The Glory of the Tribe

Under the night sky.
In the mountains and forests, terrifying sword light slashed upward from the ground, tearing a ravine over ten zhang long across the earth. It then arced upward, continuously smashing towering trees and massive moss-covered rocks into powder! This was not the true power of the first form of the Cloud Sky Sword. By forcibly activating it with innate strength, not only did the power decrease significantly, but there was also a dispersion of force. Otherwise, the trees struck would have been sliced cleanly, not reduced to powder.

But this move clearly exceeded the destructive limits that even innate strength could normally achieve!
It surpassed by dozens of times!
Robbery Realm Sword Technique!

"I've mastered it?!" Chen Yuanxuan looked at the sword in her hand, unable to believe that she had done it.
Her other hand instinctively lifted, touching her forehead. A cold energy surged from the center of her brow—this was the Mind Power she had gained from nine days of dual cultivation with Jiang Xuan!
This power allowed her to concentrate more, stay clearer-headed, and even enhanced her comprehension abilities.

Every day, she felt her understanding of the basics of swordsmanship growing deeper, but how much this improvement helped her master the Robbery Realm Sword Technique, she did not know.
Until today, driven by that sensation, she suddenly unleashed Shattering Mountain, Chasing the Moon!
"Again!" Chen Yuanxuan forcibly calmed her emotions, becoming intensely focused. In an instant, she moved several dozen zhang, her body, mind, and technique all reaching their peak, and her sword light swept out!

"Whoosh… Boom!" The sword light, nearly seventeen zhang long, swept across the forest with an unstoppable force, a terrifying momentum that was as if it could destroy anything in its path. Within a range of more than thirty zhang, towering trees seemed to be sliced by a fine dark golden thread, the speed of the cut so rapid that the trees didn't fall, but remained standing.
Chen Yuanxuan retracted her sword and approached one of the large trees.
She gently pushed.

The tree fell along the perfectly smooth cut, crashing into another tree, bringing down the entire small patch of forest. Each tree's cut was flawlessly smooth, even reflecting a mirror-like sheen.
Shattering Mountain, Chasing the Moon! "Although I had to forcibly activate it with innate strength, as long as I don't pursue maximum power, controlling it freely isn't hard. This move can be large or small. The larger it is, the broader the range, but the power is dispersed. If it's small and condensed, the power is concentrated within a few feet, and that's truly terrifying!"
Chen Yuanxuan thought to herself, gazing at the sword in her hand.

Buzz!
The sword suddenly vibrated, a dark golden glow spreading across the blade. The sword's edge shot out to a length of one zhang before rapidly shrinking back. Chen Yuanxuan furrowed her brows as her innate strength was rapidly consumed. She tried to shorten the sword's edge as much as possible; the more condensed it was, the greater the power!
From a distance, Jiang Xuan observed the situation.

"Yuanxuan has been comprehending the Robbery Realm Sword Technique for several years. Her talent in swordsmanship is already extremely high. In just a few years, her understanding of the Robbery Realm has surpassed mine!" Jiang Xuan didn't disturb Chen Yuanxuan, silently thinking, "And the Cloud Sky Sword is an advanced sword technique with a history of thousands of years. Her move is far superior to my self-created Phantom Wind Chase."
The dark golden sword light had already shrunk to the length of the sword's body!
Even from several dozen zhang away, Jiang Xuan felt his heart race with each pulse.
"With just this move, she's stronger than me." Jiang Xuan thought, "It seems I need to speed up my cultivation of the Phantom Ghost Slash!" Although he was happy for Chen Yuanxuan, there was a sense of urgency, a matter of pride—the man had to be stronger than his woman!

"Congratulations, you've mastered it." Jiang Xuan smiled and spoke.
Chen Yuanxuan lowered the sword, her face full of excitement. She turned to look at Jiang Xuan and, in a flash, appeared right in front of him.
She dropped the sword.

Without hesitation, she threw herself into his arms, wrapping her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck, kissing him passionately.
Jiang Xuan was knocked back a step, leaning against a tree.
"Hey! We don’t need to celebrate this urgently, do we?"

