In the Three World Island, Lu Ye and Chu Shen sat opposite each other in his bamboo house. There were a few dishes and two bottles of wine on the table. They were drinking and chatting happily.
After retreating from Zi Xuan yesterday, Lu Ye brought the Minor Constellation Hall back with him. He readjusted the power of this treasure and placed it under the Three World Island.
It had only been half a month since he placed the Minor Constellation Hall under Zi Xuan Island. Hence, even though there was some impact on the Three World Island, it was not significant.
Many people did not even realize that there were many changes in the Three World Island.
Today, Lu Ye invited Chu Shen to a banquet. He did not pay much attention to it. The two of them ate and chatted casually. He did not even thank Chu Shen. He remembered some things and did not need to express it.
Chu Shen did not mention it either. However, Lu Ye knew that Jiuyan's appearance on the All-encompassing Island was not a coincidence. There were no such coincidences in this world.
If there was anyone in this world who could invite Jiuyan, it would be Chu Shen.
"How long will it take for you to complete the constellation?" Lu Ye threw a nut into his mouth and asked casually.
Chu Shen chuckled, "Soon, within two or three years."
Ever since he came to the Three World Island, Chu Shen had been living in seclusion. He cultivated in seclusion all year round. His talent was outstanding. In addition to the excellent cultivation environment on the Three World Island, he did not lack cultivation resources. Hence, his cultivation progressed very quickly.
Back then, he was not like this. He was young and unruly and would run away from home at the slightest provocation. However, ever since he lost the Matchless Island, Chu Shen realized the importance of his own strength. Only then was he able to calm down and work hard.
A cultivator's path of growth would always be filled with obstacles. Everyone was like that. It was these obstacles that allowed one to become more mature.
Chu Shen aside, in the Three World Island, the first batch of Nine Continents Constellations that came with Lu Ye had already reached the late-stage Constellation Constellation Realm. Their cultivation and strength had greatly improved compared to when they first came to the Myriad Phenomenon Sea.
Lu Ye nodded, "I am preparing to go to the Carriage Bell Boundary. What do you think I should bring?"
Jiuyan helped him resolve such a huge crisis. Back then, Lu Ye could not express his gratitude. Furthermore, the battle for the Spiritual Island was still ongoing. Hence, he immediately rushed back to Zi Xuan Island.
Now that everything was settled, it was time to pay a visit to Che Ling Jie and thank Jiu Yan in person.
It wouldn't be nice to go empty-handed, so Lu Ye thought that he should bring some gifts. But what could possibly pique Rizhao's interest? Lu Ye thought about it and decided that he had to consult Chu Shen on this matter. After all, no one knew his mother better than him.
"There's no need to bring them. Big Brother, just go. When the time comes, I will accompany Big Brother." Chu Shen waved his hand.
"I need to bring them. Give me some ideas." Lu Ye insisted. Chu Shen was just being polite when he said that he didn't need to bring anything. Naturally, he couldn't really go there without bringing anything. "Does Senior Jiuyan have any special preferences?"
Chu Shen scratched his head. "I really don't know. I've never seen Mother like anything."
"Think about it carefully. You're the son of Jiuyan after all. How could you not know what your mother likes?"
Chu Shen thought hard for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
Lu Ye immediately looked at him expectantly.
"Why don't you find a dao companion for my mother, Big Brother? My mother has been alone all her life, she should have someone by her side."
The corner of Lu Ye's mouth twitched. This was really a filial son. How could he say something like that?
Moreover, where could he find a dao companion for Jiuyan? Jiuyan was Rizhao. Only Rizhao was worthy of her.
Soon, he felt that something was wrong. He frowned and said, "If Senior Jiuyan has been alone all her life, where did you come from?"
Chu Shen laughed. "I was picked up by Mother. Mother and I are not biological mother and son."
Lu Ye couldn't help but widen his eyes in shock.
He had always thought that Chu Shen and Jiuyan were biological mother and son. Who knew that they weren't? Chu Shen definitely wouldn't joke about this kind of thing.
According to her, a few decades ago, when she was travelling through a certain domain, she saw me, who was still in swaddling clothes, being placed on a wooden basin. Following the river, there were jackals and wolves on both sides of the river, eyeing me covetously. If no one paid attention to me, I would either drown or be eaten by those jackals and wolves. She couldn't bear it and brought me back, taking good care of me. The origin of my name is because that domain has the word Shen, and the place where my mother found me was a small country called Chu, so my mother named me Chu Shen. "
Lu Ye blinked. "I thought you took your father's surname."
Chu Shen smiled. "I don't even know who my father is." At this point, Chu Shen suddenly said, "Big Brother, if you insist on bringing a gift, why don't you give it to Aunt Yue? Mother probably doesn't want anything else, so she won't care about anything. However, if you give it to Aunt Yue, the effect will be the same."
Lu Ye asked, "Then what does Aunt Yue like?"
Chu Shen thought for a moment and said, "From what I know, Aunt Yue has a chance of breaking through to Rizhao. The Soul-refining Pill should be good. Oh right, a few years ago, Aunt Yue seemed to be looking for treasures that can improve the quality of her spiritual source. I wonder if she found any. "
When he said this, Lu Ye had a plan in mind.
Indeed, for a peak Yue Yao like Aunt Yue, a top-grade Soul-refining Pill was undoubtedly a good gift.
The top-grade Soul-refining Pill of the Three World Island was now a signature item. In the vast Wanxiang Sea, countless peak Yue Yao had their eyes on it. Although it was not difficult for the island to refine this pill, with the pill gourd, in theory, as long as they had enough raw materials, they could refine it without limit.
