Back from the dead!

  In Nanshan Gate, the most talked-about topic at this time is that a woman named Tangtang appeared in Yunfengli and was taken as a direct disciple by the master of Yunfeng Peak just a few days after entering Nanshan Gate. On the day she reported to the inner gate, she drenched two disciples of the inner gate from head to toe. This person is also known as the best friend of Gu Tianyin, who is known as the first beauty of Nanshan Gate. Tangtang's name is ordinary and unremarkable, but it makes people curious about her. However, since being taken as a direct disciple by the master of Yunfeng Peak, she has been living in a small courtyard that no one is allowed to disturb, and the master of Yunfeng Peak has spent all his energy on her for several months, except for occasionally guiding the disciples under him in alchemy techniques.

  This made many of Dan's disciples feel puzzled, why did she actually enter their master's Dharma eye? And still so biased? Spending all his energy on her? There was only one person who had been secretly plotting, and that person was Yunfeng's eldest disciple, Shen Wenyuan.

  Others didn't know why, but he did, because months ago his master had shown such a shocked and unbelievable expression when he saw the flame condensed by Tangtang, making them seal their mouths but still uneasy, and even gave them forgetfulness pills in the end. He knew that things were not simple at all.

  Jinlian Sacred Fire, he remembered his master saying that at the time. In order to find out what Jinlian Sacred Fire was, he spent several months figuring it out, and finally understood why his master would take Tangtang as a direct disciple like picking up a treasure, and why he would spend so much energy on her.

  "Tang Tang..." A hint of a mysterious light flashed in his eyes, an idea forming secretly in his heart. He glanced at the sky, and at this hour, his master should be resting, while she... should still be in the alchemy room.

  After picking up his things, he headed towards the alchemy room. The alchemy room for direct disciples was not in the same place as theirs, and he had to walk for half a stick of incense to get to Tang Tang's alchemy room. When he arrived at the alchemy room, he tread lightly and slowly made his way inside.

  Inside, a woman in white clothes was slowly preparing medicine, her long black hair falling behind her back like silk, slender figure, elegant temperament. She looked ordinary, yet somehow not ordinary, it was unclear whether it was the effect of the white clothes or her own aura, but she seemed to be surrounded by an air of holiness and nobility, giving off a sense of serenity and tranquility. She was close at hand, yet somehow also far away in the distance.

  His eyes flickered, slowly lowering to conceal the flash of light that had crossed his eyes. He raised a smile and walked in: "Tang Tang, you're really busy now, it's not easy to see you!"

  Tang Xin turned around and saw that it was him. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes as she smiled and said, "Shixiong, how did you come here?"

  "These few months you've been going less to our place, everyone is missing you! So I came over to take a look at you." He walked in and arrived at the table where medicinal materials were placed, seeing that many of the medicinal materials were high-grade ones. These kinds of medicinal materials wouldn't normally appear in their place, even if they were for refining elixirs, it would only be some relatively common medicinal materials. But here, they were all top-grade."

  He lowered his gaze, hiding the expression in his eyes, and sighed: "Direct disciples are really different from us! You see, at that time, on our side, we didn't even use this kind of medicine once. Tang Tang, Master is really good to you."

  "Senior brother, although the medicinal materials are different, the method of refining elixirs taught by Master is also the same. The medicinal materials only produce different kinds of elixirs, actually it's nothing special. Besides, we are all Master's disciples, and Master treats us with equal care."

  "Alright, I was just kidding around. If Master heard me, I'd definitely get scolded... Hehe..." He said with a smile, "By the way, I actually came today to give this to you." He took out a small box from his pocket and handed it over to her.

  "Tang Xin was taken aback: 'For me? What is this?' She took it from his hand, opened it to take a look, and saw that it was a medicinal pill the size of a finger tip. She looked at him in confusion."

  "This is a beauty pill, specially made for women. It was refined by a female alchemist in the North Immortal Gate. Women who take this pill will become beautiful. This is a high-grade pill, and usually male alchemists won't refine it, only female alchemists will."

