Chapter 492 - 491: Drunken Beauty

Li Lingyin wanted to visit Chen Tang City and see the Zhenyuan Tower. Naturally, Li Jing would not object to it.

On one hand, he was quite idle at the moment. On the other hand, even though there were no formal contracts or documents, he had promised Li Lingyin during his stay in Beilang City that her name could be associated with Chen Tang City.

Strictly speaking,

Li Lingyin was half a resident of Chen Tang City.

She could visit Chen Tang City at any time she wanted.

After he agreed, Li Jing immediately tore through space and took her back to Chen Tang City with him.

The rule of space was indeed convenient.

Arriving at Chen Tang City in an instant, Li Lingyin was slightly shocked by the scene before her eyes.

She looked around and then turned her head towards him.

"Your move is really not small, such a large floating palace complex. Each building carries the rules of gravity, space, and time. If I’m not mistaken, this was not created by you, but by some incredibly powerful Venerable?"

In response to her words, Li Jing didn’t deny it, but laughed and said.

"I just stepped into the Tenth Realm, how could I have the ability to create such a palace complex?"

As he spoke, he continued.

"Your judgment is quite sharp, this Sky City is what I happened to obtain in a Secret Realm Space before my ascension. They were created by a Deceiver who attempted to steal from the Heavens. His luck was not that great, he encountered me at the critical moment."

"..."

Li Lingyin.

He didn’t treat her as an outsider.

He told her everything, and she was happy about it.

However, the amount of information was a bit too much to take in suddenly.

A Deceiver.

This was not something anyone could be called.

Not every Deceiver necessarily attained the Venerable Realm.

The words "cheating the heavens" mainly refer to deceiving the Heavenly Path.

Generally speaking, it refers to acts of secretly doing things against the order of the world under the premise of concealing the Will of Heaven, even if these actions could harm the normal operation of the Universe.

The bar for this is relatively low.

For example, according to the rule that beings above the Seventh Realm cannot set foot in Blue Star, if a being managed to invade Blue Star while completely evading the perception of the Will of Heaven, any activities they conducted on Blue Star would be considered deceiving the heavens.

However, when it comes to stealing from the heavens, the definition is different.

A Deceiver who has the ability to steal from the heavens not only has the extreme audacity and arrogance, but also must be a standout in the Venerable Realm or possibly even higher.

Such a person was encountered by Li Jing?

Li Lingyin had seen neither a real Deceiver nor a Deceiver who tried to steal from the heavens, even though she had ascended for so many years.

What’s most astonishing is.

From Li Jing’s words...

It seemed like he had spoiled the Deceiver’s good deeds and even killed him, claiming the floating palace complex for himself.

He...

Could actually accomplish such a thing?

Li Lingyin was shocked.

If it were someone else, she would certainly think that they were bragging.

But before her eyes.

Was someone who had the ability to tear apart a Twelfth Realm cultivator with only a Tenth Realm cultivation...

Not only that.

He also held a Taoist Artifact, which even those in the Venerable Realm rarely possessed.

It seems quite possible that he had indeed killed a Deceiver who had the ability to steal from the heavens...

She glanced at Li Jing’s indifferent expression as if he was speaking about something commonplace. Li Lingyin silently opened her mouth, suppressing her curiosity.

When it comes to the Will of Heaven.

This situation was quite sensitive.

It’s better not to ask too many questions for no reason.

Every time she asked, it just gave Li Jing another chance to show off in front of her. Why bother?

Looking at the nearby Zhenyuan Tower, Li Lingyin’s eyes were full of admiration.

As a contender at the peak of the Twelfth Realm, her vision was not average.

In an instant, she saw that the Zhenyuan Tower was in a greatly weakened state. Originally, it should have been a Taoist Artifact, but due to some damage, it had fallen to the level of a half-step Taoist artifact.

While she was examining the Zhenyuan Tower, Li Jing started to speak.

"By the way, this Zhenyuan Tower was the pseudo-artifact of that Deceiver, and now it belongs to me."

