Only I am Venerable

Qin Li shook his head with a wry smile. Shiyu's train of thought changed so fast, it was like she could teleport. She would often come out with a sudden remark that left him speechless.

"I'm serious." Shiyu gazed at Qin Li and said softly, "I understand your feelings for me. As a woman, I naturally don't want to share a man with someone else. But Leng Yao has been with you for so many years, through thick and thin. She's followed you without any regrets or complaints, all while enduring the invisible pressure from me. It hasn't been easy for her. Look at how much her strength has improved—it's at the level of a super-genius. But her aptitude isn't that of a super-genius, which just goes to show that she works many times harder than we see. For a woman like her, husband, can you really bear to watch her youth slip away, only for her beauty to fade and leave her all alone in the end?"

"I..." Qin Li looked at Shiyu, a little guilt-ridden. When they were together, they rarely talked about this sort of thing, deliberately avoiding the topic. Even though he had lived two lives, Qin Li still wasn't sure how to handle this kind of relationship.

Now that Shiyu had brought it up so seriously, Qin Li was touched, but he didn't know whether he should agree or refuse. If he agreed, it might hurt Shiyu's feelings. But if he refused, then just as Shiyu said, could he really bear to watch Leng Yao's youth fade away, her beauty wasted?

"Alright, husband. You're a world-shaking hero, so don't trouble yourself with these matters of the heart!" Shiyu teased Qin Li with a smile. Then, she lowered her gaze, her long, thick eyelashes fluttering as she said softly, "You don't know this, but Shiyu has been waiting for this day for a long, long time. And Leng Yao... she has been, too!"

The news that Qin Li was getting married spread through the Qin Family like wildfire. Everyone was stirred. Young Master Li was getting married! This was a momentous event.

Those who were still in seclusion quickly came out.

Qin Hanyue and Qin Wenxuan, in particular, were so happy they couldn't stop grinning. When Qin Hanyue heard from Shiyu that she and Leng Yao would be marrying Qin Li together, she was surprised but also couldn't help but admire Shiyu's magnanimity. Qin Wenxuan also expressed his admiration in private, only to be disciplined by Qin Hanyue for it, but that's a story for another time.

Originally, the family ancestors wanted to make it a grand affair, inviting all of Qin Li's friends from Profound Island.

That included Shiyu's grandfather from Yellow Sand City, Shangguan Tie, as well as Hu and the others.

However, Qin Li, Shiyu, and the others rejected this idea. The Qin Family's current residence was like a hidden paradise, completely isolated from the outside world.

Once its specific location was known to outsiders, there would be no point in trying to keep it a secret. As for Yellow Sand City, not only was there already an indelible rift between Old Master Shangguan Tie and Qin Li and Shiyu because of the Shangguan Family's affairs, but even if that weren't the case, they couldn't risk alerting anyone there.

There were surely many people keeping an eye on the Shangguan Family and Hu right now. It would be all too easy for their location to be leaked through them.

Although Qinling Mountain felt this was a bit unfair to Qin Li, he understood that Qin Li was speaking the truth, so he didn't insist. But even if it was just an internal Qin Family event, it was still lively enough.

One month later, on an auspicious day and at an auspicious hour, the sound of firecrackers echoed over the Qin Family Castle. The entire Qin Family was bustling with excitement.

Shiyu's mother, along with Qin Hanyue and Qin Wenxuan, happily accepted the bows from the three newlyweds. It's worth mentioning that Lin Yunlan had taken Leng Yao as her goddaughter, so Leng Yao was no longer considered someone without parents.

On the day of the wedding, both Leng Yao and Shiyu's eyes were red. A wish they had held for years was finally coming true today. Leng Yao, in particular, was still in a daze even as she was being led to the bridal chamber.

Happiness had come so suddenly that she even wondered if she was dreaming. For the past year, she had spent almost all her time in secluded cultivation.

With the guidance of many and the aid of various Elixirs, Leng Yao had powerfully advanced from the Human Venerable realm to the Earth Venerable realm!

This speed of advancement was truly, as Shiyu had said, at the level of a super-genius!

But Leng Yao was still not quite satisfied. If it weren't for the wedding, she would have continued her secluded cultivation until she caught up to Shiyu and the others.

A long-held wish was finally fulfilled. That night, Qin Li went from a boy to a man, and Shiyu and Leng Yao went from maidens to young women... Dots of plum blossoms silently bore witness to the emotions between the three.

In the end, Qin Li was chased back to Shiyu's room by Leng Yao. Leng Yao didn't want to give Shiyu the impression that she was vying for favor. Although the two had long since agreed they were both Qin Li's wives with no seniority, in her heart, Leng Yao still put Shiyu first.

A smart woman always knows how to handle such matters.

Feeling a little guilty, Qin Li placed a light kiss on Leng Yao's forehead, tucked her in, and then slipped into Shiyu's room. Needless to say, the two once again became entangled.

