My cultivation is too warm

Xu Mo was slightly taken aback by Lin Miaoqing's reaction, then asked in confusion, "Senior Sister, what's wrong? Did you remember something?"

He might not care about other people's reactions, but since it was his senior sister who reacted this way, he had to take it seriously.

Faced with Xu Mo's question, Lin Miaoqing shook her head and then asked, "Junior brother, where is this spaceship headed?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Mo organized his thoughts for a moment and replied, "It's about exploring the passage beyond this chaos, the source of this distorted chaos."

"Junior brother, I feel a little uneasy." Lin Miaoqing looked at him, her face pale.

Seeing this, Xu Mo pondered for a moment and then quickly took out his phone to send a message to Daoist Zixiao and his own sect leader, Daoist Xuanyi.

He explained Lin Miaoqing's reaction to them and also offered his suggestion: change the spaceship's route, temporarily halt the exploration, and first clarify the specific situation.

Zixiao Daozun and his own sect leader were aware of his senior sister's identity, and Xu Mo believed that after he gave his feedback, they would surely take the situation seriously.

However, their response was unexpected by Xu Mo. Zi Xiao Dao Zun said that he was already aware of the situation and that he did not need to worry. At the same time, the test flight would proceed as planned.

Seemingly to reassure him, Daoist Zixiao then sent him another message: "Good child, we understand why your senior sister is uneasy, so please rest assured."

Upon hearing Zixiao Daozun's words, Xu Mo felt relieved. It seemed that they possessed more information than he had imagined, so he no longer needed to worry about any unexpected events.

At this moment, a message from their sect leader, Xuan Yi Dao Zun, also arrived: "Bring Huanhuan and your senior sister back."

Upon seeing this message, Xu Mo was stunned. He could understand asking him and Lin Miaoqing to go back, but what was with asking Liang Huanhuan to go back?

Isn't Liang Huanhuan a special technical advisor in charge of the spacecraft's test flights? Is she able to leave now?

Just then, Liang Huanhuan came skipping over, and judging from the happy expression on her face, it seemed that something good had happened.

"Junior brother, let's go, let's go back quickly. The sect leader said that Huanhuan performed very well this time and is going to hold an award ceremony for Huanhuan, hehehe."

Liang Huanhuan interlaced her fingers, tilted her head, and looked on with longing. She had clearly already pictured herself being praised in front of the entire clan.

She loves being praised, and the thought of an awards ceremony makes her excited. Hehehe, how will the sect leader reward Huanhuan?
Seeing her say that, Xu Mo didn't think much of it and took her and Lin Miaoqing back to Tianxuan Sect via the teleportation array.

They had only been back at the Tianxuan Sect for a short while when a figure appeared before them. When Xu Mo saw who it was, he was stunned, because it was none other than the Nine Wonders Saint Venerable whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

After the war ended, the Nine Wonders Saint Venerable disappeared without a trace.

This disappointed him greatly, since he still hadn't asked about the gossip between the other party and that prodigy junior sister.

For example, where did Junior Sister Xuanli of the Nine Wonders Saint Venerable go for so many years? Why did she not appear until now?

For example, after her return, will she marry the Nine Wonders Saint Venerable, and so on?

In short, the fire of gossip in his heart had been burning fiercely, and he was just waiting for the Nine Wonders Saint Venerable to appear, but the other party simply disappeared.

Not only did the Nine Wonders Saint Venerable disappear, but even his prodigy junior sister Xuan Li vanished.

This made Xu Mo a little frustrated. You know, once the fire of gossip is ignited, it's extremely uncomfortable if you don't get an answer. Over the years, he's been holding it in for so long.

Therefore, upon seeing the Nine Wonders Saint Venerable, he could no longer contain himself and hurriedly went to greet him, then eagerly said, "Senior Nine Wonders, it's been a long time."

Seeing his reaction, the Nine Wonders Saint Venerable chuckled and took the initiative to explain, "After seeing my junior sister on the battlefield, my long-standing inner conflict was resolved, and I sensed an opportunity for a breakthrough, so I hurriedly went into seclusion to break through."

Xu Mo was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then looked at him hesitantly and asked, "Then, senior, does your emergence from seclusion mean that you have already broken through?"

The Nine Wonders Saint Venerable—no, it should be the Nine Wonders Venerable—smiled and nodded, replying, "Not bad, you've managed to break through by sheer luck."

Upon hearing this, Xu Mo quickly offered his congratulations. Then, changing the subject, he asked with a gossipy look, "Senior, how are things going with you and your junior sister? When are you planning to hold a celebration?"

