Zhongzhou City.
This is the most prosperous city in the entire Spirit Realm, and also the city where the top-tier forces are most densely gathered.
Because this is the place with the most concentrated spiritual energy in the Spirit Realm, it is said that there are many spiritual veins beneath Zhongzhou City, attracting many top-tier forces to gather here.
On this day, a carriage entered the grand Zhongzhou City.
"Zhongzhou City is indeed quite prosperous," Yang Feilong said with emotion.
"Yes, after all, Zhongzhou City is the core of the entire Spirit Realm. The first time we came, we were also shocked by the prosperous scene of Zhongzhou City," Lin Qiaoxi nodded her head in agreement.
"Are you really not planning to stay in Zhongzhou City for some time?" Fang Qingxue asked, looking at Yang Feilong.
"I'll stay for a few days!" Seeing Fang Qingxue's expectant look, Yang Feilong pondered slightly and nodded.
"That's great!" Lin Qiaoxi's face was filled with excitement.
"Feilong agreed to stay a few more days, why are you so happy?" Fang Qingxue teased, "Are you planning to deliver yourself tonight?"
"Sister Qingxue, what nonsense are you talking about?" Lin Qiaoxi's face turned red.
"We're all family, why are you still shy? You've been kissing your beloved Teacher Yang quite a bit these days, just short of the real thing," Fang Qingxue shot Lin Qiaoxi a glare.
If they had been traveling normally, they would have reached Zhongzhou City long ago. Besides the time wasted due to Yang Feilong's seclusion, the reason for their slow progress was all the time they wasted on the road being intimate.
Fang Qingxue's cultivation had also reached the perfection of the Nascent Soul stage through dual cultivation.
Of course, her soul had not yet reached the level required for a breakthrough, so she was temporarily stuck at the perfection of the Nascent Soul stage.
Her rapid cultivation speed had greatly stimulated Lin Qiaoxi. Although she had enlightenment pills and auxiliary cultivation pills provided by Yang Feilong, her current cultivation speed still couldn't compare to Fang Qingxue. She had only just reached the perfection of the Golden Core stage the day before yesterday.
"Sister Qingxue, if you talk nonsense again, I'm not going to talk to you anymore." Lin Qiaoxi pouted with a red face, looking very alluring and cute.
Yang Feilong just smiled from the side, remaining silent.
He actually enjoyed seeing Lin Qiaoxi shy, she was truly cute.
Whether to take Lin Qiaoxi's body or not depended on Lin Qiaoxi. If they cultivated together, with Lin Qiaoxi's talent, reaching the perfection of the Nascent Soul stage should not be a problem. Of course, the final result might be the same as Fang Qingxue's, where her soul would not reach the level of being close to a breakthrough.
From the Nascent Soul stage to the Spirit Transformation stage, the soul must reach a corresponding level, otherwise, a breakthrough would not be possible.
The Lin family was a force in the mortal world, but the Fang family was not. The Fang family had influence in both the mortal and spirit worlds. Of course, the Fang family was not strong, only a first-rate force. Fang Qingxue was actually a branch of the Fang family in the mortal world.
This was why she had been cultivating in the mortal world all along.
Of course, due to Fang Qingxue's displayed talent, she eventually gained the opportunity to enter the Spirit Realm for advanced study, so she was brought over, and her performance was very outstanding.
As for Lin Qiaoxi being able to come to the mortal world, it was naturally because Lin Qiaoxi's physique was discovered, and she was eventually brought to the Spirit Realm. After arriving in the Spirit Realm, she also displayed her strong cultivation talent.
In a courtyard.
This was a courtyard prepared by the Fang family. Lin Qiaoxi often lived here. The reason she didn't live elsewhere was that living elsewhere would mean facing many suitors.
Because her cultivation talent was too high, many people wanted to marry her.
"There are quite a few people around!" Yang Feilong glanced around, and after entering the courtyard where Fang Qingxue lived, he couldn't help but say.
"They are all watching us two," Fang Qingxue said helplessly. "This is why Qiaoxi often wants to go out. If it weren't for the faster cultivation speed in the Spirit Realm, I really wouldn't want to live here!"
"Why don't we return to the mortal world with Teacher Yang?" Lin Qiaoxi said.
She had mentioned this idea before. At first, when they said they wanted Yang Feilong to send them to Zhongzhou City, it was actually just an excuse. They wanted to spend more time with Yang Feilong.
