‘This…’

The moment Li Changshou saw Yunxiao, his eyes focused intently, feeling as if his Dao’s heart had been struck heavily with a wooden mallet. His entire being was dazed, and two lines of poetry he had particularly enjoyed in his previous life surfaced in his mind.

Like clouds I wish to be her clothes, like flowers I wish to be her face; spring breeze caresses the railings as thick dew glistens.

She emerged from the clouds, hands clasped behind her back as she glided forward on a cloud, with a subtle smile in her eyes and gentle dimples at her mouth corners. From her hair tips to her fingertips, everything had been meticulously prepared.

Most notably, her delicate hands and slender fingers had been adorned with white spirit powder at the tips, and her wrists were wrapped with exquisite colored ribbons…

When had Yunxiao ever dressed so carefully before?

Had he perhaps overthought things previously?

This time it wasn’t Master Uncle Tongtian trying to cause trouble, making him temporarily hide in the Chaos Sea to avoid being implicated;

It was purely Master Uncle Tongtian wanting to foster the relationship between him and Yunxiao, using this to bring him one step closer to the Severing Sect.

This!

Why hadn’t anyone said so earlier?

How could a dignified Sage Lord remain stuck on the first level?

If it was just to discuss feelings and life, why go to the dangerous Chaos Sea?

Wasn’t the Six Paths Reincarnation Disc good enough?

Li Changshou looked down at Baize beside his feet, then up at Golden Peng flying in the sky, his heart twitching several times as his lips curved into a gentle smile.

Having misunderstood the fair lady’s intentions, he naturally couldn’t let Yunxiao feel embarrassed.

Li Changshou asked softly, “Have you been waiting long?”

Yunxiao shook her head gently, then smiled in greeting at Baize, who had transformed to the size of a house cat. Her thin lips, which had partaken of spirit grass leaves, parted with a subtle fragrance.

“I haven’t waited long, I just arrived. Shall we depart?”

Three or four responses immediately surfaced in Li Changshou’s mind, and he almost instinctively made his choice, nodding in agreement.

Having made thorough preparations, they should naturally proceed according to the original plan.

“Let’s have Golden Peng carry us this time. His extreme speed can be fully utilized even outside the Hongmeng realm, while our divine abilities and magical arts will be somewhat affected.”

“Mm,” she responded softly, a hint of playfulness flowing through her eyes.

Li Changshou immediately understood her teasing and smiled somewhat nervously, beginning to secretly check the various items he carried while calling Golden Peng down.

What was this unconscious urge to look for mouthwash?

He was nervous, definitely nervous.

Baize, showing good judgment, was the first to leap onto Golden Peng’s back, jumping to a position on Golden Peng’s head, and even transmitted a few words of reminder to Golden Peng.

Master Baize, as an ancient auspicious beast of Hongmeng, how could he not understand such matters?

The moment Fairy Yunxiao appeared, Baize’s heart skipped a beat, knowing that he and Golden Peng had likely accidentally spoiled Water God’s good fortune today.

But he couldn’t be blamed for not reading the situation better, as he hadn’t known the specific circumstances.

When the Water God had used his paper avatar to ask: ‘Master Baize, when leaving Hongmeng’s realm and entering the Chaos Sea, will your ability to detect fortune and misfortune still work?’

Baize had honestly answered: ‘Within the influence of Hongmeng’s great Dao rules, I can naturally sense good and bad fortune, but we cannot venture too deep into the Chaos Sea.’

Then, he had been summoned here.

Looking at this situation, the Water God had overthought things, and while trying to play it safe, had played himself into a corner, hadn’t he?

Although Baize was already thinking of ways to help himself and Golden Peng make a timely exit, he couldn’t help feeling secretly pleased.

Finally, there was something the Water God couldn’t predict!

Li Changshou and Yunxiao flew onto Golden Peng’s back;

Originally, the meditation cushions were placed half a zhang apart, but at Baize’s suggestion, Golden Peng moved them to be just one chi apart. Neither Li Changshou nor Yunxiao commented on this.

