In the blink of an eye, ten years had passed in the Mountain and Sea Realm.
Inside the cave, Liu Yanyi was reading the talisman books that Elder Quan had reported to her recently. Apart from the places where she had lost contact with them, most of the realms had reported back.
Now, there were only three places that had not lost contact with them, and there was no news from them either.
For cultivators, ten years was just a short period of time. Since they trusted their disciples, the sect would not interfere too much.
However, this did not eliminate the possibility that the disciples were controlled by others and did not respond. Therefore, if there was no response for a long time, the sect would still send people to investigate.
Elder Quan then said, "Manor Head, there are already more than a thousand disciples who have returned from the Sky of Unknown World. Their cultivation base has more or less improved. It's obvious that this is a good training for the disciples. Why don't we make it a routine in the future? Not only can we eliminate the weak and retain the strong, we can also do what Grand Supreme has instructed us to do."
Liu Yanyi pondered for a while. For those disciples who had no hope of advancing, this could be a way out. She nodded and said, "We can give it a try, but remember, this is only voluntary and cannot be forced."
Elder Quan immediately agreed.
At this moment, a disciple entered the door and reported, "Master, Yuan Shangzhen is here."
Liu Yanyi put down the talisman book and said, "Invite him in."
Elder Quan quickly excused himself.
After a while, Yuan JIngqing walked in and bowed, "Greetings, Eldest Senior Sister."
Liu Yanyi invited him to take a seat and said, "Ninth Junior Brother, I have something I need you to do."
Yuan JIngqing said, "Please give me your orders, Senior Sister."
Liu Yanyi said, "Senior Sister has been ordered by Master to investigate the Unknown World. Now, most of the realms have been settled, and most are under my control. However, there are still five realms where great demons are wreaking havoc, and the disciples can't handle them. I have to stay here to manage the situation, so I have to trouble Junior Brother to pacify them."
Due to the abundance of spiritual opportunity in these five realms, the great demons bred by them had almost reached the level of Mortal Metamorphosis. Not even Grotto-Heaven cultivators could suppress them, unless there were Mortal Metamorphosis cultivators there. These realms were also very valuable to the Clear Nether Heavenly Lake. As long as they could conquer them, they could be used as places to spread Dao. Once there was an inheritance of the dao, even if there were obscene and evil sacrifices, they could also be purged, and it would not spread again.
Yuan JIngqing agreed: "I will do my best for the sect's matters. We can go now."
Liu Yanyi warned, "Junior Brother, you must be careful too."
Yuan JIngqing nodded, and when he saw that Liu Yanyi didn't have any other instructions, he excused himself. With a thought, he arrived at the place where the Myriad World Apparatus of Muddy Connection was placed. An elder was standing guard here, and when he saw Yuan JIngqing arrive, he hurriedly stood up and bowed. "Greetings, Yuan Shang Zhen."
Yuan JIngqing nodded. Then, he walked up to the All Realms Instrument. With a sweep, he knew where the Five Realms were. He targeted one of them. With a thought, he broke through the Void Space and fled to one of them.
On the peak of the snow-covered mountain plains, Wu Shangqiu stood in front of a tall petrified pine tree, looking at the sky in a daze.
Unknowingly, ten years had passed. In these years, he had experienced many things, and his entire person had changed a lot. At this moment, there was no longer the confusion in his eyes like when he first came, only a little shame and guilt.
After a long while, he seemed to have made a decision. He stretched out his hand and pressed down. A ray of light rushed down and instantly melted the thick layer of snow and ice, as well as the hard soil below that was as hard as metal and stone. After more than a hundred feet, the light faded, revealing a deep cave the size of a palm.
He reached into his sleeve and took out the Escape Pearl that was stored in the jade box. After a slight hesitation, he let go of his hand and let it fall.
He looked at the item falling, and his gaze was complicated. Then, he flicked his sleeve and the soil that was originally there was filled back up.
It wouldn't be long before this place would be covered up again. Other than him, no one else would know that such an item was buried here.
He looked at it for a while and thought to himself, I'm only a disciple that isn't very important. As long as I don't respond, after a long time, the sect will probably not remember me anymore, right?
After a long time, he saw that there were no obvious traces left on the surface below. He sighed. Let bygones be bygones.
He turned around and walked down the mountain.
Liu Qiuhua stood there, her two hands hugging two pink and jade-like children. They were wearing thick felt hats and winter clothes.
She looked up worriedly. When she saw Wu Shangqiu's figure appear in front of her, she relaxed a little. Holding the hands of her children, she came up and said, "Husband."
Wu Shangqiu smiled and said, "It's fine now." After hiding the Escape Pearl, he seemed to have taken off some heavy burden, at least on the surface.
Liu Qiuhua said seriously, "If there's anything, I'll take care of it together with you."
Wu Shangqiu nodded. At this moment, he felt a movement on his leg. Looking over, he saw his son's little hand tugging at his clothes and looking at him. Wu Shangqiu smiled and bent down to pick him up. The other girl was anxious. She stretched out her hand and said, "I want daddy to hug me too. I want daddy to hug me too."
Wu Shangqiu laughed. "Okay, carry both of you." He reached out and carried his daughter as well. Then, he turned around and looked at the snow mountain that Just Now came down from. He said to his children solemnly, "Zhong 'er, Nan' er, look carefully at this place. Don't forget it. Do you understand?"
