Is the cultivation world now only populated by demonesses?

Chapter 103, Section 102: Good things are always stolen.
The second problem followed immediately.

Where exactly is this place?

The Underworld Lord took two steps forward and pinched Lu Changyuan's cheek: "Human spirit? The elders were right before, I may really not have the talent of the spirit race."

She looked like a young girl, wearing a simple black dress, with long, black hair reaching her waist, and bare, delicate feet beneath her slender legs. As she stepped on the ground, she left her mark on the soft soil.

"How can it have a temperature?"

The Underworld Lord seemed very curious, and pinched Lu Changyuan's cheek again, then stretched it out.

Very flexible.

"Could it be that this is what the human spirit is like?"

The Underworld King seemed to regard Lu Changyuan as his possession, looking him up and down, before finally stroking and rubbing Lu Changyuan's chin.

Itchy.

Lu Changyuan then came to his senses: "Wait a minute, wait a minute."

Feeling uncomfortable being rubbed by the Underworld Lord, and seeing that the girl seemed to intend to strip him naked to see how well Lu Changyuan was developing, Lu Changyuan had no choice but to slap the girl's hand away.

The Underworld King was taken aback for a moment, then surprisingly curled his lips into a smile: "Not bad, since you're my guardian spirit, you have to have personality."

Lu Changyuan forcibly removed his eyes from the girl's face and looked up at the sky.

He needs to confirm the current time.

As long as it's within the world of cultivation.

Whether in the White Domain or the Black Domain, one should be able to see Jian Guyang's sword strike.

But at this moment, the azure sky was completely empty.

If what's in front of you isn't an illusion, then that can only mean one thing.

This is definitely not the point in time where Lu Changyuan is, but at least sometime before Jian Guyang unleashed that sword strike five thousand years ago.

Where did you come from?!
Lu Changyuan had been curious before: why was it said that the King of the Underworld was a person from three thousand years ago, but the broken walls and ruins of the Underworld Palace were engraved with even more ancient characters and symbols?

Now Lu Changyuan understood that the Underworld Lord was much older than the three thousand years commonly known in the cultivation world.

Yes.

Three thousand years ago, the Underworld appeared, but no one can say for sure when the Underworld King, this cultivator, embarked on his cultivation journey.

Think of Xia Lianxue.

He entered the world of cultivation 1,800 years ago, but there are actually records of him appearing out of nowhere 500 years ago during a period of turmoil.

Therefore, the records of Xia Lianxue in the cultivation world also state that the years of her cultivation are unknown, and that she reached the peak of her cultivation right from the start, which is very similar to the Underworld Lord.

Just how many old fogies are left in this cultivation world?!
They keep popping up every now and then to give Lu Changyuan some amazing performance, right?

A breeze blew, lifting the strands of hair on the girl's shoulders.

The Underworld King patted Lu Changyuan on the shoulder: "Let's go, we should go back to our clan."

The girl stretched, revealing her beautiful figure. Compared to Qiu Yuehan, she seemed to talk more.

Lu Changyuan turned around: "What clan?"

"Within the Spirit Clan."

The surrounding area was lush forest, and the air was filled with a kind of wild atmosphere.

A massive spirit slowly rose from the mountain and bowed its head to the Underworld Lord. The girl took Lu Changyuan's hand, leaped up, and stepped onto the spirit's back.

The Underworld Lord seemed to sense Lu Changyuan's doubts, so he said, "Are you curious? This is our Spirit Race's own ability to summon and command the undead."

Lu Changyuan's pupils constricted to pinpoints.

When did the Eldar acquire this ability?
In today's cultivation world, the Spirit Race is far from having this ability; in fact, only a few individuals possess a spiritual body similar to Mei Zhaozhao's—the ability to communicate with the spirits of the dead.

What kind of spirit race are you?
After carefully considering his words, Lu Changyuan looked at the Underworld Lord who was smiling in the wind. The girl was as alluring and profound as a black butterfly in the wind.

It was this gust of wind that allowed Lu Changyuan to see the girl's delicate ears.

Those were definitely not ears that humans had; they were pointed and somewhat endearing.

Lu Changyuan took a deep breath: "What is a guardian spirit?"

