It is June in this world, and the red sun is scorching.
On Shang Gong Island, Meishan to the west has plum blossoms in bloom, standing proudly in the wind.
Meishan is close to the sea, and the cliffs are not high. There is a platform at the foot of the mountain close to the sea, only a few feet away from the water.
A magnificent bamboo house has been built on the platform. The green bamboo house and the blooming plum blossoms stand side by side in the wind, with the boundless blue sea as the background. Living here is like living in a picture.
In front of the bamboo house, there is a piece of flat land, which is not only made extremely flat, but also painted black.
An old man in rough clothes and wild hair was squatting on the flat black ground, playing with his calculation chips.
His calculations ranged from long to segmented, round to square, and it seemed that different shapes represented different numbers and symbols.
At first, the old man swung very fast, but later, he moved slower and slower.
The huge calculation almost occupied the entire three-foot-square black land.
Finally, the old man held a white chess piece in his hand and remained motionless for a long time.
This station lasted for half an hour. The old man's eyes were fixed on the black ground, and his vision went from concentrated to empty.
It seems that the mind is wandering in the sky, and the soul is Soul Egress.
Suddenly, in the calculation box outside the black ground, a white chess piece jumped up in the air and was accurately placed in a position on the black ground.
The old man was frightened, woke up, and looked at the chips again. Suddenly, he slapped his thighs continuously. He was as excited as a child, jumping up and down, and kept shouting "God's will!"
Immediately, the old man woke up and realized that of course all this was not God's will, but someone had come. He turned his head and saw a bearded young man in a green shirt standing in the distance, looking at him with a smile.
The face of the bearded young man was extremely unfamiliar and his temperament was completely different. I had never seen him before.
"I wonder if you are from the Saint Clan or Taiqing Upper Sect. Your arithmetic talent is amazing."
The old man cupped his fists.
The bearded young man smiled and said, "Senior, but you can't even recognize this junior?"
As he spoke, Xu Yi changed his appearance and became Wang Qianqiu.
In the past twenty years, his cultivation has greatly improved, and his temperament has changed drastically. Even if he changed into Wang Qianqiu at this moment, the old man was stunned for a long time and did not say anything.
Suddenly, a wine jar flew towards the old man. The old man caught it and then patted open the cover. Smelling the aroma of the wine, his face changed drastically and he said in a voiceless voice, "I knew it, I knew it... You are a scourge, you will never die, you will never die..."
Xu Yi had already sacrificed Boundary Barrier Pearl. Although the old man lost his composure, he did not expect anyone to notice.
This old man is naturally Elder Bai, and the wine jar Xu Yi gave away before was exactly the wine he offered to flatter Elder Bai when he first met him.
Nowadays, his temperament has changed drastically. Although his appearance is Wang Qianqiu, Elder Bai is cautious by nature, so how can he be gullible.
After seeing this jar of wine, the identity of Xu Yi was naturally confirmed.
Xu Yi grabbed Elder Bai's violently trembling hand, and then he noticed that Elder Bai had aged a lot.
In the past, he did not hesitate to use a large number of treasures including Golden Soul Fruit to help Elder Bai recover.
Unexpectedly, twenty years have passed and Elder Bai is so old that people dare not take a closer look.
Elder Bai noticed the change in Xu Yi's expression, waved his hand and said, "The world is undergoing drastic changes, and I, Donghua Immortal Sect, can't live in peace. The old man's cultivation is completely useless and he can't contribute to the Immortal Sect, but he can still show his wits. After twenty years of hard work, he has finally kept my prestige, Donghua Immortal Sect, intact. It's worth it!"
Elder Bai said it cryptically, but Xu Yi understood it clearly.
In the past twenty years, Elder Bai may have contributed many wonderful skills to the Donghua Immortal Sect.
At least that Three-Five-Seven Sword, Xu Yi was used by the Donghua Immortal Sect's Purple Mansion Lord back then.
This skill was not taught by Elder Bai, who else could it be?
"By the way, don't just reminisce about old times, help the old man solve this problem first. I'm getting old, and I really don't have enough energy. It's been almost a month, and I still haven't figured out this high-order multiplier."
Elder Bai grabbed Xu Yi and pulled him towards the black ground.
Xu Yi knows his temper. If he doesn't solve this problem, the old man will not calm down and listen to what he has to say.
Just now, when I was watching Elder Bai playing with the calculations, Xu Yi had read all the questions and already had a plan in mind.
But I saw that he had taken some calculations, and after three times and five times five divided by two, he finished playing with it.
Elder Bai stared at the calculation chips on the black ground for a long time. Suddenly, he took out a Shadow-Sound Pearl and photocopied all the calculation chips on the ground.
"I haven't seen you in twenty years. Your numeracy skills are so strong that I can see the way of heaven. It's very good. It's really very good."
Elder Bai praised again and again, feeling both gratified and excited.
Fortunately, Xu Yi did not forget his words and never gave up on his math studies.
What's exciting is that Xu Yi's current level of mathematics is so high that he can't look up to it. With this guy here, his future research will be smooth sailing.
Xu Yi took Elder Bai and sat down under the old tree in front of the bamboo house. They set up two wine jars and a pile of cooked meat. "We have plenty of time to talk about it. Senior, do you know why my cave abode was destroyed and where did my servant girl go?"
Xu Yi returns to the Donghua Immortal Sect, which was not found directly.
The first thing he returned to was his cave abode. When he left, he placed restrictions and left Yan Zi with enough training resources and living supplies.
He believed that even if he left for twenty years, Yan Zi would definitely be waiting for him at cave abode.
But when he sneaked back to the island and released his spiritual thoughts, Yan Zi was nowhere to be seen. Even cave abode was razed to the ground. There were no human traces on the island, but there were many spiritual beasts.
It seems that his cave abode has been converted into an animal pen and pasture.
After that, he went to Cultivation Technique Building but could not find any trace of Elder Bai. After several setbacks, he found Elder Bai here.
Elder Bai picked up the wine jar and took a sip, "The old man has only been busy studying the exercises and counting in recent years. He doesn't know many things clearly."
"Now, Cultivation Technique Building has another person at the helm. The old man basically just waits to kick his legs and close his eyes. As for your servant girl, I have heard that the master values it and taught him personally. I don't know what happened next."
Xu Yi secretly praised Sect Leader Zhu for keeping his promise.
At the beginning, he entered the East China Sea Demon Domain, preparing to search for Fire Spirit Land, when he condensed Heavenly Origin Seed.
Sect Leader Zhu once pretended to be a fortune teller and intercepted him, but he found out.
After some exchanges, Sect Leader Zhu promised that as long as Xu Yi does not disappoint Donghua Immortal Sect, he will fully protect him and promise to take care of Yan Zi.
Xu Yi never thought that Sect Leader Zhu would personally teach Yan Zi.
This favor is greatly owed.
After receiving the news from Yan Zi, Xu Yi felt more at ease.
He grabbed a deer leg, took a bite, and said, "Mo Non-Self cave abode, is it that after Yan Zi was gone, the sect took it back and turned it into a pasture?"
Elder Bai's eyes flashed, but he didn't answer.
Xu Yi's mind was racing, and he smiled and said, "I know, it was my enemies who did it. I haven't returned for twenty years, and I don't know whether I am alive or dead. I'm afraid there are a lot of people who think Wang is dead. They can't beat me. It's really unbecoming to vent their anger by doing these disgusting things, but I don't know who can be so shameless as to do this."