He became the True Lord of Ten Thousand Laws starting from Liaozhai.

Zhang Qiuyu's words sounded a bit strange to Xu Yi. He felt that this snake god didn't seem to have done as badly as he had imagined.

Before Xu Yi could have any other thoughts, Zhang Qiuyu's voice came again.

"That's why I've always stayed within the serpent god's sphere of influence, but this is the very edge of it, and I dare not venture too far in."

"These mortals don't know where they live, but I know it all too well. To these wild gods, mortals are like domesticated pigs and dogs."

"They just don't realize it."

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Qiuyu felt a little tired. She was also quite helpless, as her injuries had not recovered much. If she were in her prime, she would not be afraid of a snake god. It was just a wild god in the human realm, and it would be easy to deal with.

The human realm is also one of the three realms, and there are still many people with profound cultivation who live in seclusion here. However, they are just living in seclusion. Unlike the heavenly realm, there are many body cultivators and sword cultivators in the human realm.

Because of the scarcity of spiritual energy, a path to cultivation that relies on other forms of energy has emerged.

Physical cultivation involves tempering one's qi and blood, while sword cultivation involves cultivating one's sword heart. Neither of these requires much magical power; all that is needed is an understanding of the Great Dao. However, these are also very difficult to cultivate, and it is not easy to attain enlightenment.

However, with such a large population, there are always some very talented individuals among them.

This has also created many people in the human realm with profound cultivation, or more accurately, people with great strength, so strong that even the Holy Maiden of Yaochi is wary of them.

The difference in strength between the three realms is actually quite large. The Heavenly Realm is the most powerful, followed by the Underworld, while the Human Realm is the lowest level. However, there are also powerful beings in the Human Realm, but they do not show their strength.

Zhang Qiuyu didn't want to stay in the mortal realm any longer. She needed enough spiritual energy to restore her cultivation, but she couldn't stay in the celestial realm for long either. The group of madmen in Yaochi were already frantically searching for her and her brother in the celestial realm. If she returned to the celestial realm before she had recovered her strength, something bad would definitely happen.

If it weren't for that sneak attack back then... At this point, a hint of reminiscence appeared in Zhang Qiuyu's eyes. He seemed to be recalling something from the past, but those things were too distant, and Zhang Qiuyu really didn't want to remember them. Now, he only wanted to quickly restore his strength so that he could protect himself.

After listening to Zhang Qiuyu's words, Xu Yi nodded in empathy. Wasn't the same in later generations? The entire world was made up of materials raised by true immortals, all prepared for future generations to achieve enlightenment.

Even a behemoth like the Great Zhou Dynasty is nothing more than a pawn. In fact, the entire world is under the surveillance of the Azure Netherworld Ancestor. Xu Yi can no longer see whose world this really is.

Is it the will of Heaven? Or the will of all living beings?

Xu Yi shook his head, deciding to stop thinking about it. These questions were meaningless and had no answers.

"Alright, Fellow Daoist Xu, that's all I know about Shishui Village. If you want to know anything else, you'll have to explore it yourself."

Zhang Qiuyu's meaning was quite clear: he was sending the guests away.

But Xu Yi showed no sign of leaving; he wanted to ask another question.

Xu Yi said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, one last question: do you know why this village is called 'Shishui' (逝水, meaning 'flowing water')?"

This was a strange question, but Xu Yi wanted to know the answer. He felt that there was something seriously wrong with the name of the village.

I just haven't investigated it thoroughly, but there are definitely secrets behind it.

Zhang Qiuyu fell silent after hearing this. She hadn't noticed this before. In fact, she didn't think there was anything strange about a village having a nice-sounding name.

She paused for a moment, then replied, "Fellow Daoist Xu, I haven't investigated this in detail, and there's probably nothing special about it, right?"

After hearing this, Xu Yi shook his head. He still felt there was a problem, but since Zhang Qiuyu didn't know, he didn't want to ask anymore. He might as well find the answer himself.

"In that case, I shall take my leave." Xu Yi bowed respectfully.

Zhang Qiuyu bowed in greeting, but she did not stand up. Xu Yi could understand, after all, the person in question was injured, and it was already a miracle that she could say so much.

After exchanging greetings, Xu Yi was about to turn and leave when he suddenly remembered something. He turned back to Zhang Qiuyu with a strange expression and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, do you know that your brother went to see Blind Liu, and Blind Liu already knows that you have a health problem?"

Aren't you curious why I saved your brother in the mountains?

Upon hearing Xu Yi's words, Zhang Qiuyu's pupils constricted sharply. He had never expected that his dear younger brother would do something so foolish.

But Zhang Qiuyu quickly calmed down: "Fellow Daoist Xu, please speak."

"Your brother said he visited Blind Liu, who said that as long as the blood of the seeker of the Way is obtained, his sister, which is you, can be saved."

"This was also his purpose in entering the mountains and forests: to find seekers of the Way, but he almost died twice."

Xu Yi emphasized the dangers Zhang Erniu encountered in the mountains and forests. This was not to take credit for Zhang Qiuyu, but to make Zhang Qiuyu take it seriously.

This is no small matter. It seems that Zhang Qiuyu doesn't really want to have contact with Liu the Blind, but Zhang Erniu's actions have undoubtedly brought the two of them together.

In this way, Liu the Blind will eventually find out about Zhang Qiuyu's situation, and then things will probably get complicated.

Zhang Qiuyu was thinking calmly. This matter was indeed terrible. What was worse was that her cultivation had not made any progress in recovery. She still had several Dao injuries that had not been healed and could only slowly recuperate.

Once all the injuries have healed, perhaps I can begin to resume my cultivation.

"Thank you for informing me, fellow Daoist. I will remember it." Now that things have come to this, Zhang Qiuyu has no other choice. Since it has already happened, let it happen. It doesn't matter. Although her cultivation has not yet recovered, she can still burn her lifespan if she really wants to. Anyway, she still has a long lifespan, so burning it for a while is no big deal.

"Hmm." Xu Yi nodded. It seemed that Zhang Qiuyu didn't take this matter seriously. If that was the case, then so be it. Zhang Qiuyu had better have a way to deal with it; he didn't want to come back.

After saying that, Xu Yi had nothing more to add and turned to leave Zhang Qiuyu's boudoir.

After leaving the house, he saw Zhang Erniu squatting on the wooden steps, seemingly in a daze.

Xu Yi walked up to Zhang Erniu and gently patted his head.

"Oh my! Brother Xu, it's you! My sister has finished talking to you."

Zhang Erniu rubbed his head in pain.

"Well, that's all. I'm leaving now. Go check on your sister; she seems to have something to tell you."

Xu Yi reminded him that Zhang Qiuyu definitely had a lot to ask Zhang Erniu.

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