Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

Chapter 1135: Postscript: Two or Three Daily Matters of Shushan

Shushan Shangqing Temple is currently hosting a grand tournament, bustling with excitement.

The tournament is open to Sword Immortals of the Foundation Establishment Realm and the Golden Core Realm, with participants drawing lots for duels, losers eliminated, and the top hundred victors entering the Immortal Sword Ranking.

The top of the Foundation Establishment Realm Immortal Sword Ranking, and the top of the Golden Core Realm Immortal Sword Ranking, will receive an unparalleled honor unique to this event:

A chance to battle against the Sun Sword Master and the Tai Yin Sword Master in an exhibition match.

Chen Guanshui complained endlessly about this, saying, “Both Senior Sister An and I are Nascent Soul Cultivators. Who would be foolish enough to strive for first place just for a spot to get beaten and thrashed?”

Yet indeed, there are… It’s not clear about the Foundation Establishment Realm, but in the Golden Core Realm, many cultivators have declared their determination to claim the top spot, with Lin Duanshan, Duan Fenhai, and Guan Shanyue being the most popular candidates.

These three senior brothers and sister have progressed in cultivation at astonishing speed, already at the Root Seeking Rank of the Golden Core Realm, just one step away from the Obscure Weave Rank.

Of course, compared to Qing Heng and Jiao Xiao, who seem blessed by destiny, they naturally fall behind. But everyone agrees that a Divine Sword chooses an extraordinary master, and those two have monstrous talent, far beyond competition. So you three remain the stars of Shushan, the genius Sword Immortals.

Another well-known fact is that these three genius Sword Immortals from Shushan were already old friends with the two Sword Masters.

On this day, Duan Fenhai bought some fine wine in the market, called Lin Duanshan and Guan Shanyue, and headed to Qingluo Peak to find their old friends for a drink.

The three arrived at the top of Qingluo Peak just in time to witness Chen Guanshui and An Zhisu practicing swordsmanship.

They saw the Suming Sword clash with the True Obscure Sword, the forces of yin and yang surging, the sky and earth darkening, the sun and moon losing their light, as if obliterating the great path of Dao.

A moment later, An Zhisu finally admitted defeat.

It wasn’t that her swordsmanship was lacking, but her Life-bound Sword Artifact was the Flying Smoke Sword, unable to fully wield the tenfold power of the Sun True Obscure Sword, naturally no match for Chen Guanshui, the Tai Yin Sword Master.

With all the surrounding visions dispelled, the three spectators sighed with relief, hurriedly lowering their sword light and calling the two over for a drink.

“Ah, no matter how many times I watch, Qing Heng, your swordsmanship is truly exceptionally sharp!” Duan Fenhai praised with a smile.

Lin Duanshan beside him couldn’t hold back a bit, as Chen Guanshui hadn’t actually used any advanced swordsmanship, relying purely on the rank of the Tai Yin Suming Sword to forcefully push Senior Sister An into retreat.

“Ever considered practicing with a regular-grade Flying Sword?” Guan Shanyue asked with a wry smile.

“Not considering it for now,” Chen Guanshui replied with a smile. “If it’s just pure swordsmanship practice, even if we fought for ten days and nights, we couldn’t determine a result.”

“Why must you determine a result?” Lin Duanshan keenly caught the key point.

“I made a bet with Sister,” Chen Guanshui said seriously. “If I win, she has to quit drinking.”

Everyone understood. Since An Zhisu is currently pregnant, if she continued her fondness for drinking and heavy drinking as before, it would indeed be inappropriate.

Speaking of which, is alcohol harmful to pregnant women?

We’re not sure. If it’s a mortal pregnant woman, definitely not; but for a cultivator?

“I am a Nascent Soul Cultivator!” An Zhisu said with frustration. “How could a Nascent Soul Cultivator be harmed by alcohol?”

Her face showed extreme anger but without a hint of killing intent, like a kitten baring its claws.

