463: Chapter 463 Who's insulting me?

"Great Love for All Under Heaven?!"

Yue Xinlan inexplicably recalled the 'Hundred Flowers Covenant Ceremony' her sister Yue Xinxi had told her about. That entire Moonshadow Sect was likely the harem of the man before her.

He even wanted the entire Cangwu Province? The entire Shi Continent? Even the entire Three Provinces Realm?

Loving beauties more than the empire?

Ling Hao's voice interrupted her thoughts:

"You agreeing to this is also because you want me to deal with the Niding Alliance and the Fallen Immortal Ancient Banyan, right?"

Yue Xinlan did not refute him.

She indeed had that intention. If a power like the Moon Shadow Holy Land were to be pulled away by the Niding Alliance, it would be an unbearable loss.

Whether he wanted to dominate the world or show 'great love' to it, as long as he was willing to oppose the Fallen Immortal Ancient Banyan and save the Shi Continent and the Three Provinces Realm, everything she had could be used by him.

Among the people she had seen, aside from Pure Immortal, he was the most likely to succeed. Pure Immortal had already disappeared, so there was only him...

She retracted her thoughts, took out a Cultivation Technique from her sleeve, and handed it to Ling Hao.

"This is half of a Profound Immortal Rank Cultivation Technique given by Pure Immortal. Consider it... a gesture of sincerity for our cooperation."

Ling Hao took it; five ancient characters were written on the cover—'Taishang Yanxu Dao Zhang'.

The book cover was pitch-black like an abyss, yet it shimmered with a faint layer of dark gold patterns.

The five characters floated upon it, woven from subtle golden Dao patterns. At a single glance, one's mind felt shaken, as if they were about to fall into the boundless Void Realm.

He flipped through it; it was only the first half.

"Have you cultivated it?" he asked.

Yue Xinlan shook her head. "I lack the destiny for it. In fact, the other eight Supremes have all tried to Cultivate this technique, but to no effect. However, it can be used to comprehend Dao laws and learn through analogy."

Ling Hao: "..."

So you're just giving me a useless book to brush me off.

Nevertheless, he accepted it; there was no harm in taking it.

In any case, he didn't care much about this. Ever since he obtained the chaos yin-yang mirror, the achievement System had added a new achievement called 'One Through a Million'.

Once he collected a million CGs, the Scripture Pavilion would upgrade, and at that time, there would be Golden Immortal Rank Cultivation Techniques. Xiao He and the others' Immortal Rank techniques would also automatically upgrade and evolve into Golden Immortal Rank.

That would be much better than the Profound Immortal Rank.

"You don't need to worry that I'll use the name of an affiliate to exploit you."

Ling Hao put the technique into his storage ring and said casually,

"I just want recognition. As for tributes and such, I don't need them."

Yue Xinlan knew this was the truth. From when he had casually brought out so many private treasures to set up a Formation in the Ten Thousand Miasma Demon Forest, she could glimpse the wealth of the Moonshadow Sect.

She even suspected whether there was another Immortal hidden behind the Moonshadow Sect, just like the Wind Spirit Sect established by Pure Immortal back then.

She turned her face away slightly, her voice lowering a bit:

"Fine. Anyway, with Yunyu and Shi Qingxuan around, you won't treat them poorly or make things difficult for them."

Ling Hao was slightly taken aback. This tone sounded...

A bit like jealousy? Or perhaps, a childish awkwardness?

He glanced at her. Yue Xinlan had already turned around, gazing at the sea of clouds in the distance. Her small figure was draped in a faint golden glow in the morning light.

Perhaps he was overthinking it.

The mountain wind brushed past, and silver ornaments jingled.

From the direction of the main peak's hall, the faint sound of a bell echoed, a signal that the Sect meeting had ended.

...

After the Sect meeting ended, Shi Yunyu and Shi Qingxuan returned to Starfall Cold Jade Peak.

The mountain wind blew gently, and spiritual mist swirled. Shi Qingxuan walked beside Shi Yunyu, her brow slightly furrowed.

