“Holy crap!!! Master???”
Zhang Mingyuan stared at the old man before him, who wore a faded Tang suit, had hair and a beard as white as snow, yet looked incredibly hale and hearty. He was completely dumbfounded.
Not in a million years did he expect to see his former master, the Qingyun Heaven Sacred Lord, in a place like this and at a time like this!!!
“Aren't you dead? Holy crap, I'm seeing a ghost!!!”
Beside him, Su Jinxue was also completely stunned.
Having previously been a personal disciple of a Sacred Lord herself, she had naturally met Zhang Mingyuan's master before.
She also knew that Zhang Mingyuan's master had passed away for some reason back when Zhang Mingyuan was still in the Mahayana Stage, though she didn't know the exact details.
To think she would see the old senior again here today!
Immediately pulling herself together, she bowed respectfully and followed Zhang Mingyuan's lead, calling out, “Master.”
Zhang Mingyuan's master—Dao Xuan—nodded with a smile. “Ah, it's Little Xue. It's been many years. You've grown even more beautiful.”
“You flatter me, Elder.”
Changing the subject, Dao Xuan clicked his tongue and shook his head. “Tsk, there's just one thing. How did you end up marrying a rascal like Zhang Mingyuan?”
“It's like a beautiful flower planted in cow dung.”
Hearing this, Zhang Mingyuan's hair practically stood on end. “What do you mean 'a flower in cow dung'? Master, can you speak nicely for once?!”
“And another thing, didn't you say back then that your talent was lacking, and you got critically injured trying to force your way through the Gate of Ascension?!”
“You literally died right in front of my eyes! Yet here you are, alive and kicking in my hometown. What on earth is going on?”
“Old geezer, you'd better explain yourself clearly today!!!”
Zhang Mingyuan took a step forward, grabbed his master's shoulders tightly, and began to shake him frantically.
At this moment, seeing his “long-dead” master, Zhang Mingyuan wasn't even in a rush to go home anymore.
All he wanted to know was what in the absolute hell was going on!
Back then, when this old geezer “died,” he had tearfully feasted for three days at the funeral banquet, and then kept watch over his grave for three whole years!
Now that his master was alive and well on his home planet, he had ten thousand questions that needed answers!
“You rebellious disciple! Are you trying to shake your master to death? These old bones of mine can't take this kind of abuse!” Dao Xuan rolled his eyes as he was shaken.
“Then start talking! I need a reasonable explanation from you, you old geezer!”
“Rebellious disciple, let go and stop shaking me first, and I'll explain it to you slowly. Deal?”
“Fine, old man. Let's hear your explanation!” Zhang Mingyuan finally let go.
“Back then, I just felt that the Xuanling Realm was too boring and didn't want to play anymore. I figured Blue Star would be more fun, so I found a way to fake my death and slipped away,” Dao Xuan said.
“What the actual hell?!”
“If you thought it was boring, you could've just told me! You made me think you were actually dead! Do you even have a heart?!”
“I threw you a grand funeral, and stuffed my face at your banquet... Wait, no!”
“Three years! For three whole years, I kept watch over your grave! Those three years, I was completely lost, and every day felt like a year... Waaah...”
As he spoke, Zhang Mingyuan wiped his tears while peeking at the old geezer through the gaps in his fingers.
Dao Xuan hadn't expected Zhang Mingyuan to react so strongly. He froze for a moment, and then his gaze softened. “Oh? Rebellious disciple, I really couldn't tell. You're usually so heartless, but it turns out you care about your master this much.”
Zhang Mingyuan was also taken aback. His secret feelings having been exposed, his face flushed, and he quickly changed the subject. “Damn it, is that the point?! I've had enough. I might as well beat you to death, you old geezer!”
With that, Zhang Mingyuan whipped out the Dog Slaughterer Sword.
In an instant, an aura of annihilation and ominous dread intertwined and erupted violently!
Today, he was definitely going to teach this old geezer a lesson!
Let's see if he ever dared to fake his death to trick him out of his tears again!
However, an unexpected accident occurred.
The ominous aura radiating from the Dog Slaughterer Sword spread through the entire Solar System in an instant like a runaway horse!
Except for Blue Star, which was protected by that invisible, supreme barrier, the other planets and even the sun were tightly ensnared by a terrifying, deathly stillness, showing faint signs of withering!
“Holy crap! What's going on?”
Struck by this sudden turn of events, Zhang Mingyuan was scared out of his wits.
Clinging desperately to the Dog Slaughterer, he barked, “You dead dog, what are you doing? Stop it right now!”
Seeing this, Su Jinxue hurriedly channeled her Frost Law to the limit, attempting to forcefully freeze this world-ending aura.
But it was utterly useless!
It was over. Zhang Mingyuan's heart pounded wildly. He was going to become a sinner for all eternity!
If he wasn't careful, he was going to blow up the entire Solar System...
