"Sect Master, you've arrived." In a bedroom in the Tianquan Sect's main hall, the Third Elder got out of bed, dressed, and patted the female cultivator's bottom. The female cultivator, seeing the Sect Master, blushed and quickly left after dressing. Wang Xuanyi looked at his third brother and asked helplessly, "Third brother, is your aphrodisiac any better?" The Third Elder shook his head. "Still the same. If these female cultivators didn't take turns coming to keep me company every day, I might have suffered a qi deviation." Wang Xuanyi shook his head. The Third Elder seemed to remember something, his face showing a look of reminiscence. He then said to the Sect Master, "Sect Master, how is Chen'er? Speaking of my aphrodisiac, I think of Chen'er. After all, I tricked him into going to find dragon blood to cure me." Wang Xuanyi thought for a moment. "Chen'er is fine. He has his own life now. We cultivators, after becoming mortals, are just living another chapter of our lives, aren't we? I'm quite at ease with him." The Third Elder nodded and then said, "Speaking of which, dragon..." "Whether it truly exists, even we can't guarantee it. It's a pity for that child, Chen'er, who must be searching everywhere for something that doesn't even exist." Wang Xuanyi gazed out the window, lost in thought, then slowly said, "You treat him better than I, his master, do. How could he not do his utmost for you? We don't know if the dragon exists, but opportunities can always be found. Perhaps he'll find his own opportunity while searching for the dragon." The Third Elder agreed wholeheartedly, then asked his eldest brother, "Brother, did Second Brother go there to deliver fish to Chen'er last time? Second Brother is really generous! There are only a few fish in the sect, and he raised them himself. He gave one away for that brat." Wang Xuanyi looked guilty, realizing that Second Brother's fish delivery was also related to him. "Love is hard to understand." He sighed. The Third Elder looked at his eldest brother, patted him on the shoulder, and left the room, both lost in their own memories.
Back when Wang Xuanyi first entered the cultivation world of Tianquan, before he met his two brothers, he befriended Su Qiao'er, the confidante of his master as described by Xu Chen, and the grandmother who later joined the same sect as Wang Xuanyi but was separated from him for a thousand years, and who was extremely kind to Xu Chen. It can be said that without the support of Su Qiao'er and her family, Wang Xuanyi could not have gained a foothold in Tianquan Star, established his own sect, and unified the entire cultivation world of the star. The second and third brothers, whom he later met, also deeply respected their sister-in-law. The problem arose at this time. After becoming Daoist partners with Wang Xuanyi, Su Qiao'er was often domineering in their relationship. Wang Xuanyi didn't mind, because Su Qiao'er loved him, and her domineering nature was just her innate personality. In addition, Su Qiao'er was genuinely for his and the sect's good, so Wang Xuanyi was happy to be the henpecked husband in the eyes of his second and third brothers, becoming a carefree and hands-off boss. However, Su Qiao'er's family misunderstood. Seeing that their daughter had Wang Xuanyi completely under her thumb, and that he listened to her opinions on everything, big or small, her parents assumed the Tianquan Sect was under their daughter's control and began to interfere extensively in its affairs. Su Qiao'er tried to dissuade her parents many times, but by then, the Tianquan Sect was the largest sect on this star, controlling countless spiritual veins and cultivation grounds. Blinded by greed, Su's parents ignored their daughter's advice and even went so far as to place their family's stray dogs into guarding the sect's gates. Wang Xuanyi also chose to turn a blind eye, believing that as long as the sect wasn't destroyed, he could let these two cause trouble. During that time, Wang Xuanyi and Su Qiao'er simply stayed away from the sect to avoid seeing or being bothered by it. Seeing the two leave, Su's parents' inflated ambitions swelled once more. They began discussing with the elders how to eliminate Wang Xuanyi and completely control the Tianquan Sect. In their madness, they even invited the Demonic Ancestor from the Moon Star to conspire together to ambush Wang Xuanyi. The Demonic Ancestor, upon hearing this, thought it was a great opportunity. He had been badly beaten by Wang Xuanyi and forced to live on the Moon Star, just thinking about how to make a comeback. However, the Tianquan Sect itself had run into trouble. So he decisively accepted the suggestion to ambush Wang Xuanyi. A powerful spiritual family, a demonic force that had not been wiped out, along with the family head, matriarch, and ancestor, concealed their auras and waited for Wang Xuanyi to fall into their trap on his way back to the sect.
It was obvious that the two sides had fought a great battle. Wang Xuanyi and Su Qiao'er fought hard but were eventually defeated. Just when they were in despair, the second and third brothers led the sect disciples to arrive and stabilize the situation. After the battle, Su Qiao'er's parents and the Demonic Ancestor knelt down and begged for their lives. Wang Xuanyi, who was originally furious, decided to annihilate them, but his wife pleaded with him. Wang Xuanyi barely suppressed his anger and instead decided to destroy the cultivation of Su'er's parents and turn them into mortals. The problem lay in Wang Xuanyi's rage. Betrayed by his own people, his extreme anger prevented him from immediately targeting the person who should have acted first. His attention was entirely focused on Su's parents. The Demonic Ancestor seized this opportunity, activating a secret technique that intensified Wang Xuanyi's near-out-of-control emotions. Wang Xuanyi, who had originally intended to cripple Su's parents' cultivation, lost his composure and attacked with all his might. Su's parents' souls were shattered, their bodies reduced to ashes, beyond even the cycle of reincarnation. Afterwards, Wang Xuanyi was filled with shock and immediately realized it was the Demonic Ancestor's interference. In a fit of rage, he turned him into a dried-up corpse. But seeing his wife fly away with tears in her eyes, he knew it was too late. Afterwards, no matter how Wang Xuanyi and his two brothers explained, Su Qiao'er never appeared again. She secluded herself for many years, avoiding Wang Xuanyi's visits and ignoring her two younger brothers' pleas for her as their elder brother. Thus, a thousand years passed.
As Wang Xuanyi pondered, a pang of sorrow gripped his heart. His second brother approached him. "Brother, I've visited sister-in-law and paid my respects at her grave." Wang Xuanyi used his spiritual power to evaporate the tears from his eyes and said sadly to his younger brother, "Second brother, do you think Qiao'er still hates me?" The second elder shook his head. "I don't know. Brother, aren't you going to see sister-in-law?" Wang Xuanyi shook his head, saying forlornly, "I'd better not go. Your sister-in-law... she probably doesn't want to see me." Then he continued, "Second brother, I'm sorry to have troubled you. Those few fish were hard-won, and you gave one to Chen'er. I thank you on Chen'er's behalf." The second brother waved his hand. "I just don't want to see Chen'er heartbroken like you are. I watched him grow up; I'm his grandfather. There's no need for thanks." Wang Xuanyi fell silent, gazing into the distance—the direction of Su Qiao'er's grave. He then turned and flew away, and faintly, Wang Xuanyi's sigh could still be heard from the air: "The word 'love' is hard to understand." It seemed that the entire Tianquan Sect was filled with sorrow at this moment.
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