Senior Sisters, I Don’t Want To Work Hard Anymore

Chapter 102: Ambition

In the Grotto-Heaven secret realm.

Within a magnificent array filled with radiant light and surging spiritual energy, four beautiful women with different temperaments sat together, their expressions focused as they continuously manipulated their spiritual techniques, jointly refining a plain-colored cloud silk formation flag standing in the center.

Countless faint golden runes permeated the area around the array. As the tide of spiritual power surged, the density of the runes increased, causing the mountain and river patterns, as well as the wind, clouds, thunder, and lightning textures on the surface of the flag, to become even brighter. The immense pressure gradually rose.

"...Phew, it's finally done!"

After a long time, with the final few hand seals, Senior Sister Xue Bingxuan finally let out a sigh of relief, slowly stopped her techniques, and adjusted her breath. A faint exhaustion could be seen in her expression.

Cheng Yulan's eyes revealed joy. "Thank you, Senior Sister and Junior Sister. I'll treat you to a good meal later."

This set of formations, including the main formation diagram and the nine formation flags, was originally the foundation of a top-grade Law Treasure. Their ancestral master had only refined it to a semi-finished product and passed it on to her, asking her to find a way to complete it.

Given Cheng Yulan's cultivation level at the time, completing such a large project was extremely difficult. Therefore, she often sought help from her senior sisters. Over the years, she had exchanged most of her wealth for various precious materials, which she had invested in this set of formations.

Luo Wanqing snorted, took out a few spirit pills and swallowed them, then complained somewhat dissatisfied, "This thing is so difficult to handle. It has only reached the rank of High Grade Law Treasure now. It will take forever to reach its peak. Second Sister, can't you change to a better Law Treasure? We're not lacking resources now anyway."

After the journey in the Illusory Mist Secret Realm, the senior sisters felt that they had become rich, even extremely rich. High Grade Law Treasures, which used to be extremely precious to them, now seemed less scarce.

Cheng Yulan smiled. "This set of formations was bestowed by our ancestral master. Although it's a bit difficult to handle, its power is indeed impressive. If we were to change it now, wouldn't all our previous efforts be in vain?"

Objects like clothes and jewelry develop sentimental value over time, not to mention Law Treasures that accompany cultivators for hundreds or thousands of years, serving as their foundation and defense against various calamities. Many cultivators use their Law Weapons or Law Treasures until their death, only passing them on to close disciples or descendants at the end of their lives.

Xue Bingxuan said, "This set of formations has already reached the rank of High Grade Law Treasure. But if you want it to transform into a complete top-grade Law Treasure, I'm afraid you still have a lot of work to do. Unless you ask our master for help, it will take time. Otherwise, you'll have to wait until you reach the Origin Immortal Realm."

Cheng Yulan calmly said, "With the merits and contributions we have earned this time, it shouldn't be difficult to ask our master for help once. Besides, with our little junior brother, it won't be a big problem to obtain a true Immortal Dao Fruit, let alone the Origin Immortal Realm!"

The four women smiled at each other. With Qin Muling's Spiritual Light of Enlightenment, a realm that would be extremely difficult for others to achieve in their lifetime was like a common path for them, without any major obstacles.

Luo Wanqing said, "Our current cultivation levels are all in the early stage of Immortal Ascension, except for Third Sister, who has progressed faster and is already in the mid-stage of Immortal Ascension. She should enter the Origin Immortal Realm earlier than us, right?"

Because they had spent more time with Qin Muling, Third Sister Qi Yalan had gained more benefits. Although the difference seemed not particularly large, it would be an insurmountable obstacle for ordinary cultivators.

Moreover, due to the abundant heavenly treasures they obtained in the Illusory Mist Secret Realm, their foundations were no less inferior to those prodigious geniuses of the Supreme Dao Lineages, including Luo Huan.

Five, no, it should be six prodigious geniuses, including Qin Muling. What kind of concept was this?

Just think about how arrogant Jade Pearl Star Palace became after acquiring four prodigious geniuses. It was clear how important these geniuses were for ensuring the future prosperity and greatness of a Dao Lineage.

Mu Yinghua, who knew the inside story, once considered whether to select a few suitable female disciples to accompany Qin Muling in his cultivation and see if his aptitude and destiny would undergo any significant changes after a period of time.

If possible, it wouldn't take long for Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace to undoubtedly have more prodigious geniuses.

