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

The Lin clan's territory.

Lin Chu and Ao Tianxin were sitting in their own hall.

One was drinking tea, and the other was reading a jade slip.

Liu Ying hurried in from outside the hall, her face looking rather pale.

"Young Master."

Lin Chu looked up: "You found out?"

Liu Ying nodded and recounted Shang Wuwang's deductions in detail.

Lin Chu simply nodded after listening.

"I see."

Liu Ying paused for a moment.

She had thought Lin Chu would be surprised and would ask more questions.

"Young Master, you... already knew?"

I guessed it.

Lin Chu waved his hand.

"I wouldn't say I guessed it, but I felt it was pretty close."

Ao Tianxin sat to the side, showing no surprise.

She had already heard about Ji Ning from Lin Chu.

So I was mentally prepared long ago.

The two exchanged a glance.

Lin Chu put down her teacup and looked at Liu Ying.

"Thanks for your hard work."

"Don't tell anyone about this for now."

Firefly solemnly replied, "I understand."

"Also, go to my storeroom and select a few longevity-enhancing spiritual items to send to the Master of Commerce."

"Just say it's a personal thank you to him."

The fireflies nodded.

"Yes."

Lin Chu nodded and didn't say anything more.

Liu Ying bowed and withdrew.

She knows what she should ask and what she shouldn't ask.

Having followed the Third Young Master for so many years, she knows him better than anyone else.

Sometimes, it's better not to know something than to know it.

Watching her walk away, Lin Chu slowly leaned back in her chair and rubbed her temples.

I have a bit of a headache.

There are too many things that cannot be explained.

Ao Tianxin reached out and gently placed her hand on the back of his hand.

"Don't think about things you can't understand."

"Take it one step at a time."

……

Deep within the Lin clan's territory.

In the quiet bamboo garden.

Lin Zhentian and Ji Hongxuan sat facing each other, with a half-finished chess set between them.

Ji Hongxuan held the chess piece, hesitating to place it.

"Do you have any clues about the aura that Ji Ning was exuding back then?"

Lin Zhentian shook his head.

"no."

"That aura is at least at the Immortal Emperor level."

"But we investigated it again afterwards."

Lin Zhentian paused, a hint of helplessness in his voice.

"She is definitely a little girl."

"Body, soul, and foundation are all normal."

Ji Hongxuan frowned.

"Could it be that it's been hidden too well?"

"It cannot be ruled out."

Lin Zhentian sighed.

"However, she was brought out of that secret realm by Mu Wan."

"Having something extraordinary about oneself makes one seem normal."

Ji Hongxuan remained silent for a few moments after hearing this.

He then nodded knowingly.

"Too."

"It's not surprising that people who come from that place have some strange traits."

"As long as there's no malicious intent."

"Besides, that girl is really lovable; everyone in the clan likes her."

Lin Zhentian smiled.

That's the truth.

He placed the chess piece in his hand.

"By the way, the people sent from Taichu City arrived today as well."

Lin Zhentian nodded.

"It's Senior Qing."

Upon hearing this name, Ji Hongxuan shrank back.

"Why did he come in person?"

Lin Zhentian also chuckled.

"Given his style, he'll probably find out what's going on tomorrow."

Ji Hongxuan nodded in deep agreement.

……

Daozhou.

Three figures swept across the sky.

The leader was a young man with white hair and a slender build.

He exuded the aura of a Celestial Emperor.

The two people behind him had calm auras and were both at the peak of the Immortal King realm.

The three moved at an extremely high speed, with the mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas below rushing past them.

Qingcang held an array plate in his hand.

On the array plate, the pale blue Dao patterns flickered intermittently.

A thin beam of light pointed straight at one spot.

The three followed the guidance of the array plate and continued on their way.

Soon, they landed in a very remote wasteland.

The spiritual energy here is scarce, and there isn't even a decent spiritual vein.

Qingcang looked down at the array plate.

The end of the light is beneath our feet.

"underground."

He spoke calmly.

The two people behind them exchanged a glance and simultaneously formed hand seals.

A pale golden beam of light blasted into the ground beneath the three of them.

The earth trembled, and the soil parted to both sides like waves.

The three of them were falling extremely fast.

