Chapter 575 - 311: Ziyunxi: That’s Not Too Much to Ask, Is It?

Qingniao Sea Region.

On a pleasant island spanning tens of thousands of square miles, hundreds of thousands of laborers toiled under the command of numerous young female cultivators, repairing damaged cities and clearing away dilapidated homes and roads.

Several years ago, this place had been briefly attacked and ravaged by a group of Exotic Race warriors from the Outer Heaven, causing tens of millions of casualties among the mortal populace. The island’s Mortal Dynasty had been on the verge of collapse.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Ling Changqing and his companions arrived just in time to defeat the Exotic Race, wiping them out completely.

Since the original Cultivator Clan on the island had been nearly annihilated, the island became unclaimed land. Ling Qiyue logically took it over, stationing the Ling Family’s cultivators there permanently.

However, the Ling Family was still short on manpower. Having taken over so much unclaimed territory, there were many places in need of rebuilding and restoration, which naturally slowed their overall progress.

Now, after careful consideration, Ling Qiyue had decided to ask Liu Ying Ziyi, Qin Mengxuan, and the others for help, requesting they send a batch of their disciples to handle the reconstruction efforts.

Ziyunxi and the other women readily agreed to the Female Patriarch’s request, their faces wreathed in smiles.

"Lending a few hands is a small matter. We can send the most outstanding talents from our clans to help out. We guarantee you’ll be satisfied, sister!

However, to prevent our husband’s secret identity from being leaked, they won’t be able to return for the next hundred years. So... our husband will have to take care of them from now on. That’s not asking too much, is it?"

Ling Qiyue was speechless. ’Your calculations are so blatant they’re practically smacking me in the face!’

They had truly racked their brains and spared no effort just to place more of their own people by Ling Changqing’s side.

"Fine, it’s a deal then!"

Ling Qiyue huffed, "But you’d better make proper arrangements. If their own skills aren’t up to par and our husband takes no interest in them, you can’t blame anyone else."

"Don’t worry, we’re sure our husband will be more than satisfied!"

Qin Mengxuan’s eyes curved into crescents as she smiled. She wasn’t worried about that at all; given Ling Changqing’s disposition, he never refused a beauty who came his way.

And so, the matter was settled.

Soon, large groups of female cultivators from Lu Hua Palace, the Liu Ying Clan, and Xianyin Pavilion began arriving one after another in the coastal region of Yuzhou.

They began to track down any stragglers who had slipped through the net, registering the islands ravaged by the Exotic Race and stationing forces according to each island’s size and population.

After several months, the final tally came to as many as fifteen sea regions. All of them were "unclaimed lands" where the local cultivator forces had been nearly wiped out, the mortal populace had suffered devastating casualties, and order could no longer be maintained.

In addition, over a dozen other sea regions had been severely damaged, but their local cultivator forces had not been completely eradicated and still maintained a presence.

For the time being, Ling Qiyue couldn’t be bothered with those places. She decided to first secure the fifteen unclaimed sea regions, invest the manpower to get them up and running again, and incorporate them into the family’s territory.

With this, the Ling Family became a veteran Nascent Soul power controlling twenty sea regions. Unfortunately, their territory still lacked a Grade Five Spirit Vein, though they had acquired over a dozen more Grade Four Spirit Veins.

As a result, the family’s territory could now support more Nascent Soul True Monarchs in their Cultivation in Seclusion. There were now hundreds, if not thousands, of Third Grade Spirit Vein Cave Mansions available for Golden Core Masters to cultivate in. Furthermore, most of the existing Golden Core Female Cultivators were Ling Changqing’s Dao Companions.

In the distant sky, a Tianzhou Skyboat, over two hundred zhang long and shimmering with spiritual light, drifted leisurely by.

On the spacious foredeck, the handsome and dashing Ling Changqing stood leaning against the railing, dressed in magnificent purple robes. He gazed down at the numerous islands of various shapes and sizes below.

After several months of arduous Cultivation in his private chambers, he had doted on each of his Dao Companions in turn. It wasn’t until today that his bevy of beauties finally allowed him to go out for a change of scenery.

"...How much longer will it take for the family’s cultivators to take full control of these places?"

After watching for a while, Ling Changqing asked softly.

Beside him, Meng Feiyu, dressed in a bright red palace gown that made her look incomparably beautiful and alluring, smiled and said,

"Not long. In a little over twenty years, the new generation of family disciples will be ready."