Although he knew it might be impolite to ask such a question, since Venerable Nine Wonders was his elder and it wasn't appropriate for a junior like him to ask, he couldn't help it. Ever since he heard from Nuan Nuan that the prodigy junior sister had traveled all over the ancient world for Venerable Nine Wonders, he had been thinking about this matter and hoping that Venerable Nine Wonders could find his own happiness.

After hearing his words, Venerable Nine Wonders was stunned for a moment, then realized what Xu Mo wanted to ask.

His cheeks flushed red, revealing the shy expression unique to innocent older men, and he stared at Xu Mo in a daze.

Just as she was inwardly complaining about how the Venerable Nine Wonders was still so innocent at his age, she suddenly saw his face darken, and then he shook his head slightly, saying with a somewhat sad expression, "There probably won't be a chance."

Xu Mo was startled upon hearing this, especially after seeing the sorrowful expression on the face of the Nine Wonders Venerable. His heart skipped a beat, and he immediately sensed something was wrong.

Did something unexpected happen?
Xu Mo sincerely hoped that Venerable Nine Wonders, this kind old man, could find his own happiness. He had worked hard for the disciples of Lingmiao Peak for most of his life and always gave love to them. It was time for him to be loved.

At this moment, Venerable Nine Wonders explained with a somber expression: "The reason why Junior Sister Xuanli disappeared was because she unfortunately fell into the spacetime turbulence during the great battle and entered a special spacetime rift."

“That spacetime rift was quite special. She couldn’t find a way to leave, and since the laws of the Great Dao were clearly visible there, she simply decided to go into seclusion there in peace.”

"Originally, she could have left once she broke through to the Dao Venerable realm. However, after her breakthrough, she gained some special insights and decided to break through to a realm above the Dao Venerable realm in one go."

"However, just as she was halfway through her breakthrough, she was jolted awake by the feeling of palpitations that she sensed I was in a fatal crisis, forcing her to interrupt her breakthrough."

"Because her path is quite special, she needs to sever her present body before she can break through, and only after breaking through can she recreate and merge her past, present and future bodies into one."

"She had just severed her present body not long ago, interrupting her breakthrough process. Now that her original path has been severed, there is almost no possibility of breaking through again. In other words, she has completely lost her present body and can only exist in the past and future."

After hearing what Venerable Nine Wonders said, Xu Mo was stunned and asked incredulously, "How could this be? Didn't she appear before?"

The Nine Wonders Venerable shook his head. "When Junior Sister Xuanli appeared to save me, she was constantly fighting the enemy in the past and the future."

"If it's just a temporary battle, then showing up like this is fine, but if we live like this for a long time..."

Nine Wonders Venerable fell silent at this point, then sighed, not saying anything more. Xu Mo, seeing this, also fell silent. After a long while, he spoke, "Senior Xuanli is so powerful, perhaps she can forge a new path? Or perhaps she can find a way to continue the previous path?"

The Nine Wonders Venerable nodded slightly and said, "I hope so."

Then silence fell again.

Just as Xu Mo was about to say something more, Venerable Nine Wonders spoke first: "Let's not talk about that for now. I came here to welcome you. Let's go to the sect leader first."

After saying that, he took the lead and walked in one direction with Xu Mo and the others.

Seeing this, Xu Mo didn't say anything more and followed with Lin Miaoqing and Liang Huanhuan.

He had only taken a few steps when he noticed something was wrong. Liang Huanhuan's eyes were red and there were tear stains at the corners of her eyes. He was stunned for a moment, then asked with concern, "Senior Sister Huanhuan, what's wrong?"

Liang Huanhuan shook her head and replied with a somewhat sad tone, "I just feel so sorry for Peak Master Jiu Miao."

Xu Mo was taken aback. "Do you know about him?"

Liang Huanhuan shook her head again, "I don't know, but Huanhuan can feel that Peak Master Jiu Miao is very, very sad."

"This..." Xu Mo fell silent. He could only say that Liang Huanhuan was quite perceptive. Perhaps this was a characteristic of a cute and innocent girl.

He pondered for a moment, then said reassuringly, "Don't worry, Senior Sister Huanhuan, Senior Jiu Miao will definitely be happy."

Before long, the group met Xuan Yi Dao Zun.

"Junior brother," Venerable Nine Wonders called out to Venerable Xuan Yi.

Upon hearing this address, Xuan Yi Daozun immediately smiled happily, then respectfully greeted Jiu Miao Zun Zhe and called out, "Senior Brother."

