Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 323 Azure Profound Heavenly Venerable
"There's a reaction!"

They watched as the broken jade plaque on the gate tower glowed under the surrounding lightning.

The cracks between the seven fragments were slowly disappearing, gradually restoring them to a whole. Not far away, the Thunder Pool Spirit, which had been frolicking in the void, rushed forward with a "whoosh" and curiously examined the Jade Pivot Plaque.

Shen Chongming glanced at it, and became even more certain that this guy was either lying all along, or he had truly forgotten some things about the Heavenly Venerable's Dojo.

The lightning bolts above the Jade Pivot plaque were slowly absorbed, and the fluorescence permeating its surface grew stronger.

Under Shen Chongming's gaze, the originally empty Yushu plaque was restored to a whole, and one after another, vigorous and ancient characters slowly emerged on its surface.

However, these characters are clearly not the script currently in use in the Cangmin Realm.

Fortunately, when he followed his grandfather Shen Yuan, he studied many ancient classics and could vaguely recognize the last three of the five large characters on the plaque.

"Qingxuan Mansion..."

"Eastern Pole..."

As Shen Chongming read out the last three words, the old beggar slowly uttered two words as well.

"what?"

Shen Chongming turned to look at him.

But the old beggar's gaze remained fixed on the plaque, and he murmured, "Eastern Pole... Azure Mystery Palace."

After he finished speaking, Shen Chongming and the spirit of Leichi exchanged a silent glance, neither of them saying a word.

Above the gate tower, the fluorescent light on the plaque bearing the five large characters "Dongji Qingxuan Mansion" grew stronger and stronger.

Surrounded by this fluorescent light, Shen Chongming could vaguely hear a continuous rumble of thunder in his ears.

These thunderous sounds seemed to possess a very special charm, sometimes slow and sometimes fast, sometimes yin and yang, as if an supreme being with absolute control over thunder was playing a magnificent and stirring melody with thunder.

Shen Chongming listened carefully, and the scene before him slowly began to change strangely.

The dilapidated Heavenly Venerable's Daoist temple slowly disappeared, replaced by a wider and more expansive sky.

High in the sky, amidst auspicious clouds and a myriad of rays of light, a magnificent palace, its entire body shimmering with electric light, floated above the auspicious clouds.

A deafening thunderclap rang out, bringing Shen Chongming back to his senses. His gaze fell upon the palace that stood high in the sky.

Despite the distance, he could still vaguely see a familiar jade plaque hanging on the palace gate.

"Nine Heavens Responding Origin Palace..."

Shen Chongming couldn't help but read aloud the words on the jade plaque, his brows furrowing instantly.

"Where is this?"

He had thought that the jade pendant plaque of "Eastern Azure Mystery Palace" would show him the scene of the Heavenly Venerable's Daoist temple before it fell into ruin.

However, the even more magnificent hall that appeared before them was the "Nine Heavens Responding to the Origin Palace".

As Shen Chongming was wondering, a loud voice suddenly came from the Nine Heavens Responding Origin Palace high in the sky.

"Since Brother Qingxuan is here, why don't you come in and greet me?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming was stunned. His gaze swept across the vast sky around him, but he did not see any other beings approaching.

"Young friend, aren't you Qingxuan?"

"So he was just someone who received Brother Qingxuan's inheritance?"

Before Shen Chongming could figure out his doubts, the authoritative voice rang out again.

“I am a close friend of the Eastern Azure Profound Heavenly Venerable. Since you are the successor of Brother Azure Profound, please come to my residence for a chat.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming roughly understood.

The "Eastern Azure Mysterious Celestial Venerable" mentioned by this person should be the master of the Celestial Venerable's Daoist temple where he is located.

And the "young friend" he mentioned might be himself.

The spirit of Leichi had previously stated that the Daoist temple belonged to the Heavenly Venerable of the Thunder Department.

The Azure Celestial Venerable of the Eastern Pole is a Celestial Venerable of the Thunder Department, and I am the one who inherited the legacy of the Azure Celestial Venerable...

Thunder pool!

At this moment, Shen Chongming suddenly realized that the Thunder Pool in the Purple Mansion Dao Palace of his Dantian was very likely the property of the Azure Profound Heavenly Venerable!
What level of existence is the Celestial Venerable?

Just as Shen Chongming's curiosity was piqued, the voice rang out again.

"Young friend, do not worry. I and the Eastern Azure Profound Heavenly Venerable are both Heavenly Venerables of the Thunder Department. We are both close friends and brothers."

"Young friend, come quickly to my Nine Heavens Responding Origin Palace."

