Immortal Emperor of the Water Dao: Jiang Shiqing
The night was deep.
The moon peeked out from behind the clouds, its gentle light spilling down and falling on the mist-shrouded mountain peaks, turning the entire mountaintop into varying shades of silvery-gray.
From a distance, it looks as if someone has splashed a thin layer of silver powder on rice paper, and the outline of the mountain ridge appears and disappears in the mist.
Lu Yang suppressed the turmoil and frustration he felt because of "True Explanation of the Azure Waves" and continued jogging.
At the same time, he silently opened Jiang Shiqing's information.
[Beauty: Jiang Shiqing]
[Affection Level: 100 (Inseparable Through Life and Death)]
[Age: 27]
[Spirit Root: Medium Grade]
[Luck: None]
[Realm Level: Mid-stage Qi Refining]
[Skill: None]
[Skills: Jade Wave Art, Jade Wave Bullet, Water Prison Technique]
[Location: Golden Rainbow Sword Sect, Host's cave abode]
[Status: Satisfied, Happy]
[Beauty Cultivation]
Compared to Lin Ying's original template, Jiang Shiqing's template is much simpler.
Lin Ying previously possessed High-Grade Spirit Root, an additional Fortune Trait, and was also a peak first-tier Alchemist.
Jiang Shiqing appears much more unassuming from any perspective.
However, these things didn't matter to Lu Yang, since they could all be cultivated anyway.
It just takes a little more effort and time.
Lu Yang clicked on the "Beauty Cultivation" option, which was shimmering with golden light.
The text on the panel changed the next moment.
[When Consort (Jiang Shiqing) reaches 100 favorability points, the Beauty Cultivation Plan will be unlocked.]
[Plan in progress...]
[Plan generated successfully!]
[Target for Beauty Cultivation: Immortal Emperor of the Water Dao Jiang Shiqing.]
Lu Yang's lips curled up, revealing a hint of excitement.
Previously, Senior Sister Lin was Immortal Emperor of the Dao of Alchemy; this time, her own little maid has become Immortal Emperor of the Water Dao.
Following this pattern, it seems that the ultimate goal of cultivating every concubine is to reach the position of Immortal Emperor?
The thought of having all my future lovers as Immortal Emperors is incredibly exciting.
If anything happens while traveling, the mere presence of his personal maidservant is enough to send the Immortal Emperor's imposing aura trembling throughout the entire Immortal Realm.
And he himself has so many Immortal Emperors surrounding and serving him.
Just thinking about it is exciting!
Lu Yang smiled and opened the training plan for Immortal Emperor of the Water Dao Jiang Shiqing.
The text on the panel changed again.
[The cultivation plan has officially begun. Please nurture the beauty (Jiang Shiqing) into Immortal Emperor of the Water Dao!]
[Cultivation Stage One: 1. Break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm; 2. Defeat a second-tier Demon Beast. Reward: Unknown]
[Random Quest: Learn the basics of True Explanation of the Azure Waves. Reward: Unknown]
[Note 1: Upon completion of the stage-specific training tasks, both the confidante and the host will receive substantial rewards.]
[Note 2: After completing the random task, both the confidante and the host will receive a random reward.]
[Note 3: Twenty percent of the cultivation results achieved by the beauty will be fed back to the host.]
[The Beauty (Jiang Shiqing) receives the plan's unlock reward: Fortune Trait: Blood Melts into Water, Rivers Flow Without End]
[Host receives the following rewards for activating the plan: Soul-Suppressing Jade Pendant *1, Marrow-Washing Profound-Penetrating Fruit *1, Puppet Bodyguard) *5]
It's almost identical to when Lin Ying started the plan before.
The rewards are incredibly generous!
After initiating the Beauty Cultivation Plan, Jiang Shiqing also obtained two Fortune Trait.
However, Lin Ying obtained the Dao of Dao of Alchemy entry, while Jiang Shiqing obtained the Dao of Water Dao.
In comparison, Jiang Shiqing's stats are definitely stronger in combat.
Lu Yang curiously opened the entry and took a look.
[Blood Melts into Water (Medium Grade)]: Blood from wounds heals faster when it comes into contact with water. In water, your wound recovery speed increases by 50%.
[Rivers Flow Without End (Superior)]: Spiritual Qi flows like a river, inexhaustible. During battle, the speed of Spiritual Qi recovery is doubled.
Looking at the introduction, Lu Yang couldn't help but be somewhat surprised.
As expected of Water Dao -related Fortune Trait, it primarily focuses on healing and Spiritual Qi restoration.
These two terms, combined with the top-tier Water Dao Cultivation Method of True Explanation of the Azure Waves, allow for a strategy of attrition against the enemy.
If Jiang Shiqing can successfully cultivate the True Explanation of the Azure Waves, fighting against opponents of higher levels will not be a big problem.
