Grandpa, times have changed.

It was noon.

After eating and drinking to her heart's content and sleeping all morning at Chi Jiuyu's place, Hong Qingchen woke up and went back home.

Return to the Star Ancestor's Hall.

Although she was much more sensible than her peers because of her bloodline, she was still young, so she lived with Chen Huan.

After Hong Qingchen left, Chi Jiuyu had no more scruples and simply slumped onto the sofa, lazily remaining motionless.

[Tai Xuan Immortal Network]

Name: Chi Jiuyu

Age: 80

[Realm: Perfected Nascent Soul Stage]

[Class: Swordsman]

[Affiliation: Sword Sect]

[Foundation Technique: The Sword Manual of Annihilation (Supreme)]

[Supernatural powers, magic, swordsmanship...]

……

Over the course of fifty years, her cultivation level soared, reaching the peak of the Nascent Soul stage from the early stage of Nascent Soul.

He successfully climbed the Divine Transformation Sword Ranking, surpassing many Divine Transformation cultivators from the Sword Sect to rank first.

An eighty-year-old at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, still ranked first on the Sword Ranking, has never appeared before in the entire history of the Sword Sect!

However, she and her family know their own affairs.

The main reason she was able to reach the peak of the Nascent Soul stage at this age was the existence of the Tai Xuan Immortal Network.

Although she is only eighty years old according to the records of the Immortal Network, if you include the time she spent in the Ascended World, she is already over a hundred years old, a true 'centenarian fisherwoman'.

Time flies, and years change, which truly makes Yu sigh.

"Returning to the Void is even further away..."

She broke through to the Nascent Soul stage a few months ago, and her cultivation has only just stabilized. She is still a long way from returning to the Void stage.

He was able to reach the top of the sword rankings entirely because of the unparalleled killing power of the "Seven Swords of Moon Mist".

The current goal is to break the record of Saint Emperor Yuan breaking through to the Void Returning stage at the age of 237.

Of course, breaking the record here refers to the time including ascension.

After all, if we follow the records from the Immortal Network, wouldn't that be pure cheating?!

Her personality wouldn't allow her to deceive herself like this.

However, this also means that she has less than a hundred years left.

Moreover, Saint Emperor Yuan started cultivating relatively late. If you calculate carefully, he only started cultivating for a little over two hundred and one hundred years before he reached the Void Returning stage, and he even achieved Dao Integration at the age of over six hundred and one hundred...

wrong!

I started laying the foundation for cultivation from a young age, and after so many years of cultivation, I haven't paid much attention to other things.

Not only did Saint Emperor Yuan lack any foundational knowledge, but he also changed the world while cultivating...

Damn it!

How could this be so perverted!
The more Chi Jiuyu thought about it, the more pressure he felt.

Ultimately, she chose to use her 'supreme wisdom' to temporarily remove the problem that was causing her stress from her mind.

With that, she calmed down and took out her phone.

The future leader of the Sword Sect: "Little Zhao, what have you been busy with lately? / Swinging on a swing"

Xiao Zhao is only in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Or rather, apart from her own attainment of the Nascent Soul stage, most of her contemporaries were at the late Nascent Soul stage.

Xiao Zhao, who was quietly practicing his magic, was thinking about what gift to prepare.

The future sect leader of the Sword Sect: "?"

Gift?

What gift?
Xiao Zhao, who was quietly practicing his magic, thought: "Xiao Qingchen's birthday is coming up soon."

The future leader of the Sword Sect: "You mean this? I've been prepared for this for a long time."

Xiao Zhao, who was silently practicing his magic: "..."

Xiao Zhao, who was quietly practicing his magic, said, "By the way, have you heard?"

The future leader of the Sword Sect: "What's wrong?"

Xiao Zhao, who was quietly practicing his magic, said: "Qi Ling from the Divine Refining Pavilion has failed to achieve Dao Integration."

Harmony with the Dao...

Failed?
She stood there stunned for a while, feeling a strange tightness in her chest.

Although she wasn't familiar with Qi Ling and had only met her a few times, she still felt a pang of heartache upon hearing the news.

The future sect leader of the Sword Sect: "It seems like there were only two of them, right?"

Xiao Zhao, who was silently practicing his magic, said, "Hmm."

The most outstanding members of the Seven Great Immortal Sects who have reached the Void Realm in this generation have all replenished their foundations in the Ascension World, so they have all begun to attempt to merge with the Dao in the past fifty years.

However, Xiao Yu of the Supreme Dao Sect, Lin Xingyue of the Dragon Elephant Sky-Supporting Sect, Gao Wuwang of Jishi Valley, and Lin Ziyue of the Joyful Union Sect all failed.

With Qi Ling joining this time, it means that the seven most outstanding and promising individuals among the current generation of Void Returning Perfection cultivators from the seven great immortal sects are now...

They ended up being Zhou Kongming of the Sword Sect and Chen Xuanqing of the Spirit Sound Pavilion.

Harmony with the Dao...

This is the way of harmony!
……

……

evening.

The Sword Master's Hall.

Meizu held a maple leaf in her hand, looking at the hollowed-out pattern of a little yellow duck spitting out sword energy on the leaf, her tone somewhat wistful.

"You probably already know, that little guy from the Divine Refinement Pavilion failed to achieve Dao Integration."

"Ah."

Bie Xuening remained calm.

"It's already quite good that no one died because of this."

If achieving the Dao were so easy, it wouldn't have taken so many years to reach such a small number.

Moreover, two of the seven successfully achieved Dao attainment...

