Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen: Departure

  "When the secret realm is open, I can let you in, but when it's closed, it's not possible, because the rules of the secret realm will repel you." The little black dog said, raising its small head.

  "Oh!" Everyone nodded.

  "Xiao Hei! If we need materials from the secret realm, can you help us get them out?" asked the old man with a sly smile.

  "Hmm, no problem with that." The little black dog said very affirmatively, heh heh, as the Spirit of the Secret Realm, this special privilege was still available.

  "Hmm! That's great." The old man said happily, with Xiao Hei, they had a natural treasure trove that was inexhaustible and endless. It was really wonderful.

  Everyone was chatting and laughing while constantly giving Xiao Hei delicious food, trying their best to win it over...

  "Ah! You can redeem your points now." Suddenly, Xiao Hei exclaimed loudly, somewhat excitedly.

  "How to exchange?" Cold as snow looked around in confusion, but nothing was found.

  "Don't worry, it's about to start," said Xiao Hei.

  As soon as Xiao Hei's voice fell, a small screen appeared in front of each of them, including Leng Ruo Xue...

  Leng Ruo Xue stared at the screen in astonishment, for this screen was surprisingly similar to the liquid crystal touch screens she knew from her past life. The screen listed several major items, and when she lightly tapped one of them with her finger, countless smaller options appeared inside...

  She stared at the touchscreen in a daze, her mind growing more and more puzzled...

  While others were completely at a loss because they had no idea how to operate this thing.

  "Huh, how does this thing work?" Feng Da asked out loud what everyone was thinking.

  "You can choose whichever option you're interested in, just point with your finger." Little Hei explained.

  "You must choose carefully!" Xiao Hei added.

  After regaining her composure, Leng Ruoxue carefully examined all the items before using 2,000 points to exchange for two Spirit Awakening Pills. The Spirit Awakening Pill was a medicinal pill that could allow a Spirit Venerable to advance to Spirit Deity. As for the remaining points, she exchanged them all for medicinal materials and minerals. As for the Sacred Beast and Divine Beast, they required too many points to exchange, and she didn't need them that much, so she didn't exchange for them.

  Leng Ruo Xue was the first to exchange for all the required items. Not long after, Yao Jiao also finished exchanging.

  "Xu?r, for you." The demon very proactively handed over the exchanged items to Lěng Ruò Xu?.

  Leng Ruo Xue took the storage ring handed over by Yao Jiao, put the items inside into the 'Qian Kun Chui', and then returned the ring to him.

  "Xu'er, Grandfather has also changed. " Leng Qingtian was very self-aware and handed over a storage ring.

  "Hmm." Leng Ruoxue took the ring and drew a similar pattern.

  "Xue Er, for you!"

  "Miss, for you!"

  "Sister, for you!"

  Leng Ruo Han, Feng Da and others also exchanged their points after a while, and they all handed over the things in their hands to Leng Ruo Xue for safekeeping.

  "Sister, I've exchanged all my points, you guys should hurry up and leave too!" Little Black Dog said excitedly.

  Leng Ruo Xue nodded slightly, and everyone came to the garden together, waiting...

  Soon after, Leng Ruo Xue and others felt a strong light approaching, enveloping their bodies...

  "Sister, take me into your space." The little black dog put away the house and jumped into Leng Ruo Xue's arms.

  "Hmm." Cold as snow nodded and sent Xiao Hei into the ring, closing her eyes...

  When the strong light disappeared and Cold-as-Snow and others opened their eyes, they had already returned to the General's Manor...

  "Hehe, finally back." Leng Qingtian said with emotion.

  "Grandfather, it's very late today, let everyone get some rest early! Tomorrow we'll discuss what to do next after careful consideration." said Leng Ruoxue.

  "Alright, everyone go rest now!" Leng Qing Tian urged.

  Everyone nodded and went back to their rooms to sleep.

  The next day, after lunch, Leng Ruo Xue and others gathered in the living room.

  "What are your thoughts? Speak up!" Leng Qingtian said, scanning the crowd with a glance.

  "I've decided to go into seclusion." Cold-as-Snow said first, her 'Reversal of Heaven' third layer had yet to break through, so she must seize the time.

