Leaving the Yan Kingdom

Both of his Dao companions were waiting for him to speak. Jiang Yun looked at them and said,

"In a few days, I plan to make a trip to the Northern Region. There are some things I have no choice but to do. Once I've established myself there, I'll come back and take you with me."

With a flip of his hand, Jiang Yun took out two Golden Cores and handed one to each of them.

"I refined these two precious pills myself. Taking one each will increase your strength. I'll feel more at ease leaving for a while that way."

Neither Jiang Shuanglan nor Xia Weier had their minds on the Golden Cores. Both of them had long known Jiang Yun had such plans.

They also knew that Jiang Yun had reached the Dao Palace Secret Realm.

If he wanted to advance any further, he would need more resources and a broader world to explore.

They just had not expected their parting to come so soon.

"Brother Yun, I don't know what concerns you have, but I support you. I hope you remember that your family at Jade Cauldron Paradise is waiting for you to return."

Jiang Shuanglan tightly clasped Jiang Yun's hand.

She understood that Jiang Yun's ambitions would certainly not stop at Jade Cauldron Paradise. With her talent, it would be difficult for her to catch up to him.

All she could do was quietly manage this little home of theirs for him.

"Husband, I'm almost at the Other Shore. Can I go with you?"

Xia Weier tightly hugged Jiang Yun's other arm as well, asking softly and carefully.

Jiang Yun looked at Jiang Shuanglan, who was pretending to be calm, and Xia Weier, whose eyes were faintly misted over, then comforted them.

"What are you two doing? At the shortest, I'll be gone half a year; at the longest, two years. I'll definitely come back, so don't worry."

Jiang Yun drew both women into his arms and gently reassured them.

It was not only the two of them who found it hard to part. He had become somewhat immersed in this as well.

A gentle land was a hero's grave. The ancients had been right.

But there were some things he had no choice but to do. He wanted to lie low until he became a Great Emperor too, but time would not allow it.

When the Dark Turmoil swept across the universe, it was ultimately stopped, but countless planets and factions suffered disaster along the way.

Jiang Yun did not want to gamble on those odds. Only by becoming strong himself could he be truly secure.

That night, Jiang Yun fulfilled a long-held dream. The three of them entered the room together.

Once the door was shut, everything outside was cut off.

They indulged in a night of utter abandon, though the two women were too shy to fully let go.

The next day, Jiang Yun emerged leaning against the wall.

The two women, meanwhile, were brimming with energy as they each went into seclusion to refine their One-Turn Golden Core.

After only one day, Jiang Shuanglan had initially refined her One-Turn Golden Core.

She rose directly from the Life Spring Realm to the Other Shore, skipping the troubling ordeal of confusion.

Xia Weier had yet to leave seclusion. Standing outside her door, Jiang Yun sensed her aura.

It seemed she was planning to forcefully break through into the Dao Palace Secret Realm, which worried him somewhat.

Another day passed, and Xia Weier emerged from seclusion as well, becoming a cultivator in the Dao Palace Realm.

When Xia Weier stepped out of the room, after undergoing several transformations, her skin had become as flawless and pure as white jade.

Beneath the moonlight, her delicate body seemed to emit a faint, sacred radiance. Her pale pink dress fluttered in the wind, making her as graceful and moving as an immortal maiden untouched by mortal dust.

"Weier truly looks like the Fairy of the Moon Palace, and she actually advanced straight into the Dao Palace Secret Realm."

Looking at Xia Weier, who seemed like an immortal maiden before her, Jiang Shuanglan could not help stepping forward and hugging her.

Jiang Yun did not know whether to laugh or cry. That should have been his line.

"Sister Lan, I congratulate you too on reaching the Other Shore. With the help of the precious pill, the Dao Palace Realm is not far away."

After reaching the Dao Palace Realm, Xia Weier had become somewhat more cheerful as well.

"Lan'er, there's no need to worry. Once the divine essence of the Golden Core in your body has been fully absorbed, you'll certainly be able to enter the Dao Palace directly."

