The Arch-Enemy Must Not Become a Wife

To Ji Mingyu, the "Jade Capital Secrets" is the Cultivation Technique she personally imparted to Chu Xuan. As long as he continues practicing it, he will always remember her and not forget her.

When Chu Xuan suddenly had the idea to "switch cultivation," her heart leapt to her throat.

Originally, Ming Yu intended to personally manipulate her little snow fox to step forward and persuade him. While in beast form, it was fine since she never spoke during "possession," so there were no flaws, at most her actions were overly intimate.

But once transformed into human form and reasoning with Su Mengqing, Ji Mingyu was truly not confident in avoiding exposure. Hence, she hastily urged the little snow fox forward, to let it perform on its own.

"Absolutely not, devouring celestial energy is wasteful; it’s like melting down a gold book bestowed by an Immortal to sell as gold."

"Holding celestial energy in hand, using it with Cultivation Techniques ensures superiority everywhere. Besides, it’s unlikely another strand can be found in this world."

Facing the little snow fox’s baby-voiced rebuttal, Qing’er just shook her head, "Yet one must have the fortune to use it in the future. There will be many fierce battles in the Gui Xu Grotto Heaven. I’ve already promised not to intervene; how can Chu Xuan manage without quickly enhancing his power?"

The little snow fox replied bluntly, "He has fellow disciples, there’s no need to take on everything himself."

Qing’er was momentarily silenced. During their argument, Chu Xuan was also pondering over the pros and cons.

At this moment, he finally sighed long and hard, "Enough, enough, since there are hidden dangers, I am not in such urgent need to elevate my cultivation. Better to leave it be."

"Hidden dangers?" Qing’er curiously looked at Chu Xuan, "What hidden dangers?"

Chu Xuan briefly explained that although "Celestial Water Returning Ruins Technique" was unsigned, a passage was left after the Cultivation Technique content:

The Venerable intended to establish the mysterious celestial method, opening a portal to benefit all beings. Alas, this method was unaccepted by heaven and earth. On the day it was written, blood rained from the sky, spirits cried at night, lightning blazed, a comet fell to the ground, rivers boiled, mountain graves collapsed—those who obtain it should ponder and be cautious.

Simply put, this Cultivation Technique, not just disliked by heaven and earth, was at least repelled, hence many catastrophic phenomena occurred when it was completed.

Unlike the wise Immortal Spells often emphasizing "avoiding cause and effect," this technique goes the opposite way, "entangling with cause and effect."

Yet a human body, after all, is not a true Returning Ruins, incapable of erasing cause and effect—though consequences may not appear immediately, they inevitably will later.

If one knows how to suppress desires during cultivation, all is well. If bold enough to plunder and devour people everywhere, they’ll undoubtedly be attacked by all the people.

Even if Chu Xuan was initially restrained in self-cultivation, during practice he almost succumbed to inner demons several times, relying on a strong will and the Six Souls Banner to maintain a clear soul, only then surviving several difficult stages.

This, however, was not the most troublesome. Why didn’t the Celestial Evil Demon Venerable consider flying up to ascend in the past? Was it because his strength was inferior to Profound Silence True Monarch Shangguan Yu?

No, it was because Chu Xuan did not dare to ascend.

Because of cultivating "Celestial Water Returning Ruins Technique," accumulations of cause and effect made his heavenly tribulations extremely fearsome. Attempting to endure them equated to courting death.

Dying under righteous siege, Chu Xuan still had a plan for resurrection; dying under heavenly tribulations, he genuinely had no confidence.

When Chu Xuan planned the "resurrection grand plan," his intention to join the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace and cultivate the "Eternal Green Lotus Technique" was not merely to embrace righteousness and change his lifestyle.

Another reason was for his own path; while Returning Ruins Technique was mighty, it offered almost no hope for ascension.

Chu Xuan’s thought at that time was simple: I only seek a carefree life!

Living happily was enough; if heaven and earth rejected him, so be it. Moreover, during his previous realms, facing dire situations, obtaining such powerful Cultivation Techniques and not practicing them, instead switching to common techniques? That would be worse than death for him.

Thus, he continued cultivation without hesitation and was indeed carefree for many years, doing as he wished in the Immortal realm, leaving such a grand name that his trace couldn’t be erased despite suppression.

If he hadn’t lost in the final battle, Chu Xuan might still be living freely in the world now.

He realized the near impossibility of ascension with this technique quite late, only having a chance to start afresh with the "Sun-Moon Hour Compass."

Currently, Chu Xuan’s memories are not fully restored, but if he truly has the thought of cultivating this "demonic technique" again, he would certainly leave a copy in the Six Souls Banner. Now that it’s empty, one can see his decision.

Though Qing’er felt a bit regretful after hearing this, she finally stopped persuading Chu Xuan to switch cultivation, despite her personal wish for him not to ascend and leave...

The little snow fox let out a sigh of relief.

Moreover, in past years, Chu Xuan acquired a "Returning Ruins Ancient Cauldron" from the Grotto Heaven, an extremely powerful artifact—his apparent life-bound magical artifact. Ultimately, it vanished along with the Blood God set.

This likely awaits his recovery of relevant memories to learn whether it was destroyed, taken away, or hidden by himself.

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As time gradually passed, the seas around the Returning Ruins finally began to bustle; it seems news of the Grotto Heaven reopening has slowly spread.

Unlike the boundary-restricted Ruo Wood Secret Realm, this Grotto Heaven has no restrictions, no divisions of the Three Realms—instead, it resembles the venue of a Great Divine Techniques practitioner from ancient times.

Last time the Grotto Heaven opened, not many entered; only Chu Xuan and a few lucky ones managed to get in, mainly lower to mid-level cultivators.

According to eyewitness accounts, they lacked the ability to thoroughly plunder treasures inside, as important locations were all shrouded by Arrays and time was limited, forcing them to merely try their luck at Array-weak places.