Wang Xiaoqiang's perfunctory words shocked the three of them. After all, human nature is selfish, especially among cultivators, whose emotions are even colder. For the sake of cultivation resources, they would fight fiercely against one another without a trace of sentimentality. Yet unexpectedly, today they had met someone so selflessly noble, truly great and lovable. However, Mochong was convinced Wang Xiaoqiang was naively stupid, even more so than Guo Jing from Jin Yong's dramas, while Ling Qiyan and Ye Qingcheng found Wang Xiaoqiang's stupidity endearing!

"Elder, how can we juniors thank you for your generous love..." Ling Qiyan said, clasping his fists in a gesture of guilt.

"There's no need for thanks, just remember to carry me with you when you go up..."

Wang Xiaoqiang's words amused all three of them, and Ye Qingcheng said, both embarrassed and annoyed, "Tsk, elder, you're really approachable. Just to fit in with us, you're even abandoning your amazing ability to manipulate the sky!"

"Haha, I really don't..." Wang Xiaoqiang was about to claim he really couldn't use Sky Manipulation, but worried they wouldn't believe him if he did, so he changed his tune, "Er, flying through the sky with Sky Manipulation does consume a lot of spiritual power, after all. If there's a flying sword to ride, of course I'd be thrilled..."

"The elder does make sense, so if you don't mind, why not ride on my flying sword...?" Ye Qingcheng stepped forward and offered with a smile.

"I'd be much obliged, Daoist Friend Ye," Wang Xiaoqiang replied, imitating Ling Qiyan's gesture and clasping his fists toward Ye Qingcheng.

"Oh, elder, there's no need to be polite with me..." Ye Qingcheng said as she made a gesture with her right hand, and the flying sword buzzed, landing in front of her feet, hovering at the height of her bent legs, emitting bursts of greenish light.

"Come on, get on!" Ye Qingcheng said, taking hold of Wang Xiaoqiang's hand and pulling him onto the flying sword.

This time, Wang Xiaoqiang stood much more steadily.

The reason everyone had come was for the Spiritual Energy. Now that the pit was devoid of it, there was no need to stay any longer. Seeing this, Ling Qiyan and Mochong also released their flying swords, stepped on, and then everyone ascended together.

"Elder, you should visit our Taiyi Sect when you have time…" Ye Qingcheng invited Wang Xiaoqiang.

"Can anyone just enter your Taiyi Sect?" Wang Xiaoqiang asked curiously. He had been about to ask where the Taiyi Sect was located, but stopped himself, not wanting to raise suspicion. In truth, Taiyi Sect was a behemoth within the Cultivation Sects, not just in China but on Earth as well.

"Of course not, you need someone to take you there... Uh, right, here's a Communication Talisman for you, you can use it to contact me..." Ye Qingcheng magically pulled a jade talisman out from her person and handed it to Wang Xiaoqiang, then looked at him expectantly.

"Um, this, how do I use it?" Wang Xiaoqiang accepted it and examined the Communication Talisman closely, asking in confusion.

"Pfft—elder, are you kidding with me?" Ye Qingcheng laughed, her smile radiant. The talisman she gave Wang Xiaoqiang was not some secret talisman unique to the Taiyi Sect but rather a more common Communication Talisman that anyone in the cultivation realm would typically know how to use; of course, she didn't believe Wang Xiaoqiang didn't know how.

"Uh, I..." Wang Xiaoqiang was at a loss, truly feeling as if he were teasing her, but he genuinely didn't know how. He thought, 'Oh well, better to not know and simply not contact her in the future.'

Yet unexpectedly, Ye Qingcheng grabbed Wang Xiaoqiang's hand and showed the talisman to him, saying, "This talisman has a few characters; just shine it against a light to see them clearly, and when you want to use it, just recite those characters on the talisman..."

"Ah, I understand now," Wang Xiaoqiang said, as if suddenly enlightened.

"No way, elder, you really didn't know!?" Ye Qingcheng's eyes brimmed with laughter as she stared intensely at Wang Xiaoqiang.

Feeling nervous, Wang Xiaoqiang pulled his hand from her smooth palm, saying, "Now I know."

"Elder, you're too cute, giggles~~" Ye Qingcheng giggled sweetly.

Since all four had absorbed a large amount of Spiritual Energy, the Inner Spiritual Qi surged in their bodies, making their speed of sword riding even faster than when they had descended into the pit. In less than twenty minutes, they arrived above the Heavenly Pit, and finally, the four landed at the edge of the pit.

Having dismounted their swords, the three put away their swords, still strapping them to their backs. Wang Xiaoqiang reflected that these three didn't have a Storage Ring, similar to how those in online fantasy novels would pinch a Magic Spell and hide the Flying Sword in a tiny ring, avoiding the hassle of carrying it—such convenience seemed foreign to the Cultivation Realm, and although Wang Xiaoqiang was curious, he dared not ask, fearing he might say something wrong again.

"Elder, this is where we part ways, until we meet again!" Ling Qiyan clasped his hands towards Wang Xiaoqiang. Mochong also clasped his hands in farewell, and despite his jealousy over how close Wang Xiaoqiang and Ye Qingcheng appeared, he had to admit that Wang Xiaoqiang had saved him. If not for Wang Xiaoqiang, he might already be in the belly of that beast.

"Elder, remember to contact me!" Ye Qingcheng said with some reluctance.

"Sure, until we meet again!" Wang Xiaoqiang clasped his hands back at them one by one.

