At this moment, in the sky of Nansheng Continent in the Xihui Dynasty, the Valley Master of Shuiyu Valley, Wen Yunmei, and her daughter were flying at high speed. Due to the great expenditure, sweat was appearing on their foreheads.
“Mother, you go back first, no need to wait for me.”
Mu Ruoyi suggested, panting. Her majestic breasts undulated like waves due to her rapid breathing. She had only recently stepped into the Huashen realm, so her flying speed and stamina were naturally inferior to her mother’s.
“Hold on! We’re almost there! It’s no use for me to go back alone.”
Wen Yunmei held her daughter’s jade hand to encourage her. To erase the name on her mother’s tombstone, one needed her permission, and the other required her daughter Mu Ruoyi to do it personally, so both were indispensable.
Mu Ruoyi gritted her teeth and desperately condensed her spiritual sense to continue flying.
Seeing that they were about to reach Shuiyu Valley, Mu Ruoyi endured her discomfort and asked, “Mother, is Immortal Might really impossible to resist?”
“Immortal Might is the spiritual pressure of an immortal, its power is greater than most heavenly tribulations, and even powerful cultivators in the Heavenly Punishment Realm cannot resist it. Do you think we have a way to resist it?”
Wen Yunmei countered.
“Sigh!”
Mu Ruoyi sighed sorrowfully.
“What’s wrong?”
Wen Yunmei asked doubtfully.
“I can’t bear to leave Sister Hong Ling and Sister Qi Huang.”
Mu Ruoyi’s beautiful eyes reddened slightly.
“What? You’ve really fallen for them?”
Wen Yunmei asked in surprise.
“Mother, to be honest, I was indeed acting at first, but as time went by, I became accustomed to it, so I’ve long regarded them as my significant others. Now I’m being asked to personally erase Sister Hong Ling’s name from Grandmother’s tombstone, I really…”
Mu Ruoyi choked up as she spoke.
“Silly child, the name on the tombstone is just a formality. Whether it’s there or not will not affect the emotional foundation you already have. The reason we did that before was just to create an opportunity for you to interact legitimately. If you really like her, you can still pursue her in the future. Once you succeed, it will be perfect to change this awkward situation of having a name without reality.”
Wen Yunmei, having experienced more of life, saw things clearly.
“I understand!”
Mu Ruoyi pondered for a moment, and her beautiful eyes quickly became clear.
…
The Lü family soon became lively. After all, Lü Yi was the most talented among the younger generation, so he was regarded as the future Clan Leader.
Because of this, when Lü Yi went to engrave his name on the Immortal Tablet, sixty percent of the entire family came to witness the event. The scene was like ministers welcoming the emperor.
The Immortal Tablet of the Lü family was located in the very center of the Lü mansion. From afar, it looked like a giant pillar supporting the sky, tall and majestic, piercing the clouds. It made all the buildings in the Imperial Capital appear small, even the Imperial Palace itself, symbolizing the Lü family’s status in the Wei’an Empire.
Lü Yi, with his parents and dozens of concubines, walked to the foot of the Immortal Tablet. A dense crowd of family members had already gathered around. Seeing him arrive, they greeted him enthusiastically. Regardless of age or seniority, their faces were all filled with flattering expressions.
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“Nephew, you’ve finally found my niece-in-law for me. Uncle has been looking forward to this day for too long. You have excellent bloodline, so you must quickly multiply and spread our Lü family! The future of the Lü family depends on you.”
“Brother, who is sister-in-law? What does she look like? When will you bring her back to see us?”
“Brother is so outstanding, I’m sure sister-in-law must be very remarkable too! I wonder which miss from an immortal cultivating noble family she is?”
“She must be a descendant of one of the three immortals, otherwise who could be worthy of our Lü family’s future Clan Leader?”
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The members of the Lü family flattered him in a torrent of words, fearing they would fall behind.
“What bullshit Clan Leader? Who knows what will happen in the future? Fawning over him now, aren’t you afraid of being slapped in the face?”
In a secluded corner, a refined young man who looked about the same age as Lü Er cursed in a low voice. He was Lü Jun, the strongest talent among the younger generation apart from Lü Yi, and also Elder Zuo’s grandson-in-law.
“Who told him to be the most talented among the Lü family’s younger generation? Plus, he’s going to marry that Cheng Hong Ling, it’s like adding wings to a tiger. If he’s not the Clan Leader, who is?”
A beautiful young woman next to him mocked with a smile. The second daughter was Lü Ying, Elder Zuo’s granddaughter.
“That’s not necessarily true. The Cultivation World is very chaotic. With his arrogant personality, wouldn’t it be possible for him to perish outside tomorrow?”
Lü Jun cursed.
