Grandpa, times have changed.

Chapter 582 Expansion and Deployment of the Immortal Network
"What do you think their reaction will be after they see this?" Meizu whispered.

Unfortunately, neither Xu Xing nor Bie Xuening replied to her.

Tsk!
Having received no reply, Meizu pursed her lips and could only look at the two people in front of her.

As the two perused the jade book, they finally understood everything that had happened in the world that Xu Xing had seen.

Especially when she saw the lifelike, tall figure with beautiful long blue hair on the jade book, her expression underwent a subtle change.

Yinling...

I had actually heard the Sword Ancestor mention her following Yuan to the afterlife before.

But it was only mentioned briefly that time, so they didn't pay much attention to it.

After all, the form of living beings is not fixed; some are even just pure spheres of light.

Moreover, given the long delay, it's questionable whether they can catch up with Yuan.

but now……

Ning Wanzhu frowned slightly, her fingertips lingering on the golden text at the end of the page with Yin Ling's image, before looking up at Xu Xing.

"Senior, the Dao of the Abyss is 'Great Void,' which is advantageous for traveling in the Chaos Sea. The Boundary Evolution Instrument itself is merely a Profound Treasure, so how can the creatures within it catch up with the Abyss?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a light screen unfolded beside Xu Xing.

The image shows a beautiful woman with a magnanimous spirit, wearing a white coat.

It was Ning Ruo.

She was sitting behind a silver-gray desk, with Ning Wanyin beside her, her face tense.

"Master?"

Ning Wanzhu was taken aback.

Mingyu felt even more puzzled.

Why is Senior Spirit Ancestor here? How many people are there?!
"When the Boundary Derivation Instrument was first created, its purpose was to deduce the coordinates of the world within the Chaos Sea. In terms of walking in the Chaos Sea, it is even better than the 'Great Void' of the Abyss."

At Ning Ruo's instruction, Ning Wanyin, who was beside her, began to explain.

"Moreover, Yinling has also broken away from the Boundary Evolution Instrument, which is the foundation of its existence, and walks in the Chaos Sea with a pure spiritual body, so it encounters less resistance."

"Moreover, she probably accelerated the process of losing her spiritual essence in order to find the Abyss as soon as possible, which further reduced the various interferences in the Chaos Sea."

"If nothing unexpected happens, when Yuan sensed the remaining contract, Yinling's spirituality had already been severely depleted, which is why it was so easy for him to be drawn through the 'Close to the World' technique."

After breaking free from the Boundary Evolution Instrument, Yinling is equivalent to a cultivator walking in the Chaos Sea with a pure divine soul body.

The act of actively accelerating the loss of one's own spirituality is equivalent to Tongxuan burning his own essence in exchange for a faster pace of progress.

This is also easy to understand.

After all, for Yinling, Yuan was her everything.

"..." Ning Wanzhu remained silent for a long time before finally sighing softly, "So that's how it is."

“That Yuan…!” Mingyu asked hurriedly.

"There's no need to worry about that," Xu Xing explained.

“Yuan is already at the Cave Truth Realm, and there are few beings in the Chaos Sea that can harm him.”

"With the 'spacetime boundary coordinate deduction equation' in hand, it won't be difficult to find a suitable world and create a suitable body for Yinling."

Dongzhen is a unique existence below the True Immortal, and his ability to preserve his life is exaggerated to the extreme.

Even if one dies and one's soul is destroyed, as long as a trace of Dao essence remains, one can return again.

In the previous Immortal Realm, if it weren't for the Heavenly Will Immortal erasing Xi's 'existence' itself, it wouldn't have been impossible to recall her.

Just like the battle on the front lines of space that has raged for so many years, with countless Tongxuan and Dongzhen cultivators wounded on both sides, but as for those who have fallen...

That’s not true!
"The problem now is that he may not have arrived at his destination yet, or may have just arrived."

"Should we bring him back...?"

“You are the people he is closest to in this world, so I have decided to give you the choice.”

Xu Xing looked at the two of them, waiting for their answer.

Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu exchanged a glance, and in the end, it was Ning Wanzhu who spoke.

"Senior, given the current state of the Tai Xuan Realm, surely Yuan's presence alone isn't enough..."

Yuan is indeed widely recognized as 'the most dazzling person in a thousand years'.

But no matter how you look at it, he's just a Dongzhen.

The impact on the overall situation is not significant.

"Besides, you probably don't want too many people to know about your hometown, just like Yuan, right?"

Why did I suddenly want to find him?

That's a rather bold question.

However, it's not in a bad way to ask now.

"The reason we brought him back is naturally because he is the most suitable person to handle some things later," Xu Xing sighed softly.

