Just as the old patriarch forced me to my death, I achieved the unity of Dao and fruition.

In Baizhou, a small fishing village by the sea in the Central Continent of the Great Luo Heaven.

Gu Changjin slowly opened his eyes and saw the furnishings of a low wooden house.

The roof beams were blackened by the sea breeze, and several tattered fishing nets were piled in the corner. A faint fishy smell could still be detected.

He lay on dry straw, and was covered with a thin, faded blanket.

"Was someone picked you up?"

Gu Changjin sat up, the blanket slipped off his shoulders, and a layer of dark spiritual light, barely visible to the naked eye, still quietly covered his body.

This is the protective divine light that was formed spontaneously by the Xuanming Guixu Grotto-heaven.

Even after he lost consciousness, the illness never left.

Outsiders can move things around him, but they can't touch his body at all.

If anyone harbors malicious intent and attempts to attack or forcibly search the body, the protective divine light can instantly crush them into ashes.

The person who was able to pick you up must have done nothing wrong; otherwise, they would have already turned to ashes and wouldn't be able to get close to you.

"She's kind-hearted, actually."

Gu Changjin glanced down at his waist.

The Crimson Jade Token hung there quietly, its surface dim, as if nothing had ever happened before.

Upon seeing it, Gu Changjin's face darkened considerably.

"You still have the nerve to play dead?"

At that time, the Crimson Abyss Secret Realm began to collapse.

The broken token flashed red light wildly, and the patterns on the door were all lit up.

That expression clearly told him something.

Don't worry, I can get you out of here.

Gu Changjin therefore refrained from immediately using the power of the World Seed or forcibly tearing open space.

After waiting for two breaths with no response, the entire Crimson Abyss Secret Realm exploded.

"May I ask what your question is?"

"If you're useless, what's the point of showing off?"

Gu Changjin grew angrier the more he thought about it.

If he hadn't been delayed by this thing, how could he have been directly caught up in the spacetime turbulence?

Although his cultivation level was not damaged, all the treasures he possessed were still intact.

He was a dignified cultivator who had reached the pinnacle of enlightenment, but he ended up collapsing on a beach and was picked up and taken home by a mortal girl.

It's somewhat embarrassing.

Gu Changjin flicked the Crimson Jade Token with his finger, but the token did not react.

He sneered and put it away again.

I need to learn from this experience. You can't completely trust these kinds of things, especially in crucial moments.

Ultimately, one's own strength is the most reliable.

Gu Changjin spread his divine sense outwards.

The small fishing village, the coastline, the mountains and forests, the town—all these scenes quickly entered my mind.

A thousand miles away, it was all enveloped in a single thought.

Further outwards, it can naturally continue to expand.

There's no need for that.

First, figure out where you are right now.

This fishing village has only about a hundred households.

Most of them make a living by fishing at sea.

Three hundred li to the east, there is a mortal city called Linhai City.

There are monks active in the city.

The highest level of cultivation is only Foundation Establishment.

Judging from their conversation and the notices at the city gate, this place is indeed no longer the Western Wilderness.

Instead, it is Baizhou in the Great Luo Heaven Domain of Zhongzhou.

The spatial passages originally designed for the Crimson Abyss Secret Realm have not completely failed.

Even after the explosion of the secret realm, the resulting spatial turbulence still directed him to Zhongzhou.

It's just that the location is a little off to the side.

Gu Changjin's lips curled up slightly.

"It's not too bad, though."

He had originally planned to use the Crimson Abyss Secret Realm to enter the Central Plains.

Now, the hassle of traversing the ancient road through Zhongzhou is eliminated.

Moreover, among the identities that the Crimson Jade Glazed Dragon had been preparing for over 30,000 years, one happened to be located in White Continent.

Xuandu Taidao Sect.

The foremost of the ten major sects in Zhongzhou.

With an ancient lineage, its branches are spread throughout the Great Luo Heaven Domain, and there are also powerful beings who have undergone tribulation and are stationed there year-round.

The Crimson Jade Glazed Dragon had prepared a clean identity for itself thousands of years ago.

It was left behind by a powerful cultivator from this sect who had just completed his tribulation, before he even embarked on his tribulation journey.

One of his friends was a great help, and he promised that as long as a descendant of his friend came with a decree, he would teach him everything he knew and take him as a disciple.

This token was naturally bestowed upon the Glazed Dragon and placed somewhere in Baizhou, where he could retrieve it himself.

Just then, I heard soft footsteps outside the door.

The wooden door was pushed open, and a girl of about thirteen or fourteen years old walked in carrying a steaming bowl of fish soup.

