Cultivation: I Can Reincarnate Into Various Worlds-Chapter 570 - 292, Goodbye Yan Luanqing, 40-year Marriage Engagement_2
Immortal Bodies not only possess higher aptitude, but their lifespans also greatly exceed those of ordinary physiques.
A Dao Lord lives for five thousand years. Yet, the lifespan of a Dao Lord with an Immortal Body extends far beyond five thousand years.
If only I knew of his physique sooner... Ze Sheng Ancestor sighed softly.
If he had known earlier that Xu Xing’s physique was the Golden Crow Immortal Body, he could have used the Method of Possessing a Body to extend his lifespan once more.
But Xu Xing, now a Nascent Soul Daoist Lord, possessed strength comparable to his own. Even without any protective Taoist Treasures or Divine Powers, Xu Xing was not someone he could cope with in his current, extremely weakened state.
"This is indeed true."
Unaware of Ze Sheng Ancestor’s plans, Xu Xing nodded slightly, waved his sleeve robe, and spat out a Red Gold Flame.
As the Sun True Fire emerged, the heat inside the Great Hall immediately became unbearable, with Spirit Materials continuously melting.
Gu Chengbin, standing by, was struggling desperately, even having to use an Artifact, to barely withstand the residual might of the Divine Fire.
"Sun True Fire..."
"It seems Junior Brother’s talent is indeed real, possessing the Golden Crow Immortal Body..."
Ze Sheng Ancestor nodded, waved his sleeve robe to extinguish the golden flame, and relieved Gu Chengbin’s predicament.
Even though Xu Xing hadn’t unleashed the full might of the Golden Crow Immortal Body, the Sun True Fire alone was not something an ordinary Dao Lord could easily feign.
Last time, Zhongtai Dao Monarch had joined forces with the Thirteen Taoist Monarchs from the Flying Feather Immortal Palace, set up the Nine Suns Fire Pillar Array, and only then summoned the Netherflame Fire.
As one could imagine, for such Divine Fire to manifest, apart from special physiques, it could only be condensed by borrowing the power of a Large Array.
"Since Junior Brother’s talent is genuine, then his experiences... must also be genuine..."
"The position of the third Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Immeasurable Sect belongs to you, Junior Brother Chang."
A hint of satisfaction appeared in Ze Sheng Ancestor’s eyes as he spoke with a smile.
Then, he waved his sleeve robe.
Another Cushion appeared on the Yuntai.
"I wonder what Daoist Name Uncle Chang wishes to use. I will go down and prepare it now, to announce it to everyone during the Nascent Soul Creation Grand Ceremony."
At this moment, Gu Chengbin shook his sleeve, withdrew the Artifact he had just used to defend against the aftermath of the Sun True Fire, bowed slightly to Xu Xing, and said.
Most cultivators, upon reaching the Dao Pill Realm, would choose a Daoist Name as an alias.
A Dao Pill cultivator is considered a Grandmaster in the Cultivation World, thus qualified to use a Daoist Name.
However... Xu Xing’s transition time in the Dao Pill Realm was indeed too short.
Gu Chengbin had initially planned to have Ze Sheng Ancestor or Golden Rainbow Ancestor help Xu Xing choose a Daoist Name during the Foundation Establishment Ceremony... but he hadn’t expected the Foundation Establishment Ceremony to end before it even began.
The next step was to directly hold the Nascent Soul Creation Grand Ceremony.
Given Xu Xing’s current Cultivation, it would no longer be appropriate for Ze Sheng Ancestor or Golden Rainbow Ancestor to choose a Daoist Name for him.
After all, there was no distinct master-apprentice relationship between the three of them.
"Just use ’Xing Tian’."
After a moment of thought, Xu Xing decided to use the first half of his moniker "King Xing Tian" as his Daoist Name.
A cultivator’s Daoist Name cannot be chosen randomly.
It is closely related to one’s own Luck.
While his Immortal Fate could be solidified through Taoist Fruits, in the Fate Deduction, since he had chosen this Daoist Name, changing it might affect the previous deduction results.
Xing Tian? Gu Chengbin thought Xu Xing was quite audacious when he heard the name, but after considering Xu Xing’s Immortal Body talent, he was relieved.
"Yes, Martial Nephew will take his leave now, send out invitations widely, and prepare for the Nascent Soul Creation Grand Ceremony."
He performed a salute, transformed into a streak of Escaping Light, and departed from the Great Hall.
After Gu Chengbin left the Great Hall, a brief silence fell within.
"Junior Brother Chang, the agreement we made forty years ago—are you still willing to honor it?"
Yan Luanqing broke the silence. Her almond eyes were slightly narrowed as she carefully observed Xu Xing for a few moments before her cherry lips parted, and she spoke.
She wasn’t necessarily romantically interested in Xu Xing. Rather, given Xu Xing’s current aptitude and Cultivation, if she were to engage in dual cultivation with him, it would be immensely beneficial to her own Cultivation.
In the pursuit of the Dao, this question, no matter what, had to be asked.
"When Junior Brother Chang made the Forty-Year Agreement with me back then, you didn’t say... that you could go back on your word after becoming a Nascent Soul Cultivator, did you?"
