The Romantic Cultivator



The Trial Spirit soon announced, "Out of the 330 Champions that are fighting in the battle arena, there are 25 teams out of 55 teams that have made it through to the third trial…"

"However due to a special rule, 100 champions will be selected from the losing teams to go to the third trial…"

"All in all, there are 220 champions that have made it through to the third trial…"

"As in the first trial, the champions that have failed to qualify will be removed from your city-state arena to go back to your respective Divine Temple…"

"You shall all return to your city-state arena now for 2 days of rest now."

With that, multiple flashes of light began to warp everyone away. 

Ji Yuan and Ling Feiyue held their hands together for one last time…

"Feiyue, farewell…"

Ling Feiyue chuckled softly, "Farewell, my romantic lord Ji Yuan…"

A heartbroken Ji Yuan had returned to the arena where the other champions of his city-state was. 

He looked even a little depressed after separating from Ling Feiyue. 

Although they were all in the same trial together but it was like they were being separated by a wall, preventing them from being together.

Chu Lixue saw how affectionate Ling Feiyue was and the weight that she occupied in Ji Yuan's heart. 

Over the past 3 days, she could see that Ling Feiyue could talk about everything to Ji Yuan and even mud slinging him but Ji Yuan was not upset. Likewise, Ji Yuan also could not provoke Ling Feiyue because she was not the jealous type.

In fact, Ling Feiyue even looked disappointed that Ji Yuan was not with the other divine consorts or even Number 1 Ding Xiaoxiao. 

"What a waste of your beautiful looks," she giggled to Ji Yuan.

Ji Yuan had pretended to feel offend, "What? You think that I am a duck and I will sell myself?" 

Ling Feiyue giggled, "It is no wonder that you can't swim."

Ji Yuan frowned, "Of course I can swim. I can hold my breath."

"You sure that counts?"

"Don't forget that I once swim after Maiden Feng Minyue. So, I do know how to swim." Ji Yuan insisted rather forcefully. 

"Alright then. So you are a duck can sell yourself to the other beautiful maidens." Ling Feiyue giggled.

Ji Yuan: …

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Their conversations were full of teases and funny remarks. 

Chu Lixue was really surprised because Ling Feiyue had once told all the other maidens during their gossips that she actually could not stand Ji Yuan when they were doing their trials together.

And that Ji Yuan had even made her cry rather so bitterly that she had left him in tears when they were in a tavern together. 

At that time, Ji Yuan was only trying to drive away Ling Feiyue by causing her to be heartbroken or be upset with him because he did not want to involve her in a life and death fight against the powerful Celestial Orthodox Sect to rescue Xue Qianxue alone.

It did not make any sense to Ji Yuan to make use of a maiden to fulfill his own selfish desire. 

Moreover, at that time, he had thought that he was already a dying man and he had also a pending life and death duel with the 'Hundred Flowers Divine Palace'. 

So, when he had discovered that Ling Feiyue had developed an affection for him, he decided not to return this affection at all but chosen to hurt her as much as possible to cause her to hate him forever.

That was also the last time that they had actually 'quarreled'. 

That quarrel back then was extremely awkward to Ji Yuan because he had actually met Ling Feiyue later and realized that she had the same objective as himself and that was to rescue her best friend, Xue Qianxue. 

He almost banged his head because he had never thought that they were the best of friends as they were from two opposing celestial sects.

The secret duel 100 years ago between the two saintesses was never a life and death duel in the first place when Ji Yuan had chanced upon it; it was actually a friendly duel.

Although Ji Yuan screwed up everything, it resulted in Ling Feiyue and Xue Qianxue putting their opposing celestial sectarian ideologies differences aside, to become the best of friends.

After all, they were both feeling guilty of trying to frame Ji Yuan just to see what he really looked like behind his beard. 

100 years ago, they were actually the fans of some of his poems and had heard plenty of things about him. It was not because they like him but they had heard that he got a beautiful face behind his beard and that was why they had setup a prank against him. 

