Seven days later, after training together with Liu Ruyue, Li Feng completely stabilized his cultivation at the 9th stage Martial King Realm. In the process, he also repaid the debt from the previous reversal of cause and effect.
Li Feng gently removed Liu Ruyue’s jade-like hand from his neck and held his breath as he stared at the words appearing before his eyes.
[Name: Li Feng]
[Talent: Devouring Spiritual Body (Superior)]
[Realm: Martial King Realm]
[Because you married Liu Ruyue, you gained an opportunity. To repay the karma, you must engage in dual cultivation one hundred times. You have now fulfilled the requirement: 100/100.]
[Reversing cause and effect allows you to alter fate. New cause and effect have appeared. Every choice you make now will yield different results, and the results can be obtained in advance but must be repaid later, with interest!]
[Cause One: Join Jiuyang Mountain for cultivation.]
[Effect One: After cultivating with the divine stone at Jiuyang Mountain, you will successfully break through to the Martial Emperor Realm. However, you will be drained of blood and vitality by the demon sealed within the divine stone and die, unleashing the demon and causing the destruction of the entire Great Qing Empire!]
[Cause Two: Join the Heavenly Martial Sect for cultivation.]
[Effect Two: The Heavenly Martial Sect provides abundant resources, and you will quickly reach the Martial Emperor Realm. However, when breaking through, the Supreme Sect Master will secretly ambush you, refine you into a human pill, and possess your body, causing your death!]
[Cause Three: Join Jishang Academy for cultivation.]
[Effect Three: After entering Jishang Academy, you will struggle to comprehend Zhang Huaiyu’s spiritual-grade cultivation method. Meanwhile, a new disciple with lesser talent will grasp a trace of its true meaning, making you the laughingstock of the Academy. In anger, you will abstain from eating and drinking, sitting in Kuzhou Pavilion day and night to comprehend the method. Finally, with the help of the jade bottle, you will succeed after two and a half years, breaking through to the 1st stage Martial Emperor Realm. When you leave Kuzhou Pavilion, you will find that the Great Qing Empire has already been destroyed by demons. You survived only because Zhang Shouzheng sacrificed his life to seal Kuzhou Pavilion, giving you the chance to fully comprehend the spiritual-grade cultivation method and preserve a spark for Jishang Academy!]
[Please make your choice. Choose a cause and you will immediately gain the corresponding effect, obtaining cultivation, insights, and memories, but you must repay it later with added consequences!]
“I choose the third cause and effect!” Li Feng made his decision without hesitation. He hadn’t expected that Zhang Shouzheng would sacrifice his life to protect him.
[You chose Cause Three and obtained Effect Three. Your cultivation breaks through to the 1st stage Martial Emperor Realm. You gain insight into the spiritual-grade cultivation method of Jishang Academy and memories of three years spent during the cause and effect!]
[You sat silently in Kuzhou Pavilion for two and a half years before attaining the opportunity. To repay the karma, you must remain in Jishang Academy for five years. Reversing cause and effect can be reopened after fulfilling the stay requirement. Days remaining at Jishang Academy: 0/1825.]
As the words appeared before his eyes, the vast inner energy in Li Feng’s body, already condensed into liquid, compressed and refined ten thousand times over, forming a golden inner energy core suspended in his dantian. Every movement of his now carried the power to split mountains and rivers!
The Martial Emperor Realm was the pinnacle of combat strength in the Great Qing Empire. The number of individuals with such cultivation could be counted on two hands. Li Feng had now ascended in one leap to become a true major figure of the Great Qing Empire, qualified to establish his own sect or found a noble family that would instantly rise to prominence in the imperial capital. The source of this chapter is novelping.com.
Yet Li Feng remained calm and composed. Judging by the cause and effect that it took two and a half years to comprehend a single spiritual-grade method, his talent was not the highest in the world.
Moreover, the demon sealed within Jiuyang Mountain’s divine stone was powerful enough to kill even a Martial Venerable like Zhang Shouzheng. If that threat wasn’t eliminated, reaching the Martial Venerable Realm would be meaningless.
A few days later, Li Feng saw Liu Ruyue off as she left for cultivation at Celestial Jade Sect. Recently, Liu Ruyue’s demeanor had grown colder, and even the way she looked at Li Feng felt increasingly unfamiliar. If not for her continuing to train daily with him using the technique given by the Jiuyang Mountain Master, Li Feng would have suspected she had been replaced by someone else.
