Chapter 546 - 294: Qingsi: A Different Kind of Cultivation, a Different Feeling...

Ji Minghui felt this was the wisest decision she had ever made since beginning her path of cultivation.

’Whether Ling Changqing is a Reincarnated Great Power or has some other extraordinary background, he’s far beyond me right now.’

’Instead of letting this supreme opportunity slip by, I should take a gamble and try to stay by this handsome, purple-robed young man’s side.’

Ling Changqing glanced at Meng Feiyu beside him, then shook his head. "I can’t risk taking you with me right now. Let’s just forget about it."

’If they left the Hongmeng Divine Hall, the women would be utterly powerless against an expert of the Void Refining Realm.’

’If Ji Minghui suddenly turned on them and tried to abduct him back to Nixiang Palace, he would be completely helpless.’

"Young Master, I sincerely wish to follow you. I promise it’s not a trick."

Ji Minghui pursed her red lips, a hint of grievance appearing in her shimmering, beautiful eyes.

Meng Feiyu’s expression was calm. "You can follow my husband, but not now. You should return to Nixiang Palace first to see your disciples and old acquaintances."

"Wait until my husband’s Cultivation is much greater. Why don’t you come find him then?"

"And when will that be?"

Ji Minghui’s gaze wavered. ’This guy is only at the early stage of Nascent Soul. It’ll be a long, hard road for him to even reach the Divinity Transformation Realm, to say nothing of the Void Refining Level.’

"A few hundred years is nothing to you, so don’t feel too wronged, alright?" Ling Changqing smiled.

’This woman is truly difficult to control right now. I don’t want to plant such a hidden danger by my side.’

"Fine. In that case, Young Master, could you give me a token of yours?"

Seeing that Ling Changqing wouldn’t change his mind, Ji Minghui wisely conceded.

Ling Changqing agreed and took a lustrous Jade Pendant, carved with auspicious dragons and clouds, from his waist to give to her.

Ji Minghui, in turn, reached a slender hand between her magnificent peaks. From the bottomless, snowy-white ravine of her cleavage, she pulled out a shimmering, crystal-clear ruby phoenix pendant and placed it in Ling Changqing’s hand.

"Keep this token safe, Young Master. If need be, you can use it as a life-saving trump card."

Ji Minghui beamed, her gaze on Ling Changqing growing even more feverish.

’The moment the Jade Pendant was in her hand, she sensed her Qi and Fate Chart rise by a faint sliver.’

Ji Minghui remained outwardly composed, but inwardly she was reeling. ’At my Cultivation Level, Luck and Fortune are essentially fixed; it’s rare for them to change at all over hundreds of years.’

’And yet, a mere Nascent Soul True Monarch had just caused my destiny to improve, even if only by a negligible trace.’

’If I developed a... closer relationship with him, wouldn’t the boost to my destiny be even more significant?’

"Young Master, I still don’t know your name... And your home, your background..."

Ji Minghui asked, her beautiful eyes filled with anticipation. ’I’ve already told him who I am, surely he can’t keep his own identity a secret, right?’

"Ling Changqing!"

"As for my background, there’s no need for details," he said curtly. "From now on, this place is my home."

Before Ji Minghui could even react, Meng Feiyu waved her hand, teleporting her outside the bounds of the Divine Hall.

「Tens of millions of miles away.」

A gust of wind blew past, and a ball of pure light carrying Ji Minghui slowly materialized.

"I’m... out already?"

Ji Minghui looked around. ’I was trapped in this place for over three hundred years... now I’m finally free.’

’That fellow Ji Xuanchen is long gone. He probably rushed back to the Qingchen Continent.’

’I handed over control of Nixiang Palace to my Direct Disciple long ago, so as the retired Sect Leader, there’s nothing for me to worry about.’

"Ling Changqing? There’s something strange about that name... Should I try to scry his origins?"

Ji Minghui muttered to herself, pulling an ancient, ink-black Compass of unknown material from her Storage Bracelet.

However, just as she was about to begin, an indescribable premonition of danger made her hesitate.

’Maybe... one shouldn’t casually scry someone so special? Otherwise, an accident is bound to happen.’

After a moment of conflicted deliberation, Ji Minghui finally abandoned the reckless idea.

"Forget it. I’ll head back and take a look first. I wonder how those girls have been managing the Sect’s affairs."

After a moment’s thought, Ji Minghui’s figure transformed into a magnificent streak of light and vanished over the horizon.

Back within the Divine Land, tens of thousands of Daoist Soldier Puppets emerged from various areas to help Qin Yun, Xue Qingtan, and the other women clean up the battlefield, gathering all the possessions of the fallen Cultivators.

Several hours later, all the loot appeared before Ling Changqing, piled high into several small mountains: Storage Magical Artifacts, well-preserved Magical Treasures and Spiritual Treasures, and all sorts of rare materials.

There were massive quantities of Spirit Stones and Spirit Crystals, High Grade Talismans and Elixirs, Daoist Soldier Puppets, various Cultivation Method Scriptures, and Spirit Gold Materials and Medicinal Herbs—everything one could possibly want.

’Not to mention the intact Magical Treasures and Spiritual Treasures. I can use these to give all the women in my harem a complete equipment upgrade.’

