Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Qingcheng’s plan was to help Moondevil to stabilize its cultivation and increase its experience in actual battles. Once it was at a level that was good enough, she would take it out again.
Then she said to Tealwood, “Once everything out there is settled, I will send you inside as well. I’m sorry, but you’ll have to stay outside for the time being.” She knew that once a Magical Beast became a Sacred Beast, each increase in level would become more and more difficult. It could take a handful of years, a full decade, more than a few decades, or even a century.
She had heard from her Master, Yun Yangzi, that the Spirit Qi in the continent used to be very thick, but after a major disaster happened 10,000 years ago, the Spirit Qi in the Human Realm became extremely thin, especially in the eastern part where they were. Yun Yangzi didn’t go into the details, but basically, cultivators like Sacred Beasts had to just slowly accumulate Spirit Qi over a period of a very, very, very long time in order to reach the amount they needed to level up.
With the low amount of Spirit Qi in the outside world, it was easy to understand why Sacred Beasts needed so much time to level up. It also made sense why Godly Beasts were considered legendary and why even Sacred Beasts were terribly difficult to find.
Tealwood looked at her gratefully. “Thank you, Master! I will definitely work hard at cultivating to become even stronger!”
He had been worried about his own cultivation progress as well. But now, there was a place like this, where the Spirit Qi was even thicker than the Magical Beast Forest inside the interspace. The area nearest to the lake in the middle had the highest concentration of Spirit Qi. It was hard for him not to be excited.
Qingcheng was quite comforted to see that Tealwood didn’t have any complaints about this. “Alright then, let’s go out.”
After leaving the interspace, Qingcheng looked back at the cave behind her, then up at the sky above.
“I, Feng Qingcheng, am back! Feng clan, are all of you ready?”
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The two of them started walking out of the forest. However, they were extremely puzzled on their way out because everywhere they walked, it looked as though a hurricane had torn through the area, and everything was in shambles.
What on earth happened here?
Tealwood finally managed to capture a Magical Beast to ask, “Tell us, why does this place look like that?” He subconsciously released some of his Sacred Beast authoritative pressure, and the poor Magical Beast nearly fainted.
Goodness, wasn’t this their king? He was the one who created such a commotion on his side, and he was now asking why this had happened?
The Magical Beast stuttered as it replied Tealwood, saying, “My King… an earthquake suddenly came from your direction, and it got more and more violent. After that, many low-level Magical Beasts couldn’t hold up against your authoritative pressure. Our nests collapsed, and so we all ended up dashing about in a panic… then… then everything ended up looking like this…” The more the beast spoke, the softer its voice became. It didn’t even dare to look at Tealwood.
After hearing what the beast said, Qingcheng realized that she was the cause of this. Oh well… she looked a little guiltily at the area around her, while Tealwood was also a little embarrassed and let go of the Magical Beast in his hands.
Qingcheng said to Tealwood, “Help me fly up to the sky above the forest.” She had to do something since she was the cause of all this.
Tealwood didn’t know what his master was trying to do, but he obediently flew her up into the sky. Sacred Beasts could both fly up vertically on the spot or cover a certain distance in the air.
Qingcheng looked down at all the trees that had broken and collapsed, as well as the areas that collapsed as a result of the shockwaves. She raised her hand to summon her Water Element, and a gigantic ball of water appeared before her. She raised her other hand, and a ball of water about the size of a basketball appeared. This ball was giving off a large amount of Spirit Qi.
She flung the smaller ball into the gigantic ball to become one, then waved her hand upwards. The massive ball started raining down from above Langya Magical Beast Forest, and drops of rain containing Sacred Spirit Spring water came pouring down.
All the broken and trampled plants started to grow again, and the forest looked like it had come back to life. Those Magical Beasts that had been hurt from the chaos earlier were drenched by the rain, and it helped their wounds slowly stop bleeding and heal.
