This 4,000-word chapter is composed of two updated chapters combined.
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"Xie Jingshan, if the war between humans and demons ends in our lifetime, what do you want to do next?"
The setting sun was blood-red, the world was desolate, and everywhere you looked was the devastated land burned by fire.
It was a rare truce, and Ye Tianlang sat down next to Xie Jingshan by the winding stream.
Xie Jingshan habitually rubbed the shiny black magnet in his hand and said casually, "Who knows if we can live to see that day? What if the heaven suddenly goes crazy and blows up the cultivation world? It would be useless to even think about it."
"Shhhhh!" Ye Tianlang almost covered Xie Jingshan's mouth, "Don't talk nonsense, I still want to live forever, I have a lot of things I want to do, but what I want to do most is..."
As he spoke, Ye Tianlang's gaze intentionally or unintentionally swept towards Pei Shengyue and Jiang Ling'er in the distance.
Pei Shengyue practiced swordplay under the setting sun, while Jiang Ling'er sat beside him, chewing spiritual fruits, reading medical books, and occasionally rubbing Pei Shengyue's cat. The years were peaceful.
"Hehe~" Ye Tianlang's face turned slightly red and he scratched the back of his head.
Xie Jingshan frowned, not knowing whether Ye Tianlang was interested in Pei Shengyue or Jiang Ling'er, or both of them? He was really bold!
Shaking his head, he suddenly heard melodious piano sounds accompanied by the fragrance of ink. Xie Jingshan and Ye Tianlang turned their heads and saw Zuo Qiuhe, dressed in white, sitting on the ground on a distant hill with a qin on his knees. He looked at Feng Zhuxin, who was using the sky as a cloth and splashing ink, with tender eyes.
The two of them were under the moonlight, exchanging glances.
"Bastards!"
Xie Jingshan and Ye Tianlang suddenly spat in unison, feeling sour in their hearts but unable to suppress the envy in their eyes.
The two looked at each other, and suddenly there was a tacit understanding that you understand me, I understand you, and that you share the same suffering.
"Xie Jingshan, how about we ..."
"Get lost! I'm not gay! Even if I want to break up, it's not your turn!"
"Oh, you misunderstood. I wanted to ask if you wanted to spar with me."
"I don't want it!"
"Come on, come on. You're free anyway, why not stretch your muscles and cool down?"
In the distance, before Xie Jingshan and Ye Tianlang started sparring, Shi Yuming had already used his special moves to fight against Zhao Benlei.
"Stand still as a mountain!"
"Sword Qi rushes like thunder!"
In the military camp, the two brothers Wu Chao and Wu Yang were still working on the ironwork, leading the craftsmen to repair magic weapons for everyone.
The border is bitterly cold, but we can still find joy in the midst of hardship.
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In the Jiuhe Realm, in the main hall of Tianyan Sect.
Ling Guanghan angrily threw the red pen on the table. Ever since Miaoyin came back to him, his stagnant temperament had gradually begun to show some waves.
"It's like this every day. This is the hand that I hold a sword with, how can I hold a pen here every day!"
Ling Guanghan was really angry. Why was he always the leader when Li Jiuchuan was not around? Was it because he was emotionally stable
No, he's about to explode now!
Before Li Jiuchuan left the Earth Spirit Realm, he was asked to temporarily take over the position of sect leader and was told that he would find a successor as soon as possible. As a result, he waited for almost three hundred years, and he was still in the position of sect leader the night before he left the Earth Spirit Realm and went to the upper realm.
The one who is not worthy of being a son is Li Jiuchuan!
Now that Li Jiuchuan has disappeared inexplicably, he has to take over as the temporary sect leader!
The assets of the Tianyan Sect in the upper realm are more than ten times larger than those in the earthly spiritual realm. He is required to make decisions and review more than ten times more official business every day.
He hasn't left the main hall for more than ten days.
Qi Ming was beside him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "Sword Master, actually, before these official reports were submitted, they had already been reviewed by various levels. They had the seals of the managers, elders, and grand elders at each level. You don't have to read them carefully. Just stamp them with the seals and send them out for execution. If anything goes wrong, you can just find the grand elder in charge at the next level."
Hearing this, Ling Guanghan shouted in displeasure, "Nonsense! What if the people below are in collusion and deceive their superiors and hide the truth from their subordinates? Since it has been reported to me, how can I not check it carefully? Every spiritual stone here is earned by Tianyan Sect with great effort!"
Qi Ming's mouth twitched in embarrassment. He felt that sword cultivators were not suitable to be sect leaders. They were so meticulous in their work that they had obsessive-compulsive disorder. Just like when they practiced sword skills, every move had to be done to perfection. Just like a sword, they only went straight and did not know how to adapt.
Unfortunately, after Li Jiuchuan and Zhao Fuyi disappeared, when they heard that they would temporarily take over as the sect leader, Cang Huo, Wen Miao, Mo Ping and others ran faster than rabbits, but Ling Guanghan reacted a little slowly and was caught.