After parting with the three from Taiyi Sect, Wang Xiaoqiang returned to his car and absorbed the hundred Spiritual Springs from outside his body into his inner self. At that moment, within his body, two hundred and twenty-eight Spiritual Springs surged like a tsunami, wildly turbulent, causing Wang Xiaoqiang to feel as if all the channels throughout his body tensed all at once, filled with a destructive power that roamed uncontrollably, as if threatening to burst his meridians—he had no choice but forcefully concentrate his mind to control it…

Just as Wang Xiaoqiang was suppressing the rampaging spiritual energy within his body, Ling Qiyan used her divine sense to probe once again, only to discover a terrifying fact, the amount of spiritual energy inside Wang Xiaoqiang's body was even more tremendous than before, resembling that of a cultivator in the late Golden Core Stage.

Although she couldn't pin down Wang Xiaoqiang's exact cultivation base, her experience told her it was clearly at the late Golden Core Stage.

She dared not mention this phenomenon to the other two, afraid they might speak carelessly. Those with profound cultivation levels are most averse to others probing their cultivation bases, let alone discussing it. She merely glanced subconsciously at Wang Xiaoqiang's car and then led the other two away.

It took a while before Wang Xiaoqiang eventually got the violent spiritual energy within his body under control. At that moment, his heart was filled with tumultuous waves. Could it be that the Five Elements Spirit Spring had subdivided too much and had already exceeded the capacity that my body could bear?

This was an issue that couldn't be ignored!

If the Spirit Spring were to subdivide further in the future, how should I cope? Could it be that I ought to control it to prevent any further subdivision?!

After all, he was just an ordinary man, the only difference being that he had obtained a Five Elements Spirit Spring and had cultivated the Daoist Qi Guiding Technique, with the spring subdividing into more than two hundred beads. That was how simple it was. He could use spiritual power, true, but it was only some rudimentary attack and defense techniques. Just like how he didn't know how to guide and control the rampaging spiritual energy within his body a moment ago.

"Uh, right, I should've asked those three just now," he muttered to himself, and then with a change of thought, he smiled wryly and shook his head. Had he really thrown out that question, who knows if they would've laughed until their stomachs hurt—a "Golden Core Stage" cultivator who doesn't know how to guide spiritual energy...? What kind of international joke would that be!

"Uh, it looks like I'll have to ask Ye Qingcheng alone, she's somewhat more approachable..." Wang Xiaoqiang held the communication talisman Ye Qingcheng had given him, looked at it, and then solemnly placed it close to his chest, securing it well.

...

The gold mine was being managed by two professionals, and everything was operating normally. Wang Xiaoqiang needn't stay there all the time to manage it personally. His job was to come over and collect the profits. Should there be any major changes or decisions regarding the development of the gold mine, the people below would report to him.

So, after staying a few days, Wang Xiaoqiang left and took up residence in Dream Estate. Just then, Xu Qingxue called to say they had just cracked a major case, and she, the bureau chief, could take some time off. She mentioned wanting to travel abroad.

Where was Wang Xiaoqiang unaware of her intentions? It was nothing more than wanting to stay together with him. So, Wang Xiaoqiang invited her to come to Thailand for a vacation. When Xu Qingxue arrived in Thailand and stepped into Wang Xiaoqiang's Dream Estate, she was stunned.

"How is it? Quite nice, isn't it?" Wang Xiaoqiang asked.

"Yeah, how much money would it take to buy such a huge estate?" Xu Qingxue surveyed the facilities and scenery of the estate with amazement and asked.

"To tell you the truth, it didn't cost a penny," Wang Xiaoqiang rubbed his face "This was a gift from someone."

"Oh come on, who would believe you? Such a big estate, and they just gave it away...?" Xu Qingxue didn't believe it at all. "What reason would they have to give it to you?"

"Why would your father give me a Tibetan Mastiff, why would your brother give me a little truck, and you, Qingxue, why would you give yourself to me..."

Wang Xiaoqiang wrapped his arm around Xu Qingxue's sturdy, slender waist.

"Bah, remove that last sentence. How can you say you were 'given' a body? It is 'given' with intention, understand?" Xu Qingxue poked Wang Xiaoqiang's forehead and reprimanded him.

"Of course, I understand, it's love!" Wang Xiaoqiang embraced Xu Qingxue, about to kiss her. Xu Qingxue dodged, saying "Ah, don't, not like this, there are so many people watching..."

"What's there to fear? They are all my servants, here to serve me, uh, I should say, to serve us now..."

Wang Xiaoqiang said as he lifted Xu Qingxue in his arms and entered the bedroom.

It was evident that Xu Qingxue had great needs, but ultimately, this beautiful bureau chief still pleaded for mercy under Wang Xiaoqiang's dominance. One must know that Wang Xiaoqiang's body now contained two hundred and twenty-eight spirit springs; when they erupted, their power was not to be underestimated.

In the days that followed, Wang Xiaoqiang and Xu Qingxue enjoyed a leisurely and joyful life. They drove to Bangkok during the day, visiting the Grand Palace, Jade Buddha Temple, Reclining Buddha Temple, shopping at Siam Square... and at night, they made love on the exceptionally large open-air balcony of Dream Estate.

Then they would sleep right there on the balcony, gazing upon the celestial tapestry, reveling in the romance.

Gazing at the celestial radiance pouring down from the heavens, a breathtakingly beautiful sight, Xu Qingxue nestled in Wang Xiaoqiang's embrace, her smooth and delicate legs tightly wrapping around his waist, looking up at the starry sky, and said, "Hey, Xiaoqiang, wouldn't it be great if people could fly? To go wherever they want, to escape the fetters of the mundane world... to be free and unfettered!"

Upon hearing her words, Wang Xiaoqiang's heart stirred, and he immediately remembered the night he followed the three from the Taiyi Sect with their flying swords, recalling their talk of "Sky Manipulation." Unconsciously, he blurted out, "Actually, it's possible for people to fly up into the sky!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian, and support it with monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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