The July grassland sky was not beautiful.

With great difficulty, they managed to get Jiang Anan to drag Ye Dafuzhenren to see that legendary divine sea scenery. Jiang Wang carefully prepared and invited Ye Qingyu to go for a walk by Yueyong Spring. Originally, he wanted to go to Tianjing, but when he thought about all the people still at the bottom of the lake, possibly staring at you through ten thousand qing of lake water… it felt quite uncomfortable.

It was a pity that the sky wasn’t clear and the clouds weren’t pure. The vast expanse of the high sky was a hazy mess, like a divine being wearing a curtain, concealing something.

The spring water gurgled and bubbled, inherently bright, like a series of full moons. The two walked shoulder to shoulder by the spring. Living water doesn’t stagnate, clearly reflecting two figures, both with beautiful postures, one natural and outstanding, the other with an ethereal demeanor.

Only the natural one wasn’t so natural this time; his posture was slightly stiff and his eyes were a little unfocused.

The always ethereal one also looked bashful, as if having fallen into the mortal world. Her jade-like ears were slightly red, and fine sweat seeped from her forehead.

Zhenren Jiang’s fingers trembled slightly. He wanted to act several times but suppressed it each time.

This timing to make a move… it was so hard to grasp!

So he went back and forth several times, and his words were also difficult to speak, getting lost in the clouds and mist, not knowing what to say.

At one point, when a breeze stirred her hair, Ye Qingyu suddenly turned her head and said, “What are you looking at?”

Jiang Wang looked like a caught thief. Subconsciously, he averted his gaze and looked at Yueyong Spring beside them. “Looking at… the spring water.”

So Ye Qingyu also looked at the spring water. There seemed to be a faint fragrance in the air. “The two people in the spring water…”

Jiang Wang continued, “Are very much like us.”

Ye Qingyu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “What scary story are you telling?”

Jiang Wang was very unconvinced. He thought this was a kind of wit, but he didn’t want to argue with Ye Qingyu, so he said, “How do you feel about this trip to the grassland?”

“It’s really good,” Ye Qingyu said. “You’re good to Jiang Anan and good to Zhao Rucheng. You’re truly a very reliable older brother.”

Jiang Wang wasn’t too embarrassed by the praise. “They’re also very good to me.”

Ye Qingyu added, “Zhao Rucheng and Helian Yiyun are really suitable. They stood there by Tianjing in their formal attire, as beautiful as a painting. I was even reluctant to blink… I should paint it when I go back.”

Jiang Wang was a little surprised. “You can still paint? I’ve never heard you say that.”

“You didn’t notice,” Ye Qingyu hummed. “Who do you think Anan learned to paint from?”

Jiang Wang thought to himself that Qingyu’s painting skills didn’t seem very good.

Those little figure paintings of Jiang Anan, crooked and twisted, actually had a teacher’s inheritance!

He thought he couldn’t continue chatting about this matter that made Ye Qingyu lose face, so he thoughtfully changed the subject. “Where did your dad’s Xian Du come from? He didn’t show it at all, then suddenly brought it out and scared me.”

Ye Qingyu said, “I’m not sure where it came from; he had it very early. I used to play with it when I was young. He was originally injured, and his lifespan was cut short, almost preventing him from reaching Dongzhen. How could he dare to show off the Xian Du? A child holding a treasure in a bustling market is just waiting for people to rob them and harm their lives. Only in recent years, as Yun Country’s trade with the world has gotten better and better, he’s made some friends and broken through consecutive cultivation barriers, has he been willing to take it out. And he only let you see it; he hasn’t used it in public yet.”

Jiang Wang was shocked. “Ah, was Zhenren Ye originally injured? Because of what?”

Dafuzhenren Ye always said things like ‘Unmatched across the nations,’ forever handsome and elegant, always graceful. It was hard to imagine he was also seriously injured. This was something he had never heard.

“I don’t know, he never told me. He retreated behind the scenes and let the leaders of the major chambers of commerce jointly decide the system, and heavily invited offerings to maintain Yun Country’s extraordinary power, just because he often needed to go into seclusion… He said outside that he was breaking through cultivation realms, but in reality, he was healing his injuries.” Ye Qingyu shook her head, then smiled again. “But now it’s all good.”

