My construction materials are weird

"Huh, is it just my imagination? Why does it feel like South City is getting farther away?"

Two cultivators were traveling from Qingyun Mountain to South City when one of them asked in surprise.

"What's so strange about that? Blue Star is growing larger every day. South City is getting farther from Qingyun Mountain every day. Isn't that common knowledge?"

His companion said dismissively.

"That's not the reason. I know it's getting bigger every day, but the rate of change isn't this outrageous?" The first cultivator retorted.

"It's normal. When I say Blue Star is changing, I mean based on Blue Star as a whole. But locally, some places change rapidly, while others don't grow much. That's how it usually is," his companion replied, still unconcerned.

"Alright, maybe." The first cultivator didn't insist further.

Blue Star's expansion wasn't uniform and average. Some places grew quickly, while others didn't change at all, following the usual pattern.

Therefore, the cultivators didn't pay much attention to South City getting farther away.

They assumed it was a normal occurrence.

It wasn't until everyone noticed Qingyun Mountain growing larger that many people's guesses were confirmed.

"Qingyun Mountain has grown again. Doesn't this mean that Senior Jianmu…" A cultivator said in disbelief.

He didn't finish his sentence, because it was too shocking.

Senior Jianmu, at the Third Order, had brought Qingyun Mountain to a height of ten thousand meters, with a domain of a hundred miles in radius.

Now it was growing again. Didn't that mean Senior Jianmu had entered the Fourth Order?

This news was too shocking.

It created a tsunami-like wave of explosive news, making it impossible to stay calm.

"Chief Steward, is it true?"

Even