Chapter 529 - 349: Comprehension of the Path of Emotion

Chapter 529: Chapter 349: Comprehension of the Path of Emotion

Seeing Ling Xiao’s dumbfounded expression, Huangpu Yue finally broke into a brilliant smile, like a little girl who had just pulled off a successful prank.

"Alright, I was just scaring you. Let’s start over. My name is Huangpu Yue, and I’m from Earth."

Huangpu Yue said with a grin, extending her delicate, jade-smooth hand.

Ling Xiao subconsciously reached out his own hand and asked, "Where is Earth?"

"Er..."

Now, it was Huangpu Yue’s turn to be stunned, because she could tell Ling Xiao’s expression was no act. ’She, Miss Huangpu, had once been a top student with a doctorate in psychology. Reading people was a piece of cake for her.’

"You don’t know about Earth? Then... where are you from?"

Once that deep-seated restraint was released, her feelings became uninhibited. Huangpu Yue’s starry eyes gazed into Ling Xiao’s. In that moment, she forgot about all the beautiful confidantes surrounding him; she forgot her identity as the young lady of the Huangpu Clan.

Surprise crashed through Ling Xiao’s heart like a tidal wave. ’No wonder I always felt that Huangpu Yue was different. No wonder I’ve always felt this inexplicable sense of familiarity with her.’

So that was it!

A sudden realization dawned on Ling Xiao. ’So this woman is also from another world, her soul carrying its memories!’ He chuckled lightly. "The Cultivation Realm!"

"Oh!"

After so many years, Huangpu Yue had finally heard the confession from Ling Xiao’s own lips. Her joy was simply beyond words. Tears streamed uncontrollably down her cheeks, yet her face was wreathed in a happy smile.

’All that talk about burying secrets like this deep in your heart and taking them to the grave? About how the other person will kill you to silence you if they find out? It’s all a load of fucking bullshit!’

Who could know the loneliness of a solitary soul in an Exotic Realm? Who could understand the pain of sleepless nights spent remembering a past life? Huangpu Yue had read novels; she wasn’t unfamiliar with the concept of transmigration. She had even fantasized about how she would plan out a new life after crossing over, even imagining herself becoming an Empress in another world just for fun!

But when this damned luck actually fell upon her, when fate played a colossal joke on her, for more than twenty years, there was one thought that had constantly occupied Huangpu Yue’s mind.

"I miss Mom, I miss Dad!"

Seeing Huangpu Yue suddenly break down and sob uncontrollably, Ling Xiao’s own heart began to ache, a stinging sensation in his nose. He could feel the profound pain that had been suppressed deep inside her for so long. He understood the desolate sorrow of having no one to confide in. Even more, he understood the feeling of being surrounded by prosperity, yet being utterly alone at heart.

So, Ling Xiao moved closer and gently pulled Huangpu Yue into his embrace, letting her cling to him and soak the front of his robes with her tears.

This moment had nothing to do with romance.

Two equally lonely souls had found each other. One could call it providence, one could call it fate, or perhaps it was simply inevitable.

By early the next morning, Huangpu Yue had returned to normal. This woman, in the prime of her life in her twenties, didn’t mention another word about the past, nor did she ask Ling Xiao anything more about the Cultivation Realm.

Right then, all she knew was that from this day forward, she would never be lonely again.

Huangpu Yue simply leaned against Ling Xiao’s shoulder, speaking softly with him about his experiences during the years they had been apart. For the first time, Ling Xiao also recounted his own journey over the past three years.

Whenever he spoke of perilous moments, Huangpu Yue would reflexively grip his hand tightly, as if afraid that a terrifyingly powerful Magical Beast might suddenly leap out and snatch him away.

In that moment, Huangpu Yue was not some business goddess of the Lanyue Empire. She was just an ordinary, beautiful girl. That was all.

As for Ling Xiao, after the events of the previous night, his long-stagnant Daoxin suddenly showed signs of advancement! He was ecstatic. That Daoxin was the very source of his power. His mental state, his sword techniques, his Cultivation Technique, his overall level—no matter how high they were, if his Daoxin did not improve, if he could not comprehend the Celestial Dao, then his path of Cultivation would remain distant, so far as to be completely unattainable.

In his past life, he cultivated the Path of Emotionlessness. In this life, he cultivates the Path of Emotion!

The Path of Emotion involved cultivating the Seven Emotions and Six Desires. The Seven Emotions were joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, and lust. The Six Desires were those of sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and mind.

In this life, Ling Xiao’s method could be considered worldly cultivation. He had already experienced most of the Seven Emotions. However, his understanding of three—sorrow, fear, and lust—had always been shallow. Though he had scratched the surface, he had yet to grasp their true essence.

In truth, Ling Xiao missed his former life. He missed his fellow disciples and his master. But the majority of his memories from that life were of bitter, solitary training: secluded meditation, comprehending the Celestial Dao... To put it simply, his past life had been colorless, spent almost entirely in cultivation, without emotion or desire.

So his memories, in fact, were incredibly dull.

Last night, as Huangpu Yue wept sorrowfully in his arms, Ling Xiao had gained a much deeper understanding of "sorrow," one of the Seven Emotions. This understanding was far more direct and visceral than the worry he felt for his own family and his beautiful companions.

He had felt the grief from the depths of Huangpu Yue’s soul, and that grief had caused their souls to resonate. In that instant, it had allowed Ling Xiao’s Daoxin to ascend to another level.

As for joy, Ling Xiao had already gained a deep understanding of it through the happiness of his family and the delight of his companions. That was why he had sworn that in this life, he would make sure everyone he cared about could live a better life.