247 Imperial Spirit Lake (1/2)

Joseph sighed as he massaged his temples after working so hard he and his sister have finally stepped into the vaunted Primal Daoist realm just last week, it had send a sensation throughout the city, after all who amongst all of the clans could claim they have twin cultivators who have managed to step into Primal Daoist realm before their 45th Birthday, but then came another problem betrothal contacts for both of them power hungry worthless beings vying for their hands in order to increase their nonexistent pride and prestige.

He gave of a sigh as he drank wine from the saucer in his hand the chilled liquid descended his throat leaving a slight burn as his tongue tasted a bit bitter.

”Brother you seem to be a bit frustrated.”, came a voice from behind him, as he turned he found the smiling visage of Jaclyn her sister he offered her a drink she nodded as she sat beside her as he spoke ”You know very well know why I am frustrated all those betrothal contracts.”, he finished with a growl.

Jaclyn picked up the saucer filled by his brother as she spoke, ”Leeches the lots of them, I hate those idiots so much I cannot even step out of the clan compound without anyone vying for my hand, sometimes I wish to simply run away from here.”

Joseph winced as he spoke, ”You are right sister, compare to me you also have to worry about our dearest uncle marrying you off for political reasons.”

Jaclyn sighed at that before Joseph spoke with an excited tone, ”Hey sis what if we run away for a while, say let us tell everyone we are off exploring some ruins something like that what do you say.”

As Jaclyn pondered on those words she drank from the saucer in her hands before she spoke, ”mmm I like it spiced wine my favorite, and brother your proposal is not wrong but where should we go?”

Joseph shrugged at that as he spoke, ”No idea but I think mother and father might help us.”

Jaclyn, ”I do not think so, they just left to find our 'baby' brother once again, ugh it is frustrating running around like that for someone they might never find not to mention he might never even consider them his family.”

Joseph nodded as he spoke, ”So true there is also a chance he might be a crook by now and would love to leech off of our family's fortune.”

Jaclyn chuckled at that before she spoke, ”Oh before they left mother and father gave a picture as a reward, something from the vault, look here.”, she took out a picture of a woman from her space ring a large portrait of a woman to be exact, ”Now watch carefully brother.”

As she moved the picture the face of the person seemed to change as well, once it looked like a stoic face, which then changed to an angry face, which again changed to a happy face, Joseph whistled at that as he spoke to Jaclyn, ”It is nice picture but I d…”

His words stuck in his throat as he looked at wide eyes, ”What is this thing where did the lady in the portrait go.”

Jaclyn smirked as she put the portrait back inside her space ring as she spoke, ”Well she did not go anywhere, she only appears for a few seconds and if the person watching her starts mediating while focusing their attention on her the picture will stay for more period of time, not only that it also increases a person's cultivation speed as well as on higher stages of cultivation it also effects the cultivation of the soul of a person.”

Joseph's eyes widen at that as he spoke with clear admiration in his voice, ”Whose portrait is this?”

Jaclyn, ”This portrait is…”

”Achooo!!! Achooo!!!!!!!”, a person wearing fur coat sneezed for the nth time as he moved through a snow covered place.

”Brother are you alright I hope you have not caught the cold because of cold weather of this place.”