Banshee Family Training Record

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The Qin state is far from the only one that has failed to fulfill its obligation to fight against evil in the heavens. Especially the major powers, each one a master of defaulting on its debts.

Nangong Wan had always harbored resentment towards these people. Now, if she could find a suitable reason to get them to contribute their time and effort to resolve these troubles, it would be a good thing.

Upon realizing this, she nodded slightly in agreement: "That's a good idea. Let's do it your way."

Upon hearing this, Ying Xuan was overjoyed. His face remained impassive as he slightly bowed and said, "Thank you for your kind offer, Senior!"

But in his heart, he had already begun to weave a conspiracy for the future. How should he act to ensure that the Qin state gained the greatest benefit from this mission...?

……

Time passes day by day.

Under the pretext of "improving the spirit-gathering array in the capital of Chen Kingdom", Yun Chu'an temporarily stayed in the former capital of Chen Kingdom.

This is actually the truth, because during this period, he did work every day, updating and iterating the function of the spirit-gathering array above their heads according to the arrays he purchased from the system.

But at the same time, there was something else he didn't tell his family.

That was his affair with Diao Suisui. You Yongmei, are you free? Lin Zaizai, are you free?

This little snake demon was young and strong, and having tasted the forbidden fruit for the first time, she became obsessed with it and wanted to be with him every night.

Moreover, the way her slender waist and beautiful legs swayed and twisted slightly on Yun Chu'an's body created an intoxicating sensation that he couldn't resist.

However, he was, after all, a Nascent Soul cultivator, so capturing her, a mere Foundation Establishment stage demon, was naturally a piece of cake.

So for quite some time, the two of them were inseparable, like glue.

Time passed day by day, and on this day, several streaks of light fell into the old capital of Chen and arrived at the palace of the former king of Chen.

Leading the group was Ye Jinglan, with Qi Qiao and Liu Mengshen on her left and right respectively.

As soon as she entered, she seemed rather impatient and shouted loudly into the palace, "Yun Chu'an! Come out, Yun Chu'an!"

"Your wife and sixth sister are about to break through to the Golden Core stage! Aren't you going to care about something this big? Come out right now!"

She shouted loudly, but didn't call out Yun Chu'an. Instead, another figure walked out gracefully: "Dad is in the Spirit Gathering Array right now. Don't worry, big sister, he'll be here soon."

That was Diao Suisui's voice.

Ye Jinglan wanted to say something, but when she saw who it was, her expression suddenly froze.

The girl who walked gracefully towards us was still the same as I remembered. She had a head of jet-black, glossy hair tied with a hairpin, a pair of vertical pupils that exuded a dangerous aura, long eyelashes, delicate skin on her pretty oval face, and red, moist lips. She was absolutely stunning.

She was wearing a bright yellow dress that hugged her slender and graceful figure, unlike her usual revealing dresses that exposed large areas of skin to the air.

Her style of dress began to become more conservative, losing some of the youthful vibrancy of a young girl. However, Ye Jinglan also exuded a different kind of charm about her. It seemed that overnight, this girl who was once a child had become an adult who could stand on equal footing with her.

This feeling……

Ye Jinglan couldn't help but frown slightly, sensing that the girl in front of her had undergone a drastic change in demeanor; something extraordinary must have happened to her.

However, Ye Jinglan couldn't figure out exactly what it was for the time being.

Later, Liu Mengshen and Qi Qiao also noticed the change in Diao Suisui's temperament, but they were not good at reading between the lines and could not determine what had happened for a while.

"Sui Sui?"

Finally, Ye Jinglan tentatively spoke, calling out softly, "Did something... happen to you?"

No sooner had the words been spoken than a streak of light suddenly fell into the palace from outside. It was Yun Chu'an, who had hurriedly sealed the half-finished magic array after hearing the call, stopped the project, and rushed to the palace.

Then, as soon as he arrived, the first thing he heard was Ye Jinglan's question tinged with doubt, and the sight of the three of them looking at Diao Suisui with wary and suspicious eyes.

In an instant, Yun Chuan knelt down.

Ahead, Diao Suisui seemed oblivious to any danger. Hearing Ye Jinglan's words, she smoothed her long hair, chuckled, and beamed, "Ah? Is it that obvious?"