Shen Chongming already had the idea of ​​setting off for the Nine Heavens Yingyuan Palace, but the urging from the authoritative voice suddenly made him alert!
He slowly raised his foot and then withdrew it, his gaze fixed on the celestial palace high in the sky, which was radiating countless rays of light, his expression solemn.

Previously, I was captivated by the scenery of this space, marveling at the magnificent and grand immortal landscape.

Now, when I calm down, I can always sense that something is amiss.

Just as he was carefully examining the so-called Nine Heavens Responding Origin Palace, the Thunder Pool in his dantian suddenly trembled!
Click!

As if some seal had been broken, the ancient Thunder Pool suddenly burst forth with terrifying bolts of lightning!

The next moment, Shen Chongming suddenly felt a dramatic change in the scenery around him!

The auspicious clouds were replaced by dark clouds filled with an eerie aura, and the Nine Heavens Yingyuan Palace high in the distance transformed into a ferocious and terrifying giant beast!

The giant beast's eyes were filled with cruel and bloodthirsty savagery as it stared intently at Shen Chongming below!

Meeting its gaze, Shen Chongming felt as if his soul and body were frozen solid in an instant, unable to move!
"Qingxuan!"

"I was able to devour your physical body back then, and now your Thunder Pool essence won't escape either!"

A sound like the roar of the heavens rang out, and Shen Chongming saw the giant beast in the sky suddenly open its mouth!
In an instant, the surrounding light suddenly went dark!
All light and sound vanished in an instant!
Endless darkness descended, there was no sound, no light, everything seemed to have turned into the most primordial nothingness!
Shen Chongming wanted to shout, but no sound came out of his mouth. He wanted to resist, but found that his body seemed to have disappeared!
At this moment, it seemed that only a wisp of his consciousness remained, sinking into the endless darkness and slowly falling...

Click!

Just as his consciousness was fading and he was about to completely succumb, a thunderclap rang in his ears!

Suddenly, countless bolts of lightning burst forth from his dantian!

Inside the Purple Mansion Palace, the accumulated thunder magma in the Thunder Pool surged violently like boiling water, forming a terrifying halberd wrapped in electric sparks in front of him!
The halberd was entirely azure blue, its surface covered with tiny lightning bolts.

The aura it emitted alone caused the surrounding dark space to be torn apart!

"roll!"

A faint shout suddenly rang out from the Thunder Halberd!

The next moment, the surrounding darkness was like a torn black silk, with a huge gash appearing!

Beyond the torn darkness, a vibrant and chaotic current still flows!

Before Shen Chongming could react, his consciousness was directly swept away by the thunderous halberd and plunged into the chaotic currents!
"Boy!"

"Wake up!"

"Wake up!"

The voice of the Thunder Pool Spirit rang in his ears, and Shen Chongming was suddenly awakened to find that he was still in the Eastern Azure Mystic Palace.

The Thunder Pool Spirit beside him and the old beggar not far away were still there.

After confirming these things, he was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he discovered that the broken bricks and rubble around him were being lifted up from the ground by a special force.

Then, to his and the Spirit of Thunder Pool's astonishment, the floating bricks and rubble piled up one by one, forming stone pillars, long corridors, and houses...

In just over ten breaths, the originally dilapidated Heavenly Venerable's Dojo was completely transformed!
Although these reconstructed stone pillars, corridors, and houses are still dim and dilapidated, they are at least no longer the chaotic mess they once were.

"They actually managed to piece it back together..."

"Are you dreaming, sir?"

The Spirit of Thunder Pool rubbed its eyes, looking at the scene before it with disbelief.

Shen Chongming was equally astonished and slowly walked to a stone pillar not far away.

The stone pillar was covered with cracks, so fragile that it seemed it would collapse again with the slightest touch.

Despite this, the entire stone pillar was perfectly pieced together without any misalignment.

"Tianzun!"

"Tianzun!"

"Was it you, sir, who appeared to me?"

"Heavenly Venerable One, look at me and tell me who I am!?"

The spirit of Leichi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly shouted in the temple!

Shen Chongming wanted to stop him, but when he thought of the Nine Heavens Yingyuan Palace that the Jade Pivot plaque had shown him, he was filled with doubt and wanted to see if the remnants of the Azure Profound Heavenly Venerable's will remained in this Eastern Azure Profound Palace.

The terrifying monster said it had swallowed the body of Qingxuan Tianzun, which means that Qingxuan Tianzun may have either perished or been reincarnated.

Now, it is highly likely that the one who pieced together this Eastern Azure Mystic Palace is the Azure Mystic Heavenly Venerable.

He didn't know what level of existence the Celestial Venerable was, but he was at least stronger than the pseudo-God Transformation Realm of the Cangmin Realm, and by a significant margin.

