"Yu, you've just awakened a Saint-Grade Constitution—the Reincarnation Sacred Body. Staying in the Ethereal Sect will limit your development. Wouldn't you consider finding a better sect? I'll explain to your other masters, so don't worry about it!"
Liu Xue spoke the truth, her expression serious, though her heart was pounding uncontrollably.
She was in a dilemma, torn between not wanting her disciple to waste such a monstrous cultivation constitution and hoping to hear the words "I won't leave."
Caught between reason and emotion.
Leave? Find a better sect?
What a joke.
He hadn't even properly "repaid" the kindness of his seven masters yet, how could he leave?
Each of them was a heroine!
If he left just like that, wouldn't his system be useless?
As for limiting development, that was nonsense. Leaving would be the real limitation.
As long as he had cultivation points, he didn't need spirit stones or spiritual energy to directly enhance his cultivation.
Cultivation resources were dispensable for him.
They were merely the icing on the cake.
Besides, he remembered in the original story, Ye Xuan had quite a few fortuitous encounters, with resources that were inexhaustible.
As long as he intercepted them, he wouldn't have to worry about resource issues.
So, regarding Liu Xue's question, he didn't need to think about it and could respond directly.
But such a good opportunity to increase favorability couldn't be wasted.
Although Liu Xue's favorability was already maxed out, there was a type of favorability that could be transferred.
As long as Liu Xue conveyed this matter to the other masters, wouldn't the favorability just keep rising?
Thinking of this, he immediately put on a contemplative look.
But after just a moment, his eyes looking at Liu Xue became resolute, and he said with deep affection:
"Xue'er darling, we are already husband and wife. How could I selfishly leave you alone? Moreover, if it weren't for the masters taking me in, I might have long been a corpse in the wilderness. I must repay their kindness!"
As he spoke, he raised a hand again and said, "I swear to the Heavenly Dao, if I ever have thoughts of leaving Xue'er darling and the masters, may my cultivation never progress!"
The Heavenly Dao Oath didn't really affect someone with his low cultivation, but it was a gesture.
Because in the eyes of the strong, the Heavenly Dao was the supreme existence, something all cultivators should revere.
So, very few people would make a Heavenly Dao Oath.
And Lin Yu did this to show Liu Xue his sincerity.
Overcome with emotion, she unconsciously wrapped her arms around Lin Yu's neck and offered...
Feeling the softness on his lips, Lin Yu couldn't hold back any longer. He directly picked her up and leaped to the second floor.
That was where he rested.
What followed was another round of intense battle...
***
Alchemy Peak.
In a small private palace within the Inner Disciple Area.
Ye Xuan slowly woke up from unconsciousness.
He looked around at his surroundings in confusion.
Very familiar!
Wasn't this his cultivation place?
But he clearly remembered being sent flying by a palm from Peak Master Liu Xue, so how did he suddenly end up back here?
"Could it be that Peak Master Liu realized she hit the wrong person and brought me back?"
He whispered with difficulty, a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
"Heh! Stop flattering yourself. She didn't even spare you a glance. I was the one who saved you!"
Just then, a mocking voice filled with sarcasm suddenly came from the void behind him.
The sudden voice was like a thunderclap in Ye Xuan's ear, causing him to freeze for a moment before quickly turning around as if electrocuted.
He saw a phantom-like figure flickering in the void, ghostly and without substance.
The figure was blurry and indistinct, but from the body features and voice, it was clear it was a woman.
"Who... who are you?"
Ye Xuan instinctively took a step back. He had never seen anything like this ghostly figure before.
Although the other claimed to have saved him, he was still scared.
"Me? Don't you remember the small cauldron you picked up as a child? That's my treasure, and my remnant soul was resting inside it. I just woke up and found you getting beaten!"
The phantom didn't mind Ye Xuan's attitude. She was well aware of her current state, and the fact that Ye Xuan didn't run away immediately was a testament to his strong heart.
"You're the Small Cauldron Senior? I always said the small cauldron had a spirit, but the clan leader didn't believe me!"
Ye Xuan exclaimed excitedly upon hearing this.
He had always carried a small cauldron with him since childhood.
Actually, calling it small wasn't entirely accurate, as it could change size according to his will.
He had even used the cauldron as a weapon to smash an enemy with a higher cultivation level than his.
But the cauldron was only useful as a brick, with no other functions.
This was why the clan leader didn't consider it a treasure.
However, Ye Xuan found it handy and always felt it had a certain spirituality.
So, he had kept it with him all along.
He never expected to see the day when the Small Cauldron Senior would emerge, and save his life right away.
The small cauldron was like a family member who had been with him since childhood, and now seeing his childhood belief validated, how could he not be excited?
"They didn't recognize a treasure because they were blind. This small cauldron can help you awaken your King-Grade Hidden Constitution!
Also, don't call me Small Cauldron Senior. My name is Ye Wanqing. Call me sister, understand?"
Ye Wanqing smiled slightly at Ye Xuan's youthful face.
To be honest, she quite admired this young man. Although she often slept in the past, the few times she was awake were during significant moments in his life.
She had witnessed him being targeted by his family, his fiancée being taken by an unknown sect, and finally leaving his family alone to pursue the path of a strong cultivator.
During those times, due to her unstable divine soul, she could only watch.
But now, she had used this boy's strong soul power to mend the flaws in her divine soul, and it was time to help him change his fate.
However, this boy was also quite capable, with a hidden constitution yet to be discovered.
She only needed to guide him to find some spirit herbs and elixirs she had once dismissed, and by brewing them in the cauldron, he could awaken the hidden constitution, the Soul-Devouring Body.
This constitution would not only allow Ye Xuan's cultivation to progress rapidly but also provide some nourishment for her divine soul.
A win-win situation.
"Hidden Constitution?"
Ye Xuan exclaimed in surprise, his eyes filled with uncontrollable joy.
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