“Who is he?”
Shui Miao was surprised that Holy Mother Shui Tianyi recognized this person and quickly asked.
“He is the Supreme Elder Laojun!” Holy Mother Shui Tianyi shook her head repeatedly. “This can’t be possible. Someone must have transformed into his appearance. The Supreme Elder Laojun passed away long ago. The current heavenly court is not the same as before. The old immortals from back then either retreated to the outer realms beyond the heavens or have been reborn after their lifespans ended. The present heavenly court cannot compare to the old one. In the past, the gods of the heavenly court cared for mortals, but now, aside from sects cultivating disciples, there are hardly any deities who pay attention to the mortal world anymore.”
“He passed away?”
Shui Miao was slightly stunned but still felt doubtful, believing that the Supreme Elder Laojun hadn’t truly passed away.
Instead, Shui Miao felt that the mysterious figure secretly teaching him must indeed be the Supreme Elder Laojun, which made perfect sense.
After all, Ling Shuai and the millennium female ghost were both his disciples, so he was clearly an elder immortal who enjoyed discovering talented individuals in the mortal world.
Shui Miao had the opportunity to learn cultivation because his father met the millennium female ghost. It was hard not to believe that this was a subtle guidance from the Supreme Elder Laojun.
Therefore, Shui Miao believed that the one helping him was none other than the Supreme Elder Laojun himself.
However, to verify his judgment, Shui Miao began to attempt tracking again.
Activating the Light Pursuit Mirror was an extremely mentally draining task.
Fortunately, Shui Miao’s mental energy was sufficient.
However, once the Light Pursuit Mirror locked onto the Supreme Elder Laojun, it could no longer continue tracking. Even the existing images began to blur.
“Uh! How could this happen?”
The image of the Supreme Elder Laojun quickly disappeared completely, leaving only a shade of green.
Seeing this, Holy Mother Shui Tianyi immediately frowned deeply. “Could it be he’s really not dead?”
Clearly, this was the result of the Supreme Elder Laojun detecting someone’s attempt to sense him and immediately concealing his presence.
Shui Miao’s mind immediately started working. Perhaps the Supreme Elder Laojun had encountered some major trouble or had enemies, so he didn’t want to be discovered. To understand the specifics, he needed to find a way to locate the Supreme Elder Laojun. The millennium female ghost should also be with him. Perhaps he could start by searching for her?
Thinking of the millennium female ghost, Shui Miao immediately focused and activated the Light Pursuit Mirror again.
The scenes in the Light Pursuit Mirror flickered, finally settling after a while, but the image was still just a shade of green.
“Brother, it seems someone deliberately concealed their presence, and this person’s magical powers are extremely profound. You won’t be able to find them,” Holy Mother Shui Tianyi felt that Shui Miao shouldn’t spend too much time on these matters now and should focus on forging more powerful holy artifacts.
Shui Miao suddenly smiled lightly. “They must indeed be together. He’s probably not hiding from me but from someone else. This matter involves a much bigger secret, and I must find out. The Ling Shuai guarding the Fifth Heaven of Immortal and Demon Realm definitely knows the situation. I was planning to go to the Fifth Heaven anyway. Sister, let’s go together?”
“To the Fifth Heaven?”
“Brother, isn’t it very safe here? Why should we move? There are also five Celestial Enforcers outside, and it would be very dangerous for us to go out.”
Holy Mother Shui Tianyi genuinely felt that her current location was very safe.
Shui Miao, however, shook his head. “This place isn’t safe at all. The Sage Master of Heavenly Secrets already knows you’re hiding here and pretending to be insane. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have so generously supplied me with Emperor Qi. Therefore, we must leave here. As for the five Celestial Enforcers, I can forge some holy artifacts from the Chessboard Formation, set up a small chessboard to deal with them, and ideally seize their mid-grade holy artifacts. I need the formations inside those artifacts.”
“A Small Chessboard Formation?”
Upon hearing this, Holy Mother Shui Tianyi’s heart stirred.
Shui Miao nodded. “Yes, the Small Chessboard Formation. If we forge the entire Hongyu Chessboard at once, the Sage Master of Heavenly Secrets will intervene and eliminate us to seize the chessboard. I know that there are several holy artifacts within this formation that ordinary forgers can’t create because they require someone who understands yin-yang and the five elements to comprehend. Until I forge these artifacts, he won’t kill us. On the contrary, no matter how much trouble we cause before that, he will stand by us and protect us by all means. Therefore, we must make good use of this opportunity to gain more leverage.”
Shui Miao was quick-witted and clear-minded, accurately grasping the Sage Master’s psychology.
“…”
Holy Mother Shui Tianyi was momentarily stunned, surprised by how deeply and meticulously Shui Miao had thought.
After hearing Shui Miao’s explanation, Holy Mother Shui Tianyi also felt that taking a chance was worth it.
“Brother, you’ve thought things through so thoroughly. Sister isn’t as capable as you. I don’t have much to offer you, so I’ll give you all the accumulated Emperor Qi I’ve gathered over the years. Sister believes in you; you will surely succeed.” Holy Mother Shui Tianyi’s trust in Shui Miao deepened, and she directly handed over all the collected materials, crystals, and a large amount of Emperor Qi to him.
“Thank you for your trust, Sister. I will definitely work hard.”
Shui Miao felt a warmth in his heart. Having someone’s complete and unconditional trust was truly a blissful thing.
Holy Mother Shui Tianyi smiled slightly. “Brother, I’d like to hear about your concept for the Small Chessboard Formation. Would you mind sharing it with me?”
Indeed, Holy Mother Shui Tianyi had been staying in this secret room for a long time, feeling bored and lonely.
“Of course. But to save time, Sister, come into the Time Tower with me and I’ll explain it to you.”
Trust is mutual. Holy Mother Shui Tianyi trusted Shui Miao, and Shui Miao sensed it, reciprocating by inviting her into the Time Tower.
“Really? I can go in?”
Holy Mother Shui Tianyi became instantly excited, like a young girl.
Shui Miao smiled slightly, then directly activated his magical power to envelop Holy Mother Shui Tianyi, bringing her into the Time Tower.
“Uh…”
Holy Mother Shui Tianyi was momentarily stunned, not expecting to be transported into the Time Tower so easily.
She had no idea that Shui Miao had separated his soul to nurture artifact spirits, enabling him to communicate with them. In other words, Shui Miao now had four artifact spirits at the Xian Di level, and he could harness all their powers. In this situation, Shui Miao was equivalent to the combined strength of four Xian Di experts, a power far beyond what Holy Mother Shui Tianyi could resist. If Shui Miao successfully forged thirty-three holy artifacts and nurtured thirty-three artifact spirits, he would be the combined form of thirty-three Xian Di-level experts! Such a terrifying existence could easily destroy any Xian Di expert without even using holy artifacts.
Feeling Shui Miao’s terrifying power, Holy Mother Shui Tianyi suddenly realized she had fallen a little in love with her younger brother…
“Sister, my concept is like this…”
Shui Miao’s thoughts stirred, and under the control of his mental power, several rows of forges inside the Time Tower began operating simultaneously, refining a large amount of material.
While refining the materials, Shui Miao began explaining his concept.
Among the thirty-three holy artifacts, there were various attributes.
Shui Miao’s idea was to select thirteen of the thirty-three holy artifacts that were primarily offensive and arrange them into a powerful small chessboard formation focused solely on attack, using it to confront the five Celestial Enforcers and seize their mid-grade holy artifacts.
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