The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

At the same time, Feng Wei bit her lip and downed the remaining four Glazed Cups in one go.

A clear cry of a Fire Phoenix rang out from her, and in that instant, the surrounding multicolored petals burned to black cinders.

Mu Qingzhu chuckled. "Finally getting serious?"

Feng Wei's gaze sharpened. "This is no way to form a Bie Pill! I'm not putting up with this!"

Mu Qingzhu lifted the floating wine cup. "You're right. If we don't show some real skill, we're going to become someone else's stepping stone!" With that, her plain robes fluttered. In a flash of afterimages, the Glazed Cup before her was instantly empty, and in that same moment, the surrounding petals lost their color, solidifying into shards of white jade.

Feng Wei snorted. "We should've done this from the start! We let that guy reach the sixth floor first; he's probably looking down on us now!"

Mu Qingzhu said lightly, "Cultivating the Dao is like cultivating the heart. You've been a bad influence on me."

As she started towards the sixth floor, Feng Wei said, "What's the point of cultivating our hearts when we're being made a spectacle of? I can't just sit by. Let's go!"

Mu Qingzhu shook her head slightly and followed her.

The patrons on the first floor erupted into an uproar again.

"Holy shit, the sixth floor! He's on the sixth floor! That black dot is insane!"

"The Wang Family really struck gold!"

"Reaching the sixth floor in less than two days, what kind of constitution does this person have? Wait, the two Fairies are moving too!"

"They spent over ten days on the fourth floor but only two on the fifth. Looks like that black dot spurred them into action!"

The bookie taking bets on them was laughing himself numb; not a single person had won a bet like this.

"They say anyone who clears the fifth floor of the Drunken Immortal Tower has the potential to reach the Golden Core. I wonder if it's true. If it is, doesn't that mean the Wang Family is about to have a Golden Core Master in their ranks?"

"I've heard that too. Too bad Master Wang isn't here. I heard he was taking Miss Wang to the Qixia Sect. I wonder what he would think if he saw this!"

The young woman who had been paying close attention to Chen Dong walked back into the main hall, her face full of envy. "What would he think? He'd be ecstatic! If I could find a husband like that, I'd gladly let myself get as fat as a pig!"

Wang Yang, beside Wang Wan'Er, asked in utter disbelief, "Is that black dot really... our son-in-law?"

With a look of utter shock, Wang Wan'Er nodded.

She had previously sent a messenger to the Wang Family, but most of the family had already gone to the Qixia Sect. Only a small number of people, including Wang Yang, were left to guard the estate. Wang Yang had rushed over as soon as he got the news. He was shocked and couldn't believe that Chen Dong had reached the sixth floor in just two days. In his eyes, Chen Dong couldn't even withstand two of his punches. Yet now, after not seeing him for a little over a week, he had climbed to the sixth floor of the Drunken Immortal Tower.

Outside the Drunken Immortal Tower, Zhuang Zheng sighed. "Alright, let's go back to the Xiayun River. Whether Ninth Brother is the Wang Family's son-in-law or not, he's already someone we can't afford to offend."

The other 'Eight Immortals' also sighed, their spirits low.

Xin Ranming said, annoyed, "I really don't get how he climbed the tower with such a low cultivation level."

The Fox Daoist said with contempt, "Were you not listening? It's a special constitution. That's not something you can just wish for! Which of the Five Sects Daoists these days *doesn't* have a special constitution? It's something you're born with, and you weren't. You'd better get rid of those nasty thoughts you're harboring. Never mind not being able to afford to offend him now with his low cultivation; we'll be even less able to afford it in the future!"

The 'Eight Immortals' had already given up hope for the third Drunken Immortal Brew. With the speed Chen Dong was climbing, he was certain to catch the eye of the five major sects. If he was willing, any of them would take him. Even if he wasn't made a Core Disciple, he'd be an Inner Sect Disciple at the very least.

When Chen Dong stepped onto the sixth floor, he found himself in what seemed to be a sea of clouds. It felt just like being back at the summit of Heaven-Reaching Cloud Cliff in his old world.

Chu Yan Zhenren appeared once more, chuckling. "Kid, I have to admit I underestimated you. To think you'd choose the path of the Extreme Dao!"

'Extreme Dao?' Chen Dong was confused. He bowed to Chu Yan Zhenren. "I ask for your guidance, Senior!"

Chu Yan Zhenren's brow furrowed. "You don't know? You dare to walk the path of the Extreme Dao without even knowing what it is?!"

Chen Dong shook his head. "I am just a humble Loose Cultivator, I'm not familiar with such matters."

Chu Yan Zhenren slapped her forehead, looking utterly speechless. Still, she explained, "The Extreme Dao is the path of the absolute limit in cultivation. Cultivation is already an act of defying heaven, which is incredibly difficult. The Extreme Dao is the most difficult path among the difficult. In ancient times, there were tales of a Twelfth-Layer Qi Cultivation. Normally, the tenth layer is considered complete, and from there one can break through to Foundation Establishment. But there have always been those with sky-high ambitions who wanted to surpass this limit and reach the legendary Twelfth-Layer Qi Cultivation. However, once they broke through to the Eleventh-Layer Qi Cultivation, they could neither find the way to the twelfth layer, nor could they break through to Foundation Establishment. They ended up trapped in the Qi Cultivation Stage for the rest of their lives."

Chen Dong's eyes narrowed at her words. It was true. Ever since he had broken through the Outer Appearance Limit, he had been unable to sense the Inner Realm Barrier.

"Isn't this a dead end then? Why is it called the Extreme Dao?"

Chu Yan Zhenren chuckled. "The Extreme Dao was originally known as the Path of Despair. However, those with exceptional talent who also possess great karmic fortune can break through to the Twelfth-Layer Qi Cultivation. And that's where the other side of the Extreme Dao reveals itself: its pursuers can aim for a Transcendent-Grade Golden Core! That's something ordinary cultivators can't even dream of. Of course, the ordeal of forming a Transcendent-Grade Golden Core is even more difficult than reaching the Twelfth-Layer Qi Cultivation. In all my years, I've yet to see a single one."

Chen Dong gave a bitter smile. 'Karmic fortune? That's the one thing I don't have.'

'Damn this karmic fortune!'

At that moment, the figures of Feng Wei and Mu Qingzhu also appeared in the sea of clouds.

A voice, laced with killing intent, suddenly echoed in Chen Dong's sea of consciousness. "You're the one who used that Divine Sense the other day, aren't you!"