Hard to express in words

  "You're hiding her identity! What are your intentions?! If you don't explain clearly, don't blame me for taking your life!"

  Qin Xi fell silent for a long time before speaking in a soft voice: "If I hadn't concealed her identity, she wouldn't have stayed at Xuqing Gate."

  "Stay at Xuqing Gate?" Zhong Muling was somewhat surprised and asked in a low voice, "She stays at Xuqing Gate, what do you want to do?"

  Qin Xi let out a bitter laugh and bluntly retorted, "What can she do if she doesn't stay in the Mystic Clear Sect?"

  Zhong Muling heard this and hesitated for a moment. He naturally understood the meaning of these words. A Qi-refining cultivator with a special physique and no backing, how long could he survive in the cultivation world? But as he thought again, he realized that this sentence had another meaning. Tiange didn't stay at Xuqing Gate, so this kid couldn't do anything.

  He slightly slowed down his tone and said: "So, you're being kind?"

  This time, Qin Xi did not answer his question. After a long while, he said: "I don't know if you are aware of the matter between me and her father?"

  "This matter has been mentioned by Tian Ge before." Zhong Mu Ling hummed: "I've heard it."

  Qin Xi smiled and said, "There are some things she doesn't understand, and even you don't know about." He paused for a moment before continuing slowly, "More than 20 years ago, before her father passed away, he helped me out of trouble, asked me to take care of his wife and daughter, but also allowed me one thing."

  Zhong Muling was taken aback: "What's going on?"

  Qin Xi said slowly, word by word: "In the future, this woman's dual cultivation will be entirely up to me."

  He finished saying this sentence, and there was no more sound.

  Suddenly, a burst of spiritual energy moved, and Zhong Muling appeared silently in front of him, his face ashen.

  "Are you in charge?" He shook his sleeves and the spiritual pressure dissipated. Qin Xi fell to the ground once again, adding insult to injury.

  Zhong Muling's face turned solemn: "You mean to say that her father has promised her to you?"

  Seriously injured, Qin Xi still managed a smile and didn't back down: "If senior wants to understand it that way, that's fine too."

  "What about you, how do you understand?"

  "Me?" Qin Xi wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth and sat up, "Before her second uncle passed away, I promised her that if she didn't want to, I wouldn't force her."

  Zhong Muling stopped speaking, his face changing from cloudy to sunny, sometimes flashing a stern expression, then relaxing again, staring intently at Qin Xiang's pale and bloodless face.

  Qin Xi didn't look at him, but also showed no fear, his expression calm and composed.

  "Ah Ling!" The small cottage was once again filled with spiritual energy, and Yuan Bao suddenly appeared, looking at Qin Xi with great interest. He turned to Zhong Muling and said, "Don't you think that dual cultivation is a good idea?"

  Zhong Muling's face was unwell as she glared at him angrily.

  Yu Bao spread his hands, innocently saying: "Alright, dual cultivation isn't a good idea. However, this kid has the Yang Spirit Pearl on him and is also a Golden Fire Dual Spiritual Root, with extremely vigorous yang energy, making him a decent furnace for Tian Ge."

  As soon as this was said, Qin Xi's face changed. He looked up at the two of them and saw that Zhong Muling's expression had eased, and he slowly nodded: "This does make some sense."

  The two of them looked down at Qin Xi again, as if checking whether he was qualified or not.

  Qin Xi's body was surging with spiritual energy, his anger attacking his heart, and suddenly he spat out a mouthful of blood.

  Yu Bao made a few "tsk" sounds, squatted down and grabbed his hand. The surging spiritual energy rushed into Qin Xi's body: "Being so weak as a furnace tripod won't do. Ah Ling, take this kid and train him well for me? Heh heh, he has a Yang Spirit Pearl in his body, which is not far from being a pure Yang physique, it's actually suitable for learning my things."

  Zhong Muling hummed a sound, swung her sleeve and disappeared into the house: "You like it then take it away, what's it to me?"

  ………………

  "Crucible..."

  Qin Xi softly recited these two words and opened his eyes.

  He had never suffered such humiliation in his life!

  He knew that although the two men had severely injured him, they had also brought him many benefits. Even if there was no kindness, it couldn't be said to be a grudge. Only, he couldn't swallow this breath!

  He actually wants him to be a furnace tripod!

  He had been practicing Taoist mental techniques since he was a child and never thought of using the furnace, but he didn't expect that one day someone would want him to be the furnace!

  Closing his eyes, Qin Xi calmed down a bit.

  Since he was eight years old and came to Taikang Mountain, he had never been so emotional. There is a Yuanying Zushi, his own cultivation is fast, no one dares to give him a look, even if he goes out alone, he has enough cleverness to save himself.

  Those few days, a Xian cultivator named Yuan Bao transmitted to him an oral formula and gave him many strange things to eat. Some made him suffer greatly, while others caused his cultivation to grow rapidly, almost torturing him to the point of death. When leaving, Yuan Bao smiled and told him that he must quickly form his embryo to become a good furnace tripod...

  At this point, Qin Xi's palms closed again and pressed tightly together.

