The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 621: She Doesn’t Even Qualify to Become a Man

Chapter 621: She Doesn’t Even Qualify to Become a Man

Nanli thought her fourth brother was already obsessed with martial arts, but Qi Mu was even more extreme.

Initially, Nanli assumed Qi Mu was merely expressing her interest. To her surprise, Qi Mu was determined to visit the Flame Sect herself.

Chu Yang advised her, "Deputy Commander Qi, please don’t act impulsively. Once you start, there’s no turning back. If you meet your ideal husband one day, what will you do then?"

Qi Mu’s mind immediately flashed to Chu Huan.

Thin frame, fair skin, refined demeanor—utterly lacking in any heroic aura.

Someone like that... Forget about marrying him.

She might even end up protecting him instead.

Still, she didn’t want to be too full of herself. After all, her position in the palace exposed her to gossip, and she had learned just how popular Chu Huan was among the noble ladies in the capital. Some were even willing to become his concubines.

Chu Huan, a man who studied the classics, would naturally prefer elegant and well-mannered noblewomen. How could he possibly take an interest in someone like her?

If she was destined to have no suitable match in this lifetime, wouldn’t becoming a man be even better?

"Then I’ll just be your brother!" Qi Mu declared.

At that moment, the whisper talisman in Nanli’s pouch began to tremble.

She pulled it out and saw that it was linked to Master Zhao.

With a swipe of her finger, the talisman glowed red, and Master Zhao’s anxious voice came through:

"Ninth Princess! Something has happened! Some disciples in our sect who practiced the Fire Cloud Spell are either unable to progress further or have gone mad with qi deviation!"

Nanli paused briefly before replying, "Actually, my main expertise lies in talisman crafting, ghost hunting, setting up formations, exorcising demons, fortune-telling, and feng shui."

"Then just consider my disciples as being possessed and come take a look!" Master Zhao pleaded. "They’ve turned into bloodthirsty maniacs who only want to kill."

He was truly at his wit’s end.

They were his own sect members, so he couldn’t bring himself to kill them.

"That serious?" Chu Yang grew nervous immediately. "Sixth Sister, you can’t just ignore this!"

Qi Mu also nodded, her expression righteous. "He’s right. These are human lives at stake."

Nanli pouted and muttered, "I came back to the State Duke Manor hoping to spar with my fourth brother."

She had barely managed to carve out some time to relax.

Still, since Master Zhao had shared the Fire Cloud Spell for her sake, she didn’t complain further. Taking out a Transfer Talisman, she prepared to investigate the situation.

"Ninth Princess, if it’s convenient, please bring me along. I might be able to help," Qi Mu offered.

Nanli nodded. Qi Mu, with her extensive experience roaming the martial world, might indeed have valuable insights.

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When they arrived at the Flame Sect, the scene was chaotic. Master Zhao, exhausted and distressed, looked relieved when he saw Nanli appear in the blink of an eye. His eyes even reddened with emotion.

"Ninth Princess! Fourth Young Master!" His voice trembled as he greeted them. "And this is...?"

Qi Mu rested her large blade on her shoulder and introduced herself, "Qi Mu, not a high-ranking officer, just the Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guard."

Master Zhao, misunderstanding her humility, quickly responded, "Ah, Deputy Commander Qi, an honor to meet you."

The Flame Sect was no longer as prosperous as it once was, with only a handful of disciples remaining.

Nanli asked, "How did they succumb to qi deviation in the first place?"

Master Zhao explained, "The Fire Cloud Spell is unique. Only those who can see the cultivation method within it can practice it. Back then, the Fourth Young Master could see it, so he wasn’t affected. However, some disciples who couldn’t see it were unwilling to give up. They secretly learned it from those who could, leading to this disaster."

Qi Mu’s heart sank. "It’s that extraordinary? Master Zhao, may I take a look?"

Since the inner cultivation method was no longer a secret and Qi Mu was a woman, Master Zhao didn’t hesitate and handed her the Fire Cloud Spell.

"Deputy Commander Qi, please."

Qi Mu’s hands trembled as she held it.

Overwhelmed with excitement, she took a deep breath before opening the Fire Cloud Spell.

However—

It was completely blank!

She leaned closer and flipped through it again, but there was nothing.

Where were the words?

Where was the method?

Master Zhao, observing her reaction, sighed. "It seems Deputy Commander Qi is also unsuited for cultivating the Fire Cloud Spell."

Qi Mu, who had already resolved to become a man, was devastated by the revelation that she didn’t even qualify to do so. Her face turned ashen.

"Oh heavens... Why are you doing this to me?" She suddenly felt the sky grow heavy and the wind turn icy.

She cast a resentful glance at Chu Yang. "Why can you see it, and I can’t?"

Chu Yang had no idea.

Master Zhao explained, "Perhaps it depends on fate?"

Nanli studied the group and remarked, "I think I understand. Master Zhao and Fourth Brother’s souls are aligned with the fire element, while yours is aligned with water. Naturally, you’re incompatible with this cultivation method. The creator of the Fire Cloud Spell must have been quite remarkable—what you can’t see is a warning. If you were to forcefully cultivate it, it would only lead to disaster."

Soul attributes were invisible to ordinary people.

Nanli admired the creator’s ingenuity, marveling at how they had embedded a safeguard within the method.

Qi Mu pouted. "Does even practicing a cultivation method require considering soul attributes?"

She was skeptical.

But Nanli elaborated, "Of course. This isn’t ordinary martial arts—it’s an immortal cultivation method. If you break through the first level, you’ll enter the Base Building stage. With enough talent, you might even form a core in the future."

Nanli had read intelligence reports detailing how sects tested both aptitude and elemental roots when recruiting disciples. This demonstrated how immortal cultivation was intricately tied to the five elements.

"Immortal cultivation? That’s just like Prince Ye! After forming a core, wouldn’t I be able to teleport?" Qi Mu’s excitement surged.

Ye Siheng’s teleportation skills had left her in awe and envy.

"That’s uncertain," Master Zhao said. "No one in my sect’s history has ever broken through to the Base Building stage."

Master Zhao, having not had the chance earlier, took this opportunity to speak with Chu Yang at length. He cautioned him to remain calm and steadfast, warning against losing himself to impatience, which could hinder his progress.

Meanwhile, Qi Mu gazed at Chu Yang with a mixture of envy, jealousy, and frustration.

Nanli consoled her, "Don’t be upset. I’m a woman too, and I can’t practice it either."

Suddenly, Nanli recalled an important matter and took out the Xuanyue Temple Command Token, handing it to Chu Yang.

"This is something the ancestral master of Xuanyue Temple asked me to give you," Nanli said.

Chu Yang remembered paying his respects to the ancestral master in the past. As he accepted the token, Nanli added, "The ancestral master was actually a woodcutter from Limitless Palace. Later, he established Xuanyue Temple in Lian State but was betrayed and perished along with his junior sister. Before his death, he entrusted this token to me for you. As for its purpose, I don’t know. You’ll have to discover it when the time is right."

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