Chapter 138: Three Husbands and Four Concubines
"Who is your second guess?" Jiang Yue asked.
He didn’t want Yu Nianzhen to continue thinking about Yang Xu, so he spoke to change the subject.
"The second is Lin Huang." Li Futian continued.
"She is from the Beast region and is the only one in centuries to awaken a phoenix origin."
"I wonder who would win if she fought the young emperor." Jiang Yue was very interested in this.
Although it was said that the young emperor’s ice could freeze phoenix fire, there hadn’t been a phoenix in the Cangxing world for centuries.
No one could be sure whether the matter was true, or mere speculation. Even if it was true, there were many variables in such a fight, and the outcome wasn’t easy to predict.
Li Futian laughed and looked at Jiang Yue, "in fact, there have been such talks since Lin Huang awakened. The Great Zhu empire and the Beast region have not been dealing well with each other."
"Maybe we will see the fight in the coming month."
"Maybe, but it’s highly unlikely."
Jiang Yue was still hopeful, but he let the matter go for the time being.
"The third person is Shen Ru. She is from the Divine Fist sect and is one of the most powerful female cultivators of our generation."
"She is also a fairy." Xuan Ke added, and Li Futian chuckled.
Shen Ru’s name was spread across regions, and even Jiang Yue had heard of it.
"I have heard her beauty is so mesmerising that opponents lose before they react."
"Don’t let the stories fool you. Fellow Daoist Shen Ru is also known as the violent beauty. If an opponent dares to underestimate her because of her looks, they may not live to tell the tale."
Jiang Yue chuckled and was very interested in Shen Ru.
"Our Cangxing world has many interesting people." Jiang Yue said.
"What about swordsmen?" Yu Nianzhen asked, and Li Futian smiled.
"I was getting to that." He said.
"There are five swordsmen from the Sword sect that will probably make the top eighteen."
"So many?" Jiang Yue asked, and a silver light flashed in Yu Nianzhen’s eyes.
So far, Li Futian hadn’t mentioned two people from the same sect or region, but now there were five swordsmen from the Sword sect.
It surprised Jiang Yue while reminding him that swordsmen had the best attack power in the world.
"The swordsmen of the Sword sect cannot be underestimated. They may not have sword origins or even high aptitudes, but their understanding of sword arts is quite high."
Jiang Yue looked at Yu Nianzhen and asked, "are you excited?"
The other nodded, and his right hand rested on the hilt of his sword.
"Apart from those nine, there are the four of us, Wei Ge, and Meng Zihua. The remaining three spots should be won by people from the Tang clan, the puppet region, or others."
"Your guesses are a bit biased." Jiang Yue commented when he noticed that the list didn’t include people from the evil sects.
"I am afraid the evil sects don’t have a chance this time."
After that, Li Futian explained his reasoning.
Although evil cultivators were powerful, their strength wasn’t prominent in the early realms.
Compared to other genius cultivators, evil cultivators were likely to lose out in the origin forging realm and the qi transformation realm.
"However, you can’t underestimate evil cultivators." Li Futian warned.
Knowing their disadvantages in the early realms, evil cultivators had come up with ways to make up for their lack.
As far as Li Futian knew, most evil sects had one or two ways that allowed evil cultivators to power up or escape.
Fortunately, such methods were difficult to deploy and weren’t suitable for protracted fights.
If it were not for that, he wouldn’t have been so confident to guess that evil cultivators would not make the list of eighteen.
"Lin Huang has arrived." Xuan Ke informed with a little excitement in his voice.
The others turned and saw a young girl of the same generation.
She wore an off-shoulder red robe that exposed half her chest to reveal a pair of voluptuous breasts.
Her hair was adorned with gold ornaments embellished with red gems, and she held a whip in her right hand.
"What a woman." Xuan Ke admired, and Li Futian rolled his eyes beneath the closed lids.
"You could join her harem if you like her so much."
