Chapter 291: The Blackened Jiuyu Laozu

After the codename was confirmed, the page of the semi-transparent pale blue screen began to switch.

Soon, a row of scrolling text appeared again.

【Three Realms Training Chronicle】

【Impure Realm】

【Master Xiao Yu of the Tai Shang Dao Sect defeated the Demon Sovereign, who was blessed by the world, causing him to flee severely wounded】

【All trainees of the Tai Shang Dao Sect demonstrated exquisite substitution and escape techniques】

【Mortal Realm】

【The Emperor of the Songyun Dynasty used infants to brew pills, an act discovered by the trainee Xiao Fan, who then killed him】

【And with a naturally formed Foundation Establishment, he reached Foundation Establishment completion and slew Zi Yan, the Mid-Golden Core mortal realm liaison of the Zi Qing Guan】

【Tai Xuan Tian】

【The Zi Qing Guan used humans to brew pills and was wiped out by the trainees of the Longxiang Qingtianzong】

It wasn't too long—it seemed this so-called chronicle only recorded major events with significant impact on each layer of the Three Realms.

Huh???

This thing even has server-wide announcements!

Chi Jiuyu looked at the text above and felt utterly unwell.

She, the mighty Jiuyu Laozu, had her name missing from the very first server-wide announcement?!

"Fuck! It's all that idiot from the Tai Shang Dao Sect's fault! What a shitty book he wrote!"

Safe?!

Safe my ass!

I'll give him a bad review when I get back!

No!

I'll definitely hire trolls to flood him with bad reviews!

As the scrolling text ended, the semi-transparent pale blue screen in her vision transformed into a interface resembling a "chat room."

Zhaixing Bu Nanyue (Longxiang): "Wait, why does the Tai Shang Dao Sect get named, and why does Xiao Fan get named, but our Longxiang Qingtianzong gets a single line?"

Zhaixing Bu Nanyue (Longxiang): "And that Master Xiao Yu? He's so weak he let the guy escape!"

Zhaixing Bu Nanyue (Longxiang): "Someone with a naturally formed Foundation Establishment beat a Mid-Golden Core!"

Zhaixing Bu Nanyue (Longxiang): "By the way, which sect is Xiao Fan from?"

No wonder he's a body cultivator—his typing speed is insane; he posted the first few messages.

Master Xiao Yu (Tai Shang): "I already said the world's blessing wasn't visible?!"

Master Xiao Yu (Tai Shang): "All you do is talk big—why don't you go fight a Fusion Realm cultivator across realms yourself?!"

Master Xiao Yu (Tai Shang): "You speak without thinking, and your manners are this low?"

Master Xiao Yu (Tai Shang): "Don't think I can't recognize you just because you're not using your real name—Lin Xingyue!"

So they knew each other.

Chen Xuanqing (Ling Yin): "I'm also curious which sect Xiao Fan belongs to."

Lin Ziyue (Hehuan): "Does anyone know how to start a live stream?"

Kong Ming (Jian Zong): "This world seems to have a hidden quest called 'Ascension'—anyone want to form a team?"

Kong Ming (Jian Zong): "Body cultivators excluded."

Zhaixing Bu Nanyue (Longxiang): "…"

Cultivators' typing speeds are all insane, especially those of the Void Refinement stage.

For a moment, information scrolled at breakneck speed, blindingly fast.

Even Chi Jiuyu felt dizzy.

She even tried posting a few messages, but they were swallowed instantly by the rushing stream, leaving no ripple.

What's the point of chatting?!

Hum~

Another soft sound—suddenly, the scrolling messages stopped, as everyone was muted.

【Due to excessive messages from high-level trainees, a private messaging function has been added to the world chat channel with the following restrictions】

【Void Refinement trainees may post 10 times daily, Spirit Transformation trainees 15 times daily, Nascent Soul trainees 20 times daily…】

In short, it starts at 10 posts per day for Void Refinement, increasing by five for each lower realm.

【Note: Each post may not exceed 500 characters; private message limits are unrestricted】

Great, they've already slapped on a hot fix right at the start.

As the announcement vanished, the speed of messages scrolling on the screen finally slowed.

…………

Below, beside the rockery.

Lin Xuanxuan now turned her head to the side, her gaze distant and forlorn.

More precisely, she was staring at a faint, not very bright orange glow.

Earlier, when the chat channel opened, the mark on the wrist would glow unless one was in an emergency.

So…

Lin Xuanxuan, as a trainee of the Jishi Valley and likewise a naturally formed Foundation Establishment, naturally couldn't have missed it.

Zhang Yunlu met her gaze, and the atmosphere grew slightly awkward.

"From the Tai Shang Dao Sect?" Lin Xuanxuan tilted her head and asked.

"No, I'm from the Xiang Jianzong." Zhang Yunlu stepped out from behind the rockery.

The small bird perched on Lin Xuanxuan's shoulder now also sensed something was off.

"What 'Supreme Dao Sect' or 'Xiang Jianzong'…" A voice filled with surprise emerged as the head turned, "So there's another person here!"

The bird turned its head back.

"Aren't you supposed to have a pair of discerning eyes? How did you miss it?"

This time, her tone carried a hint of teasing.

Hearing this, Lin Xuanxuan recalled her earlier boastful self and her small face flushed slightly—but then, as if remembering something, she hurriedly asked.

"What realm are you?"

"Zhang Yunlu, Foundation Establishment late stage."

