Chapter 327: The Dark History of Xuanhuang Ancestor: Once a Kept Man

"Is the Xuanhuang Sect truly willing to shelter us?"

Some were still a bit doubtful.

After all, the other party is a Nascent Soul Sect; if they were to refuse their request to join, their voyage would likely be completely ruined—stranded in the middle of nowhere, they would surely all perish.

"Rest assured, this is an order issued personally by the Xuanhuang Sect Master."

"Anyone who wishes to come and seek refuge with the Xuanhuang Sect will be accepted without exception."

"In fact, it is not just us; there are simply too many Cultivator families coming to seek refuge with the Xuanhuang Sect."

"We are merely one of them."

"As a matter of fact, our family has already had a Cultivator take the Teleportation Array to the Samsung Island Group to confirm this matter."

A Cultivator said in a deep voice.

If they hadn't verified this matter repeatedly, they could never have made such a major decision as migrating their family.

After all, for a Cultivator family, this is a matter of life and death.

Unless they were one hundred percent certain, they would not act rashly.

"Isn't that so?"

"In order to travel to the Xuanhuang Sect to confirm this, our family spent three High-grade Spirit Stones."

"It can be said that the loss was heavy."

Another Cultivator's face revealed a pained expression.

For an ordinary Cultivator family, three High-grade Spirit Stones are already quite expensive, equivalent to thirty thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones; not everyone can afford that.

Why, when they could clearly take the Teleportation Array directly to the Xuanhuang Sect,

did they prefer to take a ship and sail for several years to reach the Samsung Island Group? It is simply because they have no money.

Wealthy Cultivators take the Teleportation Array directly.

Those who are slightly less poor take a Flying Boat, which is faster.

But as for them, they cannot even afford a Flying Boat, so they have no choice but to take an ordinary ship and sail the sea.

In fact, in the Canglan Sea, ships are still the mainstream mode of transportation.

Things like Flying Boats are luxury transport; every time they are activated, they consume a large amount of Spirit Stones.

Not many Cultivators can afford such costs.

"However, all of this is worth it."

"Throughout the entire Canglan Sea, Monster Beasts are invading everywhere; it is practically devastated."

"Only the region where the Xuanhuang Sect is located has few Monster Beasts that dare to invade."

"The reason is quite simple: the Xuanhuang Sect is sufficiently powerful."

"Twenty years ago, the Thunder Eagle Clan once invaded, and as a result, the Xuanhuang Sect Master personally stepped out to meet them in battle."

"That battle alone slaughtered millions of Monster Beasts, including over a hundred Fourth-tier Beasts."

"This battle shocked the entire Canglan Sea."

"Ever since then, these Monster Beasts have not been as arrogant as they were at the beginning; they have even shrunk back and stopped expanding their influence."

"As for the sea area where the Xuanhuang Sect is located, no Monster Beast dares to invade at all."

"Therefore, as long as we join the Xuanhuang Sect, we will be completely safe and will no longer need to worry about the threat of Monster Beasts."

Yet another Cultivator's face revealed an expression of worship.

Only such a formidable force can be considered the cream of the crop in these chaotic times.

It is precisely because of this that countless Cultivator families have gone to seek refuge, hoping to obtain the protection of the Xuanhuang Sect.

"Xuanhuang Ancestor is truly a model for our Human Race; he might even be the number one Nascent Soul in our Canglan Sea."

Someone sighed with emotion, admiring him to the point of prostration.

The world has already regarded the Xuanhuang Sect Master as the Xuanhuang Ancestor, a figure at the level of an Ancestor.

"It is said that when Xuanhuang Ancestor was young, he was just a Loose Cultivator. Although his talent was outstanding, he was not appreciated by others and couldn't even manage to become a sect disciple, so he could only remain a Loose Cultivator."

"But by relying on a handsome appearance, he ended up gaining the appreciation of some female Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage and became a kept man."

"Even after arriving at the Wuji Alliance, he gained the appreciation of the Nascent Soul Cultivator Taohua Shangren, who even taught him everything she knew."

"Only then was Xuanhuang Ancestor able to advance to the Nascent Soul stage and become an Ancestor."

Someone said mysteriously, sharing gossip they had picked up.

"No way, if that's the case, doesn't that mean Xuanhuang Ancestor started out by living off women?"

"Did he rely on sucking up to older female Cultivators to climb the ladder and achieve his current status?"