Now that they were in Zhongzhou City and saw the figures watching them all around, she was reminded of the feeling of being stared at wherever she went.
This feeling was very unpleasant, with no personal freedom or space.
"If you two wish, I have no objections," Yang Feilong said.
When they came, he and Fang Qingxue had not yet had relations, so he didn't know Fang Qingxue's thoughts. It was the same for Lin Qiaoxi. At that time, he also didn't know Lin Qiaoxi's intentions.
He knew his own charm, but he also knew his own problem: too many women around. Both Fang Qingxue and Lin Qiaoxi were extremely outstanding women. Would they be willing to be just one of his women like others?
He didn't know. Under such circumstances, he wouldn't arrogantly assume they would.
So he proposed to send them to Zhongzhou City. However, during their months of traveling together, not only did he have relations with Fang Qingxue, but he also confirmed his relationship with Lin Qiaoxi. Furthermore, the reason he hadn't had relations with Lin Qiaoxi was that Lin Qiaoxi didn't want to casually give away her first time, and Yang Feilong also didn't want to rush it.
As for Fang Qingxue, she didn't care about this. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so proactive in wanting to push Yang Feilong in the carriage back then.
"I have no objections," Lin Qiaoxi said coyly, biting her lips.
"Since you've decided, then I have even fewer objections. After all, although the environment in the Spirit Realm is good, it's not as fast as dual cultivation combined with enlightenment pills!" Fang Qingxue said directly.
"Then we'll stay in Zhongzhou City for a few days, and then we'll return to the mortal world!" Yang Feilong saw that both women had agreed to return to the mortal world with him, so he didn't try to persuade them further.
After all, these two women were his women. Now that they were willing, he naturally couldn't leave them here to deal with the endless stream of suitors.
His heart wasn't that big!
"Then, let's explore Zhongzhou City together. We can't let you come here for nothing. Also, we need to inform those people that we are returning to the mortal world," Fang Qingxue also said.
If they were to leave the Spirit Realm, it would be inappropriate not to inform the people who brought them here.
The forces that brought them over also had influence in the mortal world, or more accurately, official forces in the mortal world.
In the Spirit Realm, official forces were also quite strong. Of course, compared to the indigenous forces of the Spirit Realm, the gap was huge.
However, the indigenous forces dared not easily offend the official forces, because the official forces might possess means like nuclear weapons. No matter how strong a person was, they couldn't deal with destructive weapons like nuclear weapons!
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"Young Master Zhuo, Miss Lin is back!"
"En? Back?" Upon hearing this, Zhuo Leng's face immediately showed a look of joy.
He was one of Lin Qiaoxi's pursuers.
Lin Qiaoxi was not only astonishingly talented but also beautiful. Moreover, she was excellent in all aspects. Naturally, he wanted to marry her.
"However..." the guard stammered when he spoke.
"However what? Just say what you have to say, why are you hesitating?" Zhuo Leng frowned.
"However, she and Fang Qingxue returned with a man, and they looked very intimate," the guard said, not daring to look up.
"What?" Zhuo Leng's expression suddenly changed drastically. "Are you saying she has a Dao companion?"
"I... I'm not sure, but it's possible. Because Lin Qiaoxi was holding that young man's arm, and she didn't look like his sister or brother!" the guard said with a wry smile.
Upon hearing this, Zhuo Leng's expression became extremely gloomy. "No matter who it is, as long as he's not Lin Qiaoxi's cousin or something, he will die!"
He had long considered Lin Qiaoxi as his own property. Whether Lin Qiaoxi was willing or unwilling, that man had to die. This was Zhuo Leng's arrogance.
And he naturally had the capital for such arrogance.
Because their Zhuo family was one of the top forces in Zhongzhou City, with five cultivators at the Integration stage in the family. The strongest among them was at the late stage of the Integration stage.
Zhongzhou City naturally had forces with cultivators at the perfection of the Integration stage, but such existences generally did not easily initiate conflicts, because the power displayed was too strong and touched upon certain rules, which could attract heavenly tribulation.
Once they overcame the heavenly tribulation, they would ascend. If they couldn't overcome the heavenly tribulation, they would perish with their souls scattered!
Therefore, existences at the perfection of the Integration stage would not engage in fights.
Of course, it wasn't that they absolutely wouldn't, they just wouldn't easily.