If I could actually meet the Azure Profound Celestial Venerable, even if it was just a remnant of his will, receiving a few pointers from him would be better than a hundred years of arduous cultivation.

However, the imagination was still too beautiful.

The voice of the Thunder Pool Spirit echoed throughout the entire Celestial Venerable's Daoist temple for a long time, but still received no response.

"Heavenly Venerable..."

With a somewhat hoarse voice, the Spirit of Thunder Pool sat forlornly on a cracked stone platform.

Seeing this, Shen Chongming slowly walked forward and gently stroked its head.

"Lei Ling, have you ever heard of the Nine Heavens Responding Origin Palace?"

"Just now, the halo emanating from the Jade Pivot plaque of the Eastern Azure Mystery Mansion led my consciousness to a strange place."

"I saw a huge palace called the Nine Heavens Responding Origin Palace..."

The spirit of Leichi suppressed the sorrow in its heart and listened quietly to Shen Chongming's story.

Shen Chongming didn't want to provoke it, so he didn't mention that the monster had devoured Qingxuan Tianzun's body. He only said that he was saved by a thunder halberd.

Upon hearing this, the spirit of Leichi suddenly became excited!
"It must have been the Celestial Venerable who saved you!"

"I knew the Celestial Venerable was alright!"

"But...where did the Celestial Venerable go?"

Despite his excitement, the spirit of Leichi squatted back on the stone platform, still feeling very down.

Just as Shen Chongming was thinking about how to comfort it, the old beggar silently appeared behind him again.

“Yu Shu…”

When Shen Chongming turned around, he saw the old beggar holding the jade plaque that emitted a faint glow.

"Jade Pivot... Daoist Temple..."

The old beggar stared at him blankly, then forcefully shoved the jade plaque into his hand.

Shen Chongming looked puzzled, wondering what the old beggar was up to.

This time, the spirit of the Thunder Pool seemed to have understood the old beggar's meaning.

"Is this old guy saying that the Jade Pivot plaque can control the Daoist temple?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming pondered for a moment and then accepted the jade plaque from his hand.

Sensing the faint lightning power contained within the Jade Pivot plaque, Shen Chongming's heart stirred slightly, and he directly sent a wisp of his divine consciousness into it.

In an instant, he suddenly discovered the secret of the Jade Pivot plaque!

It turns out that this jade pendant plaque is not only the control center of the entire Heavenly Venerable Daoist Temple, but also the key to entering and exiting the Heavenly Venerable Daoist Temple.

With a slight thought, the plaque in his hand, which was originally more than three feet wide and nearly seven feet long, suddenly transformed into a palm-sized pale gold token.

The front of the token is engraved with an ancient-style character "雷" (Lei), while the back has two smaller characters that read "青玄" (Qingxuan).

"Boy, this is... a transformation of the Jade Pivot plaque?"

The spirit of Leichi curiously examined the pale gold token in Shen Chongming's hand.

Shen Chongming nodded slightly and said, "This token can not only control the Eastern Azure Mystic Palace, but it is also the key to enter this Celestial Venerable Daoist Temple."

Looking around, Shen Chongming paused, then continued, "This Eastern Azure Mystic Palace is located in the chaotic currents, making it quite secluded."

"In the future, it could serve as a good place to hide from enemies and cultivate enlightenment in seclusion."

"It's a pity that everything left behind by the Azure Profound Celestial Venerable was looted by the beings who destroyed the Celestial Venerable's dojo back then, leaving us with nothing of value."

The spirit of Leichi nodded.

It also thinks this is a good place.

Hiding in this Heavenly Venerable's Daoist temple, at least even the heavens cannot sense its existence.

"I've been here for a while now."

"Those Nascent Soul Dragons must have already retreated; we should head back now."

The spirit of Leichi nodded, and without Shen Chongming's command, its body immediately transformed into a bolt of lightning and entered his dantian.

Shen Chongming took out the Imperial Chariot from his storage bag and used the Jade Pivot Token to open the Yin-Yang Reversal Array of the Heavenly Venerable's Daoist Temple, arriving outside the temple.

The imperial chariot was urged to move, and the old beggar consciously came to sit down at the chariot's shaft.

Shen Chongming then stepped into the imperial carriage and urged it to travel along the crack from which it had entered, heading towards the boundary barrier of the Cangmin Realm.

As the imperial chariot passed through the chaotic rift, just as Shen Chongming was about to summon the Silent Guest Great Bow to shatter the boundary barrier and return to the Cangmin Sea, the old beggar suddenly stood up from the imperial chariot, his gray-white eyes gazing at the surging chaotic currents in the distance.

Upon seeing this, Shen Chongming paused slightly in his movements and looked over as well.

"That is!"

"So many swords!"

