The question from the Celestial Fox Ancestor interrupted their conversation.
Song Chen smiled wryly:
"Ziyi and I were just communicating telepathically in our sea of consciousness. We really didn't expect that the Heavenly Dao could actually transform into a human."
Moreover, our cultivation levels are both low, and we don't know what we can do.
Zhao Ziyi nodded and echoed:
“If there’s anything we can do for you, Ancestor, just tell us.”
The astrological configurations of Po Jun and Tan Lang that you predicted do indeed align quite well with our situation, exhibiting some similarities.
Now that the Heavenly Dao has descended upon the world, according to the astrological predictions of the Celestial Fox Ancestor, the lifespan of humankind has already entered its countdown.
How long everyone can live next depends on how much time the Heavenly Dao needs to grow.
The Celestial Fox Ancestor breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing their words.
He straightened his expression and said seriously:
"We currently have no solution."
However, since the celestial order has descended upon the world, even those who wish to ascend to immortality will need a very long time.
This period is the best time for us to enhance our strength.
According to the old demon, the only thing we need to do is to remain unchanged in the face of all changes.
You two just need to focus on your cultivation, and that will be fine.
If possible, it would be best to cultivate to the Void Refinement stage while the Immortal Illumination Continent cruise ships are operating.
Upon hearing this, Song Chen calculated that there were still 21 years left before the cruise ship from the Immortal Illumination Continent arrived.
Their cultivation level was just at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage. After the Nascent Soul stage comes the Deity Transformation stage, and only after breaking through to the Deity Transformation stage can they reach the Void Refinement stage.
21 years is a rather short time.
Zhao Ziyi asked in confusion:
"Ancestor, why is it best to break through to the Void Refinement stage? Is there some special reason for it?"
The Celestial Fox Ancestor nodded and said:
"After reaching the Void Refinement stage, the two of you will have clones, which is equivalent to having a chance to escape death."
After advancing to the Void Refinement stage, one has a greater sense of protection when facing the wrath of Heaven.
Things might change when the cruise ships from the Immortal Illumination Continent arrive.
After pondering for a while, Zhao Ziyi asked:
“Ancestor, why don’t we take advantage of the Immortal Illumination Continent cruise ship coming here to send the Heavenly Dao to the Immortal Illumination Continent?”
I remember that every time we plotted in secret, our ancestor would set up a Heaven-Suppressing Array to shield us from the Heavenly Dao's prying eyes.
It seems the Heavenly Dao is unaware of anything concerning the Lesser Worlds.
Upon hearing Zhao Ziyi's words, a scene suddenly flashed through Song Chen's mind.
Each time the image appeared, a sharp pain would emanate from his mind.
Song Chen shook his head slightly before returning to normal.
He raised his hand, touched the bridge of his nose, and said, forcing himself to endure the pain:
"Yes, why don't we tell the Heavenly Dao that to ascend, we must go to the Immortal Illumination Continent?"
I believe the cultivators of the Tianyi Sect will also try their best to get the Heavenly Dao to the Immortal Illumination Continent.
At this moment, the Mogu, who had been silent all along, spoke up:
"No, Li Tiandao won't be able to become a high-level cultivator in 21 years, so there's no need for him to risk his life on the Immortal Illumination Continent."
After all, the Tianyi Sect is on the True Treasure Continent. Once they go to the Immortal Illumination Continent, they will have no support at all, so Li Tiandao will not leave easily.
Moreover, the Tianyi Sect was unaware of what was happening in the small world.
They might wait another century before sending Li Tiandao to the Immortal Illumination Continent.
We discussed this before: if Li Tiandao goes to the Immortal Illumination Continent, the time when all living beings in the world will be destroyed will probably be brought forward.
Because the spiritual energy of the Immortal Illumination Continent is abundant, even if it loses the spiritual energy diverted by the True Treasure Continent, the spiritual energy will not decrease too much in a short period of time.
After the True Treasure Continent was returned to the small world, it will take time for its spiritual energy to recover.
We want to buy time, preferably enough time for both of you to grow.
Zhao Ziyi glanced at Mogu, the leader of the Heavenly Demons. Because he was the first person to create the world, he always held a very high position in Zhao Ziyi's mind.
Now it seems that Mogu has decided that he and Song Chen are the ones who can break the deadlock, which makes Zhao Ziyi feel flattered.
He laughed:
"What Elder Mo Gu said makes sense. If the True Treasure Continent can suppress the development of the Heavenly Dao, then let the Heavenly Dao remain on the True Treasure Continent."
At this moment, Song Chen suddenly looked up and asked:
"Ancestor, has Mu Feng met with the Heavenly Dao?"
This question is somewhat abrupt and strange. Some of the elders have forgotten why they had to have the Flood Dragon Ancestor supervise Mu Feng.
But after a moment's thought, the ancestors recalled the time when Mu Feng was favored by heavenly lightning.
The ancestors looked at the dragon, wanting to hear its answer.
