Chapter 1189
Xuanyu 45
Chapter 1189 Xuanyu 45
Tan You: "I also want to have a good get-together with everyone, but I have just ascended and am consolidating my cultivation. After I come out of seclusion, I will host a banquet for everyone at Biluo Ridge."
The great demons, including Mo Long, understood the situation and returned to their respective caves with smiles on their faces. With the great demons gone, Sang Yue, Sang Lin, and Jin Jiao stood out even more.
Tan You glanced at the little dragon coiled around Jin Jiao's arm: "Congratulations to you two."
Jin Jiao pursed her lips, a little embarrassed: "I also want to thank you for your guidance that day."
Sang Lin also bowed to Tan You: "Whether it's Ajiao or this child, they were able to come to the Nine Heavens because of your guidance. My husband and I should thank you no matter how much we thank you."
"No need, you've already paid me." Tan You wasn't the type to take advantage of kindness: "I've always received messages from you since you ascended. I've troubled you all over the years, and you've gathered a lot of information about the Upper Realm for me."
Sang Yue curled his lip, thinking that Tan You, this black-tailed merman, was good at winning people's hearts. Look at his son and daughter-in-law, they practically worshipped her.
After finally seeing everyone off, Tan You was able to go into seclusion.
After she went into seclusion, her fame spread throughout the Nine Heavens. She single-handedly humiliated the four great families of the Nine Heavens, showing no mercy even to her own father.
Meanwhile, Tan You's reputation was mixed. Tan You, who was still in seclusion, was completely unaware of this.
The Zhongli family.
Zhongli Mo sat at the head of the table, and kneeling below were all members of the Zhongli family who had besieged Tan You at Biluo Ridge that day.
Several veteran immortal lords sat below Zhongli Mo, looking at the fallen members of their clan in the hall. These veteran immortal lords were particularly heartbroken.
"Ancestor, why do you treat her with such courtesy?"
Finally, one of the immortal lords from Zhongli Yan's lineage couldn't help but ask first. "She's just an eighth-rank immortal lord, even if she's a quasi-god, isn't she still a god? Why is our ancestor being so polite to her?"
Zhong Li Mo glanced at the other person, whose face was full of sullenness, but when he met Zhong Li Mo's eyes, he lowered his head awkwardly.
Zhongli Mo tapped his fingers on the armrest: "Before we went to Biluo Ridge, I did intend to kill her. The dignity of the Zhongli family cannot be violated."
Everyone sat up straight, knowing that what followed was the important part. Could it be that this Xuan Yu had some kind of supernatural power?
"But after seeing her, I saw the blessing of the Great Dao." Zhongli Mo looked out the window for a long time before whispering, "It's truly enviable..."
"The blessing of the Great Dao?" The hall fell silent. What did this mean?
Zhongli Mo sighed: "These immortal lords who possess the blessings of the Great Dao can only be befriended, not antagonized. Besides, the Zhongli family was in the wrong to begin with. If I were to unreasonably protect them, it would only continue to deplete the Zhongli family's fortune."
"What exactly did she do to earn the favor of the Great Dao?"
"There are merit-based immortals in the Nine Heavens, so why is she the only one?"
At this moment, Immortal Lord Yi said softly, "I have learned that the reason why this Immortal Lord Xuanyu was able to ascend as a Xuanwei Mermaid is because she supported the Grass and Tree Clan in the mortal realm."
“Supporting the growth of a clan,” Zhongli Mo nodded, “is indeed a meritorious deed, but if that’s all, it’s far from enough to receive the blessing of the Great Dao…”
"Further words are useless," he sighed. "Now that the feud between Xuanyu and the Zhongli family is over, you should also restrain your clan members. If they provoke Biluo Ridge again, I will not take action."
"Yes!" Everyone bowed down in unison. Zhong Liyan collapsed to the ground, her heart filled with despair. Now that her family wouldn't stand up for her, she basically had no chance of returning to the Helian family. And she was only at the third level of Qi Refining; she would have to start all over again.
Zhong Liyan's father, Zhong Lique, patted her shoulder: "The best course of action now is to take good care of your health and start cultivating again."
"As for Xuan Yu..." He sighed and still said those words: "The family can help you once, but not a second time. It's your own fault for not eliminating the root of the problem back then."
“I know,” Zhongli Yan gritted her teeth, “the family has suffered such a great loss because of me, and it has also implicated you, Father…”
It wasn't that she didn't hate her, but she was helpless against Tan You. Even the ancestor spoke kindly to Tan You, so what could she, a mere Qi Refining Level 3 cultivator, do? Faced with such a huge difference in strength, Zhong Liyan could only suppress the hatred in her heart.
Thinking of Helian Qiao's current state of utter loneliness, Xuanqi's demise, and Huangfu Wei's death, and how Nangong Yan had ended up in the same predicament as herself, Zhongli Yan twitched her lips. They had fought for so many years, but now, it was all over.
Tan You's seclusion lasted three years. When she emerged, she had completely consolidated her cultivation as an eighth-grade Immortal Lord and had also fully mastered the Divine Seal. Now, her brow was smooth and clear, and she looked like an ordinary Immortal Lord.
However… Tan You frowned slightly, looking at the original owner “sleeping” in her sea of consciousness, and a strange smile involuntarily appeared on her lips.
"It's time to visit the ruins of the gods. There's an old friend I haven't seen in a long time."
Years ago, she buried the star map in the ruins of the gods. Now that time has passed, it's time for her to catch up with her "old friend".
When she returned to Biluo Ridge, Jin Han, Jin Ming, Minmin, and others, who had learned of her emergence from seclusion, all came looking for her. Jin Han glanced at the star map in front of Tan You, his eyes showing some surprise: "My lady, you went to the Ruins of the Gods?"
"Hmm, it's time for this guy to see the light of day again." Tan You tapped the star map with her fingers, her tone somewhat subtle: "What should I call you? Star Map? Or... Xuanqi?"
"Xuanqi?" Jin Han was taken aback. "Didn't Xuanqi die a long time ago?"
Teng Qing recalled carefully: "I remember when the Helian family came to our door that day, you kept saying that Xuanqi was tricked, and you never said that Xuanqi had died... You knew back then that Xuanqi was not dead?"
“Of course she’s not dead,” Tan You said, resting her chin on her hand. “The first time I saw Helian Qiao, I knew Xuan Qi was still alive because her destiny with Helian Qiao was still intact.”
"After much thought, Xuanqi can only be you." She tapped the star map with her left hand. "Even now, are you still going to hide it?"
"That's right, it's me." Seeing that she couldn't hide it any longer, Xuanqi had no choice but to reveal herself. A phantom rose from the star map, transforming into a black-tailed merman. Just looking at her face, the original owner's appearance was exactly the same as hers.
One was like the rising sun, while the other's eyes were filled with the vicissitudes of life.
Jin Ming was happy for Tan You: "That's great! The master still has relatives. He won't be alone anymore."
"Little Jinming, you've cultivated for so many years, how can you still be so naive?" Tan You chuckled. "If she had good intentions towards me, how could I have thrown the Star Chart into the Ruins of the Gods?"
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