Chapter 259: Captured a Man Who Claims to Be the Eldest Senior Sister's Husband

As said before, this is like ordinary artillery, gunpowder, basically poses no threat to cultivators.

But, since Lu Yuan can produce armor materials through metallurgy, he can naturally also recombine materials for attack.

Of course, this is Lu Yuan's own idea.

As for whether it can succeed.

This matter will have to wait until Lu Yuan tests it later.

From now on it will be difficult, there are no systematic books for Lu Yuan to copy; it's all up to him.

Just thinking about it makes his head a bit big.

But thinking about it for the Great Zhou Dynasty, it's worth it.

After all, the Great Zhou Dynasty belongs to his second wife.

And his second wife is his own.

Hmm……

It's still worthwhile.

This time after returning from the Linglan Sword Sect, he began preparing this matter.

As for cultivating himself, then becoming stronger to protect the Great Zhou Dynasty, Lu Yuan thought about it.

He felt it was a bit too distant.

Furthermore, this matter is not as cost-effective as researching these things.

After all, military things can ultimately benefit the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Just say, some very convenient civilian products on Earth were initially military.

Lu Yuan thought it over and decided to do just that.

Anyway, he still has the Holy Body; if this doesn't work out, it won't delay his cultivation.

Besides, this time going to the Linglan Sword Sect, Lu Yuan isn't just going to see his wife.

Find Ji Lingxiao to get some materials.

Of course, this time he doesn't need those super powerful materials, like dragon-pattern black gold, which is so precious.

Even if researched with that material, it couldn't be built.

A tank would need at least a ton of the previous dragon-pattern black gold; a ton-heavy dragon-pattern black gold tank—how could Lu Yuan build it?

So he needs some very cheap materials, then test.

Thinking about it, if he needs these very cheap materials, Ji Lingxiao should not refuse, right??

Hmm~

Let's do it like this.

……

At night, Ji Lingxiao, who was meditating, suddenly shivered for no reason.

He inexplicably felt a bit anxious.

……

Over the next several days, Lu Yuan spent them on the airplane.

Feeling bored, he found a deserted spot, set up a recliner, crossed his legs, and read for a while.

Beside him, a fire burned, cooking food.

After eating, he rested a bit, smoked a cigarette, then set off again.

Lu Yuan passed over a vast expanse of sea islands, crossed a desert, and finally arrived at a new continent.

According to the map, he could reach the Linglan Sword Sect's location by tomorrow morning.

As for the situation of this new continent, Lu Yuan had no idea at all.

This map was left by Ji Lingxiao back then, and the Great Zhou Dynasty's records only cover the surrounding dynasties.

This new continent is 108,000 li away from the Great Zhou Dynasty, so naturally it wouldn't be recorded.

Lu Yuan flew over this new continent for three days.

The feeling was……

Here it really is different; it feels like he has arrived at a true world of cultivation.

Because, as Lu Yuan's airplane flew, every now and then two people would suddenly leap up.

They informed Lu Yuan that ahead was a sect's important area, where random passage was forbidden.

Lu Yuan needed to quickly change direction.

Lu Yuan felt…… as if he had entered a cultivation den.

A cultivator, which one might not see even once in a century in the Great Zhou Dynasty, here is somewhat sparse and ordinary.

Finally, at dawn the next day, the sky had just broken.

Lu Yuan saw a continuous stretch of green mountains; he knew, they had arrived!

Linglan Sword Sect.

While Lu Yuan was thinking about where to find his wife,

the front of the airplane, two clusters of light and shadow appeared.

Lu Yuan was accustomed to two people suddenly appearing ahead of him.

Immediately, Lu Yuan skillfully turned off the airplane's engine, then used spiritual power to force it to stop, hovering in midair.

When Lu Yuan opened the cockpit canopy, those two people had already arrived at his pilot seat, left and right, and they didn't first say anything to Lu Yuan.

Instead, they curiously examined Lu Yuan's airplane.

Lu Yuan also stayed silent, waiting for those two to look.

This is normal; in the past three days, whenever Lu Yuan encountered any cultivator, they would first curiously look at his airplane.

In these cultivators' eyes, it was just like a new type of flying boat.

Here, cultivators who are high in status and wealthy possess flying boats.

