This is not how immortals cultivate

Chapter 491 Xiao Lingyue: Chan'er, that's Fairy Shang from Sword Heart Sect. Let's go over and say hello.
Qingyun Sect, Zhenwu Hall.

Led by the Qingyang Sect Leader, four Tongyou Grandmasters lined up, knelt down, and prostrated themselves in worship of their ancestor.

There were no Nascent Soul stage cultivators present; they knelt together with the other inner disciples in the plaza outside the main hall.

Even a Grandmaster of the Netherworld would beg for favors like this, let alone a mere Nascent Soul cultivator.

Do you think you can fawn over the founding master? If you all fawn over him, how would the founding master remember who is who?

Kneel outside, you can just lick my boots!

What? Where is Fang Jibai? What happened to the Demon Abyss?

That's how it is. Fang Jibai was killed, and Mo Yuan was razed to the ground. The difference in strength was too great, and the battle ended as soon as it began.

Inside the main hall, the statue of the True Martial Emperor sat upright. Xiang Yuan lit three incense sticks, bowed, and saw that the Qingyang Sect Leader and others had honest smiles and no sign of confusion on their faces. He couldn't help but curl his lips and mutter to himself that it was boring.

This is pointless. You can't even make a proper critique. What's the point of having you guys?

Beside it, the True Martial Demon-Slaying Sword hung in mid-air, vibrating pitifully, hoping that Xiang Yuan would give it another chance.

Xiang Yuan ignored him and coughed lightly, clenching his fist.

Immediately, the four grandmasters and one great grandmaster straightened their backs, waiting for the patriarch's golden words of wisdom. Thunder and rain were all the teacher's grace, and whatever the patriarch said was right.

"I am not the True Martial Emperor."

"..." x5
This really won't work! x5
The Qingyang Sect Leader looked distressed, thinking that his wavering attitude had offended the patriarch. He slightly turned his head and gave a secret signal to the Ziyang Daoist kneeling behind him.

Among all the members of the Qingyun Sect, Ziyang is the closest to the patriarch and the most loyal. Everyone has unanimously decided that you should go and win back the patriarch's favor.

With a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, Zi Yang said solemnly, “Grandmaster, there are heretics impersonating you and even deceiving the Qingyun Sect. Such a daring madman cannot accomplish this alone; he must have accomplices behind him. The entire Qingyun Sect is united, and we hope that Grandmaster will give us a chance to redeem ourselves.”

"That's not urgent..."

Xiang Yuan shook his head slightly. Fighting on one's own territory would certainly result in heavy losses, but if they went to the enemy's territory, they would be subject to restrictions everywhere, and the losses would only be greater.

Unless absolutely necessary, when the situation is unclear and one's own side is at a disadvantage, defense is the best option.

The strategy of first holding the line and then launching an encirclement and annihilation campaign was decided long ago.

"Also, I am not your ancestor."

"We understand."

"That would be best..."

Xiang Yuan curled his lip and made several disclaimers, saying that he had said everything he needed to say. If any problems arose in the future, it would be the Qingyun Sect's own fault, and he would have nothing to do with it.

Since he was already there, Xiang Yuan looked at the four Grandmasters and one Great Grandmaster in the arena. Their cultivation at the Tongyou level wouldn't be of much use in the great battle for the Heavenly Emperor. He wasn't Zhang Tianyang; he didn't have the ruthlessness to use people as cannon fodder. He decided to only use the Qingyang Sect Leader, giving him a chance to please the patriarch.

After a discussion, Xiang Yuan did all the talking, while the Qingyang Sect Leader listened with nods and bows, offering no objections whatsoever, leaving everything to the Grandmaster's decision.

As they chatted, the topic changed without them even realizing it, and someone started talking about the Way of the Original Mind.

The fact that the True Martial Emperor was reincarnated in the Benxin Sect rather than the Qingyun Sect has always been a source of resentment within the sect, and several grandmasters have expressed their dissatisfaction.

Although the Qingyang Sect Leader didn't say it aloud, he was also very unhappy in his heart. He thought to himself, what level is he? What qualifications does he have to accept the patriarch as his disciple?

This is such a disservice to our ancestor!

It would be more like it was Qingyun Sect instead.

"What, you want to take the founder as your disciple?"

