The abundant and pure Starry Sky Essence Qi and the Mysterious Yellow Origin, Metal, Water, Fire, and Earth Origin Aura continuously merged. It then formed into a huge dragon-shaped manifestation that Ning Cheng absorbed through his body.
With such a vigorous absorption intensity, Ning Cheng’s cultivation soared like crazy. As he absorbed the Starry Sky Essence Qi, it also helped strengthen his Sea of Consciousness before eventually condensing into celestial essence.
Because of the insane absorption rate, and with a wide range, the Starry Sky Essence Qi around Ning Cheng gave off roaring-like sounds. If he had tried to cultivate like this outside the Mysterious Yellow Bead, the effect would have been even more dramatic.
Five months later, Ning Cheng finished consuming more than 10 million Permanent Essence Pills. Even the Starry Sky Essence Qi Vein under him had disappeared.
Ning Cheng then opened his eyes and came out before standing up and putting away the Mysterious Yellow Bead. It didn’t make sense to continue with cultivation, as he now only had about 3 million Permanent Essence Pills left. In just a few months, Ning Cheng had consumed over 10 million Permanent Essence Pills, plus a Starry Sky Essence Qi Vein. Yet, despite the consumption, he only advanced to the peak of the middle-stage Life and Death Realm, just a step away from the late-stage Life and Death Realm.
This caused some disappointment in Ning Cheng. He understood that his cultivation had improved by quite a lot. But he also realised that he now needed even more cultivation resources to advance. It’s just that he never expected that his requirements for cultivation resources would grow to such horrifying levels. Initially, he had thought that 10 million Permanent Essence Pills and a high-grade Starry Sky Vein would be more than enough to reach the peak of Life and Death Realm. But now it seems he needs at least ten times as much to reach the full-circle of Life and Death Realm.
Fortunately, his strength had also multiplied. Compared to when he had just entered the Life and Death Realm, his power had taken several steps forward.
If Ning Cheng was at a disadvantage before when facing Chuan Xinlou, he now believed that he could at least compare to Chuan Xinlou. Even if he couldn’t, it wouldn’t be too far off. But he felt more concerned if Chuan Xinlou successfully reached the Dao Confirmation Realm. If Chuan Xinlou truly succeeded in reaching Dao Confirmation Realm, Ning Cheng would continue to remain an ant in front of Chuan Xinlou.
As for whether Chuan Xinlou died in the Ancient Shadow Temple, Ning Cheng had already guessed that he was not the only one among those who entered to come out alive. But if he had to guess which other person managed to come out from the Ancient Shadow Temple, then Ning Cheng would definitely place all his bets on Chuan Xinlou.
“Master, we’ve reached Culmination Starland.” Chasing Bull felt that Ning Cheng had come out of the Mysterious Yellow Bead and quickly called out.
Seeing the expectation in Chasing Bull’s eyes, Ning Cheng understood that this fellow wouldn’t stay in the True Spirit World and cultivate. Rather, it wanted to roam around.
“You don’t need to enter the True Spirit World. Just follow me.” Ning Cheng didn’t care. Although Chasing Bull was a spirit beast, it wouldn’t reach a level equivalent of the Eternal Realm in just a short time. Unless it cultivated within the Mysterious Yellow Bead. Unfortunately, Chasing Bull couldn’t cultivate in the Mysterious Yellow Bead.
“Many thanks, master. I promise I won’t let down your prestige.” Chasing Bull felt overjoyed.
……
A huge defensive formation blocked Ning Cheng’s path, with three words ‘Yu Clan’s Corner’ appearing in front of Ning Cheng. Ning Cheng didn’t choose to go around gathering information before coming to this place. But seeing the words ‘Yu Clan’s Corner’, Yu Qing’s face had suddenly appeared in his mind. He knew that Yu Qing would never appear before him in person. Even if Yu Qing reincarnated, she wouldn’t have anything to do with him.
Ning Cheng sighed as he thought about Yu Qing’s last request. But he also felt worried about Qionghua and Luofei. Therefore, after completing Yu Qing’s request, Ning Cheng had already decided to leave. If Qionghua and Luofei still didn’t return by the time he completed this request, he would immediately look for ways to issue a search order for the entire starry sky. He wouldn’t allow the same thing to happen a second time.
“Who are you looking for?” A patrolling Celestial Bridge cultivator stopped and looked at Ning Cheng and Chasing Bull with some confusion.
