This time, go and save him again, and cover up all the darkness from before, okay?"

Chan Ning paused for a moment, just then Qi Mu walked over from the library, holding two jade slips in his hands, wavering and struggling to choose which one to pick. He wanted to hear the senior's opinion.

Chan Ning looked at the two jade slips, which slowly transformed into two faces, and then quietly dispersed, leaving only one thought: she had to find him.

However, she still helped Qi Mu resolve his doubts, "You mean you prefer the cultivation method on the left, but it's incomplete and only goes up to the late Golden Core stage, while the one on the right is also suitable for you and includes the Nascent Soul stage? Actually, you don't need to worry about how many there are. We don't have them here, so they're at the Sword Sect. We'll take you there to exchange ideas, and you'll get the next part of the cultivation method then."

Qi Mu hesitated and asked, "But would the Sword Sect be willing to let me obtain the second half of the cultivation technique?"

Chan Ning: "Of course we don't want to, but our sect also has the second half of the cultivation method they need. Besides, I have connections there, so it should be easy to get it."

Qi Mu felt reassured when she heard that her sect also had cultivation techniques from that region. "Thank you for your explanation, senior."

Chan Ning simply took out a blank jade slip and personally copied it for him. "You two take it! I also need to go out for a while." She looked at Yao Sisi and said, "Young friend, until we meet again!"

After the two left the library, Yao Sisi sighed repeatedly on Lingyun, which made Qi Mu curious. "What's wrong?"

Yao Sisi told him the story of the senior she had just met, and he fell silent. Finally, he said, "If I were in that situation, I would have left too."

Yao Sisi: "Why?"

Qi Mu said, "Because it's clear that the other person's suffering is caused by me, and I can't solve it while I have to watch her suffer and force a smile, it's better to leave."

Yao Sisi asked a crucial question: "If the hair grows back, will it come back?"

Qi Mu: "It's hard to say. Besides, that potion must be very potent. Even if it grows back, a very long time might have passed. How can we go back? What if the other side already has someone new?"

Yao Sisi was puzzled. "Isn't that simple?" she said. "Then ask around before you go back! What if they don't have it?"

Qi Mu sighed: "I dare not inquire, and I will even deliberately avoid it."

Yao Sisi asked in confusion, "Why?"

Qi Mu: "I'm afraid the result I find out won't be what I want. I can't afford to gamble, so it's better not to know."

Yao Sisi: "I heard from my seniors that that person is strong-willed and very brave, so it shouldn't be like this."

Qi Mu: "Who knows? What good is being strong? Who can explain matters of the heart? Rigidity is easily broken and deep affection is short-lived. Besides, one might be blinded by the situation."

Yao Sisi nodded. She finally understood what her senior had said: "Don't fall in love unless it's absolutely necessary..."

"In that case, young master, you are even less suited to dating. I see you are quite strong-willed."

Qi Mu said, "I can't, I need to talk."

Yao Sisi: "???"

"Who just said that deep affection is short-lived, yet still dares to go and offer themselves up as a corpse?"

Qi Mu countered with her own words: "You said it before, I'm going through puberty now, and I want to find a Daoist partner."

Yao Sisi did the math: "Back then you were a mortal, but things are different now. Foundation Establishment cultivators can live for over two hundred years. You're still too young to be in a relationship. If you are, it's considered puppy love. Isn't cultivation a better option? Why do you have to go for it?"

Qi Mu: "You can't help but yearn for something if you haven't experienced it."

Yao Sisi: "To put it bluntly, it's just curiosity. What's so curious about? I'm not curious at all."

Qi Mu tentatively said, "I'm curious, how about Miss Sisi talks to me for a day, and I'll see what happens."

Yao Sisi: "You should be a good person, why are you trying to drag me down with you!"

Qi Mu laughed and said, "Why is Miss Sisi so resistant? Didn't you say that everyone is like this during puberty?"

Yao Sisi: "I'm different, I didn't have a puberty."

Qi Mu: "Haven't you ever experienced the first stirrings of love?"

Yao Sisi: "No, the 'bean' hadn't even sprouted before I killed it."