Wait a minute, where is my master?

Grandma Yu couldn't help but call out when she saw how resolute the other party was.

"No rush! No rush! I fear I've been late again!"

The Kunlun Immortal Palace Ancestor replied without turning his head, one foot already stepping beyond the formation.

Upon hearing this, a puzzled expression appeared on Grandma Yu's face.

Seeing him continue without stopping, she gently tapped the ground with her toes, and her entire figure glided smoothly out in front of Elder Chi.

"Wait a moment, I have an important matter to request."

"What is it, fellow Daoist Yu?"

The Ancestor from Kunlun Immortal Palace felt somewhat perplexed, for certain special reasons, it was always him who came to ask for medicine from others. Now that she mentioned having an important matter for him, it was very rare indeed.

"Hmm, Elder Chi, do you remember a fox demon named Little Ying from my Shui Clan, who, a hundred years ago, recognized a disciple from your Kunlun Immortal Palace as her master? At that time, because of this matter, she and I had a very unpleasant argument and even broke off contact.

"This girl was a childhood companion of my granddaughter. Now that my granddaughter has returned from her travels, she misses her very much. Please, when you have the chance, let her come back to the Shui Clan to visit."

As Grandma Yu spoke, she took out a Communication Jade Token from her bosom and handed it over, saying, "This jade token can contact my granddaughter. When you go back to your Kunlun Immortal Palace, Elder Chi, please pass this onto her for me."

Elder Chi, standing in front of her, stared at the Communication Jade Token held in her delicate hand and, after pondering for a moment, uttered three words.

"Don't remember..."

What a joke, after all, he was the great Ancestor of the leading Great Immortal Sect in the Nine Provinces Realm, his time spent on major issues concerning the life and death of the Nine Provinces.

Who would specifically pay attention to what sort of demon pets his sect's disciples had taken a fancy to?

"...However, I can take this thing back to the Kunlun Immortal Palace for you."

Elder Chi, observing Grandma Yu's increasingly unfriendly demeanor, quickly took the jade token from her hand.

Yes, he was just a friendly senior from the Cultivation World, eager to help; it definitely had nothing to do with fearing that the younger generations would no longer be able to come to the Shui Clan Elder for medicine in the future.

"In that case, thank you very much."

When Grandma Yu saw that he had accepted the task of delivering the message, a warm smile once again spread across her face.

She moved aside, clearing the path in front of Elder Chi.

The Immortal Palace Ancestor exchanged pleasantries, ready to step towards Sae Island using the Flying Escape Skill, but as soon as his other foot stepped out of the formation, a crisp female voice came from behind him.

"Wait a moment."

A pink silhouette flashed from afar and, accompanying the sound, appeared directly in front of Elder Chi.

"Elder Chi, are you heading to Sae Island? Could you take me with you?"

The person who came was none other than Si Yinyin, who had been quietly recovering her energy in the Shui Clan's territory.

Having exhausted herself previously, she had followed Grandma Yu back to the Shui Clan to recuperate. But just as she came out, she found that Jin Xu, the little Taoist from the Lower Realm she was seeking, had already left for somewhere else.

"Fairy Jun Qiao!? Didn't Little Yan say you had already returned to the Upper Realm?"

The Ancestor of the Kunlun Immortal Palace was extremely surprised to see the lady in the pink dress and called out her true name directly.

"Fairy Jun Qiao, isn't your real name Si Yinyin? And Elder Chi, you know her!? Wait, you're from the Upper Realm!?"

Grandma Yu was shocked to the core.

"Hold on, you're saying that Little Yan from the Qingmu Academy of the Nine Provinces knows about my descent to the Lower Realm!? Wasn't the device for communication between the two worlds supposed to be unusable for another twenty days or so?"

Ji Junqiao was even more shocked. She had thoroughly investigated and took advantage of the fact that her father couldn't send messages to the Lower Realm, giving herself a grace period of over twenty days.

But how had she been exposed now!?

"No, wait, Elder Chi, did you just say that Little Yan from the academy told you I went back to the Upper Realm?"

Surprised at first, Ji Junqiao soon came to a realization.

The Ancestor from the Kunlun Immortal Palace nodded slightly, and then repeated word for word what the Old Dean had said at the White Emperor Pavilion.

"Fairy Jun Qiao, that's the situation."

"You... ah, perfect timing, Cultivator Yan has arrived, you can ask him directly... wait a second, that old rascal seems to be running away!"

Halfway through Elder Chi's words, he suddenly noticed two figures approaching from not too far away and suddenly turned back towards the distance.

Realizing something was amiss, he decisively took out a scroll depicting famous mountains and great rivers from his bosom and threw it in that direction.

"Rise!"

As soon as the scroll left his hand, it expanded, and in the blink of an eye, the scroll disappeared and dozens of continuous mountain ranges suddenly appeared in the deep sea.

"Elder Chi, I just told a kind lie, and you use the mountain and river map to hit me!?"

"Damn, it's the old scholar who lied, Elder Chi, why are you hitting me!"

A rugged voice and a gentle voice came from the base of the distant mountain.

Having done all this, the ancestor of the Kunlun Immortal Palace casually clapped his hands and smiled, "Heh heh, Fairy Jun Qiao, Cultivator Yu. Let's go and ask these two old fellows why they are here now. Cultivator Yan mentioned earlier that you went back to the Lower Realm, I'm curious about what exactly happened."

After saying this, he took a few steps and his figure had already appeared in front of the continuous peaks.

Grandma Yu and Ji Junqiao silently exchanged glances, then silently followed him.

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Sae Island.

At the entrance to the Colorful Secret Realm.

The little Taoist, Yu Yaoer, looked at the scene in front of her.

A butterfly-shaped valley, bustling with people coming in and out, as busy as a marketplace.

She quietly waited for Little White to return.

"Little Yu, why must you insist on calling me your master instead of a friend or partner?"

Perhaps out of boredom from waiting, or perhaps recalling what the Little Fish Demon said during Grandma Yu's shadow trial, Jin Xu suddenly spoke softly.

"Um... When I was little, Little Ying taught me this," Little Yu pondered for a moment, then continued, "She was my playmate when I was younger, a sister from the Fox Clan. She told me that if a demon from the Demon Clan doesn't acknowledge a master in their lifetime, their life is considered incomplete.

"If you find a good master, the path of cultivation will certainly be splendid. If you find a bad one, since the lifespan of most human cultivators is not as long as ours from the Demon Clan, and my clan is known for our longevity,

"when the time comes, I just have to outlive them and then I can regain my freedom... Ahem, I'm not talking about you, my lord."

Yu Yaoer, realizing something off about her words halfway through, quickly emphasized.

"Hmm... you don't need to emphasize."

The little Taoist, rarely seeing Little Yu so serious, was listening intently when the latter blurted out such a statement, causing him to slap his hand heavily against his forehead.

Yu Yaoer giggled a bit, nodding gently.

She then continued, "And also, my lord, there's no rule in the Nine Provinces Realm that says a demon servant and their master cannot become friends and partners, right?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Xu was instantly stunned, and then a smile appeared on his handsome face.

What Little Yu said seemed to make sense.

In that case, it seemed that he was the one being overly concerned.

Yu Yaoer, seeing the little Taoist suddenly smiling, blinked in bewilderment and then also started to smile along.

She didn't know why she was smiling, but if her master was happy, then she was happy too.

Just then,

a clear and puzzled voice abruptly arose.

"Temple master, Little Yu, what are you laughing at?"

A few meters away, Little White, weighed down with large and small packages, walked over.