The fortune telling was so accurate that I accidentally accumulated a huge amount of merit!

Chapter 961 So that's how it is! (2 chapters combined)

It seems that the inherent Taoist essence of Qingfeng Temple is also the most important element in protecting Yunran.

The disciples of Qingfeng Temple are training not only their eyesight but also their ability to make choices that involve bearing the consequences of their actions.

This level of cause and effect is truly beyond the reach of ordinary people. Qingfeng Temple is indeed no ordinary esoteric sect.

Knowing that he had stumbled upon the secrets of Qingfeng Temple, Xuan Chu smiled somewhat awkwardly.

Yun Ran raised her eyelids slightly, then lowered them again, and said indifferently, "Qingfeng Temple has always done things this way."

Some people saw through this to understand the path the disciples of Qingfeng Temple were on, while others, based on their own understanding, felt that Qingfeng Temple was being taken advantage of or was simply seeking fame and fortune.

Everyone has a different perspective on the same thing, so you don't need to feel embarrassed if you think you've figured something out.

Just like going to school, it's the same book, the same classroom, the same teacher. Some people are more talented and love learning, so they can get into the highest institution of learning.

Some people, however, lack natural talent, or don't work hard enough, or they feel that studying is not important, so they have to enter the workforce at a young age.

Qingfeng Temple has never concealed the path taken by its predecessors; to attain enlightenment and become an immortal, one must rely on oneself!

Xuan Chu pondered for a moment and suddenly understood that whether it was the dragon spirit before or the ginseng fruit in front of him, Yun Ran was simply following her own path.

If that's the case, then he doesn't need to worry that one day he and Yunran will turn against each other.

The people of Tiandao Village maintain the balance of the Heavenly Dao. Under the Heavenly Dao, all beings are equal and there is no favoritism.

Yunran, on the other hand, respects all living beings in the world, and even when she takes action, she only eliminates those who deserve to die.

These individuals, already tainted by extreme karma, would be directly struck down by Heaven even if Yun Ran didn't intervene, once discovered.

In this light, the people of Tiandao Village and Yunran have essentially arrived at the same destination, albeit through different paths.

Unless, one day, Yunran truly goes mad and decides to defy the world.

They insist on protecting someone whom Heaven cannot tolerate, or they insist on going against Heaven's will.

Only then can they become the true counterparts on the ground.

But based on how they've spent time together these past few days, Xuan Chu felt that Yun Ran wasn't the kind of stubborn person who couldn't think straight.

As long as you reason with her, Yunran is actually easier to get along with than many others.

Having figured all this out, Xuan Chu suddenly felt that he was quite lucky, at least much luckier than the ancestors of Tiandao Village.

At least, until the day he dies, he won't have to suffer the awful experience of being betrayed by someone he trusted.

Yunran watched Xuan Chu's eyes darting around, too lazy to ask him what he was thinking.

They immediately had the paper doll arrange a room for Xuan Chu so he could rest.

Xuan Chu followed the little paper figure. Although he was not seriously injured when he passed through the spatial rift, he was still mentally exhausted.

After he returned to his room, he suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to ask why the ginseng fruit had changed so drastically.

He watched the little paper figure rummaging through his blankets.

Xuan Chu tried asking, "How did the ginseng fruit become like this?"

He was just asking casually. If the little paper figure was willing to talk, it would; if it wasn't, he wouldn't ask.

To my surprise, the little paper figure didn't hide anything at all.

He recounted in detail how the ginseng fruit's body had been damaged by being squeezed.

"The eldest brother is in a terrible state. His original body was squeezed into a mess and was unrecognizable. So, he remodeled his body himself."

Luckily, my master had taught the eldest these things beforehand; otherwise, what you'd see now would definitely be a bizarre, deformed eldest!

Xuan Chu knew beforehand that the ginseng fruit was somewhat unusual and didn't seem like a simple child.

However, he did not immediately realize that the ginseng fruit was actually the body of a puppet.

At this moment, all the memories of spending time with the ginseng fruit flooded Xuan Chu's mind.

The illogical aspects of ginseng fruit that seemed unreasonable before now all seem to make sense.

No wonder, he said, with Yun Ran's cautious nature, how could she casually take on a little apprentice?

So, from the very beginning, this was something Yun Ran herself had refined.

