Grandpa, times have changed.

This sound...

He knew that voice all too well; it belonged to one of the people he least wanted to see.

"senior?"

Seeing Yuan suddenly freeze in shock, a hint of confusion flashed in Shen Ning's eyes.

"It's nothing, I just thought about some things that haven't been resolved yet."

This person is quite troublesome; it's best not to involve others.

"Hey, isn't it a bit inappropriate to say that about me?" Huo said with a hint of helplessness.

At this moment, Shen Ning, who was next to Yuan, had already stood up.

"Now that the Seven Emotions Disc has been delivered, I will not disturb you any longer. Farewell."

Although he is a Celestial True Lord.

But unlike most celestial beings, His personality was not strange; on the contrary, He was better at dealing with people than most.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to become the sect leader of the Immortal Sect.

At this moment, He naturally noticed that Yuan had some unspeakable difficulties...

"Sect Master, please take care."

Not long after.

Shen Ning's figure disappeared through the doorway.

Just as He stepped out of the Holy Emperor's Palace, a streak of gray light swept out from the void and landed to the left of Yuan, transforming into an ordinary-looking man with a gentle temperament.

"Long time no see, how have you been lately?"

Huo casually asked a question, and then very familiarly picked up a spiritual fruit from the table and tossed it around.

"It's alright." Yuan's face didn't show much expression.

It would be even better if you hadn't come.

"We're friends, aren't we? Is that how you think of me?"

What friend can read your mind the whole time?
"Fine, fine! I won't read minds, I won't read minds..." Huo said in a very perfunctory tone.

Yuan was speechless.

However, Yuan, who knew very well that he couldn't do anything to him, quickly calmed down.

"You just said those rumors are true?"

"What rumors?"

"..."

"Oh! You mean that little thing that has reached the Dao realm?" Huo tossed the spiritual fruit back into the fruit plate. "That's right, I did crush it."

Yuan paused for a moment, then asked:
"Was the damage to the galactic defense array severe?"

"Serious? Actually, it's not that bad." Huo leaned back. "It's just that the flow of spiritual energy in some areas is affected, but the formation itself is not actually damaged."

Yuan frowned: "Then it shouldn't be that direct..."

That's the path to enlightenment.

"As for!" Huo interrupted him.

“I’ve already warned them to behave themselves recently.”

"But he still won't listen, what can I do?"

Crushing him was a last resort.

If we don't do anything about it, what if they all become unruly and start causing trouble?
“Normally I wouldn’t bother with their little antics, but he shouldn’t have jumped out at this crucial moment.”

I shouldn't have jumped out at this crucial moment...

correct!

Sect Leader Shen Ning just said that this period of time is very important.

"What happened?"

"Yes."

"Is it related to the Cang Clan?"

"That's right, but don't ask too many questions about the specifics. This is not something you need to know right now."

"..." Yuan pondered for a moment, "If this is accomplished, will we win?"

"Not necessarily." Huo shook his head slightly. "The situation might even get worse."

Although the information they had previously received all pointed to the fact that 'Gu and Tai have a conflict'.

They also deduced that Tai's tragic end was due to Gu's interference.

But that's too much after all.

Cang Zu Tai.

What if things are different from what we guessed? What if there was no internal strife between Gu and Tai?

"But it's also possible to find a breakthrough opportunity in this." He said this with unusual seriousness. "In short, we all hope to get through this period smoothly."

Just so as not to affect my fellow Daoist.

Any disturbance, any threat, even the slightest one, might affect you, fellow Daoist.

We must nip it in the bud!

just in case……

Is it Xuan or Gu who are secretly pushing things along?

deep:"……"

"And you don't think I'm being extreme, do you?" Huo laughed again.

"Don't forget who was behind that disaster known as the 'Blood Calamity'."

"When it comes to extremes, none of us can compare to him."

Yuan fell silent.

The Great Mystery Blood Calamity...

This cannot be refuted.

However, based on the time he spent with his fellow villager, he didn't think he was a particularly extreme person.

"You think you know him very well?" Huo suddenly asked.

Yuan was startled.

"I've known him for so many years, but I wouldn't dare say I understand him."

"Or let me put it another way."

"Is your understanding of him different from the Sword Ancestor as perceived by the general public, aside from the fact that you both come from the same place?"

How is he different from the Sword Ancestor in the public's mind...?

Yuan opened his mouth several times, but in the end he hesitated and couldn't say anything.

Yes.

The Sword Ancestor is perceived by the world as being so powerful that he is omnipotent, caring for all living beings and loving all people.

But weren't his fellow villagers the same in his memory?
Although he always treated me as an equal, when I was with him, I would unconsciously look up to him.

Now, looking back carefully...

He felt more like an elder than a friend.

wrong……

In some ways, he was indeed his elder.

"Don't even mention you, I feel the same way," Huo sighed. "Although I am also a True Immortal, he gives me more of an elder's feeling than a friend's." He didn't even feel this way with Senior You, who could truly be considered their senior.

“If he suddenly disappeared one day…” His tone became increasingly complicated, “Honestly, just thinking about it makes me uneasy.”

Hearing this, Yuan's heart grew even heavier.

But I soon realized something was wrong.

and many more!

"Didn't you say you stopped reading minds?"

"Don't worry about these little things."

