This is not how immortals cultivate

Chapter 403 Tianzong Xiangyuan pays respects to the Sword Master

There's a reason why Shang Qingmeng was distracted while fishing tonight and didn't reel in her line in time.

My phone rang. I glanced at the message and saw that she had a third party involved; her lover was seeing someone else.

That person was herself!

Thunder roared, leaving Shang Qingmeng stunned and disoriented, completely losing her composure and forgetting all about fishing.

According to firsthand intelligence from Baiyun Manor, Xiang Yuan has many identities, including those of the Benxin Dao, Huangquan Dao, and the Liu clan. Shang Qingmeng didn't care about any of them; she only saw the son-in-law of the Zhaowang Mansion.

The most outrageous thing is that she even met Xiang Yuan's legal wife at the sword-fighting tournament.

Wushuang Palace, Xiao Lingyue.

I used to really like Xiao Lingyue!
Shang Qingmeng squinted her eyes and silently looked at Xiang Yuan. Her white clothes were as white as snow, and her body exuded a cold aura, causing the temperature in the Sword Pillar Forbidden Area to drop sharply, and the ground was faintly covered with a thin layer of ice.

Xiang Yuan was unaware of what had happened, only feeling a chill run down his spine. Based on previous experience, he chuckled and glanced at A Ping. Seeing that she was also smiling and even winked at him, he couldn't help but marvel at how those who were giving up had no weaknesses.

You can still laugh? You're really not afraid of death! x2
Watching the two lovers exchanging glances, Shang Qingmeng clenched her fists, which were hidden in her white sleeves, until they turned white. She took a deep breath, her chest heaving slightly, and suddenly pointed her fingers like a sword towards the distance.

A flash of cold light pierced through the air, as fast as thunder and extremely sharp.

Before the sword energy arrived, its chilling aura had already pierced Xiang Yuan's brow, causing him pain. He raised his hand in confusion, caught the sword light with a snap, and crushed it with his five fingers, revealing an envelope in his palm.

What is the envelope? If we're going through the proper procedure, shouldn't Ah Ping be standing outside the door?
Xiang Yuan, puzzled, opened the envelope and began to read it. As his gaze swept across the contents, a look of horror gradually appeared on his face.

Beside her, Zi Ping was so excited that she trembled all over. She quietly took two steps back and pretended to be a quiet bystander.

This is it! This is exactly what she's been waiting for!

"Gudu!"

Xiang Yuan read the contents of the letter three times, inside and out, over and over again, carefully. When he saw the signature of "Qu Rou" from Baiyun Villa, he swallowed hard and cursed Yue Huanjiang vehemently.

Brother, my dear brother, your sister-in-law has sold your virtuous brother out of everything, and you're not even doing anything about it!

Strictly speaking, Qu Rou didn't know Xiang Yuan. She only knew that Yue Huanjiang's friend was named Li Xianyuan. In the small cave in the Qilin Mountains, it was the "Lingyu Hermit" of Jianxinzhai who saved Qu Rou's life, and it had nothing to do with Xiang Yuan.

Over time, in Qu Rou's mind, Xiang Yuan was just another person, and she had no qualms about exposing his identity.

Hiss!

Xiang Yuan raised his hand and tore the letter in his hand to shreds. He glanced at Shang Qingmeng out of the corner of his eye and saw that her face was as cold as ice, truly severing all emotions and desires. He subconsciously avoided her gaze and turned to glare at Zi Ping.

You scoundrel, you schemed against me!
I treated you like a joke, ugh, like a brother, and this is how you retaliate against me?
Xiang Yuan was furious. Shang Qingmeng knew all about it, and Zi Ping definitely knew. She knew the truth but didn't say anything, and even tricked him into Jianxinzhai to kill her. She was definitely a fair-weather friend.

And what's with that impulsive look on your face? Do you think I'm making fun of you?

Alright, alright, since you love gossip so much, I'll take you down with me today.

He exhaled two puffs of hot air from his nostrils. He was having a bad day, and Ah Ping wouldn't get any good juice either.