  "This should be very valuable, right? Why did Master give this to me?"

  When she saw her gaze fall on herself, Shen Wenyuan hesitated for a moment, with an expression that seemed to be embarrassed: "Actually, it's like this. You also know that Master has put most of his energy on you. I have always wanted to become a Dan-making master, but if things go on like this, I will definitely not make any progress. So, I hope that in the future, you can spare one or two days every month to guide me, okay?"

  Upon hearing this, Tang Xin was slightly startled, looking at the beauty pill in her hand, a hint of a smile appeared: "Senior brother, we are fellow disciples, what's with the mention of guidance? If senior brother has such intentions, then every day after master leaves, you can come here and refine pills together with me, we won't mention anything about guidance, how about researching together? As for this beauty pill, senior brother can take it back!"

  If he really wants to become an alchemist with such enthusiasm, it's okay to study together. The beauty pill might be useful for other women, but she has no interest in it at all, after all, she is very satisfied with her own appearance.

  Shen Wenyuan was stunned, he racked his brains and thought that her appearance was ordinary and plain, if he gave her a beauty pill she would definitely accept it with pleasure. However, unexpectedly, she refused the dan medicine he gave her. It's worth knowing that the dan medicine of the alchemist is hard to come by, let alone this kind of beauty pill that is considered a sacred product for women's beauty, but unexpectedly, she didn't want it.

  Looking at the Dan medicine, a flash of dark light flickered in his eyes. This was something he had managed to get back with great difficulty. Moreover, he had tampered with this beauty pill, and it was no longer just a beauty pill. If she were to eat it...

  "Big Brother?" Seeing him standing there in a daze, Tang Xin called out.

  He looked away with a hint of embarrassment and said, "Tang Tang, hearing you say that, I don't know what to say anymore."

  "It doesn't matter, senior brother. You can take this dan medicine back with you! Keep it for now and give it to the woman you have a crush on later, I think she'll be very happy." She smiled lightly and turned around to tidy up the medicinal materials: "Senior brother, I still have something to do today, after cleaning up here, I'll leave. If you're free tomorrow, let's go together! Anyway, there's still space over here, I think even if Master finds out, he won't say anything."

  Watching her gather and sort out the medicinal herbs, he grasped the dan medicine in his hand and pulled out a smile: "Alright, I'll head back first, and come find you again tomorrow." With that, he turned around and walked out.

  Tang Xin didn't think that Shen Wenyuan had any ulterior motives, because she felt he had no reason to do so, and naturally didn't pay much attention. Moreover, Shen Wenyuan was always serious about alchemy, and during the few days she helped him, she saw clearly that he really wanted to become an alchemist, so if she could help him, she thought it was nothing.

  She didn't know that at this time, the master of Nan Xian Men was discussing something with her teacher and the master of Green Peak, and it was related to her.

  An eighty-year-old man with a grey robe, white hair and ruddy complexion. He is the master of this Southern Immortal Gate, a cultivator at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage. On the Tiger's Roar Continent, only four masters from the Four Immortal Gates have reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, all of whom are over 180 years old. If they fail to break through to the Core Formation stage before reaching their 200-year lifespan, they will face decline and fall.

  The fall is the most worrying thing for all cultivators, especially when they are only one step away from the boundary and still can't break through. It's a pity that they often close themselves off to cultivate, hoping to break through before their lifespan runs out. If they can break through to the foundation-building peak and enter the golden elixir realm, their lifespan will be extended to as long as 700 years. The extension of lifespan is undoubtedly the greatest temptation for cultivators, but it's also the thing they have the least control over. Because this boundary that is only one step away, they may need to spend thirty years or more to cross, but they don't have thirty years left to try. All they have left is a short decade or so.

