Chapter 155: Chapter 155: In Front of the Grave (Fourth Update, Please Subscribe)
In the courtyard, the willow trees cast shade.
At this moment, it’s summertime, and the cicadas are incessantly chirping.
The water in the lake ripples, radiating a green hue, with ducks swimming around, making quacking sounds.
In the courtyard, Ye Liuyun delivered shocking news.
Lu Xuanji listened, stunned, "Impossible, how could she fail? She was a top-notch genius!"
Ye Linglong was truly a top-tier genius, unlike him, a faux genius.
In his heart, he knew, he was just of Three Spirit Roots, slightly better in aptitude, but not too outrageous.
Until the ancestor Lu Fuming failed in the possession attempt and instead became his nourishment, enhancing his divine soul strength and elevating his spirit root attributes, he gradually gained the name of a genius.
In his view, Ye Linglong was destined to succeed in achieving the Purple Mansion; how could she fail?
"Impossible! There’s no such thing as impossible!"
Ye Liuyun calmly said, "Even with a Celestial Spirit Root, there’s no guarantee of becoming a Purple Mansion Cultivator for sure; the remaining Dual Spirit Roots, Anomalous Spirit Roots, only have a probability of fifty percent, seventy percent when impacting the Purple Mansion. Yet, no matter how high the success rate, there’s always a chance of failure."
"Entering the Nirvana Pool can raise the probability by thirty percent, overcoming the tribulation, but she still fell at the Celestial Human Tribulation."
"Impossible, she awakened..."
Lu Xuanji said in disbelief because Ye Linglong had awakened a special physique.
In the Water Moon Grotto Heaven, there were lots of notes and essays, some describing special physiques.
In one of the miscellanies, a special physique called the Seven Orifice Dao Body was described.
The Seven Orifice Dao Body, with its seven orifices, can open up seven major dantians.
This physique has great advantages in the early stages, with a rich supply of magical power; when advancing to a Great Realm, the difficulty is relatively low, especially with the impact of Golden Core and forging Nascent Soul, it enjoys a certain physique bonus.
As for the disadvantage, it gets continually offset after the Nascent Soul stage.
"Nothing is impossible, life is full of unexpected twists!" Ye Liuyun said, "Even if there’s a ninety-nine percent chance of success, failure is still possible!"
"Come, let me take you to see her off one last time!"
Ye Liuyun said.
He activated his flying sword, grabbing Lu Xuanji as they soared away into the distance.
Once her fiancé, now that Ye Linglong has fallen; it’s time to pay the last respects.
The speed of a Purple Mansion Cultivator is quick; from here to the Dan Yang Sect, it only takes half a day to reach their destination.
They didn’t go to the Dan Yang Sect, but directly to the back mountain.
There, lay tombs upon tombs.
Here, a new tombstone stood erected.
On the tombstone, it was inscribed "Tomb of Beloved Daughter, Ye Linglong".
Standing before the grave was a middle-aged man, handsome in appearance, wearing a white Daoist robe, with a trace of gray hair on his cheeks.
"Greetings, Ye Ancestor!"
Ye Liuyun respectfully said, introducing, "This is Linglong’s fiancé, the illustrious talent of the Lu Family, named Xuanji."
"You may step aside for now."
The middle-aged man said.
"Yes!" Ye Liuyun replied respectfully, disappearing into the distance.
But before leaving, divine thought conveyed some information.
The middle-aged man was Ye Xuance, the Golden Core Great Cultivator of the Ye Family.
His cultivation was unknown, his strength was unknown, his divine techniques were unknown, and he was already over seven hundred years old,
Seven hundred years, outliving many people.
This Golden Core Ancestor had thirty children, three reached Half-Step Golden Core, five entered the Purple Mansion, twelve reached Foundation Establishment, five perished in tribulations, and five exhausted their lifespan and passed away in meditation.
"Greetings, senior!"
Lu Xuanji respectfully said.
"Not bad, not bad, you are really quite remarkable!" Ye Xuance said, "Back then, the first time I heard your name, Fairy Jin Xi thought highly of you, saying you had the aptitude of a Golden Core, I merely nodded and said alright. At the Ye Family’s matchmaking meeting, when it was reported to me, I agreed and let Linglong have a look!"
"Unexpectedly, you both matched and became dao companions!"
"It’s all due to the fairy’s favorable gaze!"
Lu Xuanji said.
"That was her destiny!" Ye Xuance said, "It’s a pity you two were destined but not fated. She fell in the tribulation, and you can’t become dao companions!"
"Alas!"
Lu Xuanji sighed, unable to express more.
It seemed that only sighing was left, any other words felt superfluous.
Ye Xuance said, "Xuanji, the deceased are gone, and the living must carry on. What are your plans for the future?"
"Plans?"
Lu Xuanji contemplated, "I just met Linglong at the matchmaking meeting, we spent some time together. I planned to travel with her, spend some time outside to deepen our bond."
"But now it’s all over, Linglong has perished!"
"I plan to wander nearby, clear my mind, and then return home!"
Ye Xuance said, "Our Ye Family still has some talented young women suitable to be your dao companion, for instance, Ye Wanyi, as well as Ye Chenyu, and some other Purple Mansion female cultivators can be introduced to you as well!"
"If you get along, you can become dao companions; if not, you can find another!"
"Cough, cough, senior, this doesn’t seem right!"
Lu Xuanji frowned, "Linglong just passed away not too long ago, and I’m already seeking women outside, doesn’t that make me a cad?"
"A cad? No, one must face reality!"
Ye Xuance said, "I’m not telling you to start fluttering eyelashes with some women right now, but you must face reality. Love makes one forget time, but time makes one forget love. The only way to forget the pain of lost love is to start a new one. You, child, say you don’t care, but you are more sentimental and more reluctant to let go than anyone else."
"Senior, please allow me to stay here alone for a while."
Lu Xuanji said.
"Think openly!"
Ye Xuance said, his figure blinking and disappearing into the distance.
In front of the grave, only Lu Xuanji was left.
Sitting casually before the grave, Lu Xuanji took out a wine jar, poured two bowls of wine, and filled them both.
Pouring one bowl, he spilled it in front of the grave.
Then he drank the other bowl himself.
The alcohol entered his sorrowful intestines, transforming into tears of longing.
"What a pity, we were destined but not fated, life is unpredictable!"
Lu Xuanji said, his eyes slightly reddening.
After pausing at the grave for a moment, Lu Xuanji placed some offerings and departed with a sense of melancholy.
...
Just after Lu Xuanji left, a man and a woman appeared before the grave.
The man was Ye Xuance.
As for the woman, it was none other than Ye Linglong, who was supposed to have fallen.
At this moment, Ye Linglong, dressed in plain clothes, disregarded the dust on the ground, sitting down directly before the grave. She picked up the wine bowl in front of the grave, gulping it down; then from the table of offerings, she grabbed a peach and took a bite, saying, "Father, was I wrong in doing this?"
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