The King of Xiuxianjuan returns to modern times and becomes a landlord

Following Jin Chanzi's footsteps, Ying Ni arrived at a secluded place. She discovered a complex web of celestial mysteries, interwoven with traces of the Great Dao. Upon closer inspection, she discerned traces of the Way of Man, the Way of Heaven, and the Way of Earth. She immediately realized that this was where Hou Tu attained enlightenment and transformed into the Six Paths of Reincarnation. She had previously wondered why Tathagata had remained unaware of this for millennia, which also explained her inability to deduce Jin Chanzi's exact location.

"You have indeed chosen an excellent hiding place." Ying Li recalled the favor she had paid in order to find out the whereabouts of Jin Chanzi, and an urge to duel with him surged in her heart.

"Please." Jin Chanzi, now known as Wangchen, was unfazed by Ying Ni's sarcasm. Indeed, this place had brought him thousands of years of peaceful life.

The two entered the bamboo hut. Ying Ni looked around and found the furnishings extremely simple. The inner room contained only a stone bed, while the outer room held tea sets and two cushions for entertaining guests. They sat facing each other, and Wang Chen waved his hand, and a jar of tea appeared on the tea table. He lifted the lid, and a unique fragrance immediately filled the bamboo hut. Ying Ni could identify the tea from the aroma alone.

"It's been a long time since we've met, and you're quite generous." Ying Ni looked at the teapot, which contained a generous amount of tea. She couldn't help but recall the time she'd traded with Wang Chen, when he'd asked for a seemingly weak sapling of the Enlightenment Tree. "Did you actually keep it alive?" she asked curiously.

"It's just good luck." Wang Chen seemed satisfied with the surprise on Ying Meng's face.

The two sipped their tea for a moment. Wang Chen gently put down his teacup and turned his gaze to Ying Ni: "Please explain in detail what prompted you to go to such great lengths to find me?"

"Do you still have processed red spider lilies and datura?" Ying Li and Wang Chen traded frequently and were familiar with each other, so she stated her needs directly.

"Indeed, there are still some left, but they are only enough to refine three or four furnaces of pills. I won't sell them to others, but I'm willing to give them to you." Wang Chen knew very well that Ying Ni was well versed in alchemy, refining, drawing talismans, setting up formations, taming beasts and other secret arts, and she was skilled in them. She was like a living treasure house. Except for those skills that required special talent to master, Ying Ni knew almost everything.

"This is the fee for this transaction." Ying Li placed a storage bag in front of Wang Chen. She had already prepared the corresponding reward.

Wang Chen gently placed a box in front of Ying Ni and placed the storage bag that Ying Ni handed to him on the box.

Ying Ni was slightly confused and retracted her outstretched hand, her eyes meeting Wang Chen's. "What do you mean?"

"I need an answer, and only you can provide this answer." Wang Chen revealed the real purpose of his invitation to Ying Ni to his residence this time.

"I see. Usually our transactions take place in teahouses, but you brought me here today. I guess you have something important to ask." Ying Ni suddenly realized that Wang Chen must be asking for something. "Please ask. If I can answer it, I will tell you. If not, you should know that I cannot reveal it."

"I long to know the truth behind those three catastrophes." Wang Chen could not erase the countless lives that were destroyed by those three catastrophes, including himself.

"You should know that Jiuzhou was the center of the universe at that time. To the outside world, Jiuzhou was undoubtedly an attractive piece of fat meat. In fact, the three catastrophes were the three sublimations of Jiuzhou's Heavenly Dao, but the external forces took advantage of the greed in the hearts of the gods and triggered these three catastrophes. You should understand that all things in the world are often moved by interests." Ying Li told the truth that Wang Chen was most unwilling to accept.

Wang Chen had never expected that just for the sake of "profit", those people could openly launch a war and ignore the lives of tens of thousands of lives.

"Why? Why haven't you ancient gods shown up?" Wang Chen recalled that during the catastrophe, he had not seen any trace of the ancient gods.

"It's not that we don't want to intervene, but we are all outside the universe defending against the extraterritorial demons. We underestimated the power of desire, and at the same time overestimated them. We blocked those powerful extraterritorial demons from invading Jiuzhou, but I never expected that the Heavenly Dao at that time would be eroded by the evil spirit of the extraterritorial demons, which led to the outbreak of subsequent catastrophes." Ying Li finally found someone to confide in, and the Heavenly Dao could not detect her where she was.

Wangchen felt a little relieved when he learned that the ancient gods had not abandoned them.

"Do you have anything else to ask?" Ying Li stared at Wang Chen. It was a rare opportunity for her and she was eager to communicate with him.

Wangchen wanted to remain silent, as he felt he was being treated as a confidant, but he did have a question that remained unanswered: "Why did you choose to enter the cycle of reincarnation?"

"Upon my return, I realized it was too late. Furthermore, I sensed a demonic mark had been placed upon me. Simultaneously, I sensed the struggles of the Heavenly Dao and discovered its spiritual energy was waning. It was then that I understood this was a battle between the old and new Heavenly Daos. The original Heavenly Dao was supposed to evolve into the Great Dao, but due to contamination, it was unable to complete this transformation. However, the new Heavenly Dao had already been born, and this was an irreversible reality. It could only compete with the new Heavenly Dao for dominance."

Ying Xuan recalled the scene at that time and said she was powerless and could only allow the old Heavenly Dao to continue to control Blue Star. All she could do was seal all the Nine Provinces except Blue Star and gather all the spiritual veins to merge into the essence of Blue Star.

"The reason why I decided to throw myself into the torrent of reincarnation is because this devil mark cannot be erased by any magic. However, in the ancient books I read, I found clues that reincarnation may make this mark gradually fade away. Therefore, I have to reincarnate again and again until the devil mark on my body completely disappears." When recounting her millennium of reincarnation, Ying Li appeared calm on the surface, but privately, she had already identified those enemies from foreign lands as the number one target on her death list.

"Then, why don't you restart Jiuzhou?" Wang Chen stared at Ying Li's lazy posture at the moment and asked this question.

"Currently, I'm only a lowly immortal, and Blue Star has vanished from the sight of those outside the realm. Once I restart Jiuzhou, it will immediately become a prey, at the mercy of others. Furthermore, how can I rest easy without resolving Blue Star's Heavenly Dao issues?" Ying Li stood up, gazing at the gray sky outside. "Most importantly, after I recovered and integrated my origin, I discovered that the memories within it differed from Blue Star's historical records."

"You mean..." Wang Chen also noticed something was wrong. The origin of the ancient god is equivalent to the Nascent Soul of an immortal cultivator, and it contains powerful power, especially for an ancient god like Ying Li who controls destiny.