After the spiritual energy was restored: Goddess girlfriends came knocking.

Lin Chu was puzzled.

"above?"

"On what?"

Lin Lan glanced at him, but instead of answering directly, she stood up.

"Come on, let's go see your grandfather."

You'll know when you get there.

Lin Chu nodded, stood up and looked at Ao Tianxin.

Ji Muwan stood up with a smile, walked to Ao Tianxin's side, and naturally took her hand.

"Together."

Ao Tianxin was somewhat flattered.

"Yes, Auntie."

Lin Lan walked ahead, exited the main hall, and headed towards the back mountain.

Ji Ning also wanted to go, but she was still a child.

So Ji Muwan arranged for a maid to take him away.

The little girl kept turning back to look at herself as she took a few steps, still holding the sleeping baby in her arms.

After leaving the main hall, the group walked along a path paved with green jade into the depths of the clan's territory.

After passing through several layers of restrictions and around several pavilions and waterside terraces, the scenery before us gradually became serene and tranquil.

Bamboo shadows sway gently, and the spring water gurgles softly.

A simple bamboo pavilion is hidden deep in the bamboo forest.

Ao Tianxin remained calm, but there was still a hint of tension in his eyes.

"It's nothing," Lin Chu said softly.

"Grandpa was very kind."

Ao Tianxin rolled her eyes at him.

It's easy to say, but he was the previous head of the Lin family, a legendary figure.

Beside the stone table in the pavilion, two old men are playing chess in the stone pavilion deep in the bamboo forest.

The old man on the left has black hair, a kind face, and a smiling expression; he looks like an ordinary old man.

The man on the right had white hair and beard, and a dignified face. Even just sitting there, he exuded an aura of dominance over the world.

It was Lin Zhentian and Ji Hongxuan.

"General."

Lin Zhentian placed a piece, his eyes narrowing with a smile.

Ji Hongxuan stared at the chessboard for a few moments, then snorted.

"No, no, I misread it."

"You took back your move again."

"Who took back their move? I was giving you a one-piece advantage."

Lin Zhentian wasn't annoyed. He picked up his teacup, took a sip, and turned to look at him.

"Oh, my dear grandson is here."

Lin Zhentian's gaze fell on Lin Chu, and the smile on his face deepened.

"You've grown taller in the past few months."

Lin Chu quickly stepped forward and called out obediently.

"grandfather."

Then he looked at Ji Hongxuan and called out again.

Grandpa.

Lin Zhentian glanced smugly at Ji Hongxuan, his eyes clearly saying:

See? I was the one who called first.

Ji Hongxuan snorted in annoyance.

"So what if I called your name first? What's there to be so smug about?"

"My grandson called me first, so what if I'm pleased?"

"That's my grandson too."

"Alright, alright, your grandson, your grandson."

The two old men standing at the very top of the Taixu Spirit Realm started bickering, just like two old children.

Lin Chu looked on with a sense of helplessness.

Lin Zhentian looks like a kind old man, which is completely unrelated to his domineering name.

But anyone who underestimates him because of his appearance would be making a big mistake.

Half of the Lin family's current prestige was earned by this kind old man.

"Come, let Grandpa take a good look at you."

Lin Zhentian pulled Lin Chu over and looked her up and down for a while.

"Not bad, your aura has become much more solid."

Ji Hongxuan also came over, his face full of smiles.

"My grandson is amazing."

The two old men surrounded Lin Chu, asking her all sorts of questions.

Their intimacy was even more exaggerated than Ji Muwan's.

Ao Tianxin stood quietly behind, a faint smile on her face.

This was the first time she had ever seen a Celestial King.

It was completely different from the solemn and dignified atmosphere I had imagined.

After a moment, the two old men finally turned their gazes to Ao Tianxin.

"Who is this?" Lin Zhentian asked.

Lin Chu turned around and took Ao Tianxin's hand.

"Grandpa, maternal grandpa, this is my Daoist partner, Ao Tianxin."

Ao Tianxin's face flushed slightly.

