Meeting Too Late, Parting Beneath Vast Skies

"Qilin?!"

When Yue Chunfeng and the others returned with the Qilin, Yue Gude's eyes widened in astonishment.

The crowd, who were engrossed in their contemplation, also turned their heads to look towards the entrance of the main hall.

The Qilin, a mythical beast, is a rare creature indeed.

"Fellow Daoists, I am Qilinzi of the Heavenly Wolf Sect, and I pay my respects!"

The little Qilin immediately let out a majestic voice, spreading its spiritual power to greet everyone.

He is now becoming more and more accustomed to his Qilin form, and before, when he transmitted his thoughts, he couldn't help but make a sound.

Now it's possible to transmit sound purely through thought, with the mouth tightly closed.

There was no way around it; the little Qilin's cry was too immature.

If one were to call out while simultaneously transmitting one's voice, it would truly damage the esteemed image of the Venerable Qilin True Person.

"He really is my master."

Yue Gude hurriedly went to pay his respects. Although he did not lose his composure like his two younger brothers, his eyes were slightly moist.

The little Qilin nodded to him, looked him up and down, and seeing that he indeed had a strong aura and was unharmed, it was relieved and stepped towards Chu Tianshu.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, since the beginning of the war between good and evil, we have heard of your greatness. Your sudden appearance dispelled the evil forces of the Demonic Sect, suppressed evil and promoted good. You are truly a role model for us all."

"My return to the world in this Qilin form is also due to a karmic connection with you, fellow Daoist. I thank you for that!"

The little Qilin slightly bent its front hooves and lowered its head, like a Daoist priest bowing in respect.

Chu Tianshu felt the profound and gentle aura emanating from the Qilin, like a spring breeze nourishing all things. His eyes brightened, and he reached out to support it.

"To be honest, I am also a physician. My understanding of the Heavenly Dao's Good Affinity is largely thanks to the medical classics of Qilin True Person. We are fellow practitioners, so why the need for such formalities?"

The little Qilin praised, "Fellow Daoist is truly unconventional."

Before he finished speaking, Chu Tianshu lifted the little Qilin by the waist with both hands and placed it on the stool next to him.

The little Qilin quickly squatted down, its four hooves tucked in.

Goodness, that's a bit too unconventional.

"Come, come, Qilin True Person, please sit down. Take a look at this sword."

Chu Tianshu smiled broadly and patted the Zhu Xian Stone Sword on the table.

He didn't actually find the little Qilin particularly cute, so he picked it up and hugged it.

After all, he was currently focusing most of his energy on the Zhu Xian Sword, and he felt that it was inconvenient for the little Qilin to be squatting on the ground and looking at the sword, so he casually invited the little Qilin to sit down.

Little Qilin had already heard Yue Chunfeng talk about the Zhu Xian Sword on the way, and was originally calm about it, but when he actually saw the sword, he couldn't take his eyes off it.

"What a magnificent sight this sword represents."

The little Qilin was momentarily lost in thought.

It's like countless pale blue and white folds on a vast, heavy sea.

That was the sea before a great storm, seemingly very close to the sky and very far from people.

Every scene, every detail, is full of dynamic tension, yet it is a tranquil painting.

It gives you an urge to step inside and experience its beauty.

Chu Tianshu's face showed a hint of excitement as he reached out and placed his hand on the little Qilin's shoulder.

"Haha, Qilin True Person, you really can see it too, and you really can understand this feeling."

Heaven have mercy, he is so focused on comprehending this sword, partly because he really needs to return to his hometown soon, so he cherishes his time.

Secondly, the magnificent scenery depicted in this sword is indeed worth observing and enjoying.

Unfortunately, neither Shangguan Ding nor Yuchan and the others could grasp this point.

It's like seeing a masterpiece and wanting to share it with a friend, explaining its charm and what inspired you.

Little Qilin is just such a friend.

"I understand, I understand perfectly."

Little Qilin also turned to look at Chu Tianshu, "I didn't just understand this feeling today. Back when I was teaching those naughty boys and girls in the sect, I explained many things to them in great detail, thinking that even if they were slow-witted, they should be able to grasp the charm of it."

"But they still don't understand—ah!"

The little Qilin sighed as he finished speaking.

The three Yue brothers looked somewhat helpless upon hearing this.

Shangguan Ding watched all of this with a hint of envy.

I had long heard that the medical classics written by the Qilin True Person were voluminous and detailed.

