Grandpa, times have changed.

Chapter 671 The Sword Master Who Could Say Something That Would Make You Clammy

For a period of time afterwards.

Chi Jiuyu first returned to the Xuanling Tower and looted all the remaining spiritual items and cultivation manuals.

Then, following the "Ascension Mission Action Plan" written by his natal sword, he began the third mission.

Xuanling Mountain Range.

Located on the border of the Xuanling Dynasty, it was specially built by the Xuanling Sect cultivators during the cultivation era to collect the evil energy of the wind.

In this day and age, it is also known as the 'insurmountable ridge of the sky' because of its unique topography.

Many people have tried to climb over it, but all have failed.

Therefore, even now, no one in the Xuanling Dynasty knows that on the other side of this so-called 'Spine of Heaven', there exists a rich and fertile land.

Then you see the highest mountain in the Xuanling Mountains—Caixia Peak.

At the mountaintop, Chi Jiuyu stood in the midst of a raging blizzard, gazing into the distance.

For ordinary people, this is an insurmountable 'sky ridge', like an insurmountable chasm.

But in front of a Nascent Soul cultivator who can shake mountains and rivers, it is no different from flat ground.

She was making hand gestures, while taking a selfie with her phone in her other hand.

This is the world where she is about to spread her teachings and open up new paths, so it's quite meaningful and we should definitely leave a memento!

After taking several photos, Chi Jiuyu finally put away his phone with satisfaction and took out three gourd-shaped magical artifacts from his storage ring.

A unique color flowed across the surface of the gourd, appearing exceptionally bright in the dim environment filled with raging winds and snow.

The overflowing colors seemed to possess a wondrous power to calm the world, so as soon as the gourd appeared, the fierce and violent wind and snow on Caixia Peak became much gentler.

A cautious, weak will quietly descended, swirling around the three gourd-shaped magical artifacts, carrying a hint of longing.

World will.

Chi Jiuyu curled his lip and waved his hand to open one of the gourds.

Contrary to expectations, there was no radiant light or celestial aura emanating from the gourd's mouth. Instead, an inexplicable force was constantly 'evaporating,' gradually seeping into the depths of the world to replenish what was missing.

The gourd in her hand also became lighter and lighter.

Finally, all the world's essence contained inside the gourd 'evaporated'. Chi Jiuyu turned the gourd over and turned it over to make sure there was nothing left inside.

At that moment, she suddenly felt a pang of heartache.

The origin of a world at an energy level below the Dao is constant at 129,600 units.

Gu Xingyun used the 'Mysterious Cloud Spirit Dividing Tower' to extract half of it, which is 64,800 portions.

Although he has created clones over the years, he has also consumed some of his own energy during his cultivation and the recent fusion with the clones.

But if you add up all the world origins of the three gourds, there are at least 63,000 more!
According to the Ascension Point Exchange Center's prices, a World Origin of the Nascent Soul level costs 5 Ascension Points!

In other words, this gourd in his hand contains more than 100,000 Ascension Points!

Heartache!

The more I think about it, the more heartbroken I become!
Chi Jiuyu, with a stiff face and expressionless expression, opened the second gourd.

But she couldn't help but comfort herself in her heart.

The price is high now, but that doesn't mean it will be high in the future.

As previously announced by Tai Xuan Immortal Network, the prices of items in the exchange center are still somewhat unreasonable and will be adjusted based on feedback from Ascension Messengers.

In other words, this thing might not be so expensive in the future.

Besides, the Ascension Point Exchange Center doesn't take back items. Even if she takes this back, she won't be able to exchange it for Ascension Points. She doesn't need that many by herself!
After comforting herself like this, she finally came to terms with things a lot.

Half a minute later, as the world's origin of the third gourd was absorbed, the entire world began to undergo some inexplicable changes.

It's like a terminally ill patient who has been bedridden for a long time suddenly starting to get better.

In every corner of the world, faint sparks of inspiration began to slowly emerge.

Chi Jiuyu, who was on the top of Caixia Peak, also sensed the changes taking place in the world. So he put away the gourd in his hand and looked inside through the mouth of the gourd.

However, at the bottom, there was still a small portion of the 'Origin of the World' that kept flashing strange colors, about ten pieces.

This is what the world left for her.

[Congratulations! You have received the world's gift, and your title has changed: 'Lingyun Heavenly Emperor' → 'Lingyun Heavenly Venerable']

(°ー°〃)！

Lingyun Tianzun...?
To be honest, she actually prefers 'Heavenly Emperor'; 'Heavenly Emperor' sounds more imposing!
Chi Jiuyu quickly realized what was happening.

