53: Chapter 53 Marrying a Precious Woman
It took a while for Luo Ying to catch his breath. He opened his eyes and said:
"The restrictions on these three great mountain halls are firm, likely set by a Nascent Soul cultivator. This demon tiger cannot break them."
"No one in the Ming Kingdom can break them either. We can only wait for them to weaken on their own and return in ten or so years..."
This could be considered a good thing for his battered old soul.
"Fortunately, I didn't get stubborn just now and chose to yield. Otherwise, we would be the ones struck by lightning!"
Elder Long, the leader of the Juling Mountain Sect, said with relief, sweat pouring down his forehead.
The others hurriedly agreed, wiping away sweat with trembling hands.
The cultivators of the Juling Mountain Sect possessed powerful blood energy, which also made their tempers somewhat explosive.
Elder Long, however, was one of the few steady cultivators in their sect who understood the bigger picture.
Thus, he became the leader of this group to negotiate with the Kunyu Sect, Faheng Sect, and Hundred Beasts Sect.
Thank goodness it was him!
In a large pavilion, three Foundation Establishment cultivators with powerful auras walked to the window, looking up at Bai Cang in the sky with surprise and solemnity.
"Where did this white tiger come from?"
One of them, a black-haired female cultivator, asked in wonder.
One person shook their head without a word.
Another elderly Foundation Establishment cultivator spoke after a long silence: "The fellow Daoists from the Kunyu Sect might know, and those from the Hundred Beasts Sect might know as well!"
He suddenly remembered the scene of a large pavilion collapsing in the distance and said worriedly: "The precious talismans here have already been collected; it's not suitable to stay long!"
"You two, follow me and leave quickly. It would be best if we encounter our fellow Daoists from the three sects; otherwise, return to the sect immediately and contact them later to inquire about this matter!!"
The Faheng Sect did not encounter Bai Cang and left from there.
High in the sky, Bai Cang let out a soft breath. He had exhausted fifty percent of his demon power, yet he hadn't managed to weaken the restriction on this side hall by even a fraction!
"This restriction requires a corresponding level of formation master or a power that exceeds the restriction's defense to break! Currently, I'm afraid no one in the Ming Kingdom can achieve this..."
Bai Cang remarked with emotion.
With a thought, he said to himself: "I can send people to observe this place constantly; there might be changes in ten or so years!"
In truth, he had a deeper doubt in his heart.
There was no damage anywhere in the Huihai Sect, and its foundations were rich. It didn't look like it had been destroyed by an external invasion...
It gave him the feeling that all the cultivators in the sect had suddenly vanished into thin air!
Bai Cang pondered for a moment, realized it was useless, and said:
"Worry about today's matters today, and tomorrow's matters tomorrow. I have wives at home and a house full of descendants; why seek so deeply abroad?"
Thinking that there was still an unmarried wife on the large ship at sea, Bai Cang's homesickness suddenly flared up, and he felt like an arrow eager to return.
He flew toward the location of Yue Shanhe and the others below, saying:
"The matters here have come to an end. Follow me back to the sect quickly to digest the opportunities from this trip. The Kunyu, Juling, and Hundred Beasts Sects have suffered a setback and might have follow-up moves!"
"We obey Ancestor Bai's command!"
Yue Shanhe and the others responded with a bow.
Bai Cang whipped up a gust of wild wind, sweeping everyone along as they flew toward the large ship on the coast.
A black-haired woman with a full figure walked out of the ship's main hall and bowed, saying, "This humble concubine has waited for My Lord for a long time!"
Having obtained many treasures, Bai Cang was in a pleasant mood and replied, "Zhen Jun, there is no need to be so polite. After you follow me back to the sect, you will be my, Bai Cang's, wife!"
After a thought, he took out a Dharma tool.
It was precisely one of the Grade Two high-quality items obtained on this trip, the Tide Mirror.
He casually bestowed it upon Zhen Nu, saying:
"I see that you have magic power within you and possess a mid-grade Water Spiritual Root. Your talent isn't too bad, so I will give this Dharma tool to you."
"I hope that after you enter the sect, you will continue to cultivate the Great Dao!"
Zhen Nu took the Tide Mirror, looked at it for a few moments, and put it away with neither arrogance nor humility, saying softly:
"This Zhen Nu will never forget My Lord's kindness in this life and will only serve by My Lord's side at all times!"
