Dual Cultivation God Returns

Chapter 728: And here I was worried...



"So? So?! Will you awaken it right now?", Fen Baihu couldn't hide her excitement, since both awakening and collapse of a Spiritual Land were so rare that it was often called a once-in-a- lifetime event.

"Not just yet, there are a few preparations to make", Wu Long shook his head with a smile.

"Haa~, of course there are...", she sighed heavily with a sulking expression, causing his smile to slightly widen.

He then turned his eyes from her dejected appearance to the surroundings.

The rocky mountainous region with less than average vegetation that they were in was a bit remote, so its relative position on the continent could not be called strategic.

It was also removed from both the Battle God's Cradle World Stone and the Silver Wing City that Wu Long wanted to keep as a starting sphere of influence.

But its proximity to the Great Wilderness World Stone was quite good, which delighted him. The fact the future Dragon Vein and thus the center of the Spiritual Land was located in the middle of mountains also made it easier to keep it discreet and create a defensive position.

Although Spiritual Lands rarely existed in wide and open plains, since the flow of Spiritual Qi was naturally accumulating around mountains and difficult terrain.

This was also a point of value for Cultivation Sects which preferred isolation from mortals, as well as generally held a more closed-off policy.

But even those Spiritual Lands which did sprawl in wide open areas were of value, since they were the ideal locations for cities of cultivators such as the Silver Wing City and Iron Claw City.

Granted, since the area was developed, barely any natural resources that initially existed in the Spiritual Land were left, and because the population there was just so massive, there was no Spiritual Qi leftover for any new ones to grow, but just the abundance of Spiritual Qi to cultivate with was already a guarantee that the city would flourish.

As Wu Long was examining the terrain around, Hong Yue pondered on the implications of gaining this new Spiritual Land.

"Hmm, with a brand new Spiritual Land you won't get the benefits an older one usually brings, such as the abundant resources that accumulate in it over time", she then made an observation.

There were perhaps some minor medicinal herbs growing in between rocks in the area, enough to call this place a Spiritual Spot, but not more than that.

Even the Demonic Beasts that used to inhabit this area, which they killed and sent to the Mystic Realm for processing, did not consider those 'resources' worth consuming.

"That's true. But even if that was a good bonus, it is not crucial for us. What we need is a source of Spiritual Qi", Wu Long nodded, "We're not going to build a Sect here after all, just having a foothold that we could use for now and keep for other purposes in the future is enough"

Wu Long did not plan to stay in this continent or use it as a main base of operations for too long. He just intended to spend some time in Fen Baihu's Mystic Realm, training his Sect members, consolidating what power they already had before doing anything else or moving to a region with more prominent powers, like he planned from the beginning.

Any moves he made toward expanding his influence on this continent were just things for the future that were better done at this timing.

Thus, there wasn't even going to be a proper Sect headquarters construction in this Spiritual Land, just a decently sized fortress.

"Besides, it's not like I'll be completely without benefits", he then added, "Just like the Seven Roots of a cultivator each have Pure or Innate Qi, the Dragon Root of a new Spiritual Land also releases Arcane Qi when it finally blossoms into a Dragon Vein"

Fen Baihu gasped, only now remembering that detail. She then made a face full of incredulousness at the audacity of calling that a mere 'benefit'.

Considering it was an opportunity only a microscopic fraction of the most powerful cultivators who ever lived in the Current Era were blessed with, it was not an exaggeration to say that Wu Long was calling a giant mountain a roadside pebble.

At the same time, she couldn't really say it because it was an opportunity he created himself by specifically looking for and then finding this place, not something he stumbled on by pure chance.

As a result she just looked at him in silence, though that gave him a light laugh because her gaze was somehow much louder than words.

"Can you call Zhiqiu... no, not just her, it has been a long time since everyone could spend some time together outside", Wu Long smiled, as a few dozen talismans floated up into the air around him, and then spread out in all directions.

Fen Baihu made a surprised look, and then smiled as well.

'Seriously, how can someone so terrifying and powerful look so much like a normal person who misses his close ones... this is really why I sometimes forget who he is...', she mused seeing that expression on Wu Long's face as her own expression softened.

"Wu Long!"

"Honey!!!" "Da-rli-ng~!"

Soon, the small ledge of the mountainside which was so tranquil before was gradually filled with voices, as the beauties appeared one by one, livening up the slightly dreary rocky terrain.

Wu Long greeted each of his ladies with open arms and a slightly greedy - after some time apart - kiss.

They were also greeting each other, as some of them didn't see many of their Dao Sisters ever since arriving in the Boundless Profound World.

And amid this festive atmosphere, Hong Yue's eyes didn't leave Wu Long's figure as she watched his expression become gentler, a glint of joy appearing in his eyes as he looked at his

ladies.

Yuanfen was seemingly attracted by this atmosphere, appearing just as always spontaneously. In this time, she seemed to have earned good graces from most of Wu Long's beauties, as they greeted her with cheerful smiles.

How she managed to become so popular despite not speaking a single word was surprising, but not entirely unrealistic given the natural soothing feeling she gave off just by being

around.

Her eyes, seemingly filled with cosmic profundities and pure untainted innocence at the same time turned to the spot where Wu Long found the origin of the future Dragon Vein, lingering on it for a few moments with what seemed like curiosity, but it failed to grasp her attention for long, as she ran up to Wu Long.

When their gazes met, an expression of pure joy appeared on her face, amplifying that comfortable feeling everyone got in her presence.

"Hahaha, I wonder what you did to be so adored by Lady Yuanfen", Wu Mengqi who was still hugging him from the side, charging up her skinship with Wu Long levels, said with a slightly mischievous smile, failing to notice the warning signs Fen Baihu was giving her in the

background.

"Heh, I wonder too, when did you get so close with Fen Baihu, sharing funny stories and all

that~", he smiled back at her as she slightly froze.

"Eh? W-whatever do you mean?", she asked with a slightly stiff smile.

He didn't answer, just smiling and looking her in the eyes, which didn't last long since her

eyes wandered to the side.

"Haa~, that's why I told you that 'ladies solidarity' thing isn't going to work", Ye Ling sighed

while shaking her head.

"S-sister Ling~! Shh~!!!", Wu Mengqi put her index finger in front of her lips with wide eyes.

"What? Don't tell me you still think you weren't caught? What difference my words make now?", Ye Ling chuckled mercilessly cutting off any retreat routes.

"A-about that, Honey. I was just bonding, you know, girls talk and all that~", Wu Mengqi decisively switched tactics, turning to Wu Long with a cute look in her upturned eyes.

"Hahaha, really, you would've been in trouble if you weren't so adorable", he shook his head, giving her a light kiss on the forehead.

"You realize that it's because you let her off so easily every time that she's like this, right?",

Ye Ling made a wry half-given-up smile.

"What do you want me to do? Look at her", Wu Long chuckled, demonstrating Wu Mengqi's delighted appearance to Ye Ling who couldn't really argue with him, since she was alwaysNôv(el)B\\jnn

ultimately lenient with her as well.

"W-Wu Long! The thing about ladies solidarity is that we...", Gong Cui ran up to him with a slightly flustered look, but her words trailed off as she saw the looks on both Wu Mengqi's and

Ye Ling's faces.

"Cui'er... you weren't caught...", Wu Mengqi awkwardly said as Wu Long's shoulders started

shaking from voiceless laughter.

"Ah, I see! Phew~", the Music Dao practitioner wiped the nonexistent sweat from her forehead with a relieved expression as Ye Ling also couldn't hold in her laughter, "And here I

was worried, ehehe"