But the first to speak was not Feihong, but Ancestor Zheng Jue.

Ancestor Zheng Jue clicked his tongue in wonder and said, "Tsk tsk, I thought my strength was improving fast enough, but I never expected, Chen Xi, that the speed of your cultivation progress would be so mind-boggling! In the entire history of this realm over the past tens of thousands of years, no one can match it. Your talent is truly terrifying!"

Zhao Sheng smiled humbly, "My fortune isn't due to heaven-defying talent, but largely thanks to the Burial Immortal Ruins. During this seclusion, I encountered multiple great opportunities there, which accelerated my progress even beyond my imagination."

As soon as the Burial Immortal Ruins were mentioned, Feihong Ancestor and his companions suddenly understood, but only they knew how much they believed it in their hearts.

After speaking, Zhao Sheng suddenly looked towards Ancestor Zheng Jue and said with a smile, "Congratulations to Ancestor Jue for successfully experiencing rebirth and smoothly advancing to Nascent Soul Cultivator. With the ancestral resources of Ancestor Jue, achieving Divinity Transformation is indeed promising!"

Ancestor Zheng Jue couldn't help but smirk, feigning humility, "It's really nothing extraordinary, if it weren't for the Great Power Jade Bone you painstakingly procured, how could I have achieved what I did today! As for saying Divinity Transformation is promising, I'd rather not. In front of you, I am deeply ashamed."

Upon hearing this, Feihong, Bai Mei, and the others all frowned and glared, each openly "angry" at the old fox who got such a great advantage yet played coy.

To their surprise, Ancestor Zheng Jue maintained an indifferent demeanor, not caring in the slightest.

Truth be told, Ancestor Zheng Jue's Qi Fortune was indeed heaven-defying. Since most of his bones were replaced with the Great Power Jade Bone, his qualifications soared skyward, and the chances of breaking through the God Transformation Barrier in the future are not small.

As for who between him and Feihong Ancestor will first advance to Divinity Transformation True Monarch, it's truly uncertain!

Of course, if anyone's poised to break into Divinity Transformation quickly, it would certainly be Zhao Sheng.

In the midst of the banter among Zheng Jue, Bai Mei, and the others, the tension in the tree hollow gradually dissipated. With Zhao Sheng intentionally joining in, the atmosphere grew increasingly relaxed and harmonious.

The five members of Feihong Ancestor, seeing this, privately relaxed their guard and adopted an even more amiable and close attitude.

However, one sentence from Zhao Sheng caused the mood they had deliberately created to slightly chill.

"Ancestor Jue, you come from the Three Lives Sect, but what is the relationship between your sect and the Three-Life Palace?"

Though Zhao Sheng asked indifferently, Feihong, Bai Mei, and the five others felt a weight in their hearts.

Ancestor Zheng Jue restrained his smile, his expression becoming solemn, and replied in a deep voice, "Our Three Lives Sect is one of the Lower Realm branches of the Three-Life Palace. The Three-Life Palace is a superpower spanning the heavens, with Divinity Transformations abound and such Returning to Void individuals spread everywhere, even including some Great Abilities in the Unification Realm."

Bai Mei, thinking he had the closest relationship with Zhao Sheng, immediately responded, "Xi'er, why ask this out of the blue?"

"Forefather, you ought to know," Zhao Sheng said with a half-smile.

Feihong Ancestor's expression darkened. After pondering for a moment, he suddenly sighed slightly, speaking sincerely, "At this point, what's there to conceal? Xi'er, do you want to leave the family and return to your homeland?"

"That's right, I do."

Upon hearing this, Bai Mei and the others at Spirit Lake couldn't help but have a slight change in expression, instinctively exchanging glances.

Yet Zhao Sheng didn't pay attention to their expressions and continued, "But I won't be gone forever; approximately a hundred or two hundred years from now, before the Great Tribulation of Withering and Prosperity, I will definitely return to the Da Chun Realm."

Hearing this, Bai Mei and Spirit Lake's members slightly relieved some tension, but they were still quite restless.

Nonetheless...the current situation is beyond their control, as they can no longer influence Zhao Sheng's resolve.

"Ah, with that promise, I am relieved," sighed Feihong Ancestor earnestly.

Feihong Ancestor saw clearly and knew Zhao Sheng to be exceptionally loyal and not a treacherous person to abandon family, so he didn't try to persuade him otherwise, choosing instead to go with the flow, displaying a wisdom befitting a monster of thousands of years.

Ancestor Zheng Jue, Bai Mei, and the other four, seeing this, immediately changed their minds and refrained from saying anything disheartening.

Faced with Zhao Sheng's inquiries, Ancestor Zheng Jue spared no detail, recounting everything he knew.

Initially, it was he who participated in the auction and personally bid on Zhao Sheng, and then brought him back to the family.

