Chapter 512: She Slayed Lü Yi’s Clone (Part 2)
Lü Yi? That prodigy from the Lü family? You’re saying his first clone was killed by this woman?
Xiao Dian, who had been silent all along, exclaimed in astonishment.
Elder Zuo smiled calmly. Knowing he had successfully piqued the interest of the father and son, he said unhurriedly, “Oh? You know Lü Yi, Sir Xiao?”
“I wouldn’t say I know him. We clashed at the Evergreen Convention. His first clone should have already reached the late stage of the Huashen Realm, right?”
Xiao Dian replied, feigning composure. The Evergreen Convention he mentioned naturally referred to the continental-level event.
“To be precise, it reached the peak of the Huashen Realm. How does it compare to your first clone?”
Elder Zuo asked with a hint of teasing in his voice.
“My first clone entered the Shentong Realm not long ago,”
Xiao Dian answered neither subserviently nor arrogantly.
“What? Your clone has already entered the Shentong Realm?”
Elder Zuo’s face showed a complex expression. He never expected that after living for three to four hundred years, he would be inferior to such a young lad. He felt incredibly bitter, but being an old fox, he quickly regained his composure and fawned, “Sir Xiao is truly one of the top three geniuses among the younger generation!”
“Elder Zuo flatters me. It’s all due to the blessings of my ancestors!”
Xiao Xi, standing beside him, said humbly again.
“Sect Leader Xiao is too modest. Even with ancestral blessings, one still needs to put in sufficient effort oneself!”
Elder Zuo continued to praise him with a clear conscience before changing the subject. “However, although Sir Xiao’s talent is outstanding, there’s still a gap compared to Cheng Hong Ling, whom I mentioned.”
“Oh? Is that so? May I know which Immortal’s descendant this Cheng Hong Ling is?”
A hint of displeasure flashed across Xiao Xi’s face, which turned rigid.
“As I said, she is the foremost Immortal Seed of Yongning Prefecture in the Xihui Dynasty. How could such a remote small country have any Immortals? It’s just that this woman’s talent is extremely outstanding. At only 18 years old, her first clone’s cultivation has reached the middle stage of the Shentong Realm.”
Elder Zuo began his sales pitch again.
“Eighteen years old?”
“Middle stage of the Shentong Realm?”
Xiao Xi and his son exchanged glances, then chuckled and shook their heads.
“Elder Zuo, are you jesting with this Sect Master? At merely eighteen years old, her clone has already reached the middle stage of the Shentong Realm. Just how strong must she be herself?”
Sect Master Xiao’s expression quickly returned to normal, his interest clearly waning.
“Yes, even a descendant of an Immortal with a perfect bloodline wouldn’t have such a cultivation speed.”
Xiao Dian also offered his opinion. The so-called “perfect bloodline” referred to a bloodline that could earn a perfect score from the Immortal Selection Token, a peerless genius that appeared only once every few thousand years.
“That’s precisely why it’s strange, her own cultivation is only at the second layer of the Huashen Realm.”
Elder Zuo knew he couldn’t just brag endlessly, so he decided to tell the truth.
“Her main body is only at the second layer of the Huashen Realm, while her clone has reached the middle stage of the Shentong Realm? Elder Zuo, are you sure you didn’t say it backward? Did you perhaps just escape from a medical clinic? The Immortal Alliance…”
This task, though demanding, shouldn’t drive a cultivator like you, who is in the Shentong Realm, insane.
Xiao Xi couldn’t help but retort sarcastically, feeling that the old man was taking him for a fool.
“Yes, if that’s the case, why hasn’t her clone usurped her?”
Xiao Dian also raised a question.
“Drive me insane?”
Elder Zuo’s beard bristled with anger, but he forcibly suppressed his fury. “I didn’t say it backward. She’s not a descendant of an Immortal, nor was she born in such an inconsequential, remote country. If I said her own strength had reached the middle stage of the Shentong Realm, would you believe me?”
“Brother Zuo, you say that as if we would believe you if you said her clone reached the middle stage of the Huashen Realm. That’s even more outrageous,”
Xiao Xi teased.
“Doesn’t this just highlight this woman’s innate talent? If she could be paired with you, Sir Xiao, it would truly be a match made in heaven.”
Elder Zuo began his persuasion, then added with lingering unease, “Of course, if you don’t believe me, you can investigate yourself. As an Elder of the Immortal Alliance, I stand by everything I say.”
“There’s no need.”
Xiao Xi shook his head without hesitation.
