Senior Sisters, I Don’t Want To Work Hard Anymore

Chapter 116: Image Collapse

Ji Yunfeng was well aware of the suggestions from his trusted ministers. If his father, who was far away in the capital, was willing to loosen his grip and advance the position of the crown prince of the Heavenly Witch Divine Dynasty to himself, then his status and authority would immediately be greatly different.

At the very least, Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace could no longer delay or refuse Ji Yunfeng's demands as before. After all, the future emperor of the Heavenly Witch Divine Dynasty was a title worthy of serious consideration from any high-ranking member of the Supreme Daoist tradition.

However... although Ji Yunfeng was the most beloved son of the current emperor, there were other princes with outstanding abilities and powerful backgrounds. Therefore, the possibility of his wish being fulfilled was not very high.

Of course, Qin Muling did not know about Ji Yunfeng's plans, and he didn't want to know. The best way to deal with someone who was overly self-assured was to simply ignore them.

Under the thoughtful service of his senior sisters, Qin Muling continued to live a fairy-like life in his Cave Mansion and medicinal garden. He would take a stroll in the designated gardens every day, and after finishing his cultivation, he would return to his Cave Mansion on Imperial Dao Peak. The elders would cook various apex-level ingredients, which would be personally inspected by Master Mu Yinghua and then served to him by his senior sisters.

With the collective endorsement of the elders, all the cultivation resources suitable for Qin Muling at this stage were made available to him. His only task was to eat and drink to his heart's content, as much as he wanted, without any limits.

After eating his fill, Qin Muling would return to his Cave Mansion to refine the unimaginably rich essence and blood energy from the food. At this time, his senior sisters would follow him to enjoy the benefits of the Spiritual Light of Enlightenment.

Of course, it was not without cost. Since the agreement with Qin Muling was made, they had to take off their clothes and put on those indescribable garments before they could practice together.

"I feel like if this continues, I will eventually lose control and make a mistake!"

Looking at his senior sisters' perfect and alluring bodies, Qin Muling muttered to himself.

Cheng Yulan displayed her exquisite figure with a smile, lightly spinning on one foot. "This is a question of whether you can withstand the test, little junior brother. Since you dare to open your mouth, don't you have any idea of what will happen next?"

Qi Yalan lazily adjusted the garter on her long leg and said, "I think, little junior brother, you should quickly improve your cultivation. Once you reach the Perfected Being Realm, you won't need to endure this hardship every day."

Qin Muling made an effort to push away Luo Wanqing, who was playing tricks on him, and said, "Breaking through to the Perfected Being Realm is not difficult for me, but it may take a while for you to reach the complete Immortal Ascension stage. By the time your cultivation meets the requirements, I may already be in the True Self Realm."

The higher the cultivation realm, the slower the progress and the greater the difficulty. Many cultivators would be stuck at the Immortal Ascension stage for their entire lives.

In comparison, his senior sisters had no shortage of resources and had the assistance of Qin Muling, an existence that defied logic. Their cultivation progress was already incredibly fast.

So, when the time came, it was very likely that Qin Muling would be waiting for them, rather than the other way around. Of course, this was not the worst outcome.

Luo Huan became alert and said, "Little junior brother, you're not going to find other foxy seductresses, are you?"

Xue Bingxuan sighed and said with a melancholic tone, "It's not a question of whether he wants to find them or not, but rather the problem of those foxy seductresses who are constantly thinking about him and trying to seduce him whenever they have the chance! And you don't need to ask further, little junior brother definitely won't be able to withstand this test!"

Qin Muling felt speechless. "Do you really not trust me that much?"

"Of course!"

"Do I really have such an insatiable lust?"

"That's exactly it!"

His senior sisters spoke in unison.

"......"

Qin Muling shrugged, not wanting to say anything more. He finally understood just how badly his image had been shattered in the hearts of his senior sisters.

