Huang Xiaoyan grabbed his hand and put on a serious look. "Are you crazy? Why do you want to abandon your cultivation again? If you keep doing that, you'll never break through to the Seven Divine Realms."
"Didn't Xiaoyin tell you about this space?"
"Yes." Huang Xiaoyan nodded slightly.
"The effect of this space at level 4 will increase our Yin and Yang Energy eightfold. Furthermore, I have so many wives, and almost all of them are strong now." Xia Tian looked at the location where all his wives gathered. "The last time I discarded my cultivation, it took me half a year for it to return to the Heavenly Origin Realm. Back then, this space was still at level 3, and the Yin and Yang Energy only increased by sixfold. At that time, I hadn't reunited with Tian Qilian, and I also didn't have Sun Qingxue, Sheng Ling, and a few others."
Huang Xiaoyan raised her eyebrows. "Where did you actually get this space and the other one?"
"Like I said before, I don't know the origin of either of them, and I found them after I regained my past memories." Xia Tian then asked her. "With such an advantage, do you think I won't be able to regain my current strength in such a short time?"
"I see." Huang Xiaoyan nodded with a soft sigh. "With their help and this dual cultivation space, you should be able to reach your current strength in a short time, but I think it's still risky."
"You never knew all the dangers I went through to earn the title of the strongest immortal in the past, and all of that was far riskier than discarding my cultivation." Huang Xiaoyan did not argue with Xia Tian about that. "If I discard my cultivation when I've reached the Seven Divine Realms, I'll have a hard time regaining my original strength, and I'll be too weak to restart my journey in the upper realms. I only had the chance to do so while my cultivation was still in the mortal realms, because the energy required to break through in that realm was simply too much."
Huang Xiaoyan couldn't help but sigh in her heart upon hearing that. "When are you going to discard your cultivation and begin cultivating for the third time?"
"Today."
"Eh?" Huang Xiaoyan was taken aback. "Can I stay here to make sure that you'll be okay?"
"Xiaoyan, we—"
Huang Xiaoyan pressed her fingers directly into Xia Tian's lips. "I know that you are still unwilling to accept me, but you're the only man in my heart, and my feelings for you will never change. I also know you're still afraid that I'll be jealous of them, but I assure you that I won't be like that. Therefore, please let me stay with you, and I will monitor your progress in person."
Alice immediately spoke to him. [Master, Huang Xiaoyan truly loves you, and she has waited for you for a hundred years, so I think you should give her a chance to stay with you, Master. This way, you can judge for yourself whether she has truly changed or not. If she has changed, you can consider accepting her as your wife.]
Xia Tian let out a soft sigh. "Alright, you can stay with us here, but I sincerely hope you can suppress your jealousy."
"Don't worry, I'm not the same person I used to be." Xia Tian's decision made Huang Xiaoyan feel excited in her heart.
"Tian." Both of them turned to Xia Xing, who was walking towards them. "My master's condition suddenly worsened again, and I think it's time for you to dual cultivate with her."
"Is Ye Qingyue really Uncle Ye Han's daughter?"
Xia Tian nodded to Huang Xiaoyan. "When I met Qingyue for the first time almost a year ago, I was also surprised by their relationship, but she really is Ye Han's daughter. She was affected by Qian Du's poison when he assisted Ye Nantian and the others in attacking her father, but she managed to escape all the way to the Seven Stars Realm. Xiao'er had long given me the herbs to purge the poison from her body, but she was never ready to be my wife because I was her father's brother."
"Why is she staying here if she's not ready to be your wife? Furthermore, I can feel your energy in her body, so I feel strange about that." Huang Xiaoyan said this as she looked at Ye Qingyue, who was sitting alone in the distance.
"Hehe." Xia Xing giggled. "My master actually decided a long time ago to dual cultivate with Tian, but she always chickened out every time they almost did it, and she cultivated his yang energy by drinking it from bottles. However, she won't be able to turn back this time because her time limit is almost up, and she really will die if she doesn't dual cultivate with him as soon as possible."