"I'm going to take this a step further, and you should understand the significance of that."

boom!
It wasn't a loud sound, but to the two of them it sounded like a thousand thunderclaps, and their emotions surged instantly.

Take it one step further…

They naturally understood the significance of this!

"Once the war begins, we will completely seal off the Tai Xuan Realm until the day everything ends."

The words echoed in the temple.

His tone remained calm, but the implication sent a chill down Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu's spines.

Completely...sealing off the Tai Xuan Realm?!
"It's unknown how long this battle will take, and even if he wanted to return to the Tai Xuan Realm during that time, it would be absolutely impossible."

"And some things..."

“Yuan is clearly much better at this than I am. It would be good to find him and let him handle all of this.”

Whether it is the most dazzling person in the past thousand years or the Holy Emperor Yuan who led an era of great change.

In terms of both reputation and ability, Yuan is more suitable to do these things than the Sword Ancestor who is only known in legends and impressions.

After all, that's what Xu Xing himself said.

He's really not good at these things.

"Of course, as you have said, whether Yuan returns or not will not have a significant impact on the overall situation, so I will leave the choice to you."

"..."

The two remained silent for a long time.

But Bie Xuening seemed to have thought of something at that moment.

She turned her head to look at Xu Xing, her eyes flickering slightly.

The junior disciple answered the question about why Lingzu's disciple wanted to find Yuan, but avoided the question about 'hometown'.

Sure enough, it wasn't a misperception.

Since the trip to Taiping Realm, in order to dispel the repulsive force of Taixuan Realm and sever his own past, my junior brother's attitude in this regard has changed somewhat.

Although he had a 'reasonable' explanation for all of this.

But this is something he's kept hidden in his heart since he came into this world, something he's persisted in for so many years. Can it really be easily changed by some 'reasonable' reasons?

However, considering the large number of people present, Bie Xuening ultimately said nothing.

After a long while, it was Mingyu who spoke first:

"May I ask, Senior Sword Ancestor, is it possible to contact Yuan now?"

Xu Xing shook his head slightly:

“The Chaos Sea is extraordinary. You can find him through your methods, but it is impossible to cross the vast Chaos Sea and make contact with him.”

Previously, in the Taiping Realm, they needed to rely on the Dao Beacon function of the Ascension Platform to contact the Taixuan Realm.

Not to mention that Yuan is not even a true immortal.

Ning Wanzhu pursed her lips, then suddenly looked up and said:
“Master! I want to participate in the expansion of the Immortal Network under the ‘Ascension Plan’.”

The original concept of the Tai Xuan Immortal Network was to encompass many realms of the Chaos Sea and radiate to more worlds.

However, it is still in its early stages, so it only covers the areas surrounding the Tai Xuan Realm.

For more distant realms, it is necessary to build channels so that the tentacles of the Immortal Net can extend there and gradually cover the entire realm.

"You've had this idea before, haven't you?" Ning Ruo said calmly.

"Yes!" Ning Wanzhu did not deny it, and bowed deeply. "I hope Master will grant my request."

After learning about the existence of the Tai Xuan Immortal Network and part of the 'Ascension Plan', she had such thoughts.

I just never knew how to bring it up...

Now, faced with the choice given by the Sword Ancestor, she neither wanted Yuan to be forcibly summoned back before fulfilling his long-cherished wish, nor did she want him to be blocked outside the realm if he wanted to return in the future.

So she decided to go find it herself.

If you can find him before the final battle begins, ask him his wishes in person.

If not found...

That was destined to be so.

"Whatever you want." Ning Ruo showed no unusual expression. A wisp of spiritual light fell from the floating light screen, drifted to Ning Wanzhu, and entered her brow.

At this moment, Mingyu was completely stunned, her eyes filled with confusion.

What is the Ascension Plan?
What is the expansion plan of Xianwang?
What does all this have to do with Yuan?
However, Ning Ruo then said:
"You go too."

Another glimmer of light drifted out from the light screen, came to Mingyu, and entered her brow.

In an instant, all sorts of things about the 'Ascension Plan' flashed through her mind.

Both of them have enough time to guard the area.

Mingyu, in particular, has been stationed on the front lines of the starry sky battlefield ever since Yuan left.

On the other hand, once the third batch of ascended envoys are deployed, the expansion and deployment of the Immortal Network will indeed require some cultivators with sufficient cultivation to handle the matter.

"Do not disclose this to others for the time being."

……

……

Meanwhile on the other side.

The Sword Master's Hall.

Chi Jiuyu walked out of the main hall carrying large and small bags, looking puzzled.

"Master isn't here..." she muttered.

He looked around:
"Is it in the bamboo forest halfway up the mountain? Or is it with my martial uncle?"

Let's go take a look!
She quickly put away the many gifts in her hands and began to walk down the steps.

