31: Quasi-Emperor Late Period

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Wu Ning spent his days fishing by the lake, eating, and drinking, enjoying himself immensely.

Li Yuanbao and the others would return to the lake every one or two days.

In the past half month,

they had gathered mountains of Spirit Medicine, including over three hundred Top-Grade Spirit Medicine alone!

There were even two Saint Medicine!

Besides these, there were also large quantities of exotic stones, spiritual jade, and Artifact Refining Materials like profound gold and beast bones.

This trip to the Secret Realm had made their pockets richer than ever before.

“Hehe, half a year from now, when those guys come in and see the state of things, I wonder what they’ll think?”

Li Yuanbao had a lewd expression.

The Tian Yuan Secret Realm had been opened over a hundred times and was already not rich; now, almost all valuable items had been completely plundered, leaving only Yao Beasts everywhere.

Those guys who come in will probably be so angry they’ll vomit blood, right?

Wu Ning shook his head and smiled, then directly led them out of the Tian Yuan Secret Realm.

Watching the azure bird gradually disappear into the sky, the people guarding outside the Secret Realm began to whisper.

“Aren’t those the people who killed the Qishan Five Ghosts half a month ago? Didn’t they leave? Why would they suddenly appear here?”

“Could it be… they came out of the Secret Realm?”

“How is that possible? Even ordinary Saint Realm powerhouses can’t break into the Tian Yuan Secret Realm, and even if a Saint King entered, there wouldn’t be no commotion at all, right?”

“Holy crap, could it be a Venerable?”

“You really dare to imagine! A Venerable is high and mighty; how could they disregard their dignity to seize a Saint King Legacy?”

“I think there must be some special treasure…”

Many powerhouses discussed animatedly, completely unaware of what awaited them.

…

After leaving the Ancient Profound Mountain Range, everyone rode the azure bird to Qingyun Holy City, at the foot of Qingyun Sect Mountain.

This Holy City was equivalent to Yunzhou City’s status in Yunlan Province; it was the largest and most prosperous city in Qingyun State, far surpassing Yunzhou City.

Qingyun Holy City was directly governed by Qingyun Sect, with tens of thousands of large and small Families and forces residing within it, yet it presented a scene of peace and prosperity.

No one dared to offend the dignity of Qingyun Sect.

Wu Ning and his group entering Qingyun Holy City did not cause any stir.

Although there was a no-flight order in the city, it only applied to Cultivators below the King Realm.

The guards at the city gate sensed the powerful aura of the azure bird and turned a blind eye, pretending not to see it.

They successfully entered Qingyun Holy City.

Li Yuanbao and the others were all dazzled by the prosperity here.

In this city, Dharma Idols were everywhere, and Ocean Transformation was common!

Heavenly Palace Realm powerhouses were also not uncommon.

Even King Realm powerhouses could be seen from time to time.

However, Qi Gathering and Innate Realm Cultivators were relatively rare, and most of them were young children.

As for Body Refining Realm, they hadn't seen any.

A sense of insignificance suddenly arose in the hearts of Li Yuanbao and the other two.

In just one Qingyun Holy City, they were so ordinary as to be unremarkable.

What if it were placed in the entire Eastern Region?

Wu Ning was also seeing such a prosperous city for the first time; he directly opened his System personal panel.

He hadn't signed in for over a month, and his sign-in opportunities had accumulated to 181 times.

“System, three daily sign-ins!”

Wu Ning directly ordered.

“Ding, sign-in successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining one hundred million tons of Ancient Starry Gold!”

“Ding, sign-in successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining one hundred million Spirit Crystals!”

“Ding, sign-in successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining three thousand years of Cultivation!”

Wu Ning’s eyes lit up; these three rewards were all excellent!

Ancient Starry Gold was a metal that could be used to refine Emperor Weapons; a palm-sized piece weighed tens of tons, making it extremely precious.

One hundred million tons of Ancient Starry Gold could probably refine several Emperor Weapons.

One hundred million Spirit Crystals were at least equivalent to one trillion Top-Grade Spirit Stones, making them ten thousand times more valuable than the Top-Grade Spirit Stones obtained from previous sign-ins!

Three thousand years of Cultivation was an even more pleasant surprise.

He was now on the verge of Breakthrough; with these three thousand years of Cultivation, he would be able to Breakthrough to the Late Stage Quasi-Emperor Realm!

Wu Ning felt a little excited; he hadn't expected the rewards from this sign-in to be so generous.

“System, three more daily sign-ins!”

“Ding, sign-in successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a ninth-tier Yao Beast Inner Core.”

“Ding, sign-in successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a ninth-tier Pill Formula—"Nine-Nine Soul Refining Pill".”

“Ding, sign-in successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining one hundred million Spirit Crystals.”

“Not bad.”

Wu Ning did not continue to sign in; although these things were good, they were not useful to him.

…

He continued to wander around the city for most of the day.

Then, Wu Ning rented a small courtyard of three hundred square meters in a prosperous area near the city center.

The monthly rent was eight thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones.

Over a year, the rent alone could buy an ordinary High Grade Spiritual Artifact.

If it were in other places, it would definitely be outrageously expensive.

But this was Qingyun Holy City, so every inch of land was naturally precious.

However, there was a reason for its expensiveness.

This small courtyard had unique scenery, complete with pavilions and towers, and the courtyard was planted with many rare spiritual plants and flowers, as well as a thousand-year-old ancient tree over ten meters tall.

In addition, the entire small courtyard was fortified with a powerful defensive Formation, capable of withstanding attacks from King Realm powerhouses.

The rooms also had Qi Gathering Formations; the configuration could definitely be considered luxurious.

Eight thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones a month was indeed worth the price.

Wu Ning directly paid a year’s rent.

After renting the courtyard,

Li Yuanbao and the other two were all holed up in their rooms Cultivating.

Wu Ning also entered a short seclusion; after extracting the three thousand years of Cultivation, he successfully Broke Through to the Late Stage Quasi-Emperor Realm.

“Life with cheats is just awesome!”

Stepping out of the room, Wu Ning stretched, feeling refreshed.

His gaze swept over; Li Yuanbao and the other two were still Cultivating.

It seemed they had indeed received quite a stimulus.

“Come here.”

He waved at the azure bird that was perched on the ancient tree.

“Chirp, chirp~”

The azure bird immediately flew happily towards him, landing on his palm.

“Master~”

The azure bird’s crisp voice rang out, and it tilted its head, affectionately rubbing against Wu Ning’s finger.

“Little One, are you hungry?”

“Master will give you something good to eat.”

Wu Ning extended a finger, smiling as he poked her head, then took out the ninth-tier Yao Beast Inner Core he had obtained from the previous sign-in.

It was a pale golden Inner Core, about the size of an adult’s head, faintly exuding a terrifyingly fierce aura.

A ninth-tier Yao Beast was equivalent to a Saint Realm powerhouse.

The azure bird was currently only at the Late Stage eighth-tier and could not refine a ninth-tier Yao Beast Inner Core at all; swallowing it would most likely cause her to explode and die.

However, with Wu Ning’s help, everything was not a problem.

He inscribed runes onto the Inner Core, sealing all the energy contained within it, but leaving a loophole.

After the azure bird swallowed the Inner Core, she could continuously absorb the energy from the Inner Core through this loophole, preventing her from being instantly overwhelmed.

Afterward, the azure bird returned to lie on the ancient tree, quietly absorbing the Inner Core’s energy.

Wu Ning set up many Restrictions in the small courtyard, then quietly left alone.

His destination for this trip was precisely Qingyun Sect.