Both injured in the Divine Presence realm, once blocked at the threshold of Dongzhen, neighbors Ye Lingxiao and Zhuang Gaoxian were simply two extremes.

Zhuang Gaoxian hid in the deep palace, basically not showing his face, making people unaware of the truth. Ye Lingxiao, on the other hand, charged around, picking fights everywhere, lively and energetic, fundamentally showing no signs of injury. This might be a kind of bluff, but it was also the reason why Ye Qingyu never experienced wind and rain.

Jiang Wang was now both grateful to and avoiding Zhenren Ye like the plague. All kinds of complex emotions turned into a blessing: “It will get better and better.”

“It definitely will. He’s very ambitious now and even said he wants to fight for the title of the strongest Zhenren,” Ye Qingyu said, then smiled with eyes curved, looking at Jiang Wang. “You’re catching up with him now.”

Jiang Wang seemed to feel some kind of expectation. In his heart, he quickly reviewed the battle that made him bruised and swollen – in fact, he had already reviewed it many times. Finally, he shook his head regrettably. “That Xian Du… is really formidable.”

Ye Qingyu blinked her eyes. “You want it? I’ll steal it and give it to you.”

“No need, no need,” Jiang Wang repeatedly waved his hand, righteous. “How can a gentleman chicken-crow and dog-steal?”

He added, “You just tell me the weakness of the Xian Du…”

Ye Qingyu thought hard. “I really don’t know this. I’m not even in the Divine Presence realm yet!”

Jiang Wang said, “Then tell me after you know. I don’t want to beat your dad; I just… want to find a way to protect my face. I’m afraid that next time we meet, I’ll be bruised and swollen, and you won’t recognize me.”

“He’s too much! He told me it was just sparring, but he still hit your face!”

“No, no, I’m not complaining to you – don’t say it’s me saying it.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll just say I discovered it myself.”

“But I’m already fine now, how did you discover it?”

“I’ll just say Zhao Rucheng told me!”

Jiang Wang thought for a moment, feeling there was no flaw, and nodded. “This is quite reasonable. Little Five likes to complain the most.”

“What’s the weakness of the Xian Du? I’ll go ask him later and guarantee I’ll get the information for you,” Ye Qingyu thought seriously, then said, “I know some of the background of the Xian Du. Is that useful to you?”

Jiang Wang’s spirits lifted. “The more detailed, the better. I really need knowledge!”

Ye Qingyu actively sold out her old father. “The former body of the Xian Du ranked twenty-ninth among the thirty-six small Dongtians. Although the ranking of a Dongtian is not the same as the ranking of a Dongtian treasure, it has some influence. Among Dongtian treasures, when discussing their former bodies, the Xian Du is not considered to be on a very formidable level.”

“It’s already very formidable!” Jiang Wang, having suffered a loss from the Xian Du and felt that irresistible power, said very soberly, “There are only ten great Dongtians and thirty-six small Dongtians in the current world. Even if all of them are refined into Dongtian treasures, there are only forty-six in total. This is even fewer than the number of True Monarchs; there are fundamentally not enough for one per person. They are already the highest treasures, tools that are extremely difficult to grasp at the peak!”

Ye Qingyu continued, “But the Xian Du has one very formidable point – we went to Chiyun Mountain together, and you got the inheritance of the Xian Gong, and later you got the Ruyi Xian Yi. You should also understand the era of the Xian Gong, right?”

Jiang Wang said, “I understand some… but not much.”

The two walked along the water’s edge. Ye Qingyu’s voice had a quiet quality. “The first of the nine great Xian Gongs was the Bing Xian Gong. The master of the Bing Xian Gong, legend says, inherited the teachings of the ancient Sage Soldier Martial and then created the Bing Xian Technique. Yang Zhen, the military marshal of Yang Country in the past, ‘Bing Xian’ Yang Zhen, was a strong person who obtained the inheritance of the Bing Xian Gong… It is rumored that the creation of the Bing Xian Gong was inspired by the Xian Du. After that, the other eight great Xian Gongs were successively established.”

Sage Soldier Martial! Bing Xian Yang Zhen!

These were truly glorious names.

But what excited Jiang Wang was something else. “You mean to say, the Xian Gong can also be considered a Dongtian?”

Ye Qingyu said, “These are all things my dad told me. I don’t know if he’s right or wrong… don’t blame me if it’s wrong.”

