Thankfully Yang Rai's wives had the idea beforehand to have many more homes built for his future wives because now they all had a place for themselves. Hua Qing Si didn't want to know where he got the new 16 women from so she just didn't bother asking. She did have something to say though.
"Vice Palace master, an Elder from Azure Void Cave Heaven has arrived wishing to speak with you."
"I'll speak with him right away. Arrange the reception room."
"Yes, also he brought one of his disciples along with him. I gather he might be trying to establish a relationship with Void Land and High Heaven Palace."
"I see, Lan Xun and Xiao Qi will be accompanying me."
"Husband, that's not fair, I wish to go too."
"Lai Chen and Lang Xinyue, I need you two to help the others get settled in. Hua Qung Si will send some Palace maids to help you."
"Don't worry. The two of us make sure she is a good fit for us. You can trust us."
"Then we will be discussing things we can do to win next time."
Yang Rai left to go meet this person from the cave heaven. His first 2 wives gossiping behind him as they went. Yang Rai was hoping this would be an easy conversation to hold. He figured he would let his wives take care of the talking when it came to women talk. He Arrived in the room and saw the Elder was someone he had met before.
"Ah Elder Hong Xiang Ling. What do I owe the pleasure of this visit to today?"
His disciple had already known what she was there for in all likelihood. She didn't expect Yang Rai to actually still be a great emperor. But the elders' reaction to sensing Lan Xun's presence was astounding. He first saw her at the first meeting. Back then it looked like all hope of becoming an Open heaven realm would be impossible, yet here she was with the potential to ascend to the 7th or 8th rank. He was bewildered by this for a moment.
"Achem… apologies for the delayed response. I was impressed by how much your wife Lan Xun has recovered since I last saw her."
"Thank you, Esteemed Elder. This was only possible because of my husband's tender care."
"I see, Yang Rai's methods are truly breathtaking."
"I graciously accept the compliment. Now onto the business you've brought with you today."
"Yes, first I'd like to introduce my 3rd disciple Ling Xiang. She was curious about the Artifact you made. I wanted her to meet the creator if she could. I also have with me the Primordial World Ice, Eternal Blaze Mountain, Rainbow Silver Grass and Vivid Sun Sage. If I'm not mistaken that brings you up to 11 of the 12 columns."
"Esteemed Elder is willing to claim the reward for these items?"
"Yes, however I was hoping we could establish a more favorable relationship."
"You wish to offer your disciple to me as a wife and in doing so become the son-in-law of your Cave Heaven."