Many were shocked; they hadn't expected that the Xuanhuang Ancestor, who shakes the Canglan Sea, had such an experience in his youth.

They were very interested in this gossip about Nascent Soul Ancestors.

"There's no helping it."

"Xuanhuang Ancestor was just a Loose Cultivator; he had no background to speak of."

"In this current era, what does talent count for? To get ahead, one still has to rely on background."

"But Xuanhuang Ancestor was able to bend and stretch; even after being 'sub-ruled' by older female Cultivators, he still endured humiliation."

"Rumor has it that he secretly had a Daoist name, known as Heavenly Arm Daoist."

"One can imagine how much he had to pay to please those older, high-ranking female Cultivators."

"Fortunately, by now, Xuanhuang Ancestor has already become a big shot."

"Of course, even so, it cannot hide the dark history of his youth and the bullying he once suffered."

That Cultivator said mysteriously.

He felt that every Nascent Soul Ancestor's rise to power had its own history of blood and tears.

Among them was also Xuanhuang Ancestor.

"I never thought the famous Xuanhuang Ancestor of the Canglan Sea had such a blood-and-tears history."

"To obtain some resources, he was willing to become Heavenly Arm Daoist."

"But having said that, if it were Taohua Shangren keeping me, I would actually be willing."

"What do you know? It is said that Xuanhuang Ancestor himself was a peerlessly handsome man; just in terms of handsomeness, even Taohua Shangren could not compare. One could say that Xuanhuang Ancestor being kept was a huge loss for him. You also know how perverted those older female Cultivators are; they have all sorts of methods."

"My god, did Xuanhuang Ancestor actually suffer such treatment when he was young?"

"Heh, what did you think? Is being submissive so easy? If you don't have some ability, why would they want you?"

"As expected of Xuanhuang Ancestor, he is truly a role model for our generation; being able to bend and stretch makes him a real man."

"Sigh, this is the hardship of being a Loose Cultivator. For the sake of some cultivation resources, even if one has to sell their personality and be humiliated by a rich woman, one must endure it; otherwise, how can one walk the Great Dao of longevity?"

"Isn't that so? Xuanhuang Ancestor is indeed a role model for us Loose Cultivators."

Many Cultivators were filled with awe.

They also did not expect that the famous Xuanhuang Ancestor had once had such a difficult history; it was truly beyond imagination.

"By the way, don't go spreading this matter around casually."

"This is top-secret information; ordinary people don't know it."

"If this gets out and is known by the Xuanhuang Sect Disciples, you and I will be in big trouble."

"Now that Xuanhuang Ancestor has achieved success and fame, who knows what he might think."

"It is said that he is also quite Heart Eye; anyone who has offended him can never escape."

"You all shouldn't spread rumors outside either."

That Cultivator said in a low voice.

"Of course, we naturally know the severity of this."

Many Cultivators nodded in unison.

Rumble~~

Just at this moment, the ship suddenly swayed.

All the Humans on the ship felt a violent shaking, as if a huge wave had struck.

"What is going on?"

Many Human Cultivators were greatly shocked, feeling a fatal crisis.

They leaned out one after another to look at the distant sea.

They saw that in the distant sea, heads of crocodile-like Monster Beasts immediately appeared; they were entirely black, covered in black iron armor, resembling a black sea wave, dense and numerous, rushing over from afar.

Just to the naked eye, there were over tens of thousands of them.

"Damn it, these are Poison Crocodile Monster Beasts."

"These are terrifying amphibious Monster Beasts."

"They run fast on land, and even faster in the sea."

"Many Human islands have been destroyed by this group of Poison Crocodile Monster Beasts before, and the Humans were almost completely slaughtered."

"These Poison Crocodile Monster Beasts have powerful physical defenses and can also release poisonous mist. Ordinary Cultivators who get close will be poisoned to death by the mist on their bodies, and if they get closer, their combat power is even more ferocious."

"They are simply Monster Beasts without any weaknesses."

A Foundation Establishment Cultivator's face turned extremely ugly, and he trembled.

He knew very well just how terrifying this group of Poison Crocodile Monster Beasts was.

If they really got close to this fleet, then all the Humans on the ships would be killed by them and become food in the bellies of these Monster Beasts.

"With so many Poison Crocodile Monster Beasts, there must be several Third-tier Monster Beasts controlling them from behind."

"Damn it, we finally arrived at the Samsung Island Group; are we going to die now?"

