35: Departure from the Ji family

True Lord's Shoes, Grade: Earth Rank Low Grade, sourced from straw sandals woven by a certain Nascent Soul True Lord from Earth Rank Low Grade spiritual materials when he was bored.

These shoes do not freeze in winter and do not frost in summer.

They are a fashionable, high-quality item for escaping the summer heat.

Effect: While providing relief from the heat, they increase the wearer's Root Bone by 1 to 3 points.

If Qin Dong hadn't discovered that these straw sandals were slightly useful, he might have burned them on the spot with a fire-attribute Cultivation Technique.

Qin Dong forced himself to stop thinking about the straw sandals and continued browsing the System shop.

This time, he didn't try to be cheap. He honestly spent seven hundred top-up points to buy four Yellow Rank Peak Grade Talismans; these Talismans could cause significant damage to Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivators.

Afterward, he spent another one hundred and fifty Spirit Stones to buy a batch of Yellow Rank High Grade Blood Qi Pills and Spirit Recovery Pills.

As for Magical Artifacts, he chose a sword, a halberd, and a bow—three Yellow Rank High Grade Magical Artifacts—spending another six hundred Spirit Stones.

Looking at his personal information, Qin Dong felt a pang of heartache as his top-up points had dropped to 204.

This was all hard-earned money, money earned with blood and sweat.

Although these prices were slightly higher than those outside, Qin Dong believed they were definitely worth the price.

Well, except for those two pairs of damned straw sandals.

As for the remaining two hundred top-up points, Qin Dong planned to keep them as a backup. This way, as long as he didn't encounter a Cultivator at the Golden Core Middle Stage or above, he could leave safely.

After finishing his preparations, Qin Dong slowly stood up.

Qin Zixuan had already woken up, but she didn't dare to move.

Despite her usual carefree talk, her actual performance was that of a weakling with a combat power of five.

She belonged to the type of weakling who was unskilled yet loved to play.

The corners of Qin Dong's mouth curled up slightly, looking rather handsome.

The Golden Core is within reach!

"Be good, open your mouth."

Qin Zixuan's expression stiffened, but she chose to be obedient.

In the next moment, a Medicinal Pill landed in her mouth, instantly turning into several warm currents that flowed into her limbs and bones.

"Is this a Yellow Rank High Grade Blood Qi Pill?"

Qin Zixuan's brow furrowed slightly, but she could only quickly circulate her True Essence to refine the medicinal power.

"I really don't know what to say to you; this is truly a waste of heaven's gifts!"

After finishing her meditation, Qin Zixuan's state had recovered by eighty percent, and her complexion was clearly much better than before.

The effect of this Blood Qi Pill was extremely good; in Tianjian City, it would be worth at least two Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

Core Disciples like them only received a monthly allowance of thirty Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, which also had to be used for Cultivation.

Furthermore, in a fight between Cultivators, a single pill like this could change the situation and turn defeat into victory.

Now, wasting such an important pill for 'that kind of thing'—if this wasn't wasting heaven's gifts, what was?

"Wife, you were in seclusion for half a year; we haven't had a good chance to whisper some sweet nothings yet."

...Nine days passed in the blink of an eye.

Qin Dong slowly walked out of the Core Disciple palace, with Qin Zixuan following beside him, though her state didn't seem very good.

"Zixuan, don't go on this trip to the Ji Family."

"Why?"

"It's not good for you to go out in this state. You should just stay and Cultivate on One Pillar Supporting Heaven Peak."

"I can come and go as I please alone; I can resolve this matter in five days at most."

"Hmph, suit yourself!"

Qin Zixuan got angry just thinking about it and gave him a fierce glare.

Doesn't he have any idea why she was in this state?

There were even a few times when Qin Zixuan wondered if she should suggest that he find another sister for her.

"Zixuan, you know that we are now considered a thorn in the side of Black Blood Mountain City."

"I have also stepped into the Foundation Establishment Realm now."

"The risk of two people moving together is too great. Besides, with my combat strength, an ordinary Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivator can't do anything to me."

"Even if a Golden Core Ancestor comes, I can still retreat unscathed."

With a gesture of his spatial ring, Qin Dong summoned an exquisite small shield.

Though it appeared plain and unadorned, it emitted an indescribable pressure.

"An Earth Rank Low Grade Magical Artifact!"

Qin Zixuan was surprised for a moment, but then she returned to normal.

She just couldn't figure out why the Qin Family, which only had a Foundation Establishment Early Stage Great Cultivator, could easily produce a Magical Artifact of this grade to give to him.

It was incredible; it could no longer be described simply as a trump card.

After some thought, Qin Zixuan finally reached a conclusion.

Our Old Qin Family is truly too powerful.

There must be some big secret!

She would have to dig into it in the future.

"Fine, since that's the case, you must take great care."

With a wave of her wrist, Qin Zixuan took out a Jade Slip and handed it to him.

"Take this. If you reach a life-or-death moment, crush this Jade Slip. I will be able to sense your location and bring Sect Elders to rescue you."

"This..."

