157: Chapter 157 Jiang Yutang Joins the Hehuan Sect by Imperial Decree!

"Sister Jiang, you've finally come! Quick, come in, come in!"

Chu Lingyue didn't even bother putting on an outer coat, wearing only a thin immortal dress. With a face full of pleasant surprise, she took Jiang Yutang's cold, jade-like hand and warmly welcomed her into the main hall.

Seeing her 'Revered Master' acting so passionate, Jiang Yutang's cold and beautiful face instantly turned red to the tips of her ears.

She took a deep breath, gathered all her courage, and stammered,

"Chu... Sister Chu, I have carefully considered your 'order' over the past few days. I... I am also willing to marry Sect Master Wang with you!"

As she spoke, Jiang Yutang hurriedly pulled out a storage ring filled with her thousands of years of savings and handed it over. "I've brought all my dowry this time; it contains many top-grade cultivation resources."

"It's just that... Sect Master Wang and I have only met once. How should I even bring this up..."

"Ah? What order?" Chu Lingyue was stunned, a trace of confusion flashing across her beautiful face.

However, that didn't matter anymore!

What mattered was that before she even started her persuasion, this stunning 'sister' who felt so familiar to her had actually agreed to give herself away for free!

She had even come running eagerly to ask how to throw herself at him!

"Oh, sister, you're being too formal! Put the ring away; you don't need any dowry!"

Chu Lingyue pushed the storage ring back. "Our Hehuan Sect lacks nothing. Besides, we don't need these external resources to Cultivate at all. Just keep it for yourself as pocket money."

"No resources needed?" Jiang Yutang was dazed by what she heard.

How could one Cultivate without resources?

Could it really be like what was written in storybooks, relying entirely on that shameful method of Dual Cultivation?!

"As for how to marry Revered Master, that's the simplest part!"

Chu Lingyue pulled Jiang Yutang to a chair and sat her down, soothing her softly,

"Wait here for a moment. Revered Master and Mistress Qingcheng are currently 'bonding' in the backyard. Once they finish, I'll personally help you speak to him!"

Hearing the word 'bonding,' Jiang Yutang imagined a face-reddening scene. She could only nod stiffly, waiting in the hall as if sitting on a bed of needles.

She waited for a full hour.

Before Wang Yang even reached the hall, his incredibly exuberant voice drifted in first. "Lingyue! Don't be impatient, Revered Master is here to help you with your Dual Cultivation tutoring! I guarantee that today you'll..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Grandmaster Wang, wearing a loose robe, swaggered across the threshold.

Then, his voice came to an abrupt halt.

Wang Yang looked at Jiang Yutang sitting in the hall, her whole body stiff and her face as red as a ripe tomato, and he instantly turned to stone.

*Cough, cough*... Hahaha!"

Wang Yang's face flushed with embarrassment as he frantically tried to cover it up with a cough. "I didn't know Fairy Jiang was here... My apologies, how rude of me!"

Jiang Yutang wished she could find a hole to crawl into. She could only lower her head and let out a faint "Mm" like the buzz of a mosquito.

"Revered Master, wait a moment!"

Chu Lingyue gave Wang Yang a playful glare, then familiarly pulled Jiang Yutang along and called Ye Qingcheng, who had just walked out, over to the side.

The three stunning beauties gathered in a corner of the hall and began whispering among themselves.

Wang Yang stood there completely bewildered, watching Jiang Yutang's face grow redder under the combined 'persuasion' of Chu Lingyue and Ye Qingcheng, until even her slender neck was tinged with pink.

As the First Mistress, Ye Qingcheng looked at Jiang Yutang's top-tier figure and cultivation, nodding frequently with satisfaction.

A moment later.

Ye Qingcheng walked over, gave Wang Yang an encouraging smile that said 'I've settled everything for you,' and then tactfully turned and left the hall, leaving the space to them.

