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Xuandu stopped and stood in the void, about ten thousand feet away from the edge of the floating land.

Shen Ni stood beside him, his blood-gold eyes fixed on the massive figure, his gaze slightly narrowed.

"Master, this is Cangxuan's territory."

Xuan Du nodded slightly.

He didn't rush forward, but stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the enormous figure lying in the center of the floating land.

After a moment, he spoke.

"Fellow Daoist Cangxuan."

The four words fell, the sound not loud, but clearly pierced through the void, falling straight towards the center of the floating land.

The prone figure trembled slightly.

An old and deep voice slowly came from beneath the tortoise shell, like muffled thunder rolling, like the earth humming.

"Who dares disturb my peaceful meditation?"

Xuan Du's expression remained unchanged.

"The Primordial Intercepting Sect, Xuandu."

"I've come today to discuss something."

The aged voice paused for a moment, then slowly spoke, with an undisguised stiffness.

"I don't know you, and I have no interest in discussing this with you."

"Go away, don't bother me."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Du raised an eyebrow slightly.

He gazed at the reclining figure, sensing the surging chaotic energy on the tortoise shell, and pondered for a moment.

Having just arrived, I had no prior conflict with Cang Xuan.

Despite being treated with courtesy and visiting in person, the other party refused to let him in, turning him away without even opening the door.

This is illogical.

Xuan Du's eyes flickered slightly as he turned to look at the figure in black beside him.

"God's Rebellion".

"Did you offend Cang Xuan before?"

Upon hearing this, a rare hint of embarrassment appeared on Shen Ni's usually cold and stern face.

He was silent for a moment, then slowly began to speak.

"This disciple...has indeed offended you."

Xuandu looked at him, gesturing for him to continue.

Shen Ni took a deep breath, his blood-gold eyes flickering with uncertain light, as if that past event was something he found difficult to talk about.

"When I first entered the Xuanji Heavenly Domain, my cultivation was still shallow, only at the fifth level of the Hunyuan Daluo realm."

"At that time, I did not know how to restrain myself and hunted and devoured many strange beasts."

"Among them... was a juvenile Chaos Tortoise."

Xuan Du raised an eyebrow slightly.

"The juvenile Chaos Tortoise? A member of the Cangxuan clan?"

Shen Ni nodded, his voice lowering slightly.

"That juvenile happened to be the one with the highest bloodline among the Cangxuan race."

"There are even rumors that he is a direct descendant of Cang Xuan."

Upon hearing this, Xuandu remained silent for a moment.

He looked at Shen Ni, and seeing the rare awkwardness on that cold and stern face, and understood.

No wonder.

No wonder Shenni had been hiding and only sending out the four ferocious beasts to hunt for food.

No wonder that after he carefully planned and subdued the four ferocious beasts, Shenni was so enraged that he personally went to the prehistoric world and became a disciple.

So that's where the root of the problem lies.

Having caused trouble outside the Xuanji Heavenly Domain and offended Cangxuan, he had no choice but to hide and let the four ferocious beasts take his place.

As a result, after he subdued the four ferocious beasts one by one, Shen Ni lost his helpers and thus became furious and personally came out of the mountains.

Xuan Du spoke slowly, his voice calm, yet carrying an indescribable sense of helplessness.

"So, back then, I subdued the four ferocious beasts step by step, forcing you to personally come out of seclusion. You were furious and came to the prehistoric world to settle scores with your master..."

"Ultimately, is it because you're afraid Cang Xuan will seek revenge?"

The embarrassment on Shen Ni's cold and stern face deepened.

He remained silent for a moment, then finally nodded.

"This disciple...does indeed have this in mind."

"The Chaos Tortoise that I offended back then was a direct descendant of Cangxuan."

"Cang Xuan appears calm, but he is actually extremely protective of his own."

"If I go out to hunt myself, Cangxuan will come after me once he senses my presence."

"At that time, I was only at the fifth level of cultivation and could not withstand a slap from Cang Xuan at all."

"That's why the four ferocious beasts were sent to do it."

"Therefore, during that period, I also broke through to the peak of the ninth level of the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm."

"But unexpectedly... they were all taken away by Master."

Xuan Du gazed at him, at the rare embarrassment deep within those blood-gold eyes, and remained silent for a long time.

Upon hearing this, Xuan Du looked at his unusually embarrassed face and slowly spoke.

"That's enough."

"Let's not talk about the past."

"The problem now is, how do we cross the threshold of Cangxuan?"

He turned his head and looked at the enormous figure lying in the center of the floating land, and at the chaotic energy surging on the tortoise shell.

"Cang Xuan wouldn't even let us in the door, let alone give us a chance to talk."

"Not to mention taking on apprentices."

Shen Ni looked up, his blood-gold eyes flashing.

"Master, shall I give it a try?"

"His disciple swallowed his direct descendants back then, and he should settle this score with his disciple."

"If I were to go and plead guilty with a bundle of thorns on my back, he might be willing to open the door."

Xuandu looked at him and gently shook his head.

"No need."

"If you go and apologize, he will definitely open the door."

"But after you open the door, he's going to kill you."

"We don't want to talk."

"If you go, you will be sending yourself to your death."

The gods remained silent.

He knew his master was right.

Cang Xuan was fiercely protective of his own. He had cultivated for hundreds of millions of yuan, and his only direct descendant was devoured by him. This debt was etched into his bones.

If he were to appear before Cang Xuan, the old tortoise would probably not say a word and would immediately unleash a barrage of mountains and Xuanming breath to suppress him on the spot.

Xuan Du stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the reclining figure.

After a moment of silence, he spoke.

The sound was not loud, but it clearly pierced through the void and fell straight down to the center of the floating land.

"Fellow Daoist Cangxuan."

"We don't need to beat around the bush."

"You must have refused me entry just now because of the karmic consequences of my divine rebellion."

"He swallowed up your direct descendants back then, and that debt is indeed not light."

"But I have not come here today to exonerate him."

"But we have other important matters to discuss."

"This matter is related to your own path of cultivation, and also to the chaotic spiritual vein in the Xuanji Secret Realm."

After the sound faded, silence filled the void.

The massive, reclining figure trembled slightly.

The aged yet deep voice came again, this time with a slight less harshness.

"You just mentioned... that chaotic spiritual vein?"

"Do you have a way to refine that spiritual vein?"

Xuan Du's expression remained unchanged, and his voice was as calm as ever.

"Is there any way to refine it? Fellow Daoist, please invite me in, sit down and we'll talk, and you'll know for sure."

"If you are unwilling to even open the door, then so be it."

"I'll turn around and leave without lingering."

"Let that spiritual vein continue to slumber deep within the secret realm."

"A multi-million dollar club, no one can touch it."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and made as if to leave.

The massive, reclining figure trembled suddenly.

An aged and deep voice came from beneath the tortoise shell, tinged with urgency.

"Wait a minute."