Fears about the Northern Wilderness ignited within him like a wildfire, setting Wu Wang on edge.

The Northern Wilderness was too far from the Human Domain. Without the accompaniment of an expert above the Heavenly Immortal Realm, even with a sky-flight Magic treasure, it would take one to three months to reach.

—The speed varied, depending on the quality of the sky-flight Magic treasure and how advanced the cultivator wielding the treasure was.

Wu Wang had originally planned to visit home once he reached the Yuanxian level, to see his father and mother and check on the... physical and mental health... of those beautiful girls in the clan who had not yet come of age.

At that time, the round trip would take just half a year, and he wouldn't waste too much energy on the journey.

But man proposes, God disposes. The sudden incident with Xiao Gu Duo could possibly spark a 'trust crisis' between the Northern Wilderness and the Heaven Palace.

The Northern Wilderness, unlike the Human Domain, also fell under the order of the Heaven Palace. However, due to the peculiar nature of the Star God and its exclusive claim over the Northern Wilderness, the Heaven Palace had no say over its matters.

But with the Northern Wilderness having three blood nights in the past, consistently supplying the Human Domain with minerals, and the Hundred Races in the Northern Wilderness being too peaceful... These factors had long made the Heaven Palace suspect something was wrong with the Star God.

The Heaven Palace must have sent someone to visit the Star God; likely, they were fooled by his mother.

But should there be solid evidence that the Northern Wilderness' Human race had established a stable cooperation with the Human Domain...

It would be entirely reasonable and natural for the Heaven Palace to demand a person from the Star God.

On the hurried journey back to the Annihilation Sect, Wu Wang took out several Jade Talismans and made simple arrangements for all the matters he could think of and should consider.

As for the Benevolent Emperor Pavilion, he didn't need to worry about it—it was full of talented individuals, not lacking in capable people.

His key arrangements still revolved around the development of the Refining Master Alliance within the Annihilation Sect, which was an important matter for both the Human Domain and the Human race.

The ultimate purpose of Wu Wang's actions was to initiate a 'refining revolution' in the Human Domain, to change the status quo with technology.

As for Immortal Mu's safety, Wu Wang wasn't really worried.

She had left on her own accord, obviously with her own plans in mind. As an old 'Hermit of Mount Hua' who had lived for seven to eight thousand years, Immortal Mu's brain was simply damaged by the Transcendent Heavenly Tribulation, causing her to be a bit muddled occasionally.

The nickname 'Little Devil of the Four Seas Pavilion' was not an affectionate one.

The plump cheeks on Immortal Mu's cute face weren't filled with cuteness.

As long as she didn't encounter Divine Spirits or hidden experts from the Hundred Races, she would be safe wandering the Four Seas.

「In the Annihilation Sect's abode, Sect Master's sleeping quarters.」

Wu Wang took a bath, changed into a new robe, and prepared the mask he would use on the road. He used a bit of Transformation Qi to slightly alter his appearance.

Lin Suqing was running back and forth, busily packing, almost bringing half of the house with her.

Wu Wang reprimanded her for this, "Suqing, I'm just going back for a visit, not to live there for an extended period."

"Oh," Lin Suqing sulked, puffing out the corners of her mouth.

It's just because you enjoy your comforts on a daily basis, hmph.

"Sect Master!"

The Grand Elder came rushing in, "The sky-flight Magic treasure is ready!"

"Thank you for your efforts, Grand Elder."

Wu Wang responded with a smile and after a moment's thought, handed the Jade Talismans he had prepared on the road to the Grand Elder.

He said,

"I don't know how long it'll be before I can return from the Northern Wilderness, and having Daoist Xiao Jian accompany me is enough. Grand Elder, you'd better stay within the Sect to oversee the development of the Refining Master Alliance.

"Let everything proceed as we planned. This contains some situations that might arise.

"If we face a shortage of funds, or lack of influence or reputation, you can pull Ji Mo and Lin Qi's families into the game. Inside here is a handwritten letter from me; just show it to the two of them when the time comes."

