Young Noble Be Monster Slaying-Chapter 725: Marrying Into the Li Family as a Son-In-Law

In truth, seeing Old Li Ba made Chu Liang quite nervous.

After all, he had advanced to the seventh realm using the Great Dao of Severing the Void, and Old Li Ba the Dao Master of Severing the Void. For seasoned Eminent Ones, this wasn't a big deal, as many of them studied each other's Dao. However, for a newly advanced seventh-realm cultivator like Chu Liang, it was inevitable that he would feel uneasy about this situation.

Surprisingly, Old Li Ba was also quite nervous.

"Sit, hehe." Old Li Ba chuckled as he rubbed his hands together. "I heard that you jumped straight from the fifth realm to the seventh and made quite a name for yourself at Penglai. Not bad, not bad! You didn't bring shame to us—the cultivators of the Great Dao of Severing the Void."

Chu Liang hurriedly replied, "Esteemed Sword Saint, you're praising me too highly. I was quite reckless at the time."

"Bah! There's no need to be modest." Old Li Ba waved his hand, brushing off Chu Liang's show of humility. "You know this, right? The artifact that contains the most Dao essence of the Great Dao of Severing the Void is the Chunyang Ancient Sword, which belongs to my sect. Without meditating on the sight of the Chunyang Ancient Sword, it's difficult to make progress in the Great Dao of Severing the Void, let alone attain Heavenly Origin."

"I've heard a little about it." Chu Liang nodded. "But I never even dared to hope to attain the Heavenly Origin with this Great Dao. It was out of necessity that I ended up advancing to the seventh realm with the Great Dao of Severing the Void. It absolutely wasn't out of any intent to compete with you, Esteemed Senior."

Unsure of the old man's intentions, Chu Liang kept his tone very respectful and only spoke the truth. He was sincere when he said he did not want to compete with Old Li Ba for mastery of the Great Dao of Severing the Void.

The Chunyang Ancient Sword belongs to his sect anyway, so there's no point in trying to fight for it.

"Oh, there's no need to be so polite." Old Li Ba chuckled again. "The future belongs to the young. If you want to comprehend the Great Dao of Severing the Void, you can borrow our Chunyang Ancient Sword to meditate on it."

Chu Liang blinked. "Huh?"

Why is he being so kind?

"I heard you've got some grudges with Penglai. From now on, I'll cover you. If Daoist Cangsheng dares to threaten you with a legendary artifact again... Well, sure, the Chrono Wheel of the East Sea is powerful, but my Chunyang Ancient Sword is no pushover either. That damn wheel's ranked above our legendary artifact in the Catalog of the Mortal World's Ten Thousand Treasures, and I've been itching to challenge it for a long time now!" Old Li Ba declared with a grand wave of his hand.

"Uh..." Chu Liang uttered hesitantly, unsure of what to say.

Nothing is scarier than the sudden concern of an old man.

"I'm old. I don't have many good days left in me. In the future, when I'm not doing so well, it wouldn't be out of the question to pass on the Great Dao of Severing the Void to you."

Chu Liang could no longer sit still. He sprang to his feet and waved his hands repeatedly. "How is that at all appropriate?"

What kind of talk is this? I don't think he would be saying this even to his grandson.

Chu Liang was, after all, a businessman. His keen instincts told him that an old man's goodwill wouldn't be given away for free. There had to be a catch.

Old Li Ba laughed and said, "Of course, if you were an outsider, we wouldn't do that. But if you were family, well... that'd be a different story. You know, I have a granddaughter. She's in the prime of her youth, and she's never been married—"

"Esteemed Senior, you want me to marry Li Shiyi?" Chu Liang asked in shock.

The moment Old Li Ba steered the conversation in this direction, Chu Liang had already guessed where it was going.

Arranged marriages aren't uncommon in the world of immortality cultivators, but I'm quite surprised that it's actually happening to me.

After all, the fact that Senior Sister Jiang and I are in a relationship has always been public knowledge. No family would consider me a candidate to be their daughter's future husband.

"There's no need to rush into talks about marriage. You young ones should get to know each other first, spend some time together..." Old Li Ba glanced at Venerable Wen Yuan before looking back at Chu Liang. "Besides, I'm not saying you should marry her... I'm saying you should marry into the Endless Sword Sect."

At this point, Chu Liang completely understood Old Li Ba's intentions.

Good heavens. He wants me to marry into the Li Family as a son-in-law?

