Spirit Realm Chapter 563-564

Chapter 563: Xing Shengnan

“Come with me. We’re going to see big sister.”

The youth called Xing Wu was only in the middle stage of the Netherpassage Realm, slightly weaker than Qin Lie, yet some of the martial practitioners in the boat with him were in the Fulfillment Realm.

Although they were stronger, they clearly treated Xing Wu as their leader. This showed that the Xing Family seemed to control Gold Sun Island.

With Xing Wu leading the way, Qin Lie followed these Gold Sun Island martial practitioners onto the largest ship and straight to its third level.

Qin Lie glanced behind him and saw that the rest of his companions were still quite a ways from the ship. The Sword Leaf Boat had clearly left them behind.

Gold Sun Island’s largest ship was called the “Wavebreaker.”

There were three levels to this ship. A dozen rooms made up the top level and served as the residences of the Xing Family clansmen. The middle level housed Gold Sun Island martial practitioners that had reached the Fulfillment Realm, and the lowest level held the Netherpassage Realm martial practitioners.

Xing Wu led Qin Lie into a vast, beautifully decorated room covered in thick, lush carpet. Side rooms, such as washrooms and a cultivation room, could be seen. Patterns of turtles and phoenixes peppered the walls, making the room appear grand and intimidating.

“Big sister,” Xing Wu said upon leading Qin Lie into the room. “I’ve brought him.”

“Alright.” A soft voice rang out from the behind the door of the cultivation room. “Take the others and arrange for them to stay in the lowest level temporarily.”

Xing Wu nodded, then spoke to Qin Lie in a low voice. “Big sister hasn’t finished cultivating yet. Wait here for now.”

“Oh,” Qin Lie responded calmly.

Xing Wu promptly took his leave.

Qin Lie casually looked toward the cultivation room. Instead of using his soul perception, however, he just waited, bored out of his mind.

About fifteen minutes later, the door of the cultivation room opened with a soft groan.

A woman walked out. She wore long loose robes that draped her swollen figure. She was tall and broad, like a ball with legs.

Qin Lie looked at her in confusion.

When he heard that soft voice, he expected its owner to be a beautiful woman. Now that the woman had revealed her actual appearance, it was as if a powerful blow had shattered the image in his head to pieces.

“I am Xing Shengnan. Xing Yumiao, Gold Sun Island’s island master, is my older brother. My surname is Xing, just like yours. The ancestors of my Xing Family used to live in the Heavenly Calamity Continent as well!” The moment Xing Shengnan walked out, she looked at Qin Lie and excitedly stated his identity. “You’re called Xing Lie? You said that you and your grandfather lived in mountains of the Heavenly Calamity Continent. Your grandfather… what is his name?”

“Xing… Xing Shan,” Qin Lie lied.

The Xing Family originally prospered in the Heavenly Calamity Continent, so it definitely had many clansmen. In addition to how much time had passed since its decline, Qin Lie didn’t think that Xing Shengnan would be able to discern any falsehood from a random name he gave her.

“W-what’s your grandfather called?” the bulky female asked once more, becoming agitated. “Say his name again!”

“Xing Shan!” Qin Lie shouted.

“Heavens!” Xing Shengnan exclaimed in shock.

All of a sudden, she moved forward and swept Qin Lie up in an excited embrace.

“You’re seventh grandfather’s grandson!” she cried joyfully.

Qin Lie felt as though he were being squished by a cotton ball.

“B-Big sister!” he shouted, struggling out of her enthusiastic embrace. “Are you sure you haven’t made a mistake?”

“You’re right to call me big sister!” she shouted, waving her hands in the air. “I am your big sister! Xing Wu is just a member of a branch of the Xing Family. You, Xing Lie, are a member of our main family! I will inform big brother and tell him that seventh grandfather has a descendant!”

“This…”

The woman’s declaration left Qin Lie dumbstruck.

“Here! Look at our Xing Family tree!” Xing Shengnan took a book out of her sleeve as if she had performed a magic trick. She flipped through its pages, which were yellow with age, and pointed at one of the names, saying, “See? Seventh grandfather’s name is Xing Shan!”

Qin Lie moved closer to take a look and saw the name Xing Shan, just as expected. He inwardly grimaced, thinking about how much of a coincidence this was.

