Chapter 1714: Dongfang Qinzhi - Lei Qiuling
Since they both mastered the dream technique, Dongfang Qinzhi and Lei Qiuling decided to enter the dream space because the time flow there was really fast, making it suitable for training.
Once they arrived in the dream space, Dongfang Qinzhi took out her zither, and Lei Qiuling took out her guzheng. Zithers and guzhengs were similar, but they also had striking differences.
"Show me your abilities in sound techniques," Dongfang Qinzhi softly said.
"Alright." Lei Qiuling immediately played her guzheng, and a huge beast made of sound emerged from it. The beast had a large but vague body, and only certain people could see its form clearly.
The beast moved according to the melodious tunes of Lei Qiuling’s guzheng playing, and it moved nimbly every time she plucked the strings.
Dongfang Qinzhi carefully watched the movements of the beast, and she felt satisfied seeing that. However, she felt that Lei Qiuling’s guzheng playing was too slow and gentle, which made the beast look meek and not aggressive. "Are you used to playing this slow?"
"Not really." Lei Qiuling looked at her. "On one occasion, I played my guzheng with a slow rhythm, but on another occasion, I played it with a wilder rhythm, depending on the situation."
Dongfang Qinzhi nodded in understanding. "Try using louder, faster song."
"Alright." As soon as Lei Qiuling played another song, the beast’s movements became more aggressive as if it could sweep away all obstacles in front of it. "What do you think about this, Big Sis Qinzhi?"
"Not bad but not good either." If someone else had made that statement, Lei Qiuling would have felt disappointed; however, the situation was different when Dongfang Qinzhi made the same remark. She was one of the immortals who lived on top of the mysterious tower, and she was much more experienced than her. "Try playing louder and faster song."
Lei Qiuling didn’t argue with Dongfang Qinzhi and immediately followed her orders, which made the beast’s movements much more aggressive than before.
Dongfang Qinzhi didn’t say anything else; she enjoyed Lei Qiuling’s guzheng playing and watched the beast’s movements.
A few minutes later, Lei Qiuling finished playing her guzheng, and the beast disappeared on its own.
"How many beasts can you create from the sound?"
"Maximum ten."
"Ten, huh?" Dongfang Qinzhi placed her zither on her lap and started playing with it.
Instantly, Lei Qiuling fell dumbstruck, and her eyes opened wide, making them almost pop out of their sockets. "How... how many are these sound beasts?"
"Ten thousand." Dongfang Qingzhi’s answer shocked Lei Qiuling further. "Actually, I can still increase their number, Qiuling."
Lei Qiuling tilted her head. "What’s their maximum number, Big Sis?"
"One million." Before Lei Qiuling could react, countless beasts had already appeared before her eyes, making it difficult for her to count them. Dongfang Qinzhi quickly merged them into one, transforming the beasts into a gigantic one. "Honestly, you can create ten beasts with your current strength, which is already impressive. However, they won’t be enough if you face stronger cultivators."
"That’s true." Lei Qiuling agreed.
"Since you will be participating in the competition in the Flowing Water Domain, I will teach you more about the sound techniques." Lei Qiuling’s eyes beamed. "Fortunately, Ling Yun has this dream space, and we can control the flow of time within it as we wish, so I’m sure you’ll be ready to participate in the competition when the time comes."
Lei Qiuling nodded. "I’ve wanted to develop my sound techniques for a long time, but a big wall blocked my way. I’ve attempted numerous times to overcome the obstacle, but I’ve consistently failed, leaving my skills stagnant."
"The sound techniques can be said to be quite complicated, and you need plenty of qi to use them." Dongfang Qinzhi looked at Lei Qiuling. "According to my estimation, you should be able to create at least five thousand sound beasts at once, and it won’t drain your qi. If you try to create more than that, your qi won’t be enough to sustain them."
"Five thousand sound beasts," Lei Qiuling muttered in disbelief. "Can I really create that many sound beasts with my current strength?"
Dongfang Qinzhi stretched out her right hand, lovingly rubbing Lei Qiuling’s head. "Don’t you have the confidence for that? At first, I didn’t understand why Ling Yun chose you and the others as his wives, but I can understand it after seeing you all. Most of you guys are weak, but each of you has something that other cultivators don’t have."
"Something that other cultivators don’t have?" Lei Qiuling was confused by that.
