After traveling for three days, Su Xin and the other two arrived at the Eternal Spring Sect, and she took Li Fan and Qing Ling to meet Tian Ya first.
However, Qing Ling became awkward when she saw the sect's disciples making out in public. "Husband, I hope you don't look for women like these to be your partners."
Li Fan also felt strange seeing them, especially since he didn't know any other dual cultivators apart from Ling Yun and the people around them. "Hey, Su Xin, did the disciples in the hundred flower sect also act like them in the past?"
'No.' Su Xin shook her head. 'The members of that sect are women, and the men there are just puppets to serve as their cultivation furnaces, so none of them act like them.'
"Did you also use them as cultivation furnaces?" Qing Ling curiously asked, especially since Su Xin always closed herself off from other people except Ling Yun, so she didn't know much about her.
Su Xin released a soft sigh and nodded to her. 'My former master gave two men to me, and I used them as my cultivation furnaces. However, everything changed after the competition, and I never dual-cultivated with another man besides Ling Yun. After he let me kill my mother, I swore to stay by his side and be his servant for the rest of my life.'
Both people nodded in understanding and didn't ask anything else, and they soon arrived at Tian Ya's office, but he was leaving with Old Wen, so Su Xin took the two to meet Liu Chuqing in the dual-cultivation chamber.
However, Li Fan and Qing Ling looked confused when they saw so many men queuing in front of a room, and those people glanced at them, but they ignored the three, especially since their cultivation was too low.
"Are they Mo Chen's friends too, Su Xin?" Liu Chuqing suddenly asked as he approached them.
Su Xin explained their identities to her directly. 'Elder Chuqing, Li Fan is Mo Chen's stepson, and Qing Ling is his wife. They wanted to join this sect, so I brought them to see you because Sect Master Ya wasn't around.'
"Oh?" Hearing that momentarily took Liu Chuqing aback, as she hadn't anticipated that Ling Yun had such a grown-up stepson, but she chose to ignore it, as it didn't concern her. "Are you two sure you want to join this sect?"
"Yes, Elder Chuqing." Li Fan then said to her. "At first, I never thought about becoming a dual cultivator, but you probably already knew Brother Chen's troubles, and I thought that dual cultivation was the best way for us to become strong. That's why we decided to join this sect, or else we won't be able to help him."
"I was reluctant to let my husband look for another woman at first, but I've made up my mind to accept it, especially since we owe Brother Chen a favor." Qing Ling also said to her.
Liu Chuqing nodded in understanding. "All right, I will help you two take care of your identities, and you can bring them to live in that residence, Su Xin. Mo Chen is not in the sect right now, and we don't know when he will return, so you guys can live together with Nangong Nichang and Qiao Lingzhi."
'Yes, Elder Chuqing.'
As they walked away, Liu Chuqing continued to watch them, sighing in her heart. 'Mo Chen has only been gone for a few days, but I already miss him so much, and I don't know if I can wait for him for so long.'
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Upon their arrival, Li Fan stood frozen in place after he saw Qiao Lingzhi, and he seemed captivated by her.
However, Su Xin immediately warned Li Fan. 'You better not think anything about Lingzhi. Although she hasn't become Ling Yun's woman, she has swallowed his yang qi before, and she will probably become one of his women in the future. As for Nichang, she has started to be attracted to him, but he still hasn't accepted her for some reason.'
Hearing that, Li Fan couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and he nodded in understanding to Su Xin, who immediately introduced them to the two women.
"Are you really Mo Chen's stepson?" Qiao Lingzhi asked with a doubtful look.
Li Fan became awkward hearing that, but he immediately admitted it. "That's true because my mother is one of his wives, so I'm his stepson, but my little sister is also his wife."
"Mo Chen's relationship is really a total mess, but I have to admit that he is indeed extraordinary, so it's natural that many women fall in love with him, and he helps me and Nichang a lot." Qiao Lingzhi then said to them. "Since you two are still new to this sect, how about we show you around the sect? We are also planning to look for a mission, and our cultivation is equal, so I think we can work together to carry out a group mission."
"What do you think about that, husband?"
Li Fan unhesitatingly agreed with Qiao Lingzhi. "All right, we will go with you, especially since we have only been training at our residence for the past few months, so we also want to take a look at this realm."
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Meanwhile, Ling Yun continued to tease Yue Tu, who was in her beast form, while listening to Zhou Yu's explanation about the nature races' plans. "Who exactly is Lu Yi? How does she know so many things?"
"Lu Yi is a druid, and she has lived as long as me." Ling Yun immediately turned to Ling Xi. "That woman was wise and strong, and she was much stronger than Zhu Ling and the others. Even so, she had no interest in the affairs of the outside world, and she preferred to live in solitude in her forest, but she still watched everything from behind the scenes. However, this matter concerns the future of this universe, so she decided to leave her forest."
Ling Yun nodded in understanding after hearing that. "So who of them went to the mysterious tower?"
"You Ya, the fairy race queen; Ban Zhuo, the leader of the centaur race; Yin Shu, the leader of the gnomes; Zu Juren, the leader of the giants; and there are several others."
"Oh?" Ling Yun was surprised to hear that. "I didn't expect that they would send so many people to capture Jing Shen. Does that mean he is very strong?"
Zhou Yu shook her head at Ling Yun. "Jing Shen is not as strong as the leaders of the nature races, and Big Sis should be able to defeat him, but he is too cunning. Moreover, they suspect that he has connections with those heretics, so they are wary of him."
Even though he didn't say anything about Jing Shen, Ling Yun's expression clearly showed that he was eager to meet him, especially after Zhou Yu told him that he had sent people to capture the people closest to him. "In your opinion, who are the people he sent to the Sky Cloud Realm?"
"Since he did it behind Zhu Ling's back, I thought he wouldn't dare to send the spirit guardians, and he might send those immortal spirits, especially since they should already be around that realm."
Ling Xi nodded in agreement with Zhou Yu's thoughts. "Anyway, you don't need to think about those guys, and they won't be able to defeat Meng Xianzi. Only Sloth is a cultivator among them, and his strength is not comparable to hers. Besides, Wei Wei and Qing Yu are also there, so I'm sure that they can mop them up easily."
Ling Yun let out a sigh of relief, as he knew for sure about Meng Xianzi's strength and abilities, and no one would be able to break free from her dream realm, so he didn't worry too much about them. Moreover, all his closest people lived in their residence except for the few people who managed the new lotus sect, but that was not a problem for his master and the others.
"Anyway, you should go see Feng Bing'er." Ling Yun looked up at Ling Xi. "She was restless for the past three days, and she thought that Feng Tian might be in that tower."
Ling Yun frowned upon hearing that name, and he shifted Yue Tu from his lap before rushing to Feng Bing'er's room.
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Upon arrival, Ling Yun found Feng Bing'er lost in thought at the side of the window, so he hugged her from behind while asking. "Are you still thinking about your husband?"
"Eh?" Feng Bing'er turned to Ling Yun in surprise, but she did not refute and admitted it straight away. "I'm sorry; I understand your wishes, and I also have the same wishes as you after everything we've been through in the last few months. However, I still can't forget him, and I want to meet him again to confirm some things, or else I will never be able to make a decision about our relationship."
Ling Yun didn't say anything and carried Feng Bing'er directly; he laid her on the bed before pressing her under him. "I understand your feelings, but you are mine, and I will never hand you over to any other man, including Feng Tian, so you should forget him."
