This is the true immortal of the Taoist sect.

About a thousand miles away from Tianxiang City, Li Daoxuan's figure appeared out of thin air in a spatial array that had been set up long ago.

During his travels throughout the world, he set up many such magical formations.

The purpose was to be able to escape at a critical moment.

They were supposed to be used today, but the Heavenly Emperor appeared in the end and resolved the crisis.

Stepping out of the magic array, Li Daoxuan stretched and gazed at the bright sunshine, muttering to himself:

"Like a mayfly in the vastness of the universe, a grain of millet in the boundless ocean... I'm alone again, and that's fine..."

Looking around, I was all alone in the vast天地 (heaven and earth).

Li Daoxuan did not feel lonely. His mind was in harmony with the surrounding world, and he could experience many pleasures that ordinary people could not perceive.

Looking back south, Li Daoxuan suddenly had a whim and wanted to go back to Tianshui Marsh.

"Let's go, and check on how Xiao Jiu is doing..."

"Gu Jiantang should have returned to Tianshui Marsh by now. Hmm, I guess I'm being a bit irresponsible as his master..."

Li Daoxuan chuckled self-deprecatingly, and with another flash of golden light beneath his feet, his figure vanished.

Traveling from north to south, Li Daoxuan did not rush. He would stop and look around at every place he had stayed.

Some cities, some people he had healed.

As Li Daoxuan traveled south, he discovered that several temples belonging to him had been built in various parts of the Central Plains.

Some of them were quite large in scale, and some even left behind his honorific title—Taiyi Zhizhen Dao Xuantian Zun.

It's obvious that Wang Jingshu deliberately left this when she passed by on her way to Tianxiang City.

Li Daoxuan reconnected with the divine faith power that he had severed long ago, and in an instant, countless chaotic thoughts flooded into his mind.

Li Daoxuan remained unmoved, using his powerful pure Yang primordial spirit to eliminate the impure power of faith.

Ultimately, they obtained an extremely pure divine power.

This power is incredibly mysterious, seemingly containing some kind of divine authority, and can do almost anything.

However, the restrictions are also enormous.

Li Daoxuan left this ball of divine power within those statues, allowing it to operate on its own, and imprinted his own spirit upon them, so that they could distinguish right from wrong and would not aid and abet evil.

"It seems I really need to spend some time in seclusion to think about and come up with a method for Shinto cultivation..."

A small incident delayed things by a few days.

It was more than two months later when Li Daoxuan returned to Lizhou. According to the calendar of the Central Plains, it was already mid-autumn in August.

Unfortunately, people in this world don't celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, so they don't have mooncakes to eat.

However, it seems that Lizhou has a moon-worshiping festival on the 15th of August. There are no mooncakes, but there is a similar kind of flatbread, which tastes pretty good.

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it's getting late, so Li Daoxuan casually chose a city to land in and prepare for the festival.

He landed behind a grove of trees outside the city, using his magical powers to change his appearance, transforming into a dashing young man in brocade robes, and then swaggered towards the city.

The reason for donning a brocade robe is that most people in this world only respect fine clothes and not people.

With this brocade robe, a lot of trouble can be saved without anyone noticing.

"Sword Servant City...it seems to be another city under the jurisdiction of the Azure Cloud Sword Sect. Heh...what a coincidence."

Li Daoxuan looked at the plaque on the city wall and chuckled to himself.

Upon arriving at the city gate, as expected, he encountered guards demanding an entrance fee. After paying the fee, Li Daoxuan was able to enter the city smoothly.

Just as he was about to ask where there were any good restaurants, Li Daoxuan suddenly changed his expression and looked in a certain direction in the city, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"This aura... it seems to be... the Taiyi Pure Yuan Technique?"

"Could it be a legacy left behind by Jing Shu?"

Li Daoxuan muttered to himself.

Then his figure disappeared, and when he reappeared, he was outside a simple noodle stall.

The people around him did not react to Li Daoxuan's sudden appearance, as if he had always been there.

Li Daoxuan looked at the noodle stall, where three or four customers were sitting. His gaze swept over the others and landed on the young man among them.

The boy was oblivious, eating noodles with gusto. A long sword sat on the table, its scabbard extremely simple, consisting of just two pieces of wood wrapped together with strips of cloth.

But the hilt of that longsword faintly exuded an extraordinary aura.

Li Daoxuan immediately recognized that it was Wang Jingshu's weapon-refining technique.

The longsword possessed a spirit, and its essence resonated with the young man's.

With just a thought, the young man could draw his sword and kill.

Li Daoxuan looked at the boy again and saw that he had a lot of karmic burdens and a strong aura of bloodlust, which was obviously because he often walked on the edge of life and death.

"Interesting, Jing Shu actually took on such a disciple?"

Li Daoxuan was quite surprised. Wang Jingshu didn't seem like the kind of person who would honestly teach disciples. Over the years, she had only one disciple, and that was only because that disciple had a natural sword physique, so it would be a pity not to take him in.

The boy was unaware that someone had already seen through his entire background.

Suddenly, a figure flashed before my eyes, and a young man in brocade robes appeared in front of me without me even noticing.

The boy didn't pay attention and continued eating his noodles.

"Young man, I've traveled a long way and arrived here, but I've run out of money and haven't eaten a single grain of rice for three days. I wonder if you could have some kindness and buy me a bowl of noodles?"

The boy was taken aback by what he heard, and looked up at Li Daoxuan, his eyes clearly showing some surprise.

Judging from Li Daoxuan's attire, he certainly doesn't look like someone who can't even afford a bowl of noodles.

However, he didn't mind and simply said to the noodle stall owner:

"Boss, give this young master a bowl of noodles."

"Okay..."

After saying that, the boy continued to eat his noodles.

He ate his noodles slowly, appearing very focused.

Each bite should be chewed slowly and thoroughly until the noodles in your mouth are completely chewed before swallowing, and then you can take the next bite.

Li Daoxuan found it increasingly interesting and asked with a smile:

"Where did you come from, little brother?"

The boy paused in his eating, looked up at Li Daoxuan as if he didn't want to pay attention to him, but for some reason, looking into Li Daoxuan's eyes, his wariness quietly dissipated.

"Yongxing Town..."

Li Daoxuan said "Oh" and nodded.

After a while, he asked again:

"What brings you to Shijian City?"

The boy paused, his brows furrowed, he put down his chopsticks and gripped the hilt of his sword.

Why are you asking this?

The boy's tone was icy, carrying a hint of murderous intent.

Li Daoxuan chuckled to himself, inwardly scolding:

"What method did Jing Shu use to teach him? How did she manage to instill such a strong killing intent in him? Just how many people has this kid killed?"

He waved his hand and laughed:

"Don't be nervous, I just enjoy chatting. We're just having a casual chat. May I ask your name, young man?"

The boy remained expressionless, uttered "No comment" and continued eating his noodles, ignoring Li Daoxuan.

At this moment, Li Daoxuan's noodles were also cooked.

Li Daoxuan pulled out two chopsticks, stirred the contents of the bowl, and said meaningfully:

"This person is just like these chopsticks."

"A lifetime spent experiencing the full spectrum of human emotions."

"But if one can taste something different amidst all the bitterness and sweetness, perhaps one can escape a fate of being unable to control one's own destiny for a lifetime..."