Is the cultivation world now only populated by demonesses?

Chapter 15. The Courtesan's Yin-Yang Path

Su Luoqiu was horrified.

That ancestor had long since severed ties with their Liuli Dynasty. It was only because Su Luoqiu was lucky that she happened to catch that person's eye that she was able to help out at the noodle shop.

Our ancestors repeatedly instructed us to be respectful when he came.

The only thing that could make the ancestor look so serious in front of this fair-skinned young man with rosy lips and white teeth is probably an old monster that crawled out of some graveyard.

Lu Changyuan had no idea what Su Luoqiu was thinking, but he asked, "What is the situation in the city now? How come it is threatening your life as a prince? And what is the Heaven-Mending Pill all about?"

Su Luoqiu said, "I don't know anything about the Heaven-Mending Pill either. It's like this rumor suddenly appeared, and then everyone came to Yujing. As far as I know, there are now more than fifty sects of all sizes in the city, and nearly five of the Nine Gates and Twelve Palaces have come. It's still barely stable now because the Heaven-Mending Pill hasn't been released yet. Once the pill is released, the entire imperial city will be in chaos."

"So even if everyone is in chaos because of the Heaven-Mending Pill, as long as you don't get involved, it probably won't concern you."

After all, he is the fourth prince. If he didn't get involved, no one would have wanted to kill him.

Su Luoqiu sighed: "That's how it was supposed to be, but Mr. Lu, my father passed away a few days ago."

The emperor is dead!?
"He has passed away. Due to the urgency of the situation, his death has been kept secret. Currently, several senior officials are in charge of the court."

Lu Changyuan frowned and asked, "Where is the Crown Prince?"

Su Luoqiu gave a wry smile: "That's the problem. My elder brother is not in court. He went on a southern tour before the rumors about the Heaven-Mending Pill came out. Judging by the days, it will be another half month before he returns to Shangyujing."

The crown prince was not in court.

The emperor has passed away.

Just then, rumors of the Heaven-Mending Pill surfaced.

The whole thing had a strange, eerie feel to it.

Su Luoqiu's expression was solemn: "What worries me even more is that a few days ago, some cultivators from the Blood Demon Palace went to my second brother's house."

Blood Demon Palace.

Lu Changyuan suddenly spoke up: "Does your second brother know that the emperor has passed away?"

"They probably don't know. Only three senior officials in the court know about this. But my father's health has been poor in recent years, and he has been relying on the Imperial Preceptor to concoct medicines to keep him going. He hasn't attended court for several days in a row, so my second brother probably has some suspicions."

Only three senior officials knew? Then how did you know your father was gone?

How did you know that the cultivators from the Blood Demon Palace went to your second brother's house?
You're not simple either, kid.

Lu Changyuan looked Su Luoqiu up and down: "The only rumor about the Heaven-Mending Pill is that it was left to your ancestors by the Taoist of Chang'an?"

"Not only that, but it is also rumored that the elixir is at the bottom of this Lake of Lingering Love."

No wonder so many people are coming to Liuqing Lake. It seems that this lantern festival is just a last resort for those old ministers to cover up the commotion at Liuqing Lake.

boom!
A sharp crack interrupted their conversation.

Brilliant fireworks went up into the sky.

Suddenly, a burst of noise came from not far away. Su Luoqiu said, "Then let's watch the song and dance first. Mr. Lu, the courtesan should be coming soon. I'm very curious too. I heard that the courtesan is as beautiful as a peach blossom. Several young masters from the capital city have seen her once and couldn't even eat."

Can any courtesan be as beautiful as this fallen fairy beside me?
Lu Changyuan asked in confusion, "You've never seen her either? Isn't that courtesan from the capital?"

Su Luoqiu shook her head: "I've never seen her. That courtesan suddenly appeared in Shangyujing a month ago. She's probably after the pills too. The ancestor told me to stay away from her."

Xia Lianxue suddenly interjected: "Are they from the Hehuan Sect? Only the Hehuan Sect has such demonic magic that it makes people lose their appetite and sleep after just one meeting."

Lu Changyuan chuckled, as if he had just thought of something: "There are Hehuan Sects now?"

This sect is quite sinister. The people in this sect never hide their intention to drain people dry. They are blatant demons, yet people keep falling for their tricks.

