Chapter 289: Good Intentions

"Artistic Conception?" Xu Qing's eyes revealed contemplation, and he looked up at the Taisi Immortal Gate fleet that had gradually disappeared on the main river.

This was not the first time Xu Qing had heard this term. Back then, the princess of the Sea Corpse Clan had mentioned that the cultivation technique practiced by her father, the Emperor of the Sea Corpse Clan, was also related to this.

"Comprehension, huh." Xu Qing muttered in his heart. While keeping this matter in his heart, he also silently blessed Li Zimei.

In the following time, everything went smoothly. Xu Qing's practice was as usual, until more than a month later, the Security Division of the Eight Sect Alliance's Lingxia Valley arrived.

The Captain also returned at this time, looking satisfied. Clearly, his harvest from going out during this period was not small, especially to Xu Qing's feeling, it seemed that the Captain's skin color was better.

It was like... having experienced molting.

Especially the aura on the Captain's body was also sharper than before.

"Finished?" Xu Qing glanced at the Captain.

"Finished, haha, Little Ah Qing, let me tell you, if we fight now, the outcome is unknown. I have unlocked another seal." The Captain spoke proudly.

Xu Qing didn't speak upon hearing this. Just as the Captain was about to continue speaking, the personnel from the Lingxia Valley Security Division arrived.

The Captain knew that Xu Qing didn't like socializing, so he went over to hand over. Soon, the Lingxia Valley disciples stayed here. After the Seven Blood Children handed over the flag, they stepped onto the ship and sailed downstream, leaving this place.

The return journey was much faster than the journey here. On one hand, the river banks along the way didn't need to be checked as carefully as when they came, and on the other hand, it was because of sailing downstream, which made the ships, which already had speed bonuses, even faster.

Just like that, after a period of time, the majestic city of the Eight Sect Alliance came into the eyes of all the Security Division disciples, each of them with excitement in their eyes.

After all, the mission time this time was long, and they hadn't returned to the sect for a long time. However, the harvest was not small. Not only had their cultivation improved, but the heterogeneity in their bodies had also been greatly reduced. More importantly, they were no longer so unfamiliar with the Wanggu Continent.

Looking at the familiar Seven Blood Children, Xu Qing also felt relieved in his heart. After returning, he returned to his berth for the first time. While continuing to practice there, he also checked the small black insects in his body that had absorbed the Immortal Frost.

They had been sleeping until now and finally had some signs of waking up. What Xu Qing looked forward to was that the aura of these small black insects was clearly much stronger than before, and even more hidden.

And Xu Qing was also working hard to open his one hundred and eleventh magic aperture, while also collecting soul pills.

However, after the magic aperture was opened to such a degree, the soul power required for any opening was extremely majestic, and ordinary soul pills could not support it.

As for the Aperture-Raising Pill, it was priceless and had no market. Xu Qing searched around but couldn't find it.

But the Captain brought him good news.

"Xu Qing, I've contacted Wu Jianwu. He is rushing back to the sect from the Huang Forbidden Area. According to my understanding of him, the first thing he will do when he arrives at the sect is to spare no cost to teleport and find us."

"In addition, regarding the land of creation of the Profound Heaven Sect, I have also inquired very clearly. It is indeed as described in the mural, and it is also open to disciples of other sects. However, the price is extremely expensive. Entering once requires paying five million spirit stones, and there is only three days of time!"

"It is too beneficial for those who need soul power for their cultivation techniques, and even more so for the Profound Heaven Sect. Generally, it is the geniuses who are impacting from three fires to four fires who are willing to go there to break through."

The Captain found Xu Qing, sat on his ship, and after speaking swiftly, he rubbed his hands, his eyes shining.

"Little Ah Qing, do me a favor, Senior Brother. Senior Brother really can't bear to spend these five million spirit stones, it's too expensive. Look, why don't you go and find Immortal Zixuan? You go and act spoiled, say that Immortal Zixuan will definitely feel comfortable in her heart and directly waive the fee for us."

The Captain instigated.

"The one Immortal Zixuan looked at that day was not me, but you, Senior Brother. You go." Xu Qing felt a bit inexplicably nervous whenever he thought of Immortal Zixuan. Hearing the Captain's words at this moment, he glanced at the Captain.

"Oh my, you silly boy, this is ten million spirit stones. Do you think I don't want to? But I can't." The Captain was anxious and hurriedly persuaded.

"Little Ah Qing, you say you have such good conditions, why don't you use them!"

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"Youth is only a few years, why are you so stupid." The Captain was earnest and kept persuading, but Xu Qing didn't say a word, having no intention of agreeing to this matter.

He also felt sorry for the spirit stones, but he instinctively rejected the Captain's words in his heart.

"This world is about cultivation base. No one will say anything about you. Little Ah Qing, you don't need to have psychological burden. This is an era that laughs at weakness but not at coquetry."

The Captain slapped his thigh and sighed, looking like if he had Xu Qing's conditions, he would definitely do so without hesitation.

"Little Ah Qing, why can't you understand? If I were you, do you believe I would already be Nascent Soul now? The sect would be full of my descendants. Give me a few hundred years, and the Seven Sect Alliance would definitely all be mine. You have to learn from the Third Brother."

"If you want to go, go yourself." Xu Qing didn't want to pay attention to the Captain.

The Captain beat his chest and stamped his feet, sighing.

"If you don't go, that's fine, then lend me some money. No, you owe me money, you still owe me five million spirit stones!"

Xu Qing glanced at the Captain, weighed their combat power, closed his eyes to meditate, and turned a deaf ear.

The Captain was helpless and persuaded him for a while, but found that Xu Qing had already started to enter meditation. He could only leave helplessly, feeling distressed about the five million spirit stones he had to spend.

