fictionpage Chapter 145 Mysterious Race
Chapter 145 Mysterious Race
Chapter 145: Mysterious Race
Qin Muling looked at Bingyuan Tianjun with confusion. This big shot had a very ordinary background and no family background or Dao companion. After taking over as the head of the sect, he reluctantly accepted several direct disciples due to the sect's rules.
Until now, there were still some descendants in her lineage, but due to her long-term injuries and sleep, the emotional connection had become weak. Even if there was an outstanding disciple, it seemed not worth it for her to specially speak up for them.
"So, who are you trying to fight for a position for?"
After a moment of silence, Qin Muling finally asked. With Bingyuan Tianjun's status and the favor he was asking for, the person who asked for his help would surely have to pay a hefty price afterwards.
"Of course, it's for my great-granddaughter, Luo Huan."
Bingyuan Tianjun's beautiful eyes stared at Qin Muling, smiling as he spoke, "Yueyi Tianjun mentioned this to me before and promised many benefits. She even insisted on recognizing this relative, so I had no choice but to ask for your help. I wonder if you're willing to give Senior Sister some face?"
Qin Muling automatically ignored the excuse of recognizing relatives.
Unlike the mortal world, the hierarchy in the cultivation world was the most difficult to calculate. After all, the lifespan of high-level cultivators was extremely long, and it was common for them to see hundreds of generations of their descendants. It was impossible to take care of all of them, so it was better to not pay attention to it.
Unless they were extremely outstanding and considered peerless geniuses, the big shots would break the rules and support them accordingly.
"I think you should go talk to the Sect Master about this. As long as she agrees, it won't be a problem at all."
"Besides, with the speed of my cultivation progress, even if they don't get chosen this time, they will have another chance next time. There's no need to wait too long. Why be so impatient?"
No matter what Qin Muling's thoughts were, he had no intention of giving in. At least, he wouldn't say it himself. Otherwise, those Senior Sisters would follow suit and try to take shortcuts. Could he handle it? It would be better to let the Sect Master, Mu Yinghua, worry about this matter.
Bingyuan Tianjun no longer insisted and nodded, "Alright, let's leave it at that."
Early the next day.
Tens of thousands of carefully selected beauties from all over arrived as scheduled. In the spacious square of the palace, they stood in neat rows under the command of the cultivators. Their beautiful faces were as pure as lotus flowers, and they looked at the dazzling and radiant young man on the high platform from a distance.
"Your Majesty, the auspicious time has come. What do you think?"
Chixingzi respectfully reported, already changing his way of addressing.
"Then let's begin the selection."
Qin Muling's tone was indifferent, and Chixingzi immediately ordered the cultivators around him to make arrangements.
After a while, the first batch of fifty young girls arrived at the foot of the high platform. They stood in a row obediently, their graceful figures straight, and their bright eyes smiled at Qin Muling.
Qin Muling didn't say much, holding the roster, and used his Divine Ability to probe them one by one.
Compared to the previous selection of core disciples in the sect, most of the girls being probed now were mortal girls. Therefore, Qin Muling's consumption was extremely limited, but the accuracy would significantly improve. There would be no missing out on potential talents for cultivation.
"The third, ninth, eleventh, twelfth, twenty-seventh, forty-sixth, and forty-ninth can all go to the side and wait. The rest of these women can go back, and the next batch can come."
In a short while, Qin Muling came to a conclusion. The seven girls who were chosen all had good aptitude and destiny, and they also had some potential. As long as they were brought back to the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace for cultivation, becoming an inner disciple would not be a problem. Whether they could become core disciples would depend on their own efforts and luck.
Chixingzi glanced doubtfully. Although the seven girls chosen by Qin Muling looked good, they couldn't be considered the most beautiful among this group of girls. The two Supreme Grade beauties he had high hopes for were unexpectedly not chosen.
Of course, he didn't dare to ask too much. Qin Muling didn't seem like a hot-tempered master, but he definitely wouldn't tolerate too much questioning from subordinates. Anyway, following orders was the right thing to do.