The Grand Elder pondered for a moment and sighed, "Sect Master, I'm to blame for losing track of you this time..."

"Don't say that, Grand Elder," Wu Wang hurriedly interjected. "The Young Master's Divine Skills are too strange, and we in our Human Domain knew nothing about her capabilities; that's why we were unprepared. How could it be your fault?

"So, if you feel guilty about this, I have two suggestions for you, and you can choose one.

"First, shout out your true name!

"Second, find a few personal disciples to nurture more experts for our Annihilation Sect!"

Having said this, hope shone in Wu Wang's eyes.

The Grand Elder chuckled, "I have entered the Transcendent Realm and was planning to accept disciples again."

Wu Wang: ...

Whether you agree or not, from now on, your name in my, Wu Wangzi's book, is Blood Hand Demon Lord Bulbasaur!

"Sect Master, what are you thinking about? Why such a beaming smile?"

Wu Wang said, "Ah, it's nothing, Bulba... cough! Grand Elder, I am ready to depart. Just announce to the outside that I am in seclusion to break through to the Immortal Realm."

"Speaking of which," the Grand Elder took out a Treasure Sack from his sleeve and presented it to Wu Wang, "this is what I've compiled—various insights about the period before and after becoming an Immortal. It should be of some help to you, Sect Master."

"Thank you, Grand Elder."

Wu Wang solemnly placed the Treasure Sack into his yin-yang ring and respectfully performed a Daoist salute.

The Grand Elder certainly did not dare to accept the ritual and also gave Wu Wang a Daoist salute. He then took out a bracelet filled with Spirit Stones, Elixirs, Talismans, and emergency Magic treasures, and handed it to Lin Suqing.

This had always been an item the Grand Elder carried with him. Whenever he went out with the Sect Master, he had to consider not allowing the Sect Master to lose face in public.

Daoist Xiao Jian was waiting outside with two Heavenly Immortal experts from the Benevolent Emperor Pavilion.

The Grand Elder released a somewhat flat Flying Shuttle. Its inner space was small, and the seats were fixed, only capable of accommodating six people.

Next, Daoist Xiao Jian would personally pilot this shuttle, sending Wu Wang back to the Northern Wilderness at top speed.

The Grand Elder, still worried, repeated several instructions to Daoist Xiao Jian, clearly anxious.

"Teacher!"

Lin Qi came jumping from a distance, followed by two guards at the pinnacle of the Heavenly Immortal Realm.

He said, "Teacher, your disciple also wishes to accompany you to the Northern Wilderness for experience!"

"What are you going for?"

Wu Wang said gravely, "I am dealing with major clan affairs, not going on a sightseeing trip, nor will I be dueling with anyone.

"Concentrate on your cultivation without worries. Once things settle down outside, if you want to go to the Northern Wilderness, I'll assign you ten or eight slender-legged and tender-waisted maidens to take care of you!

"This is a treatment that Ji Mo begged me for years and never received!"

Lin Qi couldn't help but blush, his handsome and slightly delicate face full of embarrassment, yet his eyes sparkled as he nodded vigorously.

"Then, Teacher, take care on your journey."

On the side, Yang Wudi, with three other True Immortal guardians, came over to ask if they should accompany as guards.

Wu Wang pointed casually at Yang Wudi with a fraction of his real combat power. Yang Wudi stumbled backward more than ten steps and sat down on the ground, his eyes shaking with astonishment and a hint of the bemusement of an 'unemployed older True Immortal' in his gaze.

"You few, strive to reach the Heavenly Immortal Realm. There's no need to follow me around for now."

All of them quickly bowed and answered.

Of course, Wu Wang would not fail to take care of his personal guards.

He took out four Storage magic treasures and placed some precious items in them.

For Zhang Moshan, who had the highest Dao Realm, he included excerpts of insights from Transcendent Realm experts. For Fang Renye and Feng Tian, he provided precious Spiritual Medicines for body refining. And for Yang Wudi, he gave the most precious insight of life.

"Sect Master," Yang Wudi held the Storage Bag with a confused face, "why is mine empty?"

