Guiding the Sword Immortal
The silver-white spaceship landed safely. It was a small spaceship when it went there, and it was a similar model when it came back, but the inside had been completely turned upside down.
This was modified from the Spaceship Wreckage left behind by the demon spirits in the depths of this universe. With a mechanical intelligent life form as its steward, it can fight against super-large ships.
Wang Xuan was somewhat lost in thought. He had only intended to visit the secret realm to bring back Goddess Zhao and Da Wu, but he never expected that he would end up traversing star systems, leaving the realm of the Immortal Dao Universe, and ending up in the Immortal Land.
He doesn't know if he'll ever have this kind of experience, this kind of long journey again in his life. Even if he were to wander the universe to avoid trouble, he probably wouldn't go that far.
"Grandpa Master, welcome home. See how much the Old Earth has changed?" After leaving the spaceship base, Qing Mu, acting as a guide, gave his Grandpa Master a series of introductions.
As for his master, Chen Yongjie, he was the most excited, murmuring, "I was only gone for about a month, not too long, and I rushed back."
The first thing he did after getting off the spaceship was to let Guan Lin know he was safe and sound, telling her that the war in the alien world was over and he was back.
The sound of crying came from the other end of the phone. How could Guan Lin not be worried these days? But she had to control her emotions, afraid of harming the fetus.
Now that he has learned that Chen Yongjie has returned safely and landed in Ancheng, he could no longer hold back his tears and wept with joy.
"When was my junior brother born?" Qing Mu chimed in, leaning closer.
"Go away, it'll be another three months!" Chen Yongjie shoved him aside.
"Congratulations, Great Grandmaster!" Wu Yin was still used to this form of address, her face beaming with smiles. Chen Yongjie and his wife had their son in their fifties, truly a case of late childbirth.
Zhao Qinghan also offered her blessings and asked whether it was a boy or a girl, and whether a name had been prepared.
"We didn't check beforehand whether it was a boy or a girl, but we've already decided on names. The boy Chen Xuan, and the girl Chen Xuan." Chen Yongjie waved his hand and said with satisfaction, which could be considered as bringing up old matters again.
Wang Xuan immediately glared at him murderously, threatening him that if he dared to act like that, he would challenge him to three sparring matches a day from now on!
The Little Fox Immortal was puzzled and said, "Why does this sound like a name to me?"
"Xuan is a good name. I used to want to name him Horse Yi Xuan." Horse Chao Fan muttered, then got slapped, attracting the attention of passersby. After all, it's impossible not to notice a demonic horse in the city.
Wang Xuan contacted his parents using a secure phone number. He had originally intended to entrust Chen Yongjie and Qing Mu with their care, but now that he was back, he naturally wanted to know where they were and what their situation was.
"Sorry, the number you dialed is currently unavailable." This message sent a chill down his spine.
Upon learning this, Chen Yongjie immediately sent someone to investigate. It turned out that the two had already left a message for Wang Xuan, saying that they were going on a trip and might go to New Star, so he shouldn't contact them for the time being, as cross-space phone calls were too expensive.
Wang Xuan was lost in thought. Were those two really from New Star? It was uncertain. He let his mind wander, wondering if they had run off to the Immortal Land with the Shadow couple.
This made his eyebrows twitch, and he became restless, but there was nothing he could do.
Wang Xuan accompanied Zhao Qinghan and Wu Yin into Ancheng, and then called Qin Cheng out for dinner.
"Qing Han, and Ling Wei's best friend... Wu Yin, were you brought back from the secret place by Old Wang?" Qin Cheng was pleasantly surprised, but his words made the atmosphere on the scene awkward.
Of course, he quickly realized he had misspoke and immediately corrected himself, complaining, "A while ago, I finally broke through to the Great Grandmaster, but then it kept shaking and shaking, and now I'm not even a Grandmaster anymore! It's infuriating!"
He was genuinely angry. He had finally experienced the glory of being a top expert, but in just a few days, he was brought back to his original form.
The main reason is that his foundation was too weak. His strength was artificially boosted by Wang Xuan, rather than being achieved through his own hard work.
Otherwise, if it were Chen Yongjie, even if all seven treasures shook together and the Supreme Rule the immortal path pressed down, knocking him down to the level of a mortal, he could still maintain the level of Great Grandmaster.
