Chapter 623 350: Meng Qingyu: "Then I'll Defer to Husband on This!

When that time came, bloody conflict would be inevitable, and there was no telling how many Cultivators would meet a violent end on the spot.

In the blink of an eye, amid an earth-shattering roar, a giant palm hundreds of feet wide descended from the sky, slamming down hard upon the inn's location.

CRUMBLE!

The ground shook violently as all the Array Restrictions, both inside and out, shattered completely. Amidst a spray of flying tiles and rubble, the luxurious courtyard was razed to the ground.

The once-clear sky instantly turned pitch-black as thick, dark clouds blotted out the sun. Above the clouds, several immensely powerful Divine Thoughts exchanged messages:

"...Where's the Child of Destiny? Where did he go?"

"He was just here a moment ago. I clearly sensed his aura."

"Hm? There seem to be traces of Buddhist Sect Divine Techniques here. Could it be that those damned thieving baldies beat us to it?"

"How outrageous! This is Chiying Demon Sect territory. How dare those thieving baldies come here and run wild?!"

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「Hundreds of thousands of miles away, atop a colossal, sky-piercing peak.」

'That was close. I almost got trapped again!'

Ling Changqing looked back. The sky above the Marketplace had been swallowed by a dense darkness, and it was impossible to know what was happening inside.

With a mere thought, his figure vanished from the spot.

Over the next half-day, Ling Changqing passed through the territories of the Vast Sea Immortal Alliance and the Li Huo Divine Palace, making brief appearances in each before vanishing without a trace.

By the time he returned to the Doumu Immortal Palace, the territories of those three powers had been thrown into utter chaos. Countless suspicious Cultivators were running rampant, frantically searching for the whereabouts of the Child of Destiny.

"Husband, that was a bit too risky. Please don't do that again!"

In the bedchamber, the stunningly beautiful Shui Wan Zhao leaned her body against him, her lovely face flushed. She spoke with a playful pout, her gorgeous eyes shimmering like liquid light.

"Mm, I won't do it again."

Ling Changqing contentedly ate the snow-white delicacy that Yu Qinghuang held up to feed him, his response muffled by the food in his mouth.

On the opulent and exquisite bed, gorgeous embroidered curtains hung low. A faint, exotic fragrance filled the air, where a large group of voluptuous, alluring bodies, snow-white and completely bare, were lounging or sitting. Every one of them had a flushed, beautiful face, their eyes filled with blissful infatuation.

"...I feel that in another eight to ten years, my accumulated Cultivation will reach Great Perfection, and then I can attempt a breakthrough to the Integration Realm!"

The large-chested, noble, and graceful Bai Qingyi sat up straight, flicking her waterfall of glossy black hair and speaking with a gentle smile.

Among all the women of the harem, Bai Qingyi had always had the highest Cultivation. She had already reached the Peak of the Void Refinement Realm many years ago. Now, following Ling Changqing's breakthrough, she too had touched the threshold of the Integration Realm.

"Mhm, we're all the same!"

The exquisitely beautiful Meng Feiyu, her eyes full of allure, chimed in with a smile. After Ling Changqing's breakthrough, the Luck and Fortune of Dao Companions like them in the Void Refinement Realm had increased by about thirty percent.

Under normal circumstances, without a special opportunity, a Cultivator's Luck and Fortune might not change for several hundred years, making it even more arduous to obtain than an increase in Cultivation.

It was even possible for a Cultivator's Destiny to slowly decline as their Lifespan neared its end. Those life-extending Elixirs could prolong one's life, but they could not restore one's Destiny.

This, then, was the terrifying power of a Child of Destiny—a peerless stroke of fortune that no Heavenly and Earthly Treasures could ever compare to.

As for Dao Companions like Yu Ruoshuang, Mu Xinlan, Liu Ying Meng Luan, and Zhao Wanyi who were in the Divinity Transformation Realm, the increase in their Luck and Fortune was even more astonishing, having more than doubled.

As time went on, the growth of their fortune continued at a slow but steady pace, with no signs of stopping.

Su Qinglian had already estimated that a single round of Dual Cultivation with Ling Changqing for a Dao Companion in the Divinity Transformation Realm was now roughly equivalent to five months of their own bitter cultivation in seclusion. For a Dao Companion in the Nascent Soul Realm, the increase in Cultivation would be even more significant.

Even before coming to the Qingming Continent, the Ling Family's high-end strategic power was already on par with the Nine Great Families of the Yuzhou Cultivation Realm; only its mid- and low-tier combat strength was lacking.

They believed that before long, through Ling Changqing's efforts, Divinity Transformation and Nascent Soul Cultivators would spring up within the family like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, with the number of Golden Core and Foundation Establishment members being even greater.

When that time came, at least within the Yuzhou Cultivation Realm, the Ling Family would surely grow to become the foremost power, and the birth of the Changqing Immortal Dynasty would be a natural consequence.

After dallying with his beautiful consorts to his heart's content, Ling Changqing reluctantly rose, retrieved a Communication Jade Talisman from under his pillow, and began to inspect it.

Ling Qiyue had already received the news that he had taken the Doumu Immortal Palace. Overjoyed, she began adjusting the family's future plans for its rise.

The first step was, of course, to conquer all the surrounding sea regions and unify the offshore waters of Yuzhou. Then, they would find a way to land on the Yuzhou coast and seize enough territory to establish a firm foothold.

In truth, the Ling Family had possessed such strength for several decades already. It was only because they lacked enough mid- and low-tier Cultivators and had limited manpower to manage new territories that the plan had to be shelved.

But now, as long as Ling Changqing helped create a batch of Foundation Establishment and Golden Core Cultivators, they could, with the addition of the massive number of Daoist Soldier Puppets from the Doumu Immortal Palace, easily control a vast territory equivalent to that of a Refining Void power.

'If that's the case, then the women from those two families will just have to wait to join the family.'

Ling Changqing mused.

The power and foundation of the Xuannü Palace and the Ye Family far surpassed that of the Yuzhou Cultivation Realm. If those two families tried to squeeze in too many candidates, it would be very difficult for Ling Changqing to handle.

But if he tried to persuade Meng Qingyu and Ye Xinglan to let their people wait for another few decades, they would definitely lose their tempers with him.

"I told you so back then. Who asked you to go and provoke them?"