Chen Luo touched his nose and frankly said, "Uh, Hanhai's new Supreme hasn't reached the Palm Dao Realm, but maybe he's very powerful!"
Ye Aohan's eyes lit up. As expected, fellow Daoist Chen had insider information. However, this only made Ye Aohan more certain of his own thoughts:
"Fellow Daoist Chen, if that Supreme truly hasn't even reached the Palm Dao Realm, then the Hanhai Sect is likely facing a great calamity this time!"
"Once the old monsters in the Palm Dao Realm arrive, with Empress Long Ji's fiery temper, there will surely be a fierce battle!"
"Even if everyone is mindful of the edicts of the Nine Heavens and Nine Earths and won't truly annihilate the Hanhai Sect, under the great battle, you, fellow Daoist..."
"Let me be direct, Ye. You are too weak! In a battle of that magnitude, even the residual waves could take your life!"
...
The Ascension Realm has nine levels.
The first three levels are Ascension to Rainbow, where cultivators transform their bodies into rainbows, allowing them to travel from the North Sea in the morning to the South Sea in the evening, achieving great freedom!
The middle three levels are Rainbow Refining Dharmakaya, where one visualizes and breaks through the realm of reality and illusion, gaining great divine abilities in the mortal world!
The last three levels are Observing Heaven and Palm Dao, where one comprehends the myriad mysteries of heaven and earth with supreme power and wisdom, achieving great liberation!
However, on the current Primordial Land, cultivators in the Palm Dao Realm are rarely seen.
After all, with the great tribulation of heaven and earth approaching, cultivators who have cultivated for thousands of years do not wish to be annihilated under the tribulation.
Therefore, most cultivators, after breaking through to the seventh level of Ascension, Observing Heaven and Palm Dao, ascend to the Nine Heavens and Nine Earths.
The Great Zhen Immortal Dynasty's ruler, whom True Disciple Ye mentioned, wields the Dragon Slaying Dao Sword, gathers the power of the entire populace of the Immortal Dynasty, and is the undisputed supreme being in the mortal world after the Old Dragon King of Hanhai!
As the ruler of an Immortal Dynasty, if there is a great fortune in heaven and earth, that person will not be reserved about their status as a strong individual. When it comes to dealing with juniors, they will not hold back at all!
At this moment, Ye Aohan was truly showing his emotions. For some reason, this young man, whom he had only met for the second time, made him feel as close as if he were meeting a relative.
Chen Luo looked at True Disciple Ye in this manner, contemplating whether to give him a small taste of the Supreme's might, when a trembling, excited voice suddenly came from behind him:
"You! You're Luo Xian!! Wuwu, I've finally found you!!!"
It turned out that at some unknown time, Gong Xiaoyan, who had won the position of True Disciple of the Four Seasons Gathering, had also noticed Chen Luo.
At this moment, the charming woman in the red robe had an expression of inexplicable excitement, which left Chen Luo bewildered.
This shouldn't be. His charm back then shouldn't have lasted this long! Why did this young lady look like she had been pining for him for a long time?
Chen Luo did not know that after ascending, there were two methods for cultivating divine sense: Visualization and Dao Heart.
Most Ascension cultivators would cultivate Visualization methods, while the refinement of the Dao Heart was more dependent on opportunity.
After all, the former was stable and controllable, while the latter was random and unstable.
Gong Xiaoyan, relying on her longing for Chen Luo in her heart, had burst her potential and forcefully broken through the Four Seasons Rotation Ascension Tribulation within the gathering.
The result was that she had ascended, but she had directly condensed a Dao Heart that was infatuated with Chen Luo.
Her mind was filled with thoughts of her man being snatched away by a bad woman, and her own powerlessness at that time.
Adhering to the belief that beauties only belong to the strong, Gong Xiaoyan's divine sense progressed at an astonishing speed.
The more she couldn't get Chen Luo, the more her heart ached, and the faster her divine sense progressed.
She was strong, indeed, but the side effect was Gong Xiaoyan's current state of almost collapsing upon seeing Chen Luo.
Furthermore, once she obtained Chen Luo, this Dao Heart would likely shatter directly.
Although Chen Luo understood the knowledge of Dao Hearts, he never imagined that the seemingly charming Palace Master Gong was so pure!
Facing Gong Xiaoyan's ardent gaze, Chen Luo awkwardly but politely greeted, "Uh, long time no see, Palace Master Gong. Please still call me Chen Luo."
Meanwhile, True Disciple Ye, who had witnessed the entire auction, naturally knew that this Gong True Disciple was the initial host.
Observing the atmosphere between the two, True Disciple Ye cast a meaningful glance at Chen Luo before lowering his head and continuing to eat heartily.
