Chapter 75

Love Seed Enters the Spirit

Above the riverbank, a wisp of fine fluorescence the size of a bowl appeared from nowhere, floating and sinking, flying toward the distance. The bright white moonlight spilled onto the river surface, and this scene was filled with a strange beauty. Ruan Ci asked curiously, "Love Seed?"

Wang Panpan nodded, licked its claws again, and said, "You read many miscellaneous books in Junping Prefecture, so you know that among miscellaneous cultivators, there is the concept of Mind Cultivation. This Love Seed is a seed of mind power condensed by the Love Cultivation lineage among mind cultivators. A Love Seed condensed by a Foundation Establishment cultivator must be hosted on something real. The more profound the cultivation, the smaller and more hidden the Love Seed becomes. By the time one reaches the level of a Nascent Soul True Person, one only needs to smile at you to send the Love Seed into your spiritual sense sea. Unless your cultivation is a notch higher than theirs, you will fall for their trick."

Ruan Ci asked, "What is the use of this Love Seed? Can it make the person planted with it look at the master differently?"

"That is also one way to use it. Many cultivators dabble in Mind Cultivation just to condense Love Seeds to give to their loved ones," Wang Panpan said. "The function of the Love Seed is determined by the mind master. For example, your cheap husband—the Xuanpo Sect has this tradition passed down, and he has over a hundred wives, most of whom probably practice Love Seeds. Perhaps the Spirit Brilliance Jade Disk he gave you is the embodiment of a Love Seed."

Ruan Ci immediately took out the Spirit Brilliance Jade Disk, patted it desperately, and blamed Wang Panpan for not saying so earlier. Wang Panpan couldn't help but laugh loudly, telling her to rest assured, "You have the Donghua Sword suppressing your fortune, so the Love Seed cannot affect you. If he really gave you a Love Seed, then he deserves to suffer the backlash."

Ruan Ci felt slightly relieved, but she didn't believe it entirely. She asked, "How can one tell if the things he gave me are Love Seeds? Since he knows I am a Sword Envoy, he shouldn't be so unwise, right?"

"That's hard to say. The Xuanpo Sect has never produced a Sword Envoy, and some things are only known to the Sword Envoy and those close to them," Wang Panpan said. "As for the Love Seed, apart from the mind master, no one can distinguish it. He gave you several things... Ah, you are suspicious of that plum blossom, aren't you?"

Ruan Ci was indeed not very suspicious of the Spirit Brilliance Jade Disk. The material of this jade disk was rare, and it fell into Ruan Ci's hands by accident, so it was unlikely to have been tampered with. However, Wang Panpan also denied that two-colored cold calyx. "He used Qi Condensation cultivation to see you. One cannot practice Love Seeds at the Qi Condensation stage, and whether he gives you a Love Seed or not makes no difference to you at all. If he didn't give it, that's best. If he did, he will have to bear the backlash of the Love Seed."

Ruan Ci asked suspiciously, "How does the Love Seed backlash?"

Wang Panpan covered its mouth and laughed, looking very excited. "That would be interesting. If the Love Seed he gave you was just to make you feel good about him, then after the backlash, he will feel double the affection for you. If the love sentiment contained in the Love Seed was to make you infatuated with him, then..."

"Then he will be infatuated with me and then infatuated again?" Ruan Ci blinked and said instinctively, "Wouldn't that just be the other way around..."

This joke was not funny. Wang Panpan waved its claws at her warningly and said, "How many times have I told you, this kind of clever talk is not clever at all..."

But it loved watching the excitement after all, and still said longingly, "Think about it, if a Nascent Soul cultivator felt heartfelt love and pity for you, how interesting that would be. I really hope he gives you a Love Seed, so I can watch this rare good show."

Ruan Ci also imagined it, couldn't help but shiver, and didn't want to talk about this topic anymore. "But, but this Love Seed on Senior Sister Meng... could it have been given by Senior Brother Li?"

She didn't believe Li Pingyan would do such a thing for no reason. Wang Panpan's expression also became serious, and it shook its head. "If I am not mistaken, this one on Meng Lingyue should be a Love Seed practiced by True Person Su Yin Bai Shui of the Nine Nether Valley. It experienced a lifetime of joys and sorrows in Meng Lingyue's true spirit, and now it should return to its master."

