When I woke up, I wanted to go home.

Chapter 130 Old Friends Reminisce, and the Divine Void King is Seen Again

After parting ways with the void, Zhu Chongjiu went to the Houtu Continent and the Muyuan World to meet Shi Gang and Senior Muyuan.

There's nothing more to say about Shi Gang. He received the same treatment as Huo Yan, getting a severe beating and taking the opportunity to recuperate. Afterward, he drank heavily for several days and recounted his story of wandering for over two hundred years.

In fact, Zhu Chongjiu's purpose in visiting these continents wasn't just to reconnect with old friends and seek revenge. He also needed to investigate whether the clones of Little Fire, Little Gold, and Little Earth would negatively impact the continent's future development, and whether he needed to provide them with any assistance. After all, Zhu Chongjiu didn't entirely trust the way these little guys operated.

The purpose of going to see Senior Muyuan was twofold: firstly, to confirm with him whether taking these little ones to the Immortal Realm would truly have no impact on this world; and secondly, to request that if any enemy were to invade this world, he should, if conditions permit, lend a helping hand.

Although Shui Ying possesses extraordinary abilities, he has a mission to fulfill and is confined to a small area, which limits his abilities. As for the Void Realm... well, let's not even talk about him; he can't even catch up with Shui Ying yet.

The Divine Void King is the easiest to talk to, but due to his limited strength, he is unable to shoulder this great responsibility. Therefore, Senior Muyuan is currently the most suitable person.

Although I don't know the level of Senior Muyuan, after this visit, I still can't see the depth of his strength.

A month later, Zhu Chongjiu arrived at the boundary barrier between the Muyuan World and the Shenxu. At this time, Zhu Chongjiu could open the boundary barrier without using the Great Sword.

Most importantly, unlike the great sword, which is forcibly torn apart by brute force, as one's strength increases and one's understanding of the Five Elements Laws improves, one can naturally find a way to pass through the barrier or a loophole in the barrier array upon seeing it, and easily pass through it.

The moment Zhu Chongjiu crossed the barrier and entered the Divine Void, he immediately sensed the chaos and smog within the Divine Void Continent.

Under Zhu Chongjiu's senses, the old dragon-patterned celestial python was constantly doing various defensive and follow-up tasks behind the group of little ones. Zhu Chongjiu raised his hand to pat his forehead, sighed deeply, and thought to himself, "Divine Void King, I'm sorry, I've made you suffer."

However, as Zhu Chongjiu heightened his senses, he discovered that the Divine Void King was at the foot of the Divine Void Mountain Range, watching all of this with a smile.

At this moment, Zhu Chongjiu felt that his guilt seemed superfluous.

Back then, when Zhu Chongjiu went to visit his old friend, Xiao Jin, on behalf of everyone, said to Zhu Chongjiu, "Following him is too boring. It just so happens that the new little sister Xiao Rou hasn't seen much of the world yet. The rest of us have decided to go to Xiao Hei's territory and go play with Shen Xu Wang."

After thinking about it, Zhu Chongjiu agreed. After all, there were only various demons and animals in the Divine Void, and no humans. They could have more fun, and even if they accidentally did something out of line, it wouldn't harm innocent lives.

Zhu Chongjiu, who was flying rapidly towards the Shenxu Mountains, roared, "Alright, stop making trouble. Whether you are human or demon beast, you were born. If you kill innocent people for no reason, I will not hesitate to strike you on the head. Hurry up and gather at the Shenxu Mountains."

Xiao Hei, Xiong Da, and the other little ones all stopped committing their crimes upon hearing Zhu Chongjiu's voice, especially after hearing the words "slap on the head," they shrank back even further.

Upon witnessing this scene, the old dragon-patterned serpent wiped the sweat from his brow and loudly complained, "Ninth Brother, I am an envoy of the Divine Void, not your kindergarten nanny. If this happens again, I will disregard the Divine Void King's instructions and beat their butts until they are bruised and bleeding!"

After venting its anger, the old dragon-patterned serpent looked around and found no trace of anyone. All that remained was the devastation of the entire Divine Void Continent and the painful howls of monsters in various territories.

Seeing this, the old dragon-patterned serpent said painfully, "The instigator has left, but I can't leave. I still have to continue to appease and compensate. This time, the Divine Void King is going to suffer a huge loss."

