"Of course it's true. Before I married your brother, I knew a sister in the Lotus Sect. Presumably, she also held the position of an elder in the Lotus Sect. If the person you're looking for is really in the Lotus Sect, I believe they'll know," said Xiao Zhencai.
Ling Xiao had helped her, so she naturally wanted to help Ling Xiao as well. It just so happened that this happened, so she wouldn't hold anything back.
Ling Xiao exclaimed in surprise, "That's great, then … then when can you contact her, sister-in-law?"
Ling Xiao was glad that he understood the situation from Xiao Zhencai, otherwise he would have missed such an opportunity.
This way, he wouldn't have to take many detours.
"I'm afraid this matter can't be rushed. I've already lost contact with her for many years. I must confirm that she's in the Lotus Sect before I can help you inquire about this matter." Xiao Zhencai didn't dare to guarantee anything.
Ling Xiao knew that he had lost his composure and hurriedly said, "This matter can't be rushed. How about we wait for the sect master to send someone over, and when the Xiao family has nothing to worry about, then I'll trouble you to contact that friend of yours for me?"
Ling Xiao wasn't a greenhorn who had just started out. The Xiao family was in danger, so how could he have the nerve to ask Xiao Zhencai to immediately do this for him?
In any case, he had already been separated from Yun Mengqi for many years. Moreover, he didn't know if she was in the Lotus Sect, so he couldn't be in a rush.
Xiao Zhencai was quite satisfied with Ling Xiao's way of doing things. She praised him in her heart, "What a sensible child!"
"How about this, I'll first send someone to see if my sister is still in the Lotus Sect. I'm afraid that she's out traveling, and that would be troublesome. If she's there, then when the people sent by your big brother arrive, I'll accompany you to the Lotus Sect. Although the Lotus Sect doesn't have much relationship with our Xiao family, there isn't any bad blood between the two families, so we should still be able to talk," Xiao Zhencai suggested.
"Then many thanks, sister-in-law!" Ling Xiao said gratefully.
Xiao Zhencai said, "What are you talking about? We're one family. You help me, so I'll help you!"
"Yes, sister-in-law is right!" Ling Xiao replied.
Xiao Zhencai wanted to go back to her room to rest, but then she thought of something and asked, "Brother Xiao, how are you and Ling Er?"
"What do you mean?" Ling Xiao was confused.
"That … That is, do you like her and want her to be your wife?" Xiao Zhencai hesitated for a moment before asking directly.
Ling Xiao laughed dryly and said, "Sister-In-Law, my relationship with Ling Er is not what you think it is. You also know that Ling Er is naive and simple. She doesn't think too deeply about many things. The reason why she likes to be with me is because we've known each other for a long time. Of course, I like her too, but I only see her as a younger sister!"
Xiao Zhencai listened to Ling Xiao's answer and said with some disappointment, "I thought there was something going on between you and Ling Er." She paused for a moment and said, "Brother Xiao, I think you should consider Ling Er. She has an ethereal body. Whether it's for herself or for others, it'll help speed up cultivation. I don't want to be with outsiders!"
After saying that, she ignored Ling Xiao and walked out of the house, returning to her room.
Ling Xiao rubbed his nose helplessly and thought to himself, "It seems like sister-in-law's words have some truth to them!"
He thought about the time when he cultivated with Xiao Ling. It was very beneficial for him to comprehend and comprehend.
Just this alone was enough to move anyone's heart.
However, Ling Xiao was just thinking about it. In his eyes, Xiao Ling was still a little sister. She didn't know what love was, so how could he bear to accept her?
It was better to let nature take its course.
The Xiao family was nervously mining the Blood Scar Silver Stone, while the people from the River Diagram Sect didn't make any moves for the time being.
However, the people from the Xiao family guessed that the River Diagram Sect wouldn't let it go so easily. They might be plotting some kind of revenge.
In order to protect the interests of the Xiao family, after going through the elders' meeting, Xiao Yuanhe finally invited the founding elder to come out.
After all, the Xiao family had lost so many Divine Kings this time. This was enough to attract their attention.
Otherwise, it would be useless to invite the founding elder when the Xiao family was annihilated.
As expected, when the River Diagram Sect attacked again, they sent a Half Incipient God Realm existence and roped in many helpers.
The good thing was that the Xiao family was on guard, and the founding elder used the clan's ancient divine weapon. Only then did the people from the River Diagram Sect completely stop.
The River Diagram Sect knew that the Xiao family wanted to break the net when the fish died, so they fell silent again.
Unless the founding elder of the River Diagram Sect agreed to fight, they wouldn't dare to attack the Xiao family for the time being.
When the Xiao family was in trouble, Ling Xiao didn't participate. He only sent Ling Gang and the others to help.
He was in charge of refining the necessary divine pills for the Xiao family. Of course, the materials were provided by the Xiao family.
The Xiao family was a super force with a strong foundation. They didn't lack many materials.
While Ling Xiao was refining the pills, he didn't forget to cultivate the Soul Controlling Art.
Ling Xiao could use his soul power to attack. Next, he needed to cultivate the "Soul Locking" and "Soul Concealing."
The effect of the Soul Locking was the same as the second stage of the Spirit Incantation. However, the target was different. The Soul Locking could control any warrior, including God King God Realm or Incipient God Realm. The Spirit Incantation didn't have such a powerful effect.
