Chapter 1737: Chapter 650: 30 Years
Therefore, for Zhou Chun, these dozen or so Golden Magnet Spirit Woods came at just the right time.
If he were to transplant them back to the Green Lotus Mountain Range and plant them in his cave mansion, the cultivation environment there would significantly improve in the future.
However, the number of these Golden Magnet Spirit Woods isn’t small. Although this type of Spirit Wood is famous for its tenacious vitality and is easy to transplant, moving over a dozen at once would be rather conspicuous.
Thus, after pondering for a while, Zhou Chun decided not to transplant them for now and chose to handle the matter after he advances to Nascent Soul Formation.
After all, ordinary cultivators do not dare enter this Gold Dawn Mountain Range, and the fact that these Golden Magnet Spirit Woods have been growing here for so long is evidence of that.
With this decision made, Zhou Chun soon rode a tortoise and left the Gold Dawn Mountain Range.
Several months later, Zhou Chun’s figure reappeared in the Flowfire Desert.
Disguised, he crossed the Sandy Sea and reached the Fire Basin Oasis, where the Heaven Fire Sect is located, within a few days.
However, since he had previously killed members of the Holy Fire Sect, Zhou Chun did not dare to go directly to the Heaven Fire Sect’s mountain gate to avoid being discovered and inciting pursuit by the Holy Fire Sect.
He found a place to stay at a marketplace on the Fire Basin Oasis and first inquired about information regarding the Heaven Fire Sect. Only after learning from a Heaven Fire Sect’s Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator that Bai Zhiqing was at the mountain gate did he activate a "Thousand Mile Transmission Talisman" that Bai Zhiqing had left for him.
After sending the Communication Talisman, Zhou Chun only had to wait half a day before he saw Bai Zhiqing again.
"Zhiqing meets Taoist Friend Zhou. Since you’ve come all the way here, why didn’t you directly visit our sect’s mountain gate? Could it be that you don’t trust Zhiqing?"
Inside the temporary residence of Zhou Chun, Bai Zhiqing looked at him with puzzlement, questioning him directly upon seeing him.
She hadn’t seen through Zhou Chun’s disguise and didn’t know that he was now at the Golden Core Late Stage cultivation level.
Upon hearing her complaint, Zhou Chun quickly waved his hand to explain, "Taoist Friend Bai, please don’t misunderstand. Zhou Mou doesn’t distrust you; it’s just that when I left your sect previously, I was pursued by Holy Fire Sect cultivators and made quite a grudge with them, so I didn’t want to implicate you!"
"Ah, is that so?"
Bai Zhiqing’s expression changed slightly, as it was the first time she had heard of this matter.
"It’s just an old affair; Taoist Friend Bai need not worry,"
Zhou Chun shook his head, appearing unwilling to dwell on the topic.
Seeing him like this, Bai Zhiqing suppressed her curiosity and nodded, saying, "Zhiqing understands. Then Taoist Friend Zhou must have come this time for that Dharma Treasure."
"Indeed, but I wonder if Senior Yan Cang has finished refining that Dharma Treasure?"
As Zhou Chun spoke, he looked at her with expectation in his eyes.
"Well..."
At this moment, Bai Zhiqing hesitated, as if she had unspeakable difficulties.
This made Zhou Chun’s heart skip a beat, sensing that things might not go well.
He immediately pressed on, directly questioning her, "Why is Taoist Friend Bai hesitating to answer me? Is there something wrong with the refining of the Dharma Treasure? Could it be that the refinement failed?"
Facing his sharp questioning, Bai Zhiqing’s complexion changed repeatedly, hastily replying, "No, Taoist Friend Zhou, don’t misunderstand; the Dharma Treasure was not a failure!"
"Since it wasn’t a failure, why doesn’t Taoist Friend Bai take it out?"
Zhou Chun pressed on relentlessly, determined not to give up until he achieved his goal.
This left Bai Zhiqing speechless for a moment.
Seeing her silence, Zhou Chun became angry and immediately glared at her coldly, saying, "What do you mean, Taoist Friend Bai? Do you intend to break your promise?"
As he became angry, his vast Divine Sense pressure involuntarily enveloped Bai Zhiqing.
Under the pressure of his Divine Sense, Bai Zhiqing, who was only at the Golden Elixir Early Phase, immediately felt immense pressure, and her heart rate increased greatly.
She seemed to finally realize the consequences of angering Zhou Chun and hurriedly waved her hand to explain, "Taoist Friend Zhou, please calm down. Zhiqing would never dare to deceive you; it’s just that after the Dharma Treasure was refined, it was intercepted by the Supreme Elder, who said that Taoist Friend Zhou must personally go to retrieve it!"
Hearing her response, Zhou Chun’s gaze changed, and he solemnly asked, "Is that really the case? Why would Senior Yan Cang do such a thing?"
"Zhiqing would never dare to deceive Taoist Friend Zhou, but as for why the Supreme Elder did this, Zhiqing is not sure!"
Bai Zhiqing said this with a face full of bitterness and helplessness.
In fact, after receiving the transmission from Zhou Chun today, she had anticipated trouble, but if she didn’t come to see him, the consequences would be even more unpredictable, so she had no choice but to muster the courage to come.
Zhou Chun then asked again, "Did Grandmaster Yan Cang know about our meeting here today?"
On hearing this, Bai Zhiqing’s face changed again, unable to meet his gaze, shrinking back and speaking quietly, "Zhiqing, before descending from the mountain, I did mention this to the Supreme Elder!"
"Enough! Given the circumstances, Taoist Friend Bai, please take me to see Senior Yan Cang."
Zhou Chun opened his mouth, ultimately letting out a long sigh and stating his decision with a wave of his hand.
At this point, regardless of his opinions of Bai Zhiqing, the outcome couldn’t be changed.
Since Grandmaster Yan Cang was aware of him being at the Fire Basin Oasis, leaving secretly might not be so easy now.