#45 - Chapter 45: The Girl in the Red Dress

As the last line of text appeared on the panel, an inexplicable force entered Lin Changqing's body from the void.

In an instant, Lin Changqing's spiritual power cultivation reached the seventh level of Foundation Establishment, and his physical strength reached the ninth bone of Forging!

"Not bad, not bad. This simulation improved my cultivation very quickly." Lin Changqing nodded in satisfaction. Although this simulation ended early, and he guessed the wrong answer and was obliterated by the Black and White Go Board's artifact spirit, overall, his gains from this simulation were great.

Not to mention the cultivation aspect, reaching the seventh level of Foundation Establishment and the ninth bone of Forging, he was only one step away from Core Formation.

More importantly, the experience he gained in this simulation could prepare him for the next one.

He already knew the correct answer to the black and white Go problem.

It could be said that in the next simulation, he would be 100% certain of achieving a Nine-Pattern Golden Core!

"So now the most crucial issue is to obtain more simulation opportunities…"

Lin Changqing looked at the panel, which currently showed that his simulation chances were zero.

【Remaining Simulation Chances: 0】

【Obtaining Simulation Chances: Can be restored over time, once per month.】

【Alternatively, complete simulation tasks to obtain simulation chances.】

【Simulation Task: Obtain the World Tree fragments from the Golden Sun Secret Realm and Heavenly Sun Valley. Completing this will grant five simulation chances.】

"If I wait for time to slowly restore them, it will take a month to restore one chance. By then, the day lilies will be cold."

"I need to obtain simulation chances as soon as possible. I must push my cultivation to the Nascent Soul stage within the remaining few days…"

Lin Changqing stroked his chin, preparing to complete these two simulation tasks.

The two simulation tasks were simple and easy for him.

Three days later, when the Golden Sun Secret Realm opened, with his strength, he could ambush outside the Golden Sun Secret Realm, wait for Black Fire to come out, and easily kill him to obtain the World Tree fragment.

The other task in Heavenly Sun Valley was also very simple.

Heavenly Sun Valley had not yet been attacked by the Demonic Path. It was a market town, and the highest cultivation level was only in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

His cultivation level could completely dominate the field, and obtaining the World Tree fragment in Heavenly Sun Valley would not be a problem.

He remembered that the World Tree fragment in Heavenly Sun Valley should be in a courtyard on the west side of the market town. This courtyard seemed to be the residence of the Heavenly Sun Valley's market town lord.

After the Blood Demon Old Man captured it, he used this courtyard as his main residence.

Having determined the location, obtaining the World Tree fragment from Heavenly Sun Valley would not be difficult.

"In that case, I'll rest for one night and go to Heavenly Sun Valley tomorrow to get the World Tree fragment. A round trip of two days will be just right, and I'll be back in time to go to the Golden Sun Secret Realm."

Lin Changqing set his plan in his mind. The Golden Sun Secret Realm would open in three days, so he would go to Heavenly Sun Valley first.

Anyway, Heavenly Sun Valley was far from Blackwater Market, and a round trip would take him two days, which would be just enough to kill the time in between.

It wasn't that Lin Changqing hadn't thought about leaving now, but his spirit couldn't handle it. He had consumed a lot of energy after five consecutive simulations.

He also needed to rest for one night to adjust his condition.

Thinking this way, Lin Changqing went to bed.

Early the next morning, Lin Changqing woke up, tidied up briefly, and flew towards Heavenly Sun Valley.

"It should take about a day to get there." Lin Changqing estimated his speed.

In the previous simulation, it took him two days to get from Blackwater Market to Heavenly Sun Valley.

But in the previous simulation, he only had the first level of Foundation Establishment in the early stage. Now that he had forged nine bones and reached the seventh level of Foundation Establishment, his speed would naturally increase.

…

Heavenly Sun Valley, in a courtyard on the west side, this was the Heavenly Sun Valley Market Lord's residence.

At this moment, deep underground in the Market Lord's residence, a verdant wooden fragment was sleeping quietly.

On the ground, in the main house of the Market Lord's residence, an angry voice came.

