Grandpa, times have changed.

Chapter 565 I've Decided to Give You a Great Fortune
Her eye twitched, and she looked at Xu Xing standing in front of the mountain god temple, taking a deep breath:

"When did you discover me, fellow Daoist?"

"Just as you entered the realm, fellow Daoist," Xu Xing replied.

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Huo was somewhat surprised.

You must know that he is a true immortal who wields the power of 'bewilderment', and this incarnation was hidden within a mere doubt of his own disciple.

It can be described as formless, without substance, without trace or clue.

However, the Daoist not only knew that he had entered the world, but also waited for him on his inevitable path...

That's a bit of an exaggeration!
Thinking of this, Huo's tone became much more serious:
"Brother Dao's cultivation has progressed remarkably well."

"That's not entirely true." Xu Xing left the mountain god temple and came to the roadside. "I've just been keeping an eye on your disciple, so I discovered some clues."

The method of stealthily entering the realm of delusion is indeed ingenious; it is impossible to detect without one's intention.

Conversely, if you pay close attention, you can still find some clues.

Confused: "..."

From what I'm saying, you knew I was coming in all along.

So you never believed what I said before!
Is my guarantee really that unreliable?
Then Xu Xing continued:
"My sword intent spirit body has been in this world for some time now, and I have a fairly good understanding of its customs and culture. How about I take you around to experience the local customs and culture?"

"..."

You've come all this way to catch me, how could I possibly refuse?

"Then I'll have to trouble you, fellow Daoist."

"You're welcome, fellow Taoist."

And so the two of them left together.

Soon, they heard faint conversations coming from afar.

"Speaking of which, wasn't the task you assigned to my disciple a bit too simple, fellow Daoist?"

"No, that's not the case. The situation in this realm is somewhat special. Haven't you noticed, fellow Daoist?"

"Hehe, it's rare for me to go out, I'll take my time to get to know you."

If you could see everything at a glance, wouldn't you miss out on a lot of the fun?
The two walked further and further away, their voices growing fainter and fainter until they were completely inaudible.

Some time after the two left.

In the mountain temple.

The bright sun shone through the wavy smoke trails from the burning incense sticks onto the altar, which had already faded considerably.

On the offering table, some spoiled offerings were piled up in a dusty porcelain plate.

Therefore, since the deities of this realm reside in the world and are not bound by the rules of the divine path, their divine power is manifest, and no living being dares to offend them.

Behind the altar stood a majestic statue of a deity wearing a golden helmet, a brocade robe and golden armor, and holding a mountain-splitting axe.

Standing on one leg, eyes wide open in anger, he exudes a dignified and imposing aura.

It inspires awe at first glance.

If you look closely, you'll find that the face of this statue is exactly the same as the statue that was casually killed by the demon.

But at that moment, a terrifying and hideous crack pierced through the entire statue.

Faintly, wisps of pale golden incense seemed to flow out from the crack.

At the same time, a strange fragrance gradually spread throughout the temple, intoxicating all who smelled it.

I do not know how long it has been.

Boom!

A bolt of lightning struck from the blue, and a handsome young man dressed in purple robes, with a lightning pattern between his brows and carrying a purple longsword appeared inside the mountain god's temple.

Looking at the crack that pierced through the statue, his face was extremely ugly, and even the outlines of scales appeared at the corners of his eyes.

However, no matter how he used his supernatural powers, he could only see a blurry image.

"How brave!"

With a cold snort, the pale golden incense smoke that filled the entire small temple trembled, and a thunderous roar seemed to resound in the air.

He raised his hand and flicked out a bright yellow talisman.

The temple's condition was recorded in the divine mind.

raging!

As the flames that appeared out of nowhere burned the entire talisman to ashes, the information contained within was transmitted back to the sect.

After doing all this, he waved his sleeve and collected the scattered incense offerings.

"Humph!"

Such meticulous planning clearly indicates that it was premeditated!
He wants to see for himself.

Who on earth is so audacious as to harm the guardian deity of the Thousand Suns Sect within this Thousand Suns Prefecture?

……

……

the other side.

Beside the stream in the dense forest, Xiao Fan waited quietly for the frightened fox-eared girls to recover from their shock.

His expression was calm and indifferent, unmoved by the piercing scream.

After a while.

After realizing that Xiao Fan hadn't done anything out of line, the screams gradually subsided.

A fox-eared girl who looked more mature and had a fuller figure than the others covered her chest and, hiding behind a rock, mustered her courage to ask:

"Who are you?! I, our master, am Elder Mo Ling of the Thousand Sun Sect!"

This person was able to arrive nearby so quietly; their cultivation level must be above ours.

Her powerful spiritual intuition made her feel the immense pressure emanating from the person in front of her, like an endless sea under the sun.

Vast and peaceful.

But the hidden undercurrents within are chilling.

She wasn't even sure if her trump card would work...

"Are you human? Or demon?" Xiao Fan asked.

