Grandpa, times have changed.

Chapter 675 She's not even my martial uncle's confidante?!

"guess?"

Yuan Jun readily accepted Xu Xing's words.

"However, it seems that your guesses always come at the most 'opportune' time."

Having used this tactic so many times, and being no slow-witted person, she naturally understood that Xu Xing was trying to change the subject.

As for why I responded...

After all, she has quite a few scandals in her past.

If she didn't take the opportunity to back down, was she supposed to wait for Bie Xuening to continue exposing her shortcomings?

"We need to change the subject, otherwise if you two really start arguing, it won't be good for me to take sides," Xu Xing said.

Yuanjun paused, somewhat stumped by the answer.

"Brother Dao is indeed frank."

"Let's get down to business." Bie Xuening glanced at Yuan Jun indifferently.

She had no interest in arguing with her; that would be more appropriate in a group chat.

"it is good."

Xu Xing threw a handful of fish food into the pool.

The spirit fish in the pond were immediately startled and began to scramble for the water, splashing everywhere.

If I remember correctly, the last time I fed the fish was about a month ago...

"The reason for this speculation is mainly due to the 'Transformation Ritual' that Xuan has set up in various worlds."

The Transformation Ritual of Hua Cang?

Hasn't this already been thoroughly researched?

Although the way the rituals are performed differs in different worlds, the specific effects of the rituals also vary depending on the order in which they are performed.

However, its core essence remains the same: it is nothing more than a ritual that transforms other races into the 'Azure Clan'.

Both of them frowned, but neither spoke, continuing to listen to Xu Xing.

"After discovering these rituals, we immediately began to study the rituals themselves."

"Indeed, we have studied the structure of the ritual very thoroughly."

"But we haven't really thought deeply about the existence of this 'ritual' itself before."

Existence itself?

“With Xuan’s abilities, creating a ‘Transformation Ritual’ shouldn’t be too difficult, right?” Yuanjun asked.

“It’s certainly not difficult for Him.”

Xu Xing raised his hand and gently guided a drop of pure water from the pool in front of him, which then floated to his side.

My fingertip touched that glistening water droplet.

Almost instantly, the entire water droplet swelled up, stretching and extending continuously.

In less than a moment, the single drop of water transformed into a spherical structure with a nine-layered ritual structure and countless flowing runes, hovering above the pool and constantly changing its structure.

"He can even achieve this in many more ways."

As they spoke, various scenes appeared within the spherical structure composed of a single drop of water.

In the Spirit Cloud Realm's 'Mysterious Cloud Spirit Dividing Tower', the Mysterious Aspect Realm's 'Mysterious Aspect Heavenly Orbit', and in the Purple Pure Temple of the Three Heavens Realm, there is a jade disc that contains the method of 'refining humans into elixirs'.

Of course, the jade disc was destroyed when the Dragon Elephant Sky-Supporting Sect destroyed the Purple Clear Temple, and the 'Mysterious Aspect Heavenly Orbit' of the Mysterious Aspect Realm was refined. Even the 'Mysterious Cloud Spirit Dividing Tower' of the Spirit Cloud Realm that Chi Jiuyu just experienced has been removed.

but!

Of these three, their core essence is exactly the same!
Or rather, all of this exists in preparation for the 'Transformation Ritual'.

Yuanjun was puzzled as he looked at the spherical structure formed by the water droplet.

She didn't understand the meaning behind Xu Xing's words at that moment.

This……

Is there something wrong?

Bie Xuening seemed to have thought of something:
"What my junior brother means is that He clearly had many more ways to do this, but He chose to use 'ritual,' a method that had never appeared in the Tai Xuan Realm, to transform other races into the Cang Clan."

She looked at Xu Xing.

"There might be some hidden story behind this that we don't know about, right?"

Xu Xing smiled.

"good."

Yuanjun: "..."

Even though I didn't notice anything wrong, she did.

When did she develop this kind of intelligence...?

Such a high level of comprehension?
"But how can we conclude that there are hidden secrets we don't know about based on just one ceremony?"

With a gentle wave of his hand, Xu Xing caused the nine-tiered spherical structure of the ritual track, which was made up of a single drop of water, to collapse inward and transform back into a single drop of water, falling back into the pool.

"It's not a conclusion, I'm just guessing right now," he explained.

"Actually, I didn't think much about it before. After all, as you said, it's perfectly normal for Xuan to create a 'Transformation Ritual' with his abilities."

"It was only recently, with the appearance of the Taiyi Realm, that I began to have some doubts about the arrangements left behind by Xuan."

Taiyi Realm...

A sudden realization dawned on Yuanjun's mind.