  "Today, I called you here because there are some things I want to talk to you about." The master of the Southern Immortal Gate looked at both of them and paused for a moment before his gaze fell on Yun Feng's body. "Recently, your direct disciple Tang Tang has caused quite a stir in the sect. I'd like to know what you saw in her? Does she really have the potential to become an alchemist? And now that she's been following you for several months, are there any achievements?"

  Zhao Feng stood up, bowed to him, and his eyes shone with dazzling light. "Master of the Gate, this girl is sure to become an excellent alchemist. Her talent in alchemy far surpasses mine. In just a few short months, she has already learned some basic techniques of alchemy, and most of the common elixirs she has refined have been successful. Most importantly, I believe that with time, she can refine the Great Yuan Elixir!"

  "What?!"

  Nan Xianmen was excited and stood up: "You said, you said she can refine the Great Yuan Dan?" The Great Yuan Dan is a must-have elixir for cultivators who want to form their Golden Core. If one possesses a Great Yuan Dan, they won't have to worry about still being at the peak of the Foundation Building stage and unable to form their Golden Core, nor will they have to fear the nine lightning tribulations of the Golden Core formation stage. However, for many years, it has been said that no one can refine the Great Yuan Dan.

  The master of the Green Peak, who was sitting on one side, sneered and said: "Master, do you think this is possible? Many alchemists want to refine the Great Yuan Pill but no one has ever succeeded. Let's not mention whether she has the ability or not, just the few spiritual herbs needed to refine the Great Yuan Pill are all over a thousand years old before they can be used as medicine. Each and every one of them is impossible to find. How easy do you think it is to refine the Great Yuan Pill?"

  He glanced at Yunfeng and said, "I reckon you're trying to show off, aren't you? You can say that, but a little girl like her being able to refine the Bu Gu Dan for the inner courtyard disciples is already quite impressive."

  Upon hearing this, Yunfeng glanced at him and said to the somewhat disheartened Gate Master: "I've had someone investigate outside, and it seems that those few spiritual medicines that take a thousand years to mature have all been located. I was planning on going down the mountain to search for them in a few days' time. However, these thousand-year-old spiritual medicines are extremely precious, and I'm afraid they can't be bought with money alone. It's necessary to exchange something of equivalent value. This matter, I'd like to discuss with you and the other three Gate Masters. If I really do find those thousand-year-old spiritual medicines, would you all be willing to take out something of equivalent value for exchange?"

  "Do you really think that Táng Táng can refine the Great Yuan Dan?" The master of the South Immortal Gate looked at him with a glance, stroking his beard, and deep in thought.

  "Yes, I believe she can refine it, and this Tiger Roar Continent, only she can refine it!" With her Golden Lotus Sacred Fire, with her innate talent, he believed that apart from her, no one else could refine the Great Yuan Dan!

  "Master Men, this is not guaranteed at all, what's the use of believing?" said Qingfeng Master on the side, he didn't believe that these high-level alchemists couldn't refine the Great Yuan Dan, and a small woman who had just learned alchemy would be able to refine it.

  "You've been vetoing all along, can you really refine the Great Yuan Dan?" Yunfeng Master glanced at him, the two were not on the same page, and neither of them looked pleasing to the eye.

  Lu Feng was momentarily speechless, grunted and refused to speak.

  "Master, even if there's just a glimmer of hope, it's better than nothing. With only twelve years left until the 200-year milestone, are you going to give up? Cloud Peak Master looked at him, believing that any cultivator who had reached the peak of foundation building would not want to give up, and would instead try every means possible to succeed - this was also their chance."

  Having heard this, the master of Nan Xian Men nodded and said: "You're right, even if there's a slight chance, we should try it. Alright, I'll pass on the message to the other three masters of the immortal sects and ask for their opinions. If they agree too, then you can go ahead with your plan. As long as you can find those missing spiritual herbs, whatever is needed, we will definitely make arrangements."

  "Yes." Yunfeng Zhuo was overjoyed and immediately responded with a sound.

