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Chapter 357 Journey Against Immortals and Demons, Genius Never Fades (61 Extra Chapters 4) This is j

A long sigh escaped her lips, revealing the tangled mess of her thoughts.

At this moment, Lingxiaozi sat on the steps of the main hall without any regard for his image, holding a pot of wine in his left hand and supporting his face with his right hand, looking as if he had a toothache.

He just couldn't understand it. Their Xuan Tian Nine Gates weren't so rigid as to kill every demon or ghost they saw, but they weren't so open-minded as to allow people to become Daoist partners with demons either!

How could his precious disciple have fallen for a demon? He just couldn't understand it. Leng Nuan had always been in seclusion, rarely venturing out, and sometimes even he, her master, had to personally invite her to come out. How could she suddenly be blinded by greed and bewitched?

No, he's been bewitched by a demon!

Lingxiaozi felt depressed again, gulped down a few mouthfuls of wine, hesitated, and stared silently at the reddening sky.

Suddenly, he slapped his thigh, looking like he understood.

"I know! It must be because my disciple is inexperienced and ignorant that he was bewitched by this demoness!"

"Oh dear, I should have thought of that sooner. The disciples in the sect are all excellent, but they are still too lacking in interpersonal skills. This can't go on..."

"Senior brother, mind your image!" Sword Master Liushuang saw his senior brother sitting on the ground, gesturing wildly, from afar. He shook his head helplessly and went over to advise him.

"Hmph, look at what your successor has done!" Lingxiaozi replied irritably.

What does this have to do with him? It's not like he's not one of your personal disciples. Besides, when you were selecting people, weren't you the one shouting the loudest?

The former sect leader of Shenwu Sect, Sword Master Liushuang, touched his nose to hide his inner complaints.

"How is she?" Finally, Lingxiaozi stood up from the steps, sighed deeply, and asked slowly.

"...Everything is as usual," Sword Master Liushuang replied simply after a pause, suppressing his worries.

Lingxiaozi remained silent, then silently raised his hand and took a large gulp.

Hmph, the ancients weren't wrong about me. Children who don't cause you any trouble normally can be a nightmare once they start to get your attention!

He wasn't the type to beat or scold his apprentices at the slightest disagreement, nor was he an unreasonable master. Locking someone up was just something he found annoying because he couldn't see them.

He can honestly say that he is far better than many parents.

But he didn't lock him up or investigate, so how come this apprentice still dares to hang around in front of him every day?

"Master, what's your decision?"

Leng Nuan sat below, her bright eyes fixed on him expectantly, her large eyes filled with anticipation.

No, where do you get the confidence to bargain with me like this? I didn't even go to settle accounts with that fox demon because I'm well-mannered. I didn't stop her, do you expect me to come and propose marriage?

"If you'd like, that would be perfect." Listening to Lingxiaozi's rambling, Leng Nuan nodded seriously.

"..." Lingxiaozi almost choked to death, nearly becoming the first half-immortal in the cultivation world to suffocate himself.

"Master, may I ask you a few questions?" Leng Nuan sat in the chair and raised her hand to speak. She looked as obedient as a child.

"What do you want to ask?" Lingxiaozi felt a sudden sense of wariness, though he wasn't sure if it was just his imagination.

"If I'm with a demon, will my master expel me from the sect?"

"It wouldn't come to that." Lingxiaozi couldn't think of an answer. He wasn't stupid enough to drive away a genius disciple over something like this.

"Would Master care about what others think?"

"Of course not." When has he, a member of the prestigious Nine Heavens Mystic Sect, ever had to depend on others?

"Master wouldn't need his disciples to arrange marriages to increase the sect's strength, would he?"

"Of course!" Hearing this, Lingxiaozi glared at Leng Nuan, his beard bristling. Listen to that! Is he the kind of useless sect leader who consolidates his sect's power by betraying his disciples?!

"If that's the case, then why did Master oppose my marriage with A-Jiang?" Leng Nuan blinked, looking at Ling Xiaozi with a face full of doubt.

At first glance, it seems to make sense. They're in love, so why would he object? As the saying goes, it's better to tear down a temple than... Ugh, I almost got caught up in that.

Once he realized what was happening, Lingxiaozi glared at her, annoyed. How come he hadn't noticed before that his good disciple was such a smooth talker?

"Since ancient times, humans, demons, and gods have been distinct, which is against the natural order." Hmm, he's a reasonable sect leader and a good master. Don't lose your temper. Lingxiaozi stroked his long white beard and patiently advised.

"But the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl is about humans and immortals, and they even achieved a happy ending. Since they can achieve this, why can humans and gods, but demons can't? Isn't this a double standard?"

