Refining the Mountains and Rivers

In the carriage.

The two big trees quickly shrunk, becoming two uniquely-shaped hairpins that appeared on Rourou's head. Their emerald green appearance dimmed slightly.

Obviously, in order to bear her previous 'weight', they had sustained a lot of damage.

Rourou, who had been sleeping for a month, rubbed her eyes as if she still had not regained her senses.

She glanced at Qin Yu who was sitting in the opposite corner. His face was pale and his eyes were dim. She asked, "How long has it been?"

Qin Yu replied, "One month." He thought for a while, "What happened?"

Previously, even though Rourou had periods of drowsiness, it was not this bad. In addition, there was a drastic change in her aura, which became as deep and terrifying as an abyss. Something obviously went wrong.

Rourou yawned, "I've spoken some words to someone; I'm fine now."

'Some words'…that took a month? Qin Yu spent a lot of energy trying to keep himself from rolling his eyes.

Rourou seemed to have noticed what Qin Yu was thinking, and the corners of her mouth showed a cold smile, "You don't have any knowledge about this, do you? Don't you know the old saying that goes 'a day in the heavens is equivalent to a year in the human realm'?"

She waved her arm, "With your cultivation realm, of course you don't know this and you may or may not get the opportunity to learn this in the future. Tsk, tsk, pity, what a pity."

Qin Yu frowned and did not say a word. He found himself believing what Rourou was saying. One of her unique characteristics was that she did not tell lies when she was mocking people.

'A day in the heavens is equivalent to a year in the human realm'.

It did not necessarily mean that one would have to be in the heavens; this may apply to talking to someone in the heavens.

Qin Yu shook his head and restrained his thoughts. It seemed that Rourou was fine now, so he did not need to worry anymore.

In addition to his own safety, he needed her help to build the Boundary Breaking Seal.

Taking in a deep breath, he closed his eyes and felt the weakness in his body, but a smile appeared on the corners of his mouth.

When Rourou became 'heavier', the two trees could barely hold her up together. Zhou Dafu and the others had been able to feel the invisible pressure weighing down on them just by looking in Rourou's direction.

Moreover, Qin Yu was very close by since he was right in the carriage with her, so he bore the brunt of this pressure. Of course, he felt even more tormented during that period.

He stayed in the carriage for a month without moving even half a step, worrying that the person in Rourou's body would encounter a problem. But more importantly, Qin Yu found a way to sharpen himself under this pressure.

After many days of eating and drinking, Qin Yu's soul and physical body had improved substantially, but this short-term improvement was like building a house on sand - the foundation was quite unstable.

In this way, the taller and bigger the house was built, the more of a catastrophe it would become in the blink of an eye when it collapsed one day.

However, Qin Yu used this one month to endure the pressure and tempering that felt like a sledgehammer, and his whole body had been hardened because of it.

The process was a little hard, but in exchange for a solid foundation, it was very beneficial to him.

More importantly, Qin Yu could feel himself vaguely reaching a bottleneck in the past few days, confining him within the limits, and he even had trouble breathing.

When he reached this bottleneck, his mind suddenly became enlightened - this was his boundary.

He was going to break through, stepping into the cultivation realm of a Ruler. His level of life was going to increase once again!

Opposite him, Rourou glanced at Qin Yu and suddenly said, "If you want to get more benefits, you should not rush to break through. There are many Rulers in this world, but they are also divided into three, six, and nine classes."

Qin Yu opened his eyes, "What should I do then?"

Direct and straight to the point, without beating around the bush.

This involved the improvement of his own strength and the journey of his Great Dao. Of course, pretentiousness and carelessness could not be tolerated.

Qin Yu was naturally able to handle it with a clear mind.

Rourou spoke, not concealing the truth from him, "If you want to become a Ruler, you have to at least wait for that darkness in front of you to disappear."

Qin Yu frowned, took a look at Rourou, and his thoughts turned quickly. He could quickly determine what she was referring to.

The world's Spirit Embryo that he found in the underground mines!

It seemed that this mysterious and powerful being from space time had already noticed it. Qin Yu suddenly thought about the time when he felt a sense of panic through the world's Spirit Embryo, as if an invisible force was peeping at him.

