Being a princess in a world with more men than women

Chapter 514: Liu Yuchang Passes Away

Today, this deep mountain has become extremely lively because the Tai Chi Sect has taken root here.

In the deepest part of the mountains, exquisite cottages have sprung up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. These cottages are scattered high or low, far or near, some are close to the mountains and rivers, and some are hidden in the dense forests, blending into the surrounding natural environment. The owners carefully planted various exotic flowers and rare plants in front of and behind each cottage.

Xu Yuexi moved the crabapple tree in Ruyi Space to her courtyard in Taiji Sect. When the crabapple tree took root firmly in the center of the courtyard, a strange atmosphere instantly spread.

Strangely enough, soon after the crabapple tree took root, the originally peaceful mountain seemed to be injected with new vitality and vigor. The spiritual energy in the air began to gradually gather, becoming more and more rich and full. At first it was only a slight change, but as time went on, this change became more and more obvious.

Xiao Xingchen stood in the center of the land occupied by the Tai Chi Sect, his hands constantly forming seals. Mysterious and powerful runes flowed out from his fingertips and merged into the surrounding void.

As his movements became faster and faster, an invisible force began to gather and intertwine here, eventually forming a huge spirit gathering formation.

Not long after Xiao Xingchen finished setting up the spirit gathering array, Xu Yuexi also arrived here. She raised her bare hands and cast a spell as well. A layer of light blue barrier slowly rose up, covering the entire area occupied by the Taiji Sect.

Xu Yuexi set up this barrier which looks as thin as gauze but contains extremely powerful protective power. It is to prevent ordinary people from breaking in and to stop the invasion of foreign enemies.

Every disciple in the Taiji Sect has a jade token. This jade token is not only a symbol of their identity, but also a pass to enter and leave the sect. As long as they hold the jade token, the disciples can pass through the barrier smoothly without restrictions.

However, disciples of Taiji Sect are not allowed to leave the sect without the approval of Xiao Xingchen.

It is worth mentioning that the current Taiji Sect has been fully managed by Xiao Xingchen. Xu Yuexi appointed him as the Great Elder, responsible for coordinating all matters within the sect, while his three junior brothers are responsible for educating and guiding the disciples in their cultivation.

Speaking of this Douqi Continent, it is really low-level and can't be any lower. Here, let alone cultivation resources, even those with spiritual roots are few and far between.

In order to find people with spiritual roots, Xu Yuexi's husbands spared no effort and spent all their efforts to test people from every country, regardless of gender, age or status, even Longxin Country. They only picked out about 200 people in total. Moreover, these 200 people were all men, without even a single woman.

Seeing that there were so few people, Xu Yuexi tested everyone around her again. Apart from her husband and children, the only others with spiritual roots were her royal brother, Leng Molin's father Leng Tianxiang, and Ying Zhiyao's father Ying Chaofeng.

Xu Yuexi looked at the list of people with spiritual roots and sighed inwardly. There were so few people who could practice in the entire continent. If they really had to fight against the demons, what chance would they have of winning?

Xu Yuexi wanted to just give up! But Liu Yuchang kept persuading her and encouraging her, telling her not to lose heart and not to give up.

"Xi'er, this matter is not easy. If it were that easy, why would I, the Begonia Flower God, come down to the mortal world to save you?

Although we are short on manpower now, don’t forget that you have the points mall. There are supplies that I specially stockpiled in it. It is your solid backing!

Even if there aren't many of you, as long as you work together and practice diligently, and with the help of those elixirs and magic weapons, you still have a good chance of winning."

Xu Yuexi was helpless, like a duck forced onto a shelf, unable to control herself. However, things had developed to this point, and she could no longer afford to retreat or hesitate.

Even though she was extremely reluctant, she could only face this cruel reality and do her best to train these disciples. After all, the responsibility had already fallen on her shoulders and she could not escape it no matter what.

So she distributed the various cultivation techniques from the cultivation world in the learning space, and had Xiao Xingchen's three junior brothers personally teach the disciples to practice.