Chasing Bull wanted to speak for its master, but even it didn’t know Ning Cheng’s purpose here.
Ning Cheng cupped his fists and spoke politely, “Excuse me, but is Shen Mengyan here?”
When this cultivator in the Celestial Bridge Realm heard Ning Cheng’s words that he was looking for Shen Mengyan, his tone immediately turned a bit cold. “This is Yu Clan’s Corner, I don’t know this person. Please help yourself out.”
Ning Cheng frowned slightly. Yu Qing had made it clear that Shan Mengyan was her mother. Since she was Yu Qing’s mother, then she definitely would be in Yu Clan’s Corner.
“You better watch your tone, kid. Irritate this Grandpa Bull and this Grandpa Bull will swallow you whole.” Seeing its master frown, Chasing Bull immediately snarled and kicked his hook.
Chasing Bull had much higher cultivation compared to this cultivator in the Celestial Bridge Realm. Therefore, as soon as Chasing Bull’s imposing aura crashed down on him, it almost suffocated this Celestial Bridge cultivator into paralysis. But this Celestial Bridge cultivator was also not an idiot, knowing that Chasing Bull’s strength exceeded his, he simply chose to keep silent.
Ning Cheng didn’t stop Chasing Bull. But asked once again, “Did Yu Qing live here?”
This Celestial Bridge cultivator wanted to rebuke Ning Cheng once again. But the aggressive imposing aura of Chasing Bull standing beside him forced him to lower his voice as he spoke, “Yu Qing has already died. There is no person named Yu Qing living here. Besides, even the fallen Yu Qing doesn’t have any relationship with my Yu Clan Corner. Please leave.”
“Then I’ll ask again, is Yu Qing’s mother called Shen Mengyan.” The politeness in Ning Cheng’s tone disappeared without a trace, and his voice grew harsh.
He had chosen to speak politely for Yu Qing’s sake. But since the people here didn’t seem to respond in politeness for Yu Qing, he naturally would also not remain polite.
“Shen Mengyan is indeed Yu Qing’s mother. She went out looking for Yu Qing many years ago, and now there exists no such person in my Yu Clan’s Corner.” A clear voice emerged, and a Heaven Seated female cultivator appeared behind the Celestial Bridge cultivation.
The Celestial Bridge cultivator quickly turned around and bowed, “Greetings Aunt Ling.”
Ning Cheng also looked at this woman, at the early-stage of Heaven Seated Realm, and saw a somewhat long but pretty face. However, he also felt some dissatisfaction in his heart. Arguably, Yu Clan’s Corner shared considerable fame within Culmination Starland. So why were they so eager to send away the person who came here looking for someone? Moreover, they didn’t even seem too keen to invite him inside to talk about it privately.
“I’m Yu Qing’s friend. Yu Qing had asked me to bring something to her mother, a senior by the name of Shen Mengyan……”
Ning Cheng said this because he wanted this Aunt Ling to invite him inside for further discussion. He wanted to know more about Yu Qing’s situation and then ask where Shen Mengyan went to look for her.
But before Ning Cheng could even finish his words, this Heaven Seated female cultivator immediately interrupted him. “Yu Qing is not here, and Shen Mengyan is not here either. If you have anything, then just leave it to me, and I’ll take care of it.”
If she hadn’t noticed the strangeness of the bull beside Ning Cheng, she might have said something even worse.
In fact, in her eyes, Ning Cheng didn’t amount to anything.
Yu Qing’s friend
, what
was Yu Qing’s cultivation? It was already a strange matter that her ‘friend’ knew about this place.
Chasing Bull snorted. Ning Cheng knew that Chasing Bull was about to explode again, so he just patted Chasing Bull’s head and said, “Since we’re not welcome here, let’s go.”
Yu Clan’s Corner was Yu Qing’s hometown after all. He didn’t want to make any trouble before knowing the facts. As for giving Yu Qing’s purple half-moon jade to someone else, Ning Cheng didn’t even consider it.
Yu Qing had asked him to hand it over to Shen Mengyan, so he would hand it over only to Shen Mengyan and no one else.
Seeing that Ning Cheng didn’t mention giving Yu Qing’s things to her, this Aunt Ling also didn’t ask for it forcefully, and also didn’t try to stop Ning Cheng from leaving. Instead, she just gave a cold snort and raised her hand to point at Ning Cheng’s back.
