371: I'm not interested in women

Qi Wangchuan slowly turned around, his slender limbs covered in pale blisters, and the flesh on his torso resembled rotting pulp, with dense layers of pus-filled boils, both disgusting and terrifying.

Qi Yuanzhu's peripheral vision caught sight of this, and his stomach churned, but he dared not show the slightest hint of it.

He had asked himself more than once, is this what a Saint is?

Immortal Ascension and attaining the Dao was clearly such a desirable thing, but why was the Saint's appearance so terrifying?

Was such a Saint truly what the world pursued?

Was it only his father who was like this, or were all Saints like this?

He had almost forgotten what his father looked like; although he came here often, he never dared to look up at his father's appearance.

He was afraid, and even more terrified.

He was afraid his father's face would be covered in those boils, just like his body.

He was afraid that after seeing it, he would no longer remember his father's former appearance.

All sorts of complex emotions intertwined, making his heart exceptionally chaotic.

“Zhuer…”

Qi Wangchuan wanted to reach out and touch his son's face, but as soon as he lifted his hand, he saw fragments of flesh falling from his palm, so he put his hand down again, his tone returning to coldness,

“You may go.”

“Yes.”

Qi Yuanzhu lowered his head and turned away, not looking back.

“Boom~”

The stone door closed, leaving behind a long sigh,

“Alas, Immortal Ascension…”

…

“Congratulations, congratulations.”

“Congratulations to Brother Lin on a hundred years of harmony.”

“Please come in quickly.”

Inside Qianqiu City, Xu Sanyan stood at the entrance welcoming guests. This was already his second marriage, so the process was basically familiar, and there was no sense of awkwardness.

Marriage, you get used to it the more you do it.

Most of the guests were from the Wang Family, as well as various small and medium-sized families under the Wang Family's jurisdiction. There weren't too many people, but it was very lively.

Xu Sanyan also saw an acquaintance in the crowd, the young man who had previously pursued Wang Zixuan; he remembered his name was… Wang Wenjie.

Perhaps he had been instructed, for although the two were love rivals, he did not cause trouble, only delivering his congratulatory gift and leaving. Xu Sanyan also paid him no mind.

Busy until midnight, Xu Sanyan finally saw off the guests and had time to return to his room.

“Creak~”

Pushing open the wooden door, the room was decorated very festively. Xu Sanyan casually pulled off the veil from Wang Zixuan's head, climbed onto the bed on his own, and gestured with his eyes,

“I’m tired, come up and move yourself.”

“Oh.”

…

The next morning,

Xu Sanyan got up and clapped the remaining dust from his hands. Several Soul Crystal, devoid of Soul Power, lay scattered on the floor.

Wang Zixuan on the bed also woke up, opened her eyes, looked around, stretched lazily, and cooed, “Husband~ Why are you up so early?”

Xu Sanyan turned his head and looked Wang Zixuan up and down, naked. He felt a slight lack of interest; his interest in women was diminishing.

Initially, he preferred dignified and plump women, like the Chieftain's Wife or the Empress type.

Later, he liked young and beautiful ones, similar to Yang Qizhu, Cui Wanying, and Mo Qianqian.

Even later, he liked girls with a sweet, fragrant scent, like the few from the Wang Family.

After that, he successively tried ghost courtesan Lalan, demoness Xun An Cai, and others, trying all sorts of styles, and increasingly found it uninteresting.

Perhaps…

Find an opportunity to try men…

Forget it.

Xu Sanyan shook his head sharply, discarding the Random Thoughts in his mind. Girls were fine.

“I will be in seclusion for a period of time, do not disturb me.”

After giving his instructions, Xu Sanyan turned and went into the quiet room, leaving Wang Zixuan alone in the empty room.

He pulled out all the Soul Crystal in his hand, totaling twenty-one pieces. Five of them were given by the Great Madam, six were what he had left before, and the remaining ten were given by the Grand Elder when he got married.

These twenty-odd Soul Crystal were not enough for him to achieve Soul Refinement Completion, but his main purpose in seclusion was not for this.

He wanted to study Formations!

Xu Sanyan took out another pile of Spirit Stone and began to absorb them. The “Qi” on his panel had been used up and needed to be accumulated again.

He planned to raise “Na Hun Cun Ming Great Formation Detailed Explanation” to Perfection during this period, to prepare for what was to come.

Outside, the moon rose and the sun set, black and white alternated, and soon five days passed. The floor of the quiet room was covered with a thick layer of powder, all from Spirit Stone that had lost their Spiritual Qi.

Xu Sanyan opened his panel and glanced at it. After his tireless absorption of Spirit Stone day and night, his “Qi” had reached over two thousand.

“That should be enough…”

Xu Sanyan murmured to himself, then no longer hesitated. With a thought, “Enhance!”

Instantly, the “Qi” on the panel rapidly drained, and at the same time, countless insights related to Formations surged in, making it difficult for him to digest them all at once.

Fortunately, he had enhanced several times before and had a foundation in the Dao of Formations, so he could barely keep up with the insights.

The Dao of Formations was infinitely varied. Even though he had enhanced several times, he was still merely a Formation apprentice, far from being a Great Master.

Half a day later, Xu Sanyan opened his eyes, which were bloodshot and looked extremely eerie.

“Stop!”

Xu Sanyan shouted, and the “Qi” stopped draining, and the insights came to an abrupt halt.

“Hoo~ Hoo~”

Heavy breathing sounded. Xu Sanyan raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead; he could no longer bear it.

At this moment, his mind was in Chaos, countless Formation insights were like wild horses, running rampant in his head. He needed to subdue them little by little, then tie them with ropes, and transform them into his own.

Looking at the panel again, “Na Hun Cun Ming Great Formation Detailed Explanation” was still at the intermediate level.

Xu Sanyan was mentally prepared for this; he never expected to achieve Perfection with a single enhancement.

Slowly, let's first absorb what's in my mind.

Half a month later.

“Bang~!”

Xu Sanyan kicked open the door of the quiet room, looked up at the high-hanging sun, and squinted slightly,

“Damn it, finally out.”

For more than twenty days, he had not stepped out, continuously cultivating in the quiet room, first absorbing Spirit Stone to convert into “Qi”, then consuming “Qi” to gain insights, and finally slowly digesting the insights in his mind, turning them into his own.

Repeating these steps over and over, he had now successfully brought “Na Hun Cun Ming Great Formation Detailed Explanation” to Perfection.

Although he had achieved Perfection, he still couldn't be considered a Great Master in the Dao of Formations.

“Master.”

Spring Plum, who was waiting outside, bowed in salute.

Xu Sanyan reached out and lifted Spring Plum's chin, tucked a few stray hairs behind her ear, leaned forward, slowly approached her ear, squinted, and took a deep breath,

“Hiss~”

“Hoo~”

A maiden's fragrance filled his nostrils, making Xu Sanyan, who hadn't been with a woman for a long time, tremble slightly, his heart filled with excitement.

Then he used his arm to pull her close against his body, and Spring Plum's cheeks instantly flushed red.

“Master~ Madam is still waiting for you in the room.”

Although Spring Plum also wanted to rise in status, after careful consideration, she still felt it was inappropriate because she couldn't afford to offend Wang Zixuan.

Xu Sanyan grinned, leaned in, and whispered, “Come together…”

He then kissed her cheek, leaving a trail of liquid with his tongue.

He had spoken too soon with his previous boast; he was actually still interested in women,

Especially after holding back for a while.