Over the next three days, Su Chun deeply experienced the meaning of love.
Tantai Qing stuck to her almost like glue, claiming it was to protect her younger sister.
In reality, it was more that she couldn’t find a way to wedge herself between Tantai Xuan and Lan Suxin, so she could only hover around Su Chun.
During the day, while Su Chun practiced her painting cultivation, Tantai Qing would pull up a chair and sit beside her, resting her chin in her hands and watching her without so much as a blink.
At night, it was enough to make Su Chun’s skin crawl.
Under the pretext of strengthening their sisterly bond, Tantai Qing insisted on squeezing into the cabin shared by Su Chun, Luo Li, and Luo Yu.
This made the Luo sisters incredibly uncomfortable.
They weren’t thick-skinned enough to engage in Dual Cultivation with Su Chun right in front of her elder sister-in-law.
The three of them could only offer helpless, bitter smiles.
Tantai Qing was truly a massive third wheel.
She even told them not to mind her presence and that they should feel free to dual cultivate whenever they wanted, as she was already used to seeing it.
Only someone like Tantai Qing could say such shameful things with a straight face.
Fortunately, three days was not a long time.
As the airship passed through a brilliant nebula and a star domain shrouded in chaotic mist appeared ahead, Tantai Xuan’s voice rang out in the ears of everyone from the Tantai family.
“Everyone, pay attention. We have arrived at the Luan Tian Domain.”
Upon hearing this, Su Chun hurried to the deck to look ahead.
The space before them took on a strange gray-purple hue, filled with spatial turbulence that resembled swimming dragons.
Whenever debris drifted near a spatial rift, it was instantly ground into powder.
However, in the very center of this incredibly dangerous region sat a massive platform.
The platform was encased in a glow of golden energy, and the ancient, majestic silhouette of a stone gate was faintly visible.
That was the entrance to the Myriad Races Secret Realm — the Gate of Chaos.
By now, a vast number of airships and cultivators from various races had already gathered on the platform, creating a literal sea of people.
These beings were extraordinarily unique.
There were races that controlled Bone Thrones, radiating an aura of death like the undead.
There were giants with massive statures and skin as hard as rock.
There were also bird-like people with wings on their backs and beautiful features, resembling angels.
There were simply too many varieties to count.
“So many foreign races,” Su Chun murmured, her eyes filled with wonder.
This was the first time she had seen so many different forms of life.
“This is just the tip of the iceberg. The truly great races haven’t even arrived yet,” Luo Li explained softly at her side.
Just as Su Chun was marveling at the sight, several familiar figures appeared in her line of vision.
“Huh? Who are they?”
Su Chun pointed to a uniquely shaped airship nearby that looked like a conch shell.
On the ship, there was a group of beautiful women with human upper bodies and fish tails.
Leading them was an elegant woman in palace attire.
She seemed to sense Su Chun’s gaze and looked over.
Upon seeing Su Chun, a gentle smile immediately spread across her face.
“So beautiful,” was Su Chun’s first impression.
“Those are cultivators of the Sea Race. The leader is the Siren Empress, Haina. Technically, she is your first cousin once removed. That empress’s mother is Grandmother’s biological younger sister,” Luo Li explained.
Su Chun was stunned.
She thought to herself, ‘The relatives of the Tantai Family really are spread across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. They even have relatives among the foreign races?’
At that moment, several more strangely styled airships approached.
Once the Tantai Family fleet landed on the platform, a large group of unique-looking beings immediately swarmed toward them.
Among these people were many women with black hair and purple eyes.
One look was enough to tell they were women from the Yin Vein of the Tantai Family.
They were all waiting for Tantai Xuan, Tantai Qiong Hua, and the others to appear.
As the two emerged, a group of Yin Vein women happily surrounded them.
“Second Sister, Mother, you’ve finally arrived! We’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”
“Greetings to the Ancestors.”
A group of beautiful women dressed in various styles gathered around core figures like Tantai Xuan, Tantai Qiong Hua, and Xiao Lan like birds returning to their nest.
Their faces were full of joy.
These were all women of the Tantai Family who had married into other powers.
Because many lived so far away from the family, they might not see each other even once in 100 years.
This Ten Thousand Races Assembly happened to bring them all together.
