Chapter 279 The Eighth Fighting King Cui Yushou

This fighting king, who celebrates his birthday every year, is named Cui Yushou.

His ranking on the Sky Ranking is quite high, otherwise he wouldn't have the influence to host such an event.

Every year, a considerable number of powerful individuals attend the gathering, and everyone understands why he does this – it is actually closely related to his personal treasure.

Moreover, this Battle King is the only one among the top ten Battle Kings who has a huge harem and many children.

The details of the Battle Kings' deeds listed on the Sky Ranking are not all too specific, but now that the two new junior brothers have decided to accept the invitation, Lian Qiao and He Zong naturally have to tell them everything they know so that the two junior brothers can have a better understanding and avoid "falling into a trap".

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He Zong said, "King Cui Dou ranks eighth on the Sky Ranking, and his innate treasure is an ancient dragon soul."

—This is basic information; it's available on the Sky Ranking.

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan did not study it in detail, but they had glanced at it a few times.

Lian Qiao hesitated, but ultimately didn't interrupt, letting He Zong speak first.

He Zong was a little embarrassed. After touching his nose, he continued, "Dragons are the most lewd. Since he can be summoned by King Cui and is so compatible with him, then King Cui himself is actually... fond of women."

Lian Qiao pursed her lips again, clearly disliking Cui Douwang even though he was extremely powerful.

He chuckled twice and quickly finished speaking.

"The information about Cui Douwang's companion dragon soul has also been found out. In addition to having the instincts of most dragons, it is inherently cruel, fond of treasures, brave and fierce, and not stingy."

"Although Senior Sister Lian said that King Cui was only doing this to earn some gifts, in fact, if the invited Kings and others were willing to go, they would also send a teleportation talisman. Such talismans are quite valuable, far exceeding the value of gifts."

“You can also gain a lot of benefits from activities such as protecting yourself from falling stars and climbing rocks.”

“Cui Douwang was born into the Tianling Dynasty and was a member of the royal family. He was very wealthy.”

"The Heavenly Spirit Emperor was his direct ancestor..."

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The Heavenly Spirit Dynasty occupies a vast domain—the Heavenly Spirit Domain.

There are three powerful experts within the imperial court.

Two of the Heavenly Emperors are currently in long-term seclusion, while the current Heavenly Emperor has released one of his avatars to handle relevant matters.

The reason why the Heavenly Spirit Dynasty is named "Heavenly Spirit" is because when the cultivators of the Cui family summon their companion treasures, regardless of whether the ones with poor aptitude are good, the vast majority of the ones they summon are rare beast souls, and among these beast souls, the majority are those that can fly.

For example, dragons, phoenixes, luan birds, and roc birds.

Among them, the most powerful ones that are summoned are often dragon souls.

Therefore, in each generation, the strongest fighters are often those born with the Dragon Soul.

The generation that Choi Woo-soo lived in was the strongest of them all.

He had held the eighth position on the Sky Ranking for several years, and his ranking had never fallen during that time, although there had been fluctuations in his ranking. Although he had never made it into the top five, the sixth and seventh ranked Dou Wangs could not be said to be in a position to definitely surpass him. Even now that Wu Shaogan had suddenly appeared in third place, he should have been ranked ninth, but when the rankings came out, he still ended up in eighth place.

The name "Shattered Rock Mountain" sounds ordinary, but it is actually a small, secret realm that can be opened and closed at will.

Cui Yushou did not have ownership of the small secret realm, but the Heavenly Spirit Dynasty rewarded him with the right to use it after he entered the top ten of the Sky Ranking.

Cui Yushou can open it once a year, and anyone can enter the secret realm with his permission.

Cui Yushou chose to hold his "grand birthday" celebration in a small secret realm, inviting young powerhouses from all directions to be his guests.

He started holding a "birthday banquet" as soon as he entered the top ten of the Sky Ranking, and has held it four times so far, and is now holding his fifth.

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When Zhong Cai heard this, she suddenly realized something.

"This trip will likely allow me to meet many of the top-ranked Fighting Kings and have more interactions with them?"