Li Changshou cupped his hands and made a gesture of invitation;

Yunxiao nodded slightly, sitting cross-legged to the side, her skirt floating gently around her.

Li Changshou asked, “How shall we search for that treasure spot this time?”

Yunxiao turned her delicate hand over, and a miniature sword appeared in her palm. She explained, “This is Master’s Trap Immortal Sword, which can guide us to that location.

Master said there lies your great opportunity there, though I don’t know exactly what it is.”

Li Changshou said gently, “This journey itself is already an opportunity.”

Yunxiao didn’t respond, but her gaze grew even more tender.

The Golden-Winged Great Peng asked, “Master, Fairy, where should we go?”

Yunxiao activated the miniature sword in her hand, pointing in a direction southeast and downward.

The Golden-Winged Great Peng spread its wings, its ten-zhang-long body gliding smoothly out from the edge of heaven and earth, creating a barrier of immortal power around itself as it began to accelerate steadily.

A professional mount often only needs simple commands.

Baize stood proudly on the Golden-Winged Great Peng’s head, gazing at the void ahead, sealing himself with immortal power, and deliberately making this seal visible.

As if to say, you two talk behind me, I can’t hear anything.

Li Changshou gazed at the fairy who was now within arm’s reach, thinking of the Great Tribulation of Investiture of the Gods that was already underway, and secretly sighed in his heart.

That decree he carried…

Better keep it for now, this wasn’t the right time to bring it out.

What Li Changshou found most comfortable about being with Yunxiao was that he didn’t need to think about conversation topics or spend much mental energy. Just sitting together, it felt as if flowing clouds and still waters surrounded them both.

It felt as if time stood still, yet flowed peacefully.

Perhaps this was Fairy Yunxiao’s unique charm.

In the void, patches of light flickered near and far; Golden Peng had unknowingly reached its maximum speed, rapidly leaving world after world behind.

“Did Master Uncle Tongtian say anything after returning?” Li Changshou asked softly.

“I haven’t seen Master before this,” Yunxiao said gently, “Senior Brother came to Three Immortal Island and told of the matters at Purple Whisper Palace.”

Li Changshou frowned deeply, pondering for a moment.

Yunxiao laughed lightly and asked, “Are you concerned about being forcefully given the position of the main overseer of the Investiture by the Ancestral Master?”

“No, this was something I wanted to do to help the Heavenly Court,” Li Changshou tentatively asked, “Besides official business, did Senior Brother Duobao tell you any other… unimportant details?”

Yunxiao seemed somewhat puzzled, thought carefully, and her beautiful face slightly flushed.

Blushing…

So she did know?

Li Changshou couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

Senior Brother Duobao had gone too far, hadn’t he? Just because he had been dealt with by the Dao Ancestor, had his robes torn, and suffered some embarrassment, was it necessary to spread it around so much?

What happened to the Severing Sect’s reputation for keeping secrets?

Yunxiao looked to the side, raising her hand to adjust her hair near her ear, and said softly, “Senior Brother said not to leave any regrets, as when the tribulation descends, no one knows what will happen.”

Li Changshou first breathed a sigh of relief, then his forehead became covered in black lines.

“Those words are also somewhat dangerous. Don’t overthink because of them. Nothing was settled at Purple Whisper Palace, you…

Never mind, let me show you this item.”

As he spoke, Li Changshou took out the God-Striking Whip from his sleeve, its dense power of the Heavenly Dao manifesting.

Yunxiao examined it carefully, touching the end of the God-Striking Whip with one finger, closing her eyes to sense it carefully.

“This item seems to be part of the Heaven Book.”

“Indeed,” Li Changshou put away the God-Striking Whip and said gently, “As the main overseer of this Great Tribulation, I have several insights that I’ve never shared with others.

The Heavenly Court doesn’t just manage the Three Realms; the Heavenly Dao can also use the Heavenly Court’s order to stabilize the world and increase its power to suppress the Nine Filth Springs, allowing the world to accommodate more beings.

The word ‘order’ can indeed limit the growth of karmic obstacles.

Of course, this will also cause some negative effects, such as suppressing natural dispositions and to some extent eliminating individuality.