A faintly discernible aura fell on Ning Cheng’s back, but Ning Cheng acted oblivious to it.
“Master, where are we going now? Do you want to take a tour of the Eternal Heaven Starry Sky City?” Leaving the periphery of Yu Clan’s Corner, Chasing Bull immediately asked. It felt quite nostalgic about the lively Eternal Heaven Starry Sky City. Since they returned to Culmination Starland once again, it really looked forward to exploring the city even further.
“Not for the time being. If we went, wouldn’t it be too far for the person who marked us?” Ning Cheng asked with a calm voice.
A Heaven Seated cultivator dared to leave a Spiritual Consciousness Mark on his back. Since this Aunt Ling put a Spiritual Consciousness Mark on him, she most likely planned to kill him after he left. Maybe this was the reason she didn’t force him to take out the things Yu Qing entrusted to him at the entrance to Yu Clan’s Corner.
From the looks of it, after Yu Qing left Yu Clan’s Corner, something must have happened to her mother, Shen Mengyan. If this Aunt Jing had not put a Spiritual Consciousness Mark on him, Ning Cheng would have sneaked into the Yu Clan’s Corner to investigate. But since this Aunt Ling dared to put a Spiritual Consciousness Mark on him, then she can’t blame him for the consequences. Since this Aunt Ling wants to deliver herself to him, he can just ask her about it in detail.
Although Chasing Bull acted like an idiot, it wasn’t an idiot. Therefore, as soon as it heard Ning Cheng’s words, it understood that someone had put a Spiritual Consciousness Mark on its master. Realising that, it suddenly grew angry.
Did that woman eat the heart of a bear, to dare place a Spiritual Consciousness Mark on my master’s body?
After leaving the area controlled by Yu Clan’s Corner, Ning Cheng just casually loitered around. He felt confident that Aunt Ling would definitely come to get rid of him, and would wait for him to leave the area before making a move. True to his expectations, just as he left the Yu Clan’s Corner, his spiritual consciousness immediately spotted someone following him. However, what made him speechless was that the cultivator following him was only a Celestial Shatterer junior.
Ning Cheng couldn’t understand this development. Even if a donkey had bashed in Aunt Ling’s head, she wouldn’t send out a Celestial Shatterer cultivator to hunt him down, right?
Chapter 0754 – Shen Mengyan Trapped
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“Senior……” Ning Cheng did not expect this Celestial Shatterer cultivator following him to call out to him, and with a very respectful tone.
Ning Cheng stopped and looked at this white-haired Celestial Shatterer cultivator and asked, “Are you looking for me?”
The Celestial Shatterer cultivator quickly came forward and spoke up, “This junior is called Ai Ku. If this senior is a friend of Little Miss and really came here to bring back something from Little Miss, then please follow this junior.”
Ning Cheng directly brought out the Starry Sky Wheel and motioned this Celestial Shatterer cultivator to get on-board. He then asked, “If you’re Little Miss is Yu Qing, then lead the way.”
No matter what the other party wanted to accomplish, Ning Cheng did not feel any fear. With his current strength, even if several Eternal-level experts besieged him, he could easily escape without any extra efforts.
“Yes.” The Celestial Shatterer cultivator quickly responded.
Chasing Bull took control of the Starry Sky Wheel and under the directions of this Celestial Shatterer cultivator quickly moved away from the Yu Clan’s Corner.
After just over an hour, the Starry Sky Wheel stopped near a makeshift open-air market.
This makeshift market was of a meagre standard. In fact, Celestial Bridge Realm was the highest cultivation here, with not even a handful. Most of the cultivators hovered in the Celestial Scryer Realm.
Ai Ku took Ning Cheng around a few corners within the makeshift market before stopping at one of the most secluded and remote corners. In fact, one couldn’t see any shops here, only a few humble-looking caves.
It’s not that the caves here were lousy. But the Starry Sky Essence Qi circulating within these caves was so scarce that nobody would consider it as a functional cultivation area. Ning Cheng guessed that he wouldn’t come anywhere close to the Eternal Realm if he had to cultivate in such an area and had no help from external aids. Even if he tried for 10,000 years.
Moreover, although Ai Ku stopped in front of a cave, Ai Ku hadn’t opened the cave’s restrictions. However, Ning Cheng had already seen the situation inside the cave. There was only one person inside, a person who Ning Cheng knew.
