Chapter 624 350: Meng Qingyu: "Then I'll just do as my husband wishes!

Xue Qingtan shot him a look. 'This husband of mine is perfect in every way, except for his lecherous nature. He never turns away any Female Cultivator who offers herself to him. It's truly...'

"How about this? We can have each of their two families send ten Female Cultivators, but their Cultivation cannot exceed the Divinity Transformation Realm. Would that be acceptable?"

Su Qinglian made the suggestion. This way, they wouldn't have to worry about disrupting the balance of the harem, and it would also spare Ling Changqing the difficulty.

As for the remaining candidates, they could come to serve him later, after the Changqing Immortal Dynasty was established and Ling Changqing's Cultivation had advanced further. It wouldn't be too late.

"Alright, I'll discuss it with them."

Ling Changqing agreed. It was indeed the most suitable option at the moment.

A few breaths later, Ye Xinglan and Meng Qingyu received a message from Ling Changqing.

This time, however, Ling Changqing revealed a partial reason, explaining vaguely that he already had a family that was currently facing an external war, and thus the plan to marry them would have to be postponed.

"...If you're going to war with another faction, why don't our families just mobilize our elite forces and help you win it quickly?" Meng Qingyu said bluntly.

"That's impossible," Ling Changqing refused flatly. "If Female Cultivators from your two families so much as show their faces there, the situation will inevitably spiral out of control."

'If Xuannü Palace and the Ye Family were to mobilize all their elites, razing half a continent might be difficult, but conquering a major province on the Qingyao Continent would be child's play, and they wouldn't even suffer great losses.'

'But if that happened, any of the leaders of the surrounding major powers—so long as they weren't complete fools—would absolutely realize something was wrong.'

'If great powers from other continents were drawn in, Xuannü Palace and the Ye Family would surely be overwhelmed, and they wouldn't be able to protect me.'

One wrong move could cause the entire situation to collapse, so Ling Changqing couldn't take the risk.

"In that case, we won't make things difficult for you, Husband," Ye Xinglan conceded. "Let the sisters whose names are on the marriage contract come over. I guarantee that from now on, they will obey only your commands!"

"Only the Dao Companions in the Nascent Soul Stage can come. Those in the Divinity Transformation and Void Refining Realms are not allowed."

Ling Changqing insisted. On those two marriage contracts, more than half of the Female Cultivators had already reached the Void Refining and Divinity Transformation Realms—far too many.

'It's one thing inside the Doumu Immortal Palace, but once we're outside... if these Female Cultivators wanted to cause trouble, I wouldn't be able to control them.'

'If it came down to it, I would rather temporarily cut all ties with the women from these two families than place myself and my own family in danger.'

"Very well. Shall we do as our husband wishes?"

Meng Qingyu had clearly realized Ling Changqing's concerns and finally abandoned her original idea.

A light danced in Ye Xinglan's eyes as she said with a radiant smile, "Since the sisters with higher Cultivation can't come over for now, why don't we arrange for a batch of Nascent Soul Stage sisters to make up the numbers instead?"

'Each family could provide thirty-six Nascent Soul Stage Female Cultivators. As long as they serve Ling Changqing for a while, advancing to the Divinity Transformation Stage will be a natural outcome. This would also be a way to strengthen both of our families.'

'More importantly, Female Cultivators at the Nascent Soul Realm are not that rare within the Sects. The quiet departure of a single group of Nascent Soul Cultivators won't attract the attention of any hidden spies, which will ensure maximum secrecy.'

Ye Xinglan had already made up her mind. She would select a group of the most exceptional Nascent Soul Female Cultivators from within her family—and they had to be from her own faction. That was the only way to ensure she could capture Ling Changqing's heart.

"It's a deal."

Ling Changqing no longer objected. 'I can still handle Dao Companions at the Nascent Soul Realm,' he thought, 'even if there are quite a few of them.'

And so, after a series of careful arrangements, a total of seventy-two Nascent Soul Stage Female Cultivators from the two families, led by Ye Binghua and Qin Yanran, slipped into the Doumu Immortal Palace without a sound half a month later.