Honestly, this ratio is already quite good.

"What a pity. I heard that the little guy from your Sword Sect and the one who failed made a pact to become Dao partners after they achieved Dao." "It doesn't matter."

As long as you don't die, there will always be a chance.

The current sect leader of the Sword Sect also tried twice before successfully achieving Dao integration.

Even Fellow Daoist Min is the same.

"That's right, that little guy from your Sword Sect has already gone to the Divine Refinement Pavilion."

As she spoke, Meizu handed the maple leaf in her hand to Bie Xuening.

Every time she came, she would bring Bie Xuening a gift like this, only the openwork pattern was different.

"Seriously, you're such a homebody," Meizu couldn't help but complain. "All these years, I've been the one coming to you. Can't you ever come looking for me yourself?"

Fifty years!

Sword Master has never left the Sword Sect...

wrong!

He has never left the Sword Master's Hall.

She realized that the other fellow cultivators couldn't leave before, so they had no choice.

But Sword Master is a real homebody!

Why should I look for you?

Her junior brother is right here, why is she leaving?
"Hey! You're really something..."

I came to see her out of kindness, worried that she might be bored, but she always had a long face.

"Having heard the saying 'a turtle is one that doesn't move'?"

Bie Xuening only glanced at her before shifting her gaze to the direction of the Sword Ancestor's Hall.

"Let me tell you, I recently invented a very interesting spell," Meizu said to himself.

"The Mediterranean Technique, you know what that means, right? I plan to pass it on to Jiu Yu."

She originally intended to pass it on to Yin Xue.

But Yin Xue told her not to do such pointless things...

Seriously, who is the real master here?!
Seeing that Bie Xuening still ignored him.

Helpless, she followed Bie Xuening's gaze and looked in the direction of the Sword Ancestor's Hall.

Looking at the main hall, which hadn't changed at all compared to fifty years ago, she suddenly felt a little lost.

Fifty years...

I'm not sure how things are going on your end, fellow Daoist.

Having finally reached this point, there's still not much I can do to help my fellow Daoist.

……

……

Meanwhile, deep within the Sword Ancestor's Hall.

The firelight flickered on the stone pillars on both sides.

In the center of the dojo, Xu Xing sat quietly as before, his eyes closed.

Fifty years had left no trace on him; on the contrary, the timeline floating in front of him, which had been used as a 'medium' and had been drained of its extraordinary elements, was now completely covered by a red glow.

It is dazzling and bright, like a sun.

Even the billowing gray mist was barely noticeable under the scorching red light.

Apart from that, nothing else was unusual; it was as if nothing had happened...

However, at this moment, Xu Xing's perception...

The crimson sword light, carrying the power of separation and severance, is constantly eroding the 'boundary' formed by an unparalleled power that transcends the Dao-wielding True Immortal, connects with the universe, links all paths and laws, and exists between all things and phenomena.

Perhaps the wear and tear had reached its limit, and the other end of the 'boundary' was no longer able to completely exclude Xu Xing's power as it had been fifty years ago.

Therefore, over the years, many sword lights have pierced the 'boundary' and fallen to the other side.

Of course, the sword light dissipated the moment it hit the target, turning into pure red light that scattered in all directions.

However, the red light that should have lost its effect was guided by a perfect being sitting in the misty airflow, and transformed back into sword light, landing on the 'boundary' formed by the supreme power.

It can be said that not only is Xu Xing eroding the 'boundary' formed by Tai Xuan's authority, but Tai is also using his power to do the same thing.

This has been the case for the past fifty years.

but……

why?
At this moment, Xu Xing could directly observe that on the other side of the sky, a vast expanse of purple energy was continuously pouring in.

That is the power of the mysterious.

However, Tai ignored him completely and continued to rely solely on the power scattered within him.

Xu Xing was increasingly unable to understand.

Could it be that not only Gu was imprisoned on the other side, but Xuan was also involved?

Or perhaps, Tai wants to arrive at the Central Continent the moment the 'boundary' is completely erased, in order to achieve some purpose?
Separated by the 'boundary', Xu Xing stared intently at Tai, constantly trying to figure out His intentions.

Compared to fifty years ago, His form is more solid.

You can even see that beneath Him there is a seemingly ordinary circular platform carved from bluestone, with nine ring-shaped inscriptions engraved on it.

He sat in the very center of the platform.

Countless chains extended from all directions, wrapping around His body and binding Him tightly.

Putting everything else aside, just look at His current state...

That alone proves a lot.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Xing seemed to realize something and stopped paying attention to the other side of the boundary, instead focusing intently on the 'boundary' itself.

Ding--!
A crisp, clear sound rang out, as if something had been severed.

The cracks continued to spread...

Deep within the Sword Ancestor's Hall, Xu Xing, who was sitting in the center of the dojo, suddenly opened his eyes.

He discovered that this sound not only existed in his own perception, but also resonated throughout the entire Sword Ancestor Hall, the entire Sword Sect, the entire Central Continent, the Four Star Regions, and even the entire Tai Xuan Realm, across all levels of the past and present!
The higher one's cultivation level, the clearer the sounds one hears.

Following closely behind was an intense, overwhelming resentment that could not be washed away by anything in the world, overflowing from every corner of the Tai Xuan Realm.

For a moment, the entire Sword Sect seemed to be shrouded in a shadow.

From the distant horizon of the starry sky, a gaze containing boundless power looks down upon us!

Wherever they went.

The stars trembled, and all things came to a standstill. (End of Chapter)