Xiang Yuan rolled his eyes. The last person who thought this way was Zhenwu's successor in the Dragon Subduing Realm, Wudang Sect's Zixu Zhenren. After ascending to the Heavenly God Realm, he went there because he kept spreading rumors about Zhenwu the Great and Guanyin the Great, and he never changed his ways despite repeated warnings. He had a long list of bad deeds, so he was highly regarded by the Great Emperor.

"Qingyang dares not."

The Qingyang Sect Leader knelt down with a thud, sweat pouring down his face and soaking his Daoist robe. He swore that he had no such disrespectful thoughts, but simply felt that the Benxin Dao had gained a great advantage and was unworthy of such good fortune.

If you speak ill of the Benxin Dao, the Benxin Dao Wentian Daoist will not be angry!
Although what the Qingyang Sect Leader said was all true, and the Benxin Dao was indeed a worthless thing, which struck a chord with Xiang Yuan, he was very clear that if he hadn't met the simpleton in Fengxian County, his cultivation path wouldn't have been so smooth.

Without sufficient opportunity, he would not have become involved with the True Martial Emperor.

Therefore, following the original mind path is truly the best choice.

But then again, Benxindao is truly a scoundrel. His stinky senior brother Ji Boli and his stinky junior brother Liu Che have been playing matchmaker for him, and they've really ruined him!
Xiang Yuan listened expressionlessly as the Qingyang Sect Leader spoke ill of the Benxin Dao. Beside him, the four Grandmasters, led by Ziyang, saw that their ancestor enjoyed listening to this and joined in the condemnation.

Gao Lu was skilled at cursing, and Niu Bizi was no slouch either. They both spewed out profanities, which made Xiang Yuan feel enlightened, and he couldn't help but smile.

Buzz buzz buzz——

Zhenwu Dangmojian, catering to their tastes, joined the circle of insults.

"Stop talking nonsense. You are all disciples of the Daoist and martial arts schools, and you are all virtuous and upright people. If word gets out that you are wantonly insulting evil and heretical sects, won't you become a laughing stock?" Xiang Yuan interrupted after listening for a while.

With nothing else to do, he strolled around the Scripture Cave, copied down a few principles of heaven and earth, and then left satisfied.

Boom!
He stumbled and his head buzzed. In a daze, he thought he was in the Peerless Palace.

"what happened?"

Xiang Yuan touched his forehead, paused for a moment, then his pupils suddenly contracted, realizing something was wrong.

Someone sealed off the space where Qingyun Sect is located, preventing him from leaving Tayun Mountain. The Qianyuan Realm must possess such power...

There are a few.

But right now, the only one deliberately targeting him is the mastermind behind it all, Zhang Tianyang.

"A tactic to lure the tiger away from the mountain?"

Xiang Yuan took a deep breath and tried to summon the Wujie Sword and the Nijie Sword, but failed. He couldn't get on the good side, so he decisively summoned the Zha Sword and held it in his palm.

The projection of the small world unfolded with a roar, and with the supreme power of the Xuanwu Grand Array of the Qingyun Sect, the entire world was combined and refined into a sword.

The sky is the sword's edge, the earth's veins are its spine, and the sea of ​​clouds is its radiance...

At this moment, heaven and earth transformed into a colossal blade capable of cleaving through boundaries, imbued with the true essence of martial arts and demon-slaying, and fiercely cleaved towards the spatial barrier.

Click!

Space shattered like a mirror, countless spiderweb-like cracks spreading outwards. The colossal blade of the Boundary-Slaying Blade roared in, tearing through layers of obstacles and forcefully ripping open a pitch-black rift. At the edge of the rift, churning gray air currents pulsed like electric arcs, their internal distortions making it impossible to discern direction.

Xiang Yuan's gaze sharpened.

What lies behind this passage? Could it be another trap?
"Who cares where it is!"

Xiang Yuan grabbed the Qingyang Sect Leader, shoved the True Martial Demon-Slaying Sword into his hand, and just as the spatial rift was about to close, he transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into it.

In the boundless darkness, the true fire of the sun blazed fiercely, and the phantom of the three-legged golden crow spread its wings and traversed the void.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Western Chu.

Kaiyuan Road, Zhenzhou.

Tianzong, Mahayana Mountain.

At the summit of Daoding Peak, twelve pavilions hang in the sea of ​​clouds. Step across the rainbow bridge to reach the main hall of the Heavenly Sect, the Taixu Hall.

