"Mm."

Wu Zhong nodded and transformed into a stream of light, disappearing from Nanmu Immortal Island.

After Wu Zhong left.

Dong’Er slowly stood up, standing beneath the Loquat Tree, looking up towards the void above.

She gazed for a long, long time before withdrawing her gaze and shaking her head.

She still could not see through, couldn’t understand the turmoil in the Divine Realm, and who exactly was the being that killed thirty-six Lords of the Divine Domain.

Let alone deducing the identity of the other party, she couldn’t even trace a single track of their existence.

She had come to the Heaven Shepherd Alliance for so many years, pouring out her heart and soul. Though she had expended a great deal of effort, her abilities also continued to rise, with her deductive powers becoming stronger every year.

In fact, she had thought about investigating her own origins.

She knew she was born into a race called the "Wisdom Divine Race," and her ability to deduce was also due to the bloodline flowing within her.

However, she could not deduce the whereabouts of her other tribespeople.

It’s as if the entire Wisdom Divine Race had completely vanished, leaving only herself.

Yet, in the depths of her mind, she could feel that they hadn’t disappeared but had merely gone into hiding.

But she couldn’t deduce where they were hiding or why they were hiding....

In truth, she didn’t want to go back to her roots or anything; she had no emotional attachment to those tribespeople she had never met. Even if one day they appeared before her, she would not have any emotional fluctuations.

In her understanding, the only one with a blood relation to her, her grandfather, was no longer in this world.

Now, the closest people to her were Brother Wu, Second Brother, and the Master. This was also the main reason she was willing to pour her heart out for the alliance.

She had given birth to the idea of searching for her tribespeople mainly because she saw her own "bottleneck."

Since that past event, Ten Thousand Realms collapsed, she forcibly broke her own bloodline limits and preserved the alliance’s foundation; her abilities increased, but she also encountered a bottleneck. She discovered a "Boundary Wall" within her bloodline.

Only by breaking this "Boundary Wall" would her bloodline’s power awaken fully, and she could unleash the true abilities of the Wisdom Divine Race.

If she could break the "Boundary Wall" and awaken her complete bloodline power, she could deduce the true cause behind the deaths of the thirty-six Lords of the Divine Domain. She could also deduce higher specifications, deeper layers, and the truth of greater causality.

Although she had never seen the Master, she could feel that to truly assist the Master, she must awaken her complete bloodline power. Otherwise... all her efforts would not be of much use to the Master.

Like last time when the Ten Thousand Realms collapsed, and the River of Time encountered problems, the Master faced those strong enemies alone, and she could do nothing to help, only preserve the foundation of the Heaven Shepherd Alliance.

Brother Wu and the others were the same. Even if they went to the River of Time, they couldn’t truly help the Master.

In the end, it was still because they were too insignificant, and the Master stood too high.

Dong’Er wanted to seek transformation, so she must break the "Bloodline Boundary Wall," but she didn’t know how to find her tribespeople, nor did she know whether they had hidden away or ceased to exist.....

.....

Celestial Shepherd Divine Realm, atop a desolate mountain.

Surrounding this desolate mountain, all were Immortal Mountains shrouded in Immortal Charm, with rainbow bridges arching skyward, making the desolate mountain seem quite out of place.

Atop the desolate mountain stood a solitary black-tiled hut.

The hut wasn’t large and seemed somewhat shabby. In the courtyard before the hut, on a giant crescent-shaped black stone, sat a man in black.

The man, dressed in plain black clothing, had a slightly thin build but broad shoulders, with sharp, chiseled features, giving off a cold and solitary feeling. From afar, he seemed to keep people at a distance, while a killing aura had formed a Domain of its own, permeating the area around the man.

He sat there like a black blade glinting with cold light, submerged in an unfathomable cold pond.

The next second, the man abruptly opened his eyes and stood, looking towards the courtyard.

At this moment, standing outside the courtyard was a man in a black robe, watching him.

When the black-clothed man’s gaze met that of the black-robed man, his pupils contracted slightly. From this middle-aged man in the black robe, he sensed a strong force of pressure. However, what shocked him was not the pressure itself but the man’s aura!

This aura could not be imitated; it was the aura of majesty from someone in a supreme position. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

The middle-aged man in the black robe was Wu Zhong. He had come disguised, intending to first probe the reality of this young man.

.....

The black-clothed man walked to the doorway of the courtyard and gestured for the middle-aged man to enter.

"Senior, please come in."

Upon hearing this, Wu Zhong raised an eyebrow in surprise, asking, "You recognize me?"

The black-clothed man shook his head, "I don’t know you."

...

"Forgive the simplicity of my humble abode; there’s no tea or wine, so I can only offer you sweet spring water as a treat. I hope Senior can forgive me."

After the black-clothed man sat down, he waved his large hand, pouring Wu Zhong a cup of sweet spring water.

Wu Zhong studied the black-clothed man’s dwelling, feeling somewhat puzzled.

Considering his abilities, he had made great contributions to the alliance, and based on the alliance’s rich reward and punishment system, he shouldn’t be living in such a place.

This desolate mountain was barren, and even the dwelling was cobbled together from some broken stones and tiles.

The tables and benches were made of ordinary wood, and some were even a bit worn.

Although it was their first meeting, the man left a special first impression on Wu Zhong.

"Your name is Su Ming, right?"

Wu Zhong, respectful, picked up the cup of sweet spring water and gently took a sip, finding it indeed just an ordinary sweet spring. Does this young man usually drink something so plain??

Some of the excellent young people in the alliance usually drank nectar and dew and lived in Immortal Mountain residences.

This young man seemed different from the others?

....

"Senior recognizes me?" Su Ming was somewhat surprised.

Because he had not been in the Celestial Shepherd Divine Realm for long, and due to his solitary nature, he hardly knew anyone in the alliance, nor was he willing to interact with others.

This senior, with extraordinary demeanor, must hold a high position in the alliance. Such a person should not know him...

"Su Ming, was promoted from the Immortal Domain five hundred years ago."

"Single-handedly conquered seven realms, subdued them. Three hundred years ago, the alliance planned to give you the title of ’Vice Commander,’ but you refused it."

"I want to know, why did you refuse?"

Wu Zhong half-squinted his eyes, directly inquiring.