Kunlun, Golden Ridge Cave.

Xu Yinglian stood up from the stone platform and slightly gathered up his Taoist robe which had been wrinkled from sitting.

The marrow cleansing is finally completed and I have entered the transformation stage!

She was a little proud and wanted to show off to her senior brother, "Isn't it true that I still caught up with you even without the master's special treatment?"

But then she thought again, whether it was the Pure Energy Pill that blunted the turbid air, or the secret body-building technique that had a miraculous effect on marrow cleansing, they were all closely related to her senior brother, so she quickly gave up the idea.

Forget it, let me tell my great grandfather the good news first.

Qiu Changtian was teleported to his own cave, and was cast with the invincible illusion of Mirror Flower and Water Moon. Just as he was about to go out, he suddenly received a letter from Xu Changqing's flying sword.

Invite him to the cave for a chat.

Arriving at Xu Changqing's cave, Qiu Changtian saw the former chief of the Foundation Establishment Realm, who was sitting upright on a stone bed, his face still somewhat pale.

Xu Yinglian sat quietly on the stone bench beside him, as calm as a still pond, with no discernible expression on his face.

"Senior Brother." Qiu Changtian bowed and suddenly smiled, "I forgot. Now I should call you 'Master'."

"Master gave me the Taoist name 'Qingyang'." Xu Changqing said with a smile, "But you should continue to call me Senior Brother."

"Senior Brother Xu," Qiu Changtian asked gently, "How are you feeling lately?"

"It will take a few more years to recuperate." Xu Changqing coughed a few times, "In order to survive the heavenly tribulation, the essence has been depleted too much."

"It's good that we can survive." Qiu Changtian said with a smile, "Several years of time, compared with the life span of a golden elixir, are like the flick of a finger."

Having said that, a smile appeared on Xu Changqing's face.

Of the three great hurdles in cultivation, the most difficult is to form the golden elixir. Of course, this does not mean that the transformation into an infant and ascending to immortality are not difficult, but it means that the golden elixir tribulation kills the most cultivators, and only one out of a hundred survives.

As the chief of Kunlun Taiqing Sect, the leader of the righteous path, and the number one person below the Jindan level, Xu Changqing has the support of the Tiannan Xu family. He has all the skills and magic tools at his disposal. It is so difficult for him to survive the heavenly tribulation, let alone ordinary cultivators. Some cultivators call it "a walk through the gates of hell", which is by no means an exaggeration.

All in all, the same old saying: as long as you can pass it!

Qiu Changtian and Xu Changqing chatted for a while, but noticed that Xu Yinglian next to him seemed to be worried.

There was no smile on her face.

Qiu Changtian secretly paid attention, and before long, he heard Xu Changqing pointing at Xu Yinglian and saying:

"My Phoenix girl has completed her marrow cleansing today and has entered the Transformation Palace Stage."

"Oh?" Qiu Changtian's eyes lit up and he congratulated her with a smile, "As expected of you, Junior Sister. Your Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart lives up to its reputation."

"How can it compare to the clear mind of Tao?" Xu Yinglian couldn't help but speak out.

The tone was so sarcastic that Qiu Changtian was slightly startled. Xu Changqing scolded him in a low voice:

"You should pity me!"

So Xu Yinglian turned his head away and stopped talking.

"Ahem." Xu Changqing said seriously, "Junior Brother Qiu, you and Ying Lian's Taoist partner have already been engaged. The Xu family came to ask the other day if we could pick an auspicious date."

Qiu Changtian: ...

No wonder my junior sister seemed so angry. She was forced to get married by her family. Who could be in a good mood?

Moreover, the family-forced marriage here is almost fundamentally different from the soft "parental forced marriage" in the pre-modern society when he traveled through time.

In modern society, parents raise their children purely out of love. When children grow up, they can completely ignore their parents' opinions and spend their time however they want - this is completely unimaginable in the world here.

The immortal cultivation families here have very strong personal control over every family cultivator who has not reached the Golden Core stage.

