The Demon King is back, leading adorable kids on an adventure around the world!

There was no other exit in the depths of the secret realm. The cave was the end. The surrounding stone walls were rough and thick, cold and hard to the touch, with no hidden passages or array fluctuations.

Niannian carried the Taiyi Sword and walked around the stone wall, tapping the tip of the sword on several seemingly suspicious rock crevices, but only a dull echo answered her.

"There's no other way." She sheathed her sword, turned to look at the crowd, and said, "This is where we end this time."

The trainees breathed a sigh of relief. Although they didn't say anything, their faces showed obvious signs of relaxation.

Luo Qiqi sat on a rock rubbing her wrists, Qianqian leaned against the stone wall with her eyes closed to rest, and Xiao Jin transformed back into human form, sitting cross-legged beside her, chewing on a blade of grass in his mouth, looking bored.

Xiao Xiao squatted down beside a low rock, holding a dark lotus root in her hand and examining it from all angles.

The lotus root has a rough surface, as if it has been covered in mud for who knows how many years, and it doesn't have any special smell.

But she didn't let go; she put it into her storage ring.

"We've picked up everything we could, and we've fought off everything we could." Niannian patted the dust off her hands. "Let's go back and find Dad."

The group exited the cave along the same route they had come from, crossed the vast underground lake, and traversed the dried-up riverbed and collapsed rock walls.

The way we came seemed much shorter than the way we went in, perhaps because I had taken so many taxis and remembered them better, so we didn't have any delays along the way.

When we stepped out of the entrance to the secret realm, it was still bright outside.

The mist in the valley had been mostly blown away by the wind, and the afternoon sun slanted across the mountainside, making the tangled vines and moss shine a vibrant green.

Niannian squinted and stood there for a while, adjusting to the light, before calling everyone to take to the air and fly towards the Zhan Tian Shen Sect.

There was no fighting on the way back; several trainees were dozing off on their flying mounts.

This was probably the first time they had stayed in the secret realm for so long, and they got sleepy as soon as they relaxed.

Luo Qiqi was held by Xiao Jin and fell asleep with her head resting on his shoulder, a little drool still hanging from the corner of her mouth.

Qianqian rode on the back of a crane, her eyes closed, her long, silvery-white hair swaying gently in the wind.

Xiao Xiao sat beside Niannian, still clutching the lotus root in her hand, idly touching it, lost in thought.

It was already evening when they arrived at the Battle God Sect. The sea was covered with a layer of orange-red glow, and the outline of the immortal island was clearly outlined by the light.

The doors to the council hall were open, and Luo Tian sat inside. Tea had already been brewed, as if he had known they would arrive at this time.

Niannian jumped off the Taiyi Sword, stepped across the threshold, and began taking out the items she had plundered from her storage ring one by one.

Spiritual herbs, ores, materials from demonic beasts, some unidentifiable fragments of jade and metal, and finally, that ugly lotus root.

She placed the lotus root in front of Luo Tian and said, "The other things are not so important, but Xiao Xiao felt that this was special, so I brought it back."

Luo Tian picked up the lotus root and examined it carefully for a moment.

The rough, black skin made it much heavier than ordinary lotus roots. The surface had faint, fine lines that didn't look natural, but rather like marks left by something during its growth.

A faint light flashed in his palm, and the thin layer of black on the surface of the lotus root slowly faded away, revealing the dark wood color underneath, with fine and ancient textures.

"This is the main material for Venerable Kumu to reshape his physical body." Luo Tian put down the lotus root. "Your trip was worthwhile."

Xiao Xiao, sitting next to him, finally breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing those words.

She had been clutching this thing the whole way, unsure if it would even work, but now she was finally sure.

Luo Tian did not delay and set up the formation that very night.

The location was chosen in an open area behind the Zhan Tian Shen Sect. Array flags were planted at the four corners of the area, and silver light lines connected the array flags, converging in the center to form a circular array.

He placed the ugly lotus root at the center of the formation, and then took out several other ingredients, arranging them according to their positions.

The remnant soul of the withered tree emanated from his sea of ​​consciousness and hovered above the magic array.

"Are you ready?" Luo Tian asked.

"After ten thousand years of desolation, this day has finally come." Venerable Kumu's voice was soft and steady.

