The ancient return was exposed by his sister's live stream.

She paused, then said softly, "But I didn't want to hold onto him. I just... wanted to see him more. Even just looking at him felt... nice."

Li Li looked at her, feeling a pang of sadness.

She thought of her marriage, and of the man who once said he would love her forever, but now wanted to divorce her.

"Jingwen, tell me, does true love really exist in this world?"

Cai Jingwen thought for a moment, then said softly, "I think so. But..."

"Just what?"

"Some people are just meant to be admired, not possessed."

Li Li remained silent.

After a long while, she gently took Cai Jingwen's hand: "Jingwen, no matter what, I'll be with you."

Cai Jingwen grasped her hand in return, her eyes slightly red.

"Thank you, Lily."

Outside the window, the moonlight was like water.

The night in northern Xinjiang is quiet and profound.

The next morning, Chen Hao and his group bid farewell to Huiming and continued their journey.

Huiming, accompanied by several young monks, escorted him all the way to the temple gate. He clasped his hands together and bowed deeply, saying, "Benefactor Chen, take care on your journey. If you are ever in need, the entire Tantric sect will do its utmost to help you."

Chen Hao nodded: "Take care, Master."

He turned and got into the car.

Cai Jingwen followed behind and glanced back. Huiming stood in the morning light, the sleeve of her severed arm fluttering in the wind, her face full of peace and gratitude.

She looked away and got into the car.

The car started and drove off into the distance.

Huiming stood there, watching the car disappear into the morning mist, and remained there for a long time.

Huijing stood beside him and suddenly asked, "Chiba, do you think we'll ever see him again?"

Huiming remained silent for a moment, then slowly said, "If we are destined to meet again, we will."

He turned and walked into the temple.

The morning light bathed the ancient temple in a golden glow.

The prayer wheel turns, making a soft sound, as if it is praying for those who are traveling far away.

Sunlight streamed into the car through the windows as Chen Hao and his group left Zhaxi Qulin Temple and continued their journey north.

The car drove out of the valley and back onto the grassland highway. The scenery outside the window was still magnificent, with herds of cattle and sheep dotting the lush green meadows, and the distant snow-capped mountains gleaming with golden light in the morning glow.

Yang Wanqing, sitting in the back seat, rubbed her still sleepy eyes, subconsciously took out her phone, and tapped the Douyin Live app.

"Finally, we have a signal!" Chen Siyao shouted excitedly, holding up her phone. "The signal was so bad at the temple last night, the live stream kept cutting in and out. I have to give it a good broadcast today!"

She opened her Douyin live stream, and as soon as she pointed the camera at the scenery outside the window, a flood of comments poured in—

[I am Ying Zheng: It's here! It's finally airing!]

[Yaoyao's Little Red Riding Hood: I waited all night! I thought my brother wasn't going to broadcast!]

[Dongmen Chuixue: Good morning, Master Chen!]

[Cheers: Front row seats for the big shot!]

[Evening Breeze Meets the Forest: Wan Qing, quickly point the camera at Chen Hao! We want to see Master Chen!]

[Netizens: I heard something big happened yesterday? A Gu Diao? Walking on water? Is it true?]

[Rich Guy: I saw this on the trending topics, I thought it was a movie shoot]

[My Buddhist name is Hungry Madman]: Master Chen! You've finally started broadcasting! I've been waiting all night!

[Don't roll, I'm lying down first]: Searching the entire internet! We've found Master Chen! Quickly kneel and worship!

[No Sugar in Milk Tea]: I rewatched Kunlun's scene eighteen times yesterday! Walking on water wasn't special effects at all! The way the Gu Diao was cut down with one sword was so cool!

[A Guaranteed Successful Graduate School Apprentice]: Does Master Chen accept apprentices? No salary needed! Just room and board provided! I can do everything from serving tea and water to massaging legs!

[Genshin Impact Launcher]: Stop arguing, upstairs! The Celestial Master is my destined master!

[Working is impossible]: I suggest we directly establish the Celestial Masters Sect! I'll be the first to join!

Trending topic?

Chen Siyao opened her phone.