Following the old beggar's gaze, Shen Chongming discovered that hundreds of longswords of various styles had suddenly appeared in a terrifying chaotic current to the left rear of the imperial carriage!
The longswords were swept up by the chaotic currents, constantly colliding and attacking, making slight noises.

As Shen Chongming gazed at those longswords, a sudden surge of impulse welled up within him!
This is the chaotic turbulence outside the boundary. Any magical artifact that can appear here and withstand the erosion of the chaotic turbulence for so many years without being damaged must be extraordinary!
If we could bring back all the longswords and magical artifacts from that chaotic turbulent current.

For the Shen family, this was an absolutely incredible opportunity!

The moment the thought crossed his mind, the old beggar on the cart seemed to sense it.

The hunched figure suddenly darted out, ignoring the raging chaotic currents before him, and charged straight toward the hundreds of longswords in the chaotic currents!

"senior!"

Shen Chongming looked horrified and immediately shouted!

However, the old beggar was more eccentric than he had imagined.

The surging chaotic currents before him easily tore his clothes apart, annihilating them into nothingness.

However, its shriveled body remained unharmed.

When those chaotic currents rushed towards him, they swirled and flowed away into the distance like a gentle stream.

Shen Chongming was overjoyed upon seeing this!

This chaotic turbulent current has hindered the Cangmin Realm for countless years, preventing countless brilliant Nascent Soul stage cultivators from ever taking a single step forward.

Unexpectedly, the old beggar walked through it as if it were flat ground.

Under his surprised gaze, the old beggar strolled leisurely and quickly walked to the chaotic turbulent current that enveloped hundreds of longswords.

He slowly reached out his hand, as if taking something out of a bag, and easily grasped a long sword that was entirely crimson and seemed to be burning with terrifying flames.

Retrieving the longsword from the chaotic currents, the old beggar once again reached out and gently scooped it up from among hundreds of longswords.

Another ancient and slender bronze sword was taken out.

Just as the old beggar tucked the two longswords under his armpits, preparing to strike again, his gaze suddenly turned towards the depths of the chaotic turbulence!
bass!
As if he had seen something terrifying, the old beggar quickly returned to the imperial carriage!

He threw the two longswords into the imperial carriage and said urgently, "They...they've caught up!"

"Come on!"

Shen Chongming was initially curious about who had caught up with him.

Seeing the old beggar trembling with fear, it was clear that he must have sensed something terrifying.

Without daring to delay, Shen Chongming took out the Silent Guest Great Bow, gathered all his strength and condensed it into a thunder arrow, which directly blasted a large hole in the boundary barrier. He then drove the Emperor Chariot and rushed in instantly!
Not long after the large hole that had been breached in the boundary barrier disappeared, a blurry figure walked out from beyond the chaotic currents in the distance.

The figure ignored the surging chaotic currents around it, came to the chaotic currents that contained hundreds of longswords, and waved its hand to collect all the longswords.

"Interesting, the ants of the Cangmin Realm have emerged again."

"And they even stole the adults' things..."

Gazing at the distant Cangmin Realm, the figure murmured a word, but did not linger. With a few quick steps, it disappeared directly into the chaotic currents.

……

Bury Jian Yuan.

On the white jade ferry boat, Shen Wen'an had already awakened from his seclusion.

Previously, the hilts of thousands of powerful swords in the Burial Sword Abyss erupted and rushed into the chaotic currents outside the realm.

He, the golden-haired monkey, and Qiu Mingshui were all invaded by that terrifying sword energy.

The golden-haired monkey forced out the sword energy within its body with its formidable strength, and incidentally helped Qiu Mingshui as well.

After the initial panic, Shen Wen'an decisively chose to try to refine the sword energy that had invaded his body.

Now, that wisp of sword energy has been refined, allowing his cultivation to break through the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm and reach the middle stage.

Moreover, he absorbed all the sword dao insights contained in that wisp of sword energy, which greatly enhanced his strength.

"Brother Jin, let's go."

On the ship's railing, Shen Wen'an stood with his sword in his arms, gazing at the immortal cultivators who had completely surrounded the Burial Sword Abyss in the distance, and spoke in a deep voice.

He has been awake from his seclusion for more than half a month.

Huang Lingshan and the others never came out.

Despite his reluctance to think about it, he still felt that the others were probably in grave danger by now.

Upon hearing this, the golden-haired monkey sighed helplessly.

"Alright, let's go then."

His voice was filled with deep remorse.

The main reason Huang Lingshan and her three companions went to the Burial Sword Abyss was that, as sword cultivators, they could not resist the allure of the Burial Sword Abyss.

However, the golden-haired monkey felt that he had previously asked the four people to help him find some clues related to Beichen Immortal Mountain in the Burial Sword Abyss.