The hall was devoid of pillars and beams, with only the vast starry sky hanging upside down as its ceiling. Sect Master Ji Wuzhou sat cross-legged in the void, his eyes displaying an unusual color. With each breath, he used himself as the pivot of heaven and earth, connecting the heavens above and the earth below, and fully activated the Heavenly Sect Grand Array, bringing the Heavenly Sect, the nascent form of the Heavenly Court, to life.

Compressing the Heavenly Court into the Heavenly Sect is not easy, and decompressing the compressed file is equally difficult. In addition to powerful cultivation and computing power, it also requires compatibility with the Heavenly Emperor's destiny. Not just anyone can do it.

In the entire Qianyuan Realm, only Zhang Tianyang and Ji Wuzhou have this qualification.

Ji Wuzhou had been sitting cross-legged here for some time, and the progress bar of the decompression package slowly advanced, getting stuck at 99% for a long time before finally succeeding.

Rumble————

When the grand formation reached its peak, the entire Heavenly Sect Grand Formation disappeared, transforming into an even more magnificent existence.

The sea of ​​clouds surrounding the Asking Peak churned like boiling water, and amidst the radiant glow, the Milky Way seemed to reverse, celestial music and bells rang out, and the phantom of a majestic celestial palace slowly materialized.

The Heavenly Gate, gleaming with golden light, suddenly rose from the ground, its thirty-six layers of heaven resembling towering peaks...

Everything changes!

The twelve pavilions collapsed simultaneously, turning into golden dust that scattered across the starry sky, where it re-coalesced and evolved into a vast divine celestial map.

The supreme divine position is like the sun hanging in the sky, standing tall in the clouds, eternal and unchanging.

The middle-level deities are like stars in the sky, each with its own function, or they may split again, like grains of sand scattered across the heavens...

Tianzong is the prototype of the Heavenly Court!
Yan Xuanhe, the founder of the Heavenly Sect, placed all his hopes on Mount Dacheng. He severed the heavens with a single sword strike, cutting off the path to ascension. This was not an act to bring disaster to the people, but rather an act of salvation.

At that time, the Heavenly Court was overrun by the Demon Realm, the Thirty-Six Heavens became a blood prison, immortals and gods perished, and the Heavenly Dao collapsed. If the connection between the Qianyuan Realm and the Upper Realm is not severed, demonic energy will flow back, and the entire Qianyuan Realm will become a demonic land, with all living beings suffering and eternal damnation.

Everything has its good and bad sides; a sword that cuts through the sky comes at a terrible price.

It is especially unfriendly to cultivators in the Qianyuan Realm. The possibility of ascending to immortality is not worth mentioning for now, since the Heavenly Court in the Upper Realm has become a demonic domain, and ascension is a trap.

It is said that with the loss of the three upper realms, the overall cultivation level of the Qianyuan Realm has stagnated or even regressed.

As the primordial energy of heaven and earth gradually thins and the laws of heaven and earth become incomplete, cultivators' lifespans are greatly reduced. The already precarious path of cultivation is made even more difficult by adding insult to injury.

Yan Xuanhe himself couldn't hold back either. It would be one thing if he cleaved the sky with a single sword strike, but the key issue was that he sealed the Heavenly Court, severed his own foundation, and sought his own death. He passed away in meditation at Mount Dacheng, leaving only a small world to show that he had ever existed.

However, this sword also sowed the seeds of rebirth!

Yan Xuanhe sealed the last inheritance, fortune, and laws of the Heavenly Court within the Heavenly Sect.

The twelve pavilions correspond to the authority of the thirty-six righteous gods of the Heavenly Court. Although incomplete, they can be completed.

The Taixu Palace is actually a projection of the Thirty-Six Heavens. It contains both a celestial palace and direct access to the Great Luo Heaven. It also contains fragments of the origin of the Heavenly Dao principles, which can be used to complete the system.

The Peak of Inquiry is the stairway to the divine realm. Those who tread upon it can attain a divine position and enjoy the blessings bestowed upon them by the Heavenly Court!

This Heavenly Sect truly deserves its reputation!

Now, the Heavenly Palace phantom of the Heavenly Sect is gradually becoming real, which means that the Qianyuan Realm is about to usher in its own Heavenly Court.