"..."

Li Lingyin.

She had noticed that the Zhenyuan Tower was currently unowned.

But Li Jing’s explanation was a bit startling for her.

So.

Not only did Li Jing steal someone’s floating palace complex, but he also stole their Taoist artifact?

This... is a bit...

Even if the Eastern Emperor Donghua came, I’m afraid he might not be able to accomplish the same.

It must be known.

An artifact is not something you can claim as yours just by saying so. The other party won’t just watch you take their artifact. If they can’t do anything about it, they might just detonate it in place, which would definitely give you a hard time.

Who could withstand the explosion of a Taoist Artifact?

There was only one possibility as to how Li Jing was able to steal the artifact; he didn’t give the other party a real chance to fight back and instantly killed or crushed them.

Barely looking at someone, Li Lingyin really wanted to ask how he did it but eventually didn’t. At the same time, she had many thoughts in her mind.

She found it strange when she had previously assisted Li Jing in applying to return to the Donghua Immortal Palace.

He seemed surprised to hear that the Eastern Emperor Donghua had given instructions in advance. He clearly didn’t know the Emperor and was not a relative. Why did the Eastern Emperor know about the existence of Chen Tang City and even specifically instructed to take care of it?

Now, she had some understanding.

The person before her eyes appeared to be only in the Tenth Realm, but in fact, had the ability to touch the sky and the earth, which was enough to compare to a Venerable or even an Emperor!

Presumably, when he ascended to the Immortal Realm, the Eastern Emperor Donghua had already seen his extraordinary potential.

Thinking about this, Li Lingyin couldn’t help but feel a bit foolish.

When she had confirmed that Li Jing was from Earth and had left on the same day as she did, she had decided to look after him more, regardless of whether his cross-border travel had anything to do with her.

Looking at it now.

This intention was simply a joke!

Li Lingyin didn’t know that Li Jing possessed the Little Universe, or that he had killed the Deceiver by coincidence.

If she knew, she would have been even more shocked.

Even though it was by chance.

This method was even more shocking than properly killing a Deceiver who possessed the ability to steal from the heavens.

Meanwhile.

Li Jing looked at Li Lingyin, who was looking at him with a wooden face, and realized he might have shown off a bit too much.

It wasn’t that he intentionally wanted to show off, but that he just couldn’t help himself.

As they were both from Earth, he didn’t feel any need to be defensive towards Li Lingyin, and rather wanted to be closer to her.

Apart from her personality being good and easy to get along with.

She was the only "fellow townsman" from Earth he had met so far.

Without even realizing it, he was drawn in...

With a sheepish grin, Li Jing said,

"It was pure luck back then. I happened to encounter the Deceiving-the-Heavens being during its crucial moment of thieving heaven. If it wasn’t for that, I wouldn’t have been able to disrupt its plans."

With that, he pulled Li Lingyin to his side, and with a flicker, they entered Zhenyuan Tower and arrived at the top level having fastest time flow.

Following that, over five hundred little Ancient God’s Descendants who were chit-chatting leisurely or napping entered Li Lingyin’s view.

Upon seeing such an amusing and peculiar legion of non-human little soldiers, Li Lingyin paused for a moment.

On the other hand,

The non-human platoon also paused when they saw Li Jing bring a beautiful lady.

Quan Chang and Ping Rui, who were mingling in the crowd, stood up and bowed.

"Greetings to the Master."

Quan Chang and Ping Rui were quite familiar with Li Jing.

Both of them were considerate and stepped forward to set an example when a guest arrived.

The other Descendants of the Ancient Gods were also quick-witted.

With the lead of the two, all the tiny beings, approximately 1.3 meters tall, stood up and bowed in unison.

"Greetings to the Master."

After following Li Jing for over half a year, they had learned the common language of the Longyu.

Just like that,

Li Jing, facing the greetings from Descendants of the Ancient Gods, couldn’t help but laugh.

In their Chen Tang City, such formalities were not practiced.

