Chapter 370: Chapter 224: Liu Xiuyan: If You Don’t Believe Me, Try Me...

He was, of course, perfectly aware of the young woman’s situation. Her Spirit Root Talent was actually quite good, and she was more than diligent in her Cultivation—she just lacked a bit of luck.

This was why Liu Xiuyan’s two previous attempts to break through to the Golden Core Master Realm had both ended unsatisfactorily. The first time, she had only formed a Pseudo Core, and her second attempt had also failed to produce a True Pill.

Now, Liu Qianlan had secured a third chance for her—quite possibly her last—which was why she was so hesitant.

’If I fail again this time... Master will be so disappointed in me, won’t she?’

Liu Xiuyan hesitated for a moment before finally nodding. "I... I want to..."

Beside them, Yu Yalan said with a beaming smile, "Sister Xiu Yan means she wants to wait until after she becomes your Dao Companion to attempt her breakthrough to Golden Core Master. It’ll be a sure thing then!"

"Sister Yalan, how could you..."

Liu Xiuyan’s lovely face flushed blood-red as she protested, overcome with shyness.

This was actually a method the other women had suggested to her in private. After a period of conflicted deliberation, Liu Xiuyan had come to accept it in her heart.

After all, even the sisters who were already Golden Core Masters could save at least two months of arduous cultivation with just a single Dual Cultivation session with him.

’If I could cultivate with Ling Changqing for a few months, the effect... I’d surely be able to achieve the Golden Core Dao Fruit, right?’

However, having it stated so bluntly by Yu Yalan still made the thin-skinned Liu Xiuyan burn with shame and annoyance.

"Oh, so that’s how it is?"

Ling Changqing said with a smile, "Since you’re still not quite comfortable with it, Junior Sister, there’s no rush. We can wait."

He wasn’t lacking for Dao Companions. He had his pick of partners for Dual Cultivation every night, and there were plenty of beautiful female students outside, eagerly waiting for a chance to enter his doors. There was no way he’d be going hungry.

But with the topic now out in the open, Liu Xiuyan decided to throw caution to the wind. Her lustrous, beautiful eyes fixed on him as she mustered her courage and said:

"There’s no need to wait. How about... how about tonight? I’ll come and serve you, Senior Brother..."

After a pause, she shyly averted her gaze and quickly added:

"I’ve learned some bedroom Dual Cultivation techniques from the other sisters. I can definitely... definitely serve you well, Senior Brother!"

"Is that so?"

Ling Changqing replied with a meaningful smile.

"Of course,"

Liu Xiuyan bit her red lip, puffed out her ample chest, and added with emphasis, "If you don’t believe me, just try me!"

"Husband, Sister Xiu Yan is a little shy. Stop teasing her!" Tang Qiu Yao said, holding back a laugh.

"Mm, we’ll serve our husband together tonight. You don’t need to be afraid," Yu Yalan said, affectionately wrapping an arm around Liu Xiuyan’s waist.

Ling Changqing finally nodded in agreement. "Alright then. It will be the two of you together tonight."

He felt a twinge of regret, however. Liu Qianlan hadn’t come over this time. ’If she and Liu Xiuyan had come to Dual Cultivate with me together... that would have been an incredible experience.’

"Okay."

Liu Xiuyan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if a great weight had been lifted from her heart.

...

「In the Women’s Embroidery Tower.」

Ling Qiyue was handling official business. Dressed in a magnificent Bright Yellow Sun and Moon Embroidered Phoenix Palace Robe, with gold hairpins and tassels glittering in her cloud-like chignon, she looked noble, beautiful, and possessed a graceful grandeur.

Across from her sat Xue Qingtan. Her Magical Robe was as white as snow, and she looked as pure as ice and jade. Her sweet voice was light and pleasant as she spoke:

"After receiving the resources we sent, Longevity Hall’s operations have been going very smoothly. They have completely taken over the foundations of the Cangyu Islands.

According to the latest report from our Chixue Sea Region branch, aside from the main Sect strongholds protected by the Mountain Protection Array, all other territories in the Cangyu Islands are now under Longevity Hall’s control.

Right now, Liu Qianlan is sending people to negotiate with the Cangyu Islands’ last two Golden Core Elders, trying to persuade them to surrender!"

Ling Qiyue said with satisfaction, "Once Longevity Hall absorbs the foundations of the Cangyu Islands, they’ll be considered one of the top three powers in the Chixue Sea Region, won’t they? That should grant us a period of peace and quiet."

The growth and strengthening of Longevity Hall was, at this stage, naturally in the Ling Family’s best interest.

In a number of years, when the Ling Family began its major outward expansion, Longevity Hall could serve as its vanguard. It would even be a natural development for them to be absorbed into the Ling Family when the time was right.

"By the way, have the leaders of those other powers had any reaction?" Ling Qiyue asked.

Xue Qingtan shook her head. "What reaction could there be? The Qi Family and the You Family suffered disastrous losses and are already planning to lie low and recuperate.

As for the other powers, they’re all hesitating and watching from the sidelines. They want to make a move on the Qi and You Families, but they’re afraid the same fate will befall them, so none have made any substantial moves."

Clearly, the situation in the Chixue Sea Region was no longer what it once was. The fall of the Cangyu Islands and the rise of Longevity Hall were now inevitable.

As for the Qi and You Families, who had suffered such a devastating loss, they were now just a fat piece of meat in the eyes of the surrounding powers. It was only a matter of time before they were swarmed and attacked.

"Well, in any case, the Ling Family is safe for now," Ling Qiyue said with a faint smile. "As for what happens to them in the future... that will depend on their own fate!"