Chapter 496: Ancient Wishes to Welcome 'Heaven' Once More?

Not only must he lay out plans in the Boundless Realm beyond the boundary, generating a 'Return-to-Source Dao Anchor' to restrain the Master Jianzu at the critical moment,

he must also deduce the method of the 'Heaven-Building Pass.'

He even has to constantly monitor the situation on the starry front battlefield, keeping watch over the movements of the human True Immortals.

Some minor matters cooperating with your plan need not be mentioned.

Just these three things alone — which one is simple?

Even the portion of 'Hun Tian Yi' now in hand was seized by me while shouldering the siege of human True Immortals, gambling on 'dying once.'

Gu quickly realized his words were somewhat inappropriate, and immediately corrected himself:

"It seems I must pay more attention to this aspect from now on."

Xuan: "……"

Forget it, too lazy to say.

"Merely finding a suitable world is not enough; how to return to the Tai Xuan Realm after a successful advancement is the most critical issue."

If it were Him alone, of course he could come and go freely, and the human Immortals would not detect him in the slightest.

But to bring along a Cang who has already advanced to Harmonization with Dao…

After all, it is an advancement beyond the boundary; because the world's principles differ, it will inevitably trigger a conflict of Dao laws.

Therefore, it must pass through the weakest point of the Tai Xuan Realm — the Clear Void — to let it gradually adapt.

But would the human Immortals simply watch as He brings a Cang who has advanced to Harmonization with Dao back to the other shore of the starry sky?

The answer is obvious.

Moreover, subsequent cultivation is also a problem.

What's more, a few extra Harmonization-with-Dao cultivators are utterly insignificant and cannot sway the war.

Unless one finds a world of the Cave-True level, cultivates Cang of the Cave-True tier, and attempts the 'Heaven-Building Pass' method — that might be more feasible.

"It must be done bit by bit; back then, the human race also accumulated little by little…"

But very soon, even Gu himself found it difficult to continue speaking.

The reason the human race back then was able to accumulate little by little was entirely because They did not take the human race seriously.

After all, the Cave-True realm and the 'Dao-Recipient' after proving the Dao can be said to be worlds apart, the gap vast beyond imagination.

Were it not for the Master Jianzu proving the Dao through the 'Ultimate Dao' method, who could have imagined that a later-born being could also cross that chasm-like gap?

It was also after the Master Jianzu proved the Dao that They finally realized.

Perhaps there is still a path above 'attaining the Dao'?

The past lack of attention gave rise to all of today's circumstances.

But would the current human race fail to take the Cang race seriously?

The answer to this question is equally obvious.

Xuan and Gu fell silent once more for a long while.

In the end, it was Gu who broke the silence first.

"The 'Heaven-Building Pass' method is hard to achieve." Speaking to this point, He hesitated slightly, "How about trying once more to welcome 'Heaven' back?"

Xuan looked at Him calmly, "I had thought you would have learned your lesson."

"But He… has no other choice left." Gu lowered His eyes.

Xuan stared at Him quietly for a while.

When He spoke again, His tone finally carried a hint of questioning: "You seem to have always wanted 'Heaven' to return from its slumber."

Knowing full well that 'Heaven's' essence is the incarnation of the Tai Xuan Realm's Hun Tian Yi as a Cang, not even a true Cang, yet still persisting like this…

"Compared to the hopeless 'Heaven-Building Pass' method, this is the fastest way to narrow the gap between us and the human race." Gu met Xuan's gaze without flinching, "If we keep dragging this out, will there really still be a chance?"

"……"

Xuan raised His hand, and rolling purple qi surged forth, completely enveloping the 'Dao Slave' in His hand and dragging it beneath the Dao platform.

But after that, the tide of purple qi did not stop.

Under Gu's slightly astonished gaze, it surged toward Him in overwhelming waves.

In the final instant as all perception was obscured by the purple qi, an unquestionable voice from Xuan reached His ears.

"Do not bring this up again!"

……

……

In the southern star domain, within the pitch-black cosmic space.

Accompanied by the emergence of specks of starlight, bright formation patterns meandered and took shape.

Ripples stirred in the void, as if stones cast into a lake, the waves spreading ceaselessly.

A pitch-black, slender hull emerged from within; in less than half a second, it completely broke through the barrier of space and appeared in the dim starry sky.

The spiritual-energy light wings on either side of the starship, and the spiritual-energy flames jetting from its tail, all trailed a stream of particles like fine sand.

The teleportation patterns etched beneath the hull's coating also dimmed accordingly.

Inside the starship's control room.

【Jump successful, initiating self-check mode】

【Checking status of all system modules…】

Translucent pale-blue screens flickered with text.

The voice of the ship spirit also sounded.

"Captain, you have arrived at the southern star domain, Fu Yao Star System, Interstellar Route No. 1457!"

"Hull exterior coating wear 0.27%, normal!"

"The jump engine is overheating; it is estimated to cool down within twelve hours!"

"All system modules have completed self-checks; no anomalies detected!"

"Connected to the Fu Yao Star System local network; applying for transit authorization from the local Warden..."

Chi Jiuyu, seated in her chair, clicked her tongue and muttered:

"Going on a mission is such a hassle."

Due to the southern star region entering a state of military readiness, the starship could only travel along interstellar routes, and had to report to the local Warden after every jump.

