"All right, that's enough; she's just a little girl; there's no need to threaten her." Ling Xi said as she floated towards them, and the beast woman followed behind her.
"You better remember my words just now." After she said that, Meng Xianzi immediately disappeared from the place, and she went to meet Long Yuyi in another area.
Ling Xi then said to Dongfang Jingjing. "Our husband is indeed interested in you, but he is very protective of us, and he will change his mind if he finds out that you have such an intention toward Hua Yue. That's why you better put that out of your mind, or you will suffer a loss."
Dongfang Jingjing only nodded at Ling Xi, but she immediately left them and headed to the area for guests that Yi Mingxia had pointed to them earlier. Even so, she was still shocked that Ling Yun had relationships with so many powerful cultivators, and she was also still frightened by Meng Xianzi's previous threat.
Seeing her like that, Bo Xiaoying hurriedly chased after her, especially since she knew Dongfang Jingjing so well, so she could understand her feelings clearly.
Meanwhile, the other disciples chose to explore Yunlong Zhuzhai and the surrounding forests guided by Tian Yueling, especially since she had explored it before, and they were also amazed by the beauty of the night in the subspace.
However, Ling Xi forbade them from approaching the portal leading to the Celestial Fortress, especially since everything in that place would cause great jealousy. Even though no one could enter their residence as they pleased, she was still on guard against unexpected events.
"Hey, Little Rabbit! Why don't you join them to dual-cultivate with Mo Chen?"
Yue Tu immediately looked up at Ling Xi and smiled in embarassment. "I'm still afraid to dual-cultivate with Mo Chen; I'm sure that it will hurt a lot."
"You are so old, and your cultivation is so high, but you are actually afraid of such a pain." Ling Xi then turned to Zhong Chenyu while reading her mind. "You've realized that, huh?"
"Why would he do that to me?" Zhong Chenyu asked back with a frown. "He already knew that I had never dual-cultivated with a man other than Kang Ming, but he actually did such a thing to me."
"What else?" Ling Xi answered with a shrug. "You are a dual cultivator, so you should know his desires towards you. Moreover, you are never satisfied with Kang Ming, and you always yearn for the true pleasure of dual cultivation, so you don't need to hold back. As a fellow woman, I can only advise you to follow your heart, or you will continue to be tormented by dissatisfaction."
"No." Zhong Chenyu immediately rejected that. "You're right that I never felt satisfied whenever I dual-cultivated with Kang Ming, but I still won't dual-cultivate with another man."
"Hmm?" Ling Xi thought while rubbing her nose, and she then offered another way to Zhong Chenyu. "What if you dual-cultivate with him in the dream? You can try dual-cultivating with him once there, and you can decide whether you want to accept him or not later. Moreover, it's only your subconscious, so it shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"Master, I think her idea is not bad." Yue Tu also tried to persuade Zhong Chenyu. "You often tell me that you don't think about it, but I often hear you complaining, so I think you could try dual-cultivating with him in your dreams. Moreover, he won't touch your body, so it's not a betrayal of Kang Ming, and he won't know about it either."
Zhong Chenyu frowned even more after hearing their words, and she was quite tempted by their idea, but she then shook her head and walked away without saying anything, causing Ling Xi to sigh helplessly.
"Master, why-"
"That's enough, Tue'er." Zhong Chenyu interrupted her directly, and she looked at her fiercely. "You can dual-cultivate with Mo Chen if you want, but I would never do such a thing with him."
Yue Tu instantly shut her mouth, but she thought of another plan to convince Zhong Chenyu. 'Tch! My master is stubborn! I will ask Mo Chen to do something to her, or else she will never be able to forget Kang Ming, and she will always be dissatisfied!'
Ling Xi suddenly raised her eyebrows and checked another area. "Only Feng Xing is left, and they can begin their exclusion after she returns."