He could see now, that both Quan Chang and Ping Rui were attempting to save face for him in front of an outsider.

"There’s no need for such formalities. Just be as relaxed as usual," he said casually.

"She is not an outsider. Her name is Li Lingyin, the Domain Lord of Cangming Realm. She will register her name in our Chen Tang City and from now on, she is one of us."

The moment he finished speaking, all the eyes from the horde of little Ancient God’s Descendants turned simultaneously onto Li Lingyin.

Other than Quan Chang and Ping Rui, nearly a hundred of the Descendants of the Ancient Gods had previously visited the neighboring Sects along with Liu Sisi and were already somewhat familiar with the Immortal Realm.

Considering that these little ones would soon wander outside, following their visits to the nearby Sects, Liu Sisi and her companions conscientiously explained the structure of the Immortal Realm to everyone.

A Domain Lord, that is a high-ranking figure.

The large area where Chen Tang City was located was all under her jurisdiction.

Everyone knew about Li Jing’s capabilities.

Quan Chang knew even more secrets.

But the fact that Li Jing had somehow lured the Domain Lord back after just one round was a little absurd.

Being stared at by over five hundred little non-human beings, Li Lingyin was a little uncomfortable.

She was used to being the center of attention.

Although usually no one was particularly interested in her as the ultimate wine lover, she was at least a beauty and carried the title of a Domain Lord.

Yet, the current attention was different from the ordinary, as she was facing over five hundred non-human little beings...

With a forced a smile, Li Lingyin raised her hand.

"Good afternoon, everyone."

The little ones glanced at each other and spoke in unison,

"Good afternoon, Domain Lord."

Following Li Jing, and subsequently interacting with Liu Sisi, Ya’er and the others, the Ancient God’s Descendants became much livelier and developed people skills.

Looking at this, Li Lingyin couldn’t help but smile.

The present scenario,

It would be inaccurate to say she had entered a nursery,

But it felt like she had run into a horde of elementary school students.

This left her at a loss.

Li Jing, being the "veteran", naturally knew how it felt facing the Descendants of Ancient Gods that had all stepped into the eighth realm now.

After Li Lingyin had met these main figures of the Chen Tang City and familiarized herself, he then led her downstairs to a floor with a relatively slower time flow, suitable for cultivation.

However, their timing was a bit off.

Originally, Li Jing intended to introduce Li Lingyin to Long Xu.

Nevertheless, at the moment both Long Xu and Old Man Zhaixing were meditating, and it was not the right time to disturb them.

Stopping in front of the closed doors of their quarters, Li Jing spoke,

"I’m sure Zhaixing Zi needs no introduction. The other one in there is a remnant soul I picked up from a Secret Realm, who has now become one of ours in the Chen Tang City. They’re currently meditating, so it’s not convenient to disturb. We can introduce you next time."

Upon hearing this, Li Lingyin nodded, and with a smile that could not be considered genuine, she asked,

"So, where are your pretty lady friends?"

"They’re not here at the moment."

Fed up, Li Jing replied,

"My two Taoist companions and a friend ran off to a newly opened blessed earth nearby and I don’t know when they’ll be back. Also, two others went shopping in the nearby city two days ago and they haven’t returned yet. They’re probably having a lot of fun."

Speaking of this, Li Jing smiled.

"You should come and visit often in the future and you’ll have a chance to meet them."

"Of course, I’ll definitely be visiting frequently," said Li Lingyin playfully as she hooked her arm around Li Jing’s and then asked,

"Good brother, can I have a room in this Zhenyuan Tower?"

Li Jing was dumbfounded.

Well, it wasn’t that he was dumbfounded.

After all, there was no problem with her request for a room.

The real key was that she was hanging onto his arm, with a pair of hopeful eyes, and the full sway of her figure provided quite a good view.

He was somewhat puzzled. Why was she behaving like this...

Asking for a room?

If she wanted to come, how could he refuse?