She casually gathered the test materials from the desk and pressed a button beside her seat to retract the surface.

Chi Jiuyu rose from her seat and began stretching her body.

This test required full concentration; not a single moment of distraction was allowed.

After several consecutive tests, she felt her entire body had stiffened, even her mind was dizzy.

After a long while, once she had stretched every part of her body.

Only then did she turn to face the front, her gaze slightly sorrowful as she looked at the star maps flowing with data ahead of the control room.

Whoo—

The large door behind her quietly opened, and a long sword of green-gold slowly flew in, its blade bearing a tray of neatly sliced fruit.

It floated all the way to behind the melancholy Chi Jiuyu.

"Jiuyu...! Master, eat!"

Chi Jiuyu paused, then reached out and took the fruit tray from the sword's blade.

"Thanks, dude!"

The green-gold sword said nothing more; it circled her once before dissolving into a spiritual light that vanished into the red bead hanging around her neck.

As a Soul Transformation-level prodigy sword cultivator, she could effortlessly nurture her sword within her spirit and retract it into her body.

But the nurturing effect was certainly inferior to Xu Xing's Shadow Secret Realm.

Therefore, under most circumstances, Chi Jiuyu kept her core sword nurtured within the Shadow Secret Realm.

The fact that her sword had quickly gained sentience and could even speak was entirely due to the Shadow Secret Realm.

"Sigh~" Chi Jiuyu sighed.

She, the supreme prodigy of the myriad heavens and worlds, had such disappointing talent in the hundred arts of cultivation...

Alchemy, array formation, puppets...

She had tested her talent in several traditional cultivation skills, but the results weren't just mediocre—they were utterly average.

If her peerless sword Dao talent was rated ten out of ten, her talent for alchemy hovered around one.

Her talent in other professions was even more absurd.

In alchemy, no matter which specialization she tried, her talent fluctuated around 0.5.

As for array formation...

Fuck!

Is this shit even learnable by humans?!

She, Chi Jiuyu Laozu, the supreme prodigy of the myriad heavens and worlds, the direct disciple of the Sword Sovereign, the youngest Soul Transformation in history—her array formation talent was below 0.1!

Shit!

The more Chi Jiuyu thought about it, the angrier she became; she grabbed a piece of fruit from the tray and shoved it into her mouth.

Array formation!

Even dogs won't learn it!

Mostly, it was the line in the "Guide to the Hundred Arts of Cultivation" that said, "Those without normal logical thinking ability are advised against studying array formation," which made her feel her supreme wisdom had been insulted.

Who the hell has abnormal logical thinking?!

Fuck!

Then she grabbed another piece of fruit and shoved it into her mouth.

To be fair, this fruit was pretty tasty; she should buy more next time.

"Application approved! Transit authorization granted!"

The sudden voice of the ship AI Xiao Xue interrupted Chi Jiuyu's internal monologue.

The carefully brewed tranquility had been shattered.

Huh?

"It passed so quickly?"

Even that Fu Ling Zhenjun earlier—he'd seemed like he'd stall her for his second grandson, yet he approved her request outright.

Hmm...

Maybe he's actually quite upright?

She shouldn't judge others with prejudice; it's wrong to form biases without knowing them...

Of course, as the saying goes, never let your guard down—she shouldn't become careless because of this.

"Alright! Eat something and continue testing."

Chi Jiuyu brought the tray close, opened her mouth wide, and shoved the remaining fruit into it with her hand.

As an Investigator with the supreme technique "Master, Save Me!" she was as steady as an old dog...

Wait, no!

As steady as an old fish...

Soon, the entire tray of fruit vanished into her stomach.

She idly tossed the tray into her storage ring, then left the control room for the living quarters.

Set up the table, activate the heating array, place the hot pot, and take out various meats.

Then she prepared the oil dip and sesame paste, and slurped her chopsticks.

Not bad, not bad—my skills are still top-notch.

That little fruit was just to tide her over; she hadn't even started eating properly yet!

"You can't skip a hot pot when going on a mission."

Just like eating noodles in the waiting hall beneath the Star Jump Array before a mission, this is an old tradition.

Before long, her gloom vanished completely.

Mainly because, after being interrupted like that, she had finally figured it out.

Perhaps she wasn't suited for those more traditional cultivation side professions.

After all, she, Hehuan Laozu, was a cultivator at the very forefront of the new era!

If you're going to learn, learn the newest, most trending professions!

Even if nothing else, Hehuan Laozu's skills were so good that even her uncle-senior praised them endlessly—why not learn Spirit Chef skills? The future is limitless!

Spirit Chef is now a highly popular profession.

Besides, she could occasionally seek advice from the Senior Spirit Ancestor, the "First Spirit Chef."

When she became Sect Master in the future, and her Spirit Chef skills were top-tier,

she might even launch a Spirit Chef training program to boost the Sword Sect's revenue!

And then there's the dazzling Star Refiner.

With a mere wave of the hand, an entire star system is instantly refined—doesn't that have more prestige than a blacksmith hammering away?

As she thought, she checked the news via the Fu Yao Star System's regional spiritual energy network.

【WARNING! Spirit Refiner Li Mou suspected of illegal star refining—arrested, faces up to ten years in prison!】

Chi Jiuyu: "..."

Coincidence!

It must be a coincidence!

She was a law-abiding fish! (End of Chapter)