Ten Thousand Years

"Reason?" Li Zhōujūn smiled. "It's nothing much. Maybe he thought I looked rather cute."

Emperor Nian: "..."

Great Emperor Jíwǔ: "..."

Li Menglan: "..."

"Speaking of which, I don't know why, but I vaguely feel that shackles have vanished from heaven and earth." Li Menglan frowned.

Great Emperor Jíwǔ nodded. "I do have that feeling. It seems that as long as one breaks through to the Dao Lord realm, one can travel to another world."

"That's indeed the case." Emperor Nian smiled. "And with the destruction of the Evil Spirit Realm, the spiritual energy in the Dao Realm seems to have grown even denser. I'm afraid more Favored Children of Heaven will spring up like bamboo shoots after the rain."

"Indeed." Li Zhōujūn carefully sensed the Heavenly Dao surrounding them.

Li Zhōujūn suddenly felt that perhaps he could try secluded cultivation and break through to become a First-Rank Dao Lord.

"Forget it. No matter what happened, the Evil Spirit Realm is gone. The Dao Realm has lost one major threat, and the evil spirits lurking within it probably won't be able to stir up much trouble." Great Emperor Jíwǔ spoke cheerfully.

Li Zhōujūn nodded and bade farewell to Li Menglan, Emperor Nian, and Great Emperor Jíwǔ. "I still have some matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first."

"All right." Li Menglan smiled.

Emperor Nian and Great Emperor Jíwǔ nodded as well.

After leaving the thatched cottage,

Li Zhōujūn stood atop the clouds. Looking down, he spotted a mountain range.

"Then I'll choose this place as my secluded cultivation site." Li Zhōujūn smiled.

As his voice fell, Li Zhōujūn pointed with one finger. The entire mountain range shook violently, and a hidden cave abode was directly carved out within it.

Immediately afterward, Li Zhōujūn plunged into the cave