I am a living immortal.

Hearing this, Su Mu nodded. "I was really shocked, but it wasn't a false alarm. At least some of it was real." She pointed at the bronze tree, perfectly ignoring Lu Wu under it. Lu Wu had gotten used to it.

Shen Qiu looked at it, a thoughtful expression on his face. Shen Qiu was no longer the fledgling he had been decades ago. He had traveled extensively over the years and had encountered many secrets of the previous era. Naturally, Kunlun's name was among them.

He knew Kunlun's lofty status in that era, and never imagined a few foolish boys would encounter it. Yet, fate was so inexplicable that they actually met. Although it was a fake Kunlun, there were still countless connections between them. From Shen Qiu's perspective, the bronze tree was very valuable.

"So what are you going to do next?" Shen Qiu looked at Cao Chen who was setting up an unknown formation, or the idle Mirage Dragon. Both of them seemed to indicate that there were follow-up matters.

Su Mu told Shen Qiu about his previous speculation.

"You mean, you're going to look for that cave?" Shen Qiu's eyes lit up. The cave in his painting wasn't fully formed yet. If he could have a complete cave as a reference, it would definitely be much easier to create.

"Haha, in fact, if it weren't for Lin Yuan's matter, I would have asked you to come. And you should be an expert on Dongtian."

"I'm not an expert, I only have a superficial understanding." Shen Qiu said modestly.

The chances of a cave heaven appearing were simply too small. He'd seen plenty of small worlds over the years, but none of them. At best, they were half-finished, not even as complete as the cave heavens in his paintings. This was somewhat disappointing. He'd already been planning to rely on time to polish things off, but unexpectedly, a silver lining appeared. His chance was here. Thinking of this, he looked at Lin Yuan. This kid really was...

Lin Yuan felt a chill down his spine as his master looked at him with such loving eyes. His master would never look at him like that normally, not since he became an adult.

"Um...Master...is there something wrong?" Lin Yuan said cautiously.

"Ahem!" Shen Qiu coughed lightly, "You did very well."

Lin Yuan wasn't particularly happy to receive his master's affirmation. Did he do well? What did he do? Didn't he ask for help himself?

Su Mu looked at the master and disciple and explained, "No matter what, this time it was a blessing in disguise. If it weren't for this disaster, how could we have encountered such an opportunity?"

Lin Yuan understood immediately what was going on, and felt a bit embarrassed. They were the only two juniors present.

As for the others, they were all ignored: Lu Wu, the hung demon, even Bai Xing, who had used the compass to cut through and seal off space.

Bai Xing could actually see what was happening outside, but he couldn't get out. This compass was his last resort, and he wouldn't use it unless it was absolutely necessary. And once he did, it wouldn't be easy to get out.

Mirage Dragon observed the technique used to slice through the space. These spaces, cut and reassembled, resembled a Luban lock. Whether opening from the outside or from the inside out, it required considerable skill and time. Of course, brute force could be used, but the people present offered no assistance, ultimately lacking familiarity.

Bai Xing was actually shocked. He had never imagined these two guys could gather such a group. Judging from their posture, they were definitely very strong, even extremely powerful. Didn't he see that the arrogant Lu Wu was like a kitten, not daring to move. How powerful was this sect? It was terrifying.

Thankfully, these people treated him as if he didn't exist, which was a relief. After all, those demons were the worst off, hanging in mid-air, their bodies dissected beyond recognition. Without Luwu's faith to keep them alive, they'd probably die soon. These people probably wouldn't be so kind as to save a few demons. Really, I didn't know what to say.

He had no idea what these people were up to. Logically, they should have been able to leave after rescuing the people, but instead of leaving, they seemed to be planning something else. Unfortunately, he could only see the images, not hear the sound. The space was separated, cutting off even the sound. He sighed helplessly. This time, he had truly lost both the wife and the army.

Elsewhere, Cao Chen's formation or ritual was about to be completed. Golden runes formed a halo around him.

In the end, Lu Wu didn't become the intermediary. It wasn't because Su Mu was soft-hearted, but because he'd heard Yun Yue briefly say that this country was ruled by gods. Currently, Lu Wu's afterimage was enough to control the situation. If Lu Wu died, the kingdom wouldn't collapse, but without faith, the fanatics would undoubtedly do anything. In extreme cases, they might even try to drag the entire nation down with their god.

Lu Wu had to respond alive. Su Mu had also placed a restriction on him. In fact, Lu Wu wasn't the only god who could do this. He was a bit surprised that he'd managed to survive. As for what Su Mu had mentioned, he would have done it even if Su Mu hadn't mentioned it. After all, the bronze tree was still there, relying on faith to nourish it.

The medium was a bronze tree branch, which connected to the nine doors. Cao Chen said there was no problem.

The threads of fate entangled the branches of the bronze tree, pulling out several afterimages. These afterimages came from different parts of the world, the places most likely to have a door. At first, the afterimages were numerous, then, like soap bubbles, they collapsed one by one. As the number of afterimages decreased, the probability of the location becoming more and more likely.

Hundreds of afterimages shattered until only a few remained. Cao Chen extended his finger and touched that one afterimage. Instantly, the surroundings were replaced by the afterimage, a panoramic view.

This was also the first time Su Mu had seen something like this. It felt a little different from what he had imagined, but it was a very novel feeling. Besides the novelty, his perception of Cao Chen had also changed. He was indeed the one chosen by Sima Ming.

"Here?" asked the Mirage Dragon.

“About this area.”

"Where is this? Is the door here? The jungle?" Su Mu asked, looking up at the lush trees.

"Yes, fate meets here." Cao Chen even spoke in a mysterious tone when he was fortune-telling.

“Can we change the scene?”

"Sure." The surroundings kept changing, but they were still in the jungle, perhaps nearby. After a few turns, they finally found the door deep in the jungle.