Chapter 360 Occupying Luo Li Island to Avoid the Qian Family
"Are you a rogue cultivator from Sakura Island?" Having dealt with True Person of Dark Fragrance, Yu Qingtan turned to Ying Youluo and asked with a frown. The name Ying Youluo was very characteristic of Sakura Island, and her attire was different from the female cultivators of the Southeast Region; it was the Sakura Island garb recorded in the annals, adorned with elegant cherry blossom patterns.
Ying Youluo's hair was swept up high, with an exquisite jade hairpin inserted into her bun, giving way to a few strands of loose hair that added a touch of enchantment. Her facial features were delicate, with eyes clear as autumn water, a high nose bridge, and cherry lips slightly pursed, exuding a faint beauty tinged with melancholy.
Hearing Yu Qingtan's question, Ying Youluo felt a chill in her heart and responded respectfully and hurriedly, "Returning to Fairy Qingtan, I am indeed from Sakura Island. I was captured by Murong Haokong, that bastard, during an excursion out."
As she spoke, Ying Youluo began to cry. She wasn't lying; she truly had been captured, but afterwards, she had served Murong Haokong very comfortably and had been rewarded with many things, even breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage and becoming the chief concubine on Luo Li Island.
Yu Qingtan had no interest in wasting further words with her. She had not the slightest affection for the rogue cultivators from Sakura Island, so she directly addressed Ying Youluo and the other ten Golden Core Stage cultivators, "Stop crying. You have two choices, let me place a Soul Constraint within you and serve me for a hundred years, or die!"
Upon hearing Yu Qingtan's words, Ying Youluo's tears ceased, and hesitation flashed in her eyes. She knew that she was completely at Yu Qingtan's mercy, with her life hanging on the other's whims.
Ying Youluo struggled internally. Although she did not want to become someone else's slave, even more, she did not wish to die like this. She thought of her recent breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage and the bright future that awaited her. How could she give up so easily?
Moreover, Yu Qingtan's strength was unfathomable. Even a person like Murong Haokong had died at her hands. How could she resist?
Finally, under the pressure of life and death, Ying Youluo gritted her teeth and chose to submit. She walked up to Yu Qingtan, knelt down, and said, "Fairy Qingtan, I am willing to serve you for a hundred years. I only ask that you spare my life."
Seeing this, the other Golden Core Cultivators also knelt down, expressing their willingness to pledge loyalty. Yu Qingtan coldly watched them without the slightest ripple in her heart.
And so, Yu Qingtan began to plant Soul Constraints in the Seas of Consciousness of these people, bringing them entirely under her control. Ying Youluo and the others only felt a powerful force entering their Sea of Consciousness, and in an instant, they lost control over their bodies. They knew they had become Yu Qingtan's slaves, with their lives and deaths hinging on her thoughts.
Later, under the guidance of Ying Youluo and the others, Yu Qingtan planted Soul Constraints in the remaining twenty or so Golden Core Cultivators who had not come. As for the Foundation Establishment Stage and Qi Cultivation Stage cultivators, Yu Qingtan couldn't be bothered to control them directly, leaving their management to Ying Youluo and her group.
Among these people, many were cultivators from within the domains of the Wendao Sect and Star Moon Sect, among others, which Yu Qingtan did not bother to care about. Her orders to them were to cultivate well, stay out of trouble, and they might have the chance to return home in the future.
The female cultivators on Luo Li Island had mainly been captured by Murong Haokong. They were very grateful to Yu Qingtan for killing Murong Haokong. Since Yu Qingtan had also harshly dispatched True Person of Dark Fragrance as a warning to others, she took control of Luo Li Island quite smoothly.
Then Yu Qingtan began to study the Fifth Stage Misty Shadow Celestial Traces Formation on Luo Li Island, while setting up some new formations and also not neglecting her own cultivation.
