Wait a minute, where is my master?

"...Do you still remember the matter where a previous senior's daughter secretly descended to the Lower Realm?"

"At that time, she stirred up quite a bit of trouble in the Nine Provinces Immortal World. Eventually, after much persuasion, and having had her fill of fun, the young ancestor willingly returned through the Kunlun Immortal Palace's Ascension Platform."

"This time, the little ancestor has secretly descended again. Therefore, the senior sent a message, ordering me to search for her quickly."

"Since this matter isn't a big deal and isn't very honorable, I didn't make a big fuss about it,"

the Old Dean said.

The Ancestor from the Blazing Sun Sword Sect and Mr. Chi both showed a hint of nostalgia on their faces.

The former, because he was in Qing State with Qingmu Academy, remembered the incident vividly, especially since it was in one of the Blazing Sun Sword Sect's sword furnaces that she was "captured."

The latter, having personally activated the Ascension Platform to send her back, also had a faint memory of it.

"Now that..."

The fiery-haired Ancestor of the Blazing Sun Sword Sect, hearing that she had descended again, looked somewhat anxious and voiced his concern.

"Elder Lu, rest assured, your mountain's furnace definitely won't be troubled this time; the little ancestor has already returned,"

the red-haired, handsome old man said, turning his head to look at the Ancestor from the Kunlun Immortal Palace.

Mr. Chi, understanding what he meant, just gently shook his head.

He had been running around lately and had not activated the Ascension Platform to send anyone to the Upper Realm.

Seeing the actions of the two, the Old Dean also instantly understood.

He chuckled twice and explained, "Hehe, the little ancestor is now at the True World Immortal Realm in cultivation, and she can return to the Upper Realm on her own without the need for the Ascension Platform."

Upon hearing this, the Ancestor of the Blazing Sun Sword Sect was no longer skeptical, and his expression returned to normal.

Reflecting on the previous damage that the little ancestor had caused to the furnace on his mountain...

Hiss–––

He couldn't help but want to draw in a cool breath.

Having understood the whole situation, the Ancestor of the Kunlun Immortal Palace, Mr. Chi, then offered a suggestion.

After all, reestablishing the Taoist tradition for White Emperor Pavilion wasn't going to be accomplished in a day or two, and a delay of twenty-some days wouldn't matter.

Thus, the group decided that once the cooldown period for the Upper Realm artifacts connected by Qingmu Academy was reached, the four sects would jointly report the events of the Nine Provinces Realm, which would make the report more credible.

This would also prevent any unnecessary misunderstandings in the Taoist tradition of the White Emperor Pavilion.

After the group had finished discussing, they ordered their disciples to stay back temporarily and bid each other farewell.

After all, as sect ancestors, their responsibility was to make decisions and set the general direction; the finer details would naturally be handled by others.

"Gentlemen, I have some matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now,"

the Ancestor of the Kunlun Immortal Palace, Mr. Chi, told the three people in front of him, then stepped forward, flashed, and disappeared on the spot.

He had learned that the Shui Clan Elder had once clashed with the Ancestor of the White Emperor Pavilion, and now he was going to find out more about the situation. Moreover, aside from this matter, the main reason was that Mr. Chi had learned that the pollution in the Sea Eye had been cleared by Jin Xu, who was currently in the Shui Clan, and he wanted to meet him.

After he had left,

the Ancestor of the Blazing Sun Sword Sect also summoned a flying sword, preparing to leave.

Before departing, he asked the Old Dean of Qingmu Academy if he wanted to join him on the way back to Qing State.

"Ah, Elder Lu, you go ahead, I still have some things to handle,"

the clearly preoccupied Old Dean, upon hearing the other's words, subconsciously waved his hand and declined the offer.

He was currently grappling with whether to meet Jin Xu, the Taoist of the Shui Clan.

At the same time, he silently apologized to the little ancestor he had used as an excuse in his lie.

"All right, I'll head back first; there are still many damaged sword furnaces in the sect that need repairing,"

the Ancestor from the Blazing Sun Sword Sect, clearly in a hurry to return to the sect, had his spiritual power surge into the flying sword beneath his feet, and in the blink of an eye, he disappeared from the spot.

The Old Dean of Qingmu Academy stared blankly at the fiery red trail left across the sky as the other vanished, lost in thought for a while.

He had made a decision in his heart.

He wanted to visit the Shui Clan and see Taoist Jin Xu.

But before the Old Dean could take any action, a transmission from a gaunt old man suddenly came through in his Sea of Consciousness.

"Old scholar, what exactly did the Upper Realm transmit to you? Tell me the truth,"

"!!!!!!!!"

Yan Chu abruptly turned around, looking towards the hunched old man beside him who had been mostly quiet until now, a flash of surprise crossing the depths of his eyes.

Then, a perplexed expression appeared on his face.

"Elder Geda, what are you talking about? The message from the Upper Realm was just to help that senior find his daughter."

"Keep pretending, you old scholar, just keep pretending,"

the gaunt old man scoffed disdainfully and spat on the ground before continuing to transmit his message.

"Don't others know you? Don't I know you? Are you really the kind of person who would blush and feel embarrassed because the daughter of someone from the Upper Realm ran away to the Lower Realm?

"Are you the type who would rush to explain things in such detail?

"Elder Lu and Mr. Chi are preoccupied with their own concerns, so their attention is not on you, and you've temporarily deceived them. But this old man has been watching you all along.

"Come clean quickly, what exactly has the Upper Realm transmitted down? Otherwise, I'll send a message right now to call them both back, and then it won't be just one person questioning you."

After finishing, the gaunt old man pulled out two Communication Jade Scrolls, pretending to send a message.

The Old Dean's face still wore a puzzled look, but inwardly he was cursing.

"This old fellow, why the hell are you observing me!? What's there to observe between men?"

Meanwhile, the Elder from Pan Shi Valley was already fiddling with the two Communication Jade Scrolls and transmitted to Yan Chu again.

"Old scholar, are you cursing me in your mind, wondering why I should observe you at all? Let me tell you, I'll count to three, and if you don't confess, I'll call those two back.

"Three, two, one..."

The old man counted down very rapidly, but the Old Dean moved even faster.

At the moment he reached one, he grasped the suddenly muscular arm of the other man, and the perplexed expression on his face changed to a smile.

"Hahaha, if anyone in the Cultivation World says again that you Body Cultivators are just brutes, I'll be the first to disagree. Elder Geda, just put down the jade scroll, it's just a message from the Upper Realm, I'll tell you all about it,"

The gaunt old man upon hearing this, looked skeptically at the smiling Yan Chu, then his muscular arms returned to their emaciated state.

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Shui Clan.

Inside Yu Yaoer's Water Mansion.

The little Taoist, having cultivated the Divine Skill "Fatian Xiangdi" for three days, opened his eyes helplessly and looked at the Golden Paper in front of him.

This cultivation technique had broken his longest cultivation record yet.

According to the document, this Divine Skill could use the power of Heaven and Earth to increase his stature, while also enhancing his strength. Once used, it could move mountains and fill seas, pluck stars and capture moons, and was unstoppable.

But Jin Xu, having cultivated it for three days, hadn't noticed an increase in strength, let alone a growth in height.

The little Taoist was beginning to doubt.

The Divine Skill rewarded by the laws of Heavenly Dao, was it really legitimate at all?