A Celestial Emperor’s Self-Cultivation - Chapter 5

Chapter 5: You Are Brilliant, But You Are Not Good Enough For Me

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The Spiritual Spring in Li Hanguang’s hand slowly poured onto the tea leaves.

For a moment, he paused.

…

He looked at Ye Chengying. Lines of text appeared before his eyes.

[Ye Chengying: True Disciple of the Unyielding Sword Celestial Sect. Top-grade Wood Element Spiritual Root. She has a crush on you.

Her talent, beauty, and ability are at best in the Taicang Residence, but across the entire Cultivation World, there are many women who are better than her.

——Admiration Points: 520.]

Naturally, Li Hanguang knew about Ye Chengying’s feelings for him.

Even without ‘Omniscient Observation’, he could have figured it out from her obvious gestures and behavior.

However, Li Hanguang did not wish to tie the knot with anyone too soon.

The reason was very simple. It was easier for single idols to capture the hearts of people, especially if he wanted adoration from the opposite sex.

Li Hanguang’s trump cards were ‘Omniscient Observation’ and ‘Replicate Admiration’.

If he got hitched with a Cultivation Partner too soon, then if he were to encounter female geniuses that were even better in the future, acquiring Admiration Points would definitely become more difficult.

If his Cultivation Partner was not sensible, even normal communication with the opposite sex would become restricted.

Yes, this was a very practical issue.

It would be very unwise to give up the whole forest for one single tree!

Do you wish to obtain Li Hanguang’s love? You must at least be the strongest woman in terms of talent and strength across the Cultivation World.

If not, how would you make up for the loss of benefits he could have gained from other fairies?

…

With these simple thoughts in his mind, Li Hanguang already had the answer.

He looked at Ye Chengying and said calmly, “You’re a good person, but we’re not suitable for each other.”

Ye Chengying asked seriously, “Why? In what way are we not suitable?”

Li Hanguang looked at the sky outside the window. “I have great ambitions in my heart. The fairyland is my stage to shine, not the Taicang Residence.”

“The bearing of the woman next to me must at least resemble a fairy. You are not there yet.”

You are brilliant, but you are not good enough for me.

Li Hanguang’s words were simple and straightforward. He did not speak of imaginary emotions he did not have and whatever else.

Ye Chengying was at a loss for words. She did not expect such an outcome.

“I…”

After quite some time, Ye Chengying was absorbed in thought. “Senior Brother, I got it!

“A dragon isn’t supposed to live with a snake. Senior Brother, in the future, you’re bound to soar above the ninth heavens and battle against the storms.

“The one who can fly alongside a true dragon can only be a phoenix that is as equally as noble and powerful, and I still fall short from all that.”

Nice, at least you know that you don’t deserve me.

Li Hanguang nodded gently. He was very pleased on the inside.

Ye Chengying continued, “But I will never give up!

“You once told me that no one is born to be a king or deity and that across the many worlds in this universe, an opportunity will always present itself.

“As long as I work hard enough, I will surely be able to attain immortality and gain the enlightenment of the Paths!

“I’m doing this not to become a fairy, but to stay by your side in this mortal world!”

Li Hanguang: “???”

You said so many sentences, and that’s what you got?

…

Troublesome!

If he knew that this would happen, he would never have told his Junior Sister so many stories.

This little sprout was spouting sentence after sentence and he could not refute a single one of them.

Forget it!

Anyway, Ye Chengying had always been the little tail by his side since childhood.

If following him was what she wanted, he would let her be!

If she really could rise up and become the most powerful Empress of this world, there was really nothing unacceptable about allowing her to have me then.

I won’t lose anything anyway~

Li Hanguang did not place too much thought in this. “Chengying, when you go back, tell Shengxie to keep an eye on that brat.”

Ye Chengying asked with some doubt, “Is there anything wrong with him?”

Li Hanguang shook his head gently. “Nothing is wrong with him, but having been promoted to a True Disciple at merely level 3 of Spiritual Qi Refinement, the Inner Disciples might do something to him.”

Ye Chengying was confused. “Since that’s the case, why did you promise him the position of a True Disciple?”

Li Hanguang said with a smile, “There’s a kind of people in this world who will be very slow if they cultivate normally. However, the more enemies they have, the more quickly they will awaken to their cheat code!”

Cheat code?

Ye Chengying knitted her eyebrows but did not give think too hard.