At this moment, Xuan Chu was truly very curious about Qingfeng Temple.

Unfortunately, Xuan Chu knew very well that he would never see the real Qingfeng Temple in his lifetime, because the outer realm and the spatial rift were not the same thing.

"I knew before that your master was a first-rate craftsman. You little paper figures are treasures that many people want."

Fortunately, the ginseng fruit's identity wasn't exposed; otherwise, even if Yun Ran was the abbot of Qingfeng Temple, it would likely have caused her a lot of trouble.

It wasn't that Xuan Chu was trying to boost the morale of others while diminishing his own; in the past, the Ginseng Fruit was just a child to outsiders.

However, he has already become someone on the little notebooks of many people in the Xuanmen sect.

A young boy with extraordinary talent, such a young apprentice is the envy of countless people.

If they knew that even the ginseng fruit was refined by Yun Ran.

Xuan Chu dared not even imagine whether the next battle between the Xuanmen sects would arrive ahead of schedule.

"The bed is all made up here. You can rest now. I'll come and call you later when dinner is ready."

After saying this, the little paper figure left the room and thoughtfully closed the door for Xuan Chu.

In the courtyard, Ginseng Fruit looked in Xuan Chu's direction.

His eyes held a hint of worry: "Host, do you think there might be more people coming after us? This world probably can't handle so many outsiders."

Previously, they could rely on the existence of the Demon-Sealing Tower to avoid being ostracized by the Heavenly Dao.

Now Xuan Chu has arrived. He is a member of Tiandao Village and is still bound by the village's restrictions.

The ginseng fruit is truly afraid that the Heavenly Dao of this world will become aware of their existence.

"Even if others wanted to come, they couldn't!"

They really think that anyone can jump off a cliff like them and just happen to appear in this world.

The ginseng fruit was able to enter because the system's chip is made of the same material as the Heavenly Book.

Yunran and Longling were able to enter because they had previously formed contracts with the Demon Locking Tower's main body and its spirit, respectively.

The Demon-Sealing Tower itself is an extraterrestrial object, capable of tearing through the void. If one's physical body is strong enough, escaping the small world shouldn't be too difficult.

However, it is clear that Yunran's current physical body is unable to detach itself from the small world.

Passing through the spatial rift connected to the small world in the book had already caused her such severe injuries.

As for Xuan Chu, it was purely luck. Yun Ran gave him Erdan before; if it weren't for Erdan, well...
Others, however, were not so lucky!

Especially in the Xuanmen (Taoist sect), there are never any coincidences or luck; there are only one or two special magical artifacts that happen to exist.

Ginseng Fruit thought about it and realized that it made sense. Even if others discovered the location of the spatial rift, it would definitely not be easy for them to get in.

When they jump off the cliff, the result is that they will inevitably fall directly to the bottom.

Back then, the Heavenly Dao tore open a crack and sealed the Heavenly Book in this world, never intending for anyone else to discover it.

Naturally, it's impossible for them to leave behind the key to unlock this world. The Heavenly Dao's plan was perfectly well-thought-out, but who would have thought that unforeseen events would occur? Neither the Demon-Locking Tower nor Erdan should have appeared.

Now, however, they have all fallen into the hands of the host.

Looking at Yun Ran, the ginseng fruit suddenly felt that it was somewhat understandable why Heaven disliked its host so much.

Yun Ran felt the ginseng fruit's gaze and said speechlessly, "What kind of look is that!"

The ginseng fruit gave an embarrassed chuckle.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly realized that the reason why Heaven hated you so much back then might not just be because of your destiny."

It's also because it knows you're the one who can disrupt its original plans, which is why it's always looking down on you.

Yunran: ...

This is the first time I've ever been disliked by someone and had to try to find the reasons why.

"Go check on the food in your kitchen!"

Renshenguo then remembered that she still had soup simmering in the kitchen, and hurriedly left.

If, as the ginseng fruit said, Heaven dislikes her, it's more because it knows that one day she will ruin everything Heaven has planned.

Now she even felt a little sorry for Heaven. No wonder the other party was chasing after her and attacking her; after all, she was the biggest variable.

Yunran looked at the sky again.

"Sigh, although I feel a little sorry for you, I can't very well risk my life to pity you, so I guess you'll have to suffer this hardship."

Tiandao:......

