Ling Family, Supreme Hegemon Body! Alliance, Marriage Alliance!

The waterfall plunged in a raging torrent.

Like a snow-white ribbon, it hung between the mountains.

Below, outside a broad spirit pool, vital essence overflowed amid rare flora and strange grasses, jagged rocks scattered everywhere.

Not far away, beneath an elegant pavilion crafted from mysterious jade.

Lu Feichen, the Lu Family's Tenth Elder, wore a smile as he conversed with a guest.

Spirit water bubbled as the fragrance of tea permeated the air.

Through the curling spirit mist, one could see a fiery-red robe.

Her skin was fair as jade, slender fingers lightly pinching the rim of her cup.

A pair of classic phoenix eyes drew the eye. Though she wore no makeup, she exuded an utterly bewitching charm.

She was a beautiful, dignified woman, ripe from head to toe like a tempting red fruit that made one want to take a bite.

Even an old fellow like Lu Feichen found his mouth going dry after spending too long with her.

Silently, he poured himself another cup of spirit tea to tamp down the heat.

If she had been from some ordinary family, he could have feasted his eyes to his heart's content.

But the problem was, her background was anything but ordinary!

The Ling Family, one of the Four Great Families, standing alongside the Lu Family!

"Cough, cough, Elder Ling. A hundred years since we last met, yet your beauty remains unchanged. May I ask what brings you here today?"

Lu Feichen spoke.

At the same time, he glanced at the little girl standing behind Ling Changyun.

Delicately made up like carved jade, with bright eyes and pearly teeth—judging by her age, she had likely just undergone the Rite of Passage.

The vitality and blood energy around her were frighteningly dense. Though she was doing her utmost to suppress them, they still leaked out from time to time.

Within her body lingered an unusual power.

However, he could not see its specifics. Some great expert had placed restrictions upon her, blocking any attempt at prying.

Ling Changyun spoke, interrupting Lu Feichen's scrutiny.

"Tenth Elder Lu, has your Lu Family noticed that this era... has undergone some changes?"

Lu Feichen's gaze sharpened, but he did not answer.

Because he knew Ling Changyun would not have spoken without reason.

Sure enough, light flowed through Ling Changyun's phoenix eyes as she continued, "The Rite of Passage ceremonies of the Lu and Ling Families took place at around the same time. We completed ours not long ago, and this little one behind me is among them. At the same time, she is... a Supreme Hegemon Body!"

At the words "Supreme Hegemon Body," Lu Feichen's pupils abruptly contracted!

Even as an elder, he knew that the Lu Family's younger generation was exceptionally extraordinary, with several top-tier constitutions emerging!

But even he could not help losing his composure upon hearing of a Supreme Hegemon Body.

Because even among top-tier constitutions, the Supreme Hegemon Body stood among the powerful ranks!

Moreover, it differed from constitutions such as the Devouring Saint Body.

Whether in the early stages or the later stages, it was immensely powerful!

For the Ling Family to have found such a fine seedling—they had truly stepped in dog shit!

"Congratulations. Perhaps someone from the Ling Family will dominate this era!"

"What? Could it be that your Lu Family has no promising seedlings?"

A smile touched Ling Changyun's brows as she asked.

"My Lu Family is naturally no worse. This generation has produced an Immortal Spirit Body."

"Fourteenth Sequence, Lu Ling. The Immortal Spirit Body is indeed not weak, but hasn't your Lu Family produced any other heavenly talents? Really? I don't believe it." Ling Changyun no longer concealed her purpose and spoke bluntly:

"My Ling Family has produced seven top-tier constitutions in this era. Mu'er is merely one of them."

Light flickered in Lu Feichen's eyes. Having lived so long, he could guess the Ling Family's intentions when he saw Ling Changyun reveal her hand so quickly.

Sure enough, Ling Changyun voiced both her own purpose and that of the Ling Family.

"My Ling Family has seven top-tier heavenly talents. Your Lu Family surely has no fewer, only more! With the number of heavenly talents exploding, there is no doubt that a great era is approaching."

"A resplendent great era also signifies drastic upheaval!"

"Before the last great era, there were a full six top-tier families in the Great Wilderness!"

"Who can say for certain that after this great era, they will not become two—or even... one?"

"Only by joining forces can we coexist!"

"..."

After continuing the conversation for a few more exchanges, Ling Changyun left alone.

Only Lu Feichen remained, staring wide-eyed at the remaining Supreme Hegemon Body.

"Ling Mu, right? Did your aunt tell you who you were supposed to enter a Marriage Alliance with?"

Seeing the sincerity the Ling Family had shown, Lu Feichen asked this question.

He had been too busy breathing in the faint fragrance beside Ling Changyun just now to realize this issue.

For the Ling Family and the Lu Family to form an alliance and send over a Supreme Hegemon Body for marriage—this was indeed sincere.

After all, any top-tier physique was a family treasure.

Once fully developed, such a person would be qualified to enter the Ancestral Land, become a family Ancestor, and suppress the Great Wilderness!

The Ling Family's boldness was truly no small thing!

But who exactly was this Marriage Alliance partner? He had not clarified that yet!

Lu Ling seemed to have been mentioned just now. Could it be...

Just as Lu Feichen was considering who would be suitable to take the Yin-Yang Fruit and transform into a male body afterward, Ling Mu spoke.

There was only one sentence.

"Among those of my generation, whoever can defeat me, I'll be theirs!"

"So you sent her to me?"

Outside Ling Jue Hall, Lu Qingyun lowered his head and looked at the exquisitely sculpted little girl before him, delicate as a porcelain doll.

Then he raised his head, looked at Tenth Elder Lu Feichen and Seventeenth Elder Lu Changming, and tilted his head as he asked.

"Ahem, Qingyun." Lu Changming pulled Lu Qingyun aside. After setting up a barrier, he said in a low voice, "You know the condition she gave. The problem is, among the younger generation, those nine are still in the Ancestral Land. Outside, only you and Lu Ling remain..."

"Then let Lu Ling go. It's not as though our Lu Family can't obtain a Yin-Yang Fruit. Her temperament is quite suited to becoming a male body anyway."

Lu Qingyun said this as though it were only natural.

But to his surprise, Lu Changming said regretfully, "We sent her already. Lu Ling couldn't beat her. Under the suppression of her blood and vitality, she was slapped unconscious. She probably hasn't even woken up yet. That's precisely why Old Ten came to find me and asked you to make a move."

"Otherwise, we can only go into the Ancestral Land and ask the Ancestor for someone. We could get one, but among those nine, not many can defeat this Ling Mu. The Supreme Hegemon Body is simply too overpowered. When their cultivation progress is roughly equal in the early stages, there is practically no one who can suppress her!"

"Rather than expose those people in the Ancestral Land, wouldn't it be better for you to go and take her in? Can you do it?"

"I see..." Lu Qingyun hesitated for a moment, then decisively shook his head and said with utmost solemnity, "Of course not! There is only the Great Dao in my heart, no feminine charms! I can do without this Dao Companion!"

Hearing that, Lu Changming looked at Lu Qingyun's still undeveloped little frame, opened his mouth, and found himself unable to come up with any rebuttal.

Because at Lu Qingyun's age, there really were no feminine charms in his heart!

Nor did he have the ability...