A life of leisure is worse than a life of flowers and splendour

Over the past year, my cousin has made rapid progress and has successfully established his foundation. My second aunt and my cousin have both reached the fifth level of Qi Refining. My second aunt originally broke through a little later than my cousin, but after almost a month, she is already showing signs of surpassing my cousin and is poised to break through to the sixth level. It is said that the two guards with spiritual roots have successfully drawn Qi into their bodies.

Once in the desert, they couldn't take the spaceship anymore and had to rely on their own legs. Du Shuangshuang thought it would be difficult to eat at that time. The desert was desolate. Not only was flying prohibited, but there was no spiritual energy either. If they encountered an ambush, it would be very difficult. It was also very hot, and finding water would be difficult. Fortunately, she had stockpiled a lot in advance, and there were many spiritual fruits in the space. She made spiritual meat soup and juice, which not only satisfied her appetite but also replenished her spiritual energy and water. It was simply wonderful.

Just as he was about to discuss it with everyone, it turned out they'd already prepared everything: food and drinks. Second Uncle had even prepared a generous amount of spiritual honey and prepared a spiritual honey water. They'd prepared plenty of everything, and of course, Du Shuangshuang got a portion. Chu Yue, who arrived later, didn't get any, either out of surprise or on purpose. Second Uncle Du had considered it, but the old man disagreed. "Why give it to someone surnamed Chu? He's not even one of us." His pampered granddaughter had gone to that old man, and the thought of his advanced age made the old man upset. He wondered if he was even older than himself, so he even asked someone to find out Chu Yue's age. It would have been fine if he hadn't asked, but the truth was, the old man was even more upset. He had looked youthful, but finding out his true age—though not his own, he was 46, significantly older than his own son. Honestly, in the mortal world, he'd be old enough to be Du Shuangshuang's grandfather. He was so angry he couldn't sleep for days.

Although Second Aunt Du also felt that he was a bit old, it didn't seem that old in the world of immortal cultivation. However, she also stopped him and said, "How can a woman be so eager to give gifts? It will make people look down on our Shuang'er. Besides, we don't know what will happen in the future. Let's see how the situation develops. If the two of them really get married in the future, I can't let him starve or suffer any loss for the sake of my niece."

Du Shuangshuang received two Qiankun Jade Boxes filled with various pies, buns, and snacks. Several Qiankun Gourds were labeled: one for Double Feather Chicken Soup, one for Spiritual Lamb Bone and Meat Soup, and two for Spiritual Honey Water. Perhaps because the desert was too hot, the Spiritual Honey Water was more suitable, so they prepared more. Speaking of which, fruit juice was also suitable.

Du Shuangshuang wanted to prepare some juice. She chose the red fruit, the green heart fruit, and the jade fragrance fruit. These were particularly suitable for making juice, and the red fruit had healing and blood-tonifying properties. No one prepared a full gourd of each, but everyone worked together and quickly finished. Rather than juice, it was more like a pulp, using spiritual energy to shatter the flesh. Since these were juicy spiritual fruits, the pulp would leak out when the peel was broken. She also took out a few milk jade ice fruits and gave two to each person. She had previously given Grandpa a separate storage bag of items, mainly containing mild spiritual energy items that mortals could consume in small amounts.

There were soup, honey water, and fruit juice. Everyone had plenty of water, so it was enough.

Du Shuangshuang then brought out the Cottonhorn and the Swift Rabbit. The Cottonhorn's meat was delicate and tender, a delicacy in the world of immortal cultivation. The Swift Rabbit was a common demon beast used as spiritual food, and it was also delicious. It could be roasted, stewed, or braised. In short, it was delicious no matter how it was cooked, stir-fried, or deep-fried.

The Cottonhorn was quite large, almost the size of a horse, so it would last a long time. A Swift Rabbit was also about the size of a mortal pony. Two Swift Rabbits plus a Cottonhorn. It was a good idea to prepare more, thinking that even if she went to the Immortal Realm, she could still eat it whenever she wanted. Du Shuangshuang also braised a Baixiang pig.

Baixiang pigs are raised on a diet of all kinds of grass. Their meat is chewy and particularly fragrant, making them very suitable for braising.

Then all kinds of delicious food recipes came up, frying, stir-frying, deep-frying, in short, whatever you can think of, just do it. Everyone works together to make ready-made food. Just make some of whatever you have, and save it for later if you can't finish it.

The prepared food was divided among everyone. Du Shuangshuang gave all the mortal food she had previously stored to the old man. Mortals couldn't eat too much of spiritual things, so mortal food was necessary. The guards also needed it, but Du Shuangshuang had prepared enough for everyone when she bought it, enough to last them for several years, and she would also provide them with some spiritual food on a regular basis. This was especially true for the two guards who had begun practicing, as they had basically only eaten spiritual food since they began their training.

Chu Yue was busy running around, and he got along well with everyone these days. The old man also liked him more and more. However, whenever he left the room, Chu Yue still asked Du Shuangshuang to change back to her inconspicuous appearance. However, Du Shuangshuang had not planned to show her true appearance to anyone. After all, all the cultivators of the Du family changed their appearances, so she had to follow the crowd.

Two days later, the words echoed repeatedly on the spaceship: "Everyone, get ready. Our spaceship will land in the desert in one day. Everyone, get ready in advance."