She was wearing faded coarse cloth clothes, and was somewhat thin. Her hair was simply tied up with a hemp rope.

If you only look at her eyebrows and eyes, she is actually quite pretty.

However, there are three obvious horizontal scars running from his left cheek to his chin.

The deepest line runs down from the corner of the eye.

Although his eyes weren't injured, it made his whole face look somewhat ferocious.

The little girl was taken aback when she saw Gu Changjin sitting up.

Then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Grandpa, you're awake?"

Gu Changjin nodded. He was now all white-haired and looked like an old man.

Calling someone "grandpa" is perfectly normal.

The little girl placed the fish soup by her bedside.

I found you on the beach yesterday.

"You were lying next to the rocks, and no matter how much we called you, we couldn't wake you up."

"I originally wanted to ask the villagers for help, but they said you were of unknown origin and they were unwilling to help."

"I could only find a plank to drag you back."

She seemed a little embarrassed as she said this.

"There's nothing good at home."

"Only fish soup is available."

"Have some first."

Gu Changjin glanced at the bowl of fish soup.

There wasn't much fish meat.

The soup also contained some whole grains.

For the people in the fishing village, this was already considered a pretty good meal.

Do you live alone?

The little girl nodded.

My parents died a long time ago.

"My brother used to be here too."

"However, he went on a long trip and never returned."

"I'm the only one in my family now."

Gu Changjin didn't ask any further questions.

There are too many people in this world who suffer misfortune.

Just because he meets one doesn't mean he has to take care of them.

However, the other party brought him back and gave him a bowl of fish soup.

This cause and effect can be repaid easily.

"How did you get the injury on your face?"

The little girl instinctively raised her hand to cover her face.

His eyes darted away.

"He fell."

Gu Changjin could tell she was lying at a glance.

Those were clearly wounds left by a sharp weapon.

Moreover, the person who attacked her deliberately avoided vital points, only wanting to disfigure her face.

However, since she was unwilling to talk about it, Gu Changjin did not press her for details.

He picked up the fish soup and took a sip.

The taste was ordinary, even a bit fishy.

Gu Changjin, however, still finished drinking it.

Thank you.

The little girl quickly shook her head.

"You're welcome."

"Grandpa, now that you're awake, why don't you rest here for a couple more days?"

"Wait until you're fully recovered before you leave."

Gu Changjin smiled.

"I am fine and will be leaving shortly."

The little girl seemed a bit disappointed, but she didn't try to stop her.

He simply picked up the empty bowl.

"Then I'll go and prepare some dry food for you."

"No need."

Gu Changjin raised his hand.

A wisp of light, imperceptible to the naked eye, fell upon the little girl's brow.

It is not a cultivation technique for immortality.

This child has no spiritual root.

Forcing her to follow the path of cultivation will only harm her.

What he left behind was a mundane martial arts method that could strengthen the body and prolong life.

At the same time, a protective jade pendant quietly fell into the crack of the wooden bed.

It contains a sealed spiritual energy, which is enough to protect her once unless it is a Nascent Soul cultivator who makes the move.

As for money, Gu Changjin casually left behind a box of gold and silver.

Spirit stones are useless to mortals; in fact, they can easily bring trouble upon them.

After doing all this, he quietly disappeared into the wooden house.

The next instant, Gu Changjin appeared a thousand miles away.

Beneath my feet lies a sea of ​​clouds, and in the distance, the outline of a massive city can already be seen.

He was preparing to go to the branch of the Xuandu Taiyi Sect in Baizhou when he suddenly stopped.

Under the influence of divine consciousness.

Outside the small fishing village, several burly men riding tall horses had already kicked open the courtyard gate.

The leader was a fat man with a face full of scars.

He held a short knife in his hand, his eyes constantly scanning into the wooden house.

"I heard you picked up a shabby old man last night?"

Where are they?

"Does he have anything valuable on him?"

The little girl stood in front of the door.

"no."

He's gone.

The fat man sneered.

"Gone?"

"Didn't you leave anything behind before you left?"

"Ye Qingyao, your brother still owes us a large sum of money back then."

"He ran away."

"You'll have to pay this debt, of course."

The fat man's gaze swept over her thin body, his eyes revealing undisguised greed.

"It's okay if you can't pay back the money."

"His face is ruined."

"As for her figure..."

Thousands of miles away.

Gu Changjin slowly turned his head.

His expression was somewhat surprised.

"etc."

"What's her name?"

The next instant, there was not a single person left above the sea of ​​clouds.