Wait a minute, where is my master?

"The yellow one can heal all injuries of the flesh and divine soul."

"As for the reason, it's because there's a clue to my master's whereabouts, so I was thinking..."

Before the little Taoist could finish his sentence, he noticed a flicker of surprise in the eyes of the Shui Clan Elder.

Then, a voice feigning composure reached his ears.

"Oh? So where did that old... ahem, that old Taoist run off to?"

When Grandma Yu asked the question, she had already suppressed the joy in her eyes, and her face showed a casual, indifferent expression.

"Previously, he was in the Spirit Realm, but right now, it's not very clear, we have to wait for the Heavenly Dao's rules to give an answer," Jin Xu replied, selectively ignoring the words "old cow's nose" that almost slipped from the other's mouth, his tone tinged with a hint of concern.

Afterward, he recounted to the Shui Clan Elder the incident of unexpectedly finding his master's traces in the Spirit Realm, along with the situations he worried might happen, in full detail.

To make the events in the Spirit Realm clear and understandable to Grandma Yu, the little Taoist considerately took out the Recording Ball he had brought earlier.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

The Shui Clan Elder, having roughly viewed the contents of the Recording Ball, muttered under her breath with gritted teeth.

"Hmph, so this old cow's nose has his days, too."

However, immediately afterward, when she thought of the little Taoist's recounting and the scene of Tianxing Taoist plunging into the spatial rift,

an involuntary flicker of concern passed through her eyes.

"I remember that old fellow planted a trace of his Spiritual Sense in the Ten-thousand-year-old Heart Calming Willow. We can use it to determine whether he is dead or alive. So, you want to awaken that Big Willow Tree to check your master's current state?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Xu showed a trace of surprise in his eyes.

He hadn't expected that Grandma Yu would know about such a confidential matter. It seemed that his master's relationship with her was even closer than he had guessed.

No wonder when my master first showed me his strength, he only dealt with the Ancestors of the Four Great Immortal Sects and didn't bother visiting the Shui Clan.

The little Taoist gossiped to himself in his heart.

Then he said solemnly.

"Grandma, you guessed right. That is indeed my plan. So..."

He wanted to say more, but to his surprise, the Shui Clan Elder across from him directly said,

"Alright, I understand.

"I'll start making the desire-suppressing pills right now, and when I have enough, I'll have Yaoer get in touch with you.

"Besides that, you can go find that old scholar from Qingmu Academy. Many talismans in their Confucian tradition have similar effects. He used to hang out with your master when there was nothing pressing and received quite a bit of care. Now that there's news of an old friend, he should indeed make an effort."

As Grandma Yu finished speaking quickly, she turned to her granddaughter and said,

"Yaoer, I will send people from the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce near Shangjing City through the Teleportation Array later to bring you the ingredients for making the Desire Suppressing Pill. You should also help with this matter."

As her words ended, the half of the Shui Clan Elder's body formed by the Bibo Mirror gradually faded away.

Clearly, she was someone who meant business and would act immediately upon deciding something.

"Thank you, elder, for your assistance."

After being interrupted, Jin Xu was first dumbfounded for a moment; then, seeing Grandma Yu's performance and attitude, he quickly bowed to express his gratitude before she disappeared.

He looked down at his toes, thinking to himself,

"This reaction from Grandma Yu... it seems her relationship with my master could be even deeper than what I just speculated..."

Jin Xu pondered as he slowly stood up, and then his expression turned to astonishment.

He discovered that the Shui Clan Elder, whose form had already started to fade, was now solidly floating in front of him again.

"Grandma, do you still have something to instruct?"

The little Taoist asked, puzzled, still maintaining the gesture of a Taoist salute with his hands.

"Cough, it's nothing important, really. It's just that I want you to make a copy of that Recording Ball, and bring it to me when you come to fetch your pills as part of this time's reward," said Grandma Yu without waiting for the little Taoist's response after finishing her declaration.

With a swish, she transformed into a stream of water and returned to the Bibo Mirror.

In the kitchen, only Jin Xu and Yu Yaoer were left, looking at each other.

Oh right, there was also the Little Purple Spirit Elephant in the background, sipping soup and gagging simultaneously.

...

...

Time ticked away slowly.

Fifteen days passed by quickly.

During this time, the little Taoist wasn't idle. He had visited several small worlds and retrieved a number of world Origins of various sizes and forms.

Also, he witnessed many different customs of various realms, like those of the third and seventh day to two different small worlds.

One was made up entirely of spiritual bodies and souls and had been known as the Netherworld Ghost Domain in the Nine Provinces.

The other one had no cultivators; the entire small world was completely inhabited by mortals.

It's worth mentioning that Jin Xu had thought the Netherworld Ghost Domain, from which he expected to encounter numerous troubles when retrieving the Origin, might prove somewhat troublesome. However, the action there turned out to be quite smooth. The spiritual entities living in that realm were very reasonable in their actions and mostly good in nature.

In contrast, the world of mortals bred numerous vile deeds. Jin Xu, unable to stand it, took dozens of lives in anger before retrieving the Origin of that small world.

In Shangjing City, at the martial arts training field—

The little Taoist leaned against the weapons rack by the side of the field, staring at the numerous spatial passages that had reached a double-digit count, silently wondering if he should venture into one more today.

Meanwhile, Little White, who had already returned from the Demon Realm, held a flying disk forged entirely from Mystic Golden metal. He tossed it high into the air.

Then he said to the Little Purple Spirit Elephant lying at his feet,

"Little Zi, go!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the Little Purple Spirit Elephant dashed out like an arrow from a bow.

Despite her massive body, she moved with surprising lightness in mid-air and caught up with the rapidly flying Mystic Golden flying disk in just the blink of an eye. Following that, with a flick of her trunk, she hooked it easily.

After performing a graceful somersault in the air... she headed straight towards one of the spatial passages below.

"Aah!!! (Help!!!)"

A shrill scream echoed throughout the training field.

By the weapons rack—

Having watched the entire process, Jin Xu sighed in resignation;

then he stepped forward, catching the Little Purple Spirit Elephant with Golden spiritual power before she could hit the ground, and gently placed her back to where she had jumped from.

"Clang!"

After Little Zi landed, the Mystic Golden flying disk she had curled up with her trunk smashed down, creating a deep pit on the ground instantly.

"Little Zi, are you all right!?"

"Cough, it's lucky that the temple master is here. I accidentally brought out the flying disk I use for my daily practice."

Little White, apologetically grinning, trotted over and circled around Little Zi.

Then he jumped into the pit made by the impact and with some effort, dug the Mystic Golden flying disk out of the pit.

Jin Xu: "..."