"What?!" Wei Yan's revelation shocked Liu Caixi once again.
Seeing her charming, gaping expression, Wei Yan chuckled. "If my explanation alone makes you like this, what will it be like if you see it and experience it for yourself?"
Wei Yan simply shook his head as he walked to the ice blocks behind them. Then, a chain imbued with a mysterious power appeared and wrapped itself around all the large ice crystals there.
Liu Caixi, seeing this, became curious. "From the start of the war, I've seen you fiercely protect those things. What is that?"
"Souvenirs."
Wei Yan replied curtly as he approached Liu Caixi, who had just gotten up.
Wei Yan looked into the pair of beautiful eyes before him and said seriously, "Since you're now my woman, I'll remind you. I'm neither a good person nor a bad person, just a hard worker who seeks profit. I'm fair, but I can be possessive of women."
Hearing that, Liu Caixi understood the implication behind Wei Yan's words.
A self-reliant person, who repays good or evil, and... a bit of a pervert. But Liu Caixi still tolerated it, remembering Wei Yan's appearance, which resembled a teenager in his prime. So she replied with a smile, "After all, I'm your woman now. I also realize that even powerful men here have many women. And as your woman, I must be ready to accept everything that comes with my own husband."
"Good."
Wei Yan immediately pecked Liu Caixi's forehead, making her cheeks flush.
With his well-proportioned hand, he took her soft hand and said, "Let's go... to your new home."
"Um," Liu Caixi nodded nervously, slowly. The two of them entered the portal Wei Yan had created, disappearing with the ice crystals he had bound.
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White light dazzled Liu Caixi's vision, and an even more majestic, ancient, and utterly undefined energy gushed past her. She felt the energy release her blindness as it passed through the portal with Wei Yan, and it indirectly transformed and strengthened her.
It felt like a baptism, as if she were given new life and a new existence. Although it was only for a moment, the change felt as tangible as it had lasted for centuries.
The meridians were as strong and broad as rivers, bones and tendons intertwined. Her five organs displayed explosive power, muscles and skin were refined in real time, and her appearance became increasingly stunning. And most fundamentally, her constitution, underwent astonishing quantitative changes. This sensation shocked her greatly.
Liu Caixi glanced at Wei Yan beside her. He was too relaxed, as if this were a routine.
As for Wei Yan, he also knew her expression. He simply said, "Don't worry. You'll learn a lot about cultivation later."
Wei Yan also added, "Also, be mentally prepared there. Since you'll also be one of my women, you must also learn to accept my 'unique' preferences."
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Wei Yan stepped out of the dimly glowing portal, followed by Liu Caixi, who still looked slightly dizzy from the dimensional pressure they had just passed through. As her vision cleared, Liu Caixi realized they were now standing in the center of a vast basement within the Pagoda, a majestic hall with giant pillars that seemed to support a ceiling that seemed endless. The atmosphere within the room was dense with pure energy, making every breath Liu Caixi took feel like drinking divine nectar, refreshing every cell in her body.
Wei Yan then motioned for her to follow him to the main gate of the building. As the tens of meters high door slowly opened, Liu Caixi gasped, unable to hold her breath. The sight before her truly surpassed any description of heaven. They were high up, gazing down upon an entire civilization arranged in perfect symmetry, where buildings of unique multiverse architecture stood amidst flowing rivers of essence that glittered like molten silver. Beyond the expansive horizon, he could see stretches of rare plant forests and plantations bordered by majestic mountains, all protected by the Pagoda's transparent energy dome.
Wei Yan walked side by side with Liu Caixi along the translucent glass corridors that floated between the majestic buildings, providing a broader perspective of the Pagoda's dimensional splendor. Liu Caixi remained mesmerized, her fingers occasionally brushing against the glass barriers as her eyes took in the silhouette of a massive library containing millions of books from across the multiverse, as well as mountains of treasures whose stacks pierced through the layers of essence energy clouds.
