"Are they really better than my daughter? You had best think this through. As you said, my husband and I do not have much lifespan left. If you marry Ling'er, the Star Palace's vast holdings will all be yours someday!" Wen Qing's expression stiffened. Then she drew a deep breath and dangled a grand promise before Xiao Yu.
"Heh, what use are vast holdings if you cannot reach Deity Transformation?" Xiao Yu scoffed.
"You... hmph!" Ling Xiaofeng had no answer to that. Was that not precisely their situation? They had commanded most of the Chaotic Star Sea's resources for centuries, yet they still could not reach Deity Transformation.
"Hehe, you certainly have lofty ambitions, fellow Daoist. You have not even reached the late Nascent Soul stage, yet you are already dreaming of Deity Transformation." Wen Qing was so angry that she laughed.
"The late Nascent Soul stage is only a matter of time! You should know that I am only a little over two hundred years old. I still have plenty of time." Xiao Yu radiated confidence.
Once he entered Fallen Devil Bone, found Spirit Candle Fruit to refine Creation Pills, and located Spirit Mist Garden, breaking through to the late Nascent Soul stage would pose little difficulty.
"Then why did you provoke my daughter's feelings in the first place?" Ling Xiaofeng demanded, his face dark.
"I never said I would not marry her. But if you want me to give up my other women, I will not agree." Xiao Yu wore an expression that practically begged for a beating.
His words made anyone who heard them want to thrash him. Declaring before a woman's parents that he still wanted other women-was he not asking for trouble?
"My wife, this brat's greed knows no bounds. There is no need to