Chapter 997: Doubts

"Pretending?"

"Still pretending?"

Noticing the bewilderment on Wang Jianqiang's face, the women showed a flash of disdain.

Wang Jianqiang came back to his senses, his expression full of grievance, "No, I'm not pretending; I don't even know who this Fire Fairy is."

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, the women were all stunned at once.

They looked carefully at Wang Jianqiang's expression, and seeing that he did not seem to be lying, they looked at each other in dismay.

Liu Qing'er hesitated for a moment and said, "Could Fire Fairy just be her alias, and not her real name?"

Hearing Liu Qing'er's words, the furrow in Wang Jianqiang's brow did not smooth out.

This was not a matter of whether it was an alias or not.

The key was that, in this Immortal Abandoned Land, he had never associated with such a powerful female cultivator.

Associating with a female cultivator of this level was extremely energy-consuming.

Just like with Xiaobaibai back then, it had almost cost him his life.

That impression was incredibly deep.

If he had associated with her, even if she used an alias, he would certainly have been able to guess it.

He pondered for a moment and looked at Dong Yue, "Use your Spiritual Power to manifest the appearance of Fire Fairy for me; let me see."

Dong Yue was stunned, then shook her head and said, "Fire Fairy's face has always been obscured by a force; we have never seen her true appearance."

Wang Jianqiang frowned, "Manifest what you saw first, let me see."

Dong Yue nodded.

She pointed a finger in front of her, and a burst of Spiritual Power exploded before her, transforming into a figure.

It was a red-haired woman, dressed in a gorgeous red feathered dress, with a slender figure, as if she were a deity who had walked out of flames.

Seeing this figure, Wang Jianqiang's expression stirred.

He vaguely felt that this figure was somewhat familiar, but upon closer inspection, it was very strange.

This feeling of being both familiar and strange was very contradictory, yet it truly existed.

"How is it?"

Dong Yue looked at Wang Jianqiang with a face full of anticipation.

Behind him, the gazes of the women also converged, waiting for his response.

Wang Jianqiang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I don't recognize her."

"How is that possible?"

Hearing this, the women all felt it was somewhat bizarre.

Because of Wang Jianqiang's "fall," Fire Fairy's emotions had fluctuated so greatly; the relationship between the two must be extraordinary.

By this logic, even if Wang Jianqiang could not see her face, he should at least be able to make some guesses based on her figure and temperament.

How could he so flatly say he didn't know her?

But Wang Jianqiang had no reason to lie.

"Could it be..."

"Did she deliberately change her figure?"

Just then, Xing Li voiced her own speculation.

"It's possible."

Hearing this, the expressions of the women all stirred.

Wang Jianqiang looked at the women and said nothing.

Change her figure?

It wasn't that there was no such possibility, only that the probability was very, very small.

With strength like Fire Fairy's.

It could be said that there was basically no threat to her in the Immortal Abandoned Land.

She had no need to Disguise her appearance at all.

The curiosity in Wang Jianqiang's heart had been stimulated to the extreme.

He also really wanted to know who this Fire Fairy was.

And why she was so deeply affectionate toward him.

He even had the urge to head to the Red Ridge Desert to find Fire Fairy.

It was just that the Red Ridge Desert was vast, and searching alone would be too time-consuming and exhausting.

The Great Wilderness Immortal Palace was already sending personnel to the Red Ridge Desert to investigate.

It would be better to wait calmly for news from the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace before deciding whether to provide support.

Thinking of this.

He took a deep breath and his gaze swept over the women present.

Wang Yu Yao, Su Yutong, Dong Yue, Yan Qingxuan, Liu Qing'er, Xing Li, Yun Xin, and Lin Lin—all eight had reached the Ninth-Order Will Stage.

However, it looked like they had all just broken through recently and had not yet reached the Ninth-Order Will Level Limit.

Qiu Shuang, Song Qiuyue, and Ye Qingxue had slightly lower cultivation, still only at the Eighth-Order Will Stage.

Wang Jianqiang did not feel surprised that the women could achieve such accomplishments.

The women had all experienced foundation transformation; it was difficult to break through the Ninth-Order Will Level Limit to reach the Tenth-Tier.

But as for just the Ninth-Order Will Stage, there was no problem.

What truly surprised him was the women's cultivation speed.

It seems that it is not only Wang Yu Yao and other Disciples of the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace who have received special care from the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace, but even Dong Yue and the others have also received resource supplies from the Immortal Palace.

Wang Jianqiang silently noted this favor.

He looked at the women and smiled, "It's rare for everyone to be gathered so completely, why don't we continue to celebrate for a few more days?"

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, Mu Lingxi's eyes lit up, and she was the first to respond, "Good idea, I agree."

One month later.

Wang Jianqiang returned to the residence that Dong Yue had arranged for him and let out a long breath.

He circulated his Spiritual Power, and the dark circles under his eyes dissipated.

His slightly weak complexion also recovered somewhat.

His consciousness sank into the Spirit God Ring, and Xiaobai's Soul Body was still floating above the Ice Coffin as usual, silently recovering.

"Xiaobaibai, your Brother Jianqiang has come to see you."

Wang Jianqiang's figure flashed, and he appeared in front of Xiaobai.

Xiaobai slowly opened her eyes and rolled them, "I'd be happier if you didn't come."

Wang Jianqiang didn't mind, "Don't be in a hurry to take the Perfect Divine Origin Transformation Pill recently."

Xiaobai curled her lips, "I know, the Out-of-Boundary Cultivators are restless, and you're going to make me work for free again, right?"

Wang Jianqiang chuckled, "Look at what you're saying, we are family, why talk like strangers? Isn't that being distant?"

"Besides, am I, Wang Jianqiang, the kind of person who likes to take advantage of others?"

"Let me put it this way, what you give now will be repaid with a gushing spring in the future."

"You should just be secretly happy."

Xiaobai's face turned red, and she spat, "Don't think I can't tell what you mean."

Wang Jianqiang chuckled, his expression becoming serious, "Besides the possibility that I might need your help, there is another reason."

"What?" The blush on Xiaobai's face faded a little.

Wang Jianqiang smiled slightly, "I can help you refine an Eighth-tier Pill to restore your cultivation to the Great Vehicle Stage."

"If you recover to the Great Vehicle Stage before being reborn, the benefits will be even greater."

As soon as Wang Jianqiang's words fell, Xiaobai was stunned, "You've become an Eighth-Rank Alchemist?"

Wang Jianqiang smiled slightly, "Just an Eighth-Rank Alchemist, I can break through at any time."

Listen to that~

Is that human talk?

The difficulty of breaking through from a Seventh-Order Advanced Alchemist to an Eighth-Rank Alchemist is no less than that of a Void Refinement Stage cultivator breaking through to the Great Vehicle Stage.

And "just an Eighth-Rank"?

"Can break through at any time"?

Why don't you say you can ascend to immortality directly?

She just wanted to retort a couple of times.

She suddenly thought of the bet she had made with Wang Jianqiang before.

That eerie speed of improvement in alchemy cultivation...

Hmm~

This guy cannot be viewed through the eyes of a normal person.

I'll just assume he can do it.