"Cough, cough, little Daoist friend, you might not know! The Upper Realm is filled with powerful individuals. While their strength is indeed impressive, they focus too much on cultivation and their mastery of formations... is somewhat lacking! Things like teleportation arrays are quite troublesome to create."
This means that there aren't many formation masters who are proficient in formations! Therefore, complex, pre-made teleportation arrays are even rarer! They wouldn't be willing to waste them here.
"However, listening to your tone... could it be that you are a formation master?"
The probing tone was rather uncomfortable to hear, and Jin Bao'er subconsciously frowned, changing the subject.
"Let's not talk about this. I want to know about the situation in the Upper Realm. I hope Elder Qin can enlighten me!"
Exposing her trump card to a stranger was not her habit... especially since this person was not as amiable as he appeared.
The old man stiffened, but his expression quickly returned to normal! He proceeded to recount everything he knew.
For instance! Although the Upper Realm was teeming with powerful individuals, just as she had observed, most of them were in the Deity Transformation stage, followed by the Nascent Soul stage, and then the Void Breaking stage... Beyond the Void Breaking stage were the truly powerful realms!
These were known as Heavenly Dao experts! Divided into Heavenly Dao Saints, Heavenly Dao Kings, Heavenly Dao Emperors, and Heavenly Dao Sovereigns, culminating in the peak of the Great Dao! Each realm was further divided into seven layers, with their own distinct domains...
Currently, the strongest in the entire Upper Realm was merely at the first stage of Heavenly Dao Sovereign.
Jin Bao'er listened intently, her expression filled with longing... The peak of the Great Dao? What kind of realm would that be!
"Oh? If I recall correctly, weren't there two Heavenly Dao Sovereigns a thousand years ago?"
The old man paused at the sound of her voice, then sighed.
"Less than two hundred years after you... you were sealed, that Heavenly Dao Sovereign perished for reasons unknown! Now, only... that one remains."
Long Li Xing sneered!
"No wonder you were so shocked when you saw me earlier. So one of the two old guys back then is already dead!"
Jin Bao'er blinked and turned to the man beside her.
"Shouldn't someone as powerful as a Heavenly Dao Sovereign live for a very long time?"
As Long Li Xing met her gaze, a glint flashed in his purple eyes, and he smiled faintly.
"It's merely a span of ten thousand years... Don't worry, even if you don't live to see that time, I have ways to help you!"
Jin Bao'er's lips twitched slightly: ...
That wasn't what she meant! She simply wanted to know how long such powerful beings could live!
Besides... ten thousand years! She had just broken through from the Nascent Soul stage to the Void Breaking stage! She could live for at least a thousand years! And she was only in her early thirties!
Seeing the two looking at each other "affectionately," the old man had no choice but to clear his throat to break the atmosphere and continue.
"The distribution of major aristocratic families in the Upper Realm today is much the same as a thousand years ago! Besides the Seven Great Aristocratic Families, there are some smaller sects, and my Mingquan Family is considered among the best! If little friend is willing..."
Before Jin Bao'er could speak, the man beside her became displeased. His purple eyes narrowed slightly, and a dangerous aura instantly spread! His tone was cold and insistent!
"She is not willing!"
"It's just the Mingquan Family. The strongest cultivator there is merely a Heavenly Dao Emperor, right? Why should my woman be dictated to by you!"
Seeing him adopt an attitude of 'how dare you trash dare to snatch my woman,' Jin Bao'er found it both amusing and exasperating!
Ever since she had responded to him last time, this fellow had become increasingly strange! His speech had become more childish, a far cry from his former mysterious, domineering, cold, and sarcastic demeanor!
...
Meanwhile, after the refined man left in a hurry, he did not return to the Luoxian Sect first, but instead went to the bamboo house within Peach Blossom Spring...
"Madam... Madam, something bad has happened!"
The beautiful woman, hearing his voice, emerged from the house, looking at the grave expression on his face with surprise.
"What has happened, husband?"
Upon seeing his wife, Su Ziang's first reaction was to look behind her! Not seeing the figure that should have been there, he immediately frowned, his tone quite displeased!
"Where is Xianzhi? Chasing after that brat again?"
The woman paused at his words, and a hint of displeasure also appeared on her delicate face.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with my daughter pursuing the man she likes?"
The man sighed at her words! His expression was complex and grave.
"Madam, do you know who I just saw?"
The woman pouted, still looking as beautiful and alluring as ever!
"It must be that ascender who caused the celestial phenomenon earlier, right? So what? They're just a newcomer who just ascended!"
Seeing her rather dismissive attitude, Su Ziang nodded helplessly! He gave a bitter smile.
"Do you know who that ascender is?"
"It's Jin Bao'er, whom I killed before and was revived by that Dragon Ancestor! That's the girl from the cultivation world who harmed our daughter!!"
The woman's body trembled at his words, the disdain on her face vanishing instantly, replaced by utter disbelief!
"What nonsense are you talking? Wasn't that girl only in the Deity Transformation stage? Without the help of someone from the Upper Realm, ascending is simply impossible! And it's only been a little over ten years? Ascended? Don't joke with me!"
Though she spoke like this, she couldn't detect any trace of joking on Su Ziang's face. After a moment, she finally had to accept the truth! Her face also turned quite pale.
"It really is that girl? Wasn't she said to be around the same age as our Xianzhi? Meaning... she ascended around thirty years old?!"
If that were true, how terrifying must her talent be! Thirty years old and in the Nascent Soul stage, even the foremost prodigy of the Gongxue Family in the Upper Realm would have to avoid her sharp edge!
And their Xianzhi was only barely in the mid-stage of Deity Transformation now...
Thinking of this, a vicious killing intent flickered across the woman's face!
"Meaning, at most she's in the Void Breaking stage now?"
If she continued to develop, perhaps even the two of them combined couldn't defeat her! It would be better to strike while she was still immature, and since the Upper Realm was their territory, now was the time...
"Madam!"
A bitter chuckle was heard. The woman turned to look at the man beside her, quite puzzled.
Su Ziang shook his head.
"That Dragon Ancestor ascended with her! Not only that, but they also sent the entire Dragon Clan to the Upper Realm through the ascension gate, meaning that girl is now protected by the Dragon Clan, and we... cannot touch her!"
He had originally thought that girl would take at least a hundred years to ascend, and by then his daughter would also be close to the Nascent Soul stage! Even if they didn't interfere, they wouldn't be at a disadvantage, but now it seemed they had underestimated that girl...
"Fortunately, that girl showed no intention of attacking me today. I suppose she won't dwell too much on past grievances."
Hearing this, the woman's face turned pale, and she suddenly thought of another matter, her expression quite hesitant.
"Husband, actually..."
A moment later...
"What did you say?!"
Su Ziang's eyes widened, staring at the woman before him in shock, unable to help but exclaim.
"You're saying... Xianzhi once used your token to mobilize assassins from the Juesha Sect to descend to the Lower Realm?! Could it be..."