69: Setting off to the thirty-six kingdoms of the East

The Alchemy flames died down. Qin Dong finally finished using all the Materials for the Golden Core Realm breakthrough pills before all his top-up points were spent.

Six portions of Materials for Golden Core Realm breakthrough pills resulted in two batches of pills, with one pill per batch.

One was Low Grade, and the other was Medium Grade.

You must know that Qin Dong used System assistance, plus he already had a decent foundation, which is why he was lucky enough to refine two pills.

Qin Dong stood up, carefully cleaned himself and the Alchemy room using a Cleansing Technique, then pushed the door open and walked out.

On the way out of the Alchemy building, a crisp call came from behind him.

"Lin Hong!"

Qin Dong subconsciously turned his head and immediately saw a beautiful young girl appearing behind him.

Why is it her...

Qin Dong's scalp tingled; why was another woman here?

If this isn't handled well, Qin Zixuan will surely kill him.

The other party quickly approached him, and he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go up to talk to her.

"Wow, Senior Sister, hello, we meet again."

"Junior Brother Lin, you actually still remember me. I thought you had already forgotten me."

"Last time I went to find you, why didn't you dare to acknowledge me?"

"Last time?"

Qin Dong was secretly shocked. He hadn't seen her during this period; she must have met the real Lin Hong.

"How could I dare? Senior Sister, you are as beautiful as a Heavenly Immortal, breathtakingly stunning."

"The situation was special at the time; I didn't dare to say much to you, Senior Sister. I hope you can forgive me."

"Alright, take this. If you have anything, come find me anytime."

Ji Lingshuang took out a snow-white jade token and gently stuffed it into Qin Dong's hand.

"Don't misunderstand; this is me thanking you on behalf of my Family."

"If you have any doubts about Cultivating, or if you need any help, you can come to Langyue Peak to find me anytime."

After saying this, Ji Lingshuang ignored Qin Dong and left, leaving behind a faint fragrance.

So it was just for this?

Qin Dong let out a sigh of relief. Without thinking too much about it, he put away the white jade token and left.

"I didn't expect Alchemy to be so time-consuming. Fortunately, there is Alchemy Acceleration."

Qin Dong only felt that a quarter of an hour had passed, but after returning to One Pillar Reaching Heaven Palace and asking Wang Wantang and Qin Zixuan, he learned that two and a half days had passed. You must know that Qin Dong had activated thirty times acceleration.

If he hadn't used acceleration, he would have needed at least two months to refine this batch of pills.

This was still under the condition that his Alchemy technique had reached the Golden Core Level. If it were someone else, it's not hard to imagine how much longer it would take.

Several months of busy work, and the final result might be failure or just luckily refining one or two pills.

No wonder the Golden Core Realm breakthrough pills can be sold so expensively.

After nearly three days of preparation, Wang Wantang had also packed her things.

Finally, the time for parting arrived.

"Let's go."

"Sister Zixuan, we will be back soon."

Qin Zixuan watched the two walk out of One Pillar Reaching Heaven Palace. Qin Dong pinched a spell gesture.

A pattern of a Teleportation Array lit up on the ground. As the two left, One Pillar Reaching Heaven Palace suddenly became much quieter.

Qin Zixuan slowly took out a token and gently stroked it with her fingertips.

Immediately, a surge of True Qi poured into it, and the surface of the token flickered with a faint light.

"Revered Master, I am ready for the training."

"Oh? Zixuan, it seems you have finally figured it out. Strength is what you need."

The voice on the other side carried a bit of relief and playfulness.

One day later, a female Cultivator arrived at the foot of One Pillar Supporting Heaven Peak.

She wore a solemn Taoist robe, which fluttered gently in the breeze.

Her eyebrows were like painted lacquer, her eyes were clear and transparent, her skin was like jade, and her temperament was noble and cold.

She raised her head slightly, her gaze fixed on the towering spirit peak, and whispered to herself.

"Strange, the Formation on this spirit peak is actually trying to block my investigation."

"Hmph..."

A hint of a mocking smile appeared on the woman's face, and she gave a soft hmph.

Immediately, her body seemed to contain endless ice power.

The power was vast like the sea, suddenly bursting out like a cold sea wave, violently rushing towards the palace above her head.

"Hum—"

The many Formations arranged on One Pillar Reaching Heaven Palace lit up instantly, and brilliant light flickered like stars.

Like a starry sky curtain, it easily blocked that massive, extremely cold True Qi fluctuation.

"Oh? To have such means?"

"Whose handiwork is this exactly?"

The woman's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a look of surprise.

Just as the woman was staring at the palace Formation above in confusion, a beautiful figure arrived not far from her.

"Disciple Qin Zixuan greets Revered Master."

Qin Dong and Wang Wantang changed their clothes, set off from Tianjian City, and flew south.

After nearly a full day of traveling, they finally landed in a city to rest.

At the city gate, there were several Cloud Heaven Sect Disciples on guard. This was clearly still within the sphere of influence of the Cloud Heaven Sect.

Although Qin Dong's cultivation had reached the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, he didn't need to rest for a long time.

But this did not mean Wang Wantang did not need to rest. After a full day of traveling, she looked a bit exhausted.

So the two found an inn in the city to rest.

Entering the inn room, Wang Wantang couldn't hold back her sleepiness and lay on the bed, gently falling asleep.

Qin Dong looked at her as she slept; she exuded a gentle temperament, which made him involuntarily move closer and gently kiss her cheek.

He didn't start Cultivating immediately, but instead strengthened the inn's defensive Formation before entering a state of Cultivation to recover.

After an unknown amount of time, a slight noise was suddenly captured by Qin Dong.

