Grandpa, times have changed.

After silently lamenting the cruel twist of fate...

Lin Changsheng looked at the gift boxes laid out in front of him and reached out to pick up the wooden box in the middle.

Upon opening, a small jade bottle, about the size of a thumb, was placed on a dark red velvet cloth.

A color that defies description shines through the thin bottle, reflected in his pupils.

This was what he received from the Emperor of the Water Conservancy after answering a few questions and receiving several sword techniques and supernatural powers in return.

A drop of the world's origin.

The origin of the Xuanxiang Realm.

Stroking the jade bottle, Lin Changsheng turned to look into the kitchen.

The gods and deities hold power and possess boundless strength, but they also have the responsibility to govern the world.

Managing the heavens and the earth, overseeing all things—this is all part of 'governing the world'.

Aside from good deeds and evil deeds, the more stable and prosperous a region is under the rule of a deity, the more favor it will receive from the world.

Especially in the Xuanxiang Realm.

This is, after all, a world that has been persecuted by the 'Mysterious Celestial Orbit', and whose foundation has been severely damaged.

The world itself attaches great importance to this aspect.

In the past few years, among the divine courts established by the nine primordial emperors, the Divine Court of Imperial Water has been the most stable and has recovered the best.

Mu Yong, who was appointed as the Divine Emperor of Water, naturally received a reward from Heaven and Earth.

The three drops of the world's origin—this was the reward Heaven and Earth bestowed upon him.

"With Qing's current accumulation of knowledge and this, returning to the Void Realm shouldn't be too difficult."

That's right.

The drop of the world's essence that he obtained from Mu Yong was for Qing.

Suddenly, Lin Changsheng seemed to remember something.

Turning back, I put the jade bottle back into the wooden box and closed it, then took out my phone.

Sword Saint: "Is someone in Jishi Valley researching the origin of the world and refining elixirs?"

He remembered that Lao Chang seemed to have mentioned this matter before.

Lao Chang: "?"

Lao Chang: "You're back already! / Surprised?"

Old Chang: "Isn't it three days?"

Sword Saint: "There's no rule saying it has to be three days later."

Old Chang: "Of course I know that."

Old Chang: "I'm just surprised you actually decided to come back early."

Old Chang: "What, are you feeling bad about your partner at home? /winking"

What a mess.

He went to the Xuanxiang Realm to see Sheng Qingqing, and they chatted for a while.

They didn't even glance at him when they left.

Sword Saint: "Stop talking nonsense. If you don't know, I'll go ask Old Yue. /picking nose"

Old Chang: "Damn! It's like I'm begging you to ask me."

Old Yue: "[Buwang No. 3 Machine - Accepting Alchemy Business (Personal Business Card)]"

Old Yue: "This is Senior Gao Wuwang from Jishi Valley. He's recently been researching alchemy using the world's essence."

Old Yue: "Remember to mention my name then, you can get a 30% discount."

Senior Gao Wuwang of Jishi Valley...

Sword Saint: "Is he the only one among the first batch of Ascension Messengers who had accumulated the maximum number of Ascension Points?"

Lao Chang: "Yes"

Sword Master: “…”

Sword Saint: "You really have a wide network of connections."

Old Chang: "It's alright, it's alright."

Lao Chang: /smirking

As a practitioner of the steady and reliable style, how can one neglect intelligence and connections?

Old Chang: "By the way, why are you suddenly asking me this?"

Old Chang: "What's this? Did you manage to get your hands on the world's origin while visiting your sweetheart, the White Moonlight, in the Xuanxiang Realm?"

Lin Changsheng ignored the first part of his statement.

Sword Saint: "I did obtain a drop, but I traded it for from an Emperor-level deity in the Xuanxiang Realm using my swordsmanship and supernatural powers."

Old Chang: "Are you planning to give this to your partner?"

Why do you always use "your partner" or "your partner"? Qing has a name, okay?

I'm about to reply.

"Ok?"

A slightly puzzled voice came from behind.

"what is this?"

But then he saw Qing carrying a covered clay pot to his side.

Upon seeing this, Lin Changsheng quickly replied.

Sword Saint: "I have to go now, I'm eating."

He immediately got to work, tidying up the gift boxes on the coffee table while explaining.

"This is a small souvenir I brought for you."

……

……

at the same time.

Inside Chi Jiuyu's cave.

Li Ke leaned back on the sofa, crossed her legs, and watched Chi Jiuyu busy herself, moving between the kitchen and the living room.

These past few days, I don't know what got into that dead fish, he suddenly wanted to invite her to dinner...

I initially thought she had gotten her hands on something good or had some new insights that she was about to show off to me.

But looking at it like this...

But it doesn't quite look like it.

"Have some fruit first, Senior Sister."

Chi Jiuyu, who was standing in front of the bedroom door, said this, then pushed the door open and walked into the bedroom.

"..."

Although Li Ke was somewhat puzzled, she didn't stand on ceremony and picked up the only Xuanzhu Fruit in the fruit plate in front of her.

I held it in my hand and felt its substantial weight.

He couldn't help but click his tongue softly.

"That dead fisherman really knows how to be charming."

She had only eaten a few Xuanzhu fruits of this size.

Peel back the skin to reveal the flesh inside, which looks like a cluster of seven colors.

Ever since Master Xingzu attained immortality, Senior Lingzu has frequently visited the Sword Sect to see Master, and he would bring her and Xiaoyunlu some Xuanzhu Fruit along the way.

I have no idea how this guy got involved with Senior Spirit Ancestor.

They even gave her a branch of the Xuanzhu fruit tree.