The Dragon Ancestor was in low spirits. After taking his seat in the Spicy Palace, he remained silent and buried himself in his food, seemingly trying to turn his grief and anger into appetite.
Sensing the gazes of the crowd, the Flood Dragon Ancestor looked up from the mountain of food and said:
“Previously, when the nine of us demon clan ancestors went to visit the Tianyi Sect, I was afraid that Mu Feng would cause trouble in the Xing Shu Immortal Fox Territory, so I brought him along.”
However, Mu Feng shouldn't have seen the Heavenly Dao, because I had the Qilin set up an array to trap Mu Feng outside the Tianyi Sect's territory.
The dragon's words relieved the elders.
Mu Feng is already difficult to manage. If Mu Feng were to meet with the Heavenly Dao, they might never have another chance to place the small world on him.
The Celestial Fox Ancestor instructed:
"Jiaolong, you must keep a close eye on Mufeng in the coming days and make sure he doesn't meet with the Heavenly Dao."
When the time is right, we'll find some reasons to give this little world to Mufeng.
When the Xianzhao Continent cruise ship arrives 21 years later, everything will be fine once Mu Feng is put on board.
Haha, if our plan fails, perhaps the Heavenly Dao will perish along with our True Treasure Continent!
No one can even dream of advancing to the Mahayana stage! Let alone ascending to immortality!
The Dragon Ancestor nodded, then lowered his head and continued eating.
Upon hearing what the Heavenly Fox Ancestor said, Song Chen and Zhao Ziyi couldn't help but twitch their lips.
The ancestor really dared to think that he would drag the Heavenly Dao down with him.
Mogu looked at Song Chen and Zhao Ziyi and asked:
What are your plans next?
When the Celestial Fox Ancestor heard this question, he looked at Mogu with some surprise.
Mogu seems to be paying close attention to Song Chen and Zhao Ziyi.
Mogu had never said so much at previous gatherings.
After pondering for a while, Song Chen revealed his previous plan in detail.
"Ziyi and I plan to prepare four months' worth of meals for Spicy Palace this year."
Then they went to the blessed land of the Star Pivot Immortal Fox Clan for training.
Next year, after the [Hundred Streams Immortal Mountain] secret realm opens, Ziyi and I will close the Spicy Palace and then lead the fox clan cultivators to the secret realm to collect treasures.
I haven't had time to think about the next steps yet.
Upon hearing Song Chen's plan, Mogu nodded.
"It is right to close the Spicy Palace, so as to prevent the Heavenly Dao from consuming the Chaos Qi and greatly increasing its power."
The next plan is simple: you just need to focus on cultivation and travel to the blessed lands of various races. Your cultivation will definitely grow even faster.
I have a small suggestion: Finally, head to the Demon Realm and use their blessed land. There, I will personally guide you in cultivating the "Ancient Chaos Technique."
This discussion lasted for a long time.
The elders chattered amongst themselves, filling Song Chen's schedule for the next 21 years with activities.
The blessed land of all ethnic groups is a place that Song Chen and Zhao Ziyi must visit.
Promotion became their primary goal.
The matter of cultivation suddenly became urgent, as if they only had 21 years left to live.
After the elders left, the Spicy Palace returned to its quiet state.
Song Chen suddenly took out a canopy bed from his storage bag and placed it on the open space on the third floor.
He picked Zhao Ziyi up in his arms, lifted the bed curtains, and went inside.
"Now that Heaven's will has descended upon the world, all living beings are in distress, so we must strive to cultivate ourselves."
Zhao Ziyi exclaimed in surprise, and said in a strange voice:
"What are you doing? Today is already..."
Song Chen's tone suddenly turned serious:
"I have eight spiritual roots, you know how difficult it is to advance."
Now we bear a heavy responsibility, and we must improve our cultivation as soon as possible. I am cultivating with you on a mission!
Do you know how heavy the burden on our shoulders is?
Zhao Ziyi's face turned red, and he cursed:
"Your cultivation method will definitely make our cultivation unstable, and ultimately lead to our failure to advance!"
Song Chen smiled and said:
"How could that be? The Qilin Ancestor promised us that we would go to the Qilin Clan's blessed land in seven years to cultivate our inner cultivation techniques."
The Azure Phoenix Ancestor promised us that in 10 years, we would travel to the Azure Phoenix Clan's Endless Abyss to learn killing techniques.
The wolf clan patriarch said he would instruct you in swordsmanship in 13 years.
Mogu also said that he would guide me in cultivating the "Ancient Chaos Technique" in the final days.
Our cultivation path has now been arranged, and such high-intensity cultivation requires a sufficient amount of spiritual energy.
Upon hearing Song Chen's words, Zhao Ziyi thought about it for a moment and realized that it made perfect sense.
He was always a reasonable person, and upon hearing Song Chen's explanation, he could only acquiesce to Song Chen's behavior.
Strange noises came from the canopy of the bed.
The sound lasted all night.
As dawn broke, Song Chen let out a satisfied sigh.
