Chapter 747: Another Gaining of the Yi Wood Immortal Art! Shoujie Goes to Cloud Sea Grotto-heaven

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Tianrui Saint City.

The Saint City was truly vast, with countless places to explore. Wang Shoujie had been exploring for over a month and had only visited less than one-tenth of it.

However, today, Wang Shoujie and Yun Tiange did not go out to continue exploring the Saint City. Instead, they waited early in the Lake-Viewing Heavenly Pavilion.

Because today, Divine Treasure Hall was holding an auction.

Every auction required extensive preparation beforehand. Yao Yumei had naturally informed Wang Shoujie early and set a time with him.

Early in the morning, Yao Yumei arranged for a flying carriage to specially pick up Wang Shoujie and Yun Tiange from the Lake-Viewing Heavenly Pavilion, and together they headed to the auction venue.

Auctions were a common trading method, and they were held frequently in a place like the Saint City, where heroes gathered.

After all, some rare and precious treasures would be sold at a loss if simply put on sale. Selling them through auction often yielded a more reasonable price, and for a merchant organization like Divine Treasure Hall, it was also an excellent form of promotion.

Today's auction was likely the highest-spec auction Divine Treasure Hall had held in recent years.

Yao Yumei had informed him in advance and made all the necessary arrangements for him.

In the flying carriage, Yao Yumei poured a cup of tea for each of them, then took out a large bag of Immortal Spirit Stones from her storage ring and handed it to Yun Tiange, saying, "Sister Tiange, here are one hundred fifty-three Immortal Spirit Stones. These are all from the sale of those miscellaneous items you entrusted to me."

Over these past days, as they spent more time together, the relationship between Yao Yumei, Wang Shoujie, and Yun Tiange had grown closer. Their conversations and actions had naturally become more casual and intimate than before.

If it had been before, she would not have spoken to Yun Tiange so casually.

The so-called miscellaneous items were naturally the "trash" picked up from the Shenwu Ruins.

The Shenwu Ruins had a tidal ebb once every three years. Yun Tiange and her "trash-picking" team had been picking up trash for a full one hundred fifty years, so they had accumulated a lot of things.

Of course.

They definitely picked up more than this in one hundred fifty years; it was just that all the good things that could be used directly had already been divided, especially some precious scrolls, Dao Weapons, Half-Immortal Artifacts, and so on, which naturally couldn't be sold in bulk.

What she entrusted to Yao Yumei were items that were difficult to process in the Shenwu World, mostly fragments of Dao Weapons and Immortal Artifacts. That these "trash" items could sell for one hundred fifty-three Immortal Spirit Stones was already quite a bountiful harvest.

"Thank you, Sister Yumei." Yun Tiange held the large bag of Immortal Spirit Stones, naturally overjoyed, her smile brightening.

Unfortunately, this was public money and did not belong to her personally.

"It's just a small matter, nothing to mention." Yao Yumei was also very modest, not taking any credit.

For her, it was indeed a small matter.

Although the pile of miscellaneous items was large, Divine Treasure Hall had more staff. She could directly delegate it to her subordinates, and it was handled very quickly. Furthermore, in business terms, Divine Treasure Hall also made a significant profit from this transaction.

"Oh, by the way, Sister Yumei." Yun Tiange asked, as if just remembering, with a hopeful expression, "I heard you say there will also be an Immortal Scripture auctioned this time?"

"That's right, it's an Immortal Scripture called the [Yi Wood Immortal Art]," Yao Yumei said. "This Immortal Scripture has ordinary combat power, but its auxiliary abilities are good, and it has the effect of prolonging life and is quite beneficial for cultivating Spirit Plants."

In fact, most Wood Element Immortal Scriptures were not very strong in combat. However, if paired with a suitable natal Immortal Plant, their combat power would be significantly stronger than ordinary True Immortals.

For example, Di Xiu and Wu Dao Immortal Lord, both of whom had just been promoted to Immortal Plants, already possessed incredibly strong auxiliary abilities. When fighting alongside True Immortal Realm experts, the effects they produced were absolutely greater than one plus one equals two.