“Why? Although her own strength is only at the second layer of the Huashen Realm, it’s highly possible that she’s being held back by her cultivation techniques or resources. With just a clone at the middle stage of the Shentong Realm, she should be enough to enter the Xiao family, shouldn’t she?”
Elder Zuo asked excitedly.
“Indeed, however, the only one who can be my son’s other half is a descendant of an Immortal,”
Xiao Xi said proudly.
“She doesn’t necessarily have to be the main wife. She could be a concubine!”
Elder Zuo continued to persuade.
“I apologize, Elder Zuo, but I’m a romantic. I only pursue a lifelong monogamy,”
Xiao Dian said with a straight face.
Elder Zuo tried to persuade them for a long time, but the father and son remained unmoved, so he left the Jingtian Sect dejectedly.
“Hmph! Does that old fellow truly think I know nothing of the outside world? His granddaughter is married to the Lü family. If there were such good fortune, how could it be our turn!”
Xiao Xi snorted coldly after setting up a spiritual sense shield.
“His granddaughter is married to the Lü family?”
Xiao Dian’s face showed a look of sudden realization. “No wonder. It seems he wants to eliminate a potential rival for Lü Yi. Those three women have made it known that to pursue them, one not only needs outstanding strength but also must be without any wives or concubines. Otherwise, who would bother being so devoted?”
“What? Lü Yi is still competing with you for those three girls?”
Xiao Xi asked curiously. The three “girls” he mentioned were precisely the three fairies among the Nine Great Prodigies, also the top three most beautiful women on the “Chen Yu Overall Ranking.”
“Isn’t he? That guy is like a stubborn stain. Wherever I go, he follows, afraid I’ll get there first.”
Xiao Dian showed a look of disgust on his face.
“That makes sense then.”
Xiao Xi suddenly understood and then changed the subject. “By the way, how are things going with those three girls recently?”
“It’s the same as always. Those three women are very arrogant, making me want to give up a bit,”
Xiao Dian said with some self-abandonment.
“That’s only natural. The status of men and women is entirely determined by supply and demand. In the mortal world, there are more men than women, hence the subordinate status of men. In the cultivation world, there are more women than men, thus leading to the superiority of men over women. And among you few little prodigies, because there are more men than women, it’s like a scaled-down mortal world. Those three girls can afford to be picky, so it’s no wonder you can’t win them over easily.”
Xiao Xi analyzed with great clarity.
“Hmph, what are they so arrogant about? There are plenty of women in this cultivation world. Any ordinary disciple of the Jingtian Sect can have multiple companions. Why should I, the Young Sect Master, be hung up on just one?”
Xiao Dian said indignantly.
“But the problem is that other women aren’t worthy of you! Son, don’t act on impulse. Only by finding a woman with the same true Immortal bloodline as a partner can we ensure that our Xiao family’s descendants are excellent. So, continue to pursue them. If you need anything, just ask your father. As the saying goes, perseverance prevails. You will succeed.”
Xiao Xi encouraged him.
“Yes!”
Xiao Dian reluctantly agreed.
“Hmph, Elder Zuo is utterly unreasonable. He actually tried to sell me a country girl from the Xihui Dynasty as a daughter-in-law. Does he think the Jingtian Sect is a dumping ground? Throwing all sorts of rubbish here? Such a woman, let alone being your main wife or a concubine, isn’t even qualified to be a maidservant.”
Xiao Xi cursed angrily, his resentment still simmering.
That night, as Qi Huang was preparing to sleep, she suddenly remembered that she had robbed Ye Donglai of several boxes of treasures when she went to the Donglai Sect. She hadn’t examined them carefully yet and didn’t know what they were.
Qi Huang couldn’t help but feel curious, so she took out the dozen or so boxes of treasures from her storage ring to examine them. The result was both amusing and exasperating. Although her strength was great, her knowledge was insufficient. Therefore, apart from the bottle of Sky Concealing Water, she didn’t recognize anything else. However, judging by the aura they emitted, none of them were ordinary items.
It actually made sense. Items that a master like Ye Donglai would treasure must be extremely precious.
“It seems I need to make a trip to the Ju Jin auction house and ask Liu Yingyue to help appraise them.”
Qi Huang made a mental calculation and then put away all the treasures.
Just then, a Mind Transmission from her main body reached her mind.”
“Do you have some free time right now?”
Cheng Hong Ling asked in a soft, charming tone, completely different from her usual demeanor.
“Y-yes! Do you need something?”
Qi Huang stammered, feeling as if her main body’s voice was like a slender willow branch brushing against her skin, making her tingle and her heart flutter.
“Come to my room. I have something to tell you.”
Cheng Hong Ling then whispered her invitation.
