[When it came to matchmaking, Ye Yu really didn’t like it.]

[Those who actively came to propose marriage were all attracted by his family background.]

[There was no real emotion involved, but a forceful union.]

[Ye Yu didn’t want such a Dao companion.]

[Moreover, the most important thing was that Dao companions in dreams, once awakened, would retain the memories of those dreams.]

[If he ended up with someone harboring ulterior motives, it would be extremely troublesome.]

[It was better to have none than to settle for the wrong one.]

[So, in just one day, he rejected all the fairies.]

[This swift and decisive rejection left He Jieying utterly shocked.]

[She asked Ye Yu, So many female cultivators, each with their own unique qualities—wasn’t there even one you liked?]

[Ye Yu gave a firm answer.]

[None!]

[He Jieying took a deep breath.]

[She silently told herself: “Don’t get angry, don’t get angry, can’t scold him, can’t scold him, this is your own son, this is your own son.”]

[Upon hearing this inner voice, Ye Yu couldn’t help but smile.]

[It seemed he had found another way to provoke inner thoughts!]

[In the following years, it was as if He Jieying was determined to win against Ye Yu. She tirelessly searched for a satisfactory Dao companion for him.]

[But no matter who it was, Ye Yu would ultimately reject them.]

[Don’t ask why—if you ask, the answer was always “no connection at first sight”!]

[The concept of a first impression is quite mysterious. Sometimes it’s there, sometimes it’s not!]

[He Jieying felt her patience gradually wearing thin!]

[But Ye Yu, on the other hand, found endless enjoyment in it.]

[At 30 years old, he successfully reached the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm!]

[Such a terrifying speed, even Ye Qingyu and He Jieying couldn’t help but take notice.]

[Without a doubt, a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator at the age of 30 was an extremely rare existence.]

[Having a son who was a cultivation prodigy was a good thing, but it also made Ye Qingyu and He Jieying very uneasy.]

[They had seen far too many brilliant and extraordinary people in their lives, but very few survived.]

[Most of those geniuses perished along the path of growth, reduced to nothing but a handful of yellow earth!]

[To prevent Ye Yu from attracting unwanted attention, Ye Qingyu procured the best concealment technique available at the time for Ye Yu.]

[He Jieying also spent a large sum to buy a top-quality necklace that could hide his cultivation level.]

[With such dual-layered protection, as long as Ye Yu didn’t take the initiative to make a move, even a cultivator at the peak of the Tribulation Crossing Realm couldn’t see through his true cultivation.]

[It could be said that Ye Qingyu and He Jieying went to great lengths to ensure Ye Yu’s safety!]

[At 31 years old, He Jieying’s patience was finally completely exhausted!]

[She declared: You think none of them are suitable, right? Fine, I’ll choose for you!]

[A pair of sisters—you’ll marry them after the new year! No need to discuss their looks or background. There’s no point in talking about it anyway!]

[Ye Yu protested, saying this was a forced marriage.]

[But clearly, his protest was futile.]

[That same year, a great upheaval occurred in the demonic path.]

[In a single day, Fu Wangdai, the master of the Five Flower Prison Sect, killed the masters of both the Jixin Tower and the Shadow Valley.]

[With overwhelming force, she absorbed all of their forces under her control.]

[Three months later, the Five Flower Prison Sect began to have constant conflicts with the righteous path.]

[Rumors spread that Fu Wangdai, the sect master of the Five Flower Prison Sect, harbored ambitions to conquer the entire righteous path!]

[The Three Harmonies Temple, one of the sacred lands in the Western Frontier Continent, sent out a message to all righteous sects, inviting all cultivators to join forces in exterminating the demons and restoring peace to the world!]

[Being one of the sacred lands, the Ji Xia Academy naturally had no choice but to take up the responsibility.]

[Given Fu Wangdai’s unfathomable strength, no one dared to underestimate the threat.]

[Within the Ji Xia Academy, all cultivators at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm and above were dispatched.]

[Ye Qingyu and He Jieying were among them.]

[Before departing, He Jieying instructed Ye Yu: After the new year, someone would come to marry him.]

[She told him to stay put in the Ji Xia Academy and not to wander off.]

[If he could provide the old Ye family with a son or daughter, the reward would be substantial.]

[Ye Yu agreed on the surface.]

[But in reality, he fled the Ji Xia Academy the very next day after He Jieying left.]

[What a joke.]

[With He Jieying gone, how could Ye Yu possibly stay behind? Was he supposed to let his talent go to waste?]

[No way!]

[Ye Yu still remembered what the system had told him.]

[”Keep going, your goal is to listen to the inner thoughts of the strongest women in the world!”]

[With such an extraordinary gift, it would be a waste not to use it to its fullest!]

[That very night, Ye Yu arrived in a small mountain village.]

[After traveling all day, he had met many female cultivators, but most of them were too weak. They couldn’t effectively trigger Ye Yu’s talent to accelerate his cultivation speed.]

[This left Ye Yu quite displeased.]

[So he decided to find a random household to rest for the night and continue his journey the next day.]

[He approached a straw hut.]

[After knocking on the door, a stunningly beautiful woman slowly emerged.]

[With long hair down to her waist, bright white teeth, and nearly perfect features. Even dressed in coarse clothing, she couldn’t hide her exceptional beauty.]

[Ye Yu was utterly astonished.]

[How could such a breathtaking woman exist in this small mountain village?]

[While he was momentarily stunned, Ye Yu suddenly heard a voice in his mind.]

[”Why is this person staring at me? Could it be that he has seen through my identity? Damn it, do I have to move again?”]

[In an instant, Ye Yu felt a warm surge flow through his body.]

[His cultivation speed increased dramatically.]

[This sensation was something he had never experienced with He Jieying. It was clear that this woman’s strength surpassed even his mother’s.]

[She might be in the mid or late Tribulation Crossing Realm, or perhaps even at the Ascension Realm!]

[It was evident that she had also used a concealment technique, which is why he couldn’t detect any spiritual energy fluctuations around her.]

[Tsk tsk tsk, who would have guessed?]

[Who could believe that a woman dressed as a village girl in a remote mountain village would be a Tribulation Crossing cultivator?]

[Isn’t this just unbelievable?]

[But, with such formidable strength, who is this woman really?]

[Why would she lower herself to stay in this place?]

[Filled with doubt, Ye Yu softly said, Hello, miss.]

[I happened to pass by this place and was hoping to ask for a cup of water and a place to rest. Would that be alright?]

[I can offer you compensation!]

[As he spoke, Ye Yu took out a gold leaf and gently waved it a couple of times.]

[The woman’s expression remained calm, but inwardly, she was quite anxious.]

[”Did this man see through my identity or not? Why would he want to stay here? And why offer gold leaf?”]

[”What a joke, does he really think I, Fu Wangdai, would care for such trivial things?”]

[Hearing this inner voice, Ye Yu’s expression instantly changed.]