Tianxuan Continent.
Eastern Xuan Region.
The Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace was composed of countless islands floating in mid-air.
White cranes spread their wings amidst lingering clouds and mist, resembling a wonderland.
On one of those islands, a figure in a courtyard slowly opened his eyes.
Within his pupils, a breathtakingly chilling radiance burst forth.
"Hah, finally the One-Yuan Nirvana Stage. It's time to come out of seclusion and see if Qingzhu has made any progress."
Chen Xuan got up and walked out of the small courtyard.
The aura of the Nirvana Stage within his body was released uncontrollably.
"Congratulations, Senior Brother Chen, on your advancement in cultivation!"
At the entrance, the junior sister on guard duty bowed respectfully.
Chen Xuan nodded. "Hard work."
"It's my duty."
"By the way, is Senior Sister Qingzhu still in seclusion?"
Chen Xuan asked softly.
"Senior Sister Qingzhu, she... she's still busy."
Hearing this, the guard's expression became unnatural, and her reply was hesitant.
Sensing that something was wrong with her, Chen Xuan immediately pursued the question: "Where is she?"
Seeing this, the guard had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Replying to Senior Brother Chen, Senior Sister Qingzhu... she went out, and I don't know what she's busy with."
Making excuses time and time again.
Furious, Chen Xuan asked word for word, "I asked you, where did she go?"
"Senior Sister Qingzhu left the palace to search for a very important item. She should be back soon!"
The guard evaded the question, a flash of panic appearing on her face.
Although she tried her best to conceal it, it was still caught by the sharp-eyed Chen Xuan.
He stared fixedly at the guard. "I'll ask again, where on earth did she go?"
The Nirvana Stage aura within his body also unconsciously surged outward.
The immense pressure forced the guard to cringe, panting heavily and sweating profusely.
Not daring to raise her head, she could only answer truthfully: "The... the Great Yan Empire."
Suddenly, a terrifying aura surged into Chen Xuan's eyes, full of violent malice like an impending storm.
His fists clenched so hard they turned white!
"Who with? How long has she been gone?"
"She... she went alone, and has been gone for... for a while."
"How long precisely?"
"Almost a month."
The guard was bent over, not daring to raise her head even slightly, on the verge of tears.
Senior Sister Qingzhu, don't blame me, Senior Brother Chen forced it out of me.
"Didn't I tell her not to go to the Great Yan Empire alone? She completely ignored my words, didn't she!"
Chen Xuan was beside himself with anger.
Five years ago.
Because he performed a righteous deed in the winter, jumping into the freezing river to rescue a drowning child.
When he woke up again, he had already arrived at the Tianxuan Continent.
His current identity was one of the two direct disciples of the Palace Master of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace.
The other was Ayin Qingzhu.
The Palace Master of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace took him as a disciple precisely because of his special constitution, which possessed terrifying cultivation talent!
Now, only in his teens, he had already reached the Nirvana Stage.
Given time, he would at least be a Wheel Reincarnation Stage powerhouse, and even the Reincarnation Stage was not impossible.
After entering the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, the Palace Master discovered that he actually had an indescribably huge benefit for Ayin Qingzhu's cultivation of the Taiqing Manual.
To keep him, the Palace Master personally decreed that Ayin Qingzhu be betrothed to him, and personally presided over their wedding a year ago.
However, because Ayin Qingzhu practiced the Taiqing Manual, she needed to sense the power of the Supreme.
Therefore, according to the requirements, her chastity could not be broken in advance; they could only consummate their marriage after successfully sensing the Supreme.
Consequently, even though they had been married for a year, the two had never consummated their marriage.
Chen Xuan could understand.
As a fan of the original novel who had read *Battle Through the Heavens* more than ten times, he clearly knew that the future Ayin Qingzhu would lose her chastity to Lin Dong in the Tianyan Mountains of the Great Yan Empire.
To change the ending, he had repeatedly told Ayin Qingzhu that she must never go to the Great Yan Empire, and even more so, never go to the Tianyan Mountains.
Even if she had to go, she must take an elder who was a Nirvana Stage powerhouse.
Before entering seclusion, he had specifically emphasized this.
Ayin Qingzhu had even promised him.
Who could have imagined that upon emerging from seclusion, his own wife had gone behind his back and traveled to the Great Yan Empire alone!!
He had no idea if rushing over now would still be in time to stop that event from happening.
Seething with rage, Chen Xuan prepared to head to the Great Yan Empire, his figure flashing out like a ghost.
Just as he reached the mountain gate, a streak of cyan light swept across the distant horizon, eventually transforming into a cyan lotus that stopped in front of him.
Atop the lotus stood a woman dressed in a light plain skirt, her brows like kingfisher feathers and her skin like white snow.
Although a thin veil covered her cheeks, those crystal-clear eyes instantly dimmed the surrounding world.
And she was Ayin Qingzhu.
"Junior Brother Chen has broken through to the Nirvana Stage?"
Seeing Chen Xuan, Ayin Qingzhu seemed to sense that his aura had strengthened, her voice ethereal and carrying a trace of emotion.
Chen Xuan had only entered the sect five years ago, yet his realm had already far surpassed hers, making him the number one person among the younger generation of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace.
His talent was truly terrifying.
Chen Xuan looked her up and down.
He always felt that Ayin Qingzhu now looked very different from before, seeming to carry a hint of unique charm.
Could it be because...
The truth of the matter was not yet clear, so he could not jump to conclusions.
Gritting his teeth, he nodded and then asked, "Senior Sister Qingzhu, where did you go?"
"I went out to take care of some business."
Ayin Qingzhu felt a guilty conscience; her gaze drifted, not daring to meet Chen Xuan's eyes, and thus she failed to notice his abnormality.
[Ding, Ayin Qingzhu experiences panic + tension, Emotion Value +50]
Chen Xuan forced a smile. "What business? Do you need my help?"
"No need to trouble Junior Brother Chen, I've already taken care of it. I still need to go into seclusion to cultivate, so please excuse me." With that, Ayin Qingzhu tried to escape, fearing that Chen Xuan might notice something amiss.
[Ding, Ayin Qingzhu experiences panic, Emotion Value +50]
Chen Xuan blocked Ayin Qingzhu's path. "Senior Sister Qingzhu, we are formally wedded husband and wife, aren't we?"
Hearing this, Ayin Qingzhu was visibly stunned, not understanding what he meant, but still instinctively nodded.
Chen Xuan continued, "Just recently, while I was training outside, I found a peculiar martial art. We can cultivate it together."
"What martial art?"
Seeing that he was no longer pursuing the matter, Ayin Qingzhu relaxed, thinking she had muddled through.
"This martial art is rather special; it's a dual cultivation method..."
Before Chen Xuan could finish speaking, hearing the words "dual cultivation" brought a visible wave of panic to Ayin Qingzhu's face.
She immediately interrupted, "No! Master said that before I complete the Supreme Sensing, I cannot consummate our marriage with you!"
"Senior Sister Qingzhu can rest assured, this martial art is meant to enhance a cultivator's perceptive abilities, and it will be of great help to your perception of the Supreme in the future!"
Ayin Qingzhu's panicked refusal only served to confirm some of Chen Xuan's suspicions.
However, he still harbored a last shred of hope, praying that the event had not yet occurred.
Even so, Ayin Qingzhu still refused: "That won't do either!"