Chapter 251: Chapter 161: Shangguan Siblings_3
Translator: 549690339
However, as he talked to Shangguan Haimoon, he found that she always had insightful opinions when discussing various subjects with him and had her own unique perspectives on many points.
Although her cultivation in Taoism was slightly worse than Lu Yuan, it was already extremely difficult for her to reach such a level at her age.
Moreover, not only Taoism, but as the conversation progressed, Lu Yuan discovered that Shangguan Haimoon had a profound understanding of the Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Her extensive knowledge left him greatly impressed.
In addition to her achievements in culture, she had also cultivated her martial arts to the realm of second-rate.
Achieving this level at the age of eighteen, even if it was because her family provided her with a massive amount of resources, it still couldn’t be said that she was lacking in any way.
Such a well-rounded and outstanding talent from an extraordinary background, who had always been throwing herself at him, honestly made even Lu Yuan unable to resist feeling somewhat tempted. ‘But I can’t rush this matter.’
Lu Yuan sighed in his heart as he rode his horse at full speed.
Forming a marriage alliance with the Shangguan family was indeed a good choice. It would not only allow him to marry a beauty but also help him quickly establish a foothold in the upper echelons of the Da Yue court through the Shangguan family’s connections.
However, Lu Yuan was now at the critical moment of officially breaking through Innate, and he didn’t have too much energy to deal with personal relationships before breaking through.
Moreover, after years of martial arts training, Lu Yuan gradually gained many insights and understood that keeping his essence intact while cultivating martial arts was highly beneficial to his progress.
So, before reaching the Innate realm and being able to lock his essence without losing it, he would not sleep with a woman.
Yes, you read it right.
To lock one’s essence, one must first achieve the Innate realm and fuse their body’s energy, breath and spirit into one, harmonious and flawless entity.
Otherwise, you would have to find a peculiar martial skill to practice the Locking Essence Technique, which could ignore cultivation levels and allow you to sleep with others at will.
Unfortunately, even after searching carefully, Lu Yuan had not found such a secret technique.
Such cultivation methods were too rare among the Jianghu.
Besides all the reasons mentioned above, Lu Yuan’s current strength and power made him inevitably disadvantaged if he formed a marriage alliance with the Shangguan family.
When negotiating alliance conditions later, he would more likely have to offer more concessions.
Even worse, there was a possibility that his forces could be infiltrated by others.
There were many cases in history where two families formed alliances, only to be occupied and looted by their relatives in various ways, eventually devouring them completely.
Lu Yuan didn’t want to work so hard only for the fruits of his labor to be taken away by others, which would be too unjust.
Although with his cautious personality, it would be difficult for such an event to happen, it was better to avoid trouble altogether.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Lu Yuan still felt that it was better to keep his distance from Shangguan Haimoon.
Marriage connections couldn’t be rushed.
‘During this grand meeting, I’ll find a chance to talk to them and make it clear that I am currently focused on my career and martial arts, and temporarily not interested in getting married.’
Lu Yuan waved his horsewhip, urging his horse to run faster, thinking this way in his heart.
Two days later, Lu Yuan and the others finally arrived at Qingyun View on the first day of July, as scheduled, after riding their horses at full speed.
“Taoist Lu, who are these two…?”
Qi Yun was very happy to see Lu Yuan again, but he couldn’t help but be slightly startled when he saw the two young men and women following him.
“Fellow Daoist Qi, these two are Shangguan Guangbai and Shangguan Haimoon, from the Shangguan family of Jintan,” Lu Yuan whispered softly beside Qi Yun: “Their father is the Wucheng Marquis and Inborn Grandmaster, my direct superior. ”
“A few days ago, they came to me and insisted on following me on my journey.”
“When they heard that I was going to attend the Tianluo Grand Meeting, they decided to tag along.”
Lu Yuan explained the situation and then added, “But don’t worry, fellow Daoist, the Shangguan family of Jintan is invited to the Inescapable Meeting every year. They both have their own invitations to the event and won’t take up our spots.”
“I see.” After listening to the explanation, Qi Yun glanced at the two aristocrats in front of him. Noticing the way Shangguan Haimoon looked at Lu Yuan, a smile appeared on his face, and he teased Lu Yuan, “It seems that your marriage has come.”
Having said that, without waiting for Lu Yuan’s response, he stepped forward to greet the two Shangguan siblings, “Poor Daoist Qi Yun, I’ve met the two fellow practitioners.”
The Shangguan siblings didn’t put on airs regarding Lu Yuan’s fellow Daoist, and they quickly returned the salutation before engaging in a friendly conversation.
As the children of aristocratic families, they had learned how to interact with people and the necessary etiquette since they were young.
So, it didn’t take long for the two of them and Qi Yun to address each other as fellow Daoists.
Aside from the Shangguan siblings’ skill at socializing, it was also because Qi
Yun found out that they both had a deep understanding of Taoism, especially Shangguan Guangbai, who was already on par with him for discussing theories.
With such a level, they could naturally be addressed as fellow Daoists.
Hence, Qi Yun no longer had any complaints about the two companions and readily accepted them.
Later, Qi Yun instructed his disciple Kong Zhuo to take good care of the Taoist temple, then packed his luggage, got on the horse Lu Yuan had brought on the road and set off together for Yuzhang Prefecture.
Since there was still a month and a half before the official start of the meeting, the four of them didn’t hurry on their journey.
They leisurely rode their horses, exploring the local scenery and attractions along the way. Sometimes, when they couldn’t make it to the town in time, they simply rested in a ruined temple in the wilderness by building a bonfire.
Although they ate and slept outdoors, they didn’t feel tired.
They encountered some bandits and rogue soldiers on the road and took it upon themselves to help the locals get rid of the pests.
This experience allowed Lu Yuan to find a taste of the chivalrous and unrestrained life of the Jianghu heroes.
However, it was a bit embarrassing.
Although it had been fifteen years since crossing over, and he had already cultivated to the peak of the first-class of Jianghu, this was his first time experiencing such a manly life.
So, they walked and stopped all the way, spending nearly a month covering thousands of miles, passing through over twenty counties, and finally entered Pengli Prefecture, where Tianluo Mountain was located. Then on that night, they arrived at the foot of Tianluo Mountain..