Having informed the location of Changyue Mansion, Su He exited Qianjiang.

Perhaps due to his personality, Su He rarely had his consciousness in the Xuan Realm and his physical body awake at the same time. Even the consciousness of the Dragon Turtle in the Mountain and Sea Xuan Realm was mostly in a slumbering state.

According to the toad, the turtle was slow-witted, unable to multitask without getting overwhelmed. But this was pure slander, and Su He did not bother to argue.

He was multitasking at all times.

The origin within the Heng Gua was constantly consolidating his inner world, and he was also comprehending the laws fed back by Qianjiang, especially with the turtle body and the spirit snake, which kept him in a state of dual focus.

Multitasking was merely a basic ability after one’s divine sense and thoughts became powerful. It had nothing to do with being slow-witted.

Upon opening his eyes, he saw Green Snake holding an elixir, her tail swaying as she entered from outside. Despite her hurried tail, her posture remained composed. She entered the room, gently pried open the delicate lips of the patient, and placed the elixir inside. With a push and a press at the throat, she sent the elixir down with her spiritual power.

Su Huanian shook her head slightly: “This elixir can only heal her physical injuries, it cannot call back her soul.”

The soul is too special, sword cultivators are not adept in this area—though they excel at severing souls.

“No matter,” Su He replied, “Senior Nanming will come later.”

Just by hearing the Taoist name of Nanming Zhenren, one would know he is an orthodox Taoist cultivator, surely skilled in matters of the soul.

After Green Snake fed the elixir, she stepped out of the room and glanced at everyone helplessly: “After saving a few more wounded, I think I could take up the medical path.”

The medical path is not bad, safer than sword cultivation, and much more stable than meddling with people’s fates.

Su He was speechless; Green Snake had indeed been taking care of the wounded all this time. Now Su Huanian and Elder Qiao had the delicate child to care for.

He chuckled and shook his head, moving to the side: “Wait a moment, I will perform a divination for the delicate child.”

He had never actually used the divination talismans from Bai Ling, and he wasn’t sure how to operate them.

Green Snake was surprised. How many skills had This Turtle mastered behind her back? He even knew the art of divination! Such a rare talent.

Su He’s consciousness sank into the sea of knowledge, entering the inheritance Taoist palace, floating above the shell of the Giant Turtle, merging with his own inherited Taoist shadow, and looked up at the three giant talismans floating above the Bai Ling Taoist shadow.

Among the three talismans, one was related to the art of divination. The other two, Su He glanced at them and immediately felt dizzy and his mind thundered. It was as if his consciousness was being sucked in.

Could it be that Bai Ling had created some sort of Dizziness Path?

Su He smiled and focused on the divination talisman. The experiences related to the art of divination on the talisman came flooding into his mind in a chaotic mess.

He couldn’t understand a thing!

It wasn’t that he couldn’t understand; he knew how to perform ordinary divinations—how to operate them, but the results were random.

But Bai Ling’s experiences were profound, and Su He, who was still struggling with basic arithmetic, couldn’t comprehend these doctoral-level courses.

“I want to divine!” Su He muttered silently in his heart.

The endless experiences on the talisman fled as if they were disgusted, transforming into an image with a turtle shell at rest, and a line of text displayed beside it: When the heart has thoughts, the divination will measure.

This talisman was extremely user-friendly, capable of divining the troubles in Su He’s heart.

Su He was delighted and focused on the turtle shell, silently reciting the Taoist name of the delicate child.

The turtle shell rattled and shook, and a strange thought flashed through Su He’s mind: Was Bai Ling using the bones of its own kind for divination? It was akin to shaking a corpse for divination, which seemed rather eerie no matter how one looked at it.

While he pondered, the image of the turtle shell stopped, and several copper coins spun out. Then the image shifted to reveal a palace.

Inside the palace, a man was holding a wine pot, gulping down wine with gusto: “If the witch can die for him, how can Mou Wan not do the same?”

