"Looking for you."
Bubu replied indifferently.
She scanned her surroundings, her gaze fixed on the desecrated sacred pool, "But it seems you've already dealt with it, so let's go."
As soon as she finished speaking, she turned and walked forward, showing no sign of worry.
Yun Xiao and Dan Chenyu exchanged glances with Yun Ze, their eyes full of confusion.
They wanted to ask Bubu directly, but their relationship with her wasn't close enough, so they could only rely on Yun Ze to ask.
Yun Ze seized the opportunity, walked up to Bubu, and asked, "No, how did you find me even here?
Didn't you go to handle your own business?"
Bubu didn't answer Yun Ze's question. Instead, she casually handed him a ball of light, "You're at the peak of Foundation Establishment now, right? It's time for you to start refining spirits."
"This..."
Yun Ze focused on what Bubu had thrown him, and his heart trembled.
Nascent Soul Spirits!
All thirty-five Nascent Soul Spirits found in the Heaven Building Secret Realm were here.
But didn't Bubu say she had a use for these herself? Why was she giving them to him now?
Before Yun Ze could even ask, Bubu raised her hand and pointed at his forehead.
Instantly, a stream of memories flooded into his mind.
It was... the method of refining spirits!
Not only the method of condensing Nascent Soul Spirits, but also other methods different from the normal spirit refining techniques of the present day, including how to refine or find suitable spirits.
This was an invaluable treasure for Yun Xiao and Dan Chenyu!
"If you want to teach these methods to others, you can."
Bubu continued to walk forward, glancing back at Yun Xiao and Dan Chenyu, her gaze finally settling on Yun Ze, and she said casually.
"However, as ancient secret arts, they also have their own appropriate value. You'll have to figure this out yourself."
"I understand."
Yun Ze replied, but his doubts remained unresolved, "Bubu, what exactly have you been doing all this time?"
"Want to know? You'll find out when we meet someone later."
Bubu replied casually and continued to walk forward.
Yun Ze had no choice but to follow.
He looked down at the Nascent Soul Spirit in his hand, feeling a subtle sense of unease.
Bubu's state seemed a little off during this meeting.
Although she was still indifferent to everything as before, she at least had some affection for him. But now... it was as if she had lost hope in everything.
However, no matter what, he now had spirits and the method to refine them, so he should first study them and see how to condense these Nascent Soul Spirits.
It was a pity, though.
There were only thirty-five Nascent Soul Spirits now. If he wanted the Soul Condensing Pill, he would need at least one more Nascent Soul Spirit.
Yun Ze walked behind Bubu, lost in thought. None of the four of them, including Ji Xiu on Yun Xiao's back, spoke.
After all, the current environment made it difficult for him to speak rashly.
But before they had walked a few steps, they saw a demon, about three meters tall, slowly approaching!
Its pupils burned with pale purple flames. Both its aura and its physique were far more terrifying than the previous demon.
Golden Core?
No, definitely more than that!
This demon was likely at the Nascent Soul stage!
At this moment, both Yun Xiao and Dan Chenyu were ready to flee.
The three of them at Foundation Establishment working together to kill a peak Golden Core was already a legend across the continent. But facing a Nascent Soul...
Even being able to hold on for three breaths would be considered good luck!
The gap was too great for them to challenge!
Just as they noticed the demon, the demon also noticed them.
"Run!"
Yun Ze shouted the word first, then looked up at Bubu, "Bubu, you take senior sister and the others, I'll take Xiao Yu! Meet outside!"
The only option now was to try to escape the Nine Nether Gate using spatial teleportation or something similar.
Even if it failed, at least they had tried.
But in response to Yun Ze's shout, Bubu didn't react. Instead, she looked up at the demon in front of her and said calmly.
"You, didn't you want to know where I went?"
"Ah?"
Yun Ze was stunned. "Big sister, this isn't the time to talk about this, is it?"
Bubu ignored Yun Ze and took another step forward, "I went to the Kong family ruins."
Kong family? Ruins?
Who cared which family's ruins it was!
If they didn't leave now, this place would become their graveyard!
Yun Ze frowned, and just as he was about to speak, he suddenly froze.
She had disappeared!
In an instant, Bubu vanished from his perception!
He searched the area in front of him, but when he saw that familiar figure again, he froze.
Bubu was now in front of the demon.
With a single palm strike, she easily erased the demon!
It was an erasure, not a killing!
The demon, just like Bubu had been moments ago, vanished into space.
The surrounding demons, who had been watching the demon, were initially filled with bewilderment and mockery when Bubu suddenly appeared.
Just a little girl, no matter where she came from, they knew she was no match for the powerful being before them.
But after Bubu erased the demon, their expressions instantly changed!
Fear, shock, every expression that could convey human astonishment was displayed on their faces.
Whether it was them, or Yun Ze, or some other higher-cultivation demons, they were all stunned!
This was a Nascent Soul!
And it just disappeared so silently?
Bubu, the instigator of it all, didn't care about any of this.
