Is the cultivation world now only populated by demonesses?

Chapter 37. Eating, Sleeping, and Listening to the Beautiful Fairy Sing.

"Senior Sister Yuehan!"

Qiu Yuehan gave a faint "hmm," without even glancing at the disciples who had just called her "senior sister."

Today she changed into a black cross-collar robe, with a pure white inner garment underneath. Her slender waist was cinched with a black diamond-patterned sash, making her waist appear even thinner.

"I want to go inside."

After walking through the lush, pale purple flower forest, Qiu Yuehan stopped in a huge shadow.

Before her stood an extremely tall, dark brown tower, its layers rising one upon another. The upturned eaves and graceful corners complemented the ancient patterns with an air of majesty. But the most striking feature was the ink wash landscape painting hanging atop the tower, which added an extra layer of antiquity to the tower.

Miaoyu Palace Sutra Repository.

This wasn't her first time here. The tower contained a vast collection of ancient texts, dating back to the Feather Moon Immortal Palace and continuing to the current Jade Wonderland Palace. Countless years of records and cultivation techniques were locked inside.

The tower guard glanced at her and said, "Alright."

Qiu Yuehan then entered the tower without saying a word.

Now she is the only true disciple in Miaoyu Palace, and her authority is almost equivalent to that of an elder. She can go to most places in this Sutra Repository.

But she didn't go upstairs; instead, she wandered around the first floor.

After a while, she finally found the most secluded corner, where there were several rows of bookshelves. The rich smell of books wafted into her nostrils, along with the fragrance of paper.

Qiu Yuehan reached out and took a scroll.

The Chronicles of Elixir

She came today naturally because of Lu Changyuan's orders. That handsome but inhuman old monster had left a demonic mark in her body, so she had no choice but to obey.

Yesterday she had searched through all the catalogs of pills but could not find the so-called Drunken Red Phoenix, so she could only come here to look for it. The bookshelf in front of her contained rumors from various places and some rural tales collected by Miaoyu Palace.

Another hour.

Qiu Yuehan put the book "Records of Miraculous Medicines" back, which made no mention of the so-called Drunken Red Phoenix.

"What exactly is the Drunken Red Phoenix?"

She stretched out her long, slender, fair hand and brushed it across the bookshelf. Her right hand, which she used to practice swordsmanship for many years, had no calluses. Instead, it was delicate and fair, with distinct joints, and was extremely beautiful.

"Ok?"

His hand stopped in front of a book.

This is a book without a title; the cover only has a single, illegible character.

Qiu Yuehan took it off and turned it over.

"The Celestial Palace has always valued fate in accepting disciples. Today, we are accepting three disciples in Dahuang Village, namely..."

Celestial Palace?

This seems to be a record of accepting disciples left by the Feather Moon Immortal Palace. When Miaoyu Palace was still the Feather Moon Immortal Palace, apart from the disciple-acceptance ceremony every three years, occasionally immortal masters would go out and see children with good aptitude, and bring them back.

"Beneath the snow-capped Beigong Mountain, a heart of crystal is born."

Qiu Yuehan casually flipped through the book, treating it as an interesting story. After all, in the cultivation world, those born with certain special bodies almost never achieve enlightenment.

She lazily glanced at a line of text.

"A woman was found in the Great Wei Kingdom. She was a bit older and seemed to be a 'Red Phoenix' incarnate. Her innate talent was rare and she had worldly ties. She had a mortal fiancé, so the palace master helped her sever her worldly ties. The palace master confined her for three years, preventing her from returning home to find a new wife for her fiancé, but she was refused."

This is a common tactic used by the Feather Moon Immortal Palace.

They would bring talented girls back to the palace, then lie to their families, saying that the girls had died during their training in a secret realm, and then compensate the girls' families in other ways.

They even gave it the fancy name of severing worldly ties.

After being reprimanded by the Taoist priest of Chang'an, he became much more restrained.

Qiu Yuehan stroked this page, the worn paper carrying the warmth of time.

Strangely, the area around the person's name seemed to have faded due to ink fading, making it difficult to read.

