Zhi Meng held the fair-skinned infant in her arms, staring blankly at the Primordial Qi within the Ruyi Space.
Her heart was stirred by turbulent waves as she murmured, "This can't be the Hongmeng Ruyi Pagoda space, can it?"
She dared to assert that the Hongmeng Ruyi Pagoda was not an innate spiritual treasure of the Primordial Great Dao.
Yet this Ruyi Space was filled with the Primordial Great Dao, with endless Primordial Mother Qi filling the sky.
So the question arose, could her good disciple possess two innate spiritual treasures?
At the mere thought of this possibility, Zhi Meng's heart pounded: "My disciple truly has the qualifications of an Immortal Emperor."
Having obtained two innate spiritual treasures, if Gu Qing didn't have the qualifications of an Immortal Emperor, who would?
"Wah wah!"
The immortal infant suddenly burst into loud cries, her little chubby hands grasping Zhi Meng's collar.
Clearly, she was hungry.
"Good baby, be good!"
Zhi Meng's face flushed red, her movements somewhat stiff. After a moment's thought, she extended her little finger for the infant to suckle.
She planned to appease the baby for now and find beast milk later.
But who would have thought that after suckling for a while, the infant couldn't draw any milk and started crying loudly again, large golden tears rolling down her cheeks.
"What's wrong?"
Gu Qing entered and saw the baby crying while her mother was at a loss.
"She's hungry."
Zhi Meng's eyes darted away, unable to meet Gu Qing's gaze.
"Hungry... Master, wait a moment."
Gu Qing's words trailed off as she hurried off to find beast milk.
The two novices fumbled clumsily while caring for the immortal infant.
Just as the immortal infant continued to cry, Zhi Meng caught sight of an immortal flower in her peripheral vision, her eyes lighting up as she placed the infant on it.
However, it was still no use.
After the immortal infant left the flower and absorbed the aura of both of them, their bloodlines connected, she had completely become a human infant.
Although the immortal flower could continue to serve as a cradle for the immortal infant, the infant was no longer a pure and flawless Great Dao fetus.
Fortunately, Gu Qing quickly returned with beast milk, quickly refined a feeding bottle, and placed it in the immortal infant's mouth.
"Mmmh."
The immortal infant's little chubby hands gripped the feeding bottle tightly, her eyes closed as she suckled forcefully, even letting out comfortable little grunts.
"Phew."
The two breathed a huge sigh of relief; the world was finally quiet.
"Let me quickly check how many whorls she has... just one..."
Gu Qing joyfully took the immortal infant, gently stroking her soft short hair, but upon seeing only one whorl, she couldn't help but feel disappointed.
"What's wrong with one whorl?" Zhi Meng said speechlessly, chiding her.
"Heh, one whorl is fine too." Gu Qing chuckled awkwardly as she looked at the immortal infant.
"My dear baby is so good."
A baby who doesn't cry or fuss is very cute, and Gu Qing couldn't resist poking the immortal baby's chubby cheek with his finger.
The immortal baby they had picked up for free was even softer and cuter than a baby in a New Year's painting.
This trip wasn't entirely in vain.
Gu Qing glanced at the immortal flower and casually cast some sleep formation arrays, placing them over the immortal source liquid.
Then he summoned Primordial Yellow Qi for the immortal flower to absorb, which in turn nourished the immortal baby.
Zhi Meng watched, then suddenly slapped her forehead in frustration. When the immortal baby was crying earlier, how could she have forgotten she could use magic?
Without further hesitation, she began to craft some baby clothes, shoes, hats, and bellybands.
Not long after, the two of them dressed the immortal baby up nicely, making her even more adorable and cute.
"Master, why don't you give our daughter a name?" Gu Qing suddenly looked at Zhi Meng with an ambiguous smile.
"The baby is an Immortal Flower Baby and possesses a Great Dao Immortal Body. How about we call her Xian'er?"
Zhi Meng said softly, looking down at the immortal baby.
"Alright."
Gu Qing was somewhat disappointed.
The name Xian'er was very pleasant to hear and fitting, but unfortunately, the baby's mother had no intention of becoming his wife.
Placing the immortal baby in the immortal flower's warm bed, with the sleep formation arrays, she could remain in a deep sleep, entering a primordial Great Dao fetus state.
Whatever state she was in during sleep, she would wake up in the same state, no need to worry about her growing into a young woman after closing her eyes for a while.
The only difference was that the immortal baby would absorb Primordial Yellow Qi and immortal source liquid, making her foundation even stronger.
With Xian'er's Great Dao Immortal Body foundation, she would likely have Heavenly God Realm cultivation upon reaching adulthood.
If Xian'er were to remain in a primordial Great Dao fetus state for a few thousand years, her foundation would be even higher, and she might reach Profound Divine Realm cultivation upon adulthood.
After settling Xian'er, Gu Qing said, "Let's go into seclusion for a while!"