Yun Chu'an was immediately on edge, as this little snake demon seemed to have no intention of hiding anything.

Ye Jinglan, however, did not notice Yun Chuan's unusual behavior at all; her attention was entirely on Diao Suisui.

Upon hearing her admit it, Ye Jinglan's eyes lit up, and she knew her feeling was right: "I knew it, you really have changed. I almost didn't recognize you just now..."

Chapter 801 Why not ask Dad what he did?

"What's happened these past few months? My goodness, you've really changed a lot..."

Ye Jinglan walked over and gently stroked Diao Suisui's hair, her tone full of emotion, carrying a kind of joy at seeing her child grow up.

Diao Suisui smiled, tilted her head slightly, and leaned on her aunt's shoulder—although she usually called her "elder sister" along with others—her eyes darted around before settling on Yun Chuan standing at the door: "As for what happened, you can just ask Dad, can't you?"

Her tone was strange, as if she meant something. Immediately, Ye Jinglan, Liu Mengshen, and Qi Qiao all turned their heads, their gazes fixed on Yun Chuan, who had just entered.

This made Yun Chu'an even more drenched in sweat. He swallowed hard, his eyes carefully scanning the three faces. Realizing that they probably hadn't yet made that connection or raised any suspicions, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Then, suppressing his immense guilt and remorse, he gave an awkward laugh and said, "Because of power, our Sui Sui isn't just some ordinary little girl anymore. She's a big shot standing at the very top of the city, able to decide the life and death of countless people with a single word."

"If you've ever experienced that feeling of having absolute power, your demeanor will change."

His seemingly righteous explanation was barely believable. Ye Jinglan suddenly understood and didn't dwell on it any longer. She nodded slightly and said, "That reason makes sense."

Liu Mengshen and Qi Qiao did not suspect anything and nodded slightly, agreeing with this statement.

But as she spoke, Ye Jinglan frowned slightly, then looked at Diao Suisui and said, "But Suisui, you must be wary: power can change a person, making you increasingly autocratic, stubborn, and self-righteous, believing that you can calculate the best future for the kingdom, while becoming increasingly indifferent to the joys, sorrows, happiness, and pain of others..."

As she spoke, recalling the actions of the Qin people, she said, "Over time, he became a tyrant."

Yun Chu'an breathed a sigh of relief when he realized he had gotten away with it. But then, when he heard his older sister suddenly say such a long thing, he was at a loss for words.

He then stepped forward, took her arm, and said, "Don't worry, I'm not Ying Xuan, and Sui Sui isn't an official of Qin. There's no such ambition or such strict standards here. No matter what, Jin will not become as tyrannical as Qin."

Having said that, not wanting to continue on the topic, he continued, "Speaking of which, Sixth Sister, Qiao'er, are you both close to breaking through?"

Liu Mengshen nodded slightly. Ye Jinglan came back to her senses and stopped talking about the previous topic. She said directly, "In the past few months, I have urged Mengshen to cultivate hard and finally she has found a way to break through to the Golden Core stage."

"Qiao'er has been spending time with her adoptive mother and the others lately, and she feels she's getting closer and closer to a breakthrough. I think it's worth a try, so I brought them here to find you."

She said this calmly. Upon hearing this, Yun Chu'an nodded knowingly and continued, "Then let's do it. Sui Sui, go and take stock of the mid-grade spirit stones stored in Chen City and allocate one million."

Diao Suisui nodded, had no objection, and turned to count the spirit stones.

Yun Chuan let Qi Qiao go back to her room first, while he, Ye Jinglan, and Liu Mengshen left the city and went to the mountain outside, to the place closest to Jinwu.

This place is quite harmful to Qi Qiao, a zombie, and she should not come here. However, as a plant, Qi Qiao can absorb the most solar energy, which is of great benefit to her cultivation.

Although the main cost of breakthroughs is still mid-grade spirit stones, every extra bit of benefit provides extra security.

The three of them then discussed Liu Mengshen's breakthrough plan. Yun Chuan helped her plan several times, but they didn't know which one would be the most convenient for her to break through.

Verbal discussion is no substitute for hands-on experience. Then, Liu Meng transformed back into her original form, a huge, emerald green willow tree with lush and dense foliage, rooted in the earth, freely expanding the area of ​​each of her leaves, and began to greedily absorb the power from the Golden Crow Spirit.