"That’s good to hear."

Ling Changqing nodded slightly. After all these years of effort, the Ling Family had produced thousands of new Core Formation and Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and even tens of thousands of cultivators at the late stage of Qi Cultivation.

A force of this size was basically enough to control and govern the territory of five sea regions.

However, now that they had acquired as many as fifteen new sea regions, the family’s available manpower was suddenly stretched thin again.

If not for the Liu Ying Clan, Lu Hua Palace, and Xianyin Pavilion stepping in to help by sending a batch of their disciples to take over management, the Ling Family truly would not have been able to handle these new territories.

According to the customs of the Cultivation Realm, unclaimed land has always been first come, first served.

If the lands were left vacant for too long, another power might just beat them to it, an outcome Ling Changqing definitely did not want to see.

"Husband, you don’t need to worry,"

Ziyunxi, her hair adorned with pearls and jade, leaned in gently. She was dressed in a pale gold brocade palace gown embroidered with phoenixes, sun, and moon patterns, her curves so voluptuous they were almost exaggerated. Wrapping a jade-like arm around Ling Changqing’s waist, she said with a charming smile,

"They will manage these territories well. Their stipends and Cultivation Resources will all be provided by their sects. You just need to come and see them on schedule!"

"Just see them, and nothing more?"

Ling Changqing turned his head and gently nuzzled her magnificent, towering peaks, asking suggestively.

The stunning beauty chuckled, her fragrant and delicate hand gently caressing his face as she chided him playfully,

"Once they’re here, you’ll be their husband. Do I really need to teach you what to do?"

"Alright, I figured as much."

Ling Changqing sighed. He wasn’t averse to beautiful women, but with so many lovely ladies flocking to him one after another, it was becoming a little much to handle.

Then again, it was precisely because of their help that his Cultivation continued to advance by leaps and bounds. He was no longer far from reaching the Late stage Nascent Soul.

Within the family, Ling Menghuan, Liu Xiuyan, and Mu Yu Xin had all reached Great Perfection in their accumulation and had just recently broken through to the Nascent Soul True Monarch Realm.

With this, and counting the women who had broken through previously, the number of Nascent Soul True Monarchs in the family now exceeded twenty. Among them, Ling Qiyue and Tang Qiu Yao were already at the Late stage Nascent Soul, and their breakthrough to the Divinity Transformation Realm was just around the corner.

Of course, Meng Feiyu, Xue Qingtan, and Yu Ruoshuang—three cultivators at the Divinity Transformation Realm—were all considered members of the Ling Family. This meant the Ling Family could already be considered a veteran Divinity Transformation power, even if the outside world was not yet aware.

This was not even mentioning Qin Mengxuan, Su Qinglian, Bai Qingyi, Liu Ying Ziyi, Ziyunxi, and the others. If push came to shove, they would also fight for Ling Changqing without a moment’s hesitation.

As time went on, Ling Qiyue, Tang Qiu Yao, Mu Xinlan, Yu Yalan, Fu Yin Xue, Liu Qianlan, and the others would all eventually advance to the Divinity Transformation Realm. Therefore, the issue of finding a Grade Five Spirit Vein Cave Mansion had to be put on the agenda.

"...Husband, there are some Grade Five Spirit Veins in the territory of the Deep Sea Dragon Race."

Bai Qingyi, elegant and radiant in her snow-white dress, leaned over. "Why don’t you let me figure something out?" she said. "We could treat it as a secret family outpost on the seabed?"

Her idea was to give her private territory to Ling Changqing, allowing him to live permanently in the Deep Sea. That way, all of Luo Qingxuan’s sisters could secretly come and attend to him.

Of course, with the Golden Dragon Race from the Outer Heaven watching covetously and spies from other major powers keeping a close eye on them, maintaining secrecy would be a huge problem that would require another solution.

"Why go to all that trouble?"

Ziyunxi pulled Ling Changqing into her embrace and said with a wide grin,

"We don’t have any spies or secret agents inside our Xianyin Pavilion Sect. Just let our husband come and stay with us for a while! The sisters who have already reached the Divinity Transformation Realm can go there too. Problem solved, right?"

"If he goes, I’m afraid he’ll never come back, will he?"

Qin Mengxuan shot her a look. ’That shameless Fox Spirit, trying to keep him all to herself behind our backs? In her dreams!’