Becoming a Couple
The news that Lin Shi and Lian Zheng, both high-ranking cultivators and elders of the Mengtian Immortal Sect, had simultaneously advanced to the Mahayana stage spread throughout the entire Hongchuan Realm in an instant. Disciples from various sects and cultivation families were eager to witness the prowess of these two high-ranking cultivators. The Mengtian Immortal Sect then prepared to hold a celebration for the two elders' advancement to the Mahayana stage and also proposed that they hold a formal ceremony to become Daoist partners.
In Lian Zheng's cave, Lin Shi sat cross-legged facing him. Her beautiful peach blossom eyes widened in surprise as she asked, "We've already cultivated together for a hundred years, is it still necessary to hold a ceremony to formally become Daoist partners?"
Lian Zheng's expression was slightly strange. He carefully examined Lin Shi's face and couldn't help but say with a hint of helplessness, "Lin Shi, do you think we're just temporary partners? Are you planning to part ways after we successfully ascend to the Central Heaven Realm?"
Lin Shi didn't know how to refute him for a moment. She pondered for a while before staring into Lian Zheng's eyes and asking seriously, "Why do you think that?"
Lian Zheng paused for a moment, then slowly said, "Intuition."
Lin Shi raised an eyebrow, but finally compromised. She said, "Alright. We're both broke now, so holding a formal ceremony to become Daoist partners will allow us to receive some gifts and replenish our cultivation resources. After the ceremony, we need to help train some disciples for the sect before we can continue our cultivation or go out for training. However, at our current cultivation level, meditation and training don't seem to be very useful anymore. We'll have to wait for our ascension opportunity."
Lian Zheng nodded: "Yes, what we need to prepare next are the magical artifacts and formations for the Immortal Tribulation. We can also ask our disciples to help collect some resources for refining artifacts and formations that can be used for the Immortal Tribulation."
Lin Shi nodded: "Okay."
After Lin Shi and Lian Zheng reached an agreement, they only needed to do some simple preparations and then wait for the Dream Heaven Immortal Sect to prepare a ceremony for their advancement to the Mahayana stage and for them to become Daoist partners.
Time flies! Their Mahayana stage advancement celebration and Daoist couple ceremony were fast approaching.
Both the advancement ceremony and the Daoist couple ritual had their own intricate procedures. Lin Shi and Lian Zheng followed the instructions of the elders of the Dream Heaven Immortal Sect who were in charge of the celebrations and ceremonies, and completed each procedure one by one.
Before the cultivators of the Dream Heaven Immortal Sect and numerous guests, Lin Shi and Lian Zheng formally established their soul contract as Daoist partners, reciting a vow of ceremonial vow: "This marriage contract is presented to the Heavenly Court above, to the Underworld below, to the Nine Heavens above, to all living beings, and to all realms. All the ancestral masters of the heavens bear witness, Heaven and Earth are our witnesses, and the sun and moon are of one heart. If you betray your beloved, you are deceiving Heaven; the crime of deceiving Heaven will result in death and the extinction of your Dao. If your beloved betrays you, you are going against the will of Heaven; those who go against the will of Heaven will be expelled from the Three Realms and never reincarnate! We ask the ancestral masters to bear witness, in accordance with the will of Heaven, the union of Earth, the wishes of our parents, and the vows of our newlyweds, we are united as Daoist partners, becoming one family. We swear that we will live in harmony for ten thousand years, respect each other as guests, ascend hand in hand, seek immortality together, join the ranks of immortals, bravely venture into the divine realm, protect all living beings, and respond to the spirits of the Three Realms."
After that, the ceremony was completed.
Lin Shi maintained a polite smile throughout. Lian Zheng, standing beside her, was unusually beaming with joy, genuinely happy throughout the celebration and the ceremony of becoming Daoist partners. Absolutely amazing!
Lin Shi also spotted a familiar face among the guests. Seeing Lin Shi looking over, the person raised a glass in a toast to her from afar, then downed the spirit wine in one gulp.
That was Wen Zhao'an, who had already recovered his cultivation to the Nascent Soul stage. It seemed that he had used high-grade pills and natural spiritual objects to reshape his physical body and had begun cultivating again.
Lian Zheng followed Lin Shi's gaze and saw only the face of a young cultivator. He looked closely at the other person and discovered that the other person's physical body had been reconstructed.
Lian Zheng asked Lin Shi in a low voice, "Lin Shi, is that a cultivator you know?"
Lin Shi nodded and answered softly, "Yes. He was previously at the Mahayana stage, but he failed his tribulation and lost his physical body. He has lived in the Lesser Spirit Realm for many years, relying only on his remnant soul and spirit. Perhaps we should also prepare some high-grade pills and natural spiritual objects in case we also fail our Mahayana stage tribulation one day and need to rebuild our physical bodies."
Lian Zheng had no objection and replied, "Alright, then next time we go out to train, we'll pay more attention to collecting high-level spiritual herbs, plants, and naturally occurring spiritual objects."
After Lin Shi and Lian Zheng finished their private conversation, they looked in Wen Zhao'an's direction again, only to find that he had already disappeared into the vast crowd and was nowhere to be seen.
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