Chapter 139: White Emperor Golden Sovereign Slash

"Wen Tianren, the personal disciple of the Chaotic Star Sea's number one Demonic Path figure, Liudao Jisheng, and Young Master of Shengmo Island, was humiliated by Yan Taibai and left; Ziling Xianzi, the Young Master of Miaoyin Sect, was also coveted by the Shengmo Island Young Master Wen Tianren, who wished to make her his Dao companion, only to be humiliated by Yan Taibai and leave."

These two events, which occurred at the same time, spread throughout Heavenly Star City and the entire Chaotic Star Sea following the conclusion of Yan Ruyan's Golden Core Ceremony, causing a massive uproar.

Almost every cultivator who learned of this matter felt nothing but admiration for Yan Taibai, who actually held Wen Tianren, this Young Master of Shengmo Island and disciple of the Demonic Path's number one figure Liudao Jisheng, in such low regard.

However, upon closer reflection, the two men's statuses were not much different, and their aptitude and cultivation speed were on par; both were Golden Core Mid-stage cultivators, and Yan Taibai even appeared three parts younger than Wen Tianren in countenance, leaping directly to become the youngest Golden Core cultivator in the Chaotic Star Sea.

In the past, this title was mostly defaulted to the Shengmo Island Young Master, Wen.

Now that it had become Yan Taibai's, one could imagine how deep Wen Tianren's hatred for Yan Taibai must be.

Besides this, there was the Young Master of Miaoyin Sect, Ziling Xianzi, who had firmly secured the title of the Chaotic Star Sea's number one beauty.

Many Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators in Heavenly Star City chose to join the Miaoyin Sect just to catch a glimpse of her.

Of course, more were looking at the other female disciples of the Miaoyin Sect, simply wanting to find a Dao companion for themselves.

As for these Foundation Establishment cultivators, once their identities were verified and confirmed to be without issue, the Miaoyin Sect accepted them all.

After all, with the things the Miaoyin Sect needed to do nowadays, the more cultivators, the better.

What's more, the current Miaoyin Sect was fully capable of supporting this, thanks to the Spirit Stones earned by Yan Taibai.

It was just a pity that, to date, no Nascent Soul cultivator was willing to join the Miaoyin Sect. In reality, even if they were willing, Zhou Yuan would still need to discuss and consider it with Yan Taibai.

Zhou Yuan's greatest hope was for Yan Taibai to condense his Nascent Soul as soon as possible; as for herself, even though she was already at the peak of the Golden Core Mid-stage and not far from the Golden Core Late Stage, she still lacked the slightest confidence in condensing a Nascent Soul.

The ones most likely to condense a Nascent Soul were Yan Taibai and Yan Ruyan.

Only when the two of them condensed their Nascent Souls would the Miaoyin Sect be considered firmly established in the Chaotic Star Sea.

Of course, it would be best if the Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage behind Yan Taibai were willing to appear.

But the excuse Yan Taibai gave was that he was searching for a way to leave the Chaotic Star Sea. This was also the point that worried Zhou Yuan the most.

Once Yan Taibai and Yan Ruyan left the Chaotic Star Sea, the Miaoyin Sect would surely face a catastrophic disaster.

This was the reason she wanted to use two female disciples to bind Yan Taibai completely.

As for Yan Ruyan, she had tested her, and Yan Ruyan did not show too much resistance to this matter, which was also the reason she dared to do so.

It was just that so many years had passed with almost no progress; it could not be said that Yan Taibai had no interest at all in her two disciples, but he had never taken the final step.

At most, he would hold them in his arms and take some liberties, but nothing more.

This left Zhou Yuan extremely disappointed and regretful, yet she was helpless.

Regarding such matters, she could not possibly force Yan Taibai to do anything; it all depended on the charm and ability of Fan Jingmei and Zhuo Ruting themselves.

But now it seemed that was completely insufficient.

Therefore, for the sake of the entire Miaoyin Sect, Zhou Yuan decided to use the final method.

"Ning'er, do you have any thoughts regarding Brother Yan?"

On this day, Zhou Yuan arrived at Ziling Xianzi's boudoir and asked straight to the point.

"Mother, what does this mean? Daughter does not understand."

Although she said this, a blush of shyness appeared on Ziling Xianzi's peerless jade face; clearly, she had known in her heart for a long time, but out of a young woman's reserve, she dared not admit it.

"Ning'er, then Mother will speak plainly. I want you to become Brother Yan's concubine; are you willing?"

Seeing this, Zhou Yuan sighed softly in her heart and spoke directly.

Once these words were out, Ziling Xianzi's jade face instantly flushed with a dense red glow, extremely shy, and she lowered her head, not daring to look at Zhou Yuan at all, but still said in a voice as soft as a mosquito's.

"Uncle Yan has shown great kindness to the sect and to us mother and daughter; this matter is entirely up to Mother to decide."

"Good, having these words from you is enough."