If Xu Yinglian says today that she doesn’t want to get married, she won’t have to wait until tomorrow, as the Tiannan Xu family will immediately counterattack.

Not only will the supply of resources for cultivation be completely cut off, but the elders in the sect will also come to persuade them, and even the head of Ziwei Sect will be dispatched... In this situation, if they still insist on going their own way, they will most likely end up socially dead, which will be even worse than Qingluo Peak's status in Shushan.

The only way to break the impasse is to form a pill.

Any cultivator from Kunlun who has achieved Dan Jing has the qualifications to go outside and found a branch of Kunlun. This was the case with Master Chonghe who left with the Divine Thunder Method.

For the Tiannan Xu family, Jindan cultivators have the power to interfere in family affairs and belong to the "ruling" class in the family. Naturally, they will not worry about being forced into marriage by anyone.

However, it seemed that it was precisely because of this concern that the Tiannan Xu family chose to arrange Xu Changqing to urge Xu Yinglian to get married as soon as he had completed his marrow cleansing and had just entered the Huafu stage, and they were unwilling to wait even another year.

Qiu Changtian knew very well how proud Junior Sister Xu was. Now that the Tiannan Xu family was so wary of her and was forcing her to marry him, using her as a bargaining chip to win over Qiu Changtian, how could she let it go?

"Ahem." Qiu Changtian cleared his throat and was about to say something when he suddenly saw Xu Changqing staring at him with sharp eyes.

Then he knew that the Tiannan Xu family was very serious this time.

Any excuses made rashly will be seen as evasion by the other party.

Forget it. I have already taken their Jade Dragon Sword and cultivation resources, and I have already promised Master Ziwei a long time ago. Is there any reason to delay it any longer?

"Senior Brother Xu." Qiu Changtian said with a smile, "I don't have any elders in my family, so this matter is up to Master to decide."

"Good!" Xu Changqing was delighted, clapping his hands and smiling, "That's the best! I'll report to Master and my family right away and let them know. Junior brother, you and Ying Lian can rest here for a while."

Regardless of his weak body, he hurried out.

So the only ones left were Qiu Changtian with a helpless look on his face, and Xu Yinglian with an expression that said "I'm unhappy".

"Junior sister..." Qiu Changtian just opened his mouth when he saw Xu Yinglian asking in a low voice, "Senior brother, do you want me to call you husband?"

"Well, that's not necessary." Qiu Changtian said awkwardly, "This..."

"I understand." Xu Yinglian stood up and said calmly, "I feel a little unwell. I'll excuse myself first."

As her white robe fluttered, she gracefully left, leaving Qiu Changtian alone in the cave with a bitter smile.

I originally thought that my junior sister had some interest in me, but then the Xu family from Tiannan came over and messed things up, and now I can’t be sure anymore.

Alas, why are you in such a hurry, Xu family? Are you worried that Junior Sister will sacrifice her path to quickly form a pill in order to escape marriage?

Junior sister has such a proud personality. How could she be willing to just hastily form a golden elixir without practicing for two hundred years to transform the purple palace into the jade palace, and not even be able to obtain a third-grade golden elixir?

You're really overthinking it!

After thinking about it, Qiu Changtian could only sigh, then got up and went out.

"What are you going to do?" Kunlun Mirror suddenly asked.

"What?" Qiu Changtian said with a chuckle, "You're still thinking about asking me to practice dual cultivation with her so that I can stimulate the Phoenix bloodline to engrave it for you, right?"

"That's not what I meant." Kunlun Jing seemed a little hesitant, "I just think..."

"Junior Sister Xu, she is also quite pitiful."

"What's going on?" Qiu Changtian frowned and said, "Why call her Junior Sister Xu? She's my junior sister! Ah Jing, you have nothing to do with her!"

Kunlun Mirror: ...

"Okay, okay!" She was completely annoyed. "Just keep fooling around! When your identity is exposed while you're trying to get the Bu Tian Stone, she'll find out the truth and come to kill you with the Yu Jia Sword. It has nothing to do with me!"