Grandpa, times have changed.

She, the Nine Fishermen Ancestor, has always been someone who clearly distinguishes between grudges and hatred...

emm...

Something seems off; I killed his son myself.

However, his son had eaten countless people and committed numerous evils, so he deserved to die.

If the son is like that, then the father is even less of a scoundrel!

If it weren't for her there that day, those two little guys would have been stupid enough to walk right into that idiot's hands and get eaten by him!
"Got to think of a way."

Chi Jiuyu looked at the sky.

Although her target was the monster, she was more concerned about the drunken Fanxu who called himself the 'Dao Master'.

After all, that guy was just a nobody at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, someone who could be killed with a single sword strike.

But this return to emptiness...

To be honest, she really couldn't beat him.

Thinking about it, Chi Jiuyu's eyes flashed with golden light, and she looked at a corner that no one else had noticed.

Amidst the radiant dawn, a tiny, pure white sword light was hidden within, silently disappearing into the teleportation array imprinted in the sky.

Did they really infiltrate it?

Chi Jiuyu was somewhat surprised; this Void Returning skill was far too weak…

wrong!

It must be because her Nine Fishermen Ancestor is too powerful!

The next second, she flashed and disappeared completely.

……

……

sky.

It was the same as the monster that Chi Jiuyu had killed before.

The figure, with a beast's head and a human body, covered in purple fur, also possessed a pair of eyes that shimmered like molten gold.

But at this moment, a terrifying cold light flashed in his golden eyes as he continuously scanned the kneeling figures below.

It seems they're trying to find something from it.

His child died.

The only child, on whom all hope was placed, died here under mysterious circumstances.

Therefore, he applied to participate in this operation.

“Cheng Yu”.

A calm voice sounded in my ears.

Cheng Yu paused, the coldness in his eyes vanished, and his posture became respectful.

Although Fu Yan is only a newly promoted Void Returner, a Void Returner is still a Void Returner. Compared to a Nascent Soul cultivator, it is no exaggeration to say that they are worlds apart.

"Master."

"I won't stop you from seeking revenge," Fu Yan said calmly, "but I won't help you either."

Cheng Yu felt a surge of anxiety.

Even the strongest Feathered Elder among those at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage couldn't defeat this group of freaks, so how could he possibly be their opponent?

"Dao Master, I...!"

Cheng Yu wanted to say something more, but Fu Yan interrupted him directly.

"That's settled then. You don't need to report to me what you want to do."

Of course, I won't avenge you even if you die.

He kept those words to himself.

In fact, after this period of investigation, we have a clear understanding of the situation regarding those outside the realm, including those who have returned to the Void and some who have reached the Divine Transformation stage.

But while they may understand, these outsiders possess ridiculously exaggerated supernatural abilities; any one of them, even at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, could defeat several Nascent Soul Perfection cultivators.

In the early stages, they could even take on multiple opponents at once, and this ridiculously high combat power was only at their average level...

It is said that there is an even more powerful one who can kill these outsiders with a single sword strike.

That's not very credible.

If someone could truly defeat these freaks with a single sword strike while possessing the same Dao realm, wouldn't someone who has reached the Nascent Soul stage be able to reverse their fate and return to the Void?!
What a bullshit!

However, although he was a Void Returner who feared no one, he couldn't help but be told that these outsiders clearly had powerful backgrounds.

Even Senior Brother Chengfeng found it troublesome, so it was best for him, a newly promoted Void Returner, to stay out of this mess.

Aside from all the reasons mentioned above, he also didn't want to create any unnecessary complications at this time when war could break out at any moment.

"And also, if you want revenge, then go ahead and take your revenge," Fu Yan added.

The mundane is the foundation.

On the other hand, those outsiders were all quite righteous and indignant.

In the True Void Dimension, seven Nascent Soul cultivators, nearly twenty Enlightened Ones, and over fifty Golden Core cultivators have already been killed because of this.

One of the senior disciples who had returned to the Void realm went to chase after him, but not only did he fail to catch him, his most beloved offspring was also killed in retaliation.

“If this involves ordinary people, I will not let you off the hook.”

"..."

Cheng Yu felt a pang of bitterness, but he could only lower his head.

"Yes."

He belongs to the type of deity who only has a superficial understanding of those outside the realm.

They knew they were very powerful, but they didn't know what the participants of the Immortal Sect Competition had been doing during this period.

Therefore, Cheng Yu didn't understand.

The Dao Lords who stand at the pinnacle of the world...

Why be so lenient towards a group of outsiders who seem to have appeared out of nowhere?

