Chapter 108: There are really more and more women in your courtyard!

"Afterward, we returned to the Lingerie-Sect."

Jiang Xun looked at Yin Ningyu, and the two of them held hands without realizing it.

"I explained the situation to my Master, intending to go to the Baihua Sect to propose to Ning Yu, but I never expected my Master to fly into a rage and place me in solitary confinement for ten years. After I came out, I brought it up to my Master again, and this time, my Master was thoroughly incensed and planted the Love-Sickness Gu in me, so I could no longer think of Ning Yu."

"After I returned, my Master planted the Heartless Flower in me... and I almost forgot Jiang Xun as well," Yin Ningyu said with a bitter smile, looking at Jiang Xun with deep affection.

"That almost resulted in a bitter fruit..." Lin Qingwan remarked upon hearing this.

Although a bitter fruit is still a fruit, whoever the hell wants to eat it can eat it themselves.

"Alright, it's getting late. You've had your fill of gossip, haven't you?"

Jiang Xun then let go of Yin Ningyu's hand and stood up.

Lin Qingwan and Qin Miaoyin also nodded.

"I still have matters to attend to; I need to make a trip to Qingyu Peak. Qingwan, tidy up the room."

After saying this, Jiang Xun took off using Wind Control and left the small courtyard.

"Master, when are you two getting married!"

After seeing Jiang Xun leave, Hua Bairui hurried to Yin Ningyu's side and asked, clearly not having had her fill of gossip yet.

"Five hundred years have passed; people change." Yin Ningyu looked at the recliner where Jiang Xun had just been lying with a complex expression, and sighed: "Look at him now, does he still have any intention of getting married?"

Hua Bairui was stunned upon hearing this and lowered her head.

It seems not...

The only thing that could make Jiang Xun this proactive, of course, is Ruo Lan!

The Master had just come out of seclusion, only to be scared back into it by a single sentence from him!

How could this work?

Jiang Xun would never let this heaven-sent opportunity slip by!

Upon arriving at Qingyu Peak, Tu Qing, Zhong Lingqing, and the various Elders were in the middle of a meeting.

Jiang Xun walked in and sat directly on the chair next to Tu Qing.

The matter under discussion was likely the affairs following the merger of the Baihua Sect and the Lingerie-Sect, and also, after Yu Yan left, there was a vacancy for a Great Elder; with Li Mengqiu following Yu Yan, Nanshan was now short one Elder.

"Let Hua Bairui be the Elder for Nanshan."

Jiang Xun said, looking at Tu Qing.

"Hua Bairui? But the cultivation technique she practices isn't from the Lingerie-Sect..."

Tu Qing said upon hearing this.

"So what? As long as her strength is sufficient, that's enough."

Jiang Xun smiled.

"I agree as well," Ming Ning nodded gently, then looked at Jiang Xun: "Now that Jiang Xun's strength has recovered, he can just fill the vacant Great Elder position."

"What do you think, Senior Brother?" Tu Qing asked, looking at Jiang Xun.

"It doesn't matter to me." Jiang Xun nodded; in any case, being a Great Elder was quite leisurely.

"Then it's settled." Tu Qing nodded.

"Also, regarding the sect meeting, we can't reach the Right Protector; you two should pay a little attention," Ming Ning said, glaring at Jiang Xun afterward.

"Ha, hahaha..." Jiang Xun also rubbed his head awkwardly.

When Tu Qing called Yin Ningyu to the meeting, the two of them were busy with their own affairs, so Jiang Xun certainly wouldn't let Yin Ningyu leave!

Seeing this, Tu Qing smoothed things over: "By the way, Senior Brother, do you have business here?"

"Isn't it because I'm waiting for Master? Is she still in seclusion?" Jiang Xun smiled.

"Master is preparing to undergo Tribulation Transcendence tomorrow," Tu Qing nodded: "Once the Tribulation Transcendence is over, everything should be fine."

"I see." Jiang Xun nodded and stood up: "Then I'll come back to see her tomorrow."

"... Don't push Master too hard." Tu Qing looked at Jiang Xun, unable to stop herself from reminding him.

