Leaving

"What? I only said the pill was interesting. I never said I needed it."

Feng Qing'er swallowed and turned her face away again, only to sneak another couple of glances at it.

Qin Yun found it rather amusing to see how much she wanted it yet couldn't bring herself to ask.

The Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill was extremely troublesome to refine, requiring, among other things, several magic cores from subdragon magical beasts of rank six or higher.

Some of the power within dragon-type magical beasts could stimulate the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan's bloodline. After all, in the original story, the ultimate goal of every magical beast's evolution was the supremely powerful Dragon Phoenix.

And only that little girl Zi Yan had managed to reach that stage.

"Just say so if you want it. It's not like I won't give it to you. Here, take it." Qin Yun generously tossed the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill to Feng Qing'er.

"You're really giving it to me? Aren't you afraid my cultivation will surpass yours someday?" Feng Qing'er caught the pill, somewhat surprised. She hadn't expected him to be so easygoing and simply hand it over.

"Tch, it's just one pill. The gap between us isn't that easy to close. Anyway, do you want it or not? If you don't, give it back."

Qin Yun waved a hand. It was only a seventh-tier pill. Who knew what surprises he would receive after checking in at Wutan City?

"Thanks. I owe you a favor." Though Feng Qing'er hesitated a little, she ultimately put it away.

"What's all this about owing favors? Don't overthink it. Just introduce me to your aunt sometime." Qin Yun offered a small hint of his ultimate objective.

After all, his current strength as a Dou Wang was still far too weak. Feng Qing'er's aunt, Fenghuang, was the second-in-command of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan. Even establishing a slight connection with her would be a tremendous help to his future.

The Ancient Eight Clans currently had certain rules, after all: experts above five-star Dou Sheng were not allowed to act freely. The strength of a Two-Star Dou Saint still carried some weight-except, of course, when it came to that lovestruck girl in the Xiao Clan.

She didn't care about any of that. The moment you did anything that might harm her Brother Xiao Yan, she could summon her father at any time.

"Sure. That's a small matter. I'll just mention it to her when the time comes." Feng Qing'er hadn't expected him to make such a minor request. It was something she could do in passing, so she agreed immediately.

But she soon realized something wasn't quite right. Wait, what the hell? He wants to meet my aunt?

Tsk, tsk. Could this bastard have designs on my aunt? Feng Qing'er instinctively glanced down at her current figure.

Though she wasn't fully developed yet, the line of her suitors within the clan could stretch for several kilometers.

Wait, that's still not right. What does him wanting to meet my aunt have to do with me? Why did I instinctively start thinking about all this?

For a moment, Feng Qing'er's mind was in turmoil. In the end, she could only shake her head hard and blame it all on the inner demons left by her defeat.

Qin Yun, meanwhile, had no idea what Feng Qing'er was thinking. Besides, even if he knew, he wouldn't have cared.

Truthfully, Qin Yun did feel a little as though Feng Qing'er was one of his own. Yes, in the sense of being his personal mount.

First, win over this haughty young lady, then slowly eat away at the entire Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan behind her.

That way, I'll have a powerful backer in the Battle Through the Heavens World. If both sides get along well enough,

I won't mind changing the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan's future downfall when the time comes.

Feng Qing'er hadn't been idle either. She found a quiet spot and swallowed the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill.

She was lucky this time and managed to extract the trace of dragon aura contained within the pill. As for whether she could master it, no one else needed to worry.

For the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan's bloodline, dealing with this little bit of subdragon aura was child's play. It had been completely broken down in mere minutes.

At the same time, some of the potential within her bloodline was stimulated, raising her overall strength by roughly thirty percent.

"Not bad. I didn't expect you to actually activate the dragon aura inside it. You know, there's only a ten percent chance of that happening." Qin Yun walked over and gently patted her shoulder.

Seeing his hand resting on her shoulder, Feng Qing'er's first impulse was to slap it away.

But then she remembered that he had given her a seventh-tier pill, after all. She would let him save face this once.

"Do you feel anything else?" Qin Yun asked about her current condition.

"This pill worked a little better than I expected. But speaking of which, what kind of pill is it?" Feng Qing'er gave a slight nod.

"Wait, are you a bottomless food bucket? You didn't even know what this pill did, and you still dared to eat it! Did you think it was candy?" Qin Yun was floored by her absurd statement. This woman really was ferocious beyond the ordinary.

"Hmph, I ate it. What are you going to do about it? I might not have known its exact effects, but I felt a subconscious craving for it." Though a little embarrassed, Feng Qing'er stubbornly offered an explanation.

To be honest, magical beasts understood far less about pills than humans did. Many magical beasts only knew about the Transformation Pill.

As for why she had eaten this pill, Feng Qing'er had merely followed her instincts. Almost all magical beasts were like that: if they felt something was useful to them, they simply ate it.

"You're badass." Qin Yun quietly gave her a thumbs-up. "This pill is called the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill. Its main effect is to let you break down and rebuild stronger.

"It doesn't do much when you first take it. Only after you suffer a serious injury later will its medicinal power be fully activated. Then, not only can it save your life, but if you're lucky, it can even help you break through to the next realm."

"Break down and rebuild stronger? That's a pretty good effect. But what I value most is still the two faint wisps of dragon aura inside it." Feng Qing'er nodded. In her eyes, breaking down and rebuilding stronger was merely a bonus ability thrown in for free.

"We're finished here, so let's head to Wutan City. That's my actual destination."

Qin Yun actually tidied up the battlefield a little, then quietly departed with the help of Fei Tian's spatial abilities.

As for what sort of uproar would erupt here the next day, that was none of their concern.

Soon, three figures were slowly making their way forward ten kilometers outside Wutan City.

Two of them were Dou Wangs flying at low altitude on wings formed from Dou Qi, while the third walked through the void behind them at an unhurried pace.

"Hey, why did you come to this lousy place? It's way too remote. There isn't even a spatial passage. Who knows what it'll be like farther ahead?"

Feng Qing'er gently wiped the sweat from her forehead and complained under her breath.

They had already flown hundreds of li, yet there wasn't even a halfway decent supply station anywhere around them.

Worse still, Qin Yun didn't know Wutan City's exact coordinates either. They could only take one step at a time and see where it led.

"All right, stop complaining. Let's keep going and have a look. I can sense what should be a city up ahead." As Qin Yun flew, he also had to spare some attention to soothing this irritable woman.