“To tell you the truth, it's a long story...” the Qingshan Sect's Sect Master said, glancing at Lu Ming.
“Do elaborate...” the Patriarch of the Ancient God Clan asked curiously.
Huangpu Haotian and the others also looked at the Qingshan Sect's Sect Master with curiosity written all over their faces.
They were genuinely curious about how a living, breathing adult could suddenly turn into a child!
At the same time, they couldn't help but curse inwardly: What a wolf in sheep's clothing! We actually thought he was just a child with a pure, innocent mind! Who knew he was such a scheming dog!
They became increasingly convinced that the incident with the poisonous mushrooms was definitely this brat's doing!
The cultivators from the Central Province stared at Lu Ming as if they were looking at a ghost.
Many of them had actually seen Lu Ming before!
Some had even interacted with him!
Normally, everyone aged over time. Even if their cultivation progressed, the most they could achieve was maintaining their youthful appearance.
But what was with him growing younger and smaller?
If he got any smaller, he'd end up back in his mother's womb!
The Tiansheng Sect's Ancestor was particularly depressed. He had previously assumed this kid was Lu Ming's son!
He never expected it to be the man himself!
And then there was his cultivation level. The last time they met, the Ancestor had still addressed him as “little friend.”
How long had it been since then?
Now, they were already fellow Daoists. This cultivation speed was simply abnormal!
The ones who felt the most depressed were the Unity stage cultivators like the Tiansheng Sect Leader and Emperor Tianqi. Previously, Lu Ming was just a “little friend,” but now he had become a “senior”!
It made them look incredibly foolish and slow by comparison!
Even Ye Fan looked at the Qingshan Sect's Sect Master with curiosity.
He was also very curious about why Lu Ming had turned out like this!
Having lived through ten lifetimes, this was the first time he had ever witnessed such a phenomenon!
In his previous life, he and Lu Ming had clearly blown up together!
The kind where not even a speck of dust remained!
“He suffered a qi deviation during his cultivation, and he just ended up like this!”
Everyone: “...”
What happened to it being a “long story”?
It was literally just one sentence!
They had all prepared themselves to listen to a grand tale.
And this was all they got...
Ye Fan couldn't help but curse in his heart. You motherfucker, at least write a draft before you lie! Who are you trying to fool here?
The Patriarch of the Ancient God Clan and the others were also utterly speechless!
“Sect Master Wang, if you don't want to say, then forget it. Why play us for fools?” the Patriarch of the Ancient God Clan said with a frown.
The Qingshan Sect's Sect Master chuckled. “Who's playing you for fools? Everything I said is the absolute truth!”
Everyone decided to ignore the old man. He was incredibly wicked under that harmless facade!
...
“Abbot, what about the performances you arranged for my birthday celebration? Let's get them started...” Ye Fan suddenly spoke up at this moment!
Abbot Zhiyuan frowned and looked around at the ruined temple.
He didn't even want to go through with it anymore!
But since Ye Fan had spoken, he had to continue.
Originally, their plan was to find the Immortal Saber and gather information about the Xuanming Great World.
At the same time, they were supposed to launch a punitive campaign against the Qingshan Sect, followed by a duel to showcase their own Buddha Son's elegance!
This was all meant to build momentum for the Ancient Buddha Sect's grand emergence into the world!
Yet, not a single thing had gone according to plan!
Right at that moment, Ye Fan secretly sent a sound transmission to Abbot Zhiyuan: “Abbot, our Ancient Buddha Sect's secret realm is about to open. Why don't we change the duel into a secret realm exploration?”
Abbot Zhiyuan hesitated. Though it was called the Ancient Buddha Sect's secret realm...
In truth, they had “begged” it out of the hands of a small faction!
Their Ancient Buddha Sect hadn't even explored it yet. How could they let these outsiders in?
What if there were countless treasures hidden inside?
Ye Fan saw his reluctance and continued his sound transmission: “Once they enter the secret realm, their lives will be in the hands of fate!”
Hearing this, a sharp gleam flashed across Abbot Zhiyuan's eyes!
The Buddha Son made a very good point!
He then turned to look at the crowd, pointed to the ruined square, and said in a deep voice: “Everyone, let's forget about the duel. Our Ancient Buddha Sect's secret realm, which opens only once every ten thousand years, is about to open. Why don't we explore our secret realm instead?”
“Sure!”
“Sounds good!”
“We can do that!”
“No problem!”
As soon as Abbot Zhiyuan finished speaking, the Patriarch of the Ancient God Clan and several others quickly agreed!
They instinctively felt that once they entered the secret realm, they could join forces to deal with the Qingshan Sect's Saint!
“Amitabha. However, I must make one thing clear: only Mahayana stage cultivators may enter the secret realm!”
Lu Ming's eyes flickered. He instantly understood that they were targeting him!
At this moment, the Qingshan Sect's Sect Master's voice rang out: “If you don't want to go in, we won't go in!”
Lu Ming shook his head. “Go in? Of course we're going in. Who knows, we might even strike it rich inside!”
Meanwhile, Big Yellow wagged its tail dejectedly. “Does that mean I can't go in?”
“Saint, they clearly harbor ill intentions. How about you don't go in?”
“None of them are any good!”
The Patriarch of the Ancient God Clan and the others: “...”
Seriously, can you guys at least talk behind our backs when you say these things? Is it really appropriate to say it right to our faces like this?
The cultivators from the Central Province looked at Lu Ming and his group with faces full of envy.
See that? That was the ultimate display of power.
They could speak ill of others openly and right to their faces.
Meanwhile, they wouldn't dare to do such a thing.
On the other hand, the eyes of the Sword Lunatic and the Great Ancestor of the Danji Sect were shining brightly...
Wahahaha... We can go in! We can follow the Qingshan Sect's Saint and make a fortune! Don't ask why! We just have a strong feeling...
...
While Lu Ming and the others were resting and preparing to enter the secret realm, the Grand Elder, Huo Furong, and Hanyan gathered together to discuss a certain matter!
“Why do you think the black ring on Lu Ming's head radiates the aura of the Heavenly Dao?” Huo Furong twirled a strand of her hair around her fingertip as she spoke.
Hanyan said nothing, merely looking at the Grand Elder.
The Grand Elder's brow was furrowed deep in thought. “If what Lu Ming is wearing on his head is the Heavenly Dao, then who is the one sleeping in the Heavenly Dao Palace?”
This was because, on that day, they had all sensed the aura of the Heavenly Dao from the halo on Lu Ming's body!
Furthermore, it was incredibly pure—it was just a bit black!
Otherwise, the few of them wouldn't have been so cooperative!
As their conversation came to a halt, the room fell into a heavy silence.
They also couldn't comprehend why there would be two Heavenly Daos!
And why was one of them inside Lu Ming's sea of consciousness?
After an unknown amount of time, the Grand Elder's voice broke the silence: “Do you think the reason why the Xuantian Continent suddenly stopped its upgrade and even regressed back then has something to do with this?”
Huo Furong's eyes gleamed with a deep light. “It is highly likely!”
Hanyan slightly raised his eyelids. “Before we entered the mortal world, the hexagram you cast predicted extreme luck!”
A sharp glimmer flashed in the Grand Elder's eyes.
Indeed, before the Qingshan Sect entered the mortal world, his divination had predicted extreme luck!
Yet after they entered the world, he did another reading, and it had fucking turned into extreme misfortune!
Huo Furong looked at the Grand Elder. “Why don't you do another reading for the Qingshan Sect?”
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