Chapter 789: Having A Child (I)
Li Qinghong accepted the feathered robe and thanked Chu Minglian. Though the old man had been sent by the Ning Family and his compensation would be handled by them, Li Qinghong still took out a storage pouch from her sleeve and slipped it into his hand.
Chu Minglian naturally refused, but Li Qinghong softly said, "Senior Chu’s artifact forging skills are superb. My family may have further need of your expertise in the future. Our families have also long been connected. Please, accept this."
Chu Minglian hesitated for a moment, but ultimately tucked it into his robe, and took his leave. As Li Qinghong escorted him out of the hall, golden light rippled twice in the northern sky before gradually fading.
She calculated the direction; it was exactly where the ancient ruin had descended. She thought, The ruin has most likely already been divided, and the scraps others couldn't be bothered to carry are now left for the ordinary disciples of the various sects.
It was not just Li Qinghong, this was something all the nearby cultivators had grown used to. Year after year, whenever a grotto heaven appeared, it would always be divided among the major sects, and common cultivators would never get a share.
She looked closely and saw that the golden light flared up at that spot, streaking through the air with a trailing blaze, gradually growing larger as it neared, until it stopped before her. It was a woman in a Xiang-style robe, her Dharma robe shimmering, holding a golden orb in her hand.
She stopped before the formation and said with a smile, "Is Qinghong within the formation? Kong Tingyun of Profound Peak has come to visit!"
"Sister Tingyun." Li Qinghong paused only slightly before understanding, Profound Peak must have had a stake in the unidentified ruin as well. Now that Kong Tingyun had reached the late stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm, she had naturally been sent there.
Kong Tingyun had just returned from the north, yet her aura was steady and her attire neat. She looked nothing like someone returning from a battle. Rather, she seemed like someone who had just broken through in cultivation.