Fan Zugao stepped on the flying boat and sailed leisurely in the air, heading straight to the river bend fishing port.
The ritual for taking a concubine at the Jade Tower initially did not have a very high specification; he mainly invited his fellow sect members whom he had met in the Driping Cave, just to make it lively.
After all, it was just a concubine-taking ritual. Xiao Qin was purely a trusted subordinate who needed to be urgently lured. Daobao was involved in further controlling the river bend fishing port for the Jade Tower. Under such circumstances, the old ancestor's marriage proposal became effective.
The speed of the flying boat was not fast, mainly because Fan Zugao was not in a hurry. He was waiting for Lao Wu, that is, Wu Faxian to merge with himself and then go together.
The reason is not complicated. Wang Yulou and Lao Wu organized an event called the 'Exchange Assembly', which was actually a mobile market booth. Fan Zugao was involved in this, and today he wanted to take the opportunity to discuss with Wu Faxian how to carry out their work.
As a disciple of the old ancestor Zhuochi of Driping Cave, Fan Zugao's daily life was much better than those of people like Xiao Xue Wu and Cui Dingyi.
But not all disciples of the foundation refiner were his, and Zhaochi had three disciples, one of whom was a descendant of Zhao family, and the other was a descendant of other foundation refining families.
As the only one among the three disciples of Old Fan who came from a grassroots background, it's natural that he would often be treated differently.
Of course, as a good disciple of the old Zhuochi, Fan Zugao dared not have any complaints. After all, the teacher leads the door, and practice depends on the individual. Becoming a disciple of Zhuochi itself is the greatest significance.
However, in terms of spiritual provisions, Old Fan had to think of more ways.
Of course, going out on a mission for the sect is a good method, but among the missions sent out from Driping Cave, the most lucrative ones are definitely not related to Old Fan, nor are the moderately profitable ones. What's left can only be leftovers and scraps.
What the Western Sea Hunt Demon, what the East Sea Black Storm Governance, and what Supporting Miaofeng Mountain Frontline.
West Sea Hunt Demon, survival or death of five and five, not to go, the old fan is not afraid of his own life length.
To go to the Eastern Desert to govern the black storm, the chance of returning alive is higher, around seventy to eighty percent. But the Eastern Desert is twenty thousand miles away from Driping Cave——Fan Zugao would have to be crazy to accept such a task.
Supporting the front line at Miaofeng Mountain, as a disciple of Driping Cave, of course, he would not really go on the front line. But over there, it has already become fiercely competitive, and even fifty-odd new generation of foundation refining disciples have been born through war. Old Fan wants to become a foundation refiner but does not want to take risks.
Therefore, he can only take on some tasks within the sect, barely making enough income.
After all, Driping Cave has a new foundation refiner every year, and one-third of them are grass-root practitioners. Old Fan is young, not even a hundred years old, so he is confident in himself.
After receiving the invitation from Yulou to start a business together, Old Fan's confidence was even stronger. However, the Exchange Assembly involves complicated matters, and he needs to discuss with Lao Wu about how to proceed.
Far away, Lao Wu noticed Fan Zugao's figure. He urged his steed to slightly accelerate and soon caught up with him, as old Fan's speed was naturally slower.
"Lao Wu, have you bought a new spirit crane?"
Fan Zugao had noticed the spirit crane under Wu Faxian's mount for a long time. He enviously asked.
Mortals and their mounts have gaps between them.
Some are so unfortunate that they have to ride horses and walk on foot every day. Those who are a bit more capable can ride birds and fly.
However, among spirit birds, there are also differences in power. The Peacock is the most arrogant, the Crane is the most graceful, and exotic birds are the most helpful.
Among them, the most graceful Crane is, in a certain sense, the ceiling that practitioners at the Qi refining stage can touch among spirit birds.
Perhaps some noble families' lineal descendants can ride the best spirit beasts since childhood for play, but such people are in the minority.
For most Qi refining practitioners, buying a spirit crane and riding it leisurely in front of fellow practitioners to circle around a few times, life would be considered almost perfect.
Everyone wants to become immortals, but everyone also understands that their chances of becoming immortals are roughly equivalent to zero. Therefore, it is necessary to find some value and a sense of achievement elsewhere.
"Hahaha, I bought it from the Wang family, and it was introduced to me by Yulou. How about it? Does it not look decent?"
Wu Faxian stopped the spirit crane and flew side by side with Fan Zugao.
"Lao Wu, your words have no meaning. It's not just not humiliating, I estimate that it has mid-stage Zawu realm?"
"Yeah, but this crane is just an Iron Crown Crane, it's far behind Yulou's Red Crane. It's at most mid-stage Zawu realm, and it's hard to break through to the lower-grade Xiegui realm."
"I remember that Iron Crown Cranes can help with fighting techniques."
