Yang Feilong looked at Mo Qingqiu, whose face was full of suspicion, and did not continue. "You'll know when the time comes. There's no point in saying anything now!"
"No, I really want to know what you mean." Mo Qingqiu pressed on, "How can you be like this? You only say half of what you mean."
Seeing Mo Qingqiu's persistence, Yang Feilong felt a bit helpless. It seemed that if he didn't explain things, she wouldn't give up.
"How many cultivators at the peak of the Void Refining stage are there in your clan?" Yang Feilong asked.
"Seventeen or eighteen. What about it?" Mo Qingqiu looked at Yang Feilong.
"So many?" Yang Feilong was surprised.
"Many? Not at all. In the past thousand years, the number of people who were disappointed after attempting to break through to the Combined Body stage is probably similar!" Mo Qingqiu said seriously.
The Combined Body stage, was it that easy to pass?
Not a few died from failing to achieve the Combined Body. It could be said that very few in the entire Demon Realm truly died of reaching the end of their lifespan.
From Void Refining to Combined Body, it was a major hurdle. This was because each person's comprehension of their domain and other aspects was different, leading to different understandings of the Combined Body process. Some could use certain methods, while others could not. This could lead to failure and death during the integration!
Success meant a greatly increased lifespan and the future possibility of ascending to the Immortal Realm. Failure meant death!
This was the common main theme. It was also the reason why back in the Spirit Realm, when people learned that Yang Feilong could help cultivators at the peak of Void Refining attempt the Combined Body stage and ensure their survival, they were so surprised and shocked.
The main reason was that too many beings had perished in that tribulation. If there was no risk of combining, one could simply try more times, couldn't they?
"I can guarantee that your clan's cultivators at the peak of the Void Refining stage will not die when attempting to break through to the Combined Body stage!" Yang Feilong said.
"What?" Hearing this, Mo Qingqiu's body trembled, and her eyes revealed disbelief.
"You, are you joking?"
"Is there any point in me joking about this? To be honest with you, the Seventh Princess now has ten cultivators at the Combined Body stage under her command. Most of them successfully achieved the Combined Body stage under my protection. Those who failed still had their combat power largely unaffected and could continue to attempt the integration after a few years of recuperation!" Yang Feilong said.
"If that's the case, I am willing to marry you!" Mo Qingqiu looked at Yang Feilong with burning eyes. Her words caused Yang Feilong to stumble.
"Really?" Yang Feilong touched his nose. He was just teasing Mo Qingqiu, but looking at her, she seemed to have taken him seriously?
What should he say?
"Of course, it's true!" Mo Qingqiu said solemnly, "I can even swear an oath!"
"No need for an oath!" Yang Feilong shook his head. "We just met and don't know each other well. It's not quite right for you to want to marry me like this!"
"You're not trying to trick me, are you?" Mo Qingqiu looked at Yang Feilong with suspicion. She truly did not expect that Yang Feilong would refuse when she offered to marry him.
"Why would I trick you?" Yang Feilong said with a wry smile. "How could I tell such an easily exposed lie!"
"That's true," Mo Qingqiu nodded, her face still full of confusion. "Then what you said earlier was ambiguous, wasn't it?"
Yang Feilong was stunned for a moment, then understood what Mo Qingqiu meant. He was referring to his earlier remark about her being able to marry him if she defeated him.
Yang Feilong felt helpless. He was just joking, why did she take it so seriously?
But it made sense. She didn't know him well, and perhaps she took everything he said as serious.
"Alright, after I help your clan break through to a few Combined Body stages, if you are still willing then, you can be my woman! Does that work?" Yang Feilong shrugged, leaving the choice to Mo Qingqiu.
Mo Qingqiu, he did like her. After all, she was attractive in every aspect. And as Vera Duoduo had said, he wasn't a decent person himself, so why hide his inner feelings? Moreover, of the Four Great Beauties of the Vera Empire, did she really want a vacancy?
Before, he hadn't interacted with Mo Qingqiu, so it was understandable. But now that they had interacted and established a certain relationship.
Why not make an effort?
And the difficulty wasn't that great!
Mo Qingqiu valued her clan highly. If her clan could produce a few cultivators at the Combined Body stage, no, even just one, she wouldn't have to stay in the clan all the time protecting her people.
With one more cultivator at the Combined Body stage to guard the clan, she would have no worries about ascending to the Holy Realm in the future or traveling the world.
A cultivator at the Combined Body stage could protect a clan well.
In any empire, a powerful cultivator at the Combined Body stage stood at the peak of the pyramid and was valued by the royal family.
The clan to which this Combined Body stage cultivator belonged would also receive many resources!
"Okay!" Mo Qingqiu glanced at Yang Feilong and then nodded with satisfaction.
To be honest, she was very satisfied with Yang Feilong. Firstly, his strength was not weak. Secondly, his talent was strong. Thirdly, if he could resolve the crisis facing their clan, he would have rendered a great service to them. And if Yang Feilong could also help their clan produce one or more cultivators at the Combined Body stage, and these individuals wouldn't die from failure, their clan's debt of gratitude to Yang Feilong would be even greater. Finally, Yang Feilong was so handsome, and had a slightly roguish demeanor, which she did not dislike.
So, if Yang Feilong could achieve all this, why would she refuse to become his woman?
After all, she had to get married sooner or later.
As for marrying someone from her own clan, she would rather not. She was willing to protect the entire clan, but she did not wish to marry someone from her clan. Although she could easily choose from the young talents within the clan with just a word, she had no interest in them.
Because the man she was looking for could not be weaker than her, and even if he was weaker, he could not be much weaker!
This was her mindset and her thoughts!
And this Yang Feilong seemed to fit her requirements quite well!
Yang Feilong looked at Mo Qingqiu's scrutinizing gaze and felt something was off. He chuckled dryly, "Um, why are you staring at me like that?"
Mo Qingqiu smiled as she saw his slight awkwardness and said, "When do you think we should make our move?"
"Before the final deadline arrives!" Yang Feilong said.
"Why?" Mo Qingqiu was curious.
"It'll seem more believable, won't it?" Yang Feilong shrugged.
"More believable?" Mo Qingqiu was surprised.
"Because they'll think you were forced into this decision!" Yang Feilong spread his hands. "That way, they won't be so wary!"
"I see!" Mo Qingqiu suddenly understood and praised, "You're quite insidious!"
So there were so many intricacies involved. Looking at Yang Feilong, she felt even more satisfied. An insidious man could live longer!
"......" Hearing Mo Qingqiu's praise, Yang Feilong felt speechless. Why did such a compliment feel so off?