When the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up.
Song Chen knew that although he was a genius, he did not have the idea of taking on everything.
Therefore, he was not interested in the birth of the Heavenly Dao.
Even heavenly lightning couldn't harm him, so what if the Heavenly Dao descended to earth?
What interests him is using this as an excuse to take advantage of Zhao Ziyi.
In this way, even if they were to lose later, he would die without regrets.
They won't regret not having eaten enough meat in their lives.
Song Chen buried his head in Zhao Ziyi's shoulder and neck, and laughed:
"From now on, we must cultivate diligently and not miss a single day, unless we are completely exhausted."
This is for the sake of all living beings.
Hearing this, Zhao Ziyi felt both ashamed and angry, and raised her hand to push Song Chen:
"You...you've gone too far!"
Song Chen just kept laughing and didn't argue. He whispered in Zhao Ziyi's ear:
"When I made this canopy bed to carry with me, I already knew how I wanted to spend my future days with you."
Zhao Ziyi's face flushed red upon hearing this:
"The Heavenly Fox Ancestor's astrological calculations were absolutely accurate! You've been far too indulgent!"
"Hmm, since you put it that way, I'll do my part too. Let's continue."
As the sun shone on the earth, Spicy Palace remained closed.
Little Stone led a swarm of stone bees, squatting in the open space outside Spicy Palace to work.
A monk who works as a deliveryman came to pick up his food asked curiously:
"Boss Shi, why is the food pickup point outside?"
Little Stone, without even looking up, said:
"The weather's been humid lately, so I'm out working to let my wings air out."
The cultivator glanced at the swarm of stone bees behind Xiao Shi and nodded:
“The changes in Shifeng have been quite significant recently, so it’s good for them to come out and show off.”
Behind Xiao Shi, there was a swarm of dazzling stone bees, densely packed, numbering over ten thousand.
In the sunlight, these stone bees appear to be wearing silver armor; each one is half a meter long, and some no longer resemble stone bees at all.
The cultivator's gaze suddenly sharpened, and he asked in surprise:
"Boss Shi, why do I feel like there are many stone bees flying around and then disappearing from sight? Then they suddenly reappear."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Shi gave a proud snort:
"How about that? Impressive, right? This is the direction the stone bee will evolve in next."
Using the properties of the ore, Xiao Shi enabled the Stone Bees to advance to a semi-hidden form.
Using the characteristics of the mineral, it refracts different light, temporarily concealing its form.
Now, stone bees have abandoned their most prominent feature of honey collection, making their skin increasingly hard, much like the rare minerals they consume.
Even without the ability to produce honey, stone bees can still absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, thus advancing their cultivation level.
In later evolutions, Little Stone will enable Stone Bees to achieve true invisibility.
Xiao Shi believes that the characteristic of ore is that no matter how it is ground, it is still the same ore.
Therefore, stone bees that grow by consuming rare metals should possess the same characteristics.
Without a physical form, there is no weakness.
The stinger of the stone bee has also become reusable.
Upon hearing Xiao Shi's words, the Void Refinement stage food delivery cultivator was greatly shocked.
Boss Song and Boss Zhao are extraordinary; even their spirit pets are not ordinary.
After seeing the deliveryman off, Xiao Shi diligently handled the matters concerning Spicy Palace.
As evening approached, the gates of the Spicy Palace finally opened.
Xiao Shi immediately flew into the Spicy Palace and gave Zhao Ziyi a year-end summary of the Spicy Palace.
After listening to Xiao Shi's words, Zhao Ziyi smiled:
"Xiao Shi, you've done a great job. You've now become an indispensable pillar of the Spicy Palace!"
Congratulations! You are not only the Queen Bee now, but you have also proven through your actions that you are capable of leading the demon race!
Upon hearing this, Xiao Shi felt that his wings shone even brighter.
After reporting on the business situation of Spicy Palace, Xiao Shi looked at Song Chen.
"Boss, that spirit stone vein has been completely mined out. I've distributed all the ore to Stone Bee, including the ore left by Boss Zhao."
Moreover, this year I led the Stone Bee clan to complete an overall advancement.
Today, the stone bee colony numbers over ten thousand, and none of them are able to collect honey.
Song Chen nodded, not surprised by the result.
He wasn't blind. The stone bees outside had all changed like that. He glanced at them and felt that they had almost been replaced by a different species.
"Tell me about the current state of the stone bee. What are its characteristics? It's probably not the final form you want yet, is it?"
Xiao Shi gave a complete overview of the current state of the stone bees, including their future form.
Zhao Ziyi was greatly shocked when he heard Xiao Shi's words.
Has Xiao Shi mastered the magic of chemistry? He can turn minerals from a solid state into a free state!
The colorful mineral powder floating in the air refracts different light and colors under the sunlight.
Once condensed, a swarm of combat-capable stone bees will appear.
Zhao Ziyi imagined that scene and marveled at it.
He smiled and said, "I look forward to that day."
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