"Li Changxiao!"

"Do you think you're special, that you're the chosen one of fate, able to succeed in everything you do without a hitch?"

"Let me tell you!"

"Whether it's the missing Chen Zhi'an, or others from the village, or me! Which one of us didn't ascend from the Lower Realm, and which one of us isn't a child of fate?"

"But do you know why we're willing to stay here and cultivate silently?"

"Because there's always been a forbidden legend in this world, that once you touch a certain causality, you'll suddenly disappear."

"We stay in this Broken Valley Village to avoid causality as much as we can, not getting involved in causality."

"I've warned you before, just focus on your cultivation, don't delve too deeply into other matters, just go with the flow."

"We all deliberately avoid, deliberately don't talk about, deliberately evade, while you delve into this causality."

"Do you... really not want to live?"

Bai Qiu seemed to be touched on a reverse scale, furiously yelling at Li Changxiao, not just scolding Li Changxiao, but also venting his inner anxiety and fear.

After this outburst from Bai Qiu, Li Changxiao was dumbfounded and stunned.

He didn't expect Uncle Bai to react so strongly.

Bai Qiu's words echoed in his mind, making him feel more and more uneasy as he thought about it.

Immediately, he shook his head vigorously, dismissing all distracting thoughts from his mind, no longer thinking, because if he didn't think, there would be no panic.

A gust of wind rose, blowing the fallen leaves on the ground, brushing past the two of them, drifting out of the village...

The two remained silent, their eyes meeting, seeing the complex emotions in each other's eyes.

Finally, Bai Qiu sighed heavily, breaking the silence: "I'm sorry, I lost my composure."

"You've just come to this world, there are many secrets you don't understand, I get it."

Saying this, he pointed at the ants on the ground and said slowly: "The ants on the ground, as long as they don't look up, will only ever see the things on the ground and live steadily."

"But once it looks up, it will see a behemoth looking down at it, then... it might very well get stomped to death."

"Like this...."

With that, he lifted his foot and stomped on the ant.

At this sight, Li Changxiao murmured: "But it didn't look up, it was just walking normally."

Upon hearing this, Bai Qiu let out a bitter laugh and continued: "Yes, but I just wanted to kill it, is there anything wrong with that?"

"This ant is like us; once it gets involved in causality, a higher existence that wants to erase us doesn't need a reason, doesn't need us to look up and seek them out. It's all in his whim; if he wants to stomp us out, it depends entirely on his fancy, and we can't resist."

After hearing this, Li Changxiao's body was rigid, realizing something, he stood there as though he had suffered a severe blow.

"I'm just giving an example, there's no need to be overly tense or overly panicked."

"In the history of the Taihong Divine Realm, indeed every few hundred years one or more big names disappear mysteriously, but this Divine Realm is so vast, there are countless creatures, it doesn't necessarily mean we are next."

"It might just be a coincidence that happens once every few hundred years."

"So, just focus on cultivating, as I just said, if we're really ants, and an existence overlooking us wants to crush us, we can't resist either."

"From now on, don't bring up this matter again."

"You've just arrived in this world, get familiar with it first."

"Once you're familiar, you can leave the village later, after all, the Taihong Divine Realm is filled with sects, vast beyond measure, it's also a grand stage and vast world, venturing out and making a name is also the pursuit of you young people."

"Just remember, when you go out in the future, keep a low profile, don't get involved in too much causality, and don't delve into secrets that shouldn't be explored."

Bai Qiu spoke slowly, word by word.

After hearing these words, the panic and unease in Li Changxiao's heart dissipated a lot, and he also showed a relieved smile and clasped his fists: "Thank you, Uncle Bai, for your guidance."

"Just arrived here, indeed not understanding many places, causing trouble for Uncle Bai."

Hearing this, Bai Qiu waved his hand and said: "There's no causing trouble, rather it was me who lost my composure just now."

In fact, in the years living in Broken Valley Village, Bai Qiu had long forgotten the mysterious disappearance of his elder brother a thousand years ago and gradually let it go.

It was just that Bai Qiu's words just now inadvertently reminded him of some things, which was why he reacted so strongly.

....

"Young man, you're still young, having just ascended to Taihong, your journey has just begun, only just started."

"What Uncle Bai just said is just some legends, some taboos about Taihong, most of which are just speculation, you don't need to be too tangled, much less panic."

"First live in the village for a few years, and once you're familiar, then leave the village."

"Now Taihong has three major sects, eight Immortal Sects, countless sects, that's the stage where young people like you can exert themselves, and with your abilities, it's no big problem to mix into the higher-ups of the Eight Great Immortal Sects."

Bai Qiu appreciated Li Changxiao's talent in cultivation, which was why he said so much to him.

"Alright!"

"I will remember Uncle Bai's teachings."

After hearing this, the fog in Li Changxiao's heart was swept away, yes, what he just saw and heard were just legends, not necessarily true.

Maybe he was just too cautious, having just arrived here, causing his mind to be uneasy.

"Uncle Bai, you go ahead, I'll go cultivate first."

With that, Li Changxiao headed towards his wooden house, ready to settle down and then leave the village to exert himself in the wide world!

Uncle Bai is right, this world is vast and wonderful, he should go and carve out his own territory.

....

At the same time, after placing the three Treasure Fish he caught into the water cellar, Su Mu returned to the front of the stone house to start meditating.

Night was falling soon, and he had already prepared a fire and brought out the fireplace.

Though the night was extremely cold, Su Mu also discovered that meditating and cultivating at night made it very easy to enter a state of epiphany.

That night, Nannan had already laid down on the wicker bed early to sleep.

Suddenly, a ripple of Spiritual Power erupted.

Su Mu's aura surged dramatically, breaking through two small realms in an instant, reaching the Earth Immortal Perfection Realm, just a step away from Celestial Immortal!

This was the fruition of accumulated strength and natural breakthrough during this time.

After a night of meditation, he consolidated his realm. He had been in this place for three years now, and although guarding the river was really dull and monotonous, his realm had nonetheless advanced by leaps and bounds.

Next day.

In the midst of his meditation, Su Mu suddenly opened his eyes, stood up, and looked towards the river.

At that moment, he sensed a call for help through a Spiritual Sense coming from the river water.

Immediately, he rushed towards the river.

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