The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

An event that should have been celebrated by the entire sect was quietly suppressed by Feng Fu. Chen Dong was sent off to Little Mist Peak, solely because it was a vacant peak without even a single Qi Refining Stage disciple.

Following the directions, Chen Dong arrived at the location. The peak's scenery was beautiful, with light mists swirling about. Several palace halls dotted the landscape. Although the Spiritual Qi was slightly weaker than the main peak's, it had everything one could ask for: an Earth Fire Room, a Hot Spring Room, and a Medicinal Garden Spirit Field. It was just that no one was tending to them.

'The Qixia Sect really is wealthy and influential,' Chen Dong marveled. 'To think such a fine place is just sitting here, unused.'

Before Chen Dong's arrival, Little Mist Peak had been inhabited, but the peak's Elder had passed away not long ago. Since his disciples had not reached the Golden Core Realm, they were reassigned to other Elders, leaving Little Mist Peak vacant.

Chen Dong took a tour around Little Mist Peak and felt it was a good place for quiet cultivation, so he moved into the main hall.

He didn't consider escaping. For one, the Token Feng Fu had given him was tampered with, allowing her to know his location at all times. For another, his own strength was insufficient. Fleeing was a worse option than simply cultivating here. Besides, given his status as a Saint, Feng Fu wouldn't dare to do much to him anyway.

Just as Chen Dong was getting settled into the main hall he planned to live in, a streak of light flew toward the peak.

Then, the newcomer swept their Divine Sense over the area and stepped into the main hall.

Chen Dong was slightly startled when he saw who it was. "It's you?"

Feng Wei retorted, displeased, "And why can't it be me?"

Chen Dong could tell from Feng Wei's aura that she had already passed her Pill Tribulation and become a Golden Core Zhenren. 'But what is she doing here?'

So Chen Dong asked curiously, "Why are you here?"

"The Sect Leader ordered me to monitor you! We asked you to come to the Qixia Sect before, but you refused. Now you've snuck in on your own!"

Chen Dong let out a dry laugh. 'Is it really okay to be so direct about monitoring me?' He was also exasperated with Feng Fu. She'd given him a Token but apparently still didn't trust him, so she sent someone to watch him as well.

It was a known fact that within the Qixia Sect, anyone without an identity Token would be immediately trapped by the sect's great formation, unable to move an inch. If the formation were fully activated, they would be attacked instantly.

Since Chen Dong cultivated the Dragon and Phoenix Treasure Manual, refining the identity Token was a simple matter. However, his Token had no permissions to leave the sect. The Qixia Sect had countless disciples, so the gate guards typically checked Tokens, not faces. And since one couldn't refine a Token without a Qixia Sect Cultivation Technique, the technique was effectively bound to the Token, which was in turn bound to the person.

'Under these circumstances, I can't possibly leave the sect. So why send someone else? Especially someone so blunt about her orders.'

'I thought Feng Fu valued my talent and was trying to recruit me to serve the Qixia Sect. But it seems that's not the case at all.'

"Quick, quick, ask her what grade her Golden Core is!" Mu Qingzhu's consciousness chimed in, sounding urgent. She seemed especially curious about Feng Wei's Golden Core.

"I see you've already formed your Golden Core," Chen Dong had no choice but to ask. "May I ask what grade it is?"

If he didn't ask, Mu Qingzhu's consciousness would pester him to death. He'd learned his lesson back in Dragon and Phoenix Valley. Once, for failing to answer a single question, she had nagged him nonstop for days on end.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing his question, Feng Wei's displeased expression deepened. Her brow furrowed, and astonishing flames erupted from her body.

Chen Dong hurriedly retreated. He had no desire to be scorched by the flames of a Golden Core Realm expert.

"I was just asking! What are you so angry about!" At the same time, he transmitted his thoughts to Mu Qingzhu: "No need to wonder anymore. It's either second-grade or third-grade. If she'd formed a First-grade Golden Core, why would she be angry? Given her strength, I'm guessing it's second-grade."

"Alas~!" Mu Qingzhu sighed mournfully.

Feng Wei bit her lip and said coldly, "None of your business. From today on, I'm living in the main hall. Go pick a different one!"

Chen Dong shook his head with a "tsk," walked out of the hall, and took flight by manipulating his qi. He didn't summon Bai Xu, fearing Feng Wei would recognize it and he would have a hard time explaining. Besides, now that his cultivation had reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, he could fly on his own.

Feng Wei swept her Divine Sense and immediately chased after him. "Where are you going?"

"The Library Hall!" Chen Dong replied casually.

He wasn't trying to run away; he was hoping to find a method to return to his own world within the Qixia Sect. As one of the five great sects of the Wangyou Realm, it surely had to have records on how to travel to other worlds.

He had also asked Mu Qingzhu this question, but her answer was that she knew nothing. Mu Qingzhu had exhausted all her thoughts on the Yuqing Immortal Technique and had never paid attention to this issue.

Chen Dong flew forward, with Feng Wei following behind him.

"Stop following me. I don't know where the Library Hall is. Lead the way!" He had originally planned to find a Qixia Sect disciple to ask for directions, but since Feng Wei had come along, he just asked her directly.

"If you don't know the way, you should have just stayed on Little Mist Peak instead of running around!"

Chen Dong's brow furrowed. 'For Li Wang, for Murong Qing... I have to return to my world.' He said in a cold voice, "I must go. By seniority, I am your Martial Uncle. Can't you lead the way?"

Feng Wei first snorted coldly, flew to the front, and then said scornfully, "A Martial Uncle at the Foundation Establishment Stage? You have some nerve. I have no idea what the Sect Leader was thinking, giving you the status of a twenty-fifth generation Elder!"

Then she suddenly realized. "Wait, you're at the Foundation Establishment Stage!!! You broke through the Extreme Realm? How did you do it?"

Chen Dong nodded slightly. "I broke through without even realizing it."

Feng Wei felt the urge to hit someone. However, after this revelation, she began to understand the Sect Leader's decision. For a Cultivator who broke through the Extreme Realm of Qi Refining, granting them the title of an honorary Elder was indeed reasonable.