The Human Book determines life and death reincarnation, while the Heaven Book adds another layer of protection for the Heavenly Dao. As the tribulation proceeds and the Heavenly Court becomes more prosperous, relatively fewer cultivators will need to be eliminated by the Great Tribulation.

As long as the Great Tribulation doesn’t lose control, there’s a good chance of keeping it at a level that won’t harm the Sages’ direct disciples.

Of course, this is the ideal situation.”

As Li Changshou spoke eloquently, Yunxiao quietly watched from the side, as if everything he was saying wasn’t important. His expressions while speaking, his rather bright eyes, his steady, clear, unhurried voice…

Always so unobjectionable, making one want to listen and watch more.

Li Changshou smiled and said, “Why are you looking at me like that? Do you think I’m dressed too casually today?”

Yunxiao said, “It seems you’ve modified your illusion technique again.”

“You can even notice such small details.”

Li Changshou lightly tapped his forehead, removing most of the disguise, “I had some insights recently and suddenly thought of ways to improve the illusion technique.

How does it look now?”

“Mm,” Yunxiao responded softly, “As long as it’s your original appearance, it’s always pleasing to the eye.”

A proactive attack?

Li Changshou’s face reddened, strangely feeling that he couldn’t quite handle this offensive. He decisively changed the topic, taking out two jade talismans from his sleeve, and began discussing cultivation matters with Yunxiao.

Finding topics of conversation is indeed a basic skill when courting.

This discussion turned out to be significant, as it brought out Yunxiao’s serious nature, and she began debating with Li Changshou.

They talked about the Three Thousand Worlds, then about the void beyond the heavens, and after passing through the Heavenly Dao barrier, they flew into the Chaos Sea.

The Golden-Winged Great Peng’s cultivation realm was already at the Great Luo level, and its own Dao was sufficient to resist the erosion of chaos energy, making sitting on its back completely stable.

Entering the Chaos Sea again, without Master Taixing’s protection, Li Changshou directly felt the impact of those disordered Daos on his own great Dao.

His divine soul felt as if it had plunged into a muddy swamp, experiencing a suffocating sensation of difficulty in maneuvering and perceiving.

Finally understanding why this Chaos Sea was called a ‘sea.’

This sensation truly felt like a mortal plunging into the vast Eastern Sea or Southern Sea – if one lost direction, they would ultimately exhaust their strength and die, becoming fish food.

In the Chaos Sea, maintaining one’s sense of direction was paramount, always being aware of one’s position relative to the Hongmeng realm as the starting point.

For this purpose, Li Changshou had spent the past half-month consulting numerous ancient texts stored in the Heavenly Court, crafting several sets of Dao artifacts that could find the ‘path home’ in the Chaos Sea for times of need.

The further they left the Hongmeng realm, the weaker his connection with his paper avatars became;

This wasn’t determined by distance but rather stemmed from the fact that the great Daos utilized by the paper avatars were still in a state of chaos in the Chaos Sea.

Li Changshou could only utilize these Daos through talismans and restrictions – he hadn’t yet had sufficient energy to comprehend them deeply.

Fortunately, the treasure spot Patriarch Tongtian spoke of wasn’t far from the Hongmeng realm.

When Baize actively reminded them that his fortune-sensing divine ability was about to become ineffective, the Trap Immortal Sword in Yunxiao’s palm trembled slightly several times, indicating they had reached the vicinity of the treasure spot.

By now, an unknown amount of time had passed, as even time itself was chaotic in the Chaos Sea.

But Li Changshou had been secretly keeping count – they shouldn’t have been in the Chaos Sea for more than half a month.

Golden Peng immediately halted, and Li Changshou and Yunxiao rose together, looking around in all directions.

All they could see was chaos energy.

These gray, misty energies weren’t evenly distributed, being inherently disordered; each strand of chaos energy seemed to contain profound Dao principles, yet living beings simply couldn’t comprehend them directly.

Worth mentioning was that the outer realm demons and chaos beings near the Hongmeng realm had mostly gathered near Xuandu City.

