Changes Among Those of the Past

In the Dragon Elephant City in the eastern part of the Desolate Ancient Territory, in an inconspicuous little courtyard.

A woman with a graceful figure sat on a stone bench in the courtyard, her brows furrowed, while several wanted posters lay on a table beside her.

She only recently came out of quarantine, and she only recently saw this arrest warrant.

Looking at the wanted poster on the table, Li Xue remained silent for a very long time.

"How many years has it been? It seems like almost a hundred years. I'm so glad to hear from you again."

Li Xue's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, replaced by a hint of joy.

"You always attract trouble wherever you go, Shen Ge Shen Ge. You're truly something else. How come you're always the one being chased?"

"You have such a good temper, so why are you always the one being chased?"

Li Xue chuckled. She wasn't too worried about Shen Ge's safety. After all, the arrest warrant had been out for so long and hadn't been withdrawn yet, so he should be fine.

Li Xue then stood up and went to a door not far away, bowing respectfully and saying, "Master, this disciple takes his leave."

"Finally couldn't hold back anymore?" A furious, aged woman's voice came from inside the room. "Fine, fine, go ahead."

"You've been sitting in the yard in a daze for three days. If I stop you, you might go crazy."

Li Xue didn't take her master's teasing to heart at all. She simply chuckled, bowed, and said, "Then please take care of yourself, Master. This disciple will take her leave now and will return in a while."

After saying that, Li Xue turned around and prepared to leave.

Suddenly, something flew out of the room. "Take this. You, a Nascent Soul Late Stage, running around outside, I'm really afraid you'll die out there one day."

Looking at the dark array plate in her hand, Li Xue felt a warm current flow through her heart, and then thanked him, saying, "Thank you for your care, Master."

"By the way, after you leave, head to Azure Vastness Province. There's a trial for the younger generation there in a while; you can go broaden your horizons and see just how many Heaven Beyond Heaven beings there really are."

"This disciple has remembered."

In a valley in the northern part of the Rock Moon region, a purple figure stood in the middle of a sea of flowers, looking up at the narrow sky formed by the two mountain peaks on either side.

After a long while, a soft murmur slowly rang out, "Ye Li, come with me for a walk."

"Yes, Chieftain." A blonde-haired girl walked over slowly, looking much more composed now.

In the Myriad Stars Hall of the Myriad Stars Sect in the Rock Moon region, four people were discussing something.

"Gentlemen, should we send someone to the Thunderfire Trial in Azure Vastness Province this time?" Xuanguang frowned, somewhat hesitant.

This is a rare opportunity. If someone achieves a good ranking, the sect's influence will increase significantly. However, this trial has gathered almost all the young generation in the Heavenly Desolation Domain, making it extremely difficult to stand out among so many geniuses.

"Let Meng Yan and Ye Xingchen go. Among the Nascent Soul Realm in the entire sect, they are the strongest and most promising," Daoist Qingguang decided.

High Person Liyue nodded, his face kind, and said, "This is a good decision. I think the two of them are very suitable. In addition, let Han Yu and Tang boy go as well. After all, they were both among the top ten genius disciples in Heavenly South. Going together to broaden their horizons might be beneficial for them."

"I agree with High Person Liyue's suggestion. This is a rare and grand event, and we shouldn't be absent. Even if the final result isn't ideal, letting a few of them broaden their horizons might allow us to gain a few more Spirit Severing Realm experts in no time," Hanyue said.

She has now broken through to the Spirit Severing Realm, while of the former four major sect leaders of Heavenly South, only Ziyang is still hovering at the Peak Nascent Soul.

"But the journey is long, so let's get the other companies involved together."

As soon as Xuanguang finished speaking, Ziyang walked in with a jade talisman. "Sect Leaders, the people from the Azure Fire Sect have invited us to go to Azure Vastness Province together. They have already made the arrangements. All the sects and Lineage in the vicinity will go together. It's better to have more people to take care of each other."

"Well, just what I wanted has come to pass. I'll reply to them and say that the Myriad Stars Sect would be more than happy to oblige."

Xuanguang stroked his beard and smiled, then looked around at the three people beside him and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll go and escort them. Fellow Daoists, don't blame me for taking this opportunity."

"Not at all, not at all. Since you're so interested, then you go ahead. I don't really like to move around anyway." High Person Liyue waved his hand, found a comfortable spot, and lay down. At his age, he really didn't like to move anymore.

In fact, considering their current lifespan, they can still be considered young. However, while they may live long lives, they are already old in spirit and can hardly have the drive they had when they were young.

"Ziyang, you've been hovering around the Peak Nascent Soul stage for a while now. Why don't you find an opportunity to go into seclusion and try to break through to the Divine Spirit Severing Realm? Leave the sect's trivial matters to other elders," Xuanguang advised.

"It's about time. Shangguan's been Shangguan lately, so I was just about to pass the buck to him."

"Shangguan Ouyang," Xuanguang chuckled, "He's reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage now, hasn't he? That's quite an improvement."

Luo Heaven Sea and his group, who had settled down in a place called Clearwater Lake in the Earth Marsh region, also learned about the trial. However, the situation of the younger generation was worrying, with only Feng Wuyou, the former chief disciple of the Yuheng Sect, barely qualifying.

Others, like Gu Ye, are mostly at the Nascent Soul Early Stage, which is really nothing to brag about.

"Very well, let's just consider it joining in the fun. Besides, for such a grand event, the surrounding goods are all good stuff gathered from various places," Venerable Yaoguang murmured softly in his study.

In a courtyard not far from this one, Gu Ye was studying a book. Beside him, a little girl, about half his height and with a delicate, exquisite appearance, was blinking her bright, intelligent eyes and staring at a calico cat.

It looks adorable, like you want to touch it but are afraid of getting scratched.

"Daddy, can you freeze Little Flower? I want to touch it," the little girl said, turning to Gu Ye in a coquettish tone.

Gu Ye gently moved his fingers, and a not-too-strong pressure froze the Little Flower in place.

"You can only touch it for a little while, otherwise your mother will scold you again when she sees you playing with it."

"Daddy's the best!" the little girl cheered, immediately reaching out to rub the Little Flower Little Flower, making it grimace and run away if she could.

Little Flower: Here we go again! Why is this brat so annoying to cats? If she weren't her owner's child, I'd really want to scratch her face.