But whether it was shattered or not, he had never intended to be a so-called upright gentleman. He just wanted to live true to himself.

There is no need to go into detail about the process of cultivation with his senior sisters. With various convenient conditions and advantages, Qin Muling's cultivation speed continued to advance rapidly without any bottlenecks. When he successfully broke through the third level of the Divine Spirit Realm, the day of the selection exam for new core disciples quietly arrived.

In front of the tall and majestic mountain gate, there was a square covering tens of thousands of acres, paved with white jade tiles.

Under the gaze of numerous elders, core disciples, and the army of Dao soldiers, groups of Multi-Storied Heavenly Boats of various shapes appeared in the sky. After undergoing strict inspection procedures and confirming their identities, they were allowed to land on the square.

After the Multi-Storied Heavenly Boats landed, the cabin doors opened, and a large group of young female cultivators with beautiful appearances and different temperaments rushed out.

They were all inner disciples who had rushed over from various branch sects. They all wore plain white Dao robes without any makeup. Each of them had a nervous and serious expression as they lined up neatly under the command of the attending elders, waiting anxiously for the start of the exam.

From a distance, Qin Muling silently observed these female disciples. It could be said that each of them was a beauty that made people's hearts race, and there were even some stunning beauties that caught one's eye. It was impossible for any mediocre or ordinary person to stand out among the thousands of competitors.

Moreover, their cultivation bases were not weak either. They were all at the Core Condensation Realm, and some had even reached the late stage of the Core Condensation Realm. Their foundations were stable, their spirits were complete, and their potential was quite remarkable.

According to convention, the Core Condensation Realm was the rigid standard for becoming a core disciple. Those who did not meet this requirement, no matter how outstanding they were in other aspects, would not be considered.

Of course, Qin Muling was an exception. He had taken the backdoor route through his master, and he had received unanimous recognition from the elders. He was the only exception in millions of years.

"It seems that the level of these inner disciples is not bad. Some of the outstanding ones should have already become core disciples. Why haven't they been promoted until now?" Qin Muling looked around and asked with a hint of confusion.

Even though the selection criteria for core disciples were extremely strict, requiring not only cultivation but also achievements and contributions, with the qualities of these inner disciples, it shouldn't be too difficult for them to meet the standards.

"Because resources are limited," Xue Bingxuan said with a hint of helplessness in her voice. "In the past, the sect was in a difficult situation, and the annual output and income were not satisfactory. We were always struggling to make ends meet and could only carefully manage our resources. We simply couldn't afford to support too many core disciples, so we had to increase the difficulty of the selection exam."

Core disciples enjoyed generous treatment. Even those who had just been promoted received resource quotas several times higher than those of inner disciples. With thousands of core disciples, the total expenditure would be too extravagant, not a small amount for any Supreme sect.

Especially for the long-declining Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, the income was insufficient. Without enough spirit stones and resources, how could they support so many core disciples? Therefore, the number had to be strictly controlled.

However, the scale of core disciples was related to the foundation and prosperity of the sect in the future. If it decreased, the sect would face a shortage of talents and an embarrassing situation in a few years.

In the past, Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace had no choice, but now they had abundant resources from the Illusory Mist Secret Realm, so there was no need to be frugal in this aspect. That's why the number of candidates for the core disciple selection exam this time was the highest in tens of thousands of years.

"By the way, how many core disciples does the sect currently have?" Qin Muling asked.

"The official number is over three thousand, and there is also a hidden group with a similar number. They usually hide and cultivate in various Grotto-Heaven secret realms, rarely appearing. They are the last vitality and hope of the sect," Xue Bingxuan said.

Qin Muling nodded silently. In a normal Supreme-level sect, the number of core disciples would usually not be less than twenty thousand. Thirty thousand or more was a common situation. For example, the long-established Bright Moon Sword Sect was said to have nearly fifty thousand core disciples, not counting those hidden in secret.

(End of this chapter)