Above the sky.

Zhang Ran and Li Qiushui walked hand in hand, feeling like immortal lovers wandering through the heavens and earth, with mountains and rivers passing beneath them.

Looking at the beautiful scenery, Zhang Ran felt something in his heart. He waved his hand, and a formation pattern lit up around him, isolating everything.

"Qiushui, have you heard of wielding a sword and traveling against the wind?"

"Huh, what do you mean?"

"It's nothing. Today, I want to see if I can also travel against the wind with a brush."

It could be said that the setting sun and the solitary goose flew together, and Qiushui shared the same sky.

Above the sky, there was a red light curtain flying rapidly, gradually changing from red to pink.

...

The land of the six sects,

In fifteen years, there hasn't been much change. Earth Spirit Sect and Heavenly Book Pavilion have completely fallen into the hands of Heavenly Demon Temple, while the other sects are relatively peaceful, even calmer than before.

Everyone is dealing with demons and monsters. Although occasional fights still occur, they have become less frequent. Many cultivators, after reaching Core Formation, want to go to the Heavenly South Immortal Cultivation Domain.

Zhang Ran visited Hua Weimian with Li Qiushui.

"Is the Ninth Prince here today for matters regarding formations?" Hua Weimian came out to welcome Zhang Ran. The fact that he came to the land of the six sects to visit was already gratifying to her.

It showed that Evergreen Sect held a position in Zhang Ran's heart.

"Master, this is my wife, Qiushui."

Hua Weimian still remembered Li Qiushui. She had stayed on Little Rain Peak for a while in the past.

"Little Rain Peak is only missing one senior sister from falling into your hands. It seems like Evergreen Sect is becoming your backyard," Hua Weimian teased.

"No, Evergreen Sect still has tens of thousands of disciples."

Zhang Ran laughed heartily, not worried about Second Senior Sister listening nearby. Instead, she only rolled her eyes in response.

The incident with the brush had left her unsettled for a long time.

Li Qiushui had become more feminine now, with a change of clothes and a touch of charm between her brows.

"Smooth talker, hurry up and focus on the important matters," Hua Weimian scolded Zhang Ran.

"Hua Master, I won't stay any longer."

After bidding farewell to Hua Weimian, Zhang Ran brought Li Qiushui to the place that used to be the Zhang family's residence.

He was somewhat surprised when he saw it.

"Huh, why are these people here?"

He found that most of the people here were ordinary mortals, with only a few cultivators at most, mostly in the late Qi Refining stage. In the center of the entire Zhang family city, a small statue of Zhang Ran had been erected.

"Hua Master really put in effort."

Zhang Ran realized that he felt a sense of familiarity with the people here, a familiarity that came from blood.

"My descendants? Didn't they all move to Daqian? Why are there still people here?"

Although there weren't many people here, if it continued to develop steadily, it would eventually fill up this city.

With a puzzled mind, Zhang Ran went to the former main hall. No one lived here, including his own backyard, but the environment was clean, indicating that someone had been cleaning it.

Using his divine sense to scan, he discovered a building on the outer ring that was clearly taller than the other buildings, indicating that it was newly built.

The person living inside is the only Qi Refining late-stage cultivator in the entire city.

Zhang Ran instantly arrived in front of this cultivator with Li Qiushui.

At this moment, Zhang Hua was about to prepare for meditation and cultivation. Suddenly, the door to his room opened automatically, and a couple of immortals appeared outside the door.

Upon closer inspection, this man looked exactly like the statue in the city. Who else could it be if not the ancestor of the Zhang family?

He began to doubt whether he was dreaming. "Grandfather?" Zhang Hua immediately approached and knelt down, shouting, "Grandfather, is it really you?"

"What is your name?" Zhang Ran asked. This descendant was not from the heavenly generation but from the earthly generation. Zhang Ran rarely paid attention to anyone other than exceptionally outstanding descendants. He only knew some general information and didn't bother to inquire about specific names. After all, there were too many of them.

This scene of an old man with half-white hair kneeling down and calling a young man grandfather was quite comical.

"My name is Zhang Hua. I am Zhang Qingyun's child, and my grandmother is Wu Jiaojiao."

Zhang Ran suddenly remembered. Wu Jiaojiao was a concubine, just an ordinary mortal. However, she gave birth to a child with a second-grade spiritual root. Zhang Qingyun was the name he had chosen himself. Zhang Qingyun himself was still in the Zhang family in Daqian, so how did his son end up here?

In no time, Zhang Hua began to explain.