"Li Hu of the Three Sun Market is really going too far, trying to swallow my market's foundation, and even wanting to take Yue'er as a concubine!"

Yun Tianqing, the Market Lord of Heavenly Sun Valley, was filled with anger. In front of him was a girl in a red dress. She was exceptionally beautiful, with a high nose bridge and snow-white skin.

The girl in the red dress was called Yun Yue, the daughter of the Heavenly Sun Valley Market Lord.

The reason why the Heavenly Sun Valley Market Lord was so angry was related to this.

Li Hu, whom he had just mentioned, was the Market Lord of the neighboring Three Sun Market.

Like him, he was in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. He was at the fifth level of Foundation Establishment, and Li Hu was at the fourth level.

The two families were usually considered competitors, evenly matched.

But recently, Li Hu had obtained some opportunities and had become particularly arrogant.

Yesterday, he sent his steward to his house to deliver a message, saying that he wanted him to marry his daughter to him.

Li Hu had even thought about the dowry, which was to be the Heavenly Sun Market.

This directly infuriated Yun Tianqing. His first reaction was that Li Hu had fried his brain.

Wanting to take his daughter as a concubine and asking him to send up the Heavenly Sun Market as a dowry?

Did Li Hu think he was a Core Formation Ancestor?

He was at the fifth level of Foundation Establishment, one level higher than Li Hu!

"This Li Hu is really courting death. He wants my Heavenly Sun Market's foundation? And even wants to take Yue'er as a concubine. This old man will risk half his life to kill him!" Yun Tianqing said hatefully. He was at the fifth level of Foundation Establishment. If he fought desperately, he had a 70% chance of killing Li Hu.

"Father, please calm down. That Li Hu has suddenly become so arrogant and dared to send such an absurd letter, he must have some support."

The beautiful girl in the red dress said slowly. She stretched out her slender fingers and took the letter sent by Li Hu from her father's desk, examining it carefully. Her beautiful eyes were thoughtful.

"Yue'er, what do you mean by that…"

"Daughter is thinking that Li Hu may have taken refuge with some people. These past two days, Daughter has inquired about some news and found that Li Hu is very close to the Blood Demon Old Man's third disciple." The beautiful girl in the red dress said.

Hearing this, Yun Tianqing frowned slightly.

The Blood Demon Old Man's third disciple was famous, at the eighth level of Foundation Establishment, with the Daoist title of Blood Serpent Daoist.

Some time ago, he had offended the Blood Serpent Daoist because of something.

If Li Hu relied on the Blood Serpent Daoist, then this matter would be really棘手.

"Father need not worry, Daughter has a way to deal with it." Seeing her father frown, the beautiful girl in the red dress said again.

"Oh, Yue'er, what method do you have? That Blood Serpent Daoist is at the eighth level of Foundation Establishment…"

"Father, have you forgotten about the woman I saved in the past? She is a true disciple of the Violet Sun Sect." The beautiful girl in the red dress said, "The Violet Sun Sect is a famous orthodox sect in the southern Blackwater County, with several Pseudo-Core cultivators guarding it. They are not afraid of the Blood Demon Old Man at all and usually have grievances with the Blood Demon Old Man."

"Recently, Daughter told that elder sister about this matter, and that elder sister remembered my kindness in saving her and gave me a token."

"With this thing, there is no need to be afraid of Li Hu causing trouble, even if he leads the Blood Demon Old Man's third disciple."

Saying that, the beautiful girl in the red dress took out a purple token. Seeing this thing, Yun Tianqing's tightly frowned eyebrows turned to relaxation, with a happy expression.

"Good, good, good! Yue'er, so you went to the Violet Sun Sect yesterday. That woman is really grateful and repaid her kindness, actually giving you the Violet Sun Token!"

Yun Tianqing was very happy. The Violet Sun Token was the Violet Sun Sect's sect token, extremely precious.

Holding the Violet Sun Token, whoever attacked the person holding the token was equivalent to attacking the Violet Sun Sect.

With this thing, even the Blood Serpent Daoist would not dare to come!