Guarding the River of Time-Chapter 259 - 253: Attaining Sainthood Through Merit—Who Is Worshiping Me?!

Chapter 259: Chapter 253: Attaining Sainthood Through Merit—Who Is Worshiping Me?!

The mud sculpture is about three inches in size, crafted with exquisite detail and lifelike precision, capturing even Su Mu’s eyelashes and expressive nuances.

It’s so realistic that it seems it might come to life in the next second.

Because this Merit Soil is different from ordinary soil, it requires extremely high skill, strong mental fortitude, meticulous observation, etc. If any aspect isn’t perfect, it could lead to failure.

Yet Nannan completed it fully in just one night!

"Nannan, when did you finish it?"

Since Su Mu was asleep, he didn’t know when Nannan completed the sculpture.

"Just during one hour while daddy was sleeping."

"I saw daddy sleeping soundly, so I didn’t wake him."

Nannan slowly replied.

Hearing this, Su Mu was shocked, which meant Nannan took less than two hours in total to perfectly sculpt it.

Since Su Mu is in the Immortal King Realm, carving his true form is generally beyond ordinary people’s capability. Logically, with Nannan’s current cultivation, she shouldn’t be able to achieve it, yet she did, and that’s quite odd.

However, Su Mu wasn’t surprised as he had met many reincarnated protagonists and Cross River Men, but they were all far inferior in talent compared to Nannan, not even on the same dimension.

"Daddy, does this count as finished?" Nannan asked softly.

Hearing this, Su Mu stood up, patted Nannan’s head, and said with a smile, "Not only is it finished, but it’s done beautifully, and you’ve helped daddy a great deal."

Upon hearing these words, Nannan was extremely happy: "That’s great!"

The thing that made Nannan the happiest and most fulfilled was being able to help daddy and share his burdens so he wouldn’t have to work so hard.

"Go have a nap."

Su Mu said to the sleepy-eyed Nannan.

Because carving this mud sculpture is very mentally taxing.

"Nannan’s not sleepy!"

"Today Nannan will go out on patrol with Uncle Qing Niu!"

Nannan shook her head like a rattle drum; a moment ago, she was sleepy-eyed, but after receiving daddy’s praise, she suddenly became energetic.

"Here, daddy, this is for you."

Nannan took out a small notebook and handed it to Su Mu.

As always, this little notebook contained the locations and information Nannan had recorded during patrols, noting any unusual occurrences, which Su Mu would then address all at once.

Soon, Nannan and the old Cyan Ox were out again on a wooden boat.

....

Su Mu then picked up his sculpture, walked inside, and placed the sculpture on a high shelf within, then took out an incense burner and placed it in front of the sculpture.

Finally, he held three sticks of cyan incense and with a thought, the incense lit up, releasing three wisps of faint white smoke.

After inserting these three sticks of incense into the incense burner, he quietly awaited changes.

But after waiting for quite some time, nothing unusual happened.

Could it be that the old Daoist tricked me?

But no, that old Daoist didn’t seem like someone who would deceive me with fake treasures. Besides, he also had tasks needing my help.

There’s no reason for him to trick me with fake treasure.

Forget it. I’ll observe for a few days and see.

If that old Daoist dared to give me fake items and still wanted my help?

I’ll throw that worthless stone of his to the bottom of the river!

Subsequently, Su Mu also went out to patrol and began attending to business.

....

At the Ancient Wilderness Immortal Realm, Nanmu Immortal Island, within the Cyan Fragrance Courtyard.

A young girl in white put down her brush, gazing at the portrait of a girl vividly leaping off the paper.

The girl was lively and elegant, with a delicate face, eyes bright as amber, every expression as if the most perfect art piece of the Celestial Palace.

Dong’Er gazed at Nannan’s portrait, lost in thought.

Suddenly, something clicked for her, a great plan emerged in her mind.

Once this plan is successfully implemented, it will play a significant role in the master’s grand plans across the Ten Thousand Realms.

.....

A few days later, the centennial Immortal Domain Alliance Leader Conference was held on the Immortal Island.

Though called a conference, it was actually a small meeting among the five highest authorities: the oldest, the third brother, fourth sister, Xiao Wu, and Dong’Er, but every word spoken there could affect many Immortal Domains and Great Realms.

As the saying goes, even a slight movement at Lingxiao Palace can create immense tremors when it reaches the smaller worlds!

At the meeting, the third brother briefly talked about the border intelligence he gathered over the past hundred years at the Longevity Immortal Realm and laid out preparations for the future attack.

Xiao Wu mainly handled intelligence work, reporting collated espionage reports from all directions, even planting many spies within the Longevity Immortal Realm.

Fourth sister Jin Yao hasn’t been idle over the past century, constantly managing the human resource allocation at the rear of the Heaven Shepherd Alliance.

The eldest brother presided over the rear, managing the overall direction.

As for Dong’Er, although she seemed not actively involved in work for the past century, her very existence put the eldest brother, the third brother, and others at ease.

Because Dong’Er was like the solid "backbone" of the Heaven Shepherd Alliance, able to quickly detect anything wrong and handle it immediately.

...

"If anyone has any opinions, feel free to speak. We are all one family; whether good or bad, we can say it."

The oldest brother addressed the four individuals.

After a moment of silence, Dong’Er softly raised her head and murmured, "I have an idea that needs the brothers’ decision."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Dong’Er.

It’s rare for Dong’Er to offer suggestions, but each of her suggestions has significantly helped the Heaven Shepherd Alliance.

"Our Heaven Shepherd Alliance could secretly establish a core sect, or perhaps call it a plan."

"Secretly search for ’geniuses’ among all the worlds under our command and cultivate them."

"A truly developed genius can match a thousand troops."

Dong’Er gained enlightenment from Nannan.

The majority of resources across the Ten Thousand Realms are held by a handful of mighty figures.

Just by controlling those with the highest talent in the heavens, it’s like seizing the future opportunities from the source.

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"Actually, we’ve always been implementing this plan."

The oldest answered.

Nurturing exceptional talents and elites is a well-understood concept by virtually all sects.

"Yes, I’ve always been in charge of this plan to nurture exceptional talents."

Jin Yao replied.

...

Being the person most familiar with the Heaven Shepherd Alliance, Dong’Er naturally knew about its ongoing plan to nurture exceptional talents.

However, what she referred to was not the simple talent cultivation plan.

"The suggestion I propose is different from before in one aspect."

Hearing this, the four were taken aback.

"What’s different?"

Dong’Er responded, "The difference in time and space."

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned, having some difficulty understanding the meaning of her words.