How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!

In the latter half of the night, Lin Xiaosu arrived at Liu Lin Temple.

Hu Ya had already been appointed as the temporary commander of the Tashan Defense Line.

She put down the battle plan she was studying to accompany Lin Xiaosu on the long corridor between Liu Lin Temple and the folded space.

Her face showed no sadness, instead, it was filled with immense excitement...

"Hey, how about this, we switch places. You stay here and command, and I'll take over your job, making a mess over there?"

"Damn! Who can you make a mess? More like you messing me up!" Lin Xiaosu glared at her.

"Don't underestimate me. I have extensive battle experience now. Otherwise, how could I replace you as the chief commander? Hmm... temporary chief commander? My combat power isn't below yours!" Hu Ya said, "How about I talk to the old man, and we go together?"

"Hey, hey, don't get carried away," Lin Xiaosu said, "Revolution is like a brick, it goes where it's needed. Haven't you heard?"

"I've heard, but I have my own ideas. I'm a proactive brick... Seeing you scratching your head like that, are you worried about me following you and getting in the way of your womanizing?"

My God, this girl, is she really unconcerned?

Or does optimism run through her bones?

She really treats the Strange Realm as a tourist spot...

"Forget it. After all, I'm just a new hand in Qianlong, so for now, I'll listen to orders," Hu Ya glanced around, conceding, "Hey, this place is densely forested, perfect for young people to slip into the woods. This is the only benefit of the folded space opening — theoretically, it can promote population growth."

Lin Xiaosu rubbed his forehead.

"What's wrong?" Hu Ya glared at him, "You've been in the woods with Miao Ruolan, with your little Ye, can't you move anymore?"

Lin Xiaosu stretched out his hand, wrapped her waist, and the next moment, he proved with action that he could still move!

Hu Ya was so excited that she nearly snapped a tree in front of her.

Afterwards, she breathed a satisfied breath, "With you gone for years, I have some empathy with Widow Feng's long and hard nights..."

Lin Xiaosu stared at her, "Hey, hey, what's with the empathy with a widow? Are you cursing me to die?"

"I misspoke! My little Meng is so fierce, how could I bear to curse you? Little Meng, don't die on me. I'm still looking forward to going into the woods with you..." Hu Ya behaved, snuggling into his arms.

Little Meng?

Where did this come from?

Lin Xiaosu looked at her mischievous smile, itching to teach her another lesson.

Hu Ya giggled, shot up into the air, "Can't play anymore, I have to go back to the meeting. The temporary chief commander is fully relieved, full of energy, must assign tasks to the group, let everyone get high."

At this point, Lin Xiaosu bade farewell to this world.

Blue Demon, Ruolan, Hu Ya, indulged with actions.

Yixiang and Ding Ruoshui, comforted with a text message.

Consensus reached with Chief Long.

His parents, though reluctant, eventually agreed.

Ahead, the road's length unknown.

Behind him, always in his heart, the homeland left behind.

On the cliff, Lin Xiaosu turned back, casting a final glance at Old Tashan Village.

The village was quiet, only his small courtyard still had a light on.

His parents stood quietly under the lamp, as if they could still see him through the night shrouded in darkness...

Lin Xiaosu waved goodbye gently, saying, "Goodbye! My home, goodbye... Tashan!"

Then, he entered the folded space.

In the folded space, starlight had synchronized with the outside.

The Heavenly Dao of both worlds was slowly merging at a frequency imperceptible to humans.

The former Tashan Defense Line, the marks of battle remained, but the mountains on both sides were vastly different.

Many more caves and wooden houses had appeared.

This was where the Kun Cang Thirteen Sects had established their sect.

The most prominent peak was Shenghua Valley.

Why was it prominent?

The entire mountain was in full bloom, beautiful as a dream under the starlight.

Lin Xiaosu moved, stepping into the air, and landed on the mountaintop where two elders appeared, bowing deeply, "Young Master Lin, the Lord is at a critical moment in his seclusion, unable to come out or be disturbed, please forgive us."

Lin Xiaosu cast his eyes towards a cave ahead, the aura inside the cave ever-changing, "Is the Lord about to break through?"

