Past life sage: This life a dual cultivator



"Princess, you can speak freely. Why have you visited us?", Shui Liying asked. There were Deng Yue and Zhan Chen sitting beside her as they looked towards Xie Lanying.

Xie Lanying felt her heartbeat quickened when Zhan Chen looked towards her. There was not a single day when she had not thought about him after leaving the Grand sect competition.

Initially, she was merely curious about Zhan Chen as he was the scion of the ancient Zhan clan. He was able to resist her charm technique in the grand sect competetion, that added to her curiousity.

After getting back to the imperial capital, she tried to find out more information about him. The more she knew, the deeper she fell for Zhan Chen. Lately, there was not a single day when she had not think about Zhan Chen. She heard about his arrival with Shui Liying. So, she hurried over to see him. Ofcourse, she had important business with Shui Liying. But it was not so urgent that she would run over to the Xuantian sect as soon as she got the news.

Her primary purpose was accomplished. So, she calmly spoke with Shui Liying.

"Senior, you are aware about the situation in the Yellow stone city. The devils are rampaging and the city has already fallen to them. The situation is more or less same in the other provinces. Except the Dragon province, every provinces in the Central land are facing trouble now. Even the border provinces like the Northern province, the western province and the eastern province is already facing the invasion of the devils. If they are not stopped, our Northern desert continent will fall eventually", Xie Lanying gracefully spoke.

"Princess, just tell us what you want? If it is something doable by our Xuantian sect, we will not refuge", Shui Liying calmly replied.

"Senior, the Sky dragon alliance needs you in the Jade harmony city. If you are willing to stay, we will not disappoint you. We are willing to give you the position of the venerable elder and will award sufficient contribution patients as long as you agree to stay", Xie Lanying spoke.

Shui Liying furrowed her brows as she fell into a dilemma at this moment. Accepting a position in the Sky dragon alliance was not something, she wanted at this moment. If Zhan Chen wished to leave the Jade harmony city someday, she was planning to accompany him. She was reluctant to be tied down by the responsibilities of the Sky dragon alliance.

"Senior, here is a little gift for you. It is not from the Sky dragon alliance. Rather, it is from my Xie family. I hope, senior will accept it", Xie Lanying spoke. She took out a brokade box and handed it to Shui Liying.

Shui Liying was slightly hesitant but she still accepted the brokade box from Xie Lanying. It would be untactful if she refused the gift from the imperial family.

A thick stream of essence energy escaped to the surrounding as soon as she lifted off the cover of the brokade box. There were shining essence energy stones placed neatly inside the brokade box.

"Peak heaven grade essence energy stones!", Zhan Chen muttered in surprise. Both Shui Liying and Deng Yue were astonished as well after seeing the content of the brokade box.

The essence energy stones were considered very valuable in the Northern desert continent. After the devastating war between the ancient Zhan clan and the then imperial Beitang family, most of the spirit veins were destroyed. So, the already scarce essence energy stones became more difficult to find.

Among the essence energy stones, most valuable ones were of heaven grade. They were so scarce that even the top sects like the Xuantian sect would not use them unless absolutely necessary. Among the heaven grade essence energy stones, there were low grade, mid grade, high grade and peak grade essence energy stones. The Xuantian sect only had high grade essence energy stones in store. As for the peak heaven grade essence energy stones, they were not available naturally in the Northern desert continent. So, it was natural that even a seasoned emperor like Shui Liying felt shaken after seeing so many peak heaven grade essence energy stones. There were twenty three essence energy stones in the brokade box. Shui Liying took some time to calm down before looking towards Xie Lanying.

"Princess, I can't accept your gift. It is too valuable", she shook her head and pushed back the brocade box towards Xie Lanying. She was not a fool to accept such lavish gifts from the imperial family. After all, who would give such valuable gifts without any ulterior motive.

"Senior, please don't misunderstand. Our imperial family only wants to show our sincerity. If you don't want them as gifts, you can take them as your remuneration. As it is a secret exchange between us, the Sky dragon alliance will still reward you for joining it's ranks", Xie Lanying spoke. She was so slick in her explanation that Shui Liying found it hard to reject her. If it was any other time, she would have denied her. But the peak heaven grade essence energy stones were something which she needed at this moment. These stones would help her in raising her cultivation from the sixth stage emperor realm to the seventh stage emperor realm.

"Accept her proposal", when she was lost in her dilemma, she heard a mental communication from Zhan Chen. She thought a little and finally decided to listen to Zhan Chen's suggestion.

"Fine, I will take them as my remuneration. I would still like to thank you for bringing the peak heaven grade essence energy stones to me", Shui Liying spoke.

"Senior, don't embarass me. It is a joyous matter for the Sky dragon alliance to have you as a venerable elder", Xie Lanying replied.

She took a look at Zhan Chen's silhouette and a faint redness appeared on her face. "Senior, can I have few words with little brother Chen?", she looked towards Shui Liying. 

Shui Liying raised her eyebrow slightly after hearing her words. No one could see Xie Lanying 's expression as she had covered her face with a delicate veil but it was natural for Shui Liying to have some misgiving towards Xie Lanying. "Husband, be careful of her. She is the most difficult to deal with among all imperial Xie family descendants", Shui Liying warned Zhan Chen through mental communication before walking out. Deng Yue followed Shui Liying out as she intended to give Xie Lanying and Zhan Chen some space.

"Princess, we meet again", Zhan Chen spoke with a smile. He was trying to calm down himself as her mere presence was enough to stimulate an ablebodied man.

Xie Lanying had the Nine lotus exquisite treasure body. As the name suggested, her body was like an exquisite treasure itself. With the charming technique she cultivated, she had a fatal attraction towards any man in the planet.

"Little brother, how have you been since we last met?", Xie Lanying asked. Her voice was very soft and delicate as Zhan Chen felt a stirring in his heart after hearing her words.

'What a Nine lotus exquisite treasure body! Just by speaking few words, she can induce such a reaction in my body', Zhan Chen thought to himself.