Unfortunately, even for Wood Element True Immortals, finding a suitable natal Immortal Plant was still extremely difficult. Therefore, most Wood Element True Immortals primarily played a supporting role, and a one-on-one fight with other True Immortals was purely seeking abuse.

"That's great," Yun Tiange smiled. "Our Young Master happens to be looking for a Wood Element Immortal Scripture."

"Does Young Master's family also lack Immortal Scriptures?" Yao Yumei chuckled. "Oh, I remember Young Master also seems to have Wood Element Bloodline. Last time, when I saw Young Master make a move in the Silla Immortal Dynasty, his mastery of laws was almost comparable to the True Immortal Realm. The Immortal Scripture he inherited must be extraordinary."

Wang Shoujie just smiled and said nothing more.

Yun Tiange, however, proudly boasted to Yao Yumei, "My Young Master's Immortal Scripture is a high-grade Immortal Scripture! The kind that has a chance to be promoted to a Sacred Diagram in the future..."

"Truly worthy of Young Master... I haven't even seen a high-grade Immortal Scripture before!" Yao Yumei's eyes were full of shock, mixed with some regret. "It's a pity that when Young Master is in the Transcendent Realm, he is destined to inherit a Sacred Diagram. This Immortal Scripture..."

"Ordinary people" often could not even obtain an ordinary Immortal Scripture, but for someone like Young Master Shoujie, even a high-grade Immortal Scripture was merely a transitional tool. It truly showed that different people had different fates.

But this was also normal, just like how the goddess in the eyes of ordinary people, in the eyes of those who have...

"There's nothing to regret," Wang Shoujie said calmly. "This high-grade Immortal Scripture, staying with me, still has a chance to become a Sacred Diagram in the future."

"That's natural," Yao Yumei chuckled. "As long as Young Master doesn't abandon her and lets her tag along like a concubine, she will likely be not far from becoming a Sacred Diagram when Young Master becomes a Saint Venerable. If Young Master goes further, he can continue to perfect her and help her become a Sacred Diagram."

Wang Shoujie couldn't help but smile.

Yao Yumei's analogy was quite unique.

However, he didn't really mean that himself.

His original intention was that if he couldn't get a Sacred Diagram, he could charge forward with the high-grade Immortal Scripture. One day, he would surely reach the Grand Overarching Saint Venerable.

At that time, the high-grade Immortal Scripture would naturally rise in status, with a chance to achieve Sacred Diagram. Of course, the chance was relatively small.

However, in this way, Wang Shoujie would need to comprehend many things in the Great Overarching Saint Path himself, or refer to other Sacred Diagrams to complete his Great Overarching Saint Path, which would be far less time-efficient than directly inheriting a Sacred Diagram.

Perhaps it would take six or seven thousand years, perhaps eight or nine thousand years, and there was even a certain possibility that he might not be able to complete the Great Overarching Saint Path before his lifespan ran out.

"However, there's a reason why my Young Master wants that Wood Element Immortal Scripture; it's not simply to add some foundation to the family," Yun Tiange whispered mysteriously to Yao Yumei. "Young Master has a favorite concubine sister, but she won't make it into the family's main lineage, so he has to find a way from outside."

"I see," Yao Yumei said with a look of understanding. "No matter what family it is, resources are limited, and the larger and older the family, the more stringent the hierarchy naturally becomes. However, having said that, Young Master truly dotes on his concubine sister, even specially planning an Immortal Scripture for her. I wish I had a brother like Young Master."

Yun Tiange, standing beside them, rolled her eyes.

Yao Yumei, have some shame, won't you? Do you not know how much older you are than Young Master Shoujie? And you still call him brother...

Time passed quickly amidst their chat.

Before they knew it, the flying carriage had already landed on the parking lot of Divine Treasure Hall's Tianrui Branch and was being taken care of by a dedicated person.

Wang Shoujie and the others were welcomed by staff inside the hall and escorted through the VIP-only passage into a luxurious private room.