"Stop talking, are you a man?"
Chen Yuanxuan regretted her words immediately after saying them. The last time she had teased Jiang Xuan like this, the "consequences" were extremely painful, and even though she had the innate physique, the next morning she was completely drained, lying in bed for half the day before recovering.
Late at night, a fire was lit next to their wooden house, with fish roasting over the flames, caught from the nearby creek.

Both of them were hungry and tired, eating the grilled fish.
"About your understanding of the Robbery Realm Sword Technique," Jiang Xuan said while sitting on a wooden rocking chair, "Don’t let anyone know for now. Keep it secret, even from your most trusted guards, and your brother. Don't tell anyone."
"Why?"

Chen Yuanxuan, who was sitting sideways in Jiang Xuan’s lap, resting her head on his shoulder, looked up at his side profile, smiling. "You made a bet with Lord Lei Hong, don’t you want to win?"
They were only wrapped in a single blanket.
Jiang Xuan adjusted the blanket, then changed to a more comfortable sitting position. Leaning back, he put his arms behind his head and looked up at the starry sky, saying, "Don’t you think it's too fast? In just nine days! You’ve gone from not being able to comprehend it in a few years to mastering it! That will raise suspicions. The dual cultivation technique I passed on to you is a closely guarded secret! Dual cultivation methods are rare, and my technique even gives you Mind Power!"

"Black Pond Mountain really is full of surprises!" Chen Yuanxuan said with a meaningful tone.
Jiang Xuan had told her that the Hengsha Po Heart Sutra was something he had accidentally discovered while training in Black Pond Mountain, but Chen Yuanxuan was skeptical.
"Anyway, just don’t say anything. I told Lord Lei Hong it would take half a year, so wait for half a year. After that, you can let him know you’ve mastered it," Jiang Xuan said.

"Then, will we still get married?" Chen Yuanxuan tilted her head, asking.
"Of course!" Jiang Xuan turned his head to look at Chen Yuanxuan’s face, which was so close, "No one else will know that you suddenly married me because you lost a bet."
After saying that, Jiang Xuan’s expression turned strange.

It felt like "I tricked my wife into marrying me."
Chen Yuanxuan looked at Jiang Xuan’s face, then steadied herself and said, "I’ve decided."
"What?" Jiang Xuan asked in response.

"I not only want to marry you, but I also want to have a child with you." Chen Yuanxuan looked into Jiang Xuan’s eyes.
"Huh?" Jiang Xuan was stunned.
"You said it yourself, since I’ve decided to pursue the realm of God and Demon alone, marriage is an important experience for my state of mind. Having children should also have such an effect," Chen Yuanxuan said as she thought. "They say that the more experiences a person has before reaching the realm of God and Demon, the easier it is for them to overcome the Heart Demon Tribulation. Since we’re already married, let’s make this relationship complete, and then I can sever my emotional ties and focus entirely on cultivation..."

"But not immediately." Chen Yuanxuan quickly explained, "It will be a year later. I’ll get pregnant with your child and leave. After giving birth, I’ll have someone return the child..."
Jiang Xuan was left dumbfounded.
"You don’t want to have a child with me?" Chen Yuanxuan narrowed her eyes.

"I’m from the tribe, how could I not want children? We value them much more than the city people." Jiang Xuan quickly responded, "I’m just thinking, are you doing this for your future state of mind, or is it because of me that you want to have a child?"
"Both, I guess. Your talent is so high, and you have the God Demon Physique!"
Chen Yuanxuan said, "I am the same! Although my talent has been damaged, my meridian issues won’t affect future generations. Our descendants may even surpass our talents. If we can’t achieve something, maybe our child will… It would be a pity not to have a child."

"Actually, your talent..." Jiang Xuan began, but then stopped.
"What?" Chen Yuanxuan didn’t know what Jiang Xuan was about to say.
"It’s nothing." Jiang Xuan gently shook his head.

