Wait a minute, where is my master?

"Little White, this training method..."

After falling silent for a long while, Jin Xu looked at Little Purple Spirit Elephant beside him, who had started to habitually stick out its tongue, and intended to question the training method meant for huskies.

"Temple master, this training method can improve reaction and explosive strength, and it also helps a bit with enhancing instantaneous speed. All the young wolves from our Snow Wolf Clan train this way.

"Since Little Purple Spirit is to follow the path of Body Cultivation, this method is very suitable for her at the moment."

Seeing that her temple master had doubts about her training method, the husky hurriedly explained with a serious expression.

At the side, Little Purple Spirit Elephant, who had stopped sticking out its tongue, also earnestly nodded.

"..."

The young Taoist, seeing that both the trainer and the trainee seemed to have no issues, involuntarily swallowed the latter half of his planned speech and instead said,

"Alright, just be careful during your training sessions. I'll make a trip to the study."

Having said that, he intended to seek out Senior Yichi Daochi to select a small world to venture into today.

However, before Jin Xu could send a message, outside the martial arts arena,

The old dean of Qingmu Academy, holding a green storage bag, briskly walked in.

"Senior Yan, what brings you here?"

"Young Taoist, the Heart-Cleansing Desire Suppressing talismans you requested, I have prepared them all."

The old dean said, already reaching Jin Xu and handing over the storage bag.

The young Taoist took it to check.

Inside, neatly stacked were thousands of variously shaped talisman jade plates, each looking extraordinary.

"Young Taoist, there are a thousand high-level talismans in here. Five hundred of them can be effective in the Void Refinement Realm, four hundred can influence the Divinity Transformation Realm, and the remaining one hundred can be effective up to those in the Crossing Tribulation to Mahayana Realm.

"Besides these..."

The old dean said, and carefully took out a glazed page from the wallet at his waist, and said seriously,

"This item is a treasure that I acquired by chance. I do not know its exact name. However, its effect can consolidate the spirit and clear the mind, protecting the Spiritual Sense from being disturbed by external forces. I originally used it to prevent the Heart Demon Tribulation when I was ascending through the Heavenly Tribulation.

"Now, it happens to be of service."

Having said that, Yan Chu handed the glazed page to the young Taoist.

"Senior Yan, this item is too precious. I only wanted to awaken the Senior Big Willow Tree to check on my master's current condition, this item..."

Jin Xu, hearing that the item was prepared for crossing tribulations, subconsciously wanted to decline.

But before he could finish, he saw the old dean in front of him smiling as he explained,

"Young Taoist, you misunderstand. Unlike the talismans, this is not a one-time use item. When you awaken Daoist Willow, just place this page beside him, and the page will naturally have its effect.

"Afterward, I can take the page back, and it can still be used for crossing tribulations."

Jin Xu, hearing this, then took the page and carefully stored it in the storage bracelet.

"In that case, I thank Senior Yan on behalf of my master."

"Hey, what's my relationship with your master? We were together when we... cough, in any case, we have a good bond. Now that there is news of him, and you want to check on his life or death, naturally, I would help fully.

"By the way..."

The old dean said, suddenly becoming serious and pointing towards the direction of the study,

"Have there been any updates from the Heavenly Dao rules recently? He said if things went smoothly, it would only take half a month to trace the coordinates to the other end of that spatial rift."

Jin Xu sighed softly upon hearing this and shook his head,

"I was actually planning to go over and take a look. However, today I haven't received any messages from the Heavenly Dao rules or Senior Chi, so I assume there are still no leads."

Initially, when the pale golden light group started tracing, it told the young Taoist that tracing the coordinates would take, at fastest, half a month, but it might take twenty days or even up to one or two months on the slower side.

"Alas, I hope we can hear some news soon,"

Upon learning about the situation, the Old Dean subconsciously sighed for the safety of his old friend, and then he added,

"Since you, little Taoist, are going there, I might as well join you and visit Elder Chi to discuss matters of the formation. Oh, about Senior Yu from the Shui Clan..."

As Yan Chu spoke, he turned his body, preparing to head to the study courtyard with Jin Xu.

However, the two had not yet even moved.

Outside the martial arts field,

a golden-red silhouette, leading a burly, furry man, walked in from the outside.

It was Yu Yaoer and the long-unseen 'Water Monkey' Island Master.

"Young master, Grandma has finished concocting the pills, and Uncle Wu has brought them over,"

Yu Yaoer said. She floated gracefully to the side of the little Taoist, habitually tugging at his arm before continuing,

"In this half-month, I've also refined all the herbs Grandma sent into Desire Suppressing Pills. Oh, and to facilitate Senior Guan Ling's consumption, I specifically transformed them into pill liquid."

No sooner had her words ended than Little Fish Demon eerily took out a huge water jar from her storage bracelet.

Inside the jar, brimming with a light brown liquid, it emitted a refreshing fragrance, which incredibly soothed the spirit, making one feel exceedingly peaceful.

Jin Xu glanced at the jar twice, vaguely feeling that Yu Yaoer might have lived in it.

Yet he didn't comment further; casually putting it into his storage bracelet, he stepped forward and addressed Wu Youren,

"Water... *cough*, Uncle Wu, long time no see."

"Little Taoist, long time no see,"

'Water Monkey' Island Master looked at Jin Xu; his furry face visibly carried a complicated expression.

Back then on the island, when they first met, he had thought the other was a wandering rogue Taoist coveting his clan's little princess.

Even after learning about his identity as the Great Xia's royal uncle and his accomplishments, most of his respect stemmed from the man's high cultivation and strength.

But it had only been a few days,

and the man had become a recognized top Great Master in the Cultivation World, who had once cleansed the Nine Provinces Sea Eye and saved Nine Provinces.

And not just that, he had not only saved Nine Provinces once. He had recently vaguely heard that a great calamity was again impending over Nine Provinces, and the key to breaking the calamity fell upon the same dignified, extraordinary young Taoist in front of him.

"Uncle Wu, the pills Senior Yu asked you to deliver?"

Jin Xu's gentle voice rang out, breaking through Wu Youren's tangled thoughts.

"Oh oh, right here, right here,"

'Water Monkey' Island Master, a bit flustered, retrieved a jade bottle from his ear and blew on it, causing it to return to its normal size.

"The Great Elder said, newly concocted plus those previously stored by the Shui Clan, there are a total of fifteen thousand seven hundred and sixty-one pills. Among them, sixty-one Heart-Cleansing Ice Soul Pills, and the rest..."

Wu Youren took nearly twenty full breaths to finish introducing the pills in the bottle before handing it over to the little Taoist.

After the words finished, Jin Xu couldn't help but express his surprise in tone,

"The number of these pills really exceeds my expectations, but how many did Grandma Yu concoct over this half month?"

"How many pills the Great Elder concocted in this half month, I'm not sure,"

'Water Monkey' Island Master scratched his head and said.

Upon hearing this, a hint of disappointment flashed in Jin Xu's eyes as he was about to put the received jade bottle into his chest. However, before he could act, he then heard Wu Youren's mumbling,

"However, the clan's stored Desire Suppressing Pills, Six Harmonies Extinguishing Yang, and others,

"previously added up to over fifteen thousand, that I remember."