Chapter 372 Returning to the Land of All Beings
After successfully bringing the two members of the Zang family back to their sect, Zhong and Wu no longer concerned themselves with the matter.
The two didn't inquire about what happened next, but when they browsed Danwu Tianmu's forum, they saw a lot of discussions about this matter, which made the forum quite lively.
[Battle Through the Heavens: Our Senior Brother Wu is amazing! He overwhelmed Wuxiang Palace and Tianlong Mountain in one go, and brought back that junior brother with the talent of a Celestial Grade!]
[Battle Through the Universe: Aren't you underestimating Junior Brother Wu? With his abilities, he's a shoo-in for bringing it back. Why are you so surprised? Your judgment is terrible!]
[Battle Through the Heavens: Who are you, Senior Brother? Don't insult my respect for Senior Brother Wu!]
[Battle Through the Universe: Is there any possibility that I'm your senior sister? You little brat! Have you finished your martial arts practice today? Coming here to tease your Senior Brother Wu? Get back to your training right now!]
[Battle Through the Heavens: ...I'm outta here.]
Other Doupo fans: [Hahaha...] [You ran really fast!] [You got caught, kid?] [Junior Brother Wu is not to be outdone!] [Get lost, get lost! Come listen to the gossip after you've finished your martial arts practice!]
[Battle Through the Universe: This little brat knows nothing, all he does is whine like an idiot. I know about this. After Junior Brother Zang Hao was brought back, he used that booklet to choose to become a disciple of the Tenth Hall Master, and now he's living in the Tenth Hall with his elder brother, Junior Brother Zang Qing.]
[Battle Through the Azure Sky: Senior Sister Huanyu! Junior Brother Zang Hao is so young, yet he chose Palace Master Di? That Palace Master Di, whose physical body is incredibly powerful and terrifying, and who is nearly ten feet tall? Is this kid planning to focus on body refinement in the future?]
[Fighting against heaven and earth: It seems we'll have another formidable opponent in the future!]
[Battle Through the Heavens: I'm really looking forward to it! With Junior Brother Zang Hao's celestial-grade talent, he'll probably be a force to be reckoned with in just a few years!]
[Battle Through the Heavens: Looking forward to it! Maybe we'll see a junior brother Zang Hao who's over ten feet tall someday! He'll definitely be amazing!]
[Battle Through the Universe: Tsk.]
Other Doupo fans: [Is there something wrong here?] [Senior Sister Huanyu, please tell us!] [What did we guess wrong?]
[Battle Through the Universe: I think that kid might want to change places once he grows up a bit. When he was choosing his companions that time, he saw Qu Danhuang's image. Later, he compared the images of the other palace masters' partners, hesitated for a long time, and finally chose Palace Master Di.]
Other Doupo fans: 【Huh?】【Did this kid choose his master or his master's Daoist partner?】【What's this kid up to?】【Does this kid like alchemists?】【Qu Danhuang is gentle, does this kid like that? Then why not choose a gentler master?】
[Battle Through the Universe: Who knows? But who cares? When he grows up and dares not to cultivate diligently, I'll beat him to death!]
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Zhong Cai finished browsing through the posts as usual, and said with a bit of a laugh, "Palace Master Di, is he one of the seniors who went with Emperor Xiao Dan and Palace Master Lou to recruit us when we first came to the Top Continent? Right?"
Wu Shaogan sat to the side, sipping his tea: "It's her."
Zhong Cai thought for a moment and continued, "Qu Danhuang went with us too. I remember she was a very gentle and kind senior." As he said this, his expression became a little subtle. "Zhong Wenyue Danhuang also went at that time. She was also quite gentle and kind, but... compared to her, Qu Danhuang seemed to be more tolerant and had a lot of... maternal qualities?"
Wu Shaogan raised his eyebrows: "So, that kid did glance at A-Cai quite a few times before, then A-Cai..."