  "I've also decided to go into seclusion. If I can break through to the Spiritual God stage on my own, then I won't need to eat the Ling Spirit Pellet," Lin Liang said.

  "Haha, as long as you break through and become a Spiritual God first, I won't be in a hurry." The old man said with a smile.

  "If you want beauty, don't drag us down!" The old man said with a displeased face.

  "Cut it out, even the young lady doesn't despise me, who are you to talk?" The old man said with great disdain.

  "Don't quarrel anymore, listen to me. Whoever wants to go into seclusion can do so, but it's best if you wait until I break through, then you can advance in rank. This way, we can leave the Lingfeng Continent together. However, I don't know how much longer it'll take for me to break through, so you must be patient." Cold Snow thought for a moment before saying.

  "Oh, little girl! I'm in no hurry!" said the old man.

  "Girl, I'm not going into seclusion anymore. I want to refine equipment. Leave me some materials before you go into seclusion!" The old man reminded her.

  "Hmm, if it's not enough, we can ask Qing Jue for more." Leng Ruoxue nodded and said.

  "Sister, Mo Yingyue is going into labor." At this time, Qing Jue's voice echoed in Leng Ruoxue's heart.

  "Ah! Wait a minute!" Cold as Snow's mind turned, everyone in the living room was suddenly moved by her to the ring.

  "Xue Er, how did you send us into space?" asked Leng Qing Tian with a puzzled face.

  "Mo's sister is going into labor." Leng Ruo Xue explained.

  "Ah! Take me there quickly." The old man said anxiously.

  "Qing Jue." Cold as snow, Qing lightly called out, and everyone instantly appeared at Mo Yingyue's residence.

  "Ancestors, if snow, you have arrived." Li Yuan, who was outside the room and was anxiously pacing back and forth, greeted everyone after seeing them, then continued to circle around the house.

  "You little scamp, what's going on?" The old man asked somewhat anxiously.

  "It's being born." Li Yuan said with a somewhat pale face, at this time, another painful howl from Mo Yingyue came from the room, making Li Yuan's heart clench again! The speed of the rotation became even faster...

  "You little stinker, are you done yet? You've made my head spin!" The old man bellowed in exasperation.

  "Ancestor, I..." Li Yuan looked very wronged, looking at the furious ancestor, and obediently stopped, he was tense, just out of prison, Yingyue was about to give birth, this was really too sudden for him, not even a little mental preparation!

  "What are you! Get out of here!" The old man shouted with his eyes wide open.

  "Yes, ancestors." Li Yu looked pitiful, taking small steps and turning his head back every three steps, until he reached the gate of the courtyard.

  "Old man, why are you being so harsh on him?!" Leng Ruoxue looked at Li Yuan with sympathy and asked disapprovingly.

  "He's useless here, just causing trouble." The old man said somewhat angrily.

  "Wow! Wow!" As soon as the old man's voice fell, the baby's crying sound came out of the room.

  "It's born!" Li Yuan shouted with joy, jumping directly into the courtyard from outside.

  "Ancestors, young master, young madam has given birth to a pair of twins." The maid walked out of the room and bowed slightly to report.

  "Is it a boy or a girl?" Li Yuan asked somewhat nervously.

  "It's two young masters." The maid said happily.

  "Why are they all boys?" Li Yuan muttered to himself, his handsome face full of discontent.

  "What's wrong with the boy? You little stinker, hurry up and go see your wife." The old man lifted his foot and kicked Li Yuan's butt hard, directly kicking him into the house.

  "Haha!" Everyone couldn't help but burst out laughing at Li Yuan's disheveled appearance.

  "Grandpa, let's go back first, don't be a light bulb." Leng Ruo Xue turned her head and said to Leng Qing Tian and others, Mo Ying Yue couple must have a lot of things to say.

  "Alright, let's all go back now. We'll come again tomorrow to see the little baby." Leng Qingtian said very sensibly.

  After leaving Mo Yingyue's residence, Leng Ruo Xue and the others did not leave the village, but instead returned to their own bamboo houses.

  After entering the Purple Bamboo House, Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Jie arrived at the Refining Room together. She planned to refine a small gift for the two little treasures.

  "Xue Er, what are you planning to refine?" The demon asked curiously as he saw Leng Ruo Xue preparing to refine an item.

