Chapter 641: The Location of the Yuan

"Thank you, Elder!"

Chen Shang’s heart trembled; he immediately sat cross-legged on the lotus cushion that had suddenly appeared before the cultivation ground, hastily opening the jade book in his hands.

In truth, before coming, he hadn’t expected to receive an answer—only hoped to try his luck.

After all, the Sword Ancestor was burdened with countless duties; he might not have time to spare…

Yet somehow, progress had been made!

As a Tongxuan, his information-processing speed far surpassed ordinary mortals; soon, Chen Shang had reread the entire jade book hundreds of times, memorizing every detail.

The Spirit of the Jieyan Device followed the First Chairman away.

And the First Chairman, to save her, altered the original route…

The information recorded in the jade book flashed repeatedly through his mind.

Long silence.

"Thank you, Elder."

Chen Shang rose again and bowed deeply.

Xu Xing said nothing more, but spoke:

"Regarding Ascension, I’ve told you before, and over this period, your Alliance of the Righteous should have heard plenty of rumors."

Though the related news only circulated within the Immortal Sects’ internal network.

But with so many people in the Immortal Sects, it was inevitable outsiders would learn of it.

Not to mention the Ascension Mission has already been posted at the Mission Reception Desk like an ordinary task…

The Alliance of the Righteous, constantly monitoring the Immortal Sects’ movements, surely studied it in secret the moment they received the news.

"This…" Chen Shang clutched the jade book, slightly embarrassed, "there really are some rumors."

How could the Alliance of the Righteous, the strongest power outside the Seven Immortal Sects, not monitor the Immortal Sects’ movements!

Things are better now; after the Huanhuan Sect incident, everyone has more self-awareness.

But a century ago, the Alliance of the Righteous once treated the Seven Immortal Sects as 'hypothetical enemies' for study!

Of course.

Now, monitoring the Immortal Sects’ movements is mainly to avoid falling too far behind.

And not just them—among all the named powers still existing in Taixuan Realm today, which one could afford to ignore the Immortal Sects’ movements?

"It’s only natural; you needn’t feel uneasy," Xu Xing said.

If the Alliance of the Righteous didn’t monitor the Immortal Sects, that would be strange.

Moreover, though Chen Shang is the current leader of the Alliance of the Righteous, he cannot make every decision as he wishes.

Like the Sect Master of the Sword Sect, he has many concerns to weigh.

"Let’s return to the matter at hand."

Chen Shang’s expression turned solemn; he sat cross-legged on the lotus cushion again.

"Elder, please speak."

Without a single wasted word, Xu Xing explained directly: "Before you came to the Sword Sect, Ning Wanzhu of Lingyin Workshop and Mingyu of your Alliance of the Righteous came here."

As expected!

Chen Shang was not surprised.

He said nothing, continuing to listen quietly.

"The Taixuan Immortal Network was built upon the 'Ascension Project,' modeled after a world’s divine system, with my power as its core, primarily designed to assist the 'Ascension Project.'"

"The previous Immortal Sects Competition was, in fact, a test of the Immortal Network’s functions."

"Originally, we planned to wait until all functions stabilized before considering expansion and deployment."

"But when they heard rumors of the Yuan’s whereabouts beyond the world, they voluntarily applied to join the Immortal Network’s expansion deployment…"

Previously, Xu Xing had only mentioned basic concepts and ideas of the 'Ascension Project' and 'Taixuan Immortal Network' to Chen Shang—nothing more.

But this time, he detailed every specific aspect—even mentioned Taiyi Realm.

As for why…

The 'Ascension Project' has now entered the phase of gradual public disclosure; telling him wouldn’t matter much.

After a while, Chen Shang fell silent after hearing all Xu Xing had said.

Long moments passed before he finally raised his head.

"Sword Ancestor Elder, during the time Ning and Mingyu rest and recover, may I take their place and join the Immortal Network’s expansion deployment?"

He had thoroughly considered this before speaking.

Though the Starfront battlefield is important, he is barely qualified as a Tongxuan.

Put plainly, his absence or presence makes little difference.

And though battles may occur, they are not constant.

"You want to go too?" Xu Xing felt a strange unease.

Mingyu and Ning Wanzhu are the Yuan’s romantic companions.

But you…

At most, you’re merely the Yuan’s 'colleague,' right?

"I humbly beg the Sword Ancestor Elder to grant me this."

Chen Shang’s tone was firm; he bowed deeply.

Compared to the Starfront battlefield, the Immortal Network expansion deployment requires traveling into unknown realms, continuously establishing connection nodes—far more arduous.

As a former Chairman of the Alliance of the Righteous—and one who committed grave errors—he must shoulder responsibility; how could he let Mingyu and Ning Wanzhu bear it alone!

Naturally, one must take responsibility—how could we let Mingyu and Ning of the Lingyin Workshop bear it alone!

…

Taiyi Realm.

Located above the One Hundred and Eight Heavens, the great continent longed for by countless beings.

A hidden sacred domain, invisible to the mortal world, existing beyond the veil.

Within the core area of the Gao Ta.

The soft glow radiating from the ground illuminated strange crystals containing silhouettes of figures.

Before a wall of crystals storing relics left by outsiders, a half-finished doll floated silently.

Mingyu stood before the doll, channeling magic power through her fingertip to trace intricate, translucent runes in the air.

Ning Wanzhu assisted beside her, guiding the runes Mingyu drew toward the doll.

The Kongji Holy Master stood behind them, watching their actions, her eyes flickering with something inexplicable.

With her insight, it was easy to see they were using a technique utterly alien to Taiyi Realm’s transcendental system.

These outsiders are truly extraordinary…

Dense runes now surrounded the half-doll, resonating with one another like overlapping waves, shimmering with an uncanny hue.

Under the runes’ effect, an elusive connection, mediated by the half-doll, stretched endlessly toward a distant, unknowable direction…

Under the effect of the runes, an elusive connection, mediated by the half-doll, continuously extended toward a distant and unknowable direction...

Though Mingyu, compared to gentle Ning Wanzhu, had a more impetuous nature, she had perfectly inherited the ancestral divination art of Tingyu Tower—

Though Mingyu, compared to the gentle Ning Wanzhu, had a more impetuous nature, she had perfectly inherited the Lingting Tower’s generations-old divination art—

Before Tingyu Tower merged into the Alliance of the Righteous, it was renowned throughout Taixuan Realm for this divination art.

Before the Lingting Tower joined the Orthodox Alliance, it was already renowned throughout the Taixuan Realm for this divination art.

As the words left her lips, a soft sound like a raindrop hitting ground echoed.

The runes surrounding the half-doll suddenly blazed with light, resonating with one another; the faint connection became crystal-clear, rapidly extending toward a single "direction."

Both women stared intently at the thread stretching into the void; the Kongji Holy Master’s eyes also flickered with curiosity.

Could they truly use this miraculous method to locate the unknown outsider who crafted the half-doll?

Yet, in the next instant!

The connection stretching into the void suddenly halted—then snapped like a thread violently torn, the severed portion drifting downward.

The connection stretching into the abyss suddenly snapped, and the severed portion drifted down like a thread violently torn apart.