Marry the Demon Sect Girl with No Bride Price-Chapter 248 - 53: Husband and Wife Reach the Third-Layer Together
Above the Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring, the light from the Lotus Colorful Bone faded away, turning back into an ordinary bone, clattering as it fell to the ground.
The light curtain also disappeared, and silence returned to the surroundings.
Qin Gengyun murmured, "So Cloud Pattern Mountain once had such connections with Cyan Lotus Sect and Zhenyang Sect. Could it be that the lower volume of the Cloud Pattern Star Technique is now the Cloud Pattern Star Spear? And the Heaven-Reaching Staff Technique you gave me, my love, is the upper volume of the Cloud Pattern Star Technique?"
Qiu Zhihe leaned on his chest, her apricot eyes filled with surprise.
Ancestor Master Sheng Tanglian had fallen five hundred years ago, and all records in the sect about her were limited to her infatuation with Zhenyang, which led to her being killed by her lover. As a result, Cyan Lotus Sect was driven to the land of South Demon, becoming part of the Demon Sect and such.
However, there were no more records of the details. The Heaven-Reaching Staff Technique had been passed down by Cyan Lotus Sect through generations, but because the Heaven-Reaching Staff had been lost for many years, this cultivation technique had remained unused.
If it weren’t for Changyunzi delivering the staff from thousands of miles away, even Qiu Zhihe wouldn’t have remembered this Heaven-Reaching Staff Technique.
Unexpectedly, there was such a story behind this cultivation technique.
"Husband’s guess should be correct. The few children who survived from Zhenyang Sect back then changed the Cloud Pattern Star Technique to Cloud Pattern Star Spear to conceal it. In that case, we are even more determined to obtain the Cloud Pattern Star Spear!"
A sharp gleam flashed in Qiu Zhihe’s eyes. Past matters were unimportant, but her husband’s cultivation was a significant concern.
If they could obtain the Cloud Pattern Star Spear technique, they would complete the lower volume of the Heaven-Reaching Staff Technique, dramatically enhancing her husband’s power.
Seeing Qiu Zhihe’s cold and determined gaze, Qin Gengyun hurriedly asked, "My love, what do you intend to do?"
Qiu Zhihe said coldly, "Yun Li invited me for a meeting, said a lot of nonsense, yet didn’t give me the technique. Husband, you just focus on your training here; I’ll be right back."
Qin Gengyun quickly held her back, "My love, I find most people on this Cloud Pattern Mountain to be simple and honest. If we kill and snatch like Zhenyang, how are we different? I don’t want you to kill needlessly for my sake."
Qiu Zhihe turned to look at him, her voice cold, "Haha, yes, that Yun Zhen doesn’t even know about Shameful Clothes, indeed very naive."
Qin Gengyun was speechless, "My love, you’re jealous over this too?"
Qiu Zhihe snorted, eventually sitting back down into the spring water, making Qin Gengyun breathe a sigh of relief.
He increasingly felt that his seemingly delicate and gentle wife was extremely ruthless in her actions.
Perhaps it had something to do with the secrets in her heart?
But whether gentle or ruthless, she was still my wife.
"Husband, do you think I’m too ruthless in what I do?"
Qiu Zhihe raised her face and said softly.
Qin Gengyun laughed, "By now, my love, do you still think I don’t see through this? Zhenyang Sect is a renowned faction, but Ancestor Zhenyang was a fiend who killed innocents, and the Patriarch of the Chang Family was practicing a man-eating evil technique."
"So-called Righteous Path and Demon Sect are just matters of power strength."
"My love is ruthless only to those who try to harm us. At least I’ve never seen you kill innocents."
"Besides, you’re ruthless to your enemies but gentle and considerate to me; how could I blame you when I’m grateful?"
Qiu Zhihe stared blankly at him, her beautiful eyes filled with his gentle smile, unable to hold anything else.
Her heart raced, and her breathing became rapid.
If, if I tell him right now that I am Xia Qinglian, the Saintess of Cyan Lotus Sect, perhaps he could accept it, right?
