Chapter 606 - 605: The Situation Becomes Clear, Questions from the Saint

"Hey! Your first question is quite tricky!"

Xiaoyao Zi laughed, took a sip of his drink and said, "Hmm".

"This wine, truly a treasure of the mortal world! I’m afraid not even the ancient fairyland from the past could produce a few kinds that could compare to it! It’s well worth dying once for!"

During his speech, he took another sip, then looked over and said.

"I’ve tasted a fellow cultivator’s effort in this wine. I guess the brewer must be a practitioner of the divine path, following the Path of the Wine God?"

Li Jing nodded.

Receiving his affirmation, Xiaoyao Zi’s eyes sparkled.

"Is it really the disciple of the Path of the Wine God? Well, I guess I would have to trouble you to introduce me..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Xiang Yunxian calmly interrupted.

"Can you talk less nonsense? You haven’t answered the Lord’s question yet."

Xiaoyao Zi smirked upon hearing her words.

Xiang Yunxian’s positive impression of him truly plummeted because of his previous disrespect.

He was still respecting her in the tavern just now...

Even though he isn’t shouting now, the respect is completely gone.

Looking at Li Jing’s meaningful gaze, Xiaoyao Zi hesitated for a moment, then sighed deeply.

"It seems that I cannot escape some karma."

Saying so, he took a big gulp of his drink, then looked up.

"You already know I’m a master in calculation, this is my primary skill. I arrived in the Immortal Realm very early, before anything had started. I sensed some abnormalities and calculated that the Immortal Realm would soon face destruction. Therefore, I walked ahead of everyone and settled down in the Immortal Realm a hundred years before anything happened."

Upon hearing Xiaoyao Zi’s words, Li Jing slightly frowned.

This narrative was far beyond his expectations.

He didn’t expect.

This man came to the Immortal Realm a hundred years before the disaster.

This guy’s instinct to survive is really strong...

It’s known.

The Ancient Fairyland didn’t fall into destruction at once, and not all the Void creatures invaded the Ancient Fairyland at one go.

From the invasion of the Void creatures to the destruction of the Ancient Fairyland, there was a very long process.

In worst scenario.

The strong and brave ones in the Ancient Fairyland put up a real fight.

They didn’t know how many top-notch fighters fell, but their efforts definitely paid off.

If we look at it this way.

Xiaoyao Zi didn’t just walk ahead of everyone, did he?

While pondering, Xiang Yunxian, who was sitting at the side, spoke incomprehensibly.

"If you had known in advance that the Ancient Fairyland would be destroyed, why didn’t you disclose the relevant information to the strong ones who might’ve been able to alter the situation? They might have..."

Before she could finish, Li Jing waved his hand.

"Yunxian, your question is redundant."

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Xiang Yunxian.

"Some things are destined to happen and nobody can stop them."

Li Jing spoke.

"The current Immortal Realm is a trap. Wasn’t the Ancient Fairyland from the past the same? How could the mere inhabitants of the Ancient Fairyland withstand the power from the Upper Three Realms?"

Saying so, he glanced down the mountain.

"Look at the Human Saint at the foot of the mountain and you should understand. She, even in the Upper Three Realms, is an incredibly powerful presence. Yet now, she is like a dead person, deep in sleep. Whether she can wake up is a question."

Hearing Li Jing’s words, Xiang Yunxian was silent.

Xiaoyao Zi, sitting opposite, gave a thumbs up.

"You’re really clear-headed."

Just after praising him, his expression became strange.

"You really know a lot. Not only do you know that the current Immortal Realm is a trap, you even know about..."

Before he could finish, Li Jing raised an eyebrow.

"Did the invasion of the Ancient Fairyland by the Void creatures really orchestrated by the Upper Three Realms?"

"..."

Xiaoyao Zi.

He thought Li Jing really knew.

Who would have thought that someone would guess right from his words?

Seeing Xiaoyao Zi’s speechless face, Li Jing smiled.

"From what I know, people from the Upper Three Realms targeted the Ancient Fairyland because they were looking for and competing for something. Do you know what they were looking for?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyao Zi’s face changed slightly.

"Where did you hear that from?"

"I guessed it."

Li Jing showed a toothy smile.

"You GUESSED it!?"

Xiaoyao Zi was clearly disbelieving.

"Seems like I guessed it correctly?"

Li Jing tilted his head.

"..."

Xiaoyao Zi was lost for words, then said.