Even if everyone hadn’t come, at least 70% of the married-out daughters were present.
“Oh! It’s our little sister! It’s been so many years. You’ve grown so much that I almost didn’t recognize you.”
“Wait, is that Third Sister? You’ve changed so much!”
The entrance to the Myriad Races Secret Realm seemed to have turned into a massive family reunion for the Tantai Family, filled with the laughter and chatter of a long-awaited homecoming.
Tantai Xuan and Lan Suxin were also surrounded by several women, who were Su Chun’s biological sisters.
Tantai Qiong Hua and the Ancestors from the other eight veins had even more relatives surrounding them.
“So many familiar faces. Oh, look, there’s First Aunt, Fourth Aunt, and Little Aunt…”
Beside Su Chun, Tantai Qing introduced the women with close blood relations one by one.
Watching the lively scene before her, Su Chun felt a warmth in her heart.
Although she didn’t know most of these relatives, she could feel the bond of family that was thicker than water.
However, Su Chun soon discovered an interesting phenomenon.
Almost all of these married-out Yin Vein relatives had brought one or more young, beautiful women with them.
Many of these young women had obvious foreign race characteristics, but without exception, they were all exceptionally beautiful and possessed extraordinary temperaments.
These were likely the juniors of the factions they had married into, or perhaps their own descendants.
Moreover, many of these Yin Vein relatives were casting subtle glances toward Su Chun.
“Strange, why do I feel like they’re all looking at me?”
Su Chun asked, puzzled.
“Hehe, it’s because you currently only have two concubines, Sister Luo Li and Sister Luo Yu. Naturally, they hope to send the daughters of their tribes into the Tantai Family to deepen the relationship between the two sides. You are definitely the first choice,” Tantai Qing explained with a giggle.
After explaining, she flew down and immediately began mingling with her own married-out sisters and aunts. Tantai Qing was older than several of Tantai Xuan’s younger sisters.
Su Chun realized the truth after hearing those words. She suddenly understood the deeper meaning behind this family reunion.
As expected, it didn’t take long before several of the bolder married-out aunts, after greeting Tantai Qiong Hua and Tantai Xuan, pulled the girls they had brought along toward the airship.
“You must be Chun’er, right? Let me introduce myself. I am your cousin-aunt, Tantai Ni. This is my daughter, your cousin Luona. she’s royalty from the Elf Race. Isn’t she beautiful?”
Just as Su Chun was about to speak, another cousin who had married into the Giant Race squeezed through.
She was accompanied by a very tall girl with a heavy, dignified aura.
“You must be Sister Chun’er. I am your cousin Tantai Jiao. This is my daughter, your niece Gelei. Don’t be fooled by her size; she’s very delicate and thoughtful. Plus, she’s very strong and can protect you in the future.”
Immediately after, relatives from the Sea Race, the Feather Race, and even some races Su Chun couldn’t name swarmed forward, pushing their girls toward her.
In an instant, Su Chun was surrounded by a flock of beautiful women and elegant ladies, making her head spin.
“Aunts, Sisters… please, can we… can we talk one at a time?”
However, they all knew that Su Chun only had six concubine spots left.
If they didn’t work hard to recommend their juniors or peers today, tomorrow might be too late.
At a loss for what to do, Su Chun could only look toward Luo Li and Luo Yu for help.
While Luo Li and Luo Yu were reluctant to have Su Chun take more concubines, they understood the rules of the Tantai Family and had prepared themselves mentally long ago.
But at that moment, Tantai Qiong Hua noticed Su Chun’s predicament.
“Alright, alright. I let you see Chun’er, but not so you could corner her like this. How is she supposed to choose? Let the children interact privately. A forced harvest is never sweet.”
Tantai Qiong Hua’s voice rang out.
Only then did the scene quiet down.
“The most important matter right now is the Myriad Races Secret Realm, not a family matchmaking session.”
Hearing this, the women were somewhat reluctant, but they didn’t dare disobey Tantai Qiong Hua’s command.
They began to pull their girls away, though not before stuffing tokens or contact methods into Su Chun’s hands.
Their eyes were filled with expectation.
Su Chun was suddenly left holding a large pile of strange items, leaving her stuck between laughter and tears.