104: I'm older than you by a lot.

Xun Xiuyuan smiled but didn't speak, placing Firefly into Wen Ruyu's hand. Then he poured a cup of tea, pushed it towards Wen Ruyu, and looked at her.

Actually, Xun Xiuyuan just wanted to wait for Xie Nanqiao and Bai Xiaoou to arrive before discussing serious matters.

Wen Ruyu seemed to understand something and replied, "It's not impossible, but will your two little girlfriends agree? I'm not just a little older than you."

Xun Xiuyuan reacted then, quickly waving his hand and saying, "Sister Wen, I didn't mean it that way!"

Seeing Xun Xiuyuan's attitude, Wen Ruyu immediately became displeased: "What? Do you mean I'm not good enough for you?"

At this moment, Xie Nanqiao and Bai Xiaoou had come out and were stunned by the situation between the two. What was going on?

Seeing the two women arrive, Xun Xiuyuan immediately told Wen Ruyu his request.

After listening, Wen Ruyu also understood that Xun Xiuyuan didn't mean it that way at all.

She had almost offered herself for a weapon.

Wen Ruyu looked at the two women, only glancing at Bai Xiaoou, then her eyes narrowed when she saw Xie Nanqiao.

"You've reached innate? How much is your spiritual power?"

Xie Nanqiao already knew the purpose of Xun Xiuyuan calling her and Bai Xiaoou over, and she answered readily, "Almost four hundred."

Wen Ruyu sighed, "No wonder there were natural anomalies when you were born. Your talent is truly terrifying."

Then she turned to Xun Xiuyuan and said, "Don't worry, I will personally teach them. I'll provide plenty of resources and hold nothing back during their instruction."

Xun Xiuyuan nodded in thanks.

Then he said to the two women, "You two should follow Sister Wen to Flying Dragon City to cultivate. It's much safer there than Qianlong City."

The two women nodded, packed their things, and followed Wen Ruyu out of Qianlong City.

Great World, East.

Human territory.

Inside the War God Hall, a brown-robed figure stood above the main hall.

Below stood six imposing figures, looking at the brown-robed figure above.

The person above spoke, "Teacher's soul lamp has completely extinguished, which means the divine consciousness Teacher stripped away has completely dissipated."

The six War Generals all trembled. The leader spoke, "War God adult once instructed before returning to the ruins that he would find a suitable disciple and return with the Ling Tian Pagoda."

The figure above continued, "Pass down the order: all War God Hall members are to lie low and await the Young Master's return."

"What about the revenge? Not taking it?" the leading War General asked again.

"Revenge, how can it not be taken? But we are weak now, and the high-ranking members of the human race are still suppressing us. I'm afraid if we act rashly, when the Young Master returns, we will no longer exist. Teacher once instructed that if his last wisp of soul dissipated, we must lie low and wait."

After hearing these words, the six below bowed in unison: "As you command!"

Abyss.

Qianlong City.

Xun Xiuyuan provided Xuan with a large number of spirit stones and soul stones to restore the Ling Tian Pagoda's consumption during the opening of the ruins.

When it had recovered a bit, Xun Xiuyuan directly entered the Ling Tian Pagoda.

"Grandpa Xuan, spawn some Illusory Beasts."

Xuan was noncommittal and directly refreshed ten Illusory Beasts of the Immaculate Realm around Xun Xiuyuan.

However, these Illusory Beasts did not attack Xun Xiuyuan at all.

Xuan explained, "These things were originally conjured by the Ling Tian Pagoda. The Ling Tian Pagoda subconsciously knows you are its master, so why would it attack you?"

Xun Xiuyuan ignored Xuan's explanation and directly drew his knife to kill the ten Illusory Beasts.

However, to Xun Xiuyuan's disappointment, there was no prompt sound of exotic beast value being credited.

Xun Xiuyuan knew that his cheating method wouldn't work, and he left the Ling Tian Pagoda helplessly.

At this time, Xuan's voice sounded, "Xiao Yuan, do you want to use combat to improve your understanding of the laws?"

Xun Xiuyuan said, "Yes, the exotic beasts have been so quiet these past few days. I feel like they're brewing a big move, and I want to improve my strength a bit."

Xuan hesitated, then finally said, "I vaguely remember a secret realm with many Transcendent Realm monsters, but they don't seem to be exotic beasts. Can we go there directly from here?"

Xun Xiuyuan was surprised. Was Xuan recovering his memory?

He asked, "Is it in the Abyss?"

Xuan shook his head, "No, this Abyss was formed by the collision of two realms. This is actually just a fragment in the void. That secret realm is also a fragment. I seem to, should, maybe have a key to go there."

As he spoke, Xuan's voice grew softer and softer, finally falling silent.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, he said, "There is a key, I just can't remember it!"

After speaking, Xuan fell silent again.

Xun Xiuyuan knew that due to the dissipation of Ling Tian's soul in that independent space, the suppression on all living beings within the Ling Tian Pagoda had been lifted. Xuan was gradually recovering his memories, which also indicated that Xuan's true form, Beast Ancestor Xuan Yue, was not yet dead.

Just as Xun Xiuyuan was contemplating how to respond, a child's voice sounded in his mind: "Master, that key is inside the stone slab. As long as this Xuan is still in the pagoda, you don't need to be afraid. After you successfully recognized me as master, his control is already very limited. Don't worry."

Xun Xiuyuan was immediately dumbfounded. Who was this again? Was there too much stuff in his head? System, Xuan, Ling Tian Pagoda, and now a child popped out.

That thought transmission came again: "I am the Pagoda Spirit. I just recovered a little. Your spiritual power is very effective for my recovery. I need to go back to sleep!"

After speaking, there was no more sound.

Xun Xiuyuan no longer considered many things. What Xuan Yue, what Ling Tian, what cage, what Great World, none of it had much to do with his current self. If he couldn't solve the exotic beast crisis, thinking about anything else was nonsense.

He picked up the soul stone and continued to condense his spiritual power.

Firebird territory.

Lie Huo, of the Shattering Void Realm, was discussing Gui Sheng's plan with the Ancestor.

"Ancestor, Lie Yan and I will stick to the old routine, attacking Flying Dragon City. You need to go to Jiaolong City and ambush the human race with the main force."

Lie Kong had not transformed into human form, remaining as a giant bird.

The moment he spoke, a wave of hot air rushed forward; his breath was a bit heavy.

"My injuries have only recently fully recovered. That old hag actually self-destructed, I really didn't expect it. Gui Sheng's little plan is very good. All of us old fellows have been awakened. If this battle fails, the future situation will not be optimistic."

Lie Huo nodded in agreement: "Ancestor, this battle is a desperate struggle for our four Abyss races. We can only succeed, not fail. We have no retreat."

Lie Kong looked at the sky and said, "Yes! If we succeed, the world is vast; if we fail, eternal damnation."

Lie Yan listened to the conversation between his elder brother and the Ancestor, not interjecting, just listening quietly.

Finally, Lie Kong stood up and flew into the sky. A voice came from above: "I'm going to chat with those old fellows. Since everyone's awake, it's good to get together properly."