Is it a human?

Or is it a demon?
This question caught many fox-eared girls off guard.

"Why are you asking this?!"

A small, fox-eared girl with a hint of childishness in her eyes asked a question in return, and then immediately retreated behind the rock, not daring to show her face.

"Is it a human? Or a demon?"

His tone remained calm.

But with that sound, a terrifying magical pressure spread out, causing the mountains and rivers to lose their color and the streams to stop flowing.

Everything in the world seemed to turn into black and white at that moment, completely losing its color.

Seeing this, the plump fox-eared girl who had spoken first went completely blank...

Major foundation repairs?

Or is he a Golden Core cultivator?

Soon, under the influence of an inexplicable force, she found herself uncontrollably answering Xiao Fan's questions.

"My name is Qian Liuer. I am from Sanhua County, Qianyang Prefecture. I entered the Qianyang Sect at the age of seven through the 'Immortal Selection' and cultivate the 'Spiritual Illusion' lineage of the Qianyang Sect. My guardian deity is the Great God 'Qinggu'..."

He was faced with the supreme divine power passed down by the master, 'Chaos God'.

Qian Liuer, who was only at the second level of Qi Refining, was completely powerless to resist. Even the restrictions that Qianyang Sect had placed on her soul when she first entered the sect were completely ineffective.

Three minutes later, all the strange phenomena disappeared.

Qian Liuer, who had revealed all the details about herself and the other fox-eared girls, stared at Xiao Fan in horror, her heart filled with shock.

Xiao Fan stood quietly in the spot where he had been, pondering the information he had just received from Qian Liuer.

Thousand Sun Palace, Immortal Selection, Guardian Deity of the Dao...

We can't see anything yet; it seems we need to continue the investigation and get more information.

Thinking about it, he looked again at the fox-eared girls hiding behind the rocks, their eyes filled with terror.

"I apologize for my rudeness earlier, please forgive me."

His tone was extremely sincere.

They also took out several jade bottles and placed them on the ground.

"Ten Purifying Spirit Pills can purify and enhance Qi Refining Spiritual Power, and thirty Nourishing Essence Pills can help people break through barriers and enter the Dao. Consider this my apology to you all."

"Please change your clothes as soon as possible and come with me to the Thousand Sun Sect." "I have a few questions I would like to ask your sect leader."

After saying this, he cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, turned around, and walked to the side.

Seeing Xiao Fan walk away, the fox-eared girls looked at each other, confused and even more puzzled about what Xiao Fan wanted to do.

“Senior sister…he…” a fox-eared girl couldn’t help but speak.

Qian Liuer's mind was also in a mess at this moment, but seeing the fear and anxiety of the others, she could only pretend to be calm.

"Let's all do as this senior says."

No one knows who this mysterious senior is.

but……

They are clearly much more capable than us.

If they really harbored any evil intentions, we would be at their mercy, and the sect...

They should understand!

……

……

Outside the city of Qianyang Prefecture.

A large river called 'Hidden Dragon'.

Legend has it that a true dragon in Hanoi swallowed an old god and ascended to a divine position. Later, it was subdued by a master of the Thousand Sun Sect and taken in as a guardian deity of the Thousand Sun Sect. From then on, it was in charge of all matters related to cloud and rain in the Thousand Sun Prefecture and controlled all the water veins in the prefecture.

Boats come and go on the river.

On the deck of one of the large ships stood an ordinary-looking, gentle-looking figure, holding a palm-sized transparent jar in his hand.

Inside the jar, a slender creature was swimming restlessly.

"Hidden Dragon..."

He flicked the jar lightly with his finger, startling the slender creature into a panic.

Huo turned his head to look at Xu Xing beside him.

"Don't worry, fellow Daoist, I won't touch the Thousand Sun Sect."

"Suit yourself, it's just a training exercise for your disciple anyway," Xu Xing said casually.

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. I will only deduct the Ascension Points from the mission rewards proportionally."

"..."

Okay, okay.

Although his obedient disciple was not lacking in cultivation resources, what his master gave him was ultimately different from what he earned himself.

The latter would be more fulfilling!

"I'll just stay out of it."

A master who cherishes his disciples like I do is truly rare in this world...

With a sigh in his heart, Huo continued to look at the transparent jar in his hand, or more accurately, at the slender creature inside.

Its entire body was jet black, with a single, straight horn on its forehead, only two claws under its belly, and a smooth tail, just like an ordinary snake.

This is the 'hidden dragon' in this river.

Calling it a dragon is just self-aggrandizement; it's nothing more than a jiao (a type of dragon-like creature).

His cultivation level is at the late Golden Core stage.

With its powerful physical strength, even a weaker Golden Core cultivator at the peak of their cultivation can put up a fight.

Of course, this only represents the level of cultivators in this world!
"With mixed bloodlines, even after another hundred years of cultivation, there is only a sliver of hope for transforming into a dragon. However, for the cultivators of this world, it is a rather good fortune."

