The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

Chu Yan Zhenren voiced their confusion again. ”His cultivation level didn’t increase, so how did he manage the alcohol’s potency? I can’t figure it out. I just can’t figure it out.”

Feng Wei guessed, ”Perhaps it’s his constitution or bloodline!”

Chu Yan Zhenren shook their head. ”Doesn’t seem like it.”

At that moment, Chen Dong’s heart was a mix of sorrow and joy.

The sorrow was for his cultivation, which might be permanently stuck at the Outer Appearance Extreme Realm. The joy was from his discovery of another use for the Drunken Immortal Brew’s potency and Spiritual Qi.

Just as Chen Dong was about to collapse from the alcohol, he discovered something incredible. As his Cultivation Technique circulated, the excess Spiritual Qi from the brew—the very potency his body couldn’t absorb—was transforming into the fluorescent light of the Six Dao. It then flowed into and nourished the pillars of light he currently possessed: the Red Dust Dao, Saint Dao, Asura Dao, and Yellow Springs Dao.

The pillars of light, which he once had to strengthen through personal insight and action, could now be grown using Spiritual Qi ever since he stepped into the Extreme Dao.

Although this method was much slower than strengthening them through direct insight and action, he could do it anytime and anywhere. Every little bit would add up.

Moreover, Chen Dong knew that once his Saint’s Dao Light Pillar reached a certain threshold, he could receive the Saint’s Emblem bestowed by the Celestial Dao. With the Saint’s Emblem, breaking past the Twelfth-Layer Qi Refining should be no problem. ’The only question is whether the Celestial Dao of the Wangyou Realm will even acknowledge me. But that doesn’t matter. When the time comes, I’ll just find a way back to my own world.’

Watched by the astonished trio, Chen Dong stood up, bowed to Chu Yan Zhenren, and started toward the seventh floor.

”Wait!” Chu Yan Zhenren called out to stop him.

”Is there something you need, Senior?”

”Lad, you may not be aware, but the Drunken Immortal Brew on the seventh floor is limited. This sixty-year cycle’s vintage is long gone. You’ve already cleared the tower’s challenge! Besides, if the seventh-course brew were still available, the Drunken Immortal Tower would be swarming with Cultivators, not deserted like this.”

Chen Dong was crestfallen. ’What the hell? They’re pulling the limited edition card on me.’

Chu Yan Zhenren smiled faintly. ”The seventh-floor Drunken Immortal Brew would be useless to you anyway. It’s a treasure brewed specifically for those forming a Bie Pill. Now, you can answer my question. Are you willing to join the Qixia Sect? Given that you cultivate the Extreme Dao, I cannot grant you the status of a Core Disciple, but becoming an Inner Sect Disciple would be no issue.”

Feng Wei, now admiring Chen Dong’s courage and no longer viewing him with her initial disdain, said with a smile, ”You should join. Come to the Qixia Sect, and I’ll look out for you!”

Chen Dong fell into thought. ’My original plan was to use the Drunken Immortal Brew to break through to the Inner Realm, but I never expected to enter the Extreme Dao instead. Now my cultivation progress will be glacial, and who knows how long it’ll take for my next breakthrough. Joining the Qixia Sect might be a good choice. At least I probably won’t be ambushed and killed by some random Golden Core Cultivator that pops out of nowhere.’

Just then, Chen Dong received a voice transmission. He immediately spoke up, ”Thank you, Chu Yan Zhenren and Senior Sister Feng Wei, for your generous offer. I still have many personal matters to attend to, so I cannot accept at this time.”

Chu Yan Zhenren said, ”That is what I expected.” They then produced a letter of recommendation from their ring. ”This is proof that you passed the sixth floor of the Drunken Immortal Tower. Should you ever wish to join the Qixia Sect, this will allow you to bypass the entrance exams. Of course, you will still have to undergo the test of the heart.”

Feng Wei huffed. ”We invite you and you refuse. You’ll regret this sooner or later!”

Chen Dong accepted the letter of recommendation, bowed to the three of them once more, and turned to head downstairs.

After Chen Dong had gone, Chu Yan Zhenren chuckled. ”Martial Niece Qingzhu, it’s rather poor form to be poaching people right in front of me!”

Mu Qingzhu smiled apologetically. ”He has already entered the Extreme Dao. There’s no chance for him to advance further in this life. For the Qixia Sect, he is ultimately dispensable!”

Feng Wei froze when she heard that, then frowned and snapped at Mu Qingzhu, ”So that’s it! You were secretly sending him a voice transmission! What sort of shady deal did you tell him about?”

The blush on Mu Qingzhu’s face, which had yet to fade, deepened. She shook her head frantically. ”No, no! Is that how a Female Cultivator should speak? That sounds so crude!”

”So you’re allowed to do it, but I’m not allowed to say anything?”

”But I wasn’t doing anything shameful!”

”Then why use a voice transmission? Why not just say it out loud...”

The two started bickering again. Shaking their head, Chu Yan Zhenren ignored them, and their figure vanished into the sea of clouds. ’Just as Mu Qingzhu said, those who enter the Extreme Dao have essentially no future. No matter how talented Chen Dong is, this is where his journey ends. I can’t be bothered to waste any more energy on him.’

Chen Dong returned to the main hall on the first floor. Many people there shot him vicious looks and angrily shoved their way toward him.

”You bastard! You made me lose a ton of Spirit Stones on the tower challenge! Pay me back!”

”Yeah, that’s right! Pay up the Spirit Stones!”

These sore losers had been waiting for him the whole time.

Before Chen Dong could say a word, Shopkeeper Li shot them a cold glare. ”What’s this? Are you trying to cause trouble in my Drunken Immortal Tower?”

Having lost everything, these men had little sanity left. ”Your Drunken Immortal Tower is obviously in on it with him!” one shouted. ”It’s a fix! Otherwise, how could someone in the Qi Cultivation Stage possibly reach the sixth floor?!”

”Yeah, that’s right! It’s a fix!”

Shopkeeper Li bellowed, ”GET LOST!!!” The overwhelming aura of a Late-stage Foundation Establishment expert erupted from him. The resentful troublemakers were blasted out of the tower, and many other patrons were sent stumbling and falling by the force of his presence.

Chen Dong, despite being closest to the blast of power, didn’t move an inch. This shocked the others who felt wronged but hadn’t spoken up. ’As expected of someone who reached the sixth floor,’ they thought, ’he’s really got some skill.’

Chen Dong shook his head, speechless. Just as he was about to leave, a delicate hand grabbed his. It was Wang Wan’Er. ”Let’s go! We need to rush to the Qixia Sect right now! Young Miss and the Master are over there!”