Let's all die together!

Thinking of this, Xiang Yuan's face was filled with resentment at being betrayed by his beloved: "Ah Ping, just now we were so passionately entwined, you were writhing and moaning beneath me, saying things like you were dying and coming back to life. In the blink of an eye, you've sold your pillow and whipper completely. What a cruel heart you have!"

"Hey, don't talk nonsense!"

Zi Ping, who was watching the drama unfold with great excitement, was horrified upon hearing the accusations of framing him: "Senior Sister, don't listen to his nonsense! He's trying to shift the blame! I didn't..."

"Of course I have! If we hadn't had a deep conversation, how could I have your scent on me? Fairy Shang, smell it, it's all marinated in your fragrance!"

"But it's okay, let's sell it then, since I like you so much!"

"No matter what you do, I will forgive you."

Xiang Yuan resorted to his sycophantic rhetoric, pounding his chest and stomping his feet, saying that A Ping had abused him a thousand times, yet he treated A Ping like his first love, pouring out a bunch of heartfelt words without giving Zi Ping a chance to interrupt.

Zi Ping was completely numb. Seeing Shang Qingmeng's gaze on her, she couldn't help but shiver and hurriedly said, "Senior Sister, this guy and I have been having an affair for a long time. I've never hidden it from you. You can kill or torture him later without any complaints. The key point is that he has a marriage contract but didn't tell you, deceiving you and ruining your reputation. That's the most important thing."

Shang Qingmeng quickly averted her gaze and stared intently at Xiang Yuan.

Xiang Yuan felt a chill run down his spine from the stare and didn't know where to begin. He opened his mouth, then stammered, "Uh, as I said before, I have a fiancée whom I love very much, but you insisted on..."

Upon hearing this, Shang Qingmeng's expression turned even more unpleasant. Indeed, Xiang Yuanzhen had said it, and more than once.

She squinted, her gaze sweeping over Xiang Yuan's brow, neck, and chest, and said in an unfriendly tone, "You did say that, but I also asked you what your betrothed's name is. You always dodged the question and never said it, so I assumed that such a person did not exist."

Moreover, Xiang Yuan only mentioned a wife he was not yet betrothed to, but according to intelligence, he was engaged to two princesses of the Zhao Prince's Mansion.

So, Xiang Yuan lied!
"Sword Heart Sect and Peerless Palace are at odds, how can I speak carelessly? What if they fight?" Xiang Yuan muttered.

"Yes, you're worried that I'm falling for you and that I'll resent you having a wife, so I'll come knocking on your door and forcibly separate you two, which is why you haven't said anything."

Shang Qingmeng sneered repeatedly: "How many times have I said it? The fairy's affection is purely wishful thinking on your part, your self-righteousness, your delusions of grandeur, your overestimation of your abilities, and your unrealistic desires..."

Sister, you're using too many idioms. Too many negatives become affirmations. Don't use them like that next time.

"Um, can I chime in?"

Xiang Yuan raised his hand to stop them, shrugged, and said, "Since Fairy Shang is not in love with me, why are you so angry? Didn't you say before that cultivation is cultivation and life is life? A person who has severed the seven emotions and six desires has no emotional ties? You told me to keep that in mind and not to think that giving me a nice face means you like me."

See, these are all things you said!

The boomerang had pierced her so hard that Shang Qingmeng trembled with anger. She gritted her teeth and said, "I'm angry not because of anything else, and it has nothing to do with the severance of our love. It's just that your fiancée is a disciple of the Peerless Palace, and our two families are at odds. That's all!"

"Fairy, why don't you look at it from a different perspective? The two families are at odds, and you've treated the son-in-law of Wushuang Palace as a furnace. It's Wushuang Palace that's suffering this great humiliation," Xiang Yuan reminded her. He added that pure love stories can include anyone, but if the story involves a harlot, he personally doesn't recommend including the victim.

In this era where covers are often deceptive, even a pure love hero needs to have a flexible bottom line, otherwise it will be too painful!
Zi Ping, standing to the side, was horrified. It was the first time she had ever seen someone talk about deceiving someone else so confidently, with an expression as if she had gotten a great deal.

