Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 140 I'm Going to Wipe Out the Entire Family

Orchids are like the mainland, a breeding ground.

A temporary portal opened, and a figure stepped out, slowly merging with Qiu Ci, who was meditating with her eyes closed. Only when they were completely integrated did she slowly close her eyes. At the same time, all the experiences and insights of the clone surged forth, and she vaguely felt that her cultivation had increased by another level.

"Master?" Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, the old man from Juanshan asked with some concern, "Is there something wrong?" After all, she had just merged with his clone.

"It's alright." Qiu Ci shook her head. Not only was there nothing wrong with it, she actually felt that this clone technique had many merits. After all, being able to gain two insights at the same time would be helpful for cultivation.

The old man from Juanshan breathed a sigh of relief, but after thinking for a moment, he couldn't help but ask, "Master, you could have withdrawn your clone much earlier, so why wait another three months? Has something happened on the Fengdong Continent?"

Since Qiu Ci successfully transcended the tribulation, the two rushed to the secret realm to pick up the clone. They immediately activated the temporary access card for teleportation, but Qiu Ci said they needed to wait a little longer, so they waited in the secret realm for three months.

"It's nothing, just cleaning up the mess." Qiu Ci didn't hide anything and recounted in detail everything that happened to his clone on the Fengdong Continent, including how those people used the Spirit Energy Flower to enhance their cultivation and lifespan, which led to their genes collapsing and turning them into something neither human nor ghost.

"So..." Old Man Juanshan frowned, and after a while he spoke, "Did the Venerable One personally go and wipe out those aristocratic families in these three months?"

"...Yes." That makes sense. "The psychic flowers originated from Earth, so we have to clean up the mess!"

"Didn't the Venerable Master say before that there was no need to wipe out an entire family so easily?" the old man from Juanshan asked quietly, his face clearly saying: I told you to wipe out an entire family, but you wouldn't allow it, and you secretly went and wiped them out all by yourself.

"..." No, is your focus on who went to wipe them out?
"Sigh~~" The old man from Juanshan looked heartbroken and dejected, and sighed heavily, "I have been asleep for tens of thousands of years. It is normal for the Venerable One to find me useless and not let me do anything."

"No!" That's not what I meant.

"It seems that in the eyes of the master, there is no difference between me being awake and sleeping, since I am of no use anyway." He looked utterly hopeless.

"No, really no!" Why am I suddenly so sensitive? And what's with this damn guilt rising up inside me? "It's just that it's inconvenient to travel across state lines this time, so I had to handle it myself. I'll definitely take you next time, okay?" I feel like I'm being held hostage by something, but then again, maybe not.

"Really?" Old Man Juanshan's eyes lit up, his previous dejected look vanished, and he said eagerly, "Does the Venerable Master have any enemies or adversaries? I'll help you eliminate them right away."

“Uh…no, not at all.” Qiu Ci shook her head.

"Then is there anyone you don't like? Anyone that the Venerable dislikes is definitely not a good person." The old man from Juanshan was full of fighting spirit, and his spiritual power surged. Suddenly, he thought of something and continued, "When the Venerable was in seclusion, didn't he receive a lot of challenges? Why don't I go and eliminate them one by one?"

"That's just friendly sparring! Not fighting!" Don't mess with me.

"Won't this work?" He frowned, then continued, "How about I go to the other four academies? There are still some old men in those academies. Although their cultivation is not as high as that of a master, who knows when they might break through? Do you need me to clean them up?"

"No need! Absolutely no need!" Qiu Ci almost shouted, immediately pulling the person back. "We're not some evil cultivators! What's with attacking someone else's academy just because we disagree?"

"If we can't destroy the academy, how about going to the Immortal City? I've heard that several city lords of the Immortal City have quite outstanding cultivation levels." We can just nip it in the bud while it's still at its peak.

"..." This is never going to end, is it?

"We could also go to other continents. There are two or three continents adjacent to Lanru Continent, but it would take too long to travel to all of them, and we don't know anything about them."

"..."

"But it doesn't matter. Once we get there, a quick scan with my divine sense will find all those old guys. As long as we go through all those above the Integration Realm, we can solve the problem once and for all."

"..."

"By the way, I've heard that there are quite a few evil cultivators in those places. They're also a good group to eliminate."

"..."

"besides……"

The old man from Juanshan rattled off a long list of enemies for her, as if he wanted to wipe out everyone who might be hostile or threatening to her. He was so full of fighting spirit that it seemed like he was about to fly over and fight at any moment, which made Qiu Ci speechless.

After a long silence… “Comrade Juanshan.”

"Hmm? Does the Venerable One have anything to add?" He turned around.

"You... your lifespan is almost over, isn't it?"

"..." He was taken aback. His face, which had been full of excitement just moments before, stiffened, and even his smile became somewhat forced. But he quickly recovered and chuckled, "As expected of a superior, you saw through me?"

He scratched his head and said calmly, "It is already a blessing that I have lived for more than 20,000 years. Moreover, I was able to see the return of the Venerable One before my life ended. It is a blessing from Heaven. I have no regrets." After all, among their group of people back then, only he was the one who waited for him.

Qiu Ci looked directly at him and asked, "How much longer?"

"About...three months," he chuckled, his face full of relief, and added, "Your Excellency need not grieve for me. I am already very satisfied to have been by your side for two years. It's just that I'm afraid there will be no old friends left to share your burdens in the future." He wondered if His Excellency would ever meet any old friends who knew about the affairs of Blue Star again.

“That won’t do,” Qiu Ci suddenly said.

"what?"

"Three months is enough." She casually tapped the control screen in front of her, as if checking something.

"Master?" Old Man Juanshan was stunned for a moment, and was about to speak when Qiu Ci turned around and opened the passage to the secret realm.

"Let's go back to Blue Academy!"

"But... the extermination of his entire family..." He still wanted to contribute his remaining energy.

"What do you mean by 'annihilate a sect'!" Qiu Ci raised her hand and slapped him on the head. "Don't be full of reactionary thoughts. We Blue Star are the most peace-loving race. You'd better stay in the base for the next three months and not go anywhere."

"But……"

"No buts, this is an order!"

"..."

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The first thing Qiu Ci did upon returning to Shuangxing Academy was to go see the dean.

When the dean saw her return safely, he was stunned. He immediately wanted to announce it to everyone with a bang, but Qiu Ci stopped him.

"Dean, I have gained a lot from this trip to the secret realm, and my cultivation has also made a breakthrough. Therefore, I have decided to go to the Blue Academy for a few months of seclusion to sort things out. I hope the Dean will grant me permission." She said earnestly.

"That's only right, that's only right." The dean was overjoyed. A genius like him wouldn't have made any progress in the secret realm for several years.

"By the way, have you collected all the spiritual plants that I asked the dean to help you find?" she continued.

"Spiritual plants?" The dean was taken aback before remembering this. After Master Chu achieved first place on the Heavenly Ranking, she did give him a list, asking him to help collect some spiritual plants. However, she had been in the secret realm for more than two years and had almost forgotten about it.

"I've already collected them all, they're all here." He rummaged around and pulled out a storage bag, handing it over. "I've been keeping these for you since you weren't back. But... why are there some common herbs mixed in with the spiritual plants you requested?"

"Thank you, Dean!" Qiu Ci quickly accepted the gift and said without further explanation, "Then this junior will go to Lan Academy for seclusion. I will trouble the Dean to help explain to the Pavilion Master."

"Alright, alright." The dean nodded repeatedly, watching Qiu Ci leave in a hurry.

After a while...

and many more!

Why did Chu Xiaoyou say he was going to Lan Academy during his seclusion?