This also means that the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and the Underworld will eventually be restored to their original state!
Destruction is easy, but reconstruction is difficult. This process cannot be accomplished overnight. Just considering the change or even the dimensional ascension of the entire Qianyuan Realm, it would require the Heavenly Emperor to merge with the origin of the Heavenly Dao...

"So why is so much of the origin of the Heavenly Dao missing, and where is the order of the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and the Underworld?"

Ji Wuzhou stared at the divine map in the sky, his brows furrowed, his eyes reflecting the galaxy as if he were deducing the secrets of heaven.

After a moment, he sighed and looked at the void beside him: "Stop hiding, come out. The remaining Heavenly Dao Origin is in your hands. It was all your scheme, wasn't it?"

As soon as the words fell, ripples spread across the void like water, and a figure slowly stepped out.

The man was imposing, clad in a gilded black robe embroidered with the sun, moon, mountains, and rivers, and the cuffs depicting the celestial constellations. With each step he took, a golden lotus bloomed beneath his feet, each lotus possessing twelve petals, symbolizing supreme authority. His face was chiseled, with sharp brows and piercing eyes that seemed to hold the power of lightning in every glance.

He has a high, straight nose, thin, sharp lips, and a strong jawline, exuding an air of authority even without anger.

Zhang Tianyang, the reincarnation of the Heavenly Emperor!

He has a face that is quite similar to Ji Wuzhou's, with only slight differences in details. These minor adjustments make the two people look completely different.

The same face can make someone a heavenly emperor, or someone who's only fit to be a nobody.

"Ji Wuzhou, Ji Wuzhouji, what a good name, it suits you perfectly..."

Zhang Tianyang immediately offered a word of praise, then shook his head slightly: "It's really difficult to get you to take that first step. I don't know how much effort I've put into getting you to do it."

His words carried a hint of resentment; he also felt that this dilapidated sampan was far too worthless.

Ji Wuzhou snorted coldly. What's wrong with Ji Wuzhou? As long as he's a good-for-nothing, no one can use him.

Unfortunately, I didn't completely give up. I felt okay and wasn't willing to let myself off the hook, so I made a little effort.

With one effort, he plunged into the long-awaited trap.

Ji Wuzhou never expected that there would be two reincarnations of Heavenly Emperors in the Qianyuan Realm. If he had known this, he would have stopped trying and just indulged in calligraphy and painting.

Seeing Ji Wuzhou's demeanor, Zhang Tianyang felt a surge of dissatisfaction. It was too pathetic; he had actually stooped to competing with such a piece of trash for the position of Heavenly Emperor.

The prestige of the Heavenly Emperor has been diminished!
Despite his dissatisfaction, Zhang Tianyang had to admit that the dilapidated sampan was quite good; it hadn't brought him too much pressure, and everything had gone smoothly, with all the plans so far going well.

Zhang Tianyang pointed out with a single finger, a seemingly casual movement, yet it felt as if he had moved the fulcrum of the entire universe.

With a single finger, the heavens and earth trembled, and the thirty-six heavens resounded, like ancient bells ringing in unison, shaking the nine heavens.

The sea of ​​clouds surged, and celestial light radiated everywhere. The Great Luo Heaven, which contained the origin of the Heavenly Dao, was located at the very core of the Thirty-Six Heavens and remained eternally still. However, at this moment, it was torn apart by an invisible force.

boom! !

The sky shattered, and a crack spanning thousands of miles suddenly appeared, as if the eye of the heavens had opened, from which countless complex and incomprehensible origins of the heavenly way surged forth.

This part of the Heavenly Dao's origin does not represent the Heavenly Court, but rather the order of the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and the Underworld. When the two are combined, the dimensional ascension of the Qianyuan Realm accelerates dramatically.

The world's evolution, which had been progressing slowly or even stagnating, suddenly went into a frenzy.

Heaven and earth were torn apart, laws and principles were reorganized, primordial energy surged, and expansion was rapid!
The Heavenly Court, perched high above the sea of ​​clouds, has remained unchanged.

The Qianyuan Realm's territory expanded rapidly, extending outwards with unstoppable force, devouring the void, reconstructing the earth's veins, and causing mountains and rivers to emerge from the void, thus shifting the trajectories of stars.

Mountains and rivers took shape in an instant, as if an invisible hand was reshaping the universe.