Wu Wang patted Yang Wudi on the shoulder and said warmly,

"Take out one-tenth or two-tenths of the treasures you swiped from the Ten Evils Hall last time, which I went to great lengths to cover up for you at the Benevolent Emperor Pavilion.

"Although you managed to snatch those illicit goods with your own skill, you should also be grateful, right?

"Come on, fill this up and make a contribution to the Sect."

Yang Wudi's thick lips trembled, and tears streamed down the man's cheeks.

"Daoist Xiao Jian," Wu Wang turned his head and said, "among the criminals detained by the Ten Evils Hall, I recall there's a group of women who were not tainted by the Evil God's blood. How have they been dealt with?"

"Those women also have a very hard fate," sighed Daoist Xiao Jian. "We have not decided how to settle them yet, fearing that there might be spies from the Ten Evils Hall among them. We need to investigate further."

"If there are any among them who have been confirmed to have clean backgrounds, then find a proper placement for them," Wu Wang said. He glanced at Yang Wudi and added indifferently, "This guy seems to have a couple of female acquaintances."

Yang Wudi instantly perked up.

"Don't worry, Hall Master," Daoist Xiao Jian chuckled. "I will write a transmission Jade Talisman and send it back to the Pavilion right away."

Yang Wudi whispered, "Sect Master! It's four! Four women, not just one or two!"

A vein throbbed on Wu Wang's forehead, and he huffed coldly.

Daoist Xiao Jian smashed the Jade Talisman he was holding in his hand and said indifferently, "Hall Master, it's not too late for me to send the message when I return."

Yang Wudi quietly slapped himself on the mouth, his face filling with regret.

"Brother Wuwang!"

A call floated down from above, and Ling Xiaolan rapidly descended on a white cloud, asking softly, "Will this journey take a long while?"

"The round trip will take at least half a year," answered Wu Wang.

Ling Xiaolan blinked her almond-shaped eyes, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, "Why don't you let me come along? One must not fall behind in cultivation, and you're at a critical point in breaking through to the Yuanxian stage."

Wu Wang looked at the Xuan Nu Sect's high-ranking experts and noticed their expressions of mild helplessness, their eyes tinged with the sentimentality of 'a grown daughter can't be kept at home.'

"Can the Xuan Nu Sect really allow you, a Saintess, to go out?"

"Mm, the elders within the Sect have all agreed," she replied.

"Then let's go," he said.

Wu Wang made a welcoming gesture, and immediately a skilled practitioner from the Xuan Nu Sect descended, taking the place of a Heavenly Immortal from the Benevolent Emperor Pavilion.

Daoist Xiao Jian slightly refined the Flying Shuttle, then used his Divine Skills to make it vanish into the air. It escaped the notice of others and swiftly flew toward the northwest.

Lin Qi, Yang Wudi, and others chased out of the Rift Valley and stood at the edge of the cliff, watching Wu Wang leave on the Flying Shuttle.

Yang Wudi muttered belatedly, "Something's not right. The Sect Master refused Lin the protector, refused his most trusted four guards, and then agreed to the Xuan Nu Sect's Saintess..."

"What pointless muttering is that?"

Lin Qi glared at Yang Wudi and scolded, "How could our teacher be a person who forgets righteousness for the sake of beauty? Their companionship is very righteous!"

Yang Wudi: ...

"Heh heh, the protector is right," he conceded.

...

Within the Flying Shuttle, Lin Suqing sat beside Wu Wang, observing his expression.

She didn't know what had happened elsewhere. When she asked why Mumu had not returned, Wu Wang had said that Dongfang Mumu had disappeared without a trace, which also made Lin Suqing somewhat concerned.

Lin Suqing was aware that whenever they started a long journey, Wu Wang would take one or two books, or meditate and cultivate in silence.

But today, Wu Wang seemed restless, and his profound eyes always seemed to hold a trace of worry.

What's wrong with the Young Master?

Daoist Xiao Jian spoke gently, "Wu Wang, don't worry too much. The Star God is quite special, belonging to the group of Innate Gods that the Heaven Palace does not govern, and the Heaven Palace also holds them in awe.

