Over The World, Beyond Heaven

"Of course, I belong to the Heavenly Command Sect."

Zheng-Fu confirmed with a firm nod. Before he continued, "But mostly, I built my strength by myself. Sect has only a small contribution. On the contrary, I have always been the one helping the Heavenly Command Sect in various matters, and most of them were big things. And why would I have to do such nonsense!?"

It was not that he did not love the sect or did not want to help. But those little things did not require him to do it himself or even help. And he had done a lot for the sect. Even during the time he came out to gain experience, he also brought many benefits to the sect.

Hah!

Mie-Xiang-Qi did not quite understand what Zheng-Fu was saying because it was usually almost impossible for anyone to develop themselves with their own resources without help from the sect. But when she thought about it again, many things made her understand and believe that Zheng-Fu was telling the truth.

After the two of them had walked through almost the entire market, Zheng-Fu stopped in front of a stall where the vendor was an elder in his sixties. Items for sale included raw, uncut stones and gemstones.

"Master, are you interested in these gem ores? If you're interested, I can lower the price for you." The elder saw Zheng-Fu stopping in front of the store, so he immediately invited Zheng-Fu to come look at his merchandise.

"Just ordinary ores. They're only valuable as decorations," Mie-Xiang-Qi interrupted when she saw that Zheng-Fu seemed interested in these gem ores.

"Others may regard them as just ordinary gem ores, but to me, I think they are worth many times more." Zheng-Fu turned to reply to Mie-Xiang-Qi. Because he felt that one of these ores contained something precious.

Hah!?

"Grandpa, how much are these ores?" After explaining to Mie-Xiang-Qi, he turned to ask the elder.

"If you want them all, I'll give you a special discount. Only five low-level Purple Heaven Crystals each. But if you buy them separately, the price will be eight low-level Purple Heaven Crystals per lump, sir!"

The price the elder offered was not very high. If these gem ores had been cut, their price would skyrocket even more than this. Moreover, if they were to be engraved with spells, they would become high-quality protective amulets because of their durability. And the spell-engraved gem ores were high-class protection amulets and were very rare.

"There are a total of fifteen gem ores on your stall. Then I'll give you this price!" Actually, Zheng-Fu only wanted one lump in all. But he thought he should buy them all to help the elder. So, he did not say the price he would pay. He simply handed the bag containing a hundred mid-level Purple Heaven Crystals to the elder and let him open it.

Blop!

"What is this, Master? This amount is too much, I can't take it, sir!" The elder opened the bag, and when he saw how many Purple Heaven Crystals were in the bag, he immediately handed the bag back to Zheng-Fu and refused to accept it.

"Take it, Grandpa. I even think it's too little!" But Zheng-Fu pushed the bag back to the elder. Because the gem ore he wanted was comparable to Heavenly Treasure. Or perhaps it was even comparable to Deity Item.

"But..."

"Take it, Grandpa! My younger brother is very rich. And he likes to spend money without thinking like this. If you don't accept it, he'll be angry!" Just as the elder was about to refuse again, Mie-Xiang-Qi interrupted. And the reason she brought up made Zheng-Fu look like a very bad person.

Err!

"Come on, Grandpa! Just as my elder sister said. I'm that kind of person. Please take these crystals." Zheng-Fu did not want to say anything or make any excuses. He did not care what anyone thought of him. Because he knew what kind of person he was.

After purchasing gem ore from the elder, Zheng-Fu and Mie-Xiang-Qi walked around a bit more. Before the two of them went to find a restaurant because Zheng-Fu was hungry.

At a restaurant in Heavenly Cloud City...

"Can you tell me how valuable these gem ores are?" Along the way, Mie-Xiang-Qi kept asking Zheng-Fu about gem ores. But Zheng-Fu refused to answer and just smiled. When they arrived at the restaurant, she asked again with a serious expression.

"I can only tell you that among these gem ores, there is something comparable to the high-level Heavenly Treasure hidden. You won't know if you don't look carefully," Zheng-Fu explained as best he could.

Something comparable to high-level Heavenly Treasure!?

Mie-Xiang-Qi loudly exclaimed in shock. And her voice made people in the restaurant turn to look at them.

"Speak softly, Sister Xiang-Qi. I don't want any trouble to happen here," Zheng-Fu said, raising a finger to touch his lips to signal for Mie-Xiang-Qi to keep her voice down because he did not want any unnecessary issues from something trivial.

Erm!

"I'm sorry! But what you said is unbelievable. Heavenly Treasure is not as easy to find as vegetables or fish sold in the market." Mie-Xiang-Qi hurriedly softened her voice and apologized to Zheng-Fu. But still, she could not believe it.