Jiang Wang made an effort to shake his head. “No blame, no blame. If it’s wrong, it must be that I heard it wrong.”

Ye Qingyu rolled her eyes at him, then continued, “In some sense, the nine great Xian Gongs are all similar to Dongtian treasures and can, to some extent, be regarded as man-made Dongtians.”

“Man-made Dongtian?” Jiang Wang found it hard to imagine that such terrifying tools as Dongtian treasures, which surpassed all weapons, could actually be created by humans.

“You also said that there are at most only forty-six Dongtian treasures, fundamentally not enough for the peak strong ones to divide. If others have it and I don’t, how can so many strong ones from ancient times to the present endure? Either seize by force, or open another path… Man-made Dongtians thus came into being,” Ye Qingyu said. “Man-made Dongtians always have this or that limitation. But in terms of might, they can compare with true Dongtian treasures and are indeed the pinnacle of creation. But the difficulty of achieving this kind of supreme treasure far exceeds the achievement of a True Monarch; it’s no different from saying a new Dongtian is being conceived in the current world. Some relatively famous Dongtians, such as the Saha World in the Hanging Temple, for example, or the Maitreya Pure Land in Mount Sumeru, are the accumulations of Buddha Gate over tens of thousands of years. They are not built overnight.”

Taking the Maitreya Pure Land as an example, Jiang Wang suddenly remembered that he actually did know about man-made Dongtians.

They existed in the maze world and were still in confrontation!

Like that East Sea Dragon Palace, it was a manifestation of the Dragon race’s authority, representing the glory of the Dragon Emperor. Like that Jingguo, it was a country built on law, the ideal world of absolute rule of law created by the Human Emperor Lieshanshi.

At that time, when he said Jingguo might be similar to a Dongtian tool, he really thought it was also a Dongtian treasure, on the list of the forty-six Dongtians.

But Yu Liyang told him – that’s how he could understand it.

Of course, compared to the man-made Dongtian itself, the more important thing was… he possessed it.

In his, Jiang someone’s, five mansions sea, there was a Guyu Xian Gong!

Ye Lingxiao was a Zhenren, and he, Jiang Wang, was also a Zhenren. Ye Lingxiao had the Xian Du, and he had the Guyu Xian Gong.

Once this treasure was restored, did it mean… Ye Xiaohua would no longer be able to use force to suppress him? Even if he added a Dongtian treasure, it would still lack fire, at least he could escape!

The more Jiang Wang thought about it, the happier he became, laughing until he couldn’t close his mouth. “So, that means my Guyu Xian Gong is very rare and very formidable?”

His voice immediately went down to the five mansions sea. “Good Xian Tong! You’ve worked hard recently, Old Master wants to reward you!”

Military strategy said: Troops and horses don’t move, grain and fodder first. If you want to use people, first satisfy their hearts!

Little Five’s wedding emptied his money bag, and now he had nothing to reward the Xian Tong, but at least verbal encouragement was in place.

Baiyun Tong was just sleeping soundly in the Guyu Ge. Hearing this voice, he woke up groggily. Immediately, he turned over on his small hanging bed and reached out to pick two pieces of cloud floss to block his ears.

“It is indeed very rare. In the Xian Gong era, immortal techniques flourished, with how many hundreds of doors and classes of immortal techniques? But only nine Xian Gongs appeared in total, built by the power of the era. And only the forces that controlled these nine Xian Gongs defined the era!”

Ye Qingyu looked at Jiang Wang, seeming to guess his thoughts. “But when that era perished, they also lost their great power. The Guyu Xian Gong was once formidable, but whether it’s formidable now… you, the master of this Xian Gong, know best!”

Jiang Wang was greatly disappointed!

He originally wanted to chat with Baiyun Tong for a few more sentences, but he temporarily lost the mood.

The grand plan became empty!

But on second thought, he was still a little unwilling. “Is there no way to regain peak power? Even if I completely restore the building of the Xian Gong?”

“Perhaps it’s possible,” Ye Qingyu’s eyes held a smile. “But repairing a building and restoring a Xian Gong are two different things. Finding more materials and rebuilding the palace well doesn’t make it wonderful. Just like anyone can build an imperial palace, how many are like the Jing Palace? What’s powerful is the national power it represents, not that pile of bricks and stones.

