Chapter 691: A Call of "Lord

Wu Fu appeared very philosophical. “My Star God Core was probably contaminated from the start. Otherwise, it never would have found its way out of the Star God Alliance. For me to have cultivated to my current realm is already a blessing from the heavens. If this promotion succeeds, it succeeds. If it fails, I’d like to get some proper rest.”

As he spoke, he took out a gray, transparent crystal and said, “There’s an Array inside this. The True Yang Sect set it up back when I went mad. The Array contains some of the energy from my Star God Core. It can be used to suppress the Star God Core inside me. If I go mad during my promotion, use this to destroy my consciousness. I don’t like the way I am when I’m insane.”

Wang Ping extended his left hand and lifted it slightly. The gray, transparent crystal flew up and landed in his palm. Then he promised, “I will communicate with the Star God Alliance as soon as possible.”

“I will await the Lord’s good news!”

Wu Fu cupped his fists in a salute again. “In that case, I won’t disturb the Lord’s Pure Cultivation any longer.”

Wang Ping nodded.

Yu Lian watched Wu Fu’s retreating figure until he disappeared at the end of the garden. Only then did she speak. “Another pitiful soul.”

“There are many pitiful people in this world. He should be considered one of the lucky ones!”

“I mean, his entire life has been a tragedy.”

Wang Ping didn’t argue. He lowered his head, gazing at the crystal in his hand as if lost in a memory.

Just then, the Calico Cat woke up. She stretched comfortably, let out a loud “MEOW~” from her wide-open mouth, and gave her body a little shake. Then, with a forepaw, she nudged an empty teacup toward Yu Lian. Seeing this, Yu Lian used her tail to lift the teapot and pour a cup of tea for the Calico Cat.

As Wang Ping stood up and walked back to his small courtyard, he said to Yu Lian, “Go find Yuan Zheng Taoist and have him refine some life-extending Elixirs. Xiaozhu and Zhao Mingming should have use for them.”

…

「One day later.」

Wang Ping awoke from his meditation.

Today was the day he had promised Mansu he would go to the Eastern Continent to visit Chongxing Taoist. At 7:15 AM, his Two-Seat Communication Token received a message from Mansu. The two agreed to meet at Shang’an Port.

After activating the isolation Array and independent barrier of his Dao Field, Wang Ping first landed silently in his master’s small courtyard on the back mountain. He had specially placed a cleansing Array here, so it was just as tidy as when he had last left.

But the person who used to sit in the courtyard reading was now gone.

After sitting alone with Yu Lian in the small courtyard for a quarter of an hour, Wang Ping vanished into thin air. He reappeared above the clouds in the sky over Shang’an Prefecture. He then brought out his identity Token and waited for Mansu.

In just a few minutes, Wang Ping detected the aura Mansu was intentionally releasing.

Mansu was dressed in black leather battle armor with metal bracers. After steadying his aura before Wang Ping, he gave a crisp salute and said, “Fellow Daoist, sorry to keep you waiting. Let’s get down to business.”

“Alright!”

The grotto-abode Chongxing Taoist registered with the Daoist Palace was on Yunque Mountain in the northern part of the Eastern Continent. Neither of them had been to Yunque Mountain, but they knew its general location.

Flying at full speed, it took them little more than ten breaths’ time to cross most of the great sea between the two continents.

Soon, Wang Ping found his flight seemed to be impeded by something. To be precise, he was still flying at full speed, but space itself seemed to be layered and endless, making it feel as if he was treading in place no matter how fast he flew.

So, he stopped.

Mansu explained with a cold expression, “Several Alliance Leaders set up spatial isolation Arrays along the dividing lines between Zhongzhou, the Northern Continent, the Western Continent, and the Eastern Continent. This was to prevent Fourth Realm Cultivators from shattering the entire world should they fight. Now, even if Fourth Realm Cultivators were to attack with their full power, they would at most shatter a single continent.”

He reached out and gently plucked at the space. Ripples like those on water immediately appeared. He continued, “You just need to fly at a Third Realm speed.”

“The methods of a True Monarch are truly extraordinary!”

Wang Ping first exclaimed in admiration, then called out, “Yu Lian!”

“Alrighty~”

With a cheer, Yu Lian transformed back into her original, massive form. She somersaulted once through the clouds before stopping steadily in front of Wang Ping. Sensing the joy in Yu Lian’s mood, Wang Ping let out a “HAHA,” and with a flip, he landed on her head.

“Let’s go~”

Yu Lian cheered again. Her massive body then cut through Yunhai, heading swiftly north.

Mansu seemed unable to understand Wang Ping and Yu Lian’s happiness. His face remained cold as he kept pace steadily at Yu Lian’s side.

Six hours later, they flew out of the region with the spatial barrier Array, but Wang Ping didn’t change their mode of flight. Yu Lian happily continued to rise and fall through Yunhai in her massive form.

Along the way, some Linshui Mansion cultivators were inspecting the situation from afar. Wang Ping proactively released his aura for them to sense. When they perceived it was Wang Ping, they immediately bowed in salute toward the clouds.

By 3:30 in the afternoon, Wang Ping could see the outline of the East Continent.