Chapter 156: Chapter 156 The Hawk Soars When Full (First Release, Please Subscribe)
At the location behind the mountain, one grave follows another.
In front of the graves, offerings are placed, along with white paper money; the soul-summoning banners waft gently, and the white paper banners flutter.
Sitting on the ground, she gulps down the wine, but the taste is quite poor.
In the past, Ye Linglong would have just smelled it and poured it out.
When she was born, her father had already advanced to the Golden Core stage. As a top second-generation cultivator, her quality of life was extremely high. She wouldn’t eat non-top-tier spiritual cuisine or drink non-top-tier spirit wine, and she never repeated an outfit in a month.
But sitting in front of the grave, Ye Linglong drank the spirit wine without any disdain.
Because this was an offering from her Dao companion, Lu Xuanji, for her.
"Father, have I made a mistake?"
Ye Linglong asked.
"It’s not necessarily a mistake, but everyone must take responsibility for their choices!" her father replied, "There is no medicine for regret in life; once you’ve made up your mind, don’t regret it."
"Father, our actions are not honorable!"
Ye Linglong said, "We originally agreed to become Dao companions, share in honor and disgrace, and never abandon each other. But now, it’s different; the Divine Water Palace’s invitation has directly separated us."
"Back then, it was Lu Xuanji’s guidance that led me to awaken the [Seven Orifice Dao Body], which increased my chances of reaching the Golden Core from one layer to three layers. But to join the Divine Water Palace, I directly abandoned Lu Xuanji. What does that mean?"
Her father calmly said, "You are no longer suitable to be together. After awakening the Seven Orifice Dao Body, your aptitude is top-notch. Only by joining the Divine Water Palace can you advance further. Staying in Chu Country offers no future; people move upwards, water flows downwards."
"You are a top prodigy, but even top prodigies need resources and an adequate environment for nurturing. Without these, too many prodigies get buried or die halfway through."
"For the Great Dao, those romantic feelings should be abandoned."
"But I can’t get past that barrier in my heart!" Ye Linglong, having eaten half a peach, threw it directly on the ground.
The peach was covered in dirt.
She poured another bowl of wine and gulped down a mouthful.
"You’ll gradually come to terms with it, and if you can’t, then stop thinking about it!" her father said indifferently, "In this world, the least valuable thing is love. For many people, let alone love, even life and freedom aren’t in their hands."
"There once was a prodigy with a childhood sweetheart. This prodigy cultivated too quickly, and his childhood sweetheart, eager to catch up, hastily cultivated and perished by going mad. To that prodigy, his girlfriend was just a breeze; once the wind passed, there was only a slight chill, and then nothing at all."
"There was also a cultivator who watched his Dao companion fed an aphrodisiac by a depraved young man, pressed beneath him, experiencing humiliation. But that cultivator could do nothing, only curse helplessly, like a howling defeated dog, before getting a few slaps from the depraved young man and being thrown into a dung pit!"
"Then, there was a female cultivator, stubborn at heart, who chose dual cultivation to heal when that cultivator was mortally wounded. Yet, she didn’t know that, years later, that male cultivator would be whispering sweet nothings with a noble family’s female cultivator, with no place for her in his heart."
"Is it true that given freely, it’s worthless?"
"In the end, when that female cultivator was about to pass away, he went to the Qian Family to marry their noble lady. Even though the Qian Family had hunted him down and they had mutual hatred, at that moment, all was forgiven with a smile. Even if it’s fake, that’s how it must be."
"In many cases, true heartfelt devotion is not as meaningful as a Spirit Stone, and loving someone is not as important as someone’s family background."
"Some people give up their pristine reputation, only to receive someone’s sighs in return; yet some noble people, by dispensing a small favor, earn a lifetime of gratitude."
"That’s the difference brought by status and family background."
Ye Linglong questioned, "Father, have you ever loved someone?"
"Once I did, but not anymore!" her father replied, "Maybe you hate me, but unless you’re stronger than me, you have to listen to me. Unless you step into the Golden Core stage and defeat me, everything will be as you wish."
Ye Linglong said, "Father, will he remember me?"
"He will remember, but he will soon forget!" her father said, "Faking your death and leaving is the best thing; it saves face for both parties. Otherwise, breaking off the engagement and turning against each other would be detrimental to the Ye Family’s future. Losing one Dao companion, but in the future, the Ye Family will send him two Dao companions, and he should be satisfied!"
"Even if it gets exposed in the future, it won’t lead to enmity between the two families!"
"Father really knows how to calculate!"
Ye Linglong sneered coldly.
"Although I’m a Golden Core Cultivator, my chances of achieving the Nascent Soul stage are less than one percent. But you, with your [Seven Orifice Dao Body], have a thirty percent chance of becoming a Nascent Soul!" her father said, "As long as you become a Nascent Soul, even if I die, I will smile in my grave!"
"After you leave, I will have Chenyu and Wanyi become Xuanji’s Dao companions. By then, with him embracing both, how much will he remember you?"
Ye Linglong fell silent.
Human nature cannot withstand testing, and you shouldn’t test human nature.
Those who go to test human nature to prove love or lack thereof are foolish in their very actions.
Even her father said he couldn’t withstand the test.
After each test of human nature, trust isn’t just lost; it’s shattered.
"Father, can’t we do it differently?"
Ye Linglong said.
"Shallow waters can’t support a flood dragon; in Chu country’s territory, Spirit Veins are limited, resources are scarce, and the development ceiling is restricted. Many cultivators, upon reaching the Golden Core stage, leave Chu Country to wander outside, seeking opportunities and fortuitous encounters!" her father said, "The Divine Water Palace is a good choice. There, you have at least a fifty percent chance of becoming a Nascent Soul!"
Ye Linglong nodded, "I understand, Father!"
Her father said, "Gather your things, let’s go! No, don’t even pack, let’s just leave straight away, there’s nothing worth taking!"
Ye Linglong nodded silently.
There was nothing worth saying goodbye to; they left just like that.
The flying ship appeared, and father and daughter boarded, disappearing into the distance.
Looking back at Chu Country, Ye Linglong was full of melancholy.
This situation seemed somewhat beyond her expectations.
She couldn’t help but think of her childhood experiences raising eagles.
At the time, her father had said, when the eagle is full, it flies.
If the eagle is too full, it will choose to fly away.
Now she sees perhaps she is also like that eagle, full and choosing to fly away.
In the Nirvana Pool. She crossed many calamities in succession, achieving the Purple Mansion Great Cultivator in one leap.
After becoming a Purple Mansion Great Cultivator, the [Seven Orifice Dao Body] reached minor achievement, awakening the anomaly [Vast Sea Infinite], significantly enhancing both aptitude and potential, transforming from a top-tier genius into a peerless prodigy.
At this time, staying in Chu Country was no longer suitable; heading to the Divine Water Palace was the best choice.
Thus, the marriage with Lu Xuanji was naturally impossible.
But breaking off the engagement was not feasible; firstly, breaking it off without reason would shame the Ye Family, and secondly, they were wary of Fairy Jin Xi.
Unable to break off the engagement, the only choice was to "fake death and escape."
Faking death and heading to the Divine Water Palace, with no accidents, she might never interact with Lu Xuanji again and wasn’t worried about exposure.
If someone loses one Dao companion, they’re compensated with two Dao companions.
Even if it gets exposed later, it wouldn’t be a big issue.
There would still be a possibility of remedy.
Her father could be said to be a skillful calculator, with everything calculated accurately and flawlessly.
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