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If she can even dig through bedrock, she might be able to easily dig through rock as well. In a way, the wall-digging technique she developed, which is unique to her, is quite terrifying... even though it's not very useful.

"……teacher?"

"Ahem... Give me your chisel, I'll help you make some improvements."

Coming to his senses, Shi Bai coughed a few times and then extended his hand to the other person.

He remembered that the evil immortal Huo Qing'e's ability was to pass through walls, but he didn't expect that it really was an ability to "pass through walls at will"...

Using the [Heavenly Craftsmanship] talent, Shi Bai made a series of improvements to the opponent's so-called wall-penetrating chisel and then enhanced it to "+9" with the [Enhancement] talent. After that, Shi Bai returned the [+9 wall-penetrating chisel], which had become a hairpin.

"Carrying a chisel all day long doesn't look like the style of a Taoist. Keep this hairpin safe. I suggest you tie your hair into an inverted figure-eight style like Luo Tianyi. Maybe you can even cosplay the world's number one gluttonous prince in the future..."

"...Kouspera?"

Stunned, Huo Qing'e took the unrecognizable +9 Wall-Piercing Chisel from her teacher's hand. After some thought, she still didn't reveal that the Wall-Piercing Chisel could actually disappear and be hidden at will.

After all, in a sense, this hairpin was the first gift her teacher had ever given her.

"That's right, it's Luo Tianyi from the Vocaloid family. It's a pity I didn't find the Vocaloid world back then, otherwise I would have liked to ask Hatsune Miku and the others for a few autographs... This is just not scientific at all. I'm such a lucky person, but why did I end up in such a strange world as Black Cat Detective, Tom and Jerry, and Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf?"

Shi Bai stood up from the table, sighing with a look of despair on his face.

"Not to mention SpongeBob SquarePants, who almost drove me insane, and the Yellow King is simply a form of mental pollution... This is the best place to cultivate, so you can continue your cultivation here and give me the Eastern Emperor Bell."

"Uh... here you go."

Realizing that her teacher was saying something strange again, Huo Qing'e wisely suppressed her curiosity, turned around and ran into her bamboo house to retrieve the old bronze bell.

Although she already knew that the old bronze bell in her hand was actually the Donghuang Bell, one of the Ten Divine Treasures of the Ancient China in ancient mythology, she had seen almost all of the Ten Divine Treasures in the past three years and had no particular interest in the Donghuang Bell.

After all, no matter which of the Ten Divine Weapons they were, they were just ordinary pieces of junk in her hands.

She used the Pangu Axe as an axe to chop firewood, the Shennong Cauldron as a pot to cook soup, the Kongtong Seal as a stone to support table legs, and the Fuxi Qin as a clothes rack...

However, the Eastern Emperor Bell was a bit better off. The reason she was able to figure out the magic that allowed her to pass through walls was because she was inspired by the Eastern Emperor Bell.

"Teacher, are you leaving again?"

After handing over the Eastern Emperor Bell without hesitation, Huo Qing'e hesitated for a moment before asking her teacher a question.

She didn't know what her teacher was doing, but almost every time he went on a long trip with one of the Ten Divine Weapons, he would return looking more tired than before, and the intervals between trips were unpredictable.

Sometimes they'll be back after a day or two, while other times they'll be gone for ten days or half a month.

"Ah, that's right. There are still some things to finish up. I should be back in about a month, maybe a little later."

Squinting at the distant mountains, Shi Bai replied calmly.

"Seize the time to cultivate, such opportunities are rare."

"……Yes."

Subconsciously tightening her grip on the hairpin in her hand, Huo Qing'e nodded gently.

Watching her teacher's figure disappear into the distance, Huo Qing'e first looked around furtively, as if she were a thief, to make sure that there was no one else on the mountaintop except herself. Then, she calmly walked into her teacher's room.

"Hmm... since she won't be back for a month, then the teacher's room needs to be thoroughly cleaned and tidied up... let's change and wash the blankets first..."

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Mount Tai, also known as the Eastern Peak, is the foremost of the Five Sacred Mountains.

It is known as the "Number One Mountain Under Heaven" and boasts magnificent natural scenery.

"Speaking of which, I've traversed three mountains and traveled five peaks... How about adding 'I hate that the sky has no handle, and the earth has no ring'?"

"There's no place like this at the top of Mount Tai," Shi Bai muttered to himself before sitting down against the fierce mountain wind.

A fierce wind howled, and his robes danced wildly in the wind.

Based on the shapes of mountains and rivers, the dragon veins of the world are determined.

It assists the ten artifacts of the divine land in suppressing the evil, and nourishes them with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Over three years, he and Huo Qing'e traveled almost all over the entire Divine Continent, carefully selecting ten of the most important dragon vein nodes and hundreds of dragon vein branches, winding their way to encompass the entire Divine Continent.

Now, it is the crucial moment to determine the last dragon vein node.

The artifact possessed a spirit; before time could even begin, the Eastern Emperor Bell automatically flew into the air, its pale golden light faintly emanating from its surface.

"Sorry, you're going to fall asleep again."

After a moment of surprise, Shi Bai smiled apologetically at the Eastern Emperor Bell above his head.

The bell swayed slightly, as if in response to his words.

At a moment's rest, a golden beam of light stretched across the sky.

Some things always need to be done by someone.

Just like the win-win strategy that he always adheres to, the reason why he went to so much trouble to do such a thankless task was not only because he wanted to solve Xiaoye's future troubles, but also because of his own considerations.

Without eliminating the threat of monsters, humanity will never be able to grow and mature.

