Urban Supernatural Medical Saint

"In the Secret Realm?" Ye Wenjun's confusion intensified the more she listened.

Seeing her bewildered look, Fang Yu chuckled and said, "What I'm going to say next is definitely the truth. You are my wife, and my greatest virtue is that I never lie to those close to me."

"Spit it out, what's going on?" Ye Wenjun was getting anxious.

This was a big deal that concerned her own origins.

Anyone would be anxious in her shoes.

Fang Yu explained,

"This time, when I went to search for the Twin Lotus, I stumbled upon something particularly interesting. In the Secret Realm I entered, I saw a group of people... and they were the descendants of the Bai Family. Among them was someone you must have heard of, Bai Qi from the Qin Dynasty, the Killing God! The notorious general who massacred four hundred thousand soldiers of Zhao at the Battle of Changping!"

Ye Wenjun was completely shaken.

Even if she generally remained calm and composed, she was floored by this revelation.

"How is that possible? Encountering ancient people in a Secret Realm?"

"Yes... Secret Realms indeed have the effect of disrupting space-time... you can think of each Secret Realm as being a separate space. Their flow of time can vary; some may be a second slower, others a second faster. Some may not even align timewise with our current world... And there's something else that I must tell you... When we challenged Tiandu Mountain, we accidentally fell into a Secret Realm behind the mountain. That Secret Realm was a special slow-spinning one. In fact, I spent a long seventy years in that realm, whereas in the outside world only about six days had passed!"

Hearing this,

Ye Wenjun looked at Fang Yu with a complex gaze.

She was finding it hard to grasp what Fang Yu was describing.

Even though she was a Harvard graduate.

Even with her high intelligence, she was astounded by the bizarre nature of the events, beyond comprehension.

But then again...

What in this world is more incomprehensible than Cultivation itself?

A unique characteristic of this Eastern land.

The West has vampires, werewolves.

Eastern Cultivators.

None of which can be explained by science.

Humans can obtain longevity through Cultivation.

In scientific terms, this has always been an enigma.

To this day, most ordinary people who do not engage in Cultivation can only live to be about a hundred, and only a few long-lived individuals can surpass that mark. But for Cultivators, living past a hundred years is trivial.

In science, there is no substance, no method, that can significantly increase a human's lifespan. There are theories of extreme frozen preservation, of sealing the human body in ice permanently, using temperature to maintain bodily functions at a certain stage forever. But that's just theory, and to date, no one has achieved it.

In the most recent great war,

Xie Daoyun used her Dan Tian Essence to kill dozens of Supreme Heavenly Rank powerhouses in one strike and sealed herself in a block of ice to save her life.

With this seal, she no longer needed to breathe, yet she survived.

All this is beyond scientific explanation.

Having thought this far,

Ye Wenjun calmed down and said, "Seventy years, so you used these seventy years to achieve another breakthrough?"

Fang Yu nodded and explained,

"Not just a breakthrough in Cultivation, but also a refinement of my state of mind. Seventy years can easily age a person's heart, make them numb. Once numb and stagnant, my thoughts, my concepts, my methods of Cultivation would hardly progress... It's like studying, why are always the young, the children the ones learning? Because their minds, their brains, are the most receptive... I cannot let my heart and mind age. Guess what method I used to maintain this state of mind?"

"I don't know." Ye Wenjun appeared calm on the surface.

But inside, she really wanted to know the answer.

Fang Yu narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Thinking of you."

"..."

Ye Wenjun's face flushed red, and she looked down.

What is all this nonsense?

Fang Yu chuckled and continued, "Really, thinking of you... When I was bored every day, thinking of you kept me going. Only then could I keep a youthful heart. Otherwise, the day I came out to find I had aged, I wouldn't be worthy of you any longer. That's not what I want!"

Upon hearing this,

Ye Wenjun felt too shy to even look at him.

To be honest, she had never been in a relationship before, and her interactions with Fang Yu had always been covert and restrained; she had never experienced such direct endearment before.

Fang Yu's sudden candidness was almost too much for her.

And it's no wonder, she is by nature a traditional woman.

Fang Yu liked her just the way she was, with her blushing face. He continued, "Alright, no more teasing... back to the main topic. The fact that I encountered ancient people in the Secret Realm clearly shows that many who have disappeared in the past were probably consumed by such realms. The True Phoenix Clan must be among them... Their disappearance from history is very strange, very bizarre. Just like the Bai Family's vanishing in the old days."

"So that means the True Phoenix Clan might also emerge from a Secret Realm?"

"Exactly."

Fang Yu asserted confidently, "They will definitely return! I have a premonition that the Phoenix Ancient Jade on you may very well belong to your True Phoenix Clan. My mother was simply taking the opportunity to return it to you. You and I really are a match made in heaven."

As he spoke, his hand rested on Ye Wenjun's shoulder, firmly pulling her a little closer into his embrace.

"Wenjun, you are my wife after all. If one day the True Phoenix Clan returns to the Continent, would you accept a hubby like me who lives off his wife? From now on, I might have to depend on you," Fang Yu said with a beaming smile.

"..."

"Darling, it's a long night and I can't seem to fall asleep, and look, it's getting late. How about tonight we study... how to have a baby?" Fang Yu suggested.

"..."

Although Ye Wenjun didn't respond verbally, her body didn't resist, and Fang Yu knew he was midway through persuading her. Just as he was about to sweep her off her feet and onto the bed for a passionate night,

the phone rang.

An urgent ringtone sounded.

Fang Yu grabbed the phone and barked, "Chen Daotian, if you don't have a good reason, I'll skin you alive!"

"Brother Yu, you always say that, can't you come up with something new... I've been injured," Chen Daotian said.

"Injured?" Fang Yu was immediately alarmed, "Who in Jiangzhou could possibly hurt you?"

"A man in black robes, just like the one you injured that night, he was also inquiring about the whereabouts of the Dragon Scale, only... he was much stronger. Luckily, my Body Refining Technique is perfected, and using the Dark Scripture, I managed to escape... cough cough cough..."

Chen Daotian then broke into a violent cough.