Chapter 642 The Old Celestial Master and the Dust Spirit Realm
"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Li, on attaining the Golden Immortal realm and taking another step forward on the path to immortality."
"I am able to get to where I am today thanks to Fellow Daoist Mu's great help. If it weren't for Fellow Daoist Mu helping me conquer the three levels of the Demon Abyss, I'm afraid all my cultivation in this life would have been for nothing."
Beneath the ancient camphor tree, Mu An and the Old Celestial Master sat facing each other.
More than thirty kinds of spiritual fruits were displayed on a small table made of Yunshan spiritual jade.
If these were placed in the outside world, each of them would be a delicacy capable of causing a bloodbath.
But the two people sitting at the table seemed oblivious to the spiritual fruits, each holding a cup of Bodhi spiritual tea and chatting casually.
Only Qinghe, who was squatting by the table, kept reaching her hand onto the table and eating like a little hamster.
Mu An felt a rare bit embarrassed by her gluttonous and comical appearance, and subtly kicked her.
Mu An thought that as long as he kicked Qing He, she would be much more at ease.
Unexpectedly, Qinghe did not play by the rules. After Mu An kicked her, she actually shouted out loud.
With a crisp "Awoo!", Qinghe, who had been completely hidden in her bathrobe, rolled out from under the table.
She hid under the monster's robe, covered her eyes with the hood, and walked to the table as if in a daze. She then quickly stuffed the spiritual fruits that suited her taste into her pocket.
After filling her bellyband with spiritual fruits, Qinghe politely bowed to the old Celestial Master.
"Thank you for the spiritual fruit, senior. The fruit you brought tastes better than the ones you grow."
"???"
"..."
"!!!"
dong dong dong-
With three crisp sounds and a painful wail, Qinghe had three large bumps on her head.
Just when Mu An thought that this idiot who had fallen ill should have learned his lesson, Qing He turned around and ran towards the house.
While running away, she didn't forget to turn around and make a cheeky face at Mu An.
Looking at the funny face that was half covered by the hat, Mu An was dumbfounded for the first time in a long time.
"What just happened?"
"Who am I? Where am I? What is today's date?"
"She ran away? She actually ran away???"
"Damn it!"
Under the old master's gaze, Mu An's face turned completely dark.
To be honest, Qinghe is really getting more and more difficult to deal with!
Once the old master leaves, we'll definitely teach her a lesson!
Seeing Mu An's complex emotions and ever-changing expression, the old master glanced in the direction where Qinghe had disappeared and burst out laughing.
"Qing is still as lively as ever. So many years have passed, but her personality hasn't changed at all."
Listening to the old master's words, Mu An felt no comfort whatsoever. He looked up at the lush branches and leaves above his head and had an idea in his mind.
The branches of the ancient camphor tree were quite thick, and the cultivation level of the young tree spirit, a terrestrial immortal, was just right to deal with Qinghe, who was only at the Refining Void and Harmonizing Dao realm.
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"The three-layered Demon Abyss has been changed into two worlds, one real and one illusory, the two worlds complementing and reinforcing each other... A truly perfect design. Fellow Daoist Li's talent never disappoints..."
Although Mu An had always known about the Old Celestial Master's movements and what he had done over the years, he still admired the newly created "Dust Spirit Realm" in front of the Old Celestial Master.
The old celestial master politely took over the conversation, without mentioning at all the little tricks Mu An had left behind in the "Dust Spirit Realm".
"Fellow Daoist, you flatter me. When I was in the Nine Realms, I mainly cultivated the Great Dao of Yin and Yang and was skilled in using the Yin and Yang principles."
In my initial plan, I also based myself on the Dao of Yin and Yang, and then, while maintaining my own will, I would merge with the Dao of Heaven and thus control the world.
However, no one expected that so many things would happen later, making the situation in the Nine Realms even more unpredictable.
The great paths may differ, but they all lead to the same destination. The methods I prepared in the Nine Realms inadvertently led to the creation of the "Dust Spirit Realm"—a twist of fate indeed.
Mu An didn't take the old master's humble words to heart.
To be more precise, because his cultivation level had improved so rapidly, Mu An no longer had the idea of using the Celestial Master as a henchman when he saw him again.
He's sitting here now, chatting with the old master, and it really is just casual conversation; he has no other intentions.
Mu An surveyed the Dust Spirit Realm, which was tens of thousands of light-years away, and soon spotted several familiar faces.
Above the mortal realm, a spherical star stands tall in the eastern sky.
On the surface of that planet, there are buildings of various styles.
Among the ancient palaces are thousands of strangely shaped cities.
It contains both cultivators and high-ranking humans from the Celestial Craftsmanship Realm.
It was none other than the Blossoming Spirit Star, which should have been located in the Luochuan Galaxy.
Today, this retro star, transformed by the Celestial Civilization, has become the only place in the mortal realm where life gathers.
"Are those people in the Spirit Realm still unable to let go of their homeland?"
The old master nodded slightly and began to recount what had happened not long ago.
"About twenty years ago, I went to the Heavenly Crafts Realm and visited Fellow Daoist Zhongyan of the Heavenly Crafts Realm. We had a very pleasant conversation."
Guided by Fellow Daoist Zhongyan, I ascended to Zhanling Star, where I met its Star Lord, Xuanyuan Wumu, and other immortals and gods from the Zhanling Realm.
As he spoke, the old celestial master raised his hand and waved it, recreating the scene from twenty years ago on the planet Zhanling.
In the scene, Xuan Yuan Wu Mu kneels on the ground, pleading with the old Celestial Master with all his might, hoping to lead the survivors of the Blooming Spirit Realm back to their homeland.
"Young friend Wu Mu's love for his homeland is so sincere. Even after more than five hundred years, he still wants to return to his homeland and rebuild the civilization of the Spirit Realm."
Seeing Mu An nod, the old master continued his explanation.
"The first level of the Demon Abyss originally contained the former Spirit Blossom Realm. Although it was severely damaged, it still retains a trace of its former glory."
The ability to absorb the former Spirit Blossom civilization is a great blessing for the newly born Dust Spirit Realm.
Such a mutually beneficial arrangement was beyond my ability to refuse, so I replicated the former Spirit Realm in the center of the mortal world.
It's just that the Dust and Spirit Realms have only just been born, and neither the Dust Realm nor the Spirit Realm is suitable for life to survive.
Left with no other choice, I had to move the entire Blooming Spirit Star here.
Mu An took a sip of spiritual tea and then pointed to the star city cluster on Zhanling Star.
"Why are the high-ranking humans from the Celestial Craftsmanship Realm here too?"
When the mention of the superior human race from the Celestial Craftsmanship Realm was made, a hint of helplessness appeared on the old Celestial Master's face.
"I didn't initially plan for them to come, after all, it wasn't part of my plan."
The Dust Spirit Realm will eventually follow a similar path to the Nine Domains, becoming a thoroughly immortal cultivation civilization.
Unexpectedly, when I discussed this matter with Emperor Luochuan, Emperor Luochuan said...
Many people in the Celestial Craftsmanship Realm are very interested in cultivating immortality. I hope that I can treat them all equally and give them a chance to embark on the path of immortality...
Under Mu An's calm gaze, the old master sighed heavily.
"As you know, this Heavenly Craft Star is, after all, the possession of Fellow Daoist Zhongyan, and Emperor Luochuan can be considered, in a sense, Fellow Daoist Zhongyan's offspring."
"I really couldn't refuse her request, so I had no choice but to reluctantly accept these superior beings."