The pair of children said seriously, "Yes."
Wu Shangqiu glanced at this place again, then brought his wife and child back to a manor that occupied a large area. This place was set up here a few years ago by Willow Huai Mountain Manor. It was for the sake of making it convenient to collect some rare flowers that could only grow on the snowy plains. Currently, there were over a thousand servants busying themselves here.
When the couple arrived at the manor, Liu Ju came up and bowed, "Manor Lord, Mister."
Wu Shangqiu took off his cloak and a maid took it. He asked, "Is there something?"
Liu Ju said, "The people of Mu Han Manor heard that Mister and the manor lord are coming and want to host a banquet. What should we do about this?"
Liu Qiuhua said, "Husband, I, Liu Huai, and the Mu Han Manor have a marriage alliance. When I travel outside, they take care of me. Why don't you meet them?"
Wu Shangqiu smiled and said, "Since it's hard to refuse, I'll go. However, I think they have something to ask of me."
Liu Qiuhua smiled gently and said, "That's because of husband's ability."
Wu Shangqiu laughed. Over the past ten years, he had continuously fought with ferocious beings and broke through many barriers. He used the Xuan Seeds that he brought out from the sect and successfully cultivated to the Mystic Light Realm.
Under his and Liu Qiuhua's hard work, the Liu Huai Manor went from a small force to an upper-tier force.
Because he had some experience in clearing out the land of ferocious beings, he had successfully modified the Fiendish Suppression Technique and added formations into it, greatly reducing the spread of the fiendish aura. Furthermore, he didn't keep it to himself and even spread it out, causing more and more places to live in the world. Adding on the fact that the weather had been very warm over the past ten years and the harvests were very good, it could be said that the world was very peaceful.
Looking at this scene, he felt a sense of accomplishment. This was something that he had never felt in the sect before.
Before this, he had also thought that if he reported the situation here to the sect, would he be bestowed this world. However, he did not find any clues related to that almighty being. This meant that in terms of comparison, the merit was only ordinary. In that case, the sect would definitely come over to impart Dao techniques to him. As for the Celestial Sect of Wonders, although it upholds the concept of gentleness, it could destroy everything that exists.
Everything he was used to would no longer be the same, and it was precisely because of this that he buried the Escape Pearl. He hoped that even if such a thing came, he would be able to delay it for a little longer.
"Husband?"
Wu Shangqiu heard the voice and came back to his senses. Seeing that Liu Qiuhua was looking at him, he smiled and said, "I suddenly thought of something and got lost in thought."
Liu Qiuhua didn't ask much and only acknowledged him.
Because of the invitation from the Mu Han Manor, the couple washed up and left their children to Liu Ju to take care of. Then, they left the manor in a carriage. However, they didn't go far before the sky suddenly darkened. A Heavenly Dao Fire fell from the sky and landed on the ground. Then, it turned red.
Liu Qiuhua's expression turned serious and she said, "Husband, it seems that another land of ferocious beings has appeared."
Wu Shangqiu felt a little uneasy. He had seen many ferocious beings over the years. He had seen all kinds of strange beings, but they all appeared on the ground. He had never seen one that came from the sky. He said in a deep voice, "That place is not far from us. We won't go to the Mu Han Manor. We'll go there first and take a look. If it's possible, we'll deal with it as soon as possible."
Liu Qiuhua nodded in agreement and said, "Husband is right."
After the two of them decided, they got off the carriage and prepared to fly. However, Just Now, when they reached the outside, a beggar jumped up from the ground and pointed at Wu Shangqiu from afar and shouted, "If you go against the will of heaven, you'll suffer the consequences. If you go against the will of heaven, you'll suffer the consequences!"
When the servants of the manor saw this, they immediately chased the beggar away, but the beggar continued to shout.
Liu Qiuhua looked at Wu Shangqiu worriedly and said, "Husband …" She knew that Wu Shangqiu had always been hiding things in his heart. Sometimes, he would become very sensitive, so she was afraid that he would be affected by the beggar's words.
Wu Shangqiu's expression was normal and he said, "Don't worry, I won't take a few crazy words to heart."
He could tell that this beggar was not sent by someone with ulterior motives. He was just spouting nonsense, so his mind was not shaken. Even though he had cut off his past, the cultivation in the Clear Nether Lake was not fake, so he would not be frightened with just a few words.
Even if there was a calamity, it would not be just because of him, so there was no need to force himself to be troubled. He should just do what he should do and follow his heart.
He circulated his cultivation method, and profound light flashed out, sweeping up Liu Qiuhua and flying up. Not long after, they had crossed a few hundred miles and arrived at the place where the heavenly fire had fallen. He saw that the ground below was bright red, and it was all scorched earth with sparks in the darkness. However, he could not feel any baleful aura, as if it was really the heavenly fire that had fallen, and there was nothing strange about it.
Only then did he heave a sigh of relief. However, he suddenly felt that something was amiss. After pondering for a moment, he wrapped up the mysterious light and abruptly pulled himself up to a higher altitude. When he looked down again, he was shocked.
The outline of the undulating scorched earth was clearly a ghost face with a strange smile!
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