Zhong Cai's lips twitched, but he didn't refute it. He only said, "Didn't that kid also give you a hard look?" He glared at Wu Shaogan and then continued, "I vaguely remember that Palace Master Qu took in many disciples, and quite a few of them followed her when they were just a few years old. Among all the Pill Emperors, only she is like that."
Wu Shaogan understood: "And A Cai also raised Dong Xiao when he was young, and later taught him." He saw Zhong Cai staring intently at him and couldn't help but chuckle, then added, "And me. I also raised Dong Xiao."
Zhong Cai nodded, then revealed a frank expression, and said, "I reckon Zang Hao is quite perceptive in this regard, able to sense who is suitable to raise children, and who is also good to the children they raise. The reason he wanted to see the image of the Palace Master's partner is probably because he wanted both of them to be suitable for raising him." Saying this, he scratched his face again and said, "I guessed earlier that he was a looks-obsessed person, but it seems I was a bit wrong about him."
Wu Shaogan chuckled and ruffled Zhong Cai's hair.
The two didn't talk much about Zang Hao, since he had nothing to do with them. However, if nothing unexpected happened, the Temple of War Gods would produce another young powerhouse in ten or twenty years... but it was hard to say just how strong he would be.
Zhong Cai browsed through some more posts, but didn't see anything new, so he closed the Danwu Sky Curtain.
The matter of the activation token that the Zang family head mentioned has not been mentioned by anyone on the forum.
So, that thing must be very precious and has probably been carefully preserved.
If that so-called ancient secret realm is "mediocre," it should be opened up soon, allowing many disciples of the War God Temple to spend their martial arts points to explore it.
What exactly happened...?
If it hasn't opened in a few more days, then it must be a truly precious ancient secret realm.
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Several months passed quickly.
During this period, Zhong Cai completed a large number of orders and also researched the pills that Cui Mao needed—it was indeed a new pill formula, very suitable for any cultivator with an imbalance of wind and water attributes.
The given name is very simple: Shui Feng Dan.
All of She Jiaojiao's orders have been completed.
Zhong Cai was so busy that she was completely overwhelmed. When she finally finished everything, her head was buzzing.
Wu Shaogan was also focused on cultivation. When he saw Zhong Cai's tired appearance, a look of heartache flashed in his eyes. He went over, rubbed Zhong Cai's temples, and then pressed him down to massage his stiff muscles and bones.
Zhong Cai groaned a few times in enjoyment.
At first, nothing seemed wrong, but as he listened, the moaning sound seemed to have taken on a different tone... Wu Shaogan felt a heat rising in his body, and then he turned his head and saw Zhong Cai lying there, secretly laughing.
Wu Shaogan remained calm and composed, his hands moving steadily, but subtly shifting downwards during the massage, and then slapping Zhong Cai's buttocks.
Zhong Cai: "!"
You old fool! You actually think you can play like this?!
Zhong Cai immediately rolled over and fiercely hugged Wu Shaogan's neck.
Because Wu Shaogan was always a whole realm higher than Zhong Cai in cultivation, he never had any defenses against Zhong Cai. This time was no exception. He was easily grabbed by the neck by Zhong Cai and tumbled to the ground.
Zhong Cai groaned, pressing her entire body against Wu Shaogan, and feigned anger, saying, "Do you still dare to do it?"
Wu Shaogan smiled gently, a smile that was extremely beautiful.
Zhong Cai was completely mesmerized.
By the time he came to his senses, Wu Shaogan had already stripped him naked.
Wu Shaogan said gently, "If A-Cai does the first day of the month, I'll do the fifteenth."
Zhong Cai felt an uncomfortable sensation pressing against her body.
Zhong Cai: "..."
Then, he quickly felt hot and returned the sensation.
Wu Shaogan's smile deepened.
Zhong Cai cleared her throat and took a bite of Wu Shaogan's lips.
Wu Shao chuckled dryly, pressed Zhong Cai's head down, and slammed her against his body.
His next move was anything but gentle.