She had already secretly overheard everything; hiding it now seemed unreasonable.

"See? She's higher than me—I couldn't tell, that's normal!" Lin Xuanxuan immediately stood firm.

"…"

She's a bit like her senior sister, but still far from her senior sister's realm.

Boom!

In the distance, waves churned across the water's surface, nearly submerging the pavilion in the lake; the figures of the Longxiang Qingtianzong trainee and Fuyun were completely obscured by the towering spray.

The two had reached a fever pitch in battle.

Gu Cong and the woman in the pale yellow long skirt had already withdrawn.

They gazed from afar at the water, their expressions dazed, as if they had witnessed something unimaginable.

Foundation Establishment fighting Jin Dan—and actually overpowering them?!

Is this still the world I know?!

"They're fighting fiercely."

Yet the two people and the bird beside the rockery remained unmoved. Lin Xuanxuan pulled out two gray pouches, each the size of a palm, and handed one to Zhang Yunlu.

"Here! A little snack, made by me."

Made… by you?

Right—she's a pill alchemist from Jishi Valley.

"Don't be polite, they're not worth many spirit coins—just take them."

"Thank you." Zhang Yunlu did not refuse.

After taking it, she opened the pouch and glanced inside.

Inside were tiny pills, each the size of a pea, translucent like fine jade, emitting a unique fragrance.

Lin Xuanxuan grabbed a handful of the pills and began dropping them one by one into her mouth.

"By the way, you really aren't from the Supreme Dao Sect, are you? Your hiding technique is quite good."

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"No."

Zhang Yunlu picked up a pill, sensed its nature, and only after the Spirit Sense did not respond did she place it in her mouth.

Crack~

The shell broke easily; a sweet, refreshing aroma flowed down her throat, rich and fragrant.

"Delicious."

"Hehe! Good, right?" Lin Xuanxuan beamed again. "This is my own invention—I've already partnered with the 【Jingyue Flying Sword】!"

"It's not on the market yet, but you should see it soon."

"If you like it, I'll give you more later."

Zhang Yunlu shook her head slightly: "I do need some more—I can trade you for this."

As she opened her palm, there lay a six-leafed Tongxuan herb, its blades hard as swords.

She had received this as a reward from the Xuanjian City trial, and though she'd been given three-tenths of the total, she'd barely used any.

As an outstanding disciple of Jishi Valley, Lin Xuanxuan recognized it at a glance.

"Tongxuan herb? And with sword intent?"

Hmm…

She took the Tongxuan herb and examined it closely.

"But it feels a bit off—where did this Tongxuan herb come from?"

"I obtained it during a trial. When consumed, it allows any cultivator to enter a state of surging divine thought and unceasing spiritual insight."

Lin Xuanxuan was surprised: "That's amazing?"

She'd never heard of sword-intent Tongxuan herb having such a property!

Even the bird on her shoulder stared at the Tongxuan herb.

"The higher the realm, the weaker the effect—but for Foundation Establishment, it's still quite useful. You should try it."

Try it?

"But I didn't bring any of my pill-testing machines or artifacts," Lin Xuanxuan frowned in distress.

The next moment, she waved her small hand.

Boom!

The ground trembled slightly as a machine nearly three meters tall—more accurately, a spiritual artifact—materialized out of thin air.

Brilliant spiritual runes glowed upon its surface, and a low hum resonated from within.

"I'll have to use this for now."

Lin Xuanxuan pinched her fingers into a seal and cried out clearly.

"Open!"

Hum~

A visible ripple swept across several meters, repelling all microscopic dust particles floating in the air.

Even temperature, humidity, pressure, air velocity, air distribution, and noise vibrations were instantly adjusted to their optimal states.

Hm?

The small bird that had been perched on Lin Xuanxuan's shoulder flapped its wings and flew to Zhang Yunlu's shoulder, then explained.

"This is Super-Cleanse Technique, a spell used to create a super-clean environment."

"…."

Is it really necessary to go this far?

Zhang Yunlu stepped back slightly and watched Gu Cong and the long-skirted woman, who had turned to look this way.

"By the way, since you're from Jian Sect, you must know Chi Jiuyu, right?" A crisp voice came from her shoulder.

Sister?

Zhang Yunlu remained expressionless: "I know her."

"Hmm, that makes sense—how could any cultivator from Jian Sect not know her?"

"What's up?"

"Do you know about the last Xian Sect Grand Competition?"

Xian Sect Grand Competition…

The one where Sister won the championship.

"I hadn't joined Jian Sect yet, but I'd heard some stories."

"Well, I'll tell you—she's incredibly abstract, yet absurdly strong."

"…."

Impossible to refute.

"They say she's always wanted to become the head of Jian Sect—how many people in Jian Sect support her?"

"Not bad."

The person controlling the drone—Nangong Ruo—seemed deeply curious about Chi Jiuyu, asking question after question about her.

He also took the chance to complain about her various performances during the last Xian Sect Grand Competition.

Zhang Yunlu really wanted to defend her sister.

But first, she didn't know how to defend her.

Second…

She was also quite interested in the sister others described, so she kept listening.

But.

Neither of them noticed that somewhere in the sky, the "Hehuan Laozu," upon hearing someone dredge up her past…

No!

Someone was slandering her noble and majestic image—and her entire face turned black.

She extended her divine sense and instantly locked onto a guesthouse in the county.

Hum~

A flash of azure light—and she vanished from the sky. (End of Chapter)