"Mother, the Ancestral Master suddenly left the meeting just now... Is she angry? Perhaps we should take the initiative to discuss things honestly with Hao, to save the Ancestral Master from having to intervene personally."

Shi Yunyu shook her head and said,

"Regardless, the Young Miss had to step forward eventually. Otherwise, in today's Sect meeting, could you have suppressed those old fogies?"

Shi Qingxuan fell silent and sighed somewhat helplessly.

As the Sect Master, her word was not absolute in the White Rock Holy Land.

Unlike over at the Moonshadow Sect, where Hao's word was law.

If he were to ask the Elders and Disciples to offer themselves, the line of volunteers would probably stretch from Tianyuan Peak to the mountain gate.

As she thought about it, her gaze inadvertently fell on Shi Yunyu's chest. Suddenly remembering something, a mischievous smile played on her lips.

"Mother, did you forget something?"

"What did I forget?" Shi Yunyu asked blankly.

"You know... something related to Hao."

"Which thing?"

Seeing Shi Qingxuan's gaze fall on her chest and that meaningful mischievous smile, Shi Yunyu's heart skipped a beat.

Could it be... she knew about that night? Knew about him sucking her breast? Or... had she even discovered the matter of her comforting herself outside the courtyard wall later?

Shi Qingxuan was completely unaware of her mother's tension and only smiled:

"Mother, you haven't given me your monthly Rock Milk. Is it because..."

"Shi Qingxuan, I didn't mean to eavesdrop on you and Hao..."

The two of them spoke at the same time.

And both stopped at the same time.

The air froze for a moment.

Shi Qingxuan had originally wanted to ask, "Is it because you gave it all to Hao?" Shi Yunyu thought her daughter was questioning her about the eavesdropping.

A basic attack had baited out an ultimate move.

The smile on Shi Qingxuan's face froze, her mind buzzed, and it took quite a while for her to react.

Mother just said... eavesdropping?

That night?

The night of her wedding night with Ling Hao?

"Mother... You, you that night..." Shi Qingxuan's voice trembled, and her cheeks quickly flushed crimson.

Shi Yunyu was so embarrassed she wished she could find a hole to crawl into. Her voice was so low it was almost inaudible:

"I didn't mean to... It was Hao..."

She explained what happened that night.

That night, gold and red runes had spread from the bedroom, shielding the courtyard while changing the original soundproofing Formation of the room into a sound-transmitting one.

That night, the person in the courtyard had heard every single sound of those bells clearly.

Shi Qingxuan was first stunned, then she gritted her teeth.

She knew it!

She had known all along!

But as long as (she) was willing, Shi Qingxuan wouldn't stop her.

After all, although she called her 'Mother', she was adopted. Her mother was still a virgin and deserved someone to rely on.

But, but that was one thing, and this was another!

"Forget it... It doesn't matter if you heard it, Mother." Shi Qingxuan sighed and waved her hand as if resigning to fate.

Just as she wanted to move past this, she saw Shi Yunyu hesitating, her eyes darting around.

Shi Qingxuan's heart jumped.

That night, in the courtyard... it seemed Mother wasn't the only one, right? For the second trial, Supreme Elder Zhou and Supreme Elder Lu were also arranged to be there...

A terrifying thought surged up.

"No way, Mother. Tell me, Supreme Elder Zhou and Supreme Elder Lu didn't also..."

Her voice even changed pitch.

Shi Yunyu didn't speak, but simply nodded slightly.

Shi Qingxuan felt the world spinning. Her heart was filled with despair, and she wished she could dig a hole on the spot and bury herself.

Ah— Ah— Ah—!

This husband of hers was truly too detestable!

He actually let the two Supreme Elders listen in the courtyard for an entire night! An entire night!

She even... she even made those sounds... and they heard them!

Shi Qingxuan's cheeks were burning hot. She wished she could find Ling Hao right now and give him a fierce bite.

Next time he wanted those positions... she wouldn't do them! She'd just lie there like a corpse!

...

Ling Hao, who was heading toward Starfall Cold Jade Peak, suddenly sneezed.

"Hmm? Who is cursing me?"