"Nine Nether Valley? Is it... the World Sect recorded on the map whose sect gate is nearby?"

"Not bad. Nine Nether Valley, like the Shangyang Sect, has always been low-key and self-contained, but no one has ever truly underestimated them. After all, they are all true transmissions of the Dao Ancestor. Nine Nether Valley is the inheritance left by the Dao Ancestor of Love. True Person Su Yin Bai Shui is the Sect Master of this generation and has already cultivated to the depths of the Grotto-Heaven, currently on the path of proving the Dao." Wang Panpan looked at the firefly and said faintly, "The Love Seed issued by a Grotto-Heaven True Person is as fine as dust, floating in the heavens, staining the true spirit at will. Once the Love Seed enters the spirit, it gradually shifts one's nature. Even if such a Love Seed is extremely weak when first issued, it is, after all, the handiwork of a Grotto-Heaven True Person. Unless the recipient cultivates to the Nascent Soul realm and clarifies their self, it is extremely difficult to discover anything wrong."

Ruan Ci was full of confusion and asked, "Then, what influence does this Love Seed issued by True Person Su Yin have on the recipient after entering the body? What is his purpose in planting a Love Seed on Senior Sister Meng?"

Wang Panpan said, "As far as I know, the Love Seed released by True Person Su Yin has no special purpose, nor is it aimed at anyone in particular. It is just to read through all the joys, sorrows, partings, and reunions in the world, and to taste all the sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy flavors of love. This is also a step in her proving the Dao. If there is any influence, it is that Meng Lingyue, because of the Love Seed, will be more sentimental than others, and also more indulgent and infatuated. Only in this way can the True Person's realization be enriched."

It thought for a while and added, "Oh, and also, Li Pingyan might get some benefits because of this. Meng Lingyue was devoted to him, and now that the Love Seed has returned, it has also brought back corresponding emotions. If there is a chance to meet True Person Su Yin in the future, who knows, there might be some unexpected encounters."

Leaving the mortal world and stepping into the Great Dao does not just change one's five senses, strength, or intelligence. Among cultivators, these strange and bizarre means also make people dumbfounded and often broaden their horizons. Wang Panpan's explanation made Ruan Ci feel very uncomfortable after thinking about it carefully. She asked reluctantly, "Then, Senior Sister Meng's devotion to Senior Brother Li... is it entirely because of the Love Seed?"

Wang Panpan said, "I know you feel very uncomfortable in your heart, as if the Meng Lingyue you know is fake. But you have to think about it this way: this Love Seed was stained when she was young. To you, the Meng Lingyue you know is this kind of Meng Lingyue."

Everyone uses their names and holds the Pure Mouth Mantra, but for some reason, this mantra seems to have no effect on Wang Panpan. It is never afraid of triggering others' reactions and always calls people by their names. "Not every cultivator whose spirit is entered by a Love Seed will die for love. If one never meets someone who makes their heart move in a lifetime, they will probably just continue to practice like that. Her master must have seen through the Love Seed entering the spirit, so she didn't cultivate her carefully, and even gave the protective jade pendant to her junior sister. However, she was still optimistic about Meng Lingyue's aptitude and didn't give up completely. If she could cultivate to the Nascent Soul realm and refine the Wisdom Sword, she could also cut off the love threads and get rid of the influence of the Love Seed."

It let Ruan Ci stay to broaden her horizons, and Ruan Ci did indeed broaden her horizons. Meng Lingyue died for love. Although she felt a bit of pity, she also admired Meng Lingyue's decisiveness. After the Love Seed was analyzed, and after hearing Wang Panpan's words, and then recalling every move Meng Lingyue made while trapped by love, indignation and desolation surged from the bottom of her heart. She only felt it was extremely absurd. Meng Lingyue's deep affection seemed to have become a joke in the eyes of others. She had many words in her heart but couldn't say them. She couldn't help but throw a stone on the ground and call out, "How can there be such a thing? This is really—this is really—True Person Su Yin is too selfish—"

She didn't know how to say it, but Wang Panpan seemed to see through her thoughts and sneered, "Do you think this is something that should be condemned? Let me tell you, this is the most orthodox way of practicing for Mind Cultivation. The Dao Ancestor of Love became a saint through Mind Cultivation. Since there is already a Dao Ancestor of Love, it means the Dao Ancestor can manipulate your love sentiments at will. If you don't want to be manipulated, unless you are a heartless person by nature, but are you willing to be like this?"