After traveling thousands of feet, the scene before them suddenly changed.

A winding spatial rift stretches across the dark, sunless depths of the underground.

Dark light seeped out little by little from the crack.

"They certainly know how to pick a place," Qingcang said softly.

Around the rift, only a few low-level monsters were wandering around.

It looks like a monkey, but it has no facial features and is entirely grayish-white.

One of the men behind Qingcang gently clenched his fist with one hand.

The low-level monsters didn't even have time to make a sound before they turned into dust.

The three flew into the spatial rift.

The space suddenly opened up.

Fifteen auras shot into the sky.

Most of them are monsters of various shapes and sizes.

Some resemble giant beasts, some resemble birds, and some are completely twisted hybrids.

But at the very front stood two human figures.

A burly man, covered in black and red scales, exuding a violent aura.

The other one had delicate features, a slender figure, wore a blue robe, and exuded a peaceful aura, looking almost like a scholar.

Both are at the Immortal King realm.

The calm-looking Soul Devourer saw who it was, and its pupils contracted sharply, its face instantly draining of color.

"Azure!"

"How come it's you!"

Qingcang raised an eyebrow.

Do you know me?

He tilted his head.

"never mind."

The moment the words left his mouth, Qingcang moved.

A flash of white light appeared.

The world before my eyes felt as if a layer of skin had been peeled off.

The clouds, wind, jumbled rocks, and withered trees in the sky all seemed to freeze for a moment.

Then, those scattered Soul Devourers disappeared one by one.

In the white light, it was like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun, melting away layer by layer.

The tyrannical immortal king roared and was about to step forward when several white chains emerged from the void, locking his limbs.

Immediately afterwards, the chains tightened sharply.

The tyrannical immortal king's body was instantly shredded into countless pieces.

Even the primordial spirit shattered into pieces, scattered like scraps of paper.

From the moment the attack began to the moment it ended, only a few breaths had passed.

All that remained was the Spirit Devourer in the green robe.

He was trembling all over, and his face was so pale that it had lost all color.

Qingcang slowly walked up to him, looking down at him.

"Are you from the Eldar?"

The green-robed Soul Devourer's throat bobbed: "Yes."

Qingcang looked at him, a hint of interest in his eyes.

"Speak."

"You went through so much trouble to escape, why aren't you out of the Nine Realms and looking for somewhere to hide? What are you doing here?"

"If I'm not mistaken, you've been out for quite a while now, haven't you?"

"There should be enough time."

A struggle flashed in the eyes of the green-robed Spirit Devourer.

The next instant, the aura surrounding his body began to fluctuate.

It's time to self-destruct.

Qingcang sighed.

Why bother?

He made a hand gesture with one hand.

There seemed to be a very faint humming sound in the world.

The actions of the Green-Robed Spirit Devourer came to an abrupt halt.

It felt like being gripped by an invisible hand and forcefully pushed back down.

The self-destruction was forcibly stopped.

He was completely exhausted, and his face was ashen.

Qingcang looked at him, her eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.

"never mind."

He said lightly.

"There's no need to waste time talking to you scum."

After saying that, he reached out and placed his hand on the head of the green-robed Spirit Devourer.

"what!"

A scream suddenly rang out, echoing throughout the entire space.

Under the oppressive power of the Celestial Emperor, the struggles of the weak are futile.

Soul Search.

Qingcang closed his eyes, his divine sense flowing like a thousand-foot waterfall into the deepest part of the other's soul.

A moment later, his expression slowly changed.

From mundane to solemn.

The Lin family.

Tianlan City.

Spirit Lord.

……

Inside Tianlan City, Lin Chu was completely unaware of all of this.

He was sitting on the grass on the back hill.

The baby elephant transformed into a miniature silver-tailed fox in front of it.

Ji Ning chased after her, her face flushed.

"Brother! Tell the baby elephant to slow down!"

"I don't care, go catch it yourself."

Lin Chu had a blade of grass dangling from her mouth, and she smiled lazily.

Ji Ning glared at him angrily.

"Brother, you're so mean!"

They played around for a while.

Lin Chu picked up both the big one and the small one, one in each hand, and walked towards the clan's territory.

"Stop fooling around, let's go back and eat."

"Brother, put me down, I can walk by myself!"