Chapter 89: Chapter 89: A Bountiful Harvest, An Unprecedented Gold-Plated Waist Card? (Seeking First Subscription!)

[Duanbei City]

After the commotion caused by Gu Kuang, the fact that Liu Qingqing had been plotted against was well known among the members of the Heavenly Cold Sect.

The three Elders of the Heavenly Gate Realm summoned Zhu Qin and Yayun individually to question them at the earliest opportunity.

As expected, no discrepancies were found in their testimonies.

If they truly wanted results, the simplest method would have been a Soul Search, but that could potentially damage their Divine Sense, or in the worst case, leave them mentally incapacitated.

Naturally, they couldn’t resort to such cruel measures against fellow candidates for the Saintess.

In the end, they had no choice but to let it go for the time being, as the trial for the Saintess was of utmost importance.

The Elders of the Heavenly Gate Realm would simply have to be more vigilant in the future to prevent such incidents from recurring.

When night fell, Liu Qingqing had fully recovered from her injuries.

It was simply a backlash, coupled with a depletion of Spiritual Energy, but with the Elixirs provided by the old master, her recovery was swift.

It was only then that she noticed the faint glow emanating from the Communication Jade Token on her bed.

[I have set out on my journey and should arrive in Duanbei City in about five days.]

It was a message from her husband.

The news that her husband would arrive in Duanbei City in five days brought her joy.

The gloom in her heart from being plotted against dissipated, pushed to the back of her mind.

“I wonder if my husband has neglected his Cultivation due to indulging in womanizing during this time.”

“Unfortunately, even if my husband arrives in Duanbei City, I still need to focus on hunting Demon Beasts…”

Muttering to herself, she decided not to waste any more time; with her husband yet to arrive, she planned to slay more Demon Beasts in the next few days.

If she could surpass the others, she might find some free time to spend with her husband.

As she was about to leave her quarters, she saw two senior sisters who seemed to be waiting for her.

Upon seeing her, they approached.

She recognized the two senior sisters; they had clearly expressed their intent to assist her aboard the Flying Boat.

“Junior Sister Liu, the No Master Land is undoubtedly perilous.”

“From now on, it is better to travel with the two of us.”

“As for the other brothers and sisters, they have already begun hunting Demon Beasts, and the inner cores they obtain will be handed over to the Sixth Elder, which will then count towards your Points.”

Su Xiang came forward with a smile and spoke.

They had also heard about today’s events; at that time Liu Qingqing had only mentioned that she wanted to explore outside the city first, never expecting that she would encounter and fight with Demon Beasts, let alone be outmaneuvered.

“Thank you, senior sisters.”

Liu Qingqing did not refuse; with the aid of two Fifth-grade Ruins Realm cultivators, hunting Demon Beasts would surely be easier and safer than doing it alone.

Together, the three of them quickly left Duanbei City under the cover of night and ventured about a hundred miles into the forests of the No Master Land.

The forest was lush with vegetation, and the Heavenly Giant Trees were so huge that ten people could not wrap their arms around them, with only a few gaps allowing slivers of moonlight to filter through.

Fortunately, those who dared to enter this place had to be at least of the Reach Profound Realm, and by infusing Spiritual Energy into their eyes, their vision would not be affected, not to mention the use of Divine Sense for exploration.

The night proved to be fruitful.

Although they narrowly encountered a Sixth Grade Refining Void Realm Great Demon, they managed to avoid alerting it, escaping danger.

By noon the next day, having depleted about seventy percent of their Spiritual Energy, they began to consider returning to the city.

“One Mid-Grade Dark Grade inner core, six Yellow Grade inner cores, and more than twenty third-grade inner cores.”

“This time we’re in luck, we’ve even found two Mid-Grade Dark Grade Spiritual Medicines and five Yellow Grade Spiritual Medicines.”

On their way back, the three of them discussed the day’s harvest.

Su Xiang and her companion naturally didn’t take any inner cores, giving all to Liu Qingqing.