Looking at Li Lingyin, quite mystified, Li Jing said,

"You’re already registered in Chen Tang City, I’ll teach you the method to unlock the outer formation later and you’ll be free to come and go. As for having a room in Zhenyuan Tower there’s no such necessity, you can come here anytime. If you’re worried someone might disturb your cultivation, just hang a ’Do Not Disturb’ sign on your door and..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Lingyin coughed.

"I don’t desire a room for cultivating, rather for brewing wine."

"Brewing wine?" asked Li Jing, taken aback.

"Don’t you think the time flow speed in Zhenyuan Tower is ideal for producing vintage wines?"

Li Lingyin quickly responded with a sparkle in her eyes.

"..."

Li Jing was still in shock.

The Taoist artifact, he understood it.

However, the purpose of Li Lingyin’s practice...

Who among those who had ever visited the Yanyuan Tower did not attend for the purpose of cultivation?

But upon careful thought, Li Jing came to terms with it.

This person was not ordinary after all.

The act of brewing itself is a form of divine wine cultivation for her.

Li Jing, amused and shaking his head, asked.

"Do you want to set up a brewing space on this floor or...?"

Upon getting the clear implication of his intent, Li Lingyin’s eyes brightened and she responded earnestly.

"The time flow here is much slower, making it suitable for cultivation, I want the top floor."

"Alright."

Li Jing nodded, then spoke up.

"Zhenyuan, segregate an area at the top and make it into a closed compartment for Lingyin’s cellar."

Before his words even fully left his lips, Zhenyuan’s Spirit Weapon responded.

"It is already done."

Getting feedback, Li Jing turned with a smile.

"Let’s go upstairs and have a look."

"Yeah, yeah!"

Li Lingyin gave an excited nod, her excitement causing her to hang onto him like a limp noodle.

Upon seeing this, Li Jing surrendered and let her be.

It’s not like he, as a tough man, had anything to lose.

...

The top floor of the Zhenyuan Tower is where the time flows the fastest.

Originally, for the convenience of the Ancient God’s descendants, Li Jing asked the Zhenyuan Spirit Weapon to cancel all rooms and convert the area into a large flat surface, while bringing in many entertainment facilities from the outside.

Li Jing was very considerate in this respect.

The Ancient God’s descendants stayed here not for seclusion, but simply soaked in the atmosphere, enhancing their longevity.

Just staying in one place would naturally be boring.

Converting the area into a large flat floor facilitated their interactions.

The entertainment facilities were there to alleviate their boredom.

Like the response from the Zhenyuan Spirit Weapon.

He reconfigured a compartment for Li Lingyin’s cellar.

It seemed that the previous holder of the Zhenyuan Tower, the Deceiver of Heaven, also brewed in the tower. The Zhenyuan’s Spirit Weapon’s modifications didn’t merely consist of creating a space but rather a genuine brewing setup.

Li Lingyin, with Li Jing, came upstairs, beyond satisfied.

A moment ago, she was all over him, but now she briskly walked away. With lightning speed, she took one crock of wine after another from her storage space, moving ever so efficiently.

The postion she was in made it clear that she came to Chen Tang City just for this. Li Jing couldn’t help but smile without saying anything to disturb her.

After busying herself for a while, Li Lingyin, satisfied, stopped.

Gazing at the rows of wine crocks in the room, she turned with a smile.

"With the speed of time flow here, these preliminary brews will be ready in about half a month. However, for better flavor, it’s preferred to age them a bit longer. If you need to entertain guests here in Chen Tang City in the future, you can take some from here."

Li Jing, hearing this, raised an eyebrow.

Li Lingyin’s wine was really something.

"Sounds good."

Following his response, Li Jing said.

"Don’t worry, I won’t use up all your fine wines. I’ll tell you how much I take so you can replenish."

"Yes."

Li Lingyin complied, then took a plain jade vial, and began gulping from it.

Li Jing watching, was slightly taken aback.

Li Lingyin usually drank from a wine gourd.

What’s up with this jade vial?

And this flavor...

Why does it seem so familiar?

After a moment of surprise, Li Jing stared wide-eyed.

Christ!

