Third Chapter: The First Immortal Emperor Hiding from His Wives

In the dim sky and amidst the swirling snow, the Great City of Cloudsky City was adorned with lanterns and decorations.

Today is a grand gathering for the entire Cultivation World, and also the beginning of a new chapter for the entire Ten Lands of Jiuzhou. Whether they are highly skilled Cultivators or Mortals with no cultivation, they are all walking on the streets with joyful smiles on their faces.

The sound of gongs and drums could be heard in the distance. Hearing this, Li Jinyao smiled and said, "It seems it has already started. Let's hurry over there."

After saying that, she stretched out her hands and grabbed Bai Qiuran and Tang Ruowei respectively, then ran forward.

"Sister Xiangxue, hurry up and catch up!"

"Hey, Sister Li, slow down!"

Watching Li Jinyao playfully pull the two of them forward, Su Xiangxue reached out and tugged at the white mink fur on both sides of her shoulders, wrapped her arms around her slender neck, and sighed.

"She really can't stay still."

She followed him, her demeanor graceful and elegant, but those around her dared not look closely.

Now, after the chaos caused by the Demon Race, the number of Cultivators in the Ten Lands of Jiuzhou has decreased significantly, and most of those who survived recognize the name Su Xiangxue.

Although the Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect doesn't like to show off, in terms of cultivation, she is the one with the highest cultivation level among all Sect Master in the entire Cultivation World.

Parting the crowd, the four of them arrived at the center of Cloudsky City, where the ceremony had officially begun. Jueyunzi, who had been chosen as the Alliance Leader of the first Cultivator Alliance for his outstanding performance during the Demon Tide, was speaking on the stage.

Bai Qiuran and the other three stood at the back of the crowd, quietly watching Jueyunzi's speech on the stage.

Although he inherited the annoying mouth of the Azure Nether Sword Sect, Jueyunzi's demeanor and content were quite serious at this moment. If he dared to say anything vulgar in a setting like today, the Sect Master on the stage would definitely swarm him and beat him to death, and Bai Qiuran, Daoist Zhufeng, and the Qingming Sect Elder would definitely not help him.

When Jueyunzi announced to the audience that the Cultivator Alliance had been officially established, the audience erupted in cheers, the cheers shaking the entire Cloudsky City.

Amidst the cheering crowd, Bai Qiuran suddenly spotted the Red Dust Immortal Elder, Mo Chen, among them, and beside him stood a familiar figure.

So he patted Su Xiangxue on the shoulder, then squeezed into the crowd and came behind the Red Dust Immortal Elder and that person, reaching out to pat that person on the shoulder.

"Master?"

The person turned around, and it was indeed the First Immortal Emperor Bai Li.

"What are you doing here, kid?"

Bai Qiuran tilted her head and looked at him.

"You've finished dealing with things in the Immortal Realm, right? If you're done, then I'm going to capture your soul."

"Oh, no, no, no."

Bai Li immediately backed down.

"This disciple is merely here to lay low for a while."

"Avoid the limelight?"

Bai Qiuran very surprised.

"Is there anyone in the Immortal Realm who can offer you shelter from the storm? Who is this person?"

Bai Li scratched his face without answering, looking somewhat embarrassed. Bai Qiuran turned her gaze to the Red Dust Immortal Elder standing to the side.

The Red Dust Immortal Elder glanced at Bai Li, then at Bai Qiuran, and finally decided to ignore the threat in Bai Li's eyes, honestly replying, "Grandmaster, Master is avoiding Master's Wife and the others."

Bai Qiuran looked at Bai Li.

Why are you hiding from your wives?

"The Master's Wife wanted to take advantage of this last bit of time before their master's reincarnation to leave behind his offspring."

The Red Dust Immortal Elder ignored Bai Li's dry cough and answered honestly.

"You rebellious disciple!"

Bai Li glared angrily at the Red Dust Immortal Elder, but the Red Dust Immortal Elder pointed at Bai Qiuran, spread his hands, and indicated that his disciple could not help him.

"Oh, I understand."

However, Bai Qiuran showed an expression of shared misfortune, nodding to his disciple and saying, "Li, I understand your pain. For decades, Xiangxue and Lan'er have also longed for a child."

"Master, you understand me."