"Better to die a romantic ghost!" Jiang Xun waved his hand with a smile and left Hehuan Hall.

"What do you mean by 'push too hard'?" Zhong Lingqing couldn't help but frown and ask.

"..." Tu Qing didn't know how to explain it for a moment and could only shake her head.

After returning to his small cabin, Lin Qingwan had already cleaned up the battlefield between Jiang Xun and Yin Ningyu.

Seeing Jiang Xun return, she immediately poured him tea.

It was evident that her legs were still a bit weak.

"In the few days you were at the Tianwu Sect, did you gather any information?"

Jiang Xun sat in his chair and asked, looking at Lin Qingwan.

"I had only just entered the sect; I didn't even have time to choose a cultivation technique, let alone gather any information." Lin Qingwan shook her head.

She then added: "However, the Tianwu Sect has been recruiting disciples on a massive scale recently. I feel they must be planning something."

"Recruiting on a massive scale? No wonder you were able to sneak in so easily," Jiang Xun smiled upon hearing this.

Lin Qingwan smiled, not knowing how to respond.

"Go make some food."

Seeing this, Jiang Xun smiled.

"Mm."

Lin Qingwan nodded and ran off to the kitchen.

She was still only at the Foundation Establishment Stage, so she still needed to eat.

There was also another matter.

He had originally intended to meet with Qin Miaoyin last night, but Yin Ningyu had arrived suddenly, so Jiang Xun had made an excuse to send Qin Miaoyin away first.

He had intended to break through to the Nascent Soul Mid Stage through Dual Cultivation with Qin Miaoyin, but the effects of Dual Cultivation with Yin Ningyu were clearly better.

After all, Yin Ningyu is a cultivator at the Spirit Transformation Stage!

In just one night last night, Jiang Xun broke through to the Nascent Soul Seventh Layer, just a little bit away from the Nascent Soul Mid-Stage Peak.

He was waiting for Ruo Lan to come out; if he could perform Dual Cultivation with a cultivator at the Integration Realm...

Returning to the Nascent Soul Great Perfection would be just around the corner!

"Senior Brother."

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Tu Qing suddenly descended from the sky.

"Hmm? Why are you here?"

Jiang Xun asked upon seeing this.

"I have something to tell you."

Tu Qing came to Jiang Xun's side and sat on the table.

"What is it?"

Jiang Xun nodded.

"Didn't Senior Sister Ming Ning break through to Void Refinement before? I asked Master later, and Master said that Senior Sister Ming Ning can only remain at the Void Refining Initial Stage for the rest of her life at most. This should be the side effect we mentioned before."

Tu Qing said with a serious expression.

"The consequences are that severe?"

Jiang Xun also perked up upon hearing this.

"Yes." Tu Qing nodded: "What should we do?"

"We don't even know what Formation Senior Sister used; even if we wanted to help her, we are powerless."

Jiang Xun shrugged and said: "She is always like this, never saying anything when asked, yet taking everything upon herself for us. Whenever we act recklessly and can't handle the situation, it is always Senior Sister who stands in front."

"Senior Brother, how can we help her?" Tu Qing also nodded helplessly and said.

"With one of us at the Spirit Transformation Stage and the other at the Nascent Soul Stage, trying to find a way to help someone at the Void Refinement Stage—isn't that nonsense?" Jiang Xun laughed: "Don't worry yet. Let me go probe Senior Sister's thoughts again to see if she has any ideas herself. Besides, isn't Master coming out of seclusion tomorrow? We can ask Master then."

"That's all we can do." Tu Qing nodded, then looked around at Lin Qingwan, who was eating in the room, and Yin Ningyu, who was teaching Hua Bairui to cultivate next door, and puffed out her cheeks: "There are really more and more women in your courtyard!"

"How about I build one for you next door too?" Jiang Xun laughed.

"You have become a Great Elder now, when are you moving back to Qingyu Peak?" Tu Qing continued.

"We'll see. I'm quite comfortable living here." Jiang Xun looked at the garden where Hua Bairui was; the flowers he had worked so hard to grow—wouldn't they be wasted if he moved to Qingyu Peak?