Longevity Begins From Raising Disciples

This object binds the cultivators of Budu River from birth to death, serving as a shackle for their divine souls.

It’s as if... from the day they are born, the cultivators of Budu River live for Jade Dew.

If I were to tell others, would this Jade Dew really be meant for her?

”Secondly... this Jade Dew is incredibly fragile, and us old folks would definitely carry it close to us and impose heavy restrictions upon it. If anything were to happen, the fate of this Jade Dew would be uncertain.”

Chen Ye chuckled.

Ever since he learned from Hua Jingxin about the effects of Jade Dew, Chen Ye was not worried at all about using this item to control Hua Jingxin.

After all,

Jade Dew was initially created as a spiritual medicine to control furnaces; if it couldn’t control them, the sect of Budu River, which was established based on Jade Dew, might have vanished long ago.

Hua Jingxin wrapped herself tightly in the Crimson Fox Cloak, her face growing paler.

Despair.

Who was the person in front of her?

A base cultivator exuding death, halfway buried in the soil!

An old dog, an old slave, like mud, unworthy even to tie her shoes!

In normal times, if such a filthy lowlife dared to look her in the eye, her followers would dig out his eyes and feed them to dogs.

But now?

Everything about her was in the hands of this old dog, trampled at will!

”No... how can this be...”

Hua Jingxin painfully closed her eyes, tears of humiliation falling into the dark red muddy water.

She would rather die than become the plaything and puppet of a filthy old slave!

Yet, her divine soul trembled.

The deep-rooted desire choked her throat that longed to rebel.

She so dearly wanted... to taste it one more time.

With the Celestial Fragrance Jade Dew, her late Foundation Establishment stage would be easily attained.

Moreover, back at the sect, hadn’t that real person used Celestial Fragrance Jade Dew for Core Formation...

If she could form her core, she could completely rid herself of the bitterness of Jade Dew!

Chen Ye watched the girl’s ever-changing expression, saying softly:

”Have you understood, Miss Hua?”

”My requirements are simple. If we run into Fairy Gu and your brother later, I will still be the cowardly guide seeking to stay alive, and you, still the high and mighty Budu River Fairy.”

”But secretly, you will keep a close eye on them for me. Anything happening at Huayue Mansion, any secret cards Fairy Gu has, and the progress of the Divine Son’s investigation, you must report to me without missing a word.”

”If you obey and do well, I won’t be stingy with this bottle of Warming Potion.”

”Conversely... if you dare to play any tricks, I assure you, you will beg me publicly for a taste, like a dog.”

The girl remained silent for a long time.

Chen Ye almost thought that the Celestial Fragrance Jade Dew had no effect as she claimed.

Fortunately,

when Chen Ye’s impatience showed, and he threatened to destroy the Jade Dew,

”No!”

Hua Jingxin screamed, disregarding the muddy water, clutching Chen Ye’s mud-caked boots again, crying out in humiliation,

”Please don’t destroy it! I’ll listen... I’ll listen to everything you say! I’ll be your secret ally, I’ll watch my brother and Senior Sister Gu for you... Just don’t destroy it!”

Seeing this, Chen Ye’s smile was mocking, as his forceful fingers slightly relaxed.

It seems that it wasn’t that the Jade Dew had no effect, but rather this girl, who appeared to be a failure, had unexpectedly strong willpower to resist somewhat.

But now, that final resistance had been utterly crushed.

”That’s better.”

Chen Ye carefully placed the jade bottle deep into his sleeve pocket, patted Hua Jingxin’s mud-stained delicate cheek, soothingly said,

”Since Miss Hua has understood, let’s establish our rules. Stand up, clean off the mud, straighten your clothes. If your fine brother sees you like this, he might think a pathetic old man like me could do something so outrageous to you.”

Hua Jingxin released her hands as if granted amnesty.

She rose from the muddy water with humiliation, biting her pale cherry lips, fingers casting a weak spell of clean water to wash off the mud from her cheeks and exposed skin.

Then, she wrapped the Crimson Fox Cloak even tighter.

Yet,

she could no longer maintain her previous commanding arrogance.