The Great Elder said, "The Lord has been at the Peak of Enlightenment for many years; the Heavenly Tao Rules of the world in Kun Cang are incomplete, unable to consolidate the Primordial Spirit. Upon arriving here, after numerous bloody battles, he is greatly enlightened and may truly take that step."

"Congratulations!" Lin Xiaosu smiled, "You two elders are also only a step away from leaving the Enlightenment Realm."

"Young master has sharp eyes; recently the two of us have also been stirred by the Mystical Mechanism, but with the Lord in seclusion, we dare not comprehend at ease. Once the Lord emerges, it will be our turn to retreat into seclusion," the Great Elder said.

"Where is Senior Sister Feng Ji?"

"Does the young master not know? Feng Ji has entered the Ancient World."

"She... entered the Ancient World?" Lin Xiaosu was slightly surprised.

"May I answer this question?" A shadow flashed, and a charming figure stood atop the peak, it was the Saintess Qian Ling, who said, "Feng Ji spoke with me before leaving. It was half a month after March 3rd, the world had changed, and the Great Xia Defense Line was breached. She said, the current situation could only be resolved by one method, that was her entering the Ancient World, entering the Reincarnation Sect, to see if there was hope to end this catastrophe with the power of the Reincarnation Sect."

From her perspective.

This was perhaps the only way.

She was not an immortal, she couldn't predict that Lin Xiaosu could find the turnaround in fate from the Three Realms.

It can only be said that facing a great disaster, everyone reacts in their own way.

Lin Xiaosu was like this.

So was Feng Ji.

"So that's how it is!" Lin Xiaosu nodded gently, "I'll take my leave!"

He descended the Shenghua Valley peak.

Saintess Qian Ling followed him all the way.

Lin Xiaosu smiled slightly, "Haven't you thought about entering the Ancient World as well, to find your clansmen?"

She was the Spirit Clan's Saintess.

The Spirit Clan is also an ancient clan.

Although she was buried in this world within the blood coffin, her roots also lie within the Ancient World. At least, in this current world, she couldn't find any clansmen, but in the Ancient World, she could.

Saintess Qian Ling smiled gently, "If it weren't for waiting for you, I would have gone over long ago."

"Waiting for me? You knew I would enter the Ancient World?"

Saintess Qian Ling said, "Don't forget, I played a game of strategy against the Nine Headed Snake with you. I understand your enemy-thinking pattern. I knew in this situation, you would definitely take this step!"

"You waiting for me, is it to fulfill our previous agreement?"

Saintess Qian Ling gave him a sidelong glance, "Don't recite that flirtatious poem about 'growing old together' anymore. I waited for you because I want to inform you of the new changes in the Ancient World and then discuss an action plan with you."

"Go ahead..." Lin Xiaosu's eyes turned calm.

Saintess Qian Ling walked side by side with him deeper into the folded space, speaking a lot along the way.

The Ancient World, Lin Xiaosu had also understood before, from the scattered and chaotic information arising from Feng Ji's bones and the complete information from Gu Jian Youchen.

Whether it was said by Feng Ji or Gu Jian Youchen, it was all information from the past.

At least it was information from thousands of years ago.

But today, the information brought by Saintess Qian Ling is current, and they come from captives.

The battles of the Tashan Defense Line relied on two weapons to damage the Haoyuan Sect. The nuclear bomb is not mentioned, as beneath it, one could be neither ghost nor god, it is unlikely there is anyone.

The Heavenly Yin Yang Chaos Array was much more gentle, leaving those under the array... useless!

These cultivators' cultivation was destroyed, making them clear-minded and sensible, constantly worrying about being thrown into the Abyss. Even if you don't interrogate them, they will voluntarily cozy up to you, vying to tell you many things, by taking real actions to show they are not simply wasting food.

Therefore, the situation over there is almost entirely known to Feng Ji.

The situation is quite different from thousands of years ago.

The information Lin Xiaosu obtained, the top-level architecture over there was one abyss, three sects, four gates, and six paths.

But now it has changed.

One Abyss, Three Sects, Six Paths, Nine Gates.

One Abyss, Cangyuan.

Three Sects, Heavenly Capital, Underworld, Xuanhuang.

Six Paths, Space Time Path, Yin-Yang Dao, Tao of Cause and Effect, Path of Chaos, Path of Life, Unorthodox Methods.

