Join forces with old friends
Within the Dream Heaven Small World, in mid-air above Seven Peaks Mountain, Xu Xingran and Huo Linglong each occupied a space, undergoing the baptism of heavenly tribulation. The people on Seven Peaks Mountain, within the sect's protective formation, silently watched their movements.
After a long period of thunder and lightning, accompanied by celestial music, Xu Xingran and Huo Linglong successfully ascended to the Upper Realm. Disciples from other sects of the Dream Heaven Small World also ascended on the same day. Coincidentally, there were a total of ten Dream Heaven Small World disciples who ascended on the same day.
The ten cultivators from the Dream Heaven Minor World, having just ascended to the Yuan Shu Realm, cautiously gathered together to avoid being ambushed and killed. To their surprise, however, no so-called Lower Realm Cultivator Hunting Alliance was lying in wait for them. Before them stood only a familiar female cultivator, sitting listlessly on the ground, one hand supporting her chin, her beautiful, clear eyes watching them emerge one by one from the ascension passage, disheveled and wary.
Xu Xingran and Huo Linglong of the Seven Peaks Sect relaxed their guard considerably upon seeing Lin Shi. They tried to approach Lin Shi, but other cultivators from the Dream Heaven Small World grabbed their arms and subtly signaled to them that something was amiss.
Having no other option, Huo Linglong, keeping a safe distance, looked at Lin Shi and asked in surprise, "Danmeng, what are you doing here? Where are the cultivators from the Lower Realm Cultivator Hunting Alliance?"
Lin Shi didn't get up, but simply lowered his hand from his chin and said listlessly, "After successfully advancing to the Nascent Soul stage, I wiped out all the cultivators from the Lower Realm Cultivator Hunting Alliance and even seized their lair. I'm here waiting for you. You can first learn about the situation in the Yuan Shu Realm. If you're willing later, you can come to Tianwu Mountain in Xuan Tian City and cooperate with me to establish a sect!"
After Lin Shi finished speaking, without waiting for a reply from the ascended cultivators of the Dream Heaven Small World, she waved to them casually and then disappeared from the spot. The aura of a Nascent Soul cultivator emanating from her lingered there for a long time.
A few days later, Lin Shi went to the exit of the ascension passage in the Blessed Heaven Small World again. She waited outside the exit until a moonlit night, when she finally heard a faint sound coming from the exit of the ascension passage in the Blessed Heaven Small World.
That night, the twilight was as dark as ink, and the cold moon hung high, casting a pale, silvery light that bathed everything in the mountains and forests in a silvery glow. Lin Shi wore a striking golden fairy dress, and her head full of jeweled jewelry shimmered brilliantly in the moonlight. As usual, she sat cross-legged on an open ground some distance from the exit of the ascension passage to the small world, one hand supporting her chin, idly waiting for the cultivators from the lower realm to emerge from the ascension passage.
As soon as Lin Shi heard a slight noise coming from the exit of the ascension passage, she felt a sword aura carrying a chilling killing intent, like a leech, attacking her face directly.
Lin Shi didn't even move, watching as the sword energy was blocked by the spiritual energy shield that suddenly rose in front of her, and the attacker was also bounced directly behind her.
The male cultivator who initiated the attack was caught by the female cultivator behind him in time, and he regained his footing. Then, the two cultivators immediately stood back to back, looking at Lin Shi warily.
Lin Shi looked up and saw Qin Yuan and Ye Ruxue. It was Qin Yuan who had just launched the attack. Not far from them, the four city lords of the Blessed Heaven Small World and some unfamiliar cultivators had also gathered together, watching them warily.
Lin Shi smiled as he looked at the familiar face of the man he hadn't seen in over a hundred years.
Lin Shi looked at Ye Ruxue, whose face had hardly changed and whose eyes and cheeks were still almond-shaped, and said to her with a hint of complaint, "Ye Ruxue, it's been over a hundred years since I last saw you. You're all ascending too slowly. If you don't ascend soon, I might advance to the Void Refinement stage and ascend to the Hongchuan Realm in a few years."
Ye Ruxue and Qin Yuan turned their heads and looked at each other, then changed from a back-to-back posture to standing side by side.
Looking at Lin Shi, Ye Ruxue was overwhelmed by memories of their many battles fought side-by-side a hundred years ago. Back then, they were both minor Nascent Soul cultivators who had ascended from the Dream Heaven Small World. They had worked together, cultivating, training, escaping, and dodging pursuit, inseparable for at least twenty years. Although their bond wasn't as deep as the sea, they were still friends. The undisguised disappointment on Lin Shi's face and her lonely figure as she ascended alone after their ten-year agreement in the Blessed Heaven Small World was still vivid in her mind. But now, a hundred years had passed in a flash. As they looked at each other, they felt both familiar and strange, a sense that everything had changed.
Ye Ruxue stared intently at Lin Shi's face, but the more she looked, the more shocked she became. After a while, she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Lin Danmeng, if I remember correctly, you're only two hundred years old this year. You've actually advanced to the Nascent Soul stage!"
Lin Shi smiled, revealing two deep dimples on her cheeks. Her smile was sweet and captivating, but her mouth then uttered words that shocked Ye Ruxue and the ascended cultivators of the Blessed Heaven Small World even more: "I have already reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage. I have wiped out all the cultivators of the Lower Realm Cultivator Hunting Alliance, and their lair has become my territory. Would you consider cooperating with me and establishing a sect?"
"What?!" Everyone was shocked.
Lin Shi smiled again before standing up and saying, "You don't need to rush to give me an answer. You should first learn about the situation in the Yuan Shu Realm. If you are willing to cooperate with me to establish a sect, you can come to Tianwu Mountain in Xuantian City to find me. I'll be leaving now. See you again if fate allows!" As soon as she finished speaking, she disappeared from the spot, leaving behind only the lingering pressure of her Nascent Soul stage aura.
Seeing Lin Shi's figure disappear, Ye Ruxue took a few steps forward, but found that she couldn't keep up with Lin Shi's disappearing aura at all. She stood there somewhat lost, looking in the direction Lin Shi had disappeared, and remained silent for a long time.
Qin Yuan waited a while before walking up behind Ye Ruxue, hugging her tightly from behind, and resting his chin on her head, nuzzling her affectionately.
Qin Yuan said apologetically, "Ru Xue, I'm sorry. For the past hundred years, it has been my and the two children who have delayed your cultivation."
Upon hearing this, Ye Ruxue turned around and stood face to face with Qin Yuan. Her eyes were still bright. She said reassuringly, "Qin Yuan, this is my own choice. I have never blamed you and the two children for hindering my cultivation progress."
After Ye Ruxue finished speaking, she looked towards the exit of the ascension passage of the Blessed Heaven Small World, only to find that the other city lords and cultivators had already quietly left.
Seeing this, Ye Ruxue said to Qin Yuan, "The other cultivators from the Futian Small World have all left, let's go too. Let's first go to the various cities in the Yuanshu Realm to find out the latest news, and then seriously consider Lin Shi's suggestion."
"Alright," Qin Yuan replied, then naturally stepped forward and took Ye Ruxue's hand. Afterward, the two discreetly concealed their figures and auras, and flew towards the city of Yuanshu Realm.
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