Bai Chanyi looked at Yu Zhibo gently, "I still remember when I was first attached to a cat, I was so scared. Everywhere there were creatures with dark and violent energy within them, all wanting to devour me. Fortunately, I met you..."
Yu Zhibo held her hand, his eyes full of doting, "Don't worry, we will never be separated again. As for your missing siblings, I don't think they have died. Either they are wandering in chaos, or they are in other small worlds. If there's a chance, I will definitely help you find them and reunite your family."
Yu Zhibo's words were not just simple comfort. It was known that among the nine siblings, Bai Chanyi was the weakest. Her remnant soul, carried by fragments of the Heart of the World, had still managed to drift to Earth. How much more so for her stronger siblings.
"Yes, I believe you!" Bai Chanyi leaned on his shoulder.
Yu Zhibo put his arm around her shoulder and patted her gently, his gaze gradually deepening.
This time, upon his return, he planned to join forces with Wang Shouyi to resolve the hidden dangers of the three demon, ghost, and monster kingdoms, and then use the ascension channel opened by the Liberation Sect to ascend directly to the upper realm.
As for Xiao Jinwu, perhaps it was time to find an opportunity to say goodbye.
After all, that entity had protected him for quite some time, and the Sun Star where the Golden Crow clan resided was also one of the Eight Sacred Realms in the upper realm. Maintaining this relationship might prove very useful.
Sitting in the cabin, slowly moving with the rotation of the Ferris wheel, Yu Zhibo held Bai Chanyi's shoulder, quietly enjoying this moment of tranquility and beauty.
Suddenly, he seemed to feel a gaze fall upon him. He looked up and met Li Dao's ice-blue eyes.
"So he discovered me long ago."
Yu Zhibo narrowed his eyes and muttered to himself, "I wonder if this Xuanli divine beast belongs to the Eternal Night World, or the Qingchu Continent. But he hides himself so deeply. If my cultivation hadn't improved, I might not have been able to discover his existence at all."
"Shall we talk?" a voice echoed in Yu Zhibo's mind, Li Dao's divine sense transmitting.
Yu Zhibo glanced at Bai Chanyi beside him and found that her wine-red eyes were also staring at Li Dao.
Li Dao looked at them with a smile, showing no malice.
"Wife, I'm going to talk to him," Yu Zhibo said to Bai Chanyi and prepared to use the Instantaneous Body Technique to leave.
Bai Chanyi grabbed his sleeve, her expression solemn, "Husband, this person is a bit dangerous, be careful."
Yu Zhibo patted her small hand, his smile not arrogant, but exuding a powerful confidence, "Don't worry, he's an old friend. And even if his origins are extraordinary, your husband is not as weak as you think."
With that, his figure flickered and disappeared from the cabin.
Li Dao snapped his fingers, and instantly a blue vortex appeared above his head, engulfing him and Yu Zhibo.
From beginning to end, no one in the amusement park noticed this anomaly.
The scene changed.
What greeted them was an endless azure sea, with waves crashing against the shore under a clear blue sky.
A green island appeared in the center of the sea. Li Dao, dressed in magnificent blue brocade, with a water-blue star sand adorning his brow, looked like an immortal descending to the mortal world.
He sat cross-legged in a wooden pavilion at the very center of the island, signaling Yu Zhibo to sit down and talk.
"I didn't expect you to be a divine beast in your true form. It's all thanks to the drop of divine beast essence blood you gifted me back then, which greatly benefited me," Yu Zhibo said, feeling no malice from him, and sat down with a smile.
Li Dao looked at his face with some emotion, "When I first met you, you were only B-class. I didn't expect that in less than ten years, you have already reached the divine rank level 99, just a step away from S-class. Especially in this world of spiritual energy depletion and the end of dharma, such a progression speed is unheard of."
"Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Xuanli, from the Beixuan Domain of the Qingchu Continent. If my guess is correct, Brother Yu should also be a prodigy from the Qingchu Continent, right? Could your past life have been the young master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion?"
