Amidst the towering mountains, the cries of various strange beasts could be heard from time to time. At the top of a certain mountain peak stood more than ten cultivators dressed in blue and white robes. These cultivators included both men and women, with two young girls leading the way.
The two girls were dressed very elegantly and had beautiful faces. One was in the early stage of the Nascent Soul stage and the other was in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul stage. They were the weakest among the group, but judging from their positions, the Nascent Soul cultivators behind them were their guards.
These two are young ladies from the Youyun Nangong family. The one in the early Nascent Soul stage is the fourth daughter of the Nangong family head, named Nangong Rou, and the one in the middle Nascent Soul stage is Nangong Rou's cousin, Nangong Yan.
"There's nothing to see here, let's go!" Nangong Rou said.
Just as they were about to leave, a flying boat flew by on the horizon, followed by twenty-eight long rainbows. Although the distance was far and the flying boat and the rainbows were moving very fast, Nangong Rou, a Nascent Soul cultivator, and her cousin both saw Aya and Xu Fengzhi standing in front of the flying boat.
Nangong Rou immediately grabbed her cousin's arm and asked with her eyes wide open, "Wasn't that Senior Brother Xu who just passed by?"
The Nangong family and the Shenmeng Sect have been on good terms for generations, so she calls Xu Fengzhi her senior brother.
Nangong Yan said, "Yes."
"Then who is that woman standing next to him?" Nangong Rou recalled the fleeting glimpse of the girl in purple just now, and anger welled up in her heart. Who was that woman? How dare she get so close to Senior Brother Xu.
"If I'm not mistaken, that girl should be the legendary seventh young lady of the Lu family," Nangong Yan said. Although it was only a glance, the girl in purple was stunningly beautiful, resembled Madam Lu, and had the cultivation of a late-stage Golden Core cultivator. There couldn't be anyone else like her.
"Lu Xueyao!" Nangong Rou said through gritted teeth. She had always admired Xu Fengzhi, but Xu Fengzhi was polite to her and did not treat her as a woman, but only as a little sister.
When she heard that Xu Fengzhi was infatuated with the seventh young lady of the Lu family, she had never met A Yao, but she already regarded A Yao as a rival in love.
Now that I've seen Ayao in person and she is indeed as beautiful as the rumors say, I'm immediately filled with jealousy.
"That vixen! You can tell she's no good just by looking at her!" Nangong Rou stomped her foot.
Nangong Yan had long known what her cousin was thinking, and she smiled and said, "Senior Brother Xu has always been a womanizer, so Miss Lu and he may not necessarily become Daoist partners."
"But, but..."
Nangong Rou bit her lip. She knew many female cultivators admired Senior Brother Xu, but she didn't consider them a threat. They were either less talented than her, had lower family backgrounds, or were less beautiful. But that Lu Xueyao…
The Lu family of Kunshan was roughly equal in strength to her Nangong family. Although she was currently at a higher cultivation level than A Yao, A Yao was only nineteen years old and had already reached the late-stage Great Perfection of the Golden Core realm, and had even comprehended the essence of the realm. Moreover, her appearance surpassed hers by a hundredfold. How could she possibly remain calm?
She panicked.
"Should we chase after them?" Nangong Yan asked.
Nangong Rou said angrily, "Chase them!"
Nangong Rou soared into the air, transforming into a long rainbow as she chased after A Yao and Xu Fengzhi in the direction they had left. Nangong Yan and the others immediately followed.
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On the flying boat, A-Yao and Xu Fengzhi sat in the cabin, which was decorated with great elegance. Xu Fengzhi smiled and invited A-Yao to taste the tea, asking, "How is this tea?"
Ayao took a gentle sniff; the aroma of tea filled the air, and a wisp of spiritual energy emanated from it. She exclaimed, "Excellent tea!"
"Ayao, I have something for you."
