Dao's Fateful Encounter atop Edge of Dao Cliff

"Is this Xiao Douzi?" Ye Jie looked at the weeping old man again in disbelief.

Hey, you know what, their eyebrows and eyes do look somewhat similar.

If I hadn't said anything, I would have thought that Bean's ancestor had come.

Douzi's full name is An Qi Dou. He is from Golden Feather Province the Immortal Rainbow Dao Domain and is the only disciple he took in in his previous life.

"It's me! Master Qi Jie! I'm Xiao Douzi! Don't you remember me?" The old man wiped away his tears, looking as aggrieved as a child.

"Alright, alright, how old are you? Bean, you're a famous Supreme God Lord now."

Liu Qingcheng comforted her, both amused and exasperated, reminding her that she hadn't even cried yet...

"Xiao Douzi, what happened to you?" Ye Jie patted the old man's shoulder and asked again in confusion. He remembered that Bean was still in the prime of his youth, just about to be at the height of his life. How could he have fallen like this...?

By the way, it's been a very, very long time since I perished. Bean has grown old, and Qingcheng has been waiting for me for a long time...

Ye Jie stared intently at Liu Qingcheng's face, the one most deeply etched in his memory, his thoughts swirling with emotions.

The atmosphere at the scene quieted down, Supreme God Lord An Qi Dou, seeing that things were not going well, quickly stopped crying.

He then silently retreated, knowing that his master and mistress were the true lovers and that he was merely an accident; he couldn't disturb their final reunion.

"Ah Jie, I've been waiting for you for so long!" Liu Qingcheng could no longer control her emotions and rushed forward to throw herself into Ye Jie's arms, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Do you know? After you left, I couldn't face reality and went into seclusion for a full 30 million years. Later, Mo Bo cast a divination for me, and he said that I would see you again in this lifetime. The divination really came true!"

"You've suffered, Qingcheng," Ye Jie said, feeling the warmth in her arms and hearing her soft words in her ear, a bitter feeling welling up inside him.

"By the way, where's Mo Bo? Why didn't he come?"

Ye Jie was puzzled. After entering the Reflecting Moon Illusionary Realm last time, he searched for all his old friends, but he did not see Mo Bo in that time and space.

I met Mo Bo when I was traveling in the Nine Heavens Dao Domain. At that time, I was only at the Immortal Emperor Realm.

At that time, Mo Bo was a famous diviner in the Nine Heavens Dao Domain, and he always took good care of me.

"Mo Bo passed away a few years ago..." Liu Qingcheng began, her voice choked with emotion.

So that's how it is. Ye Jie actually already knew the answer in his heart, but he just didn't want to admit it.

"Time is like a knife that cuts down the proud, and time is like a sword that erases the heroes."

"I never imagined that after my fall and rebirth, everything would change. Xiao Douzi has changed, and Mo Bo is gone too."

"Ah Jie, you've changed too."

"He has become more reserved, more profound and composed. Hmm... he no longer has that air of looking down on all living beings that he unconsciously exuded even when he was calm and composed."

The eyes are the windows to the soul. Through the eyes, you can see through a person, and even if you can't see through them, you can see their inner changes.

"Cultivating for countless millennia to prove the Dao, one day the Seven Tribulations Sword shakes the Immortal Realm."

"No one knows my ambition to endure seven tribulations, yet I have become an invincible immortal for all eternity."

"Ah Jie, these two lines of poetry are a true reflection of you."

Upon hearing this, Ye Jie smiled and shook his head. He hadn't changed; he had simply come to realize his own insignificance.

Even if he was a peak Immortal Emperor in his previous life, so what? He was still not as good as the Ancient Dao Dragon who pulled the coffin for that living being, not to mention the mysterious and unpredictable sect master.

"I have indeed changed in this respect. How can my current cultivation level of peak Immortal Emperor compare to that of peak Immortal Emperor back then?"

"That's true."

After the two cuddled for a while, Ye Jie finally remembered his cheap apprentice. "Xiao Douzi, why are you hiding so far away? No one's chasing you, come over here."

"Master, I was just afraid of disturbing you," the Supreme God Lord murmured softly before excitedly running forward.

He wanted to hug his master like his master's wife did, but his master Wu Qing dodged him...

"Two grown men, why are you hugging?"

"Look at yourself now! What do you look like? I'm really afraid you won't even make it to tomorrow and will be buried right away."

Ye Jie pointed at the old man with disdain. He was usually a man of few words, but now he was talking non-stop. "Tell me, did you not practice what I taught you seriously? Otherwise, how come you are in such a state of nearing the end of your lifespan and still haven't broken through to the Immortal Emperor realm?"

"Master, I'm wronged! I've been learning exactly what you taught me, and I haven't dared to relax for a moment. Besides, you think too highly of me. Breaking through to the Immortal Emperor level isn't something you can do just like that."

"You don't know, apart from that senior who successfully attained enlightenment today, no one has ever succeeded in attaining enlightenment in all these long years."

"The master of the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect broke through to the Immortal Emperor realm in one day, truly amazing! This disciple is so envious."

The Supreme God Lord straightened his hunched back and gave a thumbs up.

Liu Qingcheng chimed in, "Speaking of the Azure Cloud Sect, Douzi and I have two treasure troves in Azure Cloud Sky City under their jurisdiction. We contributed a lot of resources when they were built, and we ranked first and third in terms of contribution power, just so that it would be easier for us to participate in the Illusion Realm later."

"The Azure Cloud Immortal Sect you mentioned is my sect. The one who broke through to the Immortal Emperor realm is my sect leader. I am now the Dao Child of the Azure Cloud Sect."

When talking about the Azure Cloud Sect, Ye Jie's face showed a rare look of pride, which left Liu Qingcheng and the Supreme God Lord stunned.

"Ah Jie, you have indeed changed too much."

"Why didn't you come to us immediately after you awakened your memories? Instead, you joined an unfamiliar sect and became its Daoist disciple."

In his previous life, Ye Jie disdained joining any faction.

His path to becoming an Immortal Emperor was forged through hardship without the support of any powerful force.

"Look," Ye Jie, taking out his Personal Sword, the Seven Tribulation Immortal Sword, in response to their doubts. The complete Seven Tribulations Sword.

"Holy crap! Master! Please don't do anything rash!"

"..." Ye Jie was speechless. Xiao Douzi was really old but young at heart. His quirky personality hadn't changed at all.

"Wait, Master, wasn't your Seven Tribulations Sword broken into several pieces during that great calamity? Now it has been completely fused back together. Disciple congratulates Master!"

Ye Jie then briefly recounted his journey to find the broken sword after his rebirth, including his journey to the Azure Cloud Sect to participate in the assessment in order to find the broken sword.

His identity was later exposed by the sect leader. After the sect leader said something, he decisively joined Azure Cloud Sect and later became a Daoist after passing the Daoist assessment.

"I see. So the reason your aura emanated from Edge of Dao Cliff that day was due to the final illusion of the thousandth floor of the Trial Tower. There is such a magical Immortal Pagoda that illusions can even affect reality!"

"Yes, that illusion was incredibly realistic. After I defeated the tribulation lightning and successfully passed the trial in the illusion, I even briefly experienced the feeling of being above the Immortal Emperor realm after breaking through. That experience was so real that I almost couldn't distinguish between reality and illusion."

P. S.: These chapters are just setup; the new plot will unfold soon. Thank you again to everyone who supports me. Love you all.