He Zong said, "Before King Cui held his birthday banquet, the many Kings actually rarely gathered together, but in recent years, the sparring among the many Kings has indeed become more frequent."

At this moment, he looked at Lian Qiao and shook his head slightly—Lian Qiao's words to Cui Douwang were merely sarcastic, but they would mislead his two junior brothers.

Lian Qiao, who had been keeping a straight face, finally sighed and revealed the real reason why she disliked Cui Yushou.

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Martial arts cultivators like them probably don't care much about each other's private lives; what they value most is each other's fighting prowess.

Cui Yushou's combat power is extremely high. Even if he marries many concubines, what does it have to do with Lian Qiao? She doesn't agree with this lifestyle and doesn't do it herself, that's fine. There are so many powerful people in the world who like beautiful women, does she have to find fault with them all?

Zhong Cai hadn't really cared about this before, but since his two senior brothers and sisters brought it up, he listened attentively.

Lian Qiao said, "My cousin, who is very close to me, is good at alchemy and originally had the ability to enter the Lingxian Sect. However, he met Cui Douwang on his way here and was deceived by his sweet words, so he became his servant."

Zhong Cai was taken aback: "Cousin...serving the emperor?"

Lian Qiao took a deep breath, her face grim: "Prince Cui Dou is the 'Heavenly Spirit Crown Prince' of this generation. In the harem, there are one principal wife or principal consort with official rank, two secondary wives or secondary consorts, six concubines or concubines, ten concubine ladies or attendants, and no limit on the number of beauties."

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Zhong Cai understood.

The "Servant of the Emperor" is the fourth rank among all male concubines, only slightly higher in rank than the most common beauties. In Cui Yushou's harem, she probably didn't have a very high status.

If that young master Lian joins the Lingxian Sect, with the support of his cousin Lian Qiao from the War God Hall, he should be able to enter the inner sect very quickly.

Moreover, Lianqiao herself is competing for the Sky Ranking and is one of the disciples of the Nineteenth Palace Master. She has her own connections and can choose an elder for her cousin to become his disciple. Even if he can only be registered as a disciple for the time being and cannot become the other party's true disciple, his alchemy skills will definitely improve quickly under the influence of his surroundings. Perhaps one day he will pass the test and become the elder's true disciple.

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Lian Qiao closed her eyes and said, "My cousin has lost his mind! But he's young and hasn't experienced much of the world. The real culprit is that vain Prince Cui! I should have gone to pick him up myself!"

Zhong Cai blinked.

King Cui was fond of hunting for beautiful women, and the young master must have been quite handsome, which is why he took a liking to him.

At that time, Prince Cui Dou was already ranked eighth on the list. Judging from the images on the Sky Ranking, he was an exceptionally handsome man, worthy of admiration. Given his simple nature, it's understandable that Young Master Lian, who wasn't solely devoted to women, couldn't resist such advances.

He Zong touched his nose again and said, "That was three years ago. At that time, Senior Sister Lian was in seclusion honing a secret technique. Young Master Lian didn't come alone either; he had several powerful family members accompanying him for protection."

Zhong Cai asked curiously, "Since there are people around, are you just going to let it go like this?"

Lian Qiao was furious just thinking about it, practically gritting her teeth: "Of course we tried to stop them, but my cousin and Prince Cui were truly 'inseparable.' After all the trouble, Prince Cui actually managed to kidnap my cousin!"

Zhong Cai: "..."

Just thinking about that scene makes it seem like something out of a TV drama... How should I describe it, the romance of "love"?

But surely they wouldn't just kidnap him like that? Even if they did kidnap him, didn't the Lian family react afterwards?

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Lian Qiao didn't continue speaking. She opened her mouth, then closed it again, feeling somewhat aggrieved.

He Zong sighed softly and patted Lian Qiao's shoulder, offering his comfort.

Zhong Cai understood somewhat.

This "kidnapping" story is likely exaggerated, as even the family didn't react much afterward.

Moreover, even if Lian Qiao was furious, she was still more frustrated than angry... So, perhaps even the young master didn't really follow Prince Cui Dou just because of love.