Ruan Ci was naturally unwilling, but she was also unwilling to have her love sentiments controlled by others. Even if this other person was a Dao Ancestor, she was very resistant, feeling like a puppet, unable to help herself. Wang Panpan said, "A Grotto-Heaven True Person has already touched the edge of the Great Dao, so the Love Seed issued by True Person Su Yin is almost indistinguishable when one is young. But even so, after a cultivator cultivates to the Nascent Soul, if they are willing, they can also find ways to expel it. But do you know what it would be like if a Love Seed issued by a Dao Ancestor on a whim stained your true spirit?"

"A Love Seed given by a Foundation Establishment cultivator can only enter your vicinity. A Love Seed given by a Golden Core cultivator can enter your Jade Pool. A Love Seed given by a Grotto-Heaven True Person enters your spiritual sense sea, which is also called Love Seed Entering the Spirit. A Love Seed issued by a Dao Ancestor... hehe, that is Love Seed Entering the Fate!"

Its decisive tone echoed in the quiet valley. "Love Seed Entering the Fate is stained even before the true spirit is incarnated into a human, becoming a natural part of love sentiments. Not only can the cultivator not perceive it, but even friends and relatives—the person you know is actually the one stained with the Love Seed. If you want to strip away their Love Seed, it is equivalent to killing the person you know. Even if you know that all the joys, sorrows, partings, and reunions of their life will eventually turn into the Dao Ancestor's realization of the Love Dao, what can you do?"

It said faintly, "Do you think only the Dao Ancestor of Love treats all living beings as tools for his Dao realization?"

Ruan Ci couldn't speak. She looked up at the stars in the sky, seeing the sea of stars like a chessboard, brilliant and magnificent, but also feeling a kind of desolation. In the past, she heard Xie Xie Yan Huan talk about how the stars in the sky represented countless great heavens. At that time, she felt a bit lost, feeling that she was the most inconspicuous one among the immeasurable living beings. But looking at this similar night sky today, she had another layer of realization. The power of the Dao Ancestor is boundless, and the majesty covers the universe. How can living beings compete with it? How many people, from birth to death, are blankly unaware that a part of them has long been distorted and changed by great beings, and even before reincarnation, they have already become puppets for the Dao Ancestor to perfect the Great Dao.

She couldn't help but mutter, "This is... wrong. I don't like it at all."

Wang Panpan said, "But we are born in the Great Dao, and we are puppets of the Great Dao. Unless you cultivate to become a Dao Ancestor, how can you change it?"

Its green eyes looked at Ruan Ci and said, "Ruan Ci, let me tell you, perhaps you have seen the Green Lord in an illusion. She might be very kind to you, but you must know that the Dao Ancestor and we cultivators only have one thing in common: we both have human forms. But in fact, we are already two kinds of creatures. Don't expect her to have any ordinary human emotions. To the Dao Ancestor, all living beings are born because of him. He is already in charge of a Dao, so what is wrong with manipulating life and death?"

It left Ruan Ci here and said so many things, originally to warn her not to let down her guard against the Green Lord. Although Ruan Ci didn't mention what she saw in her strange dream, Wang Panpan could eventually guess some things at the twelfth layer of Foundation Establishment. Ruan Ci nodded without speaking, and after a long while, she sighed long and low, whispering, "I used to be very strange. Once one cultivates the Dao, one can only live this life. Why do some cultivators, knowing that their achievements are not high, still move toward the Dao path, pursuing the elusive Heavenly Dao?"

"Now I understand... Reincarnation is just a puppet for Dao realization. Why not just fight for the freedom of this life? Even if you can understand it for a moment, it is worth it."

Wang Panpan sneered, "You think too highly of the world. How many people cultivate the Dao to seek understanding? They seek everything, but I think they just don't seek understanding."

Ruan Ci said, "There is, I am."

