Hearing Nian Lian's account, Venerable Gu Cang did not show the slightest surprise. Clearly, he already knew about what Nian Lian had mentioned.
Qin Fengming likewise remained calm, without revealing the slightest abnormality. This matter could be said to have nothing to do with him.
He knew full well that no matter what exotic treasure Leng Qiuhong had refined, he would never answer the call to become anyone's dual-cultivation companion. Even taking ten thousand steps back, even if he unraveled Leng Qiuhong's treasure here in Qinggu Space, he could never follow Leng Qiuhong to the Outer Realm Demonic Domain.
Seeing that neither Venerable Gu Cang nor Qin Fengming showed the slightest concern for the matter, Nian Lian spoke again:
"Senior, Leng Qiuhong is an extremely renowned figure in the Holy Realm today. Her beauty ranks among the top ten in the eyes of the Holy Realm's people. Even Heavenly Cloud Emperor Venerable falls short of her in bearing. Any male cultivator in the Holy Realm, regardless of his clan, wants to unravel her treasure.
"And if one could become her dual-cultivation companion, the male cultivator would have an even greater chance of surviving the Mahayana Heavenly Tribulation. I imagine Senior Gu already knows that the two Emperor Venerables currently in our Holy Realm are the former dual-cultivation companions of Heavenly Cloud Emperor Venerable's incarnations."
Although Qin Fengming did not know much about the Outer Realm Demonic Domain, he did know something about the Mahayana Emperor Venerables.
Most of the Emperor Venerables in the Outer Realm Demonic Domain inherited their positions through hereditary succession. They cultivated incarnations to serve as successors after their own deaths.
This method was quite similar to the succession of reincarnated spiritual children, though it was even more reliable than reincarnation.
Of course, some Mahayana Emperor Venerables