Cultivating a family of immortals

Wen Jiangming paused, then looked down incredulously at Xu Jingtao lying on the bed as she slowly opened her eyes.

"you……"

Xu Jingtao sighed, pushed his hand away, and slowly sat up, looking directly at Wen Jiangming.

Wen Jiangming immediately understood: Xu Jingtao... was not poisoned!

His gaze held a mixture of shame and, more than anything, fear.

Why?

Naturally, since Xu Jingtao had been in this place for a long time, anyone would have guessed that she had already sent a letter to the sect.

If the Xuan Yuan Sect learns that she is here and something happens to her, and the Life and Death Jade Talisman is broken, then the responsibility will fall entirely on the Yun Jie Sect.

Therefore, he dared not take forceful action!

"Fellow Daoist Xuan... I..."

Xu Jingtao shook her head, her gaze fixed on him with more pity than anything else.

When Wen Jiangming handed her that bowl of spiritual porridge today, she only took one sip and knew that a pill had been added to it.

She had drunk this elixir once.

It is called the "Love-Nourishing Pill".

This pill has no taste or flavor, but Xu Jingtao can taste it because she has experienced unbearable past events because of this pill. Those past events are still vivid in her mind. How could she forget the taste of this pill?

In an instant, she pretended to act, wanting to see what Wen Jiangming was going to do.

In addition, she also considered killing him suddenly if he did anything improper.

That's why she heard those words just now.

I see……

Instead of mentioning that he intended to do something despicable, they only said that he did it for the sake of the sect.

But he had deceived himself...

Thinking of this, Xu Jingtao opened her eyes, sighed, and looked directly into his eyes.

"So this is what the Cloud Rank Sect has become..."

Wen Jiangming was filled with shame and suddenly knelt down on the ground, his voice trembling as he said:

"Fellow Daoist Xuan... I beg you to spare my life... I know I was wrong..."

Xu Jingtao shook her head and said:

"You were only discovered by me, so how can you say you know you're wrong? But... I also happen to have something to tell you."

Wen Jiangming was taken aback, his gaze towards Xu Jingtao somewhat unsettling.

"I... am not a disciple of the Xuan Yuan Sect..." Xu Jingtao said slowly.

Wen Jiangming's pupils constricted, and his gaze became increasingly incredulous.

"I said that before only because I was afraid you would do something improper to me... Who knew it would cause such a misunderstanding... Let me tell you the truth, I am actually from a small cultivation family under the jurisdiction of the Haoran Sect in Mohe County..."

Xu Jingtao remained calm, quietly gazing at him, but inwardly she thought:

"If I tell you the truth, and you are still willing to marry me, then I will follow you from now on... Although your Yunjie Sect Master has passed away, the sect is still here, and its foundation is still there. If you don't mind me, I won't mind you either. It's not bad to make a deal."

Thinking this, he saw Wen Jiangming's eyes gradually clear up. He slowly stood up, shook his head with a wry smile, and said:

"So that's how it is... The Xuan Yuan Sect disciple... he lied to me!"

Xu Jingtao sighed, about to say what she was about to say.

Unexpectedly, Wen Jiangming abruptly changed his tone, his voice suddenly turning extremely cold: "A small cultivation family under the jurisdiction of the Haoran Sect? The Haoran Sect is currently only guarded by Qi Refining Realm cultivators. With such mediocre strength, what use are small families like yours?"

Xu Jingtao narrowed her eyes slightly.

Wen Jiangming flicked his sleeves, put his hands behind his back, and said with increasing anger:

"A mere little family dared to deceive me... You... Hmph, kneel down before me!"

Xu Jingtao narrowed her eyes, but a cold smile crept into her heart.

"really……"

"Can't you hear me?"

Xu Jingtao slowly stood up, secretly gathering his spiritual energy... He was at the fifth level of Qi Refining. If he was injured by surprise, could he still escape?

Just then, a gust of wind flashed by, and Wen Jiangming had already made the first move, suddenly stepping forward to grab Xu Jingtao's neck and squeezing it tightly.

"You slut... submit to me today!"

As he spoke, with a wave of his hand, Xu Jingtao's clothes suddenly burst open, revealing a fair and tender expanse under the moonlight.

Xu Jingtao's face flushed red, and a mixture of resentment and cold laughter rose in her heart. She said with difficulty, "I'll give in to you... let me go..."

Wen Jiangming was already dazzled by that fair skin. He sneered, released his grip, and made a hand seal with one hand, saying with a hint of pleasure in his voice, "Kneel down..."

Xu Jingtao knew perfectly well that if she made any unusual moves, this person would definitely take action without hesitation.

She smiled coldly to herself, but her face remained pitiful as she said, "Senior brother, I lied to protect myself... If you take a liking to me, I will serve you right now..."

As she spoke, she slowly began to kneel down...

However, a bright sword light, accompanied by the moonlight, swept in from outside the window and landed directly on Wen Jiangming's arm.

With a soft "pfft".

Wen Jiangming's arm fell to the ground with the flash of the sword.

"Who...Senior Brother..."

Although Wen Jiangming was a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining, he could not avoid the sword light.

Currently, the only one in the entire Cloud Rank Sect capable of wielding this sword technique is the recently returned senior brother, Wen Yuheng.

Xu Jingtao also turned her head in surprise. Under the moonlight, a person with a pale face held a sword and hovered outside the window. The moonlight shone on his shoulders, a breeze swept through his long hair, and a few strands of black hair brushed past his eyebrows and eyes, making his features as delicate as carved jade.

He neither spoke nor made any move, but simply stood there with his sword, seemingly blending into the moonlight, yet also appearing as a solitary moon shining alone, captivating all who looked at him.

"Senior Brother..." Wen Jiangming's tone was somewhat desolate. He knew that with his senior brother's arrival today, he would have no further chance to do this...

………………

After escaping from Ningyuanzhi Marsh using the Blood Escape Technique that day, Wen Yuheng went down the mountain, changed his clothes, and disguised himself before returning to Yunjie Sect.

He had a very difficult journey.

The physical injuries were nothing serious; at most, he had lost three levels of cultivation.

His heart was filled with bitterness.

The moment he parted from his fellow disciples, his heart ached as if it were being torn apart.

But he had no choice but to leave.

On his return journey, the people and scenery he encountered along the way suddenly took on a different meaning in his eyes.

When we arrived, the sun was shining brightly and everything was peaceful. Why was the scenery so unpleasant on the way back? And why were the noisy children by the roadside so irritating?

Wen Yuheng naturally understood that it wasn't the scenery that had changed, but his heart.

It turns out... this world isn't so wonderful after all.

What's regrettable is that he realized it too late.

If he had decisively killed that man that day and left with his fellow disciples... upon his return today, the laughter of his fellow disciples would surely still echo in his ears.

Whenever he thought of this, he would wake up suddenly in the middle of the night while healing his wounds, gasping for breath, sweating profusely, and tears streaming down his face.

He returned to his sect today.

He went to see several elders of the sect. The elders were quite old and had managed to accumulate their cultivation to around the ninth or tenth level of Qi Refining through the years.

Their words were full of comfort, but they also subtly reminded him to be smarter in the future and not to act so impulsively.

Wen Yuheng understood the implication and assured the elders, "I will never act as I have in the past."

The elders were extremely pleased.

But late at night, he received a message from a disciple of the sect: Wen Jiangming had rescued a female cultivator a few days ago, and she was currently in a pavilion on the back mountain. Furthermore, Wen Jiangming had taken a [Love-Nourishing Pill] from the alchemy room the previous day…