She’s drinking the ambrosial jade potion!

And that way of drinking...

Without allowing himself more time to think, Li Jing quickly spoke up.

"Lingyin, you can’t drink ambrosial jade potion like that!"

No sooner had his words falled, Li Lingyin put down her vial and turned towards him, to flash him a bright smile.

"Don’t worry, I’ll be okay."

She continued.

"In the next few days, may I trouble you to keep an eye on me, to prevent me from doing anything strange and keep me from leaving the compartment as much as possible. With so many fine wines fermenting here with the sped-up time, it’s a huge advantage for me. With the chance to savor the ambrosial jade potion, there’s a chance I could reach the door of the Thirteenth Realm in these few days..."

Midway through speaking, Li Lingyin’s face bloomed into a rosy flush as she exclaimed.

"The ambrosial jade potion is really something! Other wines, however strong, wouldn’t affect me this quickly, it’s really strong!"

As she spoke, her gaze landed on him. She flashed him an infatuated smile, her eyes rolled back and she fell backwards.

"Bang!"

Li Lingyin crumpled onto the floor in a starfish position.

"..."

Li Jing.

Faced with this scene, he honestly didn’t know what to say.

Staying with Li Lingyin for a while didn’t bother him.

He didn’t have much to do recently and he had promised to accompany her to a banquet in six days.

But Li Lingyin’s move was way too sudden...

She drank so much of the ambrosial jade potion in one go, she was really ruthless.

Wasn’t she afraid she’d fall asleep and never wake up?

You should know.

If Li Jing was the one drinking, just a small sip would have him dazed for several days, this being with his stay on the fastest time flow floor of the Zhenyuan Tower.

If he were on a floor suitable for cultivation, he’d be dazed even longer.

Gazing at Li Lingyin, sprawled out on the floor in loose robes, with an occasional unsightly flash of underwear, Li Jing sat beside her with a bitter smile.

In this situation, he could only stay and keep her company.

Fortunately, his physical body hadn’t reached its limit, soaking here could help it evolve further.

Being careful not to offend Li Lingyin, he helped fix her loosened robe to prevent too much exposure and cause disturbance.

Li Jing then gently poked Li Lingyin’s mildly chubby cheek.

Hmm.

No reaction at all.

Completely drunk.

Li Langyin felt very safe around him.

Given her current state, there’s a good chance she wouldn’t notice even if he moved her around a hundred times.

With a light sigh, Li Jing was about to retract his hand.

Just then, Li Lingyin, who was still lying on the ground, seemed to animate with a dream. She lifted her hand and started moving it randomly, catching his large hand, which was just about to be retracted, shoving it casually under her clothes.

"..."

Li Jing.

Had he not confirmed that Li Lingyin was entirely unconscious, he would certainly have suspected her of pretending to be drunk and seducing him.

But here comes the problem...

What to do now?

Normally, Li Jing could have withdrawn his hand with a slight push.

But Li Lingyin is no ordinary cultivator.

She cultivates Divinity Taoist, emphasizing the unity of soul and body.

Even though her cultivation is not primarily focused on her physical body, her physical strength is extraordinarily powerful.

The sheer strength of her grip was comparable to those who primarily cultivate their physical bodies.

But that was secondary.

The real issue was that Li Lingyin, dreaming about who knows what, was clutching his hand to her chest as if she was afraid that someone would take it away.

The harder Li Jing tried to pull away, the tighter she held on.

Truth be told,

At this point, not only has he moved Li Lingyin entirely against himself, but his hand was also sandwiched in soft warmth that left him stunned. Dare he use more force?

Glancing at his surroundings, Li Jing pulled out seven top-grade Immortal Crystals and threw them towards the door, forming a simple Seven-Star Formation.

Given the current situation, all Li Jing could do was wait. Wait until Li Lingyin loosens her grip or until she dreams of something else so that he could retrieve his hand.

This situation could not be seen by others.

If word got to people like Liu Sisi, who knows what they would think — like he seducing a Domain Lord in just a few days.

