Upon hearing this, Chen Yuyang frowned slightly, a hint of confusion in his voice.
“Why seek me out? Surely your Xuan Clan has no shortage of people who can spar with you.”
“It’s true that we don’t lack them.”
Xuan Ke admitted frankly, but her eyes were serious.
“However, among cultivators of the same cultivation level, only Daoist Chen can withstand my sword strike so effortlessly.”
“And based on this sword strike, I still have many variations I want to try. I need someone with a strong physical body like yours to help me verify their power.”
Though the reasoning was plausible, Chen Yuyang still had doubts in his heart.
But on second thought, wasn’t this also an opportunity?
Becoming Xuan Ke’s sparring partner and building a good relationship with her—when it came time to pay the reward later, he might be able to ask for the investigation records of the Yun Family’s massacre.
That way, they would each get what they needed and owe each other nothing.
Even if the secret realm expedition didn’t go smoothly, this would give him another avenue to obtain information.
And leaving multiple backup plans for the same matter was always Chen Yuyang’s style.
“In that case…” Chen Yuyang gave a slight nod, just about to agree.
“No!”
But at that moment, two crisp, protesting voices rang out simultaneously.
One came from below the stage, the other from the air outside the arena.
Chen Yuyang paused and immediately looked toward the sounds.
The voice from below the stage was Yun Lian.
Seeing that Chen Yuyang was about to agree, she instantly became alert and blurted it out without thinking.
After all, who knew if this Xuan Ke had some ulterior motive for suddenly making such a request?
What if she used the sparring opportunity to seduce and entice Senior Brother to the fullest…
No, absolutely not!
The competition for Senior Brother’s attention was already fierce enough; she couldn’t give this woman another chance.
Besides, if Senior Brother spent all day sparring with her, wouldn’t the time left for himself be even less?
She still wanted to cultivate with Senior Brother through dual cultivation to improve their cultivation!
However, the other voice also surprised Yun Lian.
She herself objected, but who else was opposing?
Yun Lian looked up and saw a girl standing in the sky, dressed in red with red hair, pretty and charming, but with a somewhat arrogant expression as she looked down from above.
And beside the girl was an old man of immense stature with a vigorous aura.
Yan Luo and Yan Dangmo!
Seeing the arrivals, Chen Yuyang was also stunned, surprise flashing in his eyes.
How… how did they appear here?
When Xuan Ke saw Yan Luo, a strange glint immediately flickered in her eyes.
And when she carefully sensed the aura emanating from Yan Luo, her expression suddenly turned to shock.
“Yan Luo, you… you’re already at the Nascent Soul stage?”
Yan Luo lowered her eyelids slightly, a smile curling at the corners of her mouth, her tone carrying a hint of pride and arrogance.
“I just happened to successfully transcend the tribulation a few days ago.”
Xuan Ke bit her lower lip, a surge of unwillingness welling up in her heart.
They were of similar age, their family backgrounds were comparable, and they had clashed head-on before.
Back then, Xuan Ke had been unable to defeat her, falling slightly short.
Therefore, Xuan Ke had always regarded Yan Luo as her biggest competitor.
Now, the other party had already left her far behind—how could she accept that?
“Elder Yan.”
Chen Yuyang turned around, raised his head, and cupped his hands toward Yan Dangmo, who was in midair.
“Why have you come to Heng City?”
“The Xuan Clan’s secret realm opening gave my Yan family a few slots, so I brought Luobo along to join the fun.”
Yan Dangmo’s gaze fell on Chen Yuyang, a smile in his eyes.
“I didn’t expect you to be here too. What a coincidence.”
Chen Yuyang cupped his hands again and explained, “I was just out on a training journey with my junior sister, and we happened to arrive in Heng City. Hearing that the Xuan Clan was releasing fifty secret realm slots, I thought I’d come try my luck.”
“What a stroke of fate, Yuyang!”
Yan Luo quickly landed and eagerly stepped forward, grabbing Chen Yuyang’s arm.
“You know? Thanks to your guidance and help before, I managed to condense my Nascent Soul so smoothly! Now I’m only a step away from…”
As she spoke, the corner of Yan Luo’s eye suddenly caught sight of Xuan Ke beside her.
As if suddenly realizing something, she quickly stopped herself and didn’t continue.
Although Yan Luo didn’t finish, the information in her words was enough to shake Xuan Ke’s heart.
Yan Luo had condensed her Nascent Soul so quickly—because of Chen Yuyang’s guidance!
That’s right.
He was the legendary Wu Yang Body, while Yan Luo was the Pure Yang Ultimate Body.
Their attributes were similar, and since he was a higher level, there must be a lot he could teach Yan Luo…
No, she had to seize this opportunity too!
Even though she wasn’t the Pure Yang Ultimate Body, she had innate mastery of lightning magic and a pure fire spirit root.
Chen Yuyang’s profound attainments in fire attributes and body refinement could certainly help her a lot as well.
Xuan Ke took a deep breath, stepped forward immediately, and looked at Chen Yuyang again.
“Daoist Chen, regarding the sparring I mentioned earlier… would you be willing?”
“Senior Brother!”
Almost simultaneously, Yun Lian couldn’t stay still either.
“Have you forgotten? You just promised yesterday that you would practice swordsmanship with me!”
Yun Lian was truly anxious.
It was bad enough that this Xuan Ke wanted to drag Senior Brother into sparring, but now Yan Luo had come to join the fun too?
And she casually grabbed Senior Brother’s arm and wouldn’t let go!
No way.
She was the one closest to Senior Brother.
The position of main wife must not be shaken!