As for Soul Concealment, it allowed him to cultivate his Soul Avatar to the point where it was invisible and traceless. Even his flesh, blood, and soul could be concealed when attacking, and ordinary people wouldn't be able to detect it. At that time, he would be able to deal a fatal blow to his enemy, and it was simply impossible to guard against.
Half a year passed in the blink of an eye. Ling Xiao had refined many divine pills for the Xiao family.
He was only putting in so much effort because of Xiao Zhencai and Xiao Ling.
At the same time, his God Soul power had become more complete. He could break through to the King God Realm at any minute.
Moreover, he had learned a lot about the Soul Locking. He believed that it wouldn't be hard to control the wounded King God Realm or the God King God Soul that was weaker than him. Regarding the Soul Concealing, he was still far from it. It was hard to cultivate it. He could only make his God Soul translucent. If he wanted to cultivate it to the point where it couldn't be seen, he would need a lot of time.
When Ling Xiao got out of his seclusion, he received the Xiao family's grand welcome.
Because Ling Xiao had been refining pellets for half a year, he had created many strange phenomena. Everybody had confirmed his identity as a Divine Alchemist. No one doubted him anymore.
And since Ling Xiao had refined the divine pellets for the Xiao family, of course, they had to treat Ling Xiao as their distinguished guest.
However, something happened all of a sudden, which enraged Ling Xiao a lot. He almost didn't want to give these divine pellets to the Xiao family anymore!
The reason was because of Xiao Ling's mother, Xu Wei.
She had been slapped twice by her husband. The next day, she went back to her parents' home in a fit of pique.
At that time, Xiao Wei was fighting with the people of the River Diagram Sect. He didn't know what had happened.
In the end, after Xu Wei returned to her parents' home, she brought a young man back to the Xiao family.
This young man was Xu Wei's cousin. His name was Gao Fei. He was a very outstanding young man. He was only five hundred years old, but he was already a low-level God King.
Gao Fei was a newly promoted inner elder of the Ice Blade League. The other elders in the league paid close attention to him. His status was quite extraordinary.
The Ice Blade League and the Lotus Sect were both powerful forces. They were only second to the Black Turtle Sect. They were much stronger than the River Diagram Sect and the Xiao family.
The main reason why Xu Wei brought Gao Fei here was naturally because she wanted her daughter and Gao Fei to be together.
She felt that the Xiao family could form an alliance with the Ice Blade League. At that time, they would be able to shake the River Diagram Sect.
Originally, she wanted to build a relationship with the Black Turtle Sect. It was the strongest sect in the Profound Sky Domain. However, she didn't have a way to do so.
Gao Fei was indeed an outstanding young man. It was a pity that he had developed an arrogant character. He acted as if he was the best in the world.
However, when he saw Xiao Ling's innocent and beautiful appearance, he was extremely tempted. At the same time, he heard from Xu Wei that Xiao Ling had the Ethereal Body, which was rarely seen in ten thousand years. He was even more excited.
He thought that he must get Xiao Ling.
Therefore, under Xu Wei's intentional arrangement, Gao Fei stayed with her as her nephew. She often arranged for him to go to Xiao Ling's residence. She planned to let him and Xiao Ling develop a relationship.
In this way, she could openly marry Xiao Ling to Gao Fei.
Xiao Wei had been busy looking after the Bloodstain Silver Stone vein. He didn't know much about this matter.
It was just that Gao Fei was an impatient person. He realized that Xiao Ling didn't have a good impression of him at all, which made him very angry. As such, he actually wanted to drug Xiao Ling, planning to cook the rice first before doing anything else.
However, Xiao Ling had the Ethereal Body. She could sense who was good to her and who was bad to her.
Therefore, Gao Fei's little trick couldn't deceive Xiao Ling. Instead, it made Xiao Ling hate him even more.
Xiao Ling had complained to her mother, Xu Wei, many times, but Xu Wei kept saying how outstanding and good Gao Fei was. This made her feel rather helpless and sad.
She wanted to ask her grandfather Xiao Yuanhe or her father Xiao Wei for help. However, they were busy with the River Diagram Sect. She didn't want to disturb them.
In the end, she had to ask Xiao Zhencai for help.
Xiao Zhencai was naturally on Xiao Ling's side. She asked Xiao Ling to stay with her. This made it impossible for Gao Fei to get what he wanted.
However, Gao Fei's first plan didn't work. He prepared a second plan.
On one hand, he proposed to the Xiao family's master, Xiao Yuanhe. On the other hand, he asked Xu Wei to pressure Xiao Ling so that she could have some time alone with him.
Gao Fei was bold enough. This time, he didn't use the Ecstasy Potion. Instead, he planned to force himself on Xiao Ling first before doing anything else.
He believed that as long as he slept with Xiao Ling, Xiao Ling would give up on him. The Xiao family wouldn't refuse his proposal.
However, when Gao Fei was about to force himself on Xiao Ling, Xiao Ling took out a Sound Transmitting Stone. He asked Ling Xiao, who had just come out of seclusion, for help.
"Bastard!"
Ling Xiao was immediately infuriated. He let out an angry roar and ignored the warm reception from the Xiao Family. He rushed towards Xiao Ling's residence.