Chapter 8
Home (Part 2)
Lei Dong had also gone to see it, and compared to the original Xiaoqing Valley, it was better rather than worse.
Of course, to have them move, Ding Wanyan had to pay them about two million spirit stones. Although this number made Lei Dong's heart ache a bit, since Ding Wanyan liked it, Lei Dong was naturally satisfied. After all, that valley indeed possessed beautiful scenery. The two of them building a house here was also a very romantic thing.
Furthermore, a weak spirit vein was not completely unchangeable. In the sect's ancient records, there was a type of formation called the Great Five Elements Spirit Gathering Formation. Once set up, it would slowly gather the free-flowing spiritual energy around into the center of the formation. Because of the concentrated spiritual energy, over time, it could even nourish the weak spirit vein, causing it to gradually grow stronger.
Of course, asking the sect to set up such a Great Five Elements Spirit Gathering Formation would be quite expensive, requiring a Nascent Soul Ancestor to leave their cave to preside over it. It would certainly cost tens of millions of contribution points. Furthermore, the results would not be very fast, only improving year by year.
Without a hundred years, that spirit vein would not be able to become strong. Therefore, this matter could only be temporarily put on hold. The distance from Heishan Market to Xiaoqing Valley was not too far, only about a thousand miles. It wasn't that Lei Dong missed Ouyang Rong'er, but rather that he had gone through so much trouble to nurture an alchemist, consuming so many spirit stones, so he had to recoup his losses from her. Leaving her alone in Xiaoqing Valley was not necessarily safe either.
Currently, since Lei Dong did not need to conceal his identity and whereabouts in the Tiandao Alliance, he stepped onto his Evil Ghost Barrier, speeding toward Xiaoqing Valley regardless of the broad daylight. First, with his identity as a disciple of the Yinsha Sect, traveling within the Tiandao Alliance was still relatively safe. No Golden Core stage cultivator with a functioning brain would provoke him for no reason.
Furthermore, Lei Dong believed that relying on the high-grade spiritual artifacts covering his body, along with the talismans and medicinal pills he carried, defeating a Golden Core cultivator was absolutely impossible, but escaping was barely manageable. Moreover, the probability of encountering a Golden Core cultivator on this path was very low. Traveling at top speed, Lei Dong brought Ouyang Rong'er back to the Dading Kingdom in just three days.
Although Xiaoqing Valley was good, it was not his own territory, lacking a sense of security.
Ouyang Rong'er was injured and did not yet understand what was happening before she was taken away to another place by the terrifying archdemon in her eyes using the fastest transplanting method. Just as Lei Dong had no way to resist in front of the Heavenly Demon, Ouyang Rong'er in Lei Dong's hands could only let him do as he pleased. But then again, though she feared Lei Dong, she was also very grateful to him. Over the years, although he had constantly forced her to study alchemy with all her might, he had also avenged her and given her the opportunity to grow stronger. As for being beaten by the spiritual ghosts when she failed in alchemy, her thoughts had slowly shifted. She believed it was because Lei Dong was good to her and wanted her to make rapid progress.
Of course, Lei Dong was too lazy to care about her little thoughts. What he wanted was to nurture her talent in alchemy.
Because before leaving, Lei Dong had already told Ding Wanyan about Ouyang Rong'er. Therefore, when Lei Dong suddenly brought a woman home, Ding Wanyan was not surprised. Instead, she treated Ouyang Rong'er politely and even prepared tea for her. But as soon as Lei Dong glared, Ouyang Rong'er clearly did not dare to sit down, quickly standing up to obediently help Lei Dong and Ding Wanyan brew tea.
"Wanyan, this is the Bodhi Pure Heart Tea I told you about."
Lei Dong smiled slightly as he took the cup of spiritual tea Rong'er had just brewed, handing it attentively to his wife.
"If drunk long-term, it has the effect of strengthening one's divine sense. I have also drunk it for many years, and my divine sense has been strengthened quite a bit."
Ding Wanyan took the teacup and took a gentle sip. The tea was hot, but it indeed carried a wave of cool freshness that spread throughout her body, making every pore open up, and her mind fell into a state of light relaxation. She could not help but say with surprise:
"It is indeed a good thing. Husband's luck is truly not bad. Although its immediate effect is far inferior to the Heart-Washing Fruit, in terms of long-term value, the value of this spiritual tea far surpasses the Heart-Washing Fruit."
Ouyang Rong'er stood listening to the two of them comment. Since falling into Lei Dong's demonic clutches, she had never drunk a single sip of high-grade spiritual tea, and even if she had free time, she spent it all cultivating the spiritual tea. Fortunately, thanks to her dedicated care, the flavor of the cultivated spiritual tea had slowly improved.
Her expression caught Ding Wanyan's detailed gaze, and she said with a gentle smile:
"Rong'er, you have also worked hard. Sit down and have a cup of spiritual tea as well."
Seeing her gaze toward Lei Dong looked very fearful, Ding Wanyan cast an annoyed glance at Lei Dong and said:
"Rong'er, do not fear him. In truth, Lei Dong is fierce on the outside but very kind-hearted on the inside."
Lei Dong did not dare to make his wife lose face. He glared at her and said:
"Since the Mistress told you to drink, then drink. But after drinking, quickly go to work. First, transplant the spiritual tea well. If any of them die, I will hold you accountable. Furthermore, you have delayed the progress of alchemy these past two days, so you need to quickly make up for it..."
"Yes, Master. Thank you, Mistress..."
Rong'er spoke somewhat pitifully. Now, she did not dare to disobey a single word of Lei Dong's orders. After sitting down for a moment, she did not dare to taste the spiritual tea immediately. After finishing the tea, she quickly went to find a suitable location to plant the Bodhi Pure Heart Tea. Just thinking about what would happen if any spiritual tea died, would she ever have a peaceful day in her life?
Once she left, Ding Wanyan cast an annoyed glare at Lei Dong and smiled faintly.