Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

"Grandpa! Grandpa! There are strangers here!!!"

Yunping: "..."

What's going on? Grandpa?

Before the old rogue could react, a figure leaning on a cane and hunching over slowly emerged from the bookshelf, uttering a voice that was both aged and kind.

"Little Yezi, Grandpa has told you so many times, don't always make a fuss."

"But, but Grandpa! There are outsiders here!!"

Little Yezi quickly ran towards the old man, timidly hugging him, her petite body trembling.

The old man reached out his calloused hand and patted Xiao Yezi's head, then smiled at Yunping, "He's not an outsider."

"Long time no see." Yunping greeted the old man with a smile in his eyes.

"It's been a long time..."

The old man comforted Xiao Yezi beside him as he slowly walked to the black wooden round table, put down his cane, and sat down.

"Little Yezi, you should go back now. Grandpa has some things to discuss with this guest."

"Oh……"

Xiao Yezi hesitated for a few seconds, seemingly wondering if Yunping was a bad person, but in the end she nodded her little head and obediently returned to the dense bookshelves, disappearing somewhere unknown.

Thus, only Yunping and the old man remained in the vast library.

Yunping looked in the direction where Xiaoyezi disappeared, chuckled softly, and then sat down in the chair that had been placed opposite the old man, glancing at the slightly cool teacup on the table.

"You knew I was coming?"

“I knew it the moment you stepped onto the second floor.” The old man sat as calmly as a mountain, his eyes slightly narrowed, and an enigmatic smile played on his lips. “What, after all this time, you’ve finally remembered this old man?”

"Old? It's just the two of us right now, what are you pretending for?"

Yunping rolled his eyes. "I wonder who was it that dressed up as a stunning beauty to seduce me before~ What does physical appearance matter to you extreme people?"

"Uh..." The old man coughed twice when his embarrassing past was mentioned, his face turning red. "That was in the past, so please don't mention it... This is the way I look now, so let bygones be bygones."

Yunping chuckled. Back when he was still Xuan Lei and had not yet ascended to the throne as Emperor Wen, he had almost caused a major disaster because of his drunkenness.

At that time, he already had that woman and could be considered a married man, but during a drunken incident, he was almost taken advantage of by a beautiful woman who suddenly appeared.

It was really close; he had almost taken off all his clothes. Fortunately, he regained his senses in time, which prevented such a disaster from happening.

And that beauty was none other than Canghai Xuanjin, one of the twenty-one ultimate beings.

This is the hunched old man sitting in front of the cloud plane right now.

Thinking about it this way, it feels a little nauseating...

Of course, since what happened back then was purely accidental, Yunping naturally wouldn't pursue the matter of Canghai Xuanjin's mistake any further.

"By the way, was that your granddaughter just now?"

Since the past was no longer being brought up, Yunping turned his attention to Xiao Yezi, who had jumped out earlier and was calling out "Dudu Lu".

Canghai Xuanjin smiled and shook his head. "To be honest, I'm a little different from the other extreme beings. I can't give birth to life."

"Little Leaf is a spiritual herb that I have been cultivating for a long time. More than ten years ago, it suddenly gained sentience and took human form. However, it was born with a deficiency in its original essence, and thus lost its sight. Since then, I have always kept it by my side."

"First it was Little Leaf, then it was Onion Maiden. There are more and more spiritual plants taking human form in your Treasure Pavilion."

Yunping picked up the teacup and glanced at it—it was top-quality Longwu tea, which showed that Canghai Xuanjin valued Yunping quite a bit.

Canghai Xuanjin took a sip of tea, his bright eyes fixed on Yunping.

"Don't you even think about who's to blame for all of this?"

"Back then, when you fought against the two Primordial Ancestors, the blood of the Primordial Ancestors and the blood of Emperor Wen were scattered throughout the three Heavenly Domains, nourishing all living things and making the originally nearly depleted spiritual energy of heaven and earth suddenly abundant. Otherwise, where would this Spiritual Marsh Era have come from?"

"The little leaves and the others naturally absorbed your blood and the blood of the ancestor, which is why they have extraordinary spirituality and can transform into human form so easily."

Yunping twitched the corners of his mouth twice. "Alright, you were the one who said not to mention the past, but now you're bringing it up again."

The old man sighed and didn't continue. He knew that this was a past that Yunping didn't want to recall, and continuing would probably reopen old wounds.

——Back to the main topic.

"So, what brings you here?"

Yun Ping winked at Cang Hai Xuan Jin and grinned slyly, "How about picking out some gifts for our disciples? You know what I mean."

Upon seeing Yun Ping's smile, Cang Hai Xuan Jin's old face straightened.

He had seen that smile many times before. Every time Yun Ping showed that smile, it basically meant that someone was about to have bad luck.

Obviously... it's his turn now.

"Let's get this straight, I can give you a gift, I'm not a stingy person, but don't go too far, don't take all my most treasured possessions!"

“Am I that kind of person?” Yunping immediately put on an upright demeanor. “I am as upright as you can be, and I have always been reasonable.”