Many Cultivators had expressions of despair on their faces.

They knew that relying on their own strength to deal with this group of Monster Beasts was almost impossible.

It was nothing more than dying sooner or dying later.

Roar~~

But just at this moment, a beautiful woman in a long white dress came stepping through the air, riding a white lion, releasing an unparalleled Nascent Soul pressure that covered an area of a thousand miles.

"Monster Beasts are approaching my Xuanhuang Sect sea territory."

"Die!"

This woman looked down from above, and the white lion released terrifying cold air, which spread from its body toward the surrounding sea in all directions.

"No!"

"A Nascent Soul Ancestor, how could a Nascent Soul Ancestor appear here?"

"Spare us, spare us this once; we will never dare to approach this sea territory again."

Many Poison Crocodile Monster Beasts had their fur stand on end. They had originally sensed a large number of mortals here, and because they were still some distance from the Xuanhuang Sect sea territory, they had taken a chance, wanting to devour these mortals.

But who could have imagined that they would be so unlucky as to encounter a Nascent Soul Ancestor.

At this moment, they wanted to flee, but it was already too late.

Because this wave of white cold air covered them, and everywhere it passed, everything froze.

This was a cold current that was terrifying to the extreme.

It seemed that the sea for hundreds of miles was frozen at this moment, forming a thick layer of ice.

Tens of thousands of Poison Crocodile Monster Beasts had no way to even struggle.

The moment they touched the white cold current, they were frozen into ice sculptures, their life force stripped away.

One could still see the terrified, panicked, and incredulous expressions of these Poison Crocodile Monster Beasts before they died.

Almost in an instant, the Poison Crocodile Monster Beasts that could have annihilated this fleet were wiped out in a single second.

Such a change left the Cultivators present in utter shock; it was as if a natural disaster had occurred.

Whoosh!

After finishing off this group of Monster Beasts, that stunning woman did not look back; riding the white lion, she quickly left this sea area, as if for her, it was merely a matter of a casual effort.

"Who is this Nascent Soul Ancestor? How could she be so powerful? With a wave of her hand, she killed tens of thousands of Poison Crocodile Monster Beasts; she is truly too strong!" The numerous Cultivators were dumbfounded and terrified.

"If I am not mistaken, this should be Ancestor Leng Yuexi, the Peak Master of Xianxia Peak of the Xuanhuang Sect. The white lion beside her is actually not a Spirit Beast, but a fourth-tier Puppet, known as an Ice Lion Puppet."

"It is said that this was obtained by the Xuanhuang Ancestor from a Transformation God Relic somewhere, and later gifted to Ancestor Leng."

"Over the past twenty years, Ancestor Leng has also appeared in this sea area from time to time to kill invading Monster Beasts."

A Cultivator said immediately, stating the intelligence they knew.

This Ice Lion Puppet was naturally obtained by Zhou Sui, coming from the Refining Treasure Sect.

But for Zhou Sui, a fourth-tier Puppet could not provide him with much of an increase in combat power, so he gifted the four fourth-tier Puppets he had obtained to his Dao Companions, including Leng Yuexi.

Even over these years, due to obtaining a large amount of materials from fourth-tier Monster Beasts, Zhou Sui also refined some fourth-tier Puppets to serve as the town-sect treasures of the Xuanhuang Sect, equivalent to individual Nascent Soul combat powers.

"If that is the case, the Xuanhuang Sect does not just have the Xuanhuang Ancestor as a single Nascent Soul?"

Someone asked curiously.

"Of course, it is not just the Xuanhuang Ancestor as a single Nascent Soul."

"As far as I know, there are at least seven or eight Nascent Souls throughout the entire Xuanhuang Sect."

"And they are all female Cultivators of the Nascent Soul realm, and also the Dao Companions of the Xuanhuang Ancestor."

A Cultivator said mysteriously.

"I have also heard of this matter."

"Originally, these female Cultivators seemed to only be at the Golden Core Realm."

"But after receiving the protection of the Xuanhuang Ancestor and being gifted Dharma Treasures, they all broke through to become Nascent Souls one by one."

"It can be said that the female Cultivators who follow the Xuanhuang Ancestor, every single one of them, have become Ancestors of a region."

"Even at the very worst, they can become Golden Core True Persons."

"If I could become a Dao Companion of the Xuanhuang Ancestor, perhaps I might also have the chance to become a Nascent Soul Ancestor in the future."

