Grandpa, times have changed.

Soon, two days had passed.

Meizu left the Sword Sect.

On the other hand, Ning Wanzhu and Mingyu also planned to go back and take a look.

For Ning Wanzhu, it would be unreasonable not to visit her master after returning for two days.

As for Mingyu, it's because her grandfather, the "Master of Listening to Rain," who is also the founder of Listening to Rain Pavilion, is about to return from the front lines of the Starry Sky battlefield.

You should know that the reason she went to the Chaos Sea to set up the Immortal Network connection node was something she hadn't told her family.

They all used going out to relax as an excuse to brush it off...

So who are you planning to go with?

Inside the residence arranged for Yuan by the Sword Sect, Ning Wanzhu stood by the window, looking at the potted spiritual plant placed on the window, and asked a seemingly casual question.

Mingyu didn't say anything, but held her phone and seemed to be replying to messages.

The two seemed quite casual, as if they didn't care about his choice...

But it would be too naive to think that way!
Yuan's face was expressionless, and he felt a little numb all over.

The past two days have been so harmonious and joyful; I thought this was the last time, but it turns out I couldn't escape it after all…

He glanced at Yinling out of the corner of his eye.

But I found her engrossed in playing on her phone.

Yesterday, he, Mingyu, and Wanzhu came back and were about to take her to buy a cell phone, but they found that she had already started using it.

Only after asking did I learn that it was bought for Yinling by his fellow villager's apprentice, Jiu Yu.

Although it was a highly esteemed being, it was still inexperienced in the ways of the world and was easily manipulated by its fellow villager's nephew.

emm...

But there's nothing wrong with that.

Yuan's mind was racing with all sorts of thoughts until Mingyu finished replying to the message and looked at him.

"Have you thought about it?"

"..." Yuan hesitated for a moment, "I think I should stay in the Sword Sect."

Ok?
Before the two could ask any more questions, he continued to explain, his tone very serious:

"As you all know, I can only maintain my soul state now, and the essence of my True Body has been severely eroded and depleted due to the constant wear and tear from the 'Taoist Ritual of Refining the Origin from Chaos' in the Taiyi Realm."

The betrayal by Taiyi Realm caused him to suffer damage to both his body and spirit, with the damage to his spirit being even more severe than that to his body.

Thanks to his fellow villager for his help, his 'dormant' negative state was dispelled; otherwise, it would have been questionable whether he would have woken up at all.

So after regaining consciousness, he separated his 'god' from his 'body'.

The main reason is that his current 'god' is simply unable to control his 'body' at the Cave True level. Continuing to stay in the 'body' will only slow down the recovery of his 'god'.

"Next, I will try to return to my 'body' and see if I can recover further."

After two days of rest, his spirit has recovered considerably.

This is all thanks to the rare and precious natural materials given to us by our fellow villagers.

Although there are very few rare and precious natural treasures that can be effective against Dongzhen, my fellow villager, as the number one person in the Taixuan Realm, naturally has some.

According to his estimation, the damage to the 'god' and 'body' has now reached a similar level.

The two will not hinder each other; in fact, the harmony of body and spirit can further accelerate their own recovery.

"Isn't this a bit too hasty?" Ning Wanzhu frowned slightly.

To be honest, the 'Dao injury' that forced Dongzhen to separate his body and spirit is not something that can be recovered from in a short time.

Too hasty...

Will it backfire and cause harm?
"No." Yuan shook his head slightly. "After all, there are still many things waiting for me to do, and I cannot let down the expectations of the Sword Ancestor."

Although his fellow villager told him not to address him as 'senior'.

However, it's better to use this form of address when referring to others.

Moreover, the fellow villager has been through so much; he's probably older than him by even a fraction of his age...

Cough!

In short, addressing someone as "senior" is perfectly normal.

Hearing this, Mingyu hesitated for a moment, but finally offered a word of advice:
"Some things probably can't be resolved in a short time..."

Although only a little over fifty years have passed.

But the Righteous Alliance is no longer the same as it was when Yuan left.

The various factions within it are mutually restraining and deeply intertwined.

The seven major immortal sects at least have true immortal ancestors above them to keep them in check, so even if they wanted to fight amongst themselves, it would be difficult for them to start.

However, the righteous alliance was formed by a coalition of various forces...

Aside from lacking any true immortals, its size even surpasses that of a single immortal sect.

How could such a righteous alliance possibly be truly of one mind?

More than fifty years later, it would be an exaggeration to say that the Righteous Alliance is now a murky mess. Even if Yuan returns to the alliance, it would probably be difficult to change much in a short period of time.