But if I reveal my identity and stay with him, then I’m harming him!
Xia Qinglian, you can’t be so selfish.
"My love, my love?"
Qin Gengyun held Qiu Zhihe’s slender waist softly, saying:
"Do you have something to tell me?"
Qiu Zhihe looked at him steadily for a long time, then a gentle smile appeared on her pretty face:
"Husband, the Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring is most effective the first time, we shouldn’t waste time; let’s continue our cultivation."
...
Lanwei Mountain.
The light from Haitang Colorful Bone faded away, and the light curtain in the air disappeared, ending the scene from five hundred years ago.
Mo Xiaolan, bloodstained but still standing straight, remained silent for a moment, then walked to the creek nearby and removed her blood-soaked white robe.
Under the moonlight, her tall and beautiful body emitted a white jade-like glow.
Her body was covered with dozens of wounds of varying lengths, all sustained while being chased by Celestial Fall Sect along the way.
However, at this moment, these wounds were gradually healing.
Mo Xiaolan reached back to untie her hairband, letting her ink-black hair cascade down like a waterfall, reaching her waist.
She stepped into the creek, scooped up water and poured it over her head, washing away the blood.
When she walked out of the creek clean, all her wounds had miraculously healed, her skin restored to its white and delicate state, even more so than before.
Even her originally too heroic face had become much softer and more beautiful.
Mo Xiaolan felt somewhat helpless as many things she didn’t understand before had become clear since entering Foundation Establishment.
Like the Colorful Bone that Xiaowu, the daughter of Cloud Bamboo Mountain’s master, gave her, where did it go?
It must have merged into her body when the Earth Mole in Chang Mansion swallowed it, which is why it didn’t absorb her Spiritual Energy and Primordial Yin.
Since then, her body began to change.
The changes became more evident after she saw the divine statue resembling her at the dilapidated Taoist temple outside Xingluo Town.
Mo Xiaolan had a feeling that the Colorful Bone that fused into her body and this Haitang Colorful Bone, must come from the same person. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
Is this person Sheng Tanglian?
The former Cyan Lotus Sect leader, the first person to ascend in a thousand years, why did her remains merge with mine?
Are my current cultivation and power truly from my own efforts, or from someone else’s relic?
Mo Xiaolan slowly put on a plain white robe from her backpack, but she felt no joy about being on the Beauty Ranking and Ascension Chart.
She only sought the great Dao, but now her heart was confused.
If I rely on someone else’s relic to break through continuously, even seeking immortality.
Then am I myself, or a puppet of this relic?
Could I even become another person in the end?
Mo Xiaolan turned her head north; Taoist Friend Qiu also had a Colorful Bone, and with Qin Gengyun, should have seen the scene in the light curtain just now.
"Qin Gengyun, if it were you, what would you do?"
...
Cloud Pattern Mountain.
Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring.
Morning.
Qin Gengyun sat cross-legged in the spring water, facing the equally cross-legged and meditating Qiu Zhihe.
Last night, the two cultivated together several times, but soon found that their cultivation sped up even more while soaking in this Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring.
Practicing quietly turned out to be more efficient than dual cultivation.
So, reluctantly, the couple temporarily paused their conjoined cultivation to focus on their meditation.
With the sunrise, the two sat quietly amidst layers of isolating arrays.
Suddenly, the light around the couple flared brightly.
Moments later, the brilliant light faded, returning to their bodies.
Qin Gengyun opened his eyes, joyfully exclaiming, "My love, this Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring truly is miraculous, both of us have reached the Third-Layer of Foundation Establishment!"
All along, his wife’s cultivation slightly exceeded his.
This left Qin Gengyun somewhat frustrated, always unable to keep up, let alone protect her in the future.
Now, having been sanctified by the Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring, he finally caught up with his wife’s cultivation, and they were both at the Third-Layer Foundation Establishment!
While he rejoiced, he noticed Qiu Zhihe’s eyes remained tightly shut, her face pale as paper, her body trembling slightly, evidently enduring immense pain.
"My love, my love! What’s happening to you?!"
