Messing With People Before Wedding

This was the first time in history that people from all four Sacred Grounds have gathered in a backwater Empire like the Blue Wind Empire.

Well, calling backwater doesn't work anymore.

For one, Emperor Cang Wanhe was a [First of Sovereign Profound]. That's beyond any other Empire except the Divine Phoenix Empire.

It was as if the moment you are supported by Floating Cloud Sect you are automatically elevated to Monarch.

'This is madness, I counted over thirty Monarchs, and they don't look older than 30!' Ye Meixie, The Heavenly Monarch of Sun Moon Divine Hall thought to himself as he saw the Servant girls assigned to this marriage ceremony. These girls belong to Young Master Xiao and they are making sure everything is running smoothly.

This is what makes the leader of Sacred Ground so spooked. Just how many Monarchs does this so-called Sect have?

"You look concerned, Heavenly Monarch."

Ye Meixie turned around and saw a boy who looked like in his late teens.

Though one should not be mistaken for such looks as this boy was the Saint Emperor of Absolute Monarch Sanctuary. Leader of one of the Sacred Grounds.

In truth, he was the 'Leader' of the Sacred Grounds before Xiao Long's adoption to Supreme Ocean Palace.

"...Why shouldn't I be Saint Emperor? Even maids in this Ceremony are Monarchs." The leader of Sun Moon Divine Hall said while looking at one of the maids.

Though they are maids, everyone is extremely respectful to these girls. People are extremely terrified of their cultivation.

"True. I haven't seen Sovereign of the Seas yet. She could be more powerful than ever by this point." As the Saint Emperor mentioned her, the pair walked through the main doors.

It was Zi Ji and Qu Fengyi.

The pair's cultivation immediately got everyone's attention. Especially the Sovereign of the Seas. The woman's power was something beyond a simple Peak Monarch.

It was halfway towards something the locals of Profound Sky Continent call 'Profound God'.

'This woman is lucky, who thought that to reach a higher realm you would need to adopt some sort of kid who is a genius at pill creation.' Ye Meixie smiled mockingly to himself. He would have never achieved such a thing as he already has an Heir he has been pampering his whole life.

He would have killed this brat instead of adopting. With such an action he would have never even found a method to progress further.

"So you two have arrived." Qu Fengyi immediately walked over to the fellow rulers of Sacred Grounds. This was quite a sight for the average Blue Wind Empire citizen. Not even Divine Phoenix Empire's events can make three of them appear in one place!

"...We wouldn't miss such an event." Ye Meixie proceeded to butter up.

"Indeed, what Heavenly Monarch said. This is after all your Heir, the next Sovereign of the Seas. It would be disrespectful not to attend." The Saint Emperor joined in buttering up.

"...Good, at least some people have some respect." The woman said while looking around. She is looking for someone from the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region.

Sure enough, she saw one.

The old man instantly proceeded to walk up to her.

"This youngster is the second elder, Xuanyuan Jun of Mighty Heavenly Sword Region. My apologies that we cannot arrive in more appropriate force." The elder respectfully greeted the woman.

"That is fine. It is a wedding, not a conference or a tournament." Qu Fengyi motioned to him that he is free to do whatever he wants. He isn't a leader so she has no interest in talking with him anymore.

"It's truly shocking what happened to the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region." Ye Meixie said with a somewhat uneasy tone. He still doesn't know what happened. One simply doesn't kill a Peak Monarch! Especially at Xuanyuan Wentian level! That man is one of the peak beings in the whole continent!

"Long'er tested an artefact on them."

"!!!"

The pair gulped down. The Sovereign of the Seas has to be pulling their leg here! There is no way something like that could cause such a commotion!

"Sovereign is right. Long'er has been delving into artefact creation recently. One of them was tested not far from Mighty Heavenly Sword Region lands.

It's not his fault that they tried to grab it and keep such a thing." Zi Ji casually explained to the pair. None of them could see how his finger was fiddling with the ring.

How could the pair grasp that a mere ring could cause such a commotion? The pair might mention an 'artefact' but not what kind of.

Let them brew in the unknown.

"I see… so they brought this upon themselves."

"Indeed. Long'er recovered it later as the people from Mighty Heavenly Sword Region couldn't control it properly; it even killed the Sword Master."

"Then why are they saying he was assassinated?"

"Would you rather tell everyone that he died by trying to control a powerful artefact?"

"True. I would rather spread the word that he was assassinated by mysterious circumstances."

After finishing the casual talks the two leaders decided to try to fish for information about the next step in cultivation!

"...Did the Young Master come up with a method to reach the next big realm?" The Saint Emperor asked with a smooth voice.

"...In a way, yes."

"!!!"

"Since you two joined my side against Mighty Heavenly Sword Region I could explain something about the Divine Way."

'Divine Way!?'

The pair's eyes widened, this was where Qu Fengyi got them where she wanted.

"To start, three things decide one's talent. We all know the Profound entrances. Which tells us how fast we can absorb the Profound energy and how many bottlenecks we could have.

However such things can be overcome with resources. The others are way more important in higher realms of cultivation."

