"Master Yuan, that's how it is. To be more precise, although I'm going to be a Heavenly Official, I'm poor. Other than my clansmen and a few guards from the Constellation Lord's residence, I don't have anyone else to help me. Other than having some wealth, it's no different from starting from scratch. You have to think it through!
If you stay, you'll still have a glorious life in the Tiangang Continent. However, if you follow me, you might have a bright future, or you might not even have a tomorrow! " Ling Dong was very direct. Ling Dong didn't want to lie to the people he valued. He didn't want them to regret it after they went there!
Hearing Ling Dong's words, Yuan Chen didn't immediately reply. Instead, he stood up and walked to the window of the exquisite bamboo house built halfway up the mountain. He leaned against the window for a long while as the mountain breeze blew. Then, he spoke again.
"Pill King Ling, did you refine pills in the Upper Realm? How did it feel?" Yuan Chen asked.
"Of course I didn't give up on refining pills! Moreover, I only realized that the path of refining pills is even more vast and profound after I arrived in the Upper Realm. If I call myself Pill King in the Upper Realm, I'll only become a joke! "Ling Dong said without hesitation.
Yuan Chen's expression suddenly became excited. "Then, Pill King Ling, do you know how I feel about refining pills in the past ten years?"
"How is it?" Ling Dong took the opportunity to ask.
"Lonely and helpless!" Yuan Chen said with a sigh.
After a pause, Yuan Chen explained, "Lonely, the path of alchemy is lonely! I, who stood at the peak of alchemy, felt even more lonely. In the current Tiangang Continent, there are almost no pills for me to refine. There's no challenge in refining pills anymore.
This is also the reason why I feel helpless! Occasionally, I'll find an ancient pill recipe or an incomplete one, but I can't find the corresponding herbs. Even with my prestige in the continent, I was still unable to find the corresponding unique medicinal herbs. Many of them were unheard of! That's why I feel helpless! "
Hearing Yuan Chen's words, Ling Dong's lips curled into a smile. He understood Yuan Chen's choice. No wonder he was called a pill fanatic!
"The loneliness and helplessness of alchemy. Pill King Ling, do you understand my choice?"
In a quiet room behind True Dipper Sect, Ling Dong and Chu Fangyue sat opposite each other. Ling Dong repeated the same words he said to Yuan Chen to Chu Fangyue.
"Junior Brother, do you still need to tell me what choice I'll make? After living like a prince in the Heavenly Dipper Continent for so many years, he was already used to it. If you ask me to ascend to the True Dipper Sect and start from the bottom, I might be able to accept it, but I will never be happy!
But if I go with you to that Central Town Star Field, I can at least get a small official position. At least, I won't have to be ordered around by others. Even if I am in a precarious situation, as long as I am happy in my heart, if that day really comes, I will have no regrets! "Chu Fangyue slowly said.
Hearing Chu Fangyue's answer, Ling Dong's expression relaxed and he laughed. "Ha, Senior Brother, I knew you would agree!" This was also the reason why Ling Dong had asked Chu Fangyue so late. Ling Dong was ninety-nine percent sure that Chu Fangyue would go with him.
Otherwise, Chu Fangyue wouldn't have stayed in the Heavenly Dipper Continent for so many years without ascending.
"Why are you still asking if you already know?" Chu Fangyue glared at Ling Dong and asked, "What about Yang Yin and Tu Bai? Are they going with you?"
Ling Dong shook his head. "I don't plan to let them go. Moreover, I have already arranged for them to be Celestial Officials in True Dipper Sect. They will have a bright future ahead of them."
"That's good too!" Chu Fangyue nodded thoughtfully. She seemed to understand Ling Dong's intentions.
Ling Dong had thought about whether to bring his brothers with him for a long time. It was only recently that he came to a decision. He decided not to bring them with him.
Ling Dong's position towards Chu Fangyue, Yuan Chen, Guan Xingzi, Yang Cheng, and the others was clear. They would be his right-hand men in all aspects. Other than the family's help, they would be another great help.
To put it bluntly, they would be Ling Dong's subordinates in the future.
However, Ling Dong didn't dare to bring his brothers, such as Bu Yangming and Tu Bai, along.
Once he brought them along, they would be like a snake without a head. In the future, there would be a master and subordinate division. Ling Dong didn't want this sincere brotherly relationship to change in the future. Ling Dong didn't want this close brotherly relationship to become a yes-man in the future.
Ling Dong didn't want to lose them …
It was also because of this that Ling Dong made such a decision. He also did his best to arrange a bright future for his brothers and paved the path of cultivation.
As for how they would walk and how high they could reach, it would all depend on them.
After confirming the people he would bring with him, Ling Dong stayed in True Dipper Sect for another five days.
Now that he was leaving in a hurry, Ling Dong had many things to take care of. For example, the greatly weakened True Dipper Sect and the weakened Yaoguang Empire that had lost the Ling family.
Other than strengthening things slightly, Ling Dong also made some arrangements. For example, he explained things to the Kuixing Pavilion and so on. Of course, the greatest consideration was to greet them from the Upper Realm.
When the time came, the new Celestial Official of Tiangang Continent would be decided. As long as Shi Qianbi or Di Nankun gave the word, they would take care of True Dipper Sect and Yaoguang Empire. With the Celestial Official's protection, who would dare to touch them?
"Alright, Yaoguang, bring Zhen 'er in too. With me carrying the Heavenly Dipper Cloud Stepping Portrait, it will be very safe!" In the sky above True Dipper Sect, Ling Dong controlled the Heavenly Dipper Cloud Stepping Portrait and waited for his wife and children to enter.
