The midday sun hung high in the sky.
The carriage headed towards Qingyuan Mountain, facing the sunlight, and the architecture on Qingyuan Main Peak was faintly visible, its ingenious layout within the green mountains appearing vividly, as if it were the work of some Great Master.
However.
Li Mo gazed at the mountain scenery, and the scene from earlier involuntarily popped into his mind.
Half an hour ago.
The Little beggar removed the blindfold, revealing clear, grayish-white pupils, with an innocent purity that reminded one of a baby's eyes.
But they also carried a hint of timidity and humility, not daring to meet anyone's gaze.
How could someone's eyes really be that color?
Just as Li Mo was recalling a certain ninja anime.
Suddenly, a pale little face appeared in his line of sight.
Her hair was still like tangled grass, and her clothes were very torn, forming a strong contrast with that small face.
Li Mo remembered this scene, not because of the girl's fourteen-year-old captivating beauty.
She stood there, her two small, restless hands clasped together.
Like a small white flower swaying in the wind, emerging from a desolate ruin...
“The color of her Luck hasn't changed; she shouldn't be discovered by the Sky Patrol Guard.”
“I wonder how long it will take her to discover the special nature of the gu yi ring?”
Li Mo’s thoughts surged.
Suddenly, he slapped his thigh.
“What's wrong, Li Dage?”
Murong Xiao, who had been dozing beside him, raised his head, his sleepy expression scrunching up his features.
“Oh no!”
“I forgot to tell her to drip blood on the ring to make it recognize its master!”
Xiao Li was filled with regret.
To make it more realistic, when he made the ring, he used a classic trope from novels in his previous life.
That ring needed to remember the user's Qi through blood.
But when he left.
As soon as he saw that girl's face, he completely forgot about it!
......
That night.
Cooking smoke rose in Nijiao Alley.
The physically disabled Little beggars became busy, tidying up the dilapidated small courtyard.
Previously, this was their temporary shelter, but now it was different; Li Dage said that from now on, this was their home.
Home... naturally, it should be cleaned, ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ right?
“Jieba has been staring blankly all day.”
“Hehe, is she thinking about Li Dage?”
“Now that you mention it, I miss him too; his cooking is the best.”
“I'm going to Qingyuan Sect too in the future, then I can see him every day.”
“Abba abba!”
“Jieba, no matter how clean you wipe the ring, Li Dage won't see it.”
“This doesn't seem to be from Li Dage.”
....
Jiang Chulong sat there with her knees clasped, wiping the exquisite ring on her index finger, afraid of getting it dirty.
Hearing this, she paused.
Oh, right.
Although this ring was delivered by Li Dage, it was prepared by Aunt Mei.
Why would Aunt Mei send her such a ring?
It wasn't a sumaru object that she knew of, nor did it have any other special features.
“Aunt Mei definitely wouldn't do anything meaningless.”
“This ring must be very important.”
Jiang Chulong bit her increasingly pale lips, thinking uneasily:
“Could it be that something is wrong with me?”
Before, the world in her eyes was wonderful.
The world in her eyes had more things and Qi than others, as if she could see one more color than others.
However, after her Sword Bone was dug out, that color disappeared.
“Am I going to disappoint Aunt Mei?”
“It's all my fault... I'm sorry....”
Jiang Chulong clenched the ring tightly, her knuckles turning white; only the stinging sensation made her feel a little better.
Drip—
Crimson blood flowed down between her fingers.
And also stained the gu yi ring with a trace of enchanting luster.
Buzz.....
At this moment.
She suddenly felt dizzy, and the world before her began to spin like a vortex.
What happened?
This thought emerged in her blurred consciousness.
The calls of the little ones still echoed in her ears:
“Jieba, what's wrong with you?”
“She fainted!”
Suddenly.
All sounds disappeared, and everything fell silent.
She vaguely opened her eyes, blocking the sudden light, and then clearly saw where she was.
Boundless white mist, as if she was already beyond the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
This place was not large, only about five hundred meters in circumference.
However, pavilions and terraces were scattered in an orderly fashion, filled with a great simplicity that seemed naturally formed; even when she was in the Central Divine Continent, she had never seen such unique dwellings.
Like an immortal realm in a dream.
“Where am I?”
Jiang Chulong rubbed her eyes, her face filled with bewilderment.
“Heh....”
Suddenly, a deep, melancholic laugh echoed between heaven and earth.
“Little friend, you are a guest from afar; please enter.”
“Me... me?”
Jiang Chulong carefully stepped over the threshold.
She saw.
In the courtyard, under an ancient tree, a figure sat leisurely on a bluestone.
He, dressed in white like snow, had an ancient bronze mask covering his face.
He, surrounded by countless phenomena and Dao rhymes arising and perishing, seemed to have been there since the birth of heaven and earth, watching over all beings.
He was the source of existence in this world; with a wave of his hand, he could cause winds and clouds to change color.
“Senior, where... is this?”
Jiang Chulong asked cautiously.
“Here? This Venerable One, having nothing to do, merely opened an Immortal Cave outside the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.”
The man said calmly.
Jiang Chulong: “!”
Her little head was somewhat stuck.
Outside the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths?
She had now crossed an unknown distance and appeared outside the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths?
“Hehehe, it's just a small trick; there's no need to panic.”
“If I can bring you here, I can naturally send you back.” fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
The man's ethereal voice came again.
He waved his hand, and a stool appeared out of thin air on the ground, and a tea set appeared on the stone table.
“Sit.”
She walked over in a daze and sat down, Jiang Chulong was stunned for a long time before she recovered:
“Who... who are you?”
“Bringing me here... and for... for what?”
As she got closer, she increasingly felt that this Senior was mysterious and unfathomable.
Even her cold emperor father, who bore the Luck of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, did not give her the feeling of the mysterious man before her.
In the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, such powerful individuals were extremely rare.
For her, they should also be well-known.
“This Venerable One's name.....”
The mysterious man opposite fell into thought.
It seemed that because he had not been called by it for too long, having experienced too many years, he had even forgotten his own name.
After a long while, he slowly opened his mouth and said:
“My title is, Yuanshi Tianzun.....”
Crack—
As the words fell.
Suddenly, lightning struck from the sky.
Rumble—
The winds and clouds changed color, and lightning danced wildly, instantly turning the world pale.
Jiang Chulong was scared senseless; she looked up, still startled.
She saw that in the world, which was now only black and white, the outline of the man's figure became increasingly clear.
How ancient and transcendent!