They then discussed how to distribute the valuable materials from the Demon Beasts, as well as the Spiritual Medicines.

“I cannot accept these items, senior sisters should split them.”

Liu Qingqing promptly declared that simply taking the inner core was already an advantage for her.

The most valuable part of a Demon Beast was naturally its inner core.

As for other items, even if they included Spiritual Medicine, they couldn’t match the value of the inner core.

Moreover, the two hadn’t asked for any compensation for helping her.

This proposal, of course, was not rejected by Su Xiang and her companion; they immediately split the remaining loot, excluding the inner core.

On the trip back to the city, they incidentally took care of a few unlucky third-stage Qi Sea Realm Demon Beasts.

After bidding farewell to the two and agreeing on the next time to leave the city, Liu Qingqing went directly to the side hall to find the Sixth Elder.

“Your gains are quite substantial, but they aren’t enough to put you in the lead,”

“If the people from the Gu Family in Duanbei City could lend a hand…”

The Sixth Elder stowed away the inner core she brought, almost explicitly hinting once again.

“The Elder need not say more,”

Liu Qingqing shook her head slightly, reluctant to bring too much trouble to her husband unless absolutely necessary.

Moreover, from her observations, although the other two had more help, the inner cores everyone gained at the end of the day didn’t differ much.

As long as she wasn’t lazy, her chances of success were still significant.

“You can keep the inner cores for now, and hand them over after the trial is over,”

“After all, at the end of the trial, the Sect will return these inner cores to you or exchange them for equivalent items.”

Seeing that she had made up her mind, the Sixth Elder didn’t try to persuade her further.

“I’d feel safer handing them over to the Elder,”

Liu Qingqing implied.

Having had her life calculated against already, she couldn’t guarantee there wouldn’t be other schemes in play.

Although the likelihood of someone stealing her inner cores under the Elder’s watch was small, having experienced danger once, she felt it was better to entrust them to the Sixth Elder each time.

“You needn’t worry too much,”

“The previous oversight was our mistake, and such an incident will not happen again,” explained the Sixth Elder with a bitter smile, realizing her thoughts and concerns.

The night Liu Qingqing went out, he had been following her within a thirty-mile radius as a Guardian, but he would not intervene unless her life was in danger.

Should an Elder intervene, according to Sect rules, it would be considered elimination.

He could only ensure Liu Qingqing’s safety, not help her acquire inner cores.

After not conversing much with the Sixth Elder, she returned to her residence.

Glancing at the Communication Jade Token and seeing no messages from her husband, she sat cross-legged and began rotating her Cultivation Technique, combining it with Qi Replenishing Pills to recuperate and energize.

…

Meanwhile, Gu Changge and her three companions had been traveling for a day and a night, finally arriving at a city to rest and grab some food.

Although entering the city required Cultivators from outside to pay with Spirit Stones,

Gu Sanfeng, however, had no intention of dismounting, simply ignoring the Guards as he flew over the city walls.

Just as a Guard was about to scold them, “You haven’t paid the Spirit Stones yet, and moreover, the city has a ban on flying…”

A Squad Leader of Qi Sea Realm promptly slapped the back of his head and cut him off.

“Didn’t you see the Gu Family’s Direct Lineage Token on that person’s waist?”

“Just focus on guarding the gate!”

Upon hearing this, the Guard nodded repeatedly, as he indeed hadn’t noticed.

However, the Squad Leader seemed thoughtful; he recognized the Deacon’s Waist Card, but the black Gold-Plated Waist Card worn by the young man beside, also engraved with the character “Gu,” was unfamiliar to him…

In the Gu Family, besides Steward Tokens, Deacon Tokens, and Elder Tokens, there were also Direct Lineage Tokens and various other complex identity proofs, but even though he had seen Elder Tokens before, he had never seen a black gold-plated one…

Well, never mind.

Who would dare to fake such a thing to deceive people? Tiannan City was also one of the nineteen cities of the Gu Family; who would dare to impersonate a Gu Family’s Deacon here?

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