"Sir, let’s talk about the affairs of Nightly City."

Xiang Yunxian, who was listening, was really enjoying it at this point.

She knew that Li Jing had been to the Ancient Fairyland.

But she didn’t know what exactly had happened there, or what it is like now.

Now, there was a knowledgeable person sitting in front of her, talking about the Ancient Fairyland, how could she not listen carefully?

Seeing Xiaoyao Zi trying to divert the topic after speaking only a few words, Xiang Yunxian frowned.

Just as she was about to speak, Li Jing nodded.

"Alright."

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Xiang Yunxian was puzzled and turned around.

Facing her stare, Li Jing lifted his bowl and took a sip of Li Lingyin’s fine brew, then said casually.

"Xiaoyao Zi has lived through times far longer than we could imagine. Even a pig, if it lives for such a long time, might probably be able to roam the Three Realms and even walk with arrogance in most places."

???

Xiang Yunxian.

Li Jing’s words left her somewhat bewildered.

Is he mocking Xiaoyao Zi here?

Xiaoyao Zi, however, responded with a bitter smile.

"Sir, since you understand this, why can’t you use a more appropriate analogy?"

"I’m just stating the facts."

Li Jing shrugged, saying.

"Sir, you predicted the destruction of the Ancient Fairyland years ago, so you must have been extremely lucky to survive, right?"

Hearing this, Xiang Yunxian finally understood.

Xiaoyao Daoist almost lost his life over Li Jing’s calculations, what kind of backlash must he have suffered to foresee such a significant event?

It’s a miracle that he didn’t drop dead on the spot. How could he have managed to inform others about the related news?

Just like Li Jing said.

If a pig, like Xiaoyao Daoist, lived for such a long time, it would probably have become a super Monster King, or even a ruler of the Upper Three Realms.

On the other hand,

Looking at Li Jing’s words, Xiaoyao Daoist revealed a bitter expression on his face, saying,

"Fellow Daoist, don’t make fun of me, let’s get down to business."

Li Jing nodded and didn’t talk any further.

Seeing this, Xiaoyao Daoist looked relieved, then started the conversation.

"Fellow Daoist should understand that today’s Immortal Realm is in a big game, and that there have been many unexpected changes in the Immortal Realm recently, with many people who shouldn’t have appeared showing up in various places of the realm, right?"

Without waiting for Li Jing to respond, he laughed again.

"Given your delicate mind, Fellow Daoist, you must have guessed that the incident in Night City is part of the game?"

"I had some suspicions, but I wasn’t sure until I heard you mention it in the tavern."

Li Jing replied, saying,

"Fellow Daoist, I understand that there are some things you can’t talk about in your cultivation. But I hope you can be more straightforward with me, instead of talking in riddles. If there are any inconveniences, you can choose things that won’t harm yourself."

Li Jing’s words were very sincere.

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyao Daoist raised his eyebrows slightly and nodded.

"The place where the Nalan family and Night City Lord went is not far away. Just ten thousand miles to the west after leaving the city, but the place is a sealed space. You need to understand the Dao of Seals or the Dao of Space, and have extremely high accomplishments to find the entrance and enter it."

Having said this, Xiaoyao Daoist wiped the red blood that had seeped out of his nose and continued.

"What’s sealed in the sealed space is a dragon, the mythical Candle Dragon. Of course, it’s not the one we know from mythology, which is a genuine top-tier primal beast. This sealed one is just its offspring, with the lineage of a Divine Beast."

"In the old days, it was the top Monster King among the Monster Beasts of the Ancient Fairyland, a Peak of Return to Origin and half a step into the Immortal King Realm. It shouldn’t have stayed in the Ancient Fairyland, but it chose to stay forcefully to settle a karma."

After saying two sentences in a row, Xiaoyao Daoist "uh-wah" vomited a large mouthful of black blood.

Xiang Yunxian’s eyes jumped at the sight.

After turning around in circles, Xiaoyao Daoist finally stopped talking in riddles and stated the matter straightforwardly, and what he said was far beyond what was expected.

He even mentioned the Immortal King Realm, which she had never heard of.

But this man suddenly vomited blood while talking, which was really scary...

Li Jing, however, frowned.

Xiaoyao Daoist’s vomiting blood proved that what he said was true, and it was something ordinary people shouldn’t know.

The more severe his vomiting,

the more influential the involved parties...