This private room was clearly arranged by Yao Yumei in advance. Not only did it have an excellent view, but the arrangement of tables and chairs in the room was also adjusted according to Wang Shoujie's preferences. There were even many Spirit Plants with beautiful leaves and flowers placed specifically in the room, making it look luxurious and grand, yet fresh and natural.

As soon as he entered, Wang Shoujie felt a sense of appropriate comfort.

Inside the private room, two young and beautiful Heaven-Human Realm female cultivators were already waiting, specifically to serve various spiritual melons, immortal fruits, and rare delicacies. They also presented the auction item sequence list and the starting prices.

In the Tianrui Branch, only Immortal Clans were qualified to enter private rooms.

And within the entire Tianrui Saint Dynasty's sphere of influence, including the Immortal Dynasties, there were a total of thirty-one Immortal Clans, and two Saint Clans, including the Tianrui Holy Emperor's lineage.

Of course, Cloud Sea Grotto-heaven, as a transcendent power, needed to be calculated separately.

Wang Shoujie sipped on the decent Half-Step Immortal Tea, scanning the auction list. Among them, the "Yi Wood Immortal Art" was the grand finale of this auction. Before it was a Mid-Grade Immortal Artifact named [Vajra Bell].

The list had a detailed introduction. This Vajra Bell came from the distant [West Ruo Divine Continent]. Buddhist Cultivators there were more prosperous than in the East Glow Divine Continent. Strictly speaking, the Vajra Bell was a mid-grade Buddhist artifact, but this was in the East Glow Divine Continent, so to follow local customs, it was naturally called an "Immortal Artifact."

This bell combined offense and defense, making it a relatively powerful Immortal Artifact.

It must be said that Buddhist Cultivator cultivation methods and magical treasures, Immortal Artifacts, were not rare in the East Glow Divine Continent. Even among the existing inheritances in the Shenwu World, there were many traces of Buddhist Cultivator cultivation methods. For example, the Glazed King Ming Treasure Scroll, which Wang Luoqiu from the family cultivated, was a typical Buddhist Cultivator cultivation method.

It was at this moment.

Master Dongfang, the Branch Master of Divine Treasure Hall, knocked on the door and entered the private room.

As soon as he entered, he greeted Wang Shoujie with great warmth: "Young Master Shoujie's distinguished presence, I did not go far to welcome you, please forgive me."

He was a middle-aged man who appeared to be "forty or fifty years old," with a fair face and a beard, a dignified appearance, and unfathomable cultivation, exuding an imposing immortal aura.

However, he intentionally reined in his aura to make friends, still appearing exceptionally amiable.

"Branch Master is too polite~"

Wang Shoujie rose slightly, his expression calm.

He was currently playing the role of a young master from an aristocratic family of incomparable nobility. Figures like the Divine Treasure Hall Branch Master should be common to him, so his attitude naturally wouldn't be too enthusiastic.

He greeted him with reserved politeness and thanked him for the Divine Treasure Hall VIP Pass, looking as if he was already accustomed to such situations.

Master Dongfang indeed detected no abnormality.

After a round of pleasantries, Master Dongfang bid farewell and left, cheerfully revealing a piece of news before he departed.

According to Divine Treasure Hall's original plan, this auction was supposed to be a small, biennial auction, and no treasures of the Immortal Scripture level, or even the Vajra Bell, would have appeared. However, Yao Yumei consulted with him and proposed adding more substantial auction items.

It was rare for Young Master to visit the Tianrui Saint Dynasty for a tour. If there were no grand finale treasures at the auction, wouldn't it dampen Young Master's spirits?

Only then did the Immortal Scripture and Vajra Bell appear at the auction.

Wang Shoujie then realized that it was Yao Yumei who was secretly trying to curry favor with him.

He had secretly wondered before, even if the Tianrui Saint Dynasty had many Immortal Scriptures, it was unlikely that an Immortal Scripture would be auctioned off so casually, and so coincidentally that he would come across it.

If Immortal Scriptures were truly so easy to obtain, wouldn't True Immortals be everywhere in the Tianrui Saint Dynasty?

