System: After the fortune telling, my cultivation level skyrocketed.

As Chen Xuan and his group left, Zi Mo revealed an extremely serene smile.

"Your sweetheart is gone, and you can still laugh?" Tianxing asked, puzzled by Zimo's unusual behavior.

Zi Mo didn't say much, but simply handed his treasured scroll to Tian Xing, saying, "I don't need this scroll anymore, so I'm giving it to you."

"Really?" Tianxing took the scroll, unfolded it, and saw that it was indeed the one that was copied and created in the Marquis's mansion.

"What's wrong? Did he reject you and you've given up?" Tianxing looked at Zimo with some concern.

“No, you don’t understand.” Zi Mo shook his head and smiled. “I gained something more precious.”

"What? Could it be that you exchanged tokens?" Tianxing's heart tightened, and he hurriedly urged, "What is it? Let me see it."

Zi Mo was not a brainless woman who liked to show off. After Chen Xuan personally explained the power of the purple talisman, she would definitely keep the origin of the purple talisman deep in her heart.

A Dao talisman made by a Qi Refining cultivator in the early stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm can withstand ten breaths from a Nascent Soul Daoist.

Knowing the secret of such a trump card himself, how could he possibly reveal it to a third person? Otherwise, Chen Xuan would lose a powerful trump card if he encountered a crisis in the future.

When pressed by his friend, Zi Mo simply touched his chest and smiled, saying, "It's here, it's all here."

Tianxing glanced sideways at Zimo's prominent breasts beneath his black robe and immediately snapped, "What did you say? You mean Chen Xuan touched your breasts? When and how?"

"Get lost! Can you please stop ruining other people's mood at crucial moments?" Zi Mo's face darkened upon hearing this, and he almost struck Tian Xing to teach her a lesson so she would be unable to take care of herself.

"And all this secrecy." Tianxing, having received another painting from Chen Xuan, waved his hand contentedly and left.

"Don't worry, the Immortal Realm Ancient Road is about to open in Qingtian County. At that time, many geniuses from the three thousand counties of the Dynasty will flock here. As a local sect, we will naturally participate as well." Tianxing didn't turn around. She moved lightly with her lotus-like steps, swaying her plump and slender waist, and waved her hand as she continued to speak.

"By then, most of the young disciples who joined this year will have reached the late stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm or even the early stage of the Myriad Manifestations Realm. Chen Xuan is so powerful that he will definitely participate, and then you will be able to meet again."

Watching Tianxing disappear into the distance, Zi Mo stood alone amidst the swirling snowflakes, carefully taking out the purple talisman given to him by Chen Xuan, and then forcing a drop of blood from his fingertip onto the talisman.

After absorbing Zi Mo's blood, the purple talisman immediately disappeared beneath her skin, and its protective power could be activated in an instant.

"Three years?" Zi Mo smiled. "I will definitely devote myself to cultivation during these three years and strive to make further progress in my strength."

“He has a body refined by gods and demons. The ancient road to the Immortal Realm contains projections of ancient gods and demons fighting each other, which greatly helps his body refinement. If I were stronger, I could help him.”

After saying that, Zi Mo turned around and walked back to the sect's residence.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, Qingtian City was holding its once-every-three-years public apprenticeship ceremony, which was bustling with activity and filled with celebration.

However, after the lantern festival ended, just as Chen Xuan returned to Qiongyu Tower with Bai Li, Qing Tian Yu'er came running over crying.

Upon meeting, Qing Tian Yu'er burst into tears, throwing herself into Chen Xuan's arms and sobbing, "Don't go to the capital, don't leave Chen Xuan."

Chen Xuan held Qing Tianyu in his arms and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? Why are you crying during the New Year?"

“You big bad guy, I don’t know what’s wrong with my tribal ancestor. He insists on sending me to the headquarters of the God-Slaying Guard in the Xuanxiao Imperial Capital.” Qing Tian Yu’er said, crying. “The Imperial Capital is millions of miles away from Qing Tian County. I don’t want to go. I don’t want to leave you. I don’t want to leave my father and mother either.”

Chen Xuan was also startled when he heard this. The headquarters of the God-Slaying Guard?

