For the next three years.
Zheng Kaiyuan stepped down to the second line and gradually handed over the affairs of the Immortal Venerable Mansion to Zheng Nansheng.
The saying goes, "A new broom sweeps clean."
Zheng Nansheng hadn't even taken office yet, but he already burned a big fire during his acting period.
They actually uprooted the entire Luo family's relatives by marriage.
Luo Ying conspired with her maternal relatives, who were hiding in the shadows, to murder her nephew, and the affair was made public.
The cultivation world was in an uproar.
There must be a reason for committing such a heinous act, right?
No matter how capable a maternal relative is, can they compare to one's own family?
Luo Ying really doesn't know what's good for her.
Even more surprisingly, after the affair was exposed, Luo Ying fled.
And he escaped alone.
He even neglected his beloved daughter, Zheng Ningshuang.
It's truly baffling.
Fortunately, Zheng Nansheng was not a cold-blooded person. Considering their blood ties, he did not make things difficult for Zheng Ningshuang.
After all, this young lady really doesn't know anything.
After Luo Ying escaped, Zheng Ningshuang lost her former arrogance and rarely even left the house.
If it weren't for Luo Cheng revealing the truth, people might have thought that Zheng Nansheng was maliciously retaliating and deliberately framing Luo Ying.
Although the cultivation world prioritizes strength, it still has very little tolerance for illegitimate children.
The immortal cultivation families dared not say anything on the surface, but they couldn't help but have their doubts.
Even if Zheng Nansheng were to advance three ranks in a single day and become the strongest immortal cultivator, could he still care what others thought?
I'm not a demonic cultivator; I don't just beat people up because I don't like them.
Speaking of demonic cultivators.
Su Hanjiang has not left seclusion for three whole years.
This situation is still quite rare.
In the past, he always traveled all over the country, as if he were looking for something.
If he hadn't shown himself, it would have been very difficult for others to find him.
But for the past three years, he has remained holed up in Moonfall Crow Cry Valley, never leaving the house, not even stepping out of his room.
Could it be that he's resentful because someone's cultivation level is higher than his, which is why he's focusing on cultivation?
After more than a hundred years without a breakthrough, they're now getting anxious.
Whenever the monks talked about this place, they would burst into laughter.
Many are speculating whether Su Hanjiang will dare not attend the new Immortal Venerable's succession ceremony next month.
Actually, everyone was really looking forward to Su Hanjiang's arrival.
I just want to see if he still dares to be as arrogant as he was three years ago, looking down on everyone.
However, a small number of cultivators hold different views.
Zheng Nansheng's current strength is due to his father, while Su Hanjiang's success is all earned through hard work and real effort.
If a fight really breaks out, it's still uncertain who will emerge victorious.
Without Zheng Kaiyuan, Zheng Nansheng would be nothing.
What's there to brag about?
Supporters of both sides argued incessantly and even came to blows.
It seems unlikely that things will calm down until the two actually face off.
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This is a quiet and simple courtyard.
The courtyard was filled with a large collection of wooden and stone artifacts, each one exquisite.
Tinghu Lake is shrouded in mist, where bluefish swim.
There is a rockery with lush green grass and kingfishers resting there;
The most obvious one is in the middle, where there is a bright and cheerful young girl with curved eyebrows and eyes.
A small, palm-sized hunting dog stood proudly in the sunlight, its tail held high and its chest puffed out.
It is missing one ear.
Its expression, however, was one of great confidence, as if that was not a flaw, but a badge of honor.
An elderly man with white hair walked in happily and, as usual, patted its head.
"She will be able to return after today."
"Woof!"
The search dog barked crisply and happily circled around the old man, its tail practically wagging off.
Three years ago, the hunting dog did not run away.
Lin Yu's strength is overwhelming and invincible to it.
It wanted Ye Wan to escape, but it failed.
Hesitating, he sensed a powerful force and decided to leave temporarily.
It excitedly took the items back, hoping to help Ye Wan.
But what they found was Ye Wan's dying soul, almost fading away.
It can't bite or touch it.
It cried out in distress.
Suddenly, I realized how Li Song had managed to bring its soul into its current body.
So it didn't hesitate to tear off its own ear.
Animal-finding dogs have wooden bodies and therefore cannot feel pain.
But it can.
It tore off that piece of ear, and it hurt like it was being ripped from flesh.
Fortunately, its method worked.
Ye Wan's soul was indeed drawn into the beast-hunting dog.
However, it was still too difficult for this small body to bear two souls.
The pressure felt by the search dogs was unprecedented.
But it couldn't care less about that.
All he could do was run frantically until he found Lin Wenqiao, the white-haired old man. By then, all four of his paws had been worn down.
It fell countless times along the way, its beautiful patterns now covered in scratches, and one of its eyes was knocked off.
Lin Wenqiao reconstructed its body, but the ear that the hunting dog had torn off would fall off no matter how many times it was glued back on.
Because it was torn off along with a piece of its own soul.
Silly little dog, you're hitting too hard.
In the afternoon, an acquaintance came to the courtyard.
The hunting dog pounced into Li Song's arms, howling pitifully, as if it had finally found someone to back it up. If it weren't for its wooden body, it would probably be weeping uncontrollably.
Li Song gently coaxed it, and after it had cried enough, he comforted it, saying, "You've done a great job! You're the bravest wolf cub I've ever seen."
"Waaah..."
Lin Wenqiao was Li Song's formal apprentice.
However, he is not as famous as his apprentice.
This is mainly because he is not strong enough.
He knows a lot of things, but he can put very few of them into practice.
Because his cultivation level was insufficient, many runes he drew were completely useless, but when Li Song drew them, they turned decay into magic and could bring inanimate objects to life.
He had meticulously sculpted the statue of the girl in the courtyard for decades. All he needed to do was add runes and attach Ye Wan's soul to it to complete the sculpture.
That's why I sought help from my own disciple.
Li Song was a little tied up because he was doing something else important.
But upon hearing that his hunting dog had been found, he rushed over without hesitation.
When the hunting dog jumped into his arms, Li Song looked at the rather hastily carved design and felt inexplicably heartbroken.
It turned out that the original body was completely unusable, which is why Lin Wenqiao replaced the animal-hunting dog with a new one.
It's not that it's ugly, it's just too haphazard, and it's clearly a half-finished product.
Li Song decided that after drawing the runes, he would then have the beast-hunting dog repair them.
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