After bidding farewell to Shui Yuanjun, Qing Muling left Yi Bao Xuan with Qi Yalan.

The two of them strolled through the streets, occasionally seeing cultivators from other Dao Lineages. Most of them had higher cultivation levels than Qing Muling, and a few powerful individuals were even stronger than Third Senior Sister.

In Qi Yalan’s eyes, many of the people there were familiar faces. Some of them had conflicts with her in the past, or their factions had a bad relationship with Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace. If they encountered them in the wilderness, they couldn’t let them go.

“Junior Brother, how far are you from the Nascent Soul Realm?”

Qi Yalan asked. Although cultivation level didn’t completely equate to actual combat power, with Qing Muling’s extraordinary talent, his total and quality of spiritual power far surpassed cultivators of the same level. Even if he were to fight against cultivators two realms higher, they might not necessarily be his opponents. However, this didn’t mean that cultivation level was unimportant.

Higher cultivation realms brought about a comprehensive improvement in the physical body and divine soul, a more refined control over spells and magical abilities, a higher limit of spiritual power, an increase in fate and destiny, and most importantly, an increase in lifespan.

Cultivators in the Nascent Soul Realm could live up to a thousand years, and if their divine soul was strong enough, they could seize another body and continue cultivating even if they suffered an accident, as long as their divine soul wasn’t severely damaged.

Qing Muling replied, “I’m already very close. As long as there are no issues with resources, I might be able to take this step with just one closed-door cultivation.”

“Alright, I’ll help you break through to the next realm first.”

Qi Yalan immediately made the decision. Those places with great opportunities were not only dangerous and unpredictable, but there would also be countless cultivators from other sects coming to fight for them. Even if she had a higher cultivation level, it would be troublesome to protect Junior Brother at all times. Therefore, it was the most appropriate choice to let him have more self-defense power.

For Qing Muling, having a set of treasures was actually a burden. He couldn’t fully unleash their killing power. For cultivators of the same realm, spiritual treasures were the most suitable choice. It was only because Qing Muling’s spiritual power far surpassed others that he could barely activate the top-grade treasures.

Of course, as long as he broke through to the Nascent Soul Realm as soon as possible, this problem could be greatly alleviated.

The two of them then found the highest-grade inn in the city. Although it was called an inn, the interior space was similar to a city, with palaces, gardens, artificial mountains, flowing water, and towering ancient trees. The environment was extremely beautiful and luxurious.

“…This is the best courtyard here. It has a small cave dwelling inside, with abundant spiritual energy supply. Moreover, there are powerful members of our clan guarding it. No matter how many enemies you have, they wouldn’t dare to cause trouble here.”

The female steward who led the way introduced casually, “The daily cost is one hundred crystal jades or equivalent resources. No discounts, no credit.”

In the territory of the Heavenly Human Clan, crystal jades were a higher-level currency than crystal beads. The ratio of one hundred to one made Qing Muling, who had no crystal jades at the moment, just watch helplessly.

Qi Yalan didn’t say much either. She took out a three-foot-long, slightly curved beast fang from her Space Bracelet and threw it to the steward. The beast fang emitted a faint silver light, with a hidden dark golden texture like strands of hair. Even though it had been severed from its original body for a long time, the oppressive beast aura it exuded still made people feel suffocated.

The female steward took the beast fang in surprise and examined it for a few moments before nodding, “This thing is good enough for you to stay here for a month.”

Thus, the two of them were led to a spacious and magnificent courtyard. The luxurious furnishings inside were arranged according to the preferences of high-level cultivators from the Great Void Starry Sky. It was evident that this place was built to fleece resources from foreign cultivators like them.

After the female steward finished explaining the precautions and left, Qi Yalan immediately sealed off the courtyard and activated all the concealment formations in the cave dwelling. Then, she took out two pieces of pure white tree hearts from her Space Bracelet. They were about two feet long and as thick as an arm, emitting a rich life force. In addition, there were three exquisite jade jars, which were a kind of spatial magical tool. Each jar contained the blood of a high-level ferocious beast.

The tree hearts came from a powerful wood spirit in the Misty Illusion Secret Realm. The life essence contained in one tree heart was at least equivalent to the entire spiritual essence of a True One Realm cultivator. Its original strength during its lifetime should not have been lower than that of a cultivator in the Heart Demon Realm.

The blood in the jade jars glowed with a clear radiance and exuded a formidable pressure, emanating a unique fragrance. When staring at it, echoes of beast roars could be faintly heard, indicating that its owner’s strength during their lifetime was probably higher than that wood spirit.

For Qing Muling at the moment, even if any of these ferocious beings appeared, he could only retreat. But for Third Senior Sister, they were nothing more than small fry that could be easily dealt with.

“That’s enough.”

Qing Muling said. Although his foundation and talent far surpassed the other geniuses of the same level, he only needed these high-level resources to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm.

Qi Yalan smiled and said, “Then let’s start right away. From now on, I’ll help you prepare all the resources you need for cultivation. You don’t need to worry about anything, just lie down and level up.”

Qing Muling looked at Third Senior Sister speechlessly. What was this? Senior Sister was responsible for earning money to support the family, and Junior Brother was responsible for being beautiful?

After refining the tree hearts and the blood of the ferocious beasts together, Qing Muling immediately focused his mind and began to impact the bottleneck.When the familiar enlightenment aura appeared, Qi Yalan did not dare to slack off and entered a deep state of comprehension. She had experienced many bloody battles recently, and accordingly, she had gained many benefits. It was a good opportunity to digest and consolidate these gains.

Ten days and nights later.

In the cave dwelling, spiritual fog rose, auspicious lights flowed, and a fierce masculine aura filled the entire space, with the faint sound of wind and thunder echoing.

“Indeed, every time Junior Brother breaks through a realm, his luck increases. Now it’s even more astonishing.”

Qi Yalan sighed quietly. When this guy was at the peak of the Qi Refining Realm, his luck was already surpassing hers and the Senior Sister’s. Now, even the Sect Master was somewhat inferior. If he reached the Destiny Realm in the future, wouldn’t he possess a foundation of luck comparable to the entire sect?

However, for Qi Yalan, the most direct benefit was that the effect of the enlightenment aura had significantly improved, increasing by about thirty to forty percent from the previous level. The progress made in ten days of seclusion was equivalent to half a year of her solitary cultivation. Moreover, due to her close relationship with Junior Brother, her luck had also increased to a certain extent.

When his new realm was completely stable, Qing Muling opened his eyes.

“Alright, let’s set off now!” Qi Yalan stood up and said.

“To do what?”

“Of course, to kill, set fires, and rob wealth!”