Building Rooms for Cai Lin and the Others

Queen Medusa cast him a puzzled look. "You're also a Half-Step Dou Ancestor?"

The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King gave a hearty laugh. "How could you possibly fathom Master's strength? If not for Master, I wouldn't have broken through to the Half-Step Dou Ancestor realm so quickly. Judging by your aura, you should be one as well."

Neither of their Dou Qi could harm the other, so they stopped testing each other. With a turn of her body, Queen Medusa appeared inside the Huai Shui Bamboo Pavilion again, folding her arms across her chest.

"You've truly made This King see you in a new light. I never expected you to help even the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King break through to Half-Step Dou Ancestor."

Jiang Cheng took a sip of wine and answered casually, "The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King has a pure bloodline. Given enough time, breaking through to the Dou Venerate realm won't be a problem either."

Hearing this, Queen Medusa said nothing more. She merely turned her head away coldly, picked up a peach from the table, and took a light bite.

It was sweet and fragrant upon entering her mouth, its juice overflowing.

"Tasty, isn't it?" Jiang Cheng smiled at Queen Medusa's surprised expression. He had personally planted these peach trees, and they were also rewards from the system.

Ordinary people who ate them would enjoy longer lives, while Dou Masters would gain more Dou Qi. With long-term consumption, breakthroughs in cultivation would come sooner or later.

But eating the peaches here was no easy matter. Magical Beasts filled the surrounding area, with the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King patrolling as well. Any unfamiliar human or Magical Beast would be driven away.

Or eaten!

"Cai Lin, you can stay here from now on. Once I refine pills suitable for you, you'll be able to break through to the Dou Zong realm."

"This truly is a fine place—green mountains, clear waters, and the shadows of trees. Just don't forget our agreement."

Queen Medusa sat on the steps, her bare little feet lowered into the cool lake water.

Drawn by the scent, little fish happily swam over and continuously nibbled at Queen Medusa's enticing feet.

Medusa experienced the comfort of being fish food for herself. She closed her lovely eyes, adjusted her posture, and let the little fish give her a fish spa beneath her.

Jiang Cheng rubbed his chin. Wine pressed with a girl's feet should have quite a unique flavor, shouldn't it?

He seemed to remember that in his previous life, there had been a place that used feet to make wine, and it had been beloved by the masses.

A gentle mountain breeze carried the drifting fragrance of wine. Queen Medusa blushed and picked up a nearby chair, sitting on it. Before long, she fell asleep.

The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's mouth twitched as he asked quietly, "Master, this woman is so strange. She's treating this place like her own home, and she actually fell asleep..."

"It's fine. Only by doing as one pleases can one break through in realm." Jiang Cheng smiled. "By the way, where are Xiao Yi Xian and Miss Yun? Why aren't they here?"

The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King replied, "Because of the incident with Pill King Gu He not long ago, the Jia Ma Empire was shaken as well. An Elder from the Misty Cloud Sect personally came and called Yun Yun back."

"As for Xiao Yi Xian, she went to pick peaches with my son. They probably won't return until evening."

Hearing this, Jiang Cheng said nothing further. He instructed the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King to build a house nearby. Cai Lin and Qing Lin couldn't be left living on the ground, after all.

The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King said there was no problem. With a resounding lion's roar, countless Magical Beasts immediately became laborers, carrying wood and stones from all around to the mountaintop.

Then, under the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's personal command, they began building rooms while also renovating Master's residence.

A Third-order Magical Beast carried a boulder larger than itself away. Every step made the ground tremble, but such weight was nothing to fear for a Magical Beast.

Jiang Cheng was quite satisfied. Though Magical Beasts were huge and muscular, with killing in their blood, they were far faster than humans when it came to hauling things.

With their inexhaustible strength, this work was child's play to them.

Queen Medusa was also disturbed by the commotion. Seeing that the rooms had already begun to take shape, she cast a curious glance their way.

These Magical Beasts are actually this obedient. That's quite rare.

"Not going back to sleep?" Jiang Cheng looked at the drowsy Medusa and smiled. "Be more careful with your body next time you sleep. Soaking in water for too long will let cold energy invade you."

Medusa pursed her enticing lips. "This King is a Half-Step Dou Ancestor. Why would I care about such a little cold energy? But you—how large are you planning to build this house?"

Jiang Cheng thought about it. Xiao Yi Xian, Yun'er, Qing Lin, Cai Lin, and the two Purple Crystal Winged Lion Kings—there might be others in the future as well. If he built it too small, there clearly wouldn't be enough room.

He would build it to accommodate ten people. This place was vast enough that even building a palace would be more than feasible.

Misty Cloud Sect Main Hall.

As the Old Sect Master, Yun Shan had been leaving seclusion frequently. Especially after learning that one of Elder Gu He's arms had been torn off, he was rather displeased.

Pill King Gu He was an Elder of their Misty Cloud Sect. Now that he had been crippled, becoming a Seventh-Grade Alchemist in the future would be a distant dream.

Gu He knelt on the ground. Though he was already several decades old, he wept humbly. "Old Sect Master, you must stand up for me!"

Yun Shan frowned deeply as he stared at Pill King Gu He below him. "According to what you said, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King has already advanced to Half-Step Dou Ancestor?"

"This will be troublesome. The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King has a pure bloodline and has now reached Half-Step Dou Ancestor. If I continue to act, I may not necessarily be able to defeat him."

Upon hearing this, Pill King Gu He went pale and stood frozen in place, at a complete loss.

Feng Li and Yan Shi looked at each other. If even the Misty Cloud Sect chose not to help them, then perhaps no one could make a move.

Yun Shan stroked his chin. "Yun'er, as Mister Jiang Cheng's friend, tell me. What exactly happened?"

Yun Yun pressed her red lips together and recounted everything that had happened without leaving out a single word. This made Yun Shan even more suspicious of Jiang Cheng's identity. Just who was this man?

But when he heard that the other party was also a Sixth-Grade Alchemist, Yun Shan's eyes lit up. If Jiang Cheng truly was an Alchemist, then his ability was clearly above Gu He's. If they took the chance to win him over, wouldn't that be wonderful?

Yun Shan shrugged, his expression somewhat grave. "If the other party truly is a Sixth-Grade Alchemist, then Gu He, I'm afraid I cannot avenge you."

"What?!"

Gu He was startled and hurriedly said, "Old Sect Master, I am also a Sixth-Grade Alchemist! Moreover, I know that Heavenly Flames have recently appeared among the Snake People Tribe. If I obtain the Heavenly Flames, I will certainly advance to Seventh-Grade Alchemist. At that time, I can refine any pill you desire."

As soon as he said this, the entire venue fell silent.

Even Yun Shan fell silent.