The reward!
Where are my achievement rewards?!
Previously, you were rewarded with 1 Ascension Point, so why not this time?

That's really stingy.

She thought to herself, then waved her hand and put away the three gourds.

Forget it!

The rewards from this mission are already quite good: ten portions of World Origin, which translates to a full 50 Ascension Points!

Contentment brings happiness!
He quickly adjusted his mindset, and then leaped off the mountaintop.

The next step is to set up the 'Inheritance Cave' and then spread the teachings.

She had already planned out the arrangements.

The 'Inheritance Cave' trial is set up according to the Sword Sect's 'Dao', 'Fa', and 'Xin'.

Furthermore, based on the special recruitment trials of the Immortal Sect, the difficulty of the 'Dao' and 'Fa' trials will be appropriately reduced, but the difficulty of the 'Xin' trial will be increased.

Once the inheritor passes the trial, they will receive the magical artifacts and elixirs left behind by the Heavenly Venerable, who is also the number one genius of all the heavens and myriad realms, the sect master of the Sword Sect, and the Heavenly Emperor of Spirit Clouds, within the 'Inheritance Cave'!

Haha!

Her fame will one day resound throughout all the heavens and the myriad worlds!
……

……

A month later in the blink of an eye.

Jian Zong.

Sword Sect Inner Sect.

Inside a reception room specifically for receiving visitors.

Xu Xing, Bie Xuening, and Yuan Jun were all present, and a light screen was suspended to the side, with Ning Ruo inside.

Ahead of the three were Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu, who had just returned from outside the Tai Xuan Realm.

However, both of them seemed a little restless and quite reserved.

I wasn't nervous at all in the Sword Ancestor's Hall, so why do I feel different in the reception room?
The gazes cast by the four elders made the two of them feel extremely uncomfortable.

In the end, Ning Wanzhu spoke first.

"Reporting to Master, Senior Sword Venerable, Senior Sword Ancestor, Senior Yuanjun, this disciple and Mingyu, on this trip to the outer realm, together established 11,623 Immortal Network connection nodes."

She first gave a brief report on the progress.

Mingyu glanced at her secretly.

The order of address was quite important, since all the seniors were devoted to the Sword Ancestor. If the order of address was wrong, it might offend one of the seniors.

Although the probability is very small...

As a disciple of the Spirit Ancestor, it is perfectly reasonable for Ning Wanzhu to put her own master first.

Secondly, there is Senior Sword Master. It's fine to rank her before Senior Sword Ancestor, since she is Senior Sword Ancestor's senior sister.

Finally, since Sword Ancestor is the most famous of all the ancestors, it is certainly not a problem to rank him before Yuanjun.

Mingyu's mind was racing with random thoughts.

She looked up and saw Yuan Jun looking at her, though her eyes were covered by a light veil.

But Mingyu could still feel the gaze on her, and her heart tightened. She quickly composed herself and lowered her head.

Yuanjun: "..."

What's this kid thinking about here?
Soon, Ning Wanzhu finished reporting on her and Mingyu's 'work progress'.

About one-tenth of it is complete...

This was to be expected, since setting up the Xianwang connection node was not an easy task, and the poor 'working environment' meant that their setup speed would not be very fast.

Xu Xing thought for a moment and said:
"What is the situation in the Taiyi Realm? Have you found any trace of Yuan?"

The two paused, exchanged a glance, and then chose Mingyu to answer the question.

“The Void Saint Lord is still in the recovery period, while the Insight Saint Lord came to cause trouble once and has not appeared since.”

At this point, Ning Wanzhu couldn't help but frown.

Long ago, the two of them began searching for the Sacred Domain of Enlightenment under the guidance of the Void Extreme Saint King, the controller of the Void Extreme Heaven. However, even now, they have not yet discovered the location of the Sacred Domain of Enlightenment.

“As for Yuan… we only found half of the body he created for Yinling, and discovered that the third supreme authority of the Taiyi Realm, ‘Yuanxu,’ is related to him. Apart from that, we have no other clues.”

Ning Wanzhu handed over a jade slip.

"This is everything that I and Mingyu experienced after arriving in the Taiyi Realm."

Xu Xing beckoned and drew the jade slip over.

"Let me see, but I probably can't help you."

"You have already helped us a lot."

If it weren't for the Sword Ancestor, this opportunity might have come.

Xu Xing nodded slightly, not continuing on that topic, and instead said:

"Go and rest, you've all worked hard too."

In that chaotic and lonely environment, it would be uncomfortable to do nothing, let alone the fact that they had been building the Xianwang node for so long.

Watching the two people about to leave, he added another sentence.

