Chapter 1309: Return to Huanling City

Inside the cultivation space.

Wang Jianqiang stared at the spatial rift that had suddenly appeared in the air, his gaze flickering for a moment.

A moment later.

His expression firmed, and he shook his head.

Ignoring this rift, he turned and stepped directly into the exit, leaving this space.

A Treasure Land is certainly tempting, but it also contains crises.

He carries a system.

Unless necessary, there is no need to enter any Treasure Land to take risks.

There are no urgently needed treasures before his eyes, and the situation within this Treasure Land is completely unknown; entering it to take risks is entirely meaningless.

Of course.

If the situation inside could be confirmed, and under the condition that there is not too much danger.

He would not mind entering to reap some benefits.

He plans to report the changes here to the Mermaid Clan after returning to Huanling City.

At that time.

The Mermaid Clan will certainly dispatch clansmen to enter it.

He can completely let the Mermaid Clan cultivators develop it first and investigate the situation inside.

Once it is determined that there will be no great danger inside, or that it contains treasures he is interested in, it will not be too late to enter then.

……

Inside the Princess Mansion.

In the main hall of Lianyin's residence, a spatial opening has persisted for several years.

This day.

Space Power suddenly began to overflow from the spatial opening that had been in a state of silence.

Sensing the spatial fluctuations here.

Lianyin appeared in the main hall at the first moment, her beautiful eyes looking toward the spatial opening, a hint of excitement rippling within them.

"Someone is about to teleport out!"

"Has Brother Qiang successfully broken through?"

Amidst her face full of anticipation.

A figure stepped out from the spatial opening.

Seeing this figure, a brilliant smile instantly bloomed on Lianyin's face, "Congratulations to Brother Qiang for breaking through to Integration."

Wang Jianqiang heard this and looked at her with a smile, "How did Yin'er know that Brother has already broken through?"

His cultivation base is currently in a state of concealment.

The cultivation base he is displaying is still only at the Nascent Soul Early Stage.

Lianyin smiled, "Because I have confidence in Brother Qiang."

Wang Jianqiang raised the corner of his mouth, walked to Lianyin's side, and reached out to wrap his arms around her waist, "It has been such a long time; let Brother test if Yin'er's cultivation has improved."

……

Twenty days later.

Lianyin looked at Wang Jianqiang, as if she had thought of something, and looking at Wang Jianqiang, she hesitated for a moment before saying, "Brother Qiang, the Empress has already come out of seclusion."

Wang Jianqiang smiled, "The Ocean Heart is already in hand; whether the Empress comes out of seclusion or not has no effect on me at all."

Lianyin shook her head, "I am not talking about this matter."

"Oh?"

Wang Jianqiang was startled, looking at Lianyin, waiting for her follow-up.

After hesitating for a moment, Lianyin continued, "After the Empress came out of seclusion, she sent people to investigate you."

"Logically speaking, she shouldn't have noticed a lowly junior cultivator of the Black Scale Lineage."

"Did you offend someone?"

Wang Jianqiang frowned.

Offend someone?

An image of a young, beautiful woman suddenly appeared in his mind.

Mingyan is a heaven-gifted talent of the Gold Scale Lineage.

And the Empress also comes from the Gold Scale Lineage; could it be her?

Immediately after, he shook his head again.

Mingyan has the brand of the Beast Taming Art he planted on her; it is impossible for her to do anything detrimental to him.

It shouldn't be Mingyan.

Thinking of this, he shook his head, "I have not offended anyone."

Hearing this, Lianyin pondered for a moment, "If that is the case, then there is only one possibility."

Wang Jianqiang's expression stirred, "You mean…… the Mermaid Prince?"

Lianyin nodded, "The Empress dotes on her only son, Mingchen, very much, and Mingchen has been walking so closely with you recently."

"The Empress might have investigated you for the sake of Mingchen's safety."

Thinking of this, she felt a sudden realization in her heart.

No wonder the Empress had no further actions after investigating Tianyu's information once.

It must be that she saw there were no problems with Tianyu's identity and felt relieved.

Thinking of this, she felt a weight lift from her heart and continued, "I have already handed the Ocean Heart to the Empress. As per the expert's instructions, I did not mention you to her, only saying that I had found the Ocean Heart myself."

As she spoke, she waved her hand, and a Jade Bottle and several Magic Treasures appeared before Wang Jianqiang, "These ten drops of Life Water and a few Magic Treasures are all rewards I received for finding the Ocean Heart."

"Brother Wang Jianqiang, the Ocean Heart is yours, so these things should be given to you."

Wang Jianqiang's gaze swept over the Jade Bottle and those few Magic Treasures.

There was, of course, no need to say much about the Life Water.

Those few Magic Treasures were also of very high grade, enough to make any Void Refinement Stage Cultivator green with envy.

Especially one ancient zither among them.

This ancient zither had a very archaic aura, and its body was crafted from ten-thousand-year-old wood.

Although ten-thousand-year-old wood was rare, it was not what attracted Wang Jianqiang the most about this zither.

What truly attracted him were the strings of the zither.

Others might not be able to sense the profound mystery of these strings, but he was different.

After all, he had once deeply understood the Divine Dragon Descendant, and even carried the aura of the Divine Dragon lineage on his own body because of it.

He was extremely sensitive to the aura of the Divine Dragon lineage.

Within these strings, there was a trace of pure Divine Dragon aura; they were shockingly made from dragon tendons!

Moreover, he could feel that the origin of these dragon tendons was extraordinary; the cultivation of the Divine Dragon Descendant who had been skinned must have been very high back then, at least at the Great Vehicle Stage level.

The value of these seven dragon tendons alone far exceeded the sum of the other few Magic Treasures!

Furthermore, he happened to lack a zither-type Magic Treasure.

This treasure filled that gap perfectly.

Thinking of this.

He waved his hand and put the ancient zither away.

"I will take this zither; as for the remaining few Magic Treasures, you can just keep them."

"How can that be?"

Lianyin shook her head repeatedly, "You already suffered a great loss by handing over the Ocean Heart; how could I take the treasures that you deserve?"

Wang Jianqiang smiled, "Keep them. Between you and me, there is no need to draw such clear lines."

Lianyin was stunned.

She did not insist further and, with a rosy face, put the other few Magic Treasures away.

Afterward, she looked at the Life Water, hesitated for a moment, and said to Wang Jianqiang, "This Life Water can save lives at critical moments; it is a life-saving item, you should keep it."

Wang Jianqiang smiled and shook his head, "I am not lacking in life-saving items. You only have one drop of Life Water left on you; you should keep it for your own use."

Lianyin was dazed, "How did you kno—"

Halfway through, she suddenly realized, her beautiful eyes widening, "You were faking being unconscious at that time!"

Wang Jianqiang chuckled, "Otherwise, how would Brother Wang Jianqiang know how much Lianyin values me?"

Lianyin felt as if her little secret had been exposed, her pretty face turning completely red.

That charming appearance made Wang Jianqiang's eyes light up as he watched.

Since he had just broken through and had nothing to do.

He stayed at Lianyin's place for another twenty days.

On this day.

Wang Jianqiang's expression shifted, and he took a large step back.

He patted his forehead and laughed.

"There was a small matter I meant to tell you, but I was so busy with 'proper business' that I almost forgot."