Only then did Chu Lingyue excitedly pull the weak-kneed Jiang Yutang before Wang Yang, saying as if claiming credit, "Revered Master, Mistress Qingcheng has agreed! From now on, Sister Yutang is Revered Master's eleventh Dao Companion!"

Wang Yang's eyes suddenly lit up. Holy crap?

Such a stroke of luck actually happened to me?!

"Ah! I almost forgot!" Chu Lingyue suddenly slapped her smooth forehead and turned to Jiang Yutang with a serious expression.

"Sister Yutang, according to the rules of our Hehuan Sect, you must first become a Disciple before becoming a Dao Companion! Come, pay your respects to Revered Master and kowtow to him!"

Boom—!!!

Hearing these words, Jiang Yutang's fragile Dao Heart suffered another devastating blow!

"Apprentice... Apprenticeship?! Revered Master, what are you doing?!" Jiang Yutang let out a desperate, silent roar in her heart!

"We agreed that I was just following orders to be a Dao Companion and accompany you for experience! Now why has it changed to an apprenticeship?! I am the Young Palace Master of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Palace, and you're making me change Sects to my face?! Am I really being ordered to betray my ancestors?!"

Jiang Yutang was on the verge of tears. She looked at her Empress Revered Master and asked with a trembling voice, "Sister Chu, is... is this really okay? I already have a Sect..."

"Oh, why wouldn't it be okay! Your old Sect couldn't possibly be as good as our Hehuan Sect!"

Chu Lingyue urged her with absolute certainty, "Hurry and become his Disciple! I promise you, by joining our Sect, there will be immense benefits beyond your imagination!"

Seeing her 'Revered Master' so insistent, even displaying an attitude of 'if you don't become his Disciple, I won't acknowledge you,'

Jiang Yutang gritted her teeth and thought tearfully: Fine! Since it's Revered Master's order, what does it matter if I take someone else as my Revered Master!

Anyway, Revered Master is the one forcing me!

After coming to terms with it, Jiang Yutang steeled her heart and knelt before Wang Yang with a 'thud,' kowtowing respectfully. "Disciple Jiang Yutang pays respects to Revered Master!"

The moment Jiang Yutang's forehead touched the ground.

The System notification sound that had been silent for a long time in Wang Yang's mind suddenly exploded in the depths of his Soul!

[Ding!]

[Congratulations to the Host for successfully recruiting a Disciple: Jiang Yutang!]

[Disciple's current cultivation: Seventh Layer of the Body Integration Stage (Late Body Integration Stage)!]

[Ding! Performing Spirit Realm Law level conversion...]

[Spirit Realm Invincible Domain upgrade rules: Each layer of Void Refinement Stage adds 1 km, each layer of Body Integration Stage adds 1,000 km, and each layer of Mahayana Stage adds 1,000,000 km!]

[Ding! Host's Invincible Domain begins to expand wildly! Domain radius increased by: 7,000 kilometers!!!]

[Current total coverage radius of the Mystic Grade Invincible Domain: 7,013 kilometers!!!]

Rumble—!!!

In this instant, centered on the main hall of the Hehuan Sect, the boundary of the Invincible Domain swept out wildly in all directions!

In just a single breath, the vast wilderness spanning over seven thousand kilometers—mountains, rivers, the void, and even the Spiritual Veins hidden deep underground—were all forcibly incorporated into the range of Wang Yang's Invincible Domain!

[Ding! Matching a Divine-Grade Cultivation Technique that points directly to the Great Dao for the new Disciple...]

[Match successful! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Divine-Grade Cultivation Technique: "Mystic Ice Divine Phoenix Nirvana Dao Scripture"!]

Standing in the hall, Wang Yang felt his perception power suddenly skyrocket to seven thousand kilometers. The corners of his mouth curled up wildly, and he almost couldn't resist throwing his head back and laughing!

A rich lady at the seventh layer of Body Integration not only threw herself at him but also directly expanded his territory seven-hundred-fold?!

This time, he had truly won big!!!

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The next chapter is under review! It will probably be released tomorrow morning!

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