Seeing Xiaoyao Daoist vomit two to three liters of blood in one breath, his face pale as paper, then pick up the wine bowl and gulp down, his face regaining its color, Li Jing spoke in a timely manner.

"I accidentally learned that the big game in the Immortal Realm is related to the Buddhism of the Upper Three Realms, and it involves karma. You just mentioned that this Candle Dragon stayed in the Ancient Immortal Realm to settle a karma, so is this Candle Dragon also a pawn in the game?"

"Not really."

Xiaoyao Daoist shook his head and gasped, saying,

"It is the karma of a key figure in the big game."

After saying this, he abruptly turned his head.

Then, he bent down and vomited blood like it was free.

Seeing Xiaoyao Daoist like this, Li Jing immediately determined that he had touched on a key point.

The karma of a key figure...

This.

He really wanted to ask more about it.

However, seeing Xiaoyao Daoist in this state, asking more may put his life in danger.

At this point, Li Jing really admired him a little.

Xiaoyao Daoist was suffering a backlash because he was saying things he shouldn’t.

In terms of arithmetic jargon, it’s revealing the secrets of heavens.

But if you want to reveal the secrets of heavens, you have to at least calculate it first, right?

How many times has she experienced it to be able to calculate so accurately?

And then...

Li Jing understood why Xiaoyao Daoist’s independent world was so vast that it was indescribable, yet his actual cultivation level was just of the Eleven realms.

This one ...

It’s really not easy to have lived up until now.

From seeing him calculate as soon as they met, guess he has this occupational disease where he uses his fingers to calculate when there is nothing to do.

While being amazed, Xiaoyao Daoist, after vomiting blood for quite some time, looked shakily towards him.

"I really can’t tell what’s left, it’s deadly. If you want to know more, you should try to get involved or explore it yourself. After all, with your fate pattern, whoever encounters you..."

He stopped halfway, quickly covering his mouth.

Li Jing frowned.

Just when he was about to get to the key point, the guy suddenly shut up.

Xiang Yunxian also locked her eyebrows tightly.

She already understood and witnessed Xiaoyao Daoist’s difficulty.

But this is too painful!

Just as she was speechless, Xiaoyao Daoist looked around regretfully, removing his hand from his mouth.

"Friend, shall we end here for today?"

"Alright."

Li Jing responded.

With this response, Xiaoyao Daoist looked delighted and grabbed the wine jar and picked up the plate with seafood.

"I’ll take away this wine and seafood, you don’t have to see me off."

Having said that, he took a step forward and left the Little Universe.

Xiang Yunxian was stunned and turned her head.

"Master, Xiaoyao Daoist knows a lot of truths, and you’re going to let him go like this?"

"What you do not want to be done to yourself, do not do to others."

Li Jing replied casually, then said.

"And I can’t keep him. If I really tried, my Little Universe would probably suffer. As for you, you probably don’t even qualify to see him off."

Xiang Yunxian was dumbfounded, then asked.

"Being an emperor, how come you can’t deal with him?"

"There’s a different level, not much to say."

Li Jing shook his head and said.

"His true realm should be stronger than Nalan Que’s peak period, that is, beyond the Heavenly Emperor. Perhaps in his heyday, he was a saint emperor who could rule the Upper Three Realms. His independent world is still there, even if his realm has fallen. Compared to Nalan Que’s remnant soul, he’s undeniably countless times stronger. But until it’s absolutely necessary, someone like him who cultivates life won’t take action against others."

Hearing what he said, Xiang Yunxian thought for a while then voiced her doubts.

"Master, if Xiaoyao Daoist is so strong, why is he... "

Before she finished asking, Li Jing laughed.

"I’m not sure, maybe he foresaw something when he was calculating me, or maybe he encountered me and got involved in our karma. This is my first time dealing with arithmetic, but I’ve heard some concepts are complicated. As to why he told us these things, only he knows."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Yunxian seemed thoughtful, then looked up and expressed her admiration.

"Master, you know so much, and your thinking is clear and agile. I wish I could be as clear as you."

Li Jing was speechless for a moment when this compliment was thrown at him.

However, it was an opportunity as well.

"You’ve just been closed off for too long, lacking experience. Maybe if you go around more in the future, things will get better."

He said softly, then with a meaningful tone.

"I also have a way that can immediately enrich your knowledge and experience."

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Xiang Yunxian sent out a question mark, curious to know more.

"What kind of method?"

"Xiao Ai."

Li Jing gently called out.

"Coming!"

