Chapter 621 - 298: Rising Tide True Inheritor

Chapter 621: Chapter 298: Rising Tide True Inheritor

As she spoke, Meng Qin suddenly paused and glanced cautiously at Chen Cheng.

"Continue," Chen Cheng smiled.

Meng Qin added, "Senior Brother Ke also has many wives and concubines, and many children."

Chen Cheng noticed the hidden meaning in her words and asked, "Just how many?"

"I’ve only heard rumors," Meng Qin said, "but Senior Brother Ke seems to have sixteen or seventeen wives and concubines, and thirty or forty children."

"Whoa!" Chen Cheng couldn’t help but be astonished.

In this world, it was common for Martial Artists to have multiple wives and concubines, but sixteen or seventeen was still a bit excessive.

After all, Martial Artists needed to focus on cultivating the Martial Dao; getting entangled in too many worldly affairs was often a distraction. The more exceptional a person’s Martial Arts Talent, the fewer wives and concubines they tended to have.

Many even remained single well into their thirties or forties, completely focused on cultivating the Martial Dao.

For Ke Dali, a True Disciple of Four Symbols Peak, to marry sixteen or seventeen wives and still manage to produce a whole brood of kids was just on another level!

Forget everything else, just the thought of that entire family occasionally gathering together—a huge, sprawling crowd—was enough to give anyone a headache.

"Many of Senior Brother Ke’s wives are the daughters of prominent families in the State City," Meng Qin said.

It dawned on Chen Cheng. No wonder everyone said Ke Dali was so well-connected. This was the reason.

’Given his habit of accepting anyone who comes his way, the Kes’ have probably formed marriage alliances with half the families in the State City!’

"Actually, Senior Brother Ke doesn’t come from a prominent background. He’s just from a minor gentry family."

"And every time he marries, the bride’s family provides a hefty dowry."

As if a floodgate had opened, Meng Qin seemed intent on sharing everything she knew to her heart’s content.

But when she looked up, she saw that Chen Cheng had already walked out of the Government Office.

...

When Chen Cheng returned to the True Disciple residence, Mu Xiaowan was practicing the Phantom Sword Technique beside the large garden.

Her Martial Arts Power was progressing extremely quickly; she was already approaching Great Success in the Muscle Strengthening Realm.

In terms of Cultivation Techniques, she had simultaneously developed the Phantom Sword Stance, the Green Wave Sword Stance, and the Seven-Star Sword Stance.

She was especially close to developing Sword Intent with the Phantom Sword Technique, her primary focus!

If Chen Cheng didn’t know her true abilities, he would have suspected she had a system panel assisting her too!

"Brother Cheng, you’re back?" Mu Xiaowan’s figure moved like the wind, and in the blink of an eye, she floated before Chen Cheng, her smile blooming like a flower.

Chen Cheng smiled faintly and pointed. Ripples emanated from his fingertip, and Mu Xiaowan’s figure suddenly shattered and dissipated!

Not far away, another Mu Xiaowan in a green tunic appeared, a mischievous smile on her exquisitely beautiful face.

"Brother Cheng, it seems my Phantom Sword Intent still can’t fool you!"

Chen Cheng said gently, "If I hadn’t also cultivated the Concealment Secret Skill, you might have actually fooled me."

"Your Phantom Sword Intent must be close to Perfection, right?"

Mu Xiaowan frowned slightly. "Not even close."

"I feel like I’ve hit a bottleneck and just can’t seem to break through."

She had cultivated three types of Sword Momentum, but she had always remained focused, spending the vast majority of her time on cultivating her Phantom Sword Intent.

She was pure of heart and rarely distracted by the outside world. During Cultivation, she could always maintain a state of extreme focus that even Chen Cheng often found himself envying.

However, being too focused had its downsides. For example, when she hit a bottleneck while trying to comprehend a Realm, she tended to get fixated and found it hard to break free.

This was what Martial Artists called a Heart Demon.

Chen Cheng walked over and gently pulled her into his arms. "Perhaps you’re just tired from all the Cultivation. You should relax a little."

"I’ll take you to Jishui Lake to clear your head."

"But won’t that interfere with your Cultivation?" Mu Xiaowan asked considerately.

She knew how absorbed Chen Cheng had been in his Cultivation lately, to the point where he would forget to eat or sleep.

"It’s fine. I’m cultivating the Gui Water Realm, so I need to visit Jishui Lake anyway to replenish the Water Element Pearl with some Gui Water Aura."

He leaned down and kissed her forehead, as smooth and perfect as jade.

"Then I’ll practice my Green Wave Sword Stance for a bit, for a change of pace," Mu Xiaowan said with a sweet smile.

...

The spring day was bright and sunny, with fluffy white clouds dotting the azure sky.

The two arrived on the attic terrace of their villa on Bailu Avenue in the Lishui District. Jishui Lake’s water was as clear as a mirror, and a gentle breeze sent sparkling ripples across its surface.

The lake stretched vast and far, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds in a breathtaking vista.

"Brother Cheng, Jishui Lake is so beautiful today!" Mu Xiaowan’s face lit up with a joyful smile, revealing a set of pearly white teeth.

She was dressed in a green tunic with a Short Sword at her waist. With her bright eyes and white teeth, she was dressed as a man, the very picture of a handsome young master.

"Mm." Chen Cheng gave a slight nod, his own mood becoming expansive and tranquil.

