Chapter 815
Do You Want a Wife?
"Come in."
The voice inside the small hut spoke softly.
Zhang Lingshan felt uneasy. What was wrong with this old woman now? Why did she bring him here alone? What was she planning to do?
I entered the small thatched hut with trepidation. The room was simply furnished, and the old woman sat in a grand chair, saying indifferently, "Sit."
"Yes."
Zhang Lingshan obediently sat down opposite her and said, "I wonder why the Sect Master has summoned me here."
The old woman said, "I know everything about your relationship with Zhao Xingqiu. If you want to join my Ice Spirit Sect, you must sever your ties with Zhao Xingqiu. Do you agree?"
"what?"
Zhang Lingshan was completely stunned.
What is my relationship with Zhao Xingqiu? What are you talking about?
You won't agree?
The old woman's face suddenly darkened.
Zhang Lingshan said speechlessly, "I don't understand what you're saying. What relationship do I have with Steward Qiu? We're just colleagues. If I join the Ice Spirit Sect, I won't have to work as an ice room worker anymore, and this relationship will naturally end."
"Stop pretending!"
The old woman was furious: "You and Zhao Xingqiu are so close and deeply in love. You even gave her a token of your love and helped her break through to the Golden Immortal realm. You've been so open and honest with her. You say it's just a normal superior-subordinate relationship? Do you think I'll believe you?"
"..."
Zhang Lingshan was stunned and speechless.
What do you mean by a token of love? What are you talking about? I have no idea I gave you a token of love.
"Steward Qiu helped me out of a crisis and then helped me contact Lord Ice Immortal, which allowed me to successfully obtain the Golden Immortal Jade Talisman and break through to the Golden Immortal realm. Therefore, it is perfectly reasonable for me to help Steward Qiu break through to the Golden Immortal realm. If there is any problem, it is ridiculous to say that we have a deep affection and are very close based on this alone!"
Zhang Lingshan stood up abruptly and said, "If the sect leader summons me here just to talk about these trivial matters, I think I'd better take my leave."
"sit down!"
The old woman shouted loudly, and her powerful aura pressed down on him. Zhang Lingshan immediately sat down again with a thud.
"Li Xuanbing, I think you're not an idiot and can see through Ruobing's feelings for you. I don't care if what you say is true or false, from now on you must only have Ruobing in your heart. If you dare to be fickle or flirt with other women, I will kill you!"
The old woman finally stopped rambling and revealed her main point.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Lingshan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought it was something serious; he was relieved that it wasn't about the ice coffin.
"I will always remember the kindness that Lady Bingxian has shown me. I am also completely loyal to Lady Bingxian and have no ulterior motives."
Zhang Lingshan said earnestly.
The old woman was furious: "I'm not talking about being loyal. I'm talking about being devoted to her, being her man, and protecting her for the rest of your life. Can you do that?"
Zhang Lingshan said, "Should we listen to you or Lady Bingxian on this matter? I think we should listen to Lady Bingxian's opinion."
"My opinion is Ruobing's opinion!"
The old woman snapped, "And another thing, you're not allowed to call her 'Ice Fairy.' You're going to be her man, is it appropriate to call her 'Ice Fairy'?"
"Not suitable."
Zhang Lingshan nodded honestly.
"So, you'll call her Ruobing. She's young and doesn't understand things, so you need to take good care of her and make sure she doesn't get hurt in any way, understand?"
"clear."
Zhang Lingshan said solemnly, thinking to himself, "Is this old woman about to die? Why does she give me the feeling of entrusting her son to someone?"
However, even without the old woman's words, given how much help Kong Ruobing had given Zhang Lingshan, it wouldn't be an exaggeration for Zhang Lingshan to lift her up high, and taking care of her would be perfectly reasonable and without any problem.
"Since it's already agreed, after you've been made a prodigy, come to me to propose marriage. You don't need to bring anything; I've already prepared the betrothal gifts for you."
Seeing that Zhang Lingshan had agreed, the old woman softened her tone and said...
Zhang Lingshan was speechless for a moment.
Was this decision made so hastily?
But he had no objection to it; a beautiful wife who came for free, why not take her?
Moreover, Kong Ruobing has a strong talent for ice-type magic, so her child will definitely be an outstanding individual. In addition, being born in the Immortal Realm and enjoying the resources of the Ice Spirit Sect, the child's cultivation speed might even be faster than Kong Ruobing's, and sooner or later the child will take over the Ice Spirit Sect.
This is an entire sect as dowry! Zhang Lingshan, a pitiful wretch who ascended to heaven, is receiving such treatment. He's about to become a phoenix on a branch in an instant. What more could he ask for?
Of course I agree.
However, one shouldn't eat in a rude or unseemly manner.
Zhang Lingshan said, "I still want to prepare the betrothal gifts myself. This is a small token of my appreciation for Ruobing. I can't let Grandma do it for me."
"What did you call me?"
The old woman's eyes widened.