Naturally, these flying boats vary; some are small, some are large.

Like Ji Lingxiao's, which is enormously huge and luxurious, practically like a large cruise ship on Earth.

Of course, ordinary people's flying boats are like small yachts.

If they are ordinary cultivators, they basically fly on swords.

Of course, there are also those who ride cranes or birds.

These serve both to save effort and as symbols of status.

Usually, one can tell a cultivator's status from their mount.

When the two had finished looking, Lu Yuan then gazed at them and said respectfully:

"Senior, may I ask if ahead is the Linglan Sword Sect?"

After the two came to their senses, they looked at Lu Yuan and said:

"Exactly."

"You..."

Before the two could finish speaking, Lu Yuan's face lit up with joy, and he hurriedly said:

"I've come to find someone; my wife is cultivating here."

Before the two could ask further, Lu Yuan immediately added:

"My wife is Su Liyan."

Lu Yuan thought, his wife being Ji Lingxiao's only disciple, who would be trained to become the next sect leader, must be quite famous.

Furthermore, Ji Lingxiao said at the time that after bringing Su Liyan back to the Linglan Sword Sect, he would hold a grand initiation ceremony.

Everyone in the Linglan Sword Sect surely knows about it.

……

Linglan Sword Sect, Morning Spirit Peak.

Today, Ji Lingxiao led a group of the inner sect's most outstanding disciples in morning practice here.

Morning Spirit Peak was tranquil, with only fairy mist swirling about.

It appeared utterly serene and peaceful.

The disciples sat cross-legged around the peak, breathing and circulating their energy.

However, in such a tranquil place, many disciples could not calm their minds.

From time to time, they would suddenly open their eyes and lift their gazes toward the summit.

Two graceful figures stood to the left and right of Sect Leader Ji Lingxiao.

One bore an air like an orchid in an empty valley, a holy fairy visage, exceedingly ethereal, as if no worldly dust could touch her; in plain robes beneath blossoms, she exuded the grace of a sea‑crabapple.

The other was utterly different—gorgeous beyond compare, with a mature, alluring charm, like mid‑spring peach blossoms, radiant as spring's splendor.

The person on the right, whose sea‑crabapple grace was Nan Qinglingzhou's most talented alchemist, Sun Hanhua.

And that utterly gorgeous, every glance and smile bewitching one, was the junior sister who had just entered the sect two months ago……

No… to be precise, Su Liyan is the sect leader's sole closed‑door disciple, and peers must address her as senior sister.

And some even have to call her master‑uncle.

As for Sun Hanhua, everyone had long known her; she came to the Linglan Sword Sect to cultivate five years ago.

Her beautiful appearance caused many male disciples of the Linglan Sword Sect to yearn and long for her.

However, Sun Hanhua is quite naïve about worldly affairs, and besides, she usually stays on the sect leader's main peak, having little interaction with others.

Everyone's feeling toward Sun Hanhua is more one of longing.

But this newly arrived senior sister, Su Liyan, is quite different to everyone.

Compared to Sun Hanhua's ethereal temperament, this senior sister Su Liyan is extraordinarily gorgeous and mature.

To put it embarrassingly, even without looking at Senior Sister Su Liyan's appearance, merely hearing her soft, alluring voice would cause ripples in everyone's state of mind.

This senior sister is truly bewitching; her pair of eyes that captivate all beings, if gazed at for just a few seconds, will make everyone feel their blood surge and their breathing grow coarse.

This senior sister is truly a natural beauty; it seems as if every single strand of her hair was born upon everyone's hearts.

Especially her mature beautiful aura—know that even a master whose bone age is thirty‑six thousand years lacks this senior sister's alluring charm.

Especially, this senior sister is being groomed by the master as the next sect leader, unlike Sun Hanhua; Su Liyan is now also trying to handle sect affairs.

There are many matters, and many things that need Su Liyan to handle; everyone can also interact with her and speak to her.

Everyone found that Su Liyan truly has a good disposition—gentle and soft—and during this period, no one in the sect had anything bad to say about her.

This is practically the dream lover of every male in the sect…… Everyone discovered that Senior Sister Su Liyan's temperament has changed quickly; she has become much colder lately.