Huang Xiaoyan nodded in understanding and pulled Xia Tian away, followed by Xia Xing. "Let's go; you must save Uncle Ye's daughter right away."
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Ye Qingyue's face was deathly pale, and several parts of her body had turned blackish purple due to Qian Du's poison. "Xia Tian, I—"
"You don't have any more time, remember?" Xia Tian lifted Ye Qingyue to her feet. "Regardless of whether you're ready or not, I will dual cultivate with you today, and I will purge the poison in your body while we dual cultivate. This way, your body will return to normal, and you will no longer be tormented by the poison. Additionally, your cultivation will also gradually recover, and you will reach the Seven Divine Realms again."
Ye Qingyue shyly nodded. "Alright, I will dual cultivate with you today, but I want to do it with you in private."
"Haha." Xia Tian pulled Ye Qingyue into his embrace and briefly kissed her lips. "Of course, I'll take you somewhere else since it's your first time, and I will make you very comfortable."
"Uhm." Ye Qingyue blushed and her heartbeat raced.
Xia Tian turned to Huang Xiaoyan, who nodded and released her embrace from him. He then took Ye Qingyue to another area, and he created another room with a pond in it. After all, he was going to cleanse the poison from his body, so they had to do it in the water.
"Does Tian agree to let you live with us, Big Sis?" Xia Xing asked.
Huang Xiaoyan smiled and nodded to her. "He allowed me to stay with you, but I have to tell my little sister first, so she won't wait for me in the Nature Elven Realm."
"I see." Xia Xing nodded in understanding. "Unfortunately, no one can take us out of this place other than Tian, so you have to wait for him to finish with my master first."
"It's okay, I'm not in a rush." Huang Xiaoyan then embraced her. "How did you fall in love with him?
"Haha." Xia Xinq laughed at that. "Suyin, Hong Lian, and I have always spent our time with Tian since we were little. All three of us fell in love with him as we grew up, but Honglian was the luckiest among us because they ended up getting engaged. Suyin was jealous of her, and she promised her to marry him at the same time. As for me, I am his blood cousin, so I was forced to bury my feelings for him."
"Then?"
"Our relationship changed after Tian almost died in the forest due to an attack from a powerful beast, but he managed to overcome the crisis and regained his past memories." Huang Xiaoyan was increasingly curious about it, and Xia Xing took her to sit with her before telling her many things about the relationship between the four of them.
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Ye Qingyue's cheeks turned extremely red, and her heart pounded faster and faster, imagining what would happen between them after this. She didn't dare look at Xia Tian, even though he looked relaxed and continued to smile. 'Ugh! Father! What should I do? He was your brother-in-arms, and the relationship between the two of you was much closer than blood brothers in the past. But now... now... he will take me as his wife soon; I'm confused about what to do.'
Xia Tian smiled in amusement at Ye Qingyue's reaction, and he lifted her chin before kissing her. "Qingyue, I've always understood your feelings, which always made you back off when we were about to enter the next phase. Your late brother was indeed my brother, but I am no longer Long Tian, and the current me is Xia Tian."
"But—"
"Don't think about it anymore, okay?" Xi Tian rubbed her red cheeks. "Your condition has reached a crisis stage, and you will really die if I don't remove the poison in your body soon. Moreover, you still have great responsibilities as the princess of the Thousand Beast Realm, and your people are always waiting for you to return, so you can't die here."
Ye Qingyue clenched both her fists tightly in response to Xia Tian's statement, and her anger boiled as she recalled the deaths of her father and the others. "Please save me! I can't die here, and I must become strong to save my people from those bastards! Qian Du and the others helped Ye Nantian kill my family, so I must kill them with my own hands."
"Don't worry, I will save you and help you become strong." Xia Tian pulled the belt around her waist before pulling down her upper dress, revealing her smooth chest, which was now blackish purple due to the poison. "Don't need to be nervous, Qingyue."
- To Be Continued -