Yun Chu'an and Ye Jinglan stayed by her side, watching her cultivate. However, there were no results for a while, and soon Ye Jinglan yawned out of boredom.

Then, she nudged Yun Chu'an beside her with her elbow and whispered, "Hey, do you have any plans for a breakthrough recently?"

Yun Chu'an was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "Of course not, you're joking. I've only broken through a few years ago, it's too early to be looking forward to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm."

A single seclusion at the Nascent Soul stage takes ten years, and he hasn't even been at the Nascent Soul stage for ten years yet. Planning a breakthrough now is really a bit too ambitious.

Ye Jinglan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, then chuckled, "That's good. I thought you were going to create some kind of miracle again. You've only broken through for less than three years, and you're already preparing for another breakthrough."

Yun Chuan smiled, not intending to respond, while Ye Jinglan was eager to try, and continued, "But, I'm going to give it a try."

Yun Chu'an's expression shifted, then his face showed some surprise: "You feel your cultivation level has loosened?"

"I'm starting to get a feel for it, so I'd like to give it a try." As she spoke, the woman's eyes gleamed. "If you don't have anything else to do, could you help me with the preparation?"

Yun Chu'an considered his own needs and didn't seem to be in a hurry. If Ye Jinglan wanted to try, it wouldn't be a big deal.

He then returned to the palace, intending to use magic to send a message to Sheng Linglong and discuss with her whether, if there were no other major needs recently, they should try to have the Jin Kingdom add another Nascent Soul cultivator.

But before he could send his message, he received a message from Sheng Linglong: Emergency! Return to Jinyang for a meeting immediately!

Something big has happened.

Upon seeing this, Yun Chu'an's expression changed, and he became serious. Not daring to be negligent, he temporarily entrusted the affairs here to Ye Jinglan, while he himself transformed into a streak of light and sped away, returning to Jinyang.

Two quarters of an hour later, he arrived breathlessly at the royal palace in Jinyang City, where he met Sheng Linglong, who also looked anxious.

Seeing her husband, the nation's strongest pillar, she couldn't wait to speak, saying, "The guardians of the Heavenly Protection Array have sent a message: a death star is approaching the Central Plains. To combat this disaster, all nations must fulfill their obligations, including settling all past debts at once without further delay." (Are you thinking about me, Lin Zai Zai...?)

She spoke urgently, but Yun Chu'an was somewhat confused. He gestured for her to calm down: "Tell me slowly, what exactly is so urgent about this?"

Sheng Linglong took his arm and led him into a small room next door. They sat down in the study before she continued, "You should also know that the extraterrestrial demons are constantly trying to break through the nine-layered protective array of our Central Plains so that they can enter our resource-rich cultivation world and have a feast."

"The ancestors who established the Heaven-Protecting Array had long stipulated that any cultivator in the Central Plains who reaches the Nascent Soul stage or above has the obligation to contribute their own strength to guarding the Heaven-Protecting Array and eliminating extraterrestrial demons."

Upon hearing this, Yun Chu'an raised an eyebrow: "Don't you need those at the Golden Core stage? That's really generous of you."

Sheng Linglong said, "Theoretically, Golden Core cultivators don't need to, since many Golden Core cultivators don't have the ability to deal with the danger at the top of the Heaven-Protecting Array."

"However, in order to facilitate management and improve efficiency, these obligations are basically assigned by the state or sect. And many Nascent Soul cultivators who go to the heavens to fulfill their obligations also have the support of Golden Core cultivators behind them. It is not entirely appropriate to say that they have made no contribution at all."

She added this explanation, and Yun Chu'an nodded: "Yes, I understand, so this matter is urgent..."

Sheng Linglong looked somewhat troubled: "You are aware of Father's and Jin's situation. Jin has not fulfilled this obligation in the heavens for many years."

"Therefore, the State of Jin also owes a large debt to fulfill. In the past, all states had debts, and there was no major crisis approaching, so this matter was not urgent. But now, Heaven is demanding that all debts be settled at once..."

She said this with a hint of difficulty in her voice. Yun Chu'an understood and nodded slightly, then said, "I understand. You need me to go to the highest heavens, right?"

"Approximately how many years will I need to stay up there?"