The spring willows were the most romantic part of Jishui Lake’s scenery.

Below the terrace, the spring breeze made the tender green willow branches dip into the water, creating ripples like a maiden’s flowing hair being gently rinsed.

Accompanied by the chirping of warblers, the scene was truly intoxicating.

After some time, the sound of light footsteps approached.

Shen Qingshuang walked onto the terrace.

"Senior Sister Qingshuang, you’re here!"

Mu Xiaowan called out.

"Mm." Shen Qingshuang nodded lightly and smiled. "I just got back from the South City District City Guard Headquarters. When I got home, I heard you two were at Jishui Lake, so I came to find you."

"Perfect!" Mu Xiaowan said happily. "The three of us can practice the Green Wave Sword Technique together."

"I was thinking the same thing." As Shen Qingshuang spoke, her Longsword left its sheath, its movement creating a ripple in the air. With a nimble leap, she landed on the surface of the lake.

Unleashing her Green Wave Sword Stance to its fullest, she stirred up layers of waves on the lake’s surface, her figure swaying gently with their movement.

"Xiaowan, Junior Brother Chen, hurry up and join me."

Mu Xiaowan was eager to try, but her Martial Arts Power was far from matching Shen Qingshuang’s. The power of her Green Wave Sword Stance was much weaker, and she wasn’t sure if she could use it to stand on the water’s surface.

"Brother Cheng, why don’t you go first?"

"Alright." Chen Cheng chuckled, then took a sudden leap forward—and plunged straight into the lake with a huge SPLASH!

The sight left Mu Xiaowan and Shen Qingshuang stunned.

After a moment, a whirlpool suddenly formed on the distant lake surface. Like a swimming dragon, Chen Cheng shot out from its center and landed steadily on top of it.

"Junior Brother Chen, have you reached the First Layer Gui Water Realm?"

Shen Qingshuang was astonished, but upon sensing Chen Cheng’s surging Qi Blood Power, she immediately realized he was just forcibly manifesting the Gui Water Realm.

She, too, activated her Qi Blood Power, forcibly manifesting the Gui Water Aura. A curtain of water formed beneath her feet, supporting her body.

Seeing this, Mu Xiaowan no longer hesitated. Her figure flickered, becoming a series of light shadows as she swept out over the lake.

Just as she was about to hit the water, the Short Sword in her hand created a series of ripples, stirring up waves with her Green Wave Sword Stance. Relying on the force generated by the waves, she managed to keep herself from falling in.

"Hey... my Green Wave Sword Stance isn’t half bad!" Mu Xiaowan exclaimed in delight, before she began to earnestly practice her Green Wave Sword Stance.

"Xiaowan, Senior Sister Qingshuang, let’s head for the center of the lake! After we’re done with Cultivation, we can grab lunch at the Drunken Immortal Tower."

Chen Cheng called out, riding the whirlpool formed from the Gui Water Aura toward the center of the lake.

Mu Xiaowan and Shen Qingshuang were startled.

"Brother Cheng, I don’t think I can make it to the center of the lake!"

"Junior Brother Chen, forcibly manifesting the Gui Water Realm like this... I can’t keep it up for long either."

"Don’t worry!" Chen Cheng declared, standing tall on the whirlpool as if helming a ship, and continued moving further out.

Mu Xiaowan and Shen Qingshuang exchanged a glance and had no choice but to follow, one using her Green Wave Sword Stance and the other her Gui Water Realm.

Half an hour later, the trio had traveled nearly a kilometer across the lake.

Shen Qingshuang was the first to falter. No longer daring to maintain the manifestation of her Gui Water Realm, she switched to using her Green Wave Sword Stance.

After another hundred meters or so, Mu Xiaowan was exhausted. Her Sword Momentum faltered, and she began to fall toward the lake.

Just in the nick of time, a whirlpool materialized beneath her feet, holding her up.

"Brother Cheng, thank goodness for you!" Mu Xiaowan clutched her chest, a look of relief on her face.

"Junior Brother Chen, using your Qi Blood Power to manifest the Gui Water Aura like this... I’m afraid it won’t last... ah..."

Shen Qingshuang started to warn him, but the distraction caused her own concentration to waver. Her Green Wave Sword Stance slowed by a fraction, and she too began to fall.

A whirlpool appeared just in time to catch her.

"It’s fine. I can keep this up for a long while yet."

Even while forcibly maintaining three whirlpools of Gui Water Aura, Chen Cheng remained perfectly calm, his expression unchanged.

The stamina required to forcibly use Qi Blood Power to manifest a First Layer Realm was naturally enormous.

’But that depends on the person!’

For someone with Chen Cheng’s current reserves of Qi Blood, it was almost laughably easy.

’Of course, forcibly manifesting three separate streams of Gui Water Aura wasn’t exactly easy either.’

With a gentle wave of his palms, Chen Cheng guided the other two whirlpools over to him. They carried Mu Xiaowan and Shen Qingshuang to his side before merging with the whirlpool at his own feet.

Chen Cheng wrapped an arm around each of the women’s waists and steered the large Gui Water Realm whirlpool toward the center of the lake.

After traveling another hundred meters or so, they were nearing the lake’s center when Chen Cheng suddenly frowned and came to a stop.

BOOM!

The lake surface not far off began to churn violently. A moment later, a massive wave dozens of feet high erupted, sweeping toward them with immense and tyrannical force!