At this point, the old dragon-patterned serpent thought to himself, "Serves him right! Who told him not to stop it? He even said that the Divine Void had always been lifeless and hadn't been this lively for many years, and then he just let it run wild. If you, the Divine Void King, don't compensate, who will?"

Having said that, the old dragon-patterned python, this hardworking ox-horse, began a new round of toil.

When Zhu Chongjiu arrived in front of Shenxu Wang, he immediately said, "Come on, let's find a beautiful place with clear water and lush mountains, and I'll tell you a story."

Oh, right, brew a pot of tea. It must be good tea, otherwise it wouldn't do justice to my two-hundred-year-old story.

After Zhu Chongjiu and Shenxu Wang finished speaking, Zhu Chongjiu turned to the void and said, "You guys wait for me here. You are not allowed to leave the Shenxu Mountain Range. If I find you, I will flick you on the head."

Having said that, he and the Divine Void King disappeared from the spot.

Upon hearing Zhu Chongjiu's order, Xiao Jin said to Xiao Mu, "I told you not to play so much. Look at you, now you're grounded!"

Xiao Mu retorted to Xiao Jin, "You're still blaming me? Weren't you having a blast when we were playing? Why bring this up now? Besides, most of the ideas weren't mine; they were Xiao Rou's. What does it have to do with me?"

After Xiao Mu finished speaking, he turned back and pointed at Xiao Tu, Xiao Huo, Xiong Da, and Xiao Hei, "And you lot, you've done absolutely nothing wrong, but you've certainly had your share of womanizing and fun! I've discovered that you lot are the real villains!"

While the little ones were fighting amongst themselves, in a place shrouded in mist, with towering mountains and flowing water, flowers and trees, and all sorts of beautiful and exotic animals, some flying in the sky and some running on the ground, Shenxu King and Zhu Chongjiu were sitting in front of a natural stone platform, the former boiling water and brewing tea for the latter.

After looking around, Zhu Chongjiu said enviously to Shenxu King, "The Immortal Realm is nothing more than this, isn't it? Shenxu King really knows how to enjoy life. This place is truly breathtaking."

Upon hearing Zhu's words, the Divine Void King looked up and smiled at Zhu Chongjiu, saying, "Ah, you're absolutely right, that's basically how it is in the Immortal Realm."

The scenery here is based on my memory of what a celestial realm looks like.

After saying that, Shenxu Wang poured Zhu Chongjiu a cup of freshly brewed tea.

"Mmm! This is truly excellent tea." Zhu Chongjiu praised it after just one sip. "This tea is incredibly smooth and mellow, leaving a lingering fragrance in the mouth. Moreover, just one sip has invigorated me, giving me a subtle sense of enlightenment!"

I've been in this world for over two hundred years now; looking back, it feels like only a blink of an eye.

This is the first time I've tasted such fine tea. When I leave, you must give me several hundred kilograms of it. Oh, and also give me one, two, or even eight or nine sets of high-end tea sets to enjoy when I go to the celestial realm.

Upon hearing Zhu Chongjiu's words, Shenxu Wang angrily said, "Damn it, Ninth Brother, you didn't come here to reminisce, did you? You came here to plunder me, didn't you?"

My tea tree is the only one of its kind in the entire Cang Shen Realm. After I refined this tea using special methods, it gained even more invigorating effects, clearing away mental fog and impurities. In a thousand years, it can only produce a few pounds of truly excellent tea leaves. The kind you're drinking now, and you expect hundreds of pounds?

Do you think this is a tree leaf?

I usually don't even want to brew a whole pot of this, but I'm only taking it out to see you off since you're leaving.

Let me tell you, don't push your luck.

Look at you, why are you getting so worked up? It's just a little tea.

Hundreds of kilograms are useless, but tens of kilograms will do, right?

Upon hearing Zhu Chongjiu's words, Shenxu Wang's face darkened, and he said directly, "Not even a few dozen jin."

Ten pounds?

No, just two jin.

Eight catties, that's the lowest I can give. We're buddies, and buddies can share anything except their wives. If it's less, Godly King, that's not fair of you.

Don't give me that nonsense. I only have a dozen or so pounds of tea in stock. If I give you eight pounds, what will I have left? Besides, once you get to the Immortal Realm, you'll have plenty of good tea and fruit. Whether you'll even look at my tea then is another matter entirely.

After a back-and-forth struggle, the two finally reached a settlement with five pounds of tea leaves.

After the two women calmed down and sat down like gentlemen, Zhu Chongjiu began to recount the events that had occurred over the past two hundred years.