Zhang Lingshan said, "If Ruobing calls you Grandma, then after I marry her, I will naturally call you Grandma too. There shouldn't be any problem with that, right?"
"Humph."
The old woman said, "You can't call me that yet, it makes me uncomfortable. But since you're going to prepare it yourself, I'd like to see what kind of betrothal gifts you can prepare."
"I guarantee you'll be satisfied," Zhang Lingshan said.
"Okay, it's settled then. I'll be holding a clan-wide meeting next, and you, as one of the nominated candidates for the Prodigy Assessment, will participate in it. Are you confident you'll pass?"
"I asked the old woman."
Zhang Lingshan said, "I guarantee it will pass. No matter if it's a mountain of knives or a sea of fire, it will be as easy as walking on flat ground."
"Hmph, it's good to be confident, but don't overdo it."
After the old woman finished speaking, she waved her right hand, and a powerful force sent Zhang Lingshan flying.
Before Zhang Lingshan could land, a large hand grabbed him and steadied him, saying, "Just wait here."
"It's Senior Granny Qian. Senior is also a body refinement expert. May I see what kind of body refinement technique you use? Could you please broaden my horizons?"
Zhang Lingshan asked with a smile.
He is now the father of the future sect leader, the man who will marry Kong Ruobing and have the next sect leader. Except when facing an old woman, he is inferior to her, but he can treat everyone else as an equal.
Even when facing Qian Dapo, a powerful Immortal King, there is no exception.
"The path of body refinement is profound and extensive. Once you pass the prodigy assessment, I can teach you."
Granny Qian seemed to be an honest person; she did not refuse Zhang Lingshan, but instead spoke earnestly.
Zhang Lingshan cupped his hands and said, "Then thank you in advance. But since I'm free now, I might as well demonstrate my body-refining technique and let you see it, senior."
talking.
Zhang Lingshan opened his right hand, and his palm slowly changed color, eventually becoming crystal clear, like glass, without any leakage of aura, just like a genuine piece of jade or glass.
What he was showing this time was not the Immortal Spirit Body, but a special body-refining technique formed by the panel after integrating various body-refining techniques such as the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Technique and the Flawless Technique.
Although it might not be considered particularly powerful in the immortal realm, it is still unique because it was created by fusing panels.
as predicted.
When Granny Qian saw the change in Zhang Lingshan's right hand, her eyes immediately narrowed, and she asked, "What's the name of your body-refining technique?"
"Flawless Glazed Glass Technique".
Zhang Lingshan came up with a name casually, but it perfectly reflected the current state of his right hand. "Liuli?"
Granny Qian paused for a moment, then said, "My technique is called the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Technique, and it does have similarities to your Flawless Glazed Tile Technique. Could this be fate?"
'What!?'
Zhang Lingshan was startled.
Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Technique?
Isn't this the very cultivation technique I've integrated?
I remember obtaining this technique back in the Nine Provinces Continent when I and Jin Tingchen, the young master of the Qihua Sect, went to the Fog Realm's Fog Demon Pool to kill Fu Han.
According to Bai Zhiyao, this technique originally belonged to his master, Lao Yangqiu. After his master was killed by Fu Han, Fu Han obtained it and used it to refine his body using the Mist Demon Pool.
The reason Lao Yangqiu possessed this skill was said to be a gift from a strangely handsome and mysterious person.
Unfortunately, after unifying the Nine Provinces, Zhang Lingshan never met the person Bai Zhiyao mentioned.
Either this person doesn't exist at all, or they've left the Nine Provinces Continent.
As for how to leave, Zhang Lingshan had no idea.
Because so much time had passed, Zhang Lingshan wouldn't have bothered to recall it if it weren't for Granny Qian's sudden mention.
'Could it be that the one who taught Lao Yangqiu the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Technique was a powerful figure from the Immortal Realm? But how did that person get to the Nine Provinces Continent, and how did they leave?'
Zhang Lingshan was filled with doubt.
What's even more puzzling is that if it's a cultivation technique from the celestial realm, how could I have cultivated it so easily?
Logically speaking, the required energy points should be extremely large, far exceeding what I could have cultivated back in the Nine Provinces Continent.
Unless, the other party gave Lao Yangqiu a simplified version.
"You want to experience my body-refining technique, right? Then lend a hand and give it a try."
As she spoke, without waiting for Zhang Lingshan's consent, Granny Qian grabbed Zhang Lingshan's glass-like right hand.
A powerful force immediately flowed from Zhang Lingshan's glass-like right hand, rapidly transmitting to his wrist and elbow...
Swish!
Zhang Lingshan hurriedly pulled his hand away, only to find that half of his body was controlled by this powerful force. His right arm, from his shoulder down, inexplicably turned into a glassy color.
He hadn't even started practicing his cultivation technique yet.
It is clear that in that instant, his arm was infected and controlled by Granny Qian's Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Skill.
