There is no time in the mountains, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
One day, Su Rui sat cross-legged within the Qingcheng Sect's cave dwelling. His primordial spirit rested upon the sword, transforming into a streak of white rainbow light and darting out from Golden Whip Cliff. After three years of practice, he had finally, a month ago, mastered the "Innate Gengjin Sword Qi Art" to its highest level—the tenth level, the realm of entrusting the primordial spirit.
Over the next month, he continued to explore and familiarize himself with the various operations in this state. Now, he was able to skillfully use the method of entrusting his soul to control the flying sword and began to patrol within a hundred miles of Qingcheng Mountain.
After returning to the Qingcheng Sect from the Kunlun Sect's Heavenly Palace ruins, the sect leader, Master Ge, had placed great importance on Su Rui, directly promoting him from a true disciple to an elder. He even suggested that Su Rui take charge of a hall, but Su Rui declined the offer, citing the need to consolidate his cultivation.
At this moment, Su Rui's spirit was resting on the sword ball, flying lightly like a bird. He circled Qingcheng Mountain within a radius of a hundred miles, and then flew back to Golden Whip Cliff.
At this moment, Yu'e Zhenren also returned to the Golden Whip Cliff by controlling his escape light. Seeing Su Rui, he called him over. Su Rui hurried forward and saluted Yu'e Zhenren.
Yu'e Zhenren waved his hand, signaling Su Rui not to be polite. He looked at Su Rui and said, "Qinghe, follow me."
After saying that, he turned and walked towards the ancestral hall where the head master Ge Zhenren was.
Su Rui didn't dare to delay and hurried to catch up. He knew that Yu'e Zhenren had always disliked the red tape of the world, so he didn't exchange pleasantries with him. He just followed Yu'e Zhenren to the Ancestral Hall in his original spirit body.
After entering the ancestral hall, they saw Ge Zhenren sitting upright on the cushion above, eyes closed, seemingly meditating. Yu'e Zhenren walked over and gently woke Ge Zhenren up.
Master Ge opened his eyes and saw Master Yu'e and Su Rui. He smiled and said, "So it's Senior Brother Yu'e and Qinghe who are here. Come and sit down."
As he said that, he waved his hand and asked them to sit down.
True Man Yu'e nodded and walked over to a nearby cushion to sit down. Su Rui stood aside, quietly listening to the two elders' conversation.
True Man Yu'e glanced at Su Rui, then said to True Man Ge, "I've been traveling recently and have discovered that Western Tang is now plagued by bandits and wars. It's already looking precarious, like the country is about to collapse."
Master Ge frowned and asked, "Oh? Is this true? What should we do?"
True Man Yu'e continued, "I used the art of observing the dragon veins of Xitang and discovered something unusual. I'm afraid that after a hundred years of sword fighting, the evildoers have lost their skills and are trying to stir up a catastrophe in the human world. By overthrowing the dynasty and assisting the new monarch to ascend the throne, they can gain the protection of the Emperor!"
Upon hearing this, Master Ge's expression grew solemn. He was fully aware of the seriousness of the matter. If the evildoers succeeded, it would bring a massive disaster to the entire world of immortal cultivation.
True Man Yu'e continued, "If we don't take proactive precautions, once someone with ulterior motives ascends the throne of the Human Emperor and starts felling mountains and destroying temples, it will probably be too late!"
"Therefore, I, the old Taoist, would like to send Qinghe to represent our Qingcheng Sect to go to Shenjing and thoroughly investigate the cause and effect of the incident. If there is still a possibility of saving Xitang, then we will help!"
The headmaster, Master Ge, sat in the seat of honor. After listening to Master Yu'e's words, he nodded in agreement.
"Your master and I have both reached the limits of our cultivation in the human world and cannot advance any further. However, we still need 100,000 merits to ascend! I'm not asking you to accumulate merits for us, but I'm reminding you to do more good deeds and accumulate merits during this trip to fully prepare for your future tribulation and ascension!"
Seeing that both elders held the same view, and that he himself had successfully cultivated to the realm of entrusting his primordial spirit, Su Rui couldn't help but feel an urge to go down the mountain and travel. So, he nodded to Master Yu'e without hesitation and agreed to the arrangement to go to Shenjing.
The day after their conversation, the weather was perfect and sunny. Su Rui, carrying the little fox demon in its original form, emerged from the cave, his feet glimmering with sword light as he swiftly flew off into the distance. The red dragon remained curled up in a circle, draped silently around his wrist like a jade bracelet. Since condensing into a true dragon, the red dragon's personality seemed to have undergone a dramatic change, becoming lazy and inactive. At this moment, it resembled a homebody, preferring to stay at home like a jade bracelet rather than venture out.
Su Rui descended from the sky and returned to his house at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain, where he retrieved the little ant. Then, he mounted his flying sword once more and sped off into the distance. Along the way, he encountered a heartbreaking sight. The land, once teeming with vibrant greenery and vibrant waters, had become a barren wasteland, devoid of any greenery, only withered fields and emaciated refugees.
Looking at the scene before him, Su Rui couldn't help but sigh deeply. He knew that as a time traveler, he had witnessed too many such scenes. Dynasties passed, rising and falling, and it was always the common people at the bottom who suffered. As the ancient poem says, "When a nation prospers, the people suffer; when it perishes, the people suffer."
He couldn't help but feel a surge of pity as he watched these scenes unfold. These people were living in poverty, without food or clothing, a truly sympathetic sight. However, as he wasn't an official in Xitang, he couldn't intervene directly. So, he could only observe silently for a moment before quickly dashing off towards Tongqu County.
Along the way, he worriedly wondered, "Is the situation in Tongqu County as bad as in Xitang?" Only when he arrived in Tongqu did he breathe a sigh of relief. Here, everything seemed peaceful and tranquil.
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