However, they could not supply it without limit. Firstly, it would attract unwanted attention, and secondly, it would delay Shui Yuan's cultivation. Especially after the Three World Island had gotten on the right track in recent years, Shui Yuan's main purpose of using the pill furnace to refine pills was to satisfy the cultivation needs of her own cultivators. As for selling them, that was secondary, because the Three World Island no longer relied on selling pills to earn Spirit Jades.
Also, with the addition of the Flower Tribe, they could refine normal pills, and their quality was not bad. However, if they wanted to refine top-grade pills, it would depend on luck.
Therefore, there was only one way for the Three World Island to sell top-grade Soul-refining Pills to the outside world — the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce's annual auction. Every time the auction was held, a large number of Yue Yao would come. Any bottle of top-grade Soul-refining Pills would be sold at a very high price.
Every year, this was the busiest time for the Three World Island.
The pills were sold in limited quantities to the outside world, but if Lu Ye wanted them, wouldn't it be easy? He could just take whatever he wanted.
As for treasures that could increase the quality of one's spiritual source … It was a bitter matter.
Lu Ye had asked the Myriad Elephant Chamber of Commerce to keep an eye out for such treasures several years ago, but there had been no news from them so far.
Violet Jade Island's huge treasury did not have such treasures.
Instead, he found one in Hu Guang's storage ring. It should be Hu Guang's personal item.
Lu Ye had planned to refine it in a few days to increase the quality of his spiritual source. That way, his cultivation efficiency should increase slightly. Now, it seemed that there was no need to refine it. He could just give it to Aunt Yue as a gift.
Although the treasure was precious, if Jiuyan had not appeared that day, it would have been difficult to resolve the matter.
If the Three World Island wanted to develop on the Myriad Elephant Sea in the future, it could not do without the protection of the Che Ling Realm.
The next day, Lu Ye brought the gifts and set off with Chu Shen. They left the Myriad Elephant Sea and headed in the direction of the Che Ling Realm.
The journey was smooth and uneventful. Chu Shen had not returned to the Che Ling Realm for many years, so he was rather excited along the way.
When they arrived at the Che Ling Realm, there was no need to say anything. Under Chu Shen's lead, they directly entered the realm.
The Thousand Sunset Sect on the Thousand Sunset Mountain was the largest sect in the Che Ling Realm. It was also Jiuyan's sect. When Chu Shen and Lu Ye arrived, Aunt Yue was already waiting in front of a large hall. Clearly, she had sensed Chu Shen's return.
"Aunt Yue!" Chu Shen shouted and stepped forward to greet her.
"It's rare that you still have the heart to come back." Aunt Yue pursed her lips and smiled. "I thought you would never want to come back after leaving the Che Ling Realm."
Chu Shen's expression turned bitter. "Haven't I been so engrossed in cultivation that I completely forgot about myself? I was young and ignorant in the past, causing mother and Aunt Yue to worry. Now that I've grown up, I know that home is where I belong. "
Aunt Yue blinked, somewhat gratified. "Shen 'er has really grown up."
She looked up at Lu Ye behind Chu Shen. Lu Ye hurriedly bowed. "Aunt Yue!"
Since Chu Shen called him big brother, he naturally followed suit. Although their cultivations were about the same, Aunt Yue was indeed much older.
Aunt Yue was stunned for a moment. For a moment, she didn't know how to respond. In the past, Lu Ye had called her fellow daoist. Now, she couldn't call Lu Ye by his name … They weren't familiar with this place yet. She could only nod. "Island Master Lu."
The number one person under the sun. Even she didn't dare to ignore this title. It was a title that had been earned through real killing.
"Aunt Yue, this is big brother's gift for you." Chu Shen hurriedly handed over a storage ring that he had prepared in advance.
Aunt Yue smiled. "Since you're here, there's no need to bring a gift." Although she said this, she didn't refuse and reached out to take the ring.
She casually checked it and her eyes lit up. "You're very thoughtful."
Not to mention how rare treasures that could increase the quality of one's source of origin were, just the top-grade Soul-refining Pill was indeed what she needed the most right now. It could be said that Lu Ye's gift was exactly what she wanted.
Seeing this, Lu Ye secretly sighed in relief. Aunt Yue accepting the gift undoubtedly showed her attitude and didn't treat him as an outsider. But then again, if she really treated him as an outsider, Jiu Yan wouldn't have appeared on the Island of Versatility that day, and Aunt Yue wouldn't have specially made a trip to the Three World Island.
"Where's mother?" Chu Shen didn't see Jiu Yan and asked.
"She's inside." Aunt Yue smiled.
"Mother!" Chu Shen shouted and rushed into the main hall. He looked very much like a young daughter-in-law returning to her mother's home.
"Island Master Lu, please come in." Aunt Yue gestured with her hand.
"Thank you for your trouble," Lu Ye said. He followed behind Aunt Yue and walked into the hall.
After entering the main hall, Lu Ye immediately saw the figure of a woman sitting at the head of the table. Chu Shen was standing beside her, laughing and talking about something.
Lu Ye focused his gaze on Jiu Yan's face and was immediately stunned. This was because he still couldn't see her face clearly. Just like that day outside the Island of Versatility, Jiu Yan's face was covered by a layer of hazy light.
Looking at Chu Shen's reaction, it was obvious that he saw something different. Therefore, Lu Ye vaguely felt that Jiu Yan had used some kind of method on him to hide her face.
But why? Lu Ye was puzzled.
(End of Chapter)
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