Chapter 8: An Old Husband and a Young Wife

Chu Feng said, "Since your father wishes to come find you in person, wait for him to arrive, then bring him to see me."

Shen Qianxue hurriedly replied, "Immortal Lord, thank you."

Chu Feng smiled, "No need to thank me. If you truly wish to show your gratitude, then just listen to me well."

"I understand," she said, this time exceptionally obedient.

Whatever Chu Feng asked of her, she did without hesitation, exerting herself with all her abilities. Naturally, Chu Feng did not fall behind either.

After a night had passed, Shen Qianxue walked with an oddly unnatural gait.

"Immortal Lord, you're so wicked," she said with a face full of bliss.

Chu Feng smiled, "Am I wicked? Well then, let's go. Since you're now my woman, let's make it official."

Shen Qianxue trembled, "Immortal Lord, do you mean...?"

Chu Feng spoke seriously, "Naturally, it's time to register our marriage."

To become cultivation partners in the Tai Xuan Dao Sect, one must register it, much like obtaining a marriage certificate on Blue Star. However, Blue Star follows monogamy, while Tai Xuan Dao Sect allows both polygamy and polyandry, depending on one's choice.

Once registered as cultivation partners, the couple receives the sect's protection and promises. For example, if one dies for the sect, the partner receives compensation; should a partner perish, their resources and wealth are inherited by the surviving spouse.

In other words, once they married, if Chu Feng died, all his resources would belong to Shen Qianxue. Tears of gratitude welled up in her eyes at this thought.

"Immortal Lord..."

Chu Feng said, "Still calling me Immortal Lord? Isn't it time for a new address?"

"Husband," Shen Qianxue called out anew.

"Hahaha!" Chu Feng burst into laughter.

Conquest Value: 90%.

His Fortune Points had also reached 90,000. Merely conquering Shen Qianxue fully was enough to accumulate 100,000 Fortune Points to unlock the Fortune Shop.

Yet Chu Feng sensed that the final 10% would not be so easily attained.

...

News of Chu Feng, one of the five great Nascent Soul elders, divorcing and then marrying again spread swiftly throughout the Tai Xuan Dao Sect.

To gossip about the affairs of a Nascent Soul elder was a first since the dawn of time for them.

"I heard Chu Feng Immortal Lord got married again."

"Who this time?"

"I recall he divorced Elder Xiyue not long ago, maybe a month. They say Elder Xiyue left him because he was old and frail, unable to satisfy her, yet he married again. What’s there to gain?"

"You don’t understand," someone interjected. "Do you know how long Elder Xiyue has cultivated? Just over a hundred years, and she’s already entered the Core Formation stage."

"A century ago, when Elder Xiyue joined, her aptitude was poor, just an ordinary mortal body with no special bloodline. She could only enter the outer sect, and even then, it was nearly impossible for her to form a foundation."

"But see, after marrying Chu Feng Immortal Lord, she’s now a Core Formation Elder."

"Too bad I was a step too late. Otherwise, I’d have been the one to marry Chu Feng Immortal Lord this time. I wonder which vixen charmed him this time, marrying him and soaring to new heights."

"Shh, keep your voice down. Now that she’s married to Chu Feng Immortal Lord, her status is different. Remember when people spoke ill of Elder Xiyue? They were eventually expelled from Tai Xuan Dao Sect."

"The woman who married Chu Feng Immortal Lord this time is called Shen Qianxue, if I recall. She’s of ordinary talent, but beautiful. From the moment she entered, all you men chased after her, even fought for her. But honestly, if she wasn’t so pretty, could she have married Chu Feng Immortal Lord?"

...

On Linglong Peak.

Lin Xiyue had lost her chance to enter the Tai Xuan Secret Realm.

She could clearly sense the cold indifference from Linglong Immortal Lord and the disdainful, mocking attitudes of her fellow sisters.

She was filled with regret, but even more so with hatred toward Chu Feng.

He had ruined her future; if not for his forceful possession, she would never have missed her opportunity to enter the secret realm.

Now she was an outcast, neither belonging inside nor outside.

So she chose seclusion.

The news of Chu Feng’s remarriage never reached her ears, but it did reach Linglong Immortal Lord.

For reasons unknown, Linglong Immortal Lord was filled with anger and went straight to find Chu Feng.

Chu Feng was delighted, "Junior Sister, you’ve agreed to dual cultivation with me?"

Linglong Immortal Lord replied coldly, "You got married."

Chu Feng laughed, already prepared with his reasons, wearing a helpless expression, "Yes, but I had no choice. You know my lifespan is limited. To live longer, I must cultivate the Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Great Sorrow Scripture. Since you wouldn’t give me an answer, I had to find someone else."

"But it doesn’t matter. The more women cultivate the Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Great Sorrow Scripture, the better the effect."

"Shameless," Linglong Immortal Lord snapped, "Do you plan to have women on either side?"

Chu Feng sighed, "Isn’t it all for cultivation?"

"Junior Sister, why don’t we cultivate together and help you break through to the late Nascent Soul stage sooner?"

"Get out!" Lu Linglong roared, then turned and left.

Watching her depart, Chu Feng’s gaze flickered with greed.

Her graceful figure, fair skin, noble elegance, and regal bearing truly lingered in his mind.

...

A pity, still just a bit short.

After seeing Lu Linglong off, another unexpected guest arrived.

The current sect leader of Tai Xuan Dao Sect, Xiang Yutian.

As the head of the sect, Xiang Yutian was also a Nascent Soul cultivator, though only at the early stage. He became sect leader a century ago and is just over five hundred years old.

He appeared as a middle-aged man in a green robe, exuding an air of superiority, but also a distinct immortal aura. In the mortal world, he’d surely be mistaken for a charlatan.

Of course, to become a sect leader was no simple feat.

Chu Feng was surprised at Xiang Yutian’s visit, especially since he questioned Chu Feng’s search for a cultivation partner.

"Elder Chu Feng, I heard you married again," Xiang Yutian said.

Chu Feng did not bother to hide anything, nodding, "Sect leader, you’re busy with countless affairs. Surely you didn’t come just to inquire about my choice of cultivation partner?"

"Besides, as a dignified late-stage Nascent Soul elder of Tai Xuan Dao Sect, I have the freedom to choose a partner. Or does the sect leader think that this old dying man can be bullied at will?"

Xiang Yutian hastily replied, "Elder Chu Feng, please don’t misunderstand. I merely worry that this marriage might harm your reputation, thus I came to offer a friendly reminder."

Chu Feng’s killing intent surged, his gaze icy, "Reputation is but a fleeting shadow. In the world of cultivation, everything is determined by strength. As long as your fists are strong enough, who dares to speak ill? Does the sect leader not see this clearly?"