Yun Lian’s mind raced as she quickly walked onto the stage and also grabbed Chen Yuyang’s other arm.
She even boldly pressed her body against him, acting coy.
“Senior Brother~ You can’t go back on your word. We already agreed a long time ago~”
Chen Yuyang: “…”
He looked down at his left arm, which was grabbed by Yan Luo, then at his right arm, tightly held by Yun Lian.
Feeling the soft touch on both sides, and seeing Xuan Ke’s expectant face in front of him, Chen Yuyang began to feel a headache coming on.
What the hell did these women, one after another, want?
“Senior Brother, say something~”
“Yuyang, I still want to thank you properly. Also, there are some things I need your help with?”
“Daoist Chen, about the sparring…”
Inside and outside the arena, countless cultivators stared wide-eyed at the somewhat alluring scene on the stage.
“Am I seeing things? The eldest miss of the Yan family, the eldest miss of the Xuan family… they’re all surrounding this Chen Yuyang?”
“What did this kid do to deserve this?”
“Damn it, I’m so jealous! I’ve been cultivating for fifty years and haven’t even touched a female cultivator’s hand. This kid gets to have one on each arm, and they’re both breathtaking beauties!”
“Shh, keep your voice down. Can’t you see Yan Dangmo and the Xuan family members are present? Do you want to die?”
“But seriously, while this scene is enviable, one wrong step and this kid won’t even know how he died.”
“Hehe, who do you think he’ll choose?”
“Choosing the Xuan family means offending the Yan family. Choosing the Yan family means offending the Xuan family. And there’s that junior sister stuck in the middle.”
Murmurs rose and fell.
Some were envious, some were gloating.
At that moment, Chen Yuyang also felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.
Taking a slight deep breath, Chen Yuyang decided to stick to his own plan.
“Junior Sister.”
Chen Yuyang first turned to Yun Lian and said gently, “Of course Senior Brother will practice swordsmanship with you. I won’t forget what I promised. Your sword intent has already penetrated deeply; it will be difficult to break through again in a short time. From now on, focus on completing the last few moves of the Canglan Sword Art and use the remaining time for cultivation. This way, Senior Brother can accompany you for an hour or two each day, which should be enough.”
Upon hearing this, Yun Lian’s face immediately lit up with a triumphant smile.
She hugged the young man even tighter and shot a challenging glance at Xuan Ke and Yan Luo.
But the next second, Chen Yuyang turned to Yan Luo, his eyes serious.
“Yan Luo, you’re probably just one step away from completely condensing the Wu Yang Body, right? It’s not difficult, but given your current state, I suggest you don’t break through yet. First stabilize your Nascent Soul stage and condense your own essence blood. Then accumulate power and strike later—the effect will be better.”
After saying that, Chen Yuyang turned to look at Xuan Ke and continued, “As for Daoist Xuan… naturally, there’s no problem with the sparring.”
When Chen Yuyang finished, the entire place fell into dead silence.
Then, an uproar.
“Whoa! Awesome! He’s going for all of them?”
“Time management master.”
“Brilliant.”
“But… I have to admire his courage. You know, Yan Dangmo and that Xuan family ancestor are probably watching right now… If it were me, I wouldn’t even dare to agree, let alone not wet my pants.”
In midair, upon hearing Chen Yuyang’s words, Yan Dangmo’s brow twitched violently.
Good grief.
This bastard kid was trying to play both sides and offend no one.
And yet, what he said wasn’t wrong.
Little Luo did need to settle.
Besides, there was nothing between this kid and Little Luo yet, so he couldn’t exactly say his decision was wrong.
But Little Luo was his precious flesh and blood.
If this kid dared to wrong Little Luo, he would skin him alive.
As for Xuan Ke, this answer was an unexpected delight.
Because in terms of relationship, she was actually the most likely to be rejected.
Yet… in fact, she was the only one who got a yes.
Chen Yuyang…
Did he have some consideration?
Regardless, getting this agreement was already an unexpected joy for Xuan Ke.
“Good, Daoist Chen. It’s a deal then. In the next couple of days, I’ll be waiting for you at the Xuan family…”
As she spoke, Xuan Ke took out a jade token from her ring and tossed it to Chen Yuyang.
The token had the character “Xuan” inscribed on it.
“With this token, you can freely enter and exit the Xuan family. Just come directly to the martial arena to find me.”
Chen Yuyang caught it and cupped his hands.
“Good.”
As he agreed, Chen Yuyang turned to look at Yun Lian and Yan Luo, who were both somewhat sulky.
Seeing them like this, Chen Yuyang felt a bit helpless and secretly sent a telepathic message to Yun Lian: ‘Yun Lian, I’m getting along with her for the sake of the investigation records.’
Hearing this, Yun Lian was overjoyed.
So her Senior Brother wasn’t interested in that woman after all.
It was for this reason.
In the end, her Senior Brother’s willingness to agree to this woman’s sparring was actually for her sake.
Thinking of this, Yun Lian was ecstatic.
“I knew Senior Brother was the best.”
Then, he sent a telepathic message to Yan Luo.
‘Later, I’ll teach you a method to condense your own flames and help you shape the Wu Yang origin.’
Hearing this, Yan Luo’s eyes also lit up.
A method that could shape the Wu Yang origin…
I see.
He refused openly because he didn’t want others to know he had this method.
After all, even she had never heard of such a method—it must be extremely unusual.
On the surface, he refused, but in private, he was willing to teach her.
He really did care about her!
Thinking this, Yan Luo also beamed, leaning affectionately against Chen Yuyang.
“Good. Anytime you’re free, I’ll listen to you.”
The surrounding cultivators: “???”