“A thousand years ago, every force of the Land of Chaos invaded the Heavenly Calamity Continent and hunted Blood Fiend Sect and its vassal forces. Our Xing Family was one of the five great families that served Blood Fiend Sect. As a result, we were massacred. They hunted down our clansmen and sent us fleeing, scattering us throughout the Land of Chaos. This is the Xing Family’s terrible past!”

Xing Shengnan gritted her teeth and cursed the forces that had invaded and destroyed the Xing Family. She directed her worst swear words at the Xiahou, Lin, and Su Families. She cursed so hard that spittle flew from her mouth and Qin Lie had to form a shield of ice in front of his face to block it.

“Fortunately, my grandfather had only been wounded and managed to survive,” she continued. “He took our Xing Family, my father, and other survivors and fled overseas until they eventually reached the Heavenly Slaughter Continent.

“Of the seven brothers of the Xing Family, my grandfather is the fifth oldest. Your grandfather, Xing Shan, is the youngest. Look! The records of our family tree show this clearly.”

Qin Lie was silent.

He hadn’t thought that the name Xing Shan would really exist in the Xing Family tree.

A name that he randomly made up just happened to be the reason why Xing Shengnan became so excited and treated him like family.

“Little brother, where’s your grandfather?” Xing Shengnan’s thick lips trembled. She couldn’t bear the ask, but she had to. “Where is your father and your other clansmen?”

“They’re dead.” Qin Lie answered with a sigh, bowing his head in dejection. “All of them were killed.”

“Damn those Xiahou, Lin, and Su Families!” Xing Shengnan clenched her fists and began a new wave of cursing. She directed all kinds of profanity toward the three great families. “They should all just die!”

Qin Lie laughed inwardly. He didn’t even need to say who the culprits were. Xing Shengnan filled in the blanks, saving him a lot of trouble.

He could see that this bulky woman had a quick mouth and had an extremely blunt demeanor. She didn’t care much for courtesy and wasn’t a scheming person.

Although she was a woman, she acted like a man.

“Oh, right. Little brother, you were floating in the sea for so long. Aren’t you tired?” Xing Shengnan asked worriedly.

Qin Lie nodded profusely.

He wanted to get away from Xing Shengnan as soon as possible. He was afraid that if this woman continued to ask questions, he wouldn’t be able to maintain his lie and his identity would be exposed.

“Xing Yao!” Xing Shengnan shouted toward the hallway. “Come here and meet your young uncle then take him to the room next to yours so he can rest! I’ll find your father later and explain everything so we can add him to the family tree! This is a momentous occasion for the Xing Family!”

“Sister-in-law!” A crisp, clear voice echoed from a corner of the hallway. “I’m still cultivating!”

“You awful girl!” Xing Shengnan scolded. “Get over here right now, you disrespectful child!”

Soon enough, a beautiful young woman wearing a light green silk dress reluctantly walked out into the hallway.

“A distant relative of grandfather? Sister-in-law, why are you talking this so seriously?” she muttered. “We don’t even know if he’s telling the truth or not.”

“How can he be lying? The family tree clearly shows that seventh grandfather’s name is the same as his grandfather’s.” Xing Shengnan glared at Xing Yao and hissed, “Xing Lie is your uncle, so you will refer to him as such! If you dare keep muttering like that, I’ll rip your mouth from your face!”

Xing Yao clearly couldn’t handle her sister-in-law. She couldn’t do anything but helplessly bow her head.

She didn’t even look at Qin Lie as she put an end to the matter and said, “Uncle.”

With that, Xing Shengnan finally felt satisfied. She waved a hand and sternly said, “Take your uncle to the empty room next to yours so he can rest.”

“Th-that… big sister, I can just go to the lowest level,” Qin Lie hurriedly said. “My friends are probably there by now.”

“Absolutely not!” A serious look came over Xing Shengnan’s face, and she said, “You’re seventh grandfather’s grandson, a direct descendant of our Xing Family! How could we possibly have you stay with the servants! That’s absurd!”

“Uh…”

“Xing Yao! What are you just standing there for? Don’t you know how to properly guide your uncle to his room?” Xing Shengnan began shouting again. “You’re such a stupid little girl!”

