Chapter 3025

The Fairy Empress’s greatest joy these days was watching lovers finally unite.

Sitting beside her, she asked Yan Xiwan, "Does Tian Yun treat you well? If she doesn’t, tell your adoptive mother. I’ll have your adoptive father beat her up."

Yan Xiwan laughed. "My adoptive parents taught him well. Tian Yun treats me absolutely well."

"That’s good." The Fairy Empress nodded with satisfaction. Then she added, "But if she treats you poorly, tell me. Divorce is fine. We can just find you another husband."

"Adoptive mother, is this how a mother-in-law should act?" Ouyang Tianyun felt increasingly stifled. Others might trick their parents, but here, he was the one being tricked.

The Fairy Empress looked innocent. "I’m just using an example. You must know how good my relationship with your adoptive father is. If you become a scumbag, I will naturally stand by my daughter-in-law."

"I think you’re suffering from persecution mania," Ouyang Tianyun retorted.

"Unfilial son," the Fairy Empress scolded playfully.

The Fairy Emperor stood by, smiling silently.

Ouyang Tianyun pointed to Pan Hongmei and Lu Fang. "Adoptive parents, these are my friends from the mortal realm. They are both reincarnated cultivators from the same plane as me in our past lives. This is Pan Hongmei, and this is Lu Fang. They were once my senior brother and sister."

"I heard about this from your mother-in-law. Mother Hongmei is quite formidable," the Fairy Empress said with a smile.

"You flatter us, Senior," Pan Hongmei replied. Unaware of the Fairy Empress’s true identity, she could only address them as seniors.

"Alright, I have had your rooms prepared. They are in areas with rich spiritual energy. You can cultivate there without any disturbances," the Fairy Empress said.

Ouyang Tianyun and her companions thanked her and went to their respective rooms.

Life in the Piaomiao Palace was leisurely. Aside from daily secluded cultivation, there were few interruptions. Not all disciples resided within the palace; many went out, so the interior remained extremely peaceful. Because it was both quiet and safe, everyone lost track of time while cultivating.

In the blink of an eye, a hundred years passed.

In that century, Yan Xiwan had reached the peak of the Void Transformation stage. With just one opportunity, she could enter the Moving Void stage. Ouyang Tianyun had reached the mid-stage of the Great Vehicle realm.

Pan Hongmei and Lu Fang had also made progress. Pan Hongmei had entered the early stage of the Soul Formation realm, while Lu Fang had reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, seemingly ready to break through to Soul Formation at any moment.

"Cultivating like this, I’ve noticed my progress has slowed recently. Tian Yun, I want to go out for trials," Yan Xiwan said to Ouyang Tianyun.

Ouyang Tianyun nodded. "Then let’s go out for trials."

"Really?" Yan Xiwan’s face lit up with surprise.

"I actually wanted to leave a few years ago, but I considered that your cultivation was at a critical juncture, so I didn’t mention it. For us cultivators, both power and mindset must improve simultaneously, and trials are the best way to achieve this," Ouyang Tianyun explained. "Besides, these years, aside from your parents visiting occasionally, we haven’t been to the Yanluo Realm. Now that our cultivation is decent, we can take some time to trial there."

Others might not be able to enter the Yanluo Realm, but given Yan Xiwan’s identity, they could go whenever they wished.

"Shall we ask Senior Sister Hongmei and the others if they want to join us?" Yan Xiwan asked.

The Fairy Emperor and Fairy Empress had long returned to the Immortal Realm, contacting them only occasionally. Thus, they could leave at any time.

"Alright, let’s go find Senior Sister Hongmei and the others. If they are willing, we’ll leave together. If they prefer to stay and cultivate, then just the two of us will go," Ouyang Tianyun decided after a moment’s thought.

Yan Xiwan naturally agreed, and the couple went to find Lu Fang and his wife.

"Going on a journey? That’s great," Pan Hongmei spoke first. "If you hadn’t come to us, we would have come to you. We were planning to take time out for trials soon."

Pan Hongmei continued, "I’m doing fine, but Lu Fang is stuck at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage and can’t break through. We originally planned to go out for trials, so it’s a coincidence that you’re asking now. Let’s go together."

Pan Hongmei enjoyed traveling with Yan Xiwan and her husband; at least they had company on the road.

Since Pan Hongmei said so, Lu Fang had no objections. The two couples made their preparations and quietly left the Piaomiao Palace five days later.

They still used a cloud boat, sailing across the lake. "It’s been a hundred years since we last came out. It feels a bit different now," Yan Xiwan remarked.

"You have changed, so the environment naturally feels different too," Ouyang Tianyun said with a smile.

Yan Xiwan thought about it and realized she was right, so she said nothing more.

The two couples had no other thoughts. After sailing for a day, Yan Xiwan said, "When we reach Piaomiao Town, which direction should we go?"

"We’ll see. We can stroll around Piaomiao Town first. Honestly, I miss the spiritual cuisine there. We should at least have a meal before leaving," Pan Hongmei said with a smile.

"Alright, let’s eat spiritual cuisine first," Yan Xiwan agreed, also missing the taste. "Then we can buy more spiritual fruits as snacks for the journey."

"Fine, let’s do as you say," Ouyang Tianyun said, never opposing Yan Xiwan’s small requests.

Two days later, upon arriving at Piaomiao Town, they indeed went to eat spiritual cuisine first. After the meal, they went to buy spiritual fruits.

"It feels like there are more people in Piaomiao Town," Yan Xiwan said after storing the fruits.

"Are you几位 Immortals new to Piaomiao Town?" a small stall owner selling fruits asked.

"Yes, we’ve been in secluded cultivation for a hundred years. We didn’t expect to see so many people now," Ouyang Tianyun said. "Boss, has something happened?"

"Indeed, something has happened. The Piaomiao Palace plans to emerge and recruit disciples," the vendor explained.

Ouyang Tianyun was slightly stunned. "The Piaomiao Palace plans to recruit disciples? No wonder it’s so lively here."

Ouyang Tianyun did not believe the boss was lying, as there was no need for deception.

The boss continued, "Isn’t that right? In all my years of life, this is the first time I’ve seen the Piaomiao Palace recruit disciples. I remember my ancestors for several generations never saw the palace recruit disciples. To witness this now is truly my luck."

The boss’s eyes were full of joy, showing that he spoke from the heart.