After returning to the mountain, Qin Shou immediately got busy.

Time flies.

Another hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the back mountain's training grounds, a new Star Palace has appeared. The palace is over a thousand feet tall, soaring into the azure sky. The magnificent palace is covered with dense runes and thousands of arrays. The arrays are interlocked, forming a grand celestial array that operates day and night and draws the power of the nine heavens into the tower.

Inside the hall, the view is expansive, forming a world of its own.

Above the dome, stars were densely packed and arranged in an orderly fashion. Beneath that starry sky, a huge black wheel floated, broken and cracked. Red lotus karmic fire climbed up it, melting immortal gold and constantly repairing the wheel.

"The Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk is half-repaired, and the Star Array is almost complete... all that remains is for Xiao Xuan to find the Flower of Rebirth."

Qin Beast murmured.

Every star above his head was created by him using the power of laws, corresponding to the constellations of the heavens, totaling more than 1,700. With more than a hundred years of research and the blessing of various laws involving time and cause and effect, Qin Shou's ability to deduce the secrets of heaven is probably no less than that of the current ancestor of the Heavenly Secrets Sect.

"However, I've heard that the Heavenly Mystery Sect possesses a rather wondrous Heavenly Mystery Mirror, a celestial artifact. Shall we borrow it another day?"

With these thoughts in mind, Qin Shou withdrew from the Star Palace, which had been in seclusion for a hundred years.

Front of the mountain.

The sound of Buddhist chanting filled the air.

The Holy Buddha sat atop the mountain, his body radiating golden light, his expression solemn and dignified, like a true Buddha who had attained enlightenment, his mouth uttering lotus blossoms. At the foot of the distant mountain, countless demonic beasts, heeding the sound, came and prostrated themselves in a vast expanse.

"What's wrong with him?" Qin Shou asked.

"Once enlightened, Buddha's blessings extend to all beings." Song Ningsheng replied from the side, "Thirteen years have passed since then. Some demon beasts have awakened their intelligence upon hearing the Dao, some have shed their bestial nature, and some have comprehended the Buddha's teachings, thus elevating their cultivation."

"Oh, I see." Qin Shou said with a smile, "This monk, who looks quite unserious, has become exceptionally serious at this moment, truly resembling a Buddha."

"Hehe, are you done with your work?"

Song Ningsheng asked.

"Not yet, there's still a long way to go."

The Qin beast shook its head.

The two of them then sat down at the stone table under the peach tree, their fingers slowly falling.

A hundred years have passed in the human world, the mountain remains unchanged, but the outside world has undergone tremendous changes, with unpredictable events unfolding.

Song Ningsheng chatted idly. The days in the mountains were long, and Song Ningsheng spent most of his free time there. He would also occasionally check on the outside world through the Heavenly Secret Stone and the Heavenly Secret Gazette.

At this moment, they began to explain it to Qin Shou in detail.

The so-called 'end of the world' has not yet arrived, but the chaos continues and is only getting worse.

In addition, there are many other 'major events'.

In the immediate vicinity, the young emperor of the Vermilion Bird Empire swept across the land, his Vermilion Bird banner flying throughout the twenty-three provinces. He declared, "This era is utterly corrupt; he will establish a completely new order."

The world was turned upside down, all creatures fought and killed, and countless heroes began to gather in this era.

"Twenty years ago, someone attempted to ascend to immortality but ultimately failed, perishing under the tribulation of immortality."

Song Ningsheng continued.

Qin Shou became interested. "Oh? Someone attempted to ascend, but failed! Who was it?"

“He is an upper realm cultivator who has completed his tribulation and is trapped in the lower realm.” Song Ningsheng answered carefully: “More than two hundred years ago, after the immortals intervened in this world, this world seemed to have broken away from the control of the upper realm cultivators. For more than two hundred years, no immortal force has intervened in this world.”

Those who want to go home have no choice but to undergo tribulation and ascend to immortality.

If he were in the Upper Realm, it would be hard to say whether he could transcend the tribulation and become an immortal. However, the laws of the Great Dao are incomplete in the Lower Realm, and the Heavenly Dao also suppresses it severely. It is countless times more difficult to transcend the tribulation and become an immortal than in the Upper Realm.

Therefore, that person ultimately only suffered the fate of having their soul scattered and destroyed.

