Chapter 398: Who

Wen Zhixi nodded: "Another reason I came here was to seek higher-level immortal spiritual sources, to cultivate and purge the muddled Dao rhythms I've absorbed over time."

I know this chance is slim, but I can't accept it. Since I had no other path, I stepped into the Myriad Void Swamps.

I never expected that before I found a higher realm, you'd resolve my problem for me. Thank you, Brother Ding."

Wen Zhixi thanked him again.

Ding Huan looked at Wen Zhixi in confusion; many cultivated in the Fourth Immortal Realm. He knew because he cultivated the Great Cosmos Art.

The Great Cosmos Art is built upon the Dao rhythms and laws of all things, so immortal spiritual energy contains muddled Dao rhythms—he could sense them through his cultivation.

When he first learned immortal spiritual energy contained muddled Dao rhythms, he didn't care; later, he realized these muddled rhythms must be completely purged, or they'd hinder his own Dao.

But how did Wen Zhixi know this?

Still, this woman's composure was truly stable.

From start to finish, he'd never seen her show panic or despair.

Even when her body was under his watch, even when her Dao secrets were glimpsed by him, she still thanked him, never uttering a single word about it.

This showed how astonishingly rational she was—she was clearly the kind who wouldn't cry over spilled milk.

With her looks, she must be the number one beauty of the Fourth Immortal Realm, right?

Such a beauty, and so rational and calm.

Probably every young elite in the Fourth Immortal Realm longed to become her Dao partner, for she was simply too outstanding.

As if sensing Ding Huan's confusion, Wen Zhixi said: "You probably know where I'm from, don't you?"

Ding Huan shook his head—he truly didn't know her origins. He was certain she wasn't from the Fourth Immortal Realm.

The only thing he knew was that she ranked first on the Array Master leaderboard, and her status must be high.

Someone with low status couldn't command such prestige among countless cultivators, nor could someone with low status reach the Xuan Immortal realm at her age.

Especially in the Fourth Immortal Realm, where heavenly rules and spiritual energy were terrifyingly scarce?

Wen Zhixi looked at Ding Huan in surprise—she knew him.

Precisely because she knew him, she wasn't surprised he could strip the muddled Dao rhythms from her body.

Ding Huan could swiftly locate the immortal spiritual spring source—he must be extremely sensitive to heavenly rules. Moreover, he could effortlessly strip away complex laws of all things.

Otherwise, even if he found the immortal spiritual spring source, he couldn't have extracted it.

Ding Huan managed to extract the immortal spiritual spring source from the overwhelming Dao rhythms of the Fourth Immortal Realm; stripping the muddled Dao rhythms from her body seemed plausible.

But him not knowing her origins felt off.

She wasn't just the only daughter of the leader of the Luotian Immortal Dao—she was also the top-ranked Array Master in the Fourth Immortal Realm. Of course, there was another title she laughed off: the Immortal Realm's Number One Beauty.

This "Immortal Realm" wasn't the Fourth Immortal Realm—it was the collective term for the Fourth and Fifth Immortal Realms.

"I'm from Luotian Immortal Dao. My father is Wen Saint Luo Xu—he's probably the strongest in the Immortal Realm…"

Hearing this, Ding Huan began to understand. The name Wen Saint Luo Xu sounded familiar—he thought Shen Yi had mentioned it casually during a chat.

Wen Zhixi's claim that Wen Saint Luo Xu was the Immortal Realm's strongest was wrong.

Wen Saint Luo Xu was the strongest in the Fourth Immortal Realm.

Wen Zhixi continued: "Luotian Immortal Dao got its name because my father founded it. When my father established Luotian Immortal Dao, he was already a true Luotian Immortal…"

Luotian Immortal?

That was one level above Great Luo Immortal—so when Wen Zhixi said Wen Saint Luo Xu was the Immortal Realm's strongest, did that mean he was also the strongest in the Fifth Immortal Realm?

"My father's cultivation level was the highest in the Fifth Immortal Realm, but he established his sect in the Fourth Immortal Realm. So when powerful figures from the Fifth Immortal Realm came here, they were extremely cautious."

Ding Huan interrupted: "Why were they so cautious?"

Wen Zhixi spoke slowly: "Because after that, my father never emerged again. They suspected he failed his attempt to become an Immortal King and perished, and gradually lost their reverence for Luotian Immortal Dao."

She gave a self-deprecating smile: "They judged a gentleman by the standards of a petty man—they thought my father would attack both Immortal Realms, so they enacted strict Immortal Realm laws forbidding any powerful being from indiscriminately slaughtering the weak…"

"So the laws of the Fourth Immortal Realm originated like this?" Ding Huan exclaimed.

He'd never seen anything like it.

He'd assumed some powerful figure from the Fifth Immortal Realm had foresight and created these laws to ensure peace in the Fourth Immortal Realm.

It was actually to prevent Wen Saint Luo Xu.

Wen Zhixi nodded: "Yes, my father did go to the Fifth Immortal Realm and extracted two low-grade immortal spiritual veins."

"If your father is so powerful, why did you come to this place of certain death?" Ding Huan asked, puzzled.

A flicker of gloom passed through Wen Zhixi's eyes: "Actually, my father came here too—no one knew he came. In recent years, rumors that my father failed his Immortal King breakthrough have grown louder."