"Three spells, not worth mentioning, hahaha, not worth mentioning."
"How much spirit stone?"
Fan Zugao felt a bit restless, Iron family as Wang's vassal, are good at breeding spirit cranes.
With Yulou's influence, if he contacts the purchase himself, it should be cheaper.
"1,200, my suggestion is not to buy. It's not only beautiful, but it doesn't have much practical use."
"Lao Wu, you're not taking me as a friend anymore. Next time you say it's not much use, please don't smile so obviously."
"In fact, if you're buying, I suggest you get an Iron Crown Crane as well."
"This crane is the least demanding among all spirit cranes. It only needs to be fed with some specially prepared food, and it doesn't cost a single spirit stone during the entire process of raising it."
Buying cranes is not cheap, raising cranes is even more expensive. The Iron Crown Crane does not cost spirit stone to raise, which is equivalent to a small car not drinking oil.
"Let's see about it. Right now, I'm short on funds. If our Exchange Assembly turns out well, then buying one wouldn't be a problem."
Fan Zugao's idea is very simple, as long as Wang Yulou has a spirit crane to ride, he can accept it.
But now even Wu Faxian has mounted a crane, this.
"What's the matter with being short of funds? You can use an artifact as collateral. By mortgaging a low-grade artifact, you can enjoy a 120-spirit stone prepayment and post-payment discount for buying the crane."
By mortgaging a high-grade artifact, you can enjoy at least 800 spirit stone discounts for buying the crane. Moreover, the discount money can be paid back as you like.
"I traded out my upper-grade flight boat, which had been ruined, for this spirit crane."
Fan Zugao rolled his eyes and said.
"Don't use deceptive words to deceive me. Prepay and postpay is a trick used by the Exchange Assembly to deceive other disciples, and I wouldn't be so naive as to not understand what it means."
Wu Faxian had no psychological burden. After all, even if Fan Zugao bought it, he wouldn't earn spirit stones. He would only add a little goodwill to the friends of Yulou.
"Hahaha, Lao Fan, you're being too serious. The flying speed of your boat is just like that, and it consumes spirit power to accelerate."
Taking advantage of the relationship with Yulou's friend, find a spirit crane to ride from Wang family. How beautiful is that?”
Fan Zugao wanted a spirit crane but was short on money. He was unwilling to pay in advance, so he could only be envious and say, "Oh, how I wish!"
"The spirit crane may be good, but it is ultimately just an external thing. If you want to become a foundation refiner, it is"
The two had already arrived outside the River Bend Fishing Port when Fan Zugao noticed that his master, Old Zhuochi of Muddy Pool, had just seemingly directly landed on the golden platform.
Because Fan Zugao was a disciple of Muddy Pool, he had noticed the unobtrusive evasion light of Muddy Pool, but Wu Faxian had completely not noticed it.
"What's wrong?"
"Today should be quite lively. Let's go, we'll get there quickly."
Old Fan squinted his eyes, realizing that the grandeur of Yulou's friend might exceed his expectations.
"What's the hurry? The concubine ceremony is held in the evening. We just arrived, it's barely past noon. It's not late at all."
Glancing at Wu Faxian, Old Fan thought to himself, You don't even have an instructor who has become a foundation refiner, so what do you know?
The two flew to the Magic Beast Platform and landed. An energy refiner from the River Bend Fishing Port came up to greet them.
"Two elders, please follow me. The time is still early, you can wait in the side hall."
Side hall?
Wu Faxian had some muttering in his heart, Yulou, it seems you don't value me much.
The two arrived at the side hall, and servants came up to serve tea.
"Master Wang said that you two are his closest friends. Don't worry about the gifts or anything; he just wants to invite the two of you to enjoy the festivities today."
The servant who greeted the two disciples then reminded them one more time and left quickly. He had other people to attend to.
Wu Faxian shook his head, side by side with Fan Zugao, coughed once, and then spoke.
"How much did you offer?"
"I originally thought of offering a few tens of spirit stones or a bottle of gasification pill."
Fan Zugao pondered, to be honest, if Lao Wu didn't ask him, he wanted to ask Lao Wu himself.
"Ah?" Wu Faxian realized something was off.
Lao Fan didn't answer.
Fan Zugao took out several top-level spell scrolls that he had spent a lot of effort refining from his storage bag, put them into a silver box, and then sighed deeply.
"My master has also arrived. Yulou's friend has a lot of face."
The arrival of Zhuochi means that there will likely be others today, such as the Yuan family who are opposed to Zhuo's family.
Why did Wu Faxian want to be good friends with Yulou?
It's not because of the exchange assembly matter; this is the result, not the cause.
A long time ago, Wu Faxian realized that Yulou was young and talented. Most importantly, the Wang family was a large family outside of Diushui Cave.