  The green peak master glanced at him, thought for a moment, and said: "Master, putting all our hopes on that Tang Tang's body like this, isn't the risk too great? Moreover, my sect's disciples also have extremely outstanding alchemy skills. If we were to entrust this matter to them, it would seem somewhat unjustifiable."

  "Oh? Could it be that you also want to get involved?" Yun Feng's master sneered, glancing at him: "How much weight does your Green Peak disciple carry, no need for me to say it, you yourself should understand, yet you dare to bring this up."

  Upon hearing this, Master Green Peak slammed his hand on the table and shouted: "Zhao Yun! You're going too far!"

  "What I said is just the truth. If you were to take those thousand-year-old herbs and refine them into pills, it would only waste those thousand-year-old spiritual medicines."

  "You! Hmph! Since you're so confident, dare you bring out that proud disciple of yours for a comparison!"

  "It's just a comparison, but I'm warning you first, those disciples of yours are no match for my own! Don't end up losing too badly and being unable to show your face!"

  "I'd like to see who can't get off the stage!" Green Peak snorted, turned around and said to the host: "Host, since we've already said it, please be a witness! I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of pill that proud disciple of his, who has only been studying alchemy for a few months, can refine!"

  "This..." He slightly furrowed his brow, looking at the two of them, and sighed: "Alright then! Do as you please! However, what kind of elixir are you going to refine? Is it the same for both parties or will each person refine their own?"

  "What's there to compare when both are the same? If you want to compare, let's see whose alchemy is more powerful!" Green Peak Master glanced at Cloud Peak Master and said, "How about it?"

  "Just as I had hoped! However..." Yunfeng's eyes flashed, and he glanced at him, saying: "If my disciple wins, then you must give the sacred artifact Xuan Tian Ming Xue that you've been collecting to my disciple!"

  Lu Feng's face changed as soon as he heard it, and he stared at him with a gloomy expression: "You want my Hun Tian Xue Lian!"

  "No, no, it's not what I want. I'm fighting for the benefits of my disciples. How about it? Are you reluctant or afraid?" He raised an eyebrow, looking at his angry and gloomy face which was red with rage, feeling very pleased in his heart. This guy had accidentally obtained a sacred artifact, Hún Tiān Xuě Líng (Mixed Heaven Snow Silk), more than a decade ago, and had treasured it ever since. It was an attacking-type sacred artifact with good defensive capabilities as well, making it most suitable for women to use. Since he had proposed the challenge, not taking out something to counter him would be too unfair to him.

  "That's a sacred object!" His face turned red with rage, and smoke seemed to be coming out of his head.

  "I knew it, you've taken a liking to that Heavenly Snow Brocade, it's a sacred artifact, ordinary people wouldn't even dare to look at it."

  "You!"

  "What? Not dare? Is it that you don't have confidence in your own disciple?"

  Lu Feng's face turned green with rage, and he gritted his teeth, saying: "Fine! I accept your challenge! And what about you? If my disciple wins, what will you take out?"

  "I'm not like you, occasionally getting some treasures, so after all these years, I don't have anything valuable on me. However, if your disciple can win against my own, then I'll leave the Southern Immortal Gate and from now on, I won't refine any more elixirs, how about that?"

  "Alright! You said it yourself! Let the Sect Master be a witness, don't try to back out later!" Green Peak Sect's master smiled gloomily. If they won, then South Heaven Sect would cease to exist and Cloud Peak would never again be able to refine pills. He was betting with his life on the line, using the Heavenly Snow Silk as stakes!

  The host couldn't help but look at them: "Hey, why are you two fighting again? Why must it be like this?"

  "The master of the gate, this matter is settled. The trial will take place one month from now. During this month, each of you can prepare your medicinal materials, but under no circumstances should you reveal what kind of elixir you are refining. One month later, we will hold the trial on the competition stage at Nan Xian Men!" Yun Feng Zhu said in a deep voice, bowing to the master of the gate before turning around and walking away.

