“Put it here?”

“Yes, move it three inches toward the Qian position, face the formation base south, six feet three inches into the ground.”

“Found it… Ha—yah!”

Three months after Jiu Jiu emerged from seclusion, three figures were busy working outside the pill room of Little Jade Peak.

Li Changshou directed Ling E to provide support, and Jiu Jiu focused on multiple tasks simultaneously—suppressing the formation’s spiritual energy, controlling the rise and fall of formation patterns, verifying the base positions, and using immortal power to wrap the refined formation bases before slowly burying them below…

This process couldn’t tolerate the slightest error.

After placing this formation base, Jiu Jiu let out a long breath, leaning against a tree trunk as she panted lightly…

“How… how many more?”

Li Changshou looked at his treasure pouch, which still contained about a third—nearly sixty more formation bases for expanding the formation that hadn’t been placed yet.

However…

He only needed the pretext of “Junior Master Jiu helping with placement” and Jiu Jiu’s [deep memory] of this assistance, not necessarily requiring her to place all the formation bases…

Most of the formation bases placed this time would need minor adjustments later.

Li Changshou smiled and said, “Just three more, thank you for your hard work, Junior Master.”

Hearing there were only three left, Jiu Jiu’s eyes immediately filled with ‘surviving a catastrophe’…

“Finally, after several months, we’re almost done!”

At the side, Ling E noticed something in Li Changshou’s expression and became thoughtful.

‘Can Senior Brother now arrange formations without Junior Master’s help?’

Jiu Jiu took out a Spirit Wine Pill, crunched it a few times, and became energetic once again!

“Let’s push through and conquer them!”

After shouting this battle cry, Jiu Jiu jumped up again and rushed to the next formation base burial site.

Ling E tidied her hair tips, gave a light laugh, and hurriedly followed with her bamboo basket.

“Junior Master, have some fruit and rest a bit.”

“Little Ling E is so considerate. Your Senior Brother only knows how to make people work for him!”

“Senior Brother is thinking of Little Jade Peak’s stability. Thank you for your hard work, Junior Master. Let me massage your shoulders…”

“Ah, a bit more to the left… We’re both suffering souls.”

Amidst laughter, Ling E and Jiu Jiu gradually moved deeper into the forest.

Li Changshou followed with leisurely steps, pondering the principles of formation operation and perfecting his linked formation theory.

After another half day of busy work, by sunset, the remaining three formation bases were finally properly placed.

Jiu Jiu suddenly transformed into a different person, becoming extremely excited as she pulled Ling E and called Li Changshou, wanting to go to the thatched house for a fight to the death—playing ‘Fighting Gods’!

Li Changshou sighed softly in his heart. The formations here still needed careful adjustment for some time, but there was no rush.

As they walked out of the forest, Li Changshou suddenly had a premonition.

‘This is…’

Looking at his Junior Master and Junior Sister jumping around ahead, Li Changshou withdrew his right hand into his sleeve, immediately making calculations with his fingers. His heart quickly gained some insight—

The medicine had been taken out of the porcelain bottle he had given to Senior Uncle Jiu Wu!

That porcelain bottle wasn’t ordinary, of course. It was itself a magical device that could store immortal pills and preserve their medicinal properties.

Li Changshou had made some modifications to it, adding two prohibitions and placing a trace of his simulated spiritual sense inside.

He would feel a strand of sensing in his heart as soon as the medicine inside was taken out!

What was happening…

Had Senior Uncle Jiu Wu encountered danger and used the [Immortal Corrupting Soul Pill]?

Or had Senior Uncle Jiu Wu taken out this pill to show others?

Of course, they couldn’t rule out the possibility that the bottle had broken on its own…

Although Senior Uncle could sometimes be unreliable, he was always cautious when acting outside the sect.

Otherwise, the sect wouldn’t have entrusted him with the “Three Teachings Conference preparations”—a task requiring such careful attention to avoid offending others…

Most likely, something had gone wrong on Senior Uncle Jiu Wu’s side.

