The endless autumn rain gradually turned into drifting snow, drifting across the entire Lake of Dragons and Snakes.
Clumps of snow bamboo stood proudly on Cloudwisp island. In the pure-white world, they seemed even taller and more verdant.
Li Qingshan leaned against the fire and sat in the bamboo loft. He held a cup of hot tea with both hands as he faced the small lake in the centre of the island. He watched as the snow rustled down, landing on the frozen surface of the lake. He murmured to himself, "Water and fire, water and fire …"
After spending another few months, he clearly felt like he had grasped the crux, but there was a barrier he was unable to break through. This feeling was not very satisfying.
He took a sip of hot tea. He could not help but admit that cultivation really was the most time-consuming, which was why both daemons and humans required a lifespan of hundreds or even thousands of years to overcome these obstacles. It was unrealistic to try and achieve everything in one go. If he became impatient, it would instead be detrimental to cultivation.
He began practising the Arts of the Boundless Ocean. The Ocean pearl revolved and waves of spiritual qi surged out, flowing through his body and producing a sound like the tides of the ocean. Before the previous wave had even subsided, another wave would rise up incessantly.
After over a year of cultivation, the Ocean pearl had already completely stabilised. His sea of consciousness had become even more powerful, and the arcane artifacts on him had all multiplied in power. Coupled with the Demon Suppression Statuary that grew more powerful as his demon heart strengthened, he could go anywhere in the world even without the Nine Transformations of the Demonic and Divine.
However, going from early Golden Core to mid Golden Core was no easy feat. Having reached this step, whether it was his human or daemon cultivation, the time it would take would be calculated in years. Unfortunately, he could not use the Water God Seal right now, mobilising the spiritual qi of water across the entire Ruyi commandery for cultivation. Otherwise, it would be much faster.
All he had to do was break through to Daemon Commander. Only then would he possess enough strength to face the Dragon King Of The Sea and get out of this predicament!
There was a flash from the corner of Li Qingshan's eye, and a streak of light tore through the air, passing through the snow. It landed on the frozen surface of the lake.
Bang! The surface of the ice trembled and cracked. Snow flew into the air. In tight clothes, Han Qiongzhi had a blade on her waist, making her seem valiant and heroic.
"Qiongzhi, why have you come?"
"If you don't come looking for me, can't I come looking for you?" Han Qiongzhi glanced around. He feigned surprise and said, "Hmm? Why isn't parlour master Li having fun in the Parlour of Clouds and Rain? You're drinking tea in this remote place by yourself. No flowers, no wine, that's not your style! "
"Isn't it easy to get beauties? Don't look down on the School of Novels!"
Li Qingshan smiled. With a snap of his fingers, a beauty of unparalleled beauty went from vague to vivid, materializing from intangible. She appeared in front of Li Qingshan and looked at Han Qiongzhi provocatively. She was so arrogant that no one could tell that she was transformed by the Divine Talisman of Great Creation.
Clang!
An arc of light flashed, and a wave of air pushed the snowflakes toward Li Qingshan. Han Qiongzhi snorted coldly and sheathed her saber.
A thin line of blood appeared on the beautiful woman's neck. The expression of shock and fear on her face was vivid and lifelike, causing people to involuntarily feel a sense of pity. Fortunately, there was no terrifying scene of a head falling to the ground. Instead, it turned from thick to thin, turning real to illusory.
Li Qingshan touched the tip of his nose. The saber had just passed right in front of his eyes. He patted the spot beside him and said, "Don't just stand there like a fool!"
He also felt somewhat fortunate that they were not in the Parlour of Clouds and Rain, and the person beside him was not Ling Long. Otherwise, although he would not have slashed at her, he would definitely have lost his temper.
"You're the fool!"
Han Qiongzhi sat down beside him as she said that, but she remained quite a distance away. Only when Li Qingshan opened his arms and pulled her into his embrace and kissed her gently on the head did her displeasure melt away. She leaned into his embrace quietly and gazed at the drifting snow, silently anticipating the grand wedding.
Over the past year, they had finally stopped spending more time apart than together. In particular, when she emerged from seclusion after refining the Virtue Accumulation pill, they had spent a total of three months together. Apart from their daily cultivation, they basically spent all their time together. They wandered about the landscape, as if they had returned to the days when they were passionately in love.
Afterwards, Li Qingshan discovered that spending too much time together was not always a good thing. No matter how passionately in love, there would be a time when it would cool down. Han Qiongzhi emerged from the haze of the past, or in other words, she had calmed down from love. She really did have a rather violent temper. There was a period of time when she was basically moody. She would even say something like, "If you don't like me, then cancel the engagement and go marry the woman you like!" out of anger.
Li Qingshan could understand her uneasiness. His many secrets and how he did whatever he wanted made her uneasy. She was afraid that Han Anjun's prophecy would come true. At a time like this, he was instead unable to say any sweet nothings. All he could do was hug her firmly and unleash the patience of the spirit turtle. Only then did he survive the difficult period.
Afterwards, when everything calmed down, Han Qiongzhi instead felt rather embarrassed. She pinched his cheek and said, "It's best if we don't spend too much time together in the future. You seem cute, but you really are quite annoying if you spend too much time together!"
"I think so too …" Before Li Qingshan could finish his sentence, he felt his neck tighten. A pair of white hands grabbed him tightly. Han Qiongzhi said viciously, "Am I annoying?"