This was a rather brilliant strategy; the Dao Ancestor had deliberately set up a target, attracting those outer realm beings to gather in one area, thereby relieving the ‘defensive pressure’ on other areas.

Baize jumped over from the front, maintaining his miniaturized auspicious beast form, trying to make himself as unobtrusive as possible.

This Ancient Ten Great Beast Marshal smiled and said, “Water God, Fairy, how shall we search from here?”

He was giving Li Changshou a way out, suggesting they could split up, allowing him and Golden Peng to quietly exit the scene.

Li Changshou hesitated briefly but ultimately declined Baize’s good intentions.

You better play it safe.

This was the Chaos Sea – if they got separated, they could only meet again in the Hongmeng realm, and who knew what strange crises they might encounter?

Well, with thick enough skin, who cared about being a third wheel?

Li Changshou asked, “Did Master Uncle Tongtian give any other instructions?”

Yunxiao looked at the peerless immortal sword in her palm and called out, “Please show us the way.”

The Trap Immortal Sword immediately burst with light, transforming to three chi in length, floating before Yunxiao, and a spiritual consciousness simultaneously resonated in both Li Changshou and Yunxiao’s minds.

“Follow me, it’s just ahead.”

It was a young girl’s voice.

The sword slashed forward on its own, parting the chaos energy to left and right; the profound and mysterious sage Dao rhyme on the sword naturally came from Patriarch Tongtian.

Golden Peng moved forward again, flying an unknown distance this time – perhaps hundreds of thousands of li, perhaps just a few hundred zhang.

The chaos energy suddenly disappeared ahead, and they entered a void.

Numerous dark Daos were visible here, crisscrossing through the void, constructing a relatively stable Dao rule ‘bubble’.

If the well-ordered three thousand great Daos in the Hongmeng realm could be compared to a sea of Dao rules, this place could only be called a Dao rule ‘bubble’, which could be crushed by drifting chaos energy at any moment.

This void was different from the void outside the Hongmeng realm, with obviously different space-time Dao rules.

In the center of this place was what appeared to be a mass of misty energy. As Golden Peng slowly flew forward, the energy transformed into a sea of clouds, containing its own pocket dimension within.

Baize offered timely commentary: “Though the Chaos Sea is vast, such secret locations are extremely rare. How fortunate – it’s not too far from the Hongmeng realm, yet so well hidden.”

Li Changshou smiled at these words, but what he thought of was the advantages and disadvantages of the Divine Soul Dao versus the Physical Body Dao.

Within the Hongmeng realm, the Divine Soul Dao had many advantages over the Physical Body Dao;

But in the Chaos Sea, cultivators who primarily cultivated Divine Soul couldn’t utilize their divine abilities outside their bodies without reaching the Great Luo realm;

A powerful physical body remained unaffected – a punch still carried destructive force.

Thanks to his recent success in studying the Eight-Nine Mystic Art and absorbing the Ancestral Demon’s source blood essence, Li Changshou didn’t feel too deep a sense of crisis in the Chaos Sea.

“Golden Peng, be careful and stay vigilant.”

After Li Changshou gave this reminder, Golden Peng firmly answered “Yes.”

Subsequently, he unconsciously moved closer to Yunxiao… not to naturally hold hands later or anything!

Golden Peng flew into the cloud sea, and the Trap Immortal Sword again emanated sword light, cutting through the clouds ahead, finding a gourd-shaped ‘mountain’.

Neither cloud nor mountain truly.

Similar things manifesting under different rules might have completely different essences.

Li Changshou carefully sensed that around this mountain were many strange formations, their principles completely different from those in Hongmeng, yet able to utilize some incomplete Daos from the Chaos Sea!

Legacy of a master!

These four words sprang to Li Changshou’s mind, giving him some sense of anticipation.

This was the Chaos Sea, where there was no sense of time passing. Though this legacy appeared new, it had existed for countless Hongmeng kalpas.

Patriarch Tongtian truly hadn’t been wrong.

Li Changshou and Yunxiao exchanged glances, each showing a slight smile, experiencing a subtle sense of tacit understanding from ‘experiencing something together’.