"Wei Yan, this place... it's as if you've transported all the wonders of the various universes into one space," Liu Caixi whispered in awe.
Wei Yan nodded slowly and pointed to the vast plantation sector below them, lush green with plants emitting a faint glow, explaining that it was a source of energy and food independence for whoever settled there. He then directed Liu Caixi's attention to the luxurious pavilions surrounded by a lake of pure essence, a place reserved for the chosen women under his authority, where every inch of the facility was designed to foster boundless cultivation.
"Every place here has its own purpose, from soul purification to the honing of combat techniques, and you are free to explore them as long as you have the token I gave you," Wei Yan said, stopping in front of a heavy gate made of a jet-black, light-absorbing material.
Wei Yan then asked Liu Caixi to wait in the main pavilion while he had urgent business to attend to in a place he referred to as the Special Area. With a wave of his hand, Wei Yan vanished and reappeared in an isolated chamber whose atmosphere contrasted sharply with the splendor of civilization outside; the room was silent and cold, yet filled with a powerful aura of pressure.
Within this Special Area, Wei Yan slowly approached the center of the chamber, where he placed four large ice crystals he had just brought from the Ocean of Nothingness. With the addition of these new crystals, there were now a total of 100 ice crystals in the chamber, joining the 91 already present, arranged in a precise circular formation.
All the ice crystals were neatly arranged around a Prime Crystal that stood majestically at the center of the formation, the focal point of all the chamber's power. The Prime Crystals radiated a variety of complex formation laws, pulsing with incredibly powerful energy, much of it Wei Yan's own pure Yang energy, which served as both a power source and a protective seal for whatever was stored within the crystals.
Wei Yan stood silently for a moment in front of the hundred-crystal formation, allowing his Yang energy to resonate with the formation laws, ensuring that all his "souvenirs" remained stable and under his absolute control. After ensuring everything was perfect, he took a deep breath, gazing at the rows of crystals gleaming under the pressure of his aura, before finally preparing to leave the area to meet Liu Caixi again.
As soon as Wei Yan stepped out of the isolated room, Liu Caixi, who had been waiting with a questioning expression, immediately approached him. She could still feel the lingering pressure of the cold and powerful aura emanating from behind the jet-black door, making her curiosity uncontrollable.
"Wei Yan, what exactly are you doing in such a cold place? The aura emanating from there feels so profound and different from anywhere else," Liu Caixi asked in a soft, astonished tone.
Wei Yan simply smiled faintly, a serene smile that held a million secrets, as he continued leading the way to the main residential complex. "Just a final adjustment," Wei Yan replied curtly. He explained that he had just perfected the hundred-crystal formation by adding a bit of his own essence, a move that ensured that all the formation's laws would resonate perfectly with Wei Yan's presence and become a foundation of unwavering strength.
Wei Yan then led Liu Caixi into a much more exclusive living area, a space filled with the scent of heavenly flowers and a deeply calming essence energy. In the middle of the magnificent pavilion square, Wei Yan stopped in his tracks and closed his eyes for a moment, sending a mental message through his Pagoda authority.
"Come out, there's someone I want to introduce you to," Wei Yan said in a quiet but authoritative voice, echoing throughout the exclusive pavilion.
Soon, from behind the ancient sandalwood pavilion doors, five female figures emerged with contradictory auras yet submissive in the same harmony. At the forefront, a woman with a **haughty** gaze and a raised chin only gave a slight nod, in contrast to the woman next to her who exuded **elegant** grace through very measured movements. On the other side, a woman with a **seductive** smile played with the ends of her hair while giving a searching gaze, while nearby stood a **sharp** faced female warrior whose hand was never far from the hilt of the sword at her waist. Finally, a woman with **wise** and calm eyes stepped forward at the forefront representing them all, paying sincere respect to Wei Yan before finally their differing gazes fell simultaneously on Liu Caixi.