Jiang Yun was worried Jiang Shuanglan might feel disappointed, so he comforted her as well.

"Don't comfort me. We're family. Would I really be jealous of you two?"

"My cultivation is already comparable to the master of Jade Cauldron Paradise. I'm more than satisfied. Why would I compare myself to two monsters like you?"

Jiang Shuanglan reproached him playfully. She had long since come to terms with it.

Jiang Yun was also happy that Jiang Shuanglan could think that way, and he stepped forward to embrace both women.

The atmosphere gradually fell silent, and the courtyard was filled with the sorrow of parting.

Suddenly, Xiao Nannan's laughter broke the stillness of the courtyard. Little Dingdang had accidentally fallen flat on her back while playing on the swing.

The three of them relaxed soon afterward.

"Husband, now that I've broken through to the Dao Palace Realm, can I accompany you to the Northern Region?"

"That's right, Brother Yun. Weier has entered the Dao Palace just like you. The two of you can look after each other in the Northern Region. I'd be worried you'd go picking flowers and flirting with women if you went out alone."

Xia Weier and Jiang Shuanglan both shook Jiang Yun's arms, making their request in slightly coquettish tones.

Jiang Yun fell into thought. It did seem that he could bring Xia Weier along.

She had reached the Dao Palace Realm, cultivated a Great Emperor's scripture, and possessed the Secret of Xing and Nine Secrets: Zhe. She had some ability to protect herself.

Moreover, while they were away, her physique and bloodline could continue to be completed. It was truly the best of both worlds.

Jiang Yun agreed.

"Alright. Weier and I will go to the Northern Region together. I'm just sorry to trouble you, Lan'er."

Jiang Yun lowered his head to look at Jiang Shuanglan and spoke in a deep voice.

"Don't worry. I'll take care of things at home."

After saying that, Jiang Shuanglan turned and prepared a table full of sumptuous food.

Jiang Yun also gave Jiang Shuanglan some instructions regarding Xiao Nannan.

Once people from the Jiang Family Ancestral Lineage arrived, she was to keep Xiao Nannan from showing herself outside as much as possible.

Otherwise, Xiao Nannan's failure to grow up might draw the covetous attention of certain Jiang Family members.

There was no need to dwell further on the sorrow of parting. After eating, Jiang Yun took Xia Weier to bid farewell to the old ancestor and Grandma Feng.

They then left Jade Cauldron Paradise directly.

Qingwei Sect was located east of the Yan Kingdom. It was a sect supported by the Jiang Family and was roughly a tier below Taixuan Sect.

It might not have much fame throughout the Eastern Wilderness, but in the Southern Region of the Eastern Wilderness, it still ranked among the top hundred.

Especially in their part of the region, it was extremely renowned.

Among dozens or even hundreds of surrounding kingdoms, there were not many sects that could stand alongside it.

It was far stronger than Jade Cauldron Paradise.

Jiang Yun and Xia Weier were in no hurry. Walking arm in arm, they looked like an immortal couple.

They traveled while sightseeing, taking more than ten days to reach Qingwei Sect.

To activate a Domain Gate, one had to gather Heavenly Momentum and cross the void. The farther the distance, the greater the energy required.

Furthermore, opening a Domain Gate took time. Qingwei Sect's Domain Gate was generally opened only once every three months.

Jiang Yun had calculated their arrival time precisely, which was why he had slowly traveled with Xia Weier, sightseeing along the way.

Though Qingwei Sect was considered a major sect and had the Ancient Era Jiang Family as its patron,

it was merely an external base of the Jiang Family, their bridgehead in the Southern Region of the Eastern Wilderness.

Still, they were not a sacred land. The Dao Runes they had inscribed could only reach the Central Region of the Eastern Wilderness at most, not the Northern Region directly.

The Jiang Family's Domain Gate could take them directly here, but the Domain Gate here would not connect straight to the Jiang Family. They had to transfer through the Central Region of the Eastern Wilderness.

Led by a Qingwei Sect disciple, Jiang Yun and Xia Weier arrived in a valley.