Hundred Treasures Pavilion, Jin Buhuan

Upon returning to the Sect Headquarters, Zi Xiang was the first to leave. During their training in the Endless Mountain Range, apart from her weapon, which had been returned to her, all her other magic artifacts had become Zhuge Xiang's spoils, and he had no intention of handing them over. Still, the mid-grade Spirit Stone she had obtained could be considered compensation for her losses. Lu Yuling left as well. Before leaving, she paid Zhuge Xiang the reward she had promised him: a three-star magic artifact in the form of leg armor, and a bottle of Minor Restoration Pills that would add two years to his cultivation.

Without standing on ceremony, Zhuge Xiang accepted the items and asked Lu Yuling curiously, "You've paid me my reward, but did you find what you wanted on your treasure hunt in the Ice Maiden's Abode?"

"Of course." Lu Yuling broke into a smile, clearly in an excellent mood. Having no intention of chatting with Zhuge Xiang any longer, she turned and left. Watching her impatient departure, Zhuge Xiang understood that she had indeed obtained what she wanted. Was she unable to wait to improve her strength?

What exactly had she been after in the Ice Maiden's Abode? And she should never have been there before, so why had she known the place like the back of her hand? Both the mechanism that opened the Treasure Repository's doors and the fact that the Incomplete Product could not leave the Palace were deeply puzzling.

Shaking his head, Zhuge Xiang cast these questions aside and stopped thinking about them. He had no intention of asking her, either. After all, Lu Yuling had also been clever enough not to ask about his circumstances, hadn't she?

Having spent so long in the Endless Mountain Range, Zhuge Xiang had