"Really giving it to me?"

Xuanqing's eyes shone brightly.

Seeing this, Hong Jun felt his heart pounding.

"It's just temporarily housed with you for maintenance!"

"Not given to you!"

He quickly pressed down on the Pangu Banner, glaring at Xuanqing.

"That's right, that's right, maintenance, maintenance!"

Xuanqing put on a serious face, adopting the posture of a professional: "I really know how to maintain Spiritual Treasures."

"That's more like it," Hong Jun let go of his grip.

Xuanqing took the Pangu Banner from his hands,

"Daoist, come pick it up after twenty Yuanhui." (One Yuanhui: 129,600 years)

"How long?!"

Hong Jun's voice raised considerably.

"Daoist also thinks it's too hasty?"

Xuanqing showed understanding.

He analyzed seriously: "This item, being an Innate Treasure and transformed from the Heavenly Creation Holy Artifact Pangu Axe, has great research value… I mean, it's very challenging to maintain, needing meticulous care, and involves much hard work that is hard to explain to outsiders!"

"After all, I must take your possession seriously to honor your trust."

Xuanqing spoke earnestly: "Only meticulous work produces fine results, and only thus can such a supreme treasure be well-maintained."

"So, in my opinion, this duration should be extended a bit. Coming to retrieve it after twenty Yuanhui would be best."

"Twenty Yuanhui?!"

Hong Jun admitted he was somewhat embarrassed.

He closed his eyes and pressed on his forehead, wondering whether this guy genuinely didn't understand, or was pretending not to.

When he brought out the Pangu Banner, his reaction wasn't the least bit surprised, nor did he feel threatened, but rather seemed to covet this supreme treasure.

"The time is too long!" Hong Jun forced a smile.

Xuanqing thought for a moment, saying, "Then I will return it to you before I leave White Jade City."

Hong Jun was about to nod but then quickly realized,

He stared into Xuanqing's eyes: "You're not planning to linger and never leave, are you?"

Busted…

Xuanqing smiled lightly: "Then you set a time."

"When the meeting in White Jade City is over, I will come looking for you."

Hong Jun thought it over, adding, "You better not run away."

"Not running."

"I still want to enjoy more of White Jade City's scenery."

Xuanqing, holding the Pangu Banner in his left hand, waved his right hand amicably toward [Yin Yang Daoist].

"What are you up to?!" The Yin Yang Daoist was stunned, his hand already on the Tai Chi Diagram.

Xuanqing glanced at him, "What's the rush? I was just greeting the Tai Chi Diagram."

Whoosh!

The Tai Chi Diagram on the table, as if it heard, quickly shrunk back into the Yin Yang Daoist's sleeve.

It seemed to be intentionally avoiding Xuanqing.

Hong Jun took a deep breath.

"No causing trouble!"

"Oh," Xuanqing wore a look of regret.

Yang Mei smiled throughout the whole time.

It was his first time seeing Hong Jun this emotionally flustered.

Even facing Demon Ancestor Luo Hou, Hong Jun wouldn't be so off-guard.

He stepped forward and said: "Alright, I and Daoist Hong Jun have some other business, you can wander around White Jade City, we'll be going now."

Yang Mei pulled Hong Jun away, and soon they disappeared at the end of the long street.

"Hmph!"

The Yin Yang Daoist eyed Xuanqing, the [Artifact Refining Immortal].

Decisively, he packed up his stall, took his sign, and moved to the Second Heaven City.

"You're truly capable, Daoist!"

The spectator, the Grilled Immortal, witnessed everything with a smile fixed on Xuanqing, developing a keen interest in this stall mate.

"Daoist, if you have any questions, feel free to ask me; I am somewhat of an elder in White Jade City."

The Grilled Immortal was very enthusiastic, offering Xuanqing several skewers of grilled meat for free as they chatted and dined.

"How many temporal nodes are connected to these five cities and twelve towers?"

"That's hard to say."

The Grilled Immortal explained: "Initially, there were only a few Immortals in White Jade City—we started with just one city, which was set up by Hong Jun and Yang Mei, connecting merely two to three thousand worlds."

"Later, we invited a second group of Daoists, such as Qiankun Immortal, Inverted Immortal, Yin Yang Immortal... They joined around that time."

"Everyone found this quite fascinating, which prompted a complete reforge of the First Heavenly City."

"The reforged Heavenly City aligned each tile with a world. At that time, just the Great Thousand World alone comprised thirteen thousand five hundred, not to mention the countless Medium and Minor Thousand Worlds."

Qiankun Immortal, Inverted Immortal… Xuanqing nonchalantly noted down these individuals.

"Where did you find so many worlds?"

Xuanqing asked, "When I traveled across the All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, I visited many worlds too, but only about twenty to thirty thousand worlds, and here you have thirteen thousand five hundred in the Great Thousand World?"

"Did that include a whole Great Thousand Universe?"

The minimum standard for a Great Thousand Universe includes three thousand Great Thousand Worlds, with better ones having tens of thousands.

As for the Da Luo Universe, it's considered one of the Dao Fruits of Da Luo.

Da Luo has transcended space and time; therefore, the Da Luo Universe transcends temporal constraints as well.

It depends on the will of the Da Luo Supreme.

As long as He wishes.

Within a square inch, it could also encompass the supreme authority of the Tao.

"Some of the worlds were indeed picked up for free, some we opened ourselves from Chaos via our Dharma Bodies, but most were tackled by Daoists Hong Jun and Yang Mei," said the Grilled Immortal.

"With the addition of several groups of Daoists later, four more Heavenly Cities were constructed, along with twelve Jade Towers, which gradually expanded White Jade City to its current magnitude."

"I see."

Xuanqing mused, assigning Hong Jun, Yang Mei, Yin Yang, Inverted, and Qiankun to the respective five Heavenly Cities.

But who were the masters of the twelve Jade Towers?

"By the way, let me introduce myself; I am known as Nanhua. Besides grilling, I also dabble in Feng Shui," the Grilled Immortal offered Xuanqing a skewer of Kun Meat.

"Fengdu." Xuanqing took the skewer, savoring it with gusto.

"I specialize in Artifact Refining, the rest are just trifles."

He glanced casually at the Grilled Immortal.

[Interesting, is Kunpeng selling Kun Meat skewers here?]

Kunpeng was also gauging Xuanqing's capabilities at this moment.

[Netherworld's World Master, Innate True Name: Fengdu.]

[Hold on, why do I feel like he's seen through me!]

Kunpeng's heart skipped a beat, a sensation he had only experienced during his last encounter with Fu Xi.

Another peer in the same path?

Kunpeng's smile grew even wider.

After their exchange,

both resumed their shouting for customers.

"Kun Meat for sale, fairly priced, delicious and affordable! Buy a hundred skewers and get a free repair for a Divine Weapon next door."

"Divine Weapons, wholesale! Bulk discounts with free Kun Meat given!"

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With an Innate Treasure at hand, Xuanqing wasn't going to pass up a chance to shear the wool.

Though he was still under Hong Jun's watchful eye, he wasn't without his means.

"It's time to visit the Great Dao True Realm."

While manning his stall, Xuanqing immediately went out with the Pangu Banner in spirit.

"Not good!"

In the Third Heavenly City, Hong Jun suddenly turned around.

The Pangu Banner had left White Jade City!

Xuanqing's voice followed, "I haven't left, have I?"

"This is all part of the maintenance!"

"Don't worry."

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