Big Brother Heavenly Dao, I Beg of You!

Zhang Mingyuan stopped in his tracks, turned around, and looked at the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao with a face full of confusion:

“Big Brother Heavenly Dao, is there something else?”

The incarnation of the Heavenly Dao cleared his throat, reaching out to straighten the collar of his violet-gold robe:

“Actually... it's not like I don't have any immortal Dao source energy here.”

“If you pray to me sincerely and from the bottom of your heart, then this Dao will completely forgive your previous recklessness and be willing to bestow some immortal Dao source energy upon you at that time, preserving your Immortal status.”

Thud!

“Big Brother Heavenly Dao above! This little brother offended you greatly before. Please, in your great magnanimity, grant me some source energy!”

Zhang Mingyuan fell to his knees in a deep bow, his voice booming and filled with an extremely sincere longing, looking as if he was just a step away from hugging the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao's thigh and weeping.

Beside him, Lingxuzi's mouth twitched frantically.

The incarnation of the Heavenly Dao was also stunned. Looking at Zhang Mingyuan kneeling on the ground, he couldn't help but complain in his heart:

“Alright, then...”

The incarnation of the Heavenly Dao waved his hand helplessly.

“Seeing how sincere you are, this Dao will reluctantly agree to your request.”

Zhang Mingyuan was overjoyed. Just as he stood up, the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao changed his tone: “However...”

“However what?”

Zhang Mingyuan asked immediately, patting the dust off his knees. “Please speak, Big Brother! This little brother will absolutely not refuse!”

“I want you to swear an oath to the Great Dao.”

“If that sword of yours named Dog Slaughterer ever fully awakens one day, you must never use it to harm even a single blade of grass in the Xuanling Realm!”

“No problem!”

Zhang Mingyuan immediately swore an oath to the Great Dao, promising never to use this sword to harm the Xuanling Realm in the slightest! He added, “Forget about the future, I won't even use it now!”

Saying so, with a flick of his wrist, the dark red great sword, Dog Slaughterer, appeared in his hand.

He swung his arm, preparing to hurl this divine weapon—which even the Heavenly Dao feared—directly into the endless void.

“Hey, hey, hey! Don't throw it!”

The incarnation of the Heavenly Dao was startled and quickly reached out to stop him.

“Store it in your small world and just don't bring it out to show off in the future!”

“If throwing it into the void causes some sort of chaos, this Dao won't be able to clean up the mess!”

Zhang Mingyuan nodded repeatedly, readily storing the Dog Slaughterer sword back into his small world.

He leaned in closer and asked curiously:

“Big Brother, what is the origin of this sword anyway?”

“I don't know either.”

The incarnation of the Heavenly Dao shook his head, a trace of dread flashing in his eyes.

“In short, this sword is terrifying.”

“Although I don't know how you picked it up, and how you actually managed to avoid being tainted by its ominous aura...”

“But for someone recognized by this sword, your future path of destiny is probably not going to be peaceful...”

Zhang Mingyuan stroked his chin thoughtfully, recalling what he had seen in the ancient texts, and pressed further:

“Then in that great war one hundred thousand years ago, what exactly were they fighting?”

Hearing this question, the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao fell into memory.

Even for Him, who stood high above, a look of lingering fear involuntarily surfaced on his face at this moment.

“That thing...”

The incarnation of the Heavenly Dao's voice grew somewhat low.

“It is the ‘scavenger’ of the worlds, specialized in cleaning up worlds that are deemed redundant...”

“What do you mean, deemed redundant?” Zhang Mingyuan furrowed his brows.

The incarnation of the Heavenly Dao shook his head, unwilling to say more:

“There is no need to ask further. When the time comes, you will naturally know.”

Gridlocked by the refusal, Zhang Mingyuan did not push any further.

Since the other party wouldn't say, he didn't care to know either.

Having lived for over five thousand years, he understood one truth deeply:

Sometimes, knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing.

If the sky falls, the tall ones will prop it up. Right now, he only wanted to rush back and save his wife.

