Chapter 679: Chapter 187: Seven Changes Continually_3
Xuan Yue seemed to feel Ah Dai’s intense gaze, she slowly opened her beautiful eyes and smiled, "Ah Dai, what are you looking at?"
Ah Dai absently replied, "Of course, I’m looking at my beautiful wife. Yue Yue, you’re truly beautiful. Each time I look at you, it’s like I am back to the time when I first saw you in the small town of the Red Charming Clan. That feeling of awe..."
Xuan Yue’s gaze softened like water; she whispered, "Even though you’re not handsome, I can’t help but fall for you. To be honest, I don’t even know why I like you. But this irrational affection makes me unable to extricate myself."
Ah Dai, moved by emotion, was about to hug Xuan Yue into his arms and say something, but suddenly, he heard a faint sound of footsteps from outside. It seemed that a powerful figure was approaching. Xuan Yue, having a keen spiritual sense, also heard it. She struggled out of Ah Dai’s embrace and they both looked at the door at the same time.
The door opened, and the familiar figure of Xi Wen appeared before them. Ah Dai jumped out of bed and exclaimed with delight, "Senior Uncle."
Xi Wen gave a slight smile and replied, "Child, you are back. I heard from Yue Yue that your trip to the Death Mountain Range was successful. Your senior uncle is very proud of you."
Ah Dai scratched his head and said, "I was just lucky. Senior uncle, have you already met Yue Yue? Why didn’t you wake me up?"
Xuan Yue replied, "You consumed so much spiritual power and needed time to recover. Of course, I could not wake you up. You have been meditating for two days, and now you should have almost recovered. In your meditation, I felt that your spiritual power seems extremely strong now. If you had chosen to master magic, you could have been a Magician."
Ah Dai replied, "I myself don’t know why my spiritual power has increased so rapidly. Senior uncle, since Yue Yue has told you everything, I won’t repeat it. To tell the truth, the situation in the Death Mountain Range worries me. The Undead Creatures there are even more terrifying than we imagined. Those high-level creatures will undoubtedly cause us great trouble. When are you planning to leave and meet the church and other forces?"
Xi Wen replied, "I received a letter from your second senior uncle just today. He has also received the news and is gathering his most elite soldiers and Mage Group. It will take some time before he can reach the church. The situation should be similar for other forces. Due to the recent chaos caused by defectors, they are all a bit disordered. It will take some time for them to gather. Even if everyone hastens, the soonest they can be ready would be in three months. The quadrennial Sword Saint contest will take place in less than two weeks. After you and the other three Sword Saints complete the contest, we should set off immediately for the church."
Ah Dai smiled and said, "You and I think alike. Senior uncle, rest assured, I will not let my master down. I will not lose this time in the Sword Saint contest."
Xi Wen’s expression became serious. "Child, having confidence is good, but you must not be careless. The other three Sword Saints, like your master, have been renowned for decades on this continent and will not be easy to contend with. Just being at a tie with them will be honor enough."
Ah Dai nodded and said, "Senior uncle, I understand. In fact, you have already broken through the ninth realm of True Qi, possessing the strength of a Sword Saint."
Xi Wen gave a slight smile and said, "That’s thanks to you. If I hadn’t practiced with you back then, I don’t know how long it would have taken me to break through that barrier. My Life and Life Transformation has reached the third change. However, as I am getting old, I fear it’ll be difficult for me to make any more breakthroughs. I probably won’t ever reach your current realm in my remaining years. You also know how difficult it is to advance each rank in Life and Life Transformation."
Ah Dai certainly understood. If it weren’t for continuously absorbing the Energy of the second Golden Body that the Sword Saint of Tian Gang had infused into him, he couldn’t have reached the realm of the sixth change in such a short time. "Senior uncle, you’re only in your eighties, you’re not too old!"
Xi Wen sat in the chair in the room and said, "Silly boy, what do you mean ’only in eighties’? Your senior uncle is already over ninety. I don’t have as profound a cultivation level as your master, and can only live for another ten or twenty years at most. The future burden of the Tian Gang Sword Sect will fall on you! If we can successfully eliminate the Dark Forces in the Death Mountain Range this time, your senior uncle plans to cease cultivating altogether. We have already decided, having spent more than half of our lives in cultivation, we want to live for ourselves in these last few days, visit the beautiful landscapes of the mainland, and then come back and await death."
Upon hearing the word ’death’ from Xi Wen, a hint of sadness appeared in Ah Dai’s eyes, "Senior uncle..."
Xi Wen waved his hand, "Everyone’s life is but a hundred years, we all have to die someday. Death is not a terrifying thing. The end of one soul is the beginning of another. Don’t think too much about it. A hundred years later, if you are willing, come here and take over as Sect Leader. If you are not willing, I won’t force you. Just pay more attention to it. It’s only now that I completely understand the painstaking effort your master put into passing on his skills to you. As long as the Sword Sect has a Sword Saint, no one can shake our position on the mainland. By the way, I already know about you passing on your skills to the fourth-generation disciples. Now, I completely believe in Prophet Pu Lin’s words, that you’re truly the Savior of the mainland. Those mischievous children seem to have taken a stimulant and are cultivating with all their might. I’ve never seen them so serious before. Your senior uncle really wants to thank you."