After thinking for a moment, Leng Nuan continued, "If it's because of different races, then I can just become a demon. Wouldn't that be in accordance with the laws of nature?"

"Wait a minute!" Lingxiaozi expressed his strong objection.

"Why didn't she become human and compromise with you?"

"Because it's so difficult for a demon to become a human, and they have to suffer so much, while it's much easier for me to become a demon."

"..."

At this moment, Lingxiaozi finally understood the true value of what others meant by being wary of demons!

Is this still my genius disciple who is pure of heart and desires, whose mind is only focused on cultivation?

"You, you, you...you're willing to give up being human for a fox demon?! You've abandoned a promising path to immortality, choosing instead to become a demon?!!"

Lingxiaozi stood up from his seat, pointed at his disciple sitting below, his fingers trembling, his tone filled with disbelief.

"Master, I—" Before Leng Nuan could finish speaking, she suddenly clutched her chest, knelt on the ground, and a mouthful of blood stained the white carpet.

Lingxiaozi's hands stopped trembling instantly, and he was completely stunned.

"Senior brother! Even if Xiao Nuan did something wrong, you didn't have to be so harsh." Sword Master Liu Shuang was startled as soon as he entered the room. He hurriedly came to Leng Nuan's side, took her pulse, and his eyes instantly reddened.

"What are you yelling about! You scared me to death! I didn't do anything!" Lingxiaozi was startled by the shout and withdrew his hand. In all his centuries of life, his taciturn junior brother had never raised a single word to him!

"look by youself!"

No, he didn't even use a trace of spiritual power? Lingxiaozi noticed that his expression was strange and grasped Leng Nuan's wrist with doubt.

That handshake sent a chill down my spine.

Her body is deteriorating at an accelerated rate!

Lingxiaozi instinctively transferred his spiritual power, but no matter how much he transferred, not even a single drop of water splashed.

His mind went blank, and he began to blame himself. Oh no! Could it be that he carelessly used his magic and injured someone like this? No way, when did he become so powerful?

"Ahem, it has nothing to do with Master. It was I who suffered from the Heavenly Dao and my body was damaged," Leng Nuan explained.

Good heavens! His disciple, who is only a little over a hundred years old, actually went through a heavenly tribulation! What was the point of all their hard work in cultivation?

At that moment, amidst his heartache and regret, Lingxiaozi glared fiercely at the heavens. Damn double standards—

"Master, my injury is beyond healing, I'm afraid I'll have no chance..."

"Good disciple, don't say anything more, I understand." Lingxiaozi patted her hand and said to Liushuang Sword Master, "Take good care of her." Then he flew out of the main hall.

"..." What does he know?

Aside from Leng Nuan returning to the sect and sending her a message saying "I've arrived home," Qin Shuangjiang received no further news.

She was thinking that if there was still no news today, she would go to their door in person. After all, she had thoroughly explored the path of the Nine Gates of Xuantian in her previous life.

Unexpectedly, the person she was waiting for didn't arrive; instead, someone she never expected appeared.

When she actually faced someone of this caliber, Qin Shuangjiang realized just how vast the gap was between them.

Is this the existence of the ceiling for human potential?

She gritted her teeth, straightened her spine, and stubbornly looked at the venerable old man in mid-air. She said respectfully and anxiously, "Senior, if you have any problems, just ask me. It has nothing to do with your well-being."

"Alright, then I'll ask you, when will you marry Leng Nuan of our family?" Ling Xiaozi asked bluntly.

"what?"

"If you don't want to marry, it's also acceptable for my Leng Nuan to marry into your fox clan."

"..." At this moment, Qin Shuangjiang wasn't sure if the other party was truly the Sect Master of the Nine Gates of Xuantian, but she was certain that when the other party spoke these words, their expression even carried a hint of pleading—

Just a few days later, the entire demon realm and the human realm were in an uproar.

A beautiful and mysterious fox spirit clan member and a young, talented human cultivator are to marry and become Daoist partners—something that has never happened before in thousands of years.

I'm getting married the day after tomorrow, and I, the person in charge, didn't even know? Leng Nuan sighed deeply in her heart. As expected of her master, his efficiency is truly impressive.

"What exactly did you do to your master?" Upon seeing him, Qin Shuangjiang was now filled with curiosity rather than longing.

Leng Nuan looked at Qin Shuangjiang, hesitant to speak. This was all just a beautiful misunderstanding.

She was being punished by Heaven, and her body was damaged.

If nothing unexpected happens, she could live in this world for two or three hundred years...