binnovel Chapter 938 Marriage
Chapter 938 Marriage
After Jing Yu sat down, she didn't ask any questions immediately. Instead, she poured a cup of spiritual wine for each of the two Nascent Soul cultivators before slowly smiling and saying:
"Just now, the two of you mentioned the marriage of Ming Yutai, the son of the Tianmang Sect Master. What's going on? Let's communicate directly using our divine senses to prevent eavesdroppers from overhearing us."
The two cultivators exchanged a glance, chuckled with a hint of schadenfreude, and then spoke:
"It seems you truly are a fellow Daoist who has traveled from another star region, yet you are unaware of this matter?"
"This matter has caused quite a stir throughout the entire star system..."
"The story begins with a marriage agreement."
One cultivator said, "Generally speaking, in order to avoid conflict, there is only one True Immortal power in a single star field. Our [Tianmang Star Field] is the [Tianmang Sect]. You should know this, fellow Daoist."
"The True Immortal power in the neighboring [Shattered Storm Starfield] is the [Ling Family]. It is not a sect or lineage, but a huge family with branches all over the place."
"But unlike the Heavenly Mang Sect, the Ling family's True Immortal Ancestor is nearing the end of his life, and it is estimated that he only has 100,000 years left to live."
"Ten thousand years may seem like a lifetime for a Mahayana cultivator, but for a True Immortal, it's far too short. It's probably just the time it takes to go into seclusion once."
"However, how difficult is it to reach the True Immortal realm? The Ling family is facing a generational gap. Although it has a profound foundation, unfortunately, no second True Immortal has appeared in the clan."
"Before the death of the Ling family patriarch, will another True Immortal emerge? It's difficult! After all, a peerless genius like the [Heavenly Mansion True Immortal], who achieved True Immortal status in over 100,000 years, is rare even in the entire Immortal Realm."
Jing Yu thought to herself, "As expected of a prodigy who was praised by Daojun as having the appearance of a Golden Immortal, the old roe deer Yuwen Tianfu's reputation is truly extraordinary, known to everyone even across hundreds of star fields."
The cultivator moistened his throat with spiritual wine and continued, "Therefore, in order to ensure that the family continues after his death, the Ling family patriarch had to make preparations in advance... The marriage alliance with the Ming family of the Tianmang Sect was one of the strategic moves."
"As for the two parties involved in the marriage alliance, Ming Yutai from the Tianmang Sect and Ling Qishuang from the Ling family... Although both of them are of noble status, one being the son of the sect leader and the other the legitimate daughter of the main branch of the Ling family, they are still young and only at the Cave Heaven cultivation level... They are insignificant in the grand scheme of things."
"Although their aptitude is good... they can't be considered top talents in the clan. They can only be said to be guaranteed to enter the Mahayana stage and have a certain chance of becoming Celestial Immortals. As for the potential of True Immortals? That's definitely not possible."
"Such a role is perfect for facilitating a political marriage."
Jing Yuqi said, "It sounds like a good match... at least until the Ling family's True Immortal Ancestor passes away, there won't be any problems."
"Who can argue with that? But the problem lies with Miss Ling Qishuang of the Ling family."
Another person curled his lip and said, "The marriage was going smoothly until Ling Qishuang went astray. She had already fallen for a sword cultivator and eloped with him before the wedding. Unfortunately, the news got out and the two were caught on the spot."
"This sword cultivator is a true disciple of the Wuxiang Sword Sound Pavilion, a Celestial Immortal lineage in the Shattered Storm Starfield. His name is Guan Lingxiao, and he is also a Cave Heaven cultivator. We have seen his portrait before, and he is indeed a handsome man. It's a pity he is blind... However, for cultivators like us who have reached the Foundation Establishment and Core Formation stages, our physical bodies are naturally not important. Whether we are blind or not is irrelevant."
Jing Yu looked completely bewildered: "Impossible, right?"
"Why not?" The cultivator glanced at Jing Yu sideways: "Stories of noble ladies eloping with poor boys are everywhere. With billions of cultivators in every star field, wouldn't it happen a hundred or two hundred times a day? What's so strange about it?"
"Just look at your appearance, fellow Daoist, and your extraordinary temperament... tsk tsk, if I were a woman, I might fall for you too... I wouldn't care about family or path anymore." After saying that, the cultivator unconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Jing Yu gave an awkward smile: "No, what I meant was...aren't sword cultivators usually extremely devoted to the sword? How could they have such personal feelings..."
What Jing Yu didn't explicitly say was... he knew his eldest disciple's temperament best, and he was by no means the type to indulge in romantic feelings. Besides, even if he really wanted to consider a Daoist partner, who would be the one to consider this [Ling Qishuang] who appeared out of nowhere? He already had an old flame [Xiao Yinghan] in the Immortal Continent.
“Sword cultivators are human too, naturally they have emotions and desires… No matter how clear their sword heart is, it’s impossible to sever all emotions and desires.” The man shrugged.
"Let me continue... This matter has been exposed to the point that everyone knows about it, and naturally the Tianmang Sect also knows about it."
"Miss Ling... her engagement to Young Master Ming of Mingyutai was already set, and Mingyutai was her fiancé... but before they even got married, she gave her fiancé a big green hat, do you think anyone could swallow this insult?"
"Therefore, the Sect Master of Tianmang was furious...and personally escorted Guan Lingxiao to Tianmang Star, where he was imprisoned in the dungeon of Tianmang Inner City."
"They said it was taken out to sacrifice to the flag on the day of their wedding, as a formal punishment."
"What?!" Jing Yu was shocked, but her expression remained unchanged, though she gripped the wine glass much tighter.
The two cultivators remained oblivious and continued, "This person seems to be a pivotal genius in the [Formless Sword Sound Sect]... Unfortunately, the [Formless Sword Sound Sect] is merely a Heavenly Immortal lineage; what room is there for resistance?"
"The Ling family is in the wrong again, so it's even less likely that they will stand up for them."
"In recent years, the sect leader of the Wuxiang Sword Sound Sect, the One-String Sword Immortal, has been running around everywhere, his hair has turned white with worry, trying to rescue his own sword prodigy, but all his efforts have been in vain."
"Fortunately, the eldest daughter of the Ling family resisted to the death, refusing to marry into the Tianmang Sect. This is why the marriage has been delayed again and again, and there is still no result until now... That's why the sword cultivator was spared."
Another cultivator sighed, "But I reckon it won't last too long... After all, the Ling family's True Immortal Ancestor doesn't have much lifespan left. At this critical juncture, it's impossible for them to antagonize the rising Tianmang Sect over such a trivial matter. Ling Qishuang is determined to marry Ming Yutai, there's nothing more to say about that."
"It's gotten to this point, and Ming Yutai is still willing to marry Ling Qishuang? The Tianmang Sect hasn't even called off the engagement?" Jing Yu couldn't believe it.
"Who knows? If an ordinary person were to wear such a green hat, they probably would have quit long ago... But the Heavenly Mang Sect doesn't seem to care whether Ling Qishuang has a lover or not. Perhaps there is some unknown exchange of interests between the two major powers."