Three exclusive keywords firmly occupy the top spots on Douyin's trending topics list:

#Chen Hao, the Celestial Master of the Modern World# Explosive

#Kunlun Slays the Gu Eagle# Hot

#Walking on Water# New

"Brother! Brother, look!"

She lunged towards the driver's seat, her voice trembling with barely suppressed excitement and joy, "You...you're absolutely famous! The whole internet is buzzing!"

Chen Hao's hands gripped the steering wheel firmly, his gaze calmly fixed on the winding road ahead. A slight smile played on his lips, and his tone was as indifferent as a still lake: "Oh? It's trending?"

Yang Wanqing, who was in the back seat, immediately leaned over, and the two heads squeezed together, staring at Chen Siyao's phone screen. The next second, the two of them gasped at the same time.

The word "Explosive" next to the entry was highlighted in bright red, and the number of clicks was jumping wildly every minute. In just one night, the number of views had exceeded one billion.

Chen Hao glanced at the rapidly scrolling comments in the rearview mirror, and with a quick sweep of his divine sense, he absorbed all the discussions across the internet, his face remaining expressionless.

In this degenerate age, ordinary people rarely witness true spiritual power. It is only natural that they would be shocked to see someone possess the ability to move mountains and slay demons.

Chen Siyao cleared her throat and tried to control her excited tone as she spoke to the camera: "Hello everyone... We're continuing our road trip today. We just started broadcasting, and I didn't expect everyone to be so enthusiastic."

She turned the camera to the window: "Look at this scenery, isn't it beautiful?"

The comments section, however, completely ignored this:

[I am Qin Shi Huang: I don't look at the scenery! I look at Master Chen!]

[Yaoyao's Little Red Riding Hood: We want to see our brother!]

[I won't watch or run: What's so great about the scenery? I want to see a master swordsman slaying demons!]

[Sleeping soundly: Wan Qing, are you getting too big for your britches? How dare you not show us Chen Hao?]

Chen Siyao smiled smugly as she looked at the screen full of comments: "Don't worry, everyone. Today we're continuing our road trip through Northern Xinjiang. My brother's driving, so we can't disturb him."

[Xiao Ke: There's no need for Master Chen to do a live stream, come watch!]

Chen Siyao rolled her eyes: "Fine, fine, I'll show you."

She pointed the camera at the driver's seat. Chen Hao held the steering wheel with one hand and rested the other on the window. Sunlight streamed in from the side, outlining his angular profile. The little wolf cub was fast asleep on his lap.

The live chat exploded instantly:

[Strawberry Milkshake Lover: So handsome! He's so handsome! This is my future mentor!]

[Yaoyao's Little Red Riding Hood: Brother's profile is killer! I'm dead!]

[Yifan: This aura is absolutely amazing]

Don't be too silly: Even big shots drive with such style.

[Evening Breeze: The little wolf cub is so cute! I want to pet him!]

[Netizens: Is this the legendary swordsman who slew the demon with a single sword? He looks so young!]

Yang Wanqing said with a smile, "Family members, you all saw what happened yesterday, right? Brother Hao was amazing!"

[I am Ying Zheng: I saw it! Walking on water! Slaying a demon with a single sword! I'm completely blown away!]

[Yaoyao's Little Red Riding Hood: I screen-recorded it! I watched it over a dozen times! It's so cool!]

[Dongmen Chuixue: Even my grandfather said that sword light was impossible.]

[Specialist #2: Wait, is what you guys are saying true? It's not special effects?]

[Hehe: I also want to ask, is this really a live broadcast? Or is it filming a TV drama?]

[Netizens commented: I also have my doubts; what kind of special effects can't be made in short videos these days?]

More and more comments are questioning the situation.

Yang Wanqing panicked: "What special effects? What TV drama shooting? We were broadcasting the whole thing live! Go watch the replay yourselves!"

[I'm not eating: They can even tamper with replays!]

[Hehe: Exactly, what can't AI synthesize now?]

[Netizens: It's not that I don't believe it, it's just too exaggerated. Walking on water? Slaying demons with a single sword? This is more like a martial arts movie than any martial arts film!]

Chen Siyao was furious: "You guys..."