klisemfg Chapter 2038
Chapter 2038
In the outer cultivation world, anyone who dares to slaughter living beings, cultivate domineering furnace techniques, or extract the souls of human cultivators to refine magical treasures will bear heavy karmic consequences.
The major sects have been rooted in the stars for thousands of years. Their disciples have either joined stronger sects or become powerful figures. Once a sect is wiped out by evil cultivators, even if thousands of years have passed, as long as a disciple has cultivated to the fourth step of Dao Lord and is facing the Dao Integration stage, he will surely avenge the sect.
After all, to attain the Dao, one must have a mind free from all attachments and a clear understanding of cause and effect. If one allows grudges to remain unresolved, the path to the Dao will inevitably fail. Under such shackles of cause and effect, even if evil cultivators have malicious intentions, they dare not act openly.
However, this place is the native land of another world where the lineage has been severed. Even though they are all human, there are still many people who, in their pursuit of quick success, do not hesitate to harm their own kind.
They slaughter the weak and plunder resources, which not only greatly increases their strength but also eliminates any fear of future retaliation—indigenous tribes have no lineage or strong leaders, and grudges often dissipate with the extermination of the tribe.
Such a place of cultivation, free from the "calamities of cause and effect," is an excellent fertile ground for those with impure intentions.
These words immediately made the atmosphere in the reception hall heavy.
The palace has black animal bone beams and light blue crystal walls. Fluorescent stones inlaid on the walls flicker, casting the shadows of the three indigenous leaders in varying lengths.
The three bowed their heads, the hems of their robes trimmed with animal hide trembling slightly. None of them dared to look directly at Chen Xuan on the jade platform—they had no idea what this seemingly humble young powerhouse wanted in return.
The three had secretly discussed this beforehand: as long as Chen Xuan's demands were not too excessive, they would be willing to offer even the clan's treasured treasures or even young girls—after all, in the face of an absolute difference in strength, resistance would only be a futile act of martyrdom.
Chen Xuan seemed to sense their tension, his fingertips tracing the edge of the jade cup, and suddenly smiled: "In that case, you should first select some promising young girls—remember, they must be good dancers and have slender figures."
Upon hearing this, the temperature inside the hall seemed to drop by hundreds of degrees, and the glow of the fluorescent stone dimmed somewhat.
The three leaders stiffened abruptly, Liu Chen took a deep breath, and asked with a barely perceptible tremor in his voice, "Senior, how much do you need?"
In his view, the extermination of the clan was ultimately more acceptable than the loss of some of its members—sacrificing a few young girls was nothing as long as the foundation of the clan could be preserved.
Moreover, given Chen Xuan's strength, they don't even have the right to say "no".
Chen Xuan picked up the jade cup, took a sip of the amber wine, and said with a hint of frivolity, "A dozen or twenty, maybe. This palace can't hold any more than that."
"W-what? A dozen or twenty..." Liu Mingqing thought he had misheard, and suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with awe and disbelief. "No, not a dozen or two hundred thousand?"
Chen Xuan smiled helplessly and repeated, "A dozen or so will do, but remember they must be good dancers."
"Yes, yes, yes! Thank you so much for your great kindness, senior!" Liu Chen, Liu Mingqing, and Liu Xue'er felt as if they had been granted a pardon and quickly bowed. Their hands, which had been hanging at their sides, loosened slightly—the "plunder" they had anticipated was just such a simple request.
Not long after, a series of light footsteps came from outside the hall.
Eighteen young girls, barefoot, stepped into the hall on the cool crystal floor. They wore colorful beast-skin skirts, the hems of which only reached their thighs, revealing their shapely, fair calves.
Leading them was a celestial being dressed in a plain white Taoist robe, whose temperament was completely different from that of the natives, with a faint worry between her brows.
These girls were carefully selected by the celestial beings from various races: seven or eight of them were innate beings with naturally clear spiritual veins, their skin glowing with a faint luster.
The third and fourth were mortals who had not yet cultivated their inner energy; their eyes were full of youthful ignorance.
There are also one or two who are already in the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm. Although their aura is weak, it is still imbued with a certain spiritual energy.
Their looks were all unique, but their expressions, a mixture of innocence, confusion, and nervousness, were absolutely genuine—after all, no one could feign composure when facing a legendary "immortal."
A few of the bolder girls secretly glanced at the jade platform while the celestial being respectfully reported to Chen Xuan: the young man sitting there was wearing a moon-white robe, surrounded by a faint halo. Although he looked young, he exuded a chilling majesty.
Soon, the celestial being explained the origins, strengths, and aptitudes of the eighteen girls, and then bowed and withdrew.
Liu Chen stepped forward, looked at the girls, and his tone returned to its usual coldness: "From now on, you must serve the immortal well and be obedient, do you understand?"
"We understand!"
"Remember the leader's teachings!"
The girls' voices, clear yet tinged with timidity, rose and fell in waves.
"Well then, you may choreograph dances and perform them in turn." After Liu Chen finished giving his instructions, the musicians behind the screen began to play music—the clear and melodious sound of the bone flute, the deep and resonant sound of the stone drum, and the cheerful sound of the animal skin drum intertwined together, forming a foreign melody completely different from that of the cultivation world.
The girls were a little nervous at first, and their movements were slightly stiff when they stepped barefoot on the ground.
But as the music reached its climax, they gradually loosened up: some swayed their waists, their animal skin skirts fluttering with their movements, exuding a touch of sexiness.
Some leap and kick with unrestrained movements, displaying the wildness of the grassland tribes; others stretch out their arms, lightly touching the air with their fingertips, their posture as light as a feather, exuding a touch of ethereal beauty.
This dance, so different from anything Chen Xuan had ever seen before, broadened his horizons.
As Chen Xuan chatted with the three leaders, inquiring about the current situation of their clans and the distribution of power in the nebula, he would occasionally glance up to admire the dance below, and the wine in his jade cup slowly dwindled to nothing.
After several rounds of drinks, the dance performed by the eighteen girls was over.
Chen Xuan casually took out eighteen bottles of Body Tempering Pills from his storage ring. The bottles were small, and the pills inside glowed with a pale green light, enough to cleanse the marrow and meridians of mortals and low-level cultivators and improve their aptitude.
He bestowed the elixirs upon the dancing girls, then said to Liu Chen, "Let them go back."
This move left the three leaders completely stunned.
Among the powerful figures who have ventured into the Nebula in the past, there have been many lecherous individuals. Once they demand young girls, they would harm hundreds or even thousands of them, and they would not stop until they had turned their clans upside down.
But this senior in front of us not only only took a dozen people, but also bestowed pills upon them after watching the dance, and allowed them to return safely—could it be that he really just wanted to appreciate exotic dances?
The three exchanged glances, each seeing a mixture of confusion and relief in the other's eyes.
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