Of course, it can't be compared to the Zifu families like the Gu and Ning families.
But as the only disciple of Wang family, Yulou, in the water cave, is very young and talented. In the future, it will be easy for him to develop within the sect.
Now, this future looks much earlier than Wu Faxian had anticipated.
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Zhuochi will come to attend Yulou's concubine ceremony, and he came so early, which no one expected.
Even Wang Xianzhou, who intended to cultivate Yulou's status as a wait-and-bid price, didn't expect his strategy to be so effective so quickly.
"Jingyi Senior Sister, you don't know, I have always had a good relationship with Yulou. To me, his marriage is as important as my son's."
Old Zhuochi is a bit of a rambler. With King Jingyi's insight, she was caught off guard to some extent.
"Zhuo junior, it's really not necessary for you to come all the way here for just a concubine ceremony."
However, over these years, Yulou has been alone outside, and having you take care of him has allowed us, as elders, to rest assured.
This is a point that both Xianmeng and I have remembered in our hearts."
Wang Jingyi is a disciple of the Red Lantern Sect and has also been a disciple of the Zifu sect. Her cultivation level is even more powerful, so she naturally can address Zhuochi as junior brother.
"It should be like that, but just... Senior Sister, our Yulou this time is not getting married, but rather taking concubines."
《Our Yulou》
Wang Xianzhou couldn't help but roll his eyes fiercely.
"Yulou is our family's Yulou, the Yulou of our Wang family, and it has nothing to do with you or the Zhuo family."
And you're almost like our family, so close to Yulou as your own son. How can you not know that Yulou is only taking concubines?
Zhu surname, please have some dignity, can you?"
Of course, Wang Xianzhou could only curse in his heart. He couldn't beat a smiling face. Master Zhuochi's performance was for the benefit of the Wang family, and there was no real problem with it.
It's purely because Old Master Xianzhou is overly affectionate and highly values Yulou, which is why he feels a bit uncomfortable in his heart.
"Yes, Yulou is the foundation seed of Wang's family. Assuming nothing goes wrong, he will definitely be able to become a foundation refiner in the future."
If he gets married, he must find a high-ranking family that can push the women of his clan to foundation refining.
But since we're not familiar with Diushui Cave, we'll temporarily take two concubines for him first."
"The formal spouse will be decided in the future, when the time comes."
Wang Jingyi smiled and started the real drama.
Little Zhu, Wang Yulou is the core figure of the next generation of Wang family, who will definitely become a foundation refiner.
If you want to introduce some female cultivators from inside Diushui Cave to us as a favor, it's no problem - as long as their families can ensure that they can be pushed to foundation refining!"
Master Zhuochi's visit today was to confront the Yuan family and cultivate the Wang family. But he never expected that the marriage of Wang Yulou would be arranged in such a way, as evidenced by his ignorance of whether the concubine ceremony was a wedding.
After hearing Wang Jingyi's request, Zhuochi became even more acutely aware that this opportunity was very unusual.
According to Yingxi's words, in the future, the chickens and dogs of the Wild Elephant Clan will all become enlightened together with the elephants. Having such knowledge is a basic requirement for the offspring of large families.
Zhuochi thought, if some people can marry into the foundation refining of the next generation of Wang family, then wouldn't that mean they could also benefit from some of the ancestral cultivation luck of the Master and Golden Dan?
To illustrate with a more vivid example, if we consider the Wild Elephant Clan as a train heading towards the future, then this train is now full. The grace of the ancestor has been distributed in several rounds; those who should and should not have boarded have all gotten on.
But those who buy grace tickets and board later often have little good seats. Some can get hard seats, while others have to stand. Even those at the edge can only smell the tail gas and be used as fuel for the train's progress and cost.
Most families in Diushui Cave have bought a little grace ticket but haven't boarded the train.
Because for families within the sect, they have high horizons and extensive knowledge, and naturally understand that boarding late is almost the same as not boarding at all.
And Wang's family has served as an adjunct to the master for many years. On this train, they can't say they have an entire carriage - that would be equivalent to the status of Supreme Scriptures and daily offerings, but at least they have several VIP rooms.
The extra grace tickets are fake, while Wang's family's VIP rooms are real!"
Wang Yulou's engagement gives all the families with the ability to buy tickets a chance to get on board, and the opportunity to truly sit behind Master Wild Elephant!
"To push to foundation refining. What does this mean?"
Zhuochi actually understands, but he wants to be sure of Wang family's asking price.
Wang Jingyi pointed to Wang Rongjiang, who was smiling and listening to the two of them talking, and said.
"This is Wang Rongjiang, who recently reached foundation refining. Master Zhuochi, do you know how many times he has reached foundation refining?"
Wang Rongjiang stopped smiling.
Smiling?
I'm too embarrassed to even laugh at this moment, I feel like a joke.
