kvmb Chapter 1808 The desire to find the wooden stick resurfaces
Chapter 1808 The desire to find the wooden stick resurfaces
Zhang Xuan put him down, squatted down, straightened his little robe, and jokingly asked, "Baby, do you have Daddy in your heart?"
Upon hearing this, the little one immediately opened his arms, rushed over, and hugged Zhang Xuan's neck tightly, rubbing his little face against him, and answered in a clear and loud voice, "I love Daddy the most!"
Zhang Xuan felt a warmth in his heart and smiled as he patted his head: "Good boy, go play, but be careful this time."
"Ok!"
The little guy nodded vigorously, turned around and ran towards the Fire Cloud Cart, nimbly climbing up.
Just as Zhang Xuan was smiling as he watched him leave, the little figure, who had already boarded the Fire Cloud Chariot and was gripping the armrest, suddenly turned around, made a big face at Zhang Xuan, and then shouted with all his might:
"She has no father in her heart! Hehehe—"
After shouting, he didn't even look at Zhang Xuan's frozen expression and stepped on the pedal.
"call out--!"
The crimson light, carrying a crisp, triumphant laugh, vanished in the blink of an eye, leaving only the lingering echo of "I have no father in my heart," mischievously reverberating in the secret realm.
Zhang Xuan stood there for a long time before shaking his head and laughing out loud, "That little rascal..."
The Immortal Gourd Realm was peaceful and harmonious. The news that Old Slick had successfully slain the Demon Lord of Ten Thousand Evils had finally reached back, like a reassuring pill, putting Zhang Xuan's mind at ease.
"With the secrets of the Immortal Path temporarily resolved, the Nine Divine Realms have gained at least several thousand years of breathing room."
With the heaviest weight lifted from his heart, Zhang Xuan let out a long sigh of relief. His gaze involuntarily fell on the small figure riding his crimson fire cloud chariot, running wildly around the spirit spring fountain in the secret realm.
Looking at his eighty-year-old son, who was still as innocent and carefree as a three-year-old child, Zhang Xuan felt a warm and tender feeling in his heart, but at the same time, it also stirred up another long-hidden concern.
His eldest son, nicknamed "Wooden Stick," was born with mixed spiritual roots and had a dull personality.
"Wooden stick..." Zhang Xuan murmured the name, his brows furrowing slightly.
Ever since the chance encounter in the Dragon Spine Divine Realm that led to the discovery that Wooden Stick had managed to ignite the instantaneous True Immortal Tribulation Light in the Central Ancestral Vein with the sacrifice of countless ancient humans, tearing through the void and escaping with the shattered imperial city, Zhang Xuan had been filled with doubt and unease.
What exactly was that fleeting glimpse of "great terror"?
Where is the wooden stick now?
Has he stabilized his True Immortal realm and returned to the Central Ancestral Vein, or is he still wandering and drifting, or even... encountered misfortune?
In the past, although he was worried, his cultivation level was not high enough and the crisis in the Nine Realms was pressing down on him. He was unable to spare any attention and could only bury this concern deep in his heart.
Now, the old fox has lived up to expectations, extinguishing the magic and eliminating the most pressing crisis.
He himself has reached the late stage of True Immortal, and with the Golden Immortal Daoist companion Jiao'er by his side, his strength and foundation are now vastly different from before.
"Perhaps... it's time to go look for a stick."
Once this thought arose, it grew wildly in Zhang Xuan's mind.
His first thought was naturally to go to the central ancestral vein.
The stick disappeared from there. If they can return to the central ancestral vein, with his current cultivation level and Jiao'er's Golden Immortal combat power, they can not only try to find the stick's whereabouts, but also perhaps obtain high-level resources that are extremely precious to their level from this legendary ancestral land with the most abundant resources.
After all, while the Nine Divine Realms are desirable, their resource output is already becoming insufficient for True Immortals and Golden Immortals.
Although the passage to the Abyss of the Beginning Demon is stable, resources suitable for their level are still hard to find.
Thinking of this, Zhang Xuan no longer hesitated. With a flicker, he appeared deep within the Ice Soul Immortal Palace.
Jiao'er was sitting quietly on an ice crystal lotus platform, regulating her breathing. Ice-blue Daoist energy flowed around her, and her aura was harmonious and profound.
Sensing Zhang Xuan's arrival, she slowly opened her icy blue eyes.
"My lord, you seem a little strange. Is something the matter?" Jiao'er's voice was cold, but when she spoke to Zhang Xuan, a hint of gentleness crept into that coldness.
Zhang Xuan sat down beside her and told her everything about the wooden stick, as well as his idea of going to the Central Ancestral Vein to find its traces and, incidentally, to explore high-level resources.
Jiao'er listened quietly, a thoughtful look flashing in her icy blue eyes, before gently shaking her head: "Central Ancestral Vein... This name has been passed down since the ancient times, but I know very little about its exact location."
"I've only heard that at the end of the ancient Holy Age, a great calamity swept across the heavens. The Heavenly Dragon was afflicted by this calamity, and its core spine and origin transformed into the original central ancestral vein, from which nine major dragon vein branches were derived."
"One of the dragon veins is the Chongtian Continent. After undergoing the baptism of the ancient calamity and a long evolution, it gradually formed the nine divine domains we see today."
"As for the Central Ancestral Vein itself... it is mysterious and unpredictable, forming its own system. It is said that the strength of its boundary membrane and the ancient and profound nature of its internal laws far exceed our imagination."
"Back then, the ancient human emperor seemed to have paid a huge price to establish the Yin-Yang Dao Beacon leading there. Unfortunately, the Yin-Yang Dao Beacon has been shattered and destroyed, and the specific location and method of entry have also been lost."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xuan's heart sank slightly.
Jiao'er comes from an ancient clan and has extensive knowledge. Even she doesn't know much about it. It seems that trying to locate the central ancestral vein through conventional means is as difficult as ascending to heaven.
"Aren't there any other clues?" Zhang Xuan asked unwillingly. "During the ancient times, didn't any other powerful beings leave behind records on how to find or enter the Central Ancestral Vein?"
Jiao'er pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Perhaps... there is someone who might know more."
"Who?" Zhang Xuan's spirits lifted.
“That…human cultivator who predicted the ultimate battle.” A profound look flashed in Jiao’er’s eyes.
An old man in a red robe!
The image of that strange being in the Sea of Oblivion, who could know the past and future, immediately came to Zhang Xuan's mind.
Indeed, when it comes to understanding ancient secrets, probably no one can surpass him.
Moreover, he had interacted with him before, and had even exchanged information about the "Great Extinction" phenomenon for a favor from him.
“I have seen this person before,” Zhang Xuan said.
Jiao'er was also startled: "You've seen it before?"
"Yes, that old man in red robes traveled through time and wandered outside the river of time. Although he became a rootless duckweed because of this, he also saw many secrets. He probably knows more about the origins and connections of the Holy Ancient Heavenly Dragon, the Central Ancestral Vein, and the Nine Dragon Veins than anyone else."
“That’s right,” Jiao’er nodded, “but… this person’s whereabouts are elusive, his temperament is unpredictable, and his way of thinking is different from ordinary people. It’s not easy to get accurate information from him.”
"I know he often appears in the Forgotten Sea of the Immortal Gourd Realm, I'll go find him!" Zhang Xuan made up his mind.
Jiao'er nodded slightly: "Be careful, this person... is unfathomable."
Zhang Xuan nodded, and without further delay, he exchanged a few more words with Jiao'er before tearing through the void and fleeing towards the Sea of Oblivion.