First, let's look at the bamboo forest halfway up the mountain, then we'll go to our martial uncle's place!

emm...

Speaking of Yue Ling, isn't she a gaming addict who spends all her time playing games?

Why isn't it here?
Since the path down the mountain was quite long, Chi Jiuyu simply traced the runes on the talisman with his fingers as he walked.

She soon arrived at the mountainside.

Turn around and walk into the path through the bamboo forest, arriving near the bamboo house.

I peeked inside.

There was no one around the pond, only two bamboo chairs and two fishing rods. The fish in the pond swam leisurely, looking quite delicious...

Gulu!

Chi Jiuyu swallowed hard, forcing herself to look away.

Not far behind the bamboo chair, two bamboo branches intertwined and pierced the ground, their bamboo bodies as smooth and lustrous as jade, resembling two peerless swords.

Its hidden sharpness was even more frightening to her.

It seems it's not here either.

With a reluctant glance at the spirit fish in the pond, Chi Jiuyu turned around with immense willpower and left the bamboo forest.

……

……

About ten minutes later, Chi Jiuyu arrived at the foot of the mountain.

But then they discovered a figure not far away.

"Senior Sister?" Chi Jiuyu was taken aback for a moment, then immediately laughed, "Hehe! Did you know we were coming back and come to wait for us?"

Li Ke rolled her eyes.

"You think too much."

Gee!

My senior sister is stubborn on the outside but soft on the inside.

Chi Jiuyu didn't expose her, but instead took out a gift box, walked up to her, and handed it to her.

"Here! This is the gift I brought for you."

"It's not another souvenir from the gift shop in the teleportation array waiting hall, is it?" Li Ke said with a look of disgust.

But his hand still honestly accepted the gift box.

"How could that be! Every gift we brought for you was carefully selected!"

Carefully selected...

Li Ke opened the gift box and found a pen inside. The pen body was carved from the finest purple spirit jade, with cloud patterns engraved on it.

The interior is inscribed with three different formations using micro-carving techniques.

"I remember you like writing books, so I picked out this pen for you. It was really expensive!"

Writing a book?

"I didn't! That's not true! Don't talk nonsense!" Li Ke immediately denied it three times in a row.

Chi Jiuyu: "???"

She was filled with questions.

My senior sister loves writing books, and it's common knowledge that she especially loves handwritten books...

That story has become widely known!

What's going on today?

Blue-gold longsword: "..."

As expected, it's the same old lord, misusing idioms again.

"Ahem! Just kidding." Li Ke calmly put away the gift box and nodded with satisfaction. "The gift is nice, I like it very much."

Chi Jiuyu scratched his head, not thinking much of it.

"I'm glad you like it, senior sister. This pen I brought you is the fourth most expensive of all the gifts!"

"fourth?"

“Yes, the most expensive gift is of course for Master,” Chi Jiuyu said matter-of-factly.

Nothing seems wrong.

"What about the second one?"

"For my martial uncle."

There's nothing wrong with it either.

"What about the third?"

"It's for Xiao Yunlu. She's my junior sister, so of course I have to take care of her!"

Li Ke: "..."

It sounds like there's nothing wrong with it.

How many gifts did you bring back this time?

Four portions.

"..."

So the gift they gave me was the cheapest one...

The two stared at each other for a while.

Li Ke suppressed the urge to beat the dead fisherman to a pulp and took a deep breath:

"Your senior brother is with my master. They have important business to attend to right now, so you should go over later."

"Business?!"

Snapped!
Chi Jiuyu covered the back of her head, glaring at her indignantly.

"What are you thinking about? I'm talking about the real business!"

Li Ke calmly lowered her hand, feeling much better.

"How is what I'm thinking not important..." Chi Jiuyu muttered.

Then, as if she had remembered something, she proudly raised her head.

"By the way, Senior Sister, through the true method trials of 'The True Explanation of the Supreme Talisman Sword' and 'The True Talisman Scripture of the Elucidating Mandate of the Void', my 'Talisman Sword' cultivation has also reached the 'Talisman Scripture and Sword Weft' stage!"

The sword reflects the light of the talisman, the sword takes in the shape of the talisman, the talisman's magic merges with the sword, the talisman's scripture and the sword's weft, the sword and talisman's ruins, and finally, 'a thousand talismans in one sword, the sword book refines the true talisman'.

Reaching the fourth realm of 'Sword Rune' in such a short time is remarkably fast progress.

"So, do you want me to give you an award?" Li Ke looked at her strangely.

With your skill in swordsmanship, isn't this perfectly normal?

Chi Jiuyu: "..."

Having studied at 'Sword of Talismans' for a long time, I've become accustomed to hearing others' exclamations of wonder.

It's really hard to get used to being back at the Sword Sect...

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