Bai Cang smiled faintly and said, "There will be opportunities."
"Set sail."
He turned back and said to Yue Shanhe.
Yue Shanhe nodded hurriedly and navigated the large ship back. A dozen days later, they returned to the sect.
And during these dozen or so days.
The news of what Bai Cang had done in the sky and his sweeping of the Kunyu, Juling, and Hundred Beasts Sects spread wildly through the cultivation world.
Under the careful inquiries and investigations of interested parties, the seven characters 'Mountain and River Sect's Guardian White Tiger' also began to spread.
Then rumors began that the Mountain and River Sect's Guardian White Tiger loved half-demon women and had hundreds of wives.
There were even rumors of human women! It was just that the Mountain and River Sect had hidden them away...
Others rumored...
That the Mountain and River Sect's Guardian White Tiger practiced demon arts and enjoyed eating the flesh of delicate women.
Therefore, he used marrying wives as a cover, fearing that human cultivators would attack him en masse!
These rumors spread very quickly, catching up with Bai Cang and his group who had just returned to the sect.
Bai Cang had Yue Shanhe go down to prepare the wedding banquet for Zhen Nu and other miscellaneous matters, and arranged for the twenty wives he had previously married, including Bai Miaomiao, to appear at the wedding.
This was to send a signal to the outside world.
He, Bai Cang, truly loved half-demon women and was not practicing any demon or devil arts!
This was to avoid anyone being frightened by these false rumors and blocking his path to happiness!!
At the banquet.
The elders and disciples of the Mountain and River Sect sat in their seats in a daze, raising their cups of spiritual wine and swallowing it down.
They only knew one thing: Ancestor Bai was getting married yet again!
Those from forces close to or subordinate to the Mountain and River Sect, such as the White Bird Sect, all wished they could marry off another daughter!
There were even women from human cultivation clans who wanted to marry Bai Cang, but since Bai Cang had not set a precedent, they did not dare to propose it.
After the wedding was over.
In Bai Cang's cave dwelling on Lingyuan Peak, Zhen Nu sat shyly on the soft bed, silent.
Fortunately, Bai Cang was understanding...
Early the next morning, he sang as he left the cave dwelling:
"Clouds remind one of her robes, flowers of her face; the spring breeze brushes the threshold, the dew is thick. If not seen atop the Jade Mountain, we would meet beneath the moon at the Jasper Terrace!"
After a night of passion, this poem could express his feelings!
Outside the cave dwelling, a dozen or so graceful figures saw Bai Cang reciting poetry with high spirits. Knowing it wasn't anything decent that made him happy, they all fled elsewhere in embarrassment.
Bai Cang smiled faintly; they could run on the first, but they couldn't hide on the fifteenth!
He had a virtue that had to be mentioned: he treated all his wives with equal favor...
Ignoring them, he continued toward the place he intended to go.
Not long after.
Yue Shanhe came up from the mountain, took out several books from his storage bag, and presented them to Bai Cang.
Bai Cang casually took them. The first two were titled "Thunder Heaven Art" and "Bell Sound Art."
The remaining volumes were either sword scriptures, musical cultivation methods, or techniques and divine abilities suitable for cultivators with Wind and Thunder Spiritual Roots.
Although they could only be cultivated to the Foundation Establishment level, they were enough for now.
After he found higher-level cultivation methods later, it wouldn't be too late for Zi Ying and Yun Qin to switch!
"These items came at the right time. Were they found by the disciples?" Bai Cang asked.
The most precious things in the cultivation world were cultivation methods. They were hard for rogue cultivators to find, but sects possessed many.
If he hadn't guessed wrong, these cultivation methods were most likely obtained from the Huihai Sect!
Yue Shanhe replied truthfully, "I entrusted this matter to my eldest disciple, Fei Youqing. These were all found by him in the Huihai Sect."
Bai Cang nodded gently and casually bestowed a Dharma treasure. "This is the Flying Fish Fan, a Grade Two high-quality Dharma treasure; I give it to you!"
"As for the disciple Fei Youqing, you can grant him some Yang Stones for his cultivation."
He settled the rewards in a few sentences and then sent Yue Shanhe away.
There were too many wives on the mountain, and he was strong enough; his daily schedule was very tight!"