265: Trying to chat up a girl from the Beast Taming Sect

"Kexin, Qingyao, I'll leave them in your charge for now. We will help those close to them in their families elevate their status, and we'll arrange Sect positions based on the situation."

This group of women had been sent by Foundation Establishment Families, and it was unknown how many of them had come with ulterior motives.

However, Liu Xuan did not intend to send them back for this reason. Human hearts were fickle and full of uncertainty—that was the greatest pleasure, wasn't it?

Liu Xuan never demanded that women or children be loyal forever, until death; that was unrealistic.

The reason emotions were precious was precisely because of their uncertainty. If all women were loyal forever, then how would they differ from Puppets? That wouldn't be fun at all!

Therefore, no matter what schemes these women brought with them, as long as they met the basic conditions, they could enter the observation stage.

Even if that didn't work out, simply having a child was fine too! The investment was reciprocal; Liu Xuan wouldn't trust them immediately either.

"Husband, do you mean... we should first help them and those close to them elevate their status within their own families and the Sect?"

Zhang Kexin leaned against Liu Xuan, pondering, "By binding them with benefits first, when the time comes to choose between standing with their own Family or the Liu Family, they will have to think carefully."

"Not just that!" Yan Qingyao added, "The additional benefits gained from elevating these people's status can entirely be seized from their own families."

"We don't need to pay anything; they will have conflicts with their own families themselves. If they want to keep these benefits, they will have no choice but to rely on us!"

Liu Xuan looked at the two with surprise. Zhang Kexin was a romantic, and Yan Qingyao was a cultivation fanatic; he had thought they wouldn't understand his true intention.

"As long as you know!" Liu Xuan hugged them, one on each side. "Don't worry about the attitude of the Foundation Establishment Ancestors. If anyone dares to obstruct our work, go find Xiao Ran or Zi Ling. If that still doesn't work, come find me."

"Understood~"

The two women evaded Liu Xuan's evil hands and left hand in hand. They had concluded a rule: they couldn't let Liu Xuan flirt with them during the day; otherwise, once he was satisfied, he would favor other women at night!

...

A few days later.

The news of the four Foundation Establishment Ancestors' deaths had completely spread. However, because the one who did it was Xiao Changfeng, everyone only debated it intensely, but it did not cause any turmoil.

Xiao Ran took over Xiao Mingcheng's position, and Zi Ling took over as the head of the Pill Refining Hall. Everything inside the Sect remained the same.

Outside the Sect, after receiving the news, the Ice Pool Sect immediately sent people to distance themselves, clarifying that everything Qian Rui and Meng Hao did had nothing to do with the Ice Pool Sect, and they even offered compensation for it.

Xiao Changfeng had even killed his own Family member, Xiao Mingcheng, so what else could they say?

The Ice Pool Sect had sent Qian Rui and Meng Hao to be responsible for the shop opened in Feiyu City to get a share of the profits; dealing with Liu Xuan was certainly not their original intention.

If Xiao Changfeng had only killed their Ice Pool Sect's people, they could have complained to the Heavenly Sword Sect.

But Xiao Changfeng killed his own people too. If he were angered, he might just charge into the Ice Pool Sect and self-destruct one day. At that point, it would be useless to complain to anyone.

In the eyes of the nearby Sect forces, Xiao Changfeng's current state was that of a madman, and a dying madman at that. It was best to just wait peacefully for him to die; no one wanted to provoke him.

Liu Xuan was deeply valued by Xiao Changfeng, so everyone was unwilling to provoke him either. Even if they couldn't stand him, they had to endure it and wait for Xiao Changfeng to die before seeking revenge.

Feiyu City.

Liu Xuan was dressed in a second-grade moon-white magic robe, holding a spirit fruit similar to a melon seed, eating and spitting shells as he walked.

Beside him, a three-meter-tall Big Black Bear was also eating melon seeds just like him, only it didn't spit out the shells.

