Paying Respects

If I didn't have my cheat, I had no idea how many tens of thousands of times I would have died by now!

As he lamented the difference in their fates, Bi Qiong suddenly turned around, a smile appearing on her face.

"Finding a place to live isn't urgent. Since you happened to run into me, Xu Yuan, how about coming to meet my master as well?"

"This..."

A flicker of hesitation crossed his face, but Xu Yuan immediately found himself amused by his own excessive caution.

Now that he had entered Foundation Establishment through Self as Seed, possessed two great entries, half a Foundation Establishment Celestial Wood Vine, and the powerful Yin Wood Heavenly Heart Art.

Even though he had yet to forge his natal magic treasure, an ordinary Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator would have no chance of surviving against him. Even if he encountered a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator, he could still put up a fight; if he could not win, he could flee. Why was he being so cautious?

"Since she is your master, and a Foundation Establishment senior besides, then naturally I should meet her."

Xu Yuan nodded, while Bi Qiong gave him a strange look.

Why was this man so calm?

Foundation Establishment—that was Foundation Establishment!

Flying through the sky, wielding the power of heaven and earth, with a minimum lifespan of three hundred years—they were practically immortals from storybooks.

Though puzzled, Bi Qiong was not foolish enough to ask aloud. Instead, she led the way ahead as the two of them headed deeper into Jade Dragon Market.

Along the way, Bi Qiong also told Xu Yuan some of what she had learned about this place.

Jade Dragon Market was an enormous market city built by Jade Dragon City. It was said to