Chapter 201: The Abstract Junior Cousin from the Same Hometown

Xu Dage…

Several of his fellow cultivators who knew him well called him "Daoxiong."

But Elder Lingzu—even Xu Xing himself didn't know why Elder Lingzu called him that.

He had asked before, but received no answer.

"Xu Dage can stroll around the city first; I still need to prepare."

"Alright."

Beside him, Chi Jiuyu didn't wait for Xu Xing's reply, pulled out her phone, and took a photo of Bie Xuejing.

Then she looked up and asked again: "Shu, what are you looking at?"

"Nothing." Xu Xing withdrew his gaze and warned, "Don't post photos from here onto the Lingwang."

"Got it, got it! I'm just sending them to Master and Xiao Yunlu!" Chi Jiuyu nodded rapidly.

The inner gate of Ling Yin Fang doesn't leak info to outsiders! She's not someone without sense!

"Senior Master Jianzu can go directly to meet my master; I'll take Jiuyu to tour the place." Ning Wan Zhu said.

"No rush—I haven't been here in a long time; let me look around first."

Xu Xing stepped forward, and Chi Jiuyu hurried to follow.

Yuan looked up at the snow falling from the sky, his expression strange.

It's true that the cave heaven has all four seasons, but if he remembered correctly, it wasn't yet time for snow.

That's ridiculous.

…

…

After leaving the initial area, everything suddenly opened up before them.

The inner gate cave heaven of Ling Yin Fang stretched boundlessly, beneath canopies of trees.

Pavilions with upturned eaves stood densely packed, carved beams and painted rafters, ancient and elegant.

Yet towering skyscrapers rose like forests, glass facades reflecting the dazzling neon, shimmering and interweaving in radiant light.

Immortal mists lifted entire palaces, suspended beneath the tree canopy, distant views resembling fruits borne by a divine tree.

Streams of cultivation light crisscrossed; flying shuttles glided through the air.

Projections and Xuan Guang mirrors filled the sky.

Past and present merged perfectly together.

A great river encircled the inner edge of the bustling, magnificent cave heaven, surging and churning; bridges spanned the river, winding like giant dragons.

"Shu, do you think the fruit from this tree tastes good?"

On the bridge spanning the river, Chi Jiuyu's voice was drowned by the roaring water, hard to hear clearly.

"Decent. Quite nice."

"Have you eaten it before, Shu?"

"Yes."

Though the sound of waves crashing was noisy, it didn't hinder their conversation.

"Ning Shijie! Ning Shijie! How do you buy these fruits?" Chi Jiuyu shouted back loudly.

When she first saw this tree, she'd been curious about the taste of its fruit.

She had to get at least one to try its flavor! "No need to buy."

Ning Wan Zhu flipped her palm, and three fruits glowing with faint radiance, pure and flawless, appeared in her hand.

"I have some right here."

Chi Jiuyu blinked: "That's too much trouble!"

She said that, but her hand moved fast—before she finished speaking, the fruits were already in her grasp.

Cold and cool to the touch, the skin slightly soft; a little pressure would dent it, yet it bounced back quickly.

No fruit fragrance could be smelled, yet she felt the vast, vigorous spiritual power within.

Just as she was about to bite into it, she suddenly stopped.

"Can I just eat it directly?"

"Mm."

After receiving confirmation, she finally bit down.

Compared to ordinary fruits, this white fruit's skin was somewhat more resilient, but not excessively so.

Puh~ The skin broke—not with the expected juicy flesh, but a cluster of pure, hazy, colorful aurora.

As the colored light entered her mouth, a rich, sweet fragrance instantly spread through her.

Chi Jiuyu felt her entire body suddenly clear and open, as if washed from within to without.

So delicious! "Shu…"

The moment she opened her mouth, aurora surged out, utterly miraculous.

She widened her eyes: "Shu, look quick!" As her mouth opened and closed, the aurora flickered in and out, shifting shape with her lip movements.

Chi Jiuyu played with it gleefully.

Ning Wan Zhu: "..."

Yuan: "..."

This person… seems a bit abstract.

Only after crossing the bridge did this phenomenon cease.

"Ha! Ha!"

She let out a few "Ha"s, but no aurora surged forth again, and she couldn't help feeling disappointed.

"Gone."

She smacked her lips twice, about to eat another one, when she glanced up casually—and froze.

"Uncle, quick, look!"

Without her reminder, Xu Xing had already noticed.

Leaves and branches, like translucent white jade, shed shimmering light that coalesced in the sky into six pure white characters.

【Welcome the Master Jianzu's Visit】

The pure white characters hung silently high above, like six stars fallen from the starry sky, radiating a soft glow—no matter where one stood, as long as one remained within the Grotto Heaven, one could see them at a glance.

This really is…

"No! What does it say?" Chi Jiuyu scratched her head in frustration.

Because she was too close, and the characters were absurdly large, even with her spiritual sense fully extended, she could only make out two characters—Zu Lai.

Zu Lai?

What does that mean? "Looks like I have to go over." Xu Xing pulled out a storage ring and handed it to Chi Jiuyu. "Take this. If you need more, come find me."

"Huh?"

She took the storage ring and probed its interior with her spiritual sense.

The dazzling spiritual light made her eyes go wide—she saw neatly stacked spirit stones piled like a small mountain, their abundant spiritual energy filling the entire storage space.

How many starships could this buy?

She could even act recklessly inside the Transmission Tower! "Holy shit, Uncle, this…"

Chi Jiuyu snapped her head up—but found he had already vanished.

Left so quickly.

Yuan looked up at the giant characters in the sky, his heart tangled.

After finishing matters with the Alliance of the Righteous Path, he rushed here to Ling Yin Fang, barely escaping being beaten by several of Wan Zhu's senior sisters.

And now, with his fellow townsman's arrival, it's snowing, and they've hung a giant banner to welcome him…

Sigh~ Truly, comparing people only drives one mad.

"Senior Sister Ning, where are we going next?"

With Uncle gone and nowhere familiar, she could only follow Senior Sister Ning.

After all, this was the inner sect of Ling Yin Fang—she couldn't wander freely.

"The Master Jianzu has gone to meet my master. Why not come to my place first? What do you think, Jiuyu Sister?"

Ning Wan Zhu still felt adding "sister" was better.

"Sure, sure!" Chi Jiuyu had no objections. "By the way, Senior Sister Ning, is there anywhere here to buy things?"

Uncle gave her so many spirit stones—she couldn't waste them! Who knew if he'd take them back later? And if she used them up, she could always ask for more!

Such an opportunity won't come again!

Even though she believed her friendship with Uncle was unbreakable, hadn't she already blown it once when she returned to the sect to see her master?

"There's none inside this Grotto Heaven, but the outer sect has plenty." Ning Wan Zhu explained. "Jiuyu Sister, is there something you want? Just tell me directly."

"No, I just plan to bring back souvenirs for my master and junior sister."

"Then after we visit my place, I'll take Jiuyu Sister to the outer sect." Ning Wan Zhu smiled softly. "I'll bring Mingyu Sister along too."

Yuan stiffened—he'd been silent since the start, yet they'd still mentioned him!

He hoped this abstract junior sister would stop right there—please, don't ask any further.

Unfortunately, on this point, Chi Jiuyu never let anyone down.

"Mingyu… oh oh! I read about her in The Legend of Holy Emperor Yuan—she's the abbess of Tingyu Tower, right?"

"Yes." Ning Wan Zhu beamed.

Yuan's heart sank.

He had a feeling this abstract junior sister was about to hit him with something even bigger.

First chapter, two hundred chapters reached—congratulations.

(End of chapter)