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*Boom*
A huge explosion occurred in a forest, and a large crater was formed from the explosion, which scorched several powerful beasts. Feng Xing then landed on the side of the crater with a disappointed sigh. "Unfortunately, Xiu'er isn't here with me now, so my firebird's power was cut in half."
"Why are you disappointed, Junior Sister?" Dan Qing asked as she landed beside Feng Xing. "Is this really half of your power?"
"No." Feng Xing shook her head at Dan Qing. "I used all my strength to use it, but it was a combined technique, so the power of my technique decreased by half without her presence."
"I see." Dan Qing then looked at the charred carcasses. "How can your fire element be this strong? However, your fire doesn't seem like ordinary fire, and it's more similar to the fire of beasts, but I can't recognize it."
'I didn't expect her observation to be so sharp, and she could tell that my fire was beast fire.' Feng Xing inwardly muttered in surprise, but she had no intention of telling Dan Qing that she was a half-phoenix. "You recognized it wrong, senior sister. My fire is just ordinary fire, but I have consumed several items that contain high levels of fire qi, so my fire is much stronger than some cultivators."
"Is that so?" Dan Qing asked with a doubtful look.
"It's up to you if you doubt it, but I'm telling you the truth." Feng Xing then turned to Feng Qiong, who had just returned from another area. "How did it go? Did you manage to find the item?"
"No." Feng Qiong answered by releasing a soft sigh. "Apparently, we have to go to another forest to look for that item, but my qi was drained a lot after I used my fire clones to fight with those troublesome beasts, so I want to rest to recover my condition first."
In fact, they could restore their qi easily, but they didn't want to show the Qi restoration liquid to Dan Qing, or he would report it to Dongfang Jiansheng, which would only bring them trouble.
"How about we go back to the village first?"
"Let's go." Dan Qing then flew away. "You two have been training since yesterday, so you guys should rest first, and we can go to the forest on the other side of the village after your qi is filled again."
Both women immediately flew after their senior sister, but Zhou Yu suddenly appeared beside them while creating a void wall around them, and Dan Qing didn't notice her presence. "Xing'er! Ling Yun and the others are waiting for you, so you can use your clone now, and you can return to our residence."
"Eh?" Feng Xing was surprised by that. "But my clone-"
Zhou Yu waved her hand to stop Feng Xing. "It's okay, I will stay in this area for these three days, so I will protect your clone, and you can focus on dual-cultivating with Ling Yun to break through to the Emperor Realm; only then can you go with us to that mysterious realm."
Feng Xing's expression turned ecstatic upon hearing that, mainly because her clone was too weak compared to the real her, so she worried that her clone would get hurt in the fight. However, she didn't need to worry about that with Zhou Yu present, so she immediately summoned her clone. "What about you, Qiong? Don't you want to dual-cultivate with Yun'er? You've been holding back your feelings for too long, so I think it's time for you to accept them; even Yao'er has decided to become his wife."
"No." Feng Qiong rejected her outright. "My cultivation is still far from the Emperor Realm, and I won't possibly be able to reach it in three days, so you don't need to mind me and go back now."
"All right, then." After that, Feng Xing disappeared from their sight, and Zhou Yu also went to another area.
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Meanwhile, Lan Zhi was frozen in her spot after Helena and the others took her to Yunlong Zhuzhai, especially since they arrived there at the same time as Ling Yun's other wives. However, she then hid behind Fay because she had never left the Hidden Valley Sect, so she had never met humans before, which made her feel uncomfortable, let alone that there were so many of them.
Helena then spoke to Lan Zhi to calm her down. "Senior sister, they are our sisters, and they won't hurt you, so you don't need to be afraid like this."
"Big sister Helena is right, senior sister." Philia also tried to calm her. "Back then, I was also scared like you when I met them for the first time, but they were kind to me, and they also treated me truly as a sister."
"Me too!" Fay said with a nod. "In the past, my race shunned me because I was different from them, but ever since our husband chose me to be Sister Luo Yu's contract beast, I have been very happy."
- To Be Continued -