Luo Tian placed his palm on the edge of the magic array and poured in spiritual power.

The array patterns lit up in concentric circles from the center outwards, the silver light spreading like ripples on water, enveloping the entire open space.

The lotus root floated up and slowly rotated in the silvery light, with fine cracks beginning to appear on its surface.

Instead of shattering, the cracks sprouted like a seed splitting open and sprouting, drawing out fine, spider-web-like roots that extended into the void in all directions.

The roots grew longer and more numerous, quickly weaving together to form the outline of a human.

First comes the skeletal framework, then the lines of meridians and muscles, and finally the skin and hair, layer upon layer covering it.

The whole process was quick, yet not rushed, as if something was redrawing a physical body according to the most authentic image in memory.

The remnant soul of the withered tree sank slowly and merged with the newly formed body.

The moment they met, the silver light suddenly contracted and then exploded, sweeping across most of the back mountain before quickly dissipating within a few breaths.

The array patterns in the center of the magic circle gradually dimmed, and the lotus root had disappeared.

An elderly man in a gray robe sat on the spot. He had a thin face, gray hair and beard, and his eyes were slightly closed. Although his breathing was not strong, it was deep and steady.

He slowly opened his eyes, looked down at his palms, turning them over and over as if to confirm that they were real.

"I'm back." Venerable Kumu's voice was slightly hoarse, with a tremor that was barely noticeable to others.

He stood up and bowed deeply to Luo Tian.

Xiao Xiao stood not far away watching this scene, her clenched fingers slowly loosening.

The next morning, the little girl who was actually a phoenix woke up.

She slept in the room next to Niannian and Xiaoxiao. When she woke up, she sat up and stared at her surroundings for a while, as if she needed time to confirm that she was not on the battlefield of the immortal realm.

The Transformation Pill worked very well. She is now a little girl of about five years old, about the same size as Xiao Xiao. Her reddish-gold hair is loosely draped over her shoulders, and her eyes are still the golden color of the phoenix itself, bright and pure.

Niannian pushed the door open and came in, carrying a bowl of hot porridge. Seeing that she had already sat up, she put the bowl of porridge on the table and said, "Eat something."

She stood by the door, sizing up the little phoenix in front of her. "What's your name?"

Phoenix thought for a moment, then shook its head: "It has no name."

"Then I'll give you a name." Niannian tilted her head and thought for a long time. "How about Luo Nannan? Nannan means the youngest child in the family. You're the youngest, so you can be Nannan."

The phoenix blinked its golden eyes, then nodded after a moment.

When eating, Nannan held the chopsticks rather awkwardly, clearly not having used them much before.

Xiao Xiao patiently demonstrated how to pick up food with chopsticks, while Luo Qiqi watched her clumsy movements from across the table and secretly laughed.

When Luo Tian walked in, Luo Nannan was putting a piece of meat into her mouth when it fell onto the rim of her bowl.

Luo Tian glanced at her and asked, "What's the current state of your cultivation?"

Luo Nannan paused for a moment, closed her eyes to sense it, and then looked up at Luo Tian:

"My immortal power is still there, but I can't use it. The pressure here on Earth is very high, and I can only exert the peak level of the Fusion Realm right now."

She paused, then confirmed again, her tone devoid of resentment, more like a sigh of relief, "Just like you."

Luo Tian nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

After dinner, Niannian recounted her experience in the secret realm from beginning to end, and Luo Tian listened quietly without interrupting.

After he finished speaking, he was silent for a moment before asking, "Where is the Space-Breaking Stone?"

"No," Niannian said. "We've searched everywhere we could think of, but there wasn't a single piece."

Luo Tian showed no disappointment, as if he had expected this outcome.

He picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said calmly, "The Void-Breaking Stone has already disappeared from this plane."

Once the spiritual energy has fully recovered, we can search through those ancient secret realms again after they are opened. It doesn't matter if we can't find them.

Once you reach the cultivation world, there are plenty of places to find it.

Niannian looked at him and asked, "So what do we do next?"

Luo Tian put down his teacup: "Wait until the spiritual energy recovers to the ancient level, until everyone's cultivation is honed, until the time is right."

He paused, his gaze shifting from Niannian to Xiaoxiao and Nannan, then sweeping over Kumu Zun and Xiaojin.

"Then I'll take you to the cultivation world."

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