Nine Gates, Demon Sect, Demon Sect, Wan du sect, Mental Path, Dragon Sect, Reincarnation Sect, Qing Sect, Ancient Sect, Beast Taming Sect.

It appears that the structure of one abyss, three sects, four gates, six paths, compared to one abyss, three sects, six paths, nine gates, is only a change in the number of "gates" from the original "four gates" (Demon, Demon, Ancient, Reincarnation) to the current nine gates (adding the Mental Path, Dragon Sect, Wan du Sect, Qing Sect and Beast Taming Sect).

It's not that simple at all.

It's not merely an increase or decrease in numbers.

More importantly, it redefines the hierarchy of statuses.

Previously, the order placed "gates" before "paths," which was obviously unreasonable.

Dao, representing the Heavenly Tao Seven Techniques, cannot be placed beneath "gates"!

Thus, now we return to the basics.

Dao is placed before gates!

At the same time, this ordering also reflects the great change in the structure of the Ancient World over the millennia.

The Dragon Sect didn't exist before because the descendants of the Dragon Clan declined, seemingly extinct; however, the Heavenly Dragon Crossing opened, and people were surprised to find a large clan there.

The Mental Path emerged suddenly, infiltrating the Ancient World with great expansion.

The Wan du Sect, taking the path of poisons, fierce and dangerous, known in Jianghu.

The Beast Taming Sect used to only dabble, but now it's also taking shape.

The Qing Sect is extremely mysterious, and to this day, no one knows why it has also become one of the nine gates.

After listening to these basic introductions, Lin Xiaosu raised a question, actually an old one...

"Six Paths are named after the Heavenly Tao Seven Techniques, but there's no Reincarnation within them. Theoretically, Reincarnation should be a path. Why did Reincarnation fall from a path to become a gate?"

"Six Paths need a Tao seal!" Saintess Qian Ling said, "Space Time, Yin-Yang, Cause and Effect, Chaos, Life all have Tao seals, but only the Reincarnation Path lacks a Tao seal. Without a Tao seal, it cannot be orthodox, so it can only be demoted."

The Reincarnation Path lacks the Reincarnation Seal...

Within the Six Paths, it could not stand firm, knocked down from the high tier of Dao, named as a gate...

The Ancient World truly is a place with a strict hierarchy.

Lin Xiaosu said, "Then what qualifies Unorthodox Methods to be a path?"

"Unorthodox Methods being a path also has some controversies, but it must be said, in this world, strength is respected. Unorthodox Methods rise to prominence relying on a legend, this legend is the so-called exception of the Heavenly Dao, a six-eared Left Holder."

"A six-eared Left Holder?" Lin Xiaosu suddenly felt a jump in his heart.

This name is particularly sensitive to him.

Saintess Qian Ling said, "I know in that world, you are known for your wisdom, but in the Desolate Ancient Realm, be exceptionally careful of this Exotic Beast, my intuition tells me this six-eared Left Holder might be your greatest opponent in the Desolate Ancient Realm, for in a world of intellects, there cannot be a second chess player."

"Is this the reason you specifically waited here, to tell me to be careful of a six-eared Left Holder?"

Saintess Qian Ling smiled gently, "Of course not! I just want to discuss the plan for entering the Ancient World with you, I have designed a path for you, which from my perspective, is the only strategy I could think of."

"Tell me!"

"Enter Cangyuan! By any means necessary, enter Cangyuan, whether it's a thousand years or a million years, Cangyuan has always firmly occupied that 'one' in the top structure of cultivation! Only Cangyuan has the power to contain the Ancient World and possibly truly end this catastrophe of no Dao."

Her voice, extremely serious.

Her eyes, filled with concern.

Lin Xiaosu stopped walking, standing on the highest peak.

In front of him lay the ruins of the former Haoyuan Mountain Gate...

"Qian Ling, thank you!" Lin Xiaosu said.

"You're welcome, you and I, by the shores of Tashan Lake, it was already clear... the road ahead, I will accompany you!"

"Today we have shared the snow, this life can count as growing old together..."

Saintess Qian Ling chuckled and gave him a side glance, "You, you have already unsettled many people's hearts, refrain from using your flirtatious techniques in front of me."

They both laughed.