Once Xu Long left Jian Shen didn't understand what was wrong with him for still not giving up on Lei Luli and planning to come back.
All of this was definitely not worth obtaining just the Jade Rabbit Sword in exchange.
At the same time, the girl in his embrace wasn't leaving even after he separated his hands from her body.
"Hey, you can move now."
Not replying at all, Luli weakly said, "It's fine."
Of course it's not fine!
Taking a deep breath, Jian Shen who found Lei Luli growing on him every day asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"
Nodding her head while still hugging him, Lei Luli said, "You and my mother... What is going on between you two?"
"Huh? What are you talking about? You should focus on practicing with the sword and not such stupid things."
Puffing her cheeks while still looking down Luli stomped on Jian Shen's foot with her own and said, "Answer the question!"
"Listen to me girl, there's nothing happening between me and your mother."
"Really?"
"Yup. There's nothing between me and your mother right now."
"Grea... Wait what? Now? You....!"
Unable to say anything as she saw the doting smile on Jian Shen's face, Luli who was hating this smile the more she saw it once again stomped on his feet as he didn't even make a sound in return.
"Why her? Why not me?"
Using his fist to hit the girl's head Jian Shen chuckled and said, "What are you talking about? You're like a sister to me."
Yup. Since the first time Jian Shen met Luli, he never really left any kind of romantic or sexual feelings towards her. Rather, he only wanted to tease her.
Similarly, she whom he found annoying in the beginning now looked cute most of the time because Jian Shen felt that she behaved the same way a spoiled younger sister would.
"Sister...?! But I don't... "
"Shhhhh."
Stopping the girl before she said something else, Jian Shen patted her head and said, "Luli, you're like a sister to me. So trust me when I say this, you definitely deserve someone better than me."
Not saying anything for a while, Luli once again stomped on Jian Shen's legs as she asked, "Humph! What kind of a brother wants to have sex with his sister's mother?"
"The kind who doesn't deserve someone like you."
"You.… you're just perverted!"
Shouting those words out loud and running away, Luli didn't forget to stick her tongue out at him before disappearing inside a corridor.
It was only after that did Jian Shen say, "Do you feel like revealing your true plan now?"
Walking out of thin air because she was hiding herself inside the space near Jian Shen until now, Xifeng said, "You've already guessed it, so why bother making me say it out loud? What I'm more interested is in learning how my daughter became your sister."
Rolling his eyes, Jian Shen who knew that she was teasing him after having heard all of his words hated that Xu Long even more for creating such a situation.
It was only due to him that Jian Shen didn't possess the upper hand with the knowledge of Xifeng's unspoken interest in him, rather he ended up saying those words out loud which was why Xifeng was teasing him right now.
So, wasn't better to just be straightforward since here onward?
"I just felt that it would be better to have a sister than a daughter at such a young age."
"Huh?"
With her face turning bright red at how Jian Shen phrased his words, Xifeng who had just appeared instantly disappeared as she left the place.
Shaking his head at this, Jian Shen who had a smile on his face decided that since he wouldn't be able to catch up with a flustered Xifeng he should start cultivating.
Going back to the courtyard close to the palace which he was given, Jian Shen who was already capable of controlling just the Soul Essence in the air around him while excluding the Qi and the Intents of Heaven and Earth decided that he should have his first go at Divine Cultivation.
Those who were born in the Divine Realm other than cultivating a little using Qi and the Intents of Heaven and Earth so that they'd be able to increase their physical body's lifespan and obtain some combat powers, focused more on just cultivating their Soul using the Soul Essence.
This was why the battles taking place between the cultivator in the Divine Realm were mostly through Soul attacks and using the Intents of Heaven and Earth.
They were rarely preferred close combat fights due to possessing weak physical bodies.
So Jian Shen could be said as already possessing a huge advantage over the others due to how strong his physical body was.
This was one of the reasons why the major forces were reluctant in letting the ascenders do as they please and sought to control them.
After all, just a single ascender with a strong enough soul to take on the Soul attacks was capable of mercilessly slaughtering a few hundred and maybe even a few thousand Divine Realm cultivators singlehandedly and not be injures too much.
And Jian Shen who already possessed a strong soul would literally become a monster who could never be defeated by even those above himself in cultivation.