"This is quite a haul," the gentle, quiet, and elegantly intelligent Yu Ruoshuang said with a smile. "If we take all this back, it should be enough for the family to live extravagantly for several hundred years, don’t you think?"

Ling Changqing didn’t disagree. With a wave of his hand, he swept all the valuables into his Era Star Palace Grotto Heaven Blessed Land, planning to sort through it all after he got back.

"My dears, what should we do now...?"

He asked thoughtfully. ’The Spiritual Qi Environment in this Hongmeng Divine Hall is excellent, but it’s just too far from the Qingyao Continent.’

’Otherwise, it would be a great idea to have the younger family members come here for long-term Cultivation in Seclusion to quickly train new talent.’

"This place isn’t suitable for others to enter right now. We should seal it up again."

Meng Feiyu spoke. For the foreseeable future, this place would not see the light of day again.

Even with a Heavy Artifact like the Bian Wujian Gate, a single round trip took over half a year. It was just too inconvenient.

So, it was better to wait until Ling Changqing reached the Divinity Transformation Realm. At that point, he could draw out more of the Bian Wujian Gate’s power, and they could reconsider the plan to train new talent here.

"But other people will definitely try to break in in the future. We need to find a way to defend it," Bai Qingyi said with a frown.

News of what happened in the Hongmeng Divine Hall today would spread quickly.

The Cultivators who were forced to retreat early certainly wouldn’t accept their failure. It wouldn’t be long before they gathered allies and returned.

"Don’t worry," Meng Feiyu said nonchalantly. "I’ll raise the power of all the Array Restrictions in the Divine Land to their absolute limit. I’ll make sure that anyone who comes will never leave."

’It was one thing in the past, but now that I’ve been reincarnated and have regained control of the Divine Land’s core, things are different.’

’If those fools dare to take even half a step into the Divine Hall, they’ll be instantly annihilated by the full power of the Array Restriction Traps. Even a Great Power like Celestial Monarch Luo Qi would be hard-pressed to escape unscathed.’

"If that’s the case, then we can rest assured."

Xue Qingtan breathed a sigh of relief. An Ancient Divine Land with such excellent geomantic properties, like the Hongmeng Divine Hall, was exceedingly rare in this era. It absolutely could not fall into the hands of outsiders.

’I wonder what has become of the Divine Land Ruins I remember... After all, they aren’t on this continent.’

"Alright then," Ling Changqing proposed, "shall we... seal this place and then head back to the Qingyao Continent?"

’I’ve been away for so long. Ling Qiyue and Tang Qiu Yao must be thinking of me day and night, waiting with bated breath.’

"Mhm, but let’s rest here for a few days first! There’s no rush, anyway."

Meng Feiyu smiled faintly, a fiery passion hidden in her shimmering, beautiful eyes.

’Once we get back, there will be too many women for my husband to handle. We should rest here for ten days or half a month and let us girls have our fill first.’

One look at her expression was all it took for the other women to understand. Their beautiful, jade-like faces flushed crimson as they silently gathered around him.

Only the Kunpeng Maiden, Qingsi, remained clueless, not understanding what her master intended to do next.

With a mere thought from Meng Feiyu, the scene before Ling Changqing’s eyes suddenly shifted to the magnificent and opulent interior of a fragrant bedchamber.

He looked around and saw that Bai Qingyi, Su Qinglian, Xue Qingtan, and the others had also been teleported into the room.

In the distance, between brocade curtains, an absurdly large Beautiful Jade Embroidery Bed rested atop a flight of Nine-Level White Jade Steps.

"My dear husband, let me help you undress!"

Meng Feiyu smiled gently, her jade-like hand already caressing Ling Changqing’s waist. Bai Qingyi and Qin Yun didn’t remain idle; in a flash, they had stripped him completely bare.

"???"

Qingsi’s beautiful eyes were filled with confusion. ’So, you have to take your clothes off to cultivate with your husband? In that case... I...’

She glanced down at her own exquisite, embroidered palace gown, and after a moment’s thought, slipped it off as well. A stunningly beautiful figure, skin as dazzlingly white as snow and glowing with a lustrous, jade-like light, was revealed before Ling Changqing’s eyes.

This time, there was nothing at all to cover her. Her entire body was immaculate, like a one-of-a-kind artistic masterpiece.

Then, she gracefully strode forward on her shockingly long and perfectly shaped legs. Mimicking Meng Feiyu’s movements, she wrapped her arms around Ling Changqing.

But her eyes remained pure and flawless, without a trace of romantic or lustful thought. She was as ignorant and innocent as a blank page.

"Huh? This kind of Cultivation feels different from before!"

Qingsi’s jade-like hand grasped Ling Changqing’s shaft, and she muttered in confusion.

Clearly, the Qingsi of this moment had no idea what her actions truly meant.

"This girl... she has such a nice figure! Our husband loves this type!" Qin Yun’s charming, jade-like face lit up as she covered her mouth and giggled.

Meng Feiyu laughed. "You’re not ready to cultivate with our husband yet. Why don’t you watch from the side for now and accumulate some experience and new techniques?"

"Alright then."

Qingsi obediently agreed.