Wang Xianzhou laughed.
"Twice?" Zhuochi asked.
"Three times, our Wang family provided him with two and a half foundation refining provisions in his three foundation refining processes."
"Push to foundation refining" refers to this. In the past thousand years, reaching foundation refining has become increasingly simple, it's either about luck or accumulating resources."
Zhuochi choked on a cold breath, Wang family is really ruthless. Two and a half!
He looked at Wang Rongjiang's expression, which was off. It was as if he was looking at a giant panda.
"The family behind Yulou's future marriage candidate must also ensure that they can provide at least two, no, one and a half portions of foundation refining provisions when he reaches foundation refining."
"This, is the basic condition for us to choose a spouse for Yulou!"
Zhuochi didn't take a cold breath this time. He started thinking about the female cultivators in the Zhuo family to see if there were any suitable ones.
The situation was already clear: the Wang family intended to select a marriage candidate from among the foundation refining families in Diushui Cave, but the requirements were high; it had to be a powerful partnership.
If there are suitable candidates in the Zhuo family, Zhuochi will naturally not let this opportunity be taken away by others.
Soon, Zhuochi had a plan in mind. He smiled and opened his mouth.
"Senior Sister Jingyi, providing one and a half portions of foundation refining provisions is not difficult. Our Zhuo family has two female cultivators who are both suitable."
"Master Wang, my apologies for coming unannounced. I last saw you at the Eternal Lotus City. This old Zhuo, the fifth son."
Yuan Daoshen coldly glanced at Zhuochi, giving him no face at all.
"Old Five, where is Brother Yinseng? Why has your Zhuo family been so dismissive of the marriage of Young Master Yulou?"
As the head of the Yuan family, one of the strongest foundation cultivators within Diushui Cave, Yuan Daoshen is capable of calling Wang Jingyi a junior sister without any pressure, let alone facing Zhuochi.
But his rudeness does not mean he is arrogant, it's just that he wants to test the attitude of the Wang family.
"Not too dismissive, Master Yuan may not be the one to say that."
Seeing Yuan Senior's posture, Zhuochi immediately counter-attacked.
On the side, Wang Rongjiang who couldn't even laugh was alert and immediately tried to mediate. After a few words, they continued to discuss Wang Yulou's marriage.
As for today's concubine ceremony?
Except for Old Master Xianzhou, no one cares.
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On the other side, in Qin Churán's residence, Yulou pushed open the door of his room.
"Are you nervous?" The bridegroom smiled and asked.
The guests slowly arrived, as the main character of today, the first time as a groom Yulou is good attitude, only busy to find two girls will marry to confirm the situation.
The process of a secular wedding has nothing to do with cultivators.
The purpose of Wang Yulou marrying these two girls is part to fulfill the urge of Old Master Xianzhou to get married, as the old ancestor is getting older, he wants to see Yulou have children, and Yulou wouldn't refuse.
The other part is that both of these two girls are crucial. Xia Qin is a capable assistant in terms of career, and Xia Yu belongs to a reliable partner.
The Great Way travels alone, but even alone one can feel lonely. Finding some beautiful companions to accompany is also appropriate.
Moreover, Wang Yulou wants to go further, he can't limit himself to the Wang family system. While the family can help him a lot, there are still some things that are different from the family and himself.
Dear friends, partners, disciples and so on are all the foundation of a spiritual practitioner to build their own power. Marrying more reliable partners can greatly consolidate Yulou's basic disk.
The beautiful wish of reaching the peak will require a steady climb. Of course, these companions are not stepping stones for Yulou, but more importantly, they are the supports he can rely on as he climbs the mountain.
"I'm not nervous, just a bit too happy. Happiness makes my heart feel empty and strange."
Xia Qin, who is also getting married for the first time, replied with a bitter smile.
Wang Yulou sat at the round table in the room, facing Xia Qin side by side.
Facing Xia Qin's distress, Yulou thought for a moment and asked.
"Do you know the most powerful cultivation technique in the legend of the Great Taiping Mountain, Taiping Solo Meditation?"
"An ancient technique?"
Qin Churán didn't understand Taiping Solo Meditation, but she knew about the Great Taiping Mountain, which was one of the 'Upper Three Sects' in the Wu Nan, along with Tian She Sect.
"Yes, although ancient cultivation methods have become obscure, there are still some people practicing them. Because ancient methods are deeper in terms of techniques."
The lineage of the Taiping Solo Meditation was obtained by a foundation-cultivating robber cultivator about a decade ago, who thought he had stumbled upon something extraordinary.
After cultivating, he found that Taiping Solo Meditation was a mental technique, cultivating one's true nature. When he was caught by the Cultivation Alliance and brought before the officials, he was still cursing the Great Taiping Mountain for misleading him.