Both of them had just broken through a major realm. Although their understanding of the Dao was incredibly solid, they had broken through too quickly and needed time to consolidate.
"Alright!"
The two each found a place to absorb Primordial Yellow Qi to strengthen their bodies and comprehend the Primordial Yellow Great Dao.
...
Shi Jingqiong escaped from the secret realm, her beautiful eyes containing murderous intent.
"Young Madam, I suspect it was the Seventh Prince..."
"Shut up."
Li Yuzheng's face was grim, but before he could finish speaking, Shi Jingqiong raised her hand to interrupt him.
She had naturally guessed that the person who triggered the killing formation was likely someone from the Seventh Prince's faction.
After all, only the two of them, along with Zhi Meng, knew about this secret realm.
If it wasn't the Seventh Prince, it couldn't possibly be Zhi Meng, right?
Unfortunately, even if she guessed correctly, without evidence, speaking out would be slander, giving others leverage, and it would be bad if the Seventh Prince turned the tables on her.
But she couldn't just let it go.
She had to know, this time in searching for the Immortal Flower Baby, she had invested a tremendous amount.
She had invited three mid-tier immortal formation masters, nine low-tier immortal formation masters, and a group of disciples and grandchildren, preparing numerous formation artifacts.
There were also numerous Divine Fire Realm experts and five Heavenly God Realm experts.
As a result, more than half of them died, and they didn't get a single thing.
She didn't even know how to explain it to the families of the deceased.
She had also narrowly escaped death, having self-destructed two Heavenly Artifacts.
Her losses were so enormous that if she didn't get revenge, she simply couldn't swallow this humiliation.
"How is the Seventh Prince doing?" Shi Jingqiong asked.
"He suffered no losses and walked out of the great formation unharmed, but I heard that after getting out, he injured several subordinates. Probably couldn't accept losing the Immortal Orchid Flower."
Li Yuzheng said in a deep voice.
"Serves him right."
Shi Jingqiong's beautiful eyes flashed as she thought about how to trick the Seventh Prince. Anyway, absolutely could not let him leave the Morning Dusk Sea unscathed.
"Madam, tell me, do you think Alchemist Gu got the Immortal Orchid Flower?" Li Yuzheng suddenly asked.
"Impossible."
Shi Jingqiong denied it without even thinking.
They had brought so many Immortal Formation Masters and prepared a large amount of formation tools, yet still found it difficult to proceed.
Even if Gu Qing was a high-level Immortal Formation Master, he couldn't possibly be that much faster than them.
"But, what if they are Profound Divine Realm experts? What if they are high-level Immortal Formation Masters? Or what if they possess a divine eye that can see through illusions?"
Li Yuzheng shared his speculation.
"..."
Shi Jingqiong's beautiful eyes widened, then she shook her head: "The two of them can't be Profound Divine Realm experts."
What kind of existence would a Profound Divine Realm expert be? If Gu Qing and Zhi Meng were Profound Divine Realm experts, why would they need to be so cautious when gathering information?
Why would they need to use immortal pills to make deals with them?
But Li Yuzheng had reminded her.
Perhaps one of Gu Qing and Zhi Meng possessed a divine eye that could see through illusions.
After Long Jue calmed down, he also thought of this point and frantically ordered his subordinates to search.
He even went so far as to invite a Profound Divine Realm expert, acting as if he would turn the entire Duhunhai Star Domain upside down to find Gu Qing and Zhi Meng.
However, the two had hidden in the Hongmeng Ruli Tower, so Long Jue was destined to find nothing.
Not being able to find them made Long Jue hatefully furious.
"A thousand plans can't match heaven's will..." Long Jue's expression twisted as he regretted his decision to his core.
He had wanted both wealth and beauty, but who would have thought he would lose his wife and soldiers, and also offend Shi Jingqiong to death.
"Report to Your Highness, we have searched all of Duling Continent and found no trace of Gu Qing and Zhi Meng. Should we continue searching?" a Divine Fire Realm expert hurried in, kneeling on one knee.
"Search, continue searching."
"Even if you have to overturn the space of the Duhunhai Star Domain, you must find that damn man and woman for me."
...
Time flowed slowly by.
…
Ten years passed in an instant in the Ruyi Space, while only a year had passed in the outside world.
Gu Qing's realm had broken through to the peak of the third level of the Divine Fire Realm, and his immortal essence, Dao methods, and divine abilities had become more than ten times stronger than before.
The greatest change was in his physical body.
Every wisp of blood energy was like a true dragon, containing terrifying power.
Gu Qing estimated that with the might of his physical body, he could shatter a divine artifact without even using immortal essence.
His physical body had already evolved into something more terrifying than a divine artifact.
"System, display my data panel."
[Name]Gu Qing.
[Realm]Peak of the third level of the Divine Fire Realm.
