The next day, Qiu Qigang was happily humming, reading an old book.

Stealing a glance at the seated man, Alexander wondered.

"Brother Qiu, what has gotten you in such a good mood?"

"Nothing much, I just feel like today will be interesting."

Frowning, Alexander released his Divine Sense, but even after searching around the perimeter for a few seconds, he could not find anything.

"What makes you say that? Yesterday was already packed, do you think today will be as well?" Taking out a fishing pole, Alexander tried to fish out something out of a small pond inside the courtyard.

Glancing at Alexander, peacefully cross-legged on top of a short stone step, Qiu Qigang smiled.

"Brother, why bother with fishing? We both know that you suck at it!"

Sigh

"You said something would happen, and I trust you, so I need to put my act together, I can't be seen lazily sleeping around, now can I?"

Raising both his brows, Qiu Qigang smirked.

"Why bother? Does it matter anyway? Not only do I know you'll break that fishing pole, but I also believe you would look more mysterious actually sleeping around the courtyard!"

Flipping the page of his book, Qiu Qigang was about to continue reading when a snapping sound was heard.

Turning his head over, he saw Alexander's fishing pole snapped in half.

Sighing, he looked at his good friend's hands, making him sigh once more.

"I told you..."

Looking at his hands, Alexander frowned.

"Why is this dumb fucking fishing pole so frail?!" Watching the thin fishing pole's broken part slowly fall over with incredulity, he heard Qiu Qigang's voice, his eyes fully captivated by whatever he was currently reading.

"It's only an Immortal-Tier artifact, what did you expect?"

"But that's the best one I have!"

"Maybe if you didn't use so much force to hold it... you know... it wouldn't break!"

"Well, I do have a Primordial-Tier one..."

"Then give it to me?"

"What? No!"

"Why?!"

Raisings his brows, Qiu Qigang was wondering how dense Alexander's head was.

"Cause' you're gonna break it!"

"I won't though?"

Seeing Qiu Qigang's gaze, Alexander sighed before standing up.

"Alright I get it..." Taking a few steps, he lied down on a soft deckchair by the small pond.

Waving his hand, the grey clouds above formed a hole in the middle, giving way to the golden sky, bathing the courtyard inside with a blessed light.

Smiling, Qiu Qigang stopped reading.

Putting down the book, he stood up.

Proceeding to walk to the gates, he opened them slightly. Passing through, he waited right in front of them.

Noticing his friend's unusual movements, Alexander opened one eye, waiting to see what could make this man be so enthusiastic.

A few minutes later, a young girl ran in Qiu Qigang's direction.

Seeing the battered appearance of the young girl, he smiled.

It was only a few seconds later that Alexander saw the young girl run past the gates.

'Don't tell me...' Having a bad premonition, he closed his eye in denial.

Meanwhile, the young girl was still running as she remembered going past a mortal. Worried, she turned her head around, only to see the group of black clothed men chasing her being beaten to the ground.

Stopping dead in her tracks, she immediately lost her fear, watching the young man's peerless attitude, dealing with her predicament as if waving his hand.

'So strong! Who is this man?!' Her eyes dreamy, she walked instinctively toward him, not bothering to run or even think for that matter, she was hypnotized.

As she reached him, she stuttered on her first impression.

"H-H-Hello, m-mister! Thank y-you f-for h-helping me!" Blushing profusely, she still tried her best at keeping eye contact.

Glancing at the blue haired young lady, her cultivation barely entering the Saint King Realm, Qiu Qigang smiled kindly.

"Young lady, be careful when going out! You don't want to be bullied, no? I see that you are tired, why not come in and rest?" Indicating at the house just behind him, he waited patiently.

"C-Can I?" Still stuttering, the young girl accepted without even thinking about it.

Alexander, on the other hand, raised his brow at the sight of his good old friend smiling so kindly to a young girl, barely worthy of the Saint King Realm.

'Is this why he was so happy? What in the world is he planning...' Suspicious, Alexander still did not intend on interfering, not wanting to spoil his friend's plans.

Entering, the young girl was shocked by the sight. The entire courtyard was fairly big, a hundred meters or so wide, and a bit shorter on the length.

What was stunning however, was not the outward appearance, but the density of the many energies inside. Qi, True Qi and even Emperor Qi could almost be seen materializing.

Staring at each tile and each blade of grass with great attention, she soon noticed Alexander's lying figure. Seeing him glance at her as if she was nothing but an insignificant object, she shuddered.

'This man seems to be powerful, even though I can't tell his cultivation level, since he clearly is not a mortal, then he must be stronger than me!'

"Hey..."

"Hey, who..."

Breaking her out of her reverie, was Qiu Qigang's voice.

"Hey! Who are you young lady?" Starting to get annoyed, Qiu Qigang almost lost his already wavering calmness.

"Oh! I'm s-sorry! I... my name is Xian Zhi! I am the daughter of Xian Zemin, the city lord of 'Marsh Floral City', one of the strongest expert in the world! I ended up here after getting chased by my father's enemies for so long! Fortunately, mister here saved me!" Her eyes locked on Qiu Qigang, she looked at him with an infatuated look.