A seductive, nurse-uniformed figure named Xiao Ai instantly appeared at the echo of the ethereal feminine voice.

Seeing Xiao Ai, Xiang Yunxian was stunned.

This...

How incredibly unorthodox!?

Why is she dressed like this!?

Daring to dress like this!?

And looking at her...

She is actually pretty good looking!

Even as a woman, she couldn’t help but admire...

"Let me introduce you, this is Xiao Ai, the embodiment of the Will of Heaven in this place."

Li Jing spoke.

The Will of Heaven!?

Xiang Yunxian was stunned again.

It was normal for places with unique rules to have a Will of Heaven.

Yet, the fact that Li Jing could casually summon it, and it was so... human-like...

She had never heard of such a thing.

The key point was that this Will of Heaven was... quite sexy...

While she was still in a daze, Li Jing gave Xiao Ai instructions.

"Xiao Ai, Yunxian has not yet been exposed to Blue Star culture, you will need to help her familiarize with it in the following period. Once you feel she’s up to speed, introduce her to the others. Also, since Yunxian is a pharmacist, find some books on modern pharmacology from Blue Star for her to read."

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Xiang Yunxian.

She didn’t understand what Blue Star culture was.

She also didn’t know what modern medicine was.

But it didn’t take her long to realize.

Li Jing was trying to get rid of this little fan of his!

Just as she wanted to say something, Xiao Ai beat her to it.

"Don’t worry, master, leave it to me. I promise to take good care of her."

With that, Xiao Ai vanished from sight.

Along with her, Xiang Yunxian had also disappeared...

Seeing this, Li Jing felt vastly relieved.

This Xiao Ai, was worth keeping.

It’s worth mentioning.

He didn’t feel that taking care of Xiang Yunxian was a hassle.

Even though she often seems very deliberate, he, who is someone responsible, didn’t dislike it.

The real issue was.

The journey that lay ahead might not be suitable to bring her along anymore.

Holding up his wine cup, Li Jing narrowed his eyes.

The Candle Dragon, the cause and effect of the key figures.

Nightly City, the Nalan family.

Upon closer inspection, it seemed Nalan Que was probably the key figure.

If that was the case.

It seems he was quite prescient for sparing his life.

Considering the current situation.

It’s no longer a question of whether he wants to get involved in this game.

Meeting Nalan Que and facilitating Ling Ling’s resurrection, he had undeniably propelled the development of the situation.

The plans of the Upper Three Realms obviously wouldn’t include him.

Regardless of his cross-universe journey being a mistake made by the Big World’s Heavenly Taoist, even if Xiaoyao Zi had just calculated him, they should have been able to see a hint of it.

Thus, it’s easy to deduce.

He is completely an unforeseen accident to the plan.

This accident, however, extends beyond merely the chain that possibly involves key characters like Nalan Que, but also involves Half-demon Kong Zhi and the Ancient Demon Ximen Hong.

The situation, seems to be a bit too coincidental.

It almost seems like everything is manipulated by the Big World’s Heavenly Taoist...

Contemplating, Li Jing heaved a sigh.

All this fuss, most probably, is the doing of the one behind the scenes, the sister.

If something is happening, why not just say it outright?

It wouldn’t hurt to give a hint!

Making one guess like solving a riddle, isn’t it a hassle?

Regardless of his speculations, Li Jing couldn’t confirm if he was right.

If he really was right.

The Big World’s Heavenly Taoist might not necessarily be unwilling to find him.

The overall situation is developing.

It wouldn’t be possible without dealing with that person.

After all, the Immortal Realm is part of the Big World.

The interference from the Upper Three Realms.

Even if that person has yet to find out, they would definitely do something once they notice.

Right now.

She might be caught up in some situation and couldn’t free herself.

Emptying out his wine cup in one gulp, Li Jing leisurely got up, and with a move, arrived in front of the Saint beneath the Canglong Mountain.

"Saint, I have countless questions. Can you awake to answer a few of my questions before you sleep again?"

Before his voice even faded, a gentle whisper sounded in his ear.

"Do I really look old?"

???

Li Jing.

Holy hell!

Taking two quick steps back, Li Jing stared at the Human Saint lying on the ground without making a sound.

"Saint, are... are you... playing dead?"

"If I could pretend to be dead, would I still be lying here?"

The whispering voice sounded again in his ear.

Upon hearing this, Li Jing was convinced that it was indeed the Human Saint speaking to him. Considering the odd sense of logic in the words, he asked, bewildered.