  When Tang Xin found out about this, it was already the next morning. She looked at her master and asked: "Master, does Green Peak really have a sacred artifact? And did he actually use it as a bet?" Sacred artifacts were extremely rare things, and besides, the name of the Mixian Snow Silk seemed to be a pretty good treasure.

  "Uh, that was something he obtained by chance over a decade ago, and has treasured ever since. I also saw it once when he took it out to show off back then - an all-white Snow Silk, soft and icy cool to the touch, with extremely strong attacking and defensive capabilities."

  "Well, can we decide for ourselves which elixir to refine and test?" She raised an eyebrow, listening with a bit more interest.

  "That's right, so I'd like to ask for your opinion. What level of elixir do you think you can currently refine? And how about the difficulty?"

  Upon hearing this, Tang Xin thought for a moment and said: "Recently, my master has been having me refine some elixirs. Apart from the Bu Gu Wan and the Tong Tong Wan, I've also tried refining the Gu Qi Dan. If you want to try it out, perhaps we can attempt to refine the Ju Ling Dan." The Ju Ling Dan could be considered a high-grade elixir, and its difficulty of refinement was also relatively great. At least, even Shen Wenxuan and his group were still unable to refine the Ju Ling Dan.

  He pondered and asked: "Ji Ling Dan? You haven't tried refining this Ji Ling Dan yet, can you?"

  "Ah, Master can rest assured! I think I can refine it. She smiled lightly and said: "However, the Eight Spirit Dan requires eight kinds of spiritual herbs, among which the Jade Pearl Grass is harder to find. Our peak's medicine field doesn't have this herb either, we might need to go outside to collect or buy it."

  "Don't worry about this, I'll take care of it. I'll find all the spiritual herbs needed for the Gathering Spirit Pill. For now, just continue to get familiar with the cauldron, so you can perform at your best when the time comes."

  "Good." She nodded, and suddenly seemed to think of something, asking: "Master, do you have some alchemy recipes? Those relatively rare ancient recipes?"

  "This one is not for sale, but if you want it, I can try to find it for you. However, those rare ancient prescriptions are not available, but I have a book of alchemy recipes here that contains some of the elixir recipes I've refined over the years, as well as some given by others. You can take a look." He took out a book from his space and handed it to her.

  Tang Xin happily accepted: "Thank you, Master." Because of her mastery of medical skills, even the refining of elixirs was effortless for her. She could feel that she had become familiar with the steps of refining elixirs and now only lacked the opportunity to do so. In her spatial medicine field, there were many spiritual medicines, so most of the relatively rare spiritual medicines she didn't need to go find, just sprinkle some seeds and after a while, they would naturally be ready for harvest. With these recipes, she could try refining them one by one.

  But in just one day, the news of the two major medicine peaks competing with each other spread throughout the Southern Immortal Gate. The disciples inside the gate were all full of anticipation, wanting to know which peak's disciple would win. Would it be Tang Tang, the new direct disciple of Yunfeng Peak's master, who would win? Or would it be a disciple of Lvfeng Peak? And the medicinal pills they were competing with were also being guessed by everyone. Ordinary medicinal pills wouldn't be used for competition, so since they could be brought out in front of everyone to compete, they must be high-difficulty medicinal pills. What kind of medicinal pill would it be?

  On this day, Tang Xin was alone in the alchemy room. Her master had gone down the mountain and didn't need to come back to guide her, so she took the opportunity to look at some ancient prescriptions and prepare some medicinal materials for alchemy. As an inner disciple, she only knew that every month, the sect would issue a batch of Bu Gu pills. For cultivators, the sensation of hunger was no longer important. Generally speaking, once they entered the foundation-building period, they stopped eating food and relied solely on Bu Gu pills. This helped them in their future tribulation during the Core Formation stage and was more beneficial for their cultivation. People in the Qi Refining stage didn't pay much attention to this, some still ate grains, while others took Bu Gu pills. However, since it was only the Qi Refining stage, the sect only issued a small bottle every month, which wasn't enough to completely replace grains. The Bu Gu pills were mainly given to them as an adaptation period and also gave the alchemy disciples a chance to practice their skills.