Wang Yulou began to talk about this secret story, and Xia Qin listened so intently that her eyes were almost bulging out.
The most powerful technique of the Upper Three Sects in the Great Taiping Mountain turns out to be one that cultivates the true nature of the cultivator's heart. This is incredibly unexpected.
"Since it cultivates the true nature of the heart, why can it still be the most powerful technique?" the girl wondered.
"The ancient technique originates from the interaction with heaven and earth. In the process of interacting with heaven and earth, the clarity and firmness of the Dao heart have a great impact. Taiping Solo Meditation can help Taiping Mountain cultivators cultivate faster."
"Your Dao heart is disordered, so you are easily influenced by emotions. Partners, cultivation, and all the rest are just parts of the practice. Looking at it as normal can make you more calm."
Yulou spoke eloquently, and Qin Churán listened attentively.
Just looking at the side profile of the sitting groom, Xia Qin realized that, in fact, he just looked at it as normal.
Water flows to low places, but human hearts always want to reach higher and higher.
So, the ancient method of interacting with heaven and earth has been eliminated, and the new method of swallowing the heavens and earth has become the mainstream for cultivators to practice.
Cultivator: Why should our practitioners look at the face of heaven and earth when we cultivate?
The respect for interacting with heaven and earth in refining tools, concocting elixirs, arranging arrays, breaking through, fighting techniques, and during cultivation are the few remaining traces of the ancient methods.
".Understood?"
Yulou had finished speaking, but he noticed that the girl opposite him had gone into a daze. He slightly raised his voice.
Qin Churán's eyes moved slightly, and she instead asked in reverse.
"Master Wang, from today onwards, what should I call you?"
She was a clever girl who was well aware that she was different from Xia Yu.
Different talents, different relationships with Master Wang Yulou, and different goals in trying to get close to Wang Yulou.
"To get what you ask for, you get what you ask for. Qin Churán knows what she will get."
So, she didn't have too many extra expectations.
If she were him, she would never dare to ask Wang Yulou for a water jade magical tool.
But she also has her own small, insignificant wishes.
Don't look at it as normal, Master Wang. Qin Churán has given everything to you, so please don't look at it as normal.
And the seemingly casual question about the title was Qin Churán's biggest test of courage.
Yulou didn't realize that Qin Churán was testing him, after all, she was smart and had a lot of caution and care right now.
"So, I'll ask too. How do you want me to address you?" He joked.
The casual test received a casual response. Xia Qin felt a mix of relief and disappointment, but she quickly realized that she was being overly emotional.
So, she poured a cup of tea for Yulou and served it. Afterwards, she said.
"Please continue to call me Xia Qin, Master Wang."
Being a qualified subordinate and a reliable ox or horse is Xia Qin's foundation for standing beside Wang Yulou. She wants to go out, but she is ultimately too scared to leave.
That's why there are repetitions and indecisiveness in her actions. At this moment, she has chosen to stay in this comfortable circle.
So please continue to call me Xia Qin.
"Oh, I call you Xia Qin, do you mean to call me Old Wang?"
Yulou actually thought of Qin Churan's age being younger than his own, but as his age is currently a secret, he changed his mouth and made a joke.
Hearing him say that, Qin Churán was amused and shook like a blossom.
He became the controller of the River Bend Fish Port at a young age and looks no older than twenty or so. There's no way he's related to Old Wang in any way.
"The title of Old King is not good-sounding, how about calling you the King?"
Xia Qin is also a smart girl who directly let Yulou experience the feeling of becoming the King and founding the dynasty.
"No, no, no. I'm not worthy of it, hahaha."
The title is too big, Yulou keeps shaking his hands and refusing.
"What should I call you then? Brother Wang? Brother Yulou?"
Finally, he noticed that Xia Qin seemed to be talking about more than just the matter of titles.
Thinking about this, Yulou quietly looked at Xia Qin. Under his gaze, Xia Qin initially felt shy and lowered her head.
But after Yulou didn't speak for a long time, she also understood what he meant. Instead of lowering her head again, she lifted her head and said.
"Master Wang, Xia Qin will stay true to her duties."
Yulou pulled her hand and embraced the girl who was disoriented.
"You, you always think you're very smart, but in fact, you're not that smart."
Xia Qin just silently held close the person in front of her and said nothing.
"The best way is to act like you don't know anything, and take the position of my wife."
What kind of person you are doesn't depend on a title, or even on me. It depends solely on yourself.
Perhaps, you think you lack cultivation and have less talent, which leads to all sorts of concerns.
"But I don't care, Xia Qin. I don't care about you because it is not just you, everyone is like this."
This sentence was actually changed by Yulou.
Actually, what he wanted to say was that from himself downwards, everyone is equal.
Yulou is confident that there is no essential difference between himself and the most outstanding talents in the world.