I have never seen such a shameless person!
Senior Sister, stop arguing with him. You can't win against him. This is Sword Heart Sect. Just draw your sword and be done with it.

I've rambled on and on, you're not going to miss out, are you?
Zi Ping was disgusted to be smeared with dog food (a Chinese slang term for public displays of affection) for no reason. She couldn't be more upset.

She doesn't want to see this!

Shang Qingmeng had set too many flags before, and now, her bizarre logic is hard to justify. She is not a talkative person to begin with, so she would definitely be no match for Xiang Yuan in a debate.

In a fit of anger, he swung his hand in mid-air and pulled out the mouthpiece.

Qin Zhaorong was pulled up from mid-air by the back of her collar. After seeing the situation, her eyes lit up instantly, and she rubbed her hands together, ready to stand with Ziping and watch the show.

Another one who loves to watch the drama unfold!

They didn't leave. Shang Qingmeng dragged Qin Zhaorong out, not to let her be a bystander. The senior sister's perfectly functioning code suddenly stopped working when it encountered the real wife, so she wanted Qin Zhaorong to step in and seize the moral high ground.

Qin Zhaorong was incredibly clever. Just by smelling the scent of water chestnuts on Xiang Yuan and observing the situation, she immediately deduced the entire process.

Tsk tsk, Ah Ping, you little slut, you've been stealing food again!

Qin Zhaorong, having not gotten any food, first glared fiercely at Ziping, then stood beside Shang Qingmeng with a fawning expression, one hand on her hip, pointing at Xiang Yuan and saying, "Senior Sister, this person from the last sword competition is Senior Sister Wushuang Gong Yinshuang, who was evenly matched with you."

Qin Zhaorong hadn't thought much about it at first, but after seeing the 'Daily Medicine News' urgently published by Baiyun Manor and learning about Xiang Yuan's many identities, she began to speculate.

During the sword tournament, Yinshuang's strength was too great, raising many questions. Initially, it was thought that she possessed a rare treasure, but we'll have to wait and see after obtaining new information...

To conclude that Yinshuang was impersonated by Xiang Yuan based solely on this point is somewhat far-fetched. However, Xiang Yuan had previously impersonated Lingyu Jushi so convincingly that he was a repeat offender, making it not difficult to deduce that he was impersonating Yinshuang.

And most importantly, wherever Zi Ping appears, Xiang Yuan must be there. No one else seems to fit the bill, except for Yin Shuang, who is the most likely candidate.

I was too timid back then; if I had been a little bolder, I would have guessed it!
Qin Zhaorong was secretly annoyed. She had indeed suspected 'Yinshuang's' identity at the time, but since Shang Qingmeng and Ziping, the two people who held the whip, hadn't spoken up, she naturally assumed that she, as an outsider, was overthinking things. You two are useless. It's understandable that your junior sister wouldn't recognize him since she knows nothing about such things, but you two have gone through so many rounds of conversation and still haven't recognized him. You deserve to be completely fooled by him.

Qin Zhaorong sighed: "Senior Sister, when Wushuang Palace and Jianxinzhai were dueling, the guy surnamed Xiang was impersonating a Wushuang Palace master. It can only be said that... he doesn't care about you and has always been in Wushuang Palace."

Wow, that's ruthless. Did Xiang offend you?

Xiang Yuan stared at Qin Zhaorong in disbelief, just as she was surprised that she had spoken so rudely and tried to kill someone, when she received a telepathic message in her ear.

Qin Zhaorong has requested to add you as a friend.

"Hehe, with Senior Sister in such a rage, you'll never leave Sword Heart Sect for the rest of your life!"

Qin Zhaorong transmitted her voice with schadenfreude, then changed the subject: "Of course, it's not really a dead end. As long as you promise Senior Sister Ziping how much you want, I'll take that much. I'll put in a good word for you today and make sure you leave safely."

This Japanese netizen, please stop being so frivolous.