The strange expressions on Huo's face disappeared, and he returned to his gentle smile.

"In short, don't easily say that you know someone, especially someone who has been through a lot."

"Do other True Immortals think the same way you do?" Yuan asked.

“Apart from Fellow Daoist Xingzu who has just attained immortality, Fellow Daoist Qizun who attained Dao later, Fellow Daoist Min, and myself, the others should all be from the same period as you, Fellow Daoist.”

Senior You is a generation above Brother Dao.

Fellow Daoists Sword Venerable, Yuanjun, Hongzun, Bazun, and Danzu can be confirmed to be from the same era as you, Daoist brother.

He didn't know about Fellow Daoist Meizu and Fellow Daoist Lingzu, but he figured they were probably similar.

If you do the math, he is actually the youngest among the true immortals.

“They wouldn’t be that bad.” He paused. “If there’s anyone in this world who truly understands you, it would probably be Sword Venerable.”

After all, they came from the same school.

"..."

This time, Yuan remained silent for an even longer period.

It took him a long time to speak:

"Can you tell me about the past?"

“It’s possible, but…” Huo stood up, “Let’s do it another time, someone’s coming to see you.”

Someone came looking for him?
"Your confidante."

It turned out to be Wanzhu and Mingyu...

"Remember, during this period, stability is the priority." Huo added as a final reminder, "If anyone tries to cause trouble, just shut them down."

“I understand…” Yuan gripped the jade disc tightly.

Seeing him like this, Huo shook his head helplessly.

"My words may be cruel, but that's the truth: anyone can die for the final victory..."

Before he finished speaking, he turned into a wisp of gray light and disappeared, leaving only a final sound in one's ears.

"including me."

……

……

About three minutes later.

Mingyu and Ning Wanzhu arrived.

As soon as I entered, I noticed Yuan sitting on the sofa, seemingly lost in thought about something.

They didn't even notice when the two of them opened the door and came in.

He only realized what was happening after they got closer.

"You are here."

Ning Wanzhu slowly walked to his right and sat down, taking his hand and whispering:
"What are you thinking about, so lost in thought?"

Mingyu quickly walked to Yuan's left and sat down, reaching out to pick up a spirit fruit from the fruit plate and peeling it, while keeping an eye on him out of the corner of her eye.

"I just talked to Senior Huo about some things, and I haven't figured them out yet."

Mingyu's expression changed, and she couldn't help but say:

"Senior Huo has been here?"

"Yes, they just left."

"So are you okay?"

"Don't worry, it's alright." Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. "Senior Huo isn't a bad person, you don't need to be so nervous."

Is Senior Huo not a bad person?
"Did you take the wrong medicine?" Mingyu asked subconsciously.

A hint of worry flashed in Ning Wanzhu's eyes.

deep……

Could it be that Senior Bewitched has altered our understanding?
"What are you thinking?" Yuan said, both amused and exasperated. "It's just that Senior Huo's words touched me and made me realize that I had misunderstood him before."

Finished!

This is truly a victim of Senior Huo's wickedness.

The two exchanged a glance, about to say something, but Yuan spoke first:
"What kind of person is the Sword Ancestor in your impression?"

What kind of person was the Sword Ancestor?

That goes without saying!
……

……

Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu's final answer was exactly the same as Yuan's prediction.

This made him realize that his understanding of his fellow villagers was only what the world saw of him.

However, after the two answered, they insisted on dragging Yuan to find someone to take a look.

It took a lot of persuasion from him to convince the two that he had not been misled and had his perceptions altered.

For a period of time afterwards.

After the representatives of the Righteous Alliance who were sent to various sects finished their negotiations, although those representatives themselves did not know their true purpose.

In short!
With the Seven Emotions Disc held by Yuan as its core and the seven major immortal sects as its nodes, the Seven Emotions Refining Desire Array, covering the central continent and four star regions, was thus deployed.

Retail investors' greed was diminished, and they left the market one after another, leaving only a group of stubborn investors.

However, the masterminds behind the rising price of Ascension Points were amplified by the Seven Emotions Refining Desire Array, causing them to lose their rationality.

Finally, Xianwang issued an announcement and simultaneously opened a contribution point exchange mechanism.

Each disciple of the Immortal Sect can exchange 900 contribution points for one Ascension Point per month. This point cannot be transferred or traded and can only be used at the [Ascension Point Exchange Center] opened by the sect.

Yes, there is only one Ascension Point quota per month.

But how many disciples are there in total from the seven major immortal sects?

It's worth far more than hundreds of millions!
As a result, on the very day the announcement was made, the price of Ascension Points plummeted from ten million Spirit Coins, eventually stopping at nine hundred and thirty thousand Spirit Coins.

Many people who were secretly pushing up the price of Ascension Points lost their composure and came out to protest, but they were all arrested.

There were also a few particularly arrogant individuals, whose cultivation levels were relatively high, who were all slapped to death by Hongzun from a distance.

Everyone behaved themselves.

This farce has now come to an end.

Not long after, some Ascended Messengers who returned from their missions were shocked to find that their Ascended Points had suddenly become so worthless that they nearly had a heart attack.

This also includes Chi Jiuyu.

However, she had just made a profit from selling 'civilization talismans', so she wasn't too bothered by the loss.

And so, fifty years passed. (End of Chapter)