This humble Taoist priest, Qianhe, begins his quest for immortality by slaying demons and monsters.

"The decree of Venerable Tianning..."

Sword Saint looked at Zhong Bai with a hint of resentment. This was the result of his own daughter's first meeting. Regardless of the grudges between Zhong Bai and his junior brother, Sword Immortal Jiu, Sword Saint wanted to teach Zhong Bai a lesson. But now, even he, the head of the Shu Mountain Sect, had to back down.

He took a deep breath and withdrew the sword energy from his surroundings. In the blink of an eye, the aura on the Sword Saint's body dissipated, and he looked like an ordinary middle-aged man. His throat bobbed as he looked towards the courtyard, as if he wanted to say something, but ultimately stopped himself.

"Zhong Bai, right? Take good care of Ling'er!"

Finally, the Sword Saint uttered those words and then vanished like a gentle breeze.

Zhong Bai wiped the sweat from his forehead. Although using the Kui Niu Drum twice just now wouldn't deplete his true energy, it was still a challenge for his physical body.

Of course, more importantly, Zhong Bai didn't know how to face this sudden appearance of Maoshan Elder Su Li.

At this moment, the atmosphere became strangely eerie.

Su Li didn't know how to address Zhong Bai, the leader of the Maoshan sect. The moment their eyes met, Zhong Bai was already prepared to call her "senior" when Su Li walked up to him with a smile.

"Elder Su Li of Maoshan greets Sect Leader Zhong!"

There's a saying that etiquette cannot be disregarded. Just now, with the Sword Saint here, Su Li could have fooled him with a simple "Zhong Daojun" greeting, but after the Sword Saint left, he still had to show the courtesy of Maoshan.

What's more...

Zhong Bai deserves this title. At around sixty years old, he is in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. Such talent is something that even Maoshan cannot find another person like him now.

Su Li was free, but Zhong Bai was dumbfounded. He was quite surprised to hear the Maoshan elder in front of him call him sect leader.

"Ahem, Elder Su Li, I'm quite curious, why do you address me as Sect Leader..."

Zhong Bai and Su Li looked at each other, their expressions surprisingly calm, without any worry or fear.

Upon hearing this, Su Li immediately understood.

"Haha, Headmaster Zhong, you're too kind. It's quite simple. After Shushan reported your matter to the emperor, my senior brother, the headmaster, inquired with the Three Mao Ancestors and found that you are the 265th headmaster of Maoshan. The Three Mao Ancestors acknowledged it, so how could it be wrong? It seems that you come from another world."

Zhong Bai listened without speaking, only nodding calmly.

“That’s right. I am indeed the head of the Maoshan Sect in another world. However, after coming to this world, I can no longer be addressed as such. Elder Su Li, you can just call me by my given name or my Daoist name. By the way, my Daoist name is Qianhe!”

Zhong Bai's calm and frankness made Su Li look at him with even higher regard; he was indeed no ordinary person.

Such a situation, where neither concealment nor arrogance is commendable, truly befits the recognition by the Three Mao Ancestors.

"Hahaha, that won't do. I'll continue to call myself Daoist Zhong. As for the others, let my senior brother, the sect leader, worry about them."

Su Li wasn't bothered at all. With a smile, she and Zhong Bai arrived at the front of the courtyard.

Zhong Bai pushed open the courtyard door and saw that Mo Ling and Zhao Ling'er's worried expressions had turned into joy. The two of them came to Zhong Bai from the left and right and hugged him tightly. Seeing this, Su Li couldn't help but sigh that he was blessed with two wives.

After a few tender moments, Zhong Bai released the two of them.

"Mo'er, Ling'er, this is Elder Su Li of Maoshan."

Following Zhong Bai's introduction, both Mo Ling and Zhao Ling'er bowed respectfully to Su Li.

"We greet Elder Su!"

Su Li quickly shook his head and said, "No, no, hahaha, Zhong Daojun's Daoist partner doesn't need to care too much about this old Daoist."

Zhao Ling'er didn't think there was a problem, but Mo Ling was different. She knew from the beginning that Zhong Bai was a disciple of Maoshan, but now, if the person in front of her really was a Maoshan elder, then the relationship was too complicated. What kind of elder would treat a disciple like this?
However, Mo Ling didn't ask. She knew that if her husband was willing to tell her, she could know; if he wasn't, it meant she couldn't know. Mo Ling understood the importance of knowing the proper boundaries.

"Elder Su, please have a seat!"

Mo Ling quickly invited Elder Su Li to sit down at the stone table in the courtyard. Then Zhao Ling'er brought tea and poured it for Elder Su Li. The two of them then tactfully returned to the house, leaving Zhong Bai and Su Li alone.

The two sat facing each other.

Zhong Bai took a sip of tea and looked up at Su Li.

"Elder Su, now that you know about Zhong Bai's situation, what are your plans?"

