If we think about it now in hindsight, Senior Sister An is indeed the easiest woman to deal with.

The reason why she said such terrifying words as "you will go to hell with me" was probably because she mistakenly thought that she had really betrayed Shushan and would become a stranger to her from then on.

Now that I found that there was still hope, and I was willing to call her senior sister, my protective maternal instinct broke out again, and I rationalized everything... Fortunately, fortunately, I knew that senior sister would not be willing to kill me.

"So why can't we communicate with the immortals?" An Zhisu asked curiously, "If we were honest from the beginning, maybe everyone would be willing to contribute all the fragments, and you wouldn't have to be a spy, brother?"

Chen Guanshui could only laugh and get away with it.

Why is hindsight bad? Because there are many things in this world that people react completely differently before and after they happen.

The Sky-Repairing Stone has been stolen and cannot be recovered, so naturally everyone is happy to say some nice words like "Since it was stolen to repair the sky, forget it." What if we try it before it was stolen? Anyone who dares to take the Sky-Repairing Stone will be slapped to death in a matter of minutes!

Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, An Zhisu guessed that he was unwilling to trust those immortals, so he asked again:

"Since you don't trust immortals, why did you agree to let them return to the sect? What if they attract immortals?"

"I believe they will not betray me." Chen Guanshui said.

"If the immortal really comes here, you and I will fight together." An Zhisu was still worried and said through gritted teeth.

If they really attract immortals, why fight? Just take the Heaven-Repairing Stone and teleport away! Chen Guanshui secretly complained.

"Senior sister seems to be in a good mood today." He said casually with a smile.

An Zhisu was slightly startled, then smiled bitterly.

Of course, she would not tell Chen Guanshui that she could not help getting angry when she saw Qiongying and Dongyou. Now that they were all gone, she finally understood what she was thinking.

"Speaking of the matter of patching up the sky, I would like to confirm it with the Sun Zhenmei Sword." Chen Guanshui continued, "The smelting of this sky-patching stone requires extremely high heat. If it is moved to the place where the sky is leaking, can the Zhenmei Sword provide enough heat?"

"Of course." A voice came from An Zhisu's body, "My Sun True Fire is so powerful, don't you believe it?"

"It's not that I don't believe it, I just want to confirm it just in case." Chen Guanshui said calmly, "There is also the issue of sustainability."

"I don't know how long the smelting process will take, so to be on the safe side, let me ask you, how long can your Sun True Fire last?"

This statement hit the weak spot of the Sun True Darkness Sword. The divine sword was strong, but without a sword master, it could not last long relying on its origin alone.

Unless An Zhisu continues to provide true energy, it can persist... But An Zhisu is not the master of the Sun Sword, and it is not right to borrow her true energy, which makes the Sun Sword subconsciously reject it.

"Don't worry about that. It's more than enough." Although he was unsure, he still said toughly.

"So that's how it is." Chen Guanshui immediately understood.

This broken sword was able to use true fire to seal off the natural barrier of Southern Border. In addition to relying on the remains of the last Sun Sword Master to provide true energy, it must have consumed a lot of its own essence.

Now he is just staying in Senior Sister An's body, borrowing her true essence for a few days, how much of his essence can he recover? Looking at the stubborn look of this broken sword, he only said "more than enough" but didn't say how long it can last, so it must not last long.

In this case, to complete the final step of smelting the Bu Tian Stone, it is necessary to use Senior Sister An as its energy source.

Thinking of this, Chen Guanshui suddenly said:

"Since I have nothing to do, why don't you follow me back to my room and have a few drinks?"

"That's good." Speaking of drinking, An Zhisu immediately smiled like a flower and nodded in agreement.

However, when Shi Liuli returned to Penglai, he did not go to Tiangongfang, but quickly found the Immortal Wanxiang and told him the whole story briefly.

She did not mention many specific details of the smelting of the Bu Tian Stone, but only said, "I was assigned by Jingyun to be responsible for the main smelting work" and "but Kunlun Qiongying and Shushan Jiangxiao have also come here."

Although she only mentioned it briefly and did not say it explicitly, how could Wanxiang Immortal not hear the hidden meaning in her words? It was simply that she and those two people were in a competitive relationship and she wanted Penglai to help.

"If you can get some merit from it, that would be great." He stroked his beard and pondered for a long time before finally making a decision.

Ever since Jingyun betrayed the sect, although we know that a single case cannot represent the entire group, the top leaders of Penglai have still been greatly affected.

To put it simply, political review has begun.

Any outside cultivator who has no connection with Penglai for three generations can certainly receive resources and continue to practice within the sect, but it will be unlikely for them to hold a high position and control power in the future - what if they encounter another traitor who takes the sect's treasures and runs away? What should they do?

Looking at Shi Liuli again, she is the daughter of Elder Shi Ding and a genuine "Penglai native" and therefore can be trusted without reservation.

If she can't believe it, then there won't be many people in Penglai who can believe it.

"Thank you, Immortal." Shi Liuli knew that the Immortal agreed to help her, and said quickly.

"Don't thank me yet." Wanxiang Immortal interrupted her and said, "Since you have been chosen as the successor to the sect master, the sect must trust your judgment."

