Chapter 749: Chapter 748: Journey Ends, Return to Heavenly Saint

In Yaochi, the Candle Dragon is now considered a valued guest.

Originally, he wasn’t so esteemed.

Even though he had a cultivation level of the 15th Realm at his peak, he was nothing compared to the immense entity that Yaochi was.

If it wasn’t for his race’s unique talent, capable of opening passage to other plane spaces with enough accumulation, he wouldn’t even be worthy of associating with Yaochi.

However, Yaochi’s goal wasn’t the Ancestral Dragon, nor were they lofty enough to covet such a unique existence.

But utilizing the Candle Dragon did no harm.

That was in the past.

Now, the Candle Dragon was specially invited by Qu Yun after Zhu Qing revealed someone’s intention of visiting the Upper Three Realms. Such a status wouldn’t be neglected.

After all, Li Jing wasn’t just a Heavenly Respect, but was also closely related to the Human Saint.

No matter what had happened in the past, offending him rashly would not be wise.

The Candle Dragon was not imprisoned but was treated as a guest in Yaochi. It wasn’t difficult for Li Jing to find him.

Easily.

Li Jing had caught onto the Candle Dragon’s aura.

With a movement, he left Long Jiuwu in mid-air, and arrived directly at the palace complex on the mountainside of Kunlun God Mountain as if he had entered a deserted place.

Soon after, he successfully met the Candle Dragon who was standing in front of a lotus pool.

Reunited after a separation of more than a hundred years.

The Candle Dragon was full of tears.

Li Jing, on the other hand, eyed the pale-faced, delicate woman hidden behind the Candle Dragon curiously.

Her?

Was this the wife the Candle Dragon had been looking for in the Upper Three Realms?

There was no health bar above her head.

So that meant...

That she was a human.

Hisss!

This old boy Candle Dragon sure knows how to have fun!

Seeing the terrified woman, Li Jing ceased his aura output and gave a toothy grin.

"Old Candle, aren’t you going to introduce me?"

Li Jing wasn’t one to put on airs, especially when he was among his own. The Candle Dragon, as a member of Chen Tang City, was obviously aware of this.

Seeing each other again just evoked his feelings without putting too much burden on him.

Hearing Li Jing’s words, the Candle Dragon scratched his head and smiled bashfully before he began to speak.

"You should have heard some of my matters from the God Emperor Qu. This is my wife, He Qingqing. She ascended from Earth, just like you. She is also a Hua Xia person and carries the bloodline of our ancestors."

Really?

Li Jing was taken aback.

He hadn’t expected He Qingqing to have a connection to Huaxia.

While he was still in a daze, He Qingqing, who was hiding behind the Candle Dragon, cautiously spoke.

"Um, are you... really a Hua Xia person?"

"Genuine."

Li Jing smiled and replied.

"Candle Dragon probably told you a lot about me and also that we visited Earth before?"

"Uh-huh."

He Qingqing nodded.

Now that she had confirmed that Li Jing was her fellow "countryman" and that, despite being extremely powerful, he was surprisingly friendly, she stepped out from behind the Candle Dragon and spoke with courtesy.

"I am a cultivator who ascended from Earth during the Primitive Era. Before the collapse of the Ancient Fairyland, I managed to ascend to the Upper Three Realms. Presently, you can consider me the leader of a fairly weak sect in the One Heavy Sky realm."

"That’s alright."

Li Jing laughed and replied.

"Since you are already married to Candle Dragon, you may contact your sect members and see if they are willing to move to Chen Tang City in the Immortal Realm. Later, I will bring you all back."

He Qingqing being from a different era was not a surprise.

After all, she wasn’t a recent ascendant but had already left the Immortal Realm and had entered the Upper Three Realms. It’s certain that she ascended before the collapse of the Ancient Fairyland.

Her growth in the Upper Three Realms was also understandable.

With this, Li Jing took the opportunity and extended an invitation.

On her part.

He Qingqing was slightly surprised at Li Jing’s words, and then turned to look at Candle Dragon.