Zhong Cai didn't care; after all, he himself had never been gentle at all.
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The two of them went through this ordeal for several days before finally releasing all the pent-up emotions they had been holding back. They felt incredibly relieved and refreshed.
However, when the two looked at each other afterwards, they found that each other's bodies were covered with messy marks, scratches, bite marks, and handprints, which was a terrible sight and hard to look at.
Compared to when he arrived, Wu Shaogan's "injuries" were more serious.
After all, it was Zhong Cai who was the one who suffered.
When Zhong Cai is being tormented, she will definitely fight back.
For Wu Shaogan, Zhong Cai's counterattack was... quite a thrill!
It was very enjoyable.
Of course, Zhong Cai was also very happy.
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The two lingered together for a while, then slowly got dressed and got up.
Together they rummaged through the ancient city's inventory, unearthing some resources to prepare for restocking.
It just so happens that it's time to go to the Land of All Living Beings to deliver pills to other rare beast clans that have placed orders, as well as human forces on other continents.
Wu Shaogan was in charge of packing, while Zhong Cai would simply toss whatever she wanted to Wu Shaogan.
After a flurry of activity, the two of them quickly finished the task.
Zhong Cai nudged Wu Shaogan's arm.
Wu Shaogan tacitly took out the Gate of All Beings and opened it.
As with every previous encounter, the two quickly entered the Land of All Beings.
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Although decades have passed, the land of sentient beings has not changed much.
During this period, some beings from the mainland were also found and allowed to enter this place.
It's actually quite interesting, because this number is greater than in the past few centuries.
Zhong Cai didn't pay much attention, but she wasn't surprised by this phenomenon—after all, the protagonist's fate storyline had already begun, and the world's fortune should have fluctuated wildly during the hundreds of years before and after the protagonist's birth.
Naturally, there must be many more beings who can find a way to enter the land of all living beings.
Moreover, because the protagonist is human, humans will make up the majority of these beings.
And that's exactly what happened.
At least in the predominantly human settlements, many new small buildings have been added, along with a number of human stalls.
It is worth mentioning that—
Basically, there are still no outstanding alchemists who can enter this place.
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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan held hands and sat together on Qinghui's back.
Because of the convenience of flying, Qingyu often carried the two of them when they needed transportation. However, Qinghui didn't want to be idle, so he would occasionally pop out and try to carry the couple on his back.
The couple were of course willing.
Just like Qingyu, Qinghui has undergone some changes in appearance due to continuous evolution.
However, the Devouring Wolf is a very "unique" rare beast, and many others are evolved from special wolf clans by absorbing the bloodline of the Devouring Wolf—like Qinghui—so after transforming into the Devouring Wolf, its appearance is not fixed.
Generally speaking, they will maintain uniformity in their wolf fangs, physique, and claws, and a black unicorn horn will appear on their forehead.
In other aspects, they can often maintain the original special wolf clan form.
Qinghui, the Bone-Eating Silver Wolf, usually keeps its horn tucked in. At first glance, it looks the same as always. Only when you look closely at its claws will you discover that they are becoming increasingly sharp and terrifying. Its body, hidden in thick silver fur, is also extremely robust... every inch of it is solid.
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Qinghui carried its two masters on its back and ran wildly, its speed as fast as lightning, even faster than a gust of wind!
Before long, it was swept into the Crimson Blood Spider swarm, and directly hung the mustard seed bag containing a large number of pills on the huge blood-red spider web guarding the entrance, which resembled a net from heaven and earth.
The crimson spiderweb trembled very quickly and very slightly, faintly emitting a beautiful, melodious sound, so pleasant that it made one's mind go blank for a moment, as if only this sound lingered, occupying all one's senses and preventing any other reaction.
Zhong Cai had learned his lesson from this before, so whenever he came here, he would activate his defensive treasures to block out all the sounds, so they wouldn't affect him in the slightest.
Wu Shaogan didn't deliberately defend himself; he relied solely on his willpower to resist each time, treating it as a form of training.
