Something was wrong!
Before she left, Zhao Family Village had still been an ordinary human village.
At most, it had been a little wealthier than other villages, but there hadn't been much difference!
"Wow, Third Sister, Third Sister, look! There are demons over there walking alongside people!"
The Fourth Princess, dressed in a long emerald-green skirt, pointed at the villagers in the distance, just as astonished.
People weren't unusual, and demons weren't unusual.
But people and demons walking together and living in harmony—that was quite a rare sight.
And demons helping humans with their work was even more unheard of.
Most importantly, no one could see any reluctance on the demons' faces.
"Sixth Sister, don't run off. Hey, look—isn't that Fifth Sister?"
Third Princess Zhang Tianrong spotted Zhang Tianxian directing the crowd with calm authority and cried out in delight.
At her words, Zhang Tianyu turned around sharply, her eyes lighting up.
Hand in hand with Sixth Princess Zhang Tianqing, she ran toward Zhang Tianxian.
"Ah! Fifth Sister, Fifth Sister, I'm back!"
"Fifth Sister, I asked Tai Bai Jin Xing to pass the message on to Wei Zheng."
Zhang Tianxian filled out trade contracts at her desk while directing the demons at work.
Although the incense trade had been underway for several days,
the villagers of Zhao Family Village and all the River Demons were illiterate as hell.
As a result, Fifth Princess Zhang Tianxian's workload had increased dramatically.
She wished she could split herself in two and put both halves to work.
Zhang Tianxian deeply regretted not learning the art of creating clones properly back then.
Now that Zhang Tianyu had returned with four of her sisters, Zhang Tianxian was overjoyed.
"Sixth Sister, Seventh Sister, Third Sister, Fourth Sister—you're all here! Wonderful.
"Quick, Seventh Sister, go supervise those River Demons in the fields. Anyone who doesn't work properly, put a cross by his name.
"Sixth Sister, go watch the River Demons digging mud by the river. Make sure the weight is measured correctly.
"Third Sister, help me organize these contracts. They all need to be filed.
"Fourth Sister, go check on the village. Why hasn't the food arrived yet today? Are they trying to starve us?"
The four princesses, who had only just descended to the mortal realm, were assigned their various duties by Zhang Tianxian in a daze.
Before they could even gather their wits, they were already on the job.
In that instant, the same questions arose in all four princesses' minds.
Who am I?
Where am I?
What am I doing?
"Third Sister and Fourth Sister came down too? Even Sixth Sister? No wonder Tian Yu took so long to come back!"
Inside Zhao Family Village, a glint shone in Zhang Tianshou's eyes as she furrowed her brows slightly.
Although the Seven Fairies liked to descend to the mortal realm for fun, they didn't all come down at once.
Instead, they split into two groups and took turns coming down.
The others stayed in Heaven to cover for their sisters.
Now, aside from the Second Princess, all of them had come down.
"Hey, Tianshou, did you break through?"
Chen Fan was writing and sketching on a stack of papers.
When he looked up, he suddenly saw Zhang Tianshou emerging from a meditation chamber built from piled-up boulders.
Chen Fan and Zhang Tianshou had ordered the River Demons to build this chamber for her cultivation retreat.
A few days earlier, Zhang Tianshou had said she wanted to go into seclusion and break through.
That was why they had hurriedly built the chamber.
It might have looked crude, but its defenses were far from weak.
Zhang Tianshou might not have much talent for formations, but she had no shortage of treasures.
She used nine Low-grade Spirit Treasures as the foundation to set up a Basic Nine Palaces Array.
Then, to Chen Fan's speechless dismay, she took the Merit Pot and placed it at the center of the formation.
Even an ordinary Mystic Immortal would be left dazed upon seeing that formation.
"Of course. I still have to thank you for your help, sir!"
Zhang Tianshou's aura stirred faintly, and her eyes were especially bright.
A trace of law energy rose and fell within her, adding an ethereal quality to her bearing.
Chen Fan didn't know much about cultivation realms.
"Wait, don't you need to stabilize your cultivation after breaking through?"
"Stabilize my cultivation? Sir, you know about cultivation on the Immortal Path?
"It is necessary, but I have a Spirit Stabilizing Pill. One pill is enough to stabilize it!"
Zhang Tianshou's utterly inhuman remark made Chen Fan's mouth twitch.
As expected of a direct descendant of a great clan—she had all the advantages.
Chen Fan had naturally been interested in cultivation too, so he asked tentatively,
"Tianshou, are there any requirements to join your sect?"
"Join my sect?"
Zhang Tianshou gave Chen Fan an odd look, and her eyelid twitched.
If Chen Fan joined the Heavenly Emperor's sect, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors in Huoyun Cave would throw a fit.
"What, is that not allowed?"
Chen Fan's expression darkened, and he sighed helplessly to himself.
Cultivating immortality and practicing martial arts both required talent.
He simply hadn't met any cultivators before, so he'd still held on to a sliver of hope.
Now, seeing Zhang Tianshou remain silent, he immediately understood that he probably had no chance of becoming an immortal.
"That's not it. It's just that you aren't suited to joining my family's sect!"
Zhang Tianshou lowered her head slightly, her cheeks flushing red as she fell into a conflicted silence.
Does sir want to cultivate immortality so he can stay with me forever?
Could Fifth Sister's guess have been right? But sir is following the path of a Great Human Sage.
In this lifetime, before ascending to Huoyun Cave, he must achieve something extraordinary as a mortal.
If I were to be with sir... what about the Heavenly Rules?!
Great Human Sages followed their own path and earned the attention of humanity.
But ever since ancient times, the Heavenly Dao had forbidden Human Emperors from cultivating.
As a result, Great Human Sages who had earned humanity's attention couldn't become immortals or deities before proving their Dao.
Seeing Zhang Tianshou's face turn red and then pale, Chen Fan was startled.
"Tianshou, don't scare me. Have you suffered a cultivation deviation?"
As he spoke, Chen Fan turned to run outside, intending to call Zhang Tianxian back to take a look.
Only then did Zhang Tianshou snap out of it. She moved swiftly, grabbed Chen Fan's hand, and explained,
"Sir, I'm fine. But if you want to cultivate immortality, I can teach you!"
Madam Zhou happened to be passing by Chen Fan's door when she saw the two of them holding hands.
Her brows immediately drew together as she began to ponder.
"They're being this lovey-dovey in broad daylight, and First Madam hasn't come out for the past two days.
"Could these two already have—oh dear, having a child before marriage won't do!
"No, I have to tell the old man right away. We need to hurry and arrange a proposal for Xiao Fan."
Madam Zhou suddenly slapped her thigh and hurried toward the village entrance.
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