  Alas! These words he couldn't even say to his master, and could only bury this secret in his heart.

  Yu Bao gave him a mantra, which made him closer to the pure Yang physique. Many thresholds for promotion would become easier for him, and this was a great benefit for him. If he didn't do anything excessive again, he wouldn't repay kindness with ingratitude. However, those words not only made him feel humiliated but also worried. What if these two were really planning to be his furnace and tripod after his promotion?

  He didn't dislike Mo Tian Ge, nor did he deny that he had thoughts about her before, but it was just a fleeting moment, and the Great Dao was not yet complete. His heart couldn't accommodate anything else, and the matter of dual cultivation wasn't within his consideration either. However, something like this happened, making him feel extremely embarrassed when facing her! This embarrassment had nothing to do with her, yet it made him not want to face her.

  He thought for a long time about how to solve this problem. If he cultivated the incantation, his pure yang energy would become more and more prosperous, until it was infinitely close to the pure yang body, and then... it would be even more suitable for being their furnace tripod. But if he didn't cultivate, his cultivation speed wouldn't be that fast. It's even possible that he would be trapped in the yuan infant stage for life, unable to transform into a god...

  So, he finally decided not only to cultivate but also to hurry. To end his infancy as soon as possible and then ascend to divinity. Only when he became a divine being and grasped his own destiny could he wipe away the taste of this humiliation!

  Taking a deep breath, Qin Xi stood up and walked out of the Dong Mansion.

  His injuries have fully recovered, and his cultivation has also made progress in the past two years. After some time, he can prepare to break through the later stage of the Golden Elixir. He thinks that he has a good grasp of it, and after another 20-30 years, until the completion of the Golden Elixir, he can try to form the Embryo. Calculating from now, in fifty years' time, he is currently 143 years old, and forming the Embryo at the age of 200 is very likely.

  As for the end of the infant, I don't know how many years it will take. My master was 400 years old when he ended his infancy, and now he is over 800 years old, staying in the yuan infant realm for more than 400 years, still only in the middle period of yuan infant, and has not yet reached the threshold of the later period. His qualifications are only slightly inferior to those of my master, but because he has a yang spirit pearl on him and his heart is undistracted, he has achieved such cultivation. If it were after the yuan infant, I'm afraid he would not have an advantage...

  Distractedly thinking all the way, I suddenly heard a commotion in front of me. My footsteps stopped and I was taken aback. Where is this...

  "Tiangē, congratulations to you! So quickly being accepted as a formal disciple by Master, I'm really envious of you - ah. No, I should be calling you Shīshū instead."

  Moy Tian Ge was packing up the things in Dong Fu's place while chatting with Luo Feng Xue. Hearing her say that, he couldn't help but laugh and say: "Luo Shifu, your 'Shifu' really makes me nervous."

  "What's the panic?" Luo Fengxue said matter-of-factly, "You are Shifu's formal disciple, of course you should call me Shishu. Don't call me Shijie again, I can no longer bear it, and it wouldn't sound good if others heard it."

  "Alright... seal the snow."

  Upon hearing this address, Luo Fengxue smiled: "It's actually not until today that I've heard you call me by name. Mo Shifu, in fact, you're the one with the heaviest guard..."

  She said this with a tone of teasing, but it made Mo Tian Ge blush. Luo Feng Xue was right, she just didn't want to get too close to others, so she hesitated to call her by name, while Luo Feng Xue had always been sincere towards her, and in fact, she was the one who owed Luo Feng Xue an apology.

  "Seal of Snow, I..."

  "It's alright, you don't need to explain." Luo Fengxue smiled and said, "I naturally understand. You've had a rough past, so you're cautious around people. If you weren't brought back by Shifu Sheng and accepted as a disciple by Shizu, I wouldn't have treated you with sincerity either."

  This made Mo Tian Ge feel a bit better, so she smiled and said: "Alright, Feng Xue, from now on I won't be living here anymore. The courtyard will be left to you to take care of. If new people move in later, whether or not to move them out is up to you."

  "Alright. Now you're officially a disciple of the Master Ancestor. The spiritual grass we bought at Dan Ding Gate last time is still with me, I won't be polite, take it all, you won't object, will you?"

  Mo Tian Ge lost his smile: "That's natural, now I'm a senior, of course I won't argue with a junior."

  "Hah, you're adapting to your new identity quickly. Now you're even giving me a superior attitude. Hmph, anyway, I've got the real benefits, so I won't compete with you for this nominal benefit."

  The two chatted for a while before Luo Fengxue took Mo Tian Ge to meet Xuan Yin Zhen Ren.

  Two years ago, in that big war, both Luo Fengxue and Wei Jiasi were injured. Wei Jiasi's injuries were more severe and she is still recovering now. Luo Fengxue has already recovered and even received rewards from the sect, including Dan Yao and other items. As for Han Qingyu, he was injured recently and is currently in closed-door recovery. Therefore, when Mo Tian Ge returned, he only saw Luo Fengxue.

  As they approached Dongfu, Mo Tian Ge saw the disciple guarding the door immediately come up to greet them: "Greetings, Master Mo and Master Luo."