Before long, the second batch of fifty girls walked over, and Qin Muling continued her previous actions in silence. Those who met her requirements were allowed to stay, while those who did not were all sent back.
Soon, a day had passed, and batches of girls were selected. By the time the last group of beauties finished watching, over two thousand candidates had been approved, with an average of one good cultivation seedling among every thirteen or fourteen girls.
This ratio is a bit high, but considering that these are the cream of the crop selected from a population of 15 billion, it is not difficult to understand.
The silently observing Ice Yan Tianjun was quite satisfied. Even with her discerning eye, these girls seemed to have reached the threshold of qualification. It can be imagined that in a few years, a large group of core disciples will be born from among them.
"Arrange a place for these women to stay immediately, along with their immediate family members. The women who were not selected should be sent back to their hometowns without any mistakes," Qin Muling ordered. Once these girls enter the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace in the future, their status will immediately be different. In order to prevent hostile forces from using their relatives against them, their immediate family members must also be properly arranged.
Chi Xingzi vaguely understood Qin Muling's intentions and stopped speaking. After receiving the order, he went off to work.
As for the remaining matters, they were left to Ice Yan Tianjun. She was responsible for contacting Mu Yinghua and the sect would soon send people to secretly transport these girls back.
After finishing these matters, Qin Muling continued to go out with Ice Yan Tianjun to purify the dead zones on the floating land and earn heavenly merits.
Because this guardian constantly replenished Qin Muling's mana and occasionally explained and guided him on the cultivation techniques and the laws of the heavenly path, she unexpectedly gained some merits herself.
Although with her current cultivation level, these benefits were insignificant, it was still better than nothing.
Qin Muling would stay outside for seven days and then return to rest for a day, consolidating his cultivation and handling the accumulated affairs.
Yang Song had suggested to Qin Muling to continue expanding outward, swallowing up a few small forces and seizing more territory, but he was directly rejected. The reason was to wait until the existing territory was purified.
He didn't care much about this foundation. He only needed to earn heavenly merits to improve his cultivation. Sooner or later, he would leave. This place would exist as a subordinate force of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace.
Sha Wu Ye, Chi Xingzi, and the others were diligent and wholeheartedly devoted to their work. For them, the foundation that Qin Muling had laid down was not small. At least it was much larger than their previous assets. If they worked hard, they could have a promising future following Qin Muling.
A month passed unknowingly, and Qin Muling had already purified the dead zones on the four floating lands. He then rushed to the next, and also the largest, floating land in his current territory.
This place originally belonged to the Blood Cloud Pavilion. The floating land was twelve thousand miles in diameter, with the dead zone occupying about sixty percent. Even with Qin Muling's temporary cultivation at the True Self Realm, it would take some time to deal with it.
On the desolate and silent Gobi plain, poisonous black mist spread in all directions. Occasionally, violent hurricanes swept through, stirring up a dark sandstorm that covered the sky.
The clear and watery chaotic light spread lightly in all directions, exuding a faint fragrance that dispelled the eternal black gas of poison.
At this moment, there was a sudden movement deep in the ground, and a monstrous killing intent erupted. Before Qin Muling could react, the surface of the ground hundreds of feet away collapsed, revealing a dark underground cave with a radius of a thousand feet.
Immediately after, more than ten black shadows emitting a mysterious aura, completely unlike humans, rushed out at high speed, angrily attacking Qin Muling.
"What the hell is this?"
With a slight movement of his mind, the Law Treasure-level Daoist robe on Qin Muling instantly activated, enveloping him in a golden shield. At the same time, a bloodthirsty flying sword appeared in his hand.
In the next moment, dozens of sword lights as thin as paper and condensed to the extreme came through the air, blocking the path of those black shadows.
It seems that his purification actions have disturbed these things hiding deep in the ground, causing them to attack.
Ice Yan Tianjun had long disappeared at this moment. Although she was a guardian, she was not obligated to intervene unless Qin Muling was in a life-threatening crisis. In a situation like this, Qin Muling could only rely on his own abilities to handle it.
End of chapter.