Chapter 39

Chapter 39

Above ground, the green leaves on the mountains had turned yellow. Over three months had passed since Zhanyue’s disappearance. Except for a few people like Cheng Lu, everyone had forgotten about this matter. With no news for so long, that person was likely long dead.

“He still has so many purple crystal coins unused at the Commerce Association,” said a middle-aged man wearing a yellow robe, slightly plump with a small mustache, fiddling with the ring on his finger, looking troubled. As the vice president of the Sun City Commerce Association, the mustached man couldn’t find any information about Zhanyue’s identity or relatives, so he could only write a letter to Mi Hongchen, since the money was originally given to Zhanyue by her.

Amidst her busy schedule, Mi Hongchen rode her flying dragon to Sun City to inquire about the situation from Cheng Lu, then personally went to the mountain where Zhanyue disappeared. When she saw the half-burned small mountain, she frowned. She had only met Zhanyue twice, but she had a good impression of this mysterious young man. Brave, clever, neither servile nor overbearing – this was her first impression of Zhanyue.

“I hope that wooden token can still be used,” Mi Hongchen sighed. She didn’t believe Zhanyue would die so simply. If someone came to report to the academy with that token in the future, she would naturally know. If it was Zhanyue, all would be well. If it was someone else, she could follow the clues to find information.

“The Holy Maiden... do I need to tell her?” Mi Hongchen pondered, then shook her head, “No, there’s no need to write to the Holy Maiden specifically about this matter. After all, they are from two different worlds. I’ll mention it to her the next time I see her.”

Mounting her flying dragon, Mi Hongchen flew towards the Imperial Capital, leaving behind the unchanged mountains and woods.

Meanwhile, Zhanyue, who didn’t have many people worrying about him, was showing excitement on his face. In front of him, the golden cauldron was flashing with green light. Soon after, two Breakthrough Pills appeared, round and full, containing abundant spiritual energy. There weren’t many high-grade spiritual herbs in the surroundings, and it was already not easy to gather the necessary materials for the Breakthrough Pills.

“I’ll break through tonight!” Zhanyue hung a “Do Not Disturb” sign outside the door. Whenever he hung this sign, absolutely no one dared to intrude, not even the Mountain Goblin King.

Inside the room, Zhanyue settled into meditation to break through. These few months were the most peaceful days he had spent in this other world. He didn’t need to worry about Nightmares, didn’t need to worry about assassinations, and even had food specially prepared and delivered to him. The Mountain Goblin Clan’s territory was like a paradise, and Zhanyue looked at these ‘different species brothers’ with more affection.

When the sun rose the next day, Zhanyue, who had taken two Breakthrough Pills, opened his eyes. Now a first-grade pill refiner, he had finally broken through the Spirit Contract Realm and entered the Spirit Communication Realm!

His connection with his three contract objects became closer. The watch didn’t change much, as time-space causality techniques weren’t easy to advance. The Earth Mother Golden Cauldron finally revealed its new ability – Condensing Qi into Form! Simply put, Zhanyue could condense the spiritual energy from earth veins into solid spiritual pills in pill form. These spiritual pills required no materials to refine yet were at the level of first-grade pills. When consumed, they could restore a person’s contractor power. The so-called contractor power is essentially a form of spiritual energy, so it can naturally be replenished.

“No need for herbs, creating something from nothing. This isn’t a golden cauldron, it’s a damn cornucopia!”

Having entered the Spirit Communication Realm, his connection with the illumination Goddess became closer. With a thought, a special scene appeared before his eyes: misty water surrounding brown rocks, then fair skin appeared – a jade arm, followed by a snow-white swell and a touch of rosy red.

Suddenly, there was a fluctuation in divine consciousness, and everything before his eyes vanished.

“What was that just now? This... this isn’t right, is it?” Zhanyue trembled, feeling like he had made a big mistake.

Sure enough, moments later, the illumination Goddess contacted him.

“Forget it, an existence like the Corpse Emperor is not something I should be considering. I’m worrying too much,” Zhanyue stretched his muscles and bones, “It’s been a long time since I’ve exercised. I wonder how my strength is now.”

Zhanyue, who came out of seclusion after just one day, received a warm welcome. The scene was even grander than the Great King’s birthday. Mountain Goblin King Hulu specially arranged a celebration to celebrate Zhanyue’s realm breakthrough. This made Zhanyue feel overwhelmed. These Mountain Goblins were truly pure and lovable in their simplicity.

“Little brother, congratulations!” the Mountain Goblin King raised his wine cup in congratulation.

“It’s just the Spirit Communication Realm. Big brother, this is too grand,” Zhanyue felt a bit embarrassed.

“Second Great King, you’re being too modest. Each of your breakthroughs is a great joy for us. This means you can refine higher-grade pills, and we brothers can benefit from it. You’re a noble pill refiner. Our Mountain Goblin Clan now has our own pill refiner,” Dingding said from the side.

Zhanyue looked at him in surprise, “You fellow, when did you become so eloquent?”

“Hehe, well... those Calming Spirit Pills of yours are extraordinary. After eating them, we feel our intelligence has increased,” Hulu explained from the side. “My child has been eating them for over ten days and can now speak. According to previous experience, it would have taken at least half a year. Dingding and Dangdang’s intelligence has also significantly improved after taking the pills.”

“Calming Spirit Pills are just unranked pills. How can they have such an effect?” Zhanyue frowned deeply. Pills that could open intelligence should be at least seventh-grade or 8, right? What was going on? Unfortunately, even the illumination Goddess couldn’t provide any explanation for this.

“As long as it’s useful. Later, you prepare more materials, and I’ll refine more for you. It’s not a troublesome matter,” Zhanyue said.

Then came a thunderous cheer from the crowd, “Long live the Second Great King!” “Long live the Second Great King!” The Mountain Goblin Clan all knew they weren’t very smart and knew it was a kind of curse. Now this curse seemed to have loosened a bit, all thanks to Zhanyue. As for Hulu himself, he looked at Zhanyue with burning eyes, having a feeling and firmly believing that his breakthrough to the True King Realm must rely on Zhanyue. His fortune was not small.

“Well, big brother, I’ve just entered the Spirit Communication Realm and my hands are itching. Can you arrange for a few brothers to practice with me?” Zhanyue asked.

Hulu was stunned, then laughed heartily: “Of course, no problem. Little brother, you be careful not to let these little ones knock you down. Dingding and Dangdang’s strength is just right. I heard you were no match for them before.”

Dingding and Dangdang looked unwilling. How could they fight with the Second Great King? They couldn’t bear to hit him.

“You two, fight me with all you’ve got. This is an order. If you win, I’ll reward you with a special pill,” Zhanyue said.

The two immediately became interested. The three walked to the center of the arena, with the surrounding Mountain Goblins forming a circle, eagerly watching, creating a lively scene.