Chapter 1889: Beauty Like Jade, Immortality With Affection

At Zhenhai Sect, Zhenhai Peak.

Inside a secret chamber, Fairy Ziyue sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, her face slightly pale and covered in perspiration. Around her were scattered various artifact-refining materials. A blue-glowing humanoid puppet beast stood before her. Upon closer inspection, its facial features strongly resembled Wang Changsheng.

A voice transmission talisman flew in. Fairy Ziyue flicked two fingers, and a purple light shot out, accurately striking the talisman. Wang Changsheng's gentle voice suddenly rang out: "Junior Sister Tian, I'm about to leave. I came to say goodbye." Fairy Ziyue's expression tightened, and she let out a long sigh. She put away the puppet beast and walked out. Wang Changsheng stood at the doorway, a faint smile on his face.

Gazing at Fairy Ziyue's beautiful face, Wang Changsheng's mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts. He remembered that when he first met Fairy Ziyue, he was only at the Core Formation stage, but now he had reached the early Soul Transformation stage.

"Senior Brother Wang, this is not the place to talk. Please follow me." Fairy Ziyue smiled charmingly and invited Wang Changsheng into a simple stone room. It contained only a blue stone bed and two blue meditation cushions. She took out an exquisite tea set and brewed a pot of steaming spiritual tea.

"Senior Brother Wang, how are things? Have you found your nephew?" Fairy Ziyue poured Wang Changsheng a cup of spiritual tea and asked with concern.

"No, I've asked Qingjing and Haitang to continue searching in the Thousand Gourd Realm. Both Qingshan and Mengbin are missing. After we leave, our clan will mainly rely on Qingling and Qiuming to manage things. Junior Sister Tian, I'd be grateful if you could take extra care of my clan." Wang Changsheng said earnestly.

"Of course. Without your help, not to mention cultivating to my current realm, I might have died long ago at the hands of the Sun and Moon Palace." Fairy Ziyue sighed, a look of reminiscence on her face.

"That's an overstatement. I remember when we first met, your artifact-refining skills were already quite high. If not for your guidance, my artifact-refining level wouldn't have improved so quickly." Wang Changsheng and Fairy Ziyue chatted about old times, laughing and talking.

Half a day quickly passed.

"Junior Sister Tian, your strength isn't quite sufficient. Please take these Spirit-Slaying Needles and two Underworld Moon Pearls for self-defense. I'm leaving now. If fate allows, perhaps we'll meet again in the Spirit Realm." Wang Changsheng took out an exquisite blue jade box, pushed it towards Fairy Ziyue, and stood up to leave.

As he stepped out of the stone room, a fragrant breeze blew past, and Fairy Ziyue embraced Wang Changsheng from behind. Wang Changsheng could feel two soft mounds pressing against his back. "Junior Sister Tian, what are you...?"

"Senior Brother Wang, I actually envy Senior Sister Wang very much. She and you are a match made in heaven. I don't want to ruin your relationship. I just want to be with you once, just once." Fairy Ziyue said softly, two streams of clear tears tracing down her cheeks and dripping onto Wang Changsheng's clothes.

Since she began her cultivation journey, she had lived in hiding, avoiding capture by the Sun and Moon Palace, growing up steeped in hatred. This was unlike Wang Ruyan, whose Wang clan was quite influential, and whose parents had a loving relationship with no enemies. After marrying Wang Changsheng, he managed external affairs while she handled internal matters, supporting each other, never abandoning one another, and facing life and death together. Fairy Ziyue truly envied Wang Ruyan. The Green Lotus Immortal Couple consisted of two people, not three, and she did not want to damage Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan's relationship.

"Junior Sister Tian, you don't have to do this. I might die on the path to ascending to the Spirit Realm; that wouldn't be fair to you." Wang Changsheng sighed, his tone tinged with helplessness. He had some fondness for Fairy Ziyue, but it wasn't love. He was no longer a hot-blooded youth; he wasn't overly enthusiastic about women, with rationality outweighing emotion.

"I don't care. I just want to be with you once, to keep it as a memory. Perhaps we'll never have the chance to meet again." Fairy Ziyue held Wang Changsheng tightly, unwilling to let go.

"This isn't fair to you, Junior Sister Tian." Wang Changsheng sighed deeply.

"I think it's fair enough. If we're destined, we can meet in the Spirit Realm. If not, then it's a permanent farewell." Fairy Ziyue walked in front of Wang Changsheng and leaned into his embrace.

Wang Changsheng gently wiped the tears from Fairy Ziyue's face, picked her up by the waist, and walked towards the blue stone bed. Clothes scattered, and two warm bodies pressed together, enveloped in boundless passion.

Three days later, Wang Changsheng and Fairy Ziyue emerged from the secret chamber. Fairy Ziyue's face radiated a happy smile, and she was dressed as a married woman.

"I've refined Wang Xin into a flesh-and-blood puppet. This is the token to control him; you can command him once you refine it. He's currently on Green Lotus Peak. You can make a trip to Green Lotus Island later and bring him back. I hope we can meet again in the Spirit Realm." Wang Changsheng took out a pale golden token, which had a golden lotus on its surface. Wang Xin was merely a high-level puppet. If Wang Changsheng wasn't in the East Barbarian Realm, he couldn't direct Wang Xin to do specific tasks. He had originally intended to leave Wang Xin to his clan, but now that his relationship with Fairy Ziyue had changed, leaving Wang Xin with Fairy Ziyue was no different from leaving him with the clan.

"Alright, I'll go to Green Lotus Island to get him. You and Senior Sister Wang, please be careful." Fairy Ziyue readily agreed, her beautiful eyes filled with concern.

Stepping outside, Wang Changsheng embraced Fairy Ziyue and whispered, "Qing'er, I'll wait for you in the Spirit Realm. Promise me, you must reach the Spirit Realm." After saying this, Wang Changsheng transformed into a blue streak of light and vanished into the sky.

"I will definitely reach the Spirit Realm, my husband!" Fairy Ziyue cried out loudly, a line of clear tears sliding down her cheeks.

Green Lotus Island, Green Lotus Peak.

In a secluded courtyard with blue tiles, Wang Ruyan was speaking with Wang Qiuming.

Wang Qiuming was the most outstanding grandson of Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan, though he was still considerably less prominent than Wang Qingshan. After Wang Qingshan and Wang Mengbin went missing, Wang Qingling and Wang Qiuming were responsible for carrying the banner and continuing to lead the clan toward greater glory.

Wang Changsheng walked in, his expression calm. "Husband, is everything resolved?" Wang Ruyan asked softly.

"It's resolved. The only thing I'm worried about is Qiuming. After we're gone, you and Qingling must protect the clan well." Wang Changsheng looked at Wang Qiuming, his face filled with concern.

"Grandfather, Grandmother, please rest assured. Your grandson will definitely protect the clan well." Wang Qiuming said seriously, his expression solemn.

Wang Changsheng took out a blue jade slip and handed it to Wang Qiuming, saying, "These are my compiled notes on artifact refining. Please store them in the clan's scripture repository on my behalf for future generations to study." These artifact-refining notes were compiled by him and Fairy Ziyue. Fairy Ziyue already had a copy, and Wang Changsheng made another copy to leave with the clan.

Wang Qiuming acknowledged, taking the blue jade slip.

"Alright, my dear, it's time for us to depart. Oh, and Qiuming, you all must help Zhenhai Sect prosper." After saying this, Wang Changsheng left Green Lotus Island with Wang Ruyan.