Cultivation: Starting with a Dual Cultivation Technique at the Immortal Rank

129: Chapter 129 Commentary on the Xuanbing PalaceShe weighed the options rapidly in her mind.

On one hand, there was the possibility of enduring a few cold, mocking remarks from Su Muxue.

On the other hand, there was the long-dreamed-of cultivation Breakthrough, a heavenly path that would save her decades of bitter cultivation.

Was there even a choice?

Never mind a few mocks; even if Su Muxue wanted to give her a beating, she would accept it for the sake of this Medicinal Pill!

”I’ll go!”

One moment she was soft and boneless, looking as if she had suffered a great grievance, and the next, the Succubus Fairy sprang up from the bed, full of energy and radiant.

”Let’s go now! Husband, let’s hurry. We mustn’t keep Revered Master waiting!”

As she spoke, she quickly tidied her clothes and hair bun, her proactive attitude making it seem as if going to the Profound Ice Palace was some wonderful event.

What grievance? What joke? Before a tangible cultivation Breakthrough, such things weren’t worth mentioning at all.

Seeing her change her face in an instant, Li Yifei finally couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

This enchantress was indeed still the clever person who knew best how to make trade-offs.

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Inside the Profound Ice Palace, a palace forged from ten-thousand-year profound ice, the cold air was biting.

The moment Li Yifei stepped into the palace gates with Luo Hongchen, all the cold air in the hall seemed to find an outlet and instantly surged toward Luo Hongchen.

The Cultivation Technique inside Luo Hongchen’s body operated subconsciously, resisting this bone-chilling cold.

She looked up and saw Su Muxue sitting quietly on the high throne at the end of the hall, dressed in white.

Su Muxue hadn’t expected that Li Yifei would actually bring Luo Hongchen, and so quickly at that.

She looked at the two standing side-by-side below the dais; the man was handsome and tall, while the woman was enchanting and provocative—they were quite a well-matched pair.

Her gaze finally landed on Luo Hongchen, and a rare trace of a smile flickered through those frozen Phoenix eyes.

”Heh, so you are my Disciple’s new Dao Companion? You are quite good-looking.” Su Muxue’s voice was cold, yet it carried an obvious hint of teasing.

It was indeed a bit amusing for someone she had always been at odds with to suddenly become her Junior.

Hearing that familiar cold voice saying words that made her feel incredibly stifled, Luo Hongchen’s teeth itched with frustration.

However, she was now a generation lower in status and couldn’t lash out.

She could only force a charming smile while chanting in her heart: Level-breaking Pill, Level-breaking Pill...

Looking at his Revered Master like this, Li Yifei felt she was much more human than before.

He took a step forward and bowed: ”Revered Master, I have brought Hongchen to pay her respects to you.”

Su Muxue’s gaze moved from Luo Hongchen to Li Yifei, and she nodded: ”This Dao Companion of yours is not bad; she’s already at the Golden Core stage.”

While it sounded like a compliment, coming from her mouth, it carried a condescending tone of scrutiny.

Luo Hongchen’s smile stiffened slightly.

Su Muxue turned her gaze back to Luo Hongchen, looking her fiery figure up and down, and slowly continued: ”This Dao Companion of yours has good looks and a good figure; she looks like she would be good at childbearing.”

The lethality of this sentence was far greater than any of the previous ones.

The seductive figure Luo Hongchen was most proud of had, in Su Muxue’s mouth, become an evaluation like ”good at childbearing.” This was practically degrading her from an enchantress who could captivate all living beings to a common woman meant for continuing the bloodline.

Luo Hongchen’s chest heaved with anger, and she almost couldn’t maintain the smile on her face.

Li Yifei, watching from the side, was also caught between laughter and tears. He hadn’t expected that when his Revered Master decided to annoy someone, she would be so calm yet so cutting with every word.

Seeing that Luo Hongchen was about to lose it, Su Muxue added airily: ”Why hasn’t this Dao Companion of yours greeted me properly?”

Li Yifei felt she was much more human than before.

While Luo Hongchen felt she was much better at infuriating people than before.

She took a deep breath, suppressing all her rage, her mind filled only with that golden, shining Level-breaking Pill.

She took a step forward, performed a graceful bow to Su Muxue, and said in a cloyingly sweet voice: ”Hongchen greets Junior Martial Uncle.”

”Mm,” Su Muxue responded indifferently, the faint smile at the corner of her mouth deepening.

She enjoyed the sight of her old rival bowing before her, and the bit of gloom in her heart dissipated quite a bit.

Luo Hongchen managed a forced smile while calculating frantically in her heart.

Once I return, I’ll take the Medicinal Pill and Breakthrough to the Late Golden Core Stage!

When that time comes, I will definitely host a grand banquet, invite everyone in the Sect, and then personally send an invitation to Su Muxue to properly ”thank” her.

Thanking her for today’s ”encouragement,” which gave me the opportunity for a Breakthrough.

Let’s see if she can still smile then!

The more Luo Hongchen thought about it, the more her anger subsided, replaced by a distorted sense of anticipation.

However, you won’t be gloating for long.

She looked at the cold and beautiful figure on the high throne and thought fiercely to herself.

Once you also enter the family and become my husband’s woman, I’ll see how I deal with you.

When that time comes, I’ll definitely have my husband put you and those precious Disciples of yours—Jade Purity Cold, Chu Xiao Xiao, and the others—all together.

I want you to watch with your own eyes as your Disciples find pleasure beneath our husband.

Then, I’ll have a good laugh at your expense!

Oh, and I’ll make you respectfully call me ”Sister”!

At the thought of that scene, Luo Hongchen’s mood instantly brightened, and even the smile on her face became a bit more sincere.

Su Muxue, watching her ever-changing expressions, simply assumed she was deeply infuriated, which made her feel even more pleased.

She tapped the armrest and issued an order to leave: ”Alright, the meeting is over. If there’s nothing else, you may withdraw. Yifei, stay behind; I have questions for you.”

Luo Hongchen couldn’t wait to leave this ice hole. Upon hearing this, she immediately bowed again and turned to leave with light steps, as if a frozen beast were chasing her.

Li Yifei watched her fleeing back and shook his head helplessly.

It seemed the grudge was firmly established today.

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A few days later, Hehuan Sect, Shuixīn Hall.

Inside the hall, warm fragrance curled in the air, and celestial music played softly, creating a peaceful atmosphere.

Sect Master Luo Shuixin, dressed in a luxurious pink palace gown, reclined on a ten-thousand-year warm jade throne, personally pouring a cup of spirit tea for Elder Yue Liuli seated below.

”Junior Sister, try this newly arrived cloud mist spirit tea; it has a miraculous effect on stabilizing the mind.”

Luo Shuixin’s voice, as always, carried a hint of lazy charm, but the majesty between her brows seemed a bit more pronounced than usual.

She casually adjusted an ancient-looking phoenix hairpin at her temple. At the tip of the hairpin, in the phoenix’s eye, a nearly imperceptible glimmer of light flashed, capturing all the subtle expressions of the guest opposite her.

Yue Liuli was one of only two remaining Golden Core Elders in the Hehuan Sect besides Luo Shuixin.

She wore an elegant, pale purple dress. Her figure was graceful, and her features were clear and gentle. She exuded a scholarly aura entirely different from the overall style of the Hehuan Sect, like a well-read lady from a prestigious family.

Her cultivation was at the Early Golden Core Stage.