  Moye Song felt a little surprised, had the news of her being accepted as a formal disciple already spread throughout Qingquan Peak?

  Luo Feng Xue whispered to her: "As soon as Master returned, she said that you dared to face a fifth-level demon beast alone in the Demon Beast War, and did not tarnish the reputation of our Xuan Qing Sect. So, she announced that she would accept you as a formal disciple."

  So that's how it is, no wonder the gatekeeper's disciple changed his address as soon as he saw him.

  As they entered the main hall of Dongfu, Xuan Yin Zhenren was sitting with his eyes closed. Luo Fengxue called out: "Master!"

  Xuan Yin Zhen Ren opened his eyes, his gaze swept over them, and finally looked at Mo Tian Ge: "Tian Ge, are you okay?"

  Moy Tian Ge stepped forward and bowed solemnly: "Master Xuan Yin, I'm fine, thank you for your concern."

  Xuan Yin Zhen Ren stroked his long beard, smiling: "You have been taken in as a formal disciple by Master, from now on you don't need to call me Master Bo, just call me Big Brother Master."

  "Yes," Mo Tian Ge changed his form of address, "Xuan Yin Shixiong, the emotions from several years of teaching, Tian Ge does not dare to forget. Today I am leaving, especially came to thank you."

  "You child..." Xuan Yin Zhen Ren gazed at her, his eyes filled with affection. Two years of disappearance, two years of foundation-building... Calculating it properly, his guidance didn't exceed three years; although they didn't have the name of master and disciple, they had the reality of it.

  "Tiangē, now that you've entered Master's sect, from now on you must work hard to cultivate and not tarnish Master's reputation, do you understand?"

  "I humbly obey the instructions of Master Xuan Yin."

  "En, you and I will have many chances to meet again in the future, no need to be sad, go."

  "Yes."

  Zhengzhong de xie guo, mo tian ge sui zhe luo feng xue tui le chu lai.

  Translation:

  With a solemn bow, Mo Tian Ge followed Luo Feng Xue out.

  "Alright, Feng Xue, I'll head back to the Dong Manor now. If there's nothing else, you can also come find me in the future."

  Luofeng Xue smiled and stepped forward to hug her: "I understand." Although she said so, in her heart, she knew that the opportunities for them to meet would be scarce from now on. How could she often go to Jinghe's and Shizǔ's residence?

  Farewell Luofeng Xue, Mo Tian Ge turned around, but saw someone standing not far away, with a look of unease.

  It is Qin Xi.

  After parting ways at the Swan Cliff, they hadn't seen each other for over two years. Back then, when they left the Void Sky Realm of Zhong Muling, Qin Xi's expression was already unpleasant to look at. Now, looking at her gaze, it was complicated and hard to put into words. It seemed like there was some nostalgia, but his gaze also carried a sense of distance, his attitude was cold and detached, yet his face struggled.

  The song of the wild sky stopped, and her emotions were too complicated to put into words. Should she go and greet him? For a moment, she felt reluctant, and for another moment, she thought it wasn't worth paying attention to. In the end, she finally took a step forward, put on a smile, and walked towards Qin Xi's direction.

  In an instant, Qin Xi lowered his gaze, turned around and walked away without any hesitation.

  She was stunned on the spot.

  He... didn't fail to see her walking by, but rather didn't want to greet her.

  A dull feeling in my heart, I couldn't tell whether it was anger or suffocation.

  "Heavenly Song?"

  Mo Tian Ge turned her head and saw Luo Feng Xue staring at her in shock. She must have seen the whole scene just now.

  She took a deep breath and smiled at Luo Fengxue: "It's okay, I'm leaving."

  "......Alright." Luo Fengxue hesitated and replied with a single sentence, still hesitant to mention the so-called Qin Shixiong's matter.

  After all, this matter is now a song of today's teacher uncle, she is an outsider and there is no need to intervene.

  Back at the Xindong Mansion, Mo Tian Ge sat in the small hall for a while.

  This courtyard, every blade of grass, every tree, every table and chair, were all left behind by others, as if filled to the brim with those past years that didn't belong to her.

  Its former master may have sat here like her, holding a cup of tea, or talking to someone, or just in contemplation. He also used to sit in the practice room, flipping through those books, with his handwriting still on the pages. The alchemy room, the alchemy furnace, the rest room... all bear his mark.

  She smiled slightly, stood up, took a deep breath, and put everything in the house into an empty storage bag. The tables and chairs, as well as the books, were not hers anyway, so she might as well replace them all.

  "Uncle Mo!" A cry of surprise came from beside his ear.

  Mó Tiān Gē swept a glance over and saw two female cultivators standing at the entrance, staring at her in utter astonishment.

  "What's wrong? Is something the matter?" she asked expressionlessly.

  "What are you doing?"

  "Pack up my palace."

  "Huh?"

  Mo Tian Ge cast a cold glance: "What's going on? Didn't you say that everything in this mansion would be mine to deal with? Can't I even use it?"

  "Ah..." The two female cultivators looked at her in dismay. It was said that way, but they never thought that this Master would throw away all of Master Jing's things!