You know you're the variable, so why don't you hurry up and face your doom?!

Unfortunately, it couldn't find the exact location, so it could only let out a few more claps of thunder to express its anger.

Having long been accustomed to the sound and warning of thunder, Yunran leisurely continued towards the stone table under the big tree.

The thunder made the sentient tree tremble.

It had a bad feeling, as if it was being watched by something.

"Why aren't you shaking your branches today? I quite like the gentle breeze you bring."

Big Tree: ...

It was so scared it was practically dead; it had no mood to try and please this human.

However, when Yunran's gaze fell upon the big tree...

The branches and leaves of the big tree seemed to have their own ideas, and they began to sway.

A gentle breeze appeared beneath the large tree.

Yunran immediately felt very comfortable. Now it seemed that the big tree wasn't so useless after all.

Perhaps knowing what the tree was afraid of, Yunran calmly patted the trunk.

"Don't worry, I already inserted talismans into your tree trunk, so no one will find out that you've become a spirit."

As long as you don't do anything reckless, you can live for a very long time. Of course, if you want to transform directly into human form, I can also help you attract the heavenly lightning..."

Before Yunran could finish speaking, the tree began to shake even more violently.

No, no, no, please!!!

Yunran: ...

Pshaw, fine, don't take it. You don't appreciate kindness. She rarely does things that are thankless and exhausting.

at the same time.

Long Ling followed the local Xuan Master squad and began heading out of the city.

The little paper doll that Yunran had instructed to stay by Long Ling's side was lying on Long Ling's backpack with its legs crossed.

He started talking to Long Ling in a casual, intermittent manner.

Long Ling wore a special earring, and the little paper doll's voice came from the earring.

Suddenly, the little paper figure sat up abruptly, its voice becoming somewhat high-pitched.

"Your Majesty, Xuan Chu has arrived!"

The sudden loud noise made Long Ling rub his ears.

"Xuan Chu? That Xuan Chu from Tiandao Village?"

Even though he knew that the dragon spirit couldn't see his movements, the little paper doll still nodded subconsciously.

"Yes, that's him! He's already arrived at the master's residence!"

Long Ling was genuinely surprised at this moment. When he first entered this world, if it weren't for the spirit of the Demon Locking Tower...

Furthermore, he used his tail to protect his entire body, and now he's probably going to end up like Yun Ran.

Unexpectedly, Xuan Chu also came!
"How did he get in? He must be on his last breath!"

Thinking back to the series of thunderclaps earlier, Long Ling immediately guessed that those thunderclaps must be related to Xuan Chu's arrival.

The little paper doll immediately revealed all the information it had previously known without reservation.

When Long Ling heard that Xuan Chu only had some scratches, he immediately felt it was unfair, since his tail was still drooping!
"Yes, he took advantage of Erdan. If we had known, the Heavenly Dao Origin that Erdan absorbed would actually be in cahoots with the Heavenly Dao of this world."

"We shouldn't have given Erdan to Tiandao Village in the first place. We should have used him ourselves, and then Master wouldn't have been so badly injured!"

The little paper figure was also somewhat indignant at this moment, and at the same time, he cursed Erdan in his heart.

Long Ling was also shocked by this news. The Heavenly Dao of this world was actually in cahoots with the Heavenly Dao of the world they came from before?

"So that's it!"

They had previously speculated that the five guardian dragon spirits were there to protect the Heavenly Book.

Now it seems they were wrong. The true purpose of those five guardian dragon spirits was to guard the spatial rift torn apart by the Heavenly Dao.

The purpose, of course, is to prevent anyone from discovering the true location of the Heavenly Book!
It's as if the Heavenly Dao went to great lengths to hide the Heavenly Book so well and so securely.

It seems this celestial book really is something special.

Long Ling was still thinking about the connections involved.

The voices of others could be heard from ahead: "We've arrived!"

Long Ling looked in the direction of the voice and saw a towering mountain peak appear before them.

The jade pendant that had been hanging on Long Ling's body suddenly lit up.

This is a signal between Mo Zhi and Long Ling. It will alert him whenever Mo Zhi discovers something and wants to talk to him.

Even if others saw the jade pendant light up, they wouldn't suspect anything. Isn't it normal for someone in the Xuanmen sect to have one or two magical artifacts that react strongly?

(End of this chapter)