Because that was something Old Chen truly achieved through arduous cultivation. He endured hardship in the Old Earth where cultivation was impossible, and he reached that level without any exaggeration.
Having returned from the depths of space, experiencing its vastness and profound stillness, they now sit in a high-rise restaurant, gazing at the city's night view—bustling traffic, bright lights, and the hustle and bustle of life—offering them a unique perspective.
"The human world is still the best!" Wang Xuan said.
"You talk like you've become an immortal," Qin Cheng said, scoffing.
"Pretty much. We went deep into the universe and experienced a lot. Well, the gods died, Transcendent Immortals perished," Wu Yin said.
After the meal, Qin Cheng learned that Zhao Qinghan and Wu Yin were now superhumans. His eyes widened in disbelief. How could the difference between people be so great?
Especially Goddess Zhao, who was his classmate, Qin Cheng knew very well that she had practiced the Old Arts to maintain her figure, and the fact that she had achieved such success left him speechless.
"Am I really that useless?" He started to doubt his life.
"It is indeed a bit useless." Zhao Qinghan nodded, then smiled.
"Old Wang, you've been exploring the Inner Scenery Realm again on this trip, haven't you? I can't take it anymore, I have to come with you. Even if I don't become an extraordinary being, I have to maintain my Great Grandmaster physique. Good physical strength is crucial for my happiness in the second half of my life!" Qin Cheng seemed to be making a suggestive remark.
"I'm afraid not in the short term, I have something to take care of." Wang Xuan shook his head and told him that he had to go on a long trip.
"Alright, so you can go back to your Old Earth in three months, right? My girlfriend Yang Lin graduated a while ago, and we're planning to get married in three months, around winter," Qin Cheng told him.
Three months later, Old Chen's child was to be born and Qin Cheng was to get married, which stunned Wang Xuan. Because, three months later, the extraordinary would also come to a complete end, the Great Barrier and the Immortal Realm would be extinguished, and the myth would come to an end!
"The date you chose..." Wang Xuan wanted to say something, but in the end, his gaze was firm, and he said, "Okay, no matter where I am, I will come back!"
"From what you're saying, you're going to do something big? Is it dangerous? Take it easy, and make sure you take care of yourself!" Qin Cheng became serious, then changed the subject, not wanting it to be too heavy, and asked, "When are you getting married?"
After saying that, he glanced at Zhao Qinghan and Wu Yin, looking at them again and again.
Wang Xuan was in a hurry and left after eating. This time, he did not use a spaceship, but instead rode his treasure, silently traversing the night sky, obscuring the heavens, and arrived at Desolate Mountain 800 miles away from Ancheng.
He landed lightly on the mountainside, looking at the tall grass, rubble, and bright moonlight. He was moved, realizing that everything was about to come to an end before the three-year promise was fulfilled.
In just one year, the extraordinary body collapsed, and he needed to guide the Sword Immortal's main body back from the Immortal Realm.
He scanned the area with his Spiritual Heavenly Eye and found nothing amiss. The Little Thing was fast asleep, and... it had shrunk again. It used to be a little over ten years old, but now it was only about eight, with chubby cheeks and a baby face, as pretty and adorable as a porcelain doll.
The Sword Immortal was very perceptive. She immediately sensed being watched, her long eyelashes trembled, and she suddenly opened her bright, black gem-like eyes.
She sat up quickly, clearly annoyed, still grumpy as always. Then, as if remembering something, her expression turned fierce and she said, "Was it you who shook me again? Making me age backwards!"
Although she wanted to appear fierce to express her dissatisfaction, she was, unfortunately, a mini version of the Sword Immortal, beautiful and delicate. That kind of fierceness could only highlight her liveliness and eccentricity; if you had to call her fierce, she would be cutely fierce.
However, she wasn't severely shaken and ultimately managed to retain the first level of the Carefree Journey because Wang Xuan left her a pile of Good Fortune True Crystal, which are Super Material that are infinitely close to reality.
Wang Xuan smiled broadly, "Getting angry makes you age faster. I'm here to bring your original body back. You're about to grow up!"
"Wait a minute, what is your cultivation level now? Don't you need her to find the Heavenly Marrow and Heavenly Medicine for you? She has successfully broken through her cultivation barrier and is already a peerless master. She has been working hard to find the medicine."
"I'm probably around Thirteen Stages, um, I don't need her to find the medicine, I have it myself," Wang Xuan said.
