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Within a certain dark space, a bald man spoke with a respectful expression, “Master Back, they’ve already returned to Earth, what should we do with the remaining treasures left behind by Celestial Immortal Shou Yang?”
Black Spirit Snake waved her hand dismissively. “There’s nothing good left anyway. Keep the spirit stones and deliver the rest of the stuff to Earth to assist in the development of their cultivation society.”
“Right, I’ll do that right away.” The bald man nodded and prepared to set off for Earth.
“Oh, right, don’t forget to buy me some salted duck eggs and thousand-year eggs from Mr. Chen’s shop,” Black Spirit Snake added.
The bald man faltered slightly at her instructions. “Mr. Chen is already dead…”
“What?!” Black Spirit Snake exclaimed in shock before recomposing herself. “Wait, you haven’t been to Earth during this recent period of time, how would you know he’s dead?”
The bald man’s lips twitched. “But this ‘recent period of time’ is fifty years. Mr. Chen was over sixty years old last time we visited his shop, and he’s not a cultivator either, so he’s most definitely dead…”
Black Spirit Snake fell completely silent. Had it been that long already?
She looked at the expanse of darkness around her as a myriad of emotions welled up in her heart. Had she been here for fifty long years already? She had to get out of here, otherwise, she was going to grow mold…
“Look after the Zhan Qi Continent for me, I’m gonna go out for a stroll.” Black Spirit Snake waved her hand and a black spatial gate appeared before her which she leaped into without hesitation.
“Hey! Master Black, I still have to deliver all the treasures left behind by Shou Yang!!” the bald man yelled into the black spatial gate.
However, he received no response and the spatial gate slowly sealed itself shut…
The bald man could only smile in resignation.
Black Spirit Snake’s tendency to come and go as she pleased was probably never going to be rectified. The more steady and reliable a woman, the crazier she would be when she let herself go. Last time, she completely razed the Bodhi Mountain of the Buddhist Kingdom to the ground during her battle with the Battling Buddha. Who knew what kind of troubles she would stir up this time…
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On the shore of the Heavenly Lake.
A rare, sympathetic expression appeared on Bi Qiong’s exquisite features. “It’s all my fault, Zi Yang, I had planned to let you grow more accustomed to the environment here before teaching you how to cultivate with vital energy.”
She pressed a few pressure points on Zi Yang’s body and streams of energy flowed from her fingertips and straight into Zi Yang’s body.
Battle God Zi Yang finally opened his eyes which were filled with grief and indignation.
He spoke in a quiet voice, “I had a nightmare that God was trying to banish me from the world by blasting me with bolts of Heavenly Lightning…”
“It was all just a dream,” An Lin consoled in a gentle voice.
“Senior Zi Yang, I think you should learn how to utilize vital energy from Senior Bi Qiong as soon as possible. Senior Bi Qiong is already at Spirit Nurturing Stage.” Liu Qianhuan immediately changed the subject.
Battle God Zi Yang felt like her words did indeed ring true. His top priority should be to improve his cultivation base as fast as possible. He should also try to acclimatize to this new world as soon as possible and become a god of this world!
Thus, the top of conversation switched to how Battle God Zi Yang should progress in his cultivation from here onward.
An Lin heaved a light sigh of relief and lay down on the flying rug in exhaustion. He slowly closed his eyes as he basked in the warmth of the rug.
Perhaps it was because he was too tired, but he fell asleep once again.
He was greeted by the sight of a white ceiling when he awoke again.
“Are you awake, Little Lin?” a familiar voice sounded beside him.
An Lin’s expression stirred slightly as he looked at the middle-aged man beside him. “Dad? Why are you here?”
He was lying on a bed with a regenerative spell formation set up in the room in which he was situated. This was clearly where all the team members were resting.
An Mingchuan chuckled lightly. “Why? Can’t a father visit his own son?”
An Lin was a little stumped by his question. “That’s not what I meant. It’s just that it’s nighttime now, shouldn’t you be resting?”
“Oh, it’s 8:30 am right now,” An Mingchuan looked at his watch before replying.
An Lin: “…”
“I’ve already heard about your adventures in the alternate world from Xiaolan. This world sure is big, there’s all kinds of places to be explored…” An Mingchuan spoke with a longing expression.
A smile appeared on An Lin’s face. “Dad, when you get to Spirit Nurturing Stage, I’ll take you to the Tai Chu Continent. That’s a continent much bigger than the Zhan Qi Continent, it really is an infinitely vast world!”
“Isn’t it quite difficult for people like me to go to the Heavenly Court?” An Mingchuan furrowed his brows slightly.
“It is if we go through normal procedures. But that’s alright, we can get in through the back door!” An Lin replied proudly.
An Mingchuan looked at An Lin with a peculiar expression. Why was it that he was not ashamed in the slightest when he talked about “get in through the back door”? He seemed to be quite proud of himself instead.
Could it be that people of the Heavenly Court all took pride in being backdoor entrants?
“Alright, we can talk about going to the Tai Chu Continent another time.” An Mingchuan looked deeply into An Lin’s eyes and said, “Little Lin, you really don’t have to strive so hard for progression. Take this time, for example, you’ve been bedridden for the past few days. Even if the others won’t tell me the specifics, I have a rough idea of just how much peril you were in at that time. If something were to happen to you, what would be the point of me cultivating by myself…”
“Dad…” An Lin’s heart trembled as he fell silent and at a loss for words.
An Lin had finally had a chance to return to Earth. But he was first turned into an ice sculpture and now he was bedridden with injuries. Given the circumstances, it was no surprise that An Mingchuan was concerned for him.
The silence was suddenly broken by the sound of knocking on the door.
“Big Brother An, you’re finally awake, woof!” Da Bai rushed excitedly toward An Lin.
“Haha, what’ve you been getting up to recently, Da Bai?” An Lin burst into laughter at the sight of Da Bai’s face.
“Oh, same old same old, looking at some beautiful women, reading some books, watching some videos, woof,” Da Bai wagged his tongue as he spoke.
An Lin rolled his eyes. “Aren’t those three things one and the same?”
“Big Brother An knows me so well, woof!” Da Bai looked at An Lin with a gratified expression.
“Oh, right, I brought a present back for you.” An Lin rummaged around in his storage ring before bringing out a pair of gloves which he handed to Da Bai as he said, “These are called Chaotic Sky-Crushing Claws; they’re spirit tools of the highest caliber. If you nurture them well, there’s a good chance they could evolve to become immortal tools. They have a great amplification effect on metal category and wind category spell techniques, so they’d be perfect for you!”
Da Bai’s big, watery eyes widened with incredulity as he held the pair of gloves. He finally believed that these were a pair of peak-level spirit tools after experiencing the powerful energy fluctuations emanating from within.
“Waaah… Big Brother An, I can’t believe you really brought back a present for me…
“This is the first time you’ve ever given me a present, I’ve never received such a great present before! I had once thought that I was an unsheltered, unloved, free-range dog… but I really didn’t think… Oh, I’m so moved, woof!”
Da Bai’s excitement was inhibiting his efforts to formulate a coherent sentence, and he pounced onto An Lin before licking his face vigorously!
An Lin didn’t expect Da Bai to forcefully mount him in front of his father. He was completely exhausted and unable to resist so he could only retort in indignant rage, “Are you blind? How is this the first time I’ve given you a present? I gave you so many Emperor Snake Pills before, were they all eaten by dogs?!”
“That’s right, they were all eaten by me, woof!” Da Bai replied excitedly.
He sat on An Lin’s stomach and pinned down An Lin’s wrists with his paws as he enthusiastically expressed his gratitude.