She kept her eyes downcast, her thick eyelashes trembling, even a glimpse of Chen Ye’s hunched silhouette from the corner of her eyes would make her soul shudder.

”Cough cough cough...”

Chen Ye turned around, his breath faltering again.

The faint gray protective spiritual light barely held up, enveloping them, shielding them from the whistling, piercingly cold wind outside.

”Miss Hua, please stay close to me. This Celestial Abyss fracture is fraught with danger, and spatial storms might sweep through at any moment; we must find Fairy Gu and the others quickly.”

Chen Ye’s voice was hoarse, fully back to the humble, timid, bottom-tier demon cultivator guide.

Hua Jingxin watched his face change as quickly as flipping a page, feeling a deeper chill in her heart.

This old thing, his scheming is deeply disturbing!

”Yes... I understand.”

Hua Jingxin’s voice was as soft as a mosquito, her head lowered, obediently following three steps behind Chen Ye.

”Hm? Why is Miss Hua being so polite?”

Chen Ye glanced at the young girl, who was startled and hesitated for a while before gathering her courage again:

”You... you old dog! Hurry up and lead the way!”

Hm.

This Hua Jingxin still put effort into it, her tone’s arrogance and forcefulness, unchanged from before.

A trace of satisfied appreciation flashed in Chen Ye’s heart.

On the surface, he bent his body lower, fearfully nodding repeatedly:

”Yes, yes! This old man will take you there immediately, Miss Hua. Please calm down, the underground is muddy, be careful not to soil your shoes and socks.”

Hua Jingxin bit her silver teeth hard, the feeling of humiliation nearly tearing her chest apart.

Half an hour ago, she cursed this old thing as ”old dog,” out of pure contempt.

But now, the same two words from her mouth tasted completely different.

She was the one chained by the neck, having to perform along with the master!

The two trudged through the gloomy evil qi and storm remnants, following the tectonic lines of the Broken World Gorge, heading deeper into the Celestial Abyss.

The deeper they went, the thicker the surrounding miasma grew, almost swallowing the dim light, with the occasional low growl of some indescribable void beasts, chilling to the bone.

Chen Ye walked ahead, sometimes pausing, sometimes detouring.

If it were before, Hua Jingxin would no doubt impatiently ridicule him.

But now, how could she dare to be distracted?

She could only follow his footsteps closely like a puppet on strings.

”Miss Hua, your acting still needs more polishing.”

Chen Ye reminded again,

”Remember, you are the high and mighty Fairy, even in despair, you must maintain that disdain for this old man.”

Hua Jingxin lowered her head, her hands under the cloak clenched tightly.

”I... understand.”

She forced herself to straighten her back, widened the distance from Chen Ye a little, squeezing some impatience into her gaze,

”You old dog, you... this old dog! Since when is it your place to lecture me?”

”A pupil worthy of teaching.”

”Shut up! If you babble again, I’ll have my brother pull your tongue out!”

”...Please calm down, Miss Hua...”

”Hmph, I’ll spare your life this time.”

”...”

Is this guy doing it on purpose?

Forget it,

This is good, to avoid showing any flaws.

Chen Ye touched the jade bottle in his sleeve pocket, somewhat disgusted.

In fact, he found this so-called Celestial Fragrant Jade Dew utterly nauseating deep down.

To be blunt.

The Jade Dew relies on its domineering medicinal properties, destroying cultivators’ will, stripping away their dignity, forcibly turning living people into puppets enslaved by desires.

Even more wicked than the Emotion Crossing Seed.

At least the Emotion Crossing Seed doesn’t crush one’s will.

”If... I ever gain any cultivation in the future, I might barely be able to do justice by eradicating this sect.”

Chen Ye thought to himself.

Of course, he is no saint.

Merely considering it as a potential future casual deed once his cultivation prospers.

The two continued trudging for several miles.

Suddenly, within the dense miasma ahead, a sharp clear radiance shone!

”Bang—!”

A hidden monstrous spawn was instantly shredded by that radiance, disintegrating into scattered black gas.

A voice came through:

”Jingxin?! Is that you!”

The visitor was none other than Hua Wuyin!