Chapter 58: I Marry My Daughter to You

In the heart of the Four Veins Continent lies a vast plateau, surrounded by deep mountains and treacherous waters, rarely visited by people and shrouded in mystery. This is Mount Fangluo.

Because Mount Fangluo, the highest peak of the Four Veins Continent, is located right at the center of this plateau, people have not given the plateau its own name and instead refer to the entire area as Mount Fangluo.

The four major cultivation sects of the Cuimu Planet each control a different mountain range, but none dare extend their influence to Mount Fangluo. There is only one reason for this: at the top of Mount Fangluo lies a spatial teleportation array that can transport one to other cultivation planets.

The Xianyun Sect, Huoyue Gate, Xuanyang Temple, and Yusu School have long agreed that Mount Fangluo belongs to all four sects. Without their joint permission, no one is allowed to enter Mount Fangluo for cultivation. After all, if any one sect occupied Mount Fangluo, it could use the spatial teleportation array to trade with other planets, thereby strengthening its power, which would surely lead to the destruction of the other three sects.

At that moment, a figure appeared on Mount Fangluo. It was none other than Yongshan, the leader of Huoyue Gate!

Reaching heights of tens of thousands of feet, Yongshan used several teleportations to reach the summit and stand beside the spatial teleportation array.

Six diamond-shaped crystals, each as tall as a person, were arranged in a hexagon. Within this hexagonal area lay a spatial teleportation array disc. By channeling true energy into any one of the six crystals, the array could be activated.

Yongshan smiled, stepped into the spatial teleportation array, and sent a stream of true energy into one of the crystals.

All six crystals emitted bright white light, covering the entire hexagonal area. Then the light vanished, and Yongshan’s figure disappeared as well.

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Xianyun Sect, Zuiyun Peak.

After returning from the Wuxi Sea area, Qu Yi had stayed indoors, focusing on learning the formations taught by the Artifact God and practicing the technique of controlling a sword with his spiritual essence.

Learning the formations was still simple—his spiritual awareness only needed to continuously scan the formations passed down by the Artifact God. With just one scan, the knowledge of those formations became Qu Yi’s own. In fact, a day of Qu Yi’s learning equaled thousands of years of study for others.

This could only be attributed to Qu Yi’s great luck in encountering such an existence as the Artifact God.

As for practicing controlling a sword with his spiritual essence, aside from some initial setbacks, Qu Yi had now become highly skilled.

“One hundred meters ahead, there’s a ginkgo nut on a tree. Draw the Qingmang Sword and pick it down!” Qu Yi calmly ordered from a hillside on Zuiyun Peak.

In an instant, the Green Python Sword, which had been floating in front of Qu Yi, flew out and headed straight for the fruit trees ahead. When it reached the ginkgo trees, it stopped immediately, then swung nimbly—resulting in the ginkgo fruits falling along with their branches. The Green Python Sword then suddenly shot back, its blade piercing into one of the ginkgo fruits before flying back to Qu Yi.

Qu Yi grabbed the Green Python Sword and picked off the ginkgo fruit, eating it happily.

“Qu Yi, not bad. Your skill in controlling the sword with your spiritual essence is now quite proficient. You can make the Green Python Sword fly whenever you want, stop it as you wish, and execute various attacks with great agility. You’ve truly succeeded in your cultivation,” the Voice of the Artifact God suddenly rang out.

It was rare for the Voice of the Artifact God to praise Qu Yi, and now, after seeing his skill, it also considered it quite impressive.

“Voice of the Artifact God, thank you. With your praise, I’ll work even harder. I’ll continue practicing controlling the sword with my spiritual essence later,” Qu Yi said proudly, taking a big bite of the ginkgo fruit.

“Practicing? What’s the point of practicing? You foolish Qu Yi, you’ve completely reversed priorities. What’s the use of this fancy skill of controlling a sword with your spiritual essence? It only helps you fly with a sword—what else can you do with it?” The Voice of the Artifact God’s tone suddenly changed, and it began to scold harshly.

Qu Yi couldn’t swallow the bite of ginkgo fruit he had in his mouth. He stood there, mouth wide open, stunned.

“Voice of the Artifact God, how can controlling a sword with my spiritual essence be useless? I can use it to fly and kill people from afar!” Qu Yi argued stubbornly.

Back when he first arrived at the Immortal Cloud Sect, Qu Yi had been extremely envious watching the disciples fly through the air on their swords, dreaming that one day he could do the same. Now that he could finally fly with a sword, the Voice of the Artifact God dismissed it outright. How could he be convinced?

“Qu Yi, don’t you understand yet? Cultivation is about cultivating the five elements’ energy. What you need to do first is raise your internal vital energy to the Golden Core stage, the Nascent Soul stage, and even higher levels. Only by improving your own cultivation level can you survive better in this world. Controlling a sword with your spiritual essence may look impressive, but what’s its use in battle? If you shoot your sword out and someone simply sweeps it away, not only will your magic sword be damaged, but your spiritual essence will also be hurt. Isn’t that a foolish way to fight?” the Voice of the Artifact God explained slowly.

Qu Yi fell silent, gradually realizing the truth as the Voice of the Artifact God had said. In the later stages of foundation building, using spiritual essence to control a sword to attack someone at the Golden Core stage meant that even a simple block from the opponent would break his flying sword and harm his spiritual essence—indeed, it was not a good strategy.

