Early the next morning, Lin Xun went outside the Fangchun Secret Realm alone and stood in the void.

“Rise!”

He took a deep breath and raised his hands above his head. The entire Fangchun Secret Realm suddenly trembled and then slowly levitated. As he made finger gestures and uttered an incantation, the secret realm began to gradually shrink until finally, it became a fist-sized ball of light and floated down between his palms.

This was the most skillful execution of spatial law. With Lin Xun's current cultivation, he was capable of completely refining a big world into his own if given enough time. Therefore, it was not difficult for him to do this with the Fangchun Secret Realm.

“Whew~”

Storing the ball of light, Lin Xun exhaled a long breath and walked out of the Return Dominion. Since Xia Zhi, Xuan Jiuyin, Jintian Xuanyue, and the others were all in the Fangchun Secret Realm, he only needed to take it with him.

Outside the Return Dominion, there was not a shadow of a cultivator within a thousand miles of sea. However, beyond this scope, numerous forces were stationed, mostly foreign forces from other cosmic planes. There were even quite a number of Immortal auras among them!

As soon as Lin Xun stepped out of the Return Dominion, he sensed their presence and couldn't help but frown. Exterminating these alien forces would take but a snap of his fingers, but that would be no different from an indiscriminate slaughter. Moreover, he could see that they were disciplined and didn't dare to take a step beyond the thousand-mile range around this dominion.

Finally, the fact that these forces were able to survive Wushuang's power was, undoubtedly, proof they hadn't done anything immoral during this period of time.

“Master.” Wushuang suddenly materialized out of thin air. With skin as white as snow and an innocent beauty, she blinked her big watery eyes. “Are you leaving?”

Lin Xun was surprised. “What’s the matter? Worried that I'll leave you behind in the Ancient Nebula Road?”

Wushuang meekly said, “Shuang'er obeys Master's arrangement, but Shuang'er also believes that master won't leave me here unattended.”

Lin Xun couldn't help but smile and rubbed her little head. “Since you've said it out loud like that, how dare I leave without you?”

Wushuang's eyes sparkled, her smile sweet and bright. Her voice rang crisply, “I know Master dotes on Shuang'er the most. It's just that...without my law power, this Ancient Nebula Road might be plunged into turmoil again. What to do?”

With that, her brows scrunched up.

Lin Xun flipped his hand, and a violet gourd emerged. “We’ll leave it to A’zi guard the Ancient Nebula Road.”

A’zi was the name he gave the violet gourd, which was a precious ninth grade Heaven Rank treasure. The green divine sword inside it was its law spirit. Although this one didn't manifest in a human form like Wushuang, it was intelligent and able to register Lin Xun's orders.

Swish!

Lin Xun threw it up and the gourd flew into the air. A green sword as divine as the age-old sky came whistling out, then turned into a rainbow as it swept toward the depths of the firmament.

“Alright, you can retract your power,” said Lin Xun.

“Mhm.” Wushuang waved her hand. An endless rain of light began to converge in the high space before surging into her petite figure like a waterfall. A long while later, she looked up at the sky and asked, “Master, aren't you worried that someone will subdue A’zi?”

Lin Xun chuckled. “Those under the Eternal Stage can't do anything about A’zi. As for Eternal characters, how could they possibly be in the mood to run to the Ancient Nebula Road when the epochal calamity is imminent?”

He then shot into the air. “Let's go.”

Wushuang turned into a white light and disappeared into the Immortal law around Lin Xun. To her, his Immortal law that had integrated ninety percent of the Nirvana law was like a womb in which she could be nourished by the power of Nirvana.

......

The southwestern border of the Ziyao Empire, Shiwan Mountain Range.

Feiyun City was bustling and hustling with endless streams of people.

“You might not know, but this Feiyun City actually holds quite a status. This story all started with Emperor Daoyuan's rise to power, who had stayed here for a period of time during his youth. However, back then this was but a small barren village, and the villagers relied on growing aeth plants to make ends meet... “

In one of the largest teahouses in the city, a storyteller was speaking eloquently, attracting many guests to stop and listen.

Emperor Daoyuan! This name, now the most resounding in the nebula, had long since become the target of admiration of billions of residents. The deeds concerning his past were also the most fascinating.

Just like how time can turn seas into mulberry fields, the tales of back then only exist in memory now...

In the crowd, Lin Xun inwardly lamented and turned around. None of the guests knew that the legend they revered had just rubbed shoulders with them.

Next, Lin Xun's trail led to Donglin City. Once upon a time, he and Xia Zhi had stayed here for a while. It was also in this city that they had once parted ways, she to the Dark Night Sacred Hall and he to the Blood Kill Camp.

When Lin Xun arrived at where the Blood Kill Camp used to be, it was a pity to find that it had long since become a branch location of a sect. Next, his footsteps appeared in the southwest city of the Ziyao Empire where Haze City was originally located, then in the Forbidden City, the Ancient Wasteland Domain, the Great Emperor Pass...