"In fact, logically speaking, Emperor Shun, the Star God, and the Ancient Fire God are more like allies than superiors and subordinates."

"Mm," Wu Wang said frankly, "It's impossible not to be concerned, but at this point, I can only comfort myself with the thought that the situation in the Northern Wilderness is well arranged by my mother.

"By the way, later when we enter the Northern Wilderness, we should still go from the west side to avoid the maritime trade routes."

"Good."

Daoist Xiao Jian agreed and closed his eyes, no longer speaking.

Lin Suqing immediately understood—the Heaven Palace might have discovered the connection between the Northern Wilderness and this side; no wonder the Young Master was in such a hurry.

After much thought, Lin Suqing ultimately didn't say anything more.

She placed a jade-like small plank in front of her and brought out a beautifully patterned porcelain dish. Then, she took out several Spirit Fruits, slowly cut them into various shapes, assembled them into a small Fairy Immortal figure, and presented it to Wu Wang.

"Young Master, try this!"

Wu Wang was slightly startled but then smiled and bit off the head of the Spirit Fruit Fairy Immortal, the taste fresh in his mouth.

Behind their seats, Ling Xiaolan rested her chin in her hand as she gazed out of the Flying Shuttle at the world, catching something from the corner of her eye and then stealthily looking away.

A layer of Immortal Light always enveloped her, and even the Fairy Immortals from the Xuan Nu Sect who accompanied her kept a distance of more than a few feet.

"Young Master, is Mumu really alright?"

Lin Suqing, who was skillfully brewing tea on the small jade plank in front of her, asked quietly,

"I always feel a bit uneasy. She seems quirky, but deep down, she's actually a person of righteousness and chivalry. She was struck by Heavenly Punishment, which damaged her brain, so she's sometimes impulsive and doesn't foresee the consequences of her actions."

Wu Wang said, "The Four Seas Pavilion and the Benevolent Emperor Pavilion have already begun searching for her whereabouts. At that time, I was captured by an Innate God; they were thousands of miles away, and the scene was a bit chaotic.

"But surely, Immortal Mu wasn't captured by the Heaven Palace. She might have seen some interesting realm.

"Over there seems to be the Small People Kingdom and the Country of Giants. That land east of the East Sea is one of the places least affected by the turmoil of the Great Wilderness. It also happens to be the origin of the Heaven Palace's power today, so there must be countless secret realms there."

"SIGH!"

Daoist Xiao Jian exclaimed, "I and a few friends have pondered this before, afraid that the little mischief would spontaneously go and chop down that Fusang Tree!"

A nearby expert from the Benevolent Emperor Pavilion laughed, "Impossible. The little mischief values her life greatly. Don't worry, she's a half-step Transcendent of seven or eight thousand years. She knows how to take care of herself."

Wu Wang suddenly thought of something and murmured, "Immortal Mu wouldn't be craving crab meat, would she?"

The smile on Daoist Xiao Jian's face froze slightly.

"That, probably not... right?"

"HISS! She might actually chase after it!"

The group exchanged looks, and Daoist Xiao Jian now held a transmission Jade Talisman in his hand, but even he did not know where to send it.

Lin Suqing wondered, "Crab? Innate God? Is it an Innate God that looks like a crab?"

Wu Wang laughed, "Come, let me, the Hall Master, Sect Master, Young Master, tell you what happened earlier. This matter must start from a distant time long ago..."

Outside the Flying Shuttle, the stream of light flickered, leaving mountains and clouds far behind.

Inside the Flying Shuttle, the sound of voices rose and fell as Wu Wang slowly recounted the tragic tale of the Witch from the Rain Mistress Nation, drawing sighs from the listeners.

「Meanwhile, in the northern East Sea, a small figure swam close to the silhouette of a giant crab, eyes shining with a thievish glint.」

Others might think her naive, but she wasn't the slightest bit naive.

What sort of 'rare delicacies' must be in a region that could nurture such a huge crab?

Didn't this crab have a tribe?

If she couldn't handle a crab a few hundred miles wide, how could she, a half-step into the Transcendent Realm and quite skilled, fail to manage one only a few miles across?