Xing Yao was terrified of her sister-in-law. She shrunk back from Xing Shengnan’s tirade, on the verge of tears as she said, “Let’s go, uncle!”

The way she spat out the word “uncle” showed just how much she detested Qin Lie.

“This…” Qin Lie was at a loss for words.

“Xing Lie, go with your niece. If the girl does anything you don’t like, let me know and I’ll punish her!” Xing Shengnan said with a snort. “Ah… ever since the Xing Family had been scattered, those little bastards forgot all about their ancestors and where the true home of the Xing Family is.”

Xing Shengnan sighed. She was clearly dissatisfied with her juniors.

Xing Yao didn’t want to stay one second longer. Seeing that Qin Lie just stood there, frozen to his spot, she angrily pulled at his sleeve and moved to leave.

Qin Lie stumbled because her forceful pulling, yet when she glared at him, all he could do was follow her out.

Chapter 564: Three Wives

“Who are you? What is your real name? What is your goal?”

Xing Yao bombarded Qin Lie with questions as they moved through the hallway.

Qin Lie rolled his eyes at her.

In his opinion, Xing Yao had a petite figure and could be considered attractive. She seemed like she could be the pretty daughter of a humble family.

Yet… her beauty paled in comparison to Song Tingyu, Xie Jingxuan, and Xue Moyan. Since he was so accustomed to seeing beautiful women, Qin Lie could only see Xing Yao’s beauty as ordinary.

When he lied to the Xing Family and introduced himself as “Xing Lie,” he had only wanted to get a free ride from them. He wasn’t actually planning to deepen his relationship with them.

“What goal could I possibly have? I told you earlier that my name is Xing Lie,” Qin Lie said calmly. “Is there something wrong with that?”

Xing Yao had led him to the end of the hallway by this point. Both of them now stood before a door to the room that Xing Shengnan had indicated.

The door of the room next to it, Xing Yao’s room, was ajar.

“My sister-in-law trusts you because she can’t forget about the old Xing Family. That’s the only reason you’ve been able to take advantage of her,” Xing Yao said with a snort, her eyes narrowed. “I, however, am not so easily fooled! Forces in the area have been searching for the remains of ancient elites that flew out of the Graveyard of Gods recently. Plenty of spies have been lurking around and looking for information. In my opinion… hmph!”

Islands dotted the ocean between the Heavenly Calamity Continent and the Heavenly Slaughter Continent like the stars in the sky. Quite a few forces were on the same level as Gold Sun Island, Green Moon Valley, and the Pan Family. There were even more Black Iron rank forces in the area as well.

These forces, big or small, were associated with either Illusory Demon Sect or Black Voodoo Cult. Some were also connected to the Heavenly Calamity Continent’s three great families.

After Celestial Artifact Sect had spread the news that the remains of ancient elites had emerged from the Graveyard of Gods and fallen throughout the seas between all of the continents, Illusory Demon Sect, Black Voodoo Cult, and the three great families ordered all of their vassal forces to search for them with everything they had. Anyone that found a clue would then be greatly rewarded.

Even if rewards hadn’t been promised, the hundreds of thousands of forces would be able to grow significantly with just a tiny bit of the benefits that came from the remains of the ancient elites.

As a result, every force in all of the Land of Chaos worked itself into a frenzy and scoured the regions of the sea around them. They used huge ships or flying spirit artifacts to conduct their searches, trying to find even the smallest clue.

The Pan Family, Gold Sun Island, and Green Moon Valley were just three of the myriad forces doing the same exact thing.

During this period of searching, all forces would send out spies and operate in the regions that other forces were active in. They did this to gather the latest news and find out what other parties had discovered.

Xing Yao, herself, had personally captured three such messengers near Gold Sun Island. One belonged to the Pan Family. The other two came from Heavenly Sea Pavilion and Black Cloud Palace, vassal forces of Black Voodoo Cult that had always fought with Gold Sun Island.

Xing Yao figured that Qin Lie’s group of seven had been sent by their enemies. She believed they were borrowing the surname Xing to get close to them, hide within Gold Sun Island, and acquire information right under their noses.