But there was no rush – better to be cautious.

“Master Baize, please sense if there is fortune or misfortune in this place.”

Baize said, “This place is at the edge of where the Heavenly Dao’s power can reach, I need to sense more carefully.”

Li Changshou naturally nodded in approval, waiting a while longer.

Soon, Baize slowly exhaled: “There is no disaster ahead.”

“Let’s go in together,” Li Changshou called out, having Golden Peng take human form and passing him the Little God-Slaying Spear, while he held the Heaven-Earth Ruler in reverse.

Yunxiao also took out her Mixed Origin Golden Dipper and Dragon-Binding Rope to complement the Trap Immortal Sword, making them fully armed indeed.

When she brought Li Changshou out of treasure hunting, she naturally wanted to protect him, as his strength was somewhat inferior.

To preserve Li Changshou’s dignity, Yunxiao would actively hide at his side, waiting for the right moment to act, letting him handle what he could handle.

The three people and one auspicious beast slowly approached the mountain, entering a cave-dwelling without any hindrance.

Unfortunately, the cave-dwelling was empty, with some seven-colored spirit stones arranged in various places, only simple stone beds and a chair, retaining some kind of profound and magnificent Dao remnants.

Baize’s nose twitched, his eyes showing some confusion as he muttered, “A familiar person’s foothold in the Chaos Sea?”

“A Demon Race expert?” Li Changshou asked cautiously.

“Not necessarily,” Baize said, “In ancient times, many experts temporarily resided in the Chaos Sea to avoid the Dragon-Phoenix Great Tribulation. This should be a practice site left from that time.

However, such practice sites should just be empty shells, without any treasu… ahem!”

Baize suddenly seemed to understand something, then exclaimed: “Golden Peng, what’s that outside?”

Golden Peng bird was confused, turning to look.

Baize suddenly shouted: “Look, it’s actually Demon Teacher Kun Peng, quick, chase after him!”

With these words, Master Baize transformed into human form, grabbed Golden Peng’s arm, and dragged him, spear and all, rushing out of this place.

At the same time, Baize’s voice transmission fell into Li Changshou’s ear:

“Water God, search carefully, Golden Peng and I will guard outside. There must be treasure here… Old Lord Tongtian wouldn’t deceive anyone.”

Such stiff acting…

Li Changshou frowned slightly, looking at Yunxiao with some concern, worried she might mind this.

But he saw Yunxiao indeed lowering her head with a red face, her eyes seeming to carry some guilt.

Guilt?

Li Changshou immediately understood – Yunxiao felt that her status as an outer disciple of the Severing Sect was holding back this relationship.

“Let’s,” Li Changshou said gently, “look around here.”

“Mm.”

Yunxiao nodded slightly, temporarily separating from Li Changshou to left and right, beginning to search carefully everywhere.

Soon, Li Changshou made a discovery…

Under that stone bed, there truly was hidden a treasure, seemingly an Innate Earth Element Essence.

Li Changshou took out this Earth Element Essence and carefully observed it, discovering that this object had transformed into a stone statue, without any restrictions upon it.

“A fine thing,” Li Changshou praised, “Thank you for Master Uncle Tongtian’s guidance.”

However, Yunxiao said: “This object can only stabilize a residence, what other use could it have?”

Li Changshou explained: “I received some Five Elements spirit objects from Holy Mother, and a set of Five Elements Treasure Zhenzhus from Senior Brother Duobao, already turning Small Jade Peak into something like a defensive spirit treasure.

After slightly refining this object, it can serve as the ‘spirit’ of Small Jade Peak, allowing it to transform.

For me, it truly is a treasure comparable to an Innate Spirit Treasure.”

Seeing him speak so seriously, Yunxiao couldn’t help but purse her lips and laugh softly, saying gently: “No need to force explanations for Master’s intentions, I naturally understand them.

It’s just that, I shouldn’t have invited you to come here together, but Senior Brother hit upon my heart’s concern.

Under the Great Tribulation, I fear that I too might…”

She raised her head, gazing at Li Changshou, her eyes forthright yet tender as water.