By the way, when the two of them were talking, Han Qiongzhi was riding on top of Li Qingshan fiercely. The two of them were naked and looking at each other openly.
Faced with such a "naked" threat, Li Qingshan could only surrender. He shook his head forcefully, and Han Qiongzhi let go of his neck in satisfaction. "That's more like it!" In the next moment, Li Qingshan turned around and became the master.
So-called "cultivation companions" were people who could help each other with their cultivation. If this condition was met, even two men could become cultivation companions and cultivate together. However, "lovers" did not have such a function. Sometimes, they would even affect each other.
As cultivators, their own independence was extremely important. Mortal couples, on the other hand, paid particular attention to sacrificing a portion of their independence for the sake of their family. This formed an irreconcilable contradiction. It was definitely not as simple as being annoyed if they spent too much time together.
Even someone like Li Qingshan, who did whatever he wanted, had almost chosen to directly break through to the fifth layer of the spirit turtle for her sake, embarking on an even more difficult path. As for the various conflicts that Han Qiongzhi experienced because of him, it went without saying. No matter how deep their feelings were, they could not endure this wear away.
As a result, the two of them did not just stay together. Instead, they would meet up once in a while, ranging from a day or two to three to five days at most. They would spend the rest of their time cultivating separately, forming a special way of getting along.
Han Qiongzhi was not the kind of woman who would be trapped by love and pester endlessly. She was rather straightforward like a man. She just opened up and allowed him to do whatever he wanted. She did what he liked and did not look into those secrets too deeply. If he were not like that, she would not like him either.
However, when the two of them met, she would definitely exercise her authority as the mistress of the house. She would not even be able to bring herself to be intimate with the woman she conjured. She would not force herself to accept everything from him, nor would she force him to do everything according to her wishes.
Her matters were actually no less than Li Qingshan's. Apart from her personal cultivation, she also had the responsibilities of her clan, as well as the missions of the Hawkwolf Guard. Unlike Begonia, she did not live solely for the sake of love.
She had once told Li Qingshan seriously that if he really did tire of her one day, he could just tell her honestly. He could not force it at all. She would personally write a letter of divorce for him.
At this moment, Li Qingshan sensed a familiar aura approach. Ru Xin trod over through the snow. Perhaps she had sensed Han Qiongzhi's existence, but she stopped and hesitated before continuing over. Soon, she appeared in his field of vision. Her clothes were even whiter than snow, and her skin was like jade. She stood there gracefully.
Han Qiongzhi immediately broke free from Li Qingshan's embrace. She stood up and clasped her hands. "Fellow Ru, long time no see!"
It had been quite a while since she had last seen Ru Xin, so her eyes were filled with surprise. In the past, she was already quite an outstanding beauty, but now, she gave off a cold, otherworldly feeling. If it were not for her lively eyes, she probably would have mistaken her for an extremely exquisite jade sculpture. She could not help but grow slightly cautious towards this woman who had heard the most about Li Qingshan.
"Fellow Han, sorry for disturbing your intimate moment."
Li Qingshan smiled and spread his arms. "Actions speak louder than words. You can do it too!"
Before he finished speaking, a cold blade was already pressed against his neck. Li Qingshan helplessly shrugged. "Looks like I'll have to wait until this tigress leaves."
Ru Xin smiled and said, "Sure, Big Brother Qingshan. Shall we do it like we normally do?"
"Big Brother Qingshan!" Li Qingshan's teeth ached.
"Normally?" Han Qiongzhi raised her eyebrows and slashed down with her blade. Li Qingshan hurriedly lowered his head, and the sharp blade aura slashed past his head.
"Heh, I was just joking. Don't misunderstand, Fellow Daoist Han. Although Fellow Daoist Li has many beauties, I'm fortunately not one of them."
Li Qingshan curled his lips and said, "Won't it be easier for others to misunderstand you by saying that?" Han Qiongzhi said, "Hmph, misunderstand?"
"When the time comes for your wedding, I'll definitely give you a generous gift. I hope you haven't been killed by Fellow Daoist Han by then!"
"Take your time, I'll take my leave first."
Li Qingshan pulled Han Qiongzhi into his arms and said to Ru Xin, "Alright, let's stop joking around. Come in and have a cup of tea! You don't come without a reason. What do you want from me? "
Ru Xin said, "You can skip the tea. I've already refined the medicine you asked me to refine."
"Medicine? What medicine?" Li Qingshan didn't remember asking Ru Xin to refine any medicine.
"Eh, you forgot. It's the aphrodisiac … Ah, I almost blurted it out!" Ru Xin covered her mouth and laughed.
"You already said it!" Li Qingshan said in exasperation.
"So that's how it is. No wonder!" Han Qiongzhi dragged out her voice and looked at Li Qingshan with disdain.
Ru Xin placed a small glass bottle filled with a light red liquid in Li Qingshan's palm. She smiled and patted his hand, saying, "Take care of yourself!"
When their fingertips touched, Li Qingshan felt that her hands were ice-cold, like cold jade. Was it because she cultivated the Heavenly Tome of Cloud Furnace?
Looking into her eyes, he asked, "Tell me the truth, what medicine is this?"
"It's a medicine that harmonizes yin and yang and fuses water and fire. It can guarantee you an early birth of a child and advance to the next level. Why don't you try it first?"
When Han Qiongzhi heard the words' harmonizes yin and yang and early birth of a child ', she blushed.
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