"In any case, it’s decided!"

"Not going to regret it?"

"No regrets!"

"Alright, that Vermilion Bird Array Soul will be in your care for now. When my master wants it, they’ll come for it, no need for me to do it. However, I have a gift I want to give you."

"Ah?" Wang Wu was very surprised, but more so delighted.

Qingxue seemed a bit emotional, looking at Wang Wu, yet couldn’t help but feel amused, "I feel like I’ve taken advantage of you. I’ll ask you one last time, are you sure you want to marry me? Even if you don’t, my master might still take you as a direct disciple."

"Who cares about being a direct disciple! Just give me the gift already."

"You better think it through. Once I give this gift, you won’t have the choice to not marry me later." Qingxue said mysteriously.

"Absolutely no regrets!" Wang Wu wasn’t falling for it.

"Alright then, as you wish, I will marry you, and we will be ordinary husband and wife through the world’s most common, albeit useless, ceremony, binding our futures together. Mother, can you hear this?"

With that, Qingxue actually took out a small urn.

Wang Wu was shocked speechless. Mother?

"This is my mother’s spiritual remains. She passed away when I was young, but a wisp of her divine soul is preserved here. She often guided my cultivation and chatted with me. I’ve reached today all thanks to her presence. Today, I’ll give you my mother’s primordial spirit, and we’ll be like husband and wife. She can help you correct some of your cultivation problems, much like your four fake primordial spirits."

"Why are you still stunned? Take it!"

"Ah! Okay, okay, Mother!" Wang Wu was flustered, awkwardly wiping his sweaty palms on himself a few times before taking the small urn. But he quickly realized something, "Then should I, um, bring my mother’s—"

"No need. This isn’t some ritual, it’s simply because I want to be good to you. You need her assistance to cross from Tier Nine Earth Immortal to Taiyi. Your path is still long. Especially since you haven’t found your own Dao, I can’t help you much with this. Otherwise, I’m afraid you might also cultivate the Path of Sincerity, in which case, wouldn’t you become my puppet? That wouldn’t be okay."

"Why wouldn’t it be?"

"A puppet wouldn’t dare to propose to me."

"Then you—"

"What are you thinking? I wouldn’t marry my master, of course it doesn’t affect anything! Stop saying weird things, my mother can hear."

"Ah? Then what about us later..."

"Shut up, that’s a different matter. Haven’t you heard of fake primordial spirits? I’m not actually leaving my mother with you forever; it’s about teaching something unknown to your fake primordial spirits. What are you thinking? Don’t make me zap you with Yang Thunder!"

Qingxue finally lost her composure!

Wang Wu also lost his composure, terrified, he quickly composed himself. With Qingxue’s angry glare, he carefully opened the small urn, and saw a wisp of colorful spiritual light flying directly into his forehead.

The next second, Qingxue quietly stepped forward and gently retrieved the urn.

"Now, go into seclusion immediately, I’ll guard you. Don’t worry about things outside, everything is in my hands."

But Wang Wu couldn’t reply to Qingxue anymore, because a powerful ghost was now swirling and roaring within his divine soul!

This mother-in-law was not to be trifled with.

She arrived and immediately lashed at the four clowns in seclusion with a whip, so strong! Was this a wisp of divine soul?

This powerful divine soul was untouchable even by a hundred strands of divine thought!

Wang Wu couldn’t understand what she was roaring, all he heard was noise, but to the four clowns, it was like heavenly music, as if a database update was happening.

This continued for several days, perhaps even longer.

Then suddenly, the noise stopped, and Wang Wu’s consciousness was lifted by some force, placing him in a black, white, and gray space where he couldn’t see anything, only hearing a calm and gentle voice.

"Hello there, young man, or may I call you my dear son-in-law. I’m sorry we can only communicate this way, but I hope it didn’t scare you too much."

"Uh, the son-in-law greets mother-in-law!"

"No need for formalities, and be at ease. I must say, you’re a brave young man, daring to propose to my daughter! That courage, I admire."

In the black and white space, the female voice seemed like she wanted to laugh, holding it in with difficulty.

What’s that about, isn’t Qingxue good?

"Actually, at the Taiyi True Immortal level, marriage isn’t necessary, the affairs between men and women can be ignored. Looks no longer serve as criteria. So for you to be attracted to each other at this point is more like Dao resonance."

"My daughter practices the Path of Sincerity. Show her sincerity, and she will return it in kind. Being able to come together can be considered a beautiful tale. As an elder, though existing as a residual soul, I’m willing to bless you. You are not only husband and wife but also Dao companions whose destinies are intertwined for the future, sharing glory and loss. Understand that this might not be a smooth path."

"Even Taiyi True Immortals aren’t immune to falling."

"Alright, I’ve said enough. You have many secrets on you, as does my daughter—consider you both equal. But rest assured, I won’t tell her, and this boy, you’re quite a rascal."

"Speaking of which, I suggest you refine Xiong Wangjie’s Heart of the Earth. There’s a wisp of true soul hidden there. Lu Tong might not even know, or if he does, he wouldn’t dare refine it. Once activated, this true soul will immediately call for aid, and even my daughter might not be able to control it."

"But the clever part is, you’re a direct blood descendant of that Bear Immortal, your bloodline cloaks and assimilates its help signal, so you can safely refine it. Then deploy the Five Elements Profound Yellow Array in the First Sequence. This Foundation Establishment Array is very strong, though not as much as your Five Elements Cat Array, but future upgrades might bring it to the Five Elements Puppy Array level..."

"Hahaha! I can’t help it, let me laugh for a moment!"

Wang Wu was very shocked, but what could he say, was it really that funny?

After a long while, the voice continued: "It’s hard for me to chart your path of advancement because the growth potential of your three sequences is too high, so maybe in the future, it’s not my daughter protecting you, but you protecting her! It’s mutual achievement, but remember, when your cultivation reaches Taiyi Third Tier, you absolutely must visit the Outer Heaven Trial Divine Hall of the Mang Mountain Ancient Bear Race, it will benefit you greatly."

"If you don’t seize opportunities, you’re a fool!"

"In essence, that’s it. I’ve left what needs to be said to your four fake primordial spirits, keep striving, I’d like to hold a big grandchild one day, to experience the joy of playing with grandchildren!"

With that, Wang Wu suddenly felt a sense of relief, and the next second, his divine soul returned to its place.

As his eyes opened, he saw Qingxue glaring at him in annoyance; it seemed she heard, didn’t she?