“Thank you, Big Brother Heavenly Dao, for clearing up my doubts. This little brother will take his leave first!”

Zhang Mingyuan cupped his hands in thanks once more, grabbed Lingxuzi, turned, and walked away.

“Wait.” The incarnation of the Heavenly Dao stopped the two of them yet again.

Zhang Mingyuan stopped his steps, patiently turning his head:

“Does Big Brother have another matter?”

The incarnation of the Heavenly Dao paused, then spoke in a meaningful tone:

“If you have time, go back and take a look at your hometown.”

Zhang Mingyuan was suddenly stunned. “You mean... Blue Star?”

The incarnation of the Heavenly Dao nodded and said no more.

Beside him, Lingxuzi was full of confusion and couldn't help but chime in:

“Blue Star? Where is that? Is it the place you wanted to flee to on the day Su Jinxue became an Immortal?”

Zhang Mingyuan nodded silently, a trace of complex emotion flashing in his eyes.

Five thousand years. That azure planet... he had almost come to believe it was just a dream.

“Big Brother, is there anything else you want to say? Just say it all at once.”

Zhang Mingyuan took a deep breath, calming his emotions.

“No more,” the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao waved his hand.

Zhang Mingyuan and Lingxuzi turned around and took just one step.

“Wait,” the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao's voice came from behind once more.

Several blue veins instantly popped up on Zhang Mingyuan's forehead:

“Big Brother! Can you finish everything in one go?!”

Looking at his exasperated appearance, a mischievous smile played at the corners of the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao's lips. “There's nothing else. I was just teasing you.”

“Damn it! Playing tricks on me! I'll fight you!”

...

A moment later.

Taixu Sacred Ground, Boundless Realm beyond the Heavens.

A rift opened in the void, and Zhang Mingyuan and Lingxuzi tumbled out of it.

At this moment, Zhang Mingyuan's originally ink-like long hair stood completely on end, charred and curled, forming a massive afro.

His jade-cold face was also stained with patches of black soot, and he would puff out a cloud of black smoke from his mouth every now and then.

Clearly, back in the Heavenly Dao space, he had paid a ‘painful’ price for his impulsiveness.

Looking at Zhang Mingyuan's current appearance, Lingxuzi desperately held back his laughter, but his heart was filled with endless emotion.

This guy always managed to do things that were completely unexpected and shocking.

Whether it was daring to threaten the Heavenly Dao with a sword, or giving up his Immortal status without a second thought for Su Jinxue's sake.

Or even... that kneel just now. It was truly breathtaking.

Zhang Mingyuan reached out to wipe the black soot off his face, pulling out a Taixu boundary core that radiated dense fluctuations of space laws from his small world.

“Here, take it.” Zhang Mingyuan handed the boundary core to Lingxuzi.

This was a congratulatory gift sent by some hidden sacred ground on the day of his wedding with Su Jinxue.

This item was extremely rare. For Lingxuzi, who primarily cultivated the Dao of space, it was absolutely a supreme treasure of boundless benefit.

Lingxuzi was stunned. Looking at the Taixu boundary core in front of him, he didn't reach out to take it:

“What do you mean? You're giving this to me?”

“Otherwise?” Zhang Mingyuan rolled his eyes.

“This is too precious.”

“It's not worth a fraction of our brotherhood.”

With that, he tossed the Taixu boundary core directly into Lingxuzi's arms, turned around, stepped forward, and vanished into the void.

Leaving only Lingxuzi standing dazed in the Boundless Realm beyond the Heavens.

Lingxuzi cradled the boundary core, feeling the vast space laws within it.

After a long while, he shook his head helplessly.

“This kid... what is he doing...”

...

Myriad Snow Palace, above the Immortal Lord's Peak.

The space distorted, and Zhang Mingyuan stepped out of it.

Looking down at the familiar icy bedroom below, and thinking that Su Jinxue was saved, the gloom in his heart was completely swept away.

Zhang Mingyuan took a deep breath and shouted at the top of his lungs toward the bedroom:

“Little Xuexue! Your husband is back!”