"What are those two women's backgrounds, to have won such favor from you, Fellow Daoist Yang?"
Once they were seated, Chen Lin could not help asking out of curiosity.
By any reasonable measure, the man had no need to take concubines at this critical juncture. Moreover, the two women had low cultivation and were demonic cultivators. Their cultivation techniques were incompatible with his, so they would offer no benefit through dual cultivation either.
Yang Qianxing gave a wry laugh. "You think I wanted this? But I had no choice. Those two women are the granddaughters of the Demon God Sect's sect master, who holds a fragment of the secret realm key. I originally wanted to invite him to explore the Heaven-Connecting Secret Realm with us, but he wasn't interested. Instead, he asked me to take these two women along to the Upper Primal Domain."
Chen Lin understood.
The man had sacrificed himself to get his hands on the secret realm fragment.
Still, the Demon God Sect's sect master was hailed as the strongest in the Demon Realm, with cultivation at the peak of Dao Attaining, much like Wei Duxing back then. Without resorting to this method, obtaining the Bone Shard would indeed have been difficult.
"Thank you for your hard work, Fellow Daoist Yang."
Chen Lin teased him with a smile.
Yang Qianxing did not mind. "It's nothing. These twins practice a special cultivation technique and have a talent ability. Supposedly, they can withstand the force of the Upper Primal Domain's laws, which leaves their secret realm fragment available for me to use. I won't need your Bone Shard anymore, Fellow Daoist Chen."
He added, "Besides, both have exceptional constitutions and can bear children easily. Having more descendants would benefit me too."
The corner of Chen Lin's mouth twitched. He