“I know,” Yuan said with a smile, “but this is an inevitable trend that no one can resist.”

Although his fellow villager has only given him a brief mention so far.

But that was enough for him to see the road ahead clearly.

This is an extraordinary world. The Supreme Immortals have even transcended time. Who can stop their shared will?
Just like when his wisp of divine soul appeared in the Righteous Alliance before, he only borrowed a bit of immortal power from his fellow villager to reveal the power of a True Immortal, and then completely stabilized the situation.

Now that we know the goals of the Tai Xuan True Immortals, there's a huge amount of room for manipulation.

For him, stabilizing the situation of the Righteous Alliance was not difficult at all.

Anyway, you can always use your fellow villager's influence when necessary...

“…” Mingyu paused for a moment, “It’s good that you’ve made your decision.”

Yuan was able to rise from humble beginnings to where he is today, creating countless miracles throughout his life.

Now that he has said so, Mingyu believes he can do it.

only……

"To put it bluntly, you're just afraid that if you make a choice, the one among us who wasn't chosen will be angry," Mingyu said.

Isn't this the reason behind all this rambling?

“If you had just said so, we wouldn’t have complained about you over such a small thing,” Ning Wanzhu said.

Yuan shook his head slightly:
"No, that's not true. Senior Sword Ancestor said that once I recover and return to the Righteous Path Alliance and handle all the affairs within the alliance, he will send the Ascension Platform Central Hub there."

If I believed that, I would be a real idiot!

Similar things have happened before.

And I wasn't lying; that's exactly what my fellow villager said!

"A new era is about to begin, and the Righteous Alliance cannot fall too far behind."

Yuan stood up, walked to the window, and looked outside.

"Besides, didn't you take on the task of building the Xianwang connection nodes? You can't just abandon your responsibilities now that you've come to me, can you?"

“Of course not,” Mingyu said decisively.

"Now that we've taken on this task, we'll complete it," Ning Wanzhu said earnestly.

“So.” Yuan turned around and looked at the two of them.

"If I recover quickly, I can help you sooner."

"I don't want to finally return to the Tai Xuan Realm only to be separated from you all."

The two fell into silence.

Although they knew that Yuan was just saying some of his things to comfort them, the two were still somewhat happy.

Yinling, standing to the side, looked up blankly for a moment before lowering her head again to play on her phone.

……

... noon.

Sword Sect Outer Sect.

The 'Free Trade Zone' in front of Dan Ding Pavilion.

Two figures moved through the crowd and soon stopped in front of a stall.

Yuan reached out and picked up a broken piece of wood from the stall in front of him.

The wooden block was covered with traces of insect infestation, and shaking it even allowed some sawdust and shriveled insect eggs to be poured out.

No matter how you look at it, it's just an ordinary piece of rotten wood.

After some haggling, Yuan successfully bought it for three thousand spirit coins.

'Finding bargains' is one of the activities that every time traveler must experience.

Yuan personally really enjoys this kind of "high-risk, high-reward" situation.

Unfortunately, his eyesight was very poor.

So when his cultivation level wasn't high enough, he not only didn't get any bargains, but he was also scammed a few times.

Of course, that's not the case now.

As someone who sees through the truth, very few things can be hidden from him.

The wood itself was of high quality, but due to insect infestation, its spiritual essence had been severely lost, rendering it worthless.

But this doesn't mean that Yuan lost out.

The insects that can bore into spirit wood of this grade are not simple either.

Therefore, the 'insect poison' attached to the wormholes is the most valuable part of this piece of wood.

Judging from the size of this spirit wood, if the whole piece were melted down, a small drop of 'insect venom' could be extracted.

But even such a tiny drop, when used with special techniques, can be so toxic as to kill even a Tongxuan!

It can be said to be quite precious.

Looking across the entire Tai Xuan Realm, only the Qingxu where 'Tai' fell back then could give birth to such a bizarre and poisonous insect.

“Back then, I was curious why Qingxu had so many bizarre things.” Yuan weighed the wooden block in his hand. “Now I have the answer.”

The venom of a poisonous insect that an ordinary person could easily crush with one foot could actually kill Dongzhen, who had penetrated the true nature of things and stood at the pinnacle of cultivation!

Just outrageous!
“As the source of ‘law’ and ‘order’, ‘Tai’ naturally transforms into a dangerous place after death, where order is reversed and rules are disordered.”

"Truly divine..."

A hint of longing flashed in Yuan's eyes as he sighed.

“I originally thought that the Cave True Realm was difficult enough, but compared to the ‘True Immortal’ level…”

"Ah~"

Xu Xing: "..."

