No matter how much Chen Lingling grumbled about Li Wensong inwardly, her expression remained unchanged. Instead, she took Li Wensong's words to heart, planning to follow his advice later to see if Li Muchen was truly as he described!

Even a Peak Eternal Realm Expert was just a pawn!

"Alright! I'll listen to you, but if I say anything wrong then, don't blame me," Chen Lingling said with utmost seriousness.

Li Wensong, however, smiled casually, "Say whatever you want, relax."

In his opinion, everything was under Lu Qing'an's control. So, whatever Chen Lingling said or did after meeting Lu Qing'an would likely also be controlled. What was there for him to worry about? Chen Lingling could say whatever she wanted.

In truth, while it seemed Chen Lingling could do as she pleased, the reality was that she had no independent choice at all!

Thinking of this, he smiled, his expression appearing extremely mysterious.

"Alright, let's go!" Li Wensong stood up, looked at Lian Xin, and gestured for Lian Xin to directly teleport them.

"Let's go!" Chen Lingling took a deep breath.

I want to see if this 'Brother Lu' you speak of is truly a Peak Eternal Realm Expert who has mastered the Law of Causality!

If he is, then everything is good!

If not, snort, then don't blame me for speaking plainly beforehand!

...Meanwhile, elsewhere.

In a serene courtyard on the Eternal Night Continent.

It was already evening.

Lu Qing'an and Snow Heavenly Consort sat in the Stone Pavilion, drinking tea and watching the last rays of the setting sun.

In the evening courtyard,

The lingering sunset cast a slanting glow, bathing the Stone Pavilion in a layer of orange-red, and the aroma of tea diffused into the cool air.

Wutong leaves cast dappled shadows, and occasionally, a returning bird would flit past the eaves.

Snow Heavenly Consort leaned on Lu Qing'an's shoulder, her fingertips idly plucking at his lapel, her hair tinged with the warm hues of the sunset.

Lu Qing'an, on the other hand, was toying with an item—it was the boundary stabilizing stele, which at this moment emitted a faint starlight.

In the distance, cooking smoke curled upwards, while in this secluded corner, there was only the warmth of their clasped hands and the faint tinkling of wind chimes.

"This boundary stabilizing stele is indeed quite good. With this item, an Early Eternal Realm cultivation won't affect this continent at all."

Lu Qing'an had already extracted an Early Eternal Realm cultivation. After his Realm reached Early Eternal Realm, he felt as if his entire being was immersed in a sense of boundless energy.

A small Star Domain had formed within his Sea of Consciousness, allowing him to evolve and utilize various rules within it.

However, these rules were not so easy to evolve.

But after studying for a while, he discovered another peculiar thing.

Snow Heavenly Consort: "You too. Why did you ask Qian Xiuzhu and the others for so many boundary stabilizing steles? It cost the merchant association a lot of money."

Lu Qing'an listened to these words, which sounded like a reproach but were actually very gentle, and smiled, "I didn't expect them to get so many."

He had merely wanted to pretend to be a strong person, not asking for one, but asking for a few.

In his mind, 'a few' meant at most three, four, or five, or even one or two could be considered 'a few'.

He never expected that the Qian Xiuzhu brothers, for some unknown reason, would directly get him fifteen!

What use did he have for so many boundary stabilizing steles?

He was stunned at the time, but out of respect for the enthusiasm of Qian Xiuzhu and Qian Mingjing, who seemed to believe giving him over ten boundary stabilizing steles would earn them many subordinates, he could only accept them.

He had also finished his research and found that these boundary stabilizing steles could not be stacked. This meant that before the Eternal Night Continent was upgraded to the Eight Heavens, if he wanted to enter the Eternal Night Continent, he could only use an Early Eternal Realm cultivation. More cultivation, even with two boundary stabilizing steles, would be useless.

Unless he found more special Advanced boundary stabilizing steles, but such a Rank of boundary stabilizing steles was almost impossible to buy.

Lu Qing'an suddenly laughed, "Why don't you take them, secretly sell them, and don't tell those two brothers? You can secretly develop some businesses with the money you get."

Snow Heavenly Consort laughed, "That would be too unethical! You just keep them. I'll find a way to earn more back."

Lu Qing'an had no choice. He would see if they could be used later.

Perhaps Li Wensong could help him trick more Eternal Realm subordinates.

Then they might come in handy.

Just as he was thinking this, both of them looked up towards beyond the domain.

"They arrived so quickly?" Lu Qing'an sensed the aura of an unfamiliar Mid-stage Eternal Realm Expert. If nothing went wrong, it should be Chen Lingling, whom Li Wensong went to meet.

Moreover, accompanying Chen Lingling were Lian Xin and others.

Snow Heavenly Consort asked, "Is it that Chen Lingling?"

Lu Qing'an nodded, "I don't know if Li Wensong managed to trick this Chen Lingling. Xue'er, you go get busy first, I'll put on a show for a bit."

Snow Heavenly Consort smiled sweetly, then nodded. Coincidentally, there were still some matters at the merchant association that needed her attention.

Thus, only Lu Qing'an remained in the courtyard.

Not long after, Li Wensong and the others appeared above the courtyard.

Both Chen Lingling and Lian Xin possessed Mid-stage Eternal Realm cultivation and could not enter the continent with their physical bodies; only their consciousness entered the continent.

Lu Qing'an looked up and swept his gaze over Chen Lingling, who was accompanying Li Wensong and the others.

"She looks exactly like the portrait, but her temperament is a bit different from what I imagined." Lu Qing'an thought to himself that Chen Lingling's temperament struck him as somewhat colder, suggesting she wasn't someone easily tricked.

She must be a well-traveled Mid-stage Eternal Realm Expert.

"However, that old fox Li Wensong is not simple. Letting Li Wensong meet this Chen Lingling first, perhaps Li Wensong has already tricked her for me. If this Chen Lingling also becomes my subordinate, then I'll be delighted!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qing'an felt a surge of anticipation.

Before long, Li Wensong led Chen Lingling and the others to land in the Stone Pavilion.

"Brother Lu! We're back!" Li Wensong beamed, trotting enthusiastically to Lu Qing'an's front.

Lian Xin and Qian Xiuzhu also greeted Lu Qing'an, some calling him 'Master' and others 'Senior'.

Lu Qing'an smiled and nodded, then his gaze, calm as ever, fell upon Chen Lingling.

When Chen Lingling appeared above the courtyard, she had already noticed Lu Qing'an and immediately began to observe him carefully.

"An Early Eternal Realm cultivation aura! Didn't they say Peak Eternal Realm! Is his cultivation disguised? Is it because of the continent's Level restrictions that he's using a special ability to keep his cultivation at this Realm?"

After thinking this, Chen Lingling took a deep breath and bowed to Lu Qing'an with the etiquette of a Junior.

"Junior Chen Lingling greets Senior!"

Regardless of whether Lu Qing'an was real or fake, she would treat him as real for now!

This way, she could advance or retreat as needed!

Lu Qing'an saw Chen Lingling greet him so politely and call him Senior. A slight curve appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he glanced at Li Wensong, his eyes full of praise.

Li Wensong, ah, Li Wensong, it seems you've tricked another Mid-stage Eternal Realm Expert!