He laughed heartily: “Immortal, bring the seeds. Today, Mou Wan and the witch will go together!”

Moments later, a voice replied: “Good!”

The voice was clear and melodious. Su He immediately held his breath and concentrated. At his current realm, any voice heard once would never be forgotten. This voice was from the same person who had left him a message in the Zhenxie Taoist Palace.

The person who established the Zhenxie Taoist Palace was still alive? Su He was puzzled. He had divined about the delicate child, so this image must be related to her.

Su He watched carefully as the camera flipped, and in the center of the great hall, a corpse was laid out. A slender hand pulled a strand of hair from the corpse, twisted it lightly into a golden light, and flicked it towards the man’s forehead.

“He is too special, his Dao charm persists. As long as he exists, the Dao will not wither. His existence is imprinted into your true spirit, and it will not dissipate even through reincarnation. As long as you are in the cycle of rebirth, he will not truly die, and there will always be a time when the true spirit reincarnates and returns.”

The man touched his forehead and laughed: “I understand! As long as someone remembers his existence, his spirit will not perish. The legends in the outside world may be severed by others, but we will scatter into reincarnation, and one day we will remember, and he can be reborn through reincarnation.”

“General Mou, you have worked hard,” the melodious voice sighed softly.

The man, however, did not care and laughed heartily: “I am but a simple man, unable to open the gates of immortality and destined to turn to dust. Today, with the help of the Immortal, I can reincarnate. Perhaps after thousands of lifetimes, I might be able to open the gates of immortality. I have made a fortune! It’s just that the Yuanzun clan is rampant in the outside world, and now that I have entered reincarnation, I’m afraid those old fellows will curse me for deserting the battlefield!”

He shook his head and laughed, walking towards the side. As he walked, his body gradually petrified, losing all signs of life. Yet, his raised hand stretched out towards another stone statue.

That was a woman. If it wasn’t the delicate child, who else could it be?

A water sleeve danced lightly, and the man’s stone statue moved, touching the woman’s stone statue.

The image shattered at this point, and the divination talisman dimmed. It would light up again after a year, ready for use once more.

Su He’s consciousness lingered on his inherited Taoist shadow, motionless for a long while.

The stone statue of the woman must be the witch mentioned by the man. The delicate child’s past life… or perhaps even a life before that.

The corpse in the hall, of course, Su He recognized—it was him! Was this what happened after the fairy took his corpse?

The Dao charm persists, the true spirit is immortal…

His past life’s experiences were rich!

The clothes on the corpse had changed, not the pajamas he was wearing when he was taken, but a proper ancient attire. That Immortal must have secretly changed his clothes.

Su He slowly opened his eyes, and Green Snake was staring at him with eager eyes: “Did you figure it out?”

Su He was startled, opened his mouth but didn’t know how to respond.

He did divine about the delicate child, but the timing was a bit early. He divined her past life, which seemed to be of no help to the current situation.

He was clearly supposed to divine about the delicate child, so why did it lead to her past life? Su He was deeply puzzled.

“I didn’t divine anything,” Green Snake immediately looked disappointed. She was very curious about the art of divination; if it was really useful, she would have This Turtle help her divine where her past life’s fate lay, and she would go to matchmake, as advancing through matchmaking was fast!

Su He smiled wryly and shook his head.

Then he turned to look at the delicate child inside the room.

The witch…

Was this considered a sacrifice for him? There were probably not just one or two existences like the witch and Mou Wan—the hair on his past life’s corpse was missing a large chunk.

Could it be that someone remembered him, which is why he was able to reincarnate as a grass turtle?

He didn’t know what period it was or what had happened. Su He was no longer just curious; he was eager to know.

There was a knock at the gatehouse.

“Su He, my young friend, the old man has arrived. Please open the door.”

Nanming Zhenren had arrived, so quickly!

From Xuantian Gate to Changyue Mansion, even Su He’s flying boat crossing the Liuguang River would take half a day. Nanming Zhenren took less than an hour.

