Chapter 205: Old Acquaintance

"Is that so? Perhaps it's because the weather is nice today." Ruan Xing smiled at him, then turned to the matter of saying goodbye, "I came to take a look at you, and seeing that you are well, I can rest easy."

"Ah? You're leaving already? You've only been here for a day." Qintai He was surprised at first, then revealed a sense of reluctance.

Ruan Xing smiled and said, "We cultivators have long lifespans; there is plenty of time in the future. There will always be a day to meet again. When I have time next, I will come to see you again."

Qintai He was no longer sorrowful and nodded, "That is also fine."

"However, before you prepare for Nascent Soul, do not tell the people in your clan," Ruan Xing reminded him.

"Why?" Qintai He asked, puzzled.

He had previously spoken about this matter with Cang Lin.

Cang Lin told him that every member of the Qintai Clan would receive resource rewards from the clan when their cultivation level increased and they advanced.

They had even considered getting the resource rewards from the clan in Xizhou first before returning to Central Province.

Qintai He did not have much income in his hands; the Storage Ring his parents left him had already been half spent when he reached Golden Core, and the things his grandmother left behind were only enough to get him to Nascent Soul.

Qintai He, who had always been free-spending with Spirit Stones, was instead worrying about his own financial crisis in Xizhou.

"Ah, it's nothing, just to avoid some unnecessary trouble. In the eyes of the Peak Master and many Xuanbing Sect disciples, you have not obtained a Nascent Soul Stage cultivation technique. But if you were to publicize the fact that you are about to break through to Nascent Soul within the Qintai Clan for the sake of some resources, and if people from Central Province were to hear of it in the future, it would inevitably lead to some gossip. If the Sect Master finds out, it might also lead to complaints against the Peak Master," Ruan Xing explained from a different perspective.

She knew that Qintai He cared deeply about his master, Qinghong Zhenjun.

Sure enough, upon hearing that it might hinder Qinghong Zhenjun, Qintai He immediately said, "Then I won't tell anyone. When I am ready, I will return to Central Province myself."

He revealed an expression of lingering fear, "It's a good thing you reminded me."

"Xizhou is nearly ten thousand miles away from Central Province. Cultivators come and go, so they might not necessarily care about this bit of news, but it's better to be safe than sorry. I was just overthinking it, no need to be so solemn."

Originally, Ruan Xing intended to leave directly, but Qintai He was simply too enthusiastic, so she stayed for lunch.

Only then did he allow her to leave.

On the last day of leaving Xizhou, she opened a text simulation.

【Simulation in progress】

At fourteen, you rented a Cave Abode in a town near Central Province for eight thousand Spirit Stones and began to cultivate slowly, while keeping an eye on news coming from all directions.

Ten days later, the Clan Leader of the Qintai Clan, the largest clan in Xizhou, went missing for no reason. The former Clan Leader had to come out of retirement, but this unreasonable behavior made other families in Xizhou suspect whether the Qintai Clan's connections had withered and internal strife was severe.

About half a month later, the Wanbao Tower branches established across the Xianyuan Continent began to close for rectification one after another. A piece of news spread throughout Central Province: the mysterious Great Building Master of Wanbao Tower was about to end his thousand-year seclusion and would ascend to the Spirit Realm in a few days. Before his ascension, he would personally preside over the final auction of Wanbao Tower. It was rumored that the final grand finale item in this auction would be the ownership of Wanbao Tower.

The rumors spread vigorously for several months without subsiding. The Wanbao Tower branches did not reopen, but instead sent out invitations to various forces.

Unexpectedly, the Fengling Yueying Sect also received this invitation.

At fifteen, under your secret observation, Qintai He spent a year in the danger zone in a low-key manner. After reaching Golden Core Consummation, he obediently took Cang Lin to Central Province.

In March of the same year, the Wanbao Tower auction, which had been hyped for a full year, began in Canghai City, Dongzhou.

In order not to miss the Demon Cultivator attack on Fengtian City, you did not choose to go to Canghai City, but went to Fengtian in Central Province.

When a large number of Demon Cultivators suddenly appeared in Fengtian City, you used a Mask Artifact and Illusion Technique to disguise yourself as a low-level Demon Cultivator and headed against the flow toward the source of the Demon Cultivators.

You entered that cloud of mist and saw Xie Yao. Although Xie Yao did not discover your identity, he thought you were a deserter.

You died.

【Simulation ended】

Only lived for two years or so.

Ruan Xing sighed; there was really nothing good to choose, so she chose her personal belongings.

She obtained a bottle of some low-level Pill. This was the thing she had the most of.

Almost every time, the time period and location Xie Yao chose to invade were not exactly the same, only within a general range.

Therefore, she could not go and lie in wait in advance.

With such a large area in Fengtian City, even if she were at the Transformation Stage, she could not cover the entire town with her Divine Sense at all times.

However, it was good news that Qintai He escaped a disaster and safely left Xizhou.

Within the Qintai Clan, apart from Qintai Xiao, there should be no one who would particularly care whether he lived or died.

And Mo Cijun...

He was right back then; if he could not return, within three months, Wanbao Tower would no longer be able to operate.

The closing of Wanbao Tower branches and the spreading of rumors happened exactly three months after he went to the Northern Territory.

It is unknown whether he is still alive now.

Ruan Xing followed her own actions in the simulator and rented a Cave Abode in a small town in Central Province.

Because just now, during the text simulation, she suddenly discovered that her text panel, which had not been updated for a long time, suddenly had a slight change.

Of course, it was not an update to the simulator, but an update to her skills.

Her Puppetry had reached the third level.

It was just that she had no impression of when it had upgraded.

Was it when she refined Oscar, that Transformation Stage Puppet?

Or when Sword Lai broke through to Transformation Stage? Or was it when she discovered she could touch the threads on living people through her Divine Ability and tried to control Qintai He? She had to spend some time studying it.

By the way, she would also wait for Sword Lai to completely digest the Residual Soul and stabilize his realm.

And when she was renting the Cave Abode, a coincidence occurred.

She actually saw someone who had once killed her.

She calmly used her Divine Ability to abduct the person to the Cave Abode she had just rented.

The cultivator was only at the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage, dressed in a travel-worn manner. Suddenly, the world spun, and he appeared in a strange place.

What a powerful method! He didn't detect any traces of Magic Art at all. This cultivator who captured him was at least three or four realms higher than him!

Those who know the times are heroes; the Foundation Establishment cultivator hurriedly knelt and admitted defeat, calling out, "If the Immortal has any orders, please instruct me!"

He didn't dare to look closely at the other party, only seeing that it was a female cultivator, so he lowered his head.

A cultivator of this level could kill him dozens of times just by blowing a breath. Since she spent Spiritual Power to capture him, she definitely didn't want to kill him, but had some matter inconvenient for her to handle personally, so she temporarily grabbed an errand runner.

He was familiar with this situation! As long as he acted humble, obedient, and well-behaved, these big shots wouldn't kill him at the drop of a hat.

After all, low-level Cultivators were just that humble! Especially a Loose Cultivator like him; the circles he usually mixed in were nothing special, and if he died, there would be no sect or close friends to seek justice for him.

Facing the fawning smile of the Foundation Establishment Cultivator, Ruan Xing asked curiously, "Aren't you out there robbing houses and plundering in the area of Yunyang City in Nanzhou? How did you run so far away to the Central Province?"

Hm? This big shot knew him?

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator was stunned, his mind racing.

He would never have guessed that Ruan Xing had an impression of him because she had been killed by him back when she was in the Qi Refining stage.

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