"I told you not to come out, yet you insisted!"

"The Returning Ruins Abyss is so dangerous, and you dared to enter!"

"Why fight with others for no reason?"

"That Chan Sect Daoist, though his mana is average, he's still a Taiyi Golden Immortal, how dare you confront him?"

"And... you're already a Golden Immortal, you should think things through more, don't let those who play tricks get the better of you and end up speaking well of them!"

…

Above the Returning Ruins Abyss, Duobao Taoist was reprimanding his beloved disciple in an unfriendly tone.

Huo Ling'er was originally taking the scolding obediently, but upon hearing the latter part, she couldn't help making a face at Yu Yuan not far away, implying: Hear that? My master is talking about you!

How could Duobao Taoist with his profound Dao miss her little gesture?

He immediately gave Huo Ling'er a glare, then coldly huffed at Yu Yuan as a warning.

Yu Yuan pretended not to hear, standing next to the Seven Fragrant Treasure Car, responding intermittently to Golden Spirit Saint Mother's questions, his gaze, however, was wandering restlessly, observing his surroundings.

He carefully counted and found that nearly a hundred disciples and followers from Jie Sect had come to the Returning Ruins this time.

The lowest among their realms of Dao was already at the level of Heavenly Immortal Dao.

Moreover, with both Duobao Taoist and Golden Spirit Saint Mother, these two Inner Sect Disciples, leading the expedition, the aim of this journey was becoming obvious.

Yu Yuan was well prepared for this.

After all, treasures beneath the Returning Ruins capable of allowing one to traverse time, to revert back to the past, were obviously related to the Chaos Bell.

Since it had to do with the Chaos Bell, an Innate Treasure like this, it was no wonder that Jie Sect would deploy such grand forces.

As these disciples and followers from Jie Sect arrived, the Immortal Gods who were originally guarding the place bowed and gave way, freeing up a vast space.

Some Immortal Gods even left the Returning Ruins directly upon the arrival of these Jie Sect Immortal, clearly giving up on competing for the secret treasures of the Returning Ruins.

Of course, there were Immortal Gods who took the initiative to make connections.

However, such occurrences were very rare.

One could tell from this that the reputation of Jie Sect's disciples was not very good.

Most Immortal Gods maintained a respectful yet distant attitude towards them.

Respect was ample, but reverence was lacking.

At this moment, these Jie Sect disciples and followers, upon drawing near, were all attracted by the Fusang Divine Wood not far from Yu Yuan.

This Fusang Divine Wood stood tall above the clouds, lush and brimming with vitality, its main trunk robust and vigorous. Its branches grew unbounded and thriving, and its leaves were like countless flames.

Previously, due to the Dao Xing Venerable and the distance, they didn't pay attention. Now, upon a closer look, they were all immediately transfixed.

"Could this be the Fusang Divine Wood?"

A middle-aged Daoist wearing a crimson Eight Diagrams Daoist robe hurried to the vicinity of the Fusang Divine Wood, circling and examining it. He finally said in shock, "It really is the Fusang Divine Wood! To think that one could still see such a Spirit Root these days!"

"Bai Li brother, could you be mistaken?"

A curious Jie Sect Heavenly Immortal asked, "Wasn't it said that the Fusang Divine Wood had been destroyed during the Witch Demon Calamity, with only that one in the soup valley remaining?"

Bai Li Heavenly Monarch, one of the Ten Heavenly Lords of Golden Turtle Island, said proudly, "I specialize in the study of fire attribute Great Formations, and have traveled across Primordial lands in search of suitable fire attribute Spiritual Objects to serve as formation eyes. Which fire attribute Spiritual Object under this sky have I not seen? If I say it's the Fusang Divine Wood, then it must be the Fusang Divine Wood, there can be no mistake!"

Hearing him speak so definitively, the surrounding Jie Sect Immortals became even more curious, "Then where did this Fusang Divine Wood come from?"

"Let me think."

Bai Li Heavenly Monarch stared thoughtfully at the Fusang Divine Wood, and said, "This Fusang Divine Wood looks much smaller than the one in the soup valley... I heard that the treasures below the Returning Ruins can lead to the Ancient Era... Could this have been brought back from the past?"

Beside him, Qin Wan Heavenly Monarch shook his head, "That's impossible."

"To bring a Spirit Root like the Fusang Divine Wood from the past to the present would surely attract the awe-inspiring Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder, how could it still be intact like this?"

Bai Li Heavenly Monarch nodded slightly, agreeing with Qin Wan Heavenly Monarch's words.