"Young Master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion?" Yu Zhibo was not surprised by Xuanli revealing his identity, but he was a bit confused about the "Young Master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion" he mentioned.
"Did I guess wrong?" Li Dao looked at him strangely, "Logically, any reincarnated soul, upon reaching the late Nascent Soul stage... that is, A-class, mastering laws, and gaining a glimpse of their true self, should awaken their past life's wisdom. Brother Yu, do you have no recollection of this?"
Yu Zhibo spread his hands, "Although I don't know who the Young Master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion is, you might have guessed wrong. I am not some reincarnated prodigy. I am me, I am Yu Zhibo. All my current achievements are due to my own efforts."
"This is a bit strange," Li Dao rubbed his chin. "I observed the pattern in Brother Yu's pupils, which bears some resemblance to the Tai Chi Eyes of Bo Zhiyu, the young master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion. I thought you were an old acquaintance, but it seems I was mistaken."
Shaking his head, Li Dao poured him a cup of tea and said, "I believe Brother Yu has already seen that the current situation between the three demon, ghost, and monster kingdoms and the Dragon Country is on the verge of breaking out. Even though the Eternal Night World and Earth are constantly merging, and space is continuously stabilizing, they still cannot bear the outbreak of combat between top transcendent beings. Has Brother Yu thought of a way out?"
"If a great war breaks out, what should we do?"
Yu Zhibo said with some helplessness, "Brother Li, can we not speak so formally? I'm not quite used to it. What are you trying to express?"
In his eyes, Li Dao had always been the most cautious person, but now he felt like his demeanor had changed drastically. If it weren't for seeing Li Dao's continued doting on his sister, which seemed genuine, he would have thought the other party had been possessed.
"Haha, I initially thought Young Yu was the young master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion. Those guys always speak formally, so I was biased. What I mean is that I have a way to leave this world and return to the Qingchu Continent. Does Young Yu need help? I can give you a ride, but only for you. There were originally three spots, but my sister and I occupy two."
Li Dao chuckled, returning to the familiar, more human-like demeanor Yu Zhibo knew.
The ascension channel of the Liberation Sect had always been known only to a few high-ranking officials of the Dragon Country. Yu Zhibo did not believe that Li Dao's method was to enter the Liberation Sect's ascension channel.
This meant that the other party might have an additional contingency plan.
He pondered for a moment and then said, "Is there a price I need to pay?"
The favor of saving Li Dao's sister back then had already been repaid with a drop of his vital essence blood, and even more so. Yu Zhibo did not believe that the other party would help him without reason.
"If I have to say a price... I suppose what I want is Young Yu's friendship... or rather, a favor," Li Dao said, finishing his tea and pouring more, "Although Earth is just a small, remote corner compared to the myriad worlds, you have achieved so much in this world in such a short time. I believe you won't be any worse in the upper realm. Of course, the most important thing is that this last spot is of little consequence to me, and I find you quite agreeable, so it's better to owe you a favor."
"You are indeed very honest," Yu Zhibo chuckled and shook his head. "But I already have a way to leave, and if nothing unexpected happens, the entire Dragon Country will leave with me. I prefer to stay with my family, but thank you for thinking of me."
"Ascending the entire nation?" Li Dao's eyes showed a thoughtful expression. "It seems your sect leader in the upper realm has reached the Mahayana stage. That is quite a significant figure."
"Mahayana stage? What does that mean?" Yu Zhibo asked curiously.
"You don't know?" Li Dao looked at him with some surprise, then explained,
"Your current realm is the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. Above that are the Deity Transformation stage and the Integration stage. These two realms are deeper applications of laws. Beyond that is the Mahayana stage, which is similar to the Celestial Immortal realm in many Xianxia novels on your Earth."
"Such existences can place themselves above the laws and can even forcibly create a brand new space, altering the life-law imprints of the beings within, which originate from the lower world. This way, they will not be rejected by the world laws of the Qingchu Continent after ascending."
"Brother Li, please tell me more about the upper realm!"
Yu Zhibo's curiosity was piqued.