“If Yuan really is in that world, or if he recently stayed in that world, we will definitely be able to find him this time, but the process may not be so ‘pleasant’ for Yuan.”

The two people were taken aback upon hearing this.

Immediately, Ning Wanzhu realized what Xu Xing meant:
"You mean... Senior Huo?"

"Didn't Senior Ke Huo promise that he would only send us over this time and not interfere with what happens afterward?" Ming Yu asked, puzzled.

emm...

A strange smile appeared on Xu Xing's face.

"I didn't realize you trusted Fellow Daoist Huo so much. He would be very happy if he knew."

what?
Mingyu was stunned for a moment, and finally realized that she had asked a stupid question.

If Senior Huo were to keep his word, would he still be Senior Huo?
The only promise he fulfilled after becoming an immortal, and which is now known to the world, is this:

Exterminate all demons in the world.

besides……

Just don’t mention it!

"Alright, go and rest. If I find anything about Yuan, I'll let you know immediately."

"Thank you, senior."

The two stood up and bowed in unison.

"This disciple takes his leave." *2
Then they turned and left.

The reason the two appeared at the Sword Sect was mainly to let Xu Xing see whether they were 'affected' after using the Light of Doubt to generate the Doubt Avatar.

If so, it would be good for Xu Xing to kill it.

It's not that I don't trust you...

Okay, actually it's just a matter of distrust!
There's nothing we can do; what can we do when he's a bewildering figure?

Next, Mingyu will probably stay at the Sword Sect for a while, since she and Li Ke have a very good relationship.

Going back to the Righteous Alliance would be too much trouble just to explain where I went, so I'd rather not go back!
As for Ning Wanzhu, she naturally had friends in the Sword Sect, but she didn't have the same concerns as Ming Yu, and she also wanted to go back to the sect to see her master.

Watching them walk away, Bie Xuening stood up:

"I'm going back."

As she spoke, she looked at Yuanjun again.

"You come with me too."

Ok?
If you want to leave, then leave. Why did you ask me to come with you?

Yuan Jun was somewhat puzzled, but after a slight hesitation, she left with Bie Xue Ning.

With the departure of the two, only the light screen projected by Xu Xing and Ning Ruo remained for a moment.

"So, Brother Xu, is there anything wrong with them?"

“No.” Xu Xing leaned back. “It seems that Huo is just using this as an excuse to go to Taiyi Realm, and has not made any other moves.”

As it stands, neither Ning Wanzhu nor Ming Yu have been affected by using the Light of Doubt to create the Avatar of Doubt.

"Brother Xu, do you think Huo will choose to interfere with the advancement and changes in the Taiyi Realm?"

"of course."

How could Huo not cause trouble?

Fortunately, his existence may not be a bad thing for the human race in the Taiyi Realm.

emm...

That's true, at least for the vast majority of people.

……

……

the other side.

Bie Xuening led Yuan Jun to the front of the Sword Venerable Hall.

The two walked deeper into the main hall.

"Alright, now we can talk about the matter," Yuanjun said.

"It's nothing," Bie Xuening replied calmly.

"Hmm?" Yuan Jun was taken aback, and frowned. "You told me to go ahead, didn't you have something to tell me?"

She came to the Sword Sect this time to avoid a situation like the last time with the 'Changes in the Chaos Sea', where others knew about it but she herself was unaware.

"No, I just felt it wasn't right to leave you there alone."

"..."

For a moment, Yuanjun didn't know how to respond.

After a long while, she asked in a deep voice:
"What's wrong?"

"I feel bad."

"..."

Silence once again.

She had some doubts, wondering if the Sword Master had evolved during his recent 'confrontations' with the Enchantress Ancestor in the group chat.

She used to act cold and aloof, but she never spoke in such a cutting way.

At this moment, she even felt that the irritable Sword Master in the group wasn't so bad after all; at least he was easy to understand.

They walked in silence until they reached the Taoist temple deep within the main hall.

"Your disciple went on an ascension mission, he should be back by now, right?" Yuanjun suddenly asked.

That traitor...

"Master! Master! We're back! Are you there?!"

Almost as soon as the sound rang out, Chi Jiuyu rushed in.

She paused after seeing the two people in the dojo clearly.

Then he bowed respectfully.

"Disciple greets Master, Senior Yuanjun."

We still need to be careful when there are outsiders around.

But as soon as he got up, he started grinning again.

"How old are you? Be serious," Bie Xuening reminded him.

“We’re still young, only twenty-three,” Chi Jiuyu said with a grin.

"You're almost thirty, stop lying to yourself."

"..."

The joy of completing a mission and spreading the word to a world that I once felt vanished completely.

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