  "I want to make a pair of longevity locks." said Leng Ruoxue, as it was customary in this world for people to give newborn babies longevity locks, so she had no choice but to follow suit.

  "What should I send them then?" The demon furrowed his brow, somewhat worried, he neither knew how to refine equipment nor alchemy, alas! What could he send them?

  "Don't worry about it, isn't what I gave you the same as what you gave me?" Lan Ruoxue said calmly, that demoness was just waiting for her to say this!

  "Heh heh, Xue Er makes sense." The demon's extremely handsome face was filled with a pleased expression.

  Leng Ruoxue lit the furnace and added materials one by one, waiting for them to melt into ** before removing impurities and purifying. Then, according to the shape she imagined in her mind, she controlled the ** molding, finally quenching and shaping...

  After a set of procedures was completed, two small and lovely golden long-life locks quietly lay in the palm of her cold and snowy white hand.

  "How cute, isn't it a bit small?" The demon picked up one that was no larger than his fingernail and couldn't help but ask.

  "After recognizing the master, it will return to its normal size." explained Leng Ruoxue.

  "Are you defending the Sacred Artifact?" The demon asked with a hint of surprise.

  "Hmm." Cold as snow nodded and said.

  "Monster, after I see the little treasure tomorrow, I will decide to go into seclusion. What about you?" asked Leng Ruo Xue.

  "I'll accompany you in seclusion!" The demon's words were a matter of course.

  "Ah!" Leng Ruo Xue's forehead dripped with two drops of cold sweat, what did this demon mean? Did he want to go into seclusion with her?

  "Xue Er, I promise I won't disturb you." The demon guaranteed very seriously, he just didn't want to be too far away from Xue Er! Wooo...if it's been too long since he saw Xue Er, he would go crazy.

  "Alright then! We'll go into seclusion tomorrow." said Leng Ruoxue with some helplessness.

  The next day, Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Jiao went to take a look at the little baby, then bade farewell to Leng Qing Tian and others before formally closing their doors.

  After Leng Ruoxue closed her door, Leng Qingtian and others also started closing their doors one after another.

  Three months later, in "Qian Kun Chui".

  "Huh? Lin Xiaozi, you're out of seclusion?" The old man who was sitting on the stone bench saw Lin Liang walking out of his bamboo house with a radiant complexion and asked.

  "Hmm, what about the others? Haven't they come out yet?" Lin Liang asked with some curiosity, seeing that only the old man was there.

  "No, you are the first one to come out." The old man explained that except for him and Zao Lao, everyone else had chosen to stay in seclusion.

  "What about Old Man Zao? Didn't he also go into seclusion? Why are you the only one here?" Lin Liang asked, completely puzzled.

  "He went to the Dragon Clan." The old man said calmly, and the little girl doll and others were not there. That old thing started to show off everywhere, and later, it also urged its own dragon to take him to play in the Dragon Clan, and this time it was more than a month.

  "Isn't he supposed to be refining his equipment? What's he doing going to the Dragon Clan? The Dragon Clan isn't exactly welcoming to humans, is he not afraid that once he goes, he won't come back?" Lin Liang said somewhat helplessly, why was this old man so impossible to deal with?

  "It's better if he doesn't come back!" The old man said with a mixture of excitement and schadenfreude, thinking that the old scoundrel might not return, his aged face almost bursting into laughter.

  "The old man is back." Just as the old man was secretly pleased with himself, Qing Jue's words poured cold water on his beautiful dream.

  "Little doll, are you sure?" The old man asked somewhat gloomily.

  "Don't believe me? Look for yourselves, he didn't come back alone." Qing Jue pointed outside and said.

  The old man and Lin Liang looked in the direction that Qing Jue pointed, took a look, and suddenly, both of their faces changed. What... what does this mean? Has Lao Lao become a hostage?

  "Qing Jue, let me out and take a look." Lin Liang thought for a moment, then said to Qing Jue.

  "It's all right," said Qing Jue, and at the same time, Lao Tou had already been moved by him from outside to inside the circle.

  "You damned old thing, you've done a good job!" The old man immediately chased after the bad old man and started beating him up as soon as he saw him.

  "Ah! It's none of my business, waa... They insisted on following me, I'm innocent!" The old man shouted loudly while hiding around.

