After discussing and settling his marriage engagement to the Heavenly Music Princess with Immortal Emperor Gao He, Liu Changxu did not linger. He took his leave.
However, Liu Changxu did not immediately set out for Cloudreach Mountain. Instead, he took his wives, Murong Xue and Murong Yue, to visit their ancestor, Murong Ke, at the Murong residence.
On the way, Liu Changxu told the two women about his marriage engagement to the Heavenly Music Princess.
Although the news left a bitter taste in their hearts, the two women obediently accepted this reality. Born into a great cultivation lineage, they understood full well that their husband was one of the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty's foremost experts, while they were merely insignificant Spirit Transformation cultivators. Aside from the Murong Lineage behind them, they themselves could offer their husband no support. His taking another wife had only been a matter of time.
When Liu Changxu gave them his assurances, they felt considerably more at ease.
When Liu Changxu met Murong Ke and told him the news, Murong Ke was not surprised either. He had long anticipated this day.
Murong Ke expressed no displeasure over Liu Changxu's marriage alliance with the imperial Gao clan. On the contrary, he congratulated him.
However, he also tactfully expressed his hope that Liu Changxu would continue to treat his great-great-granddaughters, Murong Xue and Murong Yue, well after marrying the Heavenly Music Princess. Liu Changxu naturally agreed without hesitation.
Next, Liu Changxu asked Murong Ke about the background of the mid-ninth-tier Thunder Bull on Cloudreach Mountain, lest killing it provoke a powerful enemy he could not handle.
Murong Ke thought for a moment, then could not help cautioning him:
"Yonghao, although you have now been granted the title of Cloudpeak Immortal King and awarded Cloudreach Mountain as your fief,