Wu Zhi made his commitment to marry Gu Xiao but with it came his questions.
"Do you know what the dowry would be"?
"No idea the clan would decide what it would be. I have no say in the matter".
"What about the palace of eternal love I hear that its a very big deal?" he asked.
"The palace of eternal love would open up around the time we hit 21 years old maybe 22. I hear its sub-space kind of like a separate dimension that an eccentric cultivator set up. No one knows her name all we know is that she had a very high cultivation realm and that she was a dual cultivator. Ancient text and scrolls say that a long time ago before the flying wind sect was established. Two cultivators - husband and wife - lived together and dual cultivated. It wasn't until a tragic accident involving foreign powers that her husband was murdered to death. The lady swore revenge and cultivated till she hit a higher realm and then went on a rampage against those foreign powers. Today they no longer exist. After she had completed her revenge she decided to help dual cultivators that will come after her. So she set up the palace of eternal love. The palace of eternal love is a separate dimension built to nurture cultivator couples. There are many rewards, challenges, tests, quests, trials, and more that could grant you endless benefits. Cultivator clans and sects fight fiercely over the entry tickets that appear in the world scattered across the land. You only need one ticket for one couple to be able to join the palace of eternal love. The rewards received from the place vary greatly depending on the performance of the overall couple. However there will be many individual tests as well as group tests that go with it to decide if you are worthy enough for the reward. Some rewards especially are so tempting and tantalizing that you wouldn't believe some of the things past cultivators have tried in order to get those rewards. Some of the funniest things being old powerhouses teaming up with each other in order to gain entry to try and receive some benefits." She then laughed hysterically after she said that and moved on and said "Let's just say none of the other old powerhouses have ever tried that tactic again. It was such a huge scandal that one of them committed suicide and the other went into hiding and we have never seen him again. It turns out the palace adjusts the tests according to the current age of the people attending. The palace also makes it so that no one but those who are 18 years or older are allowed to enter the palace as well. This has led to the current strategy of rearing up young talents and geniuses and marrying them into their fold. Such as the case that you are facing today. The clan will provide you with the ticket but they will probably ask for at least half of the spoils as they will bring up things like protection and recent dowries and such. They 100% are happy to marry young talents into their fold but the reason why you are marrying me instead of some other member of the family is mostly because of the recent events concerning the opening of the palace of eternal love. It most be noted that both of the members have to be talented if you want the best rewards from the palace. Past rewards from the palace have been life changing treasures, fruits that can expand lifespan, dual cultivation techniques that have changed the practice, life-saving treasures, important combat arts, and of course useful medicine and cultivation resources. The rewards are so valuable that some of the items retrieved from there have made record breaking prices at auctions before. Because of this their is a strict gag order from people in power not to spread this secret. And is also why I am now telling you not to let anyone know of this. Otherwise there will be punishment handed down not just from our clan but from the sect as well"
"Wow that is a lot of information to process... can I know what type of expectations the clan and sect have for me. Is there a type of treasure they want or anything they want me to do when I'm in there."
"Not really, the main goal of the clan is to profit, so anything valuable will do. They will obviously be displeased if you come out empty-handed or worse, dead. They will probably keep some of the stuff to stock up their shelves and sell the rest in an auction. However, pulling away from the palace topic, there are some things we must discuss now. Our wedding will happen as soon as we hit 18 and the sect will strongly encourage us to immediately start dual cultivating as it will be very important when we arrive at the palace. Because you have agreed to marriage you are now my fiancé and apart of the clan. You should ask for some resources from the clan as I expect they will want to make you as strong as they can in order for the upcoming event. It is in your best interest now to make your cultivation needs known as they will likely send the resources to you. Do you want me to say that you are looking for the bone bonding spirit leaf and anything that can help you with your bone refinement technique" she said.
"That as well as any blood cultivation techniques that will be beneficial to me" he replied.
"I don't know anything about that, but I will put out the word for you. Oh and that reminds me, go and get anything you need from your dorm, you will be officially moving into the guest house until we are married" she said. With that Wu Zhi went to go get his things.