At that time, whether she cracked open its shell to eat it or used the creature as a mount, wouldn't she have hit the jackpot?

Win-win, which meant whether she chose the left or the right, she would win!

"HEE HEE HEE HEE..."

Dongfang Mumu laughed, her big eyes curving into crescents as she continued the chase, while trying her best to avoid being caught by the giant crab.

"Hmm?"

Dongfang Mumu's Immortal Consciousness suddenly detected a Spiritual Storage Treasure Bag. The bag was hanging in a ravine at the edge of the crab's shell, seemingly with a breath of life clinging to it.

What's going on?

With a look of mild confusion in her eyes, she thought it over, then quietly extended a wisp of immortal power to lift the bag and allowed it to float in the seawater before grabbing it.

Opening it, she found a Heavenly Immortal inside, unconscious.

Dongfang Mumu now faced a dilemma. After carefully considering for a while, she stuffed the Heavenly Immortal back into the bag, tucked it into her sleeve, and continued chasing the giant crab towards the North Sea.

She had already anticipated that if she woke this person up, he would definitely go on and on, urging her to return to the Human Domain early.

Return for what? To be bullied by that question-poser?

It wouldn't be too late to think about returning after she had her fill of fun outside.

"Yay!"

The first day without being frightened by that question-poser!

In Immortal Mu's innocent eyes shone a lovely expectation of the Northern Region of the Great Wilderness.

...

"That being said, the Rain Mistress Nation is nothing but a pitiful group oppressed by the Heaven Palace."

Lin Suqing sighed thus, envisioning scenes of the souls of Witch maidens floating on the crab's back, coming to rescue the tormented Witch.

She cursed, "The Heaven Palace is truly detestable."

Daoist Xiao Jian added, "What's even more lamentable is that the Rain Mistress Nation, which should also be an enemy of the Heaven Palace, has fallen into serving as the Heaven Palace's underlings and will become an enemy of our Human Domain in the future."

Wu Wang said, "There's no helping it. Not every race has an ancestor like Suiren, who chose to drill wood for fire rather than going to the gods for a favor.

"Not every race can have an Emperor Fuxi to deduce the ultimate truth of the universe with the Yin Yang Eight Trigrams, and to deduce the myriad methods of cultivation that allow the Human Domain to endure."

The group nodded in agreement, and Daoist Xiao Jian asked, "Is there anything else?"

"Like what?"

"Praise our His Majesty Shennong," Daoist Xiao Jian said with a smile. "Teach me a few words so I, too, can sing his praises."

Wu Wang replied, "I feel His Majesty Shennong doesn't like flattery. That's pointless; his accomplishments are already too numerous."

Daoist Xiao Jian's eyes lit up, showing he had learned something.

Wu Wang: ...

"Never mind. I should think about how to deal with the trouble the Heaven Palace might stir up.

"The worst-case scenario is if the Heaven Palace has abducted that Heavenly Immortal and the affair of the Big Wave Tribe Young Master going to the Human Domain for cultivation gets exposed to the Heaven Palace.

"That would be most troublesome."

Everyone nodded, and they began to jointly contemplate countermeasures.

However, Wu Wang took out a Jade Talisman and began writing some sentences that were mysterious and profound yet seemingly nonsensical.

Getting the True Scripture was impossible.

But he could make one up.

「Starry Sky Temple, guarded by Cang Xue.」

The other six Sun Ritual officers had left the place, leaving only Cang Xue, lonely seated on the throne, gazing through the stars at Wu Wang and company.

She truly wanted to remind Wu Wang that the Heaven Palace hadn't captured the Heavenly Immortal, and even if they had, she could handle it...

But then she thought, if Wu Wang returned home for a visit and stayed for a while, that would be quite wonderful, too.

Cang Xue pondered for a moment, then her figure vanished from the Temple.

She went to make some preparations with the Bear Hug Tribe in advance, considering she was bringing Ling Xiaolan and Daoist Xiao Jian with her this time. After all, she couldn't let her child lose face.

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