35: break off an engagement!

Su Yang sat cross-legged on the bed.

The first thing he did was check the True Essence in his body.

When he was unconscious earlier, Junior Sister Yun Yao helped him recover, and in the process, he absorbed a large amount of Spiritual Qi from the outside world.

After the Sect Master said that, he couldn't be sure if he had absorbed the ordinary Spiritual Qi of the Myriad Spirits Realm, or if he had absorbed the Spiritual Qi from both realms, mixed with the Spiritual Qi from the Upper Realm, into his body.

If the Spiritual Qi from the Upper Realm truly couldn't be converted into True Essence and would instead remain in his body, hindering his Cultivation, then he was finished, as he had absorbed no small amount of external Spiritual Qi in those two days.

As it concerned his future Cultivation, Su Yang checked with extreme care.

Fortunately, after a thorough check, Su Yang found no abnormal Spiritual Qi lingering in his body.

However, Su Yang's mood did not relax because of this.

He was unsure if his Cultivation with Junior Sister Yun Yao over the past two days had unconsciously filtered out the Spiritual Qi from the Upper Realm, thus preventing him from absorbing it into his body, or if he had absorbed the mixed Spiritual Qi and successfully refined it into his own True Essence.

If it was the latter, it would be good; he might even be happy.

But if it was the former, then he was finished!

Why?

Because he discovered that the vast Spiritual Qi from the divine sword, which was coiled in his Dantian, was all Spiritual Qi from the Upper Realm!

It was thick, viscous, and contained power far stronger than the Spiritual Qi of the Myriad Spirits Realm itself.

If the Spiritual Qi of the two realms were to be compared, the Spiritual Qi of the Myriad Spirits Realm would be like clear water, while the Spiritual Qi from the Upper Realm would be more like thick oil.

If he couldn't absorb the Spiritual Qi from the Upper Realm, it meant that this divine sword had directly ruined his path to immortality.

"Damn it, no wonder Burial Immortal Valley has such abundant Spiritual Qi, yet no one is willing to establish a Sect nearby."

Su Yang rubbed his temples; now he could only wait for Junior Sister Yun Yao to return, and in the evening, ask her to Cultivate with him to see if he could absorb the Upper Realm Spiritual Qi coiled in his Dantian... Wen Yuheng brought his daughter, Wen Yunyao, to the Yu Ling Sect's immortal ship.

A banquet had already been prepared on the immortal ship.

"This is a private banquet for our two families; you all may leave first."

No one else spoke, but Wen Yunyao immediately spoke up and sent the other people in the dining room away.

Ye Canglong, Ye Jinghan, and even her father didn't understand why she did this, but they didn't think much of it either, as it was indeed a private gathering for their two families, which was normal.

"Go on."

Only after Ye Canglong agreed did the unrelated personnel leave.

In the dining room, only Ye Canglong and his son Ye Jinghan, along with Wen Yuheng and his daughter Wen Yunyao, remained.

"Come, come, Jinghan told me Yun Yao wanted our two families to gather, so I arranged a banquet as soon as I returned."

Ye Canglong gestured for everyone to sit down, "Old Wen, it's been a year since we sat together, drinking and chatting. It's the same for the two children; they haven't seen each other in a year. Truly, girls change so much as they grow up; after a year, Yun Yao has become even more graceful and elegant, a true young lady."

"Jinghan too, his Cultivation has grown quite a bit in this past year, a favored son of Heaven!"

Wen Yuheng naturally followed with a polite remark.

"Ah, speaking of favored sons of Heaven, your Su Yang is the true favored son of Heaven. I never imagined someone could gain the recognition of the only Divine Artifact; it truly astonished me. Congratulations, Old Wen, your Profound Heaven Dao Sect will firmly hold the position of the number one Sect in the world for the next thousand years, or even longer."

Ye Canglong raised his cup.

"Mere empty reputation. I myself was quite surprised; it was purely luck."

Wen Yuheng also raised his cup.

The two clinked their cups and drank them dry.

"Sister Yunyao, I specifically had someone prepare fruit wine for you; let's have a drink too."

Ye Jinghan poured a glass of fruit wine for Wen Yunyao, his gentle and refined smile, like the mellow fruit wine, easily made people drop all their guard.