No one knows why……

At this moment, Ji Lingxiao, seated at the highest point of Morning Spirit Peak, though he had not opened his eyes, his divine sense had already taken in the appearance of the disciples below.

Seeing the male disciples below who occasionally opened their eyes to peek, their eyes were practically sprouting little hearts; Ji Lingxiao also felt somewhat helpless.

There was nothing Ji Lingxiao could do about it.

Compared to Sun Hanhua's cool aloofness, indeed, the vast majority of men still prefer Su Liyan's mature, sensual allure.

Furthermore, Su Liyan's nature has always been modest; even though she is now the Linglan Sword Sect's chief disciple, she is widely known as the sect's next leader.

Yet Su Liyan has never relied on this status to bully others, or anything else.

Thus, she is naturally beloved by the disciples of the Linglan Sword Sect.

As for whatever other thoughts those male disciples might have, Ji Lingxiao can do nothing; frankly, he feels that if he were male, he would certainly like Su Liyan as well.

After all, this precious disciple of mine is truly perfect in every way.

However, over the past month, some changes have occurred, which has made Ji Lingxiao genuinely worried.

That is……

The temperament of this precious disciple of mine…… is changing especially fast!!

Becoming…… increasingly indifferent……

Ji Lingxiao knows some of the reasons; it is because of the Azure Lotus.

The Azure Lotus Heart Method is a book that can enhance a cultivator's mind nature; it is a supreme heart method.

The Azure Lotus can clarify the mind, discard all worldly distractions, and fully awaken the true nature lost due to distractions.

A cultivator's training speed is slow largely because worldly distractions weigh them down, especially emotions.

For example, anger, anxiety, vexation, or any worries, as well as aspects of temperament and mind nature.

The Azure Lotus can also discard these; once a cultivator rids themselves of these burdens, they can naturally surge ahead in their training.

However……

The Azure Lotus is good and powerful, but it also has a drawback: it easily causes one to forget affection.

This affection includes not only love, but also friendship, familial bonds, and even normal interaction between people.

Because once one cultivates the Azure Lotus, all emotions must make way for cultivation, and thus will naturally be discarded.

As just mentioned, the Azure Lotus can clarify the mind, and so-called clarity of mind means acting always under rationality.

Therefore, if one over-cultivates the Azure Lotus, they are likely to become an unfeeling machine that knows only cultivation.

Devoid of any emotion, they understand only right and wrong, and in their actions they judge solely whether something is beneficial or harmful to themselves.

However, the Azure Lotus is not entirely this extreme; it can also be remedied by further cultivating other methods.

Take Ji Lingxiao, for example: his Azure Lotus has already reached Great Completion, yet he has not become that unfeeling machine.

But…… what worries Ji Lingxiao is…… my precious disciple.

The speed of forgetting affection seems too fast……

When I first encountered this situation, it was after a hundred years of cultivating the Azure Lotus.

But…… my precious disciple's mind nature has undergone an extremely rapid change over the past month, truly catching Ji Lingxiao off guard.

This is also too fast.

Even so, Ji Lingxiao does not think this is bad.

Moreover, Ji Lingxiao feels that his inability to break through from Quasi-Emperor to Great Emperor is due to not being sufficiently indifferent; he hesitated during the heavenly tribulation, leading to failure.

Ji Lingxiao thinks that being able to completely forget affection is not necessarily bad.

However, my precious disciple's speed of forgetting affection is so fast it defies common sense, and Ji Lingxiao fears something might happen.

Truly somewhat troubling.

At this moment, Su Liyan's spiritual sense naturally takes in the movements of everyone around her.

Regarding their behavior, Su Liyan feels only extreme annoyance.

Su Liyan has been here for three months; for the first two months, she studied in front of Ji Lingxiao, learning not only cultivation but also the basic knowledge of the cultivation world.

During those two months, Su Liyan stayed only on the main peak and did not go out.

After two months, having learned roughly the same, Su Liyan is often appointed by Ji Lingxiao to assist in handling various sect affairs.

Over the past month, this has thoroughly made Su Liyan weary.

Su Liyan has said more than once that she is already married and has a man.

But the male disciples of the sect, not knowing whether they disbelieve or what, have come in droves to express their affection.

Su Liyan had never seen such a thing before; back in the Great Zhou Dynasty, although many people lusted after her beauty, at least they observed propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame.

