Chapter 264: Collecting into the Bag
Jiang Che looked at the cold and otherworldly "Martial Aunt" before him, a trace of a trance rising in his heart.
Many years ago, he had indeed suspected that this person might be Master's external incarnation. But as time passed, this guess gradually appeared absurd and laughable—after all, if it were an incarnation, how could it not have reappeared for so many years?
"Martial Aunt... long time no see." He bowed respectfully, his eyes holding sincere gratitude. If not for this person's guidance in the Ten Thousand Ghost Cave back then, he would likely have already fallen into the Devil Path.
Looking back on these years now, the peaceful life in Immortal Spirit Valley, the moments spent with his martial brothers, and even the blood feud of the Upper Realm had all gradually faded.
This peace was all bestowed by the person before him.
Han Yu keenly perceived Jiang Che's abnormal emotional fluctuations. His probing gaze shifted back and forth between "Martial Aunt" and his junior brother.
Meanwhile, Chen Xingcai still maintained that overly sweet smile, adopting a posture that she would never give up until she got to the bottom of things.
Chen Changan was made to feel uncomfortable all over by this strange atmosphere.
He coughed lightly and braced himself to put on the airs of an elder. "You all... did very well."
He himself did not realize that his tone at this moment was incomparably stiff.
Without waiting for the few people to react, he quickly raised his hand to tear open the void. "This place is not suitable to stay for long; let me send you back."
Within the spatial rift, the familiar scenery of Immortal Spirit Valley was faintly visible.
Chen Changan almost impatiently pushed the few people in. His movements were so fast that Chen Xingcai did not even have time to finish her sentence asking if "Martial Aunt would like to visit Immortal Spirit Valley as a guest."
When the last corner of clothing disappeared into the void rift, Chen Changan let out a long sigh of relief and rubbed his stiff cheeks.
Playing this role of "Martial Aunt" was even more tiring than dealing with Daoist Kurong.
Much more tiring!
System Notification: Detected that the host is exploring the forbidden ground Mount Kunlun, triggering achievement—Lower Realm Loiterer.
System Notification: Epic-level achievement triggered: Lower Realm Loiterer.
Lower Realm Loiterer: Explore all seven forbidden grounds in the Lower Realm, Completion [3/7].
Completing the Lower Realm Loiterer achievement rewards a random Supreme Immortal Technique (Complete Version).
...
Fine, I almost forgot there was such an achievement.
The forbidden grounds of this world were not like those in the fantasy novels he had seen before, where a place would wish to build a plaque for itself with the words "Forbidden Ground" written on it. Instead, they were quietly hidden in the vast river of time and space, very difficult to find.
He did not even know to this day which place exactly was that certain 1/7 he had explored.
At the peak of Mount Kunlun, Chen Changan stood alone amidst the ruined walls.
After Daoist Kurong fell, those immortal and indestructible villagers collapsed like sand towers, turning into piles of human-shaped black ash on the ground. The mountain wind brushed past, and the ash spiraled into the sky, appearing exceptionally desolate under the blood-colored setting sun.
From where it was obtained, it must eventually be lost.
"The immortality sought by immortal cultivators, how can it be summarized by just the word 'immortality'?"
He sighed lightly. Just as he was about to leave, the system's notification sound suddenly rang in his mind:
[Ding! Detected ownerless Spacetime Fragment—Mount Kunlun. Do you wish to collect it into the Sect Leader's Secret Chamber?]
"Holy crap? It can even work like this?"
Chen Changan's footsteps paused, and a look of surprise and joy flashed in his eyes. He naturally knew the purpose of Xiao Chen and the others coming here.
He had originally thought that this forbidden ground had no possibility of becoming a Sect Secret Realm, but he did not expect the system to actually give him such a pleasant surprise.
"Yes!"
Following the movement of his mind, the entire Kunlun Mountain Range suddenly began to tremble.
"Rumble—"
A strange humming sound rang out between heaven and earth, as if a giant invisible blade was cutting through time and space. Centered on the main peak of Kunlun, the space within a radius of ten million miles began to twist and peel away.
Mountain ranges, rivers, ancient trees, and even the drifting clouds were all slowly rolled up like a scroll painting.
Chen Changan floated in the void, witnessing this shocking scene. The outline of Mount Kunlun gradually blurred, and crystalline flowing light rose at the edges.
The entire region seemed to be packed into a transparent amber; the mountains and rivers maintained a static posture within it.
As the peeling was completed, the massive Kunlun Secret Realm shrank continuously, finally turning into a light sphere the size of a fist, floating quietly in his palm.
Sweeping with his Divine Sense, he surprisingly discovered that this light sphere actually contained a small world of its own inside.
With Mount Kunlun as the core, it covered a territory of ten million square kilometers, comparable to the area of a superpower in his previous life.
Mountain ranges undulated like dragons, and rivers rushed like white silk; one could even sense the remnant Immemorial Spiritual Energy within.
"After taking it back to the secret chamber to fuse, I wonder what it will look like..."
Chen Changan carefully put away the light sphere, the corners of his mouth hooking up into a smile of anticipation. This trip to Kunlun had unexpectedly resulted in picking up a big bargain.
Chen Changan rubbed the light sphere in his palm and suddenly laughed out loud.
"The disciples are the ones exerting effort, yet the greatest harvest ends up with me?"
The more he thought about it, the more wonderful he felt it was—wasn't this exactly the "lying flat" life he dreamed of?
Thinking back to those years, he risked his old life searching all over the world for the Children of Destiny.
He acted as a high expert and played the role of a senior, racking his brains to accept them into his sect.
Looking at it now, this was simply the wisest investment in life!
"Right now their cultivation bases are still shallow, and I occasionally still need to make a move." He calculated happily, "Wait until those brats break through to the Saint Realm, comprehend the True Intent of the Sword Dao, and cultivate their techniques to perfection..."
At that time, wouldn't he be able to lie flat completely?
The disciples would fight desperately outside to break into secret realms, while he drank tea and admired the scenery in the Sect Leader's Secret Chamber.
They charged and shattered enemy lines at the front, while he sat back and enjoyed the fruits of their labor.
How was this accepting disciples? This was clearly raising a group of treasure bowls that could upgrade themselves!
"Thank you to the self who tried so desperately hard back then!"
Chen Changan gave himself a thumbs-up in his heart from the bottom of it.
The self who rushed about and toiled back then probably could not have imagined that one day he would actually be able to live such a comfortable life of immortal cultivation—
Increasing cultivation without cultivating. Obtaining opportunities without going out. Even fighting fights had disciples to do it for him!
"This is the correct way to open a transmigrator's life..."
He hummed a little tune and stepped through the void, carrying the light sphere of the Kunlun Secret Realm in his bosom. It was as if he could already see the beautiful days of winning while lying down in the Sect Leader's Secret Chamber in the future.
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