The Heavenly Dao called out to stop him.
Zhang Mingyuan paused, a hint of unpleasant memory welling up in his heart.
Immediately after, he summoned the Dog Slaughterer Sword from his small world and said:
“Big Brother, I suggest you speak nicely!”
The Heavenly Dao's avatar was stunned by this. “No, Worthy Brother, I'm not teasing you this time. I really have something important to say!”
Seeing that Zhang Mingyuan had no intention of putting away his sword, the Heavenly Dao rubbed his hands together, took two steps closer, and plastered a highly mercenary smile on his face.
He lowered his voice, transforming it into a devilish whisper:
“Worthy Brother, do you want to help the Xuanling Realm upgrade, returning it to that great era where Mahayana experts were as common as dogs and immortals walked the land?”
Zhang Mingyuan raised an eyebrow and remained silent.
The Heavenly Dao continued to entice him:
“Do you want to usher in a beautiful era for your friends and disciples, where they won't even need to ascend to become immortals, because this Heavenly Dao can directly send down the immortal tribulation for them?”
Zhang Mingyuan stroked his chin, his eyes flickering slightly.
The Heavenly Dao slapped his thigh hard, his tone growing passionate:
“Do you want to join your big brother in achieving this grand feat, making the Xuanling Realm bigger, stronger, and restoring its past glory?!”
“Big Brother, what do you mean by that?”
A hint of fanaticism flashed in Zhang Mingyuan's eyes. This sounded incredibly heroic! It perfectly matched his temperament!
The Heavenly Dao chuckled and pointed upward:
“It's very simple. In the future, whenever someone proves their Dao and the Gate of Ascension opens, you just take the Dog Slaughterer and loiter around the gate a few times. Force the Heavenly Dao of the upper world to spit out a bit more immortal Dao source energy.”
Zhang Mingyuan was dumbfounded. “That's it? Collecting protection fees at the Gate of Ascension? Shearing the upper world's sheep?”
“Exactly!”
The Heavenly Dao nodded heavily.
“That sword of yours is incredibly bizarre. Those guys in the upper world will definitely be terrified of it. As long as we have enough source energy, the Xuanling Realm returning to its peak is just around the corner!”
Zhang Mingyuan stared at the Heavenly Dao for a moment. Suddenly, his smile vanished, and his tone turned eerie:
“Big Brother, do you know something you're not telling me?”
The Heavenly Dao was startled.
He looked at Zhang Mingyuan, the scene of the Dog Slaughterer taking credit earlier flashing in his mind.
He opened his mouth, wanting to directly tell Zhang Mingyuan the terrifying identity he suspected.
“Actually, you might be...”
Before he could finish his sentence—
“Buzz—”
The entire Heavenly Dao space instantly plunged into absolute, dead silence.
The Heavenly Dao Divine Wheel stopped rotating.
Time, space, and laws all froze at this very moment.
In the unseen depths, a supreme, grand, and indescribable will crossed endless dimensions, lightly landing upon the Heavenly Dao.
There was no pressure, no killing intent.
But the message was clear—
“Watch your words.”
The Heavenly Dao's mouth hung open, but he couldn't make a single sound.
“Big Brother, what did you say?”
Zhang Mingyuan frowned. He hadn't felt that will at all. He only saw the Heavenly Dao suddenly trembling all over, as if he had seen a ghost.
The Heavenly Dao snapped out of it, stumbling backward repeatedly, his eyes filled with sheer terror.
“Don't ask! It cannot be spoken! It cannot be spoken!”
The Heavenly Dao shook his head frantically.
“You will find out in the future! Go, leave quickly!”
Seeing his big brother Heavenly Dao scared out of his wits, Zhang Mingyuan stopped pressing.
Everyone had their own difficulties, let alone the Heavenly Dao.
“Alright, then we're off. If anything comes up, call me!”
“What does 'call me' mean?” the Heavenly Dao asked.
“It means send a transmission to me!”
Zhang Mingyuan paused, as if suddenly remembering something.
“By the way, I'll bring you a spiritual jade some other day. I don't know what generation it is up to now, but either way, you deserve to have one!”
The Heavenly Dao was taken aback, staring at the spiritual jade server next to the Concentric Tree, falling into deep thought.
He often noticed many cultivators in the Xuanling Realm playing with their spiritual jades all day long, even neglecting their cultivation.
This thing... actually seemed pretty good.
“Alright, then your big brother will gladly accept. I'll be waiting for your 'spiritual jade'!”
Zhang Mingyuan nodded. He then took Su Jinxue's hand and stepped into the void rift.
Little did he know, this action of his would eventually lead to the emergence of the blogger with the most explosive scoops and the largest fan base on 《Secrets of the Immortal Sects》 via the spiritual jade network in the future...
Inside the void tunnel, the bizarre spatial turbulence receded rapidly on both sides.
The husband and wife walked hand in hand.
Zhang Mingyuan's hand was large and warm, tightly enveloping Su Jinxue's slightly cool hand.
Su Jinxue did not speak, simply letting him hold her hand.
Her head of white hair fluttered gently in the void storm.
After reshaping her origin, her aura had become increasingly unfathomable. But at this moment, she was merely a quiet wife walking beside her husband.
Suddenly, Zhang Mingyuan stopped.
“Little Xuexue.”
“Hmm?” Su Jinxue turned her head, a trace of confusion and tenderness reflecting in her red eyes.
Zhang Mingyuan did not speak. With a flick of his wrist—
“Clang!”
With a crisp ring of a sword, his sword, Zhanxue, unsheathed.
Su Jinxue was stunned for a moment, then instantly understood.
Her red lips curled slightly as she gripped her own hilt.
“Clang!”
The Xiyue Sword was boldly unsheathed with a momentum that froze the void.
The two let go of each other's hands at the same time, stepping back to confront each other in the void.
Zhang Mingyuan raised his chin slightly, a look of disdain in his eyes. With his familiar rogue grin, he loudly declared:
“The evil, nearly fatal, abominable Su Jinxue! Today, I, Zhang Mingyuan, will teach you a good lesson and let you know what it means to 'listen to your husband from now on'!”
Looking at the man in front of her, Su Jinxue let out a deep sigh in her heart.
This childish man was playing his tricks again.
But...
Seeing him standing so vibrantly before her,
she felt that this sensation was actually quite nice.
And so, for the first time ever, she actually played along with Zhang Mingyuan, adopting the aloof and cold tone they had used a thousand years ago when they were nemeses.
“Hmph.”
Su Jinxue raised her chin slightly, a cold gleam flashing in her red eyes.
“Save your breath. If you want to fight, then fight!”
The swords hummed, and laws clashed wildly in the void.
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