Cultivation: Starting from a Mortal Bone

Zhao Mengli still couldn’t bring herself to leave the main house.

At dusk, Qin Yu came out of the Alchemy Room and returned to the courtyard.

He glanced at the main house, a faint smile curling at his lips, then, in high spirits, pushed open the door.

Lin Shuishui was still cultivating.

Lin Qianqian, as usual, was already preparing food.

No matter whether Qin Yu would return or not, she would always be cooking at this hour, just so Qin Yu would have something to eat whenever he came home.

Qin Yu walked over softly, wrapping his arms around her slender waist from behind.

He lowered his head, drawing close to her neck, and took a deep breath.

The little wife’s face immediately lit up with a smile, nuzzling in his arms before saying, "Husband, go sit down first, it’s almost ready."

"I want to eat you."

Qin Yu lightly bit her crystal-clear, rosy earlobe, and instantly, Lin Qianqian went limp in his arms. She was about to say something, but her little mouth was sealed.

Mm! ...

[Lin Qianqian Romantic Point: 90 (Heartfelt)]

Qin Yu paused for a moment.

Just a simple act of intimacy as usual, yet Lin Qianqian’s Romantic Point actually increased.

Instinctively, he lowered his head to look at his little wife.

She snuggled in his embrace, leaning against his chest, her eyes brimming with affectionate tenderness.

Qin Yu understood right away.

Though Lin Qianqian never said it, deep down, she was still a little worried.

She wasn’t trying to vie for favor.

If she truly wished to have Qin Yu all to herself, she wouldn’t have always indulged her younger sister Lin Shuishui.

She just felt inferior, always thinking herself less than Zhao Mengli, believing she couldn’t help Qin Yu... perhaps even fearing she would be a burden to him.

Maybe, she thought that now that Qin Yu had Zhao Mengli, he would inevitably grow a bit distant.

However, Qin Yu hadn’t changed at all; he still treated her with the same love and affection as before.

"What are you daydreaming about now?"

Qin Yu gently pinched her soft cheek. Lin Qianqian’s eyes arched into a crescent, rubbing her face on his chest, she softly replied, "Nothing."

She wasn’t greedy.

As long as Qin Yu still loved her and wouldn’t abandon her, she was content.

"You, silly girl."

Qin Yu held her tighter, as if he wanted to give her a stronger sense of security.

Perhaps, because of the environment Lin Qianqian grew up in, her heart was filled with inferiority, even seeing herself as something like an accessory.

She had acted just like that back then.

She never expected, though, that Qin Yu would be so good to her.

Now, her whole heart was devoted to Qin Yu; she put him first in everything, always thinking of him.

Qin Yu saw it all, clear as day.

How could he not cherish such a gentle, lovely wife?

Even if there were no Flame Points, he would never abandon Lin Qianqian.

If they were ordinary people, then they would simply spend their remaining days together in the mortal world.

It was precisely because Qin Yu treated her sincerely that he won her true heart in return.

"Husband... from now on, may I call Li’Er sister?" Lin Qianqian suddenly looked up.

Qin Yu was taken aback.

Sister?

If he remembered correctly, his little senior sister was actually younger than Lin Qianqian...

In terms of age.

And when senior sister usually met her, she would always call Lin Qianqian "sister".

What Lin Qianqian meant, presumably, was to acknowledge Zhao Mengli as the primary wife, and herself as the secondary.

Maybe, in her view, there always had to be a primary and a secondary in a family.

Just as Qin Yu was about to respond, Lin Qianqian spoke first, explaining her reason: "It’s all thanks to Mistress’ care that we can move into the city. Even in the future, it’s only right for me to serve you and Sister Li’Er..."

Qin Yu’s heart trembled a little.

She truly was humble to the bone.

Perhaps, from the very start, Lin Qianqian never considered herself in the position of ’wife’.

And what she was doing now, was merely to spare Qin Yu from being put in a difficult position.

She didn’t care about status; as long as she could always be by Qin Yu’s side, even as a maid or a servant, she would gladly accept it.

Qin Yu looked into her eyes earnestly.

Inside, there was an abundance of affection and tenderness, all for him—any trace of grievance was well hidden, not showing the slightest bit.

Qin Yu put away his smile, his face growing solemn. "Qianqian, I don’t want to hear you say such things again."

He knew that some things had to be said.

"But..."

Lin Qianqian looked up in surprise.

But Qin Yu sealed her lips once more, and completely melted away the deepest self-abasement hidden in her heart.

"No buts!"

"You are my woman, Qianqian, and so is Li’Er. There is no difference in rank or worth!"

"You are both my wives!"

All are equal in my eyes!

Lin Qianqian’s eyes began to mist with tears.

She truly did not mind.

"To take your hand, and grow old together!"

This was Qin Yu’s promise, and also his oath.

"Husband!"

Lin Qianqian choked with emotion.

Even if Qin Yu hadn’t made any promise, she would have felt fulfilled; this life she was living, she never even dared dream of.

Contentment.

To her former self, even peace was a luxury.

She didn’t understand why Qin Yu would treat her so well.

To take your hand, and stay together until our hair turns white!

To meet such a husband in this life—even if it cost her life, Lin Qianqian wouldn’t even frown!

Till death, unswerving!

Her feelings, her love, reached their peak in this instant.

...

In the darkness.

Only that one flame continued to burn.

No sounds, only silence.

Suddenly.

As if it had absorbed something, the flame suddenly swelled, like it had been fueled by some special source, and even its color became brighter.

The tongue of flame danced, swaying ever faster, embers scattering like stars across the night, glittering in a brilliant shower.

...

[Lin Qianqian Romantic Point: 100 (Till Death Unswerving)]

The sudden notification made Qin Yu stunned in surprise.

Hadn’t it just reached ninety a moment ago?!

Perhaps he didn’t realize, the change in a person’s feelings knows nothing of time.

Some couples live together for decades and still may not stand by each other to the end, let alone promise eternal devotion.

The notification from the flame that followed was even more unexpected for Qin Yu.

[Awakened: Pure Yang Divine Body]

[Pure Yang Divine Body: First Layer (0/1000)]

Qin Yu still didn’t know what the Pure Yang Divine Body was, but the blood within him surged like molten lava.

At first it was just a little, but as the blood flowed, it spread through his whole body. In just a single breath, it set his entire being alight.

He felt as though his whole body was burning.

As if standing in the heart of a volcano, lava boiling, pure masculine power roared through his veins, his blood becoming burning rivers that merged into a towering volcano within him.

The volcano was rugged and fierce, like a roaring Evil Dragon, ready at any moment to spray forth flames that could melt and consume all things!

There was no pain as he had imagined.

The heat, the burning sensation, instead brought Qin Yu an explosive sense of power.

That power was utterly unfamiliar.

Just a slight attempt to sense it—

Qin Yu immediately realized, within this brief moment, his physique had dramatically strengthened, like the blazing sun at its zenith, with inexhaustible strength and an endless wellspring of vitality!