...

In the blink of an eye.

Six days passed.

What frustrated Li Jing was that...

He was never able to retrieve his hand.

What was more frustrating was...

Li Lingyin might have been imagining his hand as a pig’s knuckle, for she not only held onto it but occasionally bent over, took a bite and chewed it like a snack.

Not only did she chew with mighty power, but she would occasionally give it a ’death shake’ as well.

Thanks to his tough skin and high tolerance, Li Jing’s arm hadn’t been incapacitated yet.

As the saying goes, ’With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes silk.’

And indeed, within six days, Li Lingyin had left one row of teeth marks after another on his resilient arm that could otherwise withstand Immortal Items.

Of course,

This was primarily because Li Jing did not deliberately use his internal strength to heal.

As six days has passed, today was already the day to attend the City Lord’s Banquet. However, Li Lingyin showed no signs of waking up, which made Li Jing frowned.

He thought,

He might have overestimated this girl...

If she doesn’t wake up, it might interfere with serious matters.

The banquet was secondary.

It doesn’t matter if he goes or not.

The important thing was that he still hadn’t handed over his Half-step Taoist Artifact...

Just as he was trying to wake Li Lingyin up, her eyes blinked open and she looked at him with clear eyes.

Caught off guard when their gazes met, Li Jing was struck dumb.

Li Lingyin, on the other hand, smiled at him.

"I hope I didn’t oversleep?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jing responded with a bitter smile.

"Can you let go of my hand before we talk?"

?

Li Lingyin looked puzzled, then suddenly realized that she was firmly clasping someone’s hand.

Li Lingyin was indeed unusual.

When she saw Li Jing’s hand tucked into her chest, she showed no sign of shyness.

Instead, the bite marks on his elbow made her lose some face. She coughed, let go of his hand, and then got up.

"Ahem, sorry. The potency of this fine wine was somewhat strong, I was dreaming about an endless feast with plenty of fine wine and an inexhaustible pig trotter, I..."

"Alright, enough explaining. I don’t want to hear it."

Li Jing waved his hand in a gesture of good humor, massaging his elbow and making the rows of bite marks disappear.

These bite marks, he originally planned to keep as evidence.

But since Li Lingyin woke up and didn’t care about him ’taking advantage’, there was no need for it.

Observing Li Jing’s strange expression, Li Lingyin laughed awkwardly.

"I will be more careful next time."

"..."

Li Jing.

Like this...

Next time?

Does she think that next time he might still be defending her!?

As he was left speechless, Li Lingyin looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze.

"You’re quite the gentleman. I’ve been letting you touch me and yet you didn’t do anything inappropriate?"

Li Jing stared blankly, speechless, and ask Li Lingyin.

"What did you want me to do?"

"Of course, I wouldn’t want you to do anything."

Li Lingyin laughed innocently, stood tall, and said firmly.

"Don’t let my appearance fool you. To this day, I’m still untouched and have never been touched by a man."

Li Jing was speechless, he sighed and murmured.

"Anyone who knows about your true nature wouldn’t even think about you. As for those who don’t know you, they wouldn’t dare to have any ideas about a city lord who cultivates Divinity Taoist and may go crazy at any moment."

"..."

Li Lingyin.

Li Jing’s words hurt her a bit.

Though the words were true,

Even Li Lingyin herself didn’t think of herself as a woman anymore, but to hear it so bluntly was a bit...

Feeling a bit unhappy, she pouts and gets ready to leave.

"Take me back to the Domain Lord Mansion. I need to bathe and change clothes. You should also change into something more decent. The people who are going to attend the City Lord’s Banquet today are of high status. This is your debut, don’t let others look down on you. We’ll meet at the Domain Lord Mansion at noon."

Li Jing nodded, tearing open a crack in space for her.

Now is not the time to argue with Li Lingyin.

Although there is still some time left,

But he should hurry and deliver the Half-step Taoist Artifact to Tong Xiaoxiao, and have her connect with the Phoenix Sun City Lord.

...