"Hmm?!"

"Thank you for the treasure, wife!"

Qin Dong put away the Jade Slip and took a step forward.

"I'm off."

Qin Dong licked his lips, then took out a Flying Sword and flew away from One Pillar Supporting Heaven Peak.

Of course, on the night before he left, he didn't forget to take the time to go to Wang Wantang's small courtyard to give her some pointers.

She was very bright; she learned the Cultivation Technique secrets as soon as they were taught, which made Qin Dong feel very gratified.

Other than her expression looking a bit off when she saw him, everything else was fine... Stepping on the Flying Sword, Qin Dong's aura changed constantly in mid-air.

Among the hundreds of Cultivation Techniques, Qin Dong naturally practiced many aura-concealment methods. When out and about, he always habitually suppressed his aura to the Qi Refining Realm ninth layer.

In the entire Cloud Heaven Sect, no one except Qin Zixuan knew that he had already reached Foundation Establishment.

With numerous Cultivation Techniques and Earth Rank Magical Artifacts in his possession, Qin Dong was confident he could win even against a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection Cultivator.

If he encountered a Golden Core Cultivator, he could also escape safely.

Black Blood Mountain City probably wouldn't send a Golden Core Immortal Master to kill a Qi Refining Cultivator, right?

However, for the sake of caution, Qin Dong decided to go to Tianjian City first to change his identity.

"The target on One Pillar Supporting Heaven Peak has moved!"

In the shadows, two Cloud Heaven Sect Disciples quietly followed Qin Dong toward Tianjian City.

Arriving in Tianjian City once again, Qin Dong didn't waste any time.

He specifically walked toward crowded areas, and in a short while, he shook off the four auras following him.

After checking several times to ensure he wasn't being followed, he walked into a deep, secluded alley.

When he came out again, he was a different person.

Wearing a silver-white robe with profound patterns, Azure Cloud Boots, and a Storage Pouch hanging from his waist.

His appearance was a bit flashy and slightly plump, with two characteristic thick eyebrows; his looks could only be considered ordinary.

If Lin Hong were there, he would definitely mistake the man for a long-lost brother.

Nodding to himself, the Weeping Mask was quite practical.

Unless a Golden Core Late Stage Cultivator personally used a detection technique on him, ordinary Foundation Establishment Realm and Golden Core Early Stage Cultivators couldn't see through his disguise.

After completing his disguise, Qin Dong walked out of Tianjian City and summoned his Flying Sword to head toward the Ji Family's location... Cloud Heaven Sect, Great Freedom Peak.

"You lost him again?"

At the head of the palace, a chubby male Disciple wearing a Core Disciple robe asked with a frown.

"You can't even handle such a small matter, what are you good for!"

"Boss, let me explain."

"Ugh... get out... don't come near me."

"It's been several days, why do you two still smell so bad?"

Below, the two Disciples, each covering their own nose, looked at each other and then chose to tell the truth.

"A strange bead that can emit a foul odor?"

"Fortunately, this person had no killing intent; otherwise, with your greed, you would have died several times over."

"Forget it, stop the surveillance. I have something more important for you to do."

In the next moment, the fat man at the head of the hall extended his palm.

With a 'pop,' a tsunami of True Essence roared past, instantly submerging the two Disciples.

What power is this?!

Yuwen Qian and Zhou Zhengming discovered that they seemed to have no power to resist before this force; clearly, the other party also hadn't reached Foundation Establishment, yet possessed such power.

A few wisps of black gas dissipated from their bodies, and the two of them found that the circulation of True Qi within their Meridians was a bit faster.

Sniffing themselves again, that foul odor had completely disappeared.

"Thank you, Boss!"

"Go now. When the time comes, someone will find you to tell you what to do."

The two bowed and left, and the palace doors closed.

"The position of Saint should clearly have been mine!"

As the fat man at the head of the hall closed his eyes to Cultivate, the Great Freedom Peak hall fell into silence once more... In the Chaos Void, the bronze eye slowly opened.

"The power is now sufficient. This time, I will go all out to open up a Plane!"

But before that, Li Jinian still switched his perspective to check on the situation of his two Fellow Countrymen.

In the first perspective, he saw that Qin Dong had changed his face and attire and was flying on a Flying Sword, seemingly planning to go somewhere.

Li Jinian didn't care much about this. With the spirit of the heavenly dao present, a certain level of safety could be guaranteed, unless he ran off to provoke powerful existences like True Lords or Sovereigns.

The distance between Planes was trillions of miles; his power could hardly reach very far.

The second perspective: an underground palace, a figure as steady as a mountain amidst wind and rain.

Nothing much to say, a stable performance.

After Li Jinian refined the Heavenly Dao Clone in Luo Batian's system space into the spirit of the heavenly dao, he closed the perspective.

Distressing, it's just too distressing. He couldn't be bothered to look at that guy.

After doing all this, Li Jinian used all his strength to drive the heavenly dao origin to condense the Plane.

This process could take decades, or even thousands of years, but as long as he started doing it, there would eventually be a time of success.