Hammer in her left hand, sword in her right, the eldest sister is connected to both worlds.

Chapter 239 Lianchuan Returns to the Clan

The roar of the soldiers of Luoxia Mountain, united as one, echoed across the thousands of mountains and rivers that separated them. Xue Lan, standing at the entrance of the cave, smiled slightly and turned to walk into the darkness.

Xue Tong quickly followed, and the little girl asked anxiously, "Am I going to stay here with you for the rest of the time?"

Xue Lan smiled at her and said, "Of course not, you have your own mission."

The little girl has now grown to be as tall as Xue Lan, and her face is filled with curiosity.

"What mission?"

Xue Lan took out a roll of Xuan paper from her sleeve and unfolded it in front of Xue Tong. The paper, covered with writing, hung down to the girl's feet.

The expectant expression on Xue Tong's face vanished instantly, replaced by a bitter look.

Her voice was filled with resentment: "Even the weapon-refining list Yan Chengxue gave you wasn't this long."

Xue Lan gave a guilty smile: "This...this isn't important. You're my favorite and most trusted little sister."

After arriving in the Yuanming Realm, Xue Tong had fully accepted her fate of hard work. She took the long list and glanced at it briefly.

"It truly embraces all rivers!" she couldn't help but exclaim.

The task list Xue Lan prepared for her ranged from major tasks like investigating the fate of the Da Shun Dynasty after Xie Lingchao ascended to power, to minor tasks like watching two little spiders diligently spinning their webs. It was a vast and complex list of tasks.

Upon hearing Xue Tong's words, Xue Lan's eyes crinkled into a smile: "After all these years, I need some mundane things to keep me from getting lonely. I'll wait for you, sister."

Xue Tong put away the list: "Although I really wanted to stay inside with you to refine weapons, I also know that we need to revisit what we did before. The Heavenly Dao of the Yuanming Realm can't cover these areas, so we'll have to rely on the two of us."

Xue Lan was taken aback when the little girl suddenly uttered such righteous words. She looked at the trembling hairpin on Xue Tong's head.

"Thank you!"

"Jinjin and Zhuhe have gone to the Demon Realm to fight, Cui Wu is staying in Fuyang City alone to coordinate the rear, and Lian Chuan has gone to the Upper Realm. Your plans will definitely come in handy in the future. Xue Lan, I don't want to hold you back." Xue Tong's voice was clear and pleasant, containing the spirit of a young man.

"Xue Tong will handle everything. Just focus on your own work and don't worry."

After saying this, Xue Lan seemed to be frozen in place, remaining silent for a long time.

When Xue Tong looked into her eyes, she realized that the woman's eyes were red.

"Xue Lan?"

The little girl thought Xue Lan was about to cry, and wondered if she had a talent for emotional speeches, which had actually moved Xue Lan to tears.

Upon hearing this, Xue Lan patted her shoulder, and a wisp of icy spiritual energy from her fingertip merged into her body.

Xue Lan took out the Soul Guide from the Chonglou Illusionary Treasure Map and stuffed it into Xue Tong's arms: "Take the Soul Guide and hurry up and leave!"

After finishing this task, Xue Lan quickly entered the depths of the cave, and Xue Tong wanted to follow. However, a barrier had already risen in front of her, keeping her out.

"No...is it really so shameful to be moved by me, Xue Lan!"

The little girl stood outside and called out several times, but there was no response from inside. She felt like an abandoned puppy. Finally, having no other choice, she took the spirit guide outside.

At the entrance of the cave, Xiaoyu and Xiaofei, who had been released by Xue Lan in advance, were idly digging in the dirt.

Xue Tong looked down at them for a long time before finally saying, "Actually, aren't you two the dogs?"

The two little ones are now exceptionally intelligent, and upon hearing this, they looked at Xue Tong.

Sixteen eyes were fixed on her, their eyes gleaming with a clear folly.

Xiaoyu Xiaofei: Sister, what are you saying?

Xue Tong sighed, took out a burlap sack from the storage bag at his waist, and opened it in front of the two of them:

"Come on in, I'll take you out for some fun!"

So the little girl, with a top-tier immortal sword in her bosom and a peerless demon beast in her sack, stepped on a gentle breeze and officially began her many-year life of exorcising demons and monsters (wandering).

After she left, Xue Lan came out of the cave.

The inner demon she released stood beside the girl.

"Do you really enjoy gazing longingly at someone's back?"

The inner demon spoke up, but seeing that Xue Lan didn't react, he added:

"You have some self-awareness. You are the only cultivator in this Yuanming Realm who has mastered the art of time and space. Your soul has flowed through the river of time for thousands of years, and you have used your own power to nurture her soul..."

"Given the current situation, leaving was inevitable."

Xue Lan nodded gently: "I know."

If the river of time in each world is a ceaselessly flowing river, then the spacetime technique that Xue Lan studies is a brief moment of reverse flow within this river.

And Xue Tong.

Like a little fish that Xue Lan raised, if she wanted to go home, she would have to jump from one river to another, eventually returning to the person she was meant to be with.

