destiny eternal calamity

Chapter 160 Choice

Li Wei ran around the square a few times, only briefly reviewing the Great Mi Luo Step, before stopping to finish his practice.

He had been using this footwork technique while traveling for the past few days and was making rapid progress.

However, to break through in this kind of skill-based technique that relies on technique rather than comprehension, one still needs to use it more often, rather than just practice and pondering.

Seeing that the female disciples in the square were all looking at him, he didn't want to just turn around and leave, so he walked towards them.

"Good morning, Your Highness!"

Yan Ruyu took the lead in greeting, and the other disciples also realized what was happening and followed suit.

Li Wei couldn't help but take a closer look at Yan Ruyu, and Gu Meng, who was equally outstanding beside her.

Logically speaking, inner disciples like them, who have already reached the Divine Treasury cultivation level, don't really need to train their external skills.

Generally, when they reach this stage of cultivation, they are in seclusion to refine their internal organs.

Long Bilin usually stays indoors all the time, especially after fasting, when she even abstains from food and drink, so she doesn't need to go out at all.

His encounter with the two people yesterday was likely accidental, but his reunion today is unlikely to be an accident either.

Sure enough, before he could speak, Gu Meng took the initiative to come out.

Li Wei sensed that her expression was somewhat unnatural, but her eyes were very firm.

"Your Highness, I am Gu Meng. Yesterday, I was blind and misunderstood you as someone impersonating the Holy Son. My words were offensive, and I beg your forgiveness!"

Listening to her slightly trembling voice, Li Wei felt that she must have struggled internally for a long time before deciding to apologize.

"It's alright. My sudden appearance as a holy son is suspicious to begin with."

Li Wei smiled and said.

He didn't find the woman repulsive; she was just a bit too arrogant and habitually questioned others.

This is a very common personality flaw, or rather, it may not be a flaw, but rather a personality trait.

People with this kind of personality tend to have a higher chance of success.

Because they are more confident in themselves.

Of course, if they fail, they fall harder than ordinary people.

"Are you two both preparing to become saintesses?" Li Wei asked, pointing at Gu Meng and Yan Ruyu.

"Yes, Your Highness, my name is Yan Ruyu, and Senior Sister Gu and I are both prospective Holy Maidens."

Yan Ruyu, having been called upon by Li Wei, stepped forward and spoke.

The other disciples looked on with envy at being chosen by Li Wei, but not many did.

Because I've gotten used to it.

The two women were the most outstanding female disciples of the Yin branch of the Kongsang sect in this generation, and they had always surpassed their peers since childhood.

Originally, there were more than a dozen disciples who practiced the Holy Maiden's lineage of methods, but because of the excellence of the two, the other disciples gave up on their own initiative.

Only the two of them remained to compete in the final battle, but unexpectedly, Yan Xueshang, who had just arrived, stole their home.

Looking at the two women, Li Wei felt that although they were already very outstanding, they were still no match for Senior Sister Yan.

Moreover, if Senior Sister Yan doesn't become a saintess, how can she and him live happily ever after?

However, directly advising these two to give up would make him seem condescending and unreasonable.

Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you. He was looked down upon by Gu Meng yesterday, so how could he do the same thing today?

With a thought, he sealed his and the two women's voices with the power of heaven and earth, then asked, "There can only be one Saintess. Have you, the prospective Saintesses, considered the possibility of failing in your bid for the position?"

Li Wei asked a very direct question.

The main reason is that he is the Holy Son, and his status in the Kongsang Sect is equivalent to that of the sect leader. He also doesn't have the same idol baggage as Shang Xueyan, so he doesn't need to beat around the bush with them.

"Of course, from the moment I decided to embark on this path, I have been terrified of it every single moment."

Yan Ruyu said with a wry smile.

"Senior Sister Gu and I are too deeply involved to change our paths. Whoever advances to the Heavenly Mandate and comprehends supernatural powers first among the two of us and that Junior Sister Yan will be the next Holy Maiden."

"The losers, having lost the blessing of their sect's fortune and having been defeated in a direct confrontation, will almost certainly never be able to break through their destiny again in this lifetime."

"Sect's fortune?" Li Wei heard a term that piqued his interest.

"That's right, the sect's fortune. The path that the Holy Maiden cultivates is only possible for our Kongsang Sect to produce cultivators above the Heavenly Mandate level. This must be due to the protection of the sect's fortune. Other sects also have similar phenomena."

Li Wei was speechless upon hearing this.

These powerful clans and sects have all started to monopolize the path of cultivation.

Li Wei, after all, had a celestial wife who knew many secrets.

He guessed that the founders of these sects must have used some means to deeply bind those paths of cultivation to their own sects.

Logically speaking, to achieve this effect, those patriarchs should at least have the cultivation level of an Immortal Venerable.

However, the Kongsang Sect was established only five thousand years ago. By then, the heavenly calamity had already descended upon the mortal realm, and the substances for longevity should have been exhausted.

How did those patriarchs manage to cultivate to the level of Immortal Venerable while enduring heavenly tribulations?

Do they also have cheat codes?

Li Wei was somewhat confused.

He felt that the world was more complex and mysterious than he had imagined.

"If you are not chosen as the Holy Maiden, have you thought about what you will do afterward?"

Li Wei asked carefully.

"What else can she do? She can't even break through the Heavenly Mandate, so of course she has to get married, either for family alliances or to recruit high-level cultivators."

Yan Ruyu said with a sorrowful expression.

Gu Meng, who was standing to the side, also looked very unwilling upon hearing this.

Upon hearing this, Li Wei recalled some tidbits of knowledge about the Kongsang School that he had learned from Aunt Yaoyue:

After thousands of years of development, the Kongsang School is not like the Xuan Nu School, which advocates against marriage and childlessness, and therefore countless dependent families have long been born.

Among them, the Yun family, Yan family, Gu family, and Sang family are the most prominent.

For example, his cheap master Shang Xueyan's master came from the Sang family, and the rescue target Yun Mingyu was the previous head of the Yun family.

The two women in front of me are clearly the daughters of the Yan and Gu families.

Li Wei was not surprised to see that they were extremely resistant to marriage.

After all, those who can choose the path of preparing to become a saintess must be people with outstanding talent and proud personality.

Whether for the purpose of marriage alliances or to recruit powerful men, they would inevitably have to be devoted wives and mothers after marriage, leaving them with no room for personal development.

Moreover, marriages formed through political alliances or by taking a son-in-law are unlikely to involve the rare element of love.

It's normal for them to resist.

"I know my senior sister Yan quite well; the two of you are definitely no match for her."

Li Wei stated it bluntly.

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the two women's reactions.

Yan Ruyu seemed to have suffered a major blow, and her expression became even more sorrowful.

Gu Meng's expression showed some dissatisfaction, clearly indicating that she did not believe Li Wei's words and felt that she still had hope.

"Actually, besides getting married, you have another option after you fail to be chosen. As the Holy Son, I happen to be short of people under my command."

Li Wei said slowly and deliberately.

It wasn't that he was lustful at first sight; he just felt a little sorry that these two talented women had just met the even more gifted Senior Sister Yan.

So I wanted to show them the right path.

Moreover, after learning about the general situation of the Kongsang Sect, he felt that as the Holy Son, he did need a proxy in the Kongsang Sect, and these two proud women with powerful family backgrounds were obviously the right candidates.