Seeing this, the Candle Dragon blinked and said.

"Since our leader has said so, Qingqing, you need not worry. Instead of existing as a small sect in the Upper Three Realms, why not relocate your sect to Chen Tang City in the Immortal Realm? Although the cultivation environment in the Immortal Realm does not compare to the Upper Three Realms, ours is not bad at all."

Hearing what Candle Dragon said, He Qingqing hesitated before nodding slowly.

Candle Dragon had mentioned a lot about Chen Tang City over the years.

To be honest.

She was reluctant to believe it.

Being part of an obscure sect, it was quite difficult for her to receive certain news.

From her perspective.

How could there be such a powerful sect in the Immortal Realm?

Indeed.

When the news of Li Jing demolishing Heaven Dragon Temple in one fell swoop spread, and Candle Dragon enthusiastically told her that it was done by their sect leader, she basically did not believe it. She even doubted that she had been too naive to believe in Candle Dragon’s visit to Earth and subsequently fall into a whirlwind of burning pursuit.

A few days ago, the Yaochi Divine Emperor personally invited Candle Dragon to be a guest at Yaochi, and she reluctantly dispelled some doubts.

At this moment, with Li Jing standing before her, all doubts were cleared.

What the Immortal Realm is like.

What Chen Tang City is like.

It doesn’t matter at all.

The important thing is.

A Heavenly Respect, whom even Yaochi dares not provoke, stood before her...

Pulling such a support, isn’t it better than being bullied in the Upper Three Realms?

Biting her red lips and looking at Li Jing, He Qingqing said.

"Please give me some time, Mr. Li. I will try to contact the people in my sect."

With that, she pulled out a token and walked away.

Seeing this, Li Jing turned around and said to the Candle Dragon.

"You and Mrs. He stay here for a while. I have some matters to discuss with the Heavenly Respect behind Yaochi. I’ll be back to pick you up later."

"Alright, you go ahead, Leader."

The Candle Dragon agreed, his eyes full of admiration.

Their leader had always been awesome, and now more so beyond comprehension.

Although he did not know what Li Jing experienced in the past hundred years, his Heavenly Respect level powers were undeniable.

Moving in and out of Yaochi like walking into a deserted land, super cool!

...

After parting from the Candle Dragon for a while, Li Jing didn’t flaunt his power any longer, but instead, he arrived at the foot of Kunlun God Mountain in a rather inconspicuous manner.

Yaochi was located halfway up the mountain.

There was nothing at the foot of the mountain.

Only swirling clouds and mists coated the landscape.

However, as soon as Li Jing landed, the fog automatically dispersed, revealing a hidden cave dwelling.

Following this.

A palace-dressed woman with a frosty demeanor slowly came out.

Li Jing watched the woman in the palace dress coming out of the cave with a smile and bowed in greeting.

"Li Jing of Chen Tang City pays respects to my fellow daoist."

"Ji Yin from Yaochi."

The woman returned his greetings, and made a "please" gesture.

"It’s a rare occasion to have a guest, why don’t you come in and take a seat in my cave?"

"I’ll pass on the sitting part."

Li Jing waved his hand.

"I came to let you know that I have taken Qu Yun away, she is no longer a part of Yaochi anymore."

Ji Yin fell silent, a hint of chill flashing in her eyes.

"Was this her own decision?"

"I am not in the habit of forcing others."

Li Jing evaded the question.

Ji Yin fell silent for a while after hearing this, then turned around to speak.

"Understood, from now on, Qu Yun is no longer a god-emperor of Yaochi. Please leave, Yaochi does not welcome you."

Before her words fell.

The cave dwelling was once again covered in a fog.

Seeing this, Li Jing was startled for a moment. He hadn’t expected to "persuade" this Heavenly Respect behind Yaochi so easily.

But this did save him some trouble.

If they decided to confront him head-on, it wouldn’t be easy to handle.

...

After meeting the Heavenly Respect of Yaochi, Li Jing immediately went back to find Candle Dragon and He Qingqing who were in contact with the sect disciples. He took them aboard the Dragon Jiuwu and left Yaochi to the One Heavy Sky.