“Keep your voice down, don’t let anyone hear you. Although no one knows what the future holds, at least his grandfather is still the Clan Leader of the Lü family.”
Lü Ying quickly made a gesture to silence him.
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Lü Yi came to the foot of the Immortal Tablet alone. He looked up, and saw that the Immortal Tablet was endless, and its width was more than ten zhang, as imposing as a mountain. At the very top were carved in bold, powerful characters: “Monumental Tablet of Ancestor Lü Bing,” and below were densely carved many colorful small characters. Those were his descendants. Gray represented those who had already passed away, blue represented males, and red represented females. Only a small area was left vacant at the very bottom, showing how prosperous the Lü family was.
Of course, a large portion of the women were inscribed on it by the men of the Lü family without prior approval, but so far, none of them had been able to change their fate.
Based on this, many female cultivators in the Cultivation World kept their distance from the descendants of immortals. Fortunately, there were regulations in immortal noble families, and male disciples of each generation could only do this “act first, report later” with the permission of the Clan Leader. Therefore, usually only the most outstanding descendants had this right. Otherwise, over thousands of years, no matter how large the Immortal Tablet was, it would have been filled long ago. This was not conducive to the inheritance of excellent bloodlines and was unfair to the descendants.
Take the current Lü family for example. Among the younger generation, only Lü Yi had the qualification to engrave the woman’s name on the monumental tablet without prior approval. The other males still had to follow the normal marriage procedure; they could only engrave their names on it after finding a wife or concubine.
Facing the pressure of the Immortal Tablet, even the arrogant Lü Yi behaved like a little sheep, obediently kneeling and kowtowing three times.
Lü Dao, who had already been standing under the Immortal Tablet, informed his ancestors of his intention. With the Clan Leader personally speaking, it would comply with the family rules.
“My son, you must consider carefully. Although I can have many concubines, I can only have one wife.”
Lü Yi’s mother reminded him from behind.
Lü Yi did not speak but answered with action. He walked directly to the front of the Immortal Tablet and then looked at the position of his name.
Behind Lü Yi’s name were two rows of positions, one labeled “Wife” and the other labeled “Concubine.” Behind the “Concubine” row, hundreds of names were already densely carved, while the “Wife” row was still empty, showing how strict he was in choosing his principal wife.
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“Sisters, do you know the origin of husband’s principal wife?”
“Who knows? Husband has always been amorous, we don’t even know how many other women he has outside.”
“I don’t think it could be an ordinary woman. She should be a descendant of an immortal. How can an ordinary woman be worthy of being his wife?”
“That makes sense. If she’s a descendant of an immortal, then I’ll be convinced of my loss.”
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The dozens of concubines who had followed Lü Yi were whispering in the distance. From the content, it could be seen that a considerable number of them were clearly willing to be concubines. In fact, this was also reasonable. As descendants of an immortal, their status was even more prominent than that of princes. How many women would not be tempted? To refuse temptation and choose dignity, no matter the outcome, it was worthy of respect.
“Engrave it!”
At this moment, Lü Dao handed a dagger to Lü Yi.
Lü Yi took the dagger and started to engrave towards the “Wife” line. However, at this moment, Lü Er’s mind transmission sounded in his mind.
“Big brother, I think it would be better for you to engrave Qi Huang’s name on it as well.”
Lü Er suggested.
“Why? Aren’t they the same person?”
Lü Yi could not understand.
“Although they are the same person, Qi Huang’s personality is completely different from the main body due to her mental illness, making her extremely difficult to get along with. Moreover, her strength is much greater. If she is not also bound, I’m afraid she will cause trouble later.”
Lü Er explained.
“That makes some sense. It’s just that the wife column can only have one name. I don’t know if it’s okay to engrave her clone on it!”
Lü Yi hesitated.
Seeing that Lü Yi had not acted for a long time, the people around him speculated that he might have regretted it. Especially those dozens of concubines, their faces showed excitement, as long as that column was empty, they had a chance.
“What’s wrong?”
Lü Dao also asked.
“Grandfather, I want to ask you something. Cheng Hong Ling has a clone. I plan to engrave her name on the wife column as well. I don’t know if it’s possible?”
Lü Yi stated his difficulty.
“Why? Aren’t the clone and the main body the same person?”
Lü Dao was also a little confused. He didn’t know what his grandson was thinking.
“I have my reasons.”
Lü Yi couldn’t explain it well at the moment, so he could only answer vaguely.
“To be honest, grandfather doesn’t know either! As they are one person, it should be feasible in principle, but no one has ever done this before. You can try engraving it first. If it can be engraved, it means that Ancestor is allowing it.”
Lü Dao suggested after some thought.
“Yes!”
Lü Yi obeyed, then picked up the dagger and began to engrave.