A female Cultivator revealed a pair of Peach Blossom Eyes.

"Hehe, stop dreaming."

"Who knows how many female Cultivators want to marry the Xuanhuang Ancestor."

"It is a pity that those female Cultivators cannot even get close to the Xuanhuang Ancestor."

"Still wanting to ascend to the heavens in one step, isn't this just wishful thinking?"

"Of course, if you could truly become a Dao Companion of the Xuanhuang Ancestor, perhaps you really could change your own destiny."

Many Cultivators sighed with emotion.

The female Cultivators nearby also all revealed expressions of being moved.

Unfortunately, their eyes quickly dimmed; they were merely of ordinary appearance, so how could they obtain the favor of the Xuanhuang Ancestor? The other party likely would not even look at them.

"By the way, Ancestor Leng killed these Monster Beasts; can we go and scavenge these Monster Beast corpses?"

Someone set their sights on the corpses of the dead Poison Crocodile Monster Beasts; if one could obtain a single one, it would likely be exchangeable for quite a few Spirit Stones.

"Stop dreaming, didn't you see the Xuanhuang Sect Disciples arriving by Flying Boat?"

"These Monster Beast corpses have long been eyed by the Xuanhuang Sect Disciples; where would it be our turn?"

"We had better just be honest and obedient."

"Being able to gain a foothold in this sea area is already quite good; don't look for extra trouble."

A Cultivator reminded.

Hearing this, the numerous Cultivators immediately extinguished their little schemes.

……

Not long after, Leng Yuexi returned to Xianxia Peak.

Boom~~

She took a small Teleportation Array within Xianxia Peak, and in the next second, she returned to Xuanhuang Peak on Xuanhuang Island.

This small Teleportation Array was naturally built by Zhou Sui.

The purpose was to facilitate communication between the two islands.

Although she would spend most of her time cultivating on Xuanhuang Island, she would occasionally return to the Samsung Island Group to handle the affairs of the Xuanhuang Sect.

Therefore, a small Teleportation Array was still necessary.

"Sister Leng is back; did anything happen in the Samsung Island Group today?"

At this very moment, Taohua Shangren and the others were also cultivating on Xuanhuang Peak.

Seeing Leng Yuexi return, they all asked curiously.

"Nothing happened."

"It was just that a group of Monster Beasts suddenly appeared in the outer area of the Samsung Island Group."

"As a result, they were all wiped out by me."

"In recent years, the Demon Race does not seem to have had any particularly large movements."

"I always feel that this seems to be the eve before a storm arrives."

Leng Yuexi said with worry.

She was not someone who could stay on Xuanhuang Island to cultivate forever.

Occasionally, she also wanted to go out and walk around.

Therefore, she would also ride a Fourth-tier Puppet ice lion to patrol, checking to see if there were any invading Monster Beasts.

If there were any, she would resolve them all at once.

Since they were all within the Samsung Island Group, if any real accident occurred, she could escape at the first opportunity.

Therefore, she did not need to worry about any danger occurring.

"It is indeed a bit strange."

"Although rumors say the Demon Race was thoroughly intimidated by the battle at the Samsung Island Group and thus slowed their actions."

"But I always feel that things are not as simple as imagined; perhaps a great conspiracy is brewing."

"It is precisely because of this that Nascent Soul forces like the Wuji Alliance are all trying every possible way to investigate the Demon Race's plans clearly."

"Otherwise, no one would feel at ease."

Taohua Shangren said in a deep voice.

She also felt that the aggressive Demon Race was not as simple as imagined and must be brewing a greater conspiracy.

Unfortunately, there is currently no evidence to prove this point.

For now, they can only wait for news from other forces to arrive.

"Sigh, the Beast Tide created by the Demon Race is becoming increasingly massive."

"Originally, our Human Race Cultivators were scattered across the various islands of the Canglan Sea."

"But due to the threat of Monster Beasts, many Human Cultivators began to migrate out, gathering one after another on Fourth-tier Islands."

"Now, our Samsung Island Group is the same, gathering more and more Humans."

"I don't know if the Samsung Island Group can withstand so many Human Cultivators if this continues."

Leng Yuexi worried about this point.

"I don't think that is a problem."

"The Samsung Island Group is still quite vast."

"It is not just Muxing Island, Shuixing Island, and Huoxing Island."

"Besides these, there are also some small islands with diameters of hundreds or thousands of kilometers."