After all, ever since she was little, terms like this that she could not understand would pop out of her Senior Brother’s mouth every now and then.

She asked, “Now that you’ve casually promised to make him a True Disciple, which elder will you ask to accept him as their disciple?”

Li Hanguang shrugged his shoulders. “Uncle-Master Zhu Yan of course!”

Ye Chengying said helplessly, “If Uncle-Master was the one who came up with the idea, it might still be possible, but if you’re the one who’s making the decision for her…”

Everyone knew that the Five Great Elders of the Unyielding Sword Celestial Sect were like oil and water.

Among the two, water referred to the Vast Ocean Swordsmaster.

Naturally, the oil was Swordsmaster Zhu Yan.

They were a senior-junior pair who had grown up together and from the very moment they were born, they had been against each other. They both wanted to kill each other.

Centuries have gone by, but their relationship never improved.

Especially in the past ten years or so. The Vast Ocean Swordsmaster got married and gave birth to a capable son, Li Hanguang.

As for Swordsmaster Zhu Yan, she had not been able to get herself a Cultivation Partner due to her fiery temper.

When the Five Great Elders convene, the Vast Ocean Swordsmaster had used this fact to show off more than once, which itself could be regarded as a direct blow in the face.

It got so bad that Swordsmaster Zhu Yan was always pissed at the Vast Ocean lineage.

Usually, disciples of the two lineages would have no dealings with each other.

And now, he was thinking about foisting a disciple off on Swordsmaster Zhu Yan?

There was no way she would accept that!

…

Li Hanguang did not care at all. “It’s no big deal even if she turns me down. It’s not like we have only one elder in the sect.”

“Father is the most powerful individual among the Five Great Elders of the Unyielding Sword Celestial Sect. I don’t think he will complain about being his master!”

Ye Chengying smiled bitterly. “Will uncle agree to that?”

Li Hanguang nodded, “I’ll tell my mother at most. Do you think my father will dare to disobey my mother’s words?”

Ye Chengying’s beautiful face was full of helplessness. “Of course he wouldn’t.”

The only thing she was afraid of was the Vast Ocean Swordsmaster killing her Senior Brother due to uncontainable rage!

Telling a Water Element Celestial Swordsman to accept a Fire Element disciple like it was meant to be was simply outrageous!

But looking at this from another perspective, it seemed pretty okay.

After all, if Chu Xiaolian could really join their tiny circle, would the master really matter?

Ye Chengying had trained under Elder Qing Ye of the Five Great Elders for ten long years to arrive at the Master level for her Green Leaves Sword Aura.

But with her Senior Brother’s guidance, it took her only three months to train her Green Leaves Sword Aura to the Apex level.

If one could get themselves to be valued by her Senior Brother, being a True Disciple or not didn’t really matter!

…

Ye Chengying left to look for someone to keep an eye on Chu Xiaolian.

Li Hanguang sat in a precarious manner and gently stroked his sleeves. Suddenly, a piece of rice paper appeared on the table.

He moved his writing brush around and swiftly, two lines of characters appeared on the paper.

[Chu Xiaolian: Third son of Hong City’s Chu family. Top-grade Fire Element Spiritual Root. High-grade Metal Element Spiritual Root. The spirit remnant of an ace lingers on his body. His wedding had just been called off and he’s extremely eager to become stronger. ——Admiration Points: 85]

[Yan Chixiao: The Holy Son of Taicang from seven centuries back. Has the title of ‘Righteous Hero Sword Sage’. A promising candidate to be the Holy Lord of Taicang but was later assassinated in the Falling Saint Valley. Currently resides in the Ancient Ring in Chu Xiaolian’s possession with the form of a spirit remnant. ——Admiration Points: 25]

Folding the paper in half and keep it in his storage ring, Li Hanguang glanced around.

After making sure that there was no one in the pavilion, he finally let himself relax and slumped on the chair. “So f*ckin tiring!”

In all honesty, Li Hanguang was just a simple young man. He did not like being pushy.

To speak in such a style time after time again, he genuinely felt helpless~

But he did not expect that Chu Xiaolian would like to listen to his words so carefully. After a whole speech of gibberish, his Admiration Value broke through the 80-point mark.

If this were to continue, won’t this guy’s top-grade Fire Spiritual Root fall into his hands easily?

Not only that, but he also had a guru hiding on his body!

Interesting, very interesting~