Chapter 87: Leaving Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Together

Chapter 87: Chapter 87: Leaving Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Together

Yun Xi had been contemplating this for over a month. She had finally worked up the courage. Tonight, she would take the initiative and give her all to him.

She never expected to be pushed away by Chu Fan.

In that instant, Yun Xi’s heart plunged into an abyss.

Seeing the color drain from Yun Xi’s face, Chu Fan knew something was terribly wrong and hurriedly explained.

"Yun Xi, please listen to me. Just let me explain. Think about our feelings for each other all these years. It’s not just us—is there anyone in the entire Eastern Domain Cultivation Realm who doesn’t know? I’ve dreamed of becoming your husband, and today that wish has finally come true. But it’s not that I’m unwilling to consummate our marriage. It’s that I can’t."

"Why can’t you?" Yun Xi asked, her voice turning cold.

"Do you remember at the Celestial Derivation Sect, the severed heads and Treasure Swords sent by the Red Blood Mansion?" Chu Fan sighed.

Upon hearing this, Yun Xi’s anger dissipated. "Chu Fan, I was being selfish. I was wrong."

"You did nothing wrong. The fact that you were willing to take this step today has moved me more than I can say. My master and senior brothers were murdered by treacherous villains, and I still haven’t uncovered the full truth. Their bodies are barely cold, I haven’t recovered the remains of my five senior brothers, and I still haven’t avenged them."

"Drinking this wine with you today was my way of making a promise to you. But I must hold back from this final step. It’s not that I’m not ready to be truly joined with you. It’s because I am still in a period of mourning. The intimacy between husband and wife should be a natural culmination, a meeting of two minds with one heart, free of any distracting thoughts. That is the greatest respect we can show each other. But my heart is full of such thoughts right now. I’m sorry, Yun Xi!"

Tears streamed silently down Yun Xi’s face. "You haven’t wronged me. It was I who was being inconsiderate. You’ve nearly lost your life for me several times recently, and I was afraid we might walk the Yellow Springs Road before ever becoming a true husband and wife. That’s why I was so hasty."

"Once I’ve avenged my master and senior brothers, or when the three-year mourning period is over, we..."

Yun Xi gave a soft stomp of her foot, turned away, and said tenderly, "I understand. We will avenge your master and senior brothers together."

That night, they slept in each other’s arms. Though not yet husband and wife in deed, they were now husband and wife in name.

They had both sworn an oath to the heavens, vowing to never leave or forsake one another in this life.

In her heart, Yun Xi was still deeply content.

Chu Fan’s heart, however, was in turmoil. He was truly moved by Yun Xi’s devotion.

She was a woman, after all. How difficult must it have been for her to go to such lengths for him?

And it was because of him that she had already severed ties with her own parents.

In truth, this was also a source of regret for Chu Fan. No matter what Yun Keji and his wife had done to them, they were still Yun Xi’s parents.

One day, he would return to Cuiyun Peak. Even if he had to use overwhelming force, he would make Yun Keji and his wife acknowledge their marriage.

The next day, Yun Xi rose at dawn. Like a newlywed wife, she prepared water for Chu Fan to wash up and made him breakfast.

For the next half-month, the two of them practiced their Cultivation together, searched for Spirit Medicine together, and Chu Fan taught Yun Xi the Yifeng Sword Technique.

The Yifeng Sword Technique was no ordinary Sword Technique, after all; it was incredibly difficult to even begin learning.

Then, they studied the Sword Dao Inheritance together as well.

Spending every day with the one she loved, time flew by in the blink of an eye.

Soon, only two days of the month remained.

During that month, Chu Fan had completely stabilized his Nascent Soul Realm, and he gained full control over the power he wielded.

He had practiced the Fourth Technique of the Dream-Breaking Meteor Sword to the stage of Great Success, but he had not yet started on the Fifth Technique.

In the Sword Dao, he had reached the Perfection stage of the Second Layer of Sword Gang Like Wind. He now only needed the right catalyst to break through to the Third Layer Realm.

