Taking a Wife

Soaring Cloud Peak, in autumn, has been transformed into a silver-clad landscape, adorned with glistening ice sculptures.

On the mountainside, countless red maple trees have now turned fiery red.

At this moment, these maple trees are still covered with lanterns and countless festive little red scarves.

Both sides of the mountain path were covered with red "double happiness" characters.

Every now and then, groups of Mountain-Devouring Rat pass by, their eyes filled with longing as they carried plates of spiritual fruit.

The Ye Family members, busy on the mountaintop, are now both proud and anxious.

They were terrified of ruining Ye Jingcheng's wedding, as it was, after all, the wedding of the family head and a joint effort between the Ye Family and Azure Cloud Nunnery.

"Qingcai, check if the spirit tea and fruits at Xiting are arranged properly."

"Qingxi, replace all those unruly Mountain-Devouring Rats. Those that steal food should be made into spiritual dishes!"

"Qinglin, all the guides should bring the snow foxes with them. Many cultivators will be attending this Illusion Peak!"

Ye Jingting kept giving instructions.

She never expected that she would be in charge of the arrangements for Spirit Mountain this time.

But for her, being able to arrange the wedding ceremony for Ye Jingcheng was the greatest honor.

Therefore, she became even more cautious.

It needs to be checked every half hour.

Tomorrow is his wedding day, so he naturally has to be careful.

Just then, her gaze also turned to the distance.

A massive, third-tier Spirit Boat sped towards them.

This scene also startled Ye Jingting.

Normally, large Lineage and sects arrive at the very end, and she clearly recognized it as the Spirit Boat of Taiyi Illusion Peak.

It was still Taihao Master's Spirit Boat.

She took out a sound transmission talisman and sent it to Ye Jingyun and Ye Jingcheng.

But they discovered that Ye Jingcheng, Ye Jingyun, and other high-ranking Lineage had all flown out into the sky and were heading towards that direction to meet them!

"Senior Brother Cheng, Senior Brother Zhao, Fairy Liu!" Ye Jingcheng was the first to bow.

Ye Jingyun and the others also spoke up one after another:

"Tianzhen, Senior Taihao, Senior Liu!"

"Ye Jingcheng, how dare you bring your master's memorial tablet to Soaring Cloud Peak! Can Soaring Cloud Peak even bear the honor of your master?" Master Tianzhen was the first to shout coldly.

This caused Ye Jingcheng to repeatedly bow his head and admit his mistake.

He knew that his Jade Slip had taken effect.

"When Master was alive, he always said you were well-mannered. He only accepted you as Registered Disciple because you were a cultivator in the Lineage. You didn't come because of the Lineage's broken rules, and today you even disobeyed Master?"

"Senior Brother Cheng, I dare not. I do wish to observe mourning for our master, but I am merely a Registered Disciple only. How could I possibly be worthy to observe mourning at Illusion Peak with all of you senior brothers? Besides, I am already engaged, which is why I am in this predicament today!" Ye Jingcheng replied repeatedly.

"I beg my senior brother to punish me!"

"You should apologize to your master properly. Tomorrow is your joyous occasion, so your senior brother will not punish you. Besides, you are a venerable person, and the Ye Family probably has no suitable elders. So, your master will act as a witness!" Master Tianzhen snorted coldly.

Then, turning to the side, he saw that Master Tianzhen, Taihao Master was holding a wooden tray in both hands.

On the plate was the purple Daoist robe of Tianfu True Person.

Bearing witness in a Daoist robe.

"Master, I am guilty. After my wedding, I will keep vigil for you for seven days!" Ye Jingcheng said.

He also stepped forward and took the plate.

He lowered his head and, along with a group of Illusion Peak cultivators, headed towards the Ye Family's Ancestral Shrine.

Tianfu True Person was not Ye Family, so he did not enter the Ye Family's Ancestral Shrine. Instead, a new pavilion had been built next to the Ancestral Shrine, and inside the pavilion was the ceremonial hall that Ye Jingcheng had prepared for Tianfu True Person robe.

He invited the Daoist robe inside and began to burn incense and brew tea.

"Use this spiritual tea. This is Master's favorite Purple Poria Tea before his passing!" Master Tianzhen spoke again.

Ye Jingcheng also accepted a jade box, which contained second-grade top-quality spiritual tea, comparable to the Ye Family's Cloud-Hidden Tea.

Clearly, they felt that Ye Jingcheng's Floating Cloud Tea was not up to par.

After all, Floating Cloud Tea has only just reached the second tier.

This is somewhat inconsistent with the identity of Tianfu True Person.

Ye Jingcheng did as instructed.

After all the formalities were completed, both Master Tianzhen and Taihao Master breathed a sigh of relief.

She also followed Ye Jingcheng to the room that the Ye Family had arranged for her.

"Junior Brother Ye, although you are Master's disciple, since Master has passed away, the main person in charge of Illusion Peak is now Xuandao. You should be more careful in the future!" Master Tianzhen didn't say anything, but Taihao Master still reminded him.

This startled Ye Jingcheng, but he nodded in agreement.

He knew what Taihao Master meant.

This means that Ye Jingcheng's status Registered Disciple was not recognized by anyone in the Taiyi Sect.

After all, a dead True Person has no value to the Taiyi Sect.