“I don’t want to leave any regrets, and ultimately wanted to find a place others couldn’t probe, to tell you my heart’s intentions.”

At this moment, an inexperienced and iron-willed man might have been moved to take out that decree, explaining ‘You’ll be fine in the future, I will protect you well’.

Li Changshou, being experienced, naturally wouldn’t make such a mistake.

This moment wasn’t for discussing other matters, only for speaking of each other and the present.

He no longer suppressed his Dao’s heart, put away that Earth Element Essence, and stepped toward Yunxiao.

“These words should have been spoken by me, after all, I am a man.”

“What does it matter if one is a man or woman?” Yunxiao blinked gently, “Is it a human race custom? Must a man speak these words to avoid being seen as lacking in conduct?”

“There’s no such custom,” Li Changshou hurriedly said, “it’s just that I have some…”

In his mind, he was struggling to find the right words to express his traditional values in Hongmeng terms.

Online urgent, she’s waiting!

…

“Hehehe, tsk tsk tsk.”

Outside the cave-dwelling, beyond those strange formations, Baize stroked his goatee while chuckling softly.

Golden Peng asked in a low voice: “Master Baize, what’s going on? Where is Demon Teacher Kun Peng?”

“Aren’t you and Kun Peng somewhat related?”

“He is a traitor to my race,” Golden Peng’s eyes flashed with sharpness, “If I could find his trail, I would take his head back to Undying Fire Mountain!”

Baize slowly nodded, not very familiar with this matter, having only vaguely heard rumors about it.

Golden Peng couldn’t help but ask again: “Why aren’t we helping Water God inside the cave?”

“How do you still not understand?”

Baize transmitted: “Water God is different now from before, personally appointed by the Dao Ancestor as the Great Tribulation’s overseer, with both Lord Sacred One Taixing and Lord Dao Ancestor as powerful backers.

The Severing Sect is getting anxious… understand?”

Golden Peng thought carefully, couldn’t help showing a slight smile, and transmitted back: “Fairy Yunxiao is the most worthy match for Master’s wisdom among all the fairies I’ve seen, this is also a good thing.”

But Baize sighed, examining the various formations around them, and transmitted back:

“Water God originally planned to protect Fairy Yunxiao with all his might during the Great Tribulation, and only then formally establish their Dao partnership.

This shows Water God’s sense of responsibility and his usual steadiness.

But Fairy Yunxiao must have felt the pressure from the Great Tribulation and didn’t want to delay any longer.

Right now, they must be confessing their feelings to each… hmm?”

Baize suddenly frowned, looking at a blue stone on this ‘mountain’, and the Dao pattern marks that were gently glowing on that blue stone.

Baize walked forward several steps, carefully examining it, his heart suddenly beginning to tremble, his expression becoming somewhat grave.

“Master Baize, what’s wrong now?” Golden Peng asked in confusion.

“This cave dwelling still has beings residing here,” Baize said softly, “This is a special mark for determining location in the Chaos Sea!

The other party has activated such marks and is already on their way here!”

As Baize’s words fell, Golden Peng seemed to suddenly see something, his eyes widening, his Adam’s apple bobbing up and down.

In the outer Chaos Sea, an incredibly massive shadow, whose true size was impossible to determine, was passing by extremely quickly at their side…

Meanwhile, in the spacious main hall of Biyou Palace.

Patriarch Tongtian reclined against the white jade steps, three precious swords arranged in a ‘perfect triangle’ before him, displaying clear images showing the situations at various Severing Sect practice sites.

Duobao Daoren sat in meditation at his side, now opening his eyes to ask: “Master, what treasure did you arrange for Junior Sister Yunxiao and Junior Brother Changgeng?”

“Treasure?”

Patriarch Tongtian’s eyes crinkled in amusement at these words, “What treasure could compare to them experiencing some hardships together, creating precious memories?”

Duobao Daoren was stunned, hurriedly asking: “Didn’t you find a secret location in the Chaos Sea for Junior Sister Yunxiao and Junior Brother Changgeng to grow closer?”

