After recovering from his shock...
Chen Changming asked with an awkward smile, "Chief, is there no way to open my spiritual aperture without dual cultivation?"
The chief glared at him irritably. "What's wrong with dual cultivating with our tribe's saintess? She's as beautiful as a celestial maiden, yet you aren't tempted. Do you perhaps have a taste for men?"
A taste for men?
Even with his steadfast resolve, being accused of having a taste for men shattered Chen Changming's composure, and he couldn't help coughing.
"Chief, you've misunderstood. I've always been interested in beautiful women."
He hurried to explain.
Seeing Chen Changming's embarrassment, Gu Tianxie couldn't help chuckling beside him.
There was nothing he could do to help in this situation.
"Since you're interested, enter the marriage tournament."
The chief smiled gently and patted Chen Changming's shoulder. "Young man, I have high hopes for you. Saintess Ruoyou might well end up yours."
"Ahem, ahem, ahem..."
Chen Changming coughed repeatedly.
The young man beside him desperately suppressed his laughter and hastily said, "Senior, let me take you to the guest courtyard to rest."
"All right."
Chen Changming felt helpless.
It seemed he couldn't escape this marriage tournament.
If he wanted to practice the Heavenly Toad Spirit-Devouring Art, he had to open his spiritual aperture, and to open it, he had to marry Saintess Ruoyou.
It was nothing short of a vicious circle.
There was no way out.
Chen Changming had always known how to weigh gains against losses. He knew that if he refused to make a choice, Mo Lihai or the Cold Marrow Ice Soul Dragon would seize his body sooner or later.
On the way, a thought struck Chen Changming. He turned to the young man and asked, "Young fellow, apart from the saintess, can other women in your