The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

Chen Dong argued slyly, "How could you say I risked my life? I have a Transmission Talisman, I could have run away!"

Mu Qingzhu was instantly furious. "You call that *not* risking your life? Besides, without my Grand Divination Art, could you have found the Array's core? Could you have killed that member of the Demon Race? …Forget it. I never should have helped you, you dog!"

Chen Dong tossed a First-grade Spiritual Pill and a Top-Grade Spirit Stone to Li Zhixuan, then popped one in his own mouth. Gripping another Spirit Stone, he sat down cross-legged to recover.

At the same time, he teased Mu Qingzhu, "You and I are one body now. What's yours is mine, and what's mine is still mine. How can you call it 'helping'?"

Hearing this, Mu Qingzhu grew even angrier. "I must have been truly blind to have chosen you for my transformation!"

"What's wrong with me? I was the best choice. Besides, Qingzhu, no matter how mad you are, you shouldn't insult yourself!"

Only then did Mu Qingzhu realize she had inadvertently insulted herself. She let out a cold snort. "You dog!"

Chen Dong felt he always gained something from his chats with Mu Qingzhu. This time, for instance, hearing her call him a 'dog' twice managed to restore his Dao Heart, which had faltered a bit after he had overestimated his own abilities.

"Qingzhu, would you say we're... merged?"

"..."

"Qingzhu, your Grand Divination Art is so powerful! Not only can it predict an enemy's moves, but it's also a divine technique for setting and breaking Arrays. I feel like it has even more wonderful uses. When I looked through my left eye, I saw so many things I normally can't. Can you teach me?"

"..."

"Qingzhu, Qingzhu, say something!"

Mu Qingzhu roared back via voice transmission, "Could you be any more annoying?! If I ever help you again, I'm a dog!"

"Qingzhu, I suspect you're just using this as an excuse to drive up your price. You're just a Jade Embryo right now!"

"AHHHHHHHHHH! Chen Dong! I swear I'll kill you..."

Chen Dong knew when to quit while he was ahead and focused on recovering. Mu Qingzhu was truly incandescent with rage this time. She was clearly a well-bred young lady of scholarly grace and excellent upbringing, yet she had resorted to such a vulgar self-address.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Chen Dong and Li Zhixuan got to their feet. Although they hadn't returned to peak condition, they were mostly restored. The main reason for their haste was that the Thunder Tribulation in the distance looked like it was about to end.

The black mist had thinned considerably and was flowing faster, clearly converging in the direction of the Thunder Tribulation.

As the black mist thinned, Chen Dong's Divine Sense could now reach a range of ten zhang, and visibility had improved to ten meters. It was no longer like being completely blind as it was at the start.

Chen Dong was just about to send a voice transmission telling everyone to head toward the Thunder Tribulation again when Li Zhixuan's voice transmission came through. "Lao Chen, everyone, come look at this!"

Following Li Zhixuan for about ten zhang, they found four emaciated corpses lying on the ground. They were the four senior martial sisters who had come with them.

For a moment, Chen Dong didn't know what to say. After a brief hesitation, one of the five other disciples sent a voice transmission, "Two Junior Martial Brothers—no, two Senior Martial Brothers, please allow us to carry their bodies. When this mission is over, we will bring them back to the sect."

Chen Dong nodded.

Although he hadn't been in the Floating Shadow Realm for long, Chen Dong could feel the deep bonds of camaraderie within the sects. Take Fu Changyan, for example. He was so arrogant he was practically begging for a beating, yet when they found him and asked for help, he didn't refuse.

Since Zhang Miao of Juejian Peak was injured, the task of carrying the bodies fell to the four senior martial brothers.

However, because their range of visibility had increased, they were able to advance much more quickly this time.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the group arrived at the edge of the Thunder Tribulation. The black mist was even thinner, as if they had walked out of it entirely. They could finally hear sounds again, but the sight before them left them dumbfounded.

An incredibly dense black mist was gathered together, like a Mire that could devour everything. The group stood at the edge of this 'Mire.' In its very center, a small black flower was bathing in the Celestial Tribulation.

If not for the contrast of the lightning and the black mist, the little flower would have been completely unremarkable. No! It wasn't that the flower was unremarkable, but that any Divine Sense or the five senses used to observe it were completely devoured, causing one to instinctively overlook it.

"The Five Senses Calming Flower!" Li Zhixuan said in amazement.

Chen Dong didn't recognize the flower, so he asked, "What is that?"

Li Zhixuan fell silent, his eyes glued to the flower, unable to look away.

Chen Dong's gaze hardened, and he began to search for the members of the Demon Race who were supposed to be guarding the area.

BOOM! With a tremendous crash, the final strike of the Thunder Tribulation descended through the black mist. But the mist, which was as thick as a physical substance, constantly blocked and enveloped the tribulation lightning, finally stopping it just above the small flower. It then transformed into the purest essence of nourishment for the flower. The small flower swayed gently, and a Divine Light swept out.

The Five Senses Calming Flower had passed its Spirit Ascension Thunder Tribulation and matured!

At that same moment, the black mist engulfed the small flower, which then vanished within it. Li Zhixuan immediately charged into the mist and, like the flower, seemed to be swallowed whole, his aura vanishing completely.

And at that exact moment, the Demon Shadows hiding nearby shot past Chen Dong and the others, plunging into the black mist as well.

Chen Dong's brow furrowed. 'This flower is definitely something special. The two members of the Demon Race have been waiting all this time for it to mature, and now even Xiaoli wants to take it all for himself!'

'But I can't just abandon the five fellow disciples beside me. If those members of the Demon Race have any other tricks up their sleeves, like Demonic Puppets, these five won't be able to defend themselves.'

Chen Dong waited with the five disciples at the edge of the 'Mire'. Before long, a group of Cultivators flew over. It was Tang Lian and his team, and surprisingly, every single one of them was completely unharmed.

As soon as Tang Lian's group landed, they hurriedly asked, "What happened to all of you? Where are Junior Martial Sister Qiu Cai and Tang Xian?"

Zhang Miao and the others replied, "Senior Martial Aunt Qiu Cai was turned into a Demonic Puppet by the Demon Race and has passed away. Senior Martial Uncle Tang Xian and the rest of us were scattered by the Demonic Puppet. His whereabouts are unknown!"