Now it seemed, where was the coincidence? There was only calculated flattery.

Master Dongfang specifically revealed this news, on the one hand, to curry favor with him, making him understand that this Immortal Scripture was brought out because of him. On the other hand, he also helped Yao Yumei out, which could be said to kill two birds with one stone.

However, he liked such flattery.

Wang Shoujie did not let Master Dongfang's reminder go to waste and specifically thanked Yao Yumei.

As they spoke, the auction began.

Because they were aiming for the later Vajra Bell and Yi Wood Immortal Art, Wang Shoujie and Yun Tiange did not bid on the earlier items such as Dao Weapons, precious scrolls, Half-Immortal Artifacts, and so on.

After all, times were different now. Casually sweeping up these "low-grade treasures" would, first, damage Young Master Shoujie's reputation, and second, easily give people a bad impression of Young Master Shoujie being greedy and excessive.

"Sacred Domain procurement" was crucial to the Shenwu World, but it absolutely couldn't be rushed in a short period.

As the auction progressed into its later stages, an eleventh-grade [Saint Manifestation Pill] appeared.

This Saint Manifestation Pill was extremely difficult to refine, not only requiring many extremely precious spirit medicines but also having extremely strict requirements for the Alchemist.

To refine an eleventh-grade Saint Manifestation Pill, the Alchemist had to have at least the cultivation of a True Immortal Realm, and a Grand Overarching Saint Venerable must assist in the refining process for there to be any chance of success.

And this was just the most basic requirement.

This method of alchemy had an extremely low success rate and would almost certainly result in a loss. Therefore, unless forced by dire circumstances, this method of alchemy would generally not be used.

To avoid a loss, it was actually best for a Grand Overarching Saint Venerable-level Alchemist to personally refine the Saint Manifestation Pill, as this would result in a higher success rate.

The preciousness of this medicinal pill could be seen from this.

In addition, the Saint Manifestation Pill's medicinal effects were extremely potent, requiring the user's Bloodline awakening level to be at least the ninth stage.

If a cultivator whose Bloodline had only awakened to the eighth stage forcefully used this pill, they would need a Grand Overarching Saint Venerable to protect them with all their might—and there was still a considerable chance of failure. Of course, if successful, they would undoubtedly benefit greatly.

Wang Shoujie was actually a bit tempted by the Saint Manifestation Pill.

Although he was already at the tenth stage of Bloodline, the Saint Manifestation Pill should still be able to play a small role for him, at least raising his current Bloodline, which was between Saint Child D-grade and approaching C-grade, to a proper Saint Child C-grade.

At his level of Bloodline, it was extremely difficult to break through even a small stage. If he could truly reach Saint Child C-grade, it would also provide a certain boost to his overall strength.

Unfortunately, Divine Treasure Hall only had one Saint Manifestation Pill for auction, and it would be truly embarrassing to compete with the Tianrui Jiang Family for it.

"Twenty-six Immortal Spirits!"

"Twenty-six Immortal Spirits, ten Extreme Spirit Stones!"

"..."

Ultimately, Jiang Jianmu, the Clan Leader of the Tianrui Jiang Family, acquired the Saint Manifestation Pill for twenty-seven Immortal Spirits. The overall competition was not fierce, which clearly indicated that the Tianrui Jiang Family's popularity was quite good on weekdays.

Only the last two items remained: the main highlight, [Vajra Bell], and the grand finale, [Yi Wood Immortal Art].

Wang Shoujie was just about to bid for the Vajra Bell when Yun Tiange, "laden with immense wealth," bid on Wang Shoujie's behalf, raising the price from a starting bid of thirty Immortal Spirits to forty Immortal Spirits in one breath.

"Forty-three Immortal Spirits," Tianrui Si Clan followed up.

"Forty-five Immortal Spirits," Tianrui Imperial Family also followed up.

Truly worthy of being Saint Clans; when bidding, they no longer bothered with small change, directly raising the price based on Immortal Spirit Stones.