"Miss Caiping, I heard that it took you nearly half a year just to travel here from the Beast Taming Sect. Is that true?"

"I have lived in the Red Pine Sect since I was young, and I have never been to such a distant place!"

Opposite Liu Xuan was a pure and delicate young girl, eighteen or nineteen years old. She didn't have a world-shaking appearance, but she had a kind of natural cuteness and purity.

Hu Caiping, a regular Disciple of the Beast Taming Sect Southern Branch. Her lifebound spirit pet was a spirit bird, and her cultivation was at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

She had brought spoils of war from the border battlefield to sell at Guanghui Tower and intended to buy some Medicinal Pills and Talismans. Just as she was choosing suitable Medicinal Pills, she encountered Liu Xuan coming over to strike up a conversation.

She originally didn't want to pay attention to him, but upon seeing the Big Black Bear, Dashan, beside Liu Xuan, she recognized it as Old Ancestor Yun Xi's lifebound spirit pet. Out of curiosity, she stopped to chat with Liu Xuan.

"Of course it's true!"

"The Beast Taming Sect Southern Branch is tens of thousands of miles away from here. Just leaving the Beast Taming Sect's territory takes half a month of flying, and then you have to cross a vast desert. It takes at least three months to enter the Azure Profound Sect's territory, and only then can you arrive here."

"The desert region is the most boring; it lacks Spiritual Qi, and many places don't even have supply points..."

Hu Caiping was likely also leaving the Beast Taming Sect for such a distant place for the first time. As she spoke, she fell into memories, and her expression was quite wistful.

"Miss Caiping, is it worth it for you to travel such a long distance to fight?" Liu Xuan asked curiously.

Why did the Beast Taming Sect want to travel so far to attack the Endless Great Mountain Demon Court? Liu Xuan had always been curious about this question.

He couldn't find out information from the higher-ups, so he decided to change his approach and investigate from the low-level Disciples of the Beast Taming Sect.

"What's there to talk about worth or not?" A touch of helplessness and bitterness appeared on Hu Caiping's face. "It's all just forced by circumstances!"

"Did the Sect forcibly conscript you to participate in the war?" Liu Xuan pressed.

She was silent for a moment and shook her head gently. "It can't be considered forced conscription, but the Sect has been peaceful for too long, and resources have long been monopolized by the Seniors. For a Disciple like me without a background, it is as difficult as ascending to heaven to obtain resources for a Breakthrough. Participating in the war is simply the best path!"

Liu Xuan thought about it; wasn't the former Red Pine Sect the same? Xiao Changfeng had absolute control over the Sect, Foundation Establishment Ancestors had absolute control over Qi Refining Cultivators, and Qi Refining Cultivators had absolute control over ordinary people.

If Xiao Changfeng wasn't nearing the end of his life, how could Old Ancestor Wang Qiao have had the Opportunity to attempt Core Formation?

If Lin Qingyun wasn't nearing the end of his life, how could he have invested in Liu Xuan so early?

Liu Xuan and Wang Qiao were lucky, but in the entire Red Pine Sect territory, there were hundreds of thousands or even millions of Qi Refining Cultivators. How many of them had talent but no Opportunity?

"Miss Caiping!" Liu Xuan handed over a handful of spirit melon seeds. "According to what you said, fighting is nothing more than making money and seeking an Opportunity for a Breakthrough, right?"

Hu Caiping imitated Liu Xuan and cracked a melon seed, nodding blankly. "You could understand it that way."

Liu Xuan clapped his hands. "In that case, I have a path that is more profitable than fighting, and it's safer than fighting. I just don't know if you are interested, Miss?"

Hu Caiping's willow-leaf eyebrows furrowed slightly. Liu Xuan's appearance was too much like a scammer, and she shrank back slightly.

She wasn't a fool; from the moment Liu Xuan started chatting her up, she felt this person was too enthusiastic.

Besides, where in the world would there be such a good thing? If there really was such a path, how would it be her turn?