When they arrived at the Tie Le King's tent, Tie Zhenyong and the Princess sat at the top while Nangong Lie sat at the bottom. He had been waiting for a long time.
Tie Zhenyong greeted him with a face full of smiles, then went straight to the point, "Master Ling, you are a noble of my clan, and you have helped my clan so much. This king has prepared a small gift, I hope Master Ling will accept it."
After Tie Zhenyong finished speaking, he clapped his hands and a few maids walked up with a few trays.
Tie Zhenyong removed the red towels from the trays one by one.
On the first tray was a pile of neatly stacked Mysterious Crystals.
The Mysterious Crystals were very big, and each piece emitted waves of pure energy.
These were high-grade Mysterious Crystals, and from the looks of it, there were about 500 of them, which was equivalent to 5,000,000 low-grade Mysterious Crystals.
On the second tray was a Spirit Grass.
This Spirit Grass exuded a strong fire-attributed aura. Its scarlet stem was sparkling, and its flame-like leaves were extremely peculiar.
This was a high-grade fifth-grade Flame Grass. For any fire-attributed warrior, it was a top-grade Spirit Grass. It was extremely precious and rare, comparable to a low-grade sixth-grade Spirit Grass.
On the third tray was another Spirit Grass.
This Spirit Grass was like a dancing golden spirit snake, as if it was alive. It gave people the impression that they were looking at a snake.
Golden Snake Vine, a low-grade sixth-grade Spirit Grass, was a Spirit Grass that could make metal-attributed warriors go crazy because it could allow metal-attributed warriors with high Tenbin to comprehend a kind of footwork called "Snake Steps".
This footwork was comprehended from the snake image after consuming the Golden Snake Vine, and it could increase the speed of metal-attributed warriors.
On the fourth tray was a fire-attributed Snake Spear, a high-grade fifth-grade Xuan Artifact that was infinitely close to being a Spirit Artifact. It had a very strong offensive power.
This was the highest reward for the Tie Le Tribe's warrior competition, which was held every three years. Now that Tie Zhenyong had bestowed it to Ling Xiao, it was obvious that Ling Xiao had already obtained the Tie Le Tribe's approval.
The last tray was a medallion. There was a golden eagle carved on the medallion. It was extremely lifelike and looked extremely noble.
It was the golden token of the King of Tiele. Tie Zhenyong only had five of them. Seeing the token was like seeing the King of Tiele.
"Grandmaster Ling, please accept these small gifts. In the future, you will be the most distinguished friend of our Tiele Tribe." Tie Zhenyong had sent so many gifts to Ling Xiao, which was absolutely necessary for the Tiele Tribe to build a good relationship with Ling Xiao.
Any fifth grade alchemist would become a respected figure no matter where they went. Which sect or family wouldn't want to curry favor with them?
Nangong Lie spoke on behalf of Tie Zhenyong, "Master Ling, please accept it. This is your reward for refining pills, it would be a waste if you don't accept it."
Ling Xiao saw that Tie Zhenyong was so sincere, and Nangong Lie spoke again. He hesitated for a moment, but still accepted the gifts one by one.
"Ling Xiao thanks the King of Tiele for his gifts," Ling Xiao responded and then took out two dazzling pearls. He took two steps forward and said to the princess, "Princess, these are pearls I obtained from a ten-thousand-year-old giant shell. It can beautify and maintain one's appearance. Consider it a small gift from Ling Xiao, please accept it."
"Is it really that magical?" The princess was pleasantly surprised.
"Of course. If you don't believe me, you can eat it now. I guarantee that you will become even more beautiful," Ling Xiao was not stingy with his praise.
"Grandmaster Ling, this … this gift is too precious!" Tie Zhenyong was very knowledgeable, so he naturally knew the value of the pearls Ling Xiao had taken out.
"As the saying goes, gifts must be exchanged. This little thing is not worth mentioning," Ling Xiao said straightforwardly.
He still had hundreds of such pearls in the Obsidian Cauldron, so giving a few was nothing.
Tie Zhenyong no longer refused, and the princess impatiently swallowed one of the pearls.
Suddenly, Wangfei's body released a pure and flawless light. Her appearance actually glowed again, and she seemed to have become a dozen years younger. Her originally middle-aged appearance became a beautiful young married woman. It was as though she had returned to her youth. Her skin was filled with elasticity and vitality, giving people the feeling that they could never get tired of looking at her.
Ling Xiao couldn't help but be stunned.
"Beautiful, the princess was really beautiful when she was young," Ling Xiao exclaimed in his heart.
The princess cupped her face and asked Tie Zhenyong, "Your Majesty, I … I feel a wonderful change. I wonder if I've become even more beautiful?"
Tie Zhenyong's face was wild with joy as he cried out, "This is too magical, my beloved … you … you've returned to your youthful appearance. You're too beautiful!"
After saying that, Tie Zhenyong actually ignored the people present and hugged the princess and kissed her passionately.
"The effects of these pearls are actually extraordinary. When this young master returns, I will definitely make all my wives even more beautiful!" Ling Xiao thought fervently in his heart.
Despite Tie Zhenyong's repeated urging, Ling Xiao was still determined to leave.
They rested for a few days in the Tiele Tribe before continuing on their journey.
In the blink of an eye, the four of them flew for another half a month before arriving at a huge city, Guanling City.
Guanling City was one of the few large cities in the Southern Wasteland. People of all races came here to exchange what they needed, and their trade was not much worse than Nantian City's.
