"You've made a breakthrough in your cultivation?" Early in the morning, after Ling Dong and Xuanji had hastily eaten their rations and were preparing to leave, Princess Xuanji, who had a cold expression on her face, suddenly asked in surprise.
"Erm … I'm in luck. After the battle with the Golden-backed Spiritual Wasp King last night, I managed to break through the bottleneck that had been bothering me for a long time. I can finally advance to the Earth Realm!" Ling Dong stammered.
Princess Xuanji gave Ling Dong a look of disdain. "You men are all trash. You're full of lies! After seeing your great battle last night, let alone this Empress, even a ghost would know that you have already stepped into the Earth Realm. Although your concealment technique is brilliant, it can only deceive ordinary people! "
Even though his lie had been exposed, Ling Dong did not have the slightest intention of blushing. He merely curled his lips silently towards the front and strode forward. Since his lie had been seen through, there was no need for him to explain.
Ling Dong's reaction angered Princess Xuanji. Ever since she was young, no one had dared to ignore her existence. Except for that person!
At the thought of that person, Princess Xuanji recalled the promise between her and Ling Dong. She put down her anger and chased after him with all her might.
Princess Xuanji's cultivation was originally at the mid-stage of the Earth Realm. However, after using the Soul Blood Wish Seal, her cultivation dropped to Xiantian Realm Level Nine. Without one or two years of hard work, she wouldn't be able to recover. Therefore, even though Ling Dong was moving forward easily now, Princess Xuanji had to chase after him with all her might.
"Eh, where are the Star Beads that you obtained?" Chasing after Ling Dong, the sharp-eyed Princess Xuanji suddenly realized that the bulging bag of Star Beads that Ling Dong had hung around his waist yesterday had suddenly deflated.
Hearing Princess Xuanji's question, Ling Dong's shoulders trembled slightly. He didn't answer Princess Xuanji's question and sped up even more. It had been four days since he entered the Sky-Reaching Mystic Realm. No matter how hard Ling Dong tried to sense, he still couldn't sense the aura of his beautiful master, Qiu Qingyi, and Tu Bai.
Ling Dong had a very bad premonition, and his mood was somewhat anxious.
Princess Xuanji, who was once again ignored by Ling Dong, was infuriated. Even an ordinary person would be infuriated to be ignored again and again, let alone a high and mighty princess like Princess Xuanji.
Princess Xuanji stomped her feet in a fit of pique. She stood up angrily and shouted at Ling Dong, "I'm very tired today, I don't want to walk anymore!" With that, Princess Xuanji sat down on a nearby rock without a care for her image. She threw a tantrum.
Seeing Princess Xuanji sit down, Ling Dong was a little angry. He turned around and shouted, "Don't you want to fulfill your wish?"
Seeing that Ling Dong had stopped, Princess Xuanji felt a little smug. Didn't you ignore my existence? Didn't you still stop for me?
"Wish? According to this consort's senses, that person is in the northwest, yet you're heading south. Isn't this going in the opposite direction? You don't have the slightest bit of sincerity, how are you going to fulfill my wish? "Princess Xuanji actually sat there and acted shamelessly.
Seeing that his trick had worked, Ling Dong started to hesitate. Princess Xuanji's lips curled into a smile. "As long as you tell me where you hid the ten Star Pearls that you obtained yesterday, I'll …"
Ling Dong, who was worried about Qiu Qingyi's safety, didn't have the patience to listen to her. Furthermore, he didn't want to fabricate a reason for the disappearance of the Star Pearls. The more reasons he came up with, the more loopholes there would be.
"Alright then, you can rest here! I've said it before, I have to meet up with my fellow disciples before I can fulfill your wish! "Ling Dong violently interrupted Princess Xuanji's words and left after saying this.
Princess Xuanji was once again enraged when she heard this. She said anxiously, "Hey, don't you want to remove the seal on the Star Pearl?"
Hearing Princess Xuanji's words, Ling Dong didn't seem to have any intention of stopping. Instead, he said, "If I can't meet up with my fellow disciples as soon as possible and ensure their safety, I'd rather wait a hundred years!"
Ling Dong's intermittent voice could be heard in the wind. In just a few breaths' time, Ling Dong was about to disappear from Princess Xuanji's sight.
Seeing that Ling Dong abandoned her without any hesitation and really didn't care about the Star Pearl, Princess Xuanji stomped her foot angrily. After another bout of anger, she got up and chased after Ling Dong.
Ling Dong was right. Ling Dong could wait a hundred years, but she wasn't even willing to wait a month!
In front of her, Ling Dong, who was running swiftly, smiled disdainfully when he saw Princess Xuanji chasing after him. "Little girl, trying to play mind games with me, humph!"
Although he said this, Ling Dong still subconsciously slowed down his running speed. But when Princess Xuanji caught up with him. Ling Dong couldn't afford to wait a hundred years for the Soul Blood Wish Seal on the Star Pearl to disappear automatically. Ling Dong didn't want to wait that long.
However, what Ling Dong said just now was not false. If the unsealing of the Royal Star Ring conflicted with the safety of the beautiful master, Qiu Qingyi, Ling Dong would give up the Royal Star Ring without hesitation.
Moreover, Ling Dong was really anxious.
Because when he entered the Heaven-receiving Secret Land, Chu Fangyue had told him that if he couldn't meet up with his fellow disciples within seven days, he shouldn't go to the rendezvous point. This was because those who hadn't met up with their fellow disciples were most likely in danger. Today was already the fourth day.