He was definitely the most universally despised Blue Star transmigrator in history!
Just then, his master shook his head and clicked his tongue. “Look at you. After all these years, even as an Immortal Lord, you're still so reckless.”
With that, Dao Xuan raised his hand and made a gentle gripping motion toward the void.
Buzz—!
The ominous and annihilating aura capable of destroying a galaxy was instantly vacuumed up completely, as if it had never existed in the first place.
Then, with a light flick of his finger, the Dog Slaughterer Sword flew obediently into his hand.
Dao Xuan casually flicked the blade with his finger, and the monstrously malevolent “demonic sword” instantly became as docile as a real dog.
Witnessing this, Zhang Mingyuan was petrified on the spot, and Su Jinxue beside him was completely dumbfounded.
They had pushed themselves to the limit just now and couldn't suppress it at all, yet their master had handled it so effortlessly?!
Zhang Mingyuan scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed. “Hehe, Master is truly mighty. You're amazing!”
Hearing this, Dao Xuan gave Zhang Mingyuan an unceremonious flick on the forehead. “Look at you. Now you know your master is amazing? Who was the one shouting about beating their master to death just now?”
“Hehe, Master, your disciple was just playing around with you!”
“I was just too angry because you faked your death to trick me!”
Zhang Mingyuan rubbed his head, then glared at the Dog Slaughterer in his master's hand. “Besides, this trash sword is usually quite obedient. Who knew what kind of fit it was throwing today? It almost caused a major disaster!”
“Alright, alright. Have I not cleaned up enough of your messes over the years?”
With that, Dao Xuan reached his hand directly into the void and rummaged around. To their surprise, he pulled out a few bizarrely shaped, indescribable entities covered in red hair.
Then, with a slight movement of his palm, he instantly refined them and fed them to the Dog Slaughterer.
“Your sword isn't being disobedient. It's just gone too long without eating, and when it saw food, it couldn't help but get greedy.”
“Huh? There's actually such a thing?” Zhang Mingyuan's eyes widened.
“Tsk... It really can't handle hunger. It's only been a hundred thousand years, yet it's so hungry it won't even listen to its master.”
Dao Xuan grumbled, then looked at Zhang Mingyuan. “Yes, this sword of yours is a living thing. Living things need to eat, just like how cultivators need to absorb spiritual energy.”
Zhang Mingyuan was puzzled. “But my Zhanxue is also alive. How come it doesn't 'eat'?”
“Your other sword eats too, it's just that it feeds on your spiritual energy.”
“But this Dog Slaughterer of yours doesn't eat such low-grade stuff.”
“Oh, I see...”
Zhang Mingyuan came to a sudden realization and asked curiously, “Then what was that red-haired thing you just fed it?”
“In the parlance of that world, the thing I just fed it is called 'Nothingness'. I just caught it, so it's fresh. It should keep your sword full for another hundred thousand years.”
“'Nothingness'? What on earth is that? What does it have to do with the Dog Slaughterer's food?”
Dao Xuan explained: “The Dog Slaughterer specifically feeds on 'Nothingness'. It is an existence rich in astral matter.”
“If there's no 'Nothingness' around, it can also feed directly on celestial bodies.”
“It probably saw that the other planets didn't have any living beings, so it took the liberty of trying to eat them.”
Hearing this, Zhang Mingyuan understood. He asked again, “Master, what exactly is 'Nothingness'?”
Hearing this, Dao Xuan stroked his beard. “Haha, you will find out when the time comes.”
With that, he handed the sword back to Zhang Mingyuan.
Zhang Mingyuan took the sword, smacked it hard on the hilt, and said, “Master, can you please not be a riddle-monger? It's really annoying.”
Dao Xuan smiled again. “Look at you. You've lived for at least a few thousand years now, yet you think your master is being a riddle-monger?”
“There are some things whose 'principles' you cannot comprehend until you reach 'that realm'.”
“Fine, Master, you're right.”
Zhang Mingyuan nodded. This kind of thing was like trying to explain driving techniques to someone who had never driven a car; no matter how much you explained, it would just be a waste of breath.
Only when you spoke to a driver, especially an experienced one, would they truly understand what you meant!
That was just how it was.
With that, Zhang Mingyuan looked at his master again.
He recalled how effortlessly his master had suppressed the Dog Slaughterer just now, with such casual ease.
This Dog Slaughterer Sword was an existence that could scare away even an Emperor in his twilight years or an upper world immortal's shadow...
“Master, what exactly is your cultivation realm right now?”
Hearing this, Su Jinxue also cast a curious gaze over.
Dao Xuan smiled, stroking his beard as he said, “Oh, just a little bit stronger than her.”
Zhang Mingyuan followed the direction his master was pointing and landed his gaze on his wife.
Su Jinxue was also taken aback, her expression looking cold and dazed.
She pointed a finger at herself. “Me?”
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