I'm Just Here on Vacation

"It's alright, at least I can go where I want to go on my own."

The Machine Puppet's eyes emitted a faint green light. Then its mask opened, revealing an empty Skull with green Soulfire constantly emanating from its Machine Puppet sockets.

It glanced at Jiang Lan and Li Jinyao, and asked, "Where are your other two daughters?"

"Xiangxue stays home to look after the children; she's worried about leaving Moxue alone in the Hehuan Sect. Ruowei... that girl is good for nothing, so I enrolled her in a tutoring class in the Immortal Realm and forced her to attend."

Bai Qiuran replied, letting out a cold laugh.

"Hmph, you think you can touch it after you've achieved your life's great ambition? What a joke!"

Isn't this just you getting angry because your apprentice beat you, and you're using all sorts of ways to retaliate?

Wisdom Immortal glanced at him secretly.

That master is utterly despicable.

Of course, it only thought these words in its heart and did not say them out loud.

"Speaking of which..."

Bai Qiuran asked the Red Dust Immortal Elder and the Wisdom Immortal, "You two have excavated so many Ruin, have you identified what exactly destroyed this civilization? Were they insects?"

"I'm not sure, because all that's left behind by this race are murals, and murals often use exaggerated techniques."

Wisdom Immortal shook his head and said, "However, what we can confirm is that the enormous threat that destroyed this civilization was also some kind of creature capable of devouring the entire world. In this respect, it is very similar to insects."

"I previously went to the Machine God's place to observe the Void Bug's experiments."

Bai Qiuran said, "Fortunately, these insects are coming from the lower reaches of the Void River and will first pass through Eden's territory. As long as we hold off the insects' attack in this buffer zone, the Immortal Realm's territory will not suffer too much damage."

"But there's really nothing we can do about Eden."

The Red Dust Immortal Elder said, "Although Second Senior Brother has confirmed that armies from the Immortals, Consciousness Demon, and Machine Puppet factions will be mobilized to help Eden maintain its defenses, it's hard to say whether they can hold out. The Eden Regime could very well become a wandering regime whose territory has fallen once again."

"That's none of our business. Who told them to get caught up in this mess? Back when the Machine God was still around, they were a force to be reckoned with, but even then, they were in a much worse state than they are now."

Bai Qiuran spread his hands and said, "These disputes are all Zhentian's business. What I'm thinking is that this kind of dangerous race must be eliminated from the Void."

He recalled the Golden Bug in the Laboratory that had devoured the Junior Machine Puppet and evolved into the Purple Mansion and Insect Race Nascent Soul, and repeated with emphasis, "Yes, the insect must die!"

Wisdom Immortal glanced at Jiang Lan and Li Jinyao, and the two girls returned his gaze with a helpless look.

"Then let's set off now without delay."

Wisdom Immortal began to rub her hands together in anticipation.

"Deep into the heart of the Insect Race territory to examine the ecology of this creature."

"I'll leave this to you."

Bai Qiuran looked at the Red Dust Immortal Elder.

"The Ruin left behind by this civilization must be thoroughly investigated. What exactly forced them, who created the Consciousness Domain, to use Consciousness Barrier to seal off their interior? If this factor that caused their civilization's destruction is the Insect Race, that's fine... but if not, then we must remain vigilant and prepared."

After giving these instructions, Bai Qiuran helped Wisdom Immortal board the ship. The group then passed through the rift in the Consciousness Barrier, crossed the gate of Eden, and arrived in the territory of Eden.

This time, Bai Qiuran did not intend to search for the Eden Regime. On his and Jiang Lan's and Li Jinyao's customs clearance documents, he filled in that they were going to travel to the border world of Eden. However, as they were heading towards the border along the Void River, the huge Machine Puppet "Glory," covered in Bronze-colored, blocked their way and was waiting for them.

Within Eden, the only one capable of controlling this Emperor-level Machine Puppet is the current head of the Eden Regime and the Collective Consciousness of the Rainbow Sheath Clan.

Upon seeing the Emperor-level Machine Puppet from afar, Bai Qiuran slowed down the speed of the flying boat and slowly stopped in front of the Machine Puppet. The Machine Puppet lowered its head, and the next moment, a phantom of the Rainbow Sheath Clan was projected into the cabin of the Void Airship.

This time, the Collective Consciousness of the Rainbow Sheath Clan used the image of a female Rainbow Sheath Clan, who could be considered a young girl within their race. However, due to differences in racial appearance, this girl was only considered to be of average appearance by Bai Qiuran and the others.

"Immortal Ancestor, Your Excellency, and your two consorts."

The phantom of the Rainbow Sheath Clan's Collective Consciousness lingered on Bai Qiuran, Jiang Lan, and Li Jinyao in turn, finally sweeping over Wisdom Immortal, who was crouching inside the Junior Machine Puppet's body.

It probably thinks that Wisdom Immortal is just a Machine Puppet sent to fly the Spaceship, since everyone in Eden's upper echelons knows that the newly born Machine God is a loyal henchman of the Immortal Ancestor.

Why did you suddenly become a woman this time?

Bai Qiuran and Jiang Lan didn't seem to care much about the appearance of the Rainbow Sheath Clan's Collective Consciousness, but the Little Demoness crossed her arms, raised her chin, and pointed at it.

"You wouldn't be hoping to seduce our senior Qiuran using this method, would you?"

"Madam, I no longer have that Desire, nor do I possess that mindset."

The Collective Consciousness of the Rainbow Sheath Clan is somewhat baffling.

"My appearance was randomly selected from among the last remaining members of our ethnic group. It just so happens that this time I was drawn as a girl. This is the 370th survivor."

Bai Qiuran gently tapped Li Jinyao on the head, interrupting the Little Demoness's next tirade, and then asked, "What are you waiting here for? Is something wrong?"

"Indeed, Immortal Ancestor, you brought your wife here for a trip, and then filled in a borderland world... You were planning to investigate the whereabouts of those insects, weren't you?"

"This is Collective Consciousness of the Rainbow Sheath Clan asked."

What kind of insect?

Bai Qiuran changed the subject.

"Lan'er, Jinyao, have you ever heard of any kind of insect?"

Jiang Lan looked up at him, shook her head, and didn't say anything. Li Jinyao, however, played along, saying, "We often have bugs in our kitchen, those cockroaches that steal oil, they're so annoying! We need to find a way to clean it properly next time and get rid of them."

"You don't actually need to act; we all know that perfectly well."

The Collective Consciousness of the Rainbow Sheath Clan projected a wry smile.

"Even if you really don't know, I still have to tell you... that borderland world you filled out completely lost contact three days ago."

"Huh?"

Bai Qiuran and asked, "The guys from that world have finally become independent?"

His words were quite impolite. The Collective Consciousness of the Rainbow Sheath Clan suppressed its anger for a long time before calmly saying, "Even if they become independent, they can't completely sever ties with our Eden Regime. Many things they need for survival are beyond their own world's production capacity; they must rely on our supplies. If they completely cut off contact with us, it can only mean one thing: something unexpected has happened in that world... It's very possible that the civilization within that world has been destroyed."