  "Lin Xiaozhi, save me!" The old man cried out to Lin Liang for help.

  But Lin Liang turned his head to one side, pretending he hadn't heard.

  "What are you doing?" Suddenly, a stern voice cut in.

  "Ah! Old Leng, save me quickly, this old man has gone mad!" The bad old man ran to the side of Cold Engine Heaven and hid behind him.

  "You two old guys are already hundreds of years old when added together, how can you still act like a little kid?" Leng Qingtian said with some helplessness. As soon as he came out, he saw the two old men chasing and hitting each other. Fortunately, there were not many people here now, otherwise, if the younger generation saw it, what would they think!

  "Ask him what good deeds he has done?" The old man said with a snort.

  "What have you done again?" Leng Qingtian looked at the old man with some puzzlement and asked.

  "What's wrong? I didn't do anything!" The old man pouted, his face full of grievances.

  Leng Qingtian shifted his gaze towards the old man and inquired with his eyes.

  "Just take a look outside and you'll know." The old man reminded him.

  "Huh? What's going on?" Leng Qingtian looked out of the window and was shocked to see that outside were thousands of dragons, some in human form, others in beast form.

  "It was all his doing." said the old man.

  "What do they want to do?" Leng Qingtian frowned and asked somewhat unpleasantly.

  "I don't know either, they said they wanted to see the young lady and insisted on following me back, waa... I had no choice!" Old man Zhao looked like he was about to cry from frustration.

  "Hum! You still have the nerve to say that. If you didn't go to Dragon Island, would they follow you back?" The old man roared angrily.

  "Have you gone to Long Island?" Leng Qingtian glared and asked.

  "Hmm, went to take a look." The old man said in a low voice.

  "In that case, I'll leave these big guys to you." said Leng Qingtian in a very unbrotherly manner.

  "Wu... girl, hurry up and get out of here!" The old man's eyes were filled with tears as he prayed.

  At this time, Leng Ruoxue, who was in seclusion in the Purple Bamboo House, had reached a critical moment in her cultivation. After absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for some time, her body had long been in a state of saturation, but there had been no signs of breakthrough. However, over the past two days, she had vaguely felt the threshold of advancing to the next level, so she had been making an all-out effort...

  The demon beside her had long since finished his cultivation, but he had always stayed by her side, never leaving for even half a step.

  "Xuě ér, jiā yóu ō!" The demon muttered to himself, his eyes fixed unblinkingly on Leng Ruò Xuě.

  Rong Ruoxue, who was exerting her utmost effort, gathered all of her vast spiritual energy together and compressed it into a thread of spiritual energy that was even finer than a strand of hair. She controlled this thread as it revolved around the meridians in her body thirty-six times before directing it to launch a fierce attack on her already weakened spiritual barrier...

  Under the crazy bombardment of fine silk threads, the wall barrier shattered with a loud "bang", and the cold-as-snow "Inverted Heaven Technique" finally entered the fourth layer.

  "'Reversal of Heaven' broke through the third layer, consuming all of Leng Ruoxue's spiritual energy. As a result, her body began to frantically absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth like an endless abyss..."

  When her body had replenished about three layers of spiritual energy, Leng Ruo Xue slowly opened her eyes. The demon's stunningly handsome face instantly appeared before her eyes.

  "Xue Er, you've finally broken through." The demon's lips curled up into an irresistibly charming smile as he said happily.

  "You little scamp, you startled me!" Cold-as-Snow said with feigned anger.

  "Hehe, Xue'er, I'm going to die for you." The demon tightly hugged Cold-as-Snow's slender waist and rested his head on her shoulder, saying with a hint of coquetry.

  "Silly demon, aren't we always together?" Leng Ruoxue said with some helplessness. The demon wouldn't close up by itself, so the two of them stayed in the Purple Bamboo House.

  "How can it be the same, although it's within arm's reach, but...can't hug, can't kiss, waaah..." The bright black eyes sparkled with tears, pitifully said.

  "Alright, stop pretending to be pitiful, I'll make it up to you later." Leng Ruoxue cooed.

  "We've got to wait till later?" The demon pouted, somewhat discontentedly.