She slowly turned her head, her gaze sweeping over the almost dazed Yun Ze and the others, and said calmly, "What are you staring at? Let's go."
"Oh, oh!"
Yun Ze responded and quickly scurried over.
There were other demons watching them along the way, but what could they say now? They naturally hid as far away as possible, pretending not to have seen them.
Yun Ze and the others regrouped behind Bubu and followed her forward.
"Where were we?"
Bubu suddenly asked, making Yun Ze falter.
"Ah?"
Yun Ze paused before reacting, "Oh, the Kong family ruins! You said you went to the Kong family ruins, and then what?"
"The Kong family ruins greatly improved my strength, helped me recover a lot of memories, and I also saw some things, some... things beyond my expectations."
Bubu said with a frown, but her steps didn't falter, "Didn't I mention before that I didn't know why the ancient inheritances were broken?"
"Mhm."
Yun Ze nodded slowly and asked, "Do you know now?"
As soon as he asked, he saw Yun Xiao and Dan Chenyu from behind them simultaneously lean closer.
Whether it was them or others from the Tongtian Academy, they were extremely curious about the matters of the ancient and primordial eras.
Now, to hear someone who had reincarnated from the primordial era explain why the ancient inheritances were broken, if they didn't listen closely, they might miss something important!
"More or less."
Bubu replied, not caring about the two behind Yun Ze, and said directly, "This matter is related to the Chu family and the Zhu family, two of the guardian families. The ancient break was also caused by these two families."
"Chu family? Zhu family?"
Yun Ze frowned. Before he could speak, Dan Chenyu from behind him preempted him, "Senior, what are these Chu and Zhu families? And the Kong family you just mentioned, what is that? Is it an ancient family?
Are their existences similar to our ancient families, like the Imperial Clans? You should know about this, right?"
Bubu didn't speak, she just glanced at Dan Chenyu.
"Xiao Yu!"
Yun Xiao saw that the situation was not good and quickly pulled Dan Chenyu.
Although she hadn't interacted much with Bubu, she knew that the Bubu of the past was different from the present, and her demeanor wasn't like this now.
When they met before, she was at most at the Core Formation stage, but now she was capable of instantly killing a Nascent Soul expert.
In just a few months, such a leap was truly concerning!
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Yun Xiao warned Dan Chenyu, while also looking at Bubu, "Senior, this junior is just eager to learn. I hope senior will not take this to heart."
"It's a small matter, no harm done."
Bubu replied indifferently, then looked at Yun Ze and continued, "These two families are also strangers to you. You just need to know that they respectively wield the Immortal Jade and the Demonic Jade."
Yun Ze nodded slowly, but soon he noticed a problem.
The direction Bubu was heading seemed a bit off!
This direction didn't seem to be heading out of the Nine Nether Gate, but deeper inside!
Or was there another passage here?
Right, it must be so, otherwise how could she have found them in such a short time.
Thinking this, Yun Ze stopped worrying about the route and continued to listen to Bubu.
"Back then, the Chu family wielded the Immortal Jade. Their patriarch, Chu Futian, had unparalleled talent, reaching the Land Immortal realm in just a hundred years.
But the heart of a genius is easily filled with greed!
In the following hundred years, he tried countless times to break through the Land Immortal realm, but failed. He then found another way, driven by greed, and attempted to gather nine Immortal Jades to achieve the Great Dao of Heaven."
As Bubu spoke, everyone was stunned, yet they could understand.
For a genius of his generation, if he was stuck in a realm for too long, he would naturally come up with other methods to break through to a higher realm.
Even if that realm was already the limit for humans, countless humans would think of opening up new limits.
It was like the method of Foundation Establishment.
"What happened next?" Yun Ze continued to ask.
"Initially, Chu Futian set his sights on the Five Elements Immortal Jades hidden in the Five Great Desolate Lands, and cunningly seized the Yao Jade, Xin Jade, and Miao Jade.
But with three of the Five Elements missing, it naturally had an impact on the seal of heaven and earth. The first to discover this was the Zhu family, who wielded the Demonic Jade.
The contemporary patriarch of the Zhu family was also a peerless prodigy, but in terms of seniority, he was Chu Futian's uncle.
Although both were at the peak of the Land Immortal realm, their aptitudes were completely different.
When the patriarch of the Zhu family found Chu Futian, no one knew what they discussed, but it was only known that less than half a month later, the Zhu and Chu families officially declared war.
It was this battle that dragged all Nine Profound Heavens into the flames of war.
Our Kong family and Shi family were naturally involved, and soon after, Chu Futian took out the Yan Jade and Sen Jade."
"Wait! What did you say!?"
Yun Ze looked at Bubu with disbelief, "What did Chu Futian do?"
Bubu turned her head and looked at Yun Ze seriously, speaking word by word.
"Chu Futian gathered all five Five Elements Immortal Jades and slaughtered the Kong and Shi families."
"Hiss..."
Yun Ze gasped, "Then what about the Kong Jade and Shi Jade? Did they also fall into Chu Futian's hands?"