Some even dared to go to Luotian Immortal Dao and openly propose marriage to me. If I didn't leave, I'd be utterly miserable…"

Ding Huan shook his head: "It wouldn't be that miserable—just more restricted."

In Ding Huan's mind, the man who married Wen Zhixi would naturally be a top elite from the Fifth Immortal Realm. Such a man, once he took her, wouldn't let her suffer terribly.

Wen Zhixi shook her head: "No, you don't understand. I'm an Immortal Spiritual Body—and word of my Immortal Spiritual Body has already been leaked."

Ding Huan stared wide-eyed at Wen Zhixi. With Jia Baihe, he now knew two Immortal Spiritual Bodies.

Seeing Ding Huan's stunned expression, Wen Zhixi gave a bitter smile: "You should understand now why I had no future staying in the Fourth Immortal Realm."

Put simply, if not for my cultivation being Xuan Immortal peak, I'd have been raped long ago. And since I also wanted to seek higher Dao, I chose to leave the Fourth Immortal Realm."

After speaking, Wen Zhixi looked calmly at Ding Huan.

Ding Huan hadn't just saved her life—he'd also spared her from dishonor.

But those weren't the most impactful things. The most impactful was that Ding Huan stripped the lingering muddled Dao rhythms from her body.

For any one of these, she could never repay him.

If Ding Huan had even the slightest desire, she was willing to give him her Immortal Spiritual Body.

But let us part peacefully now, with no debts between us.

Ding Huan remained silent, thinking about the commonalities between Jia Baihe and Wen Zhixi.

After a long while, Ding Huan finally spoke: "Fairy Wen..."

Almost at the same moment, Wen Zhixi also spoke: "Big Brother Ding..."

"You go first," Ding Huan said.

Wen Zhixi hummed an acknowledgment: "Big Brother Ding should know what a Celestial Spirit Dao Body means. If Big Brother Ding needs me, I won't refuse.

I have sworn an oath that in this life I will not marry anyone, nor become anyone's dao companion."

Ding Huan found it amusing in his heart. He cultivated the Grand Cosmos Art—did he need a woman with a Celestial Spirit Dao Body to elevate his own dao foundation?

He and Wen Zhixi sharing a bed—who knew who would be getting the better deal?

In his previous life on the Changyi Continent, living day to day never knowing if he'd survive till tomorrow, what kind of woman had he not seen?

In this life, he had a clear goal.

As for the meaning behind Wen Zhixi's latter words, he understood them perfectly well.

That was: don't think about pursuing her to become a dao companion, so as to avoid awkwardness between them later.

But this woman's emotions were terrifyingly steady—these words came out perfectly calm, not even a ripple of thought to be detected.

Just like when she had attended the Immortal Sect Grand Assembly before—talking with her, she was always so calm and gentle.

Such a person could make a fine friend, but as for becoming a dao companion, forget it.

Not to mention she was unwilling—even if she were willing, he, Ding Huan, would not be willing either.

Ding Huan waved a hand: "Fairy Wen, you're overthinking it. I don't have a single thought about you. I just wanted to ask—is it true that women with a Celestial Spirit Dao Body are all extremely beautiful, even excessively so?"

Wen Zhixi was stunned. This was the first time she had ever seen a male cultivator who had no thoughts whatsoever about a Celestial Spirit Dao Body.

She remembered her mother telling her: no matter where you are, no male cultivator can resist a female cultivator with a Celestial Spirit Dao Body.

Once a Celestial Spirit Dao Body is revealed, heaven knows how many people would go mad trying to possess you.

But why didn't Ding Huan seem quite right?

After quite a while, she finally reacted and hurriedly said: "Yes, women with a Celestial Spirit Dao Body—even if they cultivate the wrong technique—will continuously immortalize their own appearance.

So a beautiful woman is not necessarily a Celestial Spirit Dao Body, but a woman with a Celestial Spirit Dao Body is one hundred percent extremely beautiful."

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Just as he expected. Ding Huan was enlightened.

Wen Zhixi bowed once more to Ding Huan: "Big Brother Ding, you are an upright and honorable person. Being able to know you, Big Brother, is the lifelong honor of I, Wen Zhixi.

If Big Brother doesn't mind, you may call me Zhixi. Calling me Fairy Wen makes us seem distant."

"Alright, Zhixi. I want to ask—when did your father come to the Myriad Void Swamp? I heard someone say that once a Luo Tian Upper Immortal came here and perished in only nine days. Was that your father?"

This information Ding Huan had heard from Reminding Shen Yi.

Wen Zhixi replied: "When my father came to the Myriad Void Swamp, I was already at late True Immortal. At that time, my mother had failed her assault on Grand Yi Immortal and was left with only a remnant soul.

My father swore an oath to advance to Immortal King to save my mother, which is why he chose to enter the Myriad Void Swamp. After he entered the Myriad Void Swamp, I lost all contact with him.

After I came here, I sensed my father's magic treasure, the Jiulun Seal. I was injured on my way to search for the Jiulun Seal, and then I sensed an immortal spiritual vein. While searching for the immortal spiritual vein, I was discovered by humanoid beasts.

Those humanoid beasts were the most terrifying things I have ever seen in this life. They could even disturb my mind and scramble my thoughts. If I hadn't met you, Big Brother, I would have died a miserable death long ago."

Ding Huan's eyes lit up. An immortal spiritual vein?

Compared to a Celestial Spirit Dao Body, this was what truly interested him.

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