What realm was this Old Taoist in?

Inside Qianjiang, the toad had already confirmed that it was indeed Nanming Zhenren outside.

Su He’s mind moved, and the restrictions on Changyue Mansion’s gate opened. He leaped up to welcome him, but as soon as he got up, Nanming Zhenren had already landed in the garden.

He clasped his hands in apology: “I apologize, my young friend, for the old man’s rudeness. Today, let’s set aside the formalities, shall we? Let me see the delicate child.”

Saving lives was important, and Dragon Turtle never cared about formalities. He nodded to Nanming Zhenren: “Senior Nanming is too polite; the delicate child is inside.”

Nanming Zhenren greeted Su Huanian and Green Snake and stepped into the room. After one glance, he nodded to Su Huanian in praise: “Is this the Xuan Jade Elixir you refined? Your elixir is unique and indeed appropriate. If you did not pursue the sword path, I’m afraid the Mysterious Wasteland would have a great master of the elixir path in three to five thousand years.”

He was acquainted with Su Huanian. During the two months of discussing the Tao with Qing Lei and Feng Si, Su Huanian had woken up halfway and had already met everyone.

Su He’s dragon head rose proudly, a look of pride on his face. Su Huanian gave him a white look and returned the greeting: “Senior overpraises.”

“This is no overpraise!” Nanming Zhenren shook his head. Su Huanian’s alchemy technique was truly unique. She used her sword to replace fire and remove impurities from the medicinal materials, something not just any alchemist could do.

Nanming Zhenren pointed his finger and tapped it on the delicate child’s forehead. After a moment, he frowned and withdrew his hand.

“Senior Nanming, is it very troublesome?” Su He asked.

Nanming Zhenren pondered for a moment and shook his head: “The soul has left the body, but it was not expelled by force, and there are no soul fragments within. It left intact.”

But it was unknown whether it left voluntarily or was taken away by someone.

He turned to look at Su He: “Did your divination yield any results?”

Su He shook his head: “My divination is special; it’s a talisman left by my clan sister. It revealed other news, but did not divine this accident.”

Nanming Zhenren’s eyes lit up. Su He’s clan sister, was it that legendary existence? The other news he divined was probably not suitable for public disclosure, and naturally, he would not probe into the delicate child’s privacy.

After thinking for a moment, he said: “In that case, I will take the delicate child’s physical body away first. The delicate child once won a Protective Dao Golden Lotus from Canchen, and there must be protective measures in her cave mansion. I will take her physical body to her cave mansion and try to call back her soul.”

Su He nodded. Professional matters, of course, required professionals. They were helpless, and Nanming Zhenren probably had many methods.

Seeing that he was frowning but not too worried, it seemed that there should be no problem.

Nanming Zhenren waved his sleeve, and the delicate child on the bed disappeared.

Nanming Zhenren clasped his hands to everyone: “I must not delay. I will take my leave now. If there is any misunderstanding in the meantime, and the delicate child’s soul returns but cannot find her body, please explain on my behalf. This jade pendant can temporarily store her soul. Notify me through Qianjiang, and I will immediately bring her body back.”

He floated a jade pendant towards Su He.

Su He caught the jade pendant and nodded, seeing Nanming Zhenren off with Su Huanian. As they left the gatehouse, Nanming Zhenren waved and released a flying boat, about to step on it when he slapped his forehead in annoyance: “I’m getting old, indeed prone to forgetfulness.”

He took out a brocade pouch and handed it to Su Huanian: “Congratulations to both of you on the relocation of your cave mansion. Here are a few spirit plant seeds, not of much use, but you can use them to decorate your cave mansion.”

Su Huanian was taken aback but graciously accepted: “Thank you, Daoist friend!”

Su He blinked in surprise. See, this is what a senior should be like. Qing Lei had come many times, but he never gave a congratulatory gift.

