Chapter 365: The World Where Yuan Stayed

What follows "The celestial immortals, wildly drunk"?

"..." Xu Xing paused, "'The celestial immortals, wildly drunk, crush the white clouds into fragments.' You're testing me with the poem I told you?"

"Haha, just trying it out."

Seeing Hong Zun's gaze passed over Xu Xing and glanced at the world behind him, then withdrew instantly.

"Let's go."

"Mm."

Immediately, Seeing Hong Zun also sped away in the direction he had come from.

After all, determining the state of the Tai Xuan Realm is still most important now.

Although Xuan died once, dying only once in so many years means full recovery won't take long.

Xu Xing no longer looked at him, but turned to gaze at the world where he had once stayed; its scenery appeared like a sped-up painting, reflected clearly in his eyes.

The main reason for integrating the Ascension Platform into the myriad laws of this world was to prevent the Tongxuan from monopolizing it.

After all, unlike the previous Fanxu-level worlds, the Tongxuan still had many methods.

Directly embedding it where even the Tongxuan cannot reach is also a permanent solution.

After staring for a while, Xu Xing lifted his gaze beyond that world.

The removal of the "Anchor" power meant the terrifying repulsive force carrying the concept of "Return to Origin" was no longer restrained, surging massively toward the distance, sweeping everything before it toward the unknowable.

Even he himself still felt immense pressure.

And the closer he approached the Tai Xuan Realm, the heavier the pressure became.

Yet as time passed, that pressure gradually weakened...

"Just as I predicted."

When the connections with the three Dao were severed simultaneously, the Tai Xuan Realm's repulsive force would also weaken accordingly.

"Homeland..."

After a long silence, Xu Xing felt the immense pressure had lessened to an acceptable level.

He no longer stared into the distance.

He retracted his gaze and began moving toward the Tai Xuan Realm.

One step, pause.

Although the pressure from the Tai Xuan Realm's repulsion continued to weaken, it still surged from all directions, obstructing his approach.

It felt like rowing a tiny boat against a raging storm, each forward step excruciatingly difficult.

He even wondered if he'd eventually be compressed to the size of Xiang Yuanjun's figurine.

Yet as he took step after step, Xu Xing's forward speed increased.

Soon, his figure vanished entirely into the churning chaos.

Yet behind him, from the world swallowing boundless chaos, a twisted black shadow suddenly emerged, gazing far off in the direction he had left.

After a long while, a soft sigh spread across the Sea of Chaos; the twisted shadow had returned to the world.

Huhuh~!

Walking atop the Sea of Chaos, Xu Xing's expression was utterly calm.

Because of the pressure, he didn't move quickly.

But without the direct targeting of the Tai Xuan Realm's repulsion, he no longer saw only the nearby worlds as before.

His gaze swept across, and scenes of countless worlds entered his eyes; when tired, he could even pause to rest.

It was rather interesting.

Xu Xing thought, as if finding amusement in hardship.

He didn't know how long he walked, but the pressure from the Tai Xuan Realm's repulsion had weakened considerably, yet reaching the Tai Xuan Realm still seemed impossibly distant.

One world after another was left behind.

Soon, he arrived at a realm rich in Fanxu-level worlds.

Xu Xing stopped and gazed at one of those worlds.

It was a world significantly stronger than ordinary Fanxu-level worlds, ranking among the upper tier of Fanxu-level worlds.

Of course, that alone wouldn't have drawn Xu Xing's special attention.

What truly made him stop was the peculiar residual energy signature within it. "Come."

He raised his hand and drew forth thin strands of golden energy from that world, which coalesced in his palm into a translucent jade book.

"Yuan..."

Correct—this was indeed a world where Yuan had once stayed; previously suppressed by the Tai Xuan Realm's repulsion, he hadn't noticed it.

Opening the jade book, rows of golden characters met his eyes, recording everything Yuan had done during his stay and rest in this world.

As a Dongzhen cultivator of the Grand Void Space Dao, Yuan was skilled at condensing his own scale and caused no impact on this world itself.

As he read the golden characters, Xu Xing's gaze finally settled on one name.

It was a force in this world, founded under Yuan's influence.

"Shu Shan?"

No error in any single character or content within!

Tai Xuan Realm.

The flow of time differs between worlds; compared to that Tongxuan-level world, the Tai Xuan Realm's time flow is far more stable.

So, although years had passed in that other world, only a single year had elapsed in the Xuan Realm.

During this year, the Xiang Jianzong, aside from some initial turmoil at the beginning, soon returned to its former state.

However, since neither of the two sects' Hehuan Laozu had returned, some high-level cultivators stationed at the Starry Frontline were recalled.

No sect raised any objection to this.

After all, since ancient times, the Xiang Jianzong and the Taishang Dao Sect have always stationed the most high-level cultivators at the Starry Frontline.

Overall, everything remained stable.

As for whether anyone had entertained thoughts of using this opportunity to expel the Xiang Jianzong and the Taishang Dao Sect from the Xian Sect ranks…

Hehuan Laozu had merely stepped out—they weren't gone for good!

Both sects each had two True Immortal Hehuan Laozu!

Moreover, only those sects with profound cultivation at the Dongzhen level and a few Sect Masters knew the full details; most were from that era, and only someone with their head kicked by a donkey would entertain such unrealistic ideas.

At this moment, in Zhang Yunlu's courtyard at the Xiang Jianzong's outer gate.

Chi Jiuyu was slumped over the table, arms spread as if embracing the entire stone table, one cheek pressed against its cool surface, continuously exhaling.

She looked exactly like a fish out of water.

There had been no suitable missions lately, and Soul Transformation cultivation couldn't be rushed—she was nearly bored to death!

Zhang Yunlu sat across from her, bandages wrapped around her body, one arm suspended in front, spine straight.

She had just returned from a mission and was recuperating.

Her Current Realm had reached Mid-Golden Core, and she was nearing Late-Golden Core.

Compared to the rapid advancement during Foundation Establishment, progress had naturally slowed considerably.

At twenty, she was only at Mid-Golden Core; cultivation from here onward would only grow harder.

Her senior sister achieved Soul Transformation at twenty-two!

She increasingly felt just how absurd her senior sister was.

emm…

If this continues, won't she directly shatter Shenghuang Yuan's record for the youngest to reach Void Return?

After a while, Chi Jiuyu sat up straight and complained, "Sigh, our injuries just never stop."

"..." Zhang Yunlu pursed her lips. "Senior sister, what exactly is your 'Principle'?"

Hers was the Principle of Peril—dangerous situations accelerate cultivation.

Then how does your injury accelerating cultivation work?

"Huh?" Chi Jiuyu scratched her head in confusion. "Didn't I tell you?"

"No."

"Emm… then I'll keep it secret a little longer!" Chi Jiuyu raised an eyebrow.

"... Next time I'll ask Li Shi-jie."

Hearing this, Chi Jiuyu's playful expression vanished, replaced by seriousness: "Xiaoyunlu, you've changed."

"Hm?"

"Before, if I didn't tell you, you wouldn't go ask someone else!"

She stated this with complete certainty.

Zhang Yunlu: "..."

(End of Chapter)