He bears some responsibility for the deaths of these people in the Burial Sword Abyss.

The white jade ferry boat streaked across the sky and left the Burial Sword Abyss.

"By the way, when you were in seclusion, I, Old Ape, overheard some immortal cultivators around us discussing the Ice God Palace."

"Those cultivators said that the Grand Elder of the Ice God Palace personally led a group of people and forcefully took away all the sword cultivators of the Ice God Palace from the encirclement of many Nascent Soul True Monarchs."

"I, Old Ape, don't know if any of those sword cultivators have your son. Why don't you go to the Ice God Palace to take a look?"

Outside the Burial Sword Abyss, on the white jade ferry boat, the golden-haired monkey suddenly spoke.

Upon hearing this, Shen Wen'an was overjoyed.

"I should go and take a look."

"I originally went to the Ice God Palace to see Chongzhen, but by a twist of fate, I learned that he had come to the Burial Sword Abyss, so I followed him here."

The golden-haired monkey nodded and said, "Then this old ape will see you off."

Shen Wen'an shook his head slightly: "I have the bronze ship that Brother Jin gave me back then, and the journey is not too far."

“Xiu Chan and Brother Li are still on the island, and Brother Jin has been gone for almost a year. You should hurry back.” “Don’t let them worry.”

After a moment's thought, the golden-haired monkey did not insist.

"In that case, let's meet on the island after Brother Shen returns from the Ice God Palace."

After the two sides bowed to each other in farewell, the white jade ferry boat transformed into a streak of light and flew away into the distance.

Shen Wen'an then took out the bronze ship and glanced once more in the direction of the Burial Sword Abyss.

"Senior Sister, Senior Brother Liu..."

The deaths of Huang Lingshan and the others are a huge loss to the world of Kyushu.

Personally, Huang Lingshan is the older sister of his sister-in-law Huang Lingxiu and Shen Chongming's aunt. He doesn't know how to tell them when he goes back.

With a heavy sigh, Shen Wen'an leaped onto the bronze ship and propelled it towards the direction of the Ice God Palace.

Meanwhile, inside the Burial Sword Abyss.

The sword cultivators who were hovering in the void several miles from the exit had already started to riot.

A powerful sword intent constantly surges from the depths of the Burial Sword Abyss. For these sword cultivators, the sword intent from the Burial Sword Abyss greatly depletes their divine soul and sword heart.

Many Golden Core realm sword cultivators whose spiritual essence was weak and whose sword heart cultivation was insufficient could no longer hold on.

His spiritual power was almost exhausted, and his sword heart was gradually on the verge of breaking under the polishing of this sword intent whetstone.

"We sword cultivators, even in death, cannot endure such humiliation!"

"I'll fight them to the death!"

"Fellow Daoists, seniors, I shall take my leave first!"

"I will accompany you, young friend!"

"Kill! Killing one is enough! Killing two is a bonus!"

Many sword cultivators seemed to know that they were about to give up.

Once the soul is completely exhausted, falling into the depths of the Burial Sword Abyss means death, and rushing out also means death.

It would be better to rush out now, have a fierce battle, and die a quick and painless death.

At this moment, the many sword cultivators in the Burial Sword Abyss, regardless of their background or past grudges, now felt a sense of mutual respect and appreciation.

At the very top of the void of the Burial Sword Abyss, several sword immortals at the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm watched as the Golden Core realm juniors, who had transformed into streaks of light, rushed toward the immortal cultivators, their expressions shifting.

"A three-foot-long sword knocks at the gates of heaven, life and death are nothing but a laugh..."

"Fellow Daoists, I'm going all out now."

"This path to survival is never given by others; it must be fought for by us with the swords in our hands."

A middle-aged sword cultivator at the mid-Nascent Soul stage suddenly smiled, a flash of light appeared in his hand, and he followed the Golden Core sword immortals as they charged towards the outer immortal cultivators!
Upon seeing this, the remaining Nascent Soul Sword Immortals gripped their longswords tightly!
"What that fellow Daoist said earlier is correct!"

"These sons of bitches have no intention of giving us a way out!"

"Instead of waiting to be slowly devoured, let's charge out together now!"

"kill!"

As several Nascent Soul Sword Immortals set out, thousands of Sword Immortals from the Golden Core to the Purple Mansion Realm above the Burial Sword Abyss seemed to have their anger ignited, and they all rushed out on their swords!
"Damn it, my life has been worth it!"

"I never imagined I would witness such a magnificent scene!"

Amidst the countless streams of light formed by sword-wielding cultivators, Huang Lingshan and her companions also rushed out.

On the giant sword-nurturing gourd, Liu Qixuan, who only had one right arm left, laughed wildly.