Later, when Lu Changyuan was dealing with the demonic cultivators, he beat up the Hehuan Sect, and they behaved themselves.

The sect leader that Lu Changyuan knew had regulated his behavior, only absorbing cultivation power and not killing. Not only that, but his methods had also changed. In the past, he would absorb directly, but later he would first cultivate a relationship with you and then absorb your power.

That way it's consensual, and the Taoist priest of Chang'an can't interfere.

Logically, this should be a good thing, but in the end, even more honest cultivators died tragically because of those cunning and manipulative men and women from the Hehuan Sect.

Lu Changyuan was also puzzled. It was said that those honest men couldn't get what they wanted from the scheming women of the Hehuan Sect, and were then corrupted by lust, eventually dying under the heavenly tribulation.

In this world, there are actually people who believe that someone from the Hehuan Sect can be truly sincere towards you.

“They still do it now, but in recent years they seem to prefer the method of dual cultivation.” Xia Lianxue gathered her hair and tightened her white dress. “One of my junior sisters was bewitched by a male cultivator from the Hehuan Sect and betrayed the sect.”

With the fairy's gentle words.

Another firework burst into the sky, and with the help of the exploding light, Lu Changyuan could clearly see a graceful figure dancing on the painted boat in the middle of the lake.

Silk and satin, like a dream.

A song of dancing phoenixes and singing luan birds.

But then the courtesan softly sang:
Plum wine.

Taohuawu.

White-robed ministers and distinguished guests sat together.

The lanterns illuminate the night as the banquet draws to a close.

Several times, true feelings were separated.

Wrong, wrong, wrong.

Under the lights, the courtesan in her red dress danced to the sound of the pipa beside her, like ripples on a lake in the breeze.

She is pretty, but unfortunately not as good as the well-behaved fairy beside her, especially in terms of figure, which is far inferior to Xia Lianxue's.

Lu Changyuan exclaimed in surprise, "Fairy, look, is he a man or a woman?"

Xia Lianxue turned her head to look at Lu Changyuan: "Judging from that figure, she is naturally a woman."

"If he resembles a man but is female, and he resembles a woman but is male, then he is a man."

Su Luoqiu stared at the figure with fascination, then gasped in shock at the words, dropping her chopsticks to the table: "Mr. Lu, what did you say?"

Lu Changyuan looked at Su Luoqiu with a mocking expression: "That's a man."

Su Luoqiu screamed shrilly: "A man? How is that possible? How could it possibly be a man?"

Xia Lianxue seemed to have thought of something and frowned as well: "Does Young Master mean the Yin-Yang Dao?"

Lu Changyuan took a sip of tea to moisten his throat: "Yes, the Yin-Yang Dao. In this day and age, there are still people who take the unorthodox path of cultivating the Yin-Yang Dao. Their courage is commendable. Moreover, I think he seems to have already touched the threshold of the fifth realm. His dance can even disrupt Yin and Yang. Look, Yin and Yang energies are flowing around him."

The two energies of Yin and Yang are constantly generating each other, each containing the other, and when they combine into one, it is the cycle of reincarnation.

This is undoubtedly the Great Way.

However, it belongs to a very sinister path.

Of those who cultivate this path, nine out of ten die, and the other one goes mad.

Generally speaking, this is a forbidden path.

Lu Changyuan explained slowly, "The last person to cultivate this path and enter the seventh realm was a cultivator with both male and female souls in one body. He was born without a sex. If you don't have this talent, you can only practice step by step."

Su Luoqiu struggled to open her eyes again: "What do you mean by practicing step by step?"

Xia Lianxue gently raised her hand and warmed another cup of tea for Lu Changyuan: "It is said that if a woman cultivates this path, she must cultivate herself into a man, and if a man cultivates himself into a woman."

Lu Changyuan chuckled: "The wonder of this path lies in the fact that as one cultivates, it is easy for the cultivator to forget their own gender. But if one truly forgets, then the path will be destroyed and the person will die. This contradiction of wanting to cultivate yet not being able to fully identify with one's own path is the essence of the Yin-Yang Dao."

It is known that the road is far away.

No one has mastered this path for at least 1,500 years.

I met one today.

The cultivation world is indeed diverse, with people cultivating everything.

(End of this chapter)