  "Hmm, you demon, how long have we been in seclusion?"

  "It's almost four months now." The demon calculated the time and said.

  "It's been so long? You demon, let's get out of here first!" Leng Ruoxue said.

  "Hmm." The demon knew that he couldn't push Xue Er too hard, or else his compensation would run away.

  Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Jiao walked out of the Purple Bamboo House when Qing Jue was already waiting for her outside.

  "Sister, congratulations on breaking through again." Qing Jue said happily, heh heh, he could unlock another layer of seal now, and more importantly, his land would increase again.

  "Qing Jue, you're standing guard outside, are you trying to get me to lift the seal quickly?" Leng Ruo Xue said calmly.

  "Mmm." Qing Jue nodded vigorously with his small head, looking at Leng Ruo Xue with an expectant face.

  "Qing Jue, last time after unsealing the seal, what ability did you obtain? You haven't told me yet!" Leng Ruo Xue brought up old debts, humph! She had been remembering this matter all along!

  "Heh heh, sister, the ability I obtained last time is mainly defensive. During battles, I can transform into your armor." Qing Jue explained.

  "Oh, this time you're not allowed to pretend anymore!" Cold Snow warned, and immediately waved her hands, casting the seal-breaking spell, unlocking another layer of the 'Dry Universe Bracelet'."

  After the seal of 'Qian Kun Chui' was opened again, the spiritual energy in space became more dense, the area expanded by nearly twice, and three new pieces of land appeared.

  "I've got a new place!" Qing Jue exclaimed happily.

  "Green Master, this is great! We can plant more things now." The little black dog also jumped up and down happily.

  Leng Ruo Xue's forehead dripped with two drops of cold sweat, her heart couldn't help but seethe with anger. These two were more enthusiastic about the land than they were when they saw her!

  "Sister, my new ability this time is that I can transform into your weapon!" Qing Jue said without waiting for Leng Ruo Xue to ask, and then immediately vanished into thin air.

  "Transform into my weapon? That's not bad." said Leng Ruoxue to herself.

  "Haha, Xue'er, you've finally come out." At this time, people like Leng Qingtian who felt the change in space collectively arrived at the front of the Purple Bamboo House.

  "Grandfather, when are you leaving?" asked Leng Ruoxue with some curiosity.

  "It's been almost a month since Lao Lin and I left the pass, and if Han and the others are a bit late." Leng Qingtian explained with a smile.

  "Grandfather, are we going to ascend now?" asked Leng Ruoxue.

  "Xue Er, wait a minute, don't rush! Ah... the Dragon Emperor wants to see you, he's currently residing in the General's Mansion!" Leng Qing Tian said with a difficult expression.

  "Dragon Emperor? Long Hao? What does he want from me?" Cold-as-snow beauty's beautiful eyes were filled with question marks, asking in confusion.

  "I don't know, Long Hao won't say! He insists on seeing you." Leng Qingtian said helplessly. These days, the old men had been probing and asking about the purpose of the dragons' visit, but the dragons' mouths were tighter than clamshells, and they couldn't pry them open.

  "Then I'll go see him!" said Leng Ruoxue with a light sigh.

  Out of 'Qian Kun Chui', Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Nie went directly to find Long Huang.

  "Dragon Emperor, what brings you to look for me?" In the garden, Leng Ruoxue found Long Hao who was lying on a chair, sunbathing, and asked straightforwardly.

  "Leng Miss, our dragon clan wants to acknowledge you as our master." Long Hao smiled and said.

  "Is that it?" Leng Ruo Xue was stunned for a moment. If it's just this, why did the dragon clan make such a big fuss about it?

  "Hmm." Long Hao nodded, Ah! Being human also feels pretty good. In the days since they arrived in the human world, the dragon tribe's divine beasts had all transformed into human form to live among them. Otherwise, this small general's manor really wouldn't be able to fit them all.

  "Then my grandfather asked you, why didn't you say anything?" Leng Ruo Xue really couldn't understand what these dragons were thinking.

  "We were afraid you'd refuse, so we wanted to talk to you in person." Long Hao said with some embarrassment.

  "Hmm! You actually guessed it right, I already have enough pets for now and don't plan on adding any more temporarily." Leng Ruoxue said truthfully, as for whether she would add more in the future, even she didn't know.

