Chapter 1193: Chapter 359: The Bibo Celestial Lake Matchmaking Festival! (6k)_2
Zhou Qing was very self-aware regarding this matter.
Ghost Mastiff lowered his voice and said, "I’m telling the truth. You may not know, but currently, seven Spirit Severing Realm experts have arrived in the Imperial City from various mansions, all bringing their most outstanding younger generation."
He paused, "They are waiting for you at Bibo Celestial Lake, hoping to discuss the Dao with you for ten days and are willing to share insights into breaking through the Spirit Severing Realm for free."
"Seven Spirit Severing? Bibo Celestial Lake?" Zhou Qing was momentarily stunned.
Luo Lingling interjected, "Isn’t it that the Holy Martial Dynasty has only seventeen Spirit Severing experts on the surface?"
"Excluding the five still in Vast Mansion’s Taichu Dojo, plus only the Primordial Spirit of Lord Nan Gonglu, along with President Mo and three from the Royal Family, the remaining seven have all come."
She looked at Zhou Qing meaningfully, "They’ve been waiting for you at the lakeside for three days now. How do you see this matter?"
Zhou Qing fell into deep thought.
For the past two months, he had been busy with Sikong Yan and was unaware that the seven Spirit Severing Realm experts were waiting for him.
Ghost Mastiff reminded, "Currently, an unknown number of cultivators have gathered around Bibo Celestial Lake."
"They wish to see the splendor of a Fourth-level Array Master and hope to catch a glimpse of those Spirit Slash Great Powers who are usually elusive."
He appeared solemn, "Your appearance now will surely make you the target of many."
Zhou Qing frowned deeply.
If he didn’t attend the appointment, letting the seven Spirit Severing experts wait for ten days would be too arrogant.
This would not only damage his reputation but might also affect future interactions with the Taiqing Sect.
Moreover, if he could receive their guidance on Spirit Severing insights, it would be an immense opportunity for him.
Though these Spirit Severing experts rely on secret medicines to break through, surviving among so many established prodigies surely means they have their exceptional qualities.
"I want to go!" Zhou Qing declared resolutely.
Just as Ghost Mastiff was about to dissuade him, Luo Lingling lightly waved her fan and said, "I support Xiao Qing."
"Now that ’Mr. Ji’s’ identity is well-known, why hide any longer? We act openly and honestly. Not going would offend these important figures."
Zhou Qing nodded, "Senior sister is right. Instead of being timid, it’s better to stand tall and proud..."
"Rubbish!" Ghost Mastiff slammed the table, his jug shaking and clinking, "These old folks are clearly applying joint pressure! Seven Spirit Severing experts putting on such a display, it’s utterly shameless!"
Yet Zhou Qing laughed freely, "Precisely because of this, we must become stronger. Strong enough that no one dares to pressure us again!"
The two were startled at his words, their gazes toward Zhou Qing became a bit complex.
As senior brother and sister, they could only watch as he bore such a heavy burden alone...
"Let’s go, since we’re idle, let’s meet them." Zhou Qing swept his sleeves and stood, the two following closely behind.
...
Bibo Celestial Lake’s shores were teeming with people.
Millions of cultivators encircled this largest inland lake in the Imperial City, leaving no gaps.
Some even piloted flying ships hovering on the edges of the sky just to witness this once-in-a-millennium grand event.
In the center of the lake, seven jade platforms hung in mid-air, with the seven Spirit Severing experts sitting cross-legged on each.
The Zhuge family patriarch lightly waved an Eight Trigrams feather fan, a plain-clothed woman holding a phoenix-tailed zither stood behind him.
The Murong family’s patriarch held a glass cup, with twin sisters radiating elegance by his side.
The Tuoba family’s burly man with a beard carried a bronze cauldron on his shoulder while three spirited young women dressed in hunting attire stood with bows ready.
Wang family’s pale scholar fiddled with a jade flute, while two immortals dressed in ornate robes brewed tea nearby.
Sun family’s elder in purple robes engaged in a game of chess opposite a young girl with vermilion painted on her brow.
A one-armed swordsman from the Heaven Sword Pavilion stood holding a sword, while seven white-robed women with sword boxes engaged in a secret exchange.
An older woman in mysterious robes from the Ji family leaned on a dragon-headed staff, with nine shamanistic women adorned with silver bells meditating around her.
The lake’s surface reflected the vast sky’s glow, making this elaborately prepared "dating forum" look even more enchanting.
Whispered conversations surged among the crowd at the lakeside, and the gaze of millions of cultivators stuck on the peerless beauties brought by the seven ancestral families.
"That one holding the zither from the Zhuge family—" A green-clothed cultivator clicked his tongue, a look of infatuation flashing in his eyes.
"I heard she possesses the ’Nine Heavens’ Pure Sound Body,’ paired with that phoenix-tailed zither made from thousand-year-old Fengxi wood. When played, it can aid people in enlightenment and cultivation while calming the mind, akin to a walking Enlightenment Pill!"
"Ha!" A purple-robed cultivator nearby spat disdainfully but couldn’t stop staring at the Murong family’s jade platform.
"Is that anything? The Murong family’s twins are truly exceptional. Their ’Yin and Yang Harmonization Art’ has reached the eighth heaven. It’s said dual cultivation with them can evoke Yin and Yang Dao resonance..."
He swallowed hard, his voice turning hoarse, "To gain their favor even once would equal ten years of arduous cultivation!"
"What do you know!" A tall and skinny cultivator lowered his voice, his eyes gleaming with greed.
"Sun family’s girl with vermilion on her brow is the real stunner! That ’palace-sand’ is actually a legacy of ancient secret techniques, rumored to help break through bottlenecks and even purify the Tao Foundation... heh heh..."
"Looks like these Spirit Severing families have brought out their top treasures!"
A cultivator nearby clicked his tongue enviously, "Usually kept hidden, now they go all out to win over ’Mr. Ji’ Zhou Qing!"
"Do you think Zhou Qing will come? It’s been three days, and there’s not even a shadow of him." Someone stretched their neck, looking around, "If he does come, which family will he choose?"
"Choose?" A brawny man with a face full of muscle sneered, "Only children make choices!"
"If I were Zhou Qing, I would go to the Murong family today to help them refine a restriction, and ’advise’ those twins on their cultivation technique."
"Tomorrow, I’d visit the Ji family, have a ’discussion’ with the nine silver-belled female cultivators... heh heh, and do something different every day!"