However, this matter involved too much. Once the door was opened, the esteemed elders of the sect, who had status and reputation, would all think about planning for their own descendants. Some might even shamelessly intervene personally, increasing the possibility of leaks. Therefore, she wisely dismissed this idea.

Qi Yalan said, "Let's go find our little junior brother and have a feast. It's been more than twenty days. That flirtatious Luo Huan must have been teasing and seducing him every day. Who knows how many means she has used to entice and confuse him!"

"She, unstoppable," Xue Bingxuan sighed softly. "With Yueyi Tianjun as her backing and the Master already relenting, this matter has been settled. Don't blame her anymore. We must present a united front to the outside world to prevent more fox-like women from trying to take advantage of our junior brother. Isn't that right?"

The four women thought about it and stopped saying anything.

Bright Moon Sword Sect.

In the secret hall, Lin Xuanyuan, the sect leader, carefully examined his son who had just returned. He nodded in satisfaction. "Have you recovered? Very good. Although the people from the Palace of Calamitous Fate are quite sinister, as long as we give them enough benefits, they are reliable in their actions."

Lin Shengqing felt a little down. "I have caused trouble for father. This time, the gains from opening the secret realm and what the sect obtained were limited, and we also lost so many disciples and followers..."

Lin Xuanyuan didn't mind. "Indeed, this matter is quite troublesome, but there is no need to worry too much. Other sects have suffered losses as well, especially the Jade Pearl Star Palace. So our Bright Moon Sword Sect is still not falling behind. We will focus on rebuilding and gradually restore our vitality."

After several months, Lin Shengqing, whose foundation was damaged and fortune declined, had been treated by the elders of the Palace of Calamitous Fate and had fully recovered, resolving all hidden dangers.

As for the price, it was the future of dozens of top talents. Their Dao Foundation, life force, and fortune were all stripped away by the secret method of the Palace of Calamitous Fate and transferred to Lin Shengqing.

The spies of the Palace of Calamitous Fate were spread throughout the Extreme Void Starry Sky. These top talents were all gathered from the mortal world, as well as a large group of independent cultivators and those secretly plundered from major forces.

However, this kind of secret method was too destructive to human nature, and the karmic retribution was not small. Even with the foundation of the Palace of Calamitous Fate, they dared not use it too much. Each time it was used, a great price had to be paid.

If there were no restrictions and they could act recklessly, the Supreme sect would have long dominated the entire Extreme Void Starry Sky.

Lin Shengqing pondered and asked, "I wonder how Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace performed this time?"

"They? It's alright," Lin Xuanyuan casually said. "I heard they had good luck and obtained some rare resources. They accumulated enough to exchange for several hundred new spots. So when the secret realm opens next time, there will be more disciples who can enter. That's it."

In the eyes of the high-level members of Bright Moon Sword Sect, although this occasional impressive performance could attract more attention, it still couldn't change the declining trend of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace. So it wasn't worth paying too much attention to.

After a pause, Lin Xuanyuan continued, "Now that you have recovered, many of your sword guards and concubines have been lost. You must quickly find a way to replenish them. I have already issued an order for all affiliated sects to send their outstanding women to participate in the selection after three months. As long as they make it to the final round, they can become your concubines or guards."

Lin Shengqing nodded. As for the concubines and sword guards who had followed him before, although they hadn't died, due to the severe damage to their foundations, they couldn't enjoy the special treatment of being the young sect master. Therefore, they were naturally abandoned.

Abandonment was just a more euphemistic way of saying it. In fact, they had been deprived of all their status and privileges. From then on, they would be relegated to the cold palace, working as menial disciples for the sect, shedding blood and sweat until they died.

"If only Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace were our affiliated force," Lin Shengqing said regretfully. "To be honest, their female cultivators are indeed quite good. It would be great to bring a group of them over as concubines or guards."

Lin Xuanyuan laughed. "Don't worry, that day is not far off! For declining Supreme sects like them, the best outcome is to become a vassal of other forces. The worst outcome is to disintegrate and disappear. It's impossible for them to revive."

"When you can take over my position in the future, perhaps by then, Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace will have no choice but to accept the fate of being protected by us, in order to avoid being completely wiped out by their enemies!"

Lin Shengqing nodded with satisfaction. He imagined that the entire Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace would become his harem. Countless stunning female cultivators would be at his beck and call, including the esteemed sect leader and the elders. That feeling of fulfillment was truly delightful.

End of chapter.