Chapter 707 - 142: Four-Sided Talks (Second Update)
Chapter 707 - 142: Four-Sided Talks (Second Update)
"What is causing such a commotion? What is Qingge doing?" Bai Xi looked at the vortex funnel formed by spiritual power and couldn’t help but exclaim. Her voice carried a hint of hidden concern.
"The master is making a breakthrough." Mengmeng also appeared outside the Cultivation Tower. As the artifact spirit of the space, she was most aware of the spatial changes.
"A breakthrough? That commotion is way too big," Bai Xi remarked in amazement.
Hou crossed his strong, powerful arms over his chest, watched the commotion of the Cultivation Tower, and sneered, "That girl was never meant to be compared to ordinary people. This level of commotion is only normal."
As soon as Hou spoke, Bai Xi shut her mouth.
To this day, she still carried a bit of a shadow in her heart, remembering that when Hou first arrived, he had considered excavating her inner core for healing.
So, it’s better to keep a distance from this leader.
Mengmeng tilted her head back, looking at the Cultivation Tower, and after a moment, said, "The master is fine. This time entering the Golden Realm shouldn’t be a problem. After she enters the Golden Realm, there will be changes in the space, and I will also upgrade."
With that, she turned around to leave.
"Mengmeng, where are you going?" Bai Xi looked back at her.
Mengmeng stopped and said, "Going to find a place to sleep."
With that, she left.
Bai Xi watched her leave with a bit of a sigh in her heart.
Since the incident with Yuanyuan, Mengmeng seemed to have lost some of her smiles.
Inside the Cultivation Tower, Mu Qingge was immersed in her breakthrough. She was surging with vast and majestic spiritual power, constantly crashing against the barrier, trying to break it. However, the barrier seemed to be much thicker and more solid than that of ordinary people. She felt a bit exhausted, and besides fine cracks, the barrier still didn’t break.
This result made Mu Qingge frown. She bit her teeth and took a deep breath.
Instantly, the spiritual power surrounding her body was absorbed into her body. The vortex funnel outside the Cultivation Tower was also sucked in, and it became much smaller.
Bai Xi and Hou both noticed that the flowers and plants near the Cultivation Tower showed signs of withering.
Inside the tower, Mu Qingge grabbed another handful of elixirs to replenish her spiritual power and directly stuffed them into her mouth. Then, she once again charged fiercely at the barrier.
Crack—!
A faint, crisp sound appeared.
Though small, this sound greatly encouraged Mu Qingge.
Joy burst in her eyes as she gathered strength to smash against the barrier again.
Crack!
Crack—!
More crisp sounds came, and Mu Qingge was increasingly encouraged.
Inside the Cultivation Tower, she sat cross-legged calmly, immersed in her cultivation. The dense spiritual power surrounding her grew more and more, as if she absorbed all the spiritual power of the entire Cultivation Tower.
Bam!
Bam bam!
Bam—!
Crack—!
Finally, the solid barrier shattered, turning into nothingness. The accumulated spiritual power surged in, breaking into the world after the barrier.
At this moment, the spiritual power within Mu Qingge gradually transformed from pale gold to pure gold.
The golden spiritual power continuously washed and strengthened Mu Qingge’s meridians, blood, flesh, and bones. At the moment of her breakthrough, she seemed to be emitting a dazzling golden light, overwhelmingly bright.
When everything calmed, Mu Qingge slowly opened her eyes, looked at her hands, and said softly, "Golden Realm First Layer."
Finally, she had entered the Golden Realm!
Rumble—!
Suddenly, the whole ground within the space seemed to shake, interrupting Mu Qingge’s thoughts.
She abruptly stood up, vanished from her original spot, and reappeared outside the Cultivation Tower. Before her stood Hou and Bai Xi.
The three of them felt the entire space shaking, as if the distant mountains were trembling and collapsing, the earth cracking, waters surging back, as if the whole space was undergoing a change.
Mu Qingge frowned slightly, "What’s happening?"
Bai Xi looked at her and said, "Mengmeng mentioned that after you break through to the Golden Realm, there would be significant changes in the space, and she would also upgrade. This situation is likely the change she was referring to."
Mu Qingge nodded almost imperceptibly and said to the two, "Since that’s the case, you two should temporarily come out with me."
With that, the three of them left the space and appeared in the outside world.
Mu Qingge didn’t know what the space would become or what changes Mengmeng would undergo. But she did know that now she had truly broken through to the Golden Realm, and her space could already accommodate people. This was undoubtedly an excellent trump card, compensating for the regrets caused by previous fierce battles.
"Young Lord, in two days, we will reach Tianping City," Mo Yang reported to Mu Qingge as soon as they left the space.
Mu Qingge nodded and instructed everyone to continue on their journey.
Mo Yang saw Bai Xi and Hou appear by Mu Qingge’s side and wasn’t surprised, instead he retreated.
Mu Qingge looked at Hou and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Now that your injuries have mostly healed, if you plan on leaving, I’ll remove the child ring from your neck."
Over the past two years, Hou has been staying in her space cultivating and healing. She provided him with good food and drink, and never let him worry about elixirs.