Fellow Daoist is amazing, living off the Dragon Girl's support and also seducing the Four Seasons Gathering's True Disciple!
Gong Xiaoyan's gaze towards Chen Luo grew more ardent. She looked at Linglong, who was still presiding over the grand ceremony's martial arts competition in the distance, and the Dharmakayas who were far away.
A wicked thought arose in her mind!
Why not take this opportunity to elope with Luo Xian?!
As soon as this thought occurred, she felt the world widen! As for whether she could teleport out of this great formation and small world, the Gong Xiaoyan above had completely forgotten.
Seeing Gong Xiaoyan's increasingly fervent gaze, Chen Luo also felt a bit uneasy, contemplating whether to give her a couple of "sage states" in the immortal cultivation version.
Suddenly, a soft hum sounded from under Chen Luo's table.
Gong Xiaoyan's gaze finally moved away from Chen Luo at the sound, but upon seeing the source of the sound, Gong Xiaoyan's expression changed drastically!
"Child! Child! Child!!!"
Chen Luo also heard the humming sound. With a casual reach, he saw a cute little girl in a black and white disciple robe looking at Chen Luo with a dazed, just-woken-up expression.
Her half-asleep eyes instantly cleared upon seeing Chen Luo. The little girl, held in mid-air, opened her mouth as if asking for something from Chen Luo.
Chen Luo ruffled the little girl's head and casually conjured a lollipop, handing it to her. "Little Bamboo, you've really become attached to me. Why don't you go find Linglong?"
The little girl took the lollipop and happily gnawed on it. After finishing it in a few bites, she looked suspiciously at the stunned stranger in the red robe beside her.
Feeling sleepy, the Iron-Eating Beast Little Bamboo once again curled up on Chen Luo's lap, her eyes half-closed, and quietly fell asleep.
This thing called a Dao Heart makes people love and hate. For example, Gong Xiaoyan at this moment had completely lost her mind.
This little girl had no spiritual energy or cultivation, clearly a mortal, yet she was so close to Luo Xian. Could she be the child of that Dragon Girl and Chen Luo?!
The Dao Heart accelerated the growth of divine sense, but it also made the owner paranoid. True Disciple Gong was now completely disregarding the objective timeline of pregnancy.
Her mind was filled with images of Luo Xian being defiled by the Dragon Girl!
Under Chen Luo's puzzled gaze, the red-robed elder sister beside him blushed and paled repeatedly. Just as Chen Luo was thinking of giving her a couple of healing treatments, Gong Xiaoyan's eyes darkened. She gave Chen Luo a deep look and asked with a complex tone:
"Luo Xian, is that Dragon Girl treating you well?"
Chen Luo tilted his head, seriously considering whether Ascension could lead to mental illness, and casually replied:
"Linglong treats me very well. And thank you, Palace Master Gong, for promoting me so effectively back then. Otherwise, I wouldn't have reached the Hanhai Sect."
Pfft!
Gong Xiaoyan spat out a mouthful of blood, but looking at Chen Luo, who was so close, she was afraid of staining him. The Palace Master forcefully suppressed the blood with her immortal essence!
This move nearly stunned True Disciple Ye, who was peeking and enjoying the show!
Gong Xiaoyan let out a bitter laugh and turned to leave:
"Forget it. I only wish to see you happy. Thank you, too. At least your meeting gave me some sense of participation..."
"Take good care of the child, and I wish you happiness!"
Gong Xiaoyan floated away, leaving behind a dumbfounded Chen Luo and Ye, whose appetite for gossip was soaring:
"Fellow Daoist Chen, what a move! I never thought the esteemed disciple of the Four Seasons Gathering also had a connection with you!"
"Is this child yours and this Gong True Disciple's? What exactly happened between you two? Was there a hidden story behind that auction?"
In an instant, True Disciple Ye's mind had conjured a million-word tragic romance novel.
The daughter of a high-ranking official in the Four Seasons Gathering unexpectedly fell in love with a young and handsome junior cultivator. She spent resources to help him cultivate, and they even became pregnant!
As a result, the Mei Guild Master broke them apart, forcibly compelling his daughter to sell Chen Luo and the child!
But Gong Xiaoyan achieved enlightenment through love and became a True Disciple of the Four Seasons.
It was just that when they met again,
Her child now called someone else "mother," and her man looked at her with a completely unfamiliar expression.
The woman had no choice but to bid farewell, but she made a blood oath in her heart: What is mine, I will reclaim!
˃ʍ˂ True Disciple Ye, who was indulging in his imagination and gossip, felt immensely satisfied! He even wanted more!
Chen Luo looked at the imaginative weirdo beside him with a question mark on his face!
Are you sick?! (ꐦÒ‸Ó)
No! Are you all sick?! •᷄ࡇ•᷅