Hearing this, Zhou Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on her face as she reminded her,

"Ning'er, rest assured, your Uncle Yan has excellent character; even if you are only a concubine, he will certainly not let you down or treat you poorly. As for your Aunt Ruyan, you must also serve her well and not show the slightest bit of disrespect or negligence."

"Daughter understands, Mother may rest assured, but, but, what about Sister Ruyan..."

Hearing the words "Aunt Ruyan," Ziling Xianzi finally reacted; it was useless for just the two of them to agree, and even if Yan Taibai agreed it would be useless—the most important thing was whether Yan Ruyan, this Dao companion of Yan Taibai, agreed.

She was the most important person; if Yan Ruyan did not agree, given the feelings between the two, let alone that Yan Taibai had no romantic feelings for Yan Ruyan, even if he did, he would clear the air, and might even leave the Miaoyin Sect directly.

Such a consequence was not something the Miaoyin Sect or the two of them could bear.

"Rest assured about that; Mother will go speak to Sister Ruyan. You were also raised under her eyes, so she surely will not object."

Zhou Yuan smiled charmingly and comforted her.

"Mm! Daughter understands."

Hearing this, Ziling Xianzi, the number one beauty of the Chaotic Star Sea, finally set her anxious heart at ease.

As long as Yan Ruyan did not object, then everything would be no problem.

As for why both of them had the surname Yan yet were still Dao companions, that was not important.

Among the same clan, as long as the blood relationship was distant, they could still become Dao companions; this was perfectly normal.

It did not count as anything, and no one would say anything.

At the same time, inside the bedroom of Yan Taibai and Yan Ruyan's cave dwelling,

"You mean to let me take in that little girl, Xiao Ziling?"

After hearing Yan Ruyan's words, Yan Taibai was stunned; it took a full half-quarter of an hour before he reacted and repeated Yan Ruyan's words.

"That's right, Sister Ziling's aptitude and character are both excellent, and she has deep feelings for you. If you take her as a concubine, you won't have to worry about that Young Master Wen from Shengmo Island anymore." Yan Ruyan nodded her head, her jade face serious.

"But... but... but you should know that the two of us watched that little girl grow up. To take her as a concubine, how could the Madam agree? This is absolutely impossible; it is improper, improper, improper!"

Yan Taibai gave a bitter laugh and said "improper" three times.

After all, in his memory, Ziling Xianzi had quite a bit of pride and could not possibly be someone else's concubine.

"This is different. If there are no accidents, the Madam will speak to you and me in detail about this in these next few days."

Yan Ruyan blinked her bright eyes and said with great certainty.

"Even so, you cannot agree."

Seeing this, Yan Taibai shook his head and reminded her.

"Why? Could it be that Zi Ling is not beautiful enough? Brother Taibai, you must know that Zi Ling is now the number one beauty in Heavenly Star City; even I fall short compared to her. Such a beauty becoming your concubine, why won't you agree, Brother?"

Yan Ruyan knitted her delicate brows and pressed him further.

"I watched her grow up; one could say she is half a daughter to both of us. How could I take her as a concubine?"

Yan Taibai shook his head and explained with a speechless expression.

"But... but Zi Ling does not have any father-daughter feelings for you, Brother; at most, she only has feelings of a younger sister for an older brother."

Yan Ruyan shook her head slightly and argued.

"In any case, you are not allowed to agree. I don't care, anyway, I don't care."

Yan Taibai acted like a child, shaking his head violently in refusal.

"Fine, fine, fine, Yan'er, I won't agree, that's all."

Seeing this, Yan Ruyan's beautiful face was full of doting smiles, just as Yan Taibai had been toward her all those years ago.

"Mm-hmm, for now, you can only be the villain."

Hearing this, Yan Taibai finally breathed a sigh of relief and said.

"Let me be the villain then! Given Zi Ling's character, she won't hold a grudge. It's fine, Brother, you can rest assured."

Yan Ruyan's smile did not fade as she comforted him.

"Mm, that is the only way. Right now, the most important things are the matter of Tianjin Star Island and my own Nascent Soul condensation. I already have a plan for the latter; as for the former, it is truly a significant trouble. Shengmo Island, Wanfa Sect, and Star Palace—the three strongest powers in this Inner Star Sea are all involved. I don't even know if it's worth it. But if I can use this to advance to the Golden Core Late Stage, I will only need to consider condensing the Nascent Soul later. Such an opportunity is truly hard to let go of."

"I have to say, the two Holy Lords of Star Palace have truly set a trap, and I must take the bait and walk right into it. I am to become a sharp blade for them to deal with both the righteous and demonic paths."

Yan Taibai brought up business again. For him, this matter was the most important.

"Then it seems that the Wen from Shengmo Island came to discuss this matter earlier."

Yan Ruyan nodded slightly, also understanding the worries in Yan Taibai's heart. It was a pity; she had originally thought that having Ziling Xianzi become Yan Taibai's concubine would make him feel better, but she hadn't expected that it wouldn't.