Seeing that Lao Wu was so serious, Zhong Cai decided to do the same in the future—it was definitely not possible now. With only the strength of a fifth-level expert, it would be too presumptuous of him to use someone else's eighth-level Spider Web String Sound as training material.
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The spiderweb tremor was not intentional. After the tremor, the mustard seed bag was quickly teleported deep into the territory of the Crimson Blood Spider to hand over the goods.
Each exchange of pills took place outside the territory of the Crimson Blood Spider.
It's not that the Crimson Blood Spiders are unhospitable, but rather that their territory is filled with spider webs. Once cultivators enter, they are truly entering a spiderweb cave, where every step is fraught with danger, as if a large number of spiders could emerge at any moment and devour them.
It's really quite dangerous.
Before long, the remaining payment for these pills was also delivered, contained in a mustard seed bag.
Zhong Cai took off the mustard seed bag and gently patted Qinghui's head.
Qinghui then turned around and quickly left the territory of the Crimson Blood Spiders with his two masters.
Along the way, Zhong Cai quickly scanned the mustard seed bag with his soul power and asked with a smile, "Old Wu, guess what the spiders brought me this time?"
Wu Shaogan observed Zhong Cai's expression, then smiled and replied, "I guess it's the venom of the Crimson Blood Spider."
Zhong Cai gave a thumbs up: "Old Wu, you guessed right!"
Wu Shaogan smiled, clearly pleased.
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Before long, the two quickly arrived at the second location.
The territory of the Moon-Gazing Wolf.
The wolf's sense of smell was extremely keen. It seemed that it had sensed the arrival of the Zhong couple as soon as they approached, and several wolf heads suddenly emerged from the cave, making howling noises.
The implication here is clearly that they are very welcome.
After rushing towards it, Qinghui almost lost control and crashed into the mountainside.
Fortunately, this scene was very familiar...
So several Moon-Gazing Wolves suddenly rushed over and blocked the mountain wall.
Qinghui stopped just in time, avoiding a direct collision—although he had crashed into it several times before when he couldn't control himself.
Now, the two sides are only two feet apart.
Qinghui let out a joyful howl.
The same was true for the few moon-gazing wolves.
The two even rubbed against each other very intimately, showing that they were very familiar with each other.
Zhong Cai found the scene both amusing and adorable.
Beside them, another Moon-Gazing Wolf gracefully walked over and said, "Welcome, both of you. This is for your hospitality."
The wolf placed a basket on the ground, which was filled with various colored mountain fruits.
These are all fruits rich in energy and can also be used in medicine, but because their medicinal effects are not very prominent, they are more often eaten simply as fruit to supplement the body.
The most notable characteristic of these mountain fruits is their exceptionally good taste.
Because Zhong Cai has refined many high-quality pills for the Moon Gazing Wolf clan over the years, the clan has successfully bred many wolf cubs, and the clan has grown much larger... So the Moon Gazing Wolves are also reciprocating by not only paying for the pills but also carefully selecting some fruits as a treat.
Over time, the Zhongwu couple developed the closest relationship with the Moon Gazing Wolf clan among all the guests.
Of course, there is another reason why the two sides are close.
That is, Qinghui really enjoys playing with the Moon Gazing Wolves.
These are the same guys who went to Zhong Cai's general store to buy pills and acted recklessly. They all have interesting personalities and get along very well with Qing Hui.
Qinghui always runs wild whenever he comes to the Land of All Beings, partly because of these Moon-Gazing Wolves.
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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan jumped off Qinghui and picked up the basket.
It could barely be called a basket for the Moon-Gazing Wolf, but it was actually quite large, taking up at least half a room.
The fruit piled high inside was a carefully prepared treat by the Moon-Gazing Wolf.
It is very heavy.
Zhong Cai was already used to it. She raised her hand to put the basket away and thanked him. Then she took out the pills and handed them to Wangyue Lang to check.
