Free Web NovelChapter 354: Chapter 130: Wishing to Build a Cottage by the East Sea, All Things Fulfilled in Shared Cultivation
Winter, the carriage travels on the hard, cold dirt road.
The one-armed man driving the carriage swings the long whip, the wheel hub rolling over the west wind.
Suddenly, a faint "pa pa" sound comes from the roof of the carriage.
Rose lifts the curtain, reaches outside, waits for a long time, then wonders, "There should be snow, so why isn’t it?"
She stretches her hand again, tries to catch something outside, and finally grabs a few ice particles, smaller than sesame seeds.
A smile of joy spreads across her face. She eagerly extends her palm, coming over to the little girl beside her, saying, "Xiaojing, Xiaojing, it’s snowing!"
Li Jing says, "Have you never seen snow? What a fuss."
Rose stubbornly replies, "As Buddha Mother, staying in Buddha Mother Hall every moment, living on high is something you kids can’t understand."
Li Jing says, "Show your skills, Buddha Mother?"
Rose replies, "Skills cannot be displayed lightly."
Li Jing laughs, "Auntie probably has no skills, right?"
The two girls start chattering, beginning to bicker.
And Li Jin, beside them, seems annoyed by the noise, takes a deep breath, seemingly adjusting himself, quickly immersing himself in cultivation. Since awakening, his daily routine has consisted of only one thing: cultivation.
As the two girls talk on for quite some time, Li Jin exhales, opens his eyes like lightning, a faint smile appearing on his face.
The little girl can’t help but look at him, asking, "Brother, have you gained more?"
Li Jin responds, "The third Secret Martial Art has been cultivated halfway."
The little girl:...
Li Jin calmly says, "You should also make the most of your time cultivating, not wasting your time."
The little girl sticks out her tongue, saying, "You’re so young and yet act like a pedantic scholar."
Li Jin says, "This world is dangerous, Father provided us shelter, letting us grow in a safe environment. Are you just wasting it?"
The little girl blushes, saying, "Just focus on your cultivation. Besides, look at Auntie; Auntie is noble and high as Buddha Mother, what has she cultivated?"
Li Jin glances at Rose indifferently.
An unknown feeling grows in Rose’s heart; if Li Xuan sensed this, he’d describe it for her. It’s the feeling of a mediocre student feeling the contempt from a top student.
Though Rose couldn’t describe it, she could feel it, thus saying, "Xiaojin, no matter how fast you progress, you can’t compare to your father."
Li Jin shows interest, asks, "How long did Father take to break through the Triple Cultivator Secret Art?"
Rose says, "One or two months per art, very quickly. In the end, I don’t know how many Secret Martial Arts he cultivated."
From outside the curtain comes Li Xuan’s voice.
"Rose, don’t mess with my son’s state of mind. I didn’t cultivate that quickly!"
For the First Cultivator, I spent two years; for the Dual Cultivator, one year, truly far less than Xiaojin!" Li Xuan fabricates. His path cannot be copied; he can’t teach others, thus he can’t boast about it in front of his son. If it truly damages his son’s confidence, that wouldn’t be good.
Rose sticks out her tongue, saying, "Then I remembered wrong."
As they talk, the carriage soon enters familiar Half-Sky Gorge.
This gorge path leads from Xiongshan County to Hundred Flowers Mansion.
Li Xuan, traveling the world, naturally comes this way.
Upon reaching the county gate, he hears a boy and girl quarreling.
"I want to go north to find a Sect! I want to cultivate!" the girl says.
The boy says, "Can’t you stay for me? At least wait for this winter to pass before searching."
"No, my father said, there truly are cultivation sects in this world! Once I become immortal, I can bring glory to the family." The girl says, "This recent illness awakened many talents in me; I can’t waste this."
The boy sees he can’t persuade her, mixed with jealousy, says, "The sect might not want you."
The girl replies, "Stop belittling me!"
Saying this, she mounts a white horse, dons a straw hat, and boldly heads north in the snow, not even glancing at Li Xuan as she passes by.
She has resolved to cultivate immortality, so why would she glance back at the mortal world?
In traveling, such scenes have become common for Li Xuan.
An inversion of yin and yang unexpectedly led many in this land to awaken their cultivation talents.
In addition to the departed Buddha sect and the northern sect legends, people here try their best to seize the chance.
Cultivating immortality is top-notch.
Becoming a cultivator even surpasses the position of high officials.
Many who see clearly, or knowledgeable parents have long seen this. Those with talents seek for themselves, while those without look to their descendants, sending them north.
Among them, the Yang family, who just became royalty, stands out.
No one understands the current situation better than the Yang family.
The Sovereign is but a servant to the gods; becoming a celestial is first-rate destiny.
To maintain their newly acquired kingdom, the Yang family is frantically seeking young members to send north at the first opportunity.
Li Xuan heads south, but the world veers north.
With the Sect in the north, the future power center shifts northwards.
Sensing this transformation, Li Xuan isn’t sure what kind of history will unfold.
He drives to the Li family, then faintly smiles, leading his children, along with Rose, into the Li Mansion.
Li Mansion is now extremely luxurious, spanning a large area, surrounded by towering walls, continuing to soar.
In the middle, a vaguely visible tall castle is under construction.
The two robust men guarding the gate stand proudly; one new, one old, a classic case of the old guiding the new. At this moment, they beam with pride, even if merely gatekeepers, as though superior, their eyes glancing at the passing crowd with disdain.