Xiang Yuan rolled her eyes and blocked Qin Zhaorong.

Having been turned away after coming to their door, Qin Zhaorong was furious and said indignantly, "Senior Sister, don't be angry yet. This is nothing. I haven't finished speaking!"

"Look at this traitor again!"

She pointed at Ziping and said, "Senior Sister, you are kind-hearted and unassuming, so you probably didn't realize that this Ziping brought that Xiang guy here at this critical moment. She clearly has ulterior motives. She's waiting for an opportunity, for you and that Xiang guy to separate, so she can get together with him."

Then came a string of ulterior motives, waiting to be taken over, and shameless acts of being a mistress, ending with the line, "Unlike me, my junior sister only cares about her senior sister."

Upon hearing this, Shang Qingmeng looked at Ziping with a deep gaze.

Zi Ping: (╥﹏╥)
Senior Sister, A-Ping just wants to enjoy the gossip. Trust A-Ping, she's really having a tough time.

Arguing was useless, so Ziping remained silent, suppressing her grievances, eating melon seeds with tears in her eyes, and continuing her life as an invisible person.

She's already suffered so much; if she doesn't eat the melon now, all her suffering will have been for nothing!
The already chaotic situation became even more muddy with the appearance of Qin Zhaorong.

Seeing that Shang Qingmeng's expression changed several times but she showed no intention of making a move, she secretly curled her lips. Her senior sister was deeply poisoned by love and had been greatly harmed by the man surnamed Xiang. Even at this point, she still couldn't bring herself to do it.

It's not a big problem. Qin Zhaorong knows Shang Qingmeng; the latter just needs a reason to take action.

Coincidentally, she stirred things up—no, she's quite adept at being righteous and understanding.

"Senior Sister, the man surnamed Xiang is the son-in-law of Wushuang Palace. Detaining him will only benefit our Sword Heart Sect."

Zheng!
The moment Qin Zhaorong finished speaking, Shang Qingmeng's sword energy suddenly erupted, and she transformed into a dazzling sword light, shooting straight into the distance, like a drawn blade.

Her movement instantly activated the Nine Absolutes Formation of the Sword Heart Sect, causing countless ancient array patterns to emerge from the ground and walls, weaving together into a sky-covering sword net.

In the blink of an eye, the space of the entire Sword Pillar Forbidden Area began to distort and expand, and the originally limited space was transformed into a vast world under the evolution of the formation.

Mountains rise abruptly from the ground, their sword-like peaks piercing the clouds;
The river surges and rushes, its waves revealing a chilling sword aura.

Above the sky, thousands of sword shadows hovered in the air, like stars arrayed in formation, exuding a chilling killing intent.

Oh no, this has truly become a family heirloom!
Xiang Yuan felt an immense pressure on his body, as one after another, layer upon layer, the restrictions and shackles binding him. His limbs felt like they were sinking into mud, his energy points felt like they were being suppressed by a mountain, and even circulating his true energy became extremely difficult.

Before they could think any further, the sword light that pierced the heavens and earth was already upon them.

Shang Qingmeng became one with her sword. Wherever the sword passed, space shattered like a mirror, and even time seemed to freeze under this sword strike.

There's no way to retreat! There's no way to avoid it!
Suddenly, black and white swirled in Xiang Yuan's eyes. His left eye was as bright as day, and his right eye as dark as night. He pointed his finger forward, and a point of black light burst forth from his fingertip.

At first, it was no bigger than a grain of rice, but in an instant, it swelled up and transformed into a long sword with chaotic black and white colors intertwined. Enveloped in chaotic energy, it used the method of reversing yin and yang to destroy the world.

Nine Paths to Heaven: Return to Nothingness!

The longsword fell, colliding with the sword light that pierced through heaven and earth, causing the entire Nine Absolutes Formation, which had been transformed into a sword realm, to tremble violently.

Where swords clashed, the void collapsed, forming a massive black hole vortex that frantically devoured everything around it.

