Soon, the news that Qiu Changtian, the chief of the Foundation Establishment Realm of this generation in Kunlun, was going to become a Taoist couple with his junior sister Xu Yinglian, spread like wildfire in Taiqing Sect.
Of course, the description of "spreading like wildfire" is not accurate enough. Qiu Changtian was probably the rumor released by the Tiannan Xu family in advance, in order to let everyone know that "Qiu Changtian, who has a bright mind and a promising future, has become the son-in-law of the Tiannan Xu family."
For a time, whether it was the younger brothers and sisters that he knew, or the older brothers and sisters that he didn't know, and even some elders, all sent gifts.
According to the rules, the gift should be sent to the man's home.
However, Qiu Changtian had no elders, and Sect Leader Ziwei did not like red tape, so everyone was sent to his cave.
There were all kinds of seventh, eighth and ninth level flying swords, magic weapons, and various kinds of spiritual herbs and elixirs. Even though Qiu Changtian had never been short of money, he made a small fortune this time.
Well, forget about the flying swords and magical weapons with distinctive features, but those unrecognizable spiritual herbs and elixirs will all be sent to support Wei Dongliu later.
"Using the resources of the orthodox Kunlun to support the evil sect..." Kunlun Mirror and Qingping Sword were speechless.
"What do you know? This is called reasonable deployment under emergency circumstances!" Qiu Changtian was too lazy to explain and just brushed it off with a perfunctory answer of "we have to make decisions in an emergency".
Qiu Changtian accepted all kinds of gifts, while Xu Yinglian made all kinds of visits.
The female elders of the Xu family in Tiannan and the senior and junior sisters of the Kunlun Taiqing Sect, whether they were familiar with each other, had met before, or were strangers, all came to visit and make friends.
Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that Qiu Changtian, as a person with a clear mind of Tao, and the chief leader of the Foundation Establishment Realm, with the support of resources from the Tiannan Xu family, is destined to have a prosperous future, and his prospects are limitless.
As for Xu Yinglian, who became a Taoist partner with Qiu Changtian, he naturally followed suit.
If we don't make ourselves familiar with each other now, when will we have to wait?
One day, Qiu Changtian was sitting in the cave, chatting and laughing with his fellow apprentices, when he heard his fifth apprentice Chen Zhen jokingly say:
"Everyone says that the difficulty of practicing Taoism lies in wealth, companions, Dharma and land. Now that my elder brother has all four, I am really envious of him."
When everyone thought about it and realized that it was true, they began to compliment him.
As for wealth, he has the resources of the Tiannan Xu family; as for companionship, he has the support and help of Sister Xu, a favored daughter of heaven; as for Dharma, he has the immortal secret method "The True Words for Entering the Nine Heavens"; as for land, he has the protection of the Kunlun Taiqing Sect... These are simply the conditions for cultivation that all cultivators in the world dream of.
Qiu Changtian was just about to be humble when Xu Yinglian suddenly rushed in aggressively.
Her bright eyes were slightly glaring, her pretty face was frosty, and her lips were tightly pursed, as if her anger had reached a certain limit.
Everyone could see that something was wrong, so they immediately made excuses and left in a hurry.
"Look at what you've done!" Xu Yinglian gritted his teeth when he saw that everyone else had left, "The entrance to my cave is blocked! There are no less than thirty visiting cards every day, wanting to discuss the mysteries of the universe with me. I don't even have time to rest!"
"Junior sister, how can you blame me for this?" Qiu Changtian said innocently, "It's obviously you who are popular in the sect..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw Xu Yinglian's eyes turned cold, as if he was looking at some extremely scumbag bug.
Well, it was indeed my fault.
Who told me to be so brilliant that just because you are about to become my Taoist partner, you are scrambled to curry favor with so many fellow disciples that you are overwhelmed... So, I am indeed to blame for this matter!
"Take me out." Xu Yinglian said directly.
"Ah?" Qiu Changtian asked in surprise.
"I said, let you take me out in the name of traveling, so that I have a reason not to receive those guests." Xu Yinglian said patiently and coldly.
"Oh oh oh! Okay." Qiu Changtian immediately came to his senses.
I thought it was my junior sister who took the initiative to ask me out on a date. But when I think about it, there is no such thing as a date in this world of cultivating immortals. Not to mention that it was a girl who took the initiative to ask me out on a date... I might as well just dream on.
The two men stood up, left the cave, and flew away on their swords.
