After being reborn, I took my childhood sweetheart to cultivate immortality.

Therefore, before Xu Qingman and the others could answer, Meng Yuanzhou smiled and said to the two of them, "Fellow Daoist Yu, Fellow Daoist Xu, it's been many years. If you don't mind, why don't we go to the command center for a short rest?"

He had many questions he wanted to ask them, but it was inconvenient with so many people around, so he could only extend an invitation.

"Alright, then I'll leave it to Minister Meng."

Yu Jinchen, on behalf of his family, agreed, after all, it was a government department, and they had to give them the respect they deserved.

As for Meng Nanchuan, he and his junior brother have already rushed back to their sect.

"Fellow Daoist Yu, would you be so kind as to tell us about the other world?"

No sooner had he poured tea for them than Meng Yuanzhou impatiently asked the question.

"Sure, why not? After exiting the black hole, there's a world where cultivation is the main activity, the Lingchuan Continent..."

Next, Yu Jinchen told the people in the office about the general situation there, including some major sects, cities, and families.

They were also told that the spiritual energy over there was indeed more abundant and that it was indeed more suitable for cultivation than Earth.

However, the damage to the formation there caused a leak of spiritual energy, which is why Earth experienced a sudden spiritual energy revival more than 20 years ago.

At the same time, it also made him realize that there was a powerful being on the other side who did not want the people here to cultivate into immortals, which was why they went to such great lengths to set up such a huge formation to isolate spiritual energy.

The situation is unclear, so it's best not to send anyone to the upper realm casually, lest it attract the attention of that powerful being and bring about a devastating disaster for Earth.

After hearing Yu Jinchen's words, Meng Xingzhou and the others went out to discuss the matter, or perhaps they went out to consult their superiors.

After they came in, Meng Xingzhou asked again, "If our various sects and cultivation organizations want to send some people over, what preparations do we need to make?"

"A portion, I don't know how many people you mean by a portion? Anyway, what I mean is, it's best if no more than a hundred people go at once, their cultivation level can't be too low, and they must be people with strong minds."

The Nanchuan region is not an easy place to navigate; it is fraught with danger, and a single misstep could cost you your life.

Most importantly, I require that anyone going must agree to it, as only my wife knows how to break the formation there; even I cannot. You can ask Fellow Daoist Meng Nanchuan of the Cloud Mist Sect about this.

Upon hearing this condition, several people in the office immediately changed their expressions. If it weren't for Yu Jinchen's high cultivation level, which they couldn't afford to offend, they might have already lost their temper.

Meng Xingzhou thought for a moment and continued, "Uh, I don't know why Fellow Daoist Yu made such a request? As a Chinese, don't you want our cultivators to become stronger?"

It's important to know that since the spiritual energy revival more than 20 years ago, not only have our number of cultivators increased, but other countries have as well.

In recent years, our relations with many countries have become tense in the struggle for the limited resources available. Furthermore, quite a few of our cultivators have died at the hands of the enemy in recent years.

"If more of us could go there to improve our cultivation, wouldn't that reduce the number of sacrifices?"

"Hmm, I understand what you mean, but you've probably misunderstood me."

First of all, as I said before, the spiritual energy on our planet suddenly ceased thousands of years ago because someone in the Spirit River Realm didn't want us to cultivate with spiritual energy.

Have you considered this? If the formation is opened, allowing everyone to pass through freely, wouldn't it attract the attention of that person or organization? With our cultivation levels, could we withstand their retaliation?

Furthermore, the junction between the two worlds is a large mountain range, teeming with high-level demonic beasts. If many of these high-level demonic beasts were to descend, could you possibly stop them?

You all probably remember the monster incident when spiritual energy was just recovering, right?

Alright, I have something to do, so I won't talk to you any longer. This time, my family and I will stay for at least two years.

"I hope that during this time, you can all negotiate and decide on the number of people who will accompany us, with a maximum of one hundred. Most importantly, those who go must swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao before departure, promising not to reveal anything about Earth to the people of the Spirit River Realm."

After saying that, Yu Jinchen left with his family.

"Minister, this guy is too domineering! If he won't take us, we can go by ourselves. I refuse to believe that without his family, none of us can break the formation."

"That's right. At worst, we can ask the Wuji Ancestor of the Wuji Sect to take action personally."

"You're thinking too simply. It's said that the Supreme Elder of the Cloud Mist Sect, Ancestor Lei Ling, has an extremely good relationship with Ancestor Wuji."

Furthermore, Yu Jinchen and his wife are longtime friends with the direct grandson of the Thunder Spirit Ancestor. Think about it, would the old man not know about the affairs of the Lingchuan Continent? He must have already approved of their actions.

Furthermore, the higher one's cultivation level, the less likely they are to take risks easily, simply because they can afford to wait. I suspect that those who go up next time will definitely include members of these two big shots' teams.

So, these things are no longer up to us to decide; it depends on the situation. If our department can secure one or two more openings, that would be pretty good.

Meng Yuanzhou's words successfully silenced everyone in the office, and each person mentally considered which of their juniors was suitable to take on this important task.

More than 20 years later, the Xu family's courtyard finally welcomed back its owner.

Xu Meifen pushed open the door, her eyes slightly red, and sighed, "Finally home. Our little courtyard is still in good condition. It's so nice."

The old lady sighed, "Yes, it's exactly the same as before we left. I wonder if our house in the countryside is still there. My husband and I are planning to go back and check on it tomorrow."

Xu Qingman smiled and comforted her, "Grandma, even if the house is gone, it's easy for us to rebuild it. Let's rest today, and tomorrow we'll go to the countryside together."

The old lady nodded with a smile, "Okay, let's go back together tomorrow."

The family had only been inside for less than two hours when someone knocked on the gate.

"Who is it? Just a moment." Xu Qingman asked as she walked towards the front door. Strange, who would be knocking on her door?

She opened the door, and there stood an elderly woman, around sixty years old. Upon seeing Xu Qingman, her thin, aged face wore a somewhat ingratiating smile.

"Sister-in-law, you're finally back? We haven't seen each other for over twenty years. How have you been all these years?"

"Who are you? I don't know you, don't try to claim kinship with me."

In fact, Xu Qingman recognized the person as soon as she saw him; it was Yu Yuxuan, the daughter of the Yu family next door.

But so what? She just doesn't want to acknowledge her.