Bai Li immediately showed a sympathetic expression and complained to Bai Qiuran, "My beloved concubines won't let me rest for even a few days."

"It's quite pitiful, but..."

Bai Qiuran said to him, "Who told you to find a harem of three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines? You deserve it."

"It's too late to say this now, and I can't let them down."

Bai Li scratched his head.

"Later, I heard from Zhentian that the initial world had re-established a unified political system after tens of thousands of years, so I found an excuse to come down to the mortal realm to take a look, since this is, after all, my hometown."

He looked at Jueyunzi and the others on the stage, his eyes somewhat dazed.

"The scene was just like this when I was crowned on earth."

Bai Qiuran watched the ceremony with them, then called Bai Li and Red Dust Immortal Elder to join Li Jinyao, Su Xiangxue, and Tang Ruowei, and they planned to have dinner in Cloudsky City.

As the capital of Yunzhou, this place boasts countless delicacies and numerous restaurants.

The group casually chose a restaurant in Cloudsky City that was located by the Canal and sat down on the top floor by the window.

"Oh, right."

As the dishes were being served, Bai Qiuran asked Bai Li, "I recently created a few time-based Divine Ability. Would you like to learn them?"

"Time system?"

Bai Li was taken aback for a moment, then nodded eagerly and said, "Of course, Master, please teach me this."

The Divine Ability to manipulate time is undoubtedly another major breakthrough in the history of Divine Ability. Before this, the realm of time had always been a forbidden zone of the Heavenly Dao.

Even if it's extremely difficult to learn, with so many Immortals in the Fivefold Immortal Realm, there are bound to be a few who can master even a single move or two.

Moreover, precisely because time-based Divine Ability are undoubtedly very difficult to learn, Bai Li has an excuse to stay in this world for a longer period of time without having to return to the Immortal Realm immediately. When his Imperial Consort Imperial Consort ask about it, he can give a legitimate reason.

I went to learn Time-Type Divine Ability from my master for the well-being of all the people in the Immortal Realm; I did not intend to neglect you!

In that instant, Bai Li Lilian had already fabricated a reason.

"After you finish eating, come back to my house with me."

Bai Qiuran said to him.

Bai Li stayed at the Hehuan Sect for almost a month, during which Bai Qiuran taught him Time-Type Divine Ability he had developed over the decades.

Of course, time-based Divine Ability are extremely difficult to master. With Bai Li's talent, a month is only enough for him to scratch the surface of the basics.

First Immortal Emperor Shixian wanted to stay with his master for another year or two, until he learned the first time- Time-Type Divine Ability and Time Stop, before returning to the Immortal Realm. However, his Imperial Consort Imperial Consort could not wait any longer.

Le Zhentian sent Immortals to deliver a message, saying that the Master's Wife said that if the master did not return to the Immortal Realm soon, they would come down as a group to bother him.

Bai Li really didn't want his Imperial Consort Imperial Consort to see the things his Master's Wife's Hehuan Sect, otherwise they would definitely become even more demanding. So, with no other choice, he could only ask Bai Qiuran to record all the Time-Type Divine Ability he had created in Spirit Crystal so that he could take it back to the Immortal Realm and organize a think tank to slowly analyze and study it.

Over the past few decades, with the help of Wisdom Immortal, Bai Qiuran created three Divine Ability from the Time Divine Script, but he only taught Bai Li the abilities to Time Stop and Time Acceleration.

Because the third move, Time Reversal, is still only in a semi-finished state.

According to Bai Qiuran's estimation, when this technique reaches its complete form, it should be able to directly open Space-Time Tunnel and travel into the River of Time.

This move still needs improvement, so he did not pass it on to Bai Li.

During their time at the Hehuan Sect, Bai Qiuran also had Bai Li examine the world that had been invaded by the Consciousness Domain. No Consciousness Demon had yet emerged within that domain. After examining it, Bai Li guessed that the beings in that world simply did not yet possess a sufficient number and strength of thoughts to support the birth of Consciousness Demon.

As luck would have it, not long after Bai Li left, the Red Dust Immortal Elder suddenly came knocking on his door.

"Grandmaster."

His first words were. "Within the Consciousness Domain of that world, a Consciousness Demon has been born."