"Indeed, for those in the Taiyi Realm to reach the realm of the extraordinary, besides an unwavering will, a ritual is also needed as a trigger..."

ceremony……

There are also rituals in the Taiyi Realm.

“I originally thought that the Taiyi Realm’s choice to ascend and transform into the Dongzhen Great Realm by ‘the light of the world covering all realms’ violated the extraordinary order set by Xuan Suo, and therefore it was impossible to succeed,” Xu Xing continued to explain.

"But from the perspective of the Taiyi Realm as a whole, isn't this method also a kind of 'ritual'?"

“And Xuan himself is also using ‘rituals’, which proves that the extraordinary system of ‘rituals’ does not violate the extraordinary order He established.”

"So, He created this extraordinary system of 'rituals'?"

"or……"

Xu Xing's tone became somewhat inexplicable.

"In some distant, unknowable place, are there others like us who have forged a new path from the original extraordinary order?"

From the original extraordinary order...

Has a new path been forged?
Both of them fell into deep thought for a moment.

Without a doubt, only an 'enlightened being', an existence at the level of an immortal or ancestor, could achieve this!
That means if this is true...

Are there other 'enlightened beings' in the distant places they have not yet explored?
"Brother Dao, now that you've touched the 'Source of Dao,' do you still not feel the changes in the extraordinary order of the Chaos Sea?" Yuanjun asked.

“No.” Xu Xing shook his head slightly. “That is where the ‘Dao’ of the Xuan resides. Just as He cannot see my swordsmanship, I cannot observe the changes in the extraordinary order.”

The extraordinary order of the Chaos Sea is determined by Xuan.

This is different from the situation that occurred in the Chaos Sea after he accepted the Dao Wang.

“An unknown enlightened being…” Bie Xuening pondered for a moment, “It seems we really need to take more precautions.”

An enlightened being is a great being capable of changing the landscape, no matter what kind of world they live in.

Moreover, there may be more than one unknown enlightened being...

"Necessary precautions are indeed necessary, but there's no need to pay too much attention to them. The focus should still be on 'Xuan' and 'Gu', as well as the remaining Cang Clan."

Let's set aside the question of whether the 'unknown enlightened one' they speculated about exists on the distant other side of the Chaos Sea.

Even if they do exist, their attitude towards the human race of the Tai Xuan Realm is still unknown.

"Moreover, this so-called 'ritual' might have been created by Xuan to deceive people."

Unknown enlightened one...

It was merely a guess by Xu Xing based on the situation of the Taiyi Realm and the worlds that had been affected.

After all, compared to the slow transformation and gradual change of bloodline of 'tools' and 'methods', it is much better.

The 'Transformation Ritual', which allows for bloodline replacement in a short time once fully prepared, is even more likely to deceive the True Immortals of the Tai Xuan Realm.

“That’s true.” Yuanjun looked at the pool in front of him.

To be honest, although Brother Dao often uses this method to change the subject, he always actually has something to say.

Suddenly, she looked at the splashing water and seemed to have thought of something.

"Since Huo Zhen really went to the Taiyi Realm, he should be able to see some problems, right?"

"maybe."

…… ……

Noon the next day.

In the main hall.

The place where Zhou Kongming and Mengxuan fought.

Throughout the morning, under Du Ruoheng's arrangement, Mengxuan fought against the current number one on the Sword Sect's Divine Transformation Sword Ranking, Nascent Soul Sword Ranking, and Golden Core Sword Ranking.

The result...

Naturally needless to say.

They came full of confidence, but left with each one more doubting their existence than the last.

It was clear that the patriarch's tension was overshadowed by his inner bewilderment.

Chi Jiuyu, standing at the entrance, looked at the sword cultivators who were walking out in a daze with disdain.

That's it!

They start to doubt their existence after experiencing even a small setback.

It still has to be her, the Nine Fishermen Ancestor. Even if she experiences a thousand setbacks and ten thousand hardships, her clear sword heart will never be tarnished.

Today's young people...

The Nine Fishermen Ancestor sighed deeply.

After the top sword cultivator on the Golden Core Sword Ranking walked out with a blank expression, Chi Jiuyu looked at Mengxuan, who was smiling in front of her, and was eager to try.

"Hey Mengxuan, why don't you have a match with me?"

After visiting Xiaoyunlu yesterday, Senior Mengxuan sat quietly in her cave for the entire night.

After learning that Mengxuan was going to challenge the number one sword on the Sword Sect's ranking list, she followed along under the pretext of "joining in the fun," and secretly made up her mind.

Opportunities to spar with a 'senior,' especially such a special one, are rare.

If Xiao Yunlu hadn't had something important to do at school today, she would have definitely brought Xiao Yunlu along.

"You want to fight me?" Mengxuan looked at her strangely.