But the Central Divine State was far from here, and he couldn’t do anything immediately.

Li Changshou pondered in his heart and immediately had an idea…

He called out, “Junior Master Jiu!”

“Hmm? What is it? Come join the fun! Hee-haha!”

Li Changshou coughed and put on a serious expression, going forward to say a few words to Jiu Jiu.

After hearing him out, Jiu Jiu and Ling E’s expressions became somewhat…

Strange…

Jiu Jiu asked incredulously, “Really?”

“Of course it’s true,” Li Changshou nodded solemnly.

“So,” Jiu Jiu couldn’t help blinking, raising her hand to pinch her thin earlobe, “you dreamed yesterday that my Fifth Senior Brother was in danger? He was being frantically chased by seven or eight bear-sized brutes?”

“That’s right,” Li Changshou said seriously. “Today, after thinking it over, I just couldn’t put my mind at ease. Perhaps there’s some meaning in the mysterious sensing we cultivators experience.”

Jiu Jiu immediately frowned and said softly, “But this… If the Fifth Senior Brother was in trouble, the Fourth Senior Sister should be the one having dream premonitions. Otherwise, if I had the dream… that could be explained since Fifth Senior Brother has always looked after me like a father. How did you… How come you dreamed about my Senior Brother? What’s that about!”

“Senior Uncle Jiu Wu and I are good drinking buddies, kindred spirits,” Li Changshou smiled wryly. “Let’s not dwell on these details. Senior Master Jiu Shi should have a way to contact Senior Uncle Jiu Wu. Junior Master, will you trust me this once?”

“Of course I trust you.”

Jiu Jiu said seriously, “Otherwise, I wouldn’t catch everything you throw with my mouth.”

Ling E turned her head away to the side, knowing Senior Brother was discussing serious matters, holding back her laughter…

“Junior Master, please treat this matter with caution,” Li Changshou said. “I rarely dream, and the few times I have were quite prophetic.”

Jiu Jiu hesitated slightly and said softly, “But disturbing Fourth Senior Sister’s seclusion because of your dream… Well, alright, I’ll try to wake Fourth Senior Sister.”

Li Changshou added, “Please, Junior Master, say it was your dream vision.”

“What? Are you afraid of being scolded?”

“It’s not about being scolded, it’s about avoiding misunderstandings… Moreover, I truly don’t want to draw any more attention within the sect.”

Jiu Jiu snorted laughter and scolded playfully, “You talk as if everyone’s eager to watch you! I’ll go call Fourth Senior Sister now, you two wait here! When I get back, we’ll play Fighting Gods!”

Li Changshou and Ling E agreed simultaneously, and Jiu Jiu yawned, riding her large gourd as she flew into the sky…

As soon as Jiu Jiu left, Ling E came over with her hands behind her back, gently bumping Li Changshou with her delicate shoulder.

“Senior Brother, is it true or false?”

“What?”

“About dreaming that Senior Uncle Jiu Wu was being chased by several big men.”

“The dream was naturally false.”

Li Changshou stood with his hands behind his back, his expression showing slight helplessness as he transmitted his voice:

“But the trouble might be real. Go pack your belongings and keep all useful items with you.”

Ling E was also stunned, “What’s wrong, Senior Brother?”

“Just in case,” Li Changshou’s eyes narrowed slightly, divine light flickering in them. “In all things, one must always prepare several contingencies in advance.”

Lan Ling E pursed her lips and blinked, lowering her head to agree before hurrying off to her thatched house.

…

The stone Li Changshou had dropped caused thousand-layer waves in the Degree Immortal Sect.

Jiu Jiu returned to Breaking Sky Peak and told Jiu Shi about ‘her dream of Fifth Senior Brother being chased by a group of strong men.’

