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The four gates of the city had been opened. Cultivators had entered the city one by one. The barriers and formations of the shops had been removed. People were coming out of the shops one by one.

The loneliest moment in the history of the city was about to pass, but it would soon be replaced by a thriving boom. This was the only thing that troubled the entire city, and the culprit had already left for the Hollow Jade Temple.

The Hollow Jade Sect was located on the summit of Mount Yusong, with the city of Songyu located in the center of the city.

It only took two hours to reach the sect. Low level cultivators would need a day to reach the sect, and it would take a few days for a mortal to leave the city, let alone go up the mountain.

On the way to the sect, Su Liang, Elder Zhang, No Happiness, Chi Dan, Huo Luan, and Tian Ci only had one mortal in their group.

Luckily, Heaven's Gift wasn't an ordinary mortal. Although they didn't cultivate, they spent most of their time with their senior apprentice brother on long journeys, and their speed was no slower than a low-level cultivator.

The main purpose of Su Liang's visit was to pick up Chi Dan and Tian Ci. It was time to welcome them back to the sect.

Elder Zhang was supposed to be guarding the city and receiving the guests of the sect. The news that Shen Tu Shun might be in charge of the sect had spread, and it was hard to not be intercepted on the way back.

With one more cultivator of the Divine Tribulation Realm protecting him, he would have one more force to spare. With just a little bit of fear from those small fries, he would be in even less danger.

Going to the Hollow Jade Sect to be his disciple was a request from his senior brother. He could not disappoint his senior brother because he knew he had to go to the Hollow Jade Sect.

Wherever his partner went, he would go. Chi Dan was like a shadow bestowed by the heavens, inseparable from him.

Without happiness, he had already become a guard for Tian Ci. Within ten years, no matter where Tian Ci went, he would also follow her. Tian Ci was going to the Hollow Jade Sect, so he had to follow her.

As the earth rotates, people will change. No matter how good a plan is, there is no way to keep up with change. Everything is in vain.

His original plan was to stay in the city and find out where his brother was. Now, it was most likely Shentu Shun. Not only that, he had been sent here to investigate as well. It was no longer safe to stay in the city.

For his own safety, since Su Liang was sincerely invited, Huo Luan had a favorable impression of Su Liang. Following him to the Hollow Jade Sect was a good choice.

A party of five people and a beast. Heaven's Gift was only a mortal. Whether it was happiness, Su Liang, or Huo Luan, they could all bring him on a flying sword.

If he was flying on the sword, he would have been able to reach Mount Yusong in two hours. However, there was one guy who could not fly, and that guy was none other than Chi Dan.

Demonic beasts were different from cultivators in that they didn't know how to fly on the sword. They could only fly after they had reached the realm of Demon King. Of course, flying beasts were different, as they had an innate ability to fly.

If Elder Zhang were to find out that Chi Dan was a fake demon king, it wouldn't matter if Su Liang, Elder Zhang, and Wu Rong knew that he didn't know how to fly. If Elder Zhang were to find out, he would definitely look down on him.

The thought of being despised and mocked made him feel that no matter what, he had to endure.

Elder Zhang had refused to fly and wanted to hike up the mountain on foot for the sake of appreciating the characteristics of the city and the scenery of the outer mountains within the jurisdiction of the Hollow Jade Sect. He had even nearly quarreled with it over the matter.

As its partner, he was extremely clear about what kind of thoughts Little Dan had. Of course, he had to stand on its side.

A party of five people and a beast left Jade City and went on foot towards the Hollow Jade Sect.

Ten miles ahead of them, there were three people who were also walking forward. These three people were Gui Chun, Zuo Yan, and Nona, who were all guests of the Hollow Jade Sect.

The three of them were constantly thinking about the Heaven's Gift and wished that they could immediately take it away from them. Being with such a person did not give them any sense of security, so Su Liang invited them to go up the mountain first.

He first went up the mountain. If Su Liang let him leave on the way, or if he changed the pillars secretly, he wouldn't know that for the sake of safety, it would be better for the three of them to follow him and monitor him at all times.

The disciple recruitment ceremony would be held two months from now, and only then would the Hollow Jade Sect prove in front of the whole world that the gift was not Shentu Shun. In these two months, if they confirmed in advance that the gift was Shentu Shentu, they could refine it immediately.

Two months later, they would be able to change the sky and change the sun. They would have to find someone to take responsibility for their actions, and even if they had to face the criticism of the people of the world, the Hollow Jade Sect would not admit to it.

Considering this possibility, on the surface, Zuo Yan and the other two were going to the Hollow Jade Sect to visit, but in reality, they were secretly protecting the sect in the dark.

From ten miles away, the three of them constantly used their soul consciousness to monitor the movements of the people from the Divine Feathers Sect. As long as there was any movement, they would immediately appear.

With the exception of Heaven's Gift and Chi Dan, the rest of the group couldn't release their soul consciousness. As long as the three of them or others tried to take it, they would immediately defend.

With Gui Chun and the other two tribulation stage cultivators leading the way, behind them were three tribulation stage cultivators, a demonic beast of unknown cultivation level, and a high-level cultivator. With such a powerful facelift, protecting a person would only bring about humiliation.