Huo tossed the jar in his hand.

Although this little dragon is far inferior to the great demons of the Tai Xuan Realm that he killed back then, it is already considered very powerful in this world where the energy level is only Nascent Soul.

Even the rumor that the cultivators of the Thousand Sun Sect subdued him is just a lie.

Back then, this little dragon devoured an old god and ascended to godhood, and the Thousand Sun Sect intended to subdue it.

They dispatched seven Golden Core cultivators from within the sect to seal off a hundred-mile stretch of waterways and set up the Heavenly Gang Demon-Subduing Formation, but the result was...

I still haven't won.

If it weren't for the 'Eternal Radiance Sect' behind the Thousand Suns Sect, this little dragon wouldn't have dared to use its full strength, and there might have been some casualties.

In the end, it was Yongyao Sect that sent a Golden Core cultivator who agreed to let him control all the water veins of Qianyang Prefecture, and that Qianyang Prefecture's incense offerings would be divided among him by one-fifth. Only then did they sign a contract.

However, although this little dragon became the guardian deity of the Thousand Sun Sect and took on the divine duty of controlling the thousands of water veins within the Thousand Sun Palace and managing the clouds and rain.

But now that the gods are no longer bound by any constraints, they can do whatever they want.

Sometimes, when they got carried away, they would even cause floods, insisting on sacrificing young boys and girls.

And all of this was because he found it interesting...

Just as he was thinking about how to deal with the little dragon, Huo suddenly looked up and looked ahead along the river.

A large ship was slowly sailing towards them; it was a three-story sightseeing ship, just like the one they were on.

At the bow of the ship, a handsome young man in a golden robe stood with his hands behind his back, a golden sun embroidered on his right shoulder, and a bright golden light shining between his brows.

Even before getting close, a wave of heat swept over us, distorting the air visibly.

One after another, figures leaped up from both sides of the large ship and rushed towards the ship carrying Xu Xing and Huo.

"Brother Dao, they've been causing me trouble, so it's not unreasonable for me to fight back, is it?" Huo said with a smile.

What you wish for comes true, and this opportunity has arrived!
"..."

If you're determined not to let them see you, do you think these people will be able to find you?
"Please do as you please, fellow Daoist."

As the two were talking, a portly man rushed out of the cabin door, accompanied by several pale-faced guards. He was the owner of the ship.

He kept wiping the sweat from his forehead, bowing and scraping:
"I am Cheng Yun, a mortal, and I greet you all, esteemed immortal masters! May we speak freely, esteemed immortal masters!"

Only after the Thousand Sun Sect cultivators who had landed on the deck of the large ship first gained control of the ship did the young man in the golden robe lightly step forward and float over.

His gaze swept over the people on the deck.

This includes Huo, who is holding a transparent jar and looks completely innocent, and Xu Xing, who is carrying a crimson longsword.

The young man's gaze lingered on Xu Xing, or rather on the long sword behind Xu Xing, for a moment before subtly shifting away.

"I am Zheng Yang, a true disciple of the Thousand Sun Sect. Today, my sect's guardian deity has been murdered, and I have come here to apprehend the murderer."

The sound echoed across the deck, and everyone felt a chill run down their spines, holding their breath and daring not to utter another sound.

Then, Zheng Yang pointed directly at Xu Xing, his tone cold.

"Take him down."

Although he wasn't sure, the sword was clearly unusual, so he decided to take it first.

In this Thousand Suns Prefecture, the Thousand Suns Sect is the heaven!
With the Yongyao Sect as its backer, who in this world can't afford to offend them?!

Xu Xing remained unmoved, just as the Thousand Sun Sect cultivators were about to swarm him...

“Um…” Huo stepped forward and said innocently, “You’ve misunderstood. Actually, I’m the one who killed your guardian deity.”

We can't let our fellow Daoist snatch this fun opportunity away!

The cultivators paused, then quickly retreated.

Even Zheng Yang felt a chill run down his spine and immediately took out a communication talisman, holding it in his palm, ready to crush it at any moment.

He let out a wail in his heart.

No way, I actually ran into one!

This is a ruthless person who dared to kill a guardian deity!
Seeing the wary expressions on everyone's faces, a smile appeared on Huo's face:
"Although you have admitted your mistake, my fellow Daoist is a very forgiving person."

A gentle voice echoed across the deck.

Everyone present, except for Xu Xing, whether cultivators or ordinary people, felt their bodies separated from their consciousness at this moment, completely unable to move.

This was more than just a moment of shock.

Everyone was terrified and filled with fear.

Realizing he had kicked a hornet's nest, Zheng Yang desperately tried to use his trump card to save his life, but he couldn't move it at all.

It's as if consciousness and body are no longer in the same dimension.

"And I am not only tolerant, but also very generous, so..."

Huo handed the jar in his hand forward a little.

"I've decided to give you a great opportunity!"

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