She rested her head on her knees, tilted her head to look at Wang Panpan, and whispered, "When I left South Zhuzhou, I told you that one day, I would come back, and I would understand. Now I am even clearer—I don't care about anything, I only seek understanding. You know me, I—"

"You are not afraid of death, only afraid of dying without a result." Wang Panpan finished for her, looked up at Ruan Ci, its eyes like two small green lanterns in the darkness. It said with a trace of confusion, "Ruan Ci, you are really..."

"What am I?"

Wang Panpan shook its cat head. "I can't say... I watched you grow up, but sometimes I can't help but think, Xie Xie Yan Huan chose you, is it right or wrong?"

Ruan Ci smiled slightly and said, "Then I will take it as you complimenting me."

Wang Panpan rolled its eyes at her, but did not refute. Its claws stepped on the ground, it crawled toward the ground, curled its front claws, its throat rolled, and it purred softly. Ruan Ci hugged her knees and leaned against the cave side, asking, "Panpan."

"Hmm?"

"The things Sister Xie wants, you don't tell me, is it because you can't say it here?"

Wang Panpan didn't answer, the purring became louder. Ruan Ci said again, "Then why do you follow Sister Xie?"

Wang Panpan seemed not to hear. After a while, it meowed and kicked the stone Ruan Ci threw on the ground. The stone stirred up a strong wind in the air, passed through the river surface, and went straight for the fluorescence of the Love Seed. The fluorescence floated faintly. The stone passed through the light, and even though the speed was not fast, the external force ultimately failed to shake the flying-back trend in the slightest.

Neither the person nor the cat spoke again, just watching the Love Seed drift away. A point of fluorescence crossed thousands of greens, slowly passed through the Fengfu River like silk and satin, and submerged into the dark, dye-like Biyuan Mountain. Even though the bright moon was high, it could not cover the brilliance of this firefly. The Love Seed, full of the former master's thread-like love, walked very slowly, but no one could stop it from returning to the Su Yin Heaven of Nine Nether Valley.

It wasn't until the Jade Rabbit sank to the west that Ruan Ci stood up, stretched, and asked, "Shall we go?"

Wang Panpan jumped onto her shoulder and said, "Let's go!"

The path opened by the sword Qi on the cliff top, although it had been more than a month, was still dense with sword Qi and had not grown back. Ruan Ci transformed into a streak of light, crossed the cliff, stayed on the cliff top for a moment, looked back at the chaotic stone beach, and sighed softly, "Panpan."

"Hmm?"

"Senior Sister Meng didn't know about this. For her, she followed her own heart, lived a lifetime, loved a lifetime, and died the way she wanted to... She lived quite freely and unrestrainedly, and died upright and honestly. It's not sad, don't you think?"

Wang Panpan yawned and said, "If you say so, then it is."

Ruan Ci smiled slightly and said, "Human life always has an end, and it is good to have such a result."

Her emotions had calmed down. She turned around, drove the sword light, and a white rainbow suddenly rose, heading away into the distance.

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Updated, sorry for the wait, everyone. I'll send out red envelopes in a while.

The concept of the Love Seed in this chapter, and some previous settings, also come from my dissatisfaction in my heart when reading other Xianxia novels. Is cultivating immortality to the end just absolute power? I think this is very far-fetched. This power system will be infinitely inflated in the end. For me personally, I prefer the majesty and control of such great cultivators, which is sometimes an unimaginable social system for low-level cultivators. The transcendence in information and thought is a setting that I personally feel is more reasonable and has more feeling. It also includes the Seven Hundred Years of the Three Kingdoms Array, etc., all written to satisfy these points of mine.

In addition, some readers asked before why modern scientific systems have not developed after so many years, but modern scientific systems are actually built on the physical laws of our world. In the Borrowing Sword universe, there is a constant called spiritual energy that changes very quickly and is difficult to tame. When spiritual energy erupts in this article, 80% of cultivators cannot protect themselves. How can mortals control such power?

I went out yesterday and didn't write. It's best to write two chapters today to catch up on the draft. I feel tired... Eating Zha noodles for lunch, and also packed back the bullfrog that was almost untouched yesterday to eat~!

PS: FPX lost. Sigh, even if victory or defeat is a common matter for soldiers, I still feel a bit unwilling in my heart. Asking for a hug~

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