Even if Young Master Lian is love-struck, surely his protectors can use their brains? Prince Cui is not the kind of person who forces others to do things against their will. If the Lian family really strongly opposes it, Prince Cui probably won't "forcibly" take him away.

Young Master Lian's cultivation level is probably only between the Enlightenment and Illumination stages, and his talent in alchemy is unlikely to be exceptionally outstanding.

Therefore, even if he enters the Lingxian Sect, he will have to endure a period of time before he can enter the inner sect. Moreover, the Lingxian Sect is full of talented alchemists, so whether he becomes an inner sect disciple or a disciple of an elder, he will hardly receive the greatest attention.

Following Prince Cui Dou, as long as his alchemy skills aren't lacking, Prince Cui Dou should be better at cultivating his own consort than outsiders. Prince Cui Dou is ranked eighth on the list and is also a member of the royal family, so the chances of him dying young are very small. Therefore, it's a certainty that he will at least reach the level of invincible Nirvana... Although even the young master is only in the fourth tier of concubines, there are only nineteen concubines in the first four tiers combined. Once he finishes refining the elixir, he can continue to climb higher.

In the Lingxian Sect, many resources require him to make his best efforts to exchange for them. However, if he were by Cui Douwang's side, with his dragon soul, he would not neglect his wives and concubines who had official titles. He would also not be stingy with the resources and benefits he had if his wives and concubines needed them.

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Putting aside the unpleasant matter, Lian Qiao said seriously and in a normal tone, "King Zhong Dan, Junior Brother Wu, as long as you infuse your profound energy into the invitation, the Heavenly Spirit Dynasty will react, and someone will send a teleportation talisman over."

Zhong Cai smiled and said, "We understand."

Lianqiao then asked Zhong Cai, "Is there any Caixia Dan left in stock?"

Zhong Cai casually took out two bottles, placed them on the table, and said, "Two pills in each bottle."

Lianqiao reached out to take it.

He Zong quickly grabbed a bottle as well.

Lianqiao: "..."

He Zong laughed and said, "Naturally, one bottle for each person."

Lian Qiao rolled her eyes at He Zong, then took out another sum of Xuanzhu to pay the bill.

The same applies to the alliance.

Both of them were fascinated by the Rainbow Pill.

Because the Rainbow Pill is indeed much more effective than any known recovery/healing pill.

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As for its specific advantages... well, that depends on the overall picture.

There are many recovery pills, and their effects are very similar, but most of them will bring varying degrees of pain while restoring health.

This is normal. After all, the Fusion Realm is a very special realm. The entire process of fusing the soul is inherently painful. Even if one takes pills to relieve the pain, taking other pills to repair the body will affect the efficacy of the painkillers to some extent, causing the soul to ooze out pain... or there may be other reactions, such as the body's own "recovery pain".

There are some that don't hurt—but they are few in number and often very difficult to refine, so there aren't many alchemists who can refine them.

In addition, most of the recovery pills for the Fusion Realm have only a single effect.

Because of the soul fusion at this stage, in order to restore the physical body and relieve the fatigue of the primordial soul and spirit, the control of the medicinal properties must be very precise, so as to avoid the medicinal properties becoming unbalanced and affecting the primordial soul instead.

Therefore, most cultivators who practice fusion take one type of pill to restore their body, and then take other pills to repair other discomforts—which naturally takes longer.

Those rare, compound-effect pills almost always cause pain to the cultivator. Some of the pain is very minor, but it will weaken the medicinal effect to some extent. However, it is still better than taking multiple pills to recover, and it takes less time.

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Caixia Dan has both advantages and almost no disadvantages.

Painless, efficient, and takes the shortest time.

Yes, for the same recovery/healing effect, Rainbow Pill takes the shortest time to activate.

Why is it said that it has "almost" no flaws...?

The reason remains the same as always.

It is difficult to refine.

With such good results already, it would be too unbalanced to try and make it so easily.

Currently, many alchemists buy images of alchemy formulas, but less than 10% of them actually learn them.