Start with perfection: the magic gourd reaches the sky!

Chapter 86, The Emperor's Reign Temporarily Ends, Returning to Perfection

After Jiangnan recovered, he saw the little one's movements, and his face immediately darkened. He subconsciously stepped forward to snatch it.

But Little Dot is no longer the same as before. Now that he has perfected the Great Dao Laws and broken through to the Inscription Realm, his strength is extraordinary.

The little one immediately moved swiftly, using extremely mysterious footwork to dodge far away.

This is one of the few cultivation methods that Little Dot found in the Xuan Tian Holy Sect that he could practice.

These methods do not involve the path of cultivation; they can be used in the Perfect Dharma or the Emperor's Dharma.

...

Seeing that Jiangnan couldn't catch up for the time being, the little one quickly put away the crystal ball and, instead of hiding further away, just stood there with a sly grin.

Seeing this, Jiangnan couldn't help but laugh in exasperation, his teeth itching. He rolled up his sleeves, ready to go up and give this brat a good talking-to about "the way of the sages"!
"Alright, alright!" Shi Yu quickly stopped the two when he saw they were about to start fighting again.

These two guys are both respectable people in public, but once they get together, they're like little kids, fighting and bickering. If you didn't know better, you'd think they were brothers!

"Zichuan, go and rest for a while. Come to Shicun when you're rested. I've left a spot in front of Liu Shen's spirit body, so only you can see and pass through. Also, Liu Shen and I have done some concealment so that you won't be discovered when you come," Shi Yu said to Jiangnan.

"Alright."

Jiang Nan nodded, a hint of weariness flashing in his eyes. He hadn't had much rest this year. After discussing the Dao with the Great Demon, he hurriedly headed towards the Xuan Tian Holy Sect, and his spirit was already exhausted to the limit.

Jiangnan then flew towards his spiritual peak, while Shi Yu and Xiaobudian turned around and left the Emperor's World through the passage.

……

a perfect world.

The lower realm is the wilderness, Taoyuan Realm, and Stone Village.

At the entrance of Shicun Village, next to Liushen, a vortex filled with mysterious light suddenly appeared, a scene that only Liushen could see.

Then Shi Yu and Xiao Budian walked out from there.

As soon as they stepped out and returned home, the two felt a sense of relief and a peaceful relaxation washed over them.

However, the two did not forget their main business and told Liu Shen about their gains from that trip.

"It seems that my spiritual body has made quite a bit of progress."

As Liu Shen listened to the two's story and saw that her spiritual body had not returned, she couldn't help but feel a little agitated.

After all, even Shi Yu today can't compare to her in terms of vision.

It's not that the magic gourd can't reach that level, but rather that Shi Yu's current realm is limited, and he can only comprehend and accept the insights gained on the path of humanity below the Immortal Realm.

The fairyland is beyond human comprehension; it's not on the same level.

"There is still more than a year before the Hundred Broken Mountains open. You should have accumulated enough strength by now that you have returned."

The willow tree spoke softly, its gentle voice soothing the weariness in people's hearts like a spring breeze.

Shi Yu nodded with a smile: "Yes, we have enough resources for the next world passage."

The little one was also very happy, but his voice was somewhat melancholy: "I hope the next world will have the resources to help me condense the mark of immortality."

Little Dot's greatest desire right now is to condense the Immortal Mark. This year, he has spent a lot of resources in the Emperor World, but he has only managed to condense a dozen drops of Immortal Spring Water. He is still far from condensing the Immortal Mark.

However, after returning to this world, Little Dot discovered that the treasure jar condensed much faster than in the Emperor's World. But because the spiritual energy in the desolate region was not as good as that in the Emperor's World, the condensation speed was ultimately slower than that in the Emperor's World.

This is giving the little guy a bit of a headache. Now that he has broken through to the Inscription Realm, he has made condensing the Undying Mark his top priority.

Upon hearing this, Liu Shen looked at the little one, then at Shi Yu, and immediately noticed the breakthroughs in their cultivation. With a smile, she remarked, "You've only been away for a few months, yet your cultivation levels have changed so much."

"I see no instability in you, in fact, you are frighteningly stable. You make me somewhat anticipate the return of my spiritual body." Hearing the smile in Liu Shen's voice, Shi Yu thought to himself, "It seems Liu Shen has completely let go now; her tone has become more human."

"Goddess Liu, these are the insights I gained this time. Please accept them."

Shi Yu removed the part of his subjective consciousness from his gains and passed on the pure understanding of the Great Dao to Liu Shen.

"Thank you."

With a faint smile, Liu Shen expressed her gratitude to Shi Yu, without mentioning any further matters of gratitude or cause and effect.

She had made up her mind to land in Shi Village and never leave again. Now that she had completely taken over the position of the village's spirit priest, she felt at ease accepting Shi Yu's instruction.

Although we don't discuss cause and effect, the affection between them is undeniable.

After doing all this, Shi Yu and Xiao Budian went back to their respective homes to enjoy this rare moment of peace.

Their return was not a big affair; they simply cooked a meal at home and enjoyed this peaceful time with their parents.

...

The second day in Stone Village.

Shi Yu walked out of the stone house and strolled along the road in the stone village.

As Shi Yu walked, he left Shi Village and came to the vicinity of the medicinal herb field. As soon as he looked around, he was both amused and exasperated.

This medicinal field was jointly developed by Shi Village. Although it was not originally a spiritual field, it has been transformed into a blessed land by the divine water condensed by Shi Yu and the presence of the Willow Goddess.

Therefore, the various spiritual herbs, precious herbs, and sacred herbs obtained from the Immortal Mountain are growing quite well in this medicinal field.

In the herb field, two figures were seen bending over, huffing and puffing, seemingly busy with something.

"Shi Hao! Qin Hao! What are you doing?" Shi Yu quietly approached them and suddenly spoke, startling the two men.

"Ouch!"

Shi Hao was so frightened that his hand trembled and he broke off a spiritual herb that was being planted.

The scene immediately fell silent.

Shi Hao's face gradually darkened, while Qin Hao's lips twitched slightly. Speechless, he turned his head to look at Shi Yu behind him, who was pretending not to know that he was going back.

"You bastard! The elixir I painstakingly found! And you've ruined it!"

"Little brother, let's go!"

Shi Hao's eyes widened in anger, so much so that he threw down the broken branch of the spiritual herb in his hand and pounced on Shi Yu like a tiger, dragging Qin Hao along with him.

“Hey hey hey…”

Shi Yu was in the herb field at the moment, so he didn't dare to make any big movements. In addition, he felt guilty and was just fooling around, so he didn't dare to fight back. He quickly leaped away from the herb field. Unexpectedly, Shi Hao and Qin Hao pounced on him like two big black rats and immediately entangled him outside the herb field.

After their playful fight, Shi Yu was covered in dust, his hair a mess, like a bird's nest, while Shi Hao and Qin Hao were also covered in dust and filthy.

"Oh no! I'm going to get scolded by my mother again when I get home." Qin Hao tugged at his clothes, looking miserable.

During this time, Qin Hao had already transformed into a "stone village enthusiast," going from a Taoist priest from the Immortal Mountain to a mischievous kid from the stone village.

His originally arrogant personality dissipated as he played with his friends in Ishimura, and he turned into another new troublemaker in Ishimura, causing chaos in the village all day long.

If he hadn't cultivated a certain air of nobility in the Bulao Mountain earlier, he would probably have been just another little kid.

(End of this chapter)