Although disturbed from comprehending the dao, Jiu Shi showed no displeasure. In front of Jiu Jiu, she took out the ‘Ten Thousand Miles Single Thread’ communication talisman she had refined together with Jiu Wu…

Then…

There was no response at all.

Jiu Shi was first stunned, then took out a precious mirror. This mirror called the [Heart-Linking Treasure Mirror], contained Jiu Wu’s heart blood and could show what Jiu Wu was currently seeing when activated.

—It was truly an essential item for checking on cultivation partners and preventing relationship interference.

But after Jiu Shi activated it several times, the treasured mirror showed no response.

By now, Jiu Shi was becoming panicked and hurriedly pulled Jiu Jiu along to seek help from their master…

Within half an hour, urgent bell tolls rang out across Breaking Sky Peak!

A powerful pressure suddenly appeared on Breaking Sky Peak, and a figure wrapped in green light burst through the mountain-protecting formation, shooting westward!

Shortly after, four more figures emerged from the mountain-protecting formation, standing facing the four directions. Among these four was Forgotten Emotions Immortal, whom Li Changshou knew quite well.

At the same time, strands of Celestial Immortal aura appeared above various peaks—the sect’s elders had been alerted…

The one who had just soared skyward heading toward the Central Divine State was their Degree Immortal Sect’s…

Sect Leader.

Li Changshou stood before his thatched house, carefully sensing for a moment, and felt the mysterious dao rhythm unique to the Golden Immortal Long Life realm.

The Degree Immortal Sect indeed had a Golden Immortal!

Golden Immortals, immortals of longevity, had their dao recognized by the Heavenly Dao. Barring catastrophe, they could live alongside the dao, achieving eternal life.

However, the Golden Immortal realm was also a very ambiguous boundary. There were clear differences between Golden Immortals, with vastly different abilities.

The dao realm was merely the foundation, just a ‘ticket’ to becoming an expert.

Divine abilities and treasures were the main factors determining a Golden Immortal’s combat strength.

Their Sect Leader’s Golden Immortal realm naturally couldn’t compare to the famous Twelve Golden Immortals of the Clarification Teaching.

Moreover, the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Clarification Teaching had “debuted on the primordial grand stage” half a kalpa ago, and even then they were only collectively known as the Twelve Golden Immortals.

Those like Guangcheng Zi and Chi Jing Zi, who entered under the Saint’s tutelage earlier, should have long since reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

—Great Luo Golden Immortals were still considered Golden Immortals, with Great Luo meaning one’s dao had reached perfection, immune to minor calamities but unable to escape great catastrophes.

The Severance Teaching’s inner and outer Eight Great Disciples and Seven Attending Immortals were mostly also in the Great Luo realm.

These thoughts flashed quickly through his mind, Li Changshou was also worried about Senior Uncle Jiu Wu…

Senior Uncle Jiu Wu was only in the True Immortal realm. In the primordial world, he didn’t even qualify to be called ‘cannon fodder.’

If something unexpected happened, if he met with some misfortune, it wouldn’t be surprising at all…

Such was the danger of the primordial world.

“Senior Brother, has something happened to Senior Uncle Jiu Wu?”

Ling E asked with concern.

“Yes,” Li Changshou said calmly. “But you needn’t worry. If it involves the Three Teachings matter, the Human Teaching will also have experts protecting the Degree Immortal Sect…”

Just as he finished speaking, Jiu Jiu hurriedly rushed over from Breaking Sky Peak.

Before Jiu Jiu’s figure had even landed, she urgently called out to the brother and sister standing before the thatched house:

“Changshou, Ling E! Something’s happened!”

Li Changshou frowned deeply and quickly asked: “What happened? Junior Master, please speak slowly.”

How could Jiu Jiu slow down at this moment?

