My best friend asked me if I was still doing system tasks.

"Immortals, please look, this is the thousand-year-old paulownia tree of our Tonghua Town."

A lean woman led Ji Daoyun and his group to the southeast of the town. From afar, they could see towering ancient trees swaying in the wind, their huge canopies full of fruit, and a layer of fruit had fallen on the ground. It was now early October, past the paulownia tree's fruiting season.

The village chief said that if they had come earlier, there would have been far more fruit than there is now, and the paulownia trees would have been much more lush and magnificent.

Village chief Deng Huiyuan stood outside the fence surrounding the paulownia trees and said, "It is said that a thousand years ago, an immortal ascended to heaven near our Tonghua Town after undergoing a tribulation. The lightning tribulation destroyed most of the farmland and orchards."

The immortal felt deeply apologetic, so he used his immortal power to help Tonghua Town restore its prosperity, and planted a branch of a paulownia tree here.

He said that our sacred land would allow him to successfully overcome his tribulation, and that if any of our descendants had any problems, they could come to this paulownia tree to worship and pray. He would not stand idly by if he heard of anything that could help.

Look over here, this is the Taoist temple we built for that immortal. Although it is small, we have been repairing it generation after generation. It is small but complete.

We come here to pray and seek the advice of the Paulownia Immortal for everything; these are customs passed down from our elders.

Bai Yize whispered to Jin Caiyu, "Is what she said false? I remember that our Shiren Sect's Ci'an Daozun was the last immortal to ascend to heaven."

Jin Caiyu lowered her voice and said, "After all, it's a legend, so it's normal for it to be half true and half false."

Recalling the rumors she had heard, Luo Hanying interjected, "Over a thousand years have passed, and no one has ascended to immortality through tribulation?"

Jin Caiyu and Luo Hanying leaned together: "The Mahayana stage isn't so easy to cultivate. Even our Jade Dust Daoist hasn't made any progress in his cultivation for over three hundred years."

Perhaps there are still Mahayana stage predecessors in seclusion, but I've heard that since the time of Daoist Ci'an, the number of people who have undergone tribulation can be counted on one hand, and none of them have ascended to immortality.

Luo Hanying exclaimed in surprise: "What the heck! Was it like this before? Not a single person has ascended to immortality in a thousand years!"

Cultivation is too difficult! And even then, there are no guaranteed results!

Bai Yize was puzzled by Luo Hanying's reaction: "Is this your first day of cultivation? How come you don't understand this principle yet?"

Luo Hanying: "Uh...no, it's just a sentimental remark."

The people here are so boring, I can't even complain about them? Cha Cha is so much better, I really want to be with Cha Cha.

After consulting with Deng Huiyuan, Ji Daoyun stood at the entrance of the Taoist temple and instructed, "Nan Huachao, you, Du Sitong, Lu Bianyue, Tao Xian, and Mei Xue'ai go and check the paulownia trees to see if you find anything."

The group responded and left.

Ji Daoyun led the rest of the people and followed Deng Huiyuan into the Taoist temple.

Upon entering the Taoist temple, Shen Weixia instinctively shivered. His expression changed, and he immediately threw out the divination blocks in his arms, making hand gestures and chanting incantations.

The divination blocks fell to the ground, both with the yin side facing up. Ji Daoyun heard the noise behind him and turned around.

"Junior Uncle! Don't go in any further!" Shen Weixia put away the divination blocks and retreated repeatedly. "Something's not right here!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Hanying turned tail and ran. She might not be good at anything else, but escaping was definitely no problem for her. However, a barrier had appeared at the entrance of the Taoist temple at some point, and she bumped into it, crying out in pain.

Deng Huiyuan distanced himself from Ji Daoyun and the others, smiling as he removed the headscarf tied around his hair, revealing a blue floral mark left by a secret technique used to seal his cultivation between his brows: "The Shiren Sect truly lives up to its reputation as the number one sect in the Southern Yue Divine Continent, producing countless talented individuals. Even the anomalies here..."

Just as she was about to reach out and wipe away the blue floral decoration between her eyebrows, Ji Daoyun and Yan Li's swords were already at her neck.

Ji Daoyun said, "Don't move around, and stop talking nonsense. Are you a cultivator from the Canghai Realm?"

Deng Huiyuan's expression was strange. She hadn't expected these people to act so unpredictably. As soon as she moved her hand, Ji Daoyun chopped off her arm: "I told you, don't move around, don't try to remove the seal on your cultivation. Explain clearly, what is your purpose?"

Luo Hanying covered her ears with a slightly ferocious expression, cautiously observing the screaming and distorted Deng Huiyuan. She felt that Deng Huiyuan's mental state seemed a bit hard to assess.

Deng Huiyuan, clutching his bleeding severed arm, shouted, "Purpose? Hahaha! Our purpose is you!"

As she finished speaking, illuminated array patterns appeared on the ground, marking the activation of the formation. Everyone swayed, and after seeing their surroundings, they were completely disoriented.

Looking around, Luo Hanying saw a huge crowd of people, and the land beneath her feet was barren, with patches of dark, dry soil.

Completely bewildered, she released her divine sense, only to find herself standing in the center of a battlefield between two countries.

Because Luo Hanying descended from the sky and stood in front of the two countries, they temporarily ceased hostilities and sent envoys to inquire about Luo Hanying's identity and whether she was guided by an immortal.

Luo Hanying's mind went blank for a few breaths. She immediately used magic to change into a complete set of magical robes. With her headdress and elaborate hairstyle, she cast another spell to give herself the Three Flowers Gathering on the Top of the Head. The envoys from both countries, along with a large group of people, immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

Luo Hanying cleared her throat, struck a pose with a calligraphy brush in hand, and said in a pretentious tone, "I am Xue Ci, the fairy of the cultivation world. I happened to hear that you are suffering from the ravages of war here, so I came to find out what is going on."

Since you two are envoys, you must be aware of the ins and outs of this matter. Please tell me quickly.”

The two envoys introduced themselves, and they added to each other's points one after another. As they talked, they started arguing, which goes without saying.

Luo Hanying pieced together the information and summarized it in one sentence: "So it was because there was a problem with the Changshui River in your Xiqing Kingdom that the Beimu Kingdom downstream had no water, which is why the war broke out, right?"

One of the envoys bowed and said, "Fairy Xueci, that is indeed the case."

Luo Hanying gestured for everyone to calm down: "Wait a moment, let me do some calculations."

Luo Hanying felt these place names sounded familiar, and she asked, "7195, what's the connection between Changshui County and Changshui?"

7195 immediately responded: "Jangsu County is named after the Changshui River, whose source is Wonnyeongchon in Sunjeong County, Jangsu County."

Luo Hanying suddenly realized: "Oh! My memory is terrible. Chacha said back then that Changshui County was in Xiqing Kingdom."

Show me the map, I need a topographical map. Give me your location; how far am I from Changshui County?

A light screen popped open in front of Luo Hanying, displaying detailed information about the Western Qing Kingdom.

7195 provides the following analysis: "At your average speed, traveling day and night without stopping, it will take you two days and nights to reach Yuan Ning Chuan."