As Xu Fengzhi spoke, he waved his hand, and a celestial robe radiating purple light appeared in mid-air. This purple celestial robe was decorated with golden patterns, and upon closer inspection, these magnificent patterns were all composed of runes. The entire celestial robe was surrounded by celestial energy and was incomparably holy.
With A Yao's keen eye, she could tell at a glance that this was a celestial artifact, not a secondary celestial artifact, but a true celestial artifact.
"You're going to give this to me?" Ayao looked at Xu Fengzhi in surprise.
Xu Fengzhi nodded, his eyes smiling: "This dress suits your temperament perfectly; it belongs to you."
"You got this from this secret realm, didn't you? You're such a spendthrift!" Ayao said.
It's not surprising that there are immortal artifacts in this secret realm, but they are certainly not many. After being divided among the various sects, each force can only possess even fewer immortal artifacts. Her father had many children, so even if he obtained an immortal artifact, he would not easily give it to his children, not even his most trusted eldest son.
The situation is similar for other factions.
However, the Divine Dream Sect Master only has one son, Xu Fengzhi, and none of Xu Fengzhi's uncles or aunts have direct bloodlines. If they didn't give such a treasure as a celestial artifact to him, who else would they give it to? No matter what great benefits the Divine Dream Sect gains in this secret realm, the vast majority will eventually fall into Xu Fengzhi's hands. It's just a matter of when.
It's not surprising that Xu Fengzhi possesses the celestial artifact A Yao, however—
You actually gave away a magical artifact to someone else just to pursue a girl! If your parents found out, they'd probably break your legs. If she were Xu Fengzhi's parents, she would definitely break this spendthrift's legs.
Xu Feng said urgently, "This wasn't given to me by my parents, nor by my uncles or senior brothers. I obtained it myself from the secret realm. It has nothing to do with them or the Divine Dream Sect, so don't worry!"
Ayao said, "Then I can't accept it, it's too valuable!"
"You saved my life! It's not valuable. Even the most precious magic treasure, could it be more important than my life?"
“You’ve already repaid me.”
"That little bit of stuff is hardly enough. I would repay your life with my body."
Ayao's lips twitched: "You wish! You'd offer yourself to me? You're dreaming!"
He saved her in their past life, and she saved her in this life. They're offering themselves to each other? Who's offering themselves to whom? Bah! What do you mean by offering oneself? Who wants to offer themselves to someone?
“In short, I can’t accept it,” Ayao said firmly.
"This Purple Cloud Heavenly Robe doesn't suit me at all!" Xu Fengzhi said with a smile.
This is clearly something a woman would wear.
"You can give this to your mother; she will be very happy."
"That's what I originally thought, but my mother said she didn't like it."
Ayao didn't believe it.
The news that Xu Fengzhi liked A Yao had spread far and wide. Since the Sect Master and his wife of the Divine Dream Sect had both emerged from seclusion, how could they not know?
Although I've never met the seventh young lady of the Lu family, her family background is certainly a good match. At the age of nineteen, she was able to cultivate to the late stage of the Golden Core realm and comprehend the essence of things—a genius among geniuses! And she's as beautiful as a celestial being.
What more could one ask for in a daughter-in-law like this?
When their son was summoned and questioned, Xu Fengzhi learned that the girl hadn't even taken a liking to him yet, and his parents ridiculed him for it. If it weren't for the incident at Burial Dragon Mountain Secret Realm, Sect Master Xu and his wife would have already proposed marriage to the Lu family.
The Purple Cloud Heavenly Robe was indeed obtained by Xu Fengzhi himself from the secret realm. He also showed it to his mother, and Madam Xu was very happy, thinking that her son was going to give it to her.
Xu Fengzhi replied, "Mother, I just wanted you to see. If you like it so much, Ayao will definitely like it too."
Madam Xu: "..."
“You can give it to someone else,” Ayao said.
"Besides you, I can't think of anyone else I can give it to, and I don't want to give it to anyone else," Xu Fengzhi said stubbornly.
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