93: Cao family, Cao Ying

Nangong Daoist Temple.

As a behemoth among the top powers in the Yaochi Holy Land, even someone as strong as the Chixiao Spirit Maiden had to respectfully submit a calling card first.

Soon, a male Immortal servant came out to lead the way: "Exalted Immortal, Princess Zhaozhao has just finished her seclusion, please follow me!"

"Thank you for your trouble!"

The Chixiao Spirit Maiden nodded politely, completely devoid of her usual arrogance.

Given her status, even meeting Nangong Zhaozhao at the Nangong Daoist Temple was a stretch, let alone that high and mighty Nangong Immortal Lord.

Passing through pavilions and towers, and several massive arrays.

A magnificent palace hidden in Immortal mist appeared before her eyes, with a hundred Phoenixes crying out and illusions appearing; its grandeur was unimaginably vast.

"Princess Zhaozhao is receiving distinguished guests inside, you may go right in!"

"Very well!"

The Chixiao Spirit Maiden tossed her a few Immortal Crystals, then rode the clouds to the front of the palace, politely announcing: "Chixiao Spirit Maiden has come specifically to visit Princess Nangong Zhaozhao!"

"Come in!"

A lazy female voice drifted out from inside the hall.

The Chixiao Spirit Maiden immediately stepped into the hall, which felt like a reflection in water or a Void Realm mustard seed.

What appeared before her was a quiet island with beautiful scenery and a gentle breeze, where the Spiritual Qi was so dense it had liquefied, and Heaven And Earth Treasures that were priceless in the outside world were as common as rotten cabbage here.

What a blessed land!

The Chixiao Spirit Maiden exclaimed inwardly, her gaze turning toward the depths of the island.

She saw that beside a golden waterfall cascading down from a chasm, several figures were sitting casually on the lawn. The two leading them were young maidens of distinct beauty, and besides them were four quite handsome young men.

"Why is this one here too!"

The Chixiao Spirit Maiden thought to herself, feeling that things were amiss.

But since she was already here, she could only brace herself and walk over.

"The Spirit Maiden never visits without a reason. What brings you to see This Princess today?" The woman wearing a golden dress spoke up.

Her pretty Face was fair and tender, with a pair of long, thin silver willow-leaf eyebrows. Although she wore a smile, there was actually a faint sense of aloofness.

This person was Nangong Zhaozhao.

Her talent was ordinary, and she had over three thousand years of Lifespan. Only recently, after exhausting countless resources, had she barely managed to break through the Golden Immortal Bottleneck and enter the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm.

Her path to immortality might be completely blocked, preventing her from ever stepping into the Nine Heavens Profound Immortal Realm.

Even so, relying on the favor of the Nangong Immortal Lord Old Ancestor, she held a pivotal position in the Nangong family.

The Chixiao Spirit Maiden was a Nine Heavens Profound Immortal, yet she had to lower her head to her, giving her plenty of Face: "I heard that Princess Zhaozhao has been looking for a dual cultivation dao companion recently, so I specifically came here to offer a match."

"Oh? What is special about this match of yours?"

Nangong Zhaozhao remained seated, not even looking at her directly, but instead downed her spirit wine in one gulp.

"This person is my younger brother's child, just turned eighteen this year..."

"Oh, a young man, is he!"

A frivolous, lewd laugh rang out unexpectedly. The person who spoke was none other than the other woman present.

She lay sideways on the lawn without any regard for her image, her clothes half-unfastened, revealing her charms, while those four handsome male Immortals were clinging to her delicate body like enchanting water snakes.

"The Spirit Maiden greets Saintess Cao!"

The Chixiao Spirit Maiden immediately bowed her head, sweat beading on her forehead from nervousness in front of this woman whose cultivation was far inferior to her own.

"Oh, you know me?"

Cao Ying's pretty Face remained smiling, seemingly interested, her hands wandering unrestrainedly over those male Immortals.

"I saw you from afar at the Cao Immortal King's birthday banquet a hundred years ago!"

The Chixiao Spirit Maiden replied.

That's right, this Cao Ying was the Saintess from the Cao family.

The Cao family was a top-ranked behemoth in the Yaochi Holy Land, and its head, Cao Shufu, was a veteran Immortal King who had lived for thirty million years, enjoying high prestige throughout the Immortal Domain.