“Hmm?”

Patriarch Tongtian frowned and said: “When did I tell you these things?

Changgeng hasn’t yet offered me the ceremonial tea, the Senior Brother hasn’t approved this matter, and we haven’t held any lively celebrations, how could we let Yunxiao marry over?

Do you perhaps think I’m using Yunxiao to draw Changgeng closer?”

“Then Master… what kind of place is that?”

“Nothing much, just one of Kun Peng’s footholds,” Patriarch Tongtian smiled calmly, “Don’t worry, Kun Peng is seriously injured and unable to recover fully, he’s just quick at running, no longer a match for Yunxiao, and I can transfer over anytime using the Trap Immortal Sword.

After experiencing this trial together, they should be able to advance hand in hand, deeply knowing each other’s importance!

Hahaha!”

Duobao Daoren: …

Better check his treasure vault to see if any spirit treasures could protect his knees.

Patriarch Tongtian suddenly thought of something, frowning as he looked at Duobao, “You didn’t happen to say something extra to Yunxiao, did you?”

“I advised her not to leave any regrets.”

Patriarch Tongtian’s face darkened, he could only raise his head and sigh deeply, suddenly feeling the vicissitudes of being an old father.

With a point of his sword finger, the triangular frame before Patriarch Tongtian showed a somewhat blurry image…

In the image, the silhouettes of a man and woman had only vague outlines, currently facing each other, separated by no more than two chi, seeming to be saying something.

Patriarch Tongtian’s sword finger drew a simple sword element talisman, and the three precious swords trembled, transmitting exceptionally clear dialogue:

“I’m sorry, you were originally a fairy in the clouds, yet I insisted on pulling you into the mortal realm.”

“I chose to descend myself…”

“Yunxiao…”

“Mm.”

In that gentle call, their fingers intertwined, the two silhouettes gradually drawing closer.

Patriarch Tongtian covered his eyes with one hand, while Duobao Daoren beside him had an extremely awkward expression, lowering his head to avoid looking too much.

One chi, five cun, three cun…

The two silhouettes drew ever closer, both having closed their eyes and held their breath;

Though the image was blurry, one could still see Fairy Yunxiao’s delicate hands clenched from nervousness and could see the tension in Li Changshou’s Dao body at this moment.

Two cun!

One!

BOOM!

The image suddenly shook, the Slaying Immortal Sword, Butchering Immortal Sword, and Severing Immortal Sword simultaneously erupting with violent humming. Patriarch Tongtian sat up, looking toward the left edge of the image.

There, a pitch-black head had crashed through the mountain wall, its cold and angry massive eyes staring at the somewhat tiny Li Changshou and Yunxiao.

The figures of Golden-Winged Great Peng and Baize flew back in disarray, seemingly having been directly knocked into the cave by this massive head!

It… it appeared?

That iron law of Hongmeng that [Such moments must always be interrupted]!

Li Changshou’s mouth twitched frantically, immediately about to turn his head, to look at this strange fierce beast that hadn’t given him too much pressure.

The last one who had interrupted his good moment was now picking up axes in the river!

But just as Li Changshou turned his head, before anger could ignite in his eyes, before he could display his majesty, the fairy before him slightly pulled his hand, and gently stood on tiptoe…

Pop.

Li Changshou froze for a moment, turning to look at the fairy before him who remained composed as if nothing had happened.

Yunxiao quickly withdrew her delicate hand, while Li Changshou unconsciously touched his cheek, that gentle sound and the almost imperceptible sensation continuously echoing in his Dao’s heart.

“Let me handle this.”

Li Changshou said with a smile, naturally stepping forward to shield Yunxiao behind him, directly facing that beast’s head, staring into those somewhat terrifying purple-black eyes.

Eight-Nine Mystic Art, activate.

Balanced Dao, activate.

Mysterious Yellow Pagoda, Heaven-Earth Ruler, activate.

From the side came Baize’s shout: “Water God be careful! This is Demon Teacher Kun Peng!”

Li Changshou’s spirit suddenly surged, he retreated half a step, making a hand gesture.

Let’s take him together!