Chapter 731

Chapter 731: Watching in Person

At the Heavenly Talisman Sect, Zhong Yuan respectfully asked, “Master, is the celestial river that descends from the sky the Canglang River?”

Li Hui pondered for a moment and replied, “The Canglang River originates from the celestial river. Its water can flow for several years. The real Canglang River will only form once the celestial river ceases to flow. When the seabed rises, the Canglang River will become the largest river of the Ancient Continent, bringing immense vitality. It will nurture countless treasures, abundant strange beasts, and ancient ruins submerged for many years—an extremely rare opportunity. Currently, the celestial river is descending, making it unsuitable to go to the Ancient Continent. After the heavenly river stops flowing for eighty-one days, we must advance immediately. At that time, practitioners from other continents will arrive.”

“What about the Blue Demons? What will they do?” Jin Feng couldn’t help but ask.

“The celestial river has emerged ahead of schedule. The Blue Demons will spare no expense to construct cross-border passages. Even if they can’t catch up, they will launch numerous meteorites carrying demonic creatures over. Therefore, the Canglang River will become the focal point of contention for both sides, and we must prepare in advance,” Li Hui said, waving his hand to summon dozens of scrolls. He handed them to Zhong Yuan and Jin Feng, advising, “These scrolls contain a wealth of items accumulated over the years in Mufeng City. Place them within the sect to accelerate the training of the disciples. Use the Time-Flowing Talismans wisely to seize time; do not be frugal!”

“Yes!” Zhong Yuan and Jin Feng acknowledged with respect.

As soon as they received the scrolls, they discerned their contents, realizing the scrolls held the treasures their Master had painstakingly gathered. If all were distributed, it would astound many.

Li Hui continued, “Spread my words: the sect belongs to everyone, and there will be another batch of artifacts and spirit treasures distributed later. To avoid fostering complacency and arrogance among the disciples, we need to establish rules. Accessing the items is not difficult, but conditions must be met. It would be best to adopt a system of borrowing and returning, taking and giving. Many hands make light work; I cannot bear the burden alone while others cherish their meager possessions!”

“Understood!” Zhong Yuan and Jin Feng bowed sincerely.

To this day, most of the Heavenly Talisman Sect’s assets have come from Li Hui’s hard work. However, there are indeed many disciples who are lazy and only wish to enjoy the benefits without giving back to the sect.

This situation cannot continue!

Since Li Hui stated that the sect belongs to everyone, it indicated he intended to loosen his grip and let the Heavenly Talisman Sect operate properly. Even if profit is not expected in the early stages, a gradual shift toward a positive direction is essential.

Zhong Yuan and Jin Feng floated away, while Yao’er and Xie Xuan came to pay their respects.

In the past few months, the tree demons had planted many Celestial Tree Blossoming Branches, and they now spread across the Wutu Continent and the merged Little Thousand Worlds.

Seeing Li Hui, Xie Xuan immediately complained, “Father, you’re finally back! I’m a crab, I should be able to walk sideways leisurely, but Yao’er insists on making me a gardener! Is having a pair of big claws a crime?”

Oh dear! This robust man with a face full of meat went to the young Li Hui and called him “Father,” showing no sign of awkwardness!

Li Hui smiled wryly. He had taken in the demon embryo to harness the wind and use the cloud talismans, but talisman progression was too rapid, and he had sent the Mysterious Pearl away in the interim, resulting in a lack of genuine coordination.

When Xie Xuan first emerged, he was adorably strong and sturdy, calling him “adoptive father” felt quite impactful! Who knew this little guy grew so fast? Each time they met, he had changed—either wider or taller.

Yao’er glared at him, “Stinky crab, you whine about trimming the Celestial Tree while eagerly seeking those female crabs!”

Xie Xuan shouted, “Hey! I couldn’t care less about those spiritual crabs with such low realms; they’re not suitable to be partners! There should be other demon crabs with Yin-Yang energies in this world! As an elder sister, you can’t let your little brother stay a single demon crab, right?”

Yao’er exclaimed in frustration, “Who’s your little brother? I should have fought to be the older sister; I’m Li Yao’er, at twenty-eight years old! How could I possibly have such a large little brother like you?”

“Ahem, are you demeaning me? Where am I large? Father releases his Yang God, and you release your Demon God—who’s not bigger than me? I actually feel small here. Besides, I’m still a young boy!”

“Uh!” Both Li Hui and Yao’er felt nauseated!

“You’re bullying the crab!” Xie Xuan suddenly acted, seizing a Xuanwu Divine Beast the size of a washbasin, exclaiming, “Father, is this a gift you brought back from overseas? What a lovely little divine beast! Can I keep it in a fish tank? No, it’s better to raise it in the yard.”

Shrimp Ball shouted, “Who’s this clumsy kid? I’m the steward beside the grand master, destined to be praised by everyone. It would be best to call me Prime Minister Turtle, giving respect to Uncle Turtle.”

Li Hui addressed Xie Xuan, “Yao’er, take this crab to the distant sea.”

“Okay!” Yao’er giggled.

Golden light gathered, and Xie Xuan transformed into a blue crab over ten zhang tall, with cloud patterns on its shell and sturdy pincers, signifying it could command clouds and rain from birth.

“Let’s go!”

Li Hui once again projected his Yang God. Due to previous injuries, he needed to borrow strength from Xie Xuan. He intended to observe the celestial river closely; even if he couldn’t get close, he needed to ascertain the situation.

“Whew, whew, whew…”

The blue crab glided through the air, quickly gathering cloud energy around it. Soon, they left the Heavenly Talisman Sect, and bursts of white and blue light suddenly emerged from its body, unleashing a rarely seen cloud escape.

With a loud bang, the crab disappeared into the cloud layers.

Almost at the same time, in the clouds near the Barbarian Nation, there was a loud crash, and Xie Xuan joyfully shouted, “Roar! Father is amazing; he actually speeded up my cloud escape by dozens of times!”

Cloud energy converged from all directions, surrounding the blue crab, rapidly forming a pair of dense and thick white cloud wings.

From a distance, the blue crab at the center of the wings appeared so small it was nearly negligible, while the wings extended to a thousand zhang in length.

Next, the high-altitude wings trembled with a loud hum, disintegrating as beams of green light shot out between them.

So fast! Xie Xuan closed his eyes in fear; the speed was so ferocious and overwhelming that his spiritual sense couldn’t react in time. It was best to leave the direction control to his father!

Li Hui guided the demon crab swiftly, quickly leaving the vast territory of the Barbarian Nation behind.

Recently, the Barbarian Nation saw dozens of strong Fierce Gods arise, each marked with many strange symbols, quietly promoting totem talismans among the barbarians. In no time, a certain trend began to form.

Building Wutu was no small feat. Setting that aside, Xie Xuan had already departed from the Wutu Continent and was on his way to the distant sea.

About three days later, a celestial river appeared hanging down in the distance. The blue crab dived into the cloud layers, gathering cloud energy around it and summoning many cloud talismans, transforming them into little demons cheerfully dancing around Xie Xuan.

“Father, these talismans…”

“Close your eyes and watch the celestial river with me.” Li Hui set up the cloud talisman grand formation, and the demon talismans all opened their demon eyes to gaze at the source of the celestial river.