Qingfeng Li looked over to realize that it was Black Puppy. Worried, he ran up to it and asked, “Little puppy, what happened to you?”
Black Puppy replied weakly, “My demonic vital essence and nucleus were swallowed by that damn white light. Now I’m no more than a regular dog.”
Qingfeng Li looked at Black Puppy sympathetically, as his powers were also stripped, turning him into a regular man.
He reached out his hand and patted Black Puppy’s forehead in consolation.
Black Puppy stopped howling after hearing about what happened to Qingfeng Li; it had finally found someone who shared its pain.
Still unhappy, the puppy stood up, stumbling.
“Hey, you, the beggar from Earth, didn’t I just tell you to come here? Who told you go to check out that bastard dog?” The fat middle-aged man scolded.
The middle-aged man’s voice was filled with icy discontent.
Qingfeng Li and Black Puppy both became angry at the man’s words and fury filled their faces.
However, without their powers they were no match for that fat middle-aged man and had no choice but to swallow their anger.
Black Puppy said quietly to Qingfeng Li, “This fat man is horrible. Once my powers come back I’m going to strip him into pieces.”
“You little bastard dog, what are you mumbling about? Do you want to die?” The man bellowed as he pulled out a black whip.
Whirling the whip in his hand, the fat middle-aged man aimed hard at Black Puppy, breaking open its skin and leaving a mark on its body.
After getting whipped by the middle-aged fat man, Black Puppy became quiet and obedient, because it knew that swallowing its pain and anger was the only way to go. Black Puppy would come back and seek revenge once it leveled up.
The two quickly walked up to the fat middle-aged man with their heads bowed down as if they were apologizing, despite feeling completely unapologetic.
The man sneered at them and snorted in discontent.
They were both from Earth, a low-tier planet, and he didn’t like them at all.
The other self-cultivators all brought presents for him; he had received treasures such as vitality stones, spiritual treasures, and precious elixirs.
However, Qingfeng Li and Black Puppy brought nothing; the middle-aged man only liked those who bribed him.
Qingfeng Li and Black Puppy stood behind all the self-cultivators, who were all standing quietly on the Ascension Platform as if they were waiting for someone.
This was the first time Qingfeng Li rose to a high-tier planet from a low-tier planet like Earth, so he knew nothing about what was happening. Keeping his mouth shut, he listened intently to the discussions of other self-cultivators.
“Which sect do you think will come scout us?”
“I heard that the Sword Supreme Sect was coming.”
“Apparently the Sword Supreme Sect is one of the most powerful sects of the Crimson Fire Continent. It’ll be awesome if they take us in.”
“I heard that the Saber Supreme Sect and the Black Elixir Sect are coming as well.”
The self-cultivators continued on about how they wanted to become disciples of these sects. If not these three, other sects would also do.
Qingfeng Li frowned as he finally realized what was happening. The others self-cultivators, like him, had all risen from low-tier or intermediate-tier planets.
Once they arrived, sects of high-tier planets will come and scout for disciples. Anyone who was talented or powerful enough will be taken in by the more renowned sects and become their disciple.
Qingfeng Li looked on carefully; the hundred or so self-cultivators all seemed very talented and powerful. Some of them had even awakened their bloodline power.
Qingfeng Li may have no powers, but he still had an attentive eye, which saw right through their bloodlines.
However, upon hearing their conversation, Black Puppy sighed heavily.
Without its demonic vital essence, it was just a dog, not even a demonic beast. When the sects decide that they don’t want it, it will become a stray. It began to feel bad for its own fate.
Qingfeng Li asked Black Puppy, “Little puppy, when we were surrounded by the white light, did you see Xue Lin, the Fate Elder, Qixuan Zhenren, the Eastern Sea Prince or Third Princess?”
Black Puppy shook its head. “At that time my demonic vital essence was being swallowed, I didn’t pay attention to what was happening. I’m guessing they were went in the opposite direction from us.”
Qingfeng Li’s expression dimmed in disappointment upon hearing this.
He thought that Black Puppy knew where Xue Lin went, and he would be able to look for her later. But it seems that Black Puppy had no clue either.
The only good news that comforted him was that Xue Lin and the others all landed on Mars, this high-tier planet.
Once he got his powers back, Qingfeng Li would be able to look for them on this mainland. He was positive that he would be able to find Xue Lin.
At the same time, on the other side of Mars, Xue Lin, the Fate Elder, and Qixuan Zhenren landed on another Spirit World Platform.
Their vital essence and spirit nuclei had also been swallowed by that mysterious white light.
The same thing happened to Xue Lin as Qingfeng Li – more than a hundred self-cultivators from lower-tier planets stood in front of her.
A fat, middle-aged man was receiving the self-cultivators. His fat white belly revealed him as someone who had a hearty diet and hardly ever worked.
The fat middle-aged man and the hundred self-cultivator’s eyes lit up with lust when they saw Xue Lin.
They may all be self-cultivators, but they were all flesh and blood people. This beautiful woman made their hearts skip a beat.
The treatment Xue Lin received was completely different than that of Qingfeng Li and Black Puppy. The fat middle-aged man walked up to Xue Lin and led her forward with a big smile on his face.
The other hundred or so self-cultivators from other planets all smiled at Xue Lin as well.
Some of the better-looking ones even tried to hit on her.