Inside the room.
Qin Hao sat cross-legged beside the pill furnace.
Above his head, a crystalline little figure identical to him continuously breathed out Nascent Soul Fire, refining the medicinal ingredients within the furnace.
"Buzz!"
As waves of refreshing pill fragrance spread through the room, Qin Hao's Nascent Soul extinguished the Nascent Soul Fire.
"Collect!"
He slapped the pill furnace sharply. The lid flew open, and ten Foundation Establishment Pills shot out.
With Qin Hao's current cultivation and alchemy skills, refining ten Foundation Establishment Pills in a single batch was effortless.
After refining the Foundation Establishment Pills, Qin Hao stored them in a Jade Bottle and left his Heaven Grade Room One residence.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
He arrived outside Heaven Grade Room Two next door and knocked on the door.
"Coming!"
Liu Mei answered from inside.
Immediately afterward came the faint sound of splashing water, followed by the rustling of someone getting dressed.
"Creak!"
The door opened, and Liu Mei's breathtakingly beautiful face appeared before Qin Hao.
At that moment, Liu Mei's black hair cascaded to her waist, her brows and eyes were as picturesque as a painting, and a purple gown clung to her jade-like body, accentuating her exquisite, curvaceous figure.
Most importantly, Liu Mei seemed to have rushed over in haste. She was not even wearing shoes or socks, revealing a pair of snowy-white, crystalline feet.
Sensing Qin Hao's gaze upon her, a blush immediately rose on Liu Mei's lovely face. She hurriedly lowered her head and asked, "Master, were you looking for me?"
Not only was Liu Mei beautiful, but even her voice was pleasant, like a lark's song. It entered the ears yet seemed to seep into one's very bones.
"Mm."
Qin Hao nodded. "I'll be heading out soon. Your cultivation is nearly at Foundation Establishment, so I refined a bottle of Foundation Establishment Pills for you. While I'm away, stay in your room and use them to reach Foundation Establishment!"
As he spoke, he tossed the Jade Bottle in his hand to Liu Mei.
"Thank you, Master!"
Liu Mei caught the Jade Bottle, her face filled with delight.
Once she successfully reached Foundation Establishment, she would have more than two hundred years of lifespan!
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a violent Nascent Soul aura erupted in the distance.
Immediately afterward, a voice filled with resentment echoed through heaven and earth.
"Li'er! Great-Grandfather swears that even if I scour heaven and hell, I will avenge you!"
"It's Teng Huayuan!"
Upon hearing that voice, Qin Hao's gaze pierced through the inn and looked outside.
He saw a tiny figure glowing purple all over, sitting cross-legged in midair. It was Teng Huayuan's Nascent Soul.
"Curse, arise!"
Teng Huayuan's Nascent Soul expended a massive amount of Nascent Soul energy to form a complex array over Teng Family City.
As the array appeared, the winds and clouds changed color in an instant, and heavenly thunder rumbled.
Strands of Blood Lightning intertwined, forming an eerie diamond-shaped pattern.
Teng Huayuan roared, "Whoever killed my Li'er shall suffer the curse of Teng Huayuan!"
Seeing Teng Huayuan sacrifice his lifespan to cast a curse, Qin Hao thought, I didn't expect Wang Mazi to have reached Foundation Establishment early. I even warned Teng Li, yet that fellow was still killed by Wang Mazi!
Then he looked at Liu Mei and said, "All right, I'm leaving Teng Family City. Go back and cultivate."
After saying that, Qin Hao flashed away and vanished from where he stood.
Qin Hao left Teng Family City and headed straight for the Savage Wilderness Forest.
This place was shrouded in mist all year round, enough to obstruct even divine sense.
"Whoosh!"
Qin Hao descended from the sky and landed in the forest.
Ancient trees towered overhead, their branches and leaves thick and lush. The ground was blanketed in fallen leaves, and all kinds of poisonous creatures lurked about.
[ Ding! ] [ Detected that the person with the most special physique in the Savage Wilderness Forest is A'Dai of the Immortal Remnant Clan. Host has obtained the purest Immortal Remnant Clan Bloodline origin! ] [ Detected that the highest-grade magical treasure in the Savage Wilderness Forest is the illusion treasure—Thousand Illusions Transformation, capable of imitating the aura fluctuations of Nascent Soul mid-stage. Host's Super Thousand Illusions Transformation can imitate the aura fluctuations of the Nascent Soul Transformation Stage! ]
"Immortal Remnant Clan Bloodline?"
Qin Hao immediately thought of the blue-skinned creature that resembled an Avatar.
He promptly asked the system, "System, can I choose not to accept this reward?"
[ Host dislikes this reward. The system has replaced it with one hundred Immortal Jade! ]
As the system's voice fell, more than a hundred pieces of Immortal Jade and a fist-sized Beads appeared before Qin Hao.
"Hiss, they're actually Immortal Jade!"
Qin Hao looked at the jade stones before him. He could sense an energy drifting from them, one countless times more powerful than spiritual energy.
That was Immortal Qi.
This was energy that only Cultivators at the Grand Perfection of God Transformation could absorb.
The reason Infant Transformation Experts were so powerful was because the spiritual energy within their bodies had already transformed into Immortal Power.
Using Immortal Power to unleash divine abilities was unimaginably more powerful than using spiritual energy.
A hundred pieces of Immortal Jade were not much across the entire Alliance Star Domain, but within those Level 5 Cultivation Nations, they were already extremely valuable.
"And this Thousand Illusions Transformation treasure, capable of emitting the aura of the Nascent Soul Transformation Stage, will also be quite useful!"
Qin Hao put away the Immortal Jade, carried the Beads with him, and continued walking deeper into the forest.
Deep within the forest.
"Clang!"
A coffin lay in a patch of ruins. Suddenly, its lid opened, and a mass of purple-black mist flew out.
Within that purple-black mist was a figure resembling a dried corpse.
"Master, the hundred-year deadline has come again. Last time, you abandoned your body and escaped it. This time, you won't be able to flee."
"Heh heh heh!"
The figure let out a sinister laugh, tearing apart the ground and forcing a figure below to emerge.
The Dried Corpse Man said coldly, "I didn't expect Master's body to cultivate into a Corpse Charm on its own after a hundred years apart. I can spare you, but you must help me find Master's Nascent Soul!"
"As long as I devour Master's Nascent Soul, I can help you evolve into a Stone Demon!"
The Corpse Charm nodded excitedly and immediately rushed forward.
The Dried Corpse Man floated through the air, closely following behind him.
Before long, the Dried Corpse Man and the Corpse Charm arrived at their destination.
He looked down and asked, "Corpse Charm, is this where Master's Nascent Soul is located?"
Within the ruins, a blue-skinned creature was standing guard over the cultivating Wang Lin.
"Wah, wah, wah!"
When he sensed the terrifying aura that had suddenly appeared, he hurriedly woke Wang Lin.
"A'Dai, what happened?"
Wang Lin had just awakened and was still somewhat confused.
A'Dai pointed at the sky, then directly picked Wang Lin up and climbed onto a statue.
He formed hand seals and pressed them against the statue, vanishing from the outside world together with Wang Lin.
"Found it!"
The Dried Corpse Man looked coldly at the statue below, a hint of greed appearing in his eyes.
As long as he devoured the Nascent Soul within the statue, he could complete his possession and regain his freedom.
"Master, Master, this time, you won't escape from my grasp!"
As the Dried Corpse Man laughed, his brow suddenly furrowed. He looked into the distance and barked, "Who's there? Get out here at once!"
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