Ling Dong wanted to ask his wife, children, and father to enter the Myriad Stars House. However, after some consideration, he decided to let all of them enter the Heavenly Dipper Cloud Stepping Portrait. It was better to be safe than sorry. If a treasure like the Myriad Stars House was leaked, he would be in big trouble.
If Heavenly Lord Di of the Wood Puppet World knew about the Myriad Stars House, he might be tempted.
This was because Ling Dong didn't have any reference in the past. He only knew that the Myriad Stars House was very precious. However, Ling Dong didn't know how precious it was.
However, now that he had obtained the Heavenly Dipper Cloud Treading Portrait, which was a treasure that could contain all living beings, the difference between the two was obvious.
First of all, the difference could be seen from the size of the interior space.
The Heavenly Dipper Cloud Stepping Portrait could only accommodate 10,000 people at most without the input of Astral Souls. Any more and the warrior would have to supplement the Astral Souls to maintain it. With Ling Dong's strength, he could make the Heavenly Dipper Cloud Stepping Portrait accommodate 100,000 people at most. At that level, Ling Dong wouldn't be able to do anything else.
However, the Myriad Stars House was different. It could be scaled according to Ling Dong's wishes. Ling Dong hadn't tested the maximum size of the Myriad Stars House, but there wouldn't be any problem expanding it to a radius of 1,000 miles.
In terms of consumption, Ling Dong would only need to input a large amount of Astral Soul power at the moment of expanding the space. After the expansion, Ling Dong wouldn't consume any of his Astral Soul power. The consumption would be completely provided by the storage of the array. It wouldn't affect the battle at all.
As for storage, the Heavenly Dipper Cloud Stepping Portrait required Ling Dong to activate a special Dharma Art. The Dharma Art could only allow living things to enter or exit the Heavenly Dipper Cloud Stepping Portrait. Compared to the Myriad Stars House, where Ling Dong's Divine Thought could allow living things to enter and exit the Heavenly Dipper Cloud Stepping Portrait at will, the difference was even greater.
Moreover, perhaps because the Heavenly Dipper Cloud Stepping Portrait didn't belong to Ling Dong, the aura fluctuations of the Heavenly Dipper Cloud Stepping Portrait were extremely obvious. It was simply like a large light bulb. On the other hand, the aura of the Myriad Stars House was extremely concealed. At least for now, no one had discovered it.
However, the most important point was that if the Heavenly Dipper Cloud Stepping Portrait contained all living things, it wouldn't be able to use the Thousand Feet Divine Escape, which was similar to teleportation.
Even the teleportation formation, which contained all living things, could only be used on a large-scale teleportation formation. When using the teleportation formation, one had to activate a special Dharma Art to protect it. For example, the miniature teleportation formation that was solidified on the Celestial Official Token couldn't be used at all.
However, Ling Dong's Myriad Stars House didn't have this problem. For this reason, Ling Dong had specially tested it. It was completely possible and didn't have any impact.
In comparison, the Heavenly Dipper Cloud Stepping Portrait was immediately superior to the Myriad Stars House. The Heavenly Dipper Cloud Stepping Portrait was an inferior-grade Heaven and Earth Soul Weapon. Since the Myriad Stars House was stronger than the Heavenly Dipper Cloud Stepping Portrait, then what grade was the Myriad Stars House?
Middle-grade? Upper-grade Heaven and Earth Soul Weapon? Supreme-grade Heaven and Earth Soul Weapon? Or perhaps?
It was also because of this last difference that Ling Dong couldn't use the Celestial Official Token to teleport directly to the Celestial Lord's Abode in the Wood Puppet World. It was more troublesome to rush to the Celestial Official Palace in the Heavenly Dipper Continent.
It was the Celestial Official Palace built on the Heaven Reaching Peak. Ling Dong and Di Nankun had previously agreed that in ten days, the Celestial Lord's Abode would send a team of Celestial Lord's bodyguards to the Heavenly Dipper Continent personally with a Great Teleportation Formation to set up the formation. Then, Ling Dong would teleport to the Celestial Lord's Abode in the Wood Puppet World.
It couldn't be helped. The journey from the Heavenly Dipper Continent to the Wood Puppet World took too much time and was too dangerous. After all, Ling Dong had a family to feed. If he wasn't careful, his family would be wiped out.
That was why Di Nankun had made such detailed arrangements. To be honest, Di Nankun treated Ling Dong really well.
To Ling Dong, who had the Cloud-Piercing Ship, the vastness of the Heavenly Dipper Continent was nothing. It would only take him a day and a half to reach a place further away.
After flying for half a day on the Cloud-Piercing Ship, Ling Dong finally saw the majestic Celestial Official Palace on the Heaven Reaching Peak when the sky was slightly dark. From afar, he kept the Cloud-Piercing Ship and flew towards the Heaven Reaching Palace. At the same time, he sent out a message talisman to call for the Celestial Lord's bodyguards.
As long as nothing happened in the Wood Puppet World, the bodyguards should have already arrived. After all, not far from the Heavenly Dipper Continent, the Celestial Lord's Abode had set up a small teleportation formation for emergency use.
"Chi!"
Just as Ling Dong expected, after Ling Dong sent out his message talisman, another green message talisman light shot up into the sky and lit up the night sky.
At the same time, ten beams of light shot up from the direction of the Celestial Official Palace, heading towards Ling Dong from afar. Vaguely, Ling Dong saw that the one leading the way was Deputy Commander Du, who had accompanied him to clear out the Dongluo Sect a few days ago.
"Is that Ling Dong, Official Ling Tian?" Deputy Commander Du's voice rang out.
"Pervert, hand over your life!" Just as Ling Dong was about to reply, a ray of blue light suddenly rose up. It exploded with a murderous aura and attacked from behind Ling Dong!
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PS: Brothers, take a guess. Who is this assassin that suddenly appeared?
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