Qin Lie spread his arms, a wounded expression on his face.

“Our ship really was destroyed,” he said. “We’ve been floating on the ocean for a long time and were just hoping to get a free ride. We just want to get to the Heavenly Slaughter Continent as soon as possible.”

“Sure. Keep making up as many stories as you want. I’ll figure out the truth eventually.” Xing Yao couldn’t be bothered to mince words any longer and pointed toward the door in front of them. “Go in there and wait.”

“Where’s the key?” Qin Lie asked with a smile.

“There isn’t one!” Xing Yao snorted and returned to her room, slamming the door shut. She just left Qin Lie in the hallway.

Qin Lie paid no heed to her impolite actions and simply rubbed his nose, then attempted to push the door open.

Surprisingly enough, the door swung open. A tidy space lay within, complete with a washroom, a small cultivation room, and two bedrooms. Clothes he could change into were fully prepared as well.

Despite the fact that all the facilities in this room matched the others, it wasn’t as lavishly decorated or as large as Xing Shengnan’s room.

“This isn’t bad.” Qin Lie smiled in satisfaction, then loudly yelled, “Hey, niece! My women are still down below. Why don’t you send word and have them brought up here?”

Only one wall separated Xing Yao’s room from his. Only the cultivation room was specifically insulated to prevent sound from getting in, so as long as Qin Lie shouted loudly, Xing Yao would definitely be able to hear him as long as she wasn’t in that particular room.

“Th-them?” Xing Yao stammered. She had just sat down in her room when Qin Lie’s sudden yell made her freeze.

“Mn, they’re probably at the bottom level,” Qin Lie said nonchalantly. “Please do me a favor and tell them to come here.”

Qin Lie’s room was a guest room specifically meant for Xing Family clansmen. It provided two bedrooms, a decent-sized cultivation room, a washroom, and a small living room. There definitely wouldn’t be any problem accommodating Song Tingyu, Xie Jingxuan, and Xue Moyan in it.

Song Tingyu and Xie Jingxuan were scions of Profound Heaven Alliance, and Xue Moyan was the disciple of Illusory Demon Sect’s sect master. All three had lived like princesses ever since they had been born. Qin Lie felt it would be inappropriate to have them stuck in the bottom of the ship surrounded by men of Gold Sun Island, so he created an excuse to get them up here.

As for Luo Chen, Du Xiangyang, and Gao Yu… they were men.

Of course Qin Lie ruthlessly abandoned them.

“You have three wives?” Xing Yao shouted through the wall, snorting coldly.

“Mn. All three are my wives. Please summon them for me, niece,” Qin Lie said with a smile.

“Shameless bastard!” Xing Yao swore through gritted teeth, then harshly said, “I’m busy!”

“Then I can only seek out your sister-in-law, my big sister, to help me arrange things.” Qin Lie sighed, pretending to walk out and find Xing Shengnan to discuss this matter.

“Stop!” Xing Shengnan felt a headache coming on. She had no choice but to give in. “I’ll help you send a word below.”

“Thank you, my niece.” Qin Lie smiled.

“Don’t be happy! I will definitely make you regret this once I figure out who you really are!” Xing Yao exclaimed icily.

“Is this place really fit for humans?” Du Xiangyang asked, an ugly expression on his face.

“This place” was the bottom level of the Wavebreaker. The air was filthy, beds were missing, and all of it was one open space. There were no individual rooms, futons were everywhere, and only five public washrooms were available. Men and women weren’t separated either.

Nearly a hundred Gold Sun Island martial practitioners milled around the bottom level of the Wavebreaker, all of which were in the Netherpassage or the Manifestation Realms. They hung around noisily, making the entire deck sound like a market. There was never a moment of silence.

This bottom level had no ventilation. Qin Lie’s companions had been directed to a tiny corner of this level, several Gold Sun Island martial practitioners hanging around them. They exuded odors that could kill a person, talking loudly and arrogantly. The mainly talked about women in a vulgar manner, sweeping their wanton gazes across Qin Lie’s group from time to time.

Song Tingyu, Xie Jingxuan, and Xue Moyan may have changed their faces so that they looked ordinary, but their figures were still shapely and attractive. This was especially noticeable since they were still soaked with seawater and had yet to find somewhere to change into a set of dry clothes.

