The Romantic Cultivator

In the Empyrean Warrior Labyrinth.

Ji Yuan had actually spent all his time with Bai Qianfeng as he chatted with her, invoking all their memories together.

A profound voice had suddenly thundered in the skies above them, "There is still thirty minutes before all of you will be expulsed by the Empyrean Warrior Labyrinth and return to your celestial fraternities in the Celestial Realm. It is forbidden to share your experiences in the Empyrean Warrior Labyrinth or else there will be a severe backlash to your cultivation core. Remember this!"

With a reluctant heart, Ji Yuan departed with Bai Qianfeng from the cave and returned to his group.

When he had returned to his group, the other 10 maidens were all crowding around Bai Qianfeng to bid their farewells to her.

"This good-for-nothing Ji Yuan, he only left us with less than 30mins to say our farewells to Qianfeng." Ling Feiyue hummed coldly. 

Ji Yuan laughed, "Feiyue, you ought to raise your voice louder if you want to scold me or else I would think that you want to encourage me instead."

"Step aside, Ji Yuan!" Shui Xisi pushed him away.

Ji Yuan: …

Yu Jingjing giggled, "Ji Yuan, you are not a maiden so go away. Stop crowding around us."

"Maybe he wants to try to do some fishing on us. He is really lecherous," the Lovely Empress suggested. 

Ji Yuan: …

How the heck do you know?

Seeing all 11 maidens swinging their butts in front of him was too much to bear even for Ji Yuan.

Ji Yuan reluctantly left the jovial chatters of the maidens as he got no room to interrupt their farewells for Qianfeng.

So he approached the other group that consisted of Guo Taiming, Li Ye, Shen Qin, the White Sword Monarch, Mo Bei and Qin Shuang. "Everyone, it is our farewells soon."

The White Sword Monarch said to Ji Yuan, "Little rascal! We will be returning to our own celestial fraternity soon and there is something that I want to talk with you about!"

Then he added, "Let's talk alone first."

With that, he had walked off and Ji Yuan soon followed him. 

Ji Yuan laughed weakly, "Old man, what is it?"

The White Sword Monarch frowned, "Shouldn't you call me your master before I departed?"

Ji Yuan frowned, "But this is the way that I have always called you."

But he quickly said, "Oh well, Master Old man."

The White Sword Monarch: …

"You are really a little rascal!" 

But he was soon laughing jovially as he patted Ji Yuan on his shoulder and was saying solemnly, "My daughter Yang Mi and the Holy Oracle Priestess Yu Jingjing will be returning with me to our celestial fraternity. Be sure to come for them!"

Ji Yuan was startled as he suddenly turned around to look in the direction where Yu Jingjing and Yang Mi were at.

He had completely forgotten about this! 

Bai Qianfeng was not the only maiden that would be leaving him.

He stammered, "They didn't remind me…"

The White Sword Monarch laughed jovially, "They didn't remind you because they don't want their partings with you to overshadow Maiden Qianfeng. And they know that it will be a temporary parting and you will surely go to their fraternity to look for them one day. Also, Yang Mi will be returning to my celestial sect so what is there for you to worry?"

Ji Yuan said solemnly, "I am a little worry that Jingjing may not be able to handle Grand Matriarch Xi Jingping when she got back. It is forbidden to mention about the Empyrean Warrior Labyrinth and so it is the Grand Matriarch's words versus Jingjing's words."

The White Sword Monarch said casually, "Don't worry about this. I will protect Maiden Jingjing so that she would not come to harm. That is one of the reasons why I am taking Yang Mi back with me first. I will pay a visit to the Holy Oracle Sect to explain things as best as possible. Worse come to worse, I will take in Maiden Jingjing to my own celestial sect…"

Then he said wryly, "But then, that wicked Xi Jingping should still be in Bliss City and she may not want to leave that degenerate place."

Ji Yuan said solemnly, "You never know. In the Holy Oracle Sect, she can turn all her protégés into depraved maidens and she has absolute power there. So it is better to take some precautions. I got a feeling that this won't be the last time that I'll be seeing her. My suggestion is not to do any explaining but take Jingjing away first for her own protection."

The White Sword Monarch took a intense look at Ji Yuan before saying, "Little rascal, it seems that you have grown wiser over the years."

Ji Yuan laughed weakly, "It is just that the hearts of the evil cultivators are just too treacherous and over the years, I've met several of them."

The White Sword Monarch looked at the 11 beautiful maidens that were nearby and frowned, "Treacherous indeed. But you are the most treacherous because you have bagged all 11 of them."

Ji Yuan: …

Ji Yuan: …

Ji Yuan: …

The White Sword Monarch stroked his long beard before asking, "You know. There is something that is still bugging me for quite some time."

Ji Yuan asked curiously, "What is it?"

The White Sword Monarch frowned, "It is about Maiden Yun Chi. She is too mysterious to me. Maiden Qianfeng is an immortal cultivator and she is quite close to her. Does it mean that she is also an immortal cultivator? Also, why are my other daughter Chu Lixue so close to her as well? Also, she has so many golden talismans that it seems inexhaustible. Do you care to tell me who she really is?"

Ji Yuan laughed weakly, "Actually you do know the answer to that already, am I right?"

The White Sword Monarch laughed weakly, "But I want you to tell me directly."

Ji Yuan sighed heavily, "Then you must promise me not to attack her."

The White Sword Monarch said awkwardly, "I think I am not her match…"

But he quickly said, "Alright. I promise you that I won't attack her."

Ji Yuan laughed, "She is the Death God Mingwang. Hahaha…"

The White Sword Monarch suddenly sighed with a great relief, "So Maiden Yun Chi is really the Death God Mingwang. Although I had thought of that before but it still comes to me as a surprise."

Ji Yuan asked, "What else do you think she really is then?"

The White Sword Monarch frowned, "I've thought that she was the daughter of the Death God Mingwang and you had banged her."

Ji Yuan: …

"I've also thought that she may be the consort of the Death God Mingwang and you had banged his consort too." The White Sword Monarch further pointed out.

Ji Yuan: …

Ji Yuan: …

Ji Yuan: …

"And I've also thought that she may be the mother consort of the Death God Mingwang too…"

Ji Yuan: …

Ji Yuan: …

Ji Yuan: …

"Go and die, old man!"

The White Sword Monarch laughed jovially as he patted his pot belly, "You little rascal…"

All of a sudden, a profound voice from the heavens echoed deeply. "You will all be taken back to your celestial fraternities now…"

Ji Yuan panicky shouted loudly in the direction of the 11 maidens, "Qianfeng! Yang Mi, Jingjing! Farewell! We shall all meet again!"

Yu Jingjing giggled to Yang Mi, "He has finally remembered us…"

Yang Mi nodded shyly, "Farewell, Ji Yuan…"

Bai Qianfeng woefully looked in the direction of Ji Yuan. "My lord Ji Yuan… and Xiang Li farewell… also Anyang…"

Xiang Li was crying in Ji Yuan's soul sea as she waved her farewell to Bai Qianfeng as well.

Anyang muttered: Farewell, beautiful Qianfeng…

Suddenly, there were multiple flashes of light that instantaneously took everyone away. 

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Author Note:

1. This finally marks the end of the Empyrean Warrior Labyrinth's story arc.