The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

Chapter 1073: Difficult love

Shui Wuhen, remaining steadfast in her convictions, noticed the change in the scene before her and realized that she was still in the Boundless Secret Realm.

This Boundless Realm is truly powerful; he hadn't even realized he was in an illusion.

Shui Wuhen stood still, waiting until his emotions had completely calmed down before continuing forward. Only by being completely calm could he obtain what he wanted in this Boundless Secret Realm.

In Ling Xiao's world, he and Xiao Han continued to live a life of poverty and hardship in that small county town.

The two frequently argued over various trivial matters.

Ling Xiao sometimes wanted to back down and not argue with Xiao Han, but he also felt very wronged. He, a genius god emperor, had fallen to this state, becoming a poor scholar, destitute and impoverished.

Living here, with all his pride and self-esteem trampled underfoot, he felt wronged and miserable.

He wanted to take the imperial examination and use his academic achievements to change everything.

But he didn't even have the money to take the exam, and his life seemed to be stuck in a vicious cycle.

Just then, Xiao Han's parents arrived.

Father Xiao tossed him a bag of silver, saying, "If you have any ambition or conscience left, let my daughter go. Take this silver to take the imperial examination. My Xiao family has done more than enough for you."

Xiao's mother also said, "If you could support my daughter, we parents would accept it, but look at the kind of life you're living now?"

Ling Xiao stood in the dilapidated courtyard, unable to utter a single word.

He looked at Xiao Han, who had her head down.

Only then did he realize that Xiao Han had indeed changed a lot since he was with her.

She is now wearing the roughest, cheapest clothes, and all the jewelry on her head and body has been sold.

Her hands were no longer fair and delicate; they had become rough and dark red from the torment of hard work.

Ling Xiao could no longer utter any words to stop her from leaving.

After Xiao Han and her parents left, Ling Xiao also began his journey to take the imperial examinations.

Although his love life was ravaged by reality, his path to fame and success was exceptionally smooth.

After he achieved the highest rank in the imperial examination and was granted an official position, he immediately rushed back to the Xiao family in high spirits.

It was still that same deep mansion, but in the main hall, besides Xiao's parents, there were also Xiao Han and Shui Wuhen.

"Hanhan, I passed the imperial examination with top honors and I'm now an official. If you follow me, you'll never suffer again."

Ling Xiao rushed up to Xiao Han and said excitedly.

Xiao Han moved closer to Shui Wuhen, her eyes darting away.

Shui Wuhen stood in front of Xiao Han, a hint of smugness in his voice: "You're too late. Xiao Han is already married to me. You and she are not meant to be."

Ling Xiao froze for a moment, then roared, "No, I disagree! Hanhan is mine, she should be my wife."

Shui Wuhen said calmly, "You two were never meant to be; everything you did was forced upon you."

Ling Xiao felt overwhelmed by grievance and anger.

No, he was unwilling to accept this outcome.

In the realm of gods, he was the youngest God Emperor. In this mortal world, he was also the top scholar. Why couldn't he win Xiao Han's heart?

Feeling that fate was unfair and on the verge of exploding, Ling Xiao's blood surged within him. As the scene before him changed, he suddenly realized that everything that had just happened was an illusion.

This is the Boundless Secret Realm; he's just here to gain some experience.

Thinking of the experience, Ling Xiao was suddenly startled again.

No, he can't stay in the secret realm any longer. He has to take advantage of this moment when he's still clear-headed and leave the secret realm as soon as possible.

As a God Emperor, it would be quite easy for him to leave the secret realm on his own initiative.

When he finally stood outside the Boundless Realm and recalled everything in the illusion, Ling Xiao still felt a sense of loss.

He didn't feel that the arguments and emotional estrangement between the two people caused by their impoverished lives in the illusion were anything to be disheartened about.

Those are all fake.

In reality, he is a god-emperor. He has the ability to help Xiao Han improve her cultivation and to provide her with a wealthy and happy life.

There is no comparison between the two!

Xiao Han didn't expect that even the Boundless Secret Realm couldn't break Ling Xiao's love tribulation.

When she was teleported out of the Boundless Secret Realm and saw Ling Xiao appear in surprise, looking at her with tender eyes, she knew that she had been too naive.

Thinking about it, it makes sense. A god-emperor's love tribulation is not something that can be overcome so easily.

If it weren't for her own low cultivation level, Xiao Han would be happy to play the role of a scumbag woman and let him taste the bitterness of disillusionment in love.

Unfortunately, her cultivation level was too low. She was afraid that if she really played the role of a scumbag, Ling Xiao would lose control of his emotions and kill her directly.

"Hanhan, what happened to you in the secret realm? Are you alright?"

Ling Xiao longed to hug Xiao Han and relive the sweetness of their early days of elopement.

Unfortunately, he knew that Xiao Han would be very angry if he repeatedly broke the rules in real life.

Reminded by Ling Xiao, Xiao Han suddenly remembered the reward she had received: the Samadhi Divine Wind.

She probed the storage bracelet with her divine sense and saw that there was indeed a golden bowl inside, and half of the bowl contained pale golden sand. She was completely stunned.

So, are all those treasures in that warehouse genuine?

Xiao Han recounted her experiences in the Boundless Secret Realm to Ling Xiao, and finally expressed her doubts. She also took out the Samadhi Divine Wind Treasure and showed it to Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao examined the yellow sand in the golden bowl and praised, "This treasure is truly excellent."

After thinking for a moment, he added, "As for the treasures in the warehouse you mentioned, they are definitely fake. The Boundless Secret Realm is full of both real and fake items; that's what makes it so powerful."

If you take the treasures from the storeroom, they will ultimately be nothing but illusions. But the rewards you receive will be real.

Xiao Han immediately burst into laughter.

She obtained a treasure so easily; oh dear, it makes her want to join the shrine.

However, if Shui Wuhen wanted to ascend to the top, she would have to do mandatory mining tasks, and it was said that there would be many more tasks to do later, so she hesitated again.

"Let's go, where else do you want to go?" Ling Xiao asked Xiao Han.

Xiao Han glanced at the entrance to the Boundless Secret Realm and casually said, "I should wait for Shui Wuhen to come out, say hello to him, and then leave."

Ling Xiao felt a pang of sadness as he recalled everything that had happened in the Boundless Secret Realm.

"We've been together for two days already, shouldn't we have said everything we needed to say? Why do we have to say goodbye before leaving?"

Xiao Han frowned at him. "If you have something to do, you can leave first."

Ling Xiao was annoyed. "Do you hate me that much? You're always looking for a chance to get rid of me?"

Xiao Han was genuinely angry. "You're being unreasonable."

Just then, more cultivators were teleported out, including Shui Wuhen.

He saw the two glaring at each other, seemingly arguing, and suddenly became unsure if he had really left the Boundless Secret Realm.

Could everything in the illusion keep repeating itself?