The Great Ruler: Starting as the Ancient Buddha Clan's Young Master
Chapter 32

Boundless Golden Body

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Futu Yun had run away from his arranged marriage,

But it could not really be considered running away. At least he had handled it more decently than Qing Yanjing had back then.

Back then, Qing Yanjing had eloped and gone off with someone else, brutally trampling the Maha Ancient Clan's dignity into the dirt,

But Futu Yun had not refused his engagement with Wen Qingxuan. He had merely tactfully stated that he wanted to go out and seek opportunities.

In any case, the engagement was not urgent, and the Wen Family's influence was far inferior to that of the Pagoda Ancient Clan,

This engagement was essentially meant to ease relations with the other four clans among the Five Great Academies,

Even a merely nominal engagement had already achieved that purpose.

Moreover, the Pagoda Ancient Clan's decision-maker, First Elder Futu Xuan, had never really approved of this engagement,

He simply had not spoken up to reject it,

Thus, when Futu Yun "ran away from the marriage," he went along with it and tacitly allowed it.

At that moment, inside the Ancestral Pagoda, Qing Yanjing was curled up and panting, her face flushed crimson.

The scene just now was definitely a nightmare she would never forget for the rest of her life.

She had actually sunk to such depths with a junior while being suppressed within the Ancestral Pagoda.

Futu Yun was secretly musing as well: His foundation was growing stronger and stronger.

Back when he was still at the Spirit Movement Stage, merely replenishing himself once had allowed him to rely on Qing Yanjing's power to break through to the peak of the Spirit Movement Stage;

But now, he was already at the Peak Divine Soul Stage,

Although replenishing himself once or twice could still bring considerable improvement, it had long since ceased to satisfy his needs,

Instead, his physical body had been the first to reach its limit.

"Looks like I need to find a body-refining Spiritual Art." Futu Yun muttered to himself.

The Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy's Thunder God Body was fairly decent in the original story, but in his eyes now, it was completely unremarkable.

The Pagoda Ancient Clan's own specialty was not body refinement either,

Although the clan possessed body-refining Spiritual Arts, none of them were worthy of his attention.

Just then, a knock came from outside the door.

"Come in!" Futu Yun frowned. Who would come disturb him at a time like this?

The first person to enter was a beautiful palace-robed woman with exquisite features and an air of mature charm,

She smiled at Futu Yun and asked softly, her red lips parting slightly, "Young Clan Leader, did you rest well last night?"

"Not bad." Futu Yun nodded slightly.

The beautiful woman stepped forward to the bedside and gave a graceful curtsy:

"Young Clan Leader, I was sent by the First Elder to serve you. You may call me Qing Xuan."

"Qing Xuan?" Only then did Futu Yun realize that the person before him was a Heavenly Sovereign and Qing Yanjing's biological elder sister,

She had originally been one of the elders of the Qing Lineage of the Pagoda Ancient Clan.

But why would a dignified Heavenly Sovereign come here and call herself a servant?

Even a Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign would not receive such treatment, would they?

"And this girl." Qing Xuan beckoned, and a young woman immediately stepped out from behind her.

Her white clothes were whiter than snow, her dark brows and almond-shaped eyes striking, and her tall, slender figure outlined an astonishingly alluring curve.

Yet unlike her sexy, fiery figure, her pretty face was icy cold,

A chilly aura radiated from her body, making her resemble an iceberg that kept everyone at a distance.

Perhaps precisely because of this temperament, a Seal had been carved between her brows,

Futu Yun recognized it as the brand placed on anyone made a "slave" by the Pagoda Ancient Clan.

Even the cauldrons who cultivated the Yin Scroll of the Great Pagoda Art were, in the end, merely "attendants,"

One could imagine what status a "slave" held within the Pagoda Ancient Clan.

Futu Yun knew this person as well,

She was the former Young Clan Leader of the Qing Lineage, Qing Shuang.

Qing Xuan continued with a smile, "From now on, all of the Young Clan Leader's daily affairs will be handled by us servants."

"Sorry for the trouble." Futu Yun responded indifferently.

"It is only right." A blush suddenly appeared on Qing Xuan's face,

"The First Elder also said that we servants must satisfy any request the Young Clan Leader has!"

"Any request?" Futu Yun's heart stirred as he caught the hidden meaning in her words.