Nanming Zhenren smiled: “I came too quickly and left my fellow Daoist behind. In the next few days, that Daoist friend should pass by your cave mansion. Please explain on my behalf.” He paused and then said: “If that Daoist friend takes the opportunity to sell you spiritual treasures, remember to cut all prices by seventy percent to get the market price.”

Su He: “?”

Nanming Zhenren shook his head and smiled wryly: “My Daoist friend, with the Taoist name Longming, heard that I got a discount at Xuantian Gate and hurried over. He is a notorious merchant in the myriad worlds, with genuine goods but inflated prices. Do not be deceived, my young friend. However, he does have many rare treasures from the myriad worlds that are hard to find. If you need them, you should still buy them.”

He laughed helplessly. Merchants often had their own unique channels. Who knows where he got all those treasures from.

Nanming Zhenren bid farewell again, stepped onto the flying boat, and disappeared into the sky in an instant.

The flying boat was very fast, several notches faster than Su He’s.

Envy, want.

As the flying boat disappeared, the two turned back to Changyue Mansion. Seeing Su Huanian in deep thought, Su He asked softly: “Do you have something you want to buy?”

Su Huanian came back to her senses and nodded.

Yaya was healed, and she no longer needed to nourish her with her true essence and spiritual power every day, without depleting her own origin. Once she was healed, she could truly focus on her own cultivation.

Domains that were previously untouchable could now be attempted. The consumption would be much greater, and many rare treasures were necessary.

Su He’s eyes lit up: “Not enough money?” If you don’t have enough money, come to me! Divine Beasts care about source stones, and spirit stones and elemental crystals are not of much use!

The Dragon Turtle clan gave him a startup fund with countless spirit stones, which he had nowhere to spend.

Su Huanian was speechless but smiled and shook her head: “I retrieved a treasury from my past life when I was sealed in the Yaoguang Great World. I’m not short of money.”

Su He was immediately disappointed.Su Huanian walked ahead, her laughter light and airy, even the strands of white hair at her temples seemed to carry a hint of mirth. She had laughed more in this period than in the past three hundred years combined.

“Will you leave again after this return?” Su Huanian asked softly.

Su He stretched out and shook his head: “No, I won’t leave. I’ll stay at home and keep my daughter and wife company.”

It was time to immerse himself for a while. To accept the inheritance, comprehend the Dao, and catch up on his studies. He had planned to venture into the chaos and understand the Seven Mansions of Basalt.

But after some thought, he temporarily gave up the idea. Even as he silently recited the Tao Te Ching, looking at the Seven Mansions of Basalt, he couldn’t comprehend anything.

His foundation was too shallow!

To do a good job, one must first sharpen one’s tools. Su He now needed to work hard to enhance his own foundation and accumulate knowledge of cultivation. Only then could he break through in one fell swoop!

There were still some Origin Stones, and plenty of the world’s essence stored in the Heng Trigram. Cultivation was not lacking in essence.

When the opportunity arose, he would first master the grand formation that condensed Origin Stones, then venture into the chaos to carve out a small space. He would condense Origin Stones daily, while his true body cultivated in the Long Moon Residence. Every so often, he would retrieve the Origin Stones.

Origin Stones were not simply a condensation of the world’s essence. Each Divine Beast’s chaos was the most suitable for itself. The condensed Origin Stones could not be circulated; one must set up a grand formation, remove what belonged to oneself, and then condense the most basic Origin Stones. Those were the treasures circulated among Divine Beasts.

However, Su He didn’t need to go through such trouble. Condensing his own Origin Stones was enough, as long as they could be used for cultivation.

“I won’t leave. I’ll stay at home and keep my daughter and wife company…” This voice reached Su Huanian’s ears.

Su Huanian’s body trembled slightly, she turned around, her eyes clear and serious as she looked at Su He: “Ya Ya is your daughter, but I am not your old… partner, don’t talk nonsense!”

The word “wife” was too frivolous for this era; a Fairy could not utter it.

Su He laughed heartily.