However, Yun Tiange's method was even more aggressive, directly bidding fifty Immortal Spirit Stones. Anyway, these Immortal Spirit Stones were "picked up from trash," so at worst, they could just pick up more later. A Mid-Grade Immortal Artifact, however, was not to be missed.

It must be known that the Cold Moon Immortal Dynasty's nation-guarding Immortal Artifact, the [Cold Moon Immortal Sword], was also only a Mid-Grade Immortal Artifact.

Finally.

The Vajra Bell was acquired by Yun Tiange for fifty-five Immortal Spirit Stones.

After Divine Treasure Hall delivered the Vajra Bell to the private room, Yun Tiange smilingly presented it to Wang Shoujie, transmitting, "Young Master Shoujie, you gave me Primordial Chaos Spirit Stones before to help me break through to the mid-stage. I haven't thanked you yet. This Vajra Bell is my personal gift to you for protection."

"Didn't you thank me before?" Wang Shoujie transmitted.

"Then I'll thank you again," Yun Tiange insisted on giving it.

Wang Shoujie naturally understood her intentions.

His Wang Shoujie was a "great magnate"; just the control of grain seeds in the Shenwu World was enough to make the Wang Clan incredibly wealthy.

And with his usual nature, after accepting her gift, how could he let Yun Tiange suffer a loss in the future? However, Wang Shoujie quite liked the Vajra Bell's combined offense and defense, so he quietly accepted it.

Finally, it was the [Yi Wood Immortal Art].

Wang Shoujie would naturally not let this Immortal Scripture go. He had even planned to leave it to his eldest son, Wang Zong'an, when he returned.

The starting price was seventy Immortal Spirits, but this was merely the starting price.

After several rounds, the auction price had already exceeded eighty Immortal Spirits. Soon after, only Wang Shoujie and two Saint Clans were still competing, and the bidding only slowed down after it broke through one hundred Immortal Spirit Stones.

Ultimately, Wang Shoujie secured the Yi Wood Immortal Art for one hundred thirteen Immortal Spirit Stones.

This price was not high, but not low either, it was a mid-range price.

"Congratulations, Young Master Shoujie, on acquiring the Immortal Scripture," Branch Master Dongfang congratulated loudly, his voice tinged with joy.

This Immortal Scripture had been held for some time. Bringing it out for auction now, firstly, was to do a favor for Young Master Shoujie, and secondly, it indirectly raised the price of the Yi Wood Immortal Art, generating higher revenue.

Otherwise, if only the two Saint Clans competed, the final auction price would barely break a hundred, which would have been decent.

However, Wang Shoujie didn't care; anyway, this money was "gifted" by Cai Youdao, so it was like getting an Immortal Scripture for free.

However, Wang Shoujie did not want to exchange the Primordial Chaos Spirit Stones for now, so he asked Yun Tiange to pay the bill.

In an instant, the one hundred fifty-three Immortal Spirit Stones collected from "picking up trash" were completely spent, and an additional fifteen Immortal Spirit Stones were paid.

But this was a good thing; being able to buy an Immortal Scripture with money was the optimal solution for Wang Shoujie.

Money, after all, was meant to be spent. Once spent, one would just continue to cultivate and produce more.

Conversely, obtaining Immortal Scriptures through other means was not only troublesome, but it could also easily attract other troubles, making it not worth the effort.

The representatives of the Tianrui Holy Emperor's clan and the Tianrui Si Saint Clan did not become annoyed by missing out on the Immortal Scripture. Instead, they congratulated Wang Shoujie and politely invited him to be their guest.

The Immortal Scripture was merely the threshold for cultivating a True Immortal. To truly cultivate a True Immortal, the consumption during the cultivation process alone was an enormous amount of resources.

Take Si Wuchou, Wang Lici's follower and a standard True Immortal seed, as an example: he consumes three Top-grade Spirit Stones per year, which is three Immortal Spirits per century, and thirty Immortal Spirit Stones per millennium.

