It was as if Pei Laoliu was awakened by those words, and his expression suddenly froze, staring blankly at nothing for a long ti before he ca to his senses.
Their eyes returned to the direction of the World Tree, gazing from afar at its lush canopy and the large gate below, as if through this door they could see Water Blue Star at the far end of the universe.
After a mont, Master Liu finally sighed, erging from his dazed state, and said softly:
"Ah, I’ve beco muddle-headed..."
"You see, when I was young, my ambitions were just like that: tending my little plot of land and hoping to live a better life when the old district was demolished, surveying the streets and calculating areas. But in the end, all surrounding streets were demolished, while ours was preserved. I thought it would never be demolished, but alas, over the years, that old district couldn’t escape the fate of being replaced by ti..."
"Such a pity, such a pity. If it were in the past, Master Liu would surely drink for three days and feast on ten old geese to celebrate, yet now I only feel montarily excited, but can’t ever recapture that old feeling, never again..."
As he spoke, he glanced around, took a deep breath of the refreshing air of the Tianyuan Sect, revealing a blissful expression as he said:
"I’ve found that this place is quite nice, over the years Master Liu has grown accustod to the life here. Although everyday life has so inconveniences and I can’t read the news or visit the square when idle, overall I quite like it here. Perhaps I won’t return to Water Blue Star... I’m afraid that if I return, I won’t have the courage to co back..."
Zhang Xiaoman has spent a long ti with Master Liu, naturally understanding his current sentints, and imdiately comforted:
"Don’t brood too much, Master Liu. Return to take a look now. Over there at Dragon Sleep Mountain, Mr. Ye has ntioned you several tis. Now, with the World Tree built, we can co whenever we want without any issue."
As a savvy person, Pei Laoliu couldn’t possibly misunderstand his aning, nodding his head at once, choosing not to dwell on this issue further.
"You’re right, there are people waiting for at Water Blue Star, and I haven’t seen my niece for quite a while, wondering how they are now. Let’s go and have a look..."
Zhang Xiaoman led Pei Laoliu through the Tree Gate, returning to the Original Realm.
As expected, though the barrier blocked space, the establishnt of the Tree Gate transcended spatial existence. Zhang Xiaoman and the others succeeded in leaving this place sealed by the Spirit Gathering Great Array by traversing through another part of the universe.
Back in the Original Realm, Holy Angel Naphaya still stood by the gate, here to await Zhang Xiaoman’s arrival, bowing slightly in greeting.
"Jiu Jiu!"
The little fox Jiu Jiu joyfully ran over, finally able to return after being trapped at Tianyuan Sect for so long.
"Ah, what a cute little fellow, what is this? Why does it seem sowhat familiar?"
The group reappeared before the Final Gate at Chongshan Island, imdiately encountering Ziwei.
Ziwei originally intended to find Naphaya to discuss so cultivation issues, but to her surprise, she t Zhang Xiaoman and the adorable little fox along the way.
Ziwei scooped Jiu Jiu into her arms, regardless of whether the latter was willing, continually stroking its fur.
"Jiu Jiu! Jiu Jiu!"
Jiu Jiu protested, its body disappearing from Ziwei’s arms and reappearing beside Zhang Xiaoman.
"This is Jiu Jiu, this is Master Liu. I’ve already opened the portal to the Divine Ancient Continent. Now we have an additional area to explore. That place used to be a realm of strong spiritual power fluctuations, with many extraordinary beings. I’ll take you to see it when I get a chance."
Zhang Xiaoman introduced the parties to each other, so they all knew each other.
Ziwei listened with a suspicious expression.
"Extraordinary level, and many appeared? Ji Xing, are you tricking again? I’m telling you, I’m not so easily fooled now!"
Zhang Xiaoman smiled awkwardly, this woman sohow saw through his intentions to lure her to work.
"How could I deceive you? The Divine Ancient Continent is a true high martial world. Go busy yourself, and when I get a mont, I’ll tell you in detail!"
After sending Ziwei away, Zhang Xiaoman took Master Liu back to the organization’s base and settled him there. From here, he hardly needed to worry about anything else, for Master Liu knew the teleportation technique and could directly teleport to the base at Dragon Sleep Mountain or wherever else he wanted.
Indeed, as he had ntioned earlier, upon witnessing the changes at Water Blue Star, Master Liu’s face was filled with disbelief.
Six years unseen, the whole world seed to have transford, giving him the impression he might have teleported to another realm.
Actually, let alone the six years with Star Alliance’s black technology support. Even in the past, without black technology, six years would have been enough for many cities in this world to change their appearance.
It’s just that Star Alliance accelerated this process and expanded its coverage.
Master Liu was still marveling at the changes in today’s world, while over on Rebirth Island with Jiu Jiu’s return, Jin Bao’s position as king of the animals was finally taken away, and all spiritual beasts on the island welcod their new boss today.
But overall, this was a good thing. With Jiu Jiu’s help, the spiritual beasts who previously only practiced so low-level techniques could now begin new courses with Jiu Jiu.
Zhang Xiaoman had witnessed Jiu Jiu’s ability to bring newcors along previously. During that period, Jin Bao and his dog’s strength improved so rapidly only because of its presence.
Now that Jiu Jiu has returned, cultivating these spiritual beasts well may bring more combat power to the Star Alliance.
After planting the World Tree clone in the Divine Ancient World, Zhang Xiaoman had settled one worry. With the passage between the Divine Ancient Continent and the Original Realm open, the Star Alliance awakener can now plan their entry, opening up a new trial ground for the organization.
...
"My current strength has temporarily reached a bottleneck. If I want to achieve another breakthrough, the fastest way is to imprint the fourth star pattern..."
In the cultivation room, Zhang Xiaoman awoke from his ditation. Having imprinted the third star pattern, his strength was now very close to Ziwei’s. During their sparring, the latter found it hard to believe her eyes.
This guy’s strength increased too quickly, making Ziwei highly suspicious that he was rely pretending, not showing his true power. Otherwise, how could anyone in this world have possibly taken a re five years to rise from the lower control level to the middle control level peak, close to her own level?
Indeed, given Zhang Xiaoman’s talent, if providing a standard now, he is roughly at the middle control level peak too, likely soon to break through to the upper control level tier like Ziwei.
"No, although these two stages differ only slightly, overcoming that gap is still difficult, following the usual course would take years..."
Zhang Xiaoman frowned, dissatisfied with his current progress.
If this scene were witnessed by Ziwei, she’d surely yell at him for his faux modesty.
After all, she has remained stagnant at the middle control level peak for nearly twenty years.
While Zhang Xiaoman, in just a few short years, calls it a long ti, which anyone would find unbearable to hear.
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