In an instant, the Sword Immortal's eyes widened, her bright red mouth gaped open, looking incredulous. The Thirteen Stages had left even this prodigy feeling dizzy.
"You're even more powerful than I was back then?" The once arrogant Sword Immortal was now in such an adorable state that it made one want to pinch her cheeks.
Sure enough, she couldn't escape Wang Xuan's clutches and was caught again. Enraged, she unleashed a sword flash, ready to fight him to the death.
The main reason was that Wang Xuan couldn't resist pinching her chubby and beautiful little face when he saw her.
"Just wait, when my main body returns, I'll make you understand why the stars in the sky are so dazzling!" she said angrily, realizing she really couldn't beat Wang Xuan now.
"Hurry up and contact your main body. Don't wait until the end. If the curtain suddenly goes out one day, all the powerful beings inside, no matter how high your cultivation level is, will instantly perish and die!"
Wang Xuan said solemnly, "This is not impossible. The Great Barrier has decayed much earlier than people estimated."
Earlier, the peerless figures among the Transcendent Immortals speculated that there were still three years to prepare, but it turns out that the end is approaching in just one year!
The Sword Immortal said, "I need time. I recently made an agreement with her to contact her every seven days, and I still need two more days to sense her. She should have left the Guanghan Palace by now and gone to the Higher Mental World Mount Buzhou to try her luck, hoping to pick the Innate Gourd, the Chaos Divine Vine, and so on. If she doesn't have the Heavenly Marrow, she will give you an Innate Strange Item."
Wang Xuan said, "I have everything. Don't let her take any risks. I'll wait here for two days. You and she agree to meet nearby, and I'll go and guide her."
He began to retreat here to comprehend his own Dharma. This time, he entered the Misty Land again, venturing into the Vast Rosy Clouds and haze above the meteorite passage.
He could clearly sense that the Thirteen Stages was approaching perfection, but there was one thing that puzzled him: neither the New Primordial Spirit, nor the newly formed physical body and blood essence, nor the newly contracted Inner Scenery Realm showed any signs of rebirth. They remained dormant in the deepest part of their form and spirit, silent and still.
What's going on? He was puzzled. He was almost at perfection, so why hadn't a new form and spirit been reborn?
Two days later, he awoke to the call of the Sword Immortal, who told him that it was alright, as her main body had returned from the Higher Mental World of Mount Buzhou and was waiting for him under the grand curtain.
"Alright, you protect me while I go fetch her!" Wang Xuan sat cross-legged, his spirit descending to the Earth of Life, taking with him the God Slaying Banner And Nurturing Life Furnace, storing them deep within his primordial spirit for self-defense.
As the mist drifted away from the Fate Soil, he opened his Spiritual Heavenly Eye, searching for its distant return path, and then followed it step by step, approaching a blurry place.
He was deeply moved, for the Land of Destiny was indeed the Myth Origin, not just empty words. Beneath the Land of Destiny, in its deepest depths, there also drifted mists, Land of Nothingness, a passageway for meteorites, a place close to the true source.
Above the Destiny Land, in another direction, in the distance where the mist drifts away, lies the Immortal Realm, the Great Barrier, where the Destiny Land is located and extraordinary beings are born!
He entered a vortex and then disappeared, appearing in a dark place where he saw a post station with lanterns hanging there. He strode into the distance.
"This might be my last time entering the Immortal Realm. I should bring back some local specialties, like true dragons, golden crows, rocs, and qilin meat. When the Great Barrier is extinguished one day, it will prove that I have been to the Immortal Realm and that I have some stock at home." Wang Xuan chuckled to himself, trying to ease some of his emotions. This world was about to die, which truly gave people a sense of desolation and loneliness.
As expected, he rushed to the edge of the nearest town and found the Sword Immortal.
She was dressed in white, carrying a celestial sword on her back. Her black hair cascaded down her back, her face was beautiful and flawless, and her eyes were clear and ethereal. She stood quietly, creating her own world and turning the surrounding environment into a pure land.
"Here you go!" she said first, her voice pleasant. She handed over a gourd with luminous green leaves, its Zi Ying hue swirling with wisps of chaotic energy.
Wang Xuan was astonished. Had she really found Innate Strange Item in the Higher Mental World of Mount Buzhou? No, this was a gem imbued with chaotic energy; this thing was extraordinary.