"Moreover, this matter will surely lead my childhood sweetheart junior sister to be completely disappointed in me, perhaps even to regret and despair..."

"And all of this is inseparable from you."

"Do you intend to simply dismiss everything with just one sentence and erase all of it?"

Lu Chengfeng paused slightly, sighed, and said, "I'm afraid that's not possible!"

Zhu Yuxian's face stiffened slightly, "Does it really have to be this way?"

Lu Chengfeng said, "We are children of the martial world, not bound by mundane rules, we value keeping our word. When I left the mountain, I made my choice, and now it's your turn to decide."

Zhu Yuxian frowned, "You should know that in this lifetime, I only pursue the Immortal Path. As long as I obtain the Sword Manual of the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword and visit the Yuncang Sword Sect, I will depart to Yun State."

"This matter is my lifelong pursuit, I would die without regret, and no one can stop me, not even you. I am willing to pay any price for it."

"What's the use of binding me with that old promise? What's the use of keeping me here?"

"I, Zhu Yuxian, could never be someone else's wife, living a muddled life of tending to household affairs and raising children."

Lu Chengfeng said, "There's no use saying more. Since you agreed to me back then, whatever you say now is meaningless."

"In the future, if you want to leave, I naturally won't stop you. Even if we are husband and wife, you have the right to fly freely."

"But no matter where you go, you are my wife, and I am your husband, not like now where we talk about a three-day agreement without name or status, like a fleeting romance."

Zhu Yuxian was silent for a long time, "If you must do this, then let's have one final battle. I'll give you just one chance, if you lose, then this matter will never be mentioned again, how about it?"

"And if I win?" Lu Chengfeng said.

Zhu Yuxian sat cross-legged on the snow, slowly closing her eyes, "Then it will be as you wish."

Lu Chengfeng smiled, his mind once again immersed in the mysterious realm, continuing to refine the gifts from Xun Shuijing.

Xun Shuijing, despite his youth, practiced a wide array of martial arts, mastering fists, palms, fingers, and claws, and was adept with the eighteen types of weapons such as swords and spears.

His most exquisite martial arts, besides the Five Great Supreme Sword Scriptures of the Yuncang Sword Sect and the Unparalleled Divine Skill of the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword, included his self-created Five Elements Returning to Origin Sword Scripture, and a Great and Small Celestial Cloud Light Escape Technique, obtained from an unknown source.

This Great and Small Celestial Cloud Light Escape Technique was extremely exquisite. Lu Chengfeng, having received only the general outline from the gift, already knew that this cultivation technique was no less than the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword, very likely being an Immortal Scripture.

Unfortunately, the version obtained by Xun Shuijing was only a fragmented text, permitting cultivation only up to the Eighth Layer of the Celestial Human Realm, which was quite regrettable.

This Immortal Scripture contemplated the Path of Cloud Water; once mastered, one's body becomes as free as a drifting cloud, thoughts flowing like water, able to rise with the wind, unhindered and unrestrained.

If one could cultivate to profound levels, they might even manipulate cloud light and escape like an Immortal.

However, this cultivation technique was truly esoteric and obscure; Xun Shuijing only cultivated it to the Twenty-Seventh Layer of Perfection without managing to condense the Cloud Light Law Intent Talisman.

After partially absorbing the gift, Lu Chengfeng had already mastered up to the Eighteenth Layer. Only the parts above the Nineteenth Layer were difficult, due to the Red Dragon True Intent not yet being condensed into Law Intent, which hindered further progress.

Since stepping into the Half-Step Celestial Human Realm, his speed of digesting the gifts markedly accelerated, and within just two short days, he already absorbed a large part of Xun Shuijing's gifts.

In another seven or eight days at most, he was confident of fully assimilating the remaining parts, causing his combat power to surge once more.

Zhu Yuxian had pure martial intent, and had also condensed the Law Intent of Black Fiend Soul-Stealing Qi. Her martial arts were exquisite and her battle experience rich, making her a strong figure within the Half-Step Celestial Human Realm.

However, compared to Xun Shuijing, she was still a cut below, and when adding the Immortal Scripture of the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword, the power gap between them widened further.

Lu Chengfeng felt gratitude towards Zhu Yuxian; this master had a life-saving grace and an imparting kindness towards him. Moreover, she willingly agreed to be his wife for three days, allowing him to receive Xun Shuijing's gifts.

One could say that Zhu Yuxian was a benefactor in his life.

Zhu Yuxian wished to seek immortality and venture to Yun State, but Lu Chengfeng felt this pursuit carried too much risk, too much illusion.

The Thirteen States of the World were so vast; there might be secret places like the Trapped Dragon Abyss of the Yuncang Sword Sect, where immortal traces might also be found.

Lu Chengfeng had feelings for her, but more so, he wanted to protect and worry for her, not wishing her to leave never to return.

The two of them sat cross-legged on the cliff, and in the blink of an eye, it was evening.

By then, it was already the third day since they became husband and wife. Once this evening passed, the three-day agreement would be fulfilled.

In the evening, the cold wind on the mountain grew fiercer, chilling to the bone.

Inhaling and exhaling the Black Fiend Qi through her mouth and nose, Zhu Yuxian absorbed the essence from all directions.

Meanwhile, at the center of Lu Chengfeng's forehead, a multicolored halo swirled, similarly connecting inward and outward, using Heaven and Earth Essence Qi to cleanse his Essence, Qi, and Spirit.

No one knew how much time passed, Zhu Yuxian suddenly opened her eyes, her gaze deep and profound, her body floating up from the ground like a ghostly presence.

Lu Chengfeng noticed her movement too, slowly ending his cultivation, standing up from the ground.

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