After she was done with all this, Qingcheng got Tealwood to fly her straight to the entrance of the forest. She looked down at the trees and ground that were slowly restoring themselves, and she felt much better inside. She then turned and left the forest.
This action that Qingcheng took before leaving had given everything in the forest a new lease on life. Something here had changed, and sometime in the future, they became a great support to her as well!
The two of them didn’t stop at all and just kept moving forward.
Their destination was the capital of Weiyang Nation, Wei City.
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In an area far from civilization, in a place that looked like heaven on earth, a few mountain peaks hid in the clouds. One of them was the highest and the most special because, at its highest point, there stood a palace spanning more than 6,000 square meters.
The sign on this place read Yunyang Palace.
At the back of the palace, there were two courtyards. One of them was very simple and elegant with two quaint looking double storied buildings, and there were a pavilion and a fake mountain within it as well. It was clear that whoever stayed here was a minimalist who enjoyed peace and quiet. The sign above the entrance to this courtyard read ‘Quiet Estate.’ The door was locked, and it was clear that the owner wasn’t in.
The other courtyard was about 500 meters away and was larger in size. It was made up of two smaller courtyards. The signboard on the main gate read ‘Tranquil Estate.’ The ground was covered with stone tiles, and it was surrounded by a wall on all sides. The small front courtyard had a few low buildings, while a fake mountain sat in the back one. The spring water from within this mountain gathered to form a pond that was about 100 square meters in size. Many fish were swimming about merrily in the pond in large groups.
There were also two double storied buildings in the back courtyard. One was called Star Moon Court, and its doors and windows were shut, so one couldn’t see anything. The other was called Bright Moon Court. Its door was open, and the interior décor was luxurious but understated. The windows of the second story were open – someone was inside. Two men were talking inside the room.
One was in a black robe embroidered with muted gold flowers. His black hair cascaded past his shoulders, his side profile was perfect, and his long, slim fingers were currently holding onto a piece of paper.
His brows were well defined, and he had a pair of beautiful almond-shaped eyes. The corners of his eyes went upwards slightly to make him look even more alluring. His high nose bridge and well-proportioned lips looked like they belonged to a face that was carefully carved out with a sculptor’s knife because all his features were prominent and flawless!
He stood tall at six feet two inches, with broad shoulders, a slim waist, and long legs. This man was definitely every girl’s dream guy…
But at this very moment, he was exuding an aura of cold air. The man in black standing behind him looked at him with eyes filled with reverence, and if you looked carefully, he was actually trembling without realizing it.
The man in black started to speak, saying, “Young Master, Senior Yun Yangzhenren sent this message via a messenger bird, so there’s no way of finding out where Senior has gone too…” He hung his head even lower because he could feel that the cold air around him had gone even further down in temperature…
A lazy but charming voice that sounded as pleasant as the flowing spring water said, “Oh? Did he think that would be the end of things? This old man…This decision you’ve made on my behalf makes me very annoyed indeed. Hur hur. A new disciple? And it’s a girl?” His tone of voice fully expressed how displeased he was right now.
He continued to read the letter and looked at the last part of it. “My precious and obedient disciple’s name is Feng Qingcheng. She’s truly gorgeous, and that woman in Spirit Sect who thinks she’s very great and calls herself the Number One Beauty can go to hell. Help me to take good care of her. Do not bully her and do not make things difficult for her.
“Otherwise… don’t blame me for getting nasty! HA! Most importantly, you don’t have to do anything, just protect her from the shadows. If she’s in a dangerous situation, then you can appear to rescue her from it. You are NOT to be unkind to her! Remember that!” It was written in Yun Yangzi’s unique way of speaking…
This made the man’s lips start twitching uncontrollably. This Master of his was a living treasure, but even when asking for help, he spoke so impolitely! But he was also extremely curious about where this new junior hailed from. How did she make his Master suddenly want to take in a new disciple after not taking in anybody else besides himself for the past 10,000 years? And what made his Master so protective of her?
Did he say she was truly gorgeous? Tsk…