Chapter 628 352: Decision to Go to War

Then, within the Ling Family, Ling Yulu, Ling Yuzhu, Qin Yun, Ling Bingyun, Ling Zhiqing, Ling Xueyu, Mu Yu Xin, Song Xuelan, Ling Menghuan, and Cen Xuyi had all also reached the Divinity Transformation Realm.

According to the latest count, after more than a decade of effort and including the female cultivators from the Ye Family and Xuannü Palace, the Ling Family now possessed nearly a hundred female cultivators at the Divinity Transformation Stage.

The number of female cultivators at the Nascent Soul Level was even greater, totaling over three hundred, so there is no need to list them all individually.

Within the family, the number of mid and lower-level cultivators was also rapidly increasing. Every month, hundreds of Foundation Establishment Cultivators emerged, along with a dozen or so Pseudo Core and True Pill Cultivators.

Most of these Pseudo Core and True Pill cultivators were male members of the Ling Family. In any case, the family currently lacked neither Cultivation Techniques nor Cultivation Resources, so they too benefited immensely.

The number of new Foundation Establishment Female Cultivators in the family was about sixty to seventy per month, while there were typically seven or eight new Golden Core Stage Female Cultivators monthly. Essentially all of them were Ling Changqing's Dao Companions.

After so many years, the number of new Golden Core Female Cultivators in the Ling Family had approached two thousand, many of whom were already at the late stage Golden Core. With Ling Changqing's favor, their future breakthroughs to the Nascent Soul Realm were practically guaranteed.

As time went on, the Ling Family's shortage of mid and lower-level cultivators was quickly filled, and their numbers even began to exceed the capacity of their current territory.

Before, their territory had been too vast to manage properly. Now, it was becoming too small. A plan for external expansion was imminent.

Furthermore, among the beautiful female cultivators sent over by the Mu Family, Zhao Family, Lu Hua Palace, Liu Ying Clan, Xianyin Pavilion, Ye Family, Xuannü Palace, and the Deep Sea Dragon Race, the number of those at the Nascent Soul and Golden Core Realms was roughly the same as the Ling Family's own.

Once war broke out, all these female cultivators would obey Ling Changqing's commands and expand the family's territory.

Ling Qiyue's plan was that when the family decided to start the war, they should ideally flatten all of Yuzhou in a single wave, wiping out every power, large and small, in the shortest possible time.

This way, by the time the powers in the neighboring prefectures reacted, the situation in Yuzhou would already be settled, and it would be too late for them to intervene.

"My dear wife, you have a point. Please have them come over later so we can discuss this together."

Ling Changqing said finally.

To avoid attracting attention, Ziyunxi, Qin Mengxuan, Liu Ying Ziyi, and the others all visited Ling Changqing on a regular schedule. However, they could also be summoned on short notice if something important came up.

Ling Qiyue had no objection and immediately had Tang Qiu Yao make the arrangements.

Ten days later, Qin Mengxuan was the first to arrive, followed by Liu Ying Ziyi and Ziyunxi, who came together.

In the Secret Hall, shielded by layers of Array Restrictions, all the beauties had arrived. The air was filled with the glint of hairpins and jewels, the rustle of fine gowns, and the subtle fragrance of perfume—each woman a devastating beauty in her own right.

Ling Changqing sat in the center with Ling Qiyue by his side. They were followed by Immortal Venerable Doumu, Bai Qingyi, Qin Yanran, Ye Binghua, and Qin Mengxuan.

"...Husband, with the family's current strength, we have more than enough power to flatten Yuzhou. We don't need to wait any longer, do we?"

Qin Yanran was the first to speak. With her perspective, she naturally didn't think much of the powers within a single prefecture; they were simply not on the same level as Xuannü Palace.

"Mhm, it's definitely enough. We sisters can all take action. Taking care of those few families will be incredibly easy."

Ye Binghua added in agreement.

Qin Mengxuan, who had the face of a child, an impressively ample chest, and a bright, commanding presence, simply smiled. "There's no need for further discussion. I will follow my husband's arrangements."

Liu Ying Ziyi, gentle and demure in her jade phoenix crown and a vermilion palace gown embroidered with a hundred-flower cloud pattern, said softly,

"Our families are all on our husband's side. The only ones we truly need to deal with are the Cui, Yin, and Hao Families, and their own strength is no longer a concern."

"The only thing to worry about are their backers. Of course, as long as we move quickly enough, that won't be a major problem either."

Ziyunxi, her hair adorned with pearls and jade, was dressed in a magnificent, deep purple robe embroidered with Li Huang phoenixes and auspicious dragons. Majestic and elegant, noble and graceful, her gaze seemed to flow as she spoke softly,

"According to the intelligence gathered by our combined networks, the surrounding powers have all suffered considerable losses over the past few decades. They may not have much strength left to interfere in Yuzhou's situation!"

Ling Changqing nodded slightly. The main powers of Yuzhou consisted of the Nine Great Cultivation Families, plus the Saint Yu Immortal Dynasty, Lu Hua Palace, Xianyin Pavilion, the three major merchant guilds—Xingyun Sun, Illusory Treasure Pavilion, and Gathering Sea Pavilion—and three organizations that handled intelligence and assassination.

Ling Changqing now knew that these major powers in Yuzhou, at most, only had one or two Void Refinement Realm experts presiding over them. There wasn't a single Great Power at the Integration Realm among them.

Take Lu Hua Palace, for example. Before Qin Mengxuan met Ling Changqing, this female cultivator faction only had three Supreme Elders at the Void Refinement Realm. Although Qin Mengxuan herself was the Grand Palace Master, her cultivation was only at the Divinity Transformation Stage. It was only after engaging in Dual Cultivation with Ling Changqing that she managed to break through to the Void Refinement Realm.

The other Nine Great Families were even weaker. The Yu Family and the Liu Ying Clan each had only two Void Refinement Realm experts. Xianyin Pavilion had three, and the Saint Yu Immortal Dynasty had two.

The remaining powers basically all had just a single Void Refinement Realm expert. Even accounting for any hidden forces, the total wouldn't be much higher.

Therefore, as long as powers from other major prefectures did not intervene, it would be ridiculously easy for the current Ling Family to unify Yuzhou.

Bai Qingyi chuckled lightly. "Even if one or two major powers do intervene, it doesn't matter. We can handle them."

She and Immortal Venerable Doumu, two Great Powers at the Integration Realm, were the Ling Family's most important strategic cornerstones. And that was to say nothing of their ultimate trump card, the Child of Destiny.