Eternal Life by Dual Cultivation-Chapter 191 - 154: Luo Qingyi: Turning Raw Rice into Cooked Rice...
But on second thought, Luo Qingxuan felt her attitude had been a bit too harsh, so she softened her tone:
"Sooner or later, you will all have to serve the Prince Consort, so this isn’t entirely out of the question...
In short, you can, but if any outsiders try to get close to the Prince Consort, you must drive them away. Understand?"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
The expressions of Liu Qin and the other three women brightened, and they immediately agreed.
Luo Qingxuan nodded slightly. ’With the four of them keeping an eye on Ling Changqing,’ she thought, ’he probably won’t have the energy to go chasing after other women, right?’
In another palace chamber, Luo Qingyi, Luo Qingyu, Luo Qingning, and several other Princesses Long Nu were addressing a group of beautiful and captivating Female Cultivators:
"After you enter the Dragon Soul Valley Grotto Heaven Blessed Land, you don’t need to worry about anything else. You must find Ling Changqing at the first opportunity, get close to him, and do whatever it takes to gain his trust...
If he insists on refusing, then you will work together and use force. As long as you make it a done deal, he won’t be able to deny it afterward...
If you accomplish this, you will all be handsomely rewarded upon your return. Even Core Formation Resources won’t be a problem!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
The Female Cultivators agreed in unison.
They were all trusted confidantes, handpicked by the Princesses Long Nu for the sole purpose of stealing him away.
As long as they could get their hands on Ling Changqing in Dragon Soul Valley, no price was too high.
Others believed that Dragon Soul Valley was filled with countless opportunities, but in the eyes of the Princesses Long Nu, Ling Changqing himself was the greatest opportunity of all.
The Tianzhou Skyboat traveled swiftly, and when it reached its destination several days later, they found that the contingents from the Nine Great Families of Yuzhou had already arrived.
「In the bedchamber.」
"...Darling, we’ve arrived. Shall we go out?"
From behind the embroidered bed curtains, Ling Changqing’s slightly weary voice sounded.
"Alright, let’s go together."
Luo Qingxuan replied, her voice lazy, soft, and so alluring it could melt one’s bones.
POP!
With a soft, indescribable sound, the two finally separated.
"You rascal..."
Luo Qingxuan’s beautiful face was flushed. She shot him a charming, coquettish glance as she rose from the bed, her dazzling, snow-white, and voluptuous figure moving with enchanting grace.
Ling Changqing used a minor Divine Technique to clean himself up, then got dressed and walked out of the room with Luo Qingxuan, who had also finished getting ready.
Outside, looking over the railing on the forward deck of the Tower Boat, they saw a desolate island spanning more than ten thousand li appear on the distant, ink-blue sea.
The island’s surface was covered in lush vegetation, with primeval forests, hills, lakes, and rivers visible everywhere. Occasionally, unknown birds and beasts could be spotted moving among them.
"It appeared so quickly? The last time I was here, I had to wait for several days before I saw it!"
Luo Qingxuan said softly.
Back when she had yet to reach Core Formation, she had also participated in a trial in Dragon Soul Valley, so she was not unfamiliar with the place.
Influenced by a residual, natural Ancient Array, the island was perennially shrouded in mist and would only reveal itself at specific times.
Several thousand zhang away in the sky, dozens of Tianzhou Skyboats and flying Magical Treasures of various designs hovered, each keeping a certain distance from the others.
Those were the fleets of the Nine Great Cultivation Families of Yuzhou, each carrying the younger generation of their respective families to participate in the trial held once every fifty years.
The Nine Great Cultivation Families were the Feng Family, the Yu Family, the Yin Family, the Mu Family, the Yu Family, the Cui Family, the Tang Family, the Hao Family, and the Liuying Family.
These Nine Great Families had existed for tens of thousands of years and, at least on the surface, controlled the influence over nearly half of the Yuzhou Cultivation Realm. One can only imagine how profound their power and foundations were.
Yuzhou spanned hundreds of millions of li; it was vast and boundless, rich in resources, and its mortal population numbered in the countless trillions.
However, beyond these Nine Great Families, there were also other mysterious, unranked major powers, such as the behemoth known as the Xingyun sun Commerce Association.
As for the Deep Sea Dragon Race, they were not a power of the Human Race’s Cultivation Realm, and thus their conduct was typically even more low-key.
’I just wonder... between the entire Yuzhou Cultivation Realm and the Deep Sea Dragon Race, which side is stronger?’
Ling Changqing pondered this, but it was truly hard to say.
Unless an all-out war broke out between the two sides, neither would easily reveal all their cards. Of course, in terms of sheer heritage and foundation, the Deep Sea Dragon Race would surely come out on top.
"...Fellow Daoist Luo, you’re a bit late this time!"
From the top of a gilded round tower nearly a hundred zhang tall, a hearty laugh echoed from afar.
Ling Changqing looked up and saw the spectral image of a handsome scholar in green robes, shrouded in spiritual light, appear in the sky and bow from a distance.
It was an ancestor of the Yu Family, Yuqing Lake.
Aboard the Tianzhou Skyboat, the figure of the Dragon Race Elder Luo Cangli appeared, returning the bow with a smile:
"My apologies, my apologies for keeping you all waiting. How about I treat everyone to drinks later to make up for it?"
"Haha, the fine wines treasured by the Deep Sea Dragon Palace are certainly worth savoring!"
On another dark Tower Boat that resembled a great deep-sea whale, the figure of a handsome, dashing, and high-spirited man in white robes, holding a sword, appeared.
It was an ancestor from the Mu Family, Mu Yunzhong.
Following that, ancestors from the Yu Family, the Yin Family, the Liuying Family, and others appeared one after another, greeting each other with enthusiastic smiles.
Some among them were indeed old friends, while others held various grudges or even deep-seated enmities against one another.
In any case, they were all old fossils who had lived for countless years. Shifting alliances and rivalries, forming and breaking pacts—such things were commonplace for them.
After a few moments of seemingly cordial exchange, the ancestors instructed the juniors of their respective families to prepare to land on the island.