"The Red Phoenix's Body Tribulation? It doesn't seem to have anything to do with it."

She had never heard of this constitution before, so she continued reading, only to find no further records. Qiu Yuehan didn't take it to heart; after all, the Crimson Phoenix Body and the Drunken Crimson Phoenix only shared two characters, and it was unclear when these documents were written. The Feather Moon Immortal Palace had existed for five hundred years, and the girl recorded in these documents had most likely died in the turmoil.

"Never mind, that old monster is just too much trouble."

Qiu Yuehan decided not to help Lu Changyuan find the so-called Drunken Red Phoenix today, but instead to look for the demonic markings on her own body.

She had been searching for this magic rune for a long time, but had not found any relevant information.

At first, Qiu Yuehan thought it was some kind of secret technique of the Hehuan Sect, but upon closer inspection, even the secret techniques of the Hehuan Sect were not this domineering, and could even transmit her own mental cultivation method.

This seems more like a heritage pattern?

Qiu Yuehan didn't know what the Heart-Eating Demon Mark was, but she both loved and hated it.

She no longer dares to practice swordsmanship by the lake, but only in the bamboo forest behind the mountain, and she covers herself up tightly with her clothes, just to avoid people seeing the demonic markings on her shoulders.

If someone sees it.

Qiu Yuehan dared not think about the consequences.

"I never imagined that the true teachings of Miaoyu would be someone else's plaything."

"Your cultivation level must have come from breathing under some old monster."

Who would have thought that the usually cold and aloof Chief Disciple Miaoyu was actually someone else's slave in private, probably calling him "Master" on the bed?

Just thinking about this gave Qiu Yuehan a headache.

"Why hasn't that old monster arrived yet?"

She made up her mind that the next time she saw Lu Changyuan, she would not ask him to remove the mark, but only to move it to another place.

Even if you put it on your butt, that would be fine!
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It was as if summer ended prematurely because of Lu Changyuan's sword strike, and autumn quietly arrived.

The girl named Qiu seems to enjoy playing pranks, always giving you a cold when you're not paying attention and putting on more clothes.

So, although Xia Lianxue was not afraid of the cold, she still put on a light gauze dress, with a moon-white long skirt underneath. A soft white jade belt adorned her waist, making her waist look even more supple and her figure more alluring. Her thick, long hair hung down like the finest silk. A gust of wind blew by, and her snow-white, crystal-clear neck was partially revealed.

A faint, melancholy air lingered between her brows, much like the flowing river before her, making one want to reach out and smooth away her sorrow.

The Five Realms of Jade Balance is an extremely high level among cultivators today. Even in the Nine Gates and Twelve Palaces, one could become an elder, and in smaller sects, one would practically be the sect leader.

Even such a powerful fairy still has worries.

She couldn't sleep at all last night, tossing and turning, thinking about Lu Changyuan's fiancée. She felt that there was an inexplicable emotion in Lu Changyuan's words.

I don’t know if it’s good or bad.

"Why are you just standing there like an idiot?"

Xia Lianxue quickly curled her beautiful lips: "Waiting for you, young master."

Lu Changyuan nodded: "Then let's get ready to go."

The two were about to set off back to Miaoyu Palace. Unlike before, Xia Lianxue had now entered the fifth realm and could take a boat to the immortal mountain.

Having taken a small boat from the treasury of the Liuli Dynasty, Lu Changyuan sat down quite obediently, and the fairy pointed and said, "Rise."

The boat floated through the autumn sun, like a bird spreading its wings to fly towards a fairy mountain.

While steering the boat, Xia Lianxue asked, "Young Master, what do you think of that Third Prince?"

"A prodigy in cultivation."

"I did not mean that."

Lu Changyuan turned around, looked at the fairy's pretty face, and smiled, "Then what do you want to ask?"

The fairy bit her lip and finally sighed, "Is the Third Prince actually a cultivation prodigy?"

Boring.

I want to see the fairy blush and stammer.

It’s a pity that I can’t see it.

(End of this chapter)