"I understand you. But that's just my assumption. Because I can feel a slight energy wave of it." Zheng-Fu did not want to explain too much. So, he concluded the matter to make her stop wondering and calm down.

"No matter how slight or huge it is, it's still a trace of the high-level Heavenly Treasure. If you only have a slight amount, you can forge it with other things to increase its energy. And if there are enough of them, they can be refined to a high-level Heavenly Item!"

"Come on! Let's find something to eat first. I feel hungry already. At least I'd like to drink a glass or two of cold water first. Because now my throat feels very parched."

Zheng-Fu did not want to think about forging a high-level Heavenly Item or what to do with its fragments. Because what he really wanted was to find out that it was a hidden Deity Treasure. Because it would raise his Aqua-dragon sword to higher levels. And if the Aqua-dragon sword really advanced to the Deity stage when he entered Deity Land, he would feel even more at ease.

"Umm!" Mie-Xiang-Qi responded, unable to know what Zheng-Fu was thinking.

An hour passed...

"Well, let's travel to Heavenly Cloud Mountain. I want to see a beautiful view there." After eating, Zheng-Fu invited Mie-Xiang-Qi to continue their journey. Because now the sunlight was starting to fade.

"All right! I want to get out of here, too. I don't like crowds!" Mie-Xiang-Qi immediately responded without hesitation. Because she felt very uncomfortable now. There were a lot of people there. She noticed that most of the newcomers were acquainted with the customers who were already in the restaurant. And when they met, they made loud noises. And most importantly, they just looked at her and Zheng-Fu without taking their eyes off.

"You noticed that too, right?" After coming out of the restaurant for a moment, Zheng-Fu asked with a smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Umm! I noticed it for a while. It seems like they're paying attention to us because of Heavenly Treasure that I accidentally said." Mie-Xiang-Qi knew exactly why those people were interested in them. However, she was not afraid of them at all. Because the strongest of those people was only at the initial Deity Soul stage. While she was at the advanced Deity Soul stage.

"Probably yes! But if they hadn't been interested in us because of that, maybe it's because of your beauty!" Zheng-Fu actually did not think much of that. Even though he knew that some people were secretly following them. And he was not afraid either. With just one flick of his hand, those people were all dead. Therefore, to make the atmosphere look as normal as possible, he gave Mie-Xiang-Qi a little teasing.

"You!"

Zheng-Fu's teasing made Mie-Xiang-Qi blush and feel embarrassed. She tried not to think too much about his words or what he had teased her about. But no matter how hard she tried, she could not resist the feeling of embarrassment for once.

Hehe!

Half an hour passed at the Heavenly Cloud Mountain peak, Heavenly Cloud City's famous tourist attraction...

Wow!

"This place is cloudy and beautiful like heaven, truly fits its name. Sigh! It would be great to see such beautiful scenery with my lover!" Zheng-Fu exclaimed in admiration of the cloudy scenery he saw in front of him because it was both beautiful and made his mind very peaceful. And it reminded him of Qi-Er. He really wanted her to stand beside him and watch this beautiful scene together.

"Lover?!"

But Mie-Xiang-Qi did not know the meaning behind Zheng-Fu's words. She thought that Zheng-Fu had purposely said this to tease her like before. But when she turned to look at Zheng-Fu's face, instead, she found that Zheng-Fu was not paying attention or looking at her at all. Zheng-Fu's face, which she saw, looked happy. But his eyes were filled with suffering and sadness. The more she looked at those eyes, she felt even more sad for Zheng-Fu. It made her want to cry for no reason.

Sigh!

"I'm happy thinking of beautiful pictures. But you all made my good feelings disappear. If you don't give me a satisfactory answer, you all can prepare to disappear from this world forever!"

Booooooom!!!

Augh! Augh! Augh!

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Zheng-Fu was very annoyed with the people secretly following him and Mie-Xiang-Qi. Because they had taken away his happiness by trying to use some kind of spells and tactical formations on them all the time. As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng-Fu unleashed huge energy waves from the Deity Apprentice stage.

The energy waves caused the entire Heavenly Cloud Mountain, Heavenly Cloud City, Heavenly Star Divine Capital City, and the city's major sects to experience an earthquake. But soon, the shaking stopped. All that was left was the formidable energy waves and pressure.

Those energy waves and pressure pressed down on those secretly following them extremely fiercely. Those people could not stand it and collapsed on the ground, spitting out large mouthfuls of blood.

Dei... Deity… stage!

Mie-Xiang-Qi exclaimed in shock as she suddenly sensed Zheng-Fu's energy level, because besides Deity Stage Grandmaster, no one could unleash such a terrifying and violent energy wave. Therefore, she was sure that Zheng-Fu was definitely at the Deity stage.

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