I Just Wanted to Teach Cultivation, But Goddesses Keep Coming! - Chapter 316 The Jade Emperor Can Have the Heavens and I’ll Just Have the Harem
Chapter 316: Chapter 316 The Jade Emperor Can Have the Heavens and I’ll Just Have the Harem
“It’s really not working anymore…” a black-haired woman muttered, her voice low and strained, as though even speaking the truth aloud weighed heavily on her heart.
She sat cross-legged atop a quiet cliff, thin strands of spiritual energy swirling weakly around her body before dispersing into nothingness.
No matter how many times she guided it, no matter how carefully she circulated her technique, it simply would not respond the way it once had.
Ever since she left Clear Moon City, her cultivation had come to a complete halt.
The realization had shaken her deeply.
Before… things had been different and unnaturally easy.
She didn’t need long hours of meditation or life-and-death struggles to grow stronger.
All she needed was time.
A single night’s rest could grant her progress equivalent to a year of bitter cultivation.
Each sunrise brought with it a visible leap in strength, as though the heavens themselves favored her existence.
Time had been her greatest ally. The older she grew, the stronger she became.
Effortless. Absolute. Inevitable. But now… That blessing had vanished without a trace.
Days passed. Then one week.
Yet her cultivation remained stagnant, as if an invisible ceiling had formed above her head, refusing to let her ascend even a single step further.
Her breathing grew uneven, and her brows furrowed deeper.
She had tried everything… long meditation sessions, consuming spirit herbs, even risking minor injuries to stimulate progress but nothing worked.
It was as if her very foundation had been sealed.
“Is it… because of Lin Feng?” she murmured softly, her eyes flickering with complicated emotions.
She immediately shook her head, as if trying to deny the thought itself.
But the more she resisted it, the clearer the answer became.
The timing was too perfect.
Too cruel.
Everything had changed the moment she broke her word.
Her mind replayed that day over and over again, refusing to let her forget.
She had stood before him… defeated, breathless, utterly overwhelmed by his strength.
Yet even then, she had spoken boldly, making a vow without hesitation.
If she lost… she would submit.
She would do anything Lin Feng commanded.
Even if he demanded her life, her dignity, or her freedom… she would give it without resistance.
She had even gone so far as to declare that she would become his slave for life.
At the time, those words had flowed out so easily, carried by pride, defiance, and a strange sense of thrill.
But when the moment truly came…
She ran.
Without a second thought. Without even daring to look back.
A hollow laugh escaped her lips, dry and self-mocking.
“What a joke…”
Her fingers slowly clenched into fists, nails digging into her palms until faint traces of blood surfaced.
She, who had once believed herself chosen by fate… had fled from her own promise like a worthless coward.
The more she thought about it, the heavier her chest felt, as though something unseen was pressing down on her soul.
“This all started… the moment I turned my back on that oath…”
Her voice trembled slightly now, no longer as steady as before. It wasn’t just a coincidence.
Deep down, she already knew.
Her so-called blessing… was never truly hers to begin with.
And the moment she broke her word to Lin Feng, whatever force had been supporting her… withdrew without hesitation.
A bitter smile spread across her face, her eyes dimming.
“So this is my punishment…”
She slowly lowered her head, strands of black hair falling to obscure her expression.
For the first time in a long while, she felt powerless.
Not because she lacked strength…
But because she had lost something far more important.
And no matter how hard she tried… She had no idea how to get it back.
This problem would have been manageable if it had ended there.
But what unsettled her the most… was what she felt today.
Her cultivation hadn’t merely stagnated… it was declining.
At first, it had been hidden, almost imperceptible.
A slight sluggishness when circulating her spiritual energy.
A faint weakness in her limbs after meditation.
Things she could have dismissed as fatigue or distraction.
But now… there was no denying it.
The spiritual energy within her meridians, once abundant and lively, had grown thin and unstable.
It no longer flowed smoothly, but instead wavered, as though it might dissipate at any moment.
Even the foundation she had built over time felt loose, like a towering structure beginning to crumble from within.
Her breathing grew shallow. She could feel it. Her strength… was slipping away.
A cold shiver ran down her spine, and her fingers trembled ever so slightly.
She had a strong premonition that if this continued, it wouldn’t take more than five years before she fell completely… all the way back to the Body Refining Realm.
Five years.
That was all it would take to erase everything she had gained.
From someone once favored by the heavens, someone whose cultivation rose effortlessly with time… to a mere ant at the bottom of the world.
The contrast was suffocating.
Her lips parted, but no words came out. Only after a long pause did she manage to whisper,
“I… was foolish.”
Her voice was hoarse, laced with bitterness and regret.
“I should have just minded my own business… I should never have meddled in Mentor Lin Feng’s affairs.”
If she had never interfered… if she had never crossed paths with him like that… none of this would have happened.
Her so-called blessing would still be intact. Her path would still be smooth. Her future… still limitless.
But now…
All of it was crumbling because of a single decision.
A single moment of arrogance.
Regret surged within her like a raging tide, crashing against her heart again and again.
She clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging into her palms, yet she felt none of the pain.
Because compared to what she was losing… this was nothing.
“If only…” she murmured, her eyes dimming.
If only she could go back.