"But you must remember one thing: After Jingyun repairs the sky and becomes a saint, it would be best if he could stay in this world to protect the sect. If he cannot stay and ascends to heaven, then you must strive to maximize the merits that are allocated to you."

"We in Penglai have ended up in this situation because we didn't fight in the past. Fortunately, you, Liuli, are someone who refuses to accept the status quo. When the stone tripod fell, you were able to turn the tide, mediate and fight with other elders, and keep Tiangongfang from falling. Everyone in the sect saw it."

"Since you are determined to fight with Qiongying and Jiangxiao this time, then just go ahead and do it. If there are any voices of dissatisfaction in the temple, I will go and talk to them."

"Liuli understands." Shi Liuli lowered his head and said, "Liuli doesn't ask for much. As long as the sect can send elite personnel and bring sufficient resources to the vicinity of the Sky Leakage and follow my command, that's all."

"Elite personnel?" asked the Wanxiang Immortal in surprise.

Should we just resort to physical combat? Would that be too radical?

"Yes." Shi Liuli said, "Even if we don't plan to take action, we still have to be on guard against other sects... Qiongying has already found an excuse to go back. Do you know about this?"

"Hmm." Immortal Wanxiang thought carefully, what would happen if Qiongying returned to Kunlun and told the truth to Immortal Chisong?

Given the character of Chisong Xianren, he would certainly let Ziwei Sect Master make the judgment. However, this Sect Master was ambitious, and Qiongying was his direct disciple, so he would definitely not have any doubts.

In other words, Kunlun is likely to fight for this saint at the instigation of Qiongying...

"Okay." Wanxiang Immortal said, "I'll make a list of elders for you."

"You want me to choose all the people on the list?" Shi Liuli asked in surprise.

"No." Wanxiang Immortal said, "Except for the few on the list, the rest of the monks and disciples of Penglai Yuqing Temple are up to you to choose from!"

Penglai couldn't judge Kunlun's subsequent movements, so it directly considered the worst outcome and was willing to dispatch a large number of people to cooperate with Shi Liuli to make arrangements in advance. However, Xu Yinglian did not actually return to Kunlun, but returned to the Xu family in Tiannan first.

As a result, he met Elder Xu from Kunlun in the family library.

The real name of this Elder Xu is unknown. After all, she is a Nascent Soul cultivator with an extremely long lifespan and an absurdly high generation. Therefore, everyone calls her the ancestor and has forgotten her real name.

"Ying Lian!" Elder Xu waved to her and asked with a smile, "How is your search going?"

Before Qiu Changtian betrayed the family, he was also the son-in-law of the Xu family, and was highlighted by the Tiannan Xu family for many years.

After he stole the Bu Tian Stone and ran away, the Tiannan Xu Family was in chaos. Some people suggested playing deaf and dumb, some suggested cutting off ties severely, and there was even someone who said "cut off Xu Yinglian as well", but was directly scolded by Elder Xu who was present at the meeting and was rudely kicked out.

According to Elder Xu, "even if there is a family scandal, it should not be made public," and he advocated that the family should temporarily ignore it.

Later, Kunlun concluded that "Chang Geng went out to found a new sect", which just confirmed Elder Xu's judgment, so all the clan members were impressed.

Xu Yinglian was quite trusting of this old ancestor. After scanning the surroundings with his spiritual sense and finding no one around, he nodded.

This was beyond Elder Xu's expectations, because in her opinion, Chang Geng was a scheming and cunning person, and if he really wanted to hide his tracks, he would definitely not give others any chance.

"So what are you going to do next?" Elder Xu asked again.

"I..." Xu Yinglian hesitated to speak.

Qiu Changtian is also Ling Yunpo and Luo Yan. The fact that he is this trinity is so incredible that she doesn't even know how to start.

If I tell Elder Xu, I'll have to explain why this happened. Then it involves the innate spiritual treasure Kunlun Mirror. There are too many variables afterwards, so it's better to keep it a secret.

"Forget it." Elder Xu knew that she didn't want to talk, so he waved his hand to show that it didn't matter. She didn't hold an important position in Kunlun, so she just asked about Chang Geng casually.

"Ancestor, I want to go to the library to check something." Xu Yinglian said.

"Well, here are the keys to the second and third floors." Elder Xu didn't ask her what book she wanted to look up, but just put the keys on the table.

Xu Yinglian took the key and passed through the numerous traps and went upstairs to look up information. Shi Liuli knew that he was weak, so he wanted to ask the sect for help to increase his bargaining chips, but Xu Yinglian did not have similar motives or ideas.

She searched the library for ancient books on mending the sky, wanting to see how Nuwa solved the final step of smelting.

But what he found was another miscellaneous novel, which talked about a saint who had made great achievements and gained great merits, but "he felt so elated that he didn't know why" and "felt as if he had ascended to the ninth heaven."

Can one still lose consciousness after having gained great merit?

Xu Yinglian was well-read and immediately realized that this was an exaggeration to describe the great sense of accomplishment after his moral achievements.

Wait, at the moment of gaining great merit, since the heavenly way forcefully injects positive results into it, is it impossible to think?

If it were an ordinary saint, he would just find a place to sit cross-legged and wait until the moral fruition was achieved before regaining consciousness. But if it was like my senior brother, who wanted to ascend to heaven immediately after the success of the sky repair...