CHAPTER 821: CHAPTER 825: MASTER’S MIGHT (PART 3)

No wonder outside, even two girls who aren’t even considered disciples of Li Jianfeng could so openly express their disdain and contempt towards the original self.

Firstly, her strength was indeed inadequate, and secondly, many elders of the Wuwei Sect, including the Sect Leader, were actually dissatisfied with the original self occupying the status of being Lord Changli’s wife.

Lord Changli was the most gifted person in the past thousand years, born with an Innate Dao Bone, and after the age of twenty, could be slightly guided to quickly enter the Dao.

This kind of talent is unparalleled.

Lord Changli could channel energy in half a day, reach Qi Refining Perfection in a year, and after enlightenment, he leaped three stages, directly advancing to Late-stage Foundation Establishment.

He took only a year and a half to go from being a mortal to officially stepping onto the Immortal Path.

For a normal cultivator, Foundation Establishment might be a level they could never surpass in their lifetime.

After that, he traveled for three years, and when he returned to the sect, he brought back his mortal wife, by which time he was already at the Golden Core Stage.

This speed of cultivation alarmed even the Supreme Elders of the sect, who immediately broke their seclusion and accepted him as an Inner Sect Disciple.

Because of Changli’s excellence, everyone in the sect opposed his act of keeping a mortal wife by his side upon entering the Immortal Sect, as it meant severing mortal ties.

A mortal marriage contract held no binding power over them as cultivators.

It was only because of Changli’s insistence that his wife was allowed to stay within the Mountain Gate.

After ten years, following the ascension of the Supreme Elder, Changli successfully achieved a Nascent Soul.

Now, just a century later, he is already one of the two Divinity Transformation Elders in the Wuwei Sect.

Changli’s experiences can be described as breathtakingly brilliant; he is arguably the foremost genius in the Righteous Path of his generation, and the Wuwei Sect has great expectations for him, firmly believing he will become a Great Mahayana Venerable like his master before long.

Thus, given his mortal wife unworthy of standing beside the Daoist Lord, how could the people within the Wuwei Sect have a pleasant expression towards the original self? They only maintained a civil demeanor due to Changli’s presence.

In retrospect, the original self didn’t know whether she was unlucky or fortunate.

Originally, being the only daughter of a wealthy Jiangnan Shang Family, she grew up enjoying wealth and being cherished by her entire family.

To spare her the hardship of marriage, the family head of the Su Residence decided early on, while she was still very young, to have a husband married into the family in the future.

This way, they could avoid the pain of separation, and the family could protect her throughout her life, ensuring her everlasting peace and happiness.

In this feudal era dominated by male authority, this was the pinnacle of pampering a daughter.

Old Master Su adopted many outstanding boys, among whom was Su Xuan.

Su Xuan was naturally aloof, unloved by his biological family, and because of his handsome looks, unlike a farmer’s child, he was directly sold into a brothel by his parents.

If it weren’t for encountering Old Master Su by chance, his fate would have taken a completely different path.

From the first encounter with Su Xuan, the original self quite liked him, and after much consideration and consulting Su Xuan’s opinion, Old Master Su set him as the original self’s future husband.

One could say that Su Xuan was raised by the Su Family as a prospective son-in-law.

Old Master Su had good foresight; Su Xuan became more lovable as he grew up, though his personality remained aloof. Only when facing the original self did he show more warmth. At other times, even with Old Master Su, who had done him a great favor, Su Xuan remained very indifferent.

Precisely due to this peculiarity, the original self was convinced that Su Xuan had feelings for her, just wasn’t good at expressing them.

The Su Family cherished their daughter, not rushing the original self into marriage, and instead waited until she was eighteen.

After all, the son-in-law stood there, unmovable.

After marriage, they spent a period of blissful time together, days fondly remembered by the original self as the best of her life, sustaining her through many emotional breakdowns later on.

Had things continued this way, the original self’s life would have been very happy, living in married bliss without envy for immortals.

But reality often doesn’t offer "if," racing off in directions completely unforeseen.

During a Flower Festival outing, the couple encountered a destitute, shabby old beggar.

With shining eyes, he blocked their path, saying something that unsettled the original self, "Innate Dao Bone, a good seedling... If the comprehension is adequate, cultivation will surely progress by leaps and bounds."

The original self hastily placed some broken silver down and wanted to pull Su Xuan away, but the usually accommodating Su Xuan stood like a rock, immovable.

Having known each other for years, the original self thought her husband’s nature was so detached, indifferent to all, never before seeing such a brilliant light in his eyes as now.

"The young man is Su Xuan, with the style name Changli, seeking instruction, sir."

Her proud husband bowed humbly to that beggar, a treatment not even granted to his father-in-law Old Master Su.

The original self watched in a daze the husband who suddenly seemed entirely different, filled with intense unease.

After returning, he explained to the Su Family his wish to travel and study.

Only the original self knew he aimed not for academic travels but to seek immortality and the Dao, cleverly omitting this because he knew the Su Family would never agree.

As he predicted, Old Master Su disapproved, as the daughter and son-in-law were just newlyweds, without reason to leave his wife.

But Su Xuan’s determination was firm, and the original self didn’t want her love to be unhappy, so they agreed on a three-year pact: if he didn’t return by then, she wouldn’t wait any longer.

Being someone cherished from a young age by the family, growing up with abundance, she was capable of moving on if need be.

Hence, Su Xuan left, and a year passed without a single word.

Just when the original self started feeling cold-hearted, before the three-year pact, her husband returned gracefully in white robes, like a True Immortal.

The love flower in the original self blossomed instantly to its fullest.

Could she believe her place still held importance in Su Xuan’s heart?

Otherwise, why would Su Xuan, now stepping onto the Immortal Path, return to the mortal world?

In just a year, he became an Immortal, unseen by ordinary people, and the Su Family all prostrated in awe at his feet.

The original self still remembers that day when the golden sunlight cast on his handsome visage, an exalted Immortal personally reaching out his hand to her.

Though reluctant, the Su Family understood the necessity of letting go.

As long as their beloved daughter left with Su Xuan, she would escape the suffering of sickness and aging, a great fortune and opportunity beyond the reach of countless people.

The original self followed Su Xuan away from her family, leaving the mortal world behind, and returned to the Wuwei Sect.

It was through Su Xuan’s few words that she learned that the beggar who stopped them that day and altered their fate with his words was actually a disciple of the Wuwei Sect.

Having been gravely injured and unable to summon help, after discovering the remarkable Su Xuan, he lacked the strength to directly bring him back to the sect, instead letting Su Xuan make his own way.