After the wedding, everything seemed to return to normal.
After Qin Fengming and his three masters repaired it, that spatial node showed no abnormalities whatsoever over the next twenty years.
Even after three more Integration stage cultivators entered it, the spatial passage still displayed no unusual signs.
Although only one of the three Integration stage cultivators' Primordial Spirit Lamps remained lit, the hearts of the many Integration stage cultivators of the Yuanfeng Empire finally settled.
After becoming dual-cultivation partners, Qin Fengming and Li Ning did not lose themselves in romantic pleasures. Under Qin Fengming's guidance, Li Ning instead accelerated her study of The Path of Runes.
As for Qin Fengming, after arranging for Qin Bing'er to stay at Manghuang Mountain, he took Li Ning out with him.
This time, Qin Fengming did not leave the Qingyuan Continent. Instead, he visited the one hundred and eight Great Merchant Alliances within the Yuanfeng Empire, offering sky-high prices in treasures and Spirit Stones to exchange for items useful to him.
Afterward, Qin Fengming even entered the territory of the Deqing Empire, where he likewise spent a fortune purchasing a batch of rare treasures.
After gathering some reliable information at the Marketplace, Qin Fengming ventured deep into several dangerous places, staying in each of them for quite some time.
In the Northern Darkness Sea, Qin Fengming remained for ten full years, thoroughly plundering the Northern Darkness Sea's specialty Soul Stones and Blood Congealing Mountain.
What Qin Fengming had not expected was that, after searching for two or three years, although he failed to find any Kunzhi Liquid, he obtained more than a dozen Primordial Qi Condensation Crystals.
These crystals were precious treasures containing energy far more abundant and pure than that stored in top-grade Spirit Stones.
Such treasures were equally miraculous for Qin Fengming