World-saving Plan: The Only Savior

It was as if Pei Laoliu was awakened by those words, and his expression suddenly froze, staring blankly at nothing for a long time before he came to his senses.

Their eyes returned to the direction of the World Tree, gazing from afar at its lush canopy and the large gate below, as if through this door they could see Water Blue Star at the far end of the universe.

After a moment, Master Liu finally sighed, emerging from his dazed state, and said softly:

"Ah, I’ve become muddle-headed..."

"You see, when I was young, my ambitions were just like that: tending my little plot of land and hoping to live a better life when the old district was demolished, surveying the streets and calculating areas. But in the end, all surrounding streets were demolished, while ours was preserved. I thought it would never be demolished, but alas, over the years, that old district couldn’t escape the fate of being replaced by time..."

"Such a pity, such a pity. If it were in the past, Master Liu would surely drink for three days and feast on ten old geese to celebrate, yet now I only feel momentarily excited, but can’t ever recapture that old feeling, never again..."

As he spoke, he glanced around, took a deep breath of the refreshing air of the Tianyuan Sect, revealing a blissful expression as he said:

"I’ve found that this place is quite nice, over the years Master Liu has grown accustomed to the life here. Although everyday life has some inconveniences and I can’t read the news or visit the square when idle, overall I quite like it here. Perhaps I won’t return to Water Blue Star... I’m afraid that if I return, I won’t have the courage to come back..."

Zhang Xiaoman has spent a long time with Master Liu, naturally understanding his current sentiments, and immediately comforted:

"Don’t brood too much, Master Liu. Return to take a look now. Over there at Dragon Sleep Mountain, Mr. Ye has mentioned you several times. Now, with the World Tree built, we can come whenever we want without any issue."

As a savvy person, Pei Laoliu couldn’t possibly misunderstand his meaning, nodding his head at once, choosing not to dwell on this issue further.

"You’re right, there are people waiting for me at Water Blue Star, and I haven’t seen my niece for quite a while, wondering how they are now. Let’s go and have a look..."

Zhang Xiaoman led Pei Laoliu through the Tree Gate, returning to the Original Realm.

As expected, though the barrier blocked space, the establishment of the Tree Gate transcended spatial existence. Zhang Xiaoman and the others succeeded in leaving this place sealed by the Spirit Gathering Great Array by traversing through another part of the universe.

Back in the Original Realm, Holy Angel Naphaya still stood by the gate, here to await Zhang Xiaoman’s arrival, bowing slightly in greeting.

"Jiu Jiu!"

The little fox Jiu Jiu joyfully ran over, finally able to return after being trapped at Tianyuan Sect for so long.

"Ah, what a cute little fellow, what is this? Why does it seem somewhat familiar?"

The group reappeared before the Final Gate at Chongshan Island, immediately encountering Ziwei.

Ziwei originally intended to find Naphaya to discuss some cultivation issues, but to her surprise, she met Zhang Xiaoman and the adorable little fox along the way.

Ziwei scooped Jiu Jiu into her arms, regardless of whether the latter was willing, continually stroking its fur.

"Jiu Jiu! Jiu Jiu!"

Jiu Jiu protested, its body disappearing from Ziwei’s arms and reappearing beside Zhang Xiaoman.

"This is Jiu Jiu, this is Master Liu. I’ve already opened the portal to the Divine Ancient Continent. Now we have an additional area to explore. That place used to be a realm of strong spiritual power fluctuations, with many extraordinary beings. I’ll take you to see it when I get a chance."

Zhang Xiaoman introduced the parties to each other, so they all knew each other.

Ziwei listened with a suspicious expression.

"Extraordinary level, and many appeared? Ji Xing, are you tricking me again? I’m telling you, I’m not so easily fooled now!"

Zhang Xiaoman smiled awkwardly, this woman somehow saw through his intentions to lure her to work.

"How could I deceive you? The Divine Ancient Continent is a true high martial world. Go busy yourself, and when I get a moment, I’ll tell you in detail!"

After sending Ziwei away, Zhang Xiaoman took Master Liu back to the organization’s base and settled him there. From here, he hardly needed to worry about anything else, for Master Liu knew the teleportation technique and could directly teleport to the base at Dragon Sleep Mountain or wherever else he wanted.

Indeed, as he had mentioned earlier, upon witnessing the changes at Water Blue Star, Master Liu’s face was filled with disbelief.

Six years unseen, the whole world seemed to have transformed, giving him the impression he might have teleported to another realm.

Actually, let alone the six years with Star Alliance’s black technology support. Even in the past, without black technology, six years would have been enough for many cities in this world to change their appearance. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

It’s just that Star Alliance accelerated this process and expanded its coverage.

Master Liu was still marveling at the changes in today’s world, while over on Rebirth Island with Jiu Jiu’s return, Jin Bao’s position as king of the animals was finally taken away, and all spiritual beasts on the island welcomed their new boss today.

But overall, this was a good thing. With Jiu Jiu’s help, the spiritual beasts who previously only practiced some low-level techniques could now begin new courses with Jiu Jiu.

Zhang Xiaoman had witnessed Jiu Jiu’s ability to bring newcomers along previously. During that period, Jin Bao and his dog’s strength improved so rapidly only because of its presence.

Now that Jiu Jiu has returned, cultivating these spiritual beasts well may bring more combat power to the Star Alliance.

After planting the World Tree clone in the Divine Ancient World, Zhang Xiaoman had settled one worry. With the passage between the Divine Ancient Continent and the Original Realm open, the Star Alliance awakener can now plan their entry, opening up a new trial ground for the organization.

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"My current strength has temporarily reached a bottleneck. If I want to achieve another breakthrough, the fastest way is to imprint the fourth star pattern..."

In the cultivation room, Zhang Xiaoman awoke from his meditation. Having imprinted the third star pattern, his strength was now very close to Ziwei’s. During their sparring, the latter found it hard to believe her eyes.

This guy’s strength increased too quickly, making Ziwei highly suspicious that he was merely pretending, not showing his true power. Otherwise, how could anyone in this world have possibly taken a mere five years to rise from the lower control level to the middle control level peak, close to her own level?

Indeed, given Zhang Xiaoman’s talent, if providing a standard now, he is roughly at the middle control level peak too, likely soon to break through to the upper control level tier like Ziwei.

"No, although these two stages differ only slightly, overcoming that gap is still difficult, following the usual course would take years..."

Zhang Xiaoman frowned, dissatisfied with his current progress.

If this scene were witnessed by Ziwei, she’d surely yell at him for his faux modesty.

After all, she has remained stagnant at the middle control level peak for nearly twenty years.

While Zhang Xiaoman, in just a few short years, calls it a long time, which anyone would find unbearable to hear.