Eternal Life by Dual Cultivation

Chapter 431 - 250: Shangguan Qingying: If I also... is there hope for Divinity Transformation?

In the inner chamber of their boudoir, after helping Ling Changqing get out of bed, the sisters Zhao Wanyi and Zhao Wanqing began to wash up and get ready themselves.

"...I feel like it’s not just our Luck and Fortune that have increased, but our Cultivation has accumulated quite a bit as well. This is all thanks to you, isn’t it, husband?"

Zhao Wanyi said softly, her luminous, beautiful eyes shimmering, filled with a deep, tender affection that was impossible to miss.

They had heard all sorts of legends about the Child of Destiny before but had no way of knowing if they were true. Now that they had experienced it firsthand, they realized the stories weren’t just true—they were even more miraculous.

"As long as you know, that’s what matters. Remember not to mention this to outsiders."

Ling Changqing said gently. The light and shadows on his face shifted, and he returned to the appearance of the handsome, black-clad youth with cold eyes—the Ling Changxing known to the outside world.

At that moment, Zhao Wanqing was sitting on the Beautiful Jade Embroidery Couch, adjusting the ties of her bright red, translucent bodice. Her smooth, delicate skin was dazzlingly white. Hearing his words, she asked meekly:

"Husband, can we not even tell Mother?"

Ling Changqing said, "It’s best not to for now. In the future..."

"In the future, when she also becomes your Dao Companion—is that what you mean?"

Zhao Wanyi, who was in front of the vanity, turned her head and said with a slight, playful pout.

Ling Changqing’s expression changed slightly, and he quickly denied it. "Don’t misunderstand, I didn’t mean that at all!"

"I doubt that!"

A blush crept onto her jade-like face as Zhao Wanyi shot him a look. She said no more, opening her jewelry box to pick out some accessories.

As newlyweds, the two sisters were still dressed in intricate and exquisite, fiery red palace gowns. Their hair was styled in high coiffures, adorned with magnificent, emerald-green phoenix crowns. Their golden hairpins with tassels shimmered brilliantly under the pearlescent light.

After the three of them finished getting dressed and ready, they left hand in hand for the Inner Study to see Shangguan Qingying.

The Female Patriarch was currently handling official business. When she saw the three of them enter, she calmly dismissed all the Maids and servants around her.

"Just as I thought. Your Destiny has increased significantly. I imagine it won’t be long before you can attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul True Monarch Realm, correct?"

Shangguan Qingying said with a satisfied expression as she studied the two sisters.

’This confirms that my insistence on having the sisters choose Ling Changqing was indeed an incomparably correct decision.’

"Yes, that’s entirely possible."

Zhao Wanyi said softly. She hadn’t been very confident before, but after cultivating with Ling Changqing, she felt much more assured.

’However, the family currently only has one set of Nascent Soul Resources. I’ll have to find a way to prepare another set for my younger sister, Zhao Wanqing.’

Shangguan Qingying breathed a sigh of relief and said gently to Ling Changqing, "Well then, why don’t you all continue your Cultivation? How about we have Wanyi attempt her breakthrough to the Nascent Soul True Monarch Realm in a month?"

’As long as Zhao Wanyi succeeds, the Zhao Family will have another Nascent Soul True Monarch, and our past predicament will be no more.’

The Qin Family, as well as other potential hostile forces in the surrounding area, would have to think twice before confronting the Zhao Family in the future.

"I was planning to pay the Qin Family a visit and teach them a lesson first," Ling Changqing said thoughtfully.

Killing a batch of the Qin Family’s Core Formation and Foundation Establishment Cultivators would, of course, be nothing but beneficial for the Zhao Family.

However, Shangguan Qingying’s point was also valid. If the Zhao Family could produce another Nascent Soul True Monarch, they could quickly establish a strategic advantage over the Qin Family.

At that time, no matter how unwilling the Qin Family was, they would have no choice but to tuck their tails between their legs and would no longer dare to provoke the Zhao Family.

"There’s no rush for that. Why not wait until after Zhao Wanyi breaks through? Your chances of success will be much greater then," Shangguan Qingying said.

"Alright, then it’s settled!" Ling Changqing conceded.

’I have three months here, anyway. That’s more than enough time to protect Zhao Wanyi during her breakthrough and help her stabilize her Nascent Soul True Monarch Realm.’

And so, for the next month, Ling Changqing basically never left the residence, accompanying the two sisters in their Cultivation day and night.

A month later, Zhao Wanyi entered the Cultivation Chamber to begin her seclusion. Ling Changqing and Zhao Wanqing stood guard outside, while Shangguan Qingying also watched over them in secret.

However, to be on the safe side, the matter was kept extremely low-key and secret. Not only were the high-ranking Elders unaware, but even the sisters’ most Trusted Maids hadn’t heard a whisper about it.

It wasn’t until a massive Spiritual Energy Vortex quietly appeared in the sky above the Cave Mansion Hall and the celestial phenomenon was witnessed by countless Cultivators that certain individuals finally woke up as if from a dream.

But by now, Shangguan Qingying had already ordered the entire family to enter the highest state of alert. The family’s main compound was heavily guarded, and it was too late for them to do anything.

「The Qin Family, Main Compound.」

In the Council Hall, Qin Zhongqi was in a meeting with a group of Elders when a sudden message arrived, causing the Patriarch’s expression to turn grim.

"...Patriarch, this is bad!"

A blurry figure quietly materialized from the Communication Jade Talisman, its voice low and deep:

"I just received news. The Zhao Family’s eldest young mistress, Zhao Wanyi, is currently in seclusion, attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul True Monarch Realm..."

"What did you say?"

The expression on Qin Zhongqi’s face froze. He asked again in disbelief.

After receiving a confirmation, the expressions on the faces of the Patriarch and the Elders beside him couldn’t have been uglier.

The reason they had gone to the trouble of hiring True Monarch Wuyang to assassinate the Zhao sisters last time was precisely because they had reached the Golden Core Peak at such a young age, making them the Zhao Family’s most promising candidates to become Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

As long as they could kill them, it would be equivalent to cutting off the majority of the Zhao Family’s future hope.

Now that the assassination attempt had failed and Zhao Wanyi had begun her breakthrough, this was absolutely catastrophic news for the Qin Family.

"Isn’t there any way to stop her?"

Qin Zhongqi demanded, his face ashen.