……

……

As the sun rises, the night on the horizon has completely faded away.

The surging sea of ​​fog remained hazy, with gray-black mist filling every corner, dark and with extremely low visibility.

At this moment, in a corner of Qingxu, the seven-colored halo that had seeped into every wisp of mist was gradually fading.

Meizu turned her gaze away from the front and looked at Xu Xing beside her.

"Let's go back."

They spent the entire night searching every corner of Qingxu.

Aside from initially evoking some unusual phenomena in the core area of ​​Qingxu through its residual essence and authentic history, no other discoveries were made.

"it is good."

Xu Xing clasped his hands together to put away the remnants of the ancient essence and the two true historical events, and looked at the surging fog in front of him.

Faintly, one could even hear some rustling sounds coming from the air.

The killing intent brought by Senior Sister's two sword strikes had extinguished all life in this place, but not long after, some extraordinary creatures were born again.

'A place that defies common sense...'

It was clearly because of Tai's fall that this extraordinary forbidden land, defying all reason, was created.

As a result, the place where He fell could trigger strange phenomena due to its ancient nature. It should be noted that in ancient times, He and His ancestors were the two most at odds among the four ancestors of the Cang Clan.

There must be some hidden story they are unaware of.

then……

In the end what happened?
"Let's go."

"Ah."

As soon as the words were spoken, the two figures disappeared from the spot.

When they reappeared, they were already on the cliff at the edge of Qingxu.

The sunlight was just right.

Ahead, a sea of ​​fog surged, so thick that even the sunlight couldn't bring it any light, as if it were an abyss that swallowed everything.

Xu Xing stared at the core area of ​​Qingxu for a long time before turning his head to look at Meizu.

"Seal off this area first..."

But then I saw that she had taken out her phone at some point, and was frowning as if she was replying to something.

Ok?
And so they started chatting.

"what happened?"

"Hmm?" Meizu paused, then immediately put away her phone. "It's nothing, just a trivial matter."

"..."

If it were a truly insignificant matter, you wouldn't behave this way.

“You’ll find out when we get back,” Meizu added.

You'll find out when you get back?

"..." Xu Xing pondered for a moment, but decided to take care of business first. "Shall I seal off Qingxu first?" "Yes."

quickly!

A straight line of crimson light swept across, crossing from one side of the two people to the other side of Qingxu.

It was just a tiny line, yet it felt as if it encompassed everything, as if it enveloped the entire Qingxu, isolating it from the real world.

It began before the beginning of nothingness, extends to the boundless, and ends without end.

An illusion-like blurriness appeared in every part of Qingxu, in every wisp of mist, and in every grain of dust.

Although it appeared unchanged, as that crimson gleam disappeared, the entire Qingxu was separated.

Is this all?
Meizu raised her hand and gently moved forward, but when she touched the boundary, everything near her fingertips became blurry and lit up with a faint red light.

It is still there, but everything within it is now separated from this world by countless tiny crimson sword shadows.

It seemed as if there was an absolutely insurmountable barrier between them.

Even she couldn't see through the underlying principles, let alone pass through the barrier to reach the location of Qingxu.

"Brother Dao is indeed much more capable than me."

Meizu withdrew her hand and couldn't help but sigh.

"With this blockade, even if there are some hidden secrets in Qingxu that we don't know about, it will be difficult for them to spread their influence to the outside world."

However, Xu Xing shook his head slightly upon hearing this.

"This may not necessarily be a good thing."

Looking at the Qingxu, which was completely sealed off and isolated from the Taixuan Realm itself, Xu Xing's gaze went beyond the present world and traced back to the more distant past, until what he saw became blurred.

"Perhaps Gu himself wanted to see this situation."

“But this is the best solution at present,” said Meizu.

She understood what her fellow Daoist meant.

The first point of doubt is that the essence remaining after Gu was killed by the Sword Master seems somewhat deliberate.

Indeed, the supreme killing sword path wielded by the Sword Master is extremely effective against Gu, and there is no way for him to escape.

But with His abilities, there's a good chance He could die a 'clean' death, leaving behind so much of His essence.

But it didn't.

Secondly, there is the purpose of Gu's journey.

He came to the Qingxu Realm because an accident happened during the last Cang Clan's path to enlightenment.

In other words, the anomalies in Qingxu itself are related to the accident that occurred during the Dongzhen Cang clan's path to enlightenment. In other words, Qingxu can affect the Dongzhen Cang clan's path to enlightenment.

By sealing off Qingxu, they have indirectly helped Gu achieve his goal.

but……

"Yes, that's indeed the best solution at the moment."