And for such an ordinary True Immortal seed, it would take at least two to three thousand years to cultivate to the True Immortal Realm, and the later the cultivation stage, the greater the consumption. In the late and even peak stages of the Transcendent Realm, the consumption would be even more terrifying. When promoting to True Immortal, various auxiliary medicinal pills would also be needed to assist in the breakthrough.

Overall, a True Immortal seed would require an additional eighty to ninety Immortal Spirit Stones worth of resources to cultivate from the Transcendent Realm to the True Immortal.

Furthermore, a True Immortal seed who inherits an Immortal Scripture in the Divine-Transformation Realm and whose aptitude reaches Son of Heaven can also use the [Saint Manifestation Pill] to boost their Bloodline, but the Saint Manifestation Pill, with a regular price of around thirty Immortal Spirits, is also a huge additional cost. The time saved in cultivation cannot compensate for the cost.

Therefore, ordinary True Immortal seeds generally did not take Saint Manifestation Pills. Only Saint Sons and Saintesses with higher goals, like Qingyuan Saint Son or Water Moon Saintess, would take Saint Manifestation Pills in the Divine-Transformation Realm to further enhance a small portion of their Bloodline.

Only then could such Saint Sons and Saintesses fully utilize the Saint Manifestation Pill's effects during the long cultivation process after becoming a True Immortal.

This is the origin of the Saint Manifestation Pill's name; revealing sainthood, it is naturally aimed at the Grand Overarching Saint Venerable.

For immense existences like Immortal Clans and Saint Clans, the cultivation of talents and the purchase of Immortal Scriptures and Saint Manifestation Pills all required careful calculation and planning. Even strong Immortal Clans would not unreservedly spend huge amounts of Immortal Spirit Stones to buy Immortal Scriptures but would consider their family's actual economic situation and support capabilities. It was perfectly normal that they could not compete with Wang Shoujie.

After attending the auction, Wang Shoujie engaged in a brief social interaction and then embarked on his journey again.

This time, he decided to visit Cloud Sea Grotto-heaven to see Li Ci.

...

At the same time.

A major event occurred at Wang Clan Manor.

Wang Baosheng, the eldest son of the family's direct lineage, who was only ten years old, had run away from home.

Before leaving, he left three letters. One was a collective letter to his parents and concubine mothers, saying that he was going out to "visit in disguise" to see the vast world and local customs, and that they should not worry.

The second letter was written to his Cultural Entertainment Division, which he had painstakingly founded. It mainly entrusted Ouyang Nanyan and Wang Youjun, his left and right-hand assistants, to continue making the Cultural Entertainment Division bigger and stronger.

The third letter was written to his teacher, Shentu Poetry-Lotus. First, he congratulated his teacher on recently passing the Research Student examination and encouraged her to continue striving for higher achievements. He also attached a plan list of his teacher's research direction, hoping that when he returned from his travels, his teacher's studies would have already achieved some success.

Then, he mysteriously disappeared.

Baosheng's disappearance naturally caused a commotion within the family and gave rise to many rumors.

But no matter how clever he was, he was still just a ten-year-old child.

Just five hours later, Wang Baosheng, who had made many arrangements in advance and finally managed to sneak out of the Wang Clan, was tracked down by the ubiquitous Palace of Immortals organization, temporarily managed by Wang Fugui.

However, Wang Fugui was not in a hurry to bring Wang Baosheng back.

After a brief discussion within the Fugui nuclear family, they unanimously felt that Baosheng's absence would allow them to enjoy a few peaceful days.

Wang Fugui also enjoyed the rare peace, so he let him go out and have some fun.

When he was ten years old, he had already been sent to the Immortal Dynasty by Ancestor. Now that Baosheng was also ten, it was time for him to go out, see the world, and broaden his horizons.

However, for safety, he secretly invited the [Jiuwei Demon King] and [Matron Rong], two Lingxu-level experts, to secretly guard him with some secret treasures.

...

After some time.

Sacred Domain, Cloud Sea Grotto-heaven.

Mystic Azure Immortal Pavilion.