This made the pair's breathing get deeper, and their curiosity reached the apex.

"The two most important things are the bloodline potency and Purity of the soul."

"!!!"

"Phoenix Empire is the best example of how upstarts could raise to power quickly." Qu Fengyi looked at Feng Tianwei and his Heir. The pair were with Feng Xue'er, one of the Fiances of her Grandson.

"Their Bloodline is that of a Deity. Even a single drop of blood could allow them to reach the Monarch."

In truth, she knows that the drop of blood could allow one to reach much more than the Monarch. The girls from Realm of Gods told her that one could even reach the upper half in Divine Way.

That's just how potent such blood is. Not that she needs to tell these two.

They only need to know the basics, it's enough to make them start eating from her hand.

"...I see it makes sense…"

"Then what about the soul?"

"Soul is the key. One's purity has to be at a certain level before one can transition from the Mortal Way to the Divine Way."

"...Then how can we do it?"

"...Well… Zi Ji can sell you some pills." The woman motioned towards her husband and the leader of the merchants guild. The pair didn't notice a victorious smile on her lips. She got them roped in now there is no way for them to leave.

In a few more months, she will transition the whole Profound Sky Continent into one singular entity. Then they can start preparation for the Illusory Demon continent and the acquisition of the Golden Crow.

Sure enough, Qu Fengyi left Zi Ji with the pair of leaders, instead, she walked over to the Phoenix Emperor. She wanted to see Feng Xue'er, the Snow Princess. The girl with an absurdly potent Phoenix bloodline.