Actually, she had the idea of ​​fighting Jiu Yu from the beginning, after all, her talent was really high.

Unexpectedly, she brought it up herself first.

“Yes, yes! Actually, when we were training in the outer world, I wanted to have a fight with you.” Chi Jiuyu was very frank.

"That's okay."

"hey-hey!"

Chi Jiuyu quickly stepped forward, glancing at Xu Xing standing to the side.

Only he came today; Yuanjun did not come with him.

"Hurry, hurry, Uncle-Master!"

Xu Xing didn't speak, but simply pointed forward with one finger.

Without a sound, the two watched as the surrounding scenery receded into the distance.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Xing became a tiny dot in the distance, and the extra space was a vast expanse of white, as if it had been forcibly inserted into the world, or as if space itself had been directly torn apart.

Chi Jiuyu remained calm, merely glancing around for a moment before remarking:

"Familiar feeling!"

The last time I was here was when I fought with Senior Sister Li!

The sentimentality lasted only a short while before a cyan-gold sword light flashed from between her brows, landing in her hand and transforming into an ancient-looking cyan-gold longsword.

She gripped her sword and gave a respectful salute.

"Please give me some advice, senior."

“No problem.” Mengxuan looked at her with a smile. “Jiuyu, you can go first.”

"I'm so sorry..."

Although he said that, he had already raised the sword in his hand.

"submerged!"

A vast expanse of red light swept across the sky, seemingly capable of engulfing everything.

"cut!"

Boom!

Without the slightest hesitation, Chi Jiuyu immediately used the strongest sword move she currently possessed.

"The Sword of Annihilation..."

A strange light appeared in Mengxuan's eyes.

This is one of the four sword techniques that were not included in the "Tai Xu Sword Manual" by the Daoist brother. I never expected that she would actually learn it!

"Jiuyu, you've really impressed me..."

Her voice was very soft, completely drowned out by the overwhelming sword light, so much so that Chi Jiuyu didn't hear it at all.

As she spoke, Mengxuan pointed her fingers like a sword and slashed at the surging red light!
"submerged!"

Buzz~!

A sliver of red light suddenly appeared, radiating the same annihilating aura as the overwhelming red light, easily tearing apart the surging red light.

Looking out, it's as if a terrifying red tsunami has been forcibly split in two.

That sliver of red light, though seemingly fragile, remained unmoved by the overwhelming light of annihilation, arriving before Chi Jiuyu even had a chance to react.

This is……!
The Sword of Annihilation?!

The Annihilation Sword can be used like this?!
Chi Jiuyu stared wide-eyed at the person in front of her in disbelief.

However, the next moment, her thoughts froze on that moment.

A streak of red light swiftly passed through, and her entire body instantly transformed into wisps of gray mist and vanished.

After an unknown amount of time, Chi Jiuyu finally felt the red light before her eyes dimming, and the 'Sword of Annihilation' that had condensed into a line and the vast 'Sword of Annihilation' light had disappeared.

Mengxuan stood not far away, still smiling as she watched her.

Chi Jiuyu was stunned for a long time...

"Holy crap! Senior Mengxuan, you also know the Annihilation Sword!"

She didn't care at all that she had already 'died' once.

"Yes, I can do it, and I can also do the remaining three sword techniques, but I can't use the last two in my current state."

All four swordsmen...

Chi Jiuyu lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

Mengxuan assumed that she was contemplating the sword strike she had just received, so she didn't interrupt.

After a while, Chi Jiuyu raised her head and asked a strange question.

"Senior Mengxuan, what do you think of my master?"

Ok?
"Sword Master and I are friends, what's wrong?"

"What about Senior Spirit Ancestor, Senior Demon Ancestor, and Senior Primordial Sovereign?"

Mengxuan: "..."

I think I understand what she's asking.

"You're overthinking it. My fellow Daoist and I are just good friends, unlike the other Daoists you mentioned."

Mengxuan was both amused and exasperated.

Jiu Yu could actually misunderstand like this.

"what?!"

Not so!

A beautiful senior who is skilled in the four sword techniques created by her martial uncle and is of the same generation as her martial uncle is not her martial uncle's 'confidante'!
This shouldn't be!
emm...

"I'm sorry, senior, I was overthinking it." Chi Jiuyu apologized honestly, "It's mainly because of the seniors that my martial uncle took me to meet before..."

As she said this, a chill suddenly ran down her spine, and she quickly shut her mouth.

hiss~
I almost forgot, my martial uncle is right outside right now!
so far so good!

Thankfully, it stopped in time!
"Senior, I have another sword, could you take a look at it?"

The topic shift was a bit abrupt.

She didn't want to offend her martial uncle; what if he stopped giving her red envelopes in the future?

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