Elder Shao's avatar indeed only possesses power equivalent to the Mahayana Realm;

But with his cultivation at the Heavenly Immortal Realm present, his Primordial Spirit only needs to slightly mobilize various Spiritual Energy to instantly replenish the mana expended by this avatar.

On the soil-brown planet.

Elder Shao placed Wang Jixuan and Zheng Shiduo in an underground cave, instructing them to hide here temporarily. Then, he casually gathered some stones, carved two stone sculptures, and with a breath, these stone sculptures took on the appearance of Wang Jixuan and Zheng Shiduo.

Elder Shao's avatar took these two dummies and hurriedly left.

As he departed, he didn't forget to remind them:

"Rest assured, those Dark Sect members are pursuing us, but Miss Ai is temporarily safe, and Yin Lin has also prepared everything for retreat. Just hide here in peace; no one knows about this place, it was a spur-of-the-moment decision that brought us here."

"I'll lead this group of small fry around in circles."

Wang Jixuan felt somewhat conflicted, whispering: "Teacher, I haven't even had the chance to show my filial piety, yet I have to let Teacher run around tirelessly."

"Hahaha!"

Elder Shao stroked his beard and laughed heartily:

"Don't act like such a child!

"Though I don't know what play the Heavenly Dao Stele is performing, one thing is certain now: a part of the Heavenly Dao wants to kill you, while another part wants to protect you.

"The Immortal Realm has already begun a standoff, with various forces alert by the sudden upheaval of Tianluo and the Dark Sect.

"However, in the Immortal Realm, although Tianluo and the Dark Sect are detached from worldly affairs, they cannot suppress other top forces, so a fight isn't likely to break out in the Immortal Realm right now.

"Let's talk more when I return, for now, this is just an avatar formed from a strand of my Primordial Spirit. I need to continue disguising myself so they don't find my main body."

Laughing, Elder Shao turned and hurriedly left.

The rainbow-colored passage flashed across above the planet, still containing three shooting stars racing through it.

In the cave.

Wang Jixuan and Zheng Shiduo stared at each other wide-eyed.

Lao Zheng scratched his head: "How did we become wanted criminals across the Three Realms?"

"Don't put it so harshly."

Wang Jixuan looked around, took out two cushions, and tossed them into two corners.

Zheng Shiduo glanced at those bamboo shoot-like soluble stones, thinking... cushions are really redundant...

Wang Jixuan sat cross-legged on a cushion, took out the Quantum Communicator given by Mu Dan, and gazed at the softly flickering green dot, lost in thought.

He wondered how he could seize a bit of initiative amid this grand pursuit.

The issue now lies in;

The Heavenly Dao has split into two parts, and they are clashing with each other.

One part of the Heavenly Dao wants to maintain order, which should be the same part that once appeared, urging him to properly cultivate Mu Dan;

Or there is some connection between the two.

The other part of the Heavenly Dao has learned of this, or through foreseeing the future found something, and now wants to stop him from cultivating Mu Dan?

It's rather confusing.

Thinking it over... he still couldn't make it clear.

Daoist Wang is now extremely troubled.

This is no longer just being unintentionally caught up in some grand scheme among powerful forces.

He has been swept right into the center of the Heavenly Dao!

Where did it all start?

Was it Mu Dan's research into the resonance between Cultivators and the Great Path?

Or did it start from sixty thousand years ago when he created the Core Circuit in the Forbidden Land?

What drew the Heavenly Dao's attention now should be Mu Dan, and as her 'master,' he bears unavoidable responsibility and connection.

What can he do?

Wang Jixuan felt helpless thinking about it, as he was just a Quasi Immortal.

But this matter involves countless cultivators above the Unification Realm, two major forces spread across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, a group of experts in the Immortal Realm, and the mysterious Heavenly Dao itself.

Wang Jixuan realized he could do nothing but act as bait.

"It's rather depressing," the Daoist murmured to himself.

Lao Zheng chuckled and said: "Brother Wang, what's bothering you... there's no one here, so I won't call you teacher."

Wang Jixuan smiled and sighed:

"Everything was going well, progressing as planned.

"I expected the Core Circuit to attract the attention of the big shots from the Immortal Realm since the Core Circuit·Spiritual Energy Circuit could aid Tianluo in supplementing manpower.

"Elder Shao even sent an avatar descended to the mortal world to teach me Refining Skill. Now, what I lack is my own cultivation level; otherwise, I could attempt to forge ordinary Immortal Treasures.

"After a few years or a decade of mixing in here, if I could ascend smoothly, I would rise to prominence... but now, I have become wanted by the Heavenly Dao."

"This... alas..."

Zheng Shiduo scratched his head, also unsure of how to console him.

He always felt something strange about what Daoist Wang said, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Wang Jixuan just sighed a little.

He released the Alien Soul to be vigilant on the surface and began using his Spiritual Sense to search the vicinity.

This was an abandoned barren star, still situated in the habitable zone of this Constant Star System, with remnants of Spiritual Energy, and the concentration of Spiritual Energy was slightly higher than that of Earth.

Here were some ruins, indicating that a technological civilization similar to Earth had once vanished here.

"Brother Wang," Lao Zheng suddenly said, "I think what you said is not quite right."

"What's not right?"

"Just, the things you said just now."

Zheng Shiduo said earnestly:

"First, we must determine one question, who is the enemy?"

Wang Jixuan was momentarily stunned, then immediately frowned in deep thought; he didn't fully pay attention to the rest of what Zheng Shiduo said.

Zheng Shiduo was saying various comforting words.

Like "you've already done wonderfully" or "what we lack is the foundation and accumulation, not ability or intelligence" and such.

Indeed, it was somewhat difficult for Zheng Shiduo as well.

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