  In the Immortal Gate, the elixirs refined are usually taken outside to be sold. If they are provided by the Immortal Gate, then the money obtained from selling them must be split with the Immortal Gate. However, if they are self-produced elixirs, then the alchemists or disciples can keep them for themselves. This is the rule of the Immortal Gate, and it's because of this that elixirs circulate in the market. Generally, large families or households that can afford to pay the price can also possess elixirs refined by alchemists.

  "Dangdang! Dangdang! I've brought you wine again, look, it's still your favorite Divine Drunkenness!" The light and cheerful voice of Gu Tianyun came over, only to see her hiding aside with just her head poking out, holding a wineskin swaying gently in her hand, with a smiling expression looking at Tang Xin who was staring at Fangzi.

  Upon hearing her voice, Tang Xin raised his head and smiled: "You went to Yi Pin Xiang again? Did you see Xiao Xuan Er this time? You weren't thrown out by him again, were you?" She put away the square son, stood up and walked towards her, took over the wine gourd in her hand, and smiled: "However, even if you didn't see Xiao Xuan Er, you've become quite familiar with that little servant. Look at this, every time you go back, he lets you bring some of their non-take-out wine back."

  "Hehe, let me tell you, after my efforts to chase him for several months, today he finally spoke to me." She looked smug, and Tang Xin couldn't help but smile lightly: "Oh? What did he say to you?"

  "He told me three words, guess which three words?"

  "I don't know." She shook her head, a slight smile playing on her lips. Just three words? For half of the month, she had been running around outside, and every time she came back, she would rush to tell her that she had been dumped again. On one particular day, she excitedly ran over to tell her that she finally knew his name was Xiao Xuaner. Later on, she often heard her say that she was being ignored, but today, she said that Xiao Xuaner had finally spoken to her, and just three words made her as excited as if she had been injected with chicken blood.

  "Hehe, I knew you didn't know, let me tell you! I went there every day and hovered in front of him, watching him brew wine from the side. Today, I kept asking him this and that, 'What's this wine? What's that wine?' But he didn't say anything, just told me: 'You're annoying!'". She imitated Xiao Xuaner's tone, looking ridiculous, and Tang Xin couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  "Haha... You're getting excited about this? You're really a weirdo."

  "Tang Tang, this is a good sign! You see, he didn't even talk to me before, but now that I've gone to him, he hasn't rejected me and has even spoken to me. I believe that his heart, no matter how heavily guarded it may be, will one day be moved by me. Just you wait and see!" She said with a confident face, lost in her unrequited love, her beautiful face radiating a happy glow, turning this pursuit into a conviction, and firmly believing in it, taking great pleasure in it.

  Seeing her like this, Tang Xin couldn't help but be infected by her, she seemed to have never been so for someone, if, if that person was still around...

  "By the way, Tang Tang, I heard you're going to have a dan-making competition with a disciple of Lü Feng?"

  Tang Xin snapped back to reality, opened the gourd lid and took a sip: "Hmph, let's have a rematch in a month."

  "I heard that there is also a disciple under the main gate of Qingfeng who has a high talent for alchemy, you should be careful and not be too careless." She said, and then took out something from her spatial ring and handed it to her: "Here, let me help you carry this spiritual medicine seed."

  Tang Xin took it over with a smile and said: "Thanks for helping me carry things every time."

  "Look at what you're saying, what's our relationship? Do we need to say this? Alright, I won't bother you anymore. I have to go back and report to my master first, so she doesn't wait too long. Next time I'm free, I'll come find you." She said as she waved her hand and walked away.

  She put the spiritual medicine seeds into her spatial bracelet and took out that small notebook again.