"That's how it is."

Qin Shou nodded and asked, "Any other interesting stories?"

"There are some, for example, several extremely dazzling new stars have recently emerged in the cultivation world. Among them, the most dazzling are a little girl from the Witch Clan who is 'born with knowledge,' and the second prince of the Vermilion Bird Empire."

"A minor world?" Qin Shou wasn't surprised. Given the extraordinary commotion and divine aura surrounding its birth, he assumed it would one day become a top-tier prodigy.

“Yes.” Song Ningsheng nodded in response. “This little guy started practicing Qi at the age of four. I heard that he succeeded in practicing Qi in just one hour. He reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining at nine o’clock. He entered the Foundation Establishment stage at the age of ten, the Golden Core stage at the age of eighteen, the Nascent Soul stage at the age of thirty-four, and the Deity Transformation stage at the age of sixty. Now he has been cultivating for one hundred and ten years. Whether he has entered the Void Realm is still unknown.”

This young man is also hailed as the fastest cultivator among the new generation.

Many busybodies even compared him to the former Empress.

Song Ningsheng's tone was soft, as gentle as the mountain breeze.

"Hehe," Qin Shou chuckled, "Then what do you think of my grand-disciple compared to that Empress?"

"There's no comparison." Song Ningsheng replied without hesitation, "Judging by this cultivation speed alone, he is indeed a prodigy among prodigies, a monster among monsters. However, fast cultivation speed doesn't mean everything. Your grand-disciple may have the potential to dominate the world, but I have seen the Empress and many other brilliant things in this world. Therefore, I deeply know that above all brilliance, there is only one Empress, and there will only be one Empress. No matter how amazing others may be, they will probably find it difficult to even come close."

At this point, Song Ningsheng suddenly thought of Yi Cheng again. For some reason, he felt as if there was an invisible wall blocking his heart, making him feel depressed.

Although he liked this 'silly' and naive little chubby girl very much, whenever he consciously or unconsciously superimposed those two figures, a picture would inexplicably appear in his mind. First, a peerless beauty would gracefully approach from afar, and then a little chubby girl would suddenly appear, blocking his way with a "Hey!" Her body was so fat that it obscured the empress's figure, allowing only the empress's delicate head to peek out from behind her.

The chubby little girl was still laughing loudly, clutching her stomach, as if she were laughing at herself.

Imagining this, Song Ningsheng felt an indescribable sadness.

"Alas, in the end, it was my disciple who bore the brunt of it all."

Upon seeing this, Qin Shou's lips curled into a smile.

Song Ningsheng knew he was teasing him, so he didn't say anything.

Over the course of a hundred years, Yi Cheng and her friends returned several times, but each time they didn't stay on the mountain for long before rushing back down to have some fun.

During this time, she was summoned by Xiao Xuan, who said that they had encountered a tough opponent and that her junior sister needed to show her prowess. As a result, Yi Cheng rode Da Bao into the battlefield overnight and quickly beat the tough opponent half to death. In the end, she was even taken in as a follower outside the mountain and ranked behind the four big brown bears of the Wuyun Mountains.

That tough guy dared not speak out, because he had cultivated for eight thousand years and really didn't want to die!

Da Mei remained at Bailu Academy, becoming a renowned female teacher in the region. Now, she cultivated Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, and had achieved some enlightenment. Her cultivation level had advanced by leaps and bounds. In addition, she possessed the fortune of the Heavenly Dao and the bloodline of a true dragon, and at the beginning of last year, she broke through to the Void Realm.

It is said that when it broke through to the next realm, it caused quite a stir, even attracting many ancient beings to come out and try to capture this lucky koi to refine pills. In the end, it was stopped by the legendary and very mysterious old scholar from Bailu Academy.

After learning of this, Qin Shou's clone is compiling a list and preparing to visit all of them.

As for Wen Nuan, her playful nature and the upbringing of Qin Shou and others fostered her unrestrained personality from a young age. Over the years, she has roamed the cultivation world and played in the mortal realm, earning her the title of "Little Witch." However, no one dares to provoke her or cause her trouble, because it is said that she has two super henchmen, "Emperor of Rice" and "Iron-Eating Divine Beast," who specialize in beating up those who dare to disobey.