"Alright, that's great." Alexander did not intend in bothering himself with her any longer, only saying this sentence before ignoring her.

However, Qiu Qigang had other plans.

"Brother, why don't we play red chess? As an immortal, don't you need to know how this works?" Keeping his kind smile, Qiu Qigang's facial expression did not waver a single bit, a great contrast to his inner self.

Frowning, Alexander was bored, but clearly suspicious of his friend.

"...Alright... I don't mind..." Slowly standing up, Alexander walked to his seat above the thin stone slab in the middle.

Doing the same, Qiu Qigang flicked his wrist, taking out a red board along small red statues neatly arranged.

"You go first!"

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A few minutes later, Alexander heard the dreaded words.

"I win. Again..." Smiling evilly, Qiu Qigang turned to his left, looking at the mesmerized Xian Zhi.

"Little Xian, here is the proof that immortals are very easy to deal with!"

In the midst of the laughing and cheering from the duo in front, Alexander's face was filled with bulging veins, his eyes almost spitting flames.

'So that's why you asked to play?! No problem, but then, brother Qiu, I'm sure you won't blame me for being impolite!'

His teeth gritted, Alexander spat out a few words.

"Brother Qiu, now that we are done with simulation, how about a real spar? I'm sure you won't mind!"

Shivering, Qiu Qigang froze on the spot.

"Haha, brother, don't be like this, I of course don't want to spar with you! Being bullied is certainly not my deepest desire I must say!"

'Why are you so mad?! It was a joke alright, no need to be so serious, why not help a brother in need?' Blaming Alexander for his shattered image, Qiu Qigang still did not dare anger his good friend anymore than that.

Xian Zhi was bewildered, but more so lost. Since entering, she did not do much, except standing by her savior's side.

Staying silent, Alexander intended to try and figure out why his friend was so obsessed with this woman.

'Brother Qiu is not the type to go and take in disciples, but he also is a womanizer, even if I threw him an average one, he wouldn't mind too much.'

"Brother, now that I have found my target, I must bid you farewell for a bit!" Qiu Qigang did not let Alexander think further, already leaving.

"Your target? What do you mean?" Frowning, Alexander had a bad premonition once again.

And indeed, his good friend's next words were truly unexpected.

"Well, she has the Peerless God Yin Body, and... I may or may not have been promised to marry a beautiful lady, if I ever gave such a good seed to her..."

'Why is this answer so unexpected and expected all at the same time?! Brother Qiu is a womanizer, I get that, but was it to this point?!'

Not containing his curiosity any longer, Alexander bluntly asked him.

"Who is she? Do I know her? Unless she is that beautiful, you wouldn't go so far!"

Sigh

"You don't know her, I fell in love with her a few dozen years ago when I was playing a role, she's named Lei Yaling. Because of this, I didn't reveal my cultivation, letting her misunderstand. So I intend to fulfill this condition to show my sincerity and see where this goes. If it works out well between us, I'll go and reveal who I am." Qiu Qigang had a serious look, reminiscing about the past.

"I'm surprised, that is clear to both of us, I didn't even think that such a thing could happen to you. After the countless jade beauties you have been with, I'm wondering how heaven defying her beauty must be." Sipping a bit from his cup, Alexander exhaled before standing up and cupping his fists.

"Well then, brother Qiu, let this Alexander wish for your success! I bid you farewell, hoping that we can drink like this soon."

Smiling brightly, Qiu Qigang stood up and cupped his fists as well.

"Brother, I sure hope your blessings will work as intended, I hope that you can be chosen when that happens, farewell!" Qiu Qigang's Dao of Space revolving everywhere around him and Xian Zhi, their figures vanished in a heartbeat, leaving behind the lonely Alexander.

'To think he would sincerely wish for me to be chosen, what a good brother!' Nodding, Alexander flicked his wrist, his mood sunny.

On the floor suddenly fell a sword. If one was strong enough, they would notice that the relatively short sword was a supreme grade Divine-Tier artifact.

Planning his next move, Alexander soon found a suitable route of actions.

'Brother Qiu was right, I should cultivate inside the Origin-Tier Worlds... as for what I will do after, maybe I'll be able to do both at the same time!'

Teleporting, Alexander made sure to mark his world's location more securely and kept teleporting and flying high above.

After a long travel, he arrived back inside the Primordial Main Worlds. Heading in a specific direction, he flew at maximum speed. If one was able to see the Universe in it's entirety, they would see Alexander's figure fly toward the centermost region of the Primordial Main Worlds.

Arriving, Alexander took in the sight of a gargantuan world above him. A colorful atmosphere filled with dense energies, the size of the world surpassing even Alexander's own.

'The biggest Origin-Tier World in this Universe, Ascended Galla, the most powerful of all Origin-Tier Worlds known.'

Heading inside, Alexander soon attracted attention. Since mortals could not fly, how could these guards not be alerted, being unable to sense the other party's cultivation base as powerful World Founder Realm experts.

But even doing their best, they knew it was impossible to stop him, so they simply reported an unknown party's forceful entrance inside Ascended Galla.