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

Chen Xuan smiled and shook his head, "You didn't ask either."

"I, I..." Qing Tian Xiao Lou was speechless for a moment, then laughed, "However, I accept you as my brother-in-law."

“Brother Xiaolou, the Qingtian County Open Ceremony for Accepting Disciples will begin soon, and then we will have to part ways,” Chen Xuan said.

"Of course I know that, but what does it matter?" Qing Tian Xiao Lou smiled confidently.

Seeing the puzzled look on Chen Xuan's face, Qing Tian Xiao Lou laughed again and said, "You don't know this, do you?"

"Oh?" Chen Xuan's eyes were full of curiosity. "Is there some explanation behind this?"

"Hehe, if you can successfully join the Nine Heavens Profound Purity Palace or the Heaven and Earth Supreme Purity Palace, then we can see each other often."

"Why?" Chen Xuan asked, his face full of doubt. "I've heard that all the major sects are extremely far from Qingtian City, and that most sects occupy vast territories in those remote places. Why are Xuanqing Palace and Taiqing Palace not like that?"

"Hehe, the entrance to the Taiqing Palace sect is inside the city. It's a small grotto-heaven created by a powerful being."

"What? A small blessed land?" Chen Xuan exclaimed in surprise.

"Didn't I say that the two founding ancestors of Taiqing Palace were Daoist partners? The male ancestor who has already passed away was a cultivator of the Dao of Space. His most proud achievement was successfully opening up a stable small cave heaven in the void, which is where the Taiqing Palace sect is located now."

Qing Tian Xiao Lou continued, "As for the Nine Heavens Profound Purity Palace, the entire sect is located within Qing Tian City. It was a region that my Qing Tian clan set aside and bestowed upon us. That's why I said that even if you join the sect, we can still meet frequently."

Chen Xuan smiled and nodded, saying, "It's a pleasant surprise; I really didn't expect it."

After chatting with his good friend Qingtian Xiaolou for a while, Chen Xuan strolled back alone.

"Master, there is something that I am very curious about." When there was no one else around, Bai Li raised her little head and looked at Chen Xuan with bright eyes and asked.

"What is it?" Chen Xuan looked down at Bai Li, his eyes filled with a question.

"Lu Xueqi, Qing Tianyu'er, and Zi Mo Fairy from Tiandi Academy, who do you like the most among these three?" Bai Li asked with a hint of bitterness in her voice.

"Hahaha." Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan couldn't help but burst into laughter, raising his hand to gently tap Bai Li's little head. "Do you think your master is very fickle? You haven't rejected anyone except Xue Qi?"

Under Chen Xuan's gaze, Bai Li, being a perceptive person, knew that even if her answer was not satisfactory, her master would not get angry.

“It’s not that I’m fickle, it’s that I’m far too fickle, Master,” Bai Li said bluntly.

Chen Xuan shook his head slightly. He wasn't surprised that his personal spirit beast had made such a comment about him, since his actions were indeed prone to misunderstanding.

"As the saying goes, Heaven has its way, and man has his way." Chen Xuan stared at Bai Li, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Some people, in order to seek inner peace, step into the path of immortality and do not hesitate to slaughter their clans and sever all ties with the mortal world, just to uphold the pure heart of cultivating immortality. Such people will not seek a Daoist partner in the future, nor will they accept disciples, simply because they are all self-centered. This is the path of ruthlessness."

Chen Xuan himself had already mastered several Great Daos, and at least reached the level of the Great Dao's subtlety in all of them, so his understanding of the Dao was quite profound.

"As for me, whether it was taking on disciples in my past life or taking on the mission of continuing the bloodline of the Longxia tribe in this life, it all shows that I am going to walk the path of emotion." Chen Xuan sighed softly, "The path of ruthlessness, because it severs the karma of the mortal world, allows the mind to be pure and undisturbed, and it can be said to make rapid progress in the early stage of cultivation, possessing a unique advantage."

Upon hearing Chen Xuan's words, Bai Li was taken aback and muttered to herself, "The Path of Heartlessness, the Path of Sentimentality?"

Chen Xuan nodded and said, "Who goes on which path depends on their own needs and the environment in which they live. For example, I grew up in the peaceful and harmonious Longxia Kingdom, and I have always hoped that the Longxia clan can prosper and continue for generations."

"With such a state of mind, if I were to walk the path of ruthlessness, it would undoubtedly go against my heart, and my state of mind would certainly be incomplete. It might not be a big problem in the early stages of cultivation, but as my cultivation level becomes more and more profound, my flaws will be exposed."

"A minor hermit hides in the wilderness, a major hermit hides in the city." Chen Xuan shook his head. "It is easy to cultivate oneself outside the world, but difficult to cultivate oneself within the world. This is the reason."

Chen Xuan looked at Bai Li and patiently explained, "How am I a jerk? Qing Tian Yu'er already knew I had a Daoist partner. If she minded, she wouldn't bother me anymore and would only see me as a friend. As for Zi Mo, I've only met her twice and we've only discussed Dao with each other. Moreover, when we were alone together, she never expressed her feelings. How could I refuse her?"

Chen Xuan looked at Bai Li with sincere eyes and said, "Just because you sensed that someone admired you and had a slight liking for you because of your discussion of the Dao, did you immediately tell them, 'Don't be presumptuous and like me. I already have someone I like.'"

"Wouldn't that be incredibly foolish of me?" Chen Xuan shook his head with a wry smile. "If the other party is a magnanimous person, such a rejection might at most result in them becoming strangers when they meet again in the future; but if the other party is someone who cares a lot about their reputation, such an action could very well turn love into hate and create enmity. Why would I needlessly invite trouble?"