“Even if you completely replicate the original appearance of a near-ancient Xian Gong, supplement it with techniques, immortal techniques, and fill it with powerful power, you can’t say it’s a true Xian Gong.

“I know of three successful rebuilt Xian Gongs: the Bing Xian Gong, the Yinguo Xian Gong, and the Dongzhi Xian Gong. They respectively belong to Yang Zhen, Xu Wang, and Frost Immortal Monarch Xu Qiuci. My dad said that although these three Xian Gongs are rebuilt completely, they have lost the power of the era and will never reach the level of true Dongtian treasures… Perhaps you can?”

The three people Ye Qingyu mentioned, one was already dead, one was a Zhenhou of Qin Country, and one was suspected of being reborn and had proved his path again.

Zhenren Jiang was far behind any of them.

He had completely no idea.

But he wasn’t discouraged either. After all, he had already achieved Dongzhen, and after all, he had a nearby Dongtian treasure in sight – the Taixu Ge.

The rank of the Taixu Ge might be higher than the Xian Du!

Wait until the day he chooses the Taixu Ge…

Jiang Wang couldn’t help but laugh.

“What are you so happy about?” Ye Qingyu asked.

It wasn’t good to discuss dealing with her dad with Ye Qingyu again, so Jiang Wang casually said, “Because you’re laughing.”

Ye Qingyu blushed. “Is… is that so?”

Most beautiful was that gentle lowering of her head.

Immortal posture stained with rosy light!

What Xian Gong, what Dongtian treasures, what Baiyun little fat dumpling, he would forget all of them for now!

Jiang Wang’s heart suddenly jumped, his mind went blank for a moment, then quickly became noisy and chaotic, with thoughts tumbling. At this moment, he racked his brain, and finally, inspiration struck!

“Today’s sky is really beautiful!”

Jiang Wang tried to imitate that just-right tone: “It seems like it’s just for… uh.”

He originally wanted to learn and use it, but looking at the gray sky, he paused. “Forget it, today’s sky is really very ordinary.”

He lowered his head again and looked at Ye Qingyu, seriously describing the real feeling in his heart. “But because you’re here, I also feel it’s beautiful.”

Ye Qingyu’s heartstrings trembled slightly.

She understood that this was a qin sound she would never be able to play in this life.

The water light in her eyes was gentle, like a clear stream. At this moment, all that was reflected was Jiang Wang’s appearance.

She followed Jiang Wang’s gaze, her voice very light, but also very brave. “I also because of this moment, really like the grassland.”

You look at me so gently
One glance, the clear spring reflects the bright moon
In this shimmering ripple
My feelings have already sunk

Just as their eyes met and they gazed gently at each other, subtle changes occurred. The sky suddenly became darker, then suddenly brighter.

Ye Qingyu felt a trace of cold. Although the cold air couldn’t penetrate the sky-blue long dress she was wearing for the ceremony, it froze her slightly trembling eyes, temporarily stopping the ripples in her heart and bringing her back to her senses.

She lifted her head to look at the sky. Goose feather-sized snow just began to fall from the sky.

This was not a beautiful snow. It fell in a hurry, abruptly, and messily without order. It was like a cotton quilt being cut open with a knife, with messy wadding flying all over the sky. It didn’t make people appreciate it; it only made people annoyed.

Summer snow, spring withering flowers. The four seasons were against time, and seeing it was inauspicious.

“Jiang Wang, let’s go back first—”

Her voice was covered.

The snow got bigger and bigger, almost falling in clumps at the end.

Then a strong wind blew up. The wind and snow instantly became violent, covering the sky and sweeping the ground. The vast grassland was instantly left with only a boundless white expanse!

This was… the white hair wind!

Jiang Wang could naturally hear Ye Qingyu’s voice, but he wasn’t nervous. He just gave her a reassuring look.

He had doubts in his heart. The white hair wind was a disaster that occurred on the grassland in winter, a calamity that would freeze and kill large numbers of cattle and sheep every time it descended. But even in winter, the white hair wind was not often seen. How could it happen in summer now?

The last time he encountered the white hair wind on the grassland was in autumn. At that time, he just found it strange, but Fei Ya was in the process, so he didn’t think much more.

Why did a winter disaster shift seasons? Even occurring in the summer, when the white hair wind was most impossible to occur?

The Damu Empire had strong soldiers and horses, and experts were like clouds. Facing such an abnormal situation, they should have eliminated the source of the calamity long ago. How could they allow it to happen?