A short while later, Chi Jiuyu came out of the bedroom, holding a yellow gourd in her hand. Li Ke glanced at it and casually threw the last thin layer of peel into the trash can next to her.

"Alright, what exactly do you want?"

"I'm just treating you to a meal because I know you've been working so hard lately!"

Chi Jiuyu walked around the coffee table and sat down next to her, his face beaming with a smile, appearing extremely eager.

"Don't force me to read your mind," Li Ke said calmly.

"..."

Chi Jiuyu's smile froze for a moment, but she quickly returned to normal.

"Alright alright!"

"We just got a 'boundary-defining order' and we want to go explore a world with a high energy level."

"The highest level among the three realms is the Earthly Immortal Realm."

"I just want to know about the situation in the Immortal Realm and Xi Li. Isn't she working under you?"

Li Ke stared at her for a while, but Chi Jiuyu remained smiling, showing no sign of anything amiss.

"Ah."

He then picked up a spiritual fruit from the fruit plate.

"So all this was for Xi Li."

When I was chatting with this girl these past couple of days, she deliberately said that Xi Li was very capable and suitable to become the sect leader or something...

The dead fish, however, did not react at all.

I initially thought she didn't care, but now it seems she's really feeling the pressure.

"Just wanted to find out more."

Chi Jiuyu picked up a covered cup from the coffee table, opened the yellow gourd in his hand, and poured a cup of wine into it.

The amber-colored liquor was crystal clear, somewhat viscous, and emitted a faint aroma of herbs and wood.

Seems unremarkable.

But if you look closely for a while, you can see that there are countless phantom images of spiritual herbs in the wine, as if all the spiritual herbs in the world have been gathered in this cup of wine.

Something is wrong!
Li Ke, who hadn't paid much attention at first, frowned.

"Where did you get this wine?"

“It was given to him by my martial uncle!” Chi Jiuyu said casually. “It is said that it was given to him by the Dan Ancestor. I asked my martial uncle if I could have a share, and he gave it to me.”

"..."

That dead fisherman went to his master's place again to freeload.

But her master always went along with her!
This was given to my master by the venerable Danzu...

Li Ke picked up the glass of wine.

If I ask for it myself, will my master give it to me?

……

……

Thirteen days later.

noon.

Sword Sect Inner Sect.

More than a dozen figures stood in front of the Sword Ancestor's Hall, most of them looking at the light screen projected by the Tai Xuan Immortal Network, while only a few looked directly at the outside of the Tai Xuan Realm.

Apart from Xu Xing, Bie Xuening, and Chen Huan.

There are also Meizu of the Hehuan Sect, Ningruo of the Lingyin Pavilion, Yuanjun and Hongzun of the Taishang Dao Sect, Bazun of the Longxiang Qingtian Sect, Danzu of Jishi Valley, and Qizun of the Shenji Lianbao Pavilion.

Of course, there is also confusion.

Only Min, You, and Kui, who were still in the starry sky, did not come; all the other Tai Xuan True Immortals came.

This is a sight we haven't seen in so many years...

Huo felt a mix of emotions.

It's a pity that Fellow Daoist Min and Senior You didn't come, and Fellow Daoist Kui is rather aloof.

After staring at the magic weapon realm located at the edge of the [Third New Realm] for a while, he turned his gaze to observe the situation in the field.

First, let's talk about Brother Dao's side.

Sword Master, Charm Ancestor, Spirit Ancestor, and Yuanjun, four fellow Daoists, surrounded him, looking quite harmonious.

emm...

You know everything.

He subtly shifted his gaze away.

Then came Fellow Daoist Hongzun and Fellow Daoist Xingzu.

The two were discussing something when Fellow Daoist Xingzu took out his phone and took a picture.

It's unclear who received the message afterward; Fellow Daoist Hongzun's expression appeared somewhat stiff.

Gee!

Finally, there are Fellow Daoist Overlord and Fellow Daoist Ancestor Pill.

The two of them were discussing matters concerning the military, so it seemed I should join them.

Thinking about it, he walked over.

And she blended in smoothly, since we were talking about serious business, so it didn't matter if Huo joined in.

Meanwhile, right in the very edge of the corner.

A figure looked up at the light screen and sighed with a sense of melancholy.

……

……

"It's been so long, why hasn't Xuan left yet?"

Meizu looked at the light screen projected by the Immortal Network, only to see Xuan still following Xu Xing in the picture.

“He will definitely wait until the very end,” Ning Ruo said calmly. “He is probably preparing to strike at the moment when the extraordinary elements are completely extracted.”

The closer you get to success, the easier it is to become complacent.

"Of course, Brother Xu will definitely not let his guard down, so besides that, He probably still wants to witness the final result."

“Indeed.” Yuanjun nodded slightly.

"Judging from the current situation, Gu must have been hiding something from Him."

"So He also wanted to take this opportunity to confirm it."

Meizu looked at Bie Xuening:
What do you think?

"..."

how could I know.

“Perhaps Xuan isn’t from the Cang Clan,” Bie Xuening said calmly.

Meizu was taken aback.

She had only intended to play a trick on the Sword Master, but she never expected to receive such an answer.

"Why do you say that?" she couldn't help but ask.

"It's very simple, He doesn't look like the Cang Clan at all."

"..."

Such a simple and blunt reason.

But it unexpectedly fits the Sword Master's thought process.

“But Xuan is still ‘as long as Cang doesn’t perish, He will not die,’” Meizu said, giving an example. “According to your logic, doesn’t Tai look alike to the Cang clan?” (End of Chapter)