After learning that Su Liyan is married, they absolutely do not harass her.

But upon arriving in the cultivation world, these men truly make Su Liyan feel extreme disgust.

Thus, Su Liyan, who originally spoke nicely with others, after experiencing these things and due to the Azure Lotus Heart Method,

Su Liyan has become increasingly cold and unfeeling within a month.

At the same time.

A white light flashed, and then a disciple of the Linglan Sword Sect appeared before Ji Lingxiao and the two others, bowing and saying:

"Master, we have captured a man at Lofty Absolute Mountain who claims…… claims to be the husband of the Eldest Senior Sister……"

Hearing the disciple's words, Ji Lingxiao frowned slightly, looked at the disciple dissatisfiedly, and said:

"Why are you reporting this as well!"

And when Ji Lingxiao finished speaking, Su Liyan beside him suddenly opened her eyes slightly, her gaze filled solely with annoyance.

Thereafter, Su Liyan directly raised her chin slightly and said in an extremely cold tone:

"Beat to death!"

Su Liyan has heard such things not just once or twice.

Before, when others expressed their affection, Su Liyan had said she was already married, had the man she loved most, and also had a son.

But these words seem not to be believed by this group of disciples at all.

On the contrary, they often tease each other, often joking with friends that they are actually Su Liyan's husband and that they have children with her, and so on.

If such talk were only spread in private, it would be tolerable.

To openly say this?

What does this mean?

Is this openly teasing me!!

Do you really think I won't get angry!!

Ji Lingxiao looked somewhat astonished at his precious disciple; this was the first time he had seen his precious disciple so angry.

Thinking about it, it's actually normal; after all, I have repeatedly told the sect not to harass Su Liyan and absolutely not to say those things.

Of course, saying this in private, no one can control it, but bringing it up openly is really too presumptuous!

However... Ji Lingxiao felt that the influence of the "Qinglian" on his precious disciple was still somewhat great.

If this were in the past, my precious disciple would never have said such a thing; at most I would have confined that person for a few days, not to this extent...

However, after thinking about it, Ji Lingxiao didn't intervene either.

Ji Lingxiao still likes this kind of character, after all, Su Liyan is destined to sit on the Sect Leader's throne; such a character is indeed excellent.

Anyway... it's certainly better than that previous gentle and soft personality.

So Ji Lingxiao didn't say anything either; let the beating to death be a beating to death, it's time to straighten out the atmosphere of the Linglan Sword Sect.

Otherwise, these male disciples would never cultivate properly, always daydreaming.

And when the disciples of Chaoling Peak heard Su Liyan's words, they all opened their eyes wide, looked up at Su Liyan, some unable to believe it.

This senior sister's temper... seems to be getting worse and worse...

This... how... just... directly got beaten to death...

But... still... really like~~

Many male disciples' eyes were again sprouting little hearts.

Previously, this senior sister was a gentle and mature older sister, but now she is beautiful, mature, and cold like an iceberg senior sister.

Like it so much, like it so much~

Sister steps on me~~

The disciple who came to report, upon hearing Su Liyan's words, felt somewhat astonished; in everyone's mind, this senior sister was always very gentle, so how could today...

That disciple froze, seeing that the Sect Leader also didn't speak.

After a moment of shock, that disciple hurriedly said:

"Disciple comes to report this matter; mainly because it's suspicious, this man produced a Dragon Spine Jade Pendant of our Linglan Sword Sect."

"Disciple sees it really doesn't look fake... so I came specially to report."

If it were just because this man spoke rashly, that would be fine enough; there'd be no need for me to run over specially to report—I could on the spot throw this man into prison for ten or eight years.

However, it's just that this man suddenly produced this piece of jade pendant that made the disciple feel it was still better to come and report.

After the disciple finished speaking, there was a jade pendant in his hand.

After this jade pendant was taken out, both Ji Lingxiao and Su Liyan were stunned for a moment.

The next second, Su Liyan instantly vanished from the spot.

Sun Hanhua curiously blinked, and the next second also vanished from the spot.

And Ji Lingxiao stared at this jade pendant, stunned.

This... this isn't the one I originally gave to Lu Yuan, is it??

This... this... this Lu Yuan really came to the Linglan Sword Sect!!!!

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