World-saving Plan: The Only Savior

Chapter 1621 - 420: Ruins Realm (Part 2)

Ni Yang, upon learning of Zhang Xiaoman’s confusion, expressed that the other’s reaction was somewhat exaggerated.

"The Ruins Realm is said to be the dwelling place of the Outer Heaven Demon. Some say it’s a new world, while others claim it’s a chaotic place where all beings perish upon entering."

It reminisced for a while and slowly recounted what it knew.

"It’s said that the entrance to the Ruins Realm is under the Kunwu Sea in the Immortal Realm, a vortex that devours everything. Even immortals flying over it would be instantly sucked in."

"Being a Water Divine Beast myself, how could I miss out on such a secret land?"

"However, after spending decades exploring the entire Kunwu Immortal Sea, I still couldn’t find that vortex... So, I think it’s just a rumor that’s been exaggerated by word of mouth; there’s no such thing as the Ruins Realm in this world..."

At this point, it regarded Zhang Xiaoman with a somewhat peculiar gaze, and after a long pause, continued:

"You lad, actually went to another world, and even the so-called Original Realm, which truly surprises me."

"Actually, the Ruins Realm initially referred to the world behind the Kunwu Immortal Sea vortex. But later, it became a synonym for a Different World. Perhaps the world you went to wasn’t the Ruins Realm spoken of in ancient rumors..."

Ni Yang looked somewhat wistful, as though reminiscing, and said:

"I did hear from that young Ying Long, that there aren’t no one in the Immortal Realm who has visited the Ruins Realm, and that was the Founder of the Immortal Palace, the Primordial Heavenly Emperor."

"He left this world after going to the Ruins Realm, and never was seen again. The legend of the Ruins Realm spread precisely for this reason."

Ni Yang’s explanation gave Zhang Xiaoman a rough understanding of the Ruins Realm.

He wasn’t sure about the connection between the Ruins Realm and the Second Universe, but judging from the result, the Ruins Realm seemed to vanish after the Primordial Heavenly Emperor left, so much so that Ni Yang couldn’t find it even after searching the whole Kunwu Immortal Sea.

Zhang Xiaoman knew that the First Universe is currently merging with the Second Universe, so surely there wouldn’t be a Third Universe appearing out of nowhere.

In that case, if the Second Universe was indeed the Ruins Realm, then perhaps that Great Vortex back then was actually a dimension rift, which vanished for some unknown reason, severing the connection between the two worlds.

Zhang Xiaoman shook his head.

It didn’t make much sense to think too much about it for now. To uncover the truth, he still needed to explore the Immortal Realm himself.

After catching up with Ni Yang, Zhang Xiaoman left the place with Master Liu, heading to his residence in the Tianyuan Sect where the two enjoyed a lunch from Water Blue Star together.

Holding the old goose, Pei Laoliu’s eyes couldn’t hide his satisfaction.

"Xiaoman, you have no idea how I’ve managed these five years. Without this old goose, life was truly hard to bear!"

Master Liu sat beside a jade-inlaid table, surrounded by spirit rice grown by the servant disciples of the Tianyuan Sect, and a cup of unparalleled fine wine gifted by His Majesty, the Emperor of the Dafu Dynasty, a full table of delicacies, yet his eyes were only fixed on the plain dish of salted old goose.

Seeing Master Liu eating so well, Zhang Xiaoman felt quite relieved.

Pei Laoliu ate the old goose bit by bit, savoring each mouthful like a true gourmet.

"Hehe, if you enjoy it, eat more, Master Liu. I’ve already bought out that old goose shop on Meihua Road, so you can eat as much as you want, whenever you want."

"Hmph... You’re quite considerate, kid."

Master Liu squinted his eyes and replied, not forgetting to refill the wine for both himself and Zhang Xiaoman, leisurely savoring the old goose with an air of timelessness.

"Jiu Jiu!!"

At this moment, a figure suddenly dashed in from outside, its signature cry heard before its form was even seen; only Jiu Jiu could make such a noise.

"Jiu Jiu Jiu!!"

Jiu Jiu jumped into Zhang Xiaoman’s arms as soon as it came in, its little head burrowing in restlessly.

"Jiu Jiu, alright alright, didn’t we just meet two days ago?"

Zhang Xiaoman picked it up and tossed it aside, finding its enthusiasm a bit overwhelming.

Following Jiu Jiu, Da Hei and Little White also trotted in, a fox and a dog sitting obediently by the table, looking exceptionally well-behaved.

Who would have thought that Lord Hei and Lord Bai, who struck fear in so many Martial World evildoers, would be as docile as two pets here?

Jiu Jiu was their leader; apart from the master, Master Liu, they obeyed Jiu Jiu the most.

In fact, without Jiu Jiu, their progress wouldn’t have been so rapid, both having broken through to the Demon King Realm in over four years.

Zhang Xiaoman patted Da Hei’s dog head and combed through the fox fur beside him, feeling even more delighted.

Da Hei already knew Zhang Xiaoman, so naturally there was no discontent.

As for the fox, Little White, being an intelligent fox, it knew that this person before it was the boss of its boss, so it wouldn’t dare rebel.

Jiu Jiu protested and approached again for a hug.

Master Liu, taking a bite of the old goose, said while chewing:

"Xiaoman, what kind of Spiritual Beast is this Jiu Jiu? Looks like a fox, but isn’t a fox usually supposed to look like that one..."

He spoke, glancing at Little White beside him. Compared to Jiu Jiu, its appearance is noticeably different.

In appearance, Jiu Jiu was a small fox emitting a blue glow, with a big head and small body. Though quite cute-looking, no normal fox should look like this.

If Pei Laoliu had not witnessed Jiu Jiu’s other form back in Han Yue City, it would indeed be hard to classify it with the Fox Clan.

"Moreover, Xiaoman, during the four years you were away, Jiu Jiu seems to have grown quite a lot, looking more solid, and it has grown two additional tails, this..."

Master Liu paused here out of concern for the little fox, hence his inquiry.

Zhang Xiaoman nodded, not surprised by this situation.

Initially, when he first saw Jiu Jiu upon returning to the Divine Ancient Continent, he couldn’t help but be surprised.

However, after understanding the specifics, he naturally found nothing strange about it.

In fact, Jiu Jiu’s current change was indeed linked to him as its master.

During his time in the Second Universe, he performed several random upgrades using points earned with the help of his Star Alliance companions.

And Jiu Jiu, as one of his skill pets, was included in this random range.

So, for Jiu Jiu to look the way it does now is precisely because this skill underwent a change in its appearance after receiving upgrade points from Zhang Xiaoman.

Looking at Jiu Jiu’s current number of upgrade points, it was already one-third of the way to the next level.

Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t see much change from the system’s attribute interface, but upon releasing his perception to probe, he could clearly feel that Jiu Jiu’s strength seemed to have increased.

In Ni Yang’s mouth, Jiu Jiu was the Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox of the Immortal Realm.

While in Naphaya’s place, Jiu Jiu became a Star Spirit of the Second Universe.

Zhang Xiaoman felt that they were referring to the same race, just with different names in different worlds.

Thinking of Jiu Jiu’s identity related to the Star Spirit, he couldn’t help but feel a ripple of excitement within.

If Jiu Jiu was indeed of the Star Spirit Clan as Naphaya said, could he perhaps leverage its identity to gain some resources within the Dark Star Alliance.

Zhang Xiaoman began to consider this plan as a possibility.

Once he had enough Star Dust to plant the World Tree clone, he could take Jiu Jiu to leave here and verify it in the Second Universe at that time.