She caught up with Ling Dong easily. Princess Xuanji also realized that she seemed to have been tricked. However, she was surprised by Ling Dong's attitude towards his fellow disciple. When she caught up with Ling Dong, she asked with certainty, "I guess that fellow disciple of yours must be a woman, right?"
Ling Dong didn't feel repulsed by Princess Xuanji's question. With Ling Dong's shrewdness, he knew that Princess Xuanji was throwing a tantrum just now because he had ignored her. Hence, he snorted lightly and nodded his head!
To Ling Dong's surprise, Princess Xuanji didn't pursue the matter after receiving an affirmative answer. She looked a little disappointed as she followed Ling Dong. Her beautiful eyes flashed with intense envy!
Time passed quietly as they hurried along. Half a day had passed, but Ling Dong still didn't sense Qiu Qingyi's and Tu Bai's aura. Instead, he encountered a lone practitioner who seemed to have quite a number of Star Pearls.
Under such circumstances, Ling Dong wouldn't be soft-hearted. Without any suspense, Ling Dong easily took down that lone practitioner who was in the middle stage of the Earth Emanations Realm.
Ling Dong's cultivation was already invincible when he was in the second stage of the Earth Emanations Realm. Now that he was in the fourth stage of the Earth Emanations Realm, it was needless to say. He had also obtained three Star Pearls.
Yesterday, he had a total of ten Star Pearls with him. After absorbing six Star Pearls, his cultivation broke through to the fourth stage of the Earth Emanations Realm. After absorbing two more Star Pearls, he still had two more Star Pearls with him!
To break through to the fifth stage of the Earth Emanations Realm, he needed to absorb the energy from sixteen Star Pearls. Ling Dong had already absorbed the energy from two Star Pearls yesterday. In addition to the three Star Pearls he obtained today, he now had five more Star Pearls. With nine more Star Pearls, Ling Dong's cultivation would be able to break through again.
To the current Ling Dong, the number of nine Star Pearls didn't seem to be a difficult thing.
Of course, Ling Dong's journey today wasn't so smooth. In this Heaven Receiving Mystic Realm, there weren't many powerful demonic beasts, but there were also quite a number of them. Occasionally, a demonic beast would appear out of nowhere and obstruct Ling Dong.
Seeing that the sun was about to set again, Ling Dong started to feel anxious. Another day had passed, and there was still no news of Qiu Qingyi and Tu Bai. Under normal circumstances, they would be able to meet up in about three days.
"Ling Dong, let's rest here tonight!" After following Ling Dong for a day, Princess Xuanji seemed to be extremely light. Before the sun had set, she pointed to a valley and wanted to rest.
"It's still early, let's hurry for a while more!" As he said this, Ling Dong looked at the Star Transmission Pillar in the south, which was getting closer and closer. According to the agreement, he had already arrived at the rendezvous point, but there was no aura of Qiu Qingyi nearby.
Hearing Ling Dong's insistence, the extremely tired Princess Xuanji's eyes turned red, but she resisted the urge to cry. She scolded Ling Dong unhappily, "Ling Dong, I'm really tired. We've been on the road for a day, I want to rest!"
"Hmm?" When Ling Dong looked at Princess Xuanji, he found that she was indeed in a difficult situation. After thinking for a while, he said, "Then you should rest for a while!"
After saying this, Ling Dong closed his eyes again. He mobilized his Spiritual Power and tried his best to sense. Almost every hundred miles, he would sense once.
After sensing for a few minutes, there was still no aura of the Sky-end Heart-connecting Talisman. Ling Dong frowned deeply and was about to disperse his Spiritual Power.
Just as Ling Dong was about to disperse his Spiritual Power, his Spiritual Power suddenly jumped. In Ling Dong's Spiritual Power, two auras that were closely connected to him suddenly appeared in the southeast direction.
"They're here!" Ling Dong was pleasantly surprised, but at the same time, he was puzzled to find that the two auras were still rapidly approaching. Judging from the situation, the beautiful master Qiu Qingyi and Tu Bai had already met up.
However, Ling Dong was not sure what situation they were in now. Were they hurrying on the road, or were they fleeing for their lives? Ling Dong could not afford to gamble. In the Heaven-reaching Mystery Land, someone could die at any moment.
Hence, without any hesitation, Ling Dong shouted, "Xuanji, I've discovered the aura of my fellow disciples. Let's hurry over and meet up with them!"
Even though Ling Dong's voice was thunderous, Princess Xuanji, who was sitting there drinking water, wiped her sweat and said, "I can't take it anymore. Let's rest first and let them rush over …"
However, Ling Dong could not wait any longer. He knew that Princess Xuanji was indeed tired, especially after running for an entire day with her vitality greatly damaged.
In the next moment, Ling Dong lifted Princess Xuanji by her shoulders and carried her on his back. Amidst Princess Xuanji's screams, he took large strides and sped in the direction of the two auras!
At this speed, he believed that he would be able to meet up with the beautiful master in less than two hours!
After struggling on Ling Dong's back for a few breaths, Princess Xuanji finally understood Ling Dong's intentions. Feeling the man's firm and broad shoulders beneath her, Princess Xuanji's eyes once again revealed a trace of sadness. "When will he be able to treat me like this …"
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