After all, the Spiritual Qi of Water Dao cultivators is inherently very abundant, coupled with the continuous Spiritual Qi recovery speed of Rivers Flow Without End, as well as the ability to heal injuries.
Unless you get wiped out in one go, who can outlast her?
Although different from the sharp and domineering nature of Sword Dao, Water Dao cultivators do have their own unique strengths.
Then it was Lu Yang's own reward.
[Soul-Suppressing Jade Pendant (Supreme-Grade Law Treasure)]: After refining, it can withstand attacks on the soul, and can withstand the full force of Peak Golden Core cultivator.
Hiss...
Upon seeing this introduction, Lu Yang couldn't help but gasp.
It's Law Treasure!
And it's Supreme-Grade Law Treasure!
It's also Supreme-Grade Law Treasure that can withstand attacks on the soul!
This was quite a precious treasure for Lu Yang.
After all, attacks of the soul are silent and stealthy, making them much harder to defend against than flying swords or hidden weapons.
Although Lu Yang has bodyguards, he is unlikely to encounter attacks from Golden Core cultivators.
But it's better to be safe than sorry.
Having some kind of guarantee is definitely better.
This is Lu Yang's second Supreme-Grade Law Treasure.
The first item is the Flowing Light Flying Boat.
Lu Yang put the Soul-Suppressing Jade Pendant into his system inventory with satisfaction, planning to refine it later.
Next comes the Marrow-Washing Profound-Penetrating Fruit.
He suspected that this item might be a standard feature in every Beauty Cultivation Plan.
Regardless, Jiang Shiqing is indeed quite lucky.
I already got a Spirit Marrow Profound Fruit, and now I have a Marrow-Washing Profound-Penetrating Fruit.
It directly upgraded from Low-Grade Spirit Root to High-Grade Spirit Root.
Finally, there were five bodyguard puppets.
Lu Yang felt that this might be a standard reward for every Beauty Cultivation Plan.
With these five, Lu Yang now has a total of fifteen bodyguard puppets.
Combined with the puppet's stats, it's practically invincible in Qin Province, right?
However, if I encounter Golden Core Realm or Nascent Soul Realm stage beauty in the future and begin the cultivation plan, will I still end up as Golden Core Realm puppet?
Who will protect whom then?
Could it be upgraded?
Lu Yang thought of the Puppet Upgrade Card he had obtained; Low-Level Puppet Upgrade Card could upgrade to the Peak Nascent Soul.
That means that Golden Core Realm puppets are actually quite low-level.
But that's all for the future; we'll talk about it then.
With a thought, Lu Yang retrieved five puppets.
The puppet bodyguards of the beauty were still five ordinary-looking, composed female cultivators.
The names range from Wang Shiyi to Wang Shiwu.
Simple and direct.
Lu Yang checked the panel attributes and found that they were the same as those of Wang Da and Wang Wu.
Hmm... as usual, prepare three for Jiang Shiqing, and keep the other two as backups.
Lu Yang glanced at the daily task information on the panel.
The running task is complete.
With his current physique exceeding ten points, even without running at full speed, his speed is frighteningly fast; he can run three kilometers in under a minute as if it were a stroll.
Click to complete the task.
A warm current suddenly surged from my limbs and bones, flowing slowly through my meridians and muscles.
The warm current came quickly and went quickly, disappearing without a trace after only a few breaths.
Lu Yang clenched his fist, feeling a slight increase in strength, and nodded with satisfaction.
Afterwards, Lu Yang walked slowly along the stone path towards the cave abode.
Moonlight filtered through the gaps in the mist overhead, casting dappled patterns of light on the stone slabs at my feet.
The dew on the pine needles by the roadside was shaken off by the night wind, dripping onto the bluestone and rolling on the ground like small beads.
As he walked, he took out his sect token and first sent an order to Li Ao, "Li Ao, search the entire Qin Province and see if there's anything valuable for sale, anything at all, the higher the price the better, preferably over 400 million Low-Grade Spirit Stones."
This was something Lu Yang had just realized he had to do.
After all, he now has too many Spirit Stones, and he can't use the Power of Money all the time. The Spiritual Qi Concentration Regulator has a lifespan of more than three hundred years, and he doesn't need to recharge it now.
We'll definitely need to find somewhere to spend money.
After much thought, I decided I still needed to find someone to go out and gather some good stuff.
After all, Li Ao was Golden Core Realm cultivator, considered a strong figure in the entire Qin Province.
He is qualified to attend both top-tier auctions and smaller, exclusive trade fairs for the elite that are not open to the public.
Lu Yang didn't have a specific goal. As long as it was something truly good, whether it was Law Treasure, a pill, or heavenly materials and earthly treasures, he would buy it if he came across it.
Whether I'll ever need it or not is another matter, but I'll buy it and keep it.
When you have so many Spirit Stones that you can't spend them all, collecting them becomes a pleasure in itself.