What is the maximum lifespan of humans?

In this era where monsters roam freely, the average lifespan of humans is less than forty years, and the average lifespan of a human being is barely a hundred years... But what about monsters?

Even the weakest monster has a lifespan several times longer than an ordinary human.

Even if humanity eventually produces many strong individuals, so what? A hundred years later, they will all be nothing but dust.

If it's just a matter of surviving by sheer longevity, even a monster could outlast a human.

So what is the reason why monsters were able to gradually disappear from the world stage in later generations?

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth has been severed, and the human world is gradually becoming unsuitable for the survival of monsters. This is the main reason.

What Shi Bai needs to do now is to lead this era.

However, even with all the prior estimates and plans, his calculations still had some deviations, and in the end, shaping the dragon vein took him nearly two and a half months.

When he awoke from his meditation, he felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on him, making him feel extremely heavy.

"Phew... After spending so much time and wasting countless precious materials, the dragon vein is finally taking shape..."

Sensing the changes in the world, Shi Bai let out a long breath.

Once the dragon vein is successfully formed, he will be much more relaxed. Although there are still some branch nodes to arrange, they are basically harmless.

However, when he tried to stand up, his tired body moved, and his gaze unconsciously fell on the person in front of him, causing him to freeze instantly.

A little girl, completely naked and with long, fiery red hair, was fast asleep on his lap.

...Where did this little girl come from? No wonder I felt like there was a huge rock pressing down on me...

His movements seemed to have startled her awake. The little girl groggily opened her eyes, rubbed them with the back of her hand, and her eyes lit up when she saw that he was finally awake.

With a cheer, she pounced on him without a second thought and hung around his neck.

"Dad, you're finally awake!!"

Shi Bai: "?????????????"

After waking up from his meditation, he inexplicably found himself with a daughter.

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Shi Bai felt that there was something wrong with this world, really something wrong with it.

If anyone woke up to find a naked little girl running up to them, hugging them, and calling them "Daddy," they would be just as bewildered as the person they were.

Fortunately, his storage ring contained not only a warehouse full of lollipops, but also a wide variety of clothes. After the little girl in front of him finally changed her clothes, he asked her a question very seriously.

"Who are you? Why are you calling me dad? I'm not your dad. I'm not even married yet. You've definitely got the wrong person."

"Huh? But a dad is a dad."

The little girl, sitting cross-legged on the ground just like Shi Bai, tilted her head and looked puzzled, a lollipop dangling from her mouth.

"I would never mistake my father for someone else."

"...Okay, so who is your mother?"

Shi Bai's lips twitched involuntarily as he changed his questioning style.

...Then the little girl in front of him looked even more confused.

"Mommy? What's Mommy? Can I eat her?"

Shi Bai: "..."

After a moment of silence, Shi Bai extended his hand to the other person.

"Give me your hand."

"Oh."

Nodding, the little girl obediently stretched out her hand, still chewing on a lollipop.

"........."

After closing his eyes and checking the other person's condition, Shi Bai suddenly fell silent.

Because he discovered that, in a sense, the other party might actually be... his daughter?

"dad?"

The little girl tilted her head.

"Never mind... Do you even have a name?"

With a helpless sigh, Shi Bai let go of his hand.

"Name? What's your name?"

"A name represents the meaning of a person's existence; in short, it's a very important thing..."

Standing up from the ground, Shi Bai glanced at the little girl in front of him who had also quickly followed suit and stood up.

"From today onwards, your name is Hong Meiling."

Although it was only a brief encounter, he still managed to figure out the true identity of the little girl who suddenly appeared in front of him and called him "Dad".

The other party was born because of the formation of the dragon vein, or rather, the other party itself is a walking dragon vein, and the dragon vein was born because of him... So in a sense, it's not wrong for the other party to call him "Dad"...

But as for Hong Meiling...

Looking down at the little girl who was tightly clutching his clothes, Shi Bai suddenly felt a strange toothache.

Hong Meiling, a gatekeeper of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, a martial arts fighter, and a yokai.

He had always thought the other party might be some kind of doorbell monster, a carp monster, or a martial arts saint monster... but upon closer reflection, it was just a far-fetched guess.

...So, how exactly should we define the other party's current status?

A dragon vein monster? No, she shouldn't be called a monster now; she's more like a dragon totem...

Someone is currently in a rather conflicted situation.

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Chapter Thirty: I was here first!

As the saying goes, man proposes, God disposes; plans can never keep up with changes. Shi Bai has finally come to understand the true meaning of this saying.

This inexplicably appearing "daughter" disrupted most of his plans.

In his plan, the dragon vein was merely a means to achieve his goals; in short, it was a tool, something to be used and then discarded. At some point in the future, the dragon vein would inevitably be severed.

But now...

Turning his head to look at Xiao Hong Meiling, who was happily crawling around on his back while grabbing his hair, Shi Bai's lips twitched involuntarily.

As the embodiment of a dragon vein, the other party can be described as a walking dragon vein. Since its birth, it has been born with powerful strength. In fact, due to its "dragon vein" nature, it has a natural deterrent effect on certain monsters.

The problem is that, due to his plan, the dragon vein will inevitably be severed in the future. If the dragon vein is severed, Xiao Hong Meiling will definitely be greatly affected, and she may even die or have her soul destroyed.

"So what kind of mess is this...?"

With a slightly helpless sigh, Shi Bai reached out and pulled his hair out of the other person's tightly gripping hand, then led the other person away from the mountaintop where he had stayed for more than two months.