246: The incompetent Xiao Fan, inheriting the Holy Body!

Thinking of this, Xiao Fan felt as if he had grasped the last life-saving straw. Regardless of his shoes, he stumbled and rushed towards the courtyard where Qin Mengyao lived.

"Mother! Mother!"

Xiao Fan rushed into the courtyard and happened to see Qin Mengyao watering a few Spiritual Plants, her expression serene and gentle.

"Fan'er? Why do you look like this?" Qin Mengyao put down the watering can, her brow slightly furrowed.

Xiao Fan fell to his knees with a thud, tears streaming down his face: "Mother! You must stand up for me! That Lu Yuan... that Lu Yuan is simply not human!"

"He... yesterday at the Ji Family, not only did he steal my marriage, but... he also publicly married Ji Yaoguang! He's two-timing! He betrayed you, Mother!"

While weeping and complaining, Xiao Fan secretly observed his mother's expression, expecting to see her angry and disappointed.

However...

After hearing his words, Qin Mengyao's face did not show any surprise or anger. Instead, she was extremely calm, even carrying a hint of disappointment at his failure to live up to expectations.

"Just because of this?"

She looked at Xiao Fan indifferingly: "Fan'er, you've disappointed me too much. You didn't have the ability to keep your fiancée and she was taken by someone else; that only shows your incompetence. How can you vent this resentment on your Uncle Lu?"

"What?!" Xiao Fan was dumbfounded: "But... but he married another woman! He's unfaithful to you!"

"So what?"

Qin Mengyao's expression was indifferent: "Brother Yuan is a dragon among men; having three wives and four concubines is normal. Besides, I already knew about him and Yaoguang, and I don't mind.

In fact... I'm quite happy for them. With one more person to take care of Brother Yuan, I can feel more at ease."

*Boom!*

Xiao Fan felt his values shattered and his worldview collapsed.

Already knew? Didn't mind? Even happy for them?

Was this still his proud mother? This was simply a brainwashed fanatic!

"Crazy... they're all crazy..."

Xiao Fan slumped on the ground, his eyes hollow, muttering to himself.

He finally understood that no matter what he said or did, in his mother's eyes, Lu Yuan was always right, while he... was just a troublemaking clown.

"Go back. Focus your mind on cultivation and stop thinking about these useless things." Qin Mengyao waved her hand and turned back to continue watering the flowers, never looking at him again.

Xiao Fan walked out of the courtyard dejectedly, the hatred in his heart twisted to the extreme.

"Lu Yuan... you just wait. Since no one in this world will help me, I'll do it myself! Even if I fall into the Demonic Path, I will drag you down to Hell with me!"

Xiao Fan took one last look back at the vast Immortal Land behind him.

There was the path to rise he had once imagined, the kinship and love he had once yearned for, but now, only endless humiliation and betrayal remained.

"Mother..."

Xiao Fan murmured softly, a flash of pain and determination crossing his eyes.

He didn't go to say goodbye to his mother because he knew that now, his mother's heart only held Lu Yuan.

Going to say goodbye would bring nothing but self-humiliation and wouldn't earn him any attempt to make him stay.

"Let's go, Fan'er." Venerable Yao's slightly aged voice echoed in his mind: "This Qin Family is no longer a place to stay. This Central Region, even this Eastern Wilderness, is full of Lu Yuan's lackeys.

If you want to turn things around, you must find life in a death-defying situation."

"Where to?" Xiao Fan's voice was hoarse.

"To the far west of the Central Region, the Myriad Monster Ridge."

Venerable Yao's tone became solemn: "That was once a sacred land where myriad monsters resided. Later, due to an earth-shattering battle, it became a forbidden land where countless powerful experts of the Yao Race were buried.

Back then, I accidentally entered it and felt an aura extremely similar to your Physique outside a Ancient Bronze Palace."

"You mean... the Ancient Desolate Sacred Body?" Xiao Fan's eyes lit up.

"Correct. That aura was ancient and weathered, even more overbearing than an ordinary Sacred Body.

If you can obtain the Opportunity within, break the Sacred Body Shackles, and your rise will be just around the corner!"

Hearing this, Xiao Fan's previously dead heart ignited with a flame once more.

"Fine! To the Myriad Monster Ridge it is!"

He took one last look at the Qin Family and turned, resolutely disappearing into the morning mist.

"Lu Yuan, you wait. When I return, I will surely trample you under my feet and let you taste the feeling of losing everything!"

...Meanwhile, at the Qingyun Dao Sect.

Lu Yuan had just finished his honeymoon with Ji Yaoguang and returned to the Sect with his newly joined Dao Companion.

Inside the Qingyun Peak Main Hall.

Gu Qingxue sat upright in the main seat. Today, she wore a Black Flowing Cloud Robe symbolizing the authority of the Sect Master, embroidered with silver cloud patterns that outlined her graceful figure.

Her hair was coiled high, adorned with a Golden Phoenix Hair-pin that looked ready to take flight. Her exquisite face held a hint of coldness and nobility, like a goddess from the Nine Heavens.

"Congratulations to my husband for gaining a beauty."

Gu Qingxue looked at Lu Yuan and Ji Yaoguang as they walked in. Although her tone was gentle, her beautiful eyes held a faint, imperceptible trace of resentment.

Ji Yaoguang lowered her head shyly. Although she was the Second Young Miss of the Ji Family, she still felt a bit weak in front of Gu Qingxue, the primary wife.

Lu Yuan naturally caught the underlying meaning in Gu Qingxue's words.

He walked to Gu Qingxue's side, gently took her soft hand, and said warmly, "What? Is Qingxue jealous?"

Gu Qingxue rolled her eyes at him, her tone carrying a bit of coquettishness: "Sister Yaoguang was the first to perform the marriage ceremony with Husband. Although I manage the Sect, I haven't had such a fortune yet."

Lu Yuan laughed heartily and pulled her into his arms: "How is that difficult? The day I step into the Void Immortal Realm will be the time of our grand wedding."

"Really?" Gu Qingxue's eyes lit up.

"A monarch's word is final."

Lu Yuan's tone was solemn: "At that time, I will hold an unprecedentedly grand wedding. First, to celebrate my promotion to the Void Immortal Realm; second, to marry you, the Sect Master of Qingyun; and third... to announce to the world that my Qingyun Dao Sect will be the true overlord of this Central Region and even the Three Thousand Dao Domains!"

Gu Qingxue's heart surged with excitement.

A wedding in the Void Immortal Realm—what kind of glory and splendor would that be?

Looking at the man before her, exuding dominance, her love grew even stronger, and that tiny bit of jealousy was thrown to the back of her mind.

"Husband..."

Gu Qingxue's face turned slightly red, and her voice became soft and sweet: "Since Husband has made such a solemn promise, I... I want to repay Husband now."

Saying this, she proactively untied the Black Flowing Cloud Robe that symbolized her authority, revealing the Moon-white Undergarment beneath. Her whole body was like a peeled lychee, radiating an alluring luster.

"Then... let's explore the Great Dao of Yin and Yang once more."

Lu Yuan smiled knowingly and waved his hand to set up a Restriction.

Several hours later.

The commotion inside the main hall finally subsided.

Gu Qingxue's face was flushed, her hair disheveled. She repeatedly pleaded for mercy and fled the main hall in a panic.

Although her cultivation was not weak, she was still utterly defeated before Lu Yuan's terrifying Chaos Body.