The deadly tribulation raging in faraway Shunzhou had yet to affect the Ling Family's territory.
Since the last batch of the Outer Heaven Exotic clan that had slipped through was eliminated, the following years had been calm and tranquil. No new Demon Cultivators had come to cause trouble.
This was naturally a welcome development for the Ling Family. They could ignore the storms brewing in the outside world and focus on managing their affairs and growing stronger.
When Ling Changqing walked out from the inner sanctum of his palace again, three years had already passed.
Aside from Shangguan Qingying, the other women—Qin Mengxuan, Ling Qiyue, Tang Qiu Yao, Qin Yun, Bai Qingyi, and Yu Ruoshuang—had not been idle either. They took turns coming to him for Dual Cultivation, relentlessly raising their Cultivation day and night.