Even though the girl was just around 14 years old, she already had many people from time to time gazing at her, even if she was dressed with a veil to cover her exquisite fairy-like face.

~~~

Soon after the double doors opened and Xiao Long dressed in red robes walked into the hall.

His Monarch cultivation washed over the whole area.

There were quite a bit of people looking at him with awe, respect, jealousy and envy.

'My oh my, Burning Heaven Clan only sends the clan leader, where is Fen Juecheng? Too spicy for him? Same with Heavenly Sword Villa, Ling Yun and some elders.

Such a once in a lifetime opportunity to make friends with Sacred Grounds yet they don't use it.'

Xiao Long was feeling quite gracious, he is about to marry Cang Yue, and weddings in Chinese-like society, especially in old times are extremely important events.

The one which is going to happen soon. These events are the apex of flexing. Showing wealth and people who think they are important WILL attend it even if they don't want to OR are invited to.

'Like how the thirteen Prince from the Phoenix Empire attended Yun Che's wedding.'

This is why Xiao Long decided to be 'Gracious' and 'Selfless' just to mess with those little pricks. Next time they will know not to miss his wedding ceremony.

For the first act, he raised his right hand and made his golden ring glow. At that moment his Profound Energy spread through the hall, all the candles lifted themselves turned into pyres and transformed into Red Phoenixes and Blue Dragons.

Several circular arrays appeared followed by barrier walls which will act like command tablets. Seconds later he transformed the whole hall's lighting into something of an art.

The majestic creatures will illuminate the whole hall giving an awe-inspiring view.

Such a thing shall set the standards for any other wedding. He is certain that people will want to invite an Array Master just to make something like that at their weddings.

The dance between Phoenix and Dragon as well as smaller ones flying around like that illuminate the hall.

After doing all of this Xiao Long walked down into the hall.

People finally got over the spectacle and swiftly approached him. Showing the level of shamelessness befitting their positions.

"Young Master! Congratulations on marrying Princess Cang Yue! It's such a grand spectacle! The only Princess of the Empire, such a thing only happens once in a generation." The Burning Heaven Clan Master swiftly started to congratulate.

"My thanks for participating. Since it's such a grand occasion I am lowering the prices on all the pills which I sell. Sadly the Young Master Fen is not here. I would have given him some discounts specifically." Xiao Long said that with an 'excited' tone, he then quickly deflated and became somewhat sad that Fen Juecheng didn't attend.

These revelations made the Clan Leader turn ghastly pale. Did he miss the opportunity to buy grand pills for cheap prices!?

'That Brat!'

For a moment Fen Duanhun got extremely pissed that he cared about what his son thought about this! Who cares! Clan takes priority!

After exchanging some pleasantries, Xiao Long proceeded to improve or ruin some people's days.

For example, he went to see Ling Yun.

"Congratulations, Young Master." The oldest son of Ling Yuefeng was quite mechanical about this. He is most likely suffering from Heart pain.

"My thanks, Young Master Yun."

"Umm… it's Villa Master now."

'Did my visit break Ling Yuefeng? Sheesh I won't visit his place again then. I don't want another Villa Master to retire early.'

"Oh? Did something happen to Villa Master Yuefeng?" Xiao Long pretended to be concerned about one of the three Alpha Simps of Primal Chaos.

"...This…well… Father decided to retire early and went for secluded cultivation. I think it's a permanent thing as even Mother left, she went to Mighty Heavenly Sword Region with my little brother."

'Damn, what a turnaround and from the looks of it, Ling Yun is still clueless about what is going on.'

"I see. Well, then good luck, such a position needs a large amount of responsibility." He sagely said to Ling Yun.

After a few more words, Xiao Long proceeded to see some more people. Offer some discounts, in the midst of it he decided to scam some people. One of them is to start an auction house.

Put some stuff for sale for dirt cheap and let them rise to high numbers. The Young Master knows everyone wants his stuff so why not let them have some? If they inflate the prices on their own. Well, then it's their fault, isn't it?

After Ling Yun some Emperors walked over to greet him. They came prepared, accompanied by their young and beautiful daughters.

It was amusing in a sense. All the Young Master did was invite them to his auction which he will be holding after the wedding.

Which for a moment made them forget about offering their daughters.

Xiao Long masterfully dodged this annoying bullet, ending up talking with Feng Tianwei and Feng Xue'er.

"Master Long! This is so beautiful!" The Phoenix Princess ended up hugging her future husband as she looked at the ceiling. Seeing the phoenixes perform stunt-like flights alongside the blue dragons.

"Yes. I decided to improve the decorations. I am glad you like this. We can have something similar when it's our turn to get married."

"Un! I will like something like that!" The girl easily accepted after seeing how beautiful it was.

"Truly, the art of Arrays and Formations is something we never considered to be used like this." The current Phoenix Emperor sagely agreed. He never considered using any of them in such a fashion.

"It comes with time. It's like martial arts. At first, you only consider fighting but then they start becoming more flamboyant and extravagant" Xiao Long said with a smile remembering all the stupid moves he saw in the tournament.

"True, never considered in such an angle."

After speaking with them for a little bit more. Xiao Long ended up face-to-face with the two remaining leaders of the Sacred Grounds.

"Young Master Xiao. It's an honour to meet such a powerful Young Master. Your achievements are well known throughout the whole continent even when you never set foot out of the Blue Wind Empire."

'Is this his way to tell me that he follows my every single move?'

Xiao Long pondered on what Ye Meixie just said.

"Indeed. Not every day one meets a Monarch at such an extremely young age." The Saint Emperor joined in the buttering up.

"Indeed! My son is not even thirty but he is just a Middle Stages Overlord." The Heavenly Monarch said with an awed tone.

"...Your son…isn't he Ye Xinghan? The infamous rapist? My apologies if I am mixing it up. I only know one family with Ye in its name."

"..."

"..."

"...this well…"

"As someone who is practising Dual Cultivation I heard his art is extremely crude. Such a thing brings a bad name for the Sacred Grounds."

"...I will discuss this with my son. For now, apologies I have certain things to attend to."

Ye Meixie proceeded to walk away but then Xiao Long smirked and decided to drop a 'bomb'.

"Pity, I was just thinking of inviting some people to my post-wedding auction. I will be selling excess pills I have for cheap prices, Saint Emperor I would like you to attend. I will be selling a limited amount of soul-cleansing pills. They will assist you in trying to pass that boundary between Mortal and Divine."

Ye Meixie's whole body shook when he heard that.

'Xinghan…damn….you! Why can't my son be a proper one!?'

"I will gladly attend this auction, Young Master Xiao!" While the Saint Emperor Huangji Wuyu nodded with some barely controlled giddiness. Even if he is practising art which makes him indifferent to the majority of worldly things, a chance to breakthrough into realms above is something which can make his heart race!

"Good. I will prepare some VIP seats." Xiao Long talked with the Saint Emperor for a bit more while Ye Meixie was boiling from shame on the other side of the Hall. He is trying to make himself look as small as possible.

After all, he needs to see the whole wedding, leave some gifts behind and then try getting an invitation to the Auction without making a scene.

Once the business talk was done with the Saint Emperor, Xiao Long was about to move to find someone else to talk to but then someone hugged him from behind.

A melodious voice invaded his ears.

"Master Long I want something similar for my wedding as well~" The blonde goddess simply appeared from thin air as she pressed her assets into his back.

Her appearance has instantly stolen the show. She was like a magnet, to counter this Xiao Long made barrier walls appear around them.

"Ying'er is being naughty, making everyone lose sanity like that." The Young Master turned around and pulled her into a hug.

For a second she laughed before wrapping her hands around his neck.

"I forget that weak-minded people quickly lose their reason when they see me. This is why I am to stay around you~" She whispered to him as the goddess started to cuddle.

Before the whole ordeal, she was clingy but now that she has this 'mission' to become his wife and get this child she was extra-extra clingy and as seductive as possible.

"I don't care what these people think~ All I want is my Long~" She whispered into his ear, her eyes glistened with desire, and there was a seductive smile on her lips.

~~~

A few minutes later, double doors opened and Cang Yue walked in, dressed in a red wedding dress, a Phoenix corenet covering her face. Her black hair has multiple ornaments to make her more beautiful and elegant, truly a Princess of an Empire.

"Husband~~ Sorry for making you wait~," Blue Wind Princess said with a purring voice.

"Don't worry, darling, I had some fun with guests." Xiao Long gently said that while pulling her into a hug.

A few minutes later the ceremony started, and the Young Master could feel the sheer giddiness radiating from his future wife.

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