Mu Qingning betrayed her sect and has been expelled. He was left behind and his contract with Mu Qingning was dissolved.

Perhaps because Ying Cizhou had helped him stay away from the sword before, he did not fall into a deep sleep even after the contract was broken this time.

Wan Ge also asked about the secret realm. Jin Ming didn't know much either, only that Ye Zhan had demon blood in his body and that Mu Qing Ning helped him betray his sect.

If Mu Qingning hadn't helped Ye Zhan, Ye Zhan wouldn't have been able to take her away so easily.

Jinming said that Ye Zhan would most likely return, and that this battle would be very difficult, so Ying Cizhou should go into seclusion to cultivate during this period.

Jinming also said that Aci was a good person, and if Wan Ge really chose him, she should treat him well.

During this month, Wan Ge was in seclusion every few days to recuperate from her injury, and Ying Cizhou was nowhere to be seen. So, the person he interacted with the most was actually A Ci.

He thought Aci was a very nice person and loved Wan Ge very much.

Even though he felt that Ying Cizhou also loved Wan Ge, perhaps A Ci's truly gentle personality would be better.

The immortal lord appears gentle and refined, but in reality, his temperament is unpredictable. Moreover, the longer he cultivates, the more indifferent and detached he becomes towards life, which can sometimes make him seem cold-blooded.

Compared to people like that, Jinming still hopes that Wan Ge will choose A Ci.

"I will. Since I have already chosen him, I will choose him without wavering."

She once told him that she liked him, so she was willing to be with him. Even if she regained her memories later, she wouldn't regret her choice that day.

Now that she has regained her memory, she does not regret the choice she made that day.

As for Ying Cizhou, she should try to avoid seeing him in the future, and that should be fine. Perhaps she also had feelings for him, and now, looking back, she feels touched. But if she had also had feelings back then, perhaps she really would have fallen in love with him. It's just that they didn't meet at the most opportune time.

And she met the most suitable Aci at the most suitable time.

After hearing this, Jinming didn't say anything more. Wange watched him prepare to leave and asked in confusion, "Where are you planning to go, brother?"

Jinming coughed lightly: "Just browsing around."

Wan Ge sensed that something was wrong with him, but he didn't want to talk about it, so she didn't ask.

…

Time inside the secret realm is not synchronized with time outside, but Ying Cizhou once said that even if Ye Zhan were to return, it would be at least two years later.

Two years in the outside world and twenty years in the secret realm. At that time, Ye Zhan was seriously injured, and his strength was not as good as Ying Cizhou's. Even if he wanted to come back, his strength would definitely need to be increased before he could return.

Therefore, Ying Cizhou's prediction is correct; he will not be able to return from the secret realm for at least two years or twenty years.

…

Two years later, the astrological chart detected demonic energy, and Ye Zhan was about to return.

Besides that, what's even more surprising is that the person Immortal Lord Cizhou brought back reached the Nascent Soul stage in just two years.

Even with the guidance of the number one cultivator, his speed was still too fast, shocking everyone.

Aci's rapid progress is due not only to her talent and resources, but also to the assistance of Wan Ge.

But to reach the Nascent Soul stage in just two years is still quite astonishing.

…

Jinming was just heading home from the back mountain when she overheard the conversation between the sect leader and the Grand Elder.

The Grand Elder sighed, "My Uncle's fate is not right. I'm worried he will perish in this battle..."

"Grandmaster Uncle is so strong, surely not?" The sect leader's eyes were also filled with worry.

The elder shook his head: "It's hard to say."

The First Elder's eyes were filled with melancholy, as if he had remembered something again: "We can focus on cultivating the disciple that our Martial Uncle brought back. It is such a rare thing to reach the Nascent Soul stage in two years. In fact, I have seen it happen to someone before."

"You mean your grandmaster uncle?"

"Yes." He had once seen a young boy enter the Nascent Soul stage in two years without any prior cultivation.

However, it cannot be said that one has fully entered the Nascent Soul stage. After the Nascent Soul stage, one's appearance will no longer change; one will not age or become ugly.

Similarly, once a young boy enters the Nascent Soul stage, he will remain a young boy forever and will not grow up.

So back then, his grandmaster taught him how to suppress his cultivation before his uncle was about to enter the Nascent Soul stage, so that he wouldn't enter the Nascent Soul stage too quickly, otherwise he wouldn't be able to grow up and would have to stay in the form of a child forever.

Although appearance isn't that important for cultivating immortality, the grandmaster still felt uncomfortable calling a little kid "grandmaster" because he would have countless disciples and grand-disciples in the future.