Recalling the red thread she had seen on Xue Tong not long ago, Xue Lan slowly spoke:

"It's alright, I'll help her."

After saying this, Xue Lan turned and entered the cave again. The Chonglou Illusionary Treasure Map flew out of the cave and blocked the entrance. The Chonglou on it shimmered brightly, then disappeared after a few breaths, as if it had merged with the entire mountain, thus covering the cave entrance.

It was eerily quiet. A fawn had wandered into the area by chance. As it picked up fruit from the ground to eat, its nose suddenly touched something cold.

It looked up and saw a tall stone pillar in front of it, with a layer of icy blue light emanating from it.

The fawn was startled and leaped into the dense forest.

The light on the stone pier faded, revealing three ancient characters.

"Wuwen Pavilion".

This is Xue Lan's greeting to the mountain god of this place.

A wisp of earth elemental energy circled the stone pillar a few times before disappearing.

Xue Lan was in seclusion in the mountains refining weapons in the northern region of the Upper Realm. Lian Chuan, finally led by Xue Chongyu, arrived at the territory of the wolf clan.

In the icy snow, two figures dressed in white with white hair walked slowly forward.

After arriving at the Wolf Realm, the two did not go to see their lord, but went directly to the Ice Flower Pool in the back mountain.

It wasn't until they arrived in Beiyuchuan that Lian Chuan understood why his senior sister insisted he return.

There was no place more suitable for his cultivation in the entire Yuanming Realm. The entire Wolf Territory was built on a massive spirit-gathering array, converging all the spiritual veins of the Northern Region River. On his way to the Ice Flower Pool, he saw several spiritual springs rich in ice spiritual energy. Cultivating ice-type techniques beside them would be twice as effective.

Once he arrived here, he could no longer suppress his demonic features, and his appearance changed to silver hair and blue eyes.

Xue Chongyu noticed Lian Chuan's gaze. He said calmly, "Chuan'er!"

Lian Chuan immediately snapped out of his daze and respectfully greeted her, "Auntie."

Xue Chongyu was dressed in snow-white robes, and his cultivation level had instantly risen from the early Nascent Soul stage to the late Nascent Soul stage upon reaching the Upper Realm. His demeanor was even colder than in the Lower Realm.

"Although there are many geniuses among wolves, for ten thousand years my Silver Moon Wolf lineage has always been the most respected. I have examined your innate talent and can tell you clearly that your talent surpasses that of me and your mother."

"I don't know why you cultivated ice-type techniques before transforming your spiritual root, but whether it was by chance or extraordinary luck, you will definitely become a leading figure among the demon race in the future, on par with the Qilin and Vermilion Bird."

Lian Chuan nodded gently as he listened to Xue Chongyu's words.

"Chuan'er understands."

"As for the dragon..." Xue Chongyu had already led her to a huge ice wall.

"It may not be comparable at this time, but we have the guidance of the eldest prince."

Lian Chuan let Xue Chongyu lead him around the ice wall in front of him, and the boy was stunned the moment the scenery behind him came into view.

Before me lay a vast ice pool, its water crystal clear, revealing a large patch of blue lotus flowers growing at the bottom, resembling a burning blue flame.

Xue Chongyu bowed and greeted her: "Great-aunt."

It was only then that Lian Chuan noticed a woman dressed in white sitting under a tree on the small island in the middle of the pond.

Jin Guang had been listlessly staring at the chessboard in front of him. His last descent to the mortal realm had exhausted his energy, extinguishing any remaining thoughts of the game. He only slightly raised his head upon hearing Xue Chongyu's voice.

Unexpectedly, their eyes met Lian Chuan's icy blue.

The child's scent was so familiar. So familiar that the mere touch brought tears to my eyes.

Unbeknownst to Lian Chuan, the moment their eyes met, Jin Guang's powerful divine sense invaded his heart.

Lian Chuan heard the woman whom Xue Chongyu called Changjun slowly stand up and speak:

"Xue Lan..."

The last syllable of his voice trembled slightly, as if he was afraid of something.

The young man, unable to guard his heart, couldn't help but ask:

Do you know my senior sister?

The moment he spoke, his memories of Xue Lan were forcibly flipped through by an invisible hand.

The large hand was very eager, but it stopped after turning just one page.

Jin Guang looked at Xue Lan's face, which bore no resemblance to his previous life, his fingers trembled hidden in his sleeve, and he let out a bitter laugh:

"What do you mean, 'hide in a corner'? He Zhui, you still don't understand her."

As expected, Xue Lan wouldn't stay cooped up in one place.

She had assumed that Xue Lan was still the same dead person she was before she committed suicide.

An invisible hand withdrew, and Lian Chuan knelt directly on the ground.

Xue Chongyu couldn't help but exclaim, "Great-aunt!"

Jin Guang sat down under the tree again and said coldly, "Chong Yu, from today onwards, this child will stay by my side to be raised."

The girl breathed a sigh of relief.

Jin Guang looked at Lian Chuan and smiled slightly. The smile was strange and made Lian Chuan feel uneasy.

She wanted to see what Xue Lan had gone to such lengths to expose her identity and deliver herself to her...

My dearest junior brother!