The Immortal Cultivation World Is Too Dangerous: I Return to Earth as a Divine Sage
Chapter 16 - Ye Yang’s Excuse for Collecting Special Constitutions

Chapter 16: Ye Yang’s Excuse for Collecting Special Constitutions

“Top-tier Wisdom Root?”

Upon hearing the level of Zhao Ling’er’s Wisdom Root, the Zhao family members were all delighted. In their view, with two Kunlun members from their family, their position was secure. After all, the old master’s high-level Wisdom Root had been enough to join Kunlun, and Zhao Ling’er’s Wisdom Root was a level higher than his. Joining Kunlun should be a breeze, right?

“Just a bit lacking.”

Amid everyone’s anticipation, Ye Yang slowly glanced at Zhao Ling’er and uttered four words.

“Just a bit lacking? Mr. Ye, may I ask where my granddaughter falls short? Is there any chance to make up for this deficiency?”

Hearing Ye Yang’s words, Zhao Qingzhi took a deep breath and mustered the courage to ask. If it weren’t for the fact that Zhao Ling’er was his own granddaughter, he wouldn’t have dared to press further. Ye Yang saying “just a bit lacking” meant she didn’t meet the qualifications. If she wasn’t qualified, continuing to question might annoy Ye Yang, right? But Zhao Ling’er’s status was worth taking the risk, and he wanted to clarify why his high-level Wisdom Root qualified him for Kunlun, yet her top-tier Wisdom Root did not. Only by understanding this could he be more discerning in the future, knowing who was eligible to be recommended to Kunlun and who wasn’t.

“Heaven and Earth are divided into Yin and Yang, and living beings are similarly divided into Yin and Yang. Men belong to Yang, women to Yin. Kunlun was created because of me, so everything within it is closely tied to my attributes. Your granddaughter’s shortfall is that she is a woman. Even if she joins Kunlun, many things in Kunlun would not suit her. Her top-tier Wisdom Root might even be inferior to an ordinary Wisdom Root in a man.”

Ye Yang looked at Zhao Qingzhi and said calmly.

“I see.”

Hearing Ye Yang’s words, Zhao Qingzhi nodded with great regret, indicating he understood. To be honest, Zhao Qingzhi had never been one to favor men over women. In his eyes, as long as someone had ability, gender didn’t matter—worst case, they could marry a capable son-in-law. But now, because of her gender, Zhao Ling’er couldn’t join Kunlun. For the first time, Zhao Qingzhi found his granddaughter’s gender somewhat glaring.

“However.”

Just as Zhao Qingzhi was filled with regret, Ye Yang’s tone suddenly shifted.

“Hm?”

Hearing Ye Yang’s words, Zhao Qingzhi thought there might be a chance and immediately looked up at Ye Yang.

“However, now that Kunlun is being rebuilt, there is a severe shortage of talent. The conditions for recruiting talent into Kunlun may indeed need to change. Women with Wisdom Roots are not entirely ineligible to join Kunlun. But for them to join, I need to spend some time comprehending and developing things suitable for women. Only then can they join Kunlun with the same conditions as men and contribute to Kunlun’s cause.

“For men’s Wisdom Roots, I have already fully comprehended them due to the countless members of Kunlun in the past. But for women, I need to start from scratch. Therefore, I require a large number of women with Wisdom Roots for me to study. You can ask your granddaughter if she is willing to stay by my side, allowing me to study the mysteries of her Wisdom Root.

“At the same time, I will issue a task through the identity jade token to search for women with Wisdom Roots. For each one sent to me for study, a certain amount of Kunlun points will be awarded.”

Ye Yang looked at Zhao Qingzhi and said calmly.

To be honest, to maintain his prestigious image while cultivating the Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Record, Ye Yang had gone to great lengths to come up with this excuse.

“Willing, how could she not be willing? To be able to provide Mr. Ye with the mysteries of a woman’s Wisdom Root is Ling’er’s honor.”

Hearing Ye Yang’s words, Zhao Qingzhi didn’t hesitate and immediately responded. At that moment, his mood completely reversed. He even felt grateful that Kunlun had no precedent of accepting women before. If it had, his granddaughter might have missed this enormous opportunity. Staying by Ye Yang’s side—wasn’t that a chance to be in close proximity to him day and night? As the saying goes, even a gatekeeper at the prime minister’s residence is a third-rank official.

As long as his granddaughter didn’t act foolishly and could leave a good impression on Ye Yang, her status in Kunlun would surely soar to the top. Even if she were only a low-level member, her status would rival that of a top-tier member. It was like the chief eunuch serving the emperor in the palace—though not high in rank, even a first-rank official would treat them with respect. His granddaughter now had a similar opportunity.

“Do you agree with your grandfather’s response?” Hearing Zhao Qingzhi’s words, Ye Yang glanced at Zhao Ling’er, who was kneeling behind him, and asked.

“Ling’er is willing.” Zhao Ling’er nodded without hesitation. Coming from a prominent family, how could she not understand the principle of a gatekeeper at the prime minister’s residence being a third-rank official? To follow someone like Ye Yang, a figure countless times more noble than a prime minister or emperor, was an unparalleled opportunity. How could she miss it?

“Since you’re willing, you will follow me from now on. I’ll give you ten days to handle your personal affairs. After that, you must stay by my side at all times.”

Ye Yang looked at Zhao Ling’er’s response, nodded with satisfaction, and said.

“Mr. Ye, I have no affairs to handle. I can follow you now.” Hearing Ye Yang’s words, Zhao Ling’er immediately replied.

“My affairs are just a few unfinished films, but filming—what’s that compared to stepping onto the path of transcendence, staying youthful forever, or even achieving immortality?”

“Luo Wan’er, Sheng Minglan, go fight for the title of top actress in the entertainment industry. I’m about to transcend the mundane. Decades from now, my beauty will remain unchanged, while you’ll be white-haired or even reduced to skeletons.” After responding to Ye Yang, Zhao Ling’er thought to herself.

“Good. Since you have no affairs to handle, you can start following me now.”

“Here.” Ye Yang nodded at Zhao Ling’er, then casually waved his hand, tossing a task jade token to her.

“Mr. Ye, this?” Zhao Ling’er caught the task token, her beautiful eyes showing a trace of confusion as she looked at Ye Yang. Didn’t he say she could only join Kunlun after he had studied the mysteries of a woman’s Wisdom Root? Why was she receiving an identity jade token now?

“Opportunities are fleeting, and since you’ve made the right choice. Joining Kunlun is only a matter of time. There’s no difference between joining early or late.”

Ye Yang looked at Zhao Ling’er and said calmly.

Of course, this was just Ye Yang’s surface explanation. His true intention was to use Zhao Ling’er’s identity to draw out women like Sheng Minglan and Luo Wan’er, who possessed special constitutions. Otherwise, he couldn’t lower his prestigious image by actively seeking them out. Naturally, Zhao Ling’er and others would discover them and make the introductions.

[TN: I feel like the plot for the World’s Greatest Swindler is beginning to unravel. Lmao. Hope you guys are having fun reading as much I am enjoying translating this. Happy reading!].