Zhong Bai asked casually, but Su Li looked in the direction of Mo Ling and Zhao Ling'er inside the room and smiled faintly, "Since Daoist Zhong is the head of another world of Maoshan, he naturally needs to go to Maoshan. How to decide is my senior brother's business. However, Daoist Zhong's current situation is a bit special. Logically speaking, I shouldn't let Daoist Zhong take the two of them to Maoshan now, but Maoshan has a way to eradicate the drawbacks of Nuwa's bloodline from Daoist Zhong and Daoist Couple in this generation!"
And it must be before the child is born.

Zhong Bai's previously resolute heart wavered instantly. He had originally planned to negotiate with Su Li and then go to Maoshan after Zhao Ling'er gave birth, but now...

"Is Elder Su telling the truth?"

Su Li smiled and nodded.

"In front of the sect leader, one should naturally take it seriously!"

Speaking of which, it was the experience of the Sword Saint, the leader of the Shu Mountain sect, that sparked the interest of the Mao Mountain masters in researching the bloodline of Nuwa. My senior brother, the sect leader, mentioned this, but the specifics can only be determined by visiting Mao Mountain.”

Su Li knew that her goal was to bring Zhong Bai back to Maoshan, and Zhao Ling'er was a good starting point.

After all, if Zhong Bai insists on not going to Maoshan, Su Li can't just forcibly take him away, can he?

Of course, what he said about resolving the drawbacks of Nuwa's bloodline was also true.

After all, deceiving the sect leader and forcibly taking him away seem to be no different, and Su Li is not stupid.

Taking a deep breath, Zhong Bai began to ponder.

However, realizing that he didn't seem to have anything that Maoshan would want, he felt relieved.

"Very well, since Maoshan can solve my partner's troubles, Zhong Bai is naturally willing to take them to Maoshan for a trip!"

Upon hearing Zhong Bai's decision, Su Li breathed a sigh of relief.

"good!"

When Mo Ling and Zhao Ling'er learned that Zhong Bai planned to take them to Maoshan, neither of them had any objections.

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The next day.

It is early morning.

Zhong Baimo Ling and Zhao Ling'er began preparing to leave early on.

Su Li, meanwhile, watched Zhong Bai and Zhao Ling'er and Mo Ling packing their things with a grin.

In Su Li's eyes, although Zhong Bai was a leader of Maoshan, his cultivation level and age were still what they were. He was more like a disciple of his own, and he felt inexplicably close to him.

"Elder Su, we can set off now."

Upon hearing Zhong Bai's words, Su Li immediately perked up. Having been away from Maoshan for months, he had spent considerable effort searching for Zhong Bai, but the search had been like finding a needle in a haystack. He had only managed to find Zhong Bai by secretly keeping an eye on the Sword Saint, the leader of the Shu Mountain sect. At this moment, Su Li longed even more to return to Maoshan and be a free and independent elder.

"Hahaha, Lord Zhong, you two, please follow me!"

After Su Li finished speaking, a jade tablet appeared in his hand. As he crushed the jade tablet, a sudden whirlwind and clouds surged in the void, and a space instantly shattered into a portal.

"The great supernatural power of spatial teleportation can only be performed by beings of the primordial spirit level..."

Beside Zhong Bai, Mo Ling explained in a low voice. To be honest, Mo Ling had only heard about the power of Maoshan before, but now she could truly understand why her elder brother was so wary of it.

Normally, powerful beings at the Nascent Soul stage are in seclusion; who has time to care about their disciples?
He even personally used his great supernatural powers to teleport?
Even Mo Ling's elder brother didn't have that kind of energy. Unless Mo Ling was in a really urgent situation or in mortal danger, Mo Chen Saint Lord wouldn't be willing to withdraw from his seclusion.

After stepping through the portal, in just a moment, the four of them appeared in a void. Through the spatial rift, Zhong Bai and the others could even see the scene outside the space.

Maoshan.

Above the Yuanfu Wanning Palace.

The moment a spatial rift appeared, four figures slowly emerged from it.

Zhong Bai immediately took in the entire Maoshan Mountain.

Seeing the clouds gathering spiritual energy, the cranes flapping their wings, and the magnificent palaces, Zhong Bai couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"Is this the Maoshan Mountain of this world?"

Just as Zhong Bai was sighing, Su Li gently reminded him, "Daoist Zhong, my senior brother is still waiting for you in the palace. You may go ahead first, and I will take the two young ladies to find a cave dwelling first."

What does Daoist Master think?

Zhong Bai nodded.

"Then I'll have to trouble Elder Su!"

"Haha, no trouble at all, no trouble at all, gentlemen, please follow this old Taoist priest..."

Mo Ling and Zhao Ling'er smiled and did not refuse, following Elder Su to choose their cave dwellings first.

Zhong Bai landed in front of Yuanfu Wanning Palace. Looking up at the familiar Yuanfu Wanning Palace, he felt as if he had entered the Maoshan Blessed Land. The layout was almost exactly the same, and even the material was all white jade.

