Chapter 44 Courage Without Recklessness Those in the sword cultivation world have always been courageous but lacking in strategy, that is…

It's unclear whether it was because she addressed Shen Zhengyuan by his full name, or because this guy was not only a ruthless killer outside, but also a ruthless killer in his own territory.

"We...we don't know the whereabouts of our Ancestor..." a disciple stammered. "Where our Ancestor is going is none of our business, and...we dare not ask...Our Ancestor dislikes talkative disciples..."

Seeing that he couldn't get an answer to this question and that these people were quite frightened, Li Chen stopped asking and instead said, "Can I go out for a walk? Your ancestor didn't say anything about restricting my freedom, did he?"

Another disciple chimed in, "Of course. The Ancestor instructed that Miss Li may go wherever she wishes. This is a map of the Tranquil Realm that the Ancestor instructed his disciples to prepare for you."

Li Chenjin: "..."

She took the map from the disciple with a blank expression. She was initially a little unsure, but when she unfolded it and found that it was indeed a map with annotations next to each location, her blankness deepened.

What exactly is Shen Zhengyuan trying to do?

She started with that stunt, and now she's doing this again. She doesn't believe Shen Zhengyuan doesn't realize she wants to leave. So, is this map a subtle way of threatening her?

But if he wanted to threaten her, he shouldn't have tried to heal her wounds. Otherwise, once her injuries healed, even if he came, he wouldn't be able to stop her.

The methods practiced by people in this cultivation world have many advantages, but their weaknesses are also very obvious. Within ten meters, he would never be her match.

She looked at the map in front of her, her brows furrowing slightly.

She really couldn't figure out what Shen Zhengyuan was trying to do, and the more she couldn't understand it, the more she felt that this place was too dangerous and she shouldn't stay any longer.

She pondered for a while, then accepted the map, before asking uncertainly, "Is it really possible to go anywhere?"

The disciple nodded and said, "As long as Miss Li doesn't leave the Pure Realm, she can go anywhere within it."

Li Chen nodded, took the map, and walked out of the bedchamber.

Although she could go anywhere in this tranquil realm, she could not go out alone; she always had to have a disciple by her side.

However, this was not a difficult task for her. These disciples were at most at the Core Formation stage, so dealing with them was quite easy.

On the contrary, she would feel uneasy if no one was with her, and she would probably rack her brains trying to figure out what Shen Zhengyuan's purpose was.

Li Chen had never truly ventured into the world of magic cultivation before. Firstly, she had no interest in setting foot in the world of magic cultivation, and secondly, given her past relationship with Shen Zhengyuan, she feared that she would be surrounded by the disciples of the world of magic cultivation as soon as she stepped onto its soil.

Therefore, most of her understanding of the cultivation world came from what other people said. For example, she only knew that the cultivation world was the richest among all cultivation worlds, but she had never seen it with her own eyes.

Only now, upon closer inspection, does she realize that the world of Dharma practitioners she had envisioned was still not wealthy enough.

Throughout this tranquil realm, every pavilion and tower was carved from white jade, and even the ground was covered with pure white jade. It was exquisitely beautiful and magnificent, as if she had mistakenly entered the legendary Jade Capital of the Immortal Realm.

She followed the winding path paved with white jade, and soon she left the area of ​​her original sleeping quarters.

After stepping out of the sleeping quarters, what appeared before her eyes was an even more magnificent and splendid building, which made her wonder where all this money in the cultivation world came from.

Once spirit stone ore is sold in large quantities and there is no shortage of it in various sectors, its value should decrease, right?

Her gaze swept around and finally landed on the palaces and pavilions floating in mid-air in the distance.

The map that Shen Zhengyuan had someone hand over to her, although marked with labels, only showed the names of each place.

She had no idea what those palaces and pavilions with different names were used for.

She thought for a moment, then pointed to the palace floating in mid-air not far away and asked, "What is that place used for?"

The disciple followed Li Chenjin's gaze and replied, "Reporting to Miss Li, that is the palace where the Ancestor conducts business and rests. The leaders and elders of various sects in the Dharma Cultivation Realm come to the Pure Realm every ten days to go to the Ancestor's sleeping quarters to report on the affairs of the Dharma Cultivation Realm."

Li Chen asked, "So, your ancestor rarely leaves the Pure Realm?"

“Yes,” the disciple said. “After the Dharma Cultivation Realm stabilized, the Ancestor assigned affairs to various sects in the Dharma Cultivation Realm. Unless there is an important matter, the Ancestor will not leave the Pure Realm.”

Li Chen gave an "oh" and then asked, "Then why did your ancestor leave the Pure Realm before? Was it because of the letter from Zen Master Mingcun of the Zen cultivation world? When did the Dharma cultivation world and the Zen cultivation world become so close?"

The disciple was stunned. "The relationship between the Dharma Cultivation Realm and the Zen Cultivation Realm has never been good. Before the Ancestor rebuilt the Dharma Cultivation Realm, he stayed in the Zen Cultivation Realm for a year. He heard that he was looking for someone, and he searched for a year. Only after finding the person did he leave the Zen Cultivation Realm."

"Although the Ancestor has left the Zen meditation world, he has always treated it with great respect. He also taught the disciples of the Dharma Cultivation world that they should not be enemies of the Zen meditation world. If anyone dares to disobey the Ancestor's orders, even if the disciples of the Zen meditation world come to plead for them, that person will only face death. The Ancestor does not like disobedient disciples."