  At this time, Mu Chenfeng returned to his own palace in the Dragon and Phoenix Continent after returning from the Immortal Realm. Looking at the scene that had changed beyond recognition, it had been almost two years since he left. The Dragon and Phoenix Continent had undergone a drastic change and was no longer under the monarchical system of the past. Everything here had changed. It looked familiar yet strange.

  He left the Wang Fu and walked towards the Lion Building, wearing a white robe that fluttered in the wind, with a handsome yet evil face, an elegant and noble temperament. He walked alone slowly, looking quietly, his footsteps light as if he was walking on air, ethereal and real, yet seemingly like an illusion. There was not a single luxurious item on him, no jade crown held back his black hair, but the pedestrians on the street automatically made way for him, fearing that they would block his path and touch his fluttering white robe.

  Still the same rare face between heaven and earth, still the same noble aura, but his temperament has changed, no longer emitting a cold chill that makes people retreat three steps, his eyes are no longer as sharp and cold as before. At this moment, his gaze is deep and mysterious like an ancient well, making it impossible to see the bottom, yet making people feel close and warm, wanting to get closer. However, when he raises his eyes, the dust-free aura emanating from his eyebrows makes one dare not profane.

  Perhaps it was his temperament that had changed, or perhaps no one thought he was still alive. The gazes of the crowd on the street all fell upon him, yet no one dared to approach and disturb him, each staring at him in stunned silence, filled with incredulous shock.

  A dead person, a cremated person, how can they appear again? Are they hallucinating? Or else, after two years, how is it possible to see the reappearance of Mocheng Feng?

  The Imperial City, still called the Imperial City, but it is no longer the mainstay of imperial power. Instead, it is now under the control of the Liu family, the first family of the Dragon Continent. Since the upheaval in the Dragon Continent, the Liu family has become the first family among all the aristocratic families with the help of Tang Xin. They have settled in the Imperial City. The Imperial Palace was destroyed and reduced to a flat plain, but the Rui Wang Fu and the Tang family still retain their original appearance.

  Arriving in front of the Lion Building, looking at the words on the Lion Building, Mu Chen's eyes flashed slightly, and he walked in, going straight up to the second floor, coming to the room where Tang Xin was often before, facing the window and looking at the scenery on the street, it was still the Imperial City, still the Lion Building, but he couldn't find Tang Xin.

  "Master."

  It seemed to sense his low mood, and the doll popped out, its fist-sized body sitting in front of him: "Master, what's wrong?" Still with a childish voice, even if it had materialized into a physical form, the doll still hadn't entered adulthood.

  "Can't find her, she's not here, you said, where did she go?" Murong Chen said in a low voice, with a dazed tone, his eyes fell on the street without focus, but his mind was thinking, where did she go? Hu Xiao Continent? She once said that she wanted to become a strong person, did she go to Hu Xiao Continent? That place is full of danger, can she adapt? Is she okay?

  "Rui, King Rui?"

  The master of the Liu family, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, didn't believe it when he was told that Rui Wang Mu Chenfeng had appeared in the imperial city. Thinking that perhaps it was just someone who looked similar, he hastily came to confirm, but unexpectedly, the person he saw was indeed that Rui Wang Mu Chenfeng! Didn't he die? And wasn't his body cremated too? How could he possibly appear here?!

  "Master, Master!" Behind the master of the Liu family, several dark guards stared in shock at the white-clothed man sitting idly by. That familiar face, every move was naturally elegant, although his temperament had changed, but they would never mistake him! This person, this person is their master!

  "Master!" Several dark guards knelt down with a thud, seeing the person who had died and come back to life standing alive in front of them. Besides shock and incredulity, they were overwhelmingly excited, never thinking that they would see their master again in this lifetime. For a moment, several dark guards couldn't help but redden their eyes, their voices choked with emotion.

  They couldn't understand why the person they had cremated was still standing in front of them, alive and well. They couldn't comprehend how someone who had clearly stopped breathing could still be living. But they knew one thing - he was their master!