After sulking for a while, Ling Guanghan suppressed his emotions and picked up the red brush again.
"Go on, and try to finish all the accumulated official business tonight. When Li Jiuchuan comes back, I will leave the sect and travel with Miaoyin immediately!"
The upper world is so huge, but he has never taken Miaoyin to have a proper tour of it. Fortunately, the hardships have been endured and they still have a long life ahead of them.
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The crying of a young child echoed through the night.
In Tianku Peak, Shi Xiaowu hurried to his daughter's room, picked up the sweet and soft little girl and coaxed her in a gentle voice.
The little girl stopped crying, and another burst of howling was heard in the dark night.
Shi Xiaowu held the little girl in his arms and said, "That He Wangchen on Tiangang Peak has started to wail again. Master Fuyi is not dead yet, and he cries for his master every night. Girl, don't learn from him in the future. We should be like your mother and dad's eldest sister and be heroines!"
"Don't cry, be a hero!"
The babbling little girl raised her arms as thin as lotus roots, her eyes shining, and the father and daughter were very happy.
"Master, when will you come back? I miss you so much that I am going crazy—"
The crying sound echoed in the valleys of Tianyan Sect. The big grass dragon sleeping in the back mountain raised its claws and pressed the head of the howling little grass dragon into the calamus.
The big grass dragons howled twice towards the small courtyard in the distance, meaning that they wanted Yunchang to control the crying that disturbed the dragons' sweet dreams every night.
The dragon clan relies on sleep to practice, and if the little ones don’t sleep well, they will rebel.
In the small courtyard, Yun Chang, who was using spiritual energy to hatch dragon eggs, was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and could only open the soundproofing array that she had set up yesterday.
Jiang Ziying, who was grafting the seedlings, looked at Yun Shang and shook his head helplessly.
"He Wangchen!"
With a loud shout, the crying stopped abruptly, and all the lights in Tianyan Sect were turned off. Everyone knew that it must be Mu Wushuang and Tang Weimian who had given He Wangchen a beating.
Li Shenzhi was sitting alone on the archway at the entrance of Tianyan Sect admiring the moonlight. Recently, his two junior sisters were worried about their master and had very bad tempers, so he didn't dare to go back. If he went back, he would be scolded together with He Wangchen.
Fortunately, there was a little junior brother who attracted the fire. Thinking about it this way, this crying little junior brother was quite useful.
"Wang Chen, when Master comes back, I will help you file a complaint. For now, I will let you go."
Li Shenzhi looked away with a worried look in his eyes, hoping that Jiang Yuebai could bring Zhao Fuyi and the others back safely.
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In a certain world, in a certain market place.
The heroic female monk in black clothes and mask threw a head on the table. When the monk who issued the reward was frantically checking it, she quickly walked to the wall next to her, took a quick glance, and raised her hand to tear off a new one.
He turned around, took the reward, and quickly disappeared into the darkness, leaving the monks in the room staring in shock at the long string of the word "Yuchan" on the registration book.
"Jiang Yuebai, from now on, you will be the god in your light, and I will be the king in my shadow."
The night wind blew and the roof was empty.
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At the Zhuge family, Zhuge Zigan saw the bamboo raft getting closer and closer to the ferry. A smile broke out on his face. He stepped on the water and landed lightly on the bamboo raft.
The dusty Mo Baichun opened his arms and hugged Zhuge Zigan, "Zigan, I'm back."
Zhuge Zigan embraced Mo Baichun. Although they had just reunited, he couldn't help but ask, "How long do you plan to stay this time?"
Over the years, Mo Baichun has been traveling everywhere. She is used to being a casual cultivator and has never been someone who can stay in one place for a long time.
Zhuge Zigan also kept the promise they made when they were together and never stopped Mo Baichun.
If she wanted to invite him to go with her, then they could go together; if she wanted to be alone, then she could be alone.
Mo Baichun let go of Zhuge Zigan and looked seriously at this silly brother who was younger than him.
"I feel like I've had enough fun. I probably won't leave again in the future."
With a sense of belonging in her heart, Mo Baichun felt like she had a home. Every time when she was alone outside, she would always think of the Zhuge family and her silly brother.
Zhuge Zigan looked at Mo Baichun seriously, and after making sure that she was not joking, he could no longer suppress his smile, which was brighter than the morning sun.
Zhuge Zigan took Mo Baichun and stepped onto the ferry of Meihuawu. They passed by Xie Tianbao and his old servant Luo Tingzong, and nodded to each other without disturbing each other.
Xie Tianbao stood on the ferry and swept his fingers across the entire ferry.
"Let's go back and buy this piece, that piece, and those merchant ships in the distance. Jingshan is doing well now, and he will definitely need more resources for cultivation in the future. As an old ancestor, I can't hold him back. I have to prepare more for him."
"It's time to expand our Shanhai Tower to the entire upper world. In the future, let Jingshan become the only young master of Shanhai Tower in the entire upper world."
Luo Tingzong smiled happily, "Our young master is also capable. His Mingshan Tower is very good."
