Starting From A Son In Law To Build An Long Lasting Family Chapter 1868: 482: Fame Shakes the Southern Wilderness, Quasi-Spiritual Treasure!
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A mysterious woman, her face hidden behind a five-colored mask and her form draped in a vibrant gown radiating otherworldly charm, gazed upon the jade slip clutched in her hand, her eyes reminiscent of autumn leaves flickering with a hint of real curiosity.
"Maybe, as my parents mentioned, the Southern Wilderness stands on the brink of a massive upheaval unseen in ten thousand years. Though this era brims with shadows and carnage, it could also herald a dazzling era of splendor and triumph?"
Even with her features concealed by the mask and her pose relaxed with legs crossed in lazy ease, the woman's stunning allure shone through, lending her an effortless poise and captivating grace.
In particular, her right foot, smooth as fine jade, bore a enchanting high-heeled shoe that dangled teasingly from her toes, swinging softly and radiating temptation, urging one to touch and cherish it, all while conveying an air of regal sophistication.
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Jiang Country, Great Dream Immortal City.
"Yangming True Master sacrificed his vitality to support Azure Phoenix True Monarch, and together they slew Heavenly Silkworm True Monarch, Purple Grey True Monarch..."
Inside the City Lord Mansion, Ling Zixiao's refined and poised lovely features twisted in shock as she scanned the reports about the Vast Sand Illusion Realm.
As Lu Changsheng's most intimate wife, she was well aware that Yangming True Master was none other than her husband.
She knew too that Lu Changsheng had ventured out searching for Lu Ping’an, stepped into the Vast Sand Illusion Realm, faced perils in that hidden domain, and lent aid to Azure Phoenix True Monarch.
However, when Lu Changsheng shared these tales with her, he had skimmed right over the gritty parts.
Now, facing this fresh intel, a wave of disbelief washed over her, like she was lost in some vivid dream.
After all, the reports painted Yangming True Master as burning his life essence in a fierce clash against seven Nascent Soul True Lords, fighting side by side with Azure Phoenix True Monarch.
In the end, the pair escaped gravely wounded into the vast emptiness, while among those seven Nascent Soul True Lords, Heavenly Silkworm True Monarch of Beast God Mountain lost his dharma body to the blade, his Nascent Soul fleeing, and Purple Grey True Monarch of Purple Grey Sect saw his Nascent Soul Spirit Body utterly destroyed, devoured by Yangming True Master’s spirit beast, the Peng bird...
But her husband had come back without a single scratch, brushing off the secret realm ordeal as if it were trivial.
And that Peng bird which had feasted on Purple Grey True Monarch's Nascent Soul Spirit Body—the Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng—now slumbered in the City Lord Mansion's rear garden, now and then offering pointers to Lu Baixi in his cultivation...
Ling Zixiao stared at the jade slip she held, then glanced toward Bi Lake Mountain, sensing a vast gap between truth and the tales swirling around.
If Lu Changsheng weren't away from Great Dream Immortal City, she'd rush to check on him, probe his well-being, and demand the real story of what went down.
"Hmph, he must've thrown himself into danger to help Azure Phoenix True Monarch, then skimmed the details on purpose..."
Ling Zixiao knew her husband's ways inside out, recognizing Lu Changsheng's weakness for amorous pursuits, how he couldn't help but chase skirts whenever he stepped out.
But back at home, in front of her and the rest, a touch of remorse always colored his demeanor.
After a brief pause, she resolved to seek out Hong Lian, ask if she'd noticed anything off in her husband's health, if he'd been faring well before.
"Don't worry, your husband bears no wounds, and he truly seized chances to advance on that trip..."
Hong Lian held a Nascent Soul Spirit and Spirit Embryo Physique, and in their shared cultivation sessions with Lu Changsheng, she could keenly detect his spiritual power and bodily condition.
Even without Lu Changsheng spelling out the secret realm happenings, she pieced it together sharply.
"Good."
Ling Zixiao's tension eased at those words, dimly piecing together her husband's dealings with Azure Phoenix True Monarch.
Her thoughts drifted to the soon-to-arrive pinnacle loose cultivator of Jiang Country, a future legend heading to Bi Lake Mountain, and a strange expression crept across her graceful visage.
In her mind, she wondered if those fabled Nascent Soul women from the tales in her books might one day be swept home by her husband too...
The notion sparked vivid images in Ling Zixiao's thoughts.
But then she recalled her own spot at the Foundation Establishment Stage, stirring a pressing wave of haste inside her.
...
"Yangming True Master..."
Perched amid the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range, Chu Qingyi too absorbed the reports on the Vast Sand Illusion Realm.
Reading how Yangming True Master and Azure Phoenix True Monarch took on seven Nascent Soul experts and cut down two, she pressed her crimson lips into a thin line.
Memories surged: their encounters in the Tianyuan Secret Realm, the Yiming Ghost Sect troubles in Liang Country.
Back then, Lu Changsheng's realm matched hers, both at Core Formation Second and Third Layers.
Her Core Formation had shattered, forcing a rebuild from scratch, reforging her foundation, and after thirty-six years of renewed effort, she'd only climbed to the Fifth Layer of Core Formation.
That pace was already hailed as lightning-fast!
Yet Lu Changsheng... had silently surged ahead to the level of slaying Nascent Souls.
Even Chu Qingyi, praised as a prodigy from youth, now faced an overwhelming sense of strain.
She dreaded falling hopelessly behind him...
"I wonder how he's doing now..."
Eyes on the report claiming Yangming True Master left battered from that desperate battle, concern flooded her heart, urging her to rush to his side.
But then it hit her: where could she even go?
Bi Lake Mountain...
Or Great Dream Immortal City instead?
And on what excuse...
Chu Qingyi's sharp, valiant features creased in a deep furrow, worry clouding her gaze, her pale hand clenching her robe's fabric, a far cry from her typical icy, distant Sword Immortal Child aura.
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As the full details of the Vast Sand Illusion Realm came to light, undercurrents of turmoil rippled across the Southern Wilderness Northern Territory.
In Liang Country's cultivation circles, Heavenly Silkworm True Monarch of Beast God Mountain had his dharma body felled, leaving just his Nascent Soul Spirit Body intact, while Yun Mei True Monarch of Barebody Sect suffered heavy wounds in the secret realm and later almost fell to Xuanjian True Monarch from Jiang Country’s Heavenly Sword Sect.
Only the timely arrival of Nine Spirits True Monarch, the Great Elder of Beast God Mountain, saved them; otherwise, Xuanjian True Monarch might have ended both Yun Mei True Monarch and Heavenly Silkworm True Monarch's Nascent Soul Spirit Bodies.
Still, Liang Country's vital forces lay crippled, and Yue Country swiftly launched an invasion, aiming to reclaim lands Liang had snatched in past conflicts.