Xu Chang'an walked through the bustling streets of Beisang City, unaware of any issues with the music he had just heard.
"Truly deserving of being a manager from the inner sect, the melody is extraordinary," Xu Chang'an thought, his eyes bright. After hearing a piece of music from Zhu Pingniang, he felt revitalized, his spirit lifted.
He slowed his pace and walked into a nearby tea house. Sitting down, he ordered a cup of fine tea and took a gentle sip.
Feeling the cool tea on his tongue, Xu Chang'an took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.
He didn’t rush to check the system mall updates, as some matters took priority over others. There were things he needed to think through before returning home.
Xu Chang'an pulled out a jade talisman from his robe and held it in his hand.
This was a token from Zhu Pingniang, a key to entering the immortal sect.
How should he expin it to his wife when he returned home?
The woman he called "Miss," but who was actually his wife—Yun Qian, would she be willing to cultivate immortality?
Xu Chang'an couldn't predict how his wife would respond.
Her personality was unlike that of most people. Even after years together, he still couldn’t grasp her thoughts, as though she didn’t care about anything.
It might be an exaggeration to say she was indifferent, but sometimes Xu Chang'an felt that outside of him, his wife had no desires or ambitions.
She had been his "Miss," and now his wife—Yun Qian, an ordinary woman. That was something Xu Chang'an had confirmed over the years.
His wife had little strength and was physically weak. Sometimes, after walking only a short distance, her face would turn pale, and she would be out of breath.
But Yun Qian was far from ordinary, in fact, she was quite mysterious.
Many years ago, when Xu Chang'an woke up, he found himself in a child's body, with all memories of his past life erased, extremely weak, and lying by the shore. Just when he thought he was about to die, a woman named Yun Qian appeared and brought him to her cabin on an isoted isnd.
Xu Chang'an never knew her past, but he assumed that on the isnd, where nothing seemed to be cking, she might be a daughter of a prestigious family who had secluded herself, although her quality of life was poor, and she couldn't take care of herself.
So, after Xu Chang'an recovered, he took on the responsibility of doing the undry and cooking.
Then... time passed, and the two of them lived together for seven years.
Seven years. Do you know how those seven years went?
They lived together every day. Xu Chang'an, considering himself Yun Qian's servant, spent his time learning to read and write, studying the books on the isnd, and gaining a basic understanding of the world.
It was then he learned about the existence of immortal sects and cultivators, which made him suspect that Yun Qian might have a connection to the world of immortals. After all, Xu Chang'an had never seen anyone else on the isnd, yet the warehouse was never short of supplies, and whenever things were running low, new items would mysteriously appear.
Seven years.
Such a long time was enough to cause many changes, even between two people who lived together day after day.
So, when he went from a child to a young man, their retionship gradually... changed.
Had he ascended from servant to husband?
Xu Chang'an sighed in resignation. He was a normal man, and his feelings for Yun Qian had slowly transformed, something he couldn’t control.
Also, because Yun Qian had always been reclusive, Xu Chang'an had even prepared to live out his life with her on the isnd.
But more than a year ago, Yun Qian suddenly said she wanted to leave the isnd, and she took him to Qingzhou to live.
In a certain sense, this could be seen as a kind of elopement.
Xu Chang'an felt that the luckiest thing in his life—perhaps in both this life and his past life—was meeting Yun Qian, and that she had agreed to be his wife.
When Xu Chang'an first confessed to her, she calmly accepted, her indifferent attitude making Xu Chang'an think that she would have agreed to anyone who confessed.
But over time, he realized that he was special to her.
It might sound shameless, but it was the truth.
After coming to Qingzhou, he saw the grandeur of Chaoyun Sect, but Yun Qian, upon learning that he had become a disciple of Chaoyun Sect with the help of Zhu Pingniang, showed no surprise, no joy, and no resistance.
It was as if the mysterious immortal sect that everyone else revered was nothing more than ordinary in her eyes.
Such a personality... to Xu Chang'an, it seemed almost as though she had a defect, only caring about things reted to him, and not showing interest in anything else. Even toward Zhu Pingniang, who had cared for her, Yun Qian never looked twice.
Xu Chang'an knew that Yun Qian had many secrets.
But Yun Qian had her reasons for not revealing them, and Xu Chang'an felt that once he became strong enough and could ease her worries, she would no longer hide anything.
Xu Chang'an also found it strange because Yun Qian was clearly an ordinary person. He had seen her once cut her finger with a kitchen knife.
If she could be hurt, then she could die.
Aside from her mysterious past, she showed no abilities or backing to protect herself in front of Xu Chang'an. Nothing at all.
Such a fragile, indifferent wife—Xu Chang'an couldn’t bear to let her stay alone in Beisang City. So, even though cultivating had become very difficult, he still made sure to visit her regurly.
If it weren’t for his frequent trips back and forth, he might have already broken through the Qi Condensation stage and entered the inner sect.
He wasn’t a perfect husband.
Living on the isnd, although monotonous, at least they were together. But since coming to Qingzhou’s Beisang City, he had been so focused on cultivating in Chaoyun Sect that he rarely had time to stay with his wife.
Though Yun Qian never voiced compints, Xu Chang'an felt deeply guilty.
Xu Chang'an held his tea cup, his gaze becoming more serious.
It didn’t matter what Yun Qian’s past was. What mattered now was that Yun Qian was his wife, fragile and in need of care. That was the reality.
As for her secrets, they had never been revealed over the years of living together. It was no use asking now.
He would expin everything to his wife and hope she would join him in Chaoyun Sect.
After all, in the world of cultivation, strength was everything. He didn’t want to be in a situation where, in the future, he couldn’t even protect his wife.
Speaking of which, his system awakening happened just over a year ago, after leaving the isnd. So, when he discovered he had a system, he was overjoyed, hoping it would help him provide a better life for his wife. Unfortunately, the system turned out to be a useless fool.
Xu Chang'an didn’t want to connect the system’s bizarre second awakening to Yun Qian, because he never doubted his wife in any way.
But now, with the system’s mysterious reawakening, Xu Chang'an hoped… his life would soon change.
It was time to check what had been updated in his system.
...
Xu Chang'an poured himself another cup of tea, and only he could see the panel that appeared in front of him.
Opening the mall, he saw that the once empty Heavenly Dao Mall now dispyed three bright, golden icons, with some detailed text below.
[Opening Source Talisman, Price: 100, Maximum Purchase Quantity: 1]: When used in conjunction with any quality Opening Source Pill, it guarantees the breakthrough to the Opening Source Realm with a 100% success rate.
[Low-level Expnatory Fragment, Price: 10,000, Maximum Purchase Quantity: 2]: When used, it can elevate any cultivation technique of grade 8 or below to the Perfection Realm.
[Low-level Wood Spirit Energy Source, Price: 1,000,000, Maximum Purchase Quantity: 1]: After reaching the Opening Source Realm, it allows the user to switch the energy attribute to Heavenly Dao: Wood.
Xu Chang'an’s breath quickened. He put down his tea cup and squinted his eyes, his gaze shifting to the sky-high number on the panel.
Remaining Heavenly Dao Points: 91,601,667,231...
