Cultivation: the Rise of a Live-In Son-In-Law-Chapter 308 - 306: Jiang Qingge’s Cultivation Troubles? Imperial Aura! The Sealed Elder Awakens, Elder Fen Yan

Chapter 308: Chapter 306: Jiang Qingge’s Cultivation Troubles? Imperial Aura! The Sealed Elder Awakens, Elder Fen Yan

Lu Ye: ?

Prepared... good stuff?

He had a hunch that what Jiang Qingge referred to as "good stuff" might not exactly be something proper.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Ye replied.

[Tonight, I’ll be cultivating outside.]

In the small courtyard, Jiang Qingge felt a bit helpless after seeing this.

She’s not some ferocious beast, so why does Lu Ye seem a bit afraid of her?

Her eyes slightly moved, and Jiang Qingge bit her lip.

Jiang Qingge: [Um... I seem to have some issues with my cultivation, can you help me?]

This wasn’t entirely a lie; she indeed encountered some cultivation difficulties, and Lu Ye was a top expert in the Northern Territory.

This was a great opportunity, so it was worth asking.

In the woods, Lu Ye raised an eyebrow; was there a real issue with cultivation... or not?

After pondering for a moment, Lu Ye looked towards the direction of Cloud Leaf City; in the next moment, his figure disappeared without a trace.

Jiang Mansion.

Jiang Qingge was in her courtyard daydreaming, with a few steaming dishes set on the stone table in the yard.

Outside the courtyard, a sound of footsteps approached from afar, heading towards the small yard, making Jiang Qingge suddenly return to her senses.

Turning her head, she saw Lu Ye, with his usual calm expression, appearing outside the courtyard gate.

Immediately, she was somewhat pleasantly surprised. He really came back!

"Husband, come in quickly..."

Lu Ye walked into the yard and said, "If it’s time for you to eat, you don’t have to wait for me; you can eat by yourself."

He didn’t mind skipping a meal, but Jiang Qingge hadn’t reached the stage of fasting.

There’s no need for her to starve herself just to wait for Lu Ye to return before eating.

"It’s not just because of eating... I genuinely have cultivation doubts and want to ask you."

Jiang Qingge quickly shared some of her recent confusions, mentioning her own inner Qi, which was unusually tinged with a quiet ghostly hue.

"I heard that other people’s inner Qi doesn’t seem like this; I wouldn’t have any problem, right?"

Saying this, Jiang Qingge genuinely felt a bit anxious.

Having only recently set foot on the path of cultivation, her inner Qi was unlike others...

Could it be that she was inherently not a proper... normal person?

After a moment of silence, Lu Ye said, "Gather a strand of inner Qi, let me see."

He had seen Youluo in action before, if Jiang Qingge’s inner Qi was much the same, there shouldn’t be any issue.

"Okay, husband, look..."

Jiang Qingge slowly channeled her inner Qi, and as she controlled it...

The Qi gradually took the form of the two characters "Lu Ye" in a ghostly hue.

Then, with a tinge of shyness, Jiang Qingge muttered, "Husband, what do you think? These two words are like... like Qingge’s feelings for you!"

Lu Ye: ???

The inner Qi seemed normal enough, but he felt Jiang Qingge was abnormal!

Where did she learn such rustic sweet talk?

Seeing the strange look in his eyes, Jiang Qingge lowered her head, not daring to look up.

She also felt that this trick was quite corny...

A moment later.

After checking and finding nothing unusual, Jiang Qingge invited Lu Ye to sit down to eat.

Then, she uncovered the bowl in the middle of the table.

Looking at the stew in the pot, Lu Ye’s brow furrowed slightly again.

"Do you like eating this?"

"I saw Lingyue serving it last time, it seemed quite good. Husband, won’t you try?" Jiang Qingge said with a bit of embarrassment.

She hadn’t even taken that final step with Lu Ye yet... It’s probably a bit too soon to start nourishing him with food, isn’t it?

Last time...

Upon hearing this, a slight stirring occurred in Lu Ye’s heart as he looked at Jiang Qingge, trying to see if she had noticed anything.

However, Jiang Qingge seemed merely shy, not like she had discovered what Lingyue was hiding.

Lu Ye felt there was no need to panic, but Jiang Lingyue kept insisting that he not reveal a thing.

She claimed she’d find the right timing to have a talk with her sister.

To ensure Lu Ye’s cooperation and keep things under wraps, Jiang Lingyue had tried her utmost several times...

...

After the meal, Jiang Qingge cleaned up the table, while Lu Ye sat in the courtyard, bringing out a small square box from his hand. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

He had always remembered that there was an old man sealed inside this small box.

However, ever since that time, when he had fallen into a deep sleep, despite several attempts by Lu Ye to call him afterwards, there had been no response.

"This old fellow sleeps too soundly."

Shaking his head, he habitually extended a trace of power, discovering no reaction, and was about to tuck the small box back into the storage ring.

When suddenly he heard...

"Kid, how did you learn the Heaven-Defying Three Swords?! Where did you learn them from?!"

That day, since seeing Lu Ye wield the Heaven-Defying Three Swords and slit the throats of two Grandmasters on the Yunlan River outside Cloud Leaf City, the old man inside the box was immediately shocked to the core.

Afterwards... he was so shocked he put himself to sleep.

Now having just woken up, the first words that came out of his mouth were these, filled with astonishment.

Hearing this, Lu Ye chuckled calmly, "If I say it was taught to me by the swordsmanship’s creator, would you believe me?"

"Impossible! That swordsmanship’s creator and you are from completely different eras." The old man inside the box said, "If you were able to meet the creator of that swordsmanship, it would indeed be miraculous!"

After a moment of thought, Lu Ye asked, "Do you know Senior Gu Wujue?"

The old man proudly replied, "Of course I know him. I wasn’t just anybody back in the day."

Having just awakened, the old man clearly had a keen interest in conversation, and said with mild excitement, "But, your mastery of the Heaven-Defying Three Swords seems quite advanced, which surprises me. Achieving Small Success with this technique is not easy."

Small Success?

Emotionlessly, Lu Ye chuckled inwardly. It seemed that day’s events hadn’t been entirely clear to the old man.

His Heaven-Defying Three Swords were already at the stage of perfection, just a step away from breaking through their limits.

This so-called Small Success... was quite unfamiliar.

"By the way, old man, are you aware of the Hidden Spirit Land?" After some thought, recalling a recent encounter involving someone from the Hidden Spirit Land, Lu Ye asked.

"You even know about that place?" The old man sounded somewhat surprised, "Of course I know it."

"How should I address you, sir?"

"I’ve forgotten my own name, but, back then, people used to call me... Elder Fen Yan." Elder Fen’s tone had a hint of melancholy.

Having lived for millennia, with eras passing by, most of his comrades were gone, indeed giving him the feeling of witnessing many changes over time.

Elder Fen Yan...

Lu Ye nodded, "Elder Fen, since you know about the Hidden Spirit Land, if you don’t mind, can you tell me about it? I’m quite curious."

"Since you are interested, I suppose I can share." Elder Fen Yan said, "It is an isolated small world, with very little connection to the outside. However, due to its unique properties, the Heaven and Earth Source Qi there is not only abundant but also exceptionally dense."

"This has given rise to many places of opportunity and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures."