674: Chapter 674 Three-Headed Python

Liu Xuan stayed on Bliss Island for three days, but in the end, he did not touch Red Dust Daoist Lord Su Qingyan.

It was not that he did not want to, but rather he had not succeeded...

At first, Liu Xuan thought Red Dust Daoist Lord Su Qingyan was playing hard to get, but later he slowly realized that this woman only wanted to probe his background from every angle, and she had no intention of giving anything in return.

On the surface, she was sensible and charming, and chatting with her was very pleasant, but in reality, he got nothing.

However, although he did not get to eat Red Dust Daoist Lord Su Qingyan, he did get to eat her Disciples; three Saintesses could not resist the temptation and became Liu Xuan's exclusive musicians.

Red Dust Daoist Lord Su Qingyan had twelve female Disciples, and adding Liu Xiaowan made thirteen Saintesses of the Red Dust Branch.

If he took them all, he could assemble the Thirteen Beauties of the Red Dust Branch!

With three Saintesses in tow, Liu Xuan ignored Red Dust Daoist Lord Su Qingyan's attempts to make him stay and resolutely returned to Yin-Yang Great Island.

...

Half a year later.

The Yao Race army in the Chaotic Sea Region continued to expand. Although they never crossed the border, it caused the affiliated Sects of the Joyous Union Sect near the Chaotic Sea Region to retreat one after another.

Retreating did not mean running away; after all, Spiritual Veins could not be relocated, and they could not abandon their foundation until the very last moment.

Most of the Joyous Union Sect's affiliated Sects near the Chaotic Sea Region had a simple approach: transfer as much of the Sect's wealth inland as possible, and have the Sect's elites temporarily take refuge in places like the Yin-Yang Archipelago, leaving only a few old, weak, or fearless members to guard the Sect, watch over the herb gardens and spiritual fields, and wait to see how the situation developed.

Do not underestimate the danger of guarding the Sect; apart from those old and weak who were already near death, there were quite a few Disciples with no background but great ambition who voluntarily requested to remain at the Sect.

Danger often coexisted with Opportunity. Although guarding the Sect carried the risk of being killed by the Yao Race, with the Sect's upper echelons and elites having evacuated, various High Grade Cultivation Chambers, Alchemy chambers, and other resources were vacated, making the benefits of staying behind many times greater than before.

Take a gamble, and the bicycle becomes a motorcycle!

The East Sea Yao Race had been at peace with the Joyous Union Sect for who knows how many ten thousand years; how could it be so easy to start a war?

Even if they did go to war, they, as low-level Cultivators, were just small fries; no great demon would specifically target them, so it was hard to say whether they would even die.

Sea Cliff Sect.

A small Sect located at the border of the Chaotic Sea Region, its entire mountain gate was shaped like a semi-ellipse, with the rear section looking as if it had been cleaved by a sword, forming a cliff with a clean cut.

On the cliff, a man in green clothes practiced sword techniques to the sound of the waves. Before long, he sheathed his sword at his waist, stood with his hands behind his back at the edge of the cliff, and sighed:

"The True Qi has just formed, and the Cultivation speed has indeed increased rapidly. It is a pity that my Spiritual Root is too poor; otherwise, I would certainly be able to take advantage of this Opportunity to achieve Foundation Establishment!"

The man was named Ding Hao, an Inner Sect Disciple of the Sea Cliff Sect, with decent Comprehension Ability, but his Spiritual Root was only of the eighth grade.

He was forty-eight years old this year and had just recently promoted to the Late Qi Refining Stage, becoming one of the few Late-Stage Qi Refining Cultivators among the Disciples remaining at the Sect.

He had been stuck at the sixth level of Qi Refining for many years. This Breakthrough was partly due to the increased resources obtained from guarding the Sect, and partly due to the Heaven-Seizing One Qi Secret Art that had recently been passed down from the Joyous Union Sect.

The increase in resources, combined with the special secret art that assisted cultivation, allowed him to promote to the Late Qi Refining Stage, giving him a luxurious chance at Foundation Establishment.

He did not know anything about the big picture, nor did he think much about the danger; he only knew that this was his Opportunity!

"Senior Brother Ding!"

A cute young girl with a ponytail flew through the air to Ding Hao's side, her face full of joy as she said:

"I have inquired clearly; the rumors are true. As long as one can refine True Qi, one can join the Qiankun Hall of the Joyous Union Sect, and their status is even higher than that of our Sect's personally transmitted Disciples!"

"I heard the master of Qiankun Hall is called True Lord Liu, an existence in the entire Joyous Union Sect who is below one person but above ten thousand. There are even rumors that he is that Sect Master who has been missing for thousands of years."

When discussing rumors about such a figure, the young girl's face showed both excitement and a hint of fear, and her voice involuntarily lowered significantly.

"Senior Brother, I heard that the Yao Race in the Chaotic Sea Region might really go to war with the Joyous Union Sect. Why don't you go to Canglan Island with me to take refuge?"

The girl's face revealed deep worry, and she sincerely advised.

Ding Hao smiled gently, "Thank you for your concern, Junior Sister, but my mind is made up; you don't need to persuade me anymore."

Ever since the upper echelons of the Sea Cliff Sect decided to evacuate temporarily, Junior Sister Xiao Tinglan had come to persuade him to go to Canglan Island every time.

Canglan Island was an island in the middle of the Yin-Yang Archipelago, with a Nascent Soul True Lord guarding it, and it was close to the core of the Yin-Yang Branch, so its safety was naturally very high.

But Junior Sister Xiao had a father at the Foundation Establishment Ancestor Realm and distant relatives at the Golden Core True Person level, while he had nothing.

The more Cultivators gathered in the Yin-Yang Archipelago, the greater the competition. If he retreated for the sake of safety, he would truly have no chance with Foundation Establishment in this life.

"Alright!" The young girl was a bit dejected, then smiled and said: "I'll come tell you when I hear other news next time. I heard that there is a supreme treasure called the essence of taisui in the Vast Gathering Pavilion on Yin-Yang Great Island. If you eat it, you can greatly increase your Lifespan. If you can buy it, Senior Brother, you will definitely be able to successfully achieve Foundation Establishment..."

Ding Hao waved his hand to interrupt the girl's chatter, his expression serious: "Junior Sister, return as soon as possible, otherwise your father will be worried."

If Ding Hao had not guessed wrong, this girl must have snuck out without her father's knowledge. Thinking of this, a hint of tenderness appeared in his eyes.

"Oh, right!"

"Then I'll go first. Senior Brother, you must be careful."

Ding Hao called out to Xiao Tinglan, who was about to leave, "Junior Sister, don't return to the Sect recently. If you have any news, just send me a message."

Xiao Tinglan paused, then boarded a small Flying Boat and disappeared to the west.

...

Similar events to the Sea Cliff Sect were continuously playing out along the area near the Chaotic Sea Region. When the upper echelons shed snow, it became an avalanche for the bottom layer; some people rushed to hide, some struggled hard, and some wanted to climb against the trend.

Qiankun Hall.

Today was a joyous day because Liu Xuan's three-thousandth heir was about to be born, and he could win a big prize again.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for the birth of your three-thousandth heir, with a fifth-grade Spiritual Root. Obtained one bottle of foundation establishment pill.]

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for reaching three thousand heirs. Obtained a fifth-grade High Grade Bloodline spirit pet, three-headed demon python.]

The child's mother was not the Joyous Union Sect's Junior Sister, but Da Shuang, who had been serving Liu Xuan closely by his side.

He was the three-thousandth in the order of heirs, but the one thousand two hundred and sixty-ninth among Liu Xuan's children, belonging to the 'Chang' generation.

Liu Xuan held his son, who stopped crying after a few wails, frowned, and stared at him with a rather dignified and mature look, and laughed:

"You have such dignity just after being born; why not call you... Liu Changwei!"

Changwei did not speak, just frowned deeper.

After naming the child, Liu Xuan played with him for a moment before throwing him to his mother, Da Shuang, to take care of, while he himself was busy checking the rewards.

Although the foundation establishment pill was not of a High Grade, it had a one hundred percent success rate for Foundation Establishment, which was considered quite a good thing for Liu Xuan.

After putting away the foundation establishment pill, Liu Xuan looked at the fifth-grade High Grade Bloodline spirit pet: three-headed demon python.

"It's been a long time since I obtained a spirit pet. I wonder if it will be as useless as the previous ones?"