"So, Saint, have you actually ’awakened’?"

"Only for a short while."

The Saint responded, saying.

"You, this youngster, are indeed interesting. You are familiar with the existence of the Original Demon, and somehow met Xiaoyao Zi - a slick old fellow that I couldn’t catch after searching the entire Ancient Fairyland back in the day. Honestly, I don’t understand how you did it."

Facing the Saint’s barrage of remarks, Li Jing blinked twice.

"This, perhaps, is fate."

"Fate?"

The Saint muttered and then exclaimed.

"Are you... backed by the Big World’s Heavenly Taoist?"

Li Jing remained silent, offering no response.

The Saint could originally sense everything around her, but she was not fully conscious.

Once she regained consciousness, her perceptions were naturally more pronounced.

Faced with Li Jing’s silence, she spoke faintly.

"Are you wary of me?"

"Should I not be wary of you?"

Li Jing retorted.

"I am a human saint..."

"So?"

"Aren’t you human as well?"

"I am, but in my past life, saints were considered a mere hypothesis."

Li Jing sat down, continuing.

"You might not have heard of materialism and atheism. If you ever wake up one day, I don’t mind lecturing you. Unfortunately, it’s uncertain whether you’ll ever wake up again."

The Saint fell silent.

She was at a loss.

She didn’t understand what Li Jing was saying.

This was the first time she had encountered a human who showed such disrespect towards a human saint.

After a while, she spoke softly.

"My consciousness is starting to fade again. Listen carefully to what I am about to say."

Li Jing raised an eyebrow, pulling out a melon and holding it up.

"Go ahead."

"..."

The Saint was speechless, then forced herself to speak.

"The big picture is moving, meaning those people in the Upper Three Realms are planning to find the object I brought down to the lower world. With great power comes great responsibility. Not to mention, you are a descendant of my human race; you must take this matter to heart and do your best to resist...."

Before she could finish speaking, Li Jing took a bite out of his melon, interrupting her.

"So, you were the reason for the destruction of Ancient Fairyland."

"..."

The Saint paused, replying.

"You could say that, but you could also say it wasn’t."

"Then why should I clean up your mess?"

Li Jing tilted his head.

"..."

The Saint.

Clean up your mess...

How crude.

But while the words were crude, the sentiment was none.

Especially as Li Jing didn’t seem to show much respect for her as a human saint.

Noticing the Saint falling silent once again, Li Jing broke the silence.

"If I clean up your mess, what’s in it for me?"

Faced with his pragmatic question, the Saint hesitated and then responded.

"I have nothing to offer you. Like you said, it’s uncertain whether I’ll be able to wake up ever again."

"Tsk."

Li Jing clicked his tongue and said.

"You want me to do something, but you won’t give me anything in return. Why would I ever agree to that?"

Without waiting for the Saint’s response, he broke into a playful grin.

"How about this? I’ll try to thwart the people from the Upper Three Realms. If I succeed and one day you wake up, will you serve me?"

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The Saint sent out a questioning mark with her thoughts.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Nothing special, I just need a capable secretary."

Li Jing flashed a toothy grin.

"A secretary?"

The Saint looked puzzled, then said.

"Even though I don’t understand your words, if you can prevent all this and I can wake up, I’ll agree to your request."

"Great."

Li Jing quickly responded, then asked.

"What is the item that you brought down from Upper Three Realms? Can you explain it more explicitly?"

"I should be sleeping."

The Saint didn’t give a straight answer.

"Tsk."

Li Jing smacked his lips, stood up silently.

At the same time, the Saint disappeared from where she stood, something fell into the lake with a "plop".

"Are you...truly human?"

A doubtful inquiry followed.

"Absolutely."

Li Jing laughed, then left the Little Universe.

At the same time.

At the bottom of the lake, the Saint was embraced by an independent underwater space, and a jade bed emerged, holding her up.

Then, the rules of Little Universe were activated.

The four Life Trees emitted a vast vitality that was drawn and fused into a delicate and constant flow to the bottom of the lake.

Experiencing such treatment, the human saint, already on the verge of exploding, was absolutely flabbergasted.

This boy...

Wasn’t too bad, was he?

Just as she thought that, she found that she could no longer feel the surroundings.

To be precise.

Her senses were confined to this narrow underwater space.

Damn!

She cursed silently as her consciousness gradually grew dim.

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