“Well, this time I’ll listen to you. I’ll go practice the spells from the Five Energies and Three Flowers,” Qu Yi said reluctantly.
“Ah, you’re really stubborn. Why can’t you argue back? When I said the Soul Sword Control technique isn’t good, I meant when facing opponents of your strength or stronger. If your opponent is weaker, why not use Soul Sword Control? That way, you’d be invincible,” the Artifact God shouted loudly.
Qu Yi was stunned, feeling frustrated. The Artifact God, relying on its longer lifespan and greater strength, was mocking him. First saying Soul Sword Control was bad, then saying it was great—how could he think clearly under such circumstances?
“Yeah, yeah, okay, Artifact God. Could you please say everything at once from now on? Are you happy teasing me?” Qu Yi said unhappily.
The Artifact God immediately started laughing and fell silent.
At that moment, a cooing sound came from the air as the Golden Crown Heron arrived.
“Qu Yi, you’re here! I had to go look for you at Wind Residence,” Bai Man called cheerfully from the air before landing.
“Senior sister, you’ve come,” Qu Yi said immediately, throwing aside the ginkgo nut he had been biting, straightening his clothes, and standing up.
Bai Man landed and gently looked at Qu Yi. Her face gradually turned red as she said in a soft voice, “Father is looking for you. Come with me to the Clouds Pavilion quickly.”
Qu Yi scratched the back of his ear, feeling that Bai Man was acting strangely today. Why was her face red when facing him? She wasn’t like this usually.
“Oh, okay. I’ll go now,” Qu Yi said, throwing his Green Python Sword aside before stepping onto its blade.
Soul Sword Control—flying on the sword!
Bai Man also climbed onto the Golden Crown Heron’s back, and they flew together toward the Clouds Pavilion.
Qu Yi flew alongside the Golden Crown Heron, his eyes fixed on Bai Man’s graceful figure, unable to take his eyes off her. All he could think was, “Senior sister is so beautiful.” Although Bai Man hadn’t practiced cultivation, her eyesight was excellent. She glanced at Qu Yi, saw his infatuated expression, blushed, but was actually very happy inside.
After a while, they arrived in front of the Clouds Pavilion in a quiet atmosphere.
Huai Qing was already seated inside, waiting for Qu Yi and Bai Man with a smile.
“Disciple pays respects to master!” Qu Yi said as he entered the pavilion and bowed immediately.
“Alright, come over,” Huai Qing waved and smiled.
Qu Yi and Bai Man quickly went to Huai Qing’s side, looking at him while wondering why he had called them over.

“Qu Yi, is my daughter Bai Man beautiful?” Huai Qing suddenly asked that on her first words.
“Ah!”
Qu Yi and Bai Man both exclaimed in shock.
“Beautiful!” Qu Yi replied firmly right away.
Huai Qing didn’t even look at Bai Man’s blushing cheeks. Smiling at Qu Yi, she suddenly said seriously, “Qu Yi, I’m giving Bai Man to you. Will you accept her?”
“Ah!”
Qu Yi and Bai Man exclaimed again.
“I will!” Qu Yi replied firmly immediately.
Bai Man stood aside, feeling extremely hot and struggling to breathe, before collapsing unconscious.
“Ah, senior sister!” Qu Yi panicked and quickly picked up Bai Man, trying to infuse her with true energy to wake her up.
“Hehe, no need to rush. She’s just a bit shy and overwhelmed with joy, that’s all. It’s nothing serious,” Huai Qing said smilingly while still sitting on the bed, showing no concern for Bai Man at all.
After a while, Bai Man regained consciousness. Her face was still red, and she couldn’t bring herself to look Qu Yi in the eyes, but the corners of her mouth kept smiling, clearly showing she was very happy.
“Qu Yi, I know you have a secret. Your future achievements won’t be limited to Cui Mu Planet; you’ll surely venture into the realm of cultivation. The reason I let Man marry you is first because she likes you, and second because you like her too. There’s a ‘Five Elements Spirit Evil’ within Man’s body. I hope that when you go to the realm of cultivation, you can find a solution to help her overcome this trouble.” Only then did Huai Qing reveal the real reason.
“I’m giving you my daughter, so you must take responsibility for her. That’s Huai Qing’s plan.”
“Yes, master. I definitely won’t disappoint your expectations,” Qu Yi replied firmly.
Bai Man stood aside, her face red with shame, her head bowed even lower.
Seeing Bai Man’s state, Huai Qing said smilingly, “Man, go out and get some fresh air. Qu Yi and I need to talk.”
Bai Man immediately turned and ran away.
Watching Bai Man’s graceful figure run away, Qu Yi’s mind wandered for a moment, filled with a sense of happiness.
“Well, now she’s yours. Stop staring at her so much,” Huai Qing joked at Qu Yi.
“Oh, no… Master, you said you wanted to talk to me. What is it?” Qu Yi stammered before quickly changing the subject.
Only then did Huai Qing regain her serious expression. Looking at Qu Yi intently, she said, “Qu Yi, it’s time for me to tell you about some things in the realm of cultivation. It’s time you knew.”
Qu Yi was surprised and immediately waited attentively for Huai Qing to explain.