"you."

I know it's me. Lu Changyuan was somewhat speechless.

The Underworld Lord extended his fair finger and lifted Lu Changyuan's chin.

“You are mine, and also my guardian spirit. Every royal family has its own guardian spirit, but I just didn’t summon you before.”

Lu Changyuan then carefully sensed the aura emanating from the Underworld Lord.

It's roughly the sixth realm of Kaiyang.

Not yet entered Yao Guang.

So, was I forced to trace back time by the Underworld Lord using a sundial, and through this connection, I was dragged into the past, to the time when the Underworld Lord was cultivating, and became her guardian spirit?
How could Heaven allow this?

Suddenly, the Underworld Lord placed his feet in Lu Changyuan's arms: "Let me warm Master's feet."

Lu Changyuan wanted to slap open that delicate foot, but after thinking about it, he decided to hold back, given the current uncertain situation.

The soft arches of her feet felt like fine, warm jade in my hands; they were alluring even without any nail polish, but the lack of a jade bracelet made it feel like something was missing.

The girl seemed a little itchy, so she rubbed her feet together, but did not pull away. A melodious voice came: "A new life born from the thought of death, mixed with the blood of royalty, is the guardian spirit."

This is similar to the rules of the Underworld.

and so.

So, do I still have to call you "Mom"? What are you thinking?

The Underworld Lord seemed to have guessed what Lu Changyuan was thinking, and reached out to lift Lu Changyuan's chin: "The contract between you and me is the strongest thing in the world. You must protect me, otherwise if I die, you will die too."

This scene seems familiar.

Have I said this before?

broken.

The wheel of fortune turns.

Suddenly, the Underworld Lord moved closer to Lu Changyuan, her delicate nose trembling slightly and her pointed ears twitching.

So close.

They were so close that their noses almost touched.

The girl asked curiously, "There's something strange inside your body. It's very strong, but it's still very weak right now. That's to be expected. How could the spirit I summon be weak?"

Lu Changyuan tried his best to digest all of this.

He just wants to know how to get back.

When he got back, he insisted on pinning Qiu Yuehan down in the room and questioning her in detail about what had happened.

Lu Changyuan couldn't help but ask, "What are we going to do back in our clan now?"

Upon hearing this, the Underworld Lord turned his head and gave Lu Changyuan a bright smile.

That was an expression Qiu Yuehan would never make, but now it looked like the enchanting red spider lily of the underworld in full bloom, captivating and breathtaking.

The King of the Underworld said, "Kill him."

~
"I will part ways with you right here."

On the shore of the Void Sea, Mei Zhaozhao spoke softly.

The demoness from the Hehuan Sect is still shaken; so many people entered the Underworld, but only the three of them and the two of them came out.

Su Youwan nodded silently, took off her lotus crown, and it grew in the wind, becoming a lotus platform.

Mei Zhaozhao asked curiously, "Are you going back to the Black Domain?"

"I want to go to the Taoist sect."

The sundial was still in Su Youwan's hands, so she naturally had to go to the Daoist sect to give it to Xia Lianxue.

Goodbye then.

Mei Zhaozhao waved her hand and walked away into the distance without any hesitation.

But after a while, she flew back and, looking at Su Youwan who was still there, said, "Well, if that guy surnamed Lu is still alive, remember to tell him next time you see him that he owes me a favor."

Su Youwan nodded, but what she said was, "You owe him. If it weren't for him, you would have died in the underworld."

"you!"

Mei Zhaozhao turned and left.

She wasn't asking Lu Changyuan to do her a favor.

Su Youwan was just reminding Lu Changyuan that he knew someone named Mei Zhaozhao.

This enchantress from the Hehuan Sect was certain that Lu Changyuan was not only an excessively strong man, but also had a soft heart.

Men with soft hearts are always helpless when it comes to women.

If you act cute and snuggle up to him, he'll be willing to help with anything.

Su Youwan had no idea what Mei Zhaozhao was thinking, and even if she did, she probably wouldn't care.

She sat on the lotus platform and headed towards the White Domain.

Now she no longer needs to carry the birdcage.

She used to keep the birdcage, thinking that as a girl, it would be useful when she got married. Now, her feelings have been eaten away.

