The first year of Ruyi, September 8th.

Chi Xuzi suddenly opened his eyes, casually flipped his hand, and a ray of light flashed from the bracelet on his wrist, and a compass appeared in his hand.

"Qiankun Bracelet?!" Jiang Ruoqing said with a surprised look.

"Qiankun Bracelet?" Chen Mo and Zhao Qianyi looked at her in confusion.

"According to ancient texts, in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, there exists a special stone called Space Stone. This Space Stone contains space properties and can be used to create various storage accessories, like the Qiankun Ring, Qiankun Bracelet, and so on..." Jiang Ruoqing explained to the two like she was reciting from an encyclopedia.

"A low-grade storage bracelet costs between fifty to a hundred low-grade spirit stones. If you join the Daoist Alliance and become its disciples, the alliance will gift you one for free." Hearing their conversation, Chi Xuzi interjected and continued:

"Little friends, someone from your side has reached the Foundation Establishment Realm again."

Jiang Ruoqing and Zhao Qianyi were shocked. Their breakthroughs relied on the Foundation Establishment Pill and Dragon Blood, and even then, it was incredibly difficult.

With the experts of Great Zhou either dead or wounded, they couldn’t imagine who else besides them had broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Chen Mo knew that Chi Xuzi was referring to Ghost Half-Immortal.

But he didn’t name him specifically, only showing a hint of surprise.

Seeing everyone’s expressions, Chi Xuzi was surprised as well. To him, the Canglan Continent was only a small place. Logically, those able to reach the Foundation Establishment Realm in such a barren place must have certain innate talent, so they should have some idea who could break through to this realm...

Soon, Chi Xuzi received this person.

It was an old man in a hemp garment, looking about the same age as Chi Xuzi from his appearance.

He formed a stark contrast with Chen Mo and the others.

After the old man in hemp garments came, he cupped his hands to Chi Xuzi, called him senior, stated his identity, gave Chen Mo a deep look, and found a place to sit down.

"Han Immortal..." Jiang Ruoqing widened her eyes, pointing at him, then looking at Chen Mo, as if to say this isn’t that Ghost Half-Immortal?

Back then, when she went to Jiangnan with Chen Mo, they had heard people on the merchant ship discussing him.

Chi Xuzi stared at Han Immortal for a moment, then narrowed his eyes, saying, "Are you a disciple of the Ghost Valley Sect?"

Han Immortal nodded. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow; was there a Ghost Valley Sect in Primordial Heaven too?

Yet it wasn’t mentioned in that booklet.

"Truly a disciple of the Ghost Valley Sect?" Chi Xuzi’s interest grew as he saw Han Immortal nod, and he said in a low voice, "The Ghost Valley Sect in Primordial Heaven is extremely mysterious. It’s rumored that thirty thousand years ago, an elder from the Ghost Valley Sect tried to spy on the heavenly secrets, attempting to seize the fortune from the hands of the Heavenly Dao. He wasn’t tolerated by the Great Dao and violated Primordial Heaven’s rules...

This nearly led to the Ghost Valley Sect’s destruction by the Heavenly Dao, and this expert was heavily injured by heavenly punishment, becoming a waste and fleeing to the Land of Punishment..."

In Primordial Heaven, the path of Immortal Cultivation means adhering to the Heavenly Dao, only then can one become immortal.

Yet this expert from the Ghost Valley Sect attempted to seize fortune from the Heavenly Dao, which was undoubtedly a rebellion against it and wasn’t tolerated by Primordial Heaven...

"So powerful..." Zhao Qianyi slightly opened her mouth, then thought, the founding State Preceptor of Great Song, Han Er, was a descendant of the Ghost Valley Sect. The Grand Ancestor could defeat the Qian Kingdom and establish Great Song with Han Er’s significant help.

However, he was persecuted by Buddhism in his later years...

"The sin of our ancestors, we have already realized our mistakes." A fleeting sharp light flashed in Han Immortal’s cloudy pupils as he spoke.

Chi Xuzi smiled but asked no further. He had spoken so much out of curiosity about the mysterious Ghost Valley Sect, which he was rarely able to glean anything about.

...

In the afternoon, the Spiritual Boat left the land and soared above an ocean vast as the eye could see, the Spiritual Boat appearing like a speck of dust against the ocean’s expanse.

"...Husband, look." Jiang Ruoqing stood at the edge of the boat, pointing behind. She wasn’t accustomed to calling Chen Mo "husband," usually referring to him as "you" or "hey."

But this didn’t mean she didn’t love Chen Mo.

She was merely not used to expressing herself with such intimate terms.

Hearing this, Chen Mo and Zhao Qianyi stood up and looked behind, seeing above the distant land, a faint blue light screen extended from the sky and encompassed the entire Canglan Continent.

"That is the array placed by Primordial Heaven over the Land of Punishment. Whenever anyone breaks through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, their aura is immediately detected by the array, and thus becomes known to Primordial Heaven. The task of reception is handled by the ten great Immortal Sects, rotated every hundred years, and this time, it’s the Daoist Alliance’s turn.

Apart from detecting your auras and bringing you over, this array also protects you from the demon beasts of the Sea of Nothingness."

Chi Xuzi approached Chen Mo and said.

Chen Mo nodded.

Chi Xuzi smiled and said, "Now try to sense the True Qi between heaven and earth."

Chen Mo did as told and was astonished: "It’s actually more than ten times denser than in the Canglan Continent."

"Since we haven’t gone far from the Land of Punishment, once we reach the center of the Sea of Nothingness, the True Qi there is several times denser. Once you reach Primordial Heaven, it’s more than a hundred times the True Qi of the Land of Punishment. If you have the chance to join the Daoist Alliance, becoming an outer disciple, or even a core disciple..."

As he spoke of core disciples, Chi Xuzi’s eyes were filled with longing and envy, "Becoming a core disciple is too far-fetched for you. But if you could join the outer sects, you’d be ahead of ninety percent of the people in Primordial Heaven."

"How can one join the Daoist Alliance?" His master had once told him that if Xiao Jiu’s identity were exposed, only the Daoist Alliance could offer him protection.

"Reaching the Golden Core Realm before the age of one hundred qualifies you to participate in the Daoist Alliance’s recruitment test for outer disciples, from which a thousand are selected," Chi Xuzi said slowly and then asked, "How old are you this year?"

Though Chen Mo looked young, you can’t judge by appearances.

Were it not for Chi Xuzi’s natural age, he could appear even younger than Chen Mo.

In Primordial Heaven, some live for thousands of years yet look no older than children of eight or nine years.

"Twenty-three," Chen Mo thought for a moment and answered truthfully.

"Twenty-three," Chi Xuzi stroked his graying beard, "You have just entered the Foundation Establishment Realm. At your age, if you choose a sect in Primordial Heaven and cultivate diligently, avoiding worldly distractions, there’s hope to reach the Golden Core Realm before a hundred."

After speaking, Chi Xuzi glanced at Jiang Ruoqing and the other women.

"So long..." Chen Mo was stunned; he had planned to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm in two or three years and bring Xin’Er and the others over.

If it takes decades, his children might become grandparents by then.