Both of his Dao companions were waiting for him to speak. Jiang Yun looked at them and said,
"In a few days, I'm planning to make a trip to the Northern Region. There are some things I have to do. Once I've established myself there, I'll bring you over."
With a flip of his hand, Jiang Yun took out two Golden Cores and handed them to the two women.
"I refined these two Treasure Pills myself. Each of you can take one to improve 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. They had both known for a long time that Jiang Yun had such plans.
They also understood that Jiang Yun had reached the Dao Palace Secret Realm.
If he wanted to improve further, he needed more resources and a broader world to explore.
They simply had not expected their parting to come so soon.
"Brother Yun, I don't know what concerns you carry, but I support you. I hope you remember that there is still a family waiting for you to return at Jade Cauldron Paradise."
Jiang Shuanglan tightly grasped 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 for him.
"Hubby, I'm almost at the Other Shore. Can I go with you?"
Xia Weier also tightly hugged Jiang Yun's other arm and asked softly, cautiously.
Jiang Yun looked at Jiang Shuanglan, who was putting on a calm front, and Xia Weier, whose eyes were faintly misty, and consoled them.
"What are you two doing? At most, I'll be gone for two years; at least, half a year. I'll definitely come back, so don't worry."
Jiang Yun pulled both women into his embrace and comforted them gently.
It was not only the two of them who were reluctant to part. He, too, had become somewhat immersed in this.
A land of tenderness was a hero's grave. The ancients had been right.
But there were things he had no choice but to do. He wanted to lie low until becoming 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 along the way.
Jiang Yun did not want to gamble on those odds. Only becoming stronger himself was the safest course.
That night, Jiang Yun fulfilled a long-held dream. All three entered the room together.
Once the door was shut, everything outside was cut off.
They spent the entire night in wild 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, however, were glowing with vitality as they each went into seclusion to refine their One-Turn Golden Cores.
After just one day, Jiang Shuanglan had initially refined her One-Turn Golden Core.
She rose directly from the Life Spring Realm to the Other Shore, avoiding the confusion of getting lost along the way.
Xia Weier had yet to emerge from seclusion. Jiang Yun stood outside her door, sensing her aura.
It seemed she intended to forcibly break through into the Dao Palace Secret Realm, which worried him somewhat.
Another day passed, and Xia Weier finally emerged from seclusion, having become a cultivator of the Dao Palace Realm.
After Xia Weier stepped out, her skin had become as flawless and pristine as white jade after undergoing multiple transformations.
Beneath the moonlight, her delicate body seemed to radiate a faint, holy glow. Her pink-and-white dress fluttered in the breeze, making her look like a graceful, captivating fairy untouched by the mortal world.
"Wei'er really looks like a fairy of the Moon Palace, and she actually advanced directly into the Dao Palace Secret Realm."
Looking at Xia Weier, who resembled an immortal fairy, 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 to say.
"Sister Lan, Wei'er also congratulates you on reaching the Other Shore. With the help of the Treasure Pill, the Dao Palace Realm isn't far away either."
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 is fully digested, you will certainly enter the Dao Palace directly."
Jiang Yun was also worried that Jiang Shuanglan might feel disappointed, so he comforted her.
"Don't comfort me. We're family. Do you think I'd be jealous of you two?"
"My current 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 said reproachfully. She had long since come to terms with it.
Jiang Yun was glad that Jiang Shuanglan could think that way, and he stepped forward to hold 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 in the courtyard. Little Dingdang had accidentally fallen flat on her back while playing on the swing.
The three of them relaxed at once.
"Hubby, now that I've broken through to the Dao Palace Realm, can I travel with you to the Northern Region?"
"That's right, Brother Yun. Wei'er has entered the Dao Palace too, just like you. The two of you can look after each other in the Northern Region. If you go out alone, I'm afraid you'll get yourself tangled up with other women."
Xia Weier and Jiang Shuanglan shook Jiang Yun's arms at the same time, making their request in slightly coquettish tones.
Jiang Yun fell into thought. It did seem possible to bring Xia Weier along.
She had reached the Dao Palace Realm, cultivated a Great Emperor scripture, and possessed both the Secret of Xing and Nine Secrets: Zhe. She had some ability to protect herself.
Moreover, her physique and bloodline could continue to be completed during the journey. It was truly the best of both worlds.
Jiang Yun agreed.
"Alright. Then Wei'er and I will go to the Northern Region together. I'm just sorry to burden you, Lan'er."
Jiang Yun lowered his head to look at Jiang Shuanglan and spoke solemnly.
"Don't worry. I'll take good 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 concerning Xiao Nannan.
Once people from the Jiang Family Ancestral Lineage arrived, she should try not to let Xiao Nannan show herself outside.
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 their sorrow at parting. After the meal, Jiang Yun took Xia Weier to bid farewell to the ancestor and Grandma Feng.
They then left Jade Cauldron Paradise directly.
Qingwei Sect was located east of 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 could still rank among the top hundred.
Especially in this region, it was exceedingly renowned.
Among the dozens or even hundreds of surrounding kingdoms, few sects could stand alongside it.
It was far stronger than Jade Cauldron Paradise.
Jiang Yun and Xia Weier were in no hurry. They traveled arm in arm, like a pair of immortal lovers.
They journeyed while sightseeing, taking more than ten days to finally reach Qingwei Sect.
Activating a Domain Gate required gathering Heavenly Momentum and crossing the Void. The farther the distance, the greater the energy consumed.
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 brought Xia Weier along at such a leisurely, sightseeing pace.
Although Qingwei Sect counted as a major sect and had the Ancient Era Jiang Family as its backer,
it was one of the Jiang Family's bases outside their territory, their bridgehead in the Southern Region of the Eastern Wilderness.
But they were not, after all, 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.
One could travel directly here through the Jiang Family's Domain Gate, but the Domain Gate here did not lead 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 at a valley.
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