289: Grandpa who comes when I call him

Xun Xiuyuan naturally heard the phantom’s soliloquy, but he didn’t speak, choosing to observe the situation first.

The phantom looked at Xun Xiuyuan again with a helpless expression and said, “I am from the Void Beast race. Our lineage has never taken human disciples, so I don’t know what to do now. Those trials were actually prepared for the Void Beast race, and only those with strong bodies and mental power could possibly pass them. How did a human like you get through?”

Xun Xiuyuan also felt that those trials were fundamentally impossible for a Heavenly God Realm to pass. No wonder, the target was Void Beasts, not humans.

“For me, it was very simple. I just walked through it, it only took me half a year. But for ordinary Heavenly God Realm, it is indeed a bit difficult.”

Xun Xiuyuan said shamelessly, Star Swallower was quite smug at this moment.

The phantom continued, “That Titan is my disciple, but his strength has never broken through, so he has always remained in the Yuan Ling Universe. Since you passed the trial, I will give you a spot as a registered disciple. If you can leave the Yuan Ling Universe, then we can talk about future matters.”

Xun Xiuyuan didn’t speak, he just nodded.

This phantom was clearly an extremely powerful True Saint, but he just wanted to return to the Great Desolate World now.

The phantom slowly dissipated, and just as it was about to disappear, a voice transmitted, “My name is Star Swallower.”

As the phantom completely dissipated, a gray vortex appeared in the space.

After a moment of hesitation, Xun Xiuyuan could only enter it.

Ji Renfeng looked at her three older brothers and said helplessly, “Didn’t you say your Three Talents Formation could deal with God King Realm beasts? This big tree isn’t even that powerful, yet you guys couldn’t do it.”

Ji Renjie, the eldest among the third generation, was also very helpless in the face of his sister Ji Renfeng’s complaints.

After all, the four of them were currently captured by a large tree, hanging from its branches like loofahs.

The God King Realm tree had a very gentle nature and spoke, “Didn’t you four do your homework before coming in? Don’t you know that I am the only one in this Secret Realm who cannot be provoked?”

Ji Renjie and the other three, of course, knew that there was a green plant ancestor in the Wood Spirit Secret Realm, but they just didn’t expect to encounter it.

Ji Renjie said, “God King Realm, we are here to visit, we didn’t mean to disturb. If it’s not too much trouble, please let us go. We are willing to compensate you.”

The big tree laughed, “I’m not going to kill you. I’m just extracting a little energy. As long as you survive for a month, you can naturally leave.”

Ji Renfeng immediately cursed, “A month? Are you kidding me? It’s only been two days, and I’m almost done for.”

The big tree remained as it was, no longer paying attention to the four of them.

Seeing this, Ji Renfeng shouted, “If something happens to us, your Secret Realm won’t be safe. My grandfather is the World Lord of the Great Desolate World, and my grandmother is a True Saint. With their realms, if I just call their names, they will definitely sense it. Then they’ll turn you into furniture.”

The four siblings were all children of Ji Wenyu, and their talents were excellent. All four had reached the Invincible Celestial Gods.

Ji Renfeng was deeply cherished by Xie Nanqiao because her personality resembled Xie Nanqiao’s.

After hearing the little girl’s words, the big tree hesitated for a moment before finally saying, “One month is the time I swore an oath for. I will not change it.”

Ji Renfeng saw that the big tree was unmoved. She didn’t dare to call out Grandmother Nan Qiao’s name; she couldn’t bear the embarrassment.

She could only shout, “Grandpa Xun Xiuyuan, I am your precious granddaughter, I’m dying, I’m dying!”

Ji Renjie heard Ji Renfeng’s loud shouts and calls, and was utterly speechless. Heavenly God Realm, was it really necessary?

He quietly put away the talisman in his hand, intending to see how long his little sister would shout, then he would laugh her to death.

However, Ji Renjie was very disappointed. After only one shout, a gray vortex appeared in the air, and a person fell out of it.

The big tree looked speechlessly at the figure falling out of the vortex, its aura difficult to fathom.

Big tree: Is it that fast? Just one shout, and he came?

Even more speechless were the four Ji siblings, because that figure was indeed exactly like their grandfather’s photograph, and the crucial thing was that he came very quickly.

Ji Renfeng thought that her calling method had really worked, and immediately happily shouted, “Grandpa, Grandpa, save me, save me!”

Xun Xiuyuan was originally drifting in the void. It was precisely because he sensed someone calling him that he broke through space and appeared here.

It was precisely because he didn’t know where he was that Xun Xiuyuan didn’t dare to casually break space and return.

Ji Renfeng calling out Xun Xiuyuan’s name allowed Xun Xiuyuan to sense it, break through space, and directly descend to this place.

Xun Xiuyuan saw the four young people hanging from the tree and couldn’t help but smile. These people were really polite, calling him grandpa upon meeting.

Then he looked at the God King Realm tree.

The moment Xun Xiuyuan looked over, the big tree’s soul trembled, and the World within its body shook uncontrollably, already on the verge of collapse, merely from that one glance.

The big tree knew that the person in front of him was not to be provoked. It immediately released the four people. Seeing that Xun Xiuyuan had no intention of troubling it, it instantly teleported away.

As soon as the four landed, Ji Renfeng immediately ran to Xun Xiuyuan, examining him carefully: “Grandpa, you really came back! I called you, did you hear me?”

Ji Renjie and the other three also came before Xun Xiuyuan. After kneeling and kowtowing, they said in unison, “Grandson greets Grandpa.”

At this point, Xun Xiuyuan felt something was amiss. They hadn’t mistaken him for someone else, and they knew his name.

“You call me grandpa? Who are you?”

Xun Xiuyuan had a bad premonition.

Ji Renfeng said, “I’m Ji Renfeng! My mother is Ji Wenyu.”

These words exploded like a bomb in Xun Xiuyuan’s mind: Ji Wenyu, his youngest daughter.

It seemed the children had all taken their mother’s surname.

Xun Xiuyuan was still processing the news and couldn’t help but ask, “How long have I been gone?”

Xun Xiuyuan spent half a year in that time secret realm and half a year in trials, adding up to only one year.

It was Ji Renfeng who answered, “Grandpa, don’t you remember? You’ve been gone for a hundred years.”

Xiao Xuan’s voice rang in Xun Xiuyuan’s mind, saying, “Master, your age hasn’t changed. That’s how time secret realms are, it’s just that the difference with the Yuan Ling Universe is a bit large.”

Xiao Xuan’s words were a comfort that wasn’t quite a comfort.

Xun Xiuyuan still found it a bit hard to believe. He had only been gone for a year, and now four great-grandchildren had appeared, and the crucial thing was that these great-grandchildren were even older than him.

Just then, Ji Renfeng said, “Grandpa, you’re back! Let’s hurry home. The Eternal Great World is attacking the Great Desolate World. It’s precisely because the Great Desolate World is dangerous that Grandmother Nan Qiao sent us to the Great Elf World for experience.”

Upon hearing the words “Grandmother Nan Qiao,” Xun Xiuyuan no longer doubted the identities of the four and nodded.