The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

Lord You asked slowly, "What is it?"

Chen Dong lowered his head. "My lord, can you take one more person back with you?"

Lord You shook his head. "I cannot."

"My lord, I swear she won't reveal your existence!" Chen Dong insisted.

"Still no. Unless she dies," Lord You said, his face devoid of expression. He then stared at Chen Dong for a moment before continuing slowly, "You may explain the situation. Then I will decide whether or not to help you."

Chen Dong immediately explained, "I have a friend who can't use the existing gateways to travel to the modern world. That's why I was hoping to ask for your help, Lord You."

Lord You contemplated this. "In that case... the space here is extremely thin. I shall set up a Teleportation Array in this spot. Consider it your reward for completing the mission." With a wave of his hand, several bone-like objects plunged into the ground. Then, he, Corpse Dove, and Chen Dong disappeared.

Chen Dong felt the world spin around him. When his surroundings stabilized, he found himself in an unfamiliar mountain forest.

Lord You cast another spell, and a vortex of black mist instantly lit up on the ground. With another wave of his hand, the vortex vanished, leaving the ground looking as it always had.

Then, he tossed a bone fragment to Chen Dong.

"Infuse it with True Qi to activate the Teleportation Array. At your current strength, you can bring one other person with you."

Chen Dong asked worriedly, "What if that person is at the Profound Pill Realm?"

"That is also acceptable. For now, no one in this world is capable of collapsing my Teleportation Array. We shall part ways here. In a while, when the Spirit Tide arrives, I will come looking for you."

As soon as Lord You finished speaking, a beam of dark light shot into Chen Dong's body. Then, he and Corpse Dove vanished without a trace.

'What is this Spirit Tide he mentioned?' Chen Dong was surprised to discover that even the modern world now had faint traces of Spiritual Qi. 'Could this be what he meant by Spirit Tide?'

Pushing his confusion aside, Chen Dong first glanced at the inscription on his palm—it had indeed reset its timer. He then infused the bone fragment with True Qi. When the vortex of black mist appeared on the ground, he leaped into it without a moment's hesitation.

The world spun once more, and Chen Dong found himself back on the mountain in the Qiankun Realm. He flew toward Tian Family City to tell Tian Sisi everything.

However, he only mentioned that he had obtained a Teleportation Array.

Skeptical but hopeful, Tian Sisi accompanied Chen Dong to the mountain. The moment he activated the Teleportation Array, she believed him.

Twenty days of preparation had left her completely unafraid of the Thunder Tribulation. She was about to jump into the Teleportation Array when Chen Dong called out to her.

"Wait!"

Tian Sisi was confused. "Why?"

Chen Dong explained, "I once read in an ancient text that the denser the Spiritual Qi during Core Formation, the better the result. Have you noticed that the Spiritual Qi in the Qiankun Realm has been growing stronger?"

Hearing his words, Tian Sisi took a moment to carefully sense her surroundings and realized he was right. The Qiankun Realm used to have only the faintest wisps of Spiritual Qi, but now those wisps were noticeably denser. It was a change one could easily miss without paying close attention.

Chen Dong voiced his theory. "The Spiritual Qi might be in the process of recovering. If you wait a little longer, you might be able to form a much higher-quality Profound Pill."

Tian Sisi's brow furrowed. "And how long would I have to wait?"

"I don't know, but it should be soon. Even the modern world is beginning to generate Spiritual Qi, so I imagine it won't take long."

Tian Sisi was inwardly shocked. 'The modern world has Spiritual Qi?'

She quickly agreed. "Alright, then. I'll wait a little longer."

While the two were discussing their plans, Guo Lingtong was in the midst of a similar conversation with an old man at the Guo Family's ancestral home in Beijing.

Guo Lingtong put on a pitiful expression. "Ancestor, you have to help me!"

The white-haired old man spoke. "Lingtong, the Patriarch has already told me about your situation. The boy is just a bastard. His very existence is an obstacle to the relationship between the Chen and Guo Families. The Chen Family Ancestor will never acknowledge him, so you can rest easy."

Unresigned, Guo Lingtong said with hatred in her eyes, "But that bastard killed Third Uncle, and he tried to kill me, too! He's missing now, but I have a feeling he's not dead. I feel like he could appear at any moment to take my head!"

The Guo Family Ancestor laughed. "He's only at the Outward Manifestation realm. Just stay here with the Guo Family. I'm not going back to the Qiankun Realm anymore. I refuse to believe a mere Outward Manifestation practitioner can cause any trouble right under my nose!"

Guo Lingtong was overjoyed. "As long as you're willing to take action for me, Ancestor, I'll be completely at ease!"

The Guo Family Ancestor laughed heartily. "Lingtong, you are crucial to the Guo Family's future. I won't let anything happen to you!"

Guo Lingtong kowtowed. "Thank you, Ancestor!"

'This man is a pillar of the Guo Family, a god-like figure.' With his promise, Guo Lingtong could finally relax.

In a deep mountain range on the outskirts of Beijing, Corpse Dove asked, "Lord You, the job is done. Why didn't you kill that brat?"

Lord You replied slowly, "He still has his uses."

Corpse Dove, who clearly still disliked Chen Dong, pressed on. "The Human Race... We can control as many of them as we want. Why are we keeping this one boy around?"

"When the Spirit Tide arrives, I will need people with immense karmic fortune to help me open a certain passage. Chen Dong's fortune is considerable. He is one of them," Lord You explained, a rare occurrence.

Corpse Dove cawed. "CAW! So that's it! We're just keeping the brat around to use as a key!"

Lord You's eyes were closed as he spoke softly. "Corpse Dove, there is something I need you to do now."

Corpse Dove cried out in excitement, "Please give me your orders, Lord You!"

"Go, and throw this world into chaos."