The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

Li Zhixuan felt as if a thousand needles were pricking his skin. Chen Dong had only promised to let him go and not to kill him, but he never specified where or to whom. If Chen Dong handed him over to Feng Wei, it would be all over. Their relationship seemed deep, and it was entirely possible Chen Dong would use him to curry favor. After all, right now, he was just a walking pile of merit points.

"What's wrong with your friend? So jumpy and insecure, it's rather strange. He looks like a startled piglet, ready to bolt for his life at any moment," Feng Wei said in surprise.

Chen Dong's expression turned a little cold. "He's a bit neurotic. Just ignore him."

'The Qixia Sect is moving too fast,' he thought. 'This isn't good for my plans. Now that the sect war is over, I could run into a High-Tier Cultivator from the Qixia Sect at any time. A regular Golden Core Cultivator would be manageable, but I'd stand no chance against a true disciple like Feng Wei.'

'Feng Fu still doesn't know I'm alive, so this identity should be usable for a little while longer. But Li Zhixuan is a ticking time bomb. His status as the Daoist of the Wangyou Sect is too sensitive, and countless Cultivators recognize him. Even though he's disguised, there's no guarantee he won't be identified. When that happens, I'll go down with him. I have to ditch him.'

Seeing Chen Dong's calculating gaze fixed on him, Li Zhixuan's heart went cold. It was just as he had feared. An unstoppable wave of misery and grievance washed over him, and he shouted resentfully, "Fine! You vicious, cruel, promise-breaking dog! I must have been an idiot to trust a dog like you…"

To Feng Wei, he looked just like a scorned lover who had been abandoned. She glanced back and forth between them, her expression thrilled. Her inner gossip and BL-loving soul instantly awakened.

'There's definitely some romantic tension here,' she thought. 'I wonder who's the top and who's the bottom. Chen Dong is undeniably handsome, and the Cultivator I don't know isn't far behind. Plus, he has that intense, brooding vibe for contrast. A handsome pairing like this could make even a Golden Core Cultivator's heart race.'

Chen Dong shot Li Zhixuan a cold glare. After two months of being "trained" by him, Li Zhixuan immediately fell silent.

A glint appeared in Feng Wei's eyes. 'So that settles who's the top and who's the bottom.'

Chen Dong, of course, had no idea what romantic fantasies were running through Feng Wei's head. He asked, "Have you found anything during your investigation these past few days?"

Feng Wei composed herself and replied, "Since you managed to find this peak, you must have already figured some things out. Follow me!"

As Chen Dong started to follow Feng Wei, he noticed Li Zhixuan hadn't moved. "Are you coming or not?" he said coldly. 'I plan to let him go,' Chen Dong thought, 'just not right now. I need to find somewhere safe first.'

With eyes full of grievance, Li Zhixuan woodenly followed. 'If it weren't for the need to stay alive for my revenge against the Qixia Sect, I would never endure such humiliation,' he thought. 'And now that I know the Wangyou Sect has been wiped out, my will to live is stronger than ever.'

The group arrived at the main hall on the peak.

Chen Dong looked around and saw the remains of a dilapidated Realm Passage. Around it were traces of a destroyed Hidden Array.

'That makes sense,' he mused. 'The most important things are often hidden in plain sight. The Supreme Elders of the various sects are highly respected figures. They could have been sitting right here guarding the Realm Passage, and with a simple concealment Array, no one would have ever been able to detect it.'

This Realm Passage was much smaller than the one You had constructed on Cloud Cliff Peak. Its surrounding barriers had mostly collapsed, and not a hint of the Power of Space could be felt. There were also marks left by lightning and True Fire, suggesting it had been destroyed more than once.

Feng Wei said, "This is how I found the passage. I was going to send you a message, but since it was completely unusable, I gave up on the idea. I was just thinking that if Yun Gu had one, then our Qixia Sect should have one too. I was about to head back to the sect to look for it when I ran into you."

Chen Dong weighed his options. Which was safer: running back to the Qixia Sect now, or staying here to repair this passage?

'Without knowing if the Qixia Sect's passage is guarded by Cultivators, hiding here to repair this one is the more reliable choice. Besides, I've seen You reconstruct a Realm Passage, so I'm not completely clueless about how to repair one. This Realm Passage is only damaged, not sealed off. It doesn't require a sacrifice of destiny to fix. This is without a doubt the best possible news.'

'Zhang Jun appears to be the strongest person in the entire Yun Gu Sect. If I can heal Li Zhixuan's injuries, he could provide some real security. He is a Daoist, after all—in his prime, he was the leader of the five great Daoists.'

So, Chen Dong stated plainly, "There's no need to go back to the sect. This one will do. We'll just repair it!"

The other two looked over in surprise. 'This can be repaired?'

Chen Dong continued, "I need a large amount of Demon Beast Essence Blood. The more, the better, and from the highest cultivation level possible. Feng Wei, can you handle this for me?"

Feng Wei hesitated. "That's not difficult. If you have Spirit Stones, you can just buy it directly."

Hearing this, Chen Dong immediately took out a storage bag and handed it to Feng Wei. Inside were one hundred Top-Grade Spirit Stones. Converted to Low-Grade Spirit Stones, this was a massive fortune of over a million.

All these Top-Grade Spirit Stones were from Li Zhixuan's assets. After taking his Storage Ring, Chen Dong couldn't help but marvel at how wealthy a Daoist was. There were over three hundred Top-Grade Spirit Stones alone, not to mention all the other Magical Artifacts and pills. Chen Dong did a quick mental calculation; this fortune was more than a hundred times greater than Mu Qingzhu's.

Feng Wei opened the bag and immediately broke into a smile. "Alright, leave it to me! I'm also curious to see if this thing can be repaired. The major sects guard these things so closely—I wonder what secrets they're hiding!" With that, she took the storage bag and left.