37: Born with fairy eyes!

A full-power strike from the Void Refining Realm was something the old man, with his Soul Transformation Stage cultivation, could not withstand, and he died on the spot under Gu Xinyue's Sword Qi.

"You're courting death!"

At this moment, you heard a roar from behind, and the aura that burst forth was even slightly stronger than Gu Xinyue's.

Gu Xinyue's expression turned somewhat solemn upon hearing this; she suddenly stopped and looked at you.

"Little Junior Brother, you go first. I'll stop this City Lord."

From the Spiritual Qi burst just now, you knew the City Lord's cultivation was at least at the Void Refining Middle Stage, and you couldn't help but start worrying about Gu Xinyue.

Gu Xinyue, who was beside you, seemed to have sensed your concerns and gave you a reassuring smile.

"Don't worry, Little Junior Brother, I, your Senior Sister, am not that weak! Don't forget, our Sword Pavilion has never had weaklings!"

These words immediately made you realize that the Sword Pavilion's recruitment requirements were extremely high; only top Geniuses of the Sword Dao could join the Sword Pavilion.

"Senior Sister, I will leave marks for you along the way. Just follow the marks and you'll find me."

With that said, you no longer hesitated and left Qingshan City directly with Wei Qing.

You knew that staying here would only drag Gu Xinyue down.

Immediately after leaving the Qingshan City area, you sensed a fierce battle erupting within Qingshan City.

You looked at Wei Qing beside you and asked him where would be the most suitable place for you to go next.

Wei Qing was clearly more familiar with the situation in the Southern Region than you, an outsider.

"We definitely can't go back to Qingshan City now, and the nearby cities all have dealings with Qingshan City."

After much deliberation with his head bowed, Wei Qing looked up in one direction and said,

"It's best for us to go to the Capital. Fighting is prohibited there, which makes it very suitable for us."

"The Capital?"

You didn't know where the Capital he spoke of was, so you told him that you were from Youzhou and were unfamiliar with the situation in the Southern Region.

Wei Qing was surprised that you were from Youzhou; in his impression, it was generally difficult for Void Refining powerhouses to appear in areas outside of Zhongzhou.

He then explained that the area you were currently in was within the Great Zhou Dynasty of the Southern Region.

And Qingshan City was merely a remote small city under the Great Zhou Dynasty.

As for the Capital, it was the central city of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, with countless powerhouses residing there.

"Alright! Let's go to the Capital!"

And so, Wei Qing led you on the journey to the Capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

It took you roughly a year to finally arrive at the Capital.

Upon entering the Capital, you discovered that even the lowest cultivation of the guards here was the Nascent Soul Stage.

Such cultivation would make one an outer Elder in the Azure Cloud Sect, but here, they could only serve as a guard.

A year later, you and Wei Qing had completely settled down in the Capital, buying a dilapidated small courtyard in a corner of the Capital and moving in.

However, what worried you somewhat was that Gu Xinyue had not come to find you for over a year.

When you left Qingshan City, you left her a Sword Qi and told her you would be going to the Capital.

Yet, Gu Xinyue had not arrived in the Capital even now, and you didn't know if your Senior Sister had successfully escaped from Qingshan City.

"Su Ming, I'm back! Here are the Spirit Stones earned this month, take a look!"

Just as you were worrying about Gu Xinyue, the small courtyard door was pushed open by Wei Qing.

Since settling in the Capital, you chose not to join any force, but instead earned Spirit Stones by relying on your identity as a fourth-grade Alchemist.

After a brief check of the Spirit Stone quantity, you took a portion and left the rest for Wei Qing to buy Materials and for his own Cultivation.

In the tenth year, which was your fifth year in Zhongzhou, your cultivation finally Broke through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage.

At the same time, your Alchemy Realm also Broke through to a fifth-grade Alchemist.

Over these past few years, your Alchemy reputation rapidly accumulated in the Capital, gaining favor from many users due to your lower prices and excellent quality.

However, so many years had passed, and Gu Xinyue still hadn't come to find you; you gradually forgot about this matter.

Originally, you were tricked by Gu Xinyue into coming here, intending to search for Opportunities in the ruins of Zhongzhou.

Now, you had wasted five years just waiting for Gu Xinyue.

In the fifteenth year, you had been in the Great Zhou Dynasty for ten years, and you still hadn't waited for Gu Xinyue.

By this time, many people in the Capital referred to you as Alchemist Su.

Gradually, you began to enjoy this life. You seemed to be sinking into the wonderful life of the Great Zhou Dynasty, forgetting that these people were actually Demonic Insects.

At the end of this year, a rumor began to circulate in the Capital, and Wei Qing informed you about it immediately upon returning to the small courtyard.

"Su Ming, do you know! A princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty has been demoted to a commoner."

You weren't interested in such gossip, so you didn't press for more details.

The next day, you went to the Loose Cultivator trading street in the Capital as usual; to put it plainly, this was the Capital's black market.

After selling the Medicinal Pills you refined yesterday, you prepared to return to the small courtyard.

When you returned to the small courtyard, you found that a young girl had been following you at some point. You used your Eye of Truth to check her identity.

Zhou Lingxi: Human Race

Talent: Innate Immortal Eyes

Cultivation: Qi Refining Third Layer

Spiritual Root: None

You were slightly stunned when you saw that she possessed Immortal Eyes.

She had no Spiritual Root yet could Cultivate to the Qi Refining Third Layer; you felt these Immortal Eyes were simply too terrifying.

"Beautiful lady, I'm home. How much longer are you going to follow me?"

Zhou Lingxi looked at you with her clear, large eyes.

"I'll follow you forever!"

"Cough, cough! No, no, no! I don't take in anyone!"

As you spoke, you prepared to close the main door, but Zhou Lingxi's next words made you stop your movements.

"You're not a monster, so I want to follow you!"

You understood the meaning behind her words, but what surprised you was how someone at the Qi Refining Third Layer could detect the presence of Demonic Insects.

"Can your Immortal Eyes see Demonic Insects?"

Upon hearing your words, Zhou Lingxi trembled slightly and stared at you with wide eyes.

"You... how did you know I have Immortal Eyes..."

"Come in first, it's not safe outside!"

You didn't directly answer her question but instead told her to come inside first.

After you entered the small courtyard, Wei Qing saw that you had brought a young girl back and immediately looked at you with a strange gaze.

"Su Ming, where did you abduct her from?"

You didn't respond to Wei Qing's words but instead glanced at him and said seriously,

"She is an Awakened One!"