Just after his distress lasted for a day, Wu Jianwu, whom he and Xu Qing were waiting for, arrived faster than expected.

Since the Seven Blood Children moved, the only Highness who hadn't come was Wu Jianwu. He had been in the Huang Forbidden Area during this period. If the information the Captain sent wasn't too shocking, he wouldn't have returned now.

And his return also caused some sensation in the Seven Blood Children. It wasn't because of the poem he recited when he walked out of the teleportation array or his silver robe, nor was it his two-fire cultivation fluctuation.

It was... at his feet, he was actually followed by two beast cubs.

These were two small bears, about the size of a dog. Their bodies were not black, but golden. The moment they walked out of the teleportation array, they emitted dense divine fluctuations.

And within these divine fluctuations, they also emitted an aura comparable to the Great Perfection of Qi Condensation.

One must know that this was only infancy, and clearly their intelligence hadn't fully opened, but they actually had such a phenomenon. One could imagine that they would soon be able to build their foundation on their own.

This matter attracted the attention of the sect. It was really because these two small bears actually had ancient bloodlines. As soon as they appeared, they caused a sensation in the Fourth Peak's Beast-Taming lineage.

If it were in the past, Wu Jianwu would definitely be proud and wouldn't miss this opportunity to show off. But now he had more important things in his heart, so the first thing he did when he returned from teleportation was to send a voice transmission to the Captain and Xu Qing.

"Where is the Profound Heaven Ancient Emperor relic you mentioned!"

"And the poem written by the Profound Heaven Ancient Emperor, is it true!!" For the last sentence, Xu Qing could feel Wu Jianwu's excitement and enthusiasm through the jade slip.

"Of course it's true!" The Captain responded swiftly, but Wu Jianwu was still a bit skeptical. It seemed that he instinctively didn't trust the Captain.

It wasn't until Xu Qing also gave an affirmative answer that he believed it. So his body began to tremble. He didn't need the Captain to urge him; he urged Xu Qing and the Captain to take him there as soon as possible.

Even though he knew it would cost five million spirit stones, he didn't even frown and agreed immediately.

This made the Captain feel that he had said too little.

So, under Wu Jianwu's urging, on the day he arrived, the three of them came to the Profound Heaven Sect.

Xu Qing came with a scalp-numbing feeling. He told himself that everything was for opening the fourth life fire, so he was solemn all the way, moving fast, wanting to reach the land of creation as soon as possible without attracting any attention.

Wu Jianwu was also excited and anxious in his heart, and his speed was also very fast.

Only the Captain was distressed about the spirit stones, dragging his feet all the way. But no matter how slow his speed was, in the end, he still arrived at the entrance of the land of creation located in the back mountain of the Profound Heaven Sect together with Xu Qing and Wu Jianwu.

There was a large stone here, on which sat an old man, responsible for guarding this place.

This old man's cultivation was six heavenly palaces. He sat there, his momentum earth-shattering. When the three of Xu Qing arrived, he didn't even open his eyelids, not caring at all.

Seeing that the journey was smooth, Xu Qing also felt relieved in his heart, paid the spirit stones swiftly, and Wu Jianwu on the side did the same.

As for the Captain... he sighed, looked at the sky with longing, and under the gaze of Xu Qing and Wu Jianwu, he paid the spirit stones helplessly, his heart dripping with blood.

After all three had paid the fee, the old man opened his eyes and waved his hand. Suddenly, a huge vortex appeared in front of the three of them with a rumble.

A dense soul power fluctuation emitted from this vortex. Xu Qing and Wu Jianwu didn't say a word and were about to step in, but at this moment... the old man on the side suddenly stood up and bowed to the sky.

"Greetings, Ancestor."

Xu Qing's body trembled. He was about to step into the vortex, but it was too late. An elegant and pleasant voice, with a smile, came from the sky.

"Little friends, don't move. Turn around."

In an instant, Xu Qing's raised foot could not be put down. He could only turn around with a scalp-numbing feeling and saw Immortal Zixuan, who was peerless and elegant, walking step by step from the sky.

Today, the clothes she wore were different again. A cyan gauze dress, a phoenix bird spreading its wings hairpin on her head, a head of beautiful hair draped over her shoulders. The fragrance after just bathing emitted from her body. Her heart-shaking face also revealed a faint redness, making her whole person look wonderful and peerless.

Especially the smile in her eyes seemed to be able to melt everything, contain everything, and store everything within it.

Walking over at this moment, just like that night, she walked step by step to the front of Xu Qing, whose whole body was stiff.

Wu Jianwu on the side was a bit dazed, looking at all this blankly.

As for the Captain, he blinked, secretly thinking why did she come so late? It wouldn't be that she deliberately waited for us to spend money before appearing, right?

Just like that, amidst Wu Jianwu's daze and the Captain's doubt, Immortal Zixuan walked gracefully to the front of Xu Qing. Her eyes were like deep pools, as if bottomless, which could make everything sink within.

Her beautiful lips were slightly parted, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, revealing a satisfied expression, and she spoke with a light laugh.

"Little friend, are you so good at pleasing women? You even know how to give sister a gift. Sister likes your gift very much."

Immortal Zixuan's voice was as beautiful as a bubbling spring, refreshing and heart-soothing. At the same time, the magnetism and gentleness contained within were like a vortex, making people unable to help but want to get closer to her every moment.

Hearing this, Xu Qing's peripheral vision swept toward the Captain instantly.

The Captain blinked, looking left and right, looking like it had nothing to do with him. ===== CHAPTER 290 =====

The Captain blinked, looking left and right, acting as if it had nothing to do with him.