The Romantic Cultivator

Ji Yuan was now saying his farewells to Guo Taiming, Li Ye, Shen Qin and Ding Xiaoxiao now.

Xuan Qiaoqiao smiled, “Farewell. It is interesting to know you all.”

Ding Xiaoxiao who had been really quiet since she had lost her gambit with Ji Yuan was suddenly saying to him, “Do you need my help?”

Ji Yuan thought: You mean you want to help me by killing me elsewhere? Haha…

He smiled weakly, “I won’t be able to protect you. We are doing something dangerous. I think you ought to stay here where you will be safer. At least my 3 brothers here can protect you in this forest.”

This was a lie of course. She did not even need Ji Yuan or his brothers to protect her.

Guo Taiming said to Ding Xiaoxiao, “Yeah! Brother Ji Yuan is a great saint. You won’t be much help to him.”

Shen Qin and Li Ye were agreeing too. 

Ding Xiaoxiao looked a little disappointed as she looked subtly at Ji Yuan.

She returned a light nod, “Alright then. Be very careful.”

She was not good with words and when she asked Ji Yuan to be very careful, this carried her most tender affection for someone.

Ji Yuan blinked his eyes when he had heard her: Did she just ask me to be very careful? She won’t run a sword on my back or something, right? She is still upset about the incident just now?

Ding Xiaoxiao was taken aback when she suddenly saw that Ji Yuan was blinking at her.

Is he hinting me about something? He is interested in me?

Ji Yuan repeated his farewells again before he quickly pulled Xuan Qiaoqiao along with him.

Xuan Qiaoqiao looked a little surprised that Ji Yuan seemed to be in a hurry to leave. “Why are you more in a hurry than me?”

When Ji Yuan felt that they had moved far enough, he heaved a soft sigh of relief and said to Xuan Qiaoqiao. “Whew! I was hovering at death door just now.”

Xuan Qiaoqiao: ???

She weakly said, “I don’t see you in any danger. Rather, I feel that your 3 brothers may be in danger from that Maiden Ding Xiaoxiao over there. Do you think that you should leave them alone with her?”

Ji Yuan laughed weakly, “I have a feud with that Maiden Ding Xiaoxiao actually. Haha…”

Xuan Qiaoqiao was startled, “But the two of you are talking like friends just now?”

Ji Yuan weakly said to her, “We are only pretending to be friends. My 3 brothers will be safe enough as long as they do not know her true identity. I am more worried about myself. Haha…”

Xuan Qiaoqiao: ???𝗈𝔳𝓁xt.𝑐𝒐𝑀

Ji Yuan explained with a soft sigh, “You see. We just had a life and death duel some time ago only. I am not her match.”

Xuan Qiaoqiao was startled, “You are a Sword Deity and you can’t win her?”

Ji Yuan bitterly said, “Surely you can tell that her cultivation realm is much higher than me, right?”

Xuan Qiaoqiao smiled, “You should have more confidence in yourself. After all, you are a Sword Deity with 6 Sword Domains.”

Ji Yuan weakly said, “She is also a Sword Deity with 5 Sword Domains. In my fight with her, I’ve used 5 Sword Domains against her 4 Sword Domains. After my fight ended with her, we both realized 1 more Sword Domain. However my 2 Sword Domains are only equaled to her 1 Sword Domain…”

“No, correction. I had used 5 Sword Domains against her 3 Sword Domains because she had already exhausted 1 of her Sword Domain in an earlier fight with the others.”

Xuan Qiaoqiao was startled, “She is this strong?”

Ji Yuan nodded, “Do you know what her nick is? She is Number 1 to the Great Demon God.”

Xuan Qiaoqiao gasped with shock, “The Great Demon God?! The Great Demon God Hong Meng?”

Ji Yuan was also looking startled, “You have heard of the Great Demon God in this place too?”

Xuan Qiaoqiao slowly nodded, “I have read about him in the myths of the Cardinal Library.”

Then she looked at Ji Yuan and asked curiously, “How come you know of the Great Demon God too? Isn’t he from the Immortal Desolate Realm?”

Ji Yuan sighed heavily, “Well, he is here in the Celestial Realm now with two other True Gods from the Immortal Desolate Realm.”

Xuan Qiaoqiao asked curiously, “Which other 2 True Gods?”

Ji Yuan answered weakly, “The Desolate Dragon God Longdi and the Death God Mingwang. Now you know my problem. The Celestial Realm is now in deep trouble now.”

Xuan Qiaoqiao sighed, “Then your Celestial Realm is doomed. You can’t win a True God. They are almost all half-step True Divinity monsters. Even if you got 100 000 years, you can’t reach the 9th immortal positioning. In fact, it is extremely hard to advance when you are at the 9th Immortal Positioning.”

Ji Yuan weakly said, “I know.”

Xuan Qiaoqiao was smiling suddenly, “But don’t worry. They will be restricted once they descend to a lower realm. So they won’t be able to stay for too long. As long as you can hide long enough, they can’t really bother you.”

Ji Yuan weakly said, “Unfortunately for me and my Celestial Realm, this Great Demon God has already been hiding in the Celestial Realm for thousands of years. And from what I have heard, they have almost recovered to the peak of the 9th immortal positioning.”

Xuan Qiaoqiao looked startled, “It is really unusual for the Great Demon God to descend to the lower realm for thousands of years to make it into his own. But I have long heard that the Celestial Realm is unique. It is rich in both the spiritual and desolate aura.”

Ji Yuan nodded, “When I am back to the Celestial Realm, I will find out more. A maiden that is close to my heart is fighting against the Great Demon God and the Evil Cultivation Palace now. That is why I have to become stronger while I am here so that I can be of help to her.”

Xuan Qiaoqiao looked startled, “A maiden that is close to your heart?”

Ji Yuan grinned, “Yeah! Her name is Jiajia. If you can come to the Celestial Realm in the future, I can introduce you to her.”

Xuan Qiaoqiao looked a little sad, “You know that I have no way of going to the Celestial Realm…”

Ji Yuan weakly said, “I take you as my consort if you can come to the Celestial Realm. Haha…”

Xuan Qiaoqiao lit a faint smile, “Really? Don’t forget your promise today.”

Ji Yuan laughed weakly, “Haha. Of course. Of course. If you don’t mind a lecherous cultivator like me with so many maidens around.”

Xuan Qiaoqiao looked up to the red heavens and she was sighing woefully all of a sudden, “Actually, things are also not that good for my Ancient Old Ones here or the Dark Abyssal Realm.”

Ji Yuan asked curiously, “Why so? You don’t have to marry that old toad Gong Magog yet. I will do my best to help you.”

Xuan Qiaoqiao shook her head, “Not that. Do you remember that an abyssal immortal has descended to aid the Abyssal King Gong Magog?”

“I remember that,” Ji Yuan nodded.

Xuan Qiaoqiao sighed, “That abyssal also happens to be a True God too. And his name is the Prime Evil Gong Diablo.”

Ji Yuan blinked his eyes as he muttered, “Prime Evil Gong Diablo?”

Xuan Qiaoqiao slowly nodded, “He is one of the 3 totem abyssals to survive the Great Cleansing Wars when the True Devil God had attacked the Immortal Great Abyssal Realm in the past. And he is now in my realm…”

Then she looked woefully at Ji Yuan, “Do you think my race is able to fight against a True God?” 

Ji Yuan bitterly said, “We are going against a True God?”

He was suddenly cursing the Trial Spirit: I thought you say my trial here isn’t the most dangerous?! 

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Author Note:

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