  "Can't... can't you make an exception just this once? Considering our past dealings?" Long Hao said with some lack of confidence, he also knew that the last time they had made a deal, they were in the wrong, but he couldn't help but use it to try and get closer.

  "Our dragon clan is very powerful and will definitely become your greatest help in the future." Long Hao added.

  "Long Hao, although I don't plan to take in any more beasts for the time being, my relatives and subordinates can still do so. So, if your clansmen are willing, they can acknowledge them as their masters." Leng Ruoxue reminded kindly, but in fact, she was very clear about why the dragon clan wanted to acknowledge her as their master, so letting the dragon clan acknowledge her own relatives and subordinates as their masters was a win-win situation.

  "This... I need to discuss it with the elders," Long Hao said somewhat awkwardly.

  "No problem, take your time to think about it! However, I'd like to remind you that we're about to leave the Lingfeng Continent!" Leng Ruoxue said as she pulled Yaoni and turned to leave.

  "Xue Er, will the Dragon Clan agree?" The demon asked with some curiosity.

  "It's a gathering, otherwise they wouldn't have run all the way here." Lan Xue said calmly, guessing that the Dragon Clan was now dragon-less.

  "Where are we going?" The two people spoke at the same time and had already walked out of Jiang Jun's mansion.

  "I'm going to advance in rank!" Cold Snow's lips curled up into a faint smile as she said.

  Arriving at a spacious empty ground, Leng Ruo Xue summoned her wings.

  "Feathers, I'm going to advance in rank." Leng Ruoxue said directly to Yu.

  "Yes, master." The wings flapped and took off, slowly turning into a small black dot that disappeared in the sky.

  Yua carried Leng Ruoxue and Yao Jie to that uninhabited mountain valley.

  Leng Ruo Xue jumped down from the back of Yu and released his own beast, then sat cross-legged on a huge rock, waiting for the arrival of the Heavenly Rules.

  After a moment, the Heavenly Rules arrived as promised, and Leng Yue absorbed them wholeheartedly. The Heavenly Rules bestowed upon her spiritual energy...

  As the rules of heaven and earth slowly dissipated, a message suddenly appeared in Leng Ruoxue's mind: Three days later, leave Pingfeng Continent!

  So soon? Leng Ruoxue hadn't expected that after advancing to Spirit God, she would have to leave so quickly!

  After being promoted, Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Jiao immediately returned to the General's Manor and told everyone about this matter.

  "Hmm, there are only three days left before we leave, is there anything else that needs to be taken care of? Hurry up and take care of it." Leng Qingtian reminded, after discussion, these old men have already decided that when they meet the other party, they will promote them to a higher rank.

  "I can leave at any time."

  "Me too!"

  "Feng Da, go to 'De Yi Lou' and tell Wang Dage and the others that from now on, it belongs to them." Leng Ruo Xue suddenly said to Feng Da. Since 'De Yi Lou' opened for business, she had never managed it, and fortunately Xu Hang was not clear about her relationship with 'De Yi Lou', so it was able to escape disaster.

  "Yes, miss, shall I go to the Storm Mercenaries and ask them to take care of it?" Feng Da proposed.

  "Go on a trip and bring this to Brother Jiu by the way." Leng Ruo Xue took out two Lingdan, handed them to Feng Da.

  "Alright." Feng Da replied, turning around and leaving the General's mansion.

  Everything was arranged, and the dragon tribe was also notified of their departure time. Cold as snow and others quietly waited for the moment of their departure to arrive.

  Three days later.

  "Grandpa." Leng Ruo Xue looked at Leng Qing Tian standing in the garden, softly calling out to him, as he was the only one still outside.

  "Xue Er, let me take one last look!" Leng Qing Tian said with a tone of reluctance, after leaving today, he might not have the chance to come back again.

  "Good." Leng Ruoxue replied.

  "Xue'er, send me into space!" Leng Qingtian finally spoke up.

  Leng Ruo Xue nodded slightly and sent Leng Qing Tian into the ring. The garden was left with only her alone.

  A moment later, a golden light beam fell from the sky and enveloped Leng Ruoxue's body. After just a few minutes, the light beam disappeared, and at this time, the garden was already empty...

  Digression

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