But she did not flinch; instead, she stepped forward gracefully and bowed to the two elderly men.

"Tianxin greets the two seniors."

Lin Zhentian and Ji Hongxuan exchanged a glance and looked her up and down.

A few breaths later, the two nodded at the same time.

"good."

"Excellent physical constitution, pure and upright aura, very good."

Lin Zhentian stroked his beard, becoming more and more satisfied with what he saw.

Ji Hongxuan was also very satisfied and looked at Ao Tianxin.

"Girl, don't stand, come and sit down."

"Yes, senior."

Ao Tianxin respectfully responded and sat down next to Lin Chu.

The two old men talked back and forth.

"Are you a dragon?"

"Yes, I am from the Longyuan Ao clan."

"Ah, Ao Shi, good, good."

Lin Zhentian was all smiles.

Lin Chu sat to the side, watching this scene, and breathed a sigh of relief.

The pleasantries came to an end.

The smiles on the two old men's faces vanished simultaneously.

They turned to look at Lin Lan and Ji Muwan.

"What are you two doing here?"

Ji Hongxuan also turned around, picked up the teacup, and slowly took a sip.

"Get to the point if you have something to say, otherwise don't interrupt my chess game."

Ji Muwan couldn't help but complain, "Father, you're treating people so differently!"

Ji Hongxuan snorted.

"Want to enjoy this treatment?"

"I'll treat you better whenever you take over the job."

Ji Muwan choked and immediately shut her mouth.

She doesn't want to take over so soon.

Lin Lan was used to it. She straightened her expression and stepped forward.

"Father, father-in-law."

"Chu'er encountered something in Daozhou during her trip."

The two old men exchanged a glance, and the playful expression on their faces faded considerably.

"Speak," Lin Zhentian said, putting down his teacup.

Lin Lan recounted everything Lin Chu had told him in detail.

Lin Zhentian and Ji Hongxuan listened.

The two exchanged a glance, both seeing seriousness in each other's eyes.

Lin Zhentian looked at Lin Chu, his tone becoming serious.

"Chu'er, did you sense anything unusual at the time?"

Lin Chu shook her head.

"No. If I had to say something unusual, it's that it's too quiet; even the birds on the road hardly chirp."

After a long pause, Ji Hongxuan finally spoke slowly.

"They're probably just the ones who slipped through the net above."

Lin Chu frowned and couldn't help but ask, "Grandpa, what exactly is this 'above' you're talking about?"

Lin Zhentian pondered for a moment.

"Please sit down."

Everyone sat down in the stone pavilion as instructed.

"Chu'er, do you know how many spirit realms there are in all the heavens and myriad worlds?"

"nine."

"And what about above the spirit world?"

Lin Chu shook her head to indicate that she did not know.

Above the Nine Spirit Realms, there is another Great World.

He paused.

"That is, in our common understanding... the immortal realm."

Lin Chu's pupils contracted slightly.

fairyland.

He had never seen this word before in the Book of Myriad Realms.

Lin Zhentian continued, "About three eras ago (one era is 129,600 years), the Immortal Realm was still the ultimate goal for all cultivators in the Spirit Realm. Once one cultivated to the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm and passed the tribulation of ascension, one could step into the Immortal Realm and seek a higher Dao fruit."

Everyone thought that there was another, wider world up there.

At this point, Lin Zhentian paused, his gaze deep and thoughtful.

"But for some reason, none of the ancestors who ascended have sent back any news since then."

"At first, everyone thought that the celestial realm and the spirit realm were naturally separated, so it was impossible to transmit messages."

"But upon closer reflection, aren't all those who ascend to the Immortal Realm exceptionally talented?"

"At the very least, they are at the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm, and there are even many who are just one step away from breaking through to the Primordial Beginning realm."

"A person like that, even in the immortal realm, would be impossible to remain completely unnoticed."

"But the fact is, there aren't any."

Lin Chu frowned, listening intently.

Ao Tianxin also sat up slightly.

"Until later, one day, a senior who had just ascended to heaven risked his life to send down a message."

"Only four words."

"Do not ascend."