Maybe the starting point is different, but as time goes by, those advantages at the beginning will be evened out.
By then, he will not be inferior to anyone!
"Master Wang, you are very different from before."
"Oh, where is the difference?"
"It's hard to say, but Xia Qin feels that the you of today is the real you."
Qin Churan knew that she was being excessive, but she couldn't help her heart.
Let's just let it go once.
"Yes, I am losing myself."
Yulou's answer surprised Qin Churan.
Doing what is truly oneself, in Wang Yulou's view, is actually a manifestation of losing oneself.
"Xia Qin, there are only two kinds of cultivators in the world: those who can pretend and those who cannot."
"The former rules everything, like a slightly more powerful foundation, who wouldn't say a single true word."
"Those who stand at the top of the spiritual realm play everyone like puppets, even have the ability to change heaven and earth."
If you want to go further, you need to hide your true self and wait for the right moment."
"When is the time, when is the time?"
Qin Churan did not understand Wang Yulou, who came from a big family, very much, very much. She wanted to understand.
"The 'time of the heavens' is also false, just as fate does not favor those who need favor. The will of heaven treats all beings equally, from humans to beasts to demons."
There is no 'time of the heavens', and it cannot be waited for.
The 'time of the heavens' that I am talking about, the 'time of the heavens' that the Wang family is talking about, is our own 'time of the heavens'."
To you, perhaps the moment I arrived in the River Bend Fish Port was where the 'time of the heavens' was."
Gently stroking the back of the beauty in his embrace, Yulou said a lot of things.
He wanted to make the girl realize that she was not an accessory or a toy, but one of his most important allies, someone he needed by his side to feel at ease.
But actually, Xia Qin didn't hear anything.
For the first time in twenty years of her life, she felt the warmth of being held in her arms.
She was immersed in it, and had completely forgotten how to pretend.
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"Master Wang, how old is Yulou?"
Lin Henhui's question was interesting, Yuan Daoshen and Zhuochi listened to him ask in this way, both of them supporting their ears.
You old Lin, I don't know if you're a blockhead or really smart, but you actually dared to ask directly.
Wang Jingyi scanned the room and saw the expressions of all the Foundation Establishment cultivators. She calmly replied.
"Under fifty."
Because Lin Henhui was sitting across from them, Zhuochi could even see the stiff expression on his face as if he had hit the pause button. For a moment, he couldn't keep it together and nearly laughed out loud.
Wang Yulou, as an extremely promising cultivator, will go very far in the future.
Their age is confidential, which will affect their safety in future dueling.
The ancient methods that emphasize the interaction between heaven and man have been abandoned by people, but the interaction between heaven and man itself still affects every cultivator, with the higher the cultivation, the greater the influence.
If you know your opponent's birth month and year, you can design attacks at specific times.
Foundation Establishment cultivators can already feel the obvious changes in their strength at different times and in different regions. Therefore, Wang Jingyi's downplaying of Yulou's age will not arouse any suspicion.
"Hahaha, yes, yes, Henhui was overstepping."
Lin Henhui found himself in an awkward situation and dared not have any opinions, after all, the two Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Lin family were not enough for Wang Jingyi to chop them into three pieces.
If the two Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Lin family stand in a row, Jingyi old ancestor can kill them with one sword when he strikes.
The higher the cultivation, the greater the gap in strength between cultivators.
This difference in strength reaches its maximum at the Foundation Establishment stage.
The strength gap between the purple palaces is also large, but purple palace cultivators can smooth out the differences with time. A slightly older purple palace, whether strong or weak, will fight evenly.
Everyone has the power of the celestial palace, everyone has achieved the five-channel Taoist foundation, and all methods are used without hesitation, making it difficult to determine a winner.
Therefore, there was the alliance of immortals——enough, let's all share.
"Ladies and gentlemen cultivators, the matter of Yulou's partner is quite complicated, and it cannot be clarified in a short time."
Our Wang family's requirements are very simple: prettier, more intelligent, and finally, guaranteeing a half of the foundation cultivation materials.
In this way, a pair of immortal lovers can be formed, and their immortal journey will last for a long time."
Wang Jingyi set the tone for Yulou's partner matter, and then ordered Wang Rongjiang to invite the guests to the courtyard for a viewing ceremony.
Wang Xianzhou is Yulou's protective disciple, and he needs to be hidden. Zhuochi came early and he went to hide himself - Zhuochi came too early.
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In the antechamber, among the chatter of many fellow cultivators, Lin Ying closed her eyes restlessly, trying to calm her heart.
However, if people can easily control their hearts, what would the need for the Tiantai Monastery to practice the Tiantai Solo Seating Cultivation Technique?
Lin Ying wanted to calm her heart, but Wang Yulou's face suddenly appeared in her mind.
She wanted to drive Wang Yulou's face out of her mind, but it only intensified the interference of this obsession.