It was the girl who accompanied Yu Qing, the one who liked to talk and make trouble. Ning Cheng only knew her as Sisi. However, at this time, Sisi’s face looked haggard, and even her hair looked messy. In fact, she looked more than a decade old compared to when they first met. Besides, although her cultivation hovered around Celestial Shatterer Realm, it looked like it was regressing instead of improving.
Seeing Sisi, Ning Cheng felt a warm feeling coursing through him. Sisi seemed really close to Yu Qing back then. However, Ning Cheng was different from Yu Qing and thus looked at Sisi with different thoughts.
Ai Ku eventually opened the cave’s restriction, and Ning Cheng followed him into the cave after ordering Chasing Bull to keep a lookout on the outside.
“Sisi. This senior said he is a friend of Little Miss…..” Ai Ku quickly spoke up as soon as he entered.
Sisi raised her head and looked at Ning Cheng in a daze. A moment later, surprise started to creep into her eyes, and she immediately interrupted Ai Ku’s words, “You are…. Yes, your name is Ning Cheng. Sister Qing told me, how did you come here?”
Finished speaking, Sisi recalled Ai Ku’s words and quickly asked, “Senior Apprentice Brother Ning, have you met Sister Qing?”
Ning Cheng turned around and said to Ai Ku, “Ai Ku, please stay outside for some time. I have to share a few private words with Junior Apprentice Sister Sisi.”
“Okay.” Ai Ku gave a respectful bow and left the room.
“How did you come here? If I recall correctly, didn’t Sister Qing say that you fell in Time Wilderness? Sister Qing had asked to cooperate with you, but then she ended cooperating with another person without any contact from you.” Sisi, on seeing Ning Cheng, immediately started talking as if he was someone close to her. In fact, she seemed quite eager to speak with him. It felt as if she hadn’t had contact with anyone for quite some time, and didn’t even think of how Ning Cheng found Ai Ku.
Ning Cheng sighed and looked at Sisi before speaking, “I’m sorry Sisi, I lied to Yu Qing back then. In fact, Wanderer is my pseudonym. Moreover, the reason Yu Qing re-entered Time Wilderness was also because of me……”
Yu Qing entered Time Wilderness for the second time because of Wanderer, a fact she already knew. In fact, she even knew that Sister Qing had fallen for the one who had carried and taken care of her for
several years inside Time Wilderness. She knew that Yu Qing had gone through several life and death situations with Wanderer. But she never thought that Ning Cheng was Wanderer and that Ning Cheng had not fallen. Moreover, he even came out of the Time Wilderness.
After hearing Ning Cheng’s words, Sisi turned speechless. Only after a long time, did she suddenly speak up after understanding something. She pointed at Ning Cheng and stuttered, “You, you… I understand now, you’re Jiangzhou’s Wanderer,
the
Jiangzhou’s Wanderer who rushed to the top of Nine-by-nine Celestial Scryer Tower.”
If Ning Cheng had not mentioned it, Sisi wouldn’t have connected it to Ning Cheng. Even if Sisi knew the person who reached the top of the Celestial Scryer Tower was Jiangzhou’s Wanderer.
Ning Cheng nodded, “Yes. I’m that Jiangzhou’s Wanderer.”
Sisi remained in shock for only a moment before turning decadent once again. Even her voice turned unusually low, “Sister Qing really has a good vision. She once said that the person she likes must be outstanding and even had to take the first spot in the Celestial Scryer Tower’s ranking. Although she didn’t see it with her own eyes, you actually climbed to the 81st floor of the Celestial Scryer Tower… Unfortunately, Sister Qing is no more….”
As she spoke those words, her tone once again changed, turned even more downcast.
Ning Cheng spoke up in a low voice. “Sisi, when Yu Qing met me, I was just a wanderer. When she fell for ‘him’, I hadn’t even reached the 81st floor of Celestial Scryer Tower. I’m sure that she said those words so that other people wouldn’t bother her. She’s a person with character, a good woman……”
Sisi sighed, “I’ve been with Sister Qing since I was young. Yet, I’ve never seen or heard of any person kinder than Sister Qing. Did you know the reason why Sister Qing made me splash wine on you in Revolving Jade City’s rest stop? It was to help you. That white-robed Heaven Seated Cultivator who marked you was actually a demon who loves to devour cultivator’s spiritual roots. He had already placed a Spiritual Consciousness Mark on you, which was why Sister Qing wanted to help you.”
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