My Love Life With The Sect Masters in Xianxia (Patreon)

Chapter 141: Do You Want to Sleep Together?

Inside the secret chamber.

Ming Yuan’s old face twisted in pain, with deep palm prints marked upon it.

Li Ran rubbed his fist and said coldly, “Are you going to talk or not?”

Ming Yuan looked like he was about to cry. “This humble monk truly has no way out!”

“So, according to you, are we going to be trapped here forever?” Lin Langyue frowned.

Ming Yuan shook his head. “Not forever. Once the filth in this place dissipates and the spiritual energy condenses again, this esteemed one will be able to use Buddhist techniques to lift the seal.”

“When will the filth dissipate?” Lin Langyue pressed on.

Ming Yuan responded awkwardly, “I’m not sure about the exact time, but it should take a long while…”

“A long while?”

Lin Langyue had a bad feeling. “Are we talking about decades?”

Ming Yuan nodded. “After all, it’s accumulated death energy from a thousand years. It won’t be easy to disperse completely.”

Hearing this, Lin Langyue’s face turned pale.

Trapped in this chamber for decades?

If they could cultivate, then a few decades wouldn’t be an issue. But here, the spiritual energy was exhausted, and cultivation was impossible!

Then what were they supposed to do?

Just sit around and stare at each other?

Li Ran silently picked up his spear, ready to chop the old monk into pieces.

At that moment, Ming Yuan raised his left hand. His fingers scattered like fine sand in the wind.

“The time has come.”

There was a hint of relief in his voice.

His expression was calm and serene, as if he were bathed in Buddhist light.

“I have worshiped before the Buddha since childhood, bathed in the incense of devotees, yet my eyes were clouded by dust. In the end, I could not rid myself of greed, anger, and ignorance.”

“To think good is to create good karma; to think evil is to suffer evil karma. I have created this karma and must accept the consequences.”

His voice grew distant as if it came from afar.

“The Buddha cannot erase predetermined karma.”

“The sins I have committed in this life, I shall continue to atone for in the next.”

Back then, he had turned himself into a corpse puppet, causing a riot among the spiritual beasts of the Ten Thousand Mountains, leading to the massacre of nearby villagers.

That was, in a way, an indirect killing.

Ming Yuan’s decaying body emitted a faint radiance, trembling without wind.

He raised his head and looked toward the empty air as if something was there.

A smile appeared on his lips, and he sighed softly, “Buddha…”

The air froze for a moment.

With a soft sound, a crack appeared in the center of Ming Yuan’s forehead, spreading into a web-like pattern.

Accompanied by distant, indistinct chanting, his body turned to dust and disappeared.

Li Ran watched this scene with a slight frown.

He turned to look at the empty air.

“Buddha… huh?”

Silence filled the chamber.

With Ming Yuan’s passing, nothing was left except for Li Ran and Lin Langyue, who now faced each other.

Lin Langyue whispered, “What do we do? Are we really going to be trapped here forever?”

Li Ran shook his head. “I can’t think of a solution either.”

The seal was activated, even their spiritual senses were blocked, completely isolating them from the outside world.

Even if Yue Jianli and Qin Ruyan came looking for him, they would have a hard time finding this hidden cave behind the waterfall.

Just thinking about being trapped here gave Li Ran a headache.

At that moment, a system prompt sounded in his mind.

【Mission Completed.】

【Mission completion: Perfect】

【Reward: Super Treasure Chest ×1】

This was the mission issued by the system before entering the cave—to guide the thousand-year-old corpse to transcend.

And since Ming Yuan regained his sanity in the end, bathing in Buddhist light as he faded away, the mission was perfectly completed.

“Open the treasure chest.”

【Congratulations, Host! You have obtained the artifact: "Guiyuan Relic Pagoda"!】

“A relic?”

A flash of light appeared in Li Ran’s hand, revealing a small, transparent pagoda.

The pagoda had a wide base that tapered toward the top, consisting of six tiers. Its spire was topped with a bejeweled finial, and its surface was covered in intricate, delicate carvings.

Its material was unknown, but it was as crystal-clear as water, with golden light faintly swirling inside.

This was a high-grade artifact.

It could be nurtured within the body, growing stronger alongside its wielder.

Aside from its power to cleanse evil and suppress demons, it had another remarkable ability—

It could refine Buddhist relics.

The Guiyuan Relic Pagoda could absorb energy and automatically refine it into Buddhist relics of the same level as Li Ran’s cultivation.

Li Ran held up the pagoda and examined it carefully.

Golden light gathered on the transparent pagoda, gradually filling the base layer by layer.

"It can even condense Buddhist relics here?"

Li Ran's spirits lifted in excitement.

The Relic Pagoda was absorbing the energy of the restriction!

Once the golden light completely filled the six-tiered pagoda, it would produce a Buddhist relic.

With a relic in hand, he could replenish his Buddhist energy and break the restriction to escape.

Although the process wasn’t fast, it was at least progressing!

"Good, we won’t be trapped here for too long."

Li Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Langyue was still unaware of what had happened.

She lowered her head, looking disheartened. "If we really have to stay here for decades, my cultivation will fall far behind…"

Li Ran shook his head helplessly.

At a time like this, she was still thinking about cultivation.

At this moment, Lin Langyue looked pale and fragile, her slender figure appearing delicate, like a small white flower in the wind.

Without her cultivation, the cold and distant aura she usually carried was gone, making her seem much more real.

A mischievous smile appeared on Li Ran’s lips.

He decided not to tell her about the pagoda for now—let her experience what it’s like to be an ordinary person for a while.

Yawning, he stretched lazily and said, "We can talk about cultivation later. Right now, there’s something much more urgent."

"What is it?" Lin Langyue asked curiously.

With a wave of his hand, a massive bed carved from fragrant spirit wood appeared out of thin air. The bed was adorned with luxurious blankets and pillows, all brand new and emitting a faint, refreshing scent.

Li Ran flopped onto the bed, stretching comfortably.

"And that urgent matter… is getting a good night’s sleep. After fighting all day, I’m exhausted."

Lin Langyue’s face twitched. "You said something urgent… and it turns out to be sleeping?"

And more importantly—why would anyone carry a bed around with them?!

What kind of thoughts does this man have in his head?!

Li Ran lay back and patted the mattress invitingly. "Want to sleep together?"

"…"

Lin Langyue turned her head away. "No need, you sleep by yourself."

"Alright then."

Li Ran nodded, closed his eyes, and within moments, his breathing evened out—he actually fell asleep.

Lin Langyue sighed and rubbed her temples.

This man really had nerves of steel…

She glanced around before quietly moving to a corner, crouching down.

After a long day of intense battle, she was already exhausted, and without spiritual energy to sustain her, an overwhelming fatigue washed over her.

Hugging her knees, she soon drifted into slumber.

After a while, Li Ran cracked one eye open, glancing at her curled up in the corner, looking pitiful.

He couldn't help but chuckle.