“I don’t deny that Senior Sister won’t be harmed by alcohol,” Chen Guanshui frowned. “But what about our child?”

“How could my An Zhisu’s child be harmed by alcohol?” An Zhisu widened her eyes, her face full of “why do you look down on my child”.

“Even the child of an immortal is at the same realm as a mortal in the womb, how is it different?” Chen Guanshui said angrily. “Anyway, I don’t allow you to drink!”

“I’m your senior sister!” An Zhisu tried to press her case with seniority.

“I’m your husband!” Chen Guanshui retorted, unyielding. “Why not let them judge?”

Argue as immortals, where would we dare to offer suggestions… Lin Duanshan thought to himself, just as Guan Shanyue smilingly said:

“As I see it, why not take a step back?”

“How do we take a step back?” Chen Guanshui asked, squinting.

Not allowing his wife to drink was his bottom line, there was no room to retreat!

“Jiao Xiao wants to drink, Qing Heng doesn’t allow it.” Guan Shanyue said leisurely. “Taking a step back, you drink for her, while Jiao Xiao drinks tea instead, to drink together, isn’t that wonderful?”

“Great idea!” Chen Guanshui exclaimed, overjoyed.

“Great my foot!” An Zhisu exclaimed in anger, “As Sword Immortals, we should drink freely, sing boldly, and wield our swords with passion! Drinking tea… What’s that about? So cutesy!”

“Jiao Xiao Senior Sister, you’re a woman to begin with,” Lin Duanshan reminded her.

“I know!” An Zhisu said irritably, “But as a woman, I won’t be outdone by men. If I stop drinking, wouldn’t it hinder my ambitions?”

Everyone listening felt something was off but couldn’t immediately put a finger on it.

“Think of the child!” Duan Fenhai urged. “What if the child inherits your love for alcohol because of Jiao Xiao Senior Sister and develops a drinking problem?”

“Such a good thing?” An Zhisu immediately laughed. “Anyway, I’ll teach him cultivation from a young age. Once he’s undergone Marrow Cleansing and Vein Washing, he won’t fear the poison of alcohol, and being able to drink endlessly would only add to his heroic aura.”

Heroic aura, my foot… This Senior Sister is fine elsewhere, but when it comes to values around alcohol, she’s utterly skewed.

Chen Guanshui pondered for a moment, a plan forming, and said:

“Senior Sister, think, if our child hasn’t yet cultivated and absorbs too much alcohol in the womb, can’t handle it, leading to a lifelong trauma associated with alcohol, vomiting on contact, getting sick upon drinking, what then?”

An Zhisu froze for a moment, then began to reflect.

For cultivators, there isn’t really an allergy to alcohol, but physical maladies matter less, it’s the mental traumas that are the issue. If overwhelmed by alcohol in the womb, resulting in a fear… How could my child, our child, be afraid of a mere cup?

After a long while, she slowly said:

“If that’s the case, then maybe… I should drink less?”

“Best to not drink at all.” Lin Duanshan advised.

“You could substitute with tea,” Duan Fenhai also recommended.

“If nothing else, perhaps just smell the aroma,” Guan Shanyue suggested.

“In any case, you mustn’t touch a drop of it!” Chen Guanshui gave the final word.

An Zhisu still looked utterly unwilling, but since everyone was using the child to persuade her, she begrudgingly nodded.

“Much better this way.” Chen Guanshui felt his standing as a husband restored, saying with satisfaction, “In this case, let’s have a test.”

He glanced at the wine jug in Duan Fenhai’s hand and continued:

“Today we’ll drink wine, and Senior Sister you can sit by and watch. Smelling the wine is also practice for your self-restraint. If you can endure till we finish the wine, it’ll be a significant step towards ’quitting drinking for the child’s sake.’”

An Zhisu was dumbfounded at this, while the other three looked at Chen Guanshui as if he were a Heavenly Demon.