They were also well aware that the immortal cultivators outside had already concluded that some of the sword cultivators hiding in the Burial Sword Abyss must have obtained the treasures from the secret realm.

Those sword cultivators who ventured deep into the Burial Sword Abyss, those with powerful backers, had already been taken away, just like the sword cultivators from the Ice God Palace.

The rest either have powerful, unsavory backing or are simply independent cultivators.

Therefore, those immortal cultivators outside were able to block them in the Burial Sword Abyss without any restraint.

Anyway, by now, they've gone from simply wanting the treasures from the Burial Sword Abyss that belonged to everyone to openly robbing them.

Once they leave the Burial Sword Abyss, every sword cultivator will be stripped bare.

Most sword cultivators are inherently unyielding and inflexible; how could they possibly endure such humiliation?
This flame of resistance was ignited when many Golden Core Sword Immortals, unable to persevere, resolutely faced death.

"Oh no, they're charging in together!"

"These lunatics! All sword cultivators are lunatics!"

"Those Nascent Soul stage sword immortals are about to make their move!"

"Everyone, quickly do your best to defend!"

"Alas! Enough! I have no desire to fight with a sword immortal in the Nascent Soul Realm. My Fushui Realm will not get involved in this matter. I wish all of you good luck."

……

The immortal cultivators blocking the perimeter of the Burial Sword Abyss were not a monolithic force.

Previously, scattered sword cultivators emerged from the Burial Sword Abyss, and various forces would vie for them, each wanting to gain an advantage.

Now, all the sword cultivators are charging into the formation together, and none of the immortal cultivator forces present have come out in full force. Some of the weaker immortal forces are afraid that they will become the target of those crazed sword cultivators.

They all chose to break away from the encirclement.

"you!"

"A cowardly and timid person is not someone you can reason with!"

When some of the bullying and cowardly immortal forces saw thousands of menacing sword cultivators charging forward, they chose to withdraw, and the encirclement instantly collapsed.

"Youngsters, follow me and charge out!"

On the sword cultivators' side, several rogue sword immortals at the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm saw a gap appear in the encirclement and immediately shouted, leading the many junior sword cultivators behind them to rush out!
The remaining cultivators who still wanted to intercept them could only stand there, beating their chests in frustration.

These sword cultivators are now united in their hatred of the enemy and are incredibly cohesive.

If others are unwilling to take action, and only one of their forces does so, they will be severely injured in an instant if they are targeted by these sword cultivators.

"Hahaha!"

"nice!"

"Fellow Daoists, please take care!"

"If we are fortunate enough to meet again someday, regardless of our cultivation level or realm, I will certainly prepare fine wine to entertain you!"

"Take care, senior! Take care, fellow Daoists!"

"See you soon!"

Having broken through the encirclement and faced certain death, the many sword cultivators were now filled with boundless pride!
They were not acquainted at first, and some of them even had conflicts in the Burial Sword Abyss over the opportunity.

But now, because of their joint efforts in charging into battle and fighting side by side, they have come to appreciate each other.

After saying their goodbyes loudly, they dispersed in all directions!

On Liu Qixuan's sword-nurturing gourd, Huang Lingshan and the other three were already tens of thousands of miles away from the Burial Sword Abyss, but they dared not stop for the slightest.

"Senior Sister Yuehua, let's join forces to transfer some sword essence to Senior Brother Liu."

Seeing that Liu Qixuan, who was controlling the sword-nurturing gourd to fly at high speed, was swaying a little, Huang Lingshan quickly spoke up.

Liu Qixuan was already injured, and during the time he was stuck at the exit of the Burial Sword Abyss, he was constantly tormented by that terrifying sword intent, which severely depleted both his mind and the sword essence within his body.

Now, while controlling the sword-nurturing gourd to escape over ten thousand miles at its peak speed, it is on the verge of exhaustion.

However, to prevent those immortal forces from pursuing them, they dared not stop for a moment and could only flee to the island where the golden-haired monkey lived as quickly as possible.

Upon hearing this, the Moonflower Sword Immortal nodded on the gourd and immediately joined Huang Lingshan in placing their palms on Liu Qixuan's left and right shoulders, transferring the purest sword essence power within their bodies into Liu Qixuan's body.

With the replenishment of their sword energy, Liu Qixuan's condition improved significantly.

How magnificent!

"I can sense that once I return and recover from my injuries, I will have a very high chance of breaking through to the Purple Mansion realm in one fell swoop!"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Wufeng chuckled and echoed, "I feel the same way."

"The main reason is that when I rushed out with many fellow sword cultivators just now, I could clearly feel that my sword heart realm had suddenly improved greatly."

"It seems that we sword cultivators need to have such a determination to live and die in order to improve our sword heart realm."

