Chapter 807: Chapter 800: News
Time flows by in calmness; in the blink of an eye, six or seven days have passed.
In this period, the entire Donglin City became noticeably more heavily guarded.
Originally, as long as the entrance fee was paid, one could freely enter and exit the city gates. But now the checks have become extremely stringent.
However, none of this has much to do with Chen Hai.
After all, he has been in Donglin City for decades, always living a secluded life, and the household’s expenses are supported by his original savings.
He doesn’t need to hunt outside nor gather herbs to sustain his livelihood. Even if this Donglin City allows entry but not exit, it’s not affecting him or others in the mansion too much.
After absorbing the chill from Qingmu’s body, although he did this to save others, he also benefited significantly.
During these six or seven days, Chen Hai never left home, went into secluded cultivation, to digest the immense gains his absorption of those chills brought him.
As for Qingmu, he is also nestled in the underground cultivation room.
The severe damage to his body caused by the Extreme Yin Mysterious Qi would take an unknown amount of years to fully recover. Only a few days have passed now, and his injuries have just slightly improved.
"The Top Three Flowers have been fully condensed. In terms of realm, I should now be in the Golden Immortal Late Period."
"However, the condensation of the last Earth Flower is still somewhat lacking, needing at least three to five years of water mill work to reach true perfection."
"For me, achieving Three Flowers Perfection is easy, but to take one step further into the Daluo Realm is not something that can be achieved through effort alone!"
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In his self-talk, Chen Hai sighed, slowly stood up.
At this moment, he is in a quiet room in the mansion.
Because his usual underground secret room for cultivation has been occupied by Qingmu, he has been staying in this outside quiet room during this time.
The Rule Power contained in the Extreme Yin Mysterious Qi, and the Rule Fragments of Cold condensed from it, have long been exhausted.
In these days, the power Chen Hai digested came from the ordinary chill absorbed by the Devouring Touch.
Although the power converted by these ordinary chills is also very pure, compared to the Rule Fragments, its power tier is vastly inferior.
Using such tier of power to nourish the last Earth Flower of the Three Flowers, its efficiency is just passable, seeing which, Chen Hai could not help but want to cry.
Of course, the main reason for this is that Chen Hai had just experienced the rapid growth brought by using Rule Fragments of Cold to nourish the Three Flowers.
Comparing the two, he naturally becomes extremely dissatisfied with the snail-paced growth brought by using ordinary power to nourish the Earth Flower.
Mumbling to himself, he opened the door of the quiet room and walked outside directly.
After wandering around the mansion for the time it takes a stick of incense to burn, Chen Hai appeared in the underground cultivation room.
"Young master!" Qingmu, who had been sitting cross-legged, upon seeing Chen Hai entering, immediately opened his eyes and greeted him.
The injuries on his body, although far from fully recovered, have, after a few days of rest, improved to the extent that besides his continuing mental fatigue, at least on the surface, he looks unscathed with no visible injuries.
"Judging by your complexion, it doesn’t seem too bad. How is your body’s recovery?" Chen Hai inquired with a smile while motioning for Qingmu to sit down.
Even Zhuge Liang was invited by Liu Bei out of the cottage three times before he came out, and Qingmu before him is a Quasi-Saint Strong.
Although he has already promised to serve Chen Hai for a thousand years, when it comes time to win him over, Chen Hai still needs to act appropriately; he certainly wouldn’t relentlessly exploit a powerful figure like Qingmu.
"It’s still early for a full recovery, but temporarily, I should be able to exert half of my peak combat strength!"
After some thought, Qingmu nodded and replied.
For a strong person of his level, as long as there is one breath left, the recovery of strength at the beginning will undoubtedly be very rapid.
Recovering half of his combat strength may take just a few days, but to truly return to his peak would certainly take many years.
"Already recovered half of your combat strength? That’s quite a good recovery speed!"
With a smile, Chen Hai nodded, then continued; "Qingmu, you have broad experience, you should know about Golden Dawn Island, right?"
Chen Hai asked Qingmu this question purely on a whim.
To be honest, the idea of leaving the southern Zhan State and returning to Golden Dawn Island had never been extinguished in his heart.
After all, no golden nest or silver nest compares with one’s own doghouse.
His wife Ye Qingqing, and the Black Water Lineage under his command, are all on Golden Dawn Island. If he wasn’t forced by circumstances back then, why would he have been willing to leave his homeland and come to the southern Zhan State?
"Golden Dawn Island? I do know of that place."
"From Donglin City to Golden Dawn Island, there’s a journey of over a million miles. Even with a flying boat, it would take at least half a year."
"Young master, are you planning to go there, since you suddenly asked about Golden Dawn Island?"
Given the vastness of the southern Zhan State, average cultivators would find it impossible to thoroughly explore the land beneath their feet.
Nine out of ten cultivators have no idea what lies overseas beyond the southern Zhan State, completely clueless.
But Qingmu is undoubtedly different from the average cultivator. With his strength and former status, after some thought, he provided Chen Hai a satisfactory answer.
"I was originally from Golden Dawn Island, but due to certain incidents, I ended up here."
"If possible, I naturally hope to leave this place and return to that homeland."
"It’s just that, with you..."
Smiling as he nodded, Chen Hai’s gaze fell upon Qingmu’s face.
Though he didn’t finish his words, the meaning was clear: he wanted Qingmu to lead the way and return to Golden Dawn Island with him.
"To Golden Dawn Island? Not a bad idea!"
"Though my power hasn’t fully recovered, having regained half of my combat strength, traveling should pose no problem at all."
"Has the young master decided when to depart?"
Without much hesitation, Qingmu agreed instantly.
After all, being a dignified Quasi-Saint Strong and one of the Mansion Masters, serving someone like Chen Hai, a Golden Immortal, is quite humiliating.
If possible, he certainly wouldn’t want this situation known to anyone familiar with him.
Located overseas, Golden Dawn Island is a remote region; most cultivators there are completely unaware of the Heavenly Mansion’s existence, let alone know who Emperor Qingmu is.
Leaving the southern Zhan State for Golden Dawn Island means being almost entirely unnoticed by others.
Living out a millennia in such a remote place would be wholly advantageous for Qingmu.
Faced with Chen Hai’s proposal, unless he were out of his mind, how could he refuse?