Aversion to aversion, the more you care, the more persistent it is.
In the end, she could only open her eyes with a sigh, pretending that nothing had happened.
When Lin Ying heard that she might be married to Wang Yulou, she was completely dumbfounded. Her elder ancestor told her that this opportunity was a once-in-a-millennium chance.
However, Lin Ying is not unfamiliar with Wang Yulou. The distance between Xian Gou Cave and the River Bend Fish Port is not far, and the three of them - Wang Yulou, Lin Ying, and Ji Yuan - often have dealings with each other. Although they may not be bosom friends, they are still quite familiar with each other.
In Lin Ying's eyes, Wang Yulou was just a pretentious old man, who was quite boring every day.
What's most annoying is that every time Lin Ying thinks of Wang Yulou, she can't help but remember the embarrassing scene in front of the Bi Shui Palace that day.
Thinking of that embarrassing scene, Lin Ying will be drowned in self-abandonment and irritation.
This is known as traumatic flashbacks in psychology.
Although Wang Yulou gave her an opportunity to switch to Water Jade, she had a traumatic flashback instead, and even attributed this trauma to Wang Yulou.
To put it bluntly, it can be understood, but no one can respect it.
Even Lin Ying herself knows that this reason cannot be explained to others, and thus, she was dragged by Lin Henhui to the scene of Wang Yulou's concubine ceremony.
"Ladies and gentlemen, cultivators, the time is almost up. Please follow me to the courtyard for the viewing ceremony."
Wang Rongjiang suddenly appeared, and the numerous Xianxi cultivators in the side hall all rose to their feet and followed him out of the door.
Lin Ying walked behind, and after going out, she retreated to the farthest corner of the crowd.
Looking at the densely packed crowd in the courtyard, Lin Ying looked down even more on Wang Yulou in her heart.
You are organizing a concubine ceremony, and in fact, you are calling us to watch you and your two concubines pretend to be in a performance together. Who knows how many times the red silk curtains have rolled behind you already!"
However, when Wang Yulou came out with the two girls, Lin Ying was still startled by the Wang family's domineering manner.
Qin Churan and Bai Xiaoyu, both Yinqi cultivators, were wearing mid-level divine artifact-grade clothes, while Lin Ying's best clothes were only lower-level divine artifact-grade.
The two girls were naturally beautiful and unique in their beauty.
Now, one is dressed in bright red and the other in moon white, standing together they are as dazzling as heavenly fairies descending to the mortal realm.
"Very good, Wang Yulou's blessed karma is profound."
Fan Zhuge is not familiar with Xia Qin and Xiaoyu, so he is the most moved. On the contrary, Wu Faxian has been predicting this in advance.
Xiaoyu is the type of girl who stands out in a crowd, someone you can spot at a glance. Wu Faxian has already experienced this.
At that time, Bai Xiaoyu took him to the auxiliary hall to see Wang Yulou. Halfway through, she suddenly jumped into the water to catch a turtle. This left a deep impression on Wu Faxian.
'What is the protocol for this concubine ceremony? Are we just standing here?' Wu Faxian asked the old Fan through telepathy.
Old Fan glanced at him and replied through telepathy as well.
'Well, otherwise, do you want to go up and experience being a new bridegroom?'
The ceremony with so much preparation ended up having no seats, leaving only standing to the side and watching, to say that Old Fan's heart had no resentment, it was impossible.
"The bride and groom are bowing to the elders!"
Wang Rongjiang made a show of singing one line, then opened the door of the main hall with his cultivation, which had been slightly ajar.
Inside the door, there were elders sitting with Wang Yulou.
Looking inside the door, Fan Zhuge sucked in a cold breath, Wu Faxian bowed his head directly, and even Lin Ying in the corner was somewhat surprised.
Inside the door, there were at least thirteen foundation-level cultivators sitting or standing.
People from several foundation establishment families in Di Shui Gong had come, including Zhouchi from Zhuochi family, Yuandoushen from Yuan family, and Quryunjian, the dean of the academy. These three well-known foundation establishment cultivators from Di Shui Gong sat at the upper positions.
Wu Jinyan, as the inspector official of the Immortal Alliance, and a friend of the Wang family, sat at the right edge of the five positions.
In the middle of the main position, there was a female cultivator with a pale face, who looked ordinary.
In fact, Wang Jingyi elder was exerting all his efforts to consolidate his manifestation of power in order to let the two girls see clearly what he looked like.
What surprised Lin Ying the most was that, besides these five foundation-level cultivators, all the other foundation-level cultivators who came to attend Wang Yulou's concubine ceremony stood on one side — this also included Lin Henhai, the elder of the Lin family.
Seating is power, Wang Jingyi can sit not only because she is the main person of the Wang family, but also because she is the most prominent among all of them.