Qing Shuang's gaze also shifted slightly, and she did not dare meet Futu Yun's eyes. A trace of nervousness showed on her face.

Futu Yun's implementation of the Favor-Granting Decree had been highly effective, and the Xuan Branch and Mo Branch had both been dismantled.

Although the various branches still maintained contact, they had already become competitors.

Before the Favor-Granting Decree was implemented, the Qing Lineage had already been designated a criminal lineage under the suppression of the Xuan and Mo Branches,

Someone had to bear that guilt.

The true culprit had originally been Qing Yanjing,

But as a Saint-Grade Spiritual Array Grandmaster, there was no way the Pagoda Ancient Clan could truly do anything to her,

Thus, Qing Yanjing's elder sister, Qing Xuan, had to shoulder the blame;

Even the former Young Clan Leader of the Qing Lineage, Qing Shuang, had to take responsibility, despite this being an undeserved disaster for her.

Qing Shuang had originally possessed the greatest talent among the younger generation of the Qing Lineage,

Even across the entire Pagoda Ancient Clan, her talent was second only to that of Futu Yun, Xuan Luo, and Mo Xin,

Yet now, she could only become a criminal's slave.

It was precisely because Qing Xuan and Qing Shuang had borne the blame that the rest of the Qing Lineage had been spared punishment,

Under the Favor-Granting Decree, they had been split into numerous branches.

In fact, Qing Shuang was not the only one. A "slave" Seal had also been placed on Qing Xuan,

She had merely concealed the brand through her Heavenly Sovereign cultivation.

But the brand could only be hidden temporarily; there was no way to erase it completely.

Moreover, Qing Xuan was a dignified Heavenly Sovereign who had willingly humbled herself to become a servant,

She had done so to help reduce the punishment imposed on her younger sister Qing Yanjing, so that Qing Yanjing could be released from the Ancestral Pagoda sooner;

The First Elder was rigid and difficult to persuade, but Young Clan Leader Futu Yun was somewhat more accommodating.

Thinking of this, she swayed her hips and gracefully approached,

Carrying a mature and elegant charm, she walked to the bedside without the slightest hesitation and knelt behind Futu Yun.

She extended her two fair, tender hands, supported Futu Yun's head, and began gently massaging it.

"The Young Clan Leader is wholeheartedly pursuing greater strength, but you must also take good care of your body." Qing Xuan's breath was sweet as orchids,

Her small hands massaged in rhythm, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, sometimes firm and sometimes gentle.

A light, floating sensation spread through him. Qing Xuan's slender fingers seemed to possess some miraculous power,

Wherever her fingertips passed, they dispelled all the fatigue from his body and mind, causing him to relax involuntarily and feel incomparably comfortable.

Futu Yun remained perfectly composed as well, closing his eyes and enjoying the intoxicating comfort.

He had never been a pretentious person,

Futu Xuan had sent Qing Xuan and Qing Shuang to serve him,

And had even explicitly said that they were to satisfy any request he made. How could he fail to see that this was Futu Xuan's compensation?

After all, his engagement with Wen Qingxuan this time had genuinely meant being sold out by the Pagoda Ancient Clan.

As long as he wished, he could do whatever he wanted to Qing Xuan and Qing Shuang.

Qing Shuang had once been the Young Clan Leader of the Qing Lineage, and combined with her temperament, she could not bring herself to lower her pride. Futu Yun did not force her either.

But now that the beautiful Qing Xuan had taken the initiative to serve him, Futu Yun naturally had no reason to refuse,

Refusing would instead make him seem guilty and affected.

Moreover, being this relaxed made it easier to think,

Futu Yun quickly settled on his next goal: "The Greatlaw Golden Pool!"

He remembered that there was a Greatlaw Golden Pool in the Greatlaw Domain, possessing miraculous power that could make a Supreme Dharma Body more perfect,

If his opportunity was sufficient, it might even allow his Supreme Dharma Body to cultivate Boundless Golden Light.

Although Futu Yun himself did not possess a Supreme Dharma Body,

By relying on his compatibility with the Primordial Dharma Body's Endless Light Body, he could completely refine his own physical body into half a Dharmakaya,

Then, if he cultivated Boundless Golden Light as well, would his physical body not be equivalent to a true Supreme Dharma Body?

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