Watching the Mountain

Chapter 427: Chapter 221: Wuchen’s First Victory

She then embraced a bright moon, dancing gracefully in the air. Following her enchanting movements, the ocean conjured by the Vast Sea Daoist Monarch was drawn in, gathering around the moon.

The endless sea swirled around the moon, dancing along with the graceful figure.

”So beautiful,” the disciples of the Profound Pure Sect murmured, staring blankly at the scene.

In the eyes of the ordinary disciples, that graceful figure was like a fairy from the Moon Palace, dancing in the void.

But to those who knew Shen Wuchen well, like Xu Ran and Li Daoyi, it was obvious at a glance. The illusory figure bore a striking resemblance to Ye Qingyue.

In fact, the figure Shen Wuchen had manifested with his Divine Technique was, without a doubt, Ye Qingyue.

Their gazes involuntarily shifted to Shen Wuchen, and a strange thought surfaced in their minds.

’Good heavens. Such a blatant display of affection... is this still Shen Wuchen?’

In reality, Xu Ran and the others had misunderstood Shen Wuchen.

The reason this Divine Technique manifested an image of Ye Qingyue was not something he could control.

To understand why, one must look back at the origin of this Divine Technique.

Back on the Overseas Archipelago, Su Yingxue of the Wangyue Sect had passed a Cultivation Technique on to them before she died.

The Wangyue Sect, like the Profound Pure Sect, was a sect with roots in an ancient era. It was even far older than the Profound Pure Sect. Furthermore, unlike the Profound Pure Sect, the Wangyue Sect still retained fragments of its ancient legacy.

At first, they didn’t pay it much mind. The Cultivation Technique was incomplete and didn’t seem particularly special.

That was until their return from the Overseas Archipelago, and Ye Qingyue’s words: ”You still haven’t kissed me.”

Shen Wuchen, for his part, was reluctant to become too intimate with Ye Qingyue before they were officially married.

He saw it as a way to motivate himself—to push himself to grow stronger with unwavering determination so he could defeat his senior brother Zhang Zhentian, become Master Xu’s disciple, and then marry Ye Qingyue openly and honorably.

This was the goal he had set for himself.

However...

Ye Qingyue was so beautiful in that moment that he was completely captivated.

He couldn’t resist and leaned in, pressing his lips to hers.

The moment their lips touched, a wonderful sensation washed over him.

’So sweet.’

A faint, yet incredibly pleasant, scent filled his senses, making him reluctant to pull away. He wanted this moment to last forever.

As he was immersed in that tenderness, a mysterious sensation suddenly struck him. The Cultivation Technique that Su Yingxue had passed on to them began to change in a wondrous way.

Only then did they discover that it was a ”Cultivation Together” technique. It wasn’t the traditional kind, but one that worked on the level of the Divine Soul, consciousness, and spirit—just as it was for him and Ye Qingyue at that very moment.

Despite it being a ”Cultivation Together” technique, Shen Wuchen’s own Comprehension was limited. He didn’t have any major breakthroughs, but could still sense that the technique was far from simple.

Ye Qingyue, like Shen Wuchen, had reached the Nascent Soul realm through the Flying Immortal Stream.

However, she had taken the path of the Flying Immortal Stream not because of poor Comprehension, but because her own breakthrough had been interrupted when she shielded Shen Wuchen from a fatal blow on the New Domain Battlefield.

She was unable to break through for a long time afterward and, not wanting to be left too far behind by Shen Wuchen, had been forced to choose that path.

She had never once regretted it.

Her Root Bone and Comprehension were both already Grade A. Now, under the profound empowerment of their ”Cultivation Together,” her Comprehension reached a critical point. She instantly entered a state of Celestial-Human Communication and grasped the mysteries of the Cultivation Technique.

Normally, in ”Cultivation Together,” both parties would gain insights and share them equally.

But in this case, Ye Qingyue’s comprehension was at one hundred percent while Shen Wuchen’s was at zero. An equal split was impossible; only one portion of the insights could be kept.

Ye Qingyue realized this as well, and without a moment’s hesitation, she decided to give all of her insights to Shen Wuchen.

Shen Wuchen sensed her intention and was about to refuse, but Ye Qingyue was adamant.

”Get stronger quickly, defeat the Evergreen Sword Saint, and then marry me.”

Shen Wuchen wanted to tell her that he didn’t need her insights, that he could defeat his senior brother, Zhang Zhentian, on his own.

But Ye Qingyue gave him no chance to object. Her eyes widened as she stared right at him, her voice tinged with anger.

”What are you hesitating for? Don’t you want to marry me?”

Shen Wuchen had been the first to fall for her, back on the tournament stage. Now, having tasted her sweetness, there was no way he could ever let her go.

He quickly blurted out, ”I do.”

Seeing his flustered expression, Ye Qingyue broke into a smile. ”Then you’re not allowed to refuse. Get strong, and go give that Evergreen Sword Saint a sound thrashing.”

Ultimately, at Ye Qingyue’s insistence, he accepted her insights.

Ye Qingyue saw his troubled expression. With a clever glint in her eyes, she looked at him and said, ”If you feel bad about this, you can make it up to me in other ways.”

”How can I make it up to you?” Shen Wuchen asked, his curiosity piqued.

Watching his reaction, Ye Qingyue’s eyes narrowed as she stared right at him. She broke into a sweet smile. ”Next time you kiss me, you have to hold me tight.”

Her cheeks flushed slightly, but she held her head high, meeting his gaze without a hint of retreat.

’You have to fight for your own happiness.’

Her determined gaze and the smile playing on her lips left Shen Wuchen captivated once more.

He nodded subconsciously and replied, ”Okay.”

Delighted, Ye Qingyue grinned and asked, ”Really? Can you do that? I don’t believe you. How about... we test it out right now?”