34: A direct disciple of the Supreme Dao of Forgetfulness!

However, when he pushed open the courtyard gate, he froze.

In the courtyard, there was only a ragged, middle-aged man sitting slumped on the ground, muttering to himself in a daze.

Xiao Fan's heart sank, and a feeling of extreme foreboding welled up within him.

He rushed forward and grabbed the man by the collar.

"Where are the people? Where is the girl who lived here?"

Lu Xingzhou was shaken back to his senses. He looked at Xiao Fan, his eyes still filled with lingering terror and awe.

"Gone... Taken away by an Immortal..."

"What Immortal? What did they look like? Where did they go?" Xiao Fan roared urgently.

"I don't know... I couldn't see clearly... I only saw a five-colored divine light, and then they vanished in a flash... The pressure, it was too terrifying..." Lu Xingzhou said incoherently.

Xiao Fan's hand loosened powerlessly, and Lu Xingzhou slumped back onto the ground.

Xiao Fan stood blankly in place, staring at the empty courtyard, feeling the faint, lingering trace of terrifying pressure in the air that made him feel incredibly stifled.

That was... the aura of a Soul Transformation level.

"We are too late..." Venerable Yao's voice echoed in Xiao Fan's mind, filled with deep sighing and helplessness: "Fan'er, we were one step too late. A peerless expert discovered her talent first and took her away.

Judging by the lingering aura, this person is a Huashen Venerable, and they have mastered at least five types of Laws!"

Xiao Fan felt the world spinning.

Once again.

It was like this again.

The Opportunity was clearly right before his eyes, yet he always missed it by just a little bit.

If he hadn't stopped at a restaurant to drink a few extra cups because he was feeling depressed on the way.

If his sword-flying speed had been just a little faster.

Perhaps the outcome would have been completely different.

"Ah—" Xiao Fan roared at the sky, his voice filled with endless frustration and anger.

"Who is it? Who exactly is targeting me?"

He did not know who had taken Lu Xueyao, because by the time he arrived, Lu Yuan had already left, traversing the Void Realm with her.

But he could feel that he seemed to have lost an extremely important person, someone who should have left a significant mark in his life.

That empty feeling was a hundred times more painful than losing the Fire Spirit Bead.

...

A streak of light tore through the Void Realm as Lu Yuan returned to the Azure Cloud Sect with Lu Xueyao.

As soon as they landed, he saw Gu Qingxue waiting there. She seemed extremely sensitive to Lu Yuan's aura and immediately came forward to greet him.

"Husband, you are back." Gu Qingxue called out softly, her gaze immediately falling upon the shabbily dressed, slight girl beside Lu Yuan.

"Who is this?" A trace of surprise flashed in her eyes.

"Her name is Lu Xueyao, a Disciple I just took in at Liuyun City." Lu Yuan introduced her simply, his tone carrying a touch of gravity: "From today on, she will be my only Personal Disciple."

"Personal Disciple." Gu Qingxue was slightly startled.

She knew that her husband had incredibly high standards; even the brilliant True Disciples within the Sect had never caught his eye.

Yet now, he had brought back a Mortal girl with no cultivation and immediately made her his Personal Disciple.

She couldn't help but carefully examine Lu Xueyao. Although the girl's face was pale, her eyes were as cold and clear as icy stars, revealing a backbone that would rather break than bend.

Especially the noble temperament she possessed, which could not be hidden even while in the dust, made Gu Qingxue nod inwardly. This girl was truly extraordinary.

"Xue Yao, greet your Master's wife." Lu Yuan said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Lu Xueyao, though somewhat nervous, respectfully bowed to Gu Qingxue.

"Disciple Lu Xueyao pays respects to Master's wife."

This address of "Master's wife" made Gu Qingxue beam with joy. A gentle smile immediately appeared on her cold, jade-like face.

She stepped forward, took Lu Xueyao's hand, and liked her more the more she looked at her.

"Good child, no need for such formalities." Gu Qingxue took out a crystal-clear jade pendant from her storage ring and pressed it into Lu Xueyao's hand: "We are meeting for the first time, and I haven't prepared a proper gift. This Clear Heart Jade Pendant is a defensive Magic Treasure that can withstand a full-strength blow from a Golden Core Stage Cultivator. Take it to protect yourself."

"Thank you, Master's wife." Lu Xueyao was pleasantly surprised and instinctively looked at Lu Yuan. Seeing Lu Yuan nod slightly, she accepted it.

"Qingxue, take her to settle down first and guide her in the basic knowledge of Cultivation." Lu Yuan immediately acted as the hands-off manager: "This girl's Foundation has been destroyed, and her body is weak. Use Spirit Medicine to nurse her for a few days first, and when the time is right, I will rebuild her Foundation."

"Alright, Husband, rest assured, leave it to me." Gu Qingxue gladly agreed and took Lu Xueyao away from the Immortal Cave.

After the two left, the Immortal Cave returned to silence.

A fragrant breeze wafted over.

Shen Miaoyin, dressed in an extremely daring black gauze dress, walked out from the side hall.

The gauze dress was as thin as cicada wings, clinging tightly to her devilish figure. In the glimpses, it outlined seductive curves that made one's blood boil.

Large patches of snowy skin were exposed, and her long, beautiful legs appeared even more alluring under the veil of the black gauze.

She was barefoot, with a string of silver bells tied around her ankles. With every step, it emitted a crisp, pleasant sound, as if each chime struck at one's heart.

"Master, you have finally returned." Shen Miaoyin walked to the cloud bed behind Lu Yuan and reached out with her soft, boneless jade hands to gently massage Lu Yuan's shoulders.

Her voice was seductive to the bone, carrying a hint of ingratiation.

"I have recently practiced a new dance technique called the Heavenly Demon Dance. It is a long-lost secret technique of my Blissful Union Sect, which is best for helping one relax their body and mind. I wonder if Master would be interested in watching it."

Lu Yuan leaned on the cloud bed, enjoying the beauty's service, his expression remaining calm.

"The Heavenly Demon Dance, you have put in some effort."

He did not refuse, but asked indifferently: "Recently, has there been any news from the Blissful Union Sect?"

The movements of Shen Miaoyin's hands paused slightly, then returned to normal.

She dared not hide anything and said in a low voice: "Replying to Master, there is indeed. The Sect Master... Su Yueli, her old injury has recurred.

A secret letter arrived the day before yesterday, urging me to steal the Eternal Youth Technique of the Azure Wood as soon as possible. She said in the letter that if the Cultivation Technique is not obtained within three months, she will personally take action and force the Azure Cloud Sect to hand over the Cultivation Technique."

"Force?" Lu Yuan sneered. "She certainly has a big mouth."

"Master, please calm your anger." Shen Miaoyin quickly knelt on the ground, saying in fear: "The Sect Master is also forced by circumstances. She is the most talented genius the Blissful Union Sect has seen in ten thousand years, possessing a Peak-Nascent Soul Stage cultivation.

But she Cultivates the Supreme Path of Forgotten Emotion. Although this path progresses rapidly, it has a fatal flaw."

"To want to forget emotion, one must first enter into emotion. But the Sect Master has been pure and chaste since childhood and has never felt romantic longing. This has caused her Dao Heart to always have a flaw, preventing her from stepping into the Void Refining Stage. Now that her old injury has recurred, it has made her state of mind even more unstable."

"Therefore, she is in urgent need of a top-tier wood-attribute Cultivation Technique like the Eternal Youth Technique of the Azure Wood to suppress her injuries and stabilize her Dao Heart."