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In the Council Hall of the Dongyu Qian Family in the Eastern Region, the Family Head Qian Mengde had a face as dark as the bottom of a pot. Many Nascent Soul Elders, along with a few Initial Nascent Soul Stage Supreme Elders, were also present, creating a very oppressive atmosphere in the hall.
The son of Lord Qian Mengde, Real Person Yongduo, has fallen in a secret realm within the Southeast Region. His beloved concubine, Real Person Xuan Ji, secured the precious Heavenly Mystery Talisman and led people to the Southeast Region to seek the murderer. Yet just a few days passed, and all the soul lamps of the people accompanying Real Person Xuan Ji were extinguished.
"For how many years, how many years has no one dared to provoke the Dongyu Qian Family like this? If I do not avenge Yongduo and Xuan Ji and others, I, Qian Mengde, would be inept as a father, a husband, and as the head of the Qian Family!"
The ire of Lord Qian Mengde swept through the Council Hall like a fierce storm. As the Family Head of the Dongyu Qian family, his dignity and power were immeasurable. However, he was now facing an unprecedented challenge. The deaths of his son and beloved concubine kindled a towering rage within him, as if he intended to consume the entire hall.
"Family Head, if we do not avenge this, others will think our Outer Realm number one family is finished. Since Meng Wei and Xiang Yu fell so quickly, it's possible that a Divine Transformation Stage cultivator took action. I think we should first gather clear information, then plan meticulously!"
A Venerable Elder of the Qian Family, Wei Ye, who was a cultivator at the Initial Nascent Soul Stage, also spoke gravely. After Venerable Wei Ye spoke, several other Elders and Supreme Elders expressed their opinions. They all wanted to avenge this offense, but insisted that thorough preparations were necessary to avoid repeating past mistakes.
After everyone had spoken, Lord Qian Mengde's face remained dark. His eyes flickered with a biting chill, as if freezing the entire hall. He took a deep breath to suppress his inner fury and then slowly began to speak, "Everyone makes a good point; we cannot act recklessly. We must dispatch someone to the Southeast Region immediately to ascertain the truth of the matter!"
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Lord Qian Mengde's gaze swept over the faces of everyone present, finally resting on a figure in a corner of the hall. A middle-aged man, dressed in a blue-green robe, with a refined demeanor — he was an Elder of the Qian Family and Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator, Lord Qian Mengfeng.
"Mengfeng, you go in person," Lord Qian Mengde commanded with an unquestionable authority in his voice.
Lord Qian Mengfeng stood up, cupping his hands, "Family Head, rest assured, I will definitely learn the truth of the matter as swiftly as possible!" Having said that, he turned and left the Council Hall, his figure quickly disappearing from everyone's sight.
Lord Qian Mengfeng was indeed a capable man as selected by Lord Qian Mengde; within just ten days, he made a trip to the Southeast Region, got the information he needed, and returned to the Eastern Region.
"Are you saying, once Xuan Ji and her group reached the Southeast Region, they went straight to the Wendao Sect, and then quickly left afterward. That same day, the Wendao Sect announced to the public that True Disciple Yu Qingtan had left the sect.
"After that, Xuan Ji and her party went to the southeastern waters of the Lichuan Inner Sea and then there was no further news. It seems that this Yu Qingtan is the killer of Yongduo, but did she have the capability to slay Meng Wei and Xiang Yu?"@@novelbin@@
Lord Qian Mengde, holding detailed information on Yu Qingtan, asked the returning Lord Qian Mengfeng.
"Family Head, this Yu Qingtan has risen rapidly in the Southeast Region in recent years, a peerless talent who has managed to slay Fourth Stage Sea Clan members at the later stages, indicating that she has had an extraordinary opportunity.
"Such a person likely has a terrifying trump card. It's not impossible that Meng Wei and the others fell into her hands if they were careless. However, we cannot exclude the possibility that a Divine Transformation cultivator acted in secret."
Lord Qian Mengfeng analyzed.
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