An hour and a half later, Nangong Lingyun walked towards Changchun Palace with his hands in his pockets, like a dragon striding and a tiger walking.
His posture was confident, his aura was high, his expression seemed calm, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and his eyes held a clear hint of smugness.
Clearly, he was in an extremely pleasant mood.
He used to always play the part of the mature person, believing that those who could maintain a calm exterior while having a storm in their chest were fit to be generals, taking it as a life motto that those in positions of power should not show their emotions easily.
But later, he gradually came to understand.
He was already invincible, so why put on airs? What did it matter to him whether others were happy, appreciative, or how they reacted? Not eating beef was the mark of a true hero.
Therefore, he no longer suppressed the expression of his inner emotions, acting as he pleased.
He quickly found that it was indeed very enjoyable this way.
Nangong Lingyun strode forward.
The virtual screen displayed his incredibly glorious battle results from just now.
"You cleverly utilized Shui Binger's keen insight and calm, composed temperament to create the illusion that you were pursuing her.
After she misunderstood and became wary, resistant, and repelled, you suddenly broke the illusion."
"This caused Shui Binger to instantly feel immense shame and guilt, thinking that she had judged a gentleman with the heart of a villain."
"Her impression of you was completely refreshed, her view of you completely changed, and her wariness, resistance, and repulsion towards you completely disappeared."
"SS-level beauty Shui Binger Capture Progress +20%, and gained 1,100,000 Cool Point ."
"You invited Shui Binger to join Kaiyuan Sect, and praised her talent, wisdom, temperament, and ability, believing she was qualified to become the future helmsman of Kaiyuan Sect."
"Shui Binger believes in steadfastness, whether it's towards a lover, friend, Sect, or superior; as Time passes and circumstances change, she will not change her original intention in front of the person she has recognized."
"SS-level beauty Shui Binger Capture Progress +20%, and gained 1,500,000 Cool Point ."
"Shui Binger's Current Cumulative Capture Progress": 80%.
The virtual screen flashed and disappeared.
The corner of Nangong Lingyun's mouth immediately curled up further.
Seventy percent already counted as being deeply in love; the major issue was basically settled.
Next, it would be the other party who would be restless and unable to sleep at night.
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Changchun Palace is one of the twelve large manors surrounding the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, and Ye Lingling resides there.
Others include Xiao Wu in Yanxi Palace, Huo Wu in Yonghe Palace, Zhu Zhuqing in Yikun Palace, and tomorrow Shui Binger will move into Chuxiu Palace.
Qian Renxue was not at Kaiyuan Academy, but she had fiercely threatened Nangong Lingyun with words, demanding that she must have one of these palaces.
Regarding this kind of threat, a certain person truly didn't know whether he should be angry or happy.
So Jingyang Palace was also considered to have an owner.
There were six manors left, and Nangong Lingyun planned to fill them within a year.
Angel Yan lived nearby on the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, while Ah Yin stayed in the Beast Taming Space and rarely came out.
The remaining Gu Yuena, Hu Liena, Ning Rongrong, Liu Erlong, and Dugu Yan added up to only five, so who should the other one be?
Could it be time to activate the Great Summoning Method?
It was truly a headache.
Changchun Palace, true to its name, was filled with rare flowers and plants and precious ancient trees, itself a small simulated training ground.
After Ye Lingling arrived, she even dismantled parts of the courtyard walls and houses to continue planting trees, almost turning it into a forest.
Nangong Lingyun passed through the trees and found a small courtyard less than half an acre in the middle.
It had a wooden building, wooden door, and a fence wall, but the style and workmanship were relatively exquisite and elegant.
The owner was already waiting in the center of the courtyard, and the moment she saw him, her face immediately bloomed with a happy smile of fulfilled anticipation.
This girl was completely different from Hu Liena, who fantasized about being a domineering CEO, the tsundere Qian Renxue, who played hard to get, and the dutiful Shui Binger.
She had a feeling of being content with circumstances, like marrying a chicken and following the chicken; after peeling away the shell of feigned coldness, her true personality was gentle and soft, looking like a little lamb.
Nangong Lingyun quickened his steps.
As soon as he got closer, his large hand slapped the perky rear behind her with a 'pa' sound, and the soft elasticity immediately rippled like waves.
Ye Lingling's face was flushed with shyness, but she didn't dare to resist.
She followed closely behind him, step by step, her eyes seemingly trailing him, lowering her head and not speaking.
Her Capture Progress had already reached ninety percent, and recently she had also been listed as a core disciple, beginning to simulate cultivation of the wood-attribute technique of the Chang Sheng Jue.
With her inner wisdom, she had long understood her future fate, but she was not resistant to it.
Entering the building, Ye Lingling skillfully released her Spirit.
A large Nine Hearted Sea Tang flower, its petals a vibrant, dripping pink, but the center was pure white, with branches, leaves, and roots trailing below.
A gentle Life aura spread in all directions, giving people an extremely warm and comfortable feeling.
Nangong Lingyun sensed it carefully, his brow furrowing slightly.
Nine Hearted Sea Tang was hailed as a miracle among Spirits; in terms of healing ability alone, it surpassed the Blue Silver Emperor, capable of regenerating severed limbs once it reached the Spirit Saint level.
But it couldn't detoxify, purify, or remove negative status effects, nor could it help restore spirit power or invigorate the spirit.
As a top-tier plant-type Spirit, its plant-related abilities were pitifully weak; relying on branches and leaves for attack, defense, or control was almost impossible.
Furthermore, no matter what spirit ring was attached, it would always have only one Spirit Ability: area-of-effect group healing.
This left him a bit stumped; a clever housewife cannot cook without rice.
Seeing Nangong Lingyun frown, Ye Lingling quickly comforted him.
"Husband, don't worry, I'm fine, I've gotten through all these years.
Besides, now as a disciple of Kaiyuan Sect, no one dares to harm me."
Calling out the word "Husband", Ye Lingling couldn't help but blush.
This was something a certain person had deliberately requested.
She always felt there was some special, Evil, completely personality-breaking, improper meaning behind it, and every time she called it out, she had to mentally prepare herself and muster up courage first.
The reason her Capture Progress increased so quickly was also related to this point.
Nangong Lingyun wasn't the type to talk nonsense just to show off; that was something Yu Xiaogang would do.
He said seriously:
"There are still a few methods I can think of, but the risks are too uncontrollable.
Your Spirit is practically a natural representative of the extreme path; I cannot be sure what the consequences of changing the development path would be.
The optimal choice is still to go all the way down this path and see if there is a turning point when cultivating to the Titled Douluo or even level ninety-nine.
As for safety and strength issues,
After a while, I'll equip you with some Spirit Bones and a few spirit tools."
Thanks to Qian Daoliu's funding, Nangong Lingyun was not lacking in Spirit Bones now; there was still a large pile of dragon bones lying in the dragon tomb.
There might also be some in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, and after capturing Gu Yuena, they would all be his.
As for spirit tools, with Angel Yan's spatial ability, going to the Sun Moon Continent was not difficult.
Continuing to research the Spirit was no longer meaningful.
Nangong Lingyun instead began to teach Ye Lingling "Shan Hai Boxing Scripture" and "Swift Water Without Trace".
As a cultivation method worth twenty-five million, Xuanwu True Skill, these martial skills were quite powerful in Douluo, and their power would automatically increase with the growth of spirit power.