Zhao Sheng was more concerned about when the inter-dimensional spaceship from the Three-Life Palace would next come to the Da Chun Realm.

"...The last time was seventy years ago. The spaceship's next arrival is not fixed, but it won't exceed sixty years. It generally comes about once every hundred years. Besides the auction trade, it also fulfills the duty of collecting tribute from the Lower Realm branches.

If you wish to trade for a 'ship ticket,' it won't be difficult; only, the price is quite exorbitant, but of course, it's nothing to you."

Ancestor Zheng Jue spoke eloquently, "Actually, on Lichen Island offshore, there is a Cross-border Transmission Star Gate. With a Star Gate Pass, you can quickly reach the Black Sand Realm using this array. Unfortunately, the family does not possess such a rare and precious item."

Feihong Ancestor, hearing this, waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Lichen Island has long been sealed for years. With the Island Master Li Chen around, no one in this realm can set foot on this island, much less open the star gate. Let's not mention this."

Zhao Sheng nodded, not mentioning that he held a Seven Star Ruyi.

In fact, he could wait for the Island Master Li Chen to leave the island and then suddenly relocate to Lichen Island, taking the opportunity to open the Cross-border Transmission Array and return to the Black Sand Realm.

However, proceeding in this manner would inevitably mean leaving the Seven Star Ruyi behind on Lichen Island.

Besides, Zhao Sheng was not in an urgent rush to return to the Black Sand Realm, even if it meant waiting a few decades before setting out.

After all, he had not yet broken through to Divinity Transformation, his current strength was still relatively weak, and he had no means to exact revenge on the Three-Life Palace yet.

The grudge of being captured by the Three-Life Palace was one Zhao Sheng had never forgotten and remained engraved in his heart.

...

Inside Feihong Cave Mansion, Zhao Sheng and the Chen Family's Five Ancestors quickly reached a "mutual understanding."

Afterwards, the group refrained from mentioning the matter and began exchanging cultivation insights. Bai Mei and the others were intensely curious about how Zhao Sheng's progress became terrifyingly extraordinary and eagerly asked questions.

Seeing this, Zhao Sheng took the opportunity to share with them some of his insights on various Taoist Laws.

Though he didn't reveal his true Daoist path, the profound "principles" he discussed left the five enthralled and feeling greatly benefited.

This exchange of cultivation insights remarkably lasted for half a month.

After returning, Feihong, Bai Mei, and the five immediately chose to go into seclusion to quickly digest this rare opportunity.

Zhao Sheng then returned to the Hidden Dragon Pavilion, and his wives and children soon heard the news and hurried over.

Faced with everyone's curiosity, Zhao Sheng didn't overly conceal the matter and directly spoke of his breakthrough to Nascent Soul, though he didn't mention having long since become a Great Cultivator.

Even though his wives and children had vaguely expected it, they were all stunned when they heard the news.

Once they accepted this astonishing fact, they were so thrilled that they had no doubts about Zhao Sheng's potential to achieve Divinity Transformation in the future.

Before long, Zhao Sheng, listening to his family's recounting, learned about the many events at his residence in recent years.

The other trivial matters were not worth mentioning; only three things particularly caught Zhao Sheng's attention.

The first major event was that he now had several more grandchildren. Besides "eldest son" Chen Guangren's son and daughter, "second son" Chen Guangyi also had a daughter, and even the youngest, Chen Mingqian, had a three-year-old son.

The second matter was that his daughter, Chen Zhi, had found a Daoist companion. This person was a True Disciple of the Star Constellation Palace, not of high birth but possessed outstanding talent. He was only three years older than Chen Zhi and already had Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer cultivation, with the potential for Nascent Soul in the future.

Zhao Sheng, of course, wouldn't break up the couple, but he wouldn't forgo necessary testing and challenges; after all, it wasn't so easy to marry Zhao's daughter.

The last item concerned "Father-in-law" Chen Dacheng. Seven years earlier, Chen Dacheng had reached the Perfect Golden Core, and three years ago he went into seclusion, vowing to die in seclusion if he didn't break through to the Nascent Soul Realm.

Learning this, Zhao Sheng snuck in to check, finding that "Father-in-law's" energy was stable and rising, showing no signs of failure for the time being.

Reassured, Zhao Sheng then spent considerable effort collecting several Spiritual Medicines for refining a Nascent Condensing Pill. He personally refined a few furnaces, ultimately obtaining two top-grade pills and several mid-grade Nascent Condensing Pills.

Those two top-grade pills were naturally prepared for Chen Dacheng, a gesture of Zhao Sheng's Heart Intent.

Time flies; the years rush by like a shuttle!

Eight years later, one day when Zhao Sheng returned from the Endless Tower, he naturally broke through the Ninth Layer barrier, reaching the Nascent Soul Ninth Layer, the pinnacle closest to the Divinity Transformation Realm.

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