Stepping onto the familiar white jade steps, Zhong Bai quickly arrived in front of the main hall.

"This humble Taoist priest, Zhong Bai, requests an audience with the Sect Leader of Tianning!"

As Zhong Bai finished speaking, a clear, ethereal voice echoed through the hall.

"Sect Leader Zhong, please!"

Zhong Bai nodded and walked into the hall. As soon as he entered, he saw that there were about a dozen Maoshan elders on both sides of the Yuanfu Wanning Palace. Each of them had the aura of a Nascent Soul cultivator, and some of them were no weaker than Su Li.

At the head of the table sat a middle-aged man with messy, unruly long hair and a plain-colored Taoist robe that made him look quite ordinary.

But Zhong Bai knew very well that the person in front of him was the Maoshan Sect Leader of this world, Master Tianning!
"Zhong Bai greets all the elders and the Sect Leader of Tianning!"

Upon hearing Zhong Bai's words, the Maoshan elders in the hall were caught off guard. "Ahem, the sect leader is asking them to pay their respects? That's outrageous!"

At the head of the table, Master Tianning was delighted to see Zhong Bai greet him so politely upon arrival.

"Fellow Daoist Zhong, you're too kind. Fellow disciples, why don't you quickly pay your respects to Sect Leader Zhong Bai!"

As Master Tianning finished speaking, all the elders bowed to Zhong Bai and said, "We pay our respects to Sect Leader Zhong!"

The elders in the hall were well aware of the true value of the title "fellow Daoist".

As for why their headmaster brother values ​​Zhong Bai so much, only heaven knows.

"Elders, you flatter me. Although I was once the leader of Maoshan Sect in another world, I have now gone to this world. Let bygones be bygones!"

Zhong Bai had this idea all along, but Master Tianning was unwilling to let Zhong Bai get rid of the position of Maoshan Sect Leader so easily.

To put it bluntly, Master Tianning wants to retire early, but he doesn't have a good candidate. Zhong Bai's appearance is a godsend. How can we let a promising disciple like Zhong Bai get rid of him?
After all, none of the current disciples and elders of Maoshan can command respect if they do not reach the Nascent Soul realm.

But Zhong Bai is different. He was originally the head of the Maoshan sect, and the three Maoshan patriarchs personally certified him. It's true that he has a very red lineage!
Just as Master Tianning was about to speak, suddenly, the dormant Ten Ancestors' divine souls within Zhong Bai's Qiankun Ring revived, and a terrifying aura instantly permeated the entire Yuanfu Wanning Palace.

A sinister aura descended, and the phantom of the Ten Ancestors appeared behind Zhong Bai. Upon its appearance, the Venerable Tianning at the head of the table felt his heart pounding like a cat with its fur standing on end.

Brush brush!
The ones who were initially in an uproar were not actually the elders, but rather the patriarchs of Maoshan in the Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace, which was about ten thousand meters away.

One after another, clones appeared instantly, a total of more than a dozen clones came, each with an aura stronger than that of Master Tianning.

Seeing this scene, Zhong Bai felt helpless. Well, he decided to explain himself.

However, the Tenth Patriarch had already foreseen Zhong Bai's fate.

“Zhong Bai, I don’t need your explanation…”

The Tenth Ancestor smiled brightly, then looked at the dozen or so clones in front of him and the Venerable Tianning at the head of the table.

"Fellow disciples, it's clear that you've all done a great job developing Maoshan in this world!"
There were more than a dozen primordial spirits, and two other wandering immortal cultivators who had not yet arrived...

I'll leave this little fellow Zhong Bai to you all; he was personally sent to this world by the Fourth Ancestor.

As you all know about the Four Ancestors, but since the Underworld no longer exists in this world, the Four Ancestors' avatars cannot descend. The Four Ancestors asked the old Taoist to deliver a message: rebuild the Underworld and guide the Underworld deities to descend to earth. Once the Four Ancestors arrive, the two worlds can be connected, and a passage to the Earthly Immortal Realm can be opened!

That's all I have to say. Zhong Bai has a position in the underworld; you all understand how to handle this."

After saying this, the Tenth Ancestor's divine soul fell silent once again.

"This is a wandering immortal!"

Beside Master Tianning, an avatar of a Maoshan patriarch spoke first.

"Not only that, he is also a wandering immortal who holds an important position in the underworld of that world!"

"The Fourth Patriarch... the Fourth Patriarch of the Wheel-Turning King!"

One by one, the Nascent Soul Ancestors began to communicate, without even avoiding the group of Nascent Soul Elders in the hall. When Master Tianning saw this scene, he couldn't help but cough a few times.

"Ahem, fellow disciples, please leave first. Sect Leader Zhong, please stay behind. Remember, you should all be sensible and erase your memories of what you saw and heard today."

After all the elders nodded, they left Yuanfu Wanning Palace without looking back.

Inside the main hall, only Zhong Bai, Master Tianning, and a group of avatars of the Primordial Spirit Ancestors remained.

(End of this chapter)