Chapter 1152: Setting Out (2/2)
Li Qiye smiled and stared at the beauty before him: “When I come back, it’ll be just the right time to marry you.”
“This is what I wanted to hear the most in this life. I’m already satisfied just hearing you say it.” She caressed his cheeks and softly continued: “But I can’t marry you. Even if we were to get married, I can’t follow you forever.”
“No matter what world you are staying at in the future or if you have opened up an entirely new world, I don’t want to see the position behind you being empty.” She continued: “Someone will take up the position of imperial queen. A person full of life and intelligence who can accompany you to the very end. She will always support you unconditionally. Because of you, she can tolerate and pardon the entire world; she shall plan everything for you as well...
“... At the same time, she is also the person who will trust you the most regardless of the circ.u.mstances. She will always be your uncompromising cornerstone. But most importantly, she must be capable, with enough strength and experience to suppress your followers and command respect out of them!” Bu Lianxiang concluded with this phrase: “Only such a woman can be your wife and a.s.sume the position of imperial queen.”
Her eyes were resolute after making her statement.
Li Qiye hugged her tightly and softly said: “I understand. It is a true pity that you weren’t born in this generation.”
She embraced her lover back and declared in a gentle yet firm tone: “There will be... there will be a woman like that, yes.”
Li Qiye’s heart was quite heavy as he held her in his arms.
“I won’t send you off too far as I’ll preside over Cleansing Incense in your place.” She spoke: “You are the soaring sect’s enemy; it will return one day, but if Magu and I are here, the sect won’t dare to do anything. Go to the Heaven Spirit World with peace of mind, I’ll wait for your return.”
He gave her a deep and pa.s.sionate kiss as if they were about to melt into one...
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The girls went to see him off. After seeing them, Li Qiye smilingly said: “Even if you see a friend off for a thousand miles, you will still have to part in the end. Go back now and train well. I hope to see improvements in your Immortal Physiques before we go up there.”
Li Shuangyan and Chen Baojiao both gave him a deep hug and said: “Young Master, be careful!”
Even Bai Jianzhen gave him a hug without saying anything; she stayed true to her personality.
Li Qiye looked at her and gently brushed the hair from her forehead while speaking in a serious tone: “I don’t doubt your talents. In fact, no one in the contemporary is your match with regards to the dao of the sword. Your talents are worthy of pride.”
Bai Jianzhen remained silent like a sword that had yet to leave its scabbard.
“The thing I find insufficient in you is your unwillingness to let go.” Li Qiye continued: “The sword is not a cold weapon. In fact, after embarking on this path, you should try and feel it. The sword and its dao both have emotions, it is not just a tool for murder.” He paused for a bit before explaining: “If, say, you only consider it as a weapon and a cultivation path, then even when you stand at the peak, you won’t be able to break through the real limit. Beyond the peak and the limit is a vaster grand dao.”
“Beyond the limit?” Her eyes came together with an incredible glint.
“Yes, beyond the limit.” He added: “This path can actually go very far. For millions of years, very few Immortal Emperors could devote their entire life to one weapon to reach the dao and became the ultimate bearer of the Heaven’s Will.”
“It could be said that your patriarch, Immortal Emperor Ye Ti, was almost one of them.” He went on: “However, I want you to understand that the path he took is not your path. That path becomes increasingly narrow and, in the end, not to mention surpa.s.sing him, I’m afraid you will find it difficult to even reach his level.”
Bai Jianzhen wasn’t the only one listening closely, the other girls paid great attention as well. They knew that these were the fundamentals of the grand dao.
He was urging her on in order to reveal a path for her, a path that she had not previously seen so that she could embark on the true path towards the grand dao.