CHAPTER 917: CHAPTER 916: WHERE TO GO FROM HERE

The night passed without words.

Watching the White Lady happily bustling about, his mood was both satisfied and melancholic.

This year she is already one hundred and sixty years old, the same as him; but for a cultivator in the God Sensing Realm, time is running out.

The lifespan of a cultivator varies with their realm, generally, a mortal’s life ends around a hundred years, entering the Tongxuan Realm adds fifty years, sensing God adds another fifty, and understanding nature another fifty, for a God Sensing cultivator, two hundred years is the limit, the maximum value, in fact, most people do not reach this number, for various reasons.

So, the White Lady is already walking her last path, birth, old age, illness, and death, are so cruel, even for a cultivator, this hurdle cannot be surmounted.

It’s not about her cultivation, the White Lady’s cultivation was long sufficient, what she lacked was a comprehension of nature, something that can’t be taught, either you have it, or you don’t, there’s no room for shortcuts.

Countless cultivation families and sects have been unable to completely solve the problem of realm advancement over two thousand years of history, no matter who you are, how much power you have, or how great your backing, with endless resources.

The White Lady’s problem lies in her method of entering the Dao, using a technique forced by merchants, this indeed worked, but also cut off her future, in fact, there’s no way to judge whether this is good or bad, if not using this method, perhaps she wouldn’t have even reached Tongxuan Realm?

The God Sensing Realm had exhausted her last potential, to go further she could only hope for a miracle, but miracles are rare, hence their name...

"Here are a hundred great elixirs, they are herbal essences, beneficial to cultivation and one’s constitution, do not consume too many, one every ten days is optimal."

The White Lady accepted the jade bottle, sighed, "It’s somewhat unnecessary, but since it is a gift from Hou Lang, I shall take them."

She was very open-minded, indeed what could be done if not open-minded? Such situations were common among Daoist couples, she was not the only one, on the long road of cultivation, losing a partner is the norm.

Everyone can only accompany you for a section, some leave, some arrive, and that’s all there is to it.

"I will spend more time with you, like during our journey," Hou Niao vowed.

The White Lady shook her head, "No need, actually, I’ve been staying in Jin City accompanying some elders, it’s only because of this special time that I’m here, I will return soon, I have my matters, you have yours, now is not suitable to be together, I know this period is important."

After spending so much time together, they understood each other’s thoughts clearly, their becoming a Daoist couple was quite accidental, in fact they were two completely different personalities, with different pursuits, as she said, there was no need to entangle and delay each other.

Hou Niao had no words to counter, in front of life he was at a loss, he hadn’t even just started. And he did not believe there’s anything permanent in this world, if there was a period, that was enough.

"What does Jinxiu look like from outside the universe?" The White Lady was curious.

Hou Niao smiled bitterly, "To be honest, I haven’t seen it, upon exiting it’s a spatial passage, full of strange lights, then upon reopening your eyes, it’s the inside of Hell Star, going and coming is like this, you must know even a Golden Core, put in the universe, would quickly become a dried corpse."

"I see, that’s really a pity." The White Lady shook her head regretfully, such a wish was too vague for her, let alone her, even those Nascent Transformation ancestors on the Jinxiu Continent, which of them have truly seen the universe’s appearance?

... The Shan Sect Quanzhen began their return, they also had countries to protect, truthfully, with suddenly thousands of cosmic criminal cultivators intruding into the continent, no one felt secure, including Hou Niao.

He was also curious, wondering where the group of Shiqi Island criminal cultivators led by Hong Kan had gone?

He was unprepared for this unexpected situation, and did not quite understand why it occurred? In his view, when Elder Sister and a group went through another spatial tunnel and Hell Star’s entire population of criminal cultivators entered the Jinxiu Continent, the backdrop of these two events was shrouded in mystery.

One could see it as a coincidence, considering the complex and chaotic circumstances at the time, but one could also view it as inevitable, with someone orchestrating it all from the shadows, because neither of the two Innate Spiritual Treasures demonstrated their control, faced with a group of human cultivators that didn’t even compare to ants, yet they fumbled, it was a bit unbelievable.

In fact, at the last moment, Yue Duo saw it this way as well, but she warned him that when your strength is insufficient to face the truth, the best strategy is to feign ignorance.

He believed among those hundreds of envoys from the Upper Realm, many were feigning ignorance.

He increasingly came to realize, for those remarkable beings, this was merely a game, and pawns had to be conscious of their role, following the path of the chess game, don’t think about breaking out of the rules.

He knew there would be a true confrontation in Yu Jing, between himself and the thirteen Masters of the Quanzhen Sect, perhaps along with some experienced old-school Golden Cores, his friends wouldn’t be involved, they were too inexperienced.

He had to go through all this, it was unavoidable, and it was time to end the awkward relationship with the Quanzhen Sect, there had to be a resolution.

He had promised his Elder Sister to lead the Jinxiu Sword Vein to become a true Universe Sword Vein, not a shrunken, emasculated, and hastily made defective version, such a Sword Vein might still struggle on the Jinxiu Continent, but out in the universe, it would be just someone else’s game.

Killing that Wu Sect Golden Core wasn’t a spur of the moment, nor impulsive arrogance, it was showing through his Sword Light Division, sending those old-timers a message: if you want to learn, then show sincerity.

So, he walked back openly, not hiding his intentions at all, he didn’t know what the thoughts of those Nascent Transformation elders were, but his friends, and the large group of Tongtian disciples, were very excited, they could truly feel the undercurrents surging.

This time, the Shan Sect Quanzhen truly intended to overturn everything, regarding Senior Brother Hou’s ability to stir troubles, there wasn’t a single disciple of middle and low rank who wasn’t convinced, not only could he cause trouble on the Jinxiu Continent, but he made the Hell Star, a prison star of a universe, a mess, resulting in a major prison riot.

That’s how they thought, not believing it was an accident; as long as Senior Brother Hou was there, accidents followed like a shadow.

He ignored Yu Zhengxing’s winking and winking, and also ignored Li Chuping’s cold glares, he knew the two of them wanted to probe him first, but he wouldn’t expose the bottom line, because these two couldn’t hold it!

He hoped to give them a surprise!

Before that, there was a very important senior he needed to talk to properly.

Master Xiao!