As for those pills, Xu Yuexi also sorted them out and placed them in the sect.

All the disciples who can successfully break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining are eligible to receive a marrow cleansing pill. After cleansing the tendons and marrow, these disciples will be able to practice more smoothly in the future, achieving twice the result with half the effort and making rapid progress.

Moreover, when the disciples reach a certain level of cultivation, they will receive corresponding elixirs.

For example, when disciples advance to a higher level, they will receive the Guyuan Pill which helps to condense their spiritual power and consolidate their foundation; or when facing a bottleneck, they will receive the Pozhan Pill which can stimulate their potential and break the shackles, and so on.

As the days passed, with the help of rich spiritual energy, careful teaching, and various elixirs, the cultivation of Tai Chi Sect's disciples began to improve rapidly.

Xu Yuexi was even more generous to her husband, children, and Xiao Xingchen and his four fellow disciples. In addition to various elixirs, she also often gave them spiritual spring water to help them break through.

She herself was not idle either. She was also practicing diligently, but with Li Jingtian.

Just like that, three years passed in the blink of an eye, but the demons that Liu Yushang mentioned never appeared.

However, one day, Xu Yuexi, who was in seclusion practicing, suddenly felt an indescribable throbbing in her heart, as if something important was about to happen.

This feeling made it impossible for her to continue practicing peacefully, so she slowly opened her eyes. At this moment, a faintly glowing sound transmission note flew over like a meteor and landed accurately in her hands.

Xu Yuexi looked carefully and saw a line of words clearly appearing on the sound transmission note: "Grandmother is dying, Queen Mother, please return soon!"

Seeing this line of words, Xu Yuexi's heart suddenly clenched into a ball. She immediately stood up, sent a message to her husbands, and then turned into a stream of light and rushed towards the palace.

Xu Yuexi hurried to the palace and went straight to Liu Yuchang's bedroom. The atmosphere in the bedroom was depressing, and Xu Yan and Tang Xinrou were standing around the bed with solemn expressions.

"Mother!"

Xu Yuexi quickly stepped forward, held Liu Yuchang's hand, and slowly transferred her spiritual power into him.

"Xi'er, it's useless. Don't waste your spiritual energy. Mother's time is up..."

"No, mother, don't go, don't leave me."

Xu Yuexi couldn't believe that her mother was going to leave her like this. Her mother was a god, how could she die? Xu Yuexi couldn't accept it. She kept inputting spiritual power into Liu Yushang, but Liu Yushang still showed no improvement.

"Xi'er, listen to me and stop. Your spiritual power can't save me. You must remember your mission and don't forget it!"

"Don't worry, mother. I will protect this continent." Xu Yuexi held Liu Yushang's hand tightly and choked.

"Yan Lang!"

Liu Yuchang looked at Xu Yan, and Xu Yan immediately stepped forward and squatted beside Liu Yuchang's bed.

"Shang'er, please don't leave me, okay?"

At this moment, Xu Yan was in tears.

"Yan Lang, I'm leaving first..."

Liu Yuchang managed a smile on her pale face. She used up the last bit of her strength, held Xu Yan's hand, stared into his eyes lovingly, and said softly, "You must promise me to take good care of yourself and live well..."

Before she finished her words, Liu Yuchang's voice became weaker and weaker until it disappeared completely, and her eyes slowly closed.

Just at this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard. It turned out that Xu Fengyu, Tang Liuqing and others who had received the message hurried over.

Unfortunately, the moment they stepped into the room, Liu Yuchang had already breathed her last.

Seeing this, Xu Fengyu felt heartbroken. He rushed to the bedside and threw himself on Liu Yuchang's bed, tears pouring out like a flood.

"Mother!"

At this time, everyone surrounding the bed was also crying.

However, not long after, something unexpected happened. Liu Yuchang's body began to gradually become transparent. As time went on, this transparency became higher and higher, and finally Liu Yuchang's entire body suddenly exploded like fireworks, and instantly turned into countless tiny crabapple petals.

The petals were like dancing butterflies, fluttering lightly in the air, then falling down and scattering on the bed.