For a full century of his life, True Person Bai Yin spent his time engaging in a battle of attrition with the Beast God from afar. During the process of refining the Beast God, he recorded many of his thoughts in a jumbled, intermittent manner, which truly reflected his boundless imagination.

Huh?

Shangguan Ding thought for a moment, since they had already formed an alliance and agreed to share resources.

That Qilin True Person will no longer belong to the Heavenly Wolf Sect alone, but to everyone. You can also consult him about the doubts of the Burning Qilin True Person Incense Valley.

Regardless of what others might be thinking, Chu Tianshu and the little Qilin were already chatting away.

Chu Tianshu first explained the structure of the several layers he had previously explored to Little Qilin, so that he could catch up with the progress as soon as possible.

The two then agreed to look at the same floor from different directions, each taking half of it.

By piecing together these connections, we can delve deeper and record the findings.

This caused great hardship for Yuchan and the others.

Originally, it was already quite difficult for Yuchan to interpret Chu Tianshu's few drawings from the perspective of the "Great Brahma Prajna".

Now, the man and the Qilin are working together, chatting and exploring, and have recorded even more manuscripts.

Yuchan could only watch helplessly as the undeciphered manuscripts piled up thicker and thicker.

Fortunately, he was a seed of Buddhism, remaining detached, accepting of fate, humble, and continued to interpret.

Fortunately, Fang Wuchen and others joined in the analysis, so at least they had more companions.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!

Night had fallen outside, and fireworks were being set off.

The victory celebration banquet was very well organized, and the revelry lasted until dawn.

Everyone who participated in the celebration slept until the afternoon before waking up and continuing to busy themselves with repairing the fields, cleaning up the battlefield, and taking inventory of the magical artifacts.

As the sun sets and the moon rises, day and night outside the lobby change again and again.

Inside the hall, everyone remained almost unchanged, observing the sword, drawing diagrams, and interpreting its meaning.

"That's it! This is how it should be on this floor."

The little Qilin controlled the teapot next to it to fly over and poured some tea into its mouth.

The disciples of Incense Valley come in every day to change the tea, but Little Qilin has recently become so engrossed in examining the Zhu Xian Sword that he hasn't even noticed how many kinds of tea he's been drinking.

Chu Tianshu took the newly interpreted cultivation technique trajectory from everyone and nodded as he read it.

After each exploration of the internal structure, he would first record it objectively, without offering any interpretation.

However, after experiencing "Returning Light and Rebirth," his Great Void Divine Art and Mountain Collapse Combat Calculation have become as natural as his innate talents.

With a casual thought, one can estimate, from the perspective of one's own cultivation, what this internal structure might look like if it were transformed into a cultivation method.

However, Yuchan and the others, interpreting the sword's internal mysteries from the perspective of the same Heavenly Book, indeed found quite different results.

"Very good, Wuchen. Although your cultivation is somewhat lower than Master Yuchan and the others, this latest insight—"

Chu Tianshu put down the manuscript, turned to face Fang Wuchen, and before he could finish speaking, a mysterious light flashed across his body, and he suddenly disappeared.

Fang Wuchen was in a good mood, with a slight smile on his face, when he suddenly saw this unexpected turn of events and was taken aback.

Everyone looked surprised.

The little Qilin opened its eyes wide and mooed.

The roar of the divine beast echoed for dozens of miles around, but the little Qilin, despite its careful sensing, could not find any trace of Chu Tianshu.

Chuanhuo touched the ground with his slender fingers, controlling the formation, but he didn't notice any unusual activity.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, they should have gone back."

Yue Gude snapped out of his daze and slowly said, "Fellow Daoist Chu's origins are unpredictable; we had long suspected he was a visitor from outer space."

"After defeating the Demonic Sect, he hinted that he wouldn't stay long, but no one expected his departure to be so abrupt."

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Fang Wuchen also recalled the night she first met Chu Tianshu.

Outside the dilapidated temple, in the midst of a snowstorm, a strange light flashed, and Chu Tianshu suddenly appeared.

"I see."

Fang Wuchen's fingers, which were resting on the table, curled up as she looked at the empty seat. "But I didn't even have time to say goodbye—"

After hearing the whole story, the little Qilin took it all in stride and laughed heartily.

"The world is ever-changing, and life is vast. Sometimes we inevitably go our separate ways, but as long as we keep going, perhaps we will meet again."

The little Qilin turned its head to look outside the hall.

"We've been stuck in this house for quite some time now. Children, go out for a walk. Though the Demonic Sect has declined, the martial world remains a complex place."

"We should also try to create a new situation."