"You don’t need to rush, and I will help you understand it."
Lei Qiuling nodded slightly. "Can I ask you something, Big Sis?"
"Ask."
"Why did a powerful immortal like you choose my husband? Is it because he is the sole heir of the Primordial Chaos Dragon?"
Dongfang Qinzhi’s face darkened as soon as Lei Qiuling said that. She was still furious with Long Hun for messing up her life, especially for bonding her soul with Ling Yun’s. "All this is because of that perverted dragon!"
"Senior Long Hun?" As one of Ling Yun’s wives, Lei Qiuling naturally remembered that Long Hun’s half soul was in his soul space.
"Yes," Dongfang Qinzhi didn’t hide the matter, and she told Lei Qiuling everything from the beginning. "Although our relationship hasn’t gone that far, I’ve already touched a forbidden fruit that I’ve never touched before, and it’s changed me to some extent."
"Does that mean you’ve dual soul cultivated with him?"
"Yes." Dongfang Qinzhi admitted it with a nod. "Since our souls bonded six months ago, I’ve been dual soul cultivating with him every day. Since I was born, I have never had a relationship with any man, let alone do that kind of thing. What’s worse, our soul activities affect our bodies, mainly because of our soul connection."
Lei Qiuling nodded in understanding because Ling Yun and Sheng Ming’s relationships also started with the same incident. However, the Life Goddess accepted their relationship much more quickly than Dongfang Qinzhi, and she became his wife when they departed for the Supreme Realm. "Senior Long Hun is simply absurd! He already did that to Big Sis Ming in the past, and he did the same to you."
"Forget it! Everything has already happened! If I want to blame someone, I can only blame myself." Dongfang Qinzhi smiled bitterly as she said that. "Ling Yun had forbidden me from sending a tiny bit of my soul into his soul space, but I didn’t listen to him because I was furious with that perverted dragon at the time, and I walked into his trap without realizing it. What about you?"
"I met my husband when he was still weak, and his cultivation had just broken through to the Core Realm at that time." Dongfang Qinzhi was surprised to hear that. Lei Qiuling recounted the beginning of her relationship with Ling Yun, from their initial meeting to becoming his wife. "Since then, my life has changed, and I am truly happy to be his wife, even though I have to share her with dozens of my sisters."
"Are you really happy?"
"I do," Lei Qiuling replied with a firm nod. "The only thing missing from our relationship is a child, but all my sisters and I have already decided that we will ask him to impregnate us a few years before we go to the abyss, so our child will be an adult by the time we go there."
"Why?"
Lei Qiuling sighed. "We had doubts about our safety if we went into the abyss in the future, and we were afraid that we would die there. Although we were afraid, we would never let him fight alone because he was fighting for our future, so we decided to follow him. If we had followed him a few years after our child was born, our child would have grown up by then, and we would have no regrets in our hearts even if we had to die there."
"Do you think Ling Yun will let you all die?"
"No." Lei Qiuling shook her head. "He was overly protective of us, and he never let us leave our residence because he was afraid something terrible would happen to us, so he would never let us die. We have long been aware of the risks of entering the abyss, but we will never change our decision, and we will accompany him in the final battle that will determine the future of our descendants and this universe."
"You guys really believe in him and love him that much, huh?"
Lei Qiuling smiled at Dongfang Qinzhi. "Big Sis, we’ve been husband and wife for decades, so how could we not trust him? Since we’ve been together, he’s never let us down, and he’s always done his best for us. You’ve only been with him for six months, so you don’t know him well yet. Once you’ve been with him for as long as we have, you’ll definitely understand why we love him so much."
"Even though I’ve lived for so long, feelings and love are still too complicated for me," Dongfang Qinzhi sighed. "If it weren’t for Long Hun, I would never have thought about such things, and I would have lived my life as usual. Before I dual soul cultivated with Ling Yun, I was like a blank white paper, but I’ve begun to realize such feelings now."
"Actually, I was just like you before I met him, Big Sis. Back then, I was no different from a blank sheet of paper, but the time we spent together began to fill that blank sheet, and I’m no longer the innocent woman I was in the past." Lei Qiuling tapped Dongfang Qinzhi’s shoulder. "When you find the answer to your feelings, you will understand what I mean."
Dongfang Qinzhi sighed. "Let’s stop talking about that matter and start your training."
"Alright."