She urgently said:

“We temporarily can’t contact Fifth Senior Brother’s communication talisman, and of the other two elders and two stewards’ communication talismans, only one connected! But all we heard were sounds of magical combat! This matter has already alerted the Sect Leader and several Supreme Elders. The Sect Leader has already left seclusion for the Central Divine State. We’ve contacted the Golden Palace Sect, and they’ve agreed to send out many experts to search…”

Li Changshou hurriedly said: “If that’s the case, there’s even less need to worry. Junior Master, please go inside and rest. We’re too far away to help.”

“How can we not worry? I’m about to die from anxiety.”

Jiu Jiu stamped her feet and turned in circles, then looked at Li Changshou, her eyes carrying some apology as she said softly:

“I shouldn’t have been anxious with you either. Thank you, Changshou. If you hadn’t dreamed it, things might be worse.”

Li Changshou sighed: “Senior Uncle Jiu Wu and I have a deep friendship. There’s no need to thank me for this. But Junior Master, remember, later you must still say it was you who had the dream.”

“Mm, I know…”

Jiu Jiu stared at Li Changshou, hesitantly saying: “Actually, there’s one more thing I’d like to trouble you with.”

“What is it?”

Jiu Jiu frowned and said: “Could you… sleep once more and see if you can have another dream, to dream about how things are going over there. I know this is somewhat forcing you, and dreaming relies on feeling and luck… But…”

Li Changshou immediately nodded and said: “Alright, I’ll try to see if I can dream it. Ling E, stay with Junior Master first, keep her from worrying too much.”

“Thank you, Little Shou Shou…”

Jiu Jiu said softly, her face haggard from anxiety.

Li Changshou responded and walked toward his thatched house with a lowered head; Ling E stepped forward to hold Jiu Jiu’s arm, comforting her softly.

Li Changshou naturally couldn’t dream anything. He just lay on his bed after returning to his room, calmly analyzing for a while what troubles the Degree Immortal Sect might encounter and how this matter might develop later.

[Worry] as an emotion was the most useless in Li Changshou’s view.

Even less useful than the second-to-last [Getting Worked Up] and third-to-last [Impotent Rage].

This time, Li Changshou hadn’t expected that he had also secretly saved Jiu Wu and two sect elders…

After the poison pill was used, Li Changshou quickly notified Jiu Jiu.

When Jiu Jiu and Jiu Shi discovered Jiu Wu might be in trouble, they immediately notified the sect.

When the sect verified that all contact with Jiu Wu’s companions was lost, they reported this to the Sect Leader…

Now, the Degree Immortal Sect Leader had left seclusion, rushing to the Central Divine State, while Supreme Elders contacted familiar friends at the Golden Palace Sect…

The experts sent out by the Golden Palace Sect quickly found a formation concealing from detection a thousand miles from their sect gate, discovering the surrounded Degree Immortal Sect party within.

Several experts directly charged in, capturing those surrounding them, deliberately leaving some alive. However, those figures’ primordial spirits mysteriously ‘shriveled’ the moment they were captured…

As for the five from the Degree Immortal Sect who had inexplicably appeared there, both Celestial Immortal realm elders were injured, Jiu Wu was also severely wounded, and the other two True Immortal realm stewards…

Had perished, their dao destroyed.

All Three Teachings sects were enraged!

Who died wasn’t important—what mattered was that this was slapping the face of their Three Teachings sects!

Experts from several human-teaching orthodox sects immediately stood forth, protecting Jiu Wu and the others, vowing to thoroughly investigate the attack on the Degree Immortal Sect party…

When Li Changshou received this news from Jiu Jiu, Jiu Wu, and the two elders were already being escorted back to the Degree Immortal Sect by the Sect Leader and other Human Teaching experts.

The cause of the incident and who the attackers were remained unclear.

Li Changshou stood before the pill room, letting out a gentle sigh of relief…

Unexpectedly, these occasionally inspired little items really could prove useful at critical moments. He would need to make more in the future.

By the way…

The escape formation in the earth’s veins below Little Jade Peak and the matter of the safe house truly needed to be prioritized soon.