So, it turns out that the marriage is just for me to join the Endless Sword Sect. If the marriage actually happens, my kid might end up being named Li Shi'er[1].

This wasn't an unusual occurrence. Many families in prestigious sects that only had female descendants would have their son-in-laws marry into the family.

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Back when Thunderbolt Stronghold was prosperous, they had even offered over a dozen powerful treasures to find a son-in-law for Huang Ling'er. Talented and handsome young cultivators from all over had rushed over like ducks to bread, hoping to become Huang Ling'er's husband.

So, it wasn't strange at all that the Endless Sword Sect wanted to pull Chu Liang into their sect. He had advanced to the seventh realm with the Great Dao of Severing the Void way before any of the disciples of the Endless Sword Sect. Furthermore, he had established and managed Red Cotton Peak, demonstrating his exceptional business skills and amassing tremendous wealth for himself and his sect.

If Chu Liang actually became a son-in-law of the Endless Sword Sect's Li Family, Old Li Ba would surely fulfill all the conditions he promised. It was certainly a very tempting offer...

Unfortunately...

"Esteemed Senior, I know you mean well, but my heart already belongs to someone." Chu Liang forced a smile. "Surely, you wouldn't want a son-in-law that's unscrupulous and unfaithful, would you?"

"I've heard about you and that little Jiang girl. But she left Mount Shu. With the two of you living apart, your relationship—"

Chu Liang cut in and said, "It's going great."

He and Jiang Yuebai were in a long-distance relationship, but they maintained a close connection through the United Hearts Jade. They were both eagerly awaiting their reunion.

"You really won't reconsider?" Old Li Ba asked, still unwilling to give up.

"Absolutely not," Chu Liang replied firmly, shaking his head.

Old Li Ba sighed helplessly, turning to Venerable Wen Yuan with a smile. "You were right after all... He really is deeply in love and devoted to her."

"Haha," Venerable Wen Yuan chuckled. "Actually, he doesn't need to marry into your sect to collaborate with you, Sword Saint. If you were to take Chu Liang as a disciple, he could take care of you in your old age. Wouldn't that be great too?"

Old Li Bai stood up and spoke bluntly, "Oh, forget it. Among all the disciples in my sect, there isn't one who can be a match for him. If he doesn't become our son-in-law, I really won't be able to feel at ease."

Hearing that, Chu Liang could only smile.

The Chunyang Ancient Sword and the Great Dao of Severing the Void were the most important parts of the Endless Sword Sect's cultivation legacy. Even a son-in-law of the Li Family would likely have to undergo a series of trials to gain access to them. So, if an outsider tried to gain access, it was obviously impossible for them to succeed.

If the Endless Sword Sect were so quick to trust outsiders, their cultivation legacy wouldn't have lasted this long. Otherwise, anyone could just walk in, kneel down, and say, "I'd like to take care of you in your old age." Who would believe that?

Old Li Bai turned to Chu Liang and added, "But I really do admire you. The deal didn't work out, but we can still part on good terms. Here, this old man's got a gift for you."

He turned his hand over, retrieved a jade slip from his storage tool, and handed it to Chu Liang.

"Many thanks, Esteemed Sword Saint," Chu Liang said quickly, expressing his gratitude. He accepted the jade slip with a bow.

He wasn't sure what it contained, but the Sword Saint of the nine provinces wouldn't give an ordinary gift. No matter how unkempt the old man looked, anything he gave out was bound to be valuable.

When it was time for Old Li Ba to leave, Venerable Wen Yuan got up to see him off, with Chu Liang following behind.

Once they escorted Old Li Ba past Heaven-Reaching Peak, Chu Liang finally injected his divine sense into the jade slip to inspect its contents.

Inside the jade slip was a dazzling golden inscription that had been made with a sword. The moment Chu Liang's eyes landed on it, the sword qi contained within it pierced him to the bone. If he didn't have a sufficiently high cultivation level in the Dao of the Sword, even a single glance would have injured his divine sense.

Yet, this sword intent was neither of the Great Dao of the Cloud of Determination nor of the Great Dao of Severing the Void. Instead, it carried an overwhelming and majestic force that was entirely unfamiliar to Chu Liang.

Consisting of five shining words, the title read: The Tai'a Sword Momentum Inscription.

Seeing those words, Chu Liang couldn't stop himself from grinning.

Heh.

This old man...

1. Li Shi'er means Li Twelve. The Li Family name their kids based on the generation. Li Shiyi means Li Eleven and she is the eleventh generation of descendants. ☜