It was only then, that Jiang Yue noticed that the woman was surrounded by several men.
The men belonged to different kinds.
Some were small and cute, others were burly, while others had a scholar-like temperament that reminded him of their sect master.
’What a woman.’ He repeated Xuan Ke’s observation.
In general, people in the Cangxing world followed the doctrine of three wives and four concubines.
However, this was the first time Jiang Yue encountered a reverse harem, and he couldn’t help but take a second look.
"I have heard that her phoenix physique is a natural furnace. Double cultivation with her brings a lot of benefits." Li Futian continued to sell to Xuan Ke.
"Brother, don’t pit me." Xuan Ke begged.
Although double cultivation with someone of the phoenix physique was beneficial, it was also dangerous.
If the phoenix fire got out of hand, the cultivation partner would be burned without leaving a corpse behind.
"There are still many beauties I haven’t seen."
"Do you remember what I said about the Great Zhu empire and the Beast region not dealing well with each other? Other than rivalry, the other reason is that the phoenix physique is also suitable for double cultivation with the physique of the young emperor of the Great Zhu empire."
"The plot thickens." Jiang Yue said and chuckled.
He felt like he was back in his old life, reading a drama script with a hero from the Great Zhu empire and a heroine from the Beast region.
Li Futian nodded and continued, "there are too many obstacles between the Great Zhu empire and the Beast region."
For one, beasts, whether male or female, were inherently promiscuous. As such, mating between beasts and human cultivators was difficult, especially when both parties were powerful.
With the identity of the young emperor of the Great Zhu empire, it was impossible to accept a promiscuous partner.
’Thirty years in heaven and thirty in hell.’ Jiang Yue thought with schadenfreude.
Since ancient times, emperors collected thousands of beauties in their harem.
Unfortunately for the young emperor of the Great Zhu empire, he encountered a woman who didn’t want to join his harem. Rather, she wanted to collect him in hers.
When he thought of that, Jiang Yue couldn’t help but laugh.
"Is it so funny?" Yu Nianzhen asked.
"Isn’t it?"
Yu Nianzhen conceded it was, and his lips twitched in amusement.
"I am looking forward to how this story develops." Jiang Yue said.
He could already imagine the stories that would be told in teahouses and taverns.
"If you are not interested in the phoenix, are you interested in the violent beauty?" Jiang Yue inquired as he looked at Xuan Ke.
The monk shuddered and seemed a little conflicted.
He was definitely interested in Shen Ru, but he preferred not to suffer.
Jiang Yue rolled his eyes and said, "it’s really hard for brother Ke."
"My brother understands me." The monk looked at Jiang Yue and was happy that the other understood him.
Although he was confident in his strength, he didn’t dare to think about Lin Huang, Shen Ru, and Meng Zihua. These beauties could only be seen but never coveted.
"What about the five swordsmen?" Yu Nianzhen inquired.
Li Futian sighed.
"As far as I know, all five have already grasped a fledgling form of sword intent."
A silver light flashed in Yu Nianzhen’s eyes when he heard that.
Before he entered the thousand herbs garden, Yu Nianzhen had reached the first level of sword intent.
He was satisfied with his progress, but after many months in the secret realm, he realised he was immature in his happiness.
Although he was in the first realm, his intent was too shallow.
He had yet to properly know his mind, and because of that, his sword intent was powerful but still lacking.
However, he had occasionally caught a glimpse of something as he fought in the thousand herbs garden.
The inspiration was not fully mature, but he felt he was on the cusp of understanding something.
It was because of this that he was eager to fight in the upcoming battle. The battle not only represented an opportunity to get a piece of the map but also a chance to realise the inspiration flirting at the corners of his mind.
’I must grasp this opportunity.’ He thought.
As he was thinking, a commotion happened, and he temporarily forced back his thoughts.
When he turned about, his eyes narrowed and then looked at Jiang Yue, who was also in shock.