[Physique]Supreme Dao Bone, Dao Pupil, Indestructible Chaos Body.
[Talent]Dao Companion Born Since Birth, Unparalleled in Ancient Times, Eternal with a Single Thought.
[Destiny Pattern]Variable.
[Destiny Number]Unknown.
[Fortune]Two million.
[Innate Divine Abilities]Chaos Treasure Bottle Seal, Yin-Yang Wheel, Star-Picking Hand, Chaos Return to Void Sword Art, Shatter Star Finger, Star God Fist, Divine Prison, Blood Reshaping, Primordial Yellow Heaven-Sealing Art, Space Divine Art, Devouring Divine Art.
[Divine Abilities]Space Teleportation (Great Mastery), Reincarnation Divine Pupil, Life and Death Wheel, Nine Heavens Profound Sword Art, Qi and Blood Dragon Transformation, Heavenly Gang Nine Swords Art, Primordial Yellow Heaven-Sealing Finger, Heavenly Emperor Fist.
Creation God Halberd (Devastate Eight Wastes, Five Elements Differentiation, Yin-Yang Creation, Yin-Yang Reversal, Initial Stage.)
[Treasures]Indestructible Chaos Halberd, Profound Fire Treasure Mirror, Void Flying Boat, Heavenly Gang Nine Swords, Yin-Yang Bracelets.
[Companion Strange Treasure]Calamity Black Dragon.
[Innate Spirit Root]Nine-Soul Lotus.
[Innate Treasures]Space Divine Lines, Profound Heaven Sword, Primordial Chaos Ruyi Pagoda, Return to One Sword, Heaven Bead, Fire Spirit Bead, Metal Spirit Bead, Earth Spirit Bead, Wood Spirit Bead.
[Cultivation Method]Indestructible Chaos Sutra.
"My fortune is somewhat insufficient."
Gu Qing thought to himself.
He currently had two drops of Time Essence; if he used the Calamity Black Dragon to improve his cultivation, he estimated he could reach the peak of the Divine Fire Realm.
But if he really did that, it would be like tearing down the east wall to patch the west wall—one wall would be even shorter than the other.
His strength would actually decrease instead.
After all, Gu Qing couldn't use his remaining two million fortune to make up for the Calamity Black Dragon's losses.
Letting the Calamity Black Dragon devour living beings to improve was an option, but that would be too dangerous.
If he provoked an existence he couldn't afford to offend, or if the Calamity Black Dragon was exposed, the situation would become disastrous.
On the other side, Zhi Meng also stopped her cultivation at the same time.
After consuming two God-Burying Pills and over a dozen Soul Heaven Pills, she broke through to the peak of the third level of the Heavenly God Realm in one go.
Under the washing of endless Primordial Yellow Mother Qi, her physical body became incomparably formidable.
At this moment, chaotic energy permeated her entire being, exuding an innate Dao charm, like a primordial deity, transcendent and detached from the mortal world.
"My disciple is truly my lucky star." Zhi Meng thought with joy.
She stepped before the immortal flower and stopped, looking at her daughter who was sleeping soundly, reaching out to poke the girl's fair cheek.
"So cute."
For some reason, having become a mother, with her disciple Gu Qing as the father, this left her inner thoughts in turmoil.
How could she have impulsively wanted to be the mother of an immortal infant?!
Zhi Meng's expression was conflicted.
Looking at her plump and fair-skinned daughter, Zhi Meng quickly shook off her worries, her heart filled with tenderness, and a smile unconsciously appeared on her face.
She, Zhi Meng, now had a daughter, no longer all alone.
"Master, where should we go next?"
Gu Qing came to her side and asked in a soft voice.
"Let's collect all the treasures at the coordinates on the map, and then go out to search for the Star Emperor Sect."
Zhi Meng thought for a moment and said as such.
Without backing, doing anything was inconvenient, holding her back.
She was terrified of accidentally provoking a peerless genius or monstrous talent who couldn't be offended, and being hunted down by a powerful expert.
Besides, Gu Qing had also gained enough experience and lacked neither treasures nor immortal crystals.
The pressing matter was to first find some backing, and then properly digest what they had gained to improve their realms.
"But I still want to make a trip to the Time Dusk."
No matter what, he had to bring He Ni back.
Dare to steal his ball and run? He had to teach He Ni a proper lesson.
"It's too far. Even using the flying ship from Tianbao Merchant Tower, it would take at least several hundred years."
Zhi Meng frowned, not understanding why Gu Qing insisted on going to the Time Dusk.
Moreover, that place was a battlefield of the Profound Divine Realm.
One must know, the higher the realm, the greater the gap.
If a Heavenly God Realm expert could casually slap a Divine Fire Realm expert to death, then a Profound Divine Realm expert could instantly kill a large group of Heavenly God Realm experts with a mere flick of a finger.
Even, with a single thought, they could erase one's existence, causing both body and soul to be annihilated.
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