After a short pause, Yan Luanqing spoke again, her tone a mix of jest and seriousness.
When Xu Xing asked her for Nascent Soul Spiritual Objects back then, she had thought he was just trying to take advantage and gain benefits. She never imagined Xu Xing would actually succeed in Nascent Formation using those Nascent Soul Spiritual Objects.
Viewed this way, Xu Xing’s words from forty years ago were indeed meant to deceive her, harboring ill intentions.
"This matter..."
Hearing her words, Xu Xing was at a loss, unsure how to respond.
It was indeed just as Yan Luanqing said.
Forty years ago, in order not to provoke Yan Luanqing, he had directly agreed to the marriage with her.
It was just that after agreeing, he proposed two conditions.
One was to be given forty years; the other was to request additional Nascent Soul Spiritual Objects from the Immeasurable Sect.
"To be honest with Senior Sister Yan, I already have someone I love... If I were to also marry Senior Sister Yan and become spouses, I would be deceiving Senior Sister Yan..."
"Besides, back then, Senior Sister Yan was an esteemed Nascent Soul Daoist Lord, while I was merely at the Dao Pill stage..."
Xu Xing pondered for a moment, then chose to be direct and honest.
Having Yan Luanqing as another spouse wasn’t entirely unacceptable to him.
It was just that Yan Luanqing, unlike Zuoqiu Ying and Dai Ji, would not necessarily debase herself to share a husband with other female cultivators.
If he were to deceive Yan Luanqing, given her temperament, she would likely backstab him, just as in the Fate Deduction of the Dao Pill Realm.
Hence, this point needed to be made clear sooner rather than later.
"Of course, if Senior Sister Yan is still willing to become my spouse, I would also be more than willing..." Xu Xing said gravely.
"Another spouse?" Yan Luanqing’s willow-like brows furrowed slightly as she asked, "Junior Brother Chang, with your aptitude, you’ve always been in closed-door cultivation. How could you have chanced upon a beauty and become spouses?"
She had investigated Xu Xing and knew he was a reclusive ascetic cultivator who generally did not interact much with female cultivators.
Furthermore, back when Xu Xing was still a Returning Core Lord, he had intentions of marrying a female cultivator from the Yan family as his spouse.
The interval was just over a hundred years. Factoring out the time spent in closed-door cultivation, she truly couldn’t imagine with whom Xu Xing could have developed romantic affections.
"This..."
"I..."
Xu Xing suddenly felt unable to explain himself.
In his many years at the Immeasurable Sect, aside from using the Teleportation Array to visit the Chu Kingdom at the time of the Forty-Year Agreement, he had spent all other periods in arduous closed-door cultivation.
To find a woman who captured his heart during that time... was indeed no easy task.
"Could it be... when Junior Brother took the Sect mission last time, to go to the North Yue Country and assassinate the Silver Ring Zhai female cultivator Xi Yunling..."
"You developed mutual feelings with another female cultivator?" Yan Luanqing chuckled softly.
"Assassinate Xi Yunling..."
"How does Senior Sister Yan know this so clearly? Were you... following me?"
Xu Xing became thoughtful, his expression changing slightly. He straightened his sleeve robe, a mocking smile playing on his lips, "It seems that so-called Yan family female cultivator... Yan Qingyan, was actually Senior Sister Yan in disguise..."
"No wonder Senior Sister Yan still came to my Cave Mansion after I rejected Martial Nephew Gu..."
With his intellect, he could largely deduce the truth from the trace clues in Yan Luanqing’s words.
"Correct."
"That Yan Qingyan was indeed me."
Yan Luanqing did not deny it, slightly nodding her Qiufu, admitting to this matter.
"According to what Senior Sister Yan said back then, you wished to become my spouse because you wanted to achieve a Breakthrough in your Cultivation..."
"To alleviate the Immeasurable Sect’s crisis."
"Now that I have reached Nascent Soul, why does Senior Sister Yan still insist on forcing me..."
Xu Xing glanced at Ze Sheng Ancestor, who was feigning sleep with closed eyes in meditation, his brow furrowing slightly as he questioned.
He suspected that Yan Luanqing pressuring him into marriage today might be a test from her and Ze Sheng Ancestor.
Secrets can’t be kept forever. His earlier claim of already having a "spouse" was his greatest verbal blunder.
"It seems Venerable Wanxia’s departure from the Sect back then was also due to having no other choice!" Xu Xing scoffed coldly and said.
His purpose in coming to the Immeasurable Sect was to use it as a stepping stone, to attract the Emperor’s Son Pavilion’s recruitment, and thereby establish a connection with the Chiming Imperial Dynasty.
If not for the Immeasurable Sect, then there was still the Pill Cauldron Sect, and other sects from the various nations of the Nanyan Continent.
There was no need to pin all his hopes on the Immeasurable Sect alone.
"Junior Sister Yan, restrain yourself somewhat!"
"Junior Brother Chang, you’ve spoken too harshly as well!"
At this moment, Ze Sheng Ancestor could no longer maintain his composure. He opened his eyes and began to mediate.
