Bold Witch, Don’T Hurt My Husband

Chapter 22: Ten Years of Cultivation in the Mountains

In Mirror Moon Valley, everything remained the same as before, as if nothing had changed. The only difference was the addition of a courtyard in the bamboo building, with stone tables and chairs that fit naturally.

Under a willow tree by the Mirror Lake, a young man with long black hair sat cross-legged. His face was handsome, with a high nose bridge. His long hair reached his waist, flowing smoothly behind his head without any hair accessories. He had no decorations on his body either. The swaying willow branches added a sense of tranquility to him. Any woman who saw him would have to take a few more glances. He was Xia Fan, ten years later.

Compared to the young boy from back then, he now had a touch of elegance and charm, but had lost some of his innocence and tenderness.

At this moment, Xia Fan sat cross-legged, and his spiritual energy circulated rapidly in his meridians. The meridians throughout his body were unobstructed, and today was the day he would enter the Transcendence stage.

Practicing the Longevity Technique, his spiritual energy naturally had a green color of vitality. As his cultivation technique accelerated, the surrounding vegetation appeared even greener.

Finally, when he reached a critical point, the spiritual energy in Xia Fan's meridians quickly penetrated into his flesh and blood. After ten years of cultivation, nourishing his own flesh and blood, his body was soon covered in a layer of green light.

As the spiritual energy permeated his flesh and blood, Xia Fan felt a sense of relief, as if every pore on his body had opened. Combined with the unique vitality of the Longevity Technique, the vitality within him became even more majestic.

"Crack~"

With a light sound, Xia Fan suddenly opened his eyes, his sword-like eyebrows shining brightly. A flash of green light passed through his eyes.

"It's done!" Xia Fan said excitedly.

Ten years of hard cultivation, all for this moment. Transcendence, shedding the mortal body, meant shedding the mortal self. Without a body nourished by spiritual energy, it would be difficult to support powerful spiritual energy. Therefore, only those who reached the Transcendence stage could be considered officially on the path of cultivation.

Soon, his spiritual energy gathered. At this moment, not only did his meridians have spiritual energy circulating, but every part of his flesh and blood stored spiritual energy.

When he could compress and purify his spiritual energy throughout his body to the Dantian and solidify it, he would enter the Gold Core stage.

At the age of fifteen, Xia Fan could be considered exceptionally talented anywhere. He definitely had nothing to do with mediocrity.

However, in terms of age alone, his meridians had already been completely opened three years ago. According to reason, he could have transcended at that time. However, he was suppressed by Liu Shifei, who wanted to solidify his foundation.

Only when his spiritual energy was pure and flawless, round and jade-like, did he break through the realm. So this Transcendence could only be considered a natural progression.

It wasn't that his talent was exceptional, but rather that his spiritual wisdom was born early, and he started cultivating early.

Even if a normal child was a genius, who could start cultivating at the age of three or four? It was mainly a matter of temperament. However, in the eyes of outsiders, entering Transcendence at his age was definitely considered a genius.

Feeling the power within his body at this moment, Xia Fan couldn't help but feel excited. With a wave of his right hand, a long sword flew out of its sheath and landed in his hand with a clang.

The sword had a dark blade and was completely devoid of light. It was forged three years ago by someone Lin Su found for him. It was also a single-edged sword, modeled after Liu Shifei's Cloud Sword, but with a dark blade and half an inch wider. It was named "Death".

Although it was just an ordinary weapon without any trace of spirituality, he liked it.

With the long sword in hand, Xia Fan's temperament suddenly underwent a tremendous change. A very obvious Sword Intent soared into the sky.

The Sword Intent was dignified, but it carried a sense of farewell. There was no retreat. Since victory and defeat were determined by life and death, once the sword was unsheathed, there was only death, no life.

This Sword Intent of no life was only the result. The essence lay in the two words "death". To dare to die was to achieve success with one strike. Having death oneself and no life for others was the purest achievement of Sword Intent.

For some reason, his talent in swordsmanship was extraordinary, not just in swordsmanship, but in any control related to intent. He displayed exceptional talent.

For a moment, the entire Mirror Moon Valley could feel this pure Sword Intent.

"Alright, if you want to practice swordsmanship, go outside. Don't make the valley all smoky!" Just then, a voice as melodious as an orchid in an empty valley sounded, and Xia Fan's Sword Intent dissipated silently, as if it had never appeared.

As soon as the words fell, a figure in a black dress, with fiery eyebrows, suddenly appeared not far from him.

"Madam, sorry to disturb you!"

Putting away his long sword, Xia Fan chuckled.

Liu Shifei shook her head. "No worries. I didn't expect that I would suppress your cultivation progress so much, yet you still managed to reach the Transcendence stage so quickly."

"It's all thanks to Madam's guidance!"

As they spoke, Xia Fan took two steps forward and stood in front of Liu Shifei, looking at her.

For the past ten years, Liu Shifei had been recovering from her injuries for the first five years, and then consolidating her cultivation for the next five years. So even though they lived in the same valley, they were still often apart.

It wasn't until the last five years, after her injuries had healed, that she would occasionally come out to guide his cultivation.

"You smooth talker~"

Xia Fan just smiled and didn't argue. Perhaps because he cared, he would always feel a bit nervous when talking to Liu Shifei, unlike the ease and naturalness he felt with Lin Su and others.

At this moment, the two stood side by side. Although Liu Shifei was tall and slender, they were almost the same height.

"If you're free today, how about sitting down and having a cup of tea?" Xia Fan invited.

"Sure!"

Then the two sat down at the stone table under the willow tree. What's the big deal in the mountains? It's just brewing wine with pine flowers and brewing tea with spring water.

"Wuwa, come, spray some water!"

As soon as Xia Fan's words fell, a white jade gourd floated over from a distance, and then a Spirit Body took shape:

"I've told you, my name is Baiyu, not Wuwa!"

The plump and well-proportioned gourd demon Baiyu said indignantly. She had been following the Second Generation Celestial Master and could be considered well-bred and top-notch as a Spiritual Treasure. Why should she have to pour tea and water here? If it weren't for luck, how could she endure this?

"I know, Wuwa, quickly pour the water. Also, when you have nothing to do in the future, can you stay in the lake? I want to drink something cold!"

Baiyu: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

"I knew you would bully me. I've been raised by a white-eyed wolf since I was little!"

After saying that, grumbling, she went to prepare water for brewing tea.

Seeing the two of them talking like this, Liu Shifei couldn't help but laugh. Although she was much older than Xia Fan, she had spent most of her time in seclusion since she turned twenty-five, and then she had been recovering from her injuries. In terms of mentality, she was still much younger than her peers.

Perhaps it was because he had made a breakthrough in his cultivation today, or perhaps because she had nothing better to do, Liu Shifei had spent an unprecedented half day with him.

"Now that you have reached the Transcendence stage, it's time for you to learn my demonic sect's secret technique. Take my token and go to the Secret Technique Tower to have a look. If you don't understand, ask Lin Su for help."

"I might be busy recently and may not have time for you. Take care of yourself!"

As she spoke, she handed him a black token engraved with the character "Liu". Upon seeing this, Xia Fan couldn't help but imagine a famous scene in his mind.

[This is my affiliated gold card. Go and have some fun!]

It almost made him blurt out, "Are you teaching me how to do things again?"

Clearly, he hadn't reached the level of eating soft rice yet.

(End of this chapter)