Upon hearing this, Huang Lingshan smiled.

This trip to the Burial Sword Abyss seemed extremely dangerous, and Liu Qixuan even lost an arm.

But judging from the current situation, their gains are quite good.

It remains to be seen whether the four of them will be able to escape safely this time.

……

Ice Palace.

In the elegant courtyard where exotic flowers and rare plants bloom in profusion.

Shen Wen'an and Chu Xiangyu sat facing each other, while Shen Chongzhen and Zhou Xuan stood respectfully to the side.

"The return journey to the Sea Cliff is too far from the Ice God Palace, and the cultivation levels of my Shen family members are uneven. I'm afraid that Chongzhen and Xuan'er's wedding this time will be..."

Before Dao collapsed, Chu Xiangyu had already agreed to the marriage between Shen Chongzhen and Zhou Xuan.

His only request was to discuss the matter with Mr. and Mrs. Shen Wen'an.

Now that Shen Wen'an has arrived, after some discussion, the matter has been settled.

However, considering that the wedding will be held at the Ice God Palace, the Shen family members, who are far away on the return journey cliff, will probably not be able to attend.

After all, the Ice God Palace is too far away from the Nine Provinces World.

The journey here was fraught with danger, and he dared not let his family come along to take the risk.

However, if no one from the Shen family were to attend, Shen Wen'an felt that the wedding would seem rather shabby and would be unfair to Shen Chongzhen and Zhou Xuan.

"This is simple."

Zhou Xuan noticed her future father-in-law's predicament and smiled as she cupped her hands towards Chu Xiangyu, saying, "Master, Chongzhen has been with you since the collapse of the Yangnao Land Tunnel, and came to the Ice God Palace."

"Now that more than a decade has passed and the Shen family has settled down, it's time to let him go back and take a look."

"I think that this time, Chongzhen and I should go back with Uncle Shen to get married first at the Shen family, and then hold another wedding ceremony after we return. This way, we can take care of both sides. What do you think?"

Chu Xiangyu gently stroked the exquisite jade teapot in her hand, looked at her with affection and smiled, "Since you've already made your decision, why are you still asking your teacher?"

Zhou Xuan shook her arm in a slightly coquettish manner: "Master..."

Chu Xiangyu smiled and said, "Alright, alright, whatever you say."

After comforting Zhou Xuan, she turned to Shen Wen'an and said, "If you decide on a wedding date after you return, please have Xuan'er set up an altar and send a message to me."

"If I have the time, I will go there in person."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wen'an was taken aback.

Rationally speaking, he didn't want the world of Kyushu to be exposed to any outsiders.

But Chu Xiangyu's request was not excessive.

When a beloved disciple gets married, the master must personally go to the wedding; he can't very well refuse, can he?

"how?"

"Young friend, is there something you're having trouble telling me?"

Seeing Shen Wen'an hesitate, Chu Xiangyu frowned slightly and asked.

Shen Wen'an quickly cupped his hands in greeting: "It's not something difficult to say, it's just that the place where my Shen family has a foothold is still... somewhat simple, and I'm afraid you'll laugh at me if you see it, senior."

Chu Xiangyu's ability to assume the position of Grand Elder in such a powerful force as the Ice God Palace demonstrates her exceptional intelligence.

After hearing what Shen Wen'an said, she roughly understood what he meant.

"Rest assured, young friend. I am not only the Grand Elder of the Ice God Palace, but also the master of Chongzhen and Xuan'er."

"This is not because of those two pieces of jade carvings in Daoist script."

Shen Wen'an looked somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this.

"Please forgive me, senior. Wen'an has learned a great deal."

Chu Xiangyu's words were actually indicating something.

The master-disciple relationship between her and Shen Chongzhen was pure and untainted by any self-interest.

Furthermore, as Shen Chongzhen and Zhou Xuan's master, she would not harm her disciple's family for the sake of the Ice God Palace's interests.

"It doesn't matter."

Chu Xiangyu waved her hand and said, "I have heard Chongzhen talk a lot about the Shen family's affairs."

"Your Shen family has risen from humble beginnings to where it is today. One can imagine the deceit and hardships you have endured."

"This is how the cultivation world is. If we are not careful enough, not to mention the Shen family, even my Ice God Palace could fall into an abyss of no return in an instant."

Hearing this, Shen Wen'an secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He was very grateful that Chu Xiangyu was understanding; otherwise, this matter might have become a grudge in his heart.

"That's settled then."

"You two should go and return as soon as possible."

"After we return and get married, Chongzhen will focus on his cultivation."

"The sword that your Uncle Zhou and the others brought out from the Burial Sword Abyss will eventually have to choose a master. I hope you can try to win it."