Li Chenjin slowly said, "Oh... I see. It seems I was ignorant."

It's not just that she's ignorant; she'd never heard of these things before, probably because of their encounter hundreds of years ago, which led to many changes afterward.

Just like in her original memory, Shen Zhengyuan didn't dislike the Zen world, but he didn't like it either. He had no interest in the scriptures of the Zen world, and he would never stay there temporarily. It was already good enough that he didn't actively kill people in the Zen world.

Seeing that Li Chenjin seemed to be deep in thought, the disciple stopped talking. After Li Chenjin came back to his senses, he continued, "Ancestor and Zen Master Mingcun are acquainted, but they have only met a few times. Ancestor left Qingjing Realm because Zen Master Mingcun mentioned in the letter he sent that there were suspected traces of demons in Xicheng Town."

Li Chen was taken aback. "Demons?"

The disciple nodded and said, "More than seven hundred years ago, a demonic disturbance occurred in this world. The destruction of the cultivation world was caused by the demons, which is why the ancestor is very concerned about this matter. In fact, about ten years ago, the magical artifacts made by the ancestor already sensed demonic energy."

"To prevent the demon from reappearing in the world, the ancestor ordered disciples of the magic cultivation world to set up magic arrays in various places where demonic energy was suspected. Once the magic array sensed the appearance of demonic energy, it would activate automatically, using the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to summon heavenly lightning to eliminate future troubles. However, it seems that when one magic array was activated before, the sword god of the sword cultivation world accidentally entered the magic array and has not been heard from since. It is likely that he has perished by accident."

"However, although that Sword God was a genius, she was not on good terms with our ancestor. She even took advantage of the fact that our ancestor was outside when he sensed an extremely strong demonic aura and was about to use magic to track it when he suddenly attacked. This seriously injured our ancestor and allowed that seemingly powerful demon to escape. Alas... people in the sword cultivation world have always been brave but reckless. Even the Sword God was no exception. Her fall was her own fate."

Li Chen nodded and said sincerely, "Indeed, indeed. No matter what, this sneak attack was indeed dishonorable. That sword god was too impulsive when she was young, unable to distinguish between what is important and what is urgent, and unable to see through true feelings and false intentions. Her fall was indeed her fate."

After saying that, she looked at the person in front of her and asked, "I've never heard of these things outside. It must be information that your ancestor intentionally wanted to keep secret. Now that you've told me all this, aren't you afraid that your ancestor will punish you later?"

The disciple shook his head. “Miss Li, please rest assured. I have no intention of revealing secrets of the cultivation world. It’s just that the Ancestor instructed us to answer whatever Miss Li wants to know without reservation.”

Li Chenjin: "..."

Li Chen sighed slowly, realizing that he really couldn't see Shen Zhengyuan's purpose. The more he knew, the more confused he became.

She thought for a moment, then asked, "Girl, what's your name?"

"Yun Mingyue," the disciple said. "Miss Li, you can just call me Mingyue."

Li Chen nodded and smiled gently, "Then, Miss Mingyue, please take me to see your ancestor's bedroom."

"Yes, young lady."

The palace was suspended in mid-air, at least several feet above the ground.

If people from the sword cultivation world came, they could travel by sword. She didn't know how people from the magic cultivation world would fly up there.

Just as Li Chen was deep in thought, he saw Yun Mingyue stretch out her hand, and suddenly a copper coin appeared in her previously empty palm.

The moment she threw the copper coin to the ground, it suddenly magnified dozens of times, large enough to comfortably support two people.

The two of them stood at opposite ends of the copper coin. As Yun Mingyue raised her hand, the copper coin floated up, carrying them slowly up to the palace that was suspended in mid-air.

After walking up a jade-paved staircase, Li Chen looked up at the gate in front of him, which was about six or seven zhang high and four or five zhang wide, and was made entirely of white jade. The gate was also carved with exquisite patterns.

However, upon closer inspection, she discovered that these patterns were composed of various esoteric scripts from the world of magic cultivation. They were beautiful, but she couldn't understand them or appreciate them.

On the white jade gate, there was a groove, which looked like it was for placing something.

Li Chen noticed the groove, and Yun Baiyue took a jade pendant from her waist and inserted it into the groove.

With a soft sound coming from inside the door, the door in front of them emitted a faint white light and slowly opened automatically right in front of the two of them.

After taking the jade token off, Yun Baiyue said, "This jade token is a pass to the Pure Realm. Without the jade token, you cannot enter the Pure Realm. Even if you do enter, you will be executed on the spot if you are discovered by the disciples patrolling the Pure Realm."

Li Chen glanced at the exquisitely carved jade pendant in Yun Baiyue's hand, then at his own waist where only a storage bag hung, and took a deep breath. "Then am I in great danger right now?"

“Miss Li need not worry,” Yun Baiyue said. “On the day Miss Li arrived in the Pure Realm, the Ancestor told the disciples there that Miss Li was an honored guest of the Ancestor, and the disciples in the Pure Realm must treat her with utmost respect. Therefore, Miss Li does not need to use a jade token to prove her identity.”

Author's Note: Can I wait for a nutrient solution to reach 900? [shy]