The next morning, Shiyu woke up early and watched the sleeping Qin Li with a look of fascination. 'From now on, there's nothing separating us. I'm finally his wife!' she thought.

A smile appeared on Qin Li's lips. He placed a hand on Shiyu's delicate, smooth waist and slowly let it slide down. Shiyu's body trembled slightly, and she stopped his mischievous hand, chiding playfully, "Time to get up and cultivate! So naughty this early in the morning!"

Qin Li pulled Shiyu into his arms, closed his eyes, and murmured, "From now on, the King will skip morning court!"

"Get out of here!"

Shiyu shot Qin Li a look, wriggled out of his embrace, and, heedless of her charms being exposed, slowly got dressed. She said softly, "I still have to serve tea to my mother-in-law!"

More than ten days later, Leng Yao once again threw herself into cultivation and Alchemy. Not wanting to be surpassed by Leng Yao, Shiyu also began to cultivate diligently.

Qin Li, feeling restless after the period of peace, decided to go check on Yellow Sand City. And so, he left the Mysterious Land alone, using his Lightweight Skill to fly toward the Cyan Dragon Kingdom.

...

A year is long enough for many things to happen. First, the new city in Yellow Sand City was finally completed, and the New City Lord, Hu, became the richest person in the city.

Hu's relationship with Qin Li also became known to many. Strangely, however, no one came looking for trouble with Hu anymore. The news about Qin Li possessing the Ancient Map had also gradually faded since he had been gone for so long.

The Ancient Divine Temple had now become a place of pilgrimage for the entire continent!

The royal family of the Cyan Dragon Kingdom had specifically dispatched an army to station around the Ancient Divine Temple and maintain order.

It was just that the great doors of the Divine Temple had never been opened by anyone, which was a great disappointment to the many who wanted to see what was inside.

But this didn't affect the Divine Temple's status in people's minds. The mysterious and powerful energy it radiated, in particular, could allow many Martial Artists who were stuck at a bottleneck to gain insights and inspiration.

Thus, more and more Martial Artists of all levels came here to cultivate.

Of course, there were those who tried to force their way into the Divine Temple, but none of them met a good end. Without exception, they all died.

To this day, even as the outside world was in turmoil and all sorts of rumors about the Ancient Map were rampant, the Divine Temple still stood there aloofly. Towering between heaven and earth, it remained silent, emanating a grand and desolate aura that spanned millennia.

Meanwhile, after leaving Profound Island with her fellow Sect members, the Saintess of the Moon Shaking Immortal Palace, Han Mei, did not return to Yellow Sand City. Instead, she used a Sect Secret Skill to perform a Void Crossing back to her Sect in the Land of the Far West!

These major Sects and ancient families from the Land of the Far West almost all possessed their own Secret Skills. This type of Secret Skill was similar to how a Martial Artist at the Shattering Void realm could rely on Space Laws to tear open space and perform a Void Crossing.

It sounded simple, but there weren't actually many Shattering Void realm Martial Artists who could truly perform a Void Crossing! It required an extremely profound mastery of the Laws of space. For example, those powerful Space Element Great Mages from the Primordial Era could even achieve targeted Instant Teleportation!

This was countless times more powerful than Void Crossing!

But these Sects had their own methods. By relying on Spirit Stones and some Arrays passed down from the Primordial Era, as long as they had the coordinates, they could use these external objects to achieve the goal of Void Crossing!

It's just that before this, the Martial Artists from the mysterious lands of the East had no contact with such things, so they naturally couldn't understand them. For instance, the fact that a Supreme Martial Artist from Profound Island had once spent many years traveling to the West on his own two feet, eventually reaching a place like Tongtian City, was, in the eyes of the people from the Land of the Far West, an act more idiotic than an idiot's!

This was also why people from the Land of the Far West came over immediately as soon as the Ancient Divine Temple appeared.

After Han Mei returned to her Sect, she handed the map over. For this trip, Han Mei had rendered a great service! Many incredibly powerful and famous experts from the Moon Shaking Immortal Palace who were well-versed in the Primordial Era authenticated the map. They all confirmed its authenticity, though, of course, they were only judging based on the map's material and markings, relying on their experience. After all, the Moon Shaking Immortal Palace did not possess any such Ancient Maps.

Han Mei's master, the Sect Leader Venerable of the Moon Shaking Immortal Palace, Mingyue Ascendant, was a middle-aged beauty who looked to be only in her forties. Her strength was unfathomable, having already reached the Transformation Realm!

Mingyue Ascendant was a very reasonable person. In the several hundred years since she had taken over as Sect Leader, she had managed the Sect's affairs in an orderly fashion. Many retired former Sect Leaders who were now in secluded cultivation, as well as the numerous Supreme Elders, Elders, and legendary figures within the Sect, were all very satisfied with this Sect Leader.

If Mingyue Ascendant had one flaw, it was that she was overly protective of her own.

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