Therefore, generally speaking, only those at the late stage of the Integration stage would fight without restrictions and wouldn't fear attracting heavenly tribulation.
Thus, families with cultivators at the late stage of the Integration stage rarely feared families with cultivators at the perfection of the Integration stage!
Moreover, it did not mean that a family with a cultivator at the perfection of the Integration stage was necessarily stronger than a family with a cultivator at the late stage of the Integration stage. Sometimes, an individual did not represent the overall strength!
Their Zhuo family was one of the top families in Zhongzhou City, with five cultivators at the Integration stage. Only a few families could boast five or more such cultivators.
This showed the power of the Zhuo family.
Besides the Zhuo family, three other young masters also received similar news.
They were the Xu family, the He family, and the Lu family.
These four major families each had at least four cultivators at the Integration stage, making them top families in Zhongzhou City!
"Young Master Xu, Lin girl is back!"
"En? Back?" Hearing this, Xu Shu's face immediately turned furious.
He was one of Lin Qiaoxi's pursuers.
Lin Qiaoxi was not only astonishingly talented but also beautiful. Moreover, she was excellent in all aspects. He naturally wanted to marry her.
"However..." Xu Shu said, his face full of rage. "Someone is trying to steal my Lin girl. This is simply seeking death!"
He immediately took people to the residence of Fang Qingxue and Lin Qiaoxi.
Meanwhile, He Lei of the He family and Lu Guan of the Lu family showed similar reactions.
They could lose to others, but they couldn't lose to an outsider. No matter who that outsider was, they would bear their hatred!
Moreover, although these four people looked very young, they were actually all over forty years old. Before the age of forty, they were all ranked highly on the Dragon-Phoenix Ranking, and some even broke through to the Golden Core stage before the age of forty.
Now, each of them was a Nascent Soul cultivator and held the position of young master in their respective families. Once they broke through to the Spirit Transformation stage, they would have a chance to become patriarch.
Of course, even if they couldn't become patriarch at the Spirit Transformation stage, it wouldn't be due to their lack of ability, but because their fathers or uncles were too young and hadn't reached the age to abdicate.
These four possessed the talent and strength to become Void Refining cultivators. As for the Integration stage? That depended on luck!
Although they all had elders at the Integration stage to guide them and possessed strong innate talent, breaking through to the Integration stage ultimately depended on the individual.
Moreover, those who became cultivators at the Integration stage were all individuals who suppressed their generation!
Were they not all individuals with heaven-defying physiques and talents?
Many beings with extraordinary talent couldn't even reach the Void Refining stage, let alone the Integration stage.
These four were the pride of the younger generation of top-tier forces, all pursuing Lin Qiaoxi.
Although Fang Qingxue's talent couldn't compare to Lin Qiaoxi's, she also had many suitors. At the same time, some people, upon hearing the news, rushed towards Lin Qiaoxi and their residence.
These young masters from these forces couldn't compare to Young Masters Zhuo Leng and the other four, but they were still young masters from first-rate or top-tier forces.
The information they received was similar to that of Zhuo Leng and the other three.
"Young Master Huang, Fang Qingxue is back. She seems extremely intimate with a young man, suspected to be Fang Qingxue's Dao companion!"
"Really?"
"Really. Not only did I see it, but many others also saw it!"
"Damn it! I'd like to see who dares to compete with me! It's one thing for those guys to compete, but a guy who came out of nowhere dares to fight me for Fang Qingxue? He's simply courting death!"
Similar reactions were happening everywhere.
Not long after Yang Feilong and his party of three arrived at the Fang family's residence, several people showed up.
The visitors were from the Fang family and Lin Qiaoxi's brother.
"Qiaoxi, who is this?" Lin Guanghua looked at Lin Qiaoxi and Yang Feilong beside her, his brows furrowed.
"Brother, let me introduce you, this is my boyfriend, his name is..." Before Lin Qiaoxi could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Lin Guanghua.
"Sister, don't you know your identity?" Lin Guanghua shouted angrily.
"What identity?" Lin Qiaoxi's expression changed upon hearing this, and she said angrily.
"What identity are you talking about? You are about to become the young madam of a top-tier force. How can you just casually find a man?" Lin Guanghua said angrily, with an expression of disappointment in his disciples.
"I don't want to be the young madam of those top-tier forces! Don't talk nonsense!"