It was just a prank that had gone horribly wrong as Ji Yuan was not following any of their planned scripts and he had actually run away to breakthrough to the saint cultivation realm.

When they had heard this news, they were both horrified because Ji Yuan was a poor cultivator that could not afford the vast cultivation resources to become a holy saint

The two of them wanted to make amends to him by providing him with the cultivation resources but he had already disappeared.

That was also the reason why they had put a bounty to look for him.

Naturally this was all told to them by Xia Jiajia who had also mysteriously disappeared afterward.

They had all thought that Ji Yuan had run away because of the heavy guilt in his heart for witnessing their duel and also because he had offended the two saintesses.

But the truth was, Ji Yuan can't be bothered with them and he was only interested to make Jiajia fulfill her pledge for him. 

Although their swordplay ranking was superior to them, it was not to say that they would be able to kill Ji Yuan.

Ji Yuan had actually killed or defeated many cultivators that have a higher sword ranking than him and that was why he was able to cause his inferior sword art to be in the top 100 for a while. 

As a sword saint, he is quite fearless and have plenty of guts. A superior sword play may be hard for him to beat but Ji Yuan is a persistent sword cultivator that would sooner or later find a way to exploit the weakness of his opponent. 

And he is really good with a sword rather than just being a great poet. 

But he did not want the troubles and the powers behind that were behind Ling Feiyue and Xue Qianxue to come after him or he would never have a break from fighting or resting. 

And he was not even interested in cultivating for his breakthrough either since he was only trying to trick Xia Jiajia to be with him for, he had said to her, "Whether I succeed or not, will you wait for me for a 100 years?"

This was a low trick that was used by many cultivators in the Desolate Celestial Fraternity and Ji Yuan actually did not expect for Xia Jiajia to agree to wait for him. 

So, he had to suck his thumb and really disappeared for 100 years. 

If Xia Jiajia had rejected him at that time, he may not even disappear for 100 years; It was never the real reason why he had disappeared for 100 years in the first place due to offending Ling Feiyue or Xue Qianxue in the first place. 

Also, at the time, he had already successfully counter-killed the leader of the Black Hand Guild, who was a saint cultivator after being pursued for assassinations over dozens of years. At that time, Ji Yuan was only a sixth realm golden supremacy and he had to cross a large boundary in cultivation realm to make this kill. One could imagine how hard it had been.

But once he was familiar with his opponent's profound arts, the hunted had become the hunter instead. 

That was also the reason why when Ji Yuan saw the way Ji Hao, Li Ye and Jin Yuyun had fought against a weak fifth rank profound beast, he was frowning mad that they were so much weaker than him at the same cultivation realm.

Ji Yuan actually considered himself to be the Number 1 top cultivator under the 7th cultivation realm because even Jin Yilong who was a saint was weaker than him.

At no point of the time, he was even fearful of Ling Feiyue and Xue Qianxue even though they were superior cultivators than him as he considered having an inferior sword art to stall their superior sword art, was the ultimate insult to their prides.

He was really disappointed that he did not have the chance to witness the real duel between Xue Qianxue and Ling Feiyue so that he would have the chance to get familiar with their sword arts.

Although Ji Yuan liked to show off his divine sword but many of his opponents have forgotten how deadly Sword Saint Ji Yuan was with just a precious sword. 

And he was also a cultivator that had gone through countless number of trials without displaying any fear.

But this time, he was actually a little fearful.

It was something about this Spiritas Tower that gave him a feeling of wrong.

Right now, Ji Yuan could not finger why it was so but this got nothing to do with the Goddess Ai Tina.

And he was worried for Ling Feiyue as well as the Lovely Empress, Shui Xisi and Zhi Jiugong as well.

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2. JY instinct is actually accurate. You didn't think there are no strong bosses after the Supreme Divine Gods, do you? The Spiritas Tower isn't what it seems to be. 

3. Your book The Romantic Cultivator is recommended on the Novel block of Weekly Featured in the Featured tab on 00:00 Jul 31, 2023.