Chen Yuanxuan’s meridian injuries had been healing slowly through dual cultivation. It was a side effect of the practice; the Hengsha Po Heart Sutra was not meant for healing, so Chen Yuanxuan hadn’t noticed any significant changes in her meridian injuries yet.
It was better not to tell her and let her gradually discover it on her own.
Jiang Xuan didn’t want Chen Yuanxuan to become obsessed with dual cultivation once she found out, as it would affect his own cultivation.

The next day, in the afternoon, in a well-decorated courtyard.
"Lord Lei Hong." Chen Yuanxuan found Lei Hong and respectfully said, "I dare to ask you for a favor."
"Speak directly." Lei Hong, holding a teacup, had a serious expression.

"Tonight, I will secretly marry Clan Leader Jiang Xuan." Chen Yuanxuan bowed her hands. "Please, Lord Lei Hong, go to the back mountain to witness the marriage!"
Lei Hong’s teacup stopped midway to his mouth.
His eyes widened, stunned.

He rarely had such a strong emotional reaction—there were not many things that could shock him! But the fact that Chen Yuanxuan, the first daughter of the number one family, was about to marry the sixteen-year-old tribe leader... this completely stunned him!
The relationship between them was surprising, but upon closer thought, it wasn’t entirely incomprehensible.
But marriage... was completely different!

"I thought you and Jiang Xuan were just a passing interest." Lei Hong put the teacup down. "Do you realize how much of an uproar your marriage will cause? If the Chen family insists on exterminating the Jiang clan, even I won’t be able to protect you."
"I understand the consequences, so it will be a secret marriage." Chen Yuanxuan said, "Your witness is just a guarantee for some future moment! Perhaps it won’t be needed, but I trust your integrity, Lord Lei Hong. You won’t disclose this matter."
Lei Hong remained silent.

He never interfered with others' affairs, nor would he try to stop Chen Yuanxuan. At this point, there was no point in turning it down, as she had already told him.
Whether he went or not, he already knew they would marry tonight.
"Alright, I’ll go tonight." Lei Hong nodded.

"Thank you, Lord!" Chen Yuanxuan bowed and left.
"She’s really a remarkable woman... No, it’s Jiang Xuan! That kid has a problem! He’s got big problems! How did he manage it?" Lei Hong thought, gazing at Chen Yuanxuan’s departing figure.
Just as Chen Yuanxuan left the courtyard completely...

Whoosh!
A figure suddenly appeared on the other side of the stone table, looking shocked!
"What’s going on?" The man with the goat beard growled, "Chen Yuanxuan is marrying Jiang Xuan? When did this happen? How long have they known each other? Isn’t Chen Yuanxuan twenty-six? And Jiang Xuan is only sixteen! What does she see in him? What did Jiang Xuan do? Impressive!"

He often visited Lei Hong but avoided being seen. When someone came to visit Lei Hong, he would hide, but this time, he overheard such a shocking piece of news!
"Liao, don’t get too excited." Lei Hong quickly said, "This has nothing to do with us."
"It doesn’t concern us, but... she’s Chen Yuanxuan!" The man with the goat beard marveled. "She’s the only one with the God Demon Physique among the young generation of Flying Snow City. If this gets out, it could even shake the City Lord!"

"That’s why we need to keep it quiet." Lei Hong said after thinking for a moment, "They are a perfect match..."
At the same time, in the back mountain of the Jiang tribe's Earth City...
The open space in front of the strange stone was simply decorated with flowers, burning firepots, and a slight hint of tribal wedding atmosphere. With the help of Jiang Cuiyun, Chen Yuanxuan donned the traditional tribal wedding attire. The clothing suited Jiang Xuan’s aesthetic, and with Chen Yuanxuan’s stunning appearance and cold demeanor, Jiang Xuan was momentarily stunned.

The secret wedding had only a handful of participants.
Apart from Jiang Xuan and Chen Yuanxuan, there were four others: Inspector Lei Hong, Granny Jin Hua, Jiang Cuiyun, and a man with a goat beard who had come with Lei Hong.
Chen Yuanxuan clearly recognized this person. The first time she saw him, her pupils contracted slightly.

Lei Hong formally introduced him to Jiang Xuan.
"This is... Liao Wei, the head of the Sky Pavilion in Flying Snow City."