Xu Mo and Liang Huanhuan, who were behind them, looked puzzled when they saw what the two were doing.

Seeing the reactions of the others, Xuan Yi Daozun immediately raised his head and puffed out his chest, saying arrogantly, "You may not know this yet, but Senior Brother Jiu Miao and I share the same master. He is my senior brother."

Xu Mo was stunned when he saw this scene. It was hard to imagine that such a proud expression could be seen on the face of the sect leader who always liked to be aloof and pretentious.

"I see." Liang Huanhuan exclaimed in sudden realization, then eagerly stepped forward and asked, "Sect Master, when will Huanhuan's commendation ceremony begin? Where will it be held?"

Upon hearing this, Daoist Xuan Yi paused for a moment before replying, "Right now, right here."

Upon hearing this, Liang Huanhuan stared wide-eyed at the crowd, then asked, "Where are the people attending the ceremony?"

Xuan Yi Dao Zun replied, "Senior Brother Jiu Miao was your former peak master, and Xu Feng is your current peak master. It would be most appropriate for the former peak master and the current peak master to witness your growth together."

Liang Huanhuan stared in disbelief, then asked, "Where are the others?"

This seemed somewhat different from what she had imagined. Huanhuan was not supposed to have her achievements read aloud by the sect leader in front of all the disciples of the sect, followed by the disciples showing admiration and praise, shouting Huanhuan's name, and finally the sect leader and a certain elder jointly awarding Huanhuan a medal.

No, no, no, it would be best if the Alliance Leader and Sect Master of the Canggu Dao Alliance jointly presented the medal to Huanhuan.

The sect leader must be joking with Huanhuan. How could such an important event as the commendation ceremony be held in such a hasty and simple setting?

However, Xuan Yi Daozun's reply made Liang Huanhuan feel a sense of despair: "There is no one else here. It's just an awards ceremony. There's no need to make such a fuss. We can just announce it to the whole sect after the awards ceremony."

"How could you do this?" Liang Huanhuan was so angry she almost cried.

She then glared at Xuan Yi Dao Zun and said angrily, "Sect Master, this is wrong! How could you deceive Huan Huan? You clearly said you would give Huan Huan a grand commendation."

Xuan Yi Daozun raised an eyebrow. "I am personally honoring you, with Senior Brother Jiu Miao and Peak Master Xu as witnesses. Isn't that a grand occasion?"

"But, but..." Liang Huanhuan was so anxious that her little hands were fighting. She opened her mouth and hesitated for a long time, trying to explain that this was not quite what she had imagined, but she didn't know how to say it.

Seeing this, Xu Mo quickly stepped forward and said, "Senior Sister Huanhuan, don't worry, I'll start a live stream for you right now, and we'll give you a commendation in front of all the netizens in the myriad worlds."

After saying that, he even contacted the developer of the live streaming website to tell him that he was going to do a live stream and asked him to promote it for him.

He then showed Liang Huanhuan the fifteen-digit number of viewers in the live stream.

Seeing this, Liang Huanhuan's expression softened considerably. In truth, she still preferred to be commended in front of everyone in the entire clan, since the feeling of being commended in front of one's own people is different from that of being commended in front of strangers.

There was nothing they could do; the sect leader had lost to Huanhuan in the last rocket competition and was jealous of Huanhuan's talent.

Indeed, at this moment, in Liang Huanhuan's mind, Xuan Yi Daozun was holding a grudge against her for losing the rocket competition last time, which was why he wouldn't arrange for her to be commended in front of everyone in the entire sect.

Later, under Xu Mo's live broadcast camera, Xuan Yi Dao Zun solemnly presented Liang Huanhuan with a medal, gave her a few simple words of praise, and the so-called commendation ceremony ended hastily.

This made Liang Huanhuan even angrier. She glared at Xuan Yi Daozun with her big, innocent eyes, thinking to herself that the sect leader was really petty.

Xu Mo thanked the viewers in the live stream for their support, and then formally introduced Liang Huanhuan to them, praising her as incredibly talented and capable. This made her feel a little better, and she thought to herself with satisfaction, "My junior brother is the best."

Then the so-called commendation ceremony came to an end, and then Xuan Yi Dao Zun gave them the order to leave.

On the way back to Wuyou Peak, Xu Mo thought about it carefully and suddenly felt that something was not quite right.

He felt that the so-called commendation ceremony was just an excuse to lure Liang Huanhuan back, and he couldn't figure out why they did it.

However, just as he returned to Wuyou Peak, his junior brother Shisheng contacted him and said, "The time has come; it's time to set off."

(End of this chapter)