Wen Yunyao nodded and did not refuse.

She drank a glass.

"Hahaha, Yun Yao can even drink wine now. You used to be such a little girl, your face would turn red just by touching it."

"I still remember back then, I liked to coax you into drinking a little, and our Jinghan would always blame me for teasing you. He protected you from a young age, and I never thought in a blink of an eye, both of you have grown up."

Ye Canglong chuckled, and after another drink, he said, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally, "Time truly flies; both of you are so grown up. Old Wen, you know how it is, when a man is old enough to marry, and a woman is old enough to be wed. I think, why don't we pick an auspicious day this year and finalize the marriage of these two young ones, to forge a bond of ten thousand years between our two families."

"Of course, I have no objection."

Wen Yuheng also smiled and raised his cup, and both sets of elders happily drank a glass.

"Jinghan will follow the arrangements."

A faint smile appeared on Ye Jinghan's face as he looked at Wen Yunyao, his expression naturally joyful.

Of the four people in the room, only Wen Yunyao subconsciously tightened her grip on her wine glass when she heard this.

"I disagree."

Wen Yunyao took a deep breath, put down her wine glass, stood up, and bowed to Ye Canglong, Ye Jinghan, and her own father.

All three were stunned, looking at her with some surprise.

"Please forgive Yun Yao for not being able to follow your arrangements."

"In the past, Yun Yao was still young and didn't quite understand the meaning of a marriage contract, so she didn't refuse. But now Yun Yao has grown up, and Yun Yao already has her own thoughts. I already know very clearly that I don't like Brother Jinghan. If Jinghan is willing to be my brother, I have absolutely no objection; I am willing to always call Jinghan 'brother', but..."

"If you want Brother Jinghan to become my husband, I am unwilling. I don't have that kind of feeling for Brother Jinghan. Furthermore, Brother Jinghan's Aptitude is extraordinary; he is a true favored son of Heaven. Although I am the Sect's direct daughter, my Aptitude in Cultivation is far inferior to Brother Jinghan's. After all, I didn't even obtain a grey Magical Artifact in last year's Burial Immortal Valley treasure hunt. Someone like me is certainly not worthy of becoming Brother Jinghan's wife."

Wen Yunyao mustered her courage and said everything she wanted to say.

Her attitude in rejecting this marriage contract was already expressed very clearly.

Ye Jinghan said, "The treasure hunt in Burial Immortal Valley does not represent Cultivation talent itself. I think Sister Yunyao has no need to belittle herself for this reason. At such a young age, you are already in the Foundation Establishment Stage - Mid Phase; your Aptitude is in no way inferior to mine. I think there's no need to overthink this aspect."

"But I don't have that kind of feeling for you."

Seeing that he was persistent, Wen Yunyao thought for a moment and then said directly, "Brother Jinghan, I know you like me, but Yun Yao cannot like you, because my heart already belongs to someone. I only want to spend my life with that person, and I will never be with any other man in this lifetime. Please understand."

Ye Jinghan's habitual smile completely stiffened, a hint of awkwardness and resentment buried beneath that rigid smile, and his resentful expression was clearly not directed at Wen Yunyao, but at the man who had stolen his beloved.

"Yun Yao, are you perhaps a little drunk from the wine?"

Wen Yuheng looked at his daughter for a long time, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

His daughter's actions today surprised him, yet what she said also made him feel not so surprised.

"Father, I am not drunk; what I said is from my heart."

"This marriage contract was originally your private decision and did not have my consent. I was still young then, and I just didn't refuse, but you cannot default to assuming I agreed, can you not?"

"Now that I've grown up, I have my own pursuits and my own feelings. I hope you can all respect my choice."

Wen Yunyao said.

At this moment, she was serious, not like a little girl, but more like a mature woman who would go all out for her beloved.

Ye Canglong and Wen Yuheng were both very embarrassed at this moment.

Ye Canglong had no standing to force the issue.

He could only look at Wen Yuheng with a wry smile: "Old Wen, what do you think?"

"This..."

Wen Yuheng was even more embarrassed.

But his attitude at this moment was very subtle.

Normally, he would definitely be very angry and then flatly refuse his daughter's almost unreasonable request.

But now, he probably knew who the object of his daughter's affection was, so for a moment, he found it difficult to answer...