The variety and quantity of the pills here are abundant, which truly gives Wangyuelang a great sense of security...
The Moon-Gazing Wolf examined the pills for a moment before putting them away; the whole process didn't take much time.
The transaction went smoothly for both parties.
Meanwhile, Qinghui was already rolling around with the Moon-Gazing Wolf, happily pouncing and biting each other.
Seeing this, some of the other Moon Gazing Wolves couldn't hold back and jumped out of the cave. They pounced from above and collided with the other Moon Gazing Wolves and Qinghui... rolling even further away.
Zhong Cai: "..."
After thinking for a moment, he carefully selected several wild fruits from the basket in the ancient city and gave half of them to Wu Shaogan.
The couple simply sat down on the ground to rest for a while while waiting for Qinghui to play.
After finishing the fruit, Qinghui ran back briskly.
It had actually been keeping an eye on its two owners' movements, and now it quickly said goodbye to its playmate.
Zhong Cai found it amusing and reached out to press Qinghui's head.
After rubbing against Zhong Cai, Qinghui leaned down slightly to acknowledge her.
Then, the couple rode the Qinghui again, speeding all the way to another location.
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The entire Land of All Beings is very large, and customers who place orders with Zhong Cai are scattered all over the place.
Although it was acceptable to leave the pills in the general store for customers to pick up themselves, Zhong Cai often decided to deliver the goods with Lao Wu.
The main reason is that they only come once in a long while, so they take the opportunity of delivering goods to observe any changes in the entire Land of All Beings and keep everything in mind.
At that moment, Zhong Cai leaned against Wu Shaogan's chest and suddenly remembered something, saying, "By the way, Lao Wu, when we received that auction order, it seemed to require us to hold an auction within fifty years?"
Wu Shaogan also remembered and said, "That's right."
Zhong Cai sighed, "We've had this Gate of All Beings for decades now. We should find some time to hold a ceremony in the next few years."
Wu Shaogan nodded: "A-Cai can make the decision."
Zhong Cai said, "I'll find some time to draw cards soon, and I need to collect as many items as possible so that I can hold a large-scale event."
Wu Shaogan agreed, "With our strength, it's not convenient to hold it directly outside, but if it's in this land of all living beings, there's nothing to worry about."
Zhong Cai laughed and said, "Then bring out all the good stuff?"
Wu Shaogan knew he was joking, so he laughed and said, "Then naturally we'll listen to A-Cai."
In fact, not all of them will be taken out.
However, in order not to lose face, the two will try their best to select high-quality resources this time to show their strength to all the cultivators in the Land of All Beings.
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Speaking of the Gate of All Beings, Zhong Cai thought of Tan Zheng again.
Not long after Tan Zheng obtained the spot, he indeed came to the Temple of War and joined it.
Of course, his sworn brother You Su did not have the ability, so he could only rely on Tan Zheng and become an outer hall disciple.
Tan Zheng worked very hard and shared a lot of the resources he obtained with You Su. With the favorable cultivation environment of the War God Temple, and not wanting to disappoint Tan Zheng, You Su also worked extremely hard and his strength improved by leaps and bounds.
Over the next decade or so, both brothers made great progress and their fighting ability improved considerably.
Tan Zheng, in particular, has gained some fame among many inner palace disciples.
After that, seemingly feeling that he had gained some ability, Tan Zheng finally took the initiative to approach Wu Shaogan, wanting to rely on Wu Shaogan and become his follower.
After consulting with Zhong Cai, Wu Shaogan readily agreed and also granted his request to bring You Su along.
After that, Tan Zheng and You Su lived on Qian Yuan Island. In addition to their daily cultivation, they also took care of many affairs for Zhong Wu and his wife. Tan Zheng also managed the original attendants.
Because the two brothers are reliable and make things much easier for the couple, the couple has spared no expense in nurturing them.
Decades later, the Tan brothers are not only more capable, but they have also become the husband and wife's most trusted subordinates.
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