This Immortal Pavilion was specially built for Qingyuan Saint Son by Cloud Sea Saint Venerable when he first entered the sect. The architectural style was grand and majestic, ethereal and refined. The Immortal Pavilion also specifically planted many Qing Song and emerald cypress, which remained evergreen regardless of cold or heat, greatly fitting Qingyuan Saint Son's temperament and style.

The Immortal Pavilions within Cloud Sea Grotto-heaven were very special. Their main material was a unique product of Cloud Sea Grotto-heaven—[Cloud Stone]. This Cloud Stone was light in texture. With a little refining and the application of levitation formations, it could easily float in the sky. Supplemented with defensive formations, its stability was also ensured.

With Cloud Stone as the foundation, and Immortal Pavilions built upon it, countless Immortal Pavilions emerged within Cloud Sea Grotto-heaven.

This Cloud Stone was also one of Cloud Sea Grotto-heaven's specialties.

Many of the aerial Immortal Pavilions of Immortal Clans now used this material.

However, for nearly one hundred thousand years, due to a decline in Cloud Stone production, Cloud Sea Grotto-heaven, guided by the principle of sustainable development, has rarely mined Cloud Stone unless absolutely necessary.

The last time it was mined was to build an Immortal Pavilion for Wang Lici, and the time before that was to build an Immortal Pavilion for Qingyuan Saint Son.

This clearly showed the Cloud Sea Saint Venerable's favoritism towards both of them.

At this moment.

Qingyuan Saint Son stood with his hands behind his back on the high terrace of the Mystic Azure Immortal Pavilion, looking down at the surging cloud sea below. His expression was calm, and no joy or sorrow could be seen in his eyes; he wondered what he was thinking.

The high-altitude wind swept by, and his green robes fluttered with the wind. His temperament was like a serene blue lake at the peak of a snowy mountain, or like the Qing Song green bamboo on a high mountain. His character was admirable.

He wondered if it was his imagination, but ever since Li Ci left, the entire Cloud Sea Grotto-heaven seemed to have grown much colder.

In fact, Cloud Sea Saint Venerable had long since stopped managing much, and he was indeed busy handling the myriad affairs of the entire Grotto-Heaven on a daily basis.

It was just that in the past, after finishing these miscellaneous tasks, when he had some rare free time, he would go to Junior Sister Li Ci's place to visit, bringing her some delicious food he had specially collected, and chatting casually.

But now, with Junior Sister Li Ci absent, after finishing the complex affairs within the Grotto-Heaven, he suddenly didn't know what to do.

There was no choice. As a Saint Son, he held a respected and revered position, but because of this, he had a superior-subordinate relationship with most people in the Grotto-Heaven. Even those peers with whom he had good relationships in earlier years now treated him cautiously and with excessive respect, unable to be truly close.

Only Junior Sister Li Ci was not afraid of him, not to mention her innocent and lively personality. With her around, he felt his mood could relax considerably.

Unfortunately, the journey to Absolute Beginning Dao Palace was long, and communication along the way was inconvenient. He wondered when Junior Sister Li Ci would return.

He had already accumulated many good things in his hands, but he didn't know when he would be able to give them away.

Just as Qingyuan Saint Son was reminiscing and feeling melancholic, a disciple of the Cloud Sea Grotto-heaven guarding the edge of the terrace suddenly received a message and hurried over to report: "Your Highness, the East Extreme Gate guard reports that a young Young Master named [Wang Shoujie] has come to visit you outside the gate, claiming to be Little Immortal Lord Lici's Fourth Uncle."

"Wang Shoujie?"

Qingyuan Saint Son was slightly taken aback.

He had naturally heard the name Wang Shoujie. Junior Sister Li Ci often had this Fourth Uncle on her lips, and he had been curious about this Fourth Uncle, who only existed in his Junior Sister's words, for a long time.

It must be known that Cloud Sea Grotto-heaven had never disclosed Li Ci's true identity to the outside world. Most outsiders believed she was of Si Clan Bloodline and had no way of knowing her specific family background, let alone her Fourth Uncle's name.

Could it be that Li Ci's family truly came knocking?

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