According to the departmental division of the Xuanxiao Great World's God-Slaying Guard and Immortal-Slaying Hall, the capital city has two major headquarters, while the other three thousand prefectures have branch offices. Their main task is to monitor the various kings, and recruiting geniuses into the God-Slaying Guard is just a side matter.

"What? Is it because the headquarters of the Godslayer Guard is not strong enough, or what?" Chen Xuan calmly analyzed.

"No, that's not it. Generally, only the most outstanding geniuses selected from various prefectures and cities can enter the headquarters of the Imperial God Slaughtering Guard and receive guidance in their cultivation." Qing Tian Yu'er said, wiping away her tears. "Legend has it that there are several Celestial Immortals guarding the headquarters of the God Slaughtering Guard, and there are even rumors that Celestial Immortals will take on disciples."

"A celestial being?" Chen Xuan murmured, his gaze deep. "Then why are you crying? This is a wonderful thing that countless geniuses and prodigies in the three thousand prefectures can only dream of."

"I don't want to! I don't want to leave you, and I don't want to leave my parents either!" Qing Tian Yu'er cried again. It seems that because she grew up in the small world in her early years, Qing Tianhou and his wife knew that they owed their daughter a lot, and their relationship with their daughter has recovered very well during this time.

Chen Xuan frowned as he analyzed the various possibilities.

He looked at the tearful princess in his arms and said, "What I mean is, you go."

"Waaah, why? You big bad guy, do you also find me annoying, that's why you said that?" Qing Tian Yu'er rubbed her eyes, tears streaming down her face.

"No," Chen Xuan said solemnly. "Based on my speculation, the fact that you were able to be sent to the headquarters of the God-Slaying Guard is because your clan's immortals communicated with the high-ranking members of the Xuanxiao royal family and paid a huge price to achieve this."

"What?" Qing Tian Yu'er looked at Chen Xuan in confusion.

Chen Xuan continued his analysis: "You returned safely this time, and then the matter of your assassination attempt seemed to be left unresolved, which is very unusual. You are a genius and prodigy born in the entire Qingtian Clan in the past tens of thousands of years. You were assassinated, but afterwards you were very calm. Why?"

After being reminded by Chen Xuan, Qing Tian Yu'er finally realized what was going on and seemed to understand some things.

Chen Xuan looked at the little princess and said calmly, "This is so unusual. Based on my speculation, there are probably two possibilities. The first is that one of your clan's ancestors, who is good at divination, has deduced that the enemy who wants to kill you is a force that even the Qing Tian Clan should be wary of. Moreover, the enemy's whereabouts are hard to find. So, in order to prevent you from dying on the way, they did not hesitate to send you to the Xuanxiao Imperial Capital, which is infinitely far away."

"The capital city is the pinnacle of combat power in this great world, and the headquarters of the God-Slaying Guard is guarded by several Celestial Immortals." Chen Xuan looked at Qing Tian Yu'er. "With their protection, you can safely pass through the weak period of the Foundation Establishment Realm and the Myriad Manifestations Realm. Once you become a Primordial Spirit Daoist, with your foundation, even if an Earth Immortal or a Loose Immortal wants to kill you, it won't be easy."

“The second possibility is that it was by imperial decree that the three kings were forced to send their tribal geniuses as hostages to the royal family, in order to control the three thousand kings.” Chen Xuan looked at Qing Tianyu’er with narrowed eyes. “However, I don’t know the actual reason.”

"Ah?" Qing Tian Yu'er trembled upon hearing this analysis.

"Alright, there are pros and cons, constraints and all, but neither is necessarily a bad thing for you," Chen Xuan said with a smile. "I think the first possibility is more likely."

Qing Tianyu said sullenly, "I have never offended anyone, let alone important figures. Who wants to kill me?"

"You'll have to ask your father about that. I wouldn't dare to guess." Chen Xuan knew that from the moment Qing Tian Yu'er stepped into the Qing Tian Marquis's mansion, there must have been more than one or two Earth Immortals or Loose Immortals secretly protecting this tribal prodigy.

Just as Chen Xuan had expected.

At this very moment, in a quiet underground stone chamber, three elderly men with white hair and beards were observing what was happening to Chen Xuan and Qing Tian Yu'er through the grand array of the entire Qing Tian Marquis's mansion.