Another underworld appeared in the boundless darkness, and the legendary underworld also returned at this moment.

A myriad of phenomena appeared, the palaces of the Ten Kings of Hell looming in the void, the Book of Life and Death appearing and disappearing. The entrance to the Underworld slowly opened, and streams of nether energy rose from the abyss, intertwining and colliding with the mortal realm of Qianyuan, forming a new balance of Yin and Yang.

In a darker corner, the Styx Token manifested, and an endless river of blood surged forth...

The ascension of the Qianyuan Realm is not merely an expansion of territory, but a leap in its level!

From a lower realm that was only fit to be ruled by the upper realm, it has risen to a complete world system encompassing the three realms of heaven, humanity, and the underworld. Although it is far from reaching the level of a listed company, it is already qualified to call itself a makeshift operation.

From this moment on, the Qianyuan Realm is no longer just a pawn!

After the Heavenly Sect split into three, the Heavenly Sect's Mahayana Mountain was sealed off, preventing outsiders from entering. This did not deter Zhang Tianyang, the reincarnation of the Heavenly Emperor. After taking control of the Heavenly Sect's grand formation, he plundered a portion of the Heavenly Dao's origin and then packed up the remaining portion along with the Heavenly Sect's grand formation and threw it all to Ji Wuzhou.

It was not a retreat, but a voluntary withdrawal.

The reason for doing this can be understood by looking at Ji Wuzhou now.

At the instant the origin of the Heavenly Dao merged, Ji Wuzhou's eyes turned a different color, his face became blank, and he, as the pivot of heaven and earth, bore all the consequences brought about by the world's dimensional ascension.

He mainly took the blame; he was responsible for Yan Xuanhe's role and bore the consequences, while Zhang Tianyang was responsible for reaping the rewards and enjoying the fruits of victory.

This is the only reason why Zhang Tianyang reluctantly accepted Ji Wuzhou; such a useful tool is hard to find even with a lantern.

He made it in time!
"However, you are ultimately lacking the Heavenly Emperor's Dao Seed, and are not perfect in themselves. I still need to lend you a hand..."

Zhang Tianyang sneered and pointed repeatedly into the air.

The first finger sent the crucial Ji Wuzhou into the Great Luo Heaven;
The second step was to send a zombie that looked eight-tenths like him, namely Senior Jiang, into the human world of Qianyuan Realm.
The third finger sends a pitch-black coffin into the underworld, containing a corpse demon, which can be considered an avatar of the Lord of the Underworld.

Every step has its own intricacies.

Ji Wuzhou needs no introduction; he's a perfect tool, the scapegoat for everything. The Corpse Demon is evidence of the alliance between Zhang Tianyang and the Corpse Queen Mother. Zhang Tianyang sent it out of the Underworld in exchange for the Corpse Queen Mother not interfering. In short, the Corpse Queen Mother got the original shares.

As for Senior Zombie...

The reason this thing came about was too strange. Zhang Tianyang felt there was a big problem. It was not appropriate to leave it unattended, so he simply used it to ward off disaster. He was just waiting for the Three Realms to return so that he could refine it together with Ji Wuzhou's body and let the two merge into the world.

At this point, with the three powers of Heaven, Earth, and Darkness in place, Zhang Tianyang only needed to wait quietly and could rest easy.

That is impossible!

He stared into the void and saw a sword of heaven and earth attacking from the left and a phoenix shadow descending from the right. He thought to himself that the phoenix was courting death and pressed down with his five fingers, sending the two True Immortal-level auras into the Netherworld at the same time.

"You are not worthy to compete with me. If it weren't for your extraordinary status and the great use you will be in the future, I would have wiped you out long ago."

Zhang Tianyang spoke calmly, "One is the reincarnation of the Queen Mother of the West, and the other is a reincarnated being. Both are important assets of the Heavenly Court in the future. First, suppress them in the Netherworld. Once the order of the Three Realms is restored, I will descend as the Heavenly Emperor, and the two will naturally submit to me."

……

The underworld.

The Sword of Heaven and Earth stopped in mid-air, unable to move forward, and the Phoenix Shadow of the Sun was also forced to stop.

"Old hag, look here! Right here!"

Sword Master Su Ran waved from afar, his face beaming with joy, as if he had seen a family member.

Beside him stood Shang Qingmeng, her expression indifferent.