"As expected, it originates from the same source as my Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Technique. Where did you learn it from?"
Qian Da Po's eyes suddenly became frighteningly calm as she stared intently at Zhang Lingshan.
Zhang Lingshan cursed inwardly, wondering if the so-called extraordinary man who taught Lao Yangqiu this skill had some connection with Granny Qian.
If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have been so curious as to ask Granny Qian about her body-refining techniques, and I wouldn't have shown off my own.
If we don't show it off, there won't be so much trouble.
"Where do you think I can learn from?" Zhang Lingshan asked in return.
Granny Qian said, "The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Technique is a closely guarded secret of the Glazed Tile Sect, which is not a sect of the Great Qing Dynasty. Therefore, since you have learned this technique, you are not a person of the Great Qing Dynasty; you are a spy. If I were to expose this matter, what do you think your fate would be?"
Zhang Lingshan chuckled and said, "Senior also knows the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Technique. I should be calling you a spy."
"That's right, I am the spy."
To Zhang Lingshan's astonishment, Granny Qian did not deny it.
Then, Granny Qian said calmly, "Although the Ice Spirit Sect is located within the territory of the Great Qing Dynasty, its history is much earlier than that of the Great Qing Dynasty! Therefore, the Great Qing Dynasty has no jurisdiction over us, and we are not subjects of the Great Qing Dynasty. You can call me a spy, call me whatever you want."
"I see."
Zhang Lingshan felt that everything was going smoothly.
The person in the ice coffin is probably the founder of the Ice Spirit Sect. She should be from the same era as Song Dayun of the Great Fortune Sect, which is why the Ice Spirit Sect she founded is older than the Great Qing Dynasty.
But here's the problem.
The strongest person in the Ice Spirit Sect right now is that old woman who is the sect leader, but she's just a Celestial King. Why should the Great Qing Dynasty let outsiders like them stay here?
"The Daqing Dynasty is truly magnanimous, allowing others to snore right next to their bed. Unbelievable."
Zhang Lingshan sighed.
Aunt Qian said, "The Ice Spirit Sect is an ancient and powerful sect. Even though it has declined now, it is not a sect that anyone can bully. Moreover, the sect leader's husband, Kong Nangui, is a Celestial Venerable. Although he is not here, anyone who dares to touch the Ice Spirit Sect will have to bear the wrath of Venerable Kong Nangui!"
"Is Kong Nangui Kong Ruobing's grandfather?" Zhang Lingshan asked.
Grandma Qian said, "That's right."
Zhang Lingshan was immediately at a loss.
He couldn't even handle one celestial queen, and was being forced to marry, and now another celestial venerable grandfather has appeared.
With such powerful backing, it's no wonder Kong Ruobing is known as the Ice Fairy, and no wonder she can swagger around in the Golden Immortal Pavilion.
If I don't quickly improve my abilities after marrying such a wife, my future days will be tough.
"You still haven't answered my question. Where exactly did you learn your Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Technique?"
Grandma Qian remained fixated on this issue.
Zhang Lingshan said, "Senior, you must keep this a secret from me."
"Don't worry, I, Granny Qian, am not a gossip. Besides, you have cultivated the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Technique, which means we are destined to meet."
"Grandma Qian said earnestly."
Zhang Lingshan said, "Before I answer your question, I have another one. Since you are from the Glazed Tile Sect, why don't you stay there and instead come to the Ice Spirit Sect?"
"The Glazed Tile School has been destroyed."
"That's what Grandma Qian said."
Zhang Lingshan was speechless, realizing he had really brought up the very thing he shouldn't have.
However, since Granny Qian answered so readily, Zhang Lingshan couldn't back down, so he said, "Then I'll tell you the truth. Actually, I ascended from the lower realm."
"It's obvious."
Grandma Qian said she didn't take it to heart.
Zhang Lingshan was startled and asked, "How could you tell?"
He always thought his Xuan Tian Wu Ji Transformation was incredibly powerful, that no one could see his transformation, that he was so well disguised that no one noticed anything amiss.
How did the other party figure that out?
“I also noticed that you used the technique of transformation to suppress your physical form. Your size should have been much larger than it is now.”
"Old Lady Qian said again."
Zhang Lingshan's heart skipped a beat. This person was a true master, and he really did see through it, even just now when he grabbed him and tested him with the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Technique.
“I am an elder of the Glazed Tile School. Your transformation techniques may fool others, but they cannot fool me. When our Glazed Tile School was playing these games, you weren’t even born yet.”
Although Granny Qian spoke in a calm tone, one could clearly see her pride in her lineage from the Liuli Sect.
Zhang Lingshan said, "So, only you, senior, could tell that I am an ascended being, and the others couldn't tell?"
"good."
Granny Qian said, "I've already said I'm not one to gossip. Whether you ascended to this world or were originally from the Great Qing Dynasty is none of my business. It's the same question again; you've asked so many questions, and I've answered them all. Now it's your turn." (End of Chapter)