Their highest level of cultivation was only at the late stage of the Purple Mansion, so they naturally lacked confidence within the Taiyi Sect.

And if anything happens in the future, neither Taihao Master Tianzhen will stand up for Ye Jingcheng.

If Ye Jingcheng wants to continue seeking Illusion Peak's protection, then he should continue to establish the previous supply and demand relationship with Xuandao True Person.

Otherwise, it is very likely that new Lineage will flock to Taihang Commandery again due to the pursuit of profit.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Zhao!" Ye Jingcheng cupped his hands in thanks, then reached for his Storage Bag at his waist.

But then Taihao Master hand:

"No need for that, we're brothers, no need to stand on ceremony!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng took out several high-quality second-tier spiritual fruits, placed them in the room, and then took his leave.

After Ye Jingcheng walked away, a short while later, Master Tianzhen entered Taihao Master's room.

After activating the Array and ensuring there were no eavesdroppers, Taihao Master was the first to shake his head and speak:

"Senior Brother Cheng, it doesn't seem like it."

"Hmm, it seems we weren't mistaken. This Junior Brother Ye is more terrifying than we imagined. We should befriend him, and let the other senior uncles think what they want. It's not our business!" Master Tianzhen nodded.

They naturally made many guesses, but they also knew that without sufficient strength, trying to learn too much would only lead to their deaths.

Although the treasures are valuable, as long as they proceed steadily, Xuandao True Person will definitely allow them both to advance to the Golden Core stage in order to consolidate the position of Illusion Peak.

Therefore, they were not afraid.

Even if they don't have a Golden Core, they still have the demon core of the Cloud Lion Demon King that Tianfu True Person killed, which they can use to break through to the Pseudo-Golden Core stage.

Although they don't have the lifespan of a true Golden Core cultivator, they can still reach the Golden Core realm.

So neither of them was in a hurry.

"By the way, what do you think of Junior Brother Ye's strength?" Master Tianzhen suddenly asked.

"I can't sense it. My spiritual hearing technique failed when I was hearing about Junior Brother Ye. It might be due to his spiritual body, or it might be because he possesses a special Secret Method or treasure," Taihao Master replied again.

"Then there's no need to pay attention to it!" Master Tianzhen nodded.

A day passed in the blink of an eye, and as a new day dawned, golden sunlight appeared at the end of the mountain.

Ye Jingcheng, accompanied by some of his clansmen, boarded a second-tier top-grade Spirit Boat and headed towards Azure Cloud Nunnery to fetch the bride.

Although it's called a wedding procession.

But it wasn't a trip to Granary Mountain.

After all, the distance to Granary Mountain takes a full half-day, unless Ye Jingcheng uses a third-tier Spirit Boat to speed things up.

Therefore, the wedding procession from Azure Cloud Nunnery had already settled on a neighboring mountain between Granary Mountain and the Ye Family's clan mountain.

In this way, it will take two hours to bring Chu Yanqing to safety.

This will not delay the auspicious time for the banquet.

Upon arriving at the destination, Ye Jingcheng finally saw the festively decorated mountain in the distance, and the cultivators of Azure Cloud Nunnery were also overjoyed.

After all, this is considered a marriage alliance with the Ye Family, which is currently at its zenith.

With Ye Jingcheng breaking through to the Purple Mansion, their Lineage can be considered the most powerful in Taihang Commandery today.

"Everyone, separate the Spirit Boats!" Ye Jingcheng ordered.

As Ye Jingcheng spoke, the original one Spirit Boat became a full eight!

Although four of them were top-grade Tier 1 Spirit Boats, only three were Tier 2 Spirit Boats.

But all the Spirit Boats, with their backs to the rising sun, crossing the river, were still quite a spectacular sight!

Ye Jingcheng landed at the bow of the boat, adorned with red flowers, and at that moment, he too was filled with surging emotions.

Regardless of the reasons before, this is his first major wedding.

Ye Jingcheng raised his hand, and Ye Jinghu beside him immediately smiled and put down two of the Spirit Boats.

Inside these two Spirit Boats were the betrothal gifts presented by Ye Jingcheng.

Spirit Stones, spirit fruits, spirit pills, Law Artifacts, and auspicious beasts—everything you could want!

"Fellow Daoist Jingxin, you've had a hard day!" Ye Jingcheng first greeted the abbess of Azure Cloud Nunnery, and then, according to custom, took care of everything properly.

"Ye Family, you are too kind!" Abbess Jingxin nodded and smiled as she led the way for Ye Jingcheng.

On the other side of the mountain, there is a pavilion.

Chu Yanqing, dressed in red and adorned with colorful gold ornaments, was already waiting for him.

Ye Jingcheng immediately stepped forward as well.

"Sorry to keep you waiting!" Ye Jingcheng said with a smile.

Although he couldn't see Chu Yanqing's face, he could imagine her appearance under the red silk!

"No need to wait, hug me!" Chu Yanqing said surprisingly. Although her voice was not loud, Ye Jingcheng nodded quickly.

He picked up Chu Yanqing.

Heading towards their own Spirit Boat.

At the same time, Jingxin shouted from afar.

"The Azure Cloud Nunnery's wedding procession included two Spirit Boats, two thousand-year-old spirit medicine, two second-tier Law Artifacts, and two bottles of second-tier elixirs..."

The last ten Spirit Boats headed towards Soaring Cloud Peak together!