“Husband, I’m going to Celestial Jade Sect to cultivate. I won’t leave the mountain unless I reach the Martial Venerable Realm. If you miss me, you can visit me anytime,” Liu Ruyue said softly beside Li Feng’s ear, reluctant to let go.
“Alright. Take good care of yourself,” Li Feng smiled and waved as he watched her soar away like a celestial maiden.
In the air, Liu Ruyue glanced back at every third step, while a cold, sharp voice echoed in her mind, “Stop looking. Your husband is extraordinary. If you don’t train hard, you’ll die before him. Living on while he is gone would be the greatest suffering. You wouldn’t want to cause him grief, would you?”
“Am I really the reincarnation of Celestial Jade Sect’s ancestor? And who are you?” Liu Ruyue murmured softly.
“I am you, and you are me!” Her eyes sharpened as she coldly replied to herself.
“With the preparations I’ve made, you will have a chance to break through to the Martial Emperor Realm. By then, your husband will also have to rely on you,” the voice continued.
Hearing these words, a faint smile curved Liu Ruyue’s lips.
All this time, she had been the one receiving help from Li Feng. If there was a chance to repay him, that would be wonderful.
On the other side, the aloof female instructor of Jishang Academy, Lin Mumu, bowed respectfully to Li Feng, “Young Master Li, may we depart for Jishang Academy now?”
If the students of Jishang Academy saw this, their jaws would drop. Lin Mumu was famously cold and indifferent to men, rumored to suffer from androphobia, an incurable condition.
Yet here she was, smiling almost obsequiously at Li Feng, entirely different from her usual demeanor. It seemed that if Li Feng crooked his finger, she would willingly offer herself.
Li Feng found it ironic. If he had followed the first path of cause and effect, he would have already been killed by this woman under some pretense. How could she now treat him with such flattery?
“Master, let’s go first. He’s only a Martial King Realm expert. He can easily catch up,” Liu Ruyan said sarcastically.
Lin Mumu was her master, yet she now thickened her skin to consult a new disciple’s opinion, which made Liu Ruyan uncomfortable.
They were all students of Jishang Academy. Why should Li Feng be treated so specially?
Moreover, Li Feng had once been the live-in son-in-law she looked down upon. When had she ever needed to consult his opinion?
“Pa!”
Lin Mumu slapped Liu Ruyan across the face, her expression darkening as she reprimanded, “Shut up! Young Master Li is Elder Zhang’s personal disciple. From now on, you must respect him even more than you respect me. Otherwise, you can forget about entering Jishang Academy!” Read this novel at g.com for the best experience.
“I… I understand.”
Caught off guard by the slap, Liu Ruyan wanted to retort but quickly backed down upon seeing Lin Mumu’s stern gaze, nodding obediently.
“Apologize to Young Master Li immediately!” Lin Mumu coldly ordered.
Liu Ruyan clenched her fists, her face flushed with humiliation. She lowered her head and muttered, “Young… Young Master Li, I’m sorry…”
“I didn’t hear it,” Li Feng said flatly, looking elsewhere, completely ignoring her.
Since he finally had a chance to let this contemptible woman taste humiliation, he didn’t mind deepening her shame.
“Louder! Did you skip your meals?” Lin Mumu feared upsetting Li Feng and suffering collateral damage, so she shouted sternly at Liu Ruyan again.
“Young Master Li, I’m sorry!!”
Liu Ruyan raised her head and shouted sharply, overwhelmed by shame.
Her shout attracted the attention of people in Luoxing City, who began pointing and whispering.
“Tsk tsk, look at Liu Ruyan. Where’s the dignity of the number one genius of Luoxing City? She’s like a dog before Li Feng.”
“Serves her right. She asked for it, trying to humiliate Li Feng with a public annulment. Now she gets a taste of being humiliated herself.”
“She’s the most foolish person under the heavens. She handed over such a perfect husband to her sister. She’ll spend the rest of her life regretting it.”
“…”
Hearing the mocking laughter around her, Liu Ruyan’s face contorted even more.
Inwardly, she swore to herself that once she entered Jishang Academy, she would cultivate diligently.
They were all students of Jishang Academy — she refused to believe she couldn’t match Li Feng. Talent was just an excuse. If she worked hard enough, she could catch up and one day avenge today’s humiliation!
Li Feng could break through twelve realms in a single day. She, Liu Ruyan, could do it too!