Patriarch Xiaoyao's Mistaken Assumptions

The Patriarch Xiaoyao looked at the black token in his hand, smiled slightly, and murmured, "As expected, I haven't disappointed my master! Master, your disciple Tieguai Li has finally successfully entered that ruin and obtained a high-grade Spirit Artifact."

"Hahaha..." The Patriarch Xiaoyao laughed loudly, his laughter shaking the heavens.

In a good mood, he then asked, "Junior sister, how is your injury healing? Have you recovered to your peak strength?"

Xiaoyaozi shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Senior brother, my cultivation has still not recovered."

Upon hearing this, the Patriarch Xiaoyao was stunned on the spot. It took him a long time to come back to his senses.

"Alas, what a pity, what a pity..." The Patriarch Xiaoyao shook his head and sighed.

Although he didn't know what had happened between Xiaoyaozi and Tieguai Li, he could clearly sense Tieguai Li's aura and realize that Tieguai Li was already a super strong expert at the Immortal Venerable Realm. He never expected that his little disciple's cultivation had only recovered to the level of Half-Step Immortal Emperor.

Not only that, he was also unable to help his disciple regain his strength.

The Patriarch Xiaoyao knew very well that there was no true immortal in this world. Even the Heavenly Emperor in the Heavenly Court could not descend to the mortal realm at will until he had completed his Heavenly Emperor mission. Therefore, there was no one in this world who could help him restore his little disciple's cultivation.

"It seems we have no choice but to search for that divine herb garden ourselves. I can only hope that there are immortal herbs in that garden. Otherwise, it will be up to me, as the master, to find a solution," the Patriarch Xiaoyao thought to himself.

"Senior brother, which direction is that divine herb garden in? Let's head there immediately," Xiaoyaozi asked hastily.

"No rush, let's pick the Peach of Immortality Tree first. After we return to the cave, I'll absorb the sap from the Peach of Immortality Tree. Once I've absorbed all the sap, I'll be able to restore my cultivation," the Patriarch Xiaoyao hurriedly said.

"Yes, Senior Brother!"

Xiaoyaozi agreed, then quickly flew to the red Peach of Immortality Tree, carefully picked it, and placed it in the jade box.

Then, Xiaoyaozi and Patriarch Xiaoyao quickly left and returned to their cave to begin their cultivation.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

During these three days, Tieguai Li cultivated in the jade box. After three days of cultivation, his cultivation level successfully recovered to the Immortal Venerable Realm, but his cultivation level did not improve much.

"Alas, it seems I'll need some fortuitous opportunity to recover my cultivation!" Tieguai Li thought to himself.

He knew that returning to his peak condition would probably not be something that could be done in a short time.

"Senior brother, I have picked all the peaches from that Peach of Immortality Tree." That day, Xiaoyaozi walked in with a happy face.

"Hmm, good!" The Patriarch Xiaoyao nodded slightly.

"Senior brother, we've packed up the peaches, we can leave now," Xiaoyaozi said with a smile.

"Alright, let's set off for that ruin immediately," said the Patriarch Xiaoyao after a moment's thought.

"Good!"

Then, the Patriarch Xiaoyao led Xiaoyaozi at breakneck speed, rushing towards the direction of the divine medicine garden.

At this moment, somewhere in an unnamed valley, a man and a woman sat cross-legged on a boulder. Both of them exuded a powerful immortal aura. They were none other than Tieguai Li, Patriarch Xiaoyao, and Xiaoyaozi.

Each of the three figures shimmered with a faint golden light, within which a dragon and phoenix could be vaguely seen accompanying each other, lifelike and almost alive. Behind the dragon and phoenix stood two blurry figures, one male and one female. One wore a green robe, the other a purple robe. The male figure had a majestic face and a robust, powerful physique, exuding an overwhelming aura, like a true emperor, overflowing with domineering power. The other blurry figure also radiated an overwhelming domineering aura, like an emperor, supreme among heroes.

"Master, where is this ruin?"

Xiaoyaozi spoke first, asking the question.

The Patriarch Xiaoyao glanced at the black token in his hand, and...

He said with a smile, "It's about five thousand kilometers away from where we are now."

Upon hearing what the Patriarch Xiaoyao said, Xiaoyaozi frowned in thought.

They are currently 5,000 kilometers away from that divine medicine garden. Even at their fastest speed, it would probably take them three or four months to get there. Moreover, they don't have any teleportation arrays with them, so getting there quickly is no easy task.

"Senior brother, do you think that ruin might have already been claimed by someone else?" Xiaoyaozi asked at this moment.

"How could that be? The Space Principle here are so strong, and there are also restrictions and formations that have existed for thousands of years in this space. If someone had gotten there first, they would have already broken through. Moreover, this ruin was set up by 108 Immortal Emperor. Even Nine-Star Immortal Lord Realm would have a hard time breaking through, let alone a mere Immortal Lord Realm cultivator." The Patriarch Xiaoyao said with a faint smile.

"That's true... But what if an Immortal Emperor- level expert were to break in?" Xiaoyaozi said.

"Immortal Emperor- level expert broke in?" The Patriarch Xiaoyao was taken aback, then sneered and said, "Impossible. Even if an Immortal Emperor- level expert broke in, at most they would just die in the ruins. They couldn't possibly escape from the ruins."

"That's true! But Master, why don't we try our luck? Perhaps someone can break through," Xiaoyaozi suggested.

"Alright! We'll do as you say! But you have to be careful, after all, this ruin is an extremely terrifying killing formation. If you encounter Immortal Emperor, you must act with caution," the Patriarch Xiaoyao cautioned.

"Don't worry, Master! I know what I'm doing."

After saying that, Xiaoyaozi took out a teleportation talisman, crushed it, and the three of them suddenly disappeared. When they reappeared, they were already near the ruins.

"Such abundant Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi!"

Xiaoyaozi exclaimed in surprise and immediately ran towards the ruins.

"Hahahaha, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in this ruin is too rich! With such rich Spiritual Qi, if I could cultivate here for a period of time, my cultivation would definitely advance by leaps and bounds!" Xiaoyaozi said with a wild laugh.

Upon hearing Xiaoyaozi's words, both Patriarch Xiaoyao and Xiaoyaozi ran over.

"Senior brother, there seem to be quite a few celestial beasts in this forest. The level of these celestial beasts must be very high!" At this moment, Xiaoyaozi suddenly stopped and pointed to a dense forest in front of him.