Wait a minute, where is my master?

A pot of tea time later.

Jin Xu reminded everyone that it was time to leave for now.

The two women, who had been comforting the Little Purple Spirit Elephant, stood up. The Little Purple Spirit Elephant itself let out a long, mournful howl toward the land where its father was buried, then turned its head and walked towards the space portal.

...

Before this, the young Taoist had asked.

Whether he should set up a Golden Spiritual Power Shield so that the two women could keep the Little Purple Spirit Elephant company here for a while longer.

But after some negotiation with Little White, this proposal was rejected.

At that time, this is what Little White had said.

"Temple master, Little Purple Spirit says that for the Purple Spirit Elephant Clan, having her father buried in the burial ground is already a better fate than her mother had.

"There are countless ancestors of the Purple Spirit Elephant Clan accompanying him here; she doesn't need to linger too much."

After Little White had finished speaking, seeing that her temple master seemed somewhat puzzled, she specifically added another sentence.

"Temple master, among us in the Demon Realm, we view life and death quite casually because the resources here are scarce. Clans often fight with each other for various resources. It's not uncommon for someone who greeted you today to be killed by an attack from another clan tomorrow.

"But Little Purple Spirit encountering this has indeed been a big shock to her heart.

"And she's still so young..."

After listening to Little White's two statements, the young Taoist had a faintly deeper understanding of life in the Demon Realm before extinguishing the thought of having the two women stay with Little Purple Spirit Elephant longer.

...

The two women and the elephant obediently stood beside the young Taoist.

Seeing this, Jin Xu waved his hand, and the Spiritual Power Shield, which even the Demon Lord had strained to open, dissipated in an instant, as did the pillar of fire inside it.

Then, he extended golden spiritual power from beneath his feet, preparing to lead everyone through the space portal and back to the Nine Provinces Realm.

However, just as he lifted his foot, the young Taoist suddenly seemed to remember something and put it back down.

"I almost forgot this matter."

"Young master, what's wrong?" Yu Yaoer asked curiously.

"It's nothing. Do you remember the huge Golden Spiritual Power Shield I set up within a hundred-kilometer radius in advance to prevent the Demon Realm's origin from hiding in heaven and earth before we came? I forgot to dissipate it."

As Jin Xu spoke, he closed his eyes to sense for a moment and then made a grasping motion with his right hand.

With this motion, a colossal Golden Spiritual Power Shield that had at some point been inverted over the land vanished into nothingness.

"Alright, we almost had a Demon Realm version of 'Under the Dome.' Now we can return to the Nine Provinces Realm."

With those words, golden spiritual power enveloped everyone instantly, shooting towards the entrance of the space portal like a cannonball leaving its barrel.

...

...

A breath later.

They appeared inside the training ground of the young Taoist's residence in Shangjing City.

Jin Xu dispelled the Golden Spiritual Power Shield and turned his head, intending to instruct the two women to look after Little Purple Spirit Elephant for a moment. He planned to hand over the Demon Realm's origin to Senior Chi and inquire about some matters before he returned and took Little Purple Spirit Elephant to West Pole Peak.

However, as he turned, he found that the Little Purple Spirit Elephant was kneeling on the ground, retching.

"Uh... What's going on with her?"

Jin Xu thought to himself that he hadn't been flying that fast this time. Ever since Xu Qian had vomited after riding on his Flying Escape Skill, he had been careful with the speed of his Escape Technique when there were strangers inside the Golden Spiritual Power Shield.

"Cough, temple master, it's nothing. Little Purple Spirit might be feeling dizzy because she's never ridden a Teleportation Array before, so passing suddenly through the spaces of the two realms has disoriented her.

"She should be fine after she vomits for a while."

As Little White patted the Purple Spirit Elephant's ears with her little hands, she explained.

"Are you sure, Little White?"

Jin Xu looked at Little White worriedly and asked for confirmation.

"Yes, temple master, you can rest assured. I also vomited like this the first time I rode a Transmission Array,"

Seeing the Taoist's concern, Little White had to use her own personal experience to testify.

"..."

After learning of Little White's dark history, Jin Xu fell silent for a moment before reminding the two ladies, and then prepared to look for Taoist Chi, who was still in the mansion and had not left.

However, he didn't make his move.

A figure in a dark green scholar's robe, followed by three scholars, suddenly appeared in front of the little Taoist.

"Taoist, how come you have returned so quickly? Have you found any leads on Tianxing Taoist?"

The person who arrived was the Old Dean of Qingmu Academy, who had sensed the presence of the two ladies and happened to be nearby discussing matters with three other scholars.

Seeing that Jin Xu and the others had returned from the Demon Realm in less than a day, he couldn't help but feel surprised and subconsciously thought that they might have discovered some clues about Tianxing Taoist.

He didn't dare to think it had something to do with the Origin of the Demon Realm.

"Senior Yan, honored teachers,"

the little Taoist greeted the four who had arrived and then took the Origin Box out of his embrace and spoke.

"As for the whereabouts of my master, we still have no clues. However, I have obtained the Origin of the Demon Realm, and I have come back to find Senior Chi and promptly hand over this item to him.

"After all, if too much time passes, the small world without the support of its Origin could easily be in danger."

Once Jin Xu had spoken these words, the four individuals in front of him were visibly stunned for a moment.

It took three breaths before the Old Dean could somewhat disbelievingly look at the Origin Box in the Taoist's hand and said,

"Taoist, in one day's time?"

He knew that when Jin Xu took action, it would certainly be quick, but he hadn't expected it to be so incredibly fast.

After all, it was about retrieving the Origin of a small world; it wasn't as simple as going out to buy a couple of cloves of garlic or pick cucumbers.

And he had brought it back just like that?

"Well, there were some delays; otherwise, I would have returned even earlier,"

the little Taoist said, thinking the other party found it too slow, and then he hurried on without waiting for a reply,

"Senior Yan, I'll go find Senior Chi first. Besides the Origin of the world, I have some other things I'd like to ask him about. I'll catch up with you when I return."

Having said that, Jin Xu transformed into a stream of golden light and vanished instantly from the practice field.

All that remained was the two women comforting Little Purple Spirit Elephant,

and four scholars who seemed somewhat dazed.

After a long pause,

the Old Dean stared in the direction the little Taoist had come from and then murmured to himself,

"You left in the morning, and now you're back by evening – what kind of catching up is that!"

...

...

Inside a study without a single true book,

the Ancestor of Kunlun Immortal Palace was perfecting with his disciple the Protective Array designed to counteract the tides of heaven and earth.

Clang! The door of the study was pushed open.

Hearing the noise, Taoist Chi spoke subconsciously,

"Old scholar or Elder Geda, haven't I told you that my Formation is still being perfected? You two should not be so anxious, wait..."

"Senior Chi, it's me,"

Jin Xu stepped in and interrupted the other's words as he spoke.

"Jin Taoist!? It's only been a day, how have you returned already? Did something go awry on your journey to the Demon Realm?"

The reaction of the Immortal Palace's Ancestor upon seeing the little Taoist was similar to that of the Old Dean and others.

All of them thought something must have gone wrong.

"There were some minor incidents, but I have already secured the Origin of the Demon Realm in this Origin Box,"

Jin Xu continued as he approached the desk, took out the box, and placed it on the desk.

Then, taking advantage of the moment Taoist Chi was astoundedly staring at the Origin Box, Jin Xu asked,

"By the way, Senior Chi, there is something I'd like to ask you about."