69: Chapter 69 Unexpected Changes

Some of the thousand-year Spirit Medicine she had no use for; a portion was planned to be sent back to her Family, while another portion was exchanged for Sect contribution points. Once she returned this time, she would enter seclusion to attempt a breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.

As it happened, she had a shengling pill obtained on the ninth floor in her possession. Relying on it, she had a great chance of forging a Top-Grade Foundation, and even a considerable chance at the legendary Peerless Grade Foundation.

Meanwhile, Song Mingxue in the distance saw this scene and felt somewhat envious. Over the past few years, she had felt Li Qingling's progress the most deeply and profoundly.

Not only that, but her Alchemy skills also far surpassed her own. She was already a Tier-1 High Grade Alchemist, whereas she herself was still only a Tier-1 Medium Grade Alchemist, and this was the result of having already studied Alchemy for nearly five years.

If one did not speak of Li Qingling, her rate of improvement was actually already very fast, ranking in the upper-middle tier among all Alchemists.

Song Mingxue shook her head and thought no more about it. Rather than comparing herself to others, it was better to compare herself to herself; as long as she surpassed the her of the previous moment, that was enough. She cheered herself up, her gaze resolute, though her changes were not noticed by anyone.

Not far away, where Li Qingling and the others were located.

A giant chariot flew rapidly toward them.

On the giant chariot, several beautiful women stood on either side, every single one of them at the Foundation Establishment Stage in cultivation.

And upon that luxurious and magnificent seat, an old man in black robes had originally been lying lazily, but for some reason, his expression suddenly turned solemn.

"Fellow Daoist Wuyou," the black-robed old man spoke solemnly.

After Master Baiye and Li Qingling respectfully bowed to them, they took their leave and withdrew.

"What is the matter, Fellow Daoist Tianshu?" Daoist Wuyou was somewhat surprised by the black-robed old man's attitude today.

"My Sect just sent a message. The Yao Beasts in the southern Wanshou Mountain Range have begun migrating in large numbers. In addition, quite a few Azure Wolf Demons have been discovered." Master Tianshu's tone carried a hint of apprehension, seeming to harbor some fear toward the name Azure Wolf Demon.

"Azure Wolf Demon? Could it be that the Canglang Demon Country over at the Wanshou Mountain Range intends to participate as well?!" Before he could continue speaking, he sensed a slight movement coming from his storage ring. After taking out the communication Talisman, he cast a spell to activate it.

Immediately afterward, the message transmitted by the communication Talisman shocked him more and more the longer he listened.

He turned to look at Master Tianshu, his gaze filled with shock, and explained, "My Sect has already discovered a Tier-4 Azure Wolf Demon King. It seems that the Canglang Demon Country is truly planning to invade Dayan this time. Who knows how much force they will mobilize? If even that person is dispatched, our Dayan simply will not be able to stop them."

"What? A Tier-4 Azure Wolf Demon King! Ever since those four Sects were destroyed, the Canglang Demon Country has never crossed the Wanshou Mountain Range again. Could it be that the Thirty-Six Demon Nations suffered a defeat over at the Dynasty battlefield?" Fellow Daoist Tianshu was greatly alarmed upon hearing this.

"Unclear. If the Canglang Demon Country is truly about to open up a battlefield around Dayan, then we are in trouble. Among the dozen or so countries surrounding us, there are very few Nascent Soul Cultivators, whereas that Demon Country, based on our observations over so many years, overtly has two, and whether any are hidden in the dark is unknown to anyone."

The two looked at each other and fell silent, not knowing whether the defeat of the Thirty-Six Demon Nations on the Dynasty battlefield was good or bad.

The good side was that the Human Race triumphed over the Yao Race; the bad side was that if the Yao Race wanted to open a second battlefield across the dozen or so countries surrounding Dayan, just how massive would their losses be by then? Complete subjugation was even a possibility.

"It seems we must make preparations early." After making their decision, within a few days, the two summoned all the Golden Core factions in Dayan to gather together and discuss how to respond next.

...

Half a month later, Chen Changqing's cultivation was completely consolidated. During this period, he discovered that after his Realm improved, the various abilities of the dao bead were also enhancing. Aside from the speed of refining Qi and nurturing the Divine Soul increasing by more than double, another ability had been added: the capacity to upgrade the quality of items.

During this period, he had already experimented by upgrading a Tier-1 Low Grade qingyang sword to a Tier-1 Top-Grade, which cost nearly five hundred Spirit Stones.

However, the Spirit Stones spent on upgrading the quality were even more expensive than buying it directly, which caused Chen Changqing a bit of distress.

But that made sense; after all, this kind of ability to directly alter the original quality was already Heaven-Defying enough. If this method were used on some special items, it might produce extraordinary effects.

Seeing that Chen Changqing possessed such a treasure, the young girl was incomparably astonished, yet she did not inquisitively ask about it. Everyone had their own secrets; even though she was now Chen Changqing's artifact spirit, she would not do such annoying things.

"Yuqing, can we leave now?" Chen Changqing inquired. Bai Yuqing was precisely the name of the young girl before him.

Bai Yuqing was terribly bored, supporting her chin with both hands while floating mid-air, and replied, "We can. We can go out right now."

"Then let's set off," Chen Changqing said calmly.

With a casual wave of the young girl's hand, the two instantly vanished from the spot and arrived outside the Taiji Hunyuan Tower.

Chen Changqing looked back and saw a giant tower connecting heaven and earth not far behind him—was this the Taiji Hunyuan Tower?!

Suppressing the shock in his heart, he turned to look at Bai Yuqing and opened his mouth to say, "Yuqing, how do we proceed next?"

"Next..." As Bai Yuqing spoke, she produced a Talisman.

"Using this Tier-4 Void Talisman to stabilize the Void Realm, we can leave." Finished speaking, she flew off to search for a Void Realm node, with Chen Changqing closely following behind her.

After spending several hours, she said happily, "Right here." The Void Talisman in her hand instantly burst forth with a black-purple radiance, and then she struck forward with it.

Bang!

The Void Talisman tore open the Void Realm, forming a Void Realm passage within it.

"It's ready." Bai Yuqing took the lead in passing through the Void Realm passage. Chen Changqing took a look and quickly followed her.

"You come with me too." Chen Changqing was puzzled.

"That's right, Master." Bai Yuqing covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

The two flew through the Void Realm passage for about a quarter of an hour before arriving on the opposite side. Looking at the familiar sky, Chen Changqing let out a long breath of relief—he had finally returned.

"Eh? Right, where is Yuqing?" Chen Changqing looked around and asked in puzzlement.

"I am here. Master, have you forgotten that I am an artifact spirit?" Bai Yuqing reappeared. As it turned out, she could enter Chen Changqing's Sea of Consciousness at any time.

"I see. Very well," Chen Changqing said helplessly. Since he had already signed a master-servant contract with Bai Yuqing, there was nothing else to be done; anyway, she wouldn't betray him.

"Let's go, let's first ask where this place is," Chen Changqing spoke up. After glancing around just now, he discovered that he was not at the entrance of the original Secret Realm.