The grassland was Rucheng’s home later, and Jiang Wang was naturally more concerned.

He casually pressed down the True Source Fire realm, using this warm and gorgeous small world to protect Ye Qingyu within it, and said softly, “Wait here for a bit.”

Then he stepped up, ascending the high sky against the wind and snow.

He stepped on void stairs, thus ascending to heaven.

The flying snow all over the sky avoided him and went, the howling mad wind flowed around him.

The elemental forces of heaven and earth came from all directions to pay homage, the five elements and five qi prostrated like ministers.

He walked back and forth in the wind and snow, but he didn’t discover anything strange. It seemed like this was just an ordinary disaster. Pinching the wind and burning the snow, the Samadhi True Fire couldn’t find an answer either. He just flew to the highest point of the wind and snow like this, and didn’t capture any trace of extraordinary power… So he casually wiped it away, and the wind and snow suddenly scattered!

The tornado that connected the sky immediately disappeared without a trace.

The thousand-li frost clouds layered and scattered away.

There was a flash of emptiness between heaven and earth, and the vast expanse of the high sky became clear for it.

Zhenren, with a thought, the law shifts, and heaven and earth obey!

Jiang Wang attained Dongzhen with the path of the Dao, raising his hand and moving his foot, all of which was the great power of heaven and earth. Changing the celestial phenomenon was truly the simplest thing.

But although the wind and snow at the edge of the sky disappeared, the haze in his heart had not yet been wiped away.

All things have a cause. The strange shift of the grassland’s winter disaster to summer was so strange. He still hadn’t seen through the truth.

He felt a little uneasy.

Now wasn’t the time for detailed investigation. He flew back and saw Ye Qingyu, who was no longer laughing, inside the True Source Fire realm.

“What’s wrong, you seem unhappy?” Jiang Wang casually withdrew the True Source Fire realm and looked at her concernedly. “Was it because I flew too fast just now and didn’t control my power well, hurting you?”

“No, you are a Zhenren of the world, how could you not control your power well? I’m very good,” Ye Qingyu said with a smile.

Her smile was sweet, like a sweet spring.

But then she said, “Thank you for being able to see that I’m unhappy. Even if it’s just a little bit.”

“What are you saying? I’m not blind,” Jiang Wang said warmly. “Then, is there something I don’t know? Can you tell me about it? I think we can solve all problems together.”

Ye Qingyu smiled. “I’m just overthinking.”

She looked at Jiang Wang. “Just now I was indeed a little unhappy, when you drove the wind and snow away…”

“It wasn’t because you left me here, it’s that I have a special feeling.”

“I don’t want to wait here, I want to walk by your side. But I also don’t want to foolishly rush out and become a burden to you in a situation where changes can happen at any time… How to solve this problem, Mr. Jiang?”

Jiang Wang originally wanted to say something like “you don’t need to worry about anything, I can face all problems, I can solve all problems,” and so on.

But Ye Qingyu had already waved her hand first, with a brilliant smile. “Give me a little time, and I will solve this small problem. Let’s go back first! Divine Presence realm!”

“Ah?!” Jiang Wang quickly stepped to her side. “Then how long will that take?”

Ye Qingyu looked at him with smiling eyes. “Are you doubting my cultivation talent, or doubting my dad’s teaching ability?”

“…” Jiang Wang was silent for a while, then said, “I doubt my endurance. Sometimes I’ll want to see you.”

“Just sometimes?” Ye Qingyu asked.

Jiang Wang said, “Many times… recently I think about it often.”

Ye Qingyu laughed happily, clasped her hands behind her back, and walked lightly towards the distance.

Not long after, she turned her head. “Yun Country is right there, you also bought a courtyard, come whenever you want!”

She paused, then emphasized, “I will discipline my dad well.”

Most beautiful is that gentle lowering of her head… Naturally, it’s a famous line by Xu Zhimo.

“You look at me so gently…” is from the very short love poem “The Person Who Loves Me.”

Thanks to book friend “Not Old Tomb” for becoming the alliance master of this book, which is the 584th alliance for Red Heart Patrol Heaven!

Thanks to book friend “Absolute World Cheap Demon” for becoming the alliance master of this book, which is the 585th alliance for Red Heart Patrol Heaven!