Sword peaks shattered, rivers surged backward, and sword energy wailed for thousands of miles, causing the newly born world to collapse.

At the center of the vortex, two figures, one black and one white, touched each other with their fingers interlocked, their forms indistinct and difficult to discern.

Qin Zhaorong peeked at the sky, nudged Ziping who was also watching the commotion, and said sourly, "Senior sister, you smell so strong. How could you bear to bring him in? Are you so angry that he has a legitimate wife that you had the eldest sister to deal with him?"

"You guessed it all, what can I say?" Zi Ping snorted.

Bad woman!
Qin Zhaorong thought to herself, "Not only is she bad, but she's also stupid. She's another foolish woman who's blinded by love."

It's just a powerful medicine, a tool to aid cultivation. She just didn't manage to get it. If she were to consume and use it, she would ensure that cultivation is purely for cultivation and she would never develop any real feelings.

The two looked up at the sky and saw the Sword Realm being destroyed and reborn, only to be destroyed again. They both rolled their eyes.

Shang Qingmeng did not use any magic weapons, always reluctant to go all out. Xiang Yuan was suppressed by the Nine Absolutes Formation and could not go all out, but judging from his calm and composed demeanor, he was obviously still holding back.

"Senior sister, I'm sorry to disappoint you. These two scoundrels won't fight. You can't expect senior sister to leave on her own."

Qin Zhaorong whispered, "Even if Senior Sister is gone, she still has two legitimate wives, especially that Xiao Lingyue. She can beat you up like a baby. You'll have to guard the gate then."

There was a hint of schadenfreude in his words.

Zi Ping ignored her and said, "Senior Sister may be reluctant to kill him, but that doesn't stop her from detaining him. Now that the man surnamed Xiang has come to Jianxinzhai Palace, he's not leaving today."

At this point, she couldn't help but feel sorry for Shang Qingmeng.

The eldest sister was deeply in love and would get jealous for no reason at the drop of a hat. Her whole heart was tied to the man surnamed Xiang. Her sincere feelings were met with the interference of a third party. It was heartbreaking to hear and tearful to see. Even she, as the junior sister, couldn't bear to watch.

"Yes, yes, detain that guy surnamed Xiang. Senior Sister cultivates during the day, and you cultivate at night. After you're done refining the medicine, throw the dregs at the gate of Wushuang Palace and tell that her husband is really effective in front of that guy surnamed Xiao." Qin Zhaorong said, her face full of joy.

The script was for three people, but she was the only one without a name. If I remember correctly, she was the one who arrived first.

At least in Jianxinzhai, she was the first to arrive.

"What kind of talk is that..."

Zi Ping retorted indignantly, saying that the Sword Heart Sect was a respectable and righteous sect, but when Qin Zhaorong spoke of it, it was transformed into a heretical sect like the Path of Bliss and the Path of Illusion.

Click!

The void shattered like a mirror, and the fingers pointed into a sword shape. A sharp sword aura burst forth from the fingertips, forcefully splitting a crack in the sword realm evolved from the Nine Absolutes Formation.

He leaped into the air, his figure as swift as lightning, weaving through the spatial turbulence and instantly breaking free from the constraints of the sword realm.

After leaving the Sword Realm, he raised one hand and pressed down with his five fingers. With a touch of mechanism added to the terrifying numerical value, he forcefully smashed open a distorted spatial curtain within the Sword Pillar Forbidden Area.

The void trembled, and the aura of another world emanated from the cracks.

It was the secluded grotto where the Sword Master Su Ran was cultivating!

Without stopping, Xiang Yuan flashed into the cave.

Behind her, Shang Qingmeng followed closely with a cold face, her snow-white robes fluttering in the wind.

Within the small grotto, Xiang Yuan rode alone, leaving everyone else in the dust, and stepped onto the waterfall spring where the high platform was located. He saw the figure of Sword Master Su Ran sitting cross-legged and bowed, saying, "Xiang Yuan of the Heavenly Sect pays respects to Sword Master."

As he spoke, he stepped aside to avoid the sword light coming from behind.

(End of this chapter)