The Jade Dragon Sword shone brightly, the flame at the tail of the Yujia Sword was blazing, the male cultivator was handsome and tall, and the female cultivator was cold and elegant, and they soon attracted the attention of all the cultivators around Jinling.
"What a perfect couple!" suddenly a female monk exclaimed.
Many people felt the same way, so they all praised from the bottom of their hearts, saying that Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian were a match made in heaven, and that there would never be another couple as perfect as them in the world.
Flying the sword out of the Jinling area, he unknowingly arrived at the far west, which was the place where Xu Yinglian practiced the Great Light Fire before.
"Junior sister, do you want to give it a try?" Qiu Changtian said with a smile, "When you advance from the Marrow Cleansing Stage to the Palace Transformation Stage, your true energy will be condensed into true essence, which will greatly increase the power of your Taoist magic."
Xu Yinglian thought nothing was wrong, so he nodded silently.
She chanted the spell "Floating in the Nine Mornings, Shining Lights Ten Thousand Feet" aloud, and suddenly countless flames spewed out from her mouth and nose, sweeping and whistling towards the rock wall in front, instantly burning all the rocks within a radius of nearly a hundred feet.
"This..." Xu Yinglian was also a little surprised.
I didn’t expect that after reaching the Huafu level, the Great Light Fire would be so powerful!
She was secretly happy in her heart, but asked reservedly:
"How is it? How does it compare to Senior Brother's Thunder Method?"
"It's quite good." Qiu Changtian said truthfully, "It's not as powerful as the Thunder Method, but its range is far greater. In my opinion, it is a powerful Taoist method of the same level as the Five Thunder Method."
"Is that so?" Xu Yinglian nodded calmly, but she was extremely happy in her heart. She asked again, "There is something that happened recently. I wonder if you have heard about it, Senior Brother?"
"What is it?"
"A senior left behind a Taoist tradition in Yangzhou, and his descendants discovered a certain immortal ruins in Tianmu Mountain, so they returned to report it." Xu Yinglian said, "It is said that the Discipline Hall attaches great importance to it, and has sent three seniors to confirm it."
Qiu Changtian smiled slightly in his heart, it turned out that Bai Yujing had been discovered.
In this case, the Shenxiao Thunder Method will soon be sent to the Kunlun Scripture Pavilion along with the old Taoist's return, and he can learn it later.
"Brother." Xu Yinglian looked at the green mountains in the distance and said slowly, "Life is fleeting, like a fleeting moment. Even if you become a cultivator and extend your life, it is actually not that long."
“When I was young and had not yet studied Taoism in Kunlun, I loved reading at home and read countless stories about unfulfilled ambitions and regrets in life.”
"So I secretly vowed that I would never leave any regrets in this life. Even if I failed to become an immortal and my life span is limited, at least I have tried my best."
"So the reason why Junior Sister is so strong-willed is because life is short and she doesn't want to live a mediocre life." Qiu Changtian said with a smile, "That's why she strives to be the best in every aspect."
"That's right." Xu Yinglian nodded and said, "Even when choosing a Taoist partner, it is no exception."
Huh? Qiu Changtian looked at her in surprise.
Of course, he instantly understood what his junior sister meant, "Even if I have to choose a Taoist partner, I don't want to compromise myself and choose someone I am not satisfied with."
"But." Xu Yinglian looked at the sky above Congling and whispered, "Although I have always been following in my senior brother's footsteps, I often get angry with him because I can't get what I want..."
“…But I don’t hate my brother.”
Qiu Changtian:?
Is this considered a confession?
"I'm not so arrogant as to think that Senior Brother is not worthy of me." Xu Yinglian continued in a low voice, with a rare expression of helplessness and sadness on his cold and delicate face, "It's just that I don't want this marriage to be forced by the family from beginning to end - at least give me some room to choose to express my opinion."
"In life, there are always many things that we have to deal with," Qiu Changtian also sighed.
"Indeed." Xu Yinglian nodded and said, "Even if you don't want to leave any regrets, it's difficult to do so."
She turned her head away so that Qiu Changtian wouldn't see the expression on her face. After a pause, she continued:
"It's just... sometimes when I think about it at night, even though the process was flawed, at least the result is barely okay."
"What do you mean?" Qiu Changtian didn't understand for a moment.
"Hmph." Xu Yinglian turned around, but there was a hint of smile in his tone, "Let me use this question as a response to 'The Moon in the Sky and the Moon in the Water' to test your comprehension, Senior Brother."
After saying that, she spread out her white robe sleeves, pulled out the flaming Yujia sword, and flew straight into the air.