System: After the fortune telling, my cultivation level skyrocketed.

"You, you're still mocking me, boohoo." Qing Tian Yu'er said unhappily, "You're the first rogue cultivator of the same realm I've met since I started traveling."

"Oh, I see. Then it's alright." Chen Xuan was relieved and understood what had happened.

"You don't think all rogue cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Realm have my strength, do you?" Chen Xuan asked, looking at Qing Tian Yu'er.

"Otherwise what? Isn't that right?" Qing Tian Yu'er looked at Chen Xuan, seeking an explanation.

"What are you thinking about?" Chen Xuan said with a helpless smile. "Judging from the strength you've shown, you can indeed sweep through the ranks of cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Realm. I'm just an exception."

"Huh?" Upon hearing Chen Xuan's words, Qing Tian Yu'er instantly snapped out of her feelings of being deceived and feeling incredibly lost and depressed.

"Really?"

Chen Xuan nodded and smiled, "Of course it's true. With your trump cards, you can sweep across the entire territory of Bifu."

Qing Tian Yu'er looked at Chen Xuan's face, then thought for a moment and said, "And what about you?"

"Me?" Chen Xuan scratched his head, but finally gave a compromise answer, "I am invincible among those of the same realm."

In reality, Chen Xuan is far more than just invincible within the same realm of the Foundation Establishment stage. Considering his current strength at the Ultimate Foundation Establishment stage, his comprehension of the Great Dao of the Sword, and his mastery of other multiple ordinary Daos, it's not just fair to say he's invincible within the Foundation Establishment stage; he could even be considered invincible within the Myriad Manifestations stage. Even among Nascent Soul Daoists, only those top-tier monstrous geniuses could suppress Chen Xuan by surpassing him by two realms, and even then, they couldn't kill him. This is the heaven-defying nature of the Ultimate Dao cultivation system.

Ignoring the stunned Qing Tianyu'er, Chen Xuan laughed and said, "You are unbeatable against someone of the same realm, so your loss is not unjust. You are already very strong."

"You, you big bad guy, how could you, how could you be invincible in the Foundation Establishment Realm?" After actual verification, Qing Tian Yu'er had no choice but to believe that this was the truth.

"I'm like this..." Chen Xuan was displeased by this tone and subtly pinched the girl's waist. Qing Tian Yu'er frowned, her waist aching, but she didn't retaliate. She bit Chen Xuan's shoulder hard, almost making him curse. Immediately, two rows of teeth marks appeared on Chen Xuan's shoulder skin. Because the girl possessed the Crimson Bright Demon Body, her body contained divine power, and this bite had a force of ten thousand jin, directly breaking through Chen Xuan's physical defenses.

Seeing the blood seeping from the teeth marks, Qing Tian Yu'er felt a pang of heartache. "Hmph, this isn't revenge, I just wanted to leave a mark on you. Don't hit me, if you dare hit me, I'll... I'll cry..."

Chen Xuan gasped in pain, and pinched his fingers in front of Qing Tianyu'er, "Fine, I forgive you, after all, you were born in the Year of the Dog."

Hearing this, Qing Tian Yu'er was furious and immediately looked for a suitable place to bite again. Chen Xuan quickly put the girl down; he didn't want to endure that immense biting force again.

"I've spent enough time with you, I need to go back to my secluded cultivation." Several hours passed in the blink of an eye, and Chen Xuan in white didn't want to delay his cultivation. He still wanted to use the corpse of the ancient witch Yun Yao to temper his Dao heart time and time again.

"You big bad guy, no, stay with me a little longer, okay?" When she learned that Chen Xuan was going back to seclusion, Qing Tian Yu'er was no longer angry. She looked reluctant and wrapped her arms around Chen Xuan's neck, refusing to let go.

“In that little world, I’ve never interacted with people my own age from childhood to adulthood. The Grandpas were very strict with me. Now that they’re dead, I feel so lonely. I’ve never felt this kind of loneliness before.”

Large tribes, especially those of feudal lords like Qing Tianhou, have strict etiquette for their direct descendants. Qing Tianyu'er naturally couldn't play with the native boys of that small world, and therefore had no childhood memories whatsoever. The loneliness felt by Elder Sang and the others who died protecting Qing Tianyu'er was unavoidable.

Chen Xuan remained silent upon hearing this, only gently patting Qing Tian Yu'er's back to comfort her. In truth, Qing Tian Yu'er at this stage was the easiest to win over. Let alone the handsome and charismatic Chen Xuan, even a young man inferior to Chen Xuan in every way could easily capture her heart with a little effort. Fortunately, Chen Xuan wasn't the type to take advantage of someone in a vulnerable state.

“Cultivators live for hundreds or even tens of thousands of years. They can’t always have someone with them, not even their parents,” Chen Xuan said gently. “From the day you were born into the direct line of the Qingtian Clan, if you cannot achieve anything in the path of immortality, let alone loneliness and deception, you will have trouble even with basic freedom, let alone choosing a Daoist partner you like and staying together forever.”

Chen Xuan said, “Your Qingtian clan has such a large population, and many of your direct descendants lack the aptitude for immortality. If you don’t need them, that’s fine; they can find someone they like to marry in peace. But if the clan needs them, then the beautiful women of your direct descendants will surely become objects for marriage alliances with other clans, making the clan even stronger.”

Qing Tian Yu'er was startled upon hearing this, as these were secrets she had never heard of before. But as she grew older, she also understood that with millions of people in such a large tribe to feed, it was common for those in power to use their influence to make deals, exchange benefits and resources, or even establish cooperation through tribal marriages.

"Mm," Qing Tianyu responded after her emotions had calmed down.

"Therefore, only by constantly becoming stronger and breaking through your own limits can you have the power to control the things and people you like; otherwise, it's all just empty talk."

"I think I understand." Qing Tian Yu'er looked closely at Chen Xuan and nodded with utmost seriousness. "You big bad guy, if one day..."

Chen Xuan didn't want to listen and interrupted directly, "When the time comes, we'll see what fate has in store."

"Hmph, wood!"

Qing Tianyuer broke free and landed on the ground, angrily waving her hand to retrieve the dragon scale whip that had fallen to the ground. "I'm going to cultivate, hmph."

Chen Xuan smiled helplessly and nodded, also wanting to return to his residence immediately to study the mysteries of Yun Yao's corpse.

"Here, this is for you. Consider it your guidance on the Dao Heart this time, and also repayment for the innate source liquid you consumed for me?" Just as Chen Xuan was about to turn around and return to his residence, Qing Tian Yu'er waved her hand, and a crimson book of unknown material flew to his side.

Chen Xuan waved and caught it in confusion, but when he saw the five ancient pictographic characters on the cover, he was immediately shocked, then overjoyed. "The upper part of the 'Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map'?"

"Yes, it seems you also yearn for the path of divine and demonic body refinement. Consider this a small token of my appreciation?" Qing Tian Yu'er then revealed this method, her expression suggesting she felt no pressure whatsoever.

How intelligent is Qing Tian Yu'er?

Seeing Chen Xuan's complicated expression, he understood and rolled his eyes as he explained, "The upper part of the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map is widely disseminated and the easiest to obtain. Generally, any tribe with a little bit of resources can get it, so there is no such thing as it being kept secret."

"Huh? There's such a thing?" Chen Xuan was excited, but also felt shocked.

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Thank you to all my family members for your tremendous support during this time. Thank you for being there for me.