What should I do?
Su Youwan couldn't think of a solution for the time being, so she decided to take it one step at a time.

I wonder what will happen to Young Master Lu after he consumes my feelings. Will he be obsessed with her?
Let's put that aside for now. There's another matter.

Who am I, really?

Su Youwan had almost never thought about this question. She was born in the Liuli Dynasty. Her father was the emperor and her mother was a concubine. Now her father had died of illness and her mother had died in childbirth.

Everything is so clear.

She is undoubtedly human, just born somewhat different from ordinary people.

Su Youwan had always thought so, but what she saw in the Underworld changed her mind.

The brilliance of that sword, and the Heavenly Dao that was severed.

What is her background?

The lotus platform kept flying in the air.

Su Youwan's injuries had not yet healed, but she couldn't care less about that now; she wanted to find her master and get some answers.

The lotus platform traversed the sky at an extremely fast speed, and a few days later, Su Youwan returned to the Cihang Temple outside the Liuli Dynasty.

The dilapidated Cihang Temple remains unrepaired.

In a few steps, the silver-haired girl entered the temple. Inside the dusty Cihang Temple, the Thousand-Hand Guanyin statue was still terrifyingly frightening.

Compared to the last time I visited, the spider webs inside Cihang Temple were much worse this time. The dense spider webs seemed to have made their home in the temple, making it look extremely eerie.

Su Youwan frowned and sighed.

A thought she had never had before suddenly came to mind. The girl raised her hand, and a gust of wind swept through the entire Cihang Temple, carrying away the dust inside.

Su Youwan finally relaxed her brows.

"Master."

She stood before the Buddha statue, channeling her inner energy. Through this connection, the Buddha statue seemed to come alive again, radiating a gentle light.

The girl raised her head and asked in a very clear voice, word by word, "Who am I?"

half an hour.

The girl nodded.

Her master simply replied, "You are the destined one of the human race."

Before, when she heard this sentence, she only thought that her master was encouraging her to cultivate and enter Yaoguang as soon as possible so that she could shoulder the future of Cihang Palace. But now, when she hears it again, she feels that it has a different meaning.

“Master, my feelings were not eaten by Lu Changyuan, but rather, they were controlled by the lust demon and devoured by him.”

The girl lowered her eyes, and after a long while, she seemed somewhat surprised.

Her master just asked her if she had anyone she wanted to marry.

"No. Well, not exactly no, it's just that Youwan still doesn't quite understand. Will Youwan understand the difference between liking and loving in the future?"

Su Youwan severed her connection with the Buddha statue.

Master is not in good condition, so we should try to avoid troubling him as much as possible.

The girl walked out of Cihang Palace, but her doubts did not lessen at all; on the contrary, they increased.

Go home and visit your family.

This thought suddenly came to her mind; she had never had such thoughts before.

With a sigh, Su Youwan decided to rest for a few days in the Liuli Dynasty before heading to the Dao Fa Sect, and also to use the time to recuperate.

Winter is coming soon.

Therefore, the people of the dynasty all wore thicker clothes.

Su Youwan looked up at herself from the sky, wearing a light blue-white Taoist robe, the same as she wore all year round.

Cultivators are unaware of heat or cold, and she doesn't resemble a young girl at all.

Whatever.

The young girl suppressed her complicated thoughts and quickly landed in front of the palace. With a new emperor, a new atmosphere was emerging. The fourth prince, Su Luoqiu, was doing his best to rebuild the order of Shangyujing. In the past six months, he had stabilized the situation very well. Compared with the second prince, he was undoubtedly more popular with the people.

Su Youwan met Su Luoqiu near sunset.

The fourth prince sat wearily in his study and was startled when he saw Su Youwan.

"Why did my elder sister suddenly come back?"

Su Youwan said indifferently, "I just happened to be passing by and stopped by to take a look. I saw that you were doing a pretty good job, so I let it go."

Su Luoqiu was still shaken, so she could only say, "I just did what I was supposed to do. The people of Shangyujing can now get through this winter peacefully and have a good New Year."

His words were very eloquent, but given that he had indeed done a good job, Su Youwan did not argue.

