Simultaneously, they travel through time, starting from the God Ranking.

Chapter 119 The Black Space

"You really are—"

Ming Wang, or rather Yan Ming, was aware of Lao Jun's habit of picking up and raising strange and unusual creatures, since she herself had been picked up in the first place.

But raising demons, humans, or even mythical beasts is one thing, but raising even a Taotie? What does Laozi plan to raise next? An alien?

Although Yan Ming knew that Taotie had reappeared, she didn't pay much attention because its behavior was quite different from the previous one. At the time, she was focused on causing trouble for Laozi.

A Taotie that possesses a domain and has already opened up a spiritual space to become an immortal—isn't that a pleasant surprise?

"You're really something."

In Yan Ming's view, even if Taotie was exceptionally gifted, it would take at least a hundred years for him to become an immortal. Laozi was truly doing great things quietly.

Faced with Yan Ming's questioning, Lao Jun could only smile bitterly. Could he say that he hadn't expected it either? Seven years! From finding Fang Xiu who had just gathered his spiritual energy to Fang Xiu opening his spiritual space and becoming an immortal, it had only been a short seven years.

In such a short time, let alone a long-lived fairy, even a human would only grow from an infant to a child. Yet, in such a short time, Fang Xiu has already become a god.

Even the all-knowing Laozi hadn't expected this.

At the top of the snowfield, Naga's clone entered Fang Xiu's stomach, reducing the frenzied appetite in his eyes. The enormous body transformed into human form.

Then Fang Xiu raised his hand and gestured, and the snowfield that had collapsed because of his departure returned to its original state. The soil and rocks underground rose up and formed a snowfield again, and the scattered snowflakes flew back to cover the exposed rocks.

After doing all this, Fang Xiu took a big step and came to Lao Jun and the others. Within the domain, Fang Xiu could move freely.

Arriving before Laozi and the others, Fang Xiu did not forget to dispel his domain. He wasn't crazy; he wouldn't be foolish enough to risk his life to test the depths of two gods.

Seeing Fang Xiu voluntarily dispel his domain, a strange light flashed in Yan Ming's eyes. She hadn't expected Fang Xiu to be like this—

Clarity and self-awareness.

The main reason is the mess left by the previous glutton, which makes others subconsciously view Fang Xiu with prejudice.

However, since Fang Xiu was able to control himself instead of being consumed by his endless appetite like his predecessors and becoming a monster who only knew how to eat, Yan Ming had no reason to make things difficult for Fang Xiu.

Of course, that's not what she said.

"I hope you can stay rational, otherwise next time—"

Before the meaning was finished, Yan Ming had already disappeared without a trace, leaving only Laozi and his two disciples in the same spot.

However, one of the two apprentices intends to follow his senior sister's example and leave the master's place, while the other even tries to become a jockey, making them veritable rebellious apprentices.

Not long after Yan Ming left, Lao Jun also left with Qing Ning. Now that Qing Ning's identity has been exposed, it is impossible to let her be alone outside anymore. Returning to Lanxi Town is the safest option.

At least before Qingning becomes an immortal, Laozi does not intend to let Qingning leave; even if she does leave, he must accompany her.

Since Fang Xiu had left, he naturally wouldn't go back. After watching the two leave, Fang Xiu returned to the snowfield, and with a wave of his hand, a deep cave opened up.

Although Fang Xiu didn't actually need the cave, life still needed some sense of ritual.

After sleeping for several months, Fang Xiu directly crossed the realm that countless demons dreamed of in his sleep. When he woke up, he was eating a divine avatar as a treat. Fang Xiu hadn't even had a chance to properly study his spiritual space.

In this world, the spiritual space is the foundation of all life. As long as there is a living being, there is a spiritual space, whether it is a human or a fairy.

The size of the spiritual space is linked to one's cultivation level. The stronger one's cultivation level, the larger the spiritual space becomes. For example, Laozi's Blue Creek Town is part of his spiritual space.

Inside the cave, Fang Xiu's figure disappeared, and when he reappeared, he was in a pitch-black space.

This is Fang Xiu's spiritual space, even its color is so unique. A normal spiritual space should be pure white.

Fang Xiu looked up, unable to see, yet his eyes precisely locked onto the sky above. In the very center of this dim space hung a black hole, pulverizing all foreign objects and turning them into nutrients.

That black hole was the source of Fang Xiu's insatiable appetite and the root of his gluttony.

As a rare dual-space owner, Fang Xiu naturally has another spiritual space besides this one.

Compared to the black spiritual space with a black hole hanging above it, this one was much more normal, pure white without any impurities, and boundless. However, Fang Xiu himself could perceive its size.

While Lao Jun took Qing Ning back for special training, Fang Xiu was getting used to his own power.

Northern Territory—

In this vast oasis carved out of the wilderness, one after another, magnificently adorned elephants are walking through the streets and alleys.

For the people of the northern region, today is an extremely solemn festival.

Petals danced in the air as people dressed in the unique attire of the Northern Region sang and danced, filling the air with an atmosphere of joy and celebration.

Because they wanted to select several of the most beautiful and charming virgins as divine children and send them into that solemn and majestic floating city to serve the gods.

This is an unparalleled stroke of luck and honor!

Young girls sitting atop the giant elephant, filled with the purest and most innocent dreams, are laughing and waving to the people below.

They were the chosen children of the gods. Although they were reluctant to leave, when they thought that this was the will of the gods, all that remained in their hearts was deep admiration.

Meanwhile, on the floating island.

Unlike the houses below, which are mostly hastily built from wood, stone, and mud, the magnificent palace stands nestled in the embrace of the forest. This is the palace of Naga.

Under the dim, elegant crystal chandelier, Naga's true form lay naked from the waist up, seemingly resting with her eyes closed. Several young girls' corpses lay motionless on the ground; they were all divine children, or at least they once were.

Those girls who harbored boundless reverence for the gods would never know that the so-called divine children were nothing but a deception, and what awaited them in the end was to become food for the Naga to satisfy their appetites.

"Naga".

Ugu, with his full head of white hair, walked up to Naga, bowed slightly, and said softly, "The new divine child has been chosen."

He is the messenger of the Naga, whose true form is a parrot, and whose duty is to deliver messages for the divine lord.

"I don't have much of an appetite."

Wiping away the bright red blood from the corner of her mouth, Naga seemed to be savoring something: "I'd almost forgotten what that tasted like, but it's still so tempting—"

Hundreds of years ago, that healing and delicious taste still seemed to be faintly remembered by him at this moment.

"I must have her."

Naga murmured to himself, his eyes now filled only with greed and desire.

The clone's loss of contact was unexpected by Naga. The last thing the clone sent back was that Laozi had appeared and stopped the clone; there was nothing more.

Although Naga didn't know what was going on, he understood that the healing type must be under Laozi's strict protection at this moment, and he would have to plan carefully if he wanted to get his hands on her.

"She must be mine—?"