Dongzhen was established in just over a thousand years, what more could you want?!
What else do you want?!

Many people your age are still stuck with virtual cards.

After a moment of reflection, Yuan put away the wooden block.

"By the way, since 'Tai' is the source of law and order, is the reason why the Chaos Sea is chaotic and disorderly related to the death of 'Tai'?"

After learning about the four ancestors of the Cang clan, he has been thinking a lot lately.

The four ancestors of the Cang Clan were all manifestations of some kind of innate source, and their state could even affect the entire Chaos Sea.

If the Taiwei, the source of 'law' and 'order', had never perished, would the Chaos Sea have become orderly and no longer chaotic?
“These things are too early for you.” Xu Xing did not answer his question.

"It's best not to delve too deeply."

Although 'Tai' has completely perished, its influence still exists.

For example, the four star regions of the Tai Xuan Realm, Qingxu, and Taiyi Realm.

Taiyi Heaven's will has clearly given birth to the concept of 'self', yet it has never thought of breaking free from the restrictions of the Taiyi Heavenly Dao.

It should be noted that the Taiyi Heavenly Will, as a Tongxuan level Heavenly Will that is about to undergo a transformation, is no less powerful than a regular Dongzhen.

Even He was affected silently.

"It's too dangerous for you to know these things right now."

It's best to avoid contact with those below the level of enlightenment.

"..." Yuan was silent for a while, then suddenly complained, "To be honest, the so-called 'True Immortals' in the Tai Xuan Realm are way too out of line."

Reaching for the stars and seizing the moon is already incredibly impressive, but even a casual Nascent Soul cultivator can do it.

Even in some worlds with weaker energy levels and less stringent rules, even a 'Nascent Soul' can pluck stars and seize the moon.

"When I first arrived in the Tai Xuan Realm, I wondered if the so-called immortals were like those in the legends, possessing great supernatural powers such as traveling to the North Sea in the morning and Cangwu in the evening, and plucking stars and seizing the moon..."

Yuan rubbed his temples.

He always thought this was already quite an achievement, but it turned out that the first person he met after leaving the starting village could do it.

Even today, he can't forget that moonlit night.

He was somewhat frustrated that night, and after getting drunk, he lamented that if he had the supreme supernatural power to "pluck stars and seize the moon," he might be able to change everything.

However, Wanzhu overheard these words.

With a simple "That's easy," he immediately gave him a demonstration.

"In comparison, I think the so-called 'Return to Emptiness Celestial Immortals' in other worlds are more in line with expectations."

"Then wouldn't you, Dongzhen, be called an Immortal Emperor?" Xu Xing teased. "The Abyss Immortal Emperor?"

"..." Yuan paused, "Let's forget about it."

The Tai Xuan Realm has already accepted the definition of 'immortal'.

If he were to call himself an 'Immortal Emperor' or something like that again, he would only be so embarrassed that he would scratch his toes.

He's even more childish than the so-called 'Holy Emperor'!
"Speaking of which, why did you name the place above Dongzhen 'Immortal' in the first place?" He paused, then cautiously added, "May I know that?"

"..."

Xu Xing remained silent for a while.

"Actually, it's nothing, just an obsession."

Obsession?

Yuan was somewhat puzzled, but he had no intention of continuing to ask about this topic.

He originally thought that Xu Xing wouldn't continue talking.

but……

"When I first arrived in the Tai Xuan Realm, my situation was not so good."

"At that time, the Tai Xuan Realm was not called the Tai Xuan Realm, but 'Tai Xuan Heaven'."

"Under the Tai Xuan Heaven, all races vie for supremacy, but only the Cang Clan stands high above them all."

"Back then, I thought I had traveled to some fantasy world. Perhaps influenced by past ideas, I fantasized that even if the human race wasn't the overlord, there should at least be a few 'immortals' or something like that, right?"

The result was not so; the human race was merely a very insignificant small race among the myriad races of the Tai Xuan Heaven.

They are not overlords, nor are they any so-called 'immortals'.

The second person he met in the Tai Xuan Realm was his master, a cultivator at the 'Condensation One' realm, which was only equivalent to the Golden Core stage. He was one of the strongest people in the human race at that time.

Such cultivation levels were practically everywhere in the Tai Xuan Heaven at that time!

"Unfortunately, there's nothing there."

This became his obsession after his master's death.

"..." Yuan was silent for a while, "I suddenly became curious about the past of you True Immortals."

"It is nothing special."

All that is supreme originates from the humblest beginnings, and all greatness arises from the ordinary.

That's all. (End of Chapter)