"Hmm, continue. What is so extraordinary about this young man you speak of that you dare to bring him as a matchmaker for my sister Zhaozhao?"

Cao Ying lifted her chin frivolously.

Seeing this, the Chixiao Spirit Maiden had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue.

"My younger brother's child, although born in the Lower Realm, has extraordinary talent and world-toppling looks. He just turned eighteen this year and already has Deity Transformation Realm cultivation!"

"Pfft—"

Cao Ying laughed out loud, turned her head and said: "The Lower Realm really is a desolate place. You dare to call mere Deity Transformation Realm extraordinary talent? With such a small frame at the Deity Transformation Realm, wouldn't he be sucked dry by Zhaozhao?"

"It's understandable that the lowly people of the Lower Realm have low horizons!"

Nangong Zhaozhao laughed and agreed, then curled her lips and said disdainfully: "Spirit Maiden, how dare you send just any garbage to This Princess? Even the Spirit Beasts of my Nangong family wouldn't care to favor those lowly men from the Lower Realm!"

"If that's the case, then the Spirit Maiden will take her leave!"

The Chixiao Spirit Maiden suppressed her anger and turned to leave. Su Quan was her nephew, after all; she couldn't really push him into a fire pit.

"Wait. Since you're already here, you might as well show the projection of that little man, so that This Princess can appreciate just how 'world-toppling' his looks are!"

Cao Ying's smile remained as she called out to her coldly.

"That won't be necessary!"

The Chixiao Spirit Maiden's voice trembled; she wanted to leave but dared not.

Seeing her reaction, Cao Ying's interest grew even stronger. While demanding kisses from the Immortal Man beside her, she coldly snorted: "Chixiao, This old lady calling you Spirit Maiden is me being polite. If you don't know what's good for you, believe it or not, I'll twist your head off today!"

Gulp!

The Chixiao Spirit Maiden swallowed hard. The Realms above the Immortal Domain were clearly defined.

The weakest Realm was Immortal, followed by Heavenly Immortal, Golden Immortal, Grand Unity Golden Immortal, Nine Heavens Profound Immortal, Grand Celestial Immortal, Immortal Lord, Immortal King, and Immortal Emperor.

Cao Ying was a notorious profligate in the Immortal Domain, only at the Heavenly Immortal Realm, but she had a good grandmother at the Immortal King Realm.

As a Spirit Maiden, even if she really died here, the Yaochi Empress wouldn't ask a single question out of respect for the Cao Immortal King.

After a fierce internal struggle, the Chixiao Spirit Maiden finally compromised in the Face of the death threat.

She took the projection crystal from her Spatial Ring and channeled her Origin Qi, causing a tall, slender figure to appear out of thin air.

"This is?"

The moment the youth's figure appeared, Cao Ying and Nangong Zhaozhao involuntarily held their breath.

Light eyebrows like autumn water, jade skin accompanied by a clear breeze. That stunning Face seemed to have transcended the limits of worldly rules, with the sun and moon rising together, shining in harmony for him.

A bright pearl amidst a jade body, a peerless beauty for all eternity. Endless lines outlined a magnificent illusion, as if vast numbers of celestial maidens like stars were guarding him in the center. A single glance back with a smile brought a hundred charms, shocking all the females of the Immortal Domain into lowering their heads.

"My goodness, how can there be such a stunningly beautiful person in this world!"

Cao Ying muttered, lost in her soul.

As profligate as she was, she had long since enjoyed countless handsome men, but in front of Su Quan, her first reaction was an absurd sense of inferiority, and her second reaction was an intense desire to possess him.

"In front of him, I'm afraid that Young Master Helin, who is famous throughout Yaochi, would be completely eclipsed!"

Nangong Zhaozhao's beautiful eyes were full of shock.

"And he also gives me a faint sense of familiarity, as if I've seen him somewhere before?"

Cao Ying frowned and racked her brain.

Logically, a handsome man like this wouldn't be forgotten even after a single glance, but she couldn't recall where. It was truly a bit strange.

Seeing the two women's reaction, the Chixiao Spirit Maiden held her head high, feeling quite satisfied. She remembered that when she first saw Su Quan, her shock was no less than theirs.

Only, no one noticed that a gaze was looking over from afar, spying on the strange phenomenon here.