As long as the people are at peace, even if a new emperor is appointed, the Liuli Dynasty can still maintain its stability.

Su Youwan turned to leave: "I'm going back to my own palace to rest. I'll leave first thing tomorrow morning."

The emperor suddenly spoke up: "Elder sister, do you know where elder brother went?"

The fact that the Crown Prince has not returned is strange, but not really. Originally, he had no chance, but the Fourth Prince, Su Luoqiu, was lucky enough to get the throne, so naturally he wants to seize the opportunity.

Not long after, a new batch of officials had been appointed to the court, and Su Luoqiu now has a very strong grasp of the court.

The crown prince naturally dared not return.

Strangely, even though Su Luoqiu sent many people to inquire, the Crown Prince remained completely unaware of any information.

Even if they don't dare to come back, there should at least be some news about them.

There should be an explanation for where he disappeared and who was the last person he saw, but the crown prince just vanished inexplicably.

Su Youwan shook her head, not interested in the touching story of her family's brotherly love and respect.

"Don't bother me, I'm going to rest."

Su Luoqiu gave a wry smile, a sudden realization dawning on her.

He said, "When will my elder sister marry that young master Lu? As her family, even though you probably look down on mortals' things, we should at least show some appreciation."

The silver-haired girl paused slightly as she was about to leave.

She turned around thoughtfully: "Why do you think I should marry Young Master Lu?"

Su Luoqiu asked doubtfully, "Isn't that a given? My sister and that person have exactly the same personality. In my opinion, you two should be a perfect match. Could it be that my sister doesn't like him?"

Su Youwan shook her head, then nodded: "I don't know what it feels like to like someone."

Su Luoqiu then remembered that her elder sister was incredibly ruthless, even more so than a real monk.

"These days, there's no such thing as a real relationship between husband and wife; feelings only develop after marriage."

This is true.

The parents' wishes and the matchmaker's words brought two complete strangers together.

Su Luoqiu gave a bitter smile: "For most people, it's difficult to find someone they like to marry. Besides, how can you not change your mind once you fall in love? Feelings are the most unreliable thing in the world. It's fine to like someone for a year or two, but how can you like them forever?"

Liking someone is only temporary.

In the end, they will all turn into habits.

Habits are the most terrifying thing in the world.

“The Prince of Pingyang and his wife had never met before their marriage, so it is a perfect match. Your Highness, you have met that young master once. Besides, Your Highness, you are getting old.”

Su Youwan had no recollection of any Prince Pingyang.

To cultivators, Su Youwan is still a naive young girl, but to a princess of a dynasty, she is indeed of marriageable age.

Su Youwan's eyes suddenly turned dangerous: "Fourth brother?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing," Su Luoqiu said with an awkward smile. "I just think that my elder sister and Young Master Lu are a good match."

The girl's voice was somewhat cold: "Stop thinking."

Su Luoqiu's thoughts were obvious. This older sister's background was something that couldn't be borrowed. Cihang Palace was aloof from worldly affairs and was still in the Black Domain. Even if she borrowed the power of the tiger, there was no way to get her.

But if Lu Changyuan becomes his brother-in-law, even if we don't care about the monk, we should at least consider the Buddha's feelings. Wouldn't his position as emperor be much more secure then?

When Lu Changyuan swung his sword to kill Su Wuxiang, Su Luoqiu saw it all clearly: having an excessively powerful brother-in-law would be entirely beneficial to him.

Su Youwan said expressionlessly, "You still haven't explained to me what it feels like to like someone."

Su Luoqiu's face fell.

He has no idea what it feels like to like someone.

As a prince, he had no time to think about women all day long; he was always thinking about how to curse his elder brothers to death.

So he gave the most formulaic answer.

"It's roughly like this: everyone else is just an ordinary person, but the one you take a fancy to is different. That's called liking someone."

This answer was as good as saying nothing, but it was precisely this answer that made Su Youwan start to think.

half an hour.

This supreme female bodhisattva asked a shocking question.

"But what if the person you like already has a wife or concubine?"

Su Luoqiu was stunned for a moment.

Then, in a tone of certainty, he said:

"Grab it! Good things are always grabbed by robbers."

(End of this chapter)