An exquisitely crafted palace stood atop a cliff on Azure Cloud Peak.
This palace was Qiao Huizhu's cultivation grounds.
Beside the grounds, sturdy ancient pines stretched their limbs while a sea of clouds churned.
The scenery was beautiful and secluded.
Several second-grade formations had been set up outside the grounds.
He Pingsheng looked them over and said, "These second-grade formations are too low-level. I'll upgrade them for you later and make them all third-grade!"
Setting up third-grade formations was effortless for He Pingsheng now.
Many of the formation plates had already been made in advance.
"Mm-hmm..." Qiao Huizhu held He Pingsheng's arm and said, "Husband, let's talk inside!"
He Pingsheng smiled. "All right, but I'd better upgrade your formations first. Otherwise, if we get too loud while we're talking, it wouldn't be good for someone else to hear us!"
Qiao Huizhu looked puzzled. "How could that happen?"
"How loud could we possibly be while talking?"
But when she turned and saw the wicked grin on He Pingsheng's face, she understood at once. Her face flushed scarlet. "You rascal..."
"Hahaha..."
He Pingsheng chuckled and took a porcelain bottle from his Storage Bag. "Look, what's this?"
Qiao Huizhu took the porcelain bottle and examined it.
Then she said, "It's a supreme-grade golden pill, third-grade... Husband, this pill is so wondrous. What kind is it?"
"You're not going to make me swallow something strange, are you?"
He Pingsheng said, "What nonsense are you thinking? This is a Dao-Restoring Pill..."
"Wh-what?" Qiao Huizhu's hand trembled with excitement, and she nearly dropped the bottle.
Her eyes misted over. "A Dao-Restoring Pill?"
"Where did you get it?"
"I understand now!" Before He Pingsheng could speak, Qiao Huizhu filled in the blanks herself. "You haven't visited me for these past two years because you've been running around