The next day, the spaceship finally landed gently on Earth. Everyone disembarked and stepped onto the barren land. The boundary between the desert and ordinary land was clear, and Du Shuangshuang couldn't help but marvel at the wonders of nature. It was like the boundary between the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea she had once seen: even though they were within the same body of water, the boundary was so clearly defined.

Chu Yue and Du Shuangshuang also walked out of the cabin together, standing side by side like a close couple. Seeing this, Yunshang Zhenren couldn't help but laugh: "Haha, Junior Brother Chu! It's been a long time since we last met!" She said, teasing Chu Yue. Chu Yue's face flushed slightly after hearing this, but her heart felt very sweet. Du Shuangshuang should have been shy, but she wasn't. Maybe she really didn't have the nerve, so she could only lower her head silently.

At this time, the Kunlun Sect's spaceship also landed, and the people on board also disembarked. The leaders of the two factions exchanged greetings and chatted for a few minutes before preparing to depart. The Dao Sect did not intend to wait for the other sects any longer. After all, they knew their own sect's strengths. There were also two people with water spiritual roots mixed in with the crowd. Although the sect had sent them jade pendants to conceal their physical conditions early on, if they started a plan, as they had done before, it would still be exposed.

Su Yichen got off the spaceship and ran towards Dao Zong, looking for the person he had been thinking about. He had lost a lot of weight, almost to the point of being unrecognizable. His ancestor, Luo Bing Zhenjun, saw it but did not stop him. She had tried to stop him the last time. But the child had obviously lost his energy and spirit, and if she continued to stop him, he might not survive. It was not that she did not regret it. She had also made a special trip to Dao Zong to inquire. She was sure that the person was fine, but she could not find out anything else. What happened was self-evident, but she did not know if the two of them would have a chance to rekindle their relationship. After all, someone had contacted their own junior at the time. Looking at that kid, as long as the person was alive, he would definitely not mind. She just didn't know what the girl's attitude was. She was definitely disappointed, but as long as there was a chance, it would be fine.

Seeing Su Yichen, Du Shuangshuang didn't know how to react. She had done what she could and could only say that they were not destined to be together. As for any hatred or resentment, Du Shuangshuang didn't have any, especially since the person who detoxified her was Chu Yue. And no matter who it was, it had nothing to do with Su Yichen, and Du Shuangshuang would never vent her anger on him. Seeing Su Yichen so thin, Du Shuangshuang was still quite surprised.

"Shuang'er, are you okay?" When he said this, tears were in his eyes and his voice trembled a little.

"I'm fine, but why are you like this?" Du Shuangshuang sighed inwardly. He had thought he would be sad, but he didn't expect it to turn out like this. It was really too unexpected. In fact, the two of them had met only a few times before and after, and they had only spent some time together in the secret realm. Maybe it was because he had worked hard in the past, so he grew up with luxury and smooth sailing since childhood, and suddenly encountered setbacks that made him like this, but who can have everything they want in their life? If it were Du Wushuang's life, he might have committed suicide by banging his head against the wall long ago. Thinking of this, Du Shuangshuang's sympathy also decreased a little.

"I'm sorry, I'm sad." She was already sobbing as she spoke, and wanted to go forward to pull Du Shuangshuang, but Chu Yue, who was standing by, blocked Du Shuangshuang in advance. As soon as Su Yichen uttered the first word "Shuang'er", Chu Yue's nerves tensed up, and he stared at the newcomer with wide eyes.

"You, who are you?"

"I am his Taoist partner!" Chu Yue declared his sovereignty in a resounding voice.

"You, how could you? What gives you the right? Shuang'er promised me that she would consider me first when choosing a Taoist partner. Shuang'er, tell me this is not true."

"Don't be like this. I have never blamed you, and you don't have to be sad. What happened was indeed an accident, and he is my Taoist partner now." Everyone knew what had happened, and Du Shuangshuang confirmed Chu Yue's identity.

"Impossible. What right does he have? Did he force you?" Su Yichen's expression turned from disbelief to hoarseness. If Du Shuangshuang nodded, he would get her back no matter what and protect her.

"No." Du Shuangshuang broke his fantasy.

"Why? Why? Wuuwuwu...Ah...Poof!" Su Yichen cried out in tears, spat out a mouthful of blood, and collapsed to the ground. We knew each other first, we were destined to meet, from the mortal realm to the realm of immortality, and he loved her so much, so why did she end up with someone else? Su Yichen couldn't figure it out until he lost consciousness.

Du Shuangshuang sighed. Su Yichen was actually quite good, but his family had hindered their relationship, both in the mortal world and in the immortal realm. Fate was so strange; no one would wait forever. It was just a matter of chance that they missed each other.

When Master Luo Bing saw the person fainted, he quickly ran over and took the person away. Before leaving, he glanced at Du Shuangshuang and silently complained in his heart, "This person doesn't look that good. What happened? How could she have been drugged by a deadly aphrodisiac?"

When she first heard the junior's explanation, she'd assumed he was just okay, a person with no foundation in the mortal realm, possessing dual spiritual roots. Seeing his talent and her support, she thought he was scheming against him, seeking to cling to his power. Now it seemed he'd truly lost his vital yin, and even had the protection of a highly prized disciple of the Dao Sect's leader. It was obvious that he'd concocted the antidote. A sudden epiphany struck True Lord Luo Bing. Could it be...? She didn't dare think any further. Any more would leave a flaw in her Daoist heart. What a hasty decision she'd made. Looking at the half-dead figure in her arms, her torment deepened.