"With the sword of an ancient and supreme sword immortal, your sword cultivation will have a chance to reach a new level."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongzhen bowed respectfully and said, "Your disciple will remember what you taught, Master, and will do my best to not disappoint you."

Chu Xiangyu nodded: "Go ahead, prepare everything that needs to be prepared."

"I'm going to check on how your Uncle Yu's injuries are healing."

After saying this, she slowly stood up.

"Young friend, please excuse me."

Shen Wen'an stood up and returned the greeting: "Please do as you please, senior."

After Chu Xiangyu left, Zhou Xuan immediately cupped his hands towards Shen Wen'an and said, "Uncle Shen, let's go!"

Shen Wen'an was slightly taken aback: "Aren't you going to tidy up a bit?"

Zhou Xuan smiled slyly and patted her storage bag.

"It's already packed up."

Shen Chongzhen chimed in, "As soon as Father arrived, Xuan'er guessed that after seeing you, I would definitely want to go home and visit, so I prepared everything in advance."

"We are just waiting for Master's permission to set off at any time."

Shen Wen'an sighed slightly after hearing this.

"Xuan'er is reasonable, so you must never make her angry in the future."

Shen Chongzhen turned to look at Zhou Xuan and nodded with a smile.

"Shall we go back now?"

Shen Wen'an spoke again, and Zhou Xuan and Shen Chongzhen both nodded.

The three of them transformed into streaks of light and flew towards the outside of the small world where the Ice God Palace was located.

After leaving the barrier of the small world, Shen Wen'an took out the bronze ship, and the three of them boarded it and headed towards the direction of the Return Sea Cliff.

……

An unnamed island.

The imperial chariot, trailing a long, colorful rainbow, slowly came to a stop in the distance on the nameless island.

After putting away the imperial chariot, Shen Chongming carefully released his divine sense to observe everything around him.

When he was being chased by the old dragon king of the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest, he learned from the old dragon king that the old dragon king knew the golden-haired monkey and that the imperial chariot in his hands belonged to the golden-haired monkey.

Then, in order to shake off his opponent, he ran into the chaotic turbulence outside the boundary.

Upon his return, he took a detour and was not ambushed by the other side.

Now that we've finally made it back to the vicinity of the nameless island, I'm worried that the old dragon king might be lying in wait here.

Fortunately, after scanning the surrounding sea area with his divine sense several times, he did not find anything amiss.

Shen Chongming then transformed into a bolt of lightning and flew towards the nameless island.

On the island, the golden-haired monkey sat together with Li Qing and the three demons, Yun Yuejiao.

The atmosphere in the room was somewhat oppressive.

The golden-haired monkey was still feeling guilty about the deaths of Huang Lingshan and the others, and he kept drinking in silence.

Li Qing wanted to offer some words of comfort, but for a moment she didn't know what to say, so she could only look at Yun Yuejiao with pleading eyes.

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Yun Yuejiao's old face.

He had always lived a secluded life and was not adept at social interactions, so he was even more at a loss for words at this moment.

However, under Li Qing's gaze, he could only bite the bullet and try to start a conversation.

"Brother Jin, a while ago a sea dragon came looking for us..."

"Brother Yun!" Li Qing suddenly shouted to stop him upon hearing this.

The golden monkey was clearly already quite annoyed, and he kept this matter to himself, not wanting to cause any more trouble.

That old guy, he just blurted it out as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Old old man... old man..."

Yun Yuejiao seemed to realize something at this moment, and stammered as she looked at the golden-haired monkey.

"Dragon?"

He put down his wine glass, frowned slightly, and asked, "Which dragon is here, and what brings them here?"

Yun Yue cleverly avoided his gaze and looked at Li Qing.

Li Qing looked utterly helpless.

Now that everything has been said, there's no way to cover it up anymore.

He could only cup his hands and say, "It's a Nascent Soul Realm Dragon King from the Myriad Dragon Nest who came to ask Brother Jin who he lent the Northern Star Imperial Chariot to."

"It is said that the person riding in the Beichen Imperial Carriage is related to the mortal enemies of Wanlong Nest."

Upon hearing this, the golden monkey's expression instantly became even more serious.

"I, Old Ape, always said that kid was a jinx!"

"Why would someone with that Nascent Soul on them go and provoke dragons?!"

"Now look what's happened, they've come knocking on our door, this will cause us a lot of trouble in the future..."

Before he could finish speaking, a bolt of lightning was already upon him.

His figure emerged from the lightning, and Shen Chongming looked embarrassed.

The golden monkey's voice was very loud; he heard it clearly on his way here.

He also realized that being discovered by the dragon would definitely cause the golden-haired monkey a lot of trouble.

(End of this chapter)