A Little Girl Appears on Kunlun Mountain!

"Your elder brother once glimpsed the Great Desolation. The Heavenly Dao would leave a sliver of hope for all living beings."

"So I arranged to die at the hands of the Heavenly Dao, using that to create karma and allow my true spirit to be reborn."

"Only Cao Bao had to suffer and accompany me on this journey."

"And forgive your elder brother. I knew that demon would surely fall by your hand, so, in order to survive, I used the Law of Karma on you."

"Take this Enlightenment Tea Tree and Treasure Dropping Coin as compensation from your elder brother."

"But remember, do not use the Treasure Dropping Coin lightly. Karma is not something you can control."

"One day... remember..."

"Help... your elder brother... Cao Bao... escape..."

As Xiao Sheng's fragmented words came to an end, his and Cao Bao's true spirits became as still as dead water.

Nan Ji, meanwhile, stared dumbfoundedly at the Treasure Dropping Coin before him.

At that moment, he did not know whether to be angry or laugh. He had actually been schemed against.

But on second thought, their time together had not been false.

The people of the Great Desolation were quite frank, after all. Even over this matter, Xiao Sheng had felt deeply guilty, and fortunately, the two of them had left behind hope.

Nan Ji could not help but marvel at how formidable Xiao Sheng, the Karmic Demon God, truly was. He had actually foreseen that the Six Paths of Reincarnation would appear in the Great Desolation, something that would seize a sliver of hope for all living beings.

Since the two had not truly perished, Nan Ji began examining the Treasure Dropping Coin in his hand.

Nan Ji had always been extremely curious about the Treasure Dropping Coin. This treasure was said to be able to bring down anything other than Innate Supreme Treasures and weapons.

Yet it had not shone brilliantly during the Investiture of the Gods.

After a long while, when Nan Ji had roughly refined the Treasure Dropping Coin, he could not help but smile bitterly.

So that was how it was!

This Treasure Dropping Coin had been formed by Xiao Sheng using the body of the Karmic Demon God and the Law of Karma, while also borrowing the opportunity of the creation of heaven and earth.

It truly possessed the ability to bring down non-weapon treasures below the level of Innate Supreme Treasures.

However, it would also violently consume the user's fortune.

Moreover, careless use could often draw its wielder into old karmic entanglements, exhausting their fortune completely until they died and their Dao dispersed.

It was like finding an overdraft card. You could indeed spend on credit, but the previous unpaid debts would also have to be repaid by the user.

No wonder it was said that Ran Deng had acquired it, and then his master Yuanshi had obtained it, yet neither had used it again.

And Xiao Sheng had given this treasure to him because karma had arisen between Nan Ji and Xiao Sheng, the Karmic Demon God.

Nan Ji looked at the winged golden coin in his palm and said with a bitter smile, "I can use it, but I cannot use it too much."

A High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure was something even the current Three Pure Ones did not possess.

As for things like the Tai Chi Diagram and Pangu Banner, they were still in Hongjun's hands. He had not seen any gourds or Banana Fans either.

Therefore, Nan Ji made up his mind. If he had the chance in the future, he would definitely make good use of this treasure.

There were still a hundred years before the Three Pure Ones emerged from seclusion.

Looking at the empty Xuanqing Peak, Nan Ji took out the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and released all the Pure Void Luminous Jade he had collected.

In the blink of an eye, eighty years passed.

Over those years, Nan Ji had immersed his entire body and mind in constructing towers and palaces.

He designed the palaces and buildings alone, divided the materials, and continuously built them with his mana. Then, carrying a small basket on his back, he repeatedly gathered spiritual roots and Spirit Plants for decoration.

Remembering what had happened at Wuyi Mountain last time, Nan Ji did not go out to search for materials again.

Fortunately, Kunlun Mountain was enormous. Spiritual springs and Spirit Stones were everywhere, so it had not been too difficult.

Bang!!

As Nan Ji installed the plaque above the mountain gate in the final step, the palace construction was temporarily complete. All that remained was for the Three Pure Ones to emerge from seclusion and inscribe the name.

He wondered whether, because of his butterfly effect, it would end up with a different name.

"I focused on this for eighty years. If this were the later generations, I'd at least qualify as a master architect."

Nan Ji looked at the majestic palace before him with satisfaction, nodded, and sighed.

"Big Brother! Big Brother!"

At that moment, a little girl with a ponytail peeked out from behind a stone pillar and called to Nan Ji.