Yuan Daoshen and Zhouchi represented the first and second foundation establishment families within Di Shui Gong, respectively. The dean represented the dignity of Di Shui Gong. Wu Jinyan represented the power extension of the Immortal Alliance within Di Shui Gong.
In front of no one, Lin Hen Tai, who is weak and not strong in his family, can only stand there.
Under Wang Rongjiang's supervision, Wang Yulou bowed three times to the five elders with the two girls.
The ceremony was surprisingly simple, but Wang Yulou's heart was somewhat surging. Through the marriage alliance, he had two special people of his own for the first time, who would become his antennae to help him manage his power.
For a cultivator who wants to go further, he cannot fight alone. In the system of the Immortal Alliance, managing your own basic area is of paramount importance.
As a benchmark for the realm of gold dan, Wang Yulou, as well as the two Zifufu who ran around helping to enhance affection and cut red lanterns to shine on everyone under the doorway, fully demonstrated the importance of cultivating one's own faction.
From the initial attempt at managing in Qingxi Alley to reorganizing and reforming in the River Bend Fish Port to gain power, and now to marrying two concubines to expand his own influence, Wang Yulou is gradually building his own power base and clique.
Although it currently looks small and insignificant, this is a good starting point.
The future, will soon come!
"Yulou, the other things I'm sending you may not be useful to you."
But as a blacksmith, I think you must need materials. This Seventh-grade Yang Qǐ Shí is something you should take.
I hope you can make daily progress and soon use this material.”
Wang Jingyi smiled as he looked at Wang Yulou and handed him a massive piece of Yangqishi, a piece of ore. The gaze of all the foundation establishment cultivators from Di Shui Gong turned towards them.
However, the real staring had just begun.
"Yulou, in Di Shui Gong for three years, your cultivation level has advanced by three levels. It can be seen that you have put a lot of effort into your cultivation."
As an elder of the sect, when I see you, I see the future prosperity of our sect.
"Come, this Water Jade is given to you. I happen to be somewhat familiar with alchemy. If you have any questions about alchemy, feel free to ask me!"
Yuan Daoshen presented a Water Jade, and Wang Yulou happily accepted it.
It's strange that although the Water Jade is one of the most precious Eighth-level Spiritual Materials within the Red Light Sect's territory, Wang Yulou now has three of them.
One was exchanged for, one was from the stone turtle's explosion — Wang Jingyi elder gave him one, and one was sent by Yuan Daoshen.
Di Shui Gong is indeed a good place, conducive to both people and jade.
"Ha ha ha, Yulou, although my Water Jade is slightly bigger than Yuan Elder's, you must remember that Yuan Elder also values you very much."
Isn't that right, Yuan Elder?"
Zhouchi took out a piece of Water Jade, held it in his hand, and showed it around to the people nearby before handing it over to Wang Yulou.
Thus, Wang Yulou has four pieces of Water Jade.
He was thinking about how to start refining Xiaoyu's Water Jade artifact as soon as possible. He even wanted to try his hand at it himself.
There is nothing else; with four pieces of Water Jade in hand, he can afford the explosion!
Of course, Wang Jingyi helped him break the ice by opening the conversation.
"There is no distinction in rank among the gifts from the elders of the sect. They are all expectations and prods for you, Wang Yulou. You must study diligently and not become complacent!"
Fan Zhuge only wanted to expect and encourage himself a little, but dear Zhuo Teacher.
Teacher, I've been serving you for years, day and night. It's been a tough life.
Wu Faxian didn't have all those extraneous thoughts. He didn't have a teacher who was at the foundation establishment stage.
"Old Fan, the exchange meeting can definitely be arranged!" Wu Faxian transmitted through telepathy.
"Shut up! There are so many foundation-level cultivators in front of you, and you still use telepathy. Are you an idiot?" Old Fan quickly reminded.
Actually, he was overthinking. Wang Jingyi and others were sitting there, and the foundation-level cultivators had to stand and smile politely; they wouldn't dare to use their spiritual senses randomly.
Lin Ying then thought of something, as if, perhaps, he had been overthinking. The matter of his Daoist partner was his own overthinking.
A mere concubine ceremony, with thirteen foundation-level cultivators standing in support, and the two major families of the sect reaching out to court alliances.
Such a Wang Yulou, it seems I am not worthy to be with him.
After Lin Henhai presented a Ninth-grade Spiritual Material, Lin Ying's feelings became even more prominent.
No, Elder, aren't we being a bit stingy?
Why not give him an Eighth-grade Spiritual Material? Our Lin family also has two foundation-level cultivators.
Even if there is no water jade, we can give him something else!
Presenting a Ninth-grade Spiritual Material is nothing, isn't it?
Thinking of this, Lin Ying lowered her head.
The radiance around Wang Yulou's body was indeed too dazzling.