Whether or not he kidnapped their God Emperor didn’t matter.

Even if he hadn’t, Yaochi wouldn’t welcome him.

So naturally, it was best to leave as soon as possible.

Not long after, the trio entered One Heavy Sky. Under He Qingqing’s guidance, they spent half a day reaching the location of her sect.

The sect established by He Qingqing is called the Red Dust Immortal Palace.

This is a pure female cultivator Daoist school, that follows the way of transitory world matters.

The number of disciples were not many, only about twenty, but they were all beautiful, transcendent female cultivators.

Due to the Red Dust path focusing on practicing in various societal roles, the disciples of Red Dust Immortal Palace were mostly scattered outside. Only three to five people were "guarding the home".

About three days later, all the disciples of the Immortal Palace returned under He Qingqing’s summons.

After a brief introduction with these twenty female cultivators, Li Jing packed up the whole Red Dust Immortal Palace into the Little Universe, and had the Candle Dragon take them to choose a place to settle down.

The current time was different from the past.

The cultivation environment within the Little Universe was far superior to the Immortal Realm.

The people of Red Dust Immortal Palace are used to living in the Upper Three Realms, and Li Jing did not plan to let them place the sect in the Immortal Realm.

In fact.

Next, he plans to gradually move Chen Tang City into the Little Universe.

He established Chen Tang City in the Immortal Realm for a foundation and expansion in the past.

Now that Chen Tang City is in its prime and the overall Immortal Realm has embarked on the path of modern development, it’s time to develop the "domestic territory".

The situation is really different now.

The Little Universe has evolved beyond the category of a personal independent world, and it will develop into a Big World in the future.

Not taking advantage of this to develop it, and focusing on the development of the Immortal Realm would be getting the problem backwards, wouldn’t it?

...

After packing up the whole Red Dust Immortal Palace and taking it away, Li Jing ended his journey to the Upper Three Realms, directly tearing through the space from the Upper Three Realms to the Heavenly Saint Land.

After another century-long cycle of development, the Da Xia Dynasty was growing at an alarming rate.

In the Imperial City, there were tall buildings everywhere. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

The streets were bustling, with all sorts of high-tech gadgets that weren’t available before. The urban construction had obviously surpassed the former Blue Star.

Li Jing was even a bit unrecognizable when he came over.

He was helpless.

Compared to the construction of Chen Tang City.

Da Xia Imperial City even seemed better and more advanced.

But this was also understandable.

After all, Chen Tang City was a cultivation place, built by a group of cultivators just for a better life.

On the other hand, the direction of the Da Xia Imperial City’s development was to create a strong and prosperous dynasty that would be remembered in history.

Standing in the air over the Imperial City, Li Jing rubbed his chin.

The development pace of the Da Xia Dynasty was much faster than he imagined. Since he was here, should he take a group of people with him and allow them to develop in the Little Universe?

Thinking about it, he decided against it.

Too troublesome.

Just by taking a group of people, they wouldn’t be able to make much of a difference.

The essence of Chen Tang City as a cultivation place is there.

Either he packs up the entire Da Xia...

He can’t mess around with this, Heavenly Saint Heavenly Dao will get angry with him.

Dispelling the idea, Li Jing released his divine consciousness and quickly sensed the aura of his disciple, Xia Qianqian, in a luxury apartment near the Da Xia Imperial City.

The aura of his disciple was easy to recognize.

It had been a hundred years.

She had been diligent in her cultivation, and was now at the Ninth Realm.

In a place like Heavenly Saint Land, the fact that she could advance from the early Seventh Realm to the Ninth Realm in just over a hundred years was pretty mind-blowing.

But she has always been talented.

In the past hundred years, her slow cultivation was mainly due to being an empress and not having a lot of time for cultivation.

Now she resides in the suburbs of the Imperial City.

Li Jing guessed that shortly after he left, she abdicated from the throne, and arranged someone else to ascend it.

...