Xie Tianbao's eyes were filled with pride, but he snorted arrogantly, "His little business is nothing. When he advances to the Refining Void stage in the future, he won't even have enough materials to buy swords. I'll have to do it for him."
Luo Tingzong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. What kind of sword was that that cost so much money? But as long as his ancestor was happy, that was enough.
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In a certain world, in a certain market place.
Yan Hongyu stopped Wu Qing who had been following her, "Can you please stop following me? You are not my type at all. No matter what, I am Yan Hongyu, a person with principles. I will never let anything lower my taste!"
Wu Qing said aggrievedly, "I don't mean anything else. I'm just worried that it's dangerous for you to walk around alone~"
Maybe it was because of Yan Hongyu's care during the time he was injured, and the daily life together when they were trapped in the lotus platform world later, Wu Qing always felt that he owed Yan Hongyu.
Yan Hongyu's eyes were somewhat apprehensive. In fact, she was also afraid of death. After all, she had died once and became a fragile ghost. But...
"It's dangerous, but you don't have to interfere in my affairs from now on. From today on, I, Yan Hongyu, will be an independent ghost!"
One day, when she meets His Majesty again, she will prove to Him that she, Yan Hongyu, can grow without relying on anyone!
Yan Hongyu was nervous, but she continued to move forward with firm steps.
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Demonic Realm.
Lu Nanzhi still travels around the arenas every day, challenging masters from all parts of the demon clan, making a name for himself, and conquering the demon clan bit by bit with his powerful strength. He is not affected at all by the disappearance of the Mahayana Heavenly Demon.
Shen Mingjing and Huo Qilin returned to his island in the Mirage Sea. The bamboo forest that was once destroyed by Jiang Yuebai was now bare, which made Shen Mingjing feel upset every time he saw it.
Shen Mingjing has already given the things about the First Qilin that he found in the Great Wilderness to the Fire Qilin.
"What are your plans for the future?"
Shen Mingjing has already done what he promised to Huo Qilin. He actually doesn't quite understand why Huo Qilin is still staying with him.
Huo Qilin lay in the courtyard without raising his eyes, "I won't go anywhere until your backers come back. If they can't come back, I'll take you to the demon tribe."
Suddenly, Shen Mingjing felt a feeling he had never experienced before. His heart tightened, yet he felt warm and comfortable.
Shen Mingjing frowned, pressed his chest and thought, what is this? Could it be that he has also begun to have emotions that only humans have
Oh, this is ridiculous.
"Okay, if the demon clan's hegemony fails, I will go with you to the demon clan, and I will teach those young demons."
Shen Mingjing turned and left, with a smile on his lips that he himself was not even aware of.
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In the demon realm, tall trees stand tall like a canopy.
Bai Jiuyou was leaning against a nest formed by two grass dragons, with his hand resting on Lieque. In front of him were a dozen transformed dragons with dragon horns on their heads. They were all holding a book called "Collection of Witty Sayings" and reciting in unison.
"Eat less salt, you have so much free time."
"The person's face has disappeared, and I'm talking about you."
Bai Jiuyou tried hard to hold back his laughter, but he was already amazed in his heart, how could Jiang Yuebai come up with so many curse words without using any dirty words, it was so brilliant!
Under the tree, the fairy ganoderma that was transplanted to the dragon's territory was swaying slightly. Listening to the dragons reciting in the awkward human language, they secretly memorized it in their hearts.
Not only was there fairy ganoderma, there was also a five-tailed little fox hanging on the tree, pretending to be sleeping but actually eavesdropping. It was none other than Su Xiaoxiao.
Several holes were dug under the tree, and the spotted mice and their cubs emerged one after another, shaking their heads rhythmically along with the dragons who were reading.
"Read your books carefully. You will all be roaming the human race's territory in the future. If anyone cannot win an argument with the human race, then don't say that he is a dragon under my command, Bai Jiuyou!"
The dragon heads tensed up and the recitation became louder immediately.
"You speak so nicely, did you wipe your mouth in the toilet?"
"If a son is not well-educated, it is the fault of his father. If you curse, it is my fault."
Rumble.
The wind suddenly changed, strong winds blew up fallen leaves all over the ground, and the whole sky became chaotic in the blink of an eye.
Bai Jiuyou dropped the book and stood up, looking up at the sky nervously, and suddenly felt...
A breath of chaos!
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In the kingdom of mermaids, in the prison cell of the black tower.
The old blind man was awakened from his dream by the thunder that penetrated the three realms. He raised his pair of scarred eyes and looked towards the top of the cell. His sight seemed to penetrate the entire Mermaid Kingdom, across the Earth Spirit Realm, and up to the upper realm.
"Heh~ Zhufeng, ah Zhufeng, you lost in the end, miserably. You thought you were the savior, the one who broke the deadlock, but in fact, that crazy woman never put you in the deadlock from beginning to end. It was just your wishful thinking. It was all in vain, all in vain..."
The sky is about to collapse!
No one will ever have a future...
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