Thousand Emerald Mountain

Early the next morning, Jiang Ping'an emerged from the stone chamber and entered the main hall, where he saw Dongfang Jintang—a rare sight. She sat before the jade-green table, utterly motionless.

Normally, he only saw Dongfang Jintang at night.

He assumed Dongfang Jintang had been waiting for him to demand spirit stones.

However, he had guessed wrong. Ever since Dongfang Jintang had left his bedroom in the latter half of last night, she had sat there in a daze until now.

When he stepped out of the cave dwelling and saw that Dongfang Jintang still had not spoken, Jiang Ping'an felt somewhat puzzled.

He turned back into the cave abode and said to Dongfang Jintang, "I'm planning to move out. You needn't worry about me running away."

Although he and Dongfang Jintang had begun their transaction, he still did not want to get entangled in the troubles surrounding her. Dongfang Jintang was not his woman; he would not shoulder troubles that did not belong to him.

Dongfang Jintang finally showed a trace of movement. Without looking at Jiang Ping'an, her red lips moved slightly. "You won't be able to escape either."

Jiang Ping'an did not take it seriously and turned to leave.

Riding away from Mirror Lake Mountain, Jiang Ping'an headed for the Crow Perch Division branch on Mystic Array Peak.

Along the way, he found a secluded, deserted mountain hollow and tested the strength of his Spiritual Power.

A massive crouching-ox bluestone weighing over twenty-five thousand jin was silently lifted by Jiang Ping'an's Spiritual Power. Only after more than ten breaths did the stone slowly descend.

*It seems my guess was right. The Spiritual Power I can wield exceeds the increase brought by opening the fifth spirit aperture. At the very least, the yin-yang union between Dongfang Jintang and