The girl looked like a child of six or seven from the later generations. Her rosy cheeks were plump and adorable.

Nan Ji had discovered her at the summit of Xuanqing Peak a month ago. Seeing that she was merely a little tiger at the Early Taiyi Golden Immortal stage, he assumed she was a tiger of Kunlun Mountain that had taken human form. The first time he saw her, he had felt fondness for her.

Thus, upon hearing her voice, Nan Ji did not turn around. Instead, he smiled and said, "Since you're here, come over quickly!"

After hearing this, the little girl skipped happily over to Nan Ji and called in a sweet voice, "Big Brother, is your palace finished? Can Niu Niu come here often in the future?"

Niu Niu was the name Nan Ji had given her.

Hearing that, Nan Ji affectionately rubbed Niu Niu's head and said, "Well, that depends on how Niu Niu behaves!"

Niu Niu hurriedly took out several jade bottles and placed them before Nan Ji as though presenting treasures. "Here, this is the Spirit Dew Big Brother wanted!"

Nan Ji picked up the jade bottles from the ground and gently removed their stoppers. Rich spiritual energy drifted from the bottle mouths, intoxicating anyone who smelled it.

Unfortunately, this Spirit Dew was of no use whatsoever to cultivators above the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.

Still, Nan Ji thought that once his masters emerged from seclusion, it would be nice to let them have a taste.

Nan Ji remotely placed the Spirit Dew inside one of the palaces. Looking at the Spirit Dew that filled one-third of it, he felt somewhat embarrassed instead.

Niu Niu widened her sparkling eyes, followed the direction Nan Ji was looking, and secretly giggled. "Big Brother, why are you storing so much?"

It seemed that Niu Niu had discovered his embarrassment, so Nan Ji deliberately put on a stern face. "Nonsense. This is Niu Niu's home too! That's why we need to hide all this Spirit Dew!"

His words made no sense at all.

But Niu Niu did not care in the slightest. She looked around, then nodded. "Big Brother's place is indeed very beautiful!"

Hearing someone praise him, Nan Ji's vanity was greatly satisfied.

After all, this was the masterpiece of eighty full years.

Nan Ji nodded. "Of course! Our Jade Void Palace is one of a kind even in the Great Desolation."

Nan Ji was not exaggerating.

At present, the cultivators of the Great Desolation were all desperately cultivating the Daoist methods passed down by the Dao Ancestor.

Who would bother with such fancy things?

"Mhm, mhm, it really is beautiful!"

Niu Niu praised him without hesitation and continued, "Then can Niu Niu come here often in the future?"

"Of course, of course!"

Nan Ji agreed readily.

"Then can Niu Niu treat this place as her own home?"

"Of course, of course!"

Nan Ji thought that at worst, he could tell his master that he had raised a little pet.

The key was that she could brew Spirit Dew!

No matter how he looked at it, he would not lose out.

"Then can Niu Niu bring her good friend here?"

"Of course, of course! Bu—"

Nan Ji, who had been busy calculating in his heart, agreed reflexively before realizing something was wrong.

Raising just one of her already felt like he was testing Yuanshi's limits.

Was he supposed to bring in another and turn Jade Void Palace into a tiger park?

Nan Ji hurriedly said, "No! No!"

"Wah... Hmph! Big Brother clearly agreed!"

As she spoke, a layer of mist instantly welled up in Niu Niu's sparkling eyes.

"Eh?"

"Eh!"

"Don't!"

Seeing that he had made the little girl cry, Nan Ji immediately felt terribly guilty.

In his mind, there was a crying Niu Niu on one side and a furious Yuanshi on the other.

Fine! He would tell his master that he had two mounts. At worst, he would get scolded, Nan Ji thought.

"Fine." Nan Ji nodded helplessly.

Upon hearing Nan Ji agree, Niu Niu's previously tearful eyes immediately brightened as she laughed. "Yay!"

"Ah!"

Nan Ji stared at Niu Niu in astonishment and thought, Sure enough, a girl's expression can change in an instant.

But Niu Niu did not say anything to Nan Ji. Instead, she shouted loudly, "Come out quickly! I told you, this place is incredibly beautiful!"

Then, under Nan Ji's gaze, a little girl in a pale yellow dress appeared beside the pillar at the mountain gate.

"Big Brother..."

A strangely pinched, coquettish voice came from the little girl's mouth.