  "Is it really King Rui? Is it really King Rui? Didn't King Rui die? Didn't he turn to ashes? How can he still be alive?"

  The crowd that had gathered around was shocked, one by one staring at him. Those few dark guards followed the master of the Liu family, but they were actually trained by Rui Wang himself. Their own masters couldn't possibly have made a mistake, but what on earth was going on? How could he still be alive?

  Mo Chenfeng slowly turned his face, looking at the few dark guards kneeling on the ground, and asked in a low, magnetic voice: "Where did Tang Xin go?"

  "Master, Miss Tang rushed back as soon as she knew you were in trouble that year..." Several bodyguards told him the whole story of what happened back then, including how they handed over the ashes to her.

  As they spoke, a hint of mysterious light flashed across Mo Chenfeng's profound eyes, his lips slightly curled up, drawing out an inexplicable smile. His fingers tapped lightly on the table, producing a series of high and low rhythmic sounds, while his gaze moved away from the dark guards' bodies and fell onto the sky outside.

  She had done so many things for him, and when she knew he was dead, she was heartbroken. Doesn't that show that in her heart, she also had feelings for him?

  At this point, the smile on his lips grew even wider, reaching all the way to the bottom of his eyes, leaving everyone bewildered. Just then, Liu, who was standing outside the door, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, there's one more thing."

  Mo Chenfeng didn't turn around, but opened his mouth: "Speak."

  "A year ago, the people from the hidden gate brought Master Tang and Madam Tang here. However, Master Tang was severely injured and has yet to recover even now. This is because Miss Tang went to the Tiger's Roar Continent and Young Master Tang also... So, I have been taking care of them in my estate. Originally, this was a matter for the Tang family, but he believed that King Rui would not stand idly by regarding these two people, simply because they were close relatives valued by Miss Tang."

  "You said they're still alive?"

  "Yes."

  "Take me to see them." He stood up, and at this time, the doll that was sitting on the table also climbed onto his shoulder, sitting quietly and curiously looking at them. It wasn't until then that everyone saw the child who was only the size of a fist, and they were all stunned for a moment - how could there be such a small child? Only the size of a fist?

  He glanced at the stunned crowd and stepped forward, saying: "My spiritual pet."

  Because they heard that Mu Chenfeng was still alive and had returned, the heads of the four major families also rushed over to take a look. They happened to hear what he said, and one by one, they looked at each other in dismay. Ling Xiu? Isn't that something only possible in the Cultivation Realm? Could it be that not only was he not dead, but he had also become a cultivator?

  Su's master thought of his son and Ruo Shui, who had gone to the Immortal Realm two years ago and never returned. He couldn't help but let out a soft sigh as he followed the crowd towards the Liu residence.

  In the Liu household, Bai Yan stood guard in front of Tang Zhengyu's bed, gazing at her husband who had been drifting in and out of consciousness since his fall down the mountain that year. Her heart ached, and tears fell uncontrollably from her eyes. Her family was shattered, her son was gone, her daughter was not by her side, and even her husband lay unconscious...

  At that time, if it weren't for the unexpected rescue by the person behind the hidden door, I'm afraid neither of them would have survived. Although the Tang family was still there, their slaves had already dispersed. She had thought about the two returning to the Tang family, but Master and Mistress Liu said that since Xiner had helped them in the past, now that she was no longer by their side, they would take turns helping to care for her, so as to have someone to rely on. And because from then on, her body had always been weak, easily getting dizzy with every movement, she also stayed at the Liu family's place, hoping that Xiner could come back and visit one day, knowing that they were all still alive.

  "Yan Mei, I just saw my father hurry out of the house. He said someone from the city came to report that Rui Wang Mu Chenfeng, who had already passed away, has returned." A noblewoman walked in, she was Liu Shaobai's mother, and she was a few years older than Bai Yan, so they always referred to each other as sisters.

  "What? Didn't he die?" Bai Yan looked at her in shock, unable to believe that a dead person could come back to life.