Perhaps it was because even a lowly person would be intimidated by such a powerful lineup, and no one dared to act to snatch the Heavenly Gift along the way.

Along the way, everyone had a new understanding of Heaven's Gift.

If a mortal wanted to leave the city, it would take at least a few days. A mortal could leave the city in a few days.

Four hours later, the sky had darkened without realizing it. The group of people had finally left the city of Song and arrived at the foot of the mountain.

This was the first time for Tian Ci and Chi Dan, but he could only bitterly endure when he promised Elder Zhang that he would arrive at the sect within a day.

When he arrived at the foot of the mountain, he was already half dead.

Originally, Su Liang had proposed to stay the night at the foot of the mountain and go up the mountain tomorrow. Since Tian Ci had firmly decided against it, the group had no choice but to continue their journey up the mountain.

It was late at night. Halfway up the mountain, there was a fire flickering in the smoke. It looked like an illusion.

He had been traveling nonstop the entire afternoon, climbing the mountain at night, and his limbs were almost useless. Fortunately, when he was climbing the mountain, everyone took care of him, and his speed slowed down, while Chi Dan's body grew larger, allowing him to sit on his shoulder.

It was already late at night by the time they reached the halfway point of the mountain. They kept hurrying on their way, and they even had to carry their comrades on their way up the mountain.

No matter how much Heaven's Gift ran or jumped, it was still a mortal in the end. Since Chi Dan did not leave, everyone did not want to indulge him, but for the sake of Heaven's Gift, they stopped for the night and planned to leave tomorrow.

After starting to climb the mountain, Tian Ci really lacked the strength. She spent most of her time sitting on Chi Dan's shoulder, having rested for a long time and not feeling tired anymore.

Everyone stopped to rest. He took the initiative to pick up dead branches and leaves and piled them together. With Huo Luan's help, a pile of firewood was lit up.

There were only a few of the Fasting Pills that Su He had gifted him, and they were not enough to split among the few of them. Su He had given him only a few of the Fasting Pills that he had given him, and there were not enough for the few of them.

Fortunately, Little Dan's skin was thick enough, and he ignored Elder Zhang's gaze that was filled with rage. He took out a bunch of spirit medicine and stuffed it into his mouth, not forgetting to share some of the spirit fruit with him.

After obtaining the spirit fruit, he didn't plan to eat it all by himself and prepared to share it with everyone.

Su Liang, Wu Rong, and Huo Luan did not like the low level spirit herbs and refused his good intentions. Only Elder Zhang looked at Chi Dan with hostility. He did not receive the spirit fruit nor did he say anything.

Under Su Liang's consoling, Elder Zhang unhappily refused his good intentions. He was really hungry to the point of being flustered, so he didn't care about Elder Zhang's attitude as he started to eat.

"..."

"Fellow Daoist Chi Dan, I wonder if you can keep your promise?"

Elder Zhang sat cross-legged with his eyes closed. Su Liang smiled wryly as he looked at the medicinal plants that the Scarlet Pill had ruined and unhappily lost in thought while looking at the bonfire. Huo Luan was staring at the Heaven's Gift the entire time, but no one knew what she was thinking about.

After eating a portion of the elixir, Chi Dan yawned and was about to go to sleep. At this time, he seemed to be awakened by the sound of his yawn and came back to his senses.

"The soul has already appeared, and the shape of the soul has changed. Sometimes, when we meet, it's always the same!"

Chi Dan had already given up on protecting his partner. Since he had kept his promise, he would not go back on his word.

"Haha, what a great opportunity, 200 years …" After two hundred years of waiting, this was the only ending … Haha... "I can't accept this …"

After bitterly waiting for two hundred years, promising to protect her for ten years, he finally got the news about her. Unfortunately, it was the news he didn't want to hear the most.

A man does not easily shed tears. However, even before he became sad, he was not happy. He first laughed loudly, and then his face was covered in tears as he cried loudly.

The laughter was so heartbreaking, the crying so sad, so helpless, so desperate.

"Little Dan, old grandpa, what's going on?"

Everyone knew about the trade between Chi Dan and Wu Liangfeng. As for the content, they didn't reveal it to the public, so it was impossible for them to know about it.

Although he did not understand why Wu Heshen would cry so bitterly, seeing him so heartbroken made Tian Ci want to cry.

"Old grandpa?"

"Haha …"

It was better not to ask, because this question made him cry even more bitterly.

Unsurprisingly, mortals have a lifespan of no more than a hundred years. Low level cultivators have a lifespan of at least a hundred years, and tribulation cultivators can live for at least two thousand years.

In the eyes of mortals, he was only 700 years old. In the eyes of mortals, he was definitely their ancestor, but in the eyes of cultivators, he was still very young, at least as young as Su Liang.

Even though Tian Ci had addressed him as Uncle Su Liang, she had addressed him as Old Grandpa. This was sufficient to show that she had been bestowed by heaven with the ability to judge a person by their appearance.

"Who knows!" He was only responsible for conveying the news. As for why there was no such thing as happiness, how could Chi Dan know?

Unhappiness cried very sorrowfully, helplessly, and even despairingly. Seeing the moment of providence, it was as if a fire was burning in his eyes once again.

"Tell me... "Tell me, are you Shentu Shun?!"

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