Ling Xiao and the others did not tarry here. With Nangong Lie's help, they directly used the city's transportation formation and arrived at another large city in the depths of the Southern Wasteland, Divine Dao City.
This city was called Divine Dao City because it was controlled by the Deity Dao Union, and it was also where the Deity Dao Union's headquarters were located.
After arriving at Divine Dao City, they would not be too far from Gu City.
From here, they would only need to fly for half a month to arrive.
As they got closer and closer to Gu City, Ling Xiao's emotions grew increasingly excited.
He had painstakingly ventured deep into the Southern Wasteland to find the Heaven Gu Divine Technique so that the priestess could continue living. If he failed to find the Heaven Gu Divine Technique, then this trip would have been in vain. Furthermore, the priestess might not be able to live for long.
He prayed that his luck would continue to be good and that he had to find the Heaven Gu Divine Technique!
After Nangong Lie brought Ling Xiao to an inn, he said to Ling Xiao, "Master Ling, you guys can rest here first. I will go out and handle some matters. I will be back in one or two days at the earliest, and three days at the latest. During these few days, you guys can walk around the city. However, do not provoke the people of the Deity Dao Union. They are famous for being difficult to deal with."
After Nangong Lie gave some instructions, he left in a hurry.
Ling Xiao, Xuan Yao, and the Demon Emperor went to the inn and asked for three rooms to stay for the time being.
Before Ling Xiao could even warm his seat, Xuan Yao walked over to Ling Xiao's room and said, "Let's go out for a walk. I feel like we have a lot of fortuitous encounters today. Who knows, we might be able to find some news about the Heaven Gu Divine Technique."
Ling Xiao rolled his eyes at Xuan Yao and said, "This is Divine Dao City, not Gu City. The Heaven Gu Divine Technique has already disappeared for ten thousand years. How could it be so coincidental that we have news of it right after we arrived? You can go lie to others, but don't bother this young master."
"You have to believe in the Profound Secrets Sect's number one fortune teller. Although the Heaven Gu Divine Technique has disappeared for many years, there are still many people who hope that it will reappear in the world. We cannot miss out on such a fortuitous encounter!" Xuan Yao continued to persuade him.
Ling Xiao ignored Xuan Yao and took out two bottles. One contained Myriad Year Stone Emulsion, and the other contained King Pills.
"Stop grumbling. Let's get to the King level first. Otherwise, this young master won't serve you anymore," Ling Xiao said as he tossed the two bottles to Xuan Yao.
Xuan Yao caught them as if they were treasures. He said happily, "I say, can't you be more careful with such precious things? If you break them, can you afford to pay for them?"
Ling Xiao ignored Xuan Yao and flipped over onto the wooden bed.
"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect you to have such a rich collection. You even have a top-grade liquid like Myriad Year Stone Emulsion. This is great, this divine fortune teller can finally step into the King level." Xuan Yao's eyes lit up as he looked at the Myriad Year Stone Emulsion. He then said to Ling Xiao, "Brother, do you have any more? Give me a few more bottles."
"I do, go to the well and take as many as you want," Ling Xiao said snappily.
Xuan Yao laughed dryly and didn't say anything more, instead taking out a black wolf-fur brush and a bottle of golden liquid from his Space Ring.
Xuan Yao dipped the black wolf-fur brush into the golden liquid and then began to draw something on the floor of the room.
Ling Xiao looked curiously at what Xuan Yao was doing.
He saw Xuan Yao drawing some irregular patterns on the floor. These patterns were like spirit snakes swimming about, giving off a very strange appearance.
"What the hell are you doodling about?" Ling Xiao asked, puzzled.
Xuan Yao said seriously, "Shut up, this divine fortune teller is drawing an array diagram."
"Array … Array diagram?
Haha, these messy lines can be considered an array diagram?
Keep bragging, keep bragging, "Ling Xiao mocked.
Xuan Yao ignored Ling Xiao and continued to draw, sweat gradually appearing on his face as if he was struggling.
After he put away the black brush and the golden liquid, he took out a few beast cores and placed them in different positions.
Then, something strange happened.
The patterns he had just drawn blossomed with a bright light, and the entire room became dreamlike. It looked extremely unreal.
Ling Xiao was shocked by this scene.
He really didn't expect that such a small formation could be formed with just these curved lines.
"Look carefully, is this an array diagram? Is this a formation?" Xuan Yao said proudly.
"At least you know something, but why did you make a small formation in my house? Do you still want me to sleep?" Ling Xiao asked unhappily.
He didn't want to see Xuan Yao's proud look, so he insisted that Xuan Yao not show off.
Xuan Yao laughed dryly and said, "I'll borrow it for now, I'll return it to you when I break through to the King Stage."
Ling Xiao asked again, "What is this small formation? What's its use?"
Xuan Yao said, "This is the Little Spirit Concealment Formation. It can hide all the auras in this place and isolate the outside world from interference. It can allow me to focus on breaking through."
"You really do have some skill. You can slowly break through here. I won't be serving you," said Ling Xiao. He walked out of the room.
He wasn't interested in waiting for Xuan Yao to break through.
"You stay here and protect him," Ling Xiao said to the Demon Emperor at the door.
"Yes, young master," the Demon Emperor replied. He then carefully asked, "When can young master give me the Soul Mending Pill?"
"It's a waste to give it to you now. Wait until you find a better body," Ling Xiao replied and walked out.