Regardless, Qingxu is the place where Tai fell, and you must know that He was the Cangzu who hated the human race the most back then.

Now it has been confirmed that there are hidden circumstances involved.

They would never abandon Qingxu just because of an uncertain possibility.

Seal it off, separating it from the Tai Xuan Realm.

This is currently the least risky approach.

……

……

Sword Sect, in front of the Sword Master's Hall.

Bie Xuening looked at the two people in front of her who had just arrived at the Sword Sect not long ago, her eyes a little cold.

Ning Ruo and Yuan Jun.

Not long ago, the two of them suddenly sent a message in their small group chat, saying they were coming to the Sword Sect...

then……

And then it really happened!
How did you get here?

“I told you I would come, have you forgotten?” Yuan Jun said calmly.

Before?

Didn't you say you'd discuss a time before coming together? How come you've already decided on a time so soon?!
And I didn't see you discussing it in the group chat.

"I haven't been to the Sword Sect for many years, so of course I came as soon as possible."

Ning Ruo handed several stacked jade boxes to Bie Xue Ning.

"This is a gift for you and your two apprentices."

Bie Xuening paused, and after taking the jade box, her expression softened considerably.

"Thank you."

Then he looked at Yuanjun.

"Don't look at me, I didn't prepare any gifts." Yuan Jun chuckled. "Besides, your two disciples have already received a gift from me. Giving them another would be harming them."

She is a person plagued by misfortune.

Even though the Sword Master's disciples are all relatively resilient, accepting one gift is already the limit.

“You can prepare it for me,” Bie Xuening said calmly.

She is not afraid of any calamities.

Ok?
"You've never given me a gift, why should I..."

I've never given you a gift?

Bie Xuening frowned slightly; she felt that she had been quite good to Yuan Jun in the past.
"You used to go to the lake alone at night..."

“Next time!” Yuan Jun interrupted her sharply, “Next time you come to the Sword Sect, I will definitely prepare a gift for you.”

"She went to the lake alone at night?" Ning Ruo asked curiously. "Why?"

“It has nothing to do with you,” Yuan Jun replied first.

"Hmm, it has nothing to do with you."

Bie Xuening echoed this sentiment.

But after a pause, she seemed to have thought of something:
"Tell me how you met your junior brother, and I'll tell you about her."

Σ(っ°Д°;)っ!
No!

You traded my past for her?!
Yuan Jun was stunned for a second, and when she wanted to retaliate, she realized that she seemed to be unaware of the Sword Master's dark history.

After all, in my memory, she always pretended to be aloof.

Her only dark history is her true nature, which doesn't match her aloof appearance, but that's no secret ever since she created that leader group.

emm...

Because she was not good at anything, the Taoist brother who was good at everything used to find ways to send her money.

What kind of dark history is this?!
Upon closer reflection, Sword Master truly is a person with 'no dark history'.

It's likely that only her fellow Daoist disciples who studied under the same master know about her dark past.

"no need."

Fortunately, Ning Ruo refused, and stated it very frankly.

“Those are memories that belong only to me and Brother Xu, and I don’t want anyone else to know about them.”

"..."

I really wanted to stab him with my sword.

However, for the sake of the gift, Bie Xuening held back.

He casually placed the jade boxes into the hall, and sent two of them to the cave dwellings of his two disciples.

After doing all this, Bie Xuening led the two away from the palace and walked along the mountain steps toward the bamboo forest halfway up the mountain.

Although I was a little annoyed, I was already there.

When the three arrived, they found that Xu Xing and Mei Zu had already returned and were standing at the entrance of the bamboo forest.

"Senior Sister, Ning Ruo? Yuan Jun?"

Upon seeing the three people, Xu Xing was somewhat surprised, but he quickly realized what was going on.

He turned around and looked at Meizu.

"Is this the message you were just replying to?"

“Yes.” Meizu blinked.

"Just as I said, it's just a trivial matter!"

Xu Xing: "..."

It's completely unimportant!
And didn't we agree to set a time beforehand? Why did it happen so hastily?

"You should have told me before you came," Xu Xing said calmly. "It's a rare opportunity for us to get together, so I could have made some arrangements in advance."

"The outward form doesn't matter, having Brother Xu here is enough," Ning Ruo said with a smile.

Bie Xuening really wanted to stab him with her sword, and Yuan Jun hesitated to speak.

“Yes, yes!” Mei Zu didn’t care at all, reaching out to take Xu Xing’s right arm. “Those formalities don’t matter, people are the most important!” (End of Chapter)