Sheng Linglong stretched out her arms and hugged his body tightly, gently shaking her head and saying, "I'm not quite sure either; that calculation method is too complicated. However, the notice sent by the Qingyun Sect this time says that as long as the Nascent Soul cultivators who participate in the interception of the Death Star and the subsequent cleansing of the extraterrestrial demons' pollution can offset a large amount of debt in one go."

"So, eliminating these debts isn't difficult. However, the process will likely be quite dangerous."

Yun Chu'an nodded slightly, indicating that he understood. Then, with a hesitant expression, he said, "Then I will go to the heavens and stay there for who knows how long. During this time, the Jin Kingdom will truly be without a Nascent Soul cultivator in charge."

Actually, that's not the case. There was also the former ruler of Chen, that woman in the mid-Nascent Soul stage who kept many male concubines.

However, Yun Chu'an did not trust that woman, especially in the event of an invasion by another country, he did not believe that she could shoulder the heavy responsibility and support the Jin state on her own.

and so……

"Linglong," he asked softly, "how do you feel about your cultivation level lately?"

"Are you confident that you can break through to the Nascent Soul stage soon?"

Upon hearing this, Sheng Linglong's beautiful eyes widened immediately: "Ah? Me? This..."

Her expression hesitated, then she understood what he meant: "I understand your concerns, but, in such a short time, I'm afraid..."

She bit her lower lip lightly, a look of reluctance flickering in her eyes: "Even if you realize something is wrong halfway through a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage and stop immediately, it still costs a lot of high-grade spirit stones..."

She was really heartbroken and couldn't bear to spend the money. But Yun Chu'an smiled gently and kissed her cheek: "You don't need to worry about that. It's not a waste, but a necessary expense."

Chapter 802 The Woman in Blue

"You need to think about it from a different perspective: if the Jin state really doesn't have a reliable Nascent Soul cultivator in charge, what kind of losses would we suffer if a foreign enemy took the opportunity to come? Although fulfilling our duty to Heaven this time is a righteous act, we can't always entrust our safety to the morality of others."

Yun Chu'an continued to persuade her, his words earnest and persuasive. Sheng Linglong thought about it carefully and realized he was right. She gritted her teeth, discarding her "extravagant" mindset, and steeled herself: "Hmm... I'll give it a try!"

Yun Chu'an nodded, then added, "My eldest sister, Ye Jinglan, is also planning to give it a try. Why don't you all give it a go together?"

"By verifying each other in this way, we might be able to avoid some detours."

Upon hearing this, Sheng Linglong's heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't help but think how many high-grade spirit stones it would cost for the two of them to try it together.

But when she saw Yun Chu'an's resolute eyes and knew that his mind was made up, she swallowed her words and nodded, saying, "Okay...we'll go together!"

Yun Chu'an hugged her, then turned his head, his gaze drifting into the distance, as if he could see the inevitable and unpredictable battle high in the sky through the rooftop.

Hopefully, this operation will ultimately land safely.

……

The Western Sea World.

This is a vast and boundless ocean, larger than the Central Plains. Countless sea creatures coexist here, while a few land-dwelling races are scattered across various islands and on magnificent and expansive ships.

Some of the residents here never see land in their entire lives; many are born on boats and spend their lives rocking and swaying until death.

Some people who are used to being on a ship may experience a similar phenomenon to seasickness when they disembark and step onto land. They may feel swaying and unable to maintain their balance, and may even vomit, feel dizzy, and make all sorts of funny mistakes.

Under normal circumstances, such an environment would certainly not be able to foster any reliable civilization. However, this is the world of cultivation.

The vast ocean is uninhabitable for humans, yet it is a paradise for sea creatures. From seaweed to sea dragons, all kinds of creatures cultivate themselves in the ocean according to their innate instincts, fighting and killing each other, presenting a vibrant and competitive landscape.

However, because the sea creatures are rampant in this world and the human race is weak, it is not as orderly as the Central Plains. It basically still follows the food chain relationship between the various sea creatures and follows the law of the jungle: the strong prey on the weak and the fittest survive.

The monks living on the ship also maintained their pirate habits. The Dragon King of the West Sea was used to this and didn't bother to establish any peaceful and stable order.

After all, this food chain has been in place in the ocean since ancient times. To try to change it would be going against nature.

Therefore, in this world, killing and robbing have become the norm.