Afterwards, Qin Yu searched again and again, but did not find anything. Looking at it now, there was a high probability that the invisible force was Rourou.

The 'Soul Seed' Spirit Embryo was a different approach taken by Qin Yu after communicating with Stone Pagoda. Judging by Rourou's words, it seemed that there was another chance for Qin Yu to improve his strength.

Looking at Rourou who was opposite him, Qin Yu hesitated for a little while. In the end, he did not ask anything.

Four days later, the West Desolate team, which had been recuperating for a long time, finally crossed the hidden mountain gorge and officially stepped into Great Desolate territory.

They had returned!

……

It was mentioned previously that everyone could know about Qin Yu being part of the smugglers secretly, but this matter could never be put on the surface. As one of the top three Generals of the West Border Army, now that he has returned to West Desolate territory, it was time to separate himself from the smuggling team.

Zhou Dafu respectfully saluted, "General, don't worry. Lotus Lady has already completed the accounts. After the handover is completed and it is confirmed that there are no loopholes, I will personally deliver your shares."

Qin Yu nodded casually, convinced that even if he gave Zhou Dafu a hundred more guts, he still would not dare to embezzle Qin Yu's profits.

After waiting for a few seconds, Zhou Dafu did not speak, nor did he take the initiative to leave.

Qin Yu's eyes flashed as he looked at Zhou Dafu, "If anyone makes trouble for you, feel free to use my name."

"Thank you, General!" Zhou Dafu was full of joy after receiving Qin Yu's guarantee. He respectfully saluted and left.

After a few moments, the smuggling team that was returning to the West Desolate disappeared into the vast wilderness.

Qin Yu turned around and said, "Let's go."

Rourou stretched out her hand and he took it, then with a stomp of their feet, they rose into the sky.

……

In the mine.

General Jinwu, who had announced to the outside that he was in closed-door meditation, had finally returned to the place where he was supposed to be 'meditating'.

Rourou said that she was tired from the journey and went straight back to the residence to rest. The news of her appearance in the mine quickly attracted the attention of all parties.

General Jinwu was back!

However, he did not show up. He continued to maintain the state of undergoing 'closed-door meditation' that he previously declared to the outside world.

The guards that had come from the imperial capital were sweating anxiously. They looked at each other again and again, but no one dared to knock on General Jinwu's door.

It had been more than a month since Hundred Saint was recalled to the imperial capital. These guards felt like they were not qualified enough to meet with General Jinwu!

Never mind. Since His Majesty and the other big figures in the imperial capital had been waiting for more than a month, they probably would not mind waiting for a few more days.

……

Deep underground, it was dark everywhere.

Qin Yu walked quietly; his whole body seemed to have completely integrated into the darkness. There was no indication of his activity or his aura at all.

He entered the underground secretly this time to carry out some business, and he did not want anyone to know about this.

Along the way, he encountered many underground sinners, but they did not notice him passing by at all.

Finally, he had arrived at the Misty Ghost Grotto.

Qin Yu raised his head and glanced at the grotto. His figure flashed and he entered directly.

Inside were intertwined laws of time and space. Naturally, they were ineffective against him now.

After a few steps, the scenery in front of him suddenly became bright. The world's Spirit Embryo, which looked like water droplets, appeared in front of Qin Yu.

After planting the 'Soul Seed', he had a close relationship with the world's Spirit Embryo.

However, coming here personally to sense its growth was very different from using his divine sense.

He examined the 'Soul Seed' carefully for a while, and then the corners of Qin Yu's mouth upturned slightly, revealing a bit of a smile.

It was going very smoothly!

The Soul Seed had taken root and sprouted, and it had also successfully merged with the Spirit Embryo.

Rourou reminded him that to break through to the Ruler cultivation realm, he would have to wait until the Spirit Embryo opened its eyes…the day for that to happen did not seem to be too far away!

He checked the state of the world's Spirit Embryo once again. After confirming that there was nothing wrong, he turned around to leave.

Like before, he did nothing after subduing the underground sinners in the mine.

Keeping everything as per normal was the best camouflage to avoid people noticing the secret hidden under the mine.