Their wet clothing pressed against their slender, curvy bodies. The attractiveness of their well-developed bodies was basically a deadly poison to these Gold Sun Island martial practitioners that hadn’t tasted women in a long time.

“They may not look like much, but their figures… they’re top notch!” said one of them as he looked at Song Tingyu and swallowed his saliva. “Holy shit, how in Spirit Realm are we going to cultivate in peace when our superiors arranged them to be put here?”

“These people came from the Heavenly Calamity Continent. They don’t possess high statuses or respectable identities, and they probably don’t have any spirit stones either.” One of them stared at Xie Jingxuan’s legs and licked his lips. Then he laughed wickedly and said, “Those three women are the only good things they have. Their bodies are unbelievable.”

The rest of them echoed his opinion in agreement, allowing their eyes to wander across the bodies of Song Tingyu, Xue Moyan, and Xie Jingxuan.

“Do you think I won’t gouge your eyes out if you take another look?” Song Tingyu suddenly said, flashing a beautiful smile.

The moment her enchanting eyes turned to the lustful men, a powerful soul aura surged from her body.

The dozen or so Gold Sun Island martial practitioners were all in the early and middle stages of the Netherpassage Realm. Their strength could only be considered average, and their True Souls weren’t nearly as potent as hers.

The second her soul aura enveloped the men, their eyes burned so much that tears gushed from them.

“This bitch is actually in the late stage of the Netherpassage Realm!”

The group of Gold Sun Island martial practitioners immediately went pale with realization. They suddenly lowered their voices, not daring to act as brazenly as before.

None of them dared to look at Song Tingyu any longer. However, after a moment of hesitation, they snuck glances at Xie Jingxuan and Xue Moyan.

The two had also been nursing stomachs full of anger. After seeing Song Tingyu’s approach at quelling the vulgar men succeed, they did the same thing.

Their rigid glares promptly stabbed at the group of men, the power of their realms and soul energy making them break out in cold sweat.

“God dammit, these two are also in the late stage of the Netherpassage Realm!”

These low-ranking martial practitioners of Gold Sun Island instantly became obedient, bowing their heads and softly sighing in dejection. They no longer dared to say anything rash.

Powerful martial practitioners of high realms could always intimidate petty peons no matter where they went.

This place was obviously no exception.

“That bastard Qin Lie!” Du Xiangyang swore softly. “He’s up there enjoying himself while we’re down here enduring the putrid air of the bottom level. What a bastard!”

Everyone agreed.

Even Song Tingyu, Xue Moyan, and Xie Jingxuan, who rarely sided against Qin Lie, nodded. All three felt somewhat resentful at the moment.

Even when they were kids, they had never experienced such horrific treatment. Hanging around a bunch of foul-smelling men was bad enough, but there wasn’t even a private washroom on this level. Since this ship lacked proper ventilation, the odor of the Gold Sun Island martial practitioners would waft over them from time to time. Whenever the stench hit their noses, they would be pushed to the verge of vomiting.

To make things worse, their clothes were still wet and they didn’t have a place the change. The public washrooms were overcrowded, and the smell of them repulsed the three women before they could even get close.

“We should just reveal who we are, have Qin Lie summon the god corpses, slaughter everyone here, and seize these ships for ourselves,” Song Tingyu suddenly exclaimed. She covered her nose, fury filling her voice. “Now… where is that smell coming from again?”

All of a sudden, Xing Wu calmly appeared at the entrance to the bottom level up the ship.

“Excuse me! Xing Lie said that his three wives are down here and would like them to join him above,” he exclaimed, looking at Song Tingyu, Xie Jingxuan, and Xue Moyan strangely. “Would that be you three?”

An odd expression came over Song Tingyu’s face.

Xie Jingxuan and Xue Moyan went still, a trace of annoyance flashing through their bright eyes.

“Well, at any rate, I’m his wife.”

Song Tingyu was the first to state her opinion and even chuckled after doing so.

Xie Jingxuan and Xue Moyan looked each other in the eye, and both saw helplessness. In order to escape this hell as soon as possible, they had no choice but to nod in agreement.

“Mn. All of us are his wives.”