In the end, she could only be the villain.

"Whether I say it or not doesn't really matter; we are bound to become enemies in the future anyway. It is impossible for Xiao Ziling to become his dao companion, and besides, nine times out of ten, he didn't come to negotiate; a warning is more like it. To think he can be arrogant in front of me just because he is a disciple of Liudao Jisheng—what a person who doesn't know how to live or die. The gap between a Golden Core Mid-stage and a Golden Core Mid-stage is not small."

Yan Taibai snorted coldly and said, not caring much.

"Then you decide! Since you don't want Zi Ling to become someone else's dao companion, and you don't want to take her as a concubine, could it be that you want her to grow old alone?"

Yan Ruyan's beautiful face showed a look of helplessness.

She naturally knew Yan Taibai's prowess better than anyone, and she also wanted to find someone to share the burden.

Originally, it was Zhou Yuan's two disciples, Zhuo Ruting and Fan Jingmei, but unfortunately, after all these years, they had made absolutely no progress.

Now, Ziling Xianzi was a good choice.

Unfortunately, Yan Taibai still refused without hesitation.

In reality, the best candidate should have been Zhou Yuan; after all, the various dual cultivation knowledge she had learned during this time came from Zhou Yuan, but even so, it was still hard to endure.

Yet she believed Zhou Yuan would have no problem at all.

"This is completely different."

Yan Taibai sighed and said.

"Alright, if you are unwilling, just have the lady come find me."

"No need, let Yan'er say it."

Yan Ruyan shook her head slightly in refusal.

Afterward, the two verified the knowledge they had obtained from Zhou Yuan several times, and Yan Ruyan determined once more that she must find a few sisters, otherwise, she would eventually be unable to take it.

And she was not aware that this was because Yan Taibai was cultivating the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash".

This "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash" being indestructible was not only reflected in killing enemies, but the same applied to dual cultivation.

It was just that it was firm within the softness.

But Yan Ruyan was not aware of these things.

……

Inside a cave deep within the Holy Mountain of Star Palace.

"My elder brother's disciple was driven out of the Miaoyin Sect by Fellow Daoist Yan. Clearly, that Fellow Daoist Yan also understood our meaning. It's just that I don't know if he will do it?"

Wen Qing chuckled and said.

"Aren't you worried that they might join forces?"

Ling Xiaofeng still voiced his biggest concern.

"Things have reached this point; saying these things is useless. It is still better than doing nothing. Yuling has also successfully reached Foundation Establishment, right?"

Wen Qing steered the topic back to their daughter, Ling Yuling. After all, Ling Yuling's Spirit Root aptitude was superior to either of them, the dao companion pair.

"Mm, she has successfully reached Foundation Establishment."

Ling Xiaofeng nodded and said.

Clearly, he was more concerned about their daughter Ling Yuling than Wen Qing, his wife.

"Then let her join the Miaoyin Sect!"

Wen Qing spoke words that made Ling Xiaofeng feel incredulous.

"What? Joining the Miaoyin Sect is not allowed. What kind of place is the Miaoyin Sect? Don't you know?"

Ling Xiaofeng was furious and said indignantly.

After all, even now, the Miaoyin Sect did not have much of a good reputation; how could Ling Xiaofeng possibly allow his daughter to join such a sect?

If!

If!

When the time came, it would be too late to regret it.

"With Yuling's aptitude, such a thing would certainly not happen. I want her to study under Fellow Daoist Yan; in this way, with this connection, she could be a bit more secure in the future. If it weren't for the fact that Fellow Daoist Yan already has a dao companion, I would even want Yuling to become his dao companion. With his aptitude and status, he is perfectly worthy of Yuling."

Wen Qing then said something that Ling Xiaofeng was unwilling to hear.

"Impossible, how could this be? It's not as if we cannot teach and guide her cultivation ourselves."

Ling Xiaofeng refused without the slightest hesitation.

"But we cannot guarantee her absolute safety. Once her identity is leaked, and we are unable to keep her in Heavenly Star City forever, she will ultimately have to face life-or-death danger in such a situation. You should know this better than I do."

Wen Qing explained.

"But, but joining the Miaoyin Sect is truly inappropriate; it would be better to remain in the Star Palace as a disciple."

Ling Xiaofeng still disagreed and said.

"By joining the Miaoyin Sect, given Yuling's aptitude, it is highly likely she would become a disciple of Fellow Daoist Yan."

"In this way, she could also establish a connection with that Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage behind Fellow Daoist Yan, which would be of great benefit to Yuling's future."

Wen Qing continued to find reasons to persuade him.

"But with Yuling's appearance, it is truly too dangerous. What if she catches his eye? Wouldn't that be like a sheep entering a tiger's den?"

Ling Xiaofeng remained opposed.

"Then let us first see if he will take that Young Master of the Miaoyin Sect as a concubine?"

Wen Qing narrowed her bright eyes and said.

(End of this chapter)