Chen Ping, who was all on his own, had little to pack. He took a bath, changed into clean clothes, and brought along a few changes of clothing, dry rations, and drinking water.
Early the next morning, he left the Pill Pavilion with Nan Qiuqiu and headed straight toward the Heaven Dou Empire.
Shrek Academy stood at the junction of the Three Kingdoms and had originally been within the Heaven Dou Empire's borders, while Dragon City, where the Earth Dragon Sect was located, lay in the empire's northeast. Heading straight north from Shrek City would take them there.
After leaving Shrek City, Chen Ping and Nan Qiuqiu each deployed a Flying Soul Tool, rose into the air, and flew straight north.
Once outside the city, both felt their spirits take wing. The vast sky was as clear as if it had been washed, and everything below swept rapidly past.
Nan Qiuqiu flew beside Chen Ping. For some reason, she felt that he seemed different again, with a somewhat more otherworldly air than before.
But when she asked Chen Ping out of curiosity, his answer thoroughly spoiled the mood. He said that once she formed a Soul Core that could automatically devour Heaven and Earth Essence from the outside world, she would have that same distinctive, otherworldly air too.
That left Nan Qiuqiu utterly speechless.
"Hey. Why are you like a sealed gourd?" After flying for well over an hour, Nan Qiuqiu finally could not hold back.
Chen Ping had remained utterly unruffled the whole time, flying through the air without a word.
He looked at her in puzzlement. "What is it? What should I say? Don't you think the wind is strong up here? Talking wastes Soul Power. Do you have enough to spare?"
Nan Qiuqiu choked with frustration. "Then