At their level, they had a deeper understanding of the essence of all things between Heaven and Earth, naturally knowing that disturbing the flow of time was a taboo not to be touched.

"Could it be that this Fusang Divine Wood is a split from the one in Tang Valley?"

Seeing Bai Li Heavenly Monarch scrutinizing the Fusang Divine Wood, Bi Xiao Fairy laughed beside him: "What's to guess about? The owner is right here, why don't we just ask?"

With that said, she turned her head towards Yu Yuan and asked loudly, "Nephew Yu Yuan, did you bring this Fusang Divine Wood back from the past?"

Yu Yuan had anticipated this and nonchalantly nodded his head.

He had brought back the Fusang Divine Wood and had also been struck by the Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder in front of everyone; there was simply no hiding it.

"Huh?"

Bai Li Heavenly Monarch's eyes widened in disbelief.

Not only him, even Bi Xiao Fairy who had posed the question was staring with incredulous almond-shaped eyes, hastily pressing on: "Is it really you who brought it back, nephew?"

"Believe it or not."

Yu Yuan indifferently replied.

Beside them, Qin Wan Heavenly Monarch shook his head, looking at Yu Yuan with a smile said, "Nephew, don't jest with us. If it were really you who brought it back, how could you possibly still be standing here fine and dandy?"

"Qin Brother is right, we're not so easily fooled like those Chan Sect disciples." A Jie Sect Immortal said with a laugh, teasing.

The chastised Huo Ling'er, hearing the commotion, quickly flew over and loudly said: "This is indeed the Fusang Divine Wood that Brother Yu Yuan brought back from the past. I was with him when we went to the Taiyang Star.

There was nothing but the Taiyang Fire and this Fusang Divine Wood on Taiyang Star..."

She shared her adventurous experience with excitement, leaving the assembly of Jie Sect Immortals dumbfounded.

"You went to the Taiyang Star of the Ancient Era?"

"This Fusang Divine Wood was really brought back by you?"

"Did you also meet the owner of the Fusang Divine Wood? You're not referring to the Demon Emperor Emperor Jun, are you?"

...

The group of Jie Sect Immortals were nearly petrified, and even Duobao Taoist couldn't help but come over to inquire in detail about the "owner of the Fusang Divine Wood" that Huo Ling'er had seen.

After receiving a meticulous description from Huo Ling'er, Duobao Taoist sighed deeply: "Indeed, that is none other than the Demon Emperor Emperor Jun!"

Upon hearing this, however difficult it was to believe, everyone present had to accept a fact — this Fusang Divine Wood was truly brought back by Yu Yuan from the Ancient Era!

"Nephew, how exactly did you manage to avoid the Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder?"

Qin Wan Heavenly Monarch stared intently at Yu Yuan, his face full of expectation as he asked.

It wasn't just him; a group of Jie Sect Immortals including Bai, Yao Bin, and others all gathered around, eagerly gazing at Yu Yuan.

Even Duobao Taoist was looking at Yu Yuan with shining eyes.

Clearly, they had all had the same thought.

If they could learn how to avoid the Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder, wouldn't it mean they could too travel back to the Ancient Era to treasure hunt?

At this moment, Huo Ling'er said in surprise: "Who said that my junior brother avoided the Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder?"

As she spoke, she walked up beside Yu Yuan and pointed a finger at his curly, puffy hair, "Look, this is the proof that he was struck by lightning!"

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"Nephew, stop joking around."

Qin Wan Heavenly Monarch looked at Huo Ling'er with a smile yet not a smile, "If he really was struck by the Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder, Yu Yuan nephew would have turned into ashes long ago, it's not something as simple as his hair curling."

He was quite adept in the Thunder Skill, and he knew well the tremendous power of the Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder was not to be taken lightly.

Although he also knew that Yu Yuan was not as simple as he seemed, the Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder, like the Immortal Formation Tribulation and Golden Immortal Tribulation and others, has the characteristic of growing stronger with stronger opposition. Moreover, it's not just a test but truly aimed at killing!

However, although Qin Wan Heavenly Monarch was skeptical, Duobao Taoist had complete trust in his disciple.

He turned his head toward Yu Yuan, his eyes sparkling with an unusual light, mixed with curiosity and anticipation he asked, "How did you do it?"

Yu Yuan smiled slightly, facing the expectant eyes of the immortals, and said:

"Actually, it's quite simple. When the Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder strikes, just swallow it whole when it's not paying attention."

Jie Sect Immortals: "..."

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