It wasn’t for any gain, simply to repay him for protecting her back in Cold Inch.
However, Hou never mentioned removing the child ring from his neck, nor did he say he wished to leave, which made Mu Qingge find it somewhat strange.
Today, she took the initiative to propose it, with some probing intentions.
Yet Hou said, "There’s no need. After all, you won’t shake the mother ring. I’ve gotten used to it and even find it quite pretty, so I’ll just wear it."
As he spoke, his eyes flashed fiercely as he bared his teeth, saying, "Are you trying to drive me away?"
Mu Qingge twitched the corner of her mouth and shook her head, "Didn’t you say yourself you wanted to find your enemies for revenge?"
Hou snorted arrogantly and said to Mu Qingge, "Anyway, you’ll have to go to the Divine Demon Continent sooner or later, so I’ll just wait for you to go together. Let those bastards live a few more years!"
"..." Mu Qingge blinked, at a loss for words.
Seeing her reaction, Hou showed a fierce expression, the tattoo on the corner of his mouth appearing more ferocious. "What? You’re not happy that I’ve chosen to stay voluntarily?"
"I wouldn’t dare!" Mu Qingge twitched the corner of her mouth and quickly replied.
"Hm, that’s more like it." Hou snorted coldly, his expression extremely haughty.
Mu Qingge shook her head and smiled inwardly. This guy was clearly worried about her, so he stayed behind to keep looking after her, yet he had to pretend to be somewhat haughty.
Although she had dissolved the contract with Hou, she had gained his genuine friendship in return, which she didn’t find bad at all.
Raising an eyebrow slightly, Mu Qingge revealed an enchanting smile.
...
Tianping City is a city of Floating Guests.
Here, it’s a paradise for Floating Guests, but also a place many families prefer not to get close to.
Because they feel that here, there are no rules, it’s too noisy, too chaotic.
However, only those who truly integrate here will realize, here the flesh and blood are more real, and there is less hypocrisy and politeness.
The moment Dragon Teeth entered the territory of Tianping City, news immediately spread among the clan of Floating Guests.
Those responsible for the Floating Guest clan promptly brought their subordinates to the outskirts of the city to greet them.
And on the obligatory path into the city, in a teahouse, the three big heads of the Floating Guest Realm gathered again, sitting around a table by the window. The open window conveniently offered a view of the street scene.
"What do you think, over the past two years, how much has the power of Dragon Teeth increased?" Xuan Yue Commander tossed aside the peanut shell in his hand and looked at the other two.
Bailian Commander took a sip of tea, "In the past two years, Luoxing City has developed rapidly. I fear that now in the entire Middle Ancient Realm, no one is unaware of Luoxing City. Recently, I heard that even the Divine Hall sent people over, though I wonder what they discussed."
"What else? Besides Dragon Teeth, what has Luoxing City established over the past two years? The Dragon Feather Guards and a Dragon Hidden Army of ten thousand men, which is said to be expanding to form a Dragon Blood Army, also with ten thousand men. Such a grand recruitment operation, naturally, the Divine Hall would want to probe." said the Giant Spirit Commander.
The other two tacitly nodded.
Xuan Yue Commander frowned and said, "What do you think Dragon Teeth’s recruitment is planning? Do they intend to conquer other cities?"
"Don’t know. The City Lord of Luoxing City, Mu has always been mysterious. Our investigations in these years only revealed that she first appeared in a remote fishing village in the Southern Continent. In just a few years, she’s stirred such turmoil, even established Luoxing City, and manages it well. Her maternal family is the Sang Clan, but her paternal lineage remains mysterious." Bailian Commander shook his head slowly.
"Then this time..." Giant Spirit Commander tentatively said.
Referring to this time where forces converge on Tianping City for a common purpose, the three exchanged glances and fell silent.
What makes Mu Qingge tricky isn’t her origins, but her identity as a Holy Level Artifact Refiner.
"City Lord Mu is a Holy Level Artifact Refiner; which of us three doesn’t desire a Holy Artifact? Even if we don’t covet it, if we anger him, he might use the Holy Artifact as bait to entice others against us, leaving us at a disadvantage." Bailian Commander slowly shook his head and said.
This statement hit the nail on the head for the other two.
What gives them apprehension has always been this point. Otherwise, why else would they take a young city lord, whose cultivation is only at the Silver Realm Third Layer, seriously?
Yet, for hundreds of years in the Middle Ancient Realm, there have always been only three Heavenly Level Floating Guest teams. Every time they divided the interests of Spirit Stone Mines, it was always up to the three families to negotiate.
This time, suddenly there’s another entity to share interests with; none of the three are comfortable with it, nor willing to part with it.
After a long silence, Xuan Yue Commander finally spoke, "Division is naturally necessary, but how it is divided, who gets more, who gets less, will depend on one’s own abilities."
This sentence made the other two understand his intent.
And at this time, Mu Qingge, accompanied by the Dragon Tooth Guards, had reached outside Tianping City, naturally, along with Bai Xi and Hou.
Outside the city, the steward of the Floating Guest Clan, together with two attendants, were respectfully waiting at the city gate.
Seeing them approach, he immediately stepped forward to reveal his identity and led the hundred of them into the city...
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