After bidding farewell to Du Gushuang and Ning Xiang, Zhou Hong and the two of them left the Taigu Academy.
Then, he entered his sub-world, intending to rest there for a few days.
At this moment, it was also the latter half of the night in Zhou Hong's sub-world.
Zhou Hong fumbled his way into a room. This room belonged to Yang Xi. In the darkness, Yang Xi suddenly gasped, as if sensing something.
"Who."
"Nonsense, in my sub-world, who else could enter but me?" Zhou Hong's voice came from behind.
"Ah, you're so naughty, just barging in without a sound." Yang Xi's face flushed with embarrassment as she playfully hit him. She had already fallen asleep.
"Hahaha." Zhou Hong let out a loud laugh. Although he had rejected Du Gushuang and Ning Xiang at Taigu Academy earlier, Zhou Hong had still felt some stimulation. So, as soon as he returned home, he entered Yang Xi's room.
The night passed without incident.
The next day, Zhou Hong was still in a dream. He felt like he had dreamt that a white-bearded old man told him, "Wake up, stop sleeping."
Soon, Zhou Hong woke up.
Zhou Hong gave a bitter smile. Why would he have such a strange dream?
However, when Zhou Hong looked up, there was indeed a white-bearded old man in his room.
"Ah, who are you?" Zhou Hong was startled. He hadn't noticed when this white-bearded old man had entered the room. Zhou Hong couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. This was his sub-world. In his sub-world, there was nothing he couldn't detect. Yet, there was a white-bearded old man he hadn't noticed, who had entered his room without him knowing.
Zhou Hong looked carefully at the white-bearded old man. He wasn't the butler of the sub-world, but a stranger he had never seen before.
"You're awake. Heh, we finally meet." A few seconds later, the white-bearded old man chuckled.
"Who are you? How did you get into my room, and I didn't even notice you? This is my sub-world, how is that possible? I can even detect an ant entering my room," Zhou Hong asked with great vigilance.
"Don't be nervous. I am your grandfather. To be precise, I am your grandfather from your previous life. My name is Zhou Sheng Gu, and some people also call me Sheng Gu Immortal King. I was an Immortal King in the Immortal Realm, of course, that was in the past."
"My grandfather from my previous life? The creator of this sub-world?" Zhou Hong was shocked.
"Yes, that's why you couldn't detect me. However, I only have a wisp of spiritual remnant now."
"You're not dead? I thought you were completely gone."
"As a former Immortal King, and an Immortal King who created his own world, do you think I would die so easily? Although, I'm pretty much dead now. Unless, in the future, your strength surpasses mine and you help me reshape my physical body and retrieve my primordial spirit."
"Oh, I understand. But at that time, will you also take back the sub-world?" Zhou Hong asked.
"Don't worry, I won't be able to take it back. Regardless, I have died once. Even if my physical body is reshaped and my primordial spirit is retrieved, I will be severely damaged. It will be good enough to stay alive, and I won't be able to support the sub-world anymore."
"Heh, even if you want to take it back, it would be normal," Zhou Hong smiled. Sudancan.com
"It's meaningless to talk about this now. The most important thing is whether we can live to that day."
"That's true. By the way, Grandpa, why didn't you appear before? Why only now?"
"That depends on you. Your strength was too weak before. Now that your strength has improved and you've reached the Out-of-Body Stage of cultivation, I can manifest."
"I see."
"However, I have some bad news to tell you."
"What bad news?" Zhou Hong looked at his grandfather. His grandfather was still in a spectral form, like a holographic projection.
"The Dark Golden Crow, he no longer exists. He has completed his mission."
"I don't understand. Wasn't his mission to support the sub-world? Like the spokes of an umbrella?"
"Of course not. His mission was to protect the last wisp of my spiritual remnant. Now that your strength has improved and I can manifest, his primordial spirit has completely vanished and become my nourishment. That was his mission."
"Oh, no wonder I couldn't let him go last time even though I wanted to. But it doesn't matter if he's dead. He was useless to me anyway. Last time I was almost killed, and he couldn't even help." Zhou Hong said indifferently.
"Even if he helped, he could only assist those below the Nascent Soul Stage."
"Is that so? I was almost killed by someone in the Integration Stage last time. So, even if he helped, he couldn't have saved me."
"Yes."
Zhou Hong immediately looked at his grandfather with anticipation and asked, "Then in the future, will you...?"
"It's impossible for me too. So, don't blame Grandpa for not telling you in advance. Even if you face a life-or-death crisis, I'll be powerless. Not only powerless, but I wouldn't dare."
"Why?"
"Heh, what do you think would happen if the Celestial Emperor found out? I was destroyed by that scoundrel before."
"Alright," Zhou Hong said helplessly.
"However, now that I've awakened, it's not without benefits for you. With my guidance from now on, I think your cultivation will be as fast as taking the stairs, even if not as fast as riding a carriage."
"Really?" Zhou Hong's eyes lit up with joy.
"Otherwise, do you think I can only chat with you? Our spiritual structures are extremely similar. Almost, one could say, my past life experience will be very useful to you."
"Mhmm, mHmm." Zhou Hong was filled with excitement.
"Then let's go. Let's find a place to break through first."
Zhou Hong frowned, confused, "What do you mean?"
"The primordial spirit of the Dark Golden Crow has been consumed by me, but there's still some left. The remaining energy is for you to absorb. Although there isn't much left, it should have some effect. Let's see how much you can break through."
Zhou Hong was overjoyed.
"Okay, thank you, Grandpa."
Zhou Hong immediately left the room and went to a deserted spot in the sub-world. Zhou Hong sat down on the ground, and his grandfather sat beside him. Then, a multi-colored stream of air floated from his grandfather. Zhou Hong took a deep breath, feeling a surge of heat throughout his body.
Just like that, in the blink of an eye, a month passed.
Zhou Hong's realm directly broke through to the early stage of the Soul Division.
Originally, Zhou Hong was in the early stage of the Out-of-Body stage. He had actually crossed an entire realm.
"Grandpa, I've broken through to the Soul Division," Zhou Hong said in disbelief.
"Zhou Hong, congratulations. You've only taken a month to digest the remaining primordial spirit of the Dark Golden Crow. I originally thought it would take you at least seven or eight months," Zhou Hong's grandfather said.
"Grandpa, if there's more spiritual energy in the future, that would be great. I feel like this stuff is much more potent than spiritual energy."