"These islands can also accommodate a large population."

"In the short term, our Samsung Islands will not reach the upper limit of population capacity."

Lin Yazhu said in a deep voice.

She had also calculated this point and felt that it was still far from reaching the upper limit of population capacity.

This is because the Samsung Island Group is still a relatively remote area.

Humans who are too far away cannot reach this sea area.

Basically, those who have migrated over are families from the nearby sea areas.

So there is no need to worry about too much population migration.

"That is good."

Hearing this, Leng Yuexi nodded, then she looked at the three women beside her—Ji Bingyu, Mu Ziyan, and Xia Jingyan—and asked curiously: "How do you feel now? Are there any problems with practicing the Green Emperor Longevity Technique?"

She knew the limitations of the Green Emperor Longevity Technique; one could only stay where the life-bound Immortal Plant grew.

If one left, all previous efforts would be wasted.

So for these years, the three women had stayed on Xuanhuang Island and never went anywhere else.

"No problems."

"We feel better than ever before."

"Ever since we practiced the Green Emperor Longevity Technique, our cultivation progress has been simply rapid."

"Now our cultivation is already at the Golden Core Late Stage."

"In a few more decades, we will be able to attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm."

"To be honest, we also didn't expect this technique to be so exquisite and peerless."

"Of course, it is also fortunate to have our husband's help, which accelerated the growth speed of the Evergreen Vine."

"Otherwise, our cultivation would not have progressed so quickly."

Ji Bingyu said with great emotion.

Originally, according to their Spirit Root aptitude, cultivation in the Golden Core Realm would have been as slow as a snail.

But ever since practicing the Green Emperor Longevity Technique, it has been rapid progress, obtaining breakthroughs one after another.

Advancing all the way to the Golden Core Late Stage.

This is as if they had obtained the cultivation speed of a Heavenly Spirit Root.

"As for being unable to leave the range of the Evergreen Vine, it actually doesn't matter."

"In fact, the Evergreen Vine has now grown further."

"Its coverage area exceeds one thousand kilometers."

"That is to say, we can actually move within a one-thousand-kilometer area."

"However, there are only us on Xuanhuang Island now, and there is nowhere else to go anyway."

Mu Ziyan smiled slightly.

"That's right, actually staying here on Xuanhuang Peak and researching knowledge about Talismans, Array Formations, Alchemy, and so on is already quite pleasant; instead, we feel that time passes very quickly, and the knowledge of immortal cultivation is vast and profound."

"Just to achieve Mastery in one path, we don't know how much time it would take."

"We can only say that human life is still too short."

Xia Jingyan said with emotion.

She is currently immersed in the Formation Dao and has already raised it to the Third-Tier High-Grade level.

Compared to before, her attainment in Array Formations has improved by an unknown amount.

Therefore, she was immersed in the insights of Array Formations all day long and did not feel bored staying here.

"I truly envy you all."

"At this rate of cultivation, I fear your speed in advancing to Deity Transformation will be even faster than ours."

"This is simply a technique that points directly to the Great Dao of Deity Transformation."

Shen Biqian looked at Ji Bingyu and the others with great envy.

Do not look at the fact that they are currently only Golden Core Cultivators; if they continue to cultivate, then becoming Nascent Soul Cultivators is a certainty, and even becoming Deity Transformation experts in the future is not impossible.

"If Sister Shen is willing, you could actually cultivate the Green Emperor Longevity Technique as well."

"My husband still has a few seeds of the Evergreen Vine on hand, which can serve as a natal Immortal Plant."

"Even if the Evergreen Vines we possess mature, they can produce new seeds."

"It will be convenient for all the sisters to refine them."

"It can be said that in the future, we will not lack Heaven and Earth Spirit Roots."

Ji Bingyu said.

"Although the Green Emperor Longevity Technique is good, it is not the Dao I wish to cultivate."

"I still prefer the path of Alchemy a bit more."

A look of temptation appeared on Shen Biqian's face, but she still firmly refused.

She felt that if she continued to cultivate according to her own technique, she would also be able to become a Deity Transformation expert.

Although the Green Emperor Longevity Technique is good, it is not suitable for her.

"I wonder how my husband is doing now?"

Leng Yuexi asked curiously.

"As for that, he is still in seclusion in the Cave Abode; he should be coming out of seclusion soon."

Chu Dieyi thought for a moment and replied.