Fairy Shang didn't speak, but raised her eyes and glanced at the back of her master's neck, seemingly lost in thought.

On the other side, Bai Wuyan pretended not to hear Su Ran's words and said to Xiao Lingyue beside her, "Lingyue, you should stay here and protect your master. After your master opens the Netherworld Passage, we will climb the steps and fight our way to the Thirty-Sixth Heaven."

"Oh."

Xiao Lingyue responded with a light but not heavy tone, and then said, "I haven't seen my husband. Why didn't he come? Do you know where he is now?"

Where is he? How would I know?

Even if he dies out there, it has nothing to do with me!

Also, call me Master!

Bai Wuyan snorted coldly, not bothering to argue with Xiao Lingyue, and manifested a phantom of the great sun, heading straight towards the Netherworld's sky.

At the same time, Su Ran Sword Master felt a chill on the back of his neck. He couldn't withstand Shang Qingmeng's cold gaze and was afraid she would call him a lowly servant. He whispered to her to stay here and protect her, then picked up his sword and ran to catch up with Bai Wuyan.

This haggard woman/little slut looks much better than usual. x2
Xiao Lingyue was about to step forward and greet Shang Qingmeng, after all, she was Fairy Shang, whom she had always liked. However, due to the grudges between the two families, they rarely had any contact.

Things are different now; she also has a lot of grudges with her own master!
"Look at the master of Jianxinzhai, humph, he speaks softly to his disciple. Such a good master would never steal his disciple's things..." Xiao Lingyue muttered, expressing her dissatisfaction.

Before she could shift her focus, hundreds and thousands of figures flew out from the boundless darkness below the Netherworld. They were ghost cultivators, human cultivators, and demons as well...

Other Shore Sect, Jade Sun Sect, Sword Forgetting Manor, White Cloud Manor...

Upon closer inspection, one can also discern the presence of the Original Mind Path.

Sensing the auras of numerous Nascent Soul stage cultivators, Xiao Lingyue's expression hardened. She summoned the Boundless Treasure Robe to protect herself and grasped the Eternal Sun Wheel, which transformed into a golden longsword.

Buzz!
The two magical treasures resonated, creating ripples in the void. A figure in white stepped out of the void, manifesting the image of the sun and moon in the sky, and landed right next to Xiao Lingyue.

Zen'er!

Although Xiang Yuan was not in the Heavenly Sect, he kept a close eye on it and used his authority over the Heavenly Sect's grand formation to set up a spatial barrier in the backyard of the Overlord's Mansion. As long as the Heavenly Sect was not in good condition, he would immediately notice.

When Xiao Lingyue wasn't home, Chan'er noticed and, while teleporting, captured the aura of Xiao Lingyue's two magical treasures and followed them there.

Staring at each other.JPG
"Humph!"

Zen'er: ╭(╯^╰)╮

Chan'er had some reservations about the idea of ​​the sun and moon sharing the same sky, but knowing this wasn't the time to argue, she refrained from being sarcastic and simply gave a cold snort as a tacit agreement.

"Chan'er, that's Fairy Shang from Jianxinzhai. Let's go over and say hello."

"I'm not interested, go by yourself!"

Chan'er glanced at her and, seeing Shang Qingmeng's stunning beauty, immediately frowned and said with displeasure, "What a pretty young woman, do you know her?"

"The sword-fighting tournament between Jianxinzhai and Wushuang Palace..."

"Chan'er doesn't want to hear this. Does your husband know her?"

"Don't joke around, Fairy Shang isn't that kind of person!"

Xiao Lingyue rolled her eyes, knowing what Chan'er was thinking. She chuckled inwardly, thinking that some little vixens were so infatuated with their husbands that they really thought that if they were rare, others would be too.

Although she was quite fond of it, that wasn't the point. The point was that Fairy Shang was an exception; even if someone else was, Fairy Shang wouldn't be interested.

Someone like Xiang Yuan, if thrown in front of Shang Qingmeng, wouldn't even get a second glance.

"why are you laughing?"

"Chan'er, you don't know this, Fairy Shang has severed the seven emotions and cut off the six desires..."

"Just tell me whether my husband knows them or not!"

"I've seen him before, but I'm not familiar with him."

"you sure?"

"Sure!"

"..."

I'll trust you this once.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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