It was also a trip down the memory lane. He was following the exact path that the younger him had once arduously trekked. Walking it again, everything he now saw along the way was completely different from the past.

Upon reaching the Ancient Nebula Road, Lin Xun couldn't stop the ripples rising in his heart. However, bygones were ultimately bygones, lost in the far past. Such was the reality of the cultivation path. The moment one stepped on it, there was no turning back.

“A’zi, from now on, I entrust you to guard the peace of this Ancient Nebula Road.” Lin Xun took one last look at the vast star river before turning around. On this day, he who was worshipped by the world left the Ancient Nebula Road.

......

Ten years later. The Eternal True Realm, in the Origin Sect.

“Brother Fan, is Master still in seclusion?” asked Tang Jiang. Wearing a fiery red dress that accentuated her snow-white skin and elegant figure, she resembled a charming haze.

“Uh-huh.” Lin Fan nodded. His temperament had become more composed and refined as he grew, approaching that of a gentle breeze and a bright moon.

After his father had returned to the Origin Sect with the Fangchun Secret Realm, he had entered seclusion. Ten years had gone by since then without any sign of him coming out.

“Brother Fan, so when will you certify immortality?” Tang Jiang blinked, her voice soft and pleasant.

“No hurry,” replied Lin Fan casually.

At first, his cultivation breakthrough had been swift and fierce, in a way that stunned everyone who knew. Nowadays, however, after being baptized through the several lives he had lived in that Reincarnation World, his state of mind had changed tremendously. He no longer pursued breakthrough speed.

“Tang Jiang, I've decided to leave the Origin Sect for a while,” Lin Fan suddenly said.

“Where to?” Tang Jiang asked.

Lin Fan casually said, “Just to go traveling in general. Anywhere where I can train and temper my cultivation heart.”

“I'm going with you,” Tang Jiang said without thinking. “Master told me that my cultivation only lacks one thing, and that is practical training. This is a great opportunity for me to go out and experience the world.”

Lin Fan laughed, “You are cultivating under the ninth peak, so you'll have to get the peak master—Senior Mo Lanshan's permission first.”

“Then I'll go and ask him.” An excited Tang Jiang left right away.

Lin Fan was stunned. Then, he sighed in his heart. How could he not see the affection Tang Jiang had for him? He was acquainted with her upon coming to the Origin Sect ten years ago. During all these years, he had always considered her a little sister, and that was the end of that.

“I also must inform my mother as well.” After a brief thought, Lin Fan got going.

In an ancient palace, Zhao Jingxuan was chatting with Luo Qingxun.

“Mother, Grandmother.” Lin Fan's figure walked into the hall and greeted them with a smile.

Luo Qingxun's eyes lit up. “It’s Fan'er. Quickly, come and sit next to me.”

Ten years ago, Lin Xun had returned with Zhao Jingxuan and their son. It couldn't have been a better pleasant surprise for Luo Qingxun, who had never dreamed that her son not only had married a wife but also even had a child. She even complained several times that he had never told her about this matter before.

Lin Fan took the seat next to Luo Qingxun and smiled. “Grandma, why don't I see grandpa?”

“Your grandpa is playing chess with your grandfather Zhong.” Luo Qingxun smiled warmly. The more she looked at this grandson of hers, the more it filled her with happiness and love. “Knowing you, you're not here without a purpose, so just tell me about it. You know I'll do anything in my power to fulfill your wish.”

Hearing this, Zhao Jingxuan was helpless. She had nothing to complain about her mother-in-law, except for the part where she always spoiled Fan'er too much.

“I intend to leave the Origin World for some experience,” Lin Fan muttered.

Luo Qingxun’s gaze grew serious. “Fan'er, this is a matter you must be cautious about when making decisions. The Eternal True Realm may appear calm and peaceful at the moment, but many dangers lurk in the dark. If your father's enemies find out about your identity, you will definitely incur murderous ordeals... “

Lin Fan interrupted her with a bitter smile, “Grandma, I know very well about all this. Please rest assured, I will not expose my identity when I go out there.”

Luo Qingxun was still uneasy. “Why do you have to insist on going out?”

Lin Fan replied seriously, “For the sake of my cultivation.”

In the end, Luo Qingxun relented, but only after Lin Fan had promised to take some life-saving cards with him, not to be out for too long, and to send home a message every once in a while to let them know he was safe, along with a long list of other things.

Lin Fan smiled as he listened to her rambling to the end. Finally, he turned to Zhao Jingxuan and asked, “Mother, do I have your permission?”

Zhao Jingxuan angrily said, “Since you have convinced your grandmother, can I not agree?”

With that, she took out a jade talisman and gave it to Lin Fan. “This is a Will Dharma Form your father left to me before his seclusion, take it with you.”

Lin Fan received it with both hands and stowed it.

Zhao Jingxuan seemed to remember something and said, “By the way, your senior brother Su Bai is also wandering the Eternal True Realm to train himself. Do bring him back with you when you return.”

“Yes,” Lin Fan readily agreed. On the same day, he left the Origin World together with Tang Jiang.