As for his own Cultivation during this time, he poured most of his energy into the Yifeng Sword Technique. The results he had achieved by unleashing two of its techniques at the Celestial Derivation Sect had been simply magnificent.

This was compounded by the fact that he was also teaching Yun Xi this very Sword Manual.

Of the nine techniques in total, he had already comprehended four.

Yun Xi’s progress was also enormous. She had practiced the First Layer of the Illusory Body Technique to the stage of Great Success and had learned two techniques from the Yifeng Sword Technique.

She had even advanced to the Second Layer Realm in her Sword Dao.

Her fastest progress was in her Cultivation Realm. After breaking through to the Golden Core Realm, her advancement had been unstoppable. She was already at Golden Core Realm Tier Four, a speed that even left Chu Fan feeling a little embarrassed.

With Chu Fan acting as her sparring partner during this time, her combat experience had also improved significantly.

If she were to encounter the Falcon she met when she first entered the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain now, with her current Combat Power, she could likely slay it with a single slash of her Sword.

In addition, Yun Xi and Chu Fan had dug up a great deal of Spirit Medicine, even unearthing a ten-thousand-year-old ginseng.

If they were to sell that Spirit Medicine in the outside world, they could probably get a mountain of silver taels for it.

However, they had no intention of selling any of it.

The wealth Chu Fan now possessed was more than they could ever spend, and besides, neither of them were the type to live a life of extravagance.

With only two days left, Yun Xi insisted that they leave this place.

Yun Xi had heard what the ape had said as it was leaving that day, even from inside the treehouse.

How could she allow Chu Fan to take such a risk again?

Although she was reluctant to leave the place they had called home for two months, what was that reluctance compared to the safety of the man she loved?

On this day, Yun Xi packed away all the Spirit Medicine they had gathered into her ring. They both changed into new clothes that Yun Xi had sewn over the past weeks, closed the door to the treehouse, and started walking toward the outer edge of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain. Along the way, Yun Xi glanced back several times.

"Trust me," he said. "We’ll come back in the future, when we no longer have to fear anything. If you’d like, when we’re old, we can retire and live out our days here."

"Nonsense, you’re only twenty-three! And you’re already talking about things so far in the future? I was just feeling sentimental, you know? These past two months, especially this last one, have been the most peaceful and happiest time of my life. Because here, it’s just the two of us, with no one to disturb us. It’s so wonderful to open my eyes and see you right there."

"Where do you plan to go after we leave?" Yun Xi asked.

"Where do you want to go?"

"I don’t know either. I’ll go wherever you go. Isn’t there a saying about the wife following her husband’s lead? Husband, I’m your wife now, so of course, I’ll follow your lead in everything."

"You little rascal!"

"Hee hee!"

They walked and chatted, and before they knew it, they had crossed the forbidden boundary. Then, they both used the Illusory Body Technique to change their appearances.

They looked at each other’s new forms and burst out laughing.

Chu Fan had transformed into a young man with a square jaw, slightly shorter than his original height. Yun Xi had become a frail, slender woman. Though her new face was still beautiful, it was a pale comparison to her true appearance.

Furthermore, Yun Xi was not skilled at needlework. While the fabric of their clothes was high quality, the stitching was uneven and the style was plain. They looked more like a humble, common couple than anything else.

The purpose of this disguise was simply to avoid being recognized by the Cultivators of the Eastern Domain.

After crossing the forbidden boundary, Chu Fan released his Divine Sense, only to find that there wasn’t a single soul within a radius of several miles.

This surprised Chu Fan greatly.

’Even if those Nascent Soul Realm and Divine Separation Realm experts gave up waiting for us and left, what about all the disciples who come here for training?’

’The Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain is a place where Cultivators come to train all year round.’

’Did something major happen in the Eastern Domain Cultivation Realm during the last two months?’

What worried Chu Fan most, however, was Mr. Hong’s Auction House. After all, they had caused a huge scene that day to help him escape. If someone had borne a grudge and decided to act, he wasn’t sure the auction house’s Nascent Soul Realm experts could have handled it.

And so, Chu Fan already knew what his first destination would be after leaving the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.