This sound was very soft, and it was clear that the person was trying their best to lower the noise, but this could not escape his perception.

"You're awake."

"Did you sleep well?"

Qin Dong slowly opened his eyes; it was indeed Wang Wantang in front of him.

Seeing Qin Dong wake up from Cultivation, Wang Wantang was stunned for a moment, then nodded gently.

"It was fine, just a little unaccustomed."

Inside the inn room, the two looked at each other, and for a moment, neither could say anything.

But soon, Wang Wantang took the lead to break the silence.

"Lecher... do you like being called that?"

"It's fine, feel free to call me that."

"Do you know my background?"

Qin Dong shook his head.

"I am actually the daughter of the Prince of Jingjiang of the Western Yan Dynasty."

Qin Dong raised an eyebrow; so this girl was actually the daughter of a prince.

Wang Wantang continued.

"Although I come from the Prince's Residence and am the daughter of the Prince of Jingjiang, my mother was just a servant in the Jingjiang Princes Residence."

"Since giving birth to me, her health had been gradually failing."

"Later, when I was five years old, she passed away. I didn't have a good life in the Prince's Residence; the Prince of Jingjiang is a person obsessed with power."

"He has always regarded me as a tool for political maneuvering."

"Fortunately, the Princess of Jingjiang treated me like her own and gave me much care."

"Until a year ago, taking advantage of the Cloud Heaven Sect's recruitment of Disciples, I passed the assessment and successfully entered the Cloud Heaven Sect, finally escaping the control of the Prince of Jingjiang."

As Wang Wantang spoke, tears gradually slid down her cheeks.

Returning this time, she could not care about the Prince of Jingjiang, but she had to treat the Princess of Jingjiang well.

"Lecher, do you really like me?"

She suddenly looked up, her teary eyes misty, as if expecting an answer.

Qin Dong touched her head and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Naturally, I like Wantang."

"If you do not leave me, I will not forsake you."

Wang Wantang grabbed his hand, her red lips parted slightly, her face filled with shy anticipation.

"Lecher, the path of Cultivation is long and arduous."

"Why don't we do something fun together?"

Wang Wantang pushed Qin Dong down, and then they did this and that.

Faced with such a situation, how could Qin Dong endure it?

Fighting until the next day at dawn, Qin Dong naturally triumphed.

Sitting cross-legged on the futon like a Saint or Buddha, his mind felt exceptionally elevated.

The two had been out of the Cloud Heaven Sect for more than two days.

Taking out the map, he carefully calculated the distance.

They had only just left the Cloud Heaven Sect, and there was still a long distance to the Thirty-Six States of Donglin where Wang Wantang's Family was located.

Even if they didn't stop and go like this, but traveled with full speed.

It would take at least twelve days to arrive. If there was really something urgent in Wang Wantang's Family, it would be too late by then.

Thinking of this, Qin Dong couldn't help but miss Zhang Yizhi again.

Speaking of Zhang Yizhi, he also remembered that Foundation Establishment Realm Yao Beast that pulled the carriage.

At that time, after the Saint conferment ceremony ended, Zhang Yizhi and that Yao Beast were taken away, and now he didn't know how things were.

But one thing is certain: it must be with Zhang Yizhi, eating well and living well.

"That's right, I can buy another Foundation Establishment Realm Yao Beast."

Qin Dong's eyes lit up, and he opened the system space to take a look.

He discovered that the Foundation Establishment Realm Yao Beast, which was originally 500 top-up points, had risen to 1000 top-up points.

"You unscrupulous System, what is going on? Wasn't a random Foundation Establishment Realm Yao Beast originally 500 top-up points? Why did the price increase now?"

【Ding, this System does not cheat customers.】

【The previous price of 500 top-up points was because the Host was in the novice period, so it was discounted.】

【Now that the novice period has passed, the prices of some items have returned to normal levels.】

Qin Dong's mouth twitched; he had no way to refute it.

Because in the Tianjian City market, a Foundation Establishment Realm Yao Beast can indeed be sold for about eight or nine hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

The System's price can only be said to be a bit on the high side.

"System, can I specify the type of Yao Beast?"

Qin Dong thought for a moment and asked the System.

He wanted to directly purchase a Yao Beast with flight capabilities, which could save a lot of trouble.

【Ding, you can specify.】

【Ding, you need to pay extra.】

Qin Dong's eyelids twitched, entered "flying type Yao Beast", and looked at the price again.

He saw that the price had jumped to 1500 top-up points.

Qin Dong felt like he was going numb; he only had a miserable 4 top-up points.

How is this enough?

Just as Qin Dong was thinking about whether to resell a Golden Core Realm breakthrough pill or rob a local tycoon.

A soft sensation came from behind; he was bumped by her soft chest.

"Wantang, you're awake."

Wang Wantang hugged him from behind, her small hand opened, revealing a spatial ring.

"Lecher, do you need this?"

Qin Dong took the spatial ring from her hand and looked inside, seeing a large pile of Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

With a sweep of his Divine Sense, there were over a thousand of them.

"Wantang, how did you know I needed this?"

Qin Dong secretly clicked his tongue; these Spirit Stones were all given by him, and she had basically used very few.

"Lecher, the way you look when you're short of Spirit Stones is very similar to me."

"Wantang, this really moves me so much."

Qin Dong felt a bit embarrassed; after all, this was something he had given away, how could he take it back to use?

"Wantang herself is all yours, what is there to be embarrassed about?"

"However... you have to promise Wantang one thing."

Wang Wantang changed the subject and whispered two sentences into Qin Dong's ear.

After listening to her words, a strange look appeared on Qin Dong's face.

"Huh? Going so far?"