"Hmph." Canghai Xuanjin sneered, "If those guys who knew you heard this during the Tianjue era, they would probably laugh themselves to death! Your methods of taking advantage of others' misfortunes were known throughout the three great heavens, and now you're pretending to be innocent with me."

Yunping rolled his eyes silently. That old bastard Canghai Xuanjin was still the same as before, especially fond of making sarcastic remarks.

However, since the two are friends, it's not a big deal for them to tease each other a little.

Since they're friends, he'll naturally go easy on them; he won't actually take all of Canghai Xuanjin's most treasured possessions.

He opened his right palm, extended his five fingers, and smiled faintly.

"I don't need many things, just five."

Since only five disciples, including Ye Yuchan, came to participate in the Ten Thousand Sects Competition, and Jiang Shaoguang had probably already made a lot of money from the royal family, he wouldn't bring anything for this pigeon spirit this time.

Just five items?

Upon hearing this, Canghai Xuanjin's eyes immediately lit up with astonishment.

Yunping even saw a look of doubt in his eyes—clearly, Canghai Xuanjin had begun to doubt whether Yunping was a real person or not.

—This kid used to rob wherever he went, leaving nothing but barren land in his wake. His extortion skills were absolutely top-notch. But now he only wants five things from me.

Could it be... that he's changed his personality?

With this in mind, Canghai Xuanjin asked, "Since that's the case, then tell me first, what are the five things?"

"It's nothing serious~"

Yunping smiled broadly and then told him the five things he had already considered.

These five items are indeed all things that Canghai Xuanjin possesses.

But the problem is-

Upon hearing this, Canghai Xuanjin's eyes widened in shock, and he almost couldn't catch his breath.

"What did you say?! Are you sure you're asking me for something, and not trying to drain me dry?!"

"What did I do?" Yunping shrugged innocently and spread his hands. "I didn't ask you for much, just five things."

"These five things are my most treasured possessions!"

"You have tons of treasured items, losing a few won't hurt, right?"

Canghai Xuanjin stared wide-eyed at Yun Ping's sly smile, and after a long while, he blurted out, "I thought you'd changed your ways, but I didn't expect you to still be so cunning..."

"This is for our apprentice. You know, raising an apprentice is like cultivating a spiritual plant. It's not easy for either of us, you know?"

"you……!"

Canghai Xuanjin gasped, then asked in a low voice, "Would four things be alright...?"

"Row!"

To Canghai Xuanjin's surprise, Yunping agreed without even thinking.

Seeing the enigmatic grin on Yun Ping's face, Cang Hai Xuan Jin finally realized, "So you were waiting for me here!"

That's right. Yunping never intended for Canghai Xuanjin to really bleed a lot. He just threw out an unacceptable condition and waited for Canghai Xuanjin to lower itself to the most suitable point.

In fact, Yunping felt that all four items were a bit too much for Canghai Xuanjin.

"Fine, fine, take it. Anyway, I'm an old man, and I figure I'll be spending the rest of my life in this Treasure Pavilion."

Canghai Xuanjin shook his head helplessly and ultimately did not continue to bargain with Yunping.

After storing the four treasures in his storage ring, Yun Ping slowly suppressed his smile and straightened his expression.

"Now we should get down to business..."

"What?!" Cang Hai Xuan Jin was scared. He thought Yun Ping was going to continue to extort him. "What else do you want?!"

"This time it's really important."

Yunping rarely showed a solemn expression, and his tone became exceptionally serious.

"It's about your master, the Twenty-One Ultimate."

159. It crashed! It crashed!

"You mean the two Origin Ancestors?"

Cang Haixuan was taken aback; he seemed not to have expected Yun Ping to steer the conversation in this direction.

"No, it's not Hongmeng and Kunxuan, but another master."

"Another master?" Cang Haixuan's brows furrowed, and a look of doubt gradually appeared on his aged face. "The Twenty-One Ultimates were all created by the two Origin Ancestors in that distant, unknown era. According to my memory... we do not have any other masters."

Yun Ping, however, was still unwilling to give up and asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure? Think about it carefully again. Among your twenty-one ultimate beings, is there any existence that was not created by Hongmeng and Kunxuan Yuanzu?"

"I do not know."

Canghai Xuanjin shook his head, which was covered in white hair. "I only remember that I am the ultimate being created by Kunxuan Yuanzu. As for the other ultimate beings... I don't really know much about them."

The meaning of this statement is very clear—at the beginning of its existence, Canghai Xuanjin had no idea whether the other ultimate beings were creations of the Origin Ancestor, but at least it knew that it was a creation of the Kunxuan Origin Ancestor.

A look of helplessness gradually appeared in Yun Ping's dark and deep eyes. He had originally hoped to get some information about the "Ultimate Lord" mentioned by Yin Sha from Cang Hai Xuan Jin, but now it seemed that Cang Hai Xuan Jin could not help him.

"Why are you suddenly asking this question?" Canghai Xuanjin countered. "Compared to us, you should be quite familiar with the two Origin Ancestors."

"Familiarity does not equate to complete knowledge."