"A few of us from the same clan went to patrol between the Earth Spirit Sect and the Evergreen Sect. On that day, we happened to encounter people from the Earth Spirit Sect. They had Foundation Building cultivators, and we were no match for them, so we kept running for our lives. I was lucky enough to hide in a cave with a junior sister."

"As a result, we stayed inside for a year and even had a child. When we returned, we found that everyone from the Zhang family had disappeared. It was the Sect Master of the Flower Sect who supported me when he saw me. And in these fifteen years, the Sect Master of the Flower Sect has also helped find many scattered clan members, which has brought some vitality to this city."

"But we didn't dare to enter the deep part of that Cave Mansion. There were dense clusters of insect eggs inside, and we were afraid of encountering some ancient strange insects. We were afraid of disturbing them, so we were always very careful outside."

"Do you remember what those insect eggs looked like?" Zhang Ran suddenly became interested. His spiritual beast garden needed such spiritual insects for replenishment.

"I only remember that they were about the size of chicken eggs, but they were covered in golden patterns," Zhang Hua recalled.

Zhang Ran suddenly realized that he didn't know much about spiritual insects. It was difficult to distinguish them from just a few words. It would be better to go and take a look first. He said, "I see. Your father is still in the Zhang family in Daqian. Are you willing to go there? I can take you there together."

Zhang Hua hesitated for a while but ultimately refused. "Although Daqian is good, I have lived here for most of my life. I don't have much talent, and Foundation Building is also hopeless for me. I will just live here peacefully. Now there are so many descendants and grandchildren. I will stay here to guard our ancestral land of the Zhang family."

In fact, Zhang Hua didn't mention another reason because he was afraid that Zhang Ran would be unhappy. The people in the Zhang family are all crazily having children, which has led to a very weak relationship between him and his parents. He didn't receive much love from his father and thought, even if he went to Daqian, what difference would it make? Here, he has four children and still has more than thirty years of life. It's not bad to enjoy his old age.

Zhang Ran nodded and respected his thoughts, saying, "In that case, I won't insist. Your cultivation is the highest here, although your talent is not enough. From now on, you, Zhang Hua, will be responsible for guarding this place."

At the same time, he took out a bottle of pills containing a hundred Foundation Building Pills, fifty breakthrough pills, and a longevity pill as a system reward, along with a thousand high-grade spirit stones, and gave them to Zhang Hua.

"With these Foundation Building Pills and spirit stones, I believe you can reach the Foundation Building Stage. With the longevity pill, your lifespan can reach five hundred years. Whether you can achieve Core Formation in these five hundred years depends on your destiny."

Upon seeing this, Zhang Hua immediately wanted to kowtow, but Zhang Ran helped him up and said, "We are family, there's no need for that."

Immediately after,

A stream of light shot out from Zhang Ran's hand, and a humanoid puppet appeared in the house. Although there was no fluctuation, it brought immense pressure to Zhang Hua. He felt that this puppet could easily kill him.

"This is a puppet comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator. I placed it here, and when it's a matter of life and death, it will automatically take action. And I will also know who dares to touch the ancestral land of my Zhang family."

When Zhang Hua wanted to express his gratitude, Zhang Ran suddenly raised his head, his eyes flashing with brilliance, and then snorted coldly, "Seeking death."

In the sky above the Zhang family, above the clouds, a fire phoenix descended from the sky with great momentum, shaking the six sects. This attack covered the entire Zhang family, seemingly wanting to kill everyone below, not even sparing Li Qiushui.

The remaining four sect masters all turned their gazes over, and Hua Weimian also flew out, looking worriedly. She said, "This disturbance is happening in the Zhang family. Someone is making a move against Zhang Ran."

The power of the fire phoenix in the air was too astonishing. Half of the sky was burning, and even the trees on the ground began to burn. The skin of ordinary people instantly became dry.

Hua Weimian didn't dare to approach at all. This power was enough to make even a Nascent Soul cultivator in the middle stage retreat.

Inside the Zhang family, a golden bowl flew out and suddenly enlarged, covering the Zhang family to prevent them from being affected. This was Zhang Ran's treasure, the Primordial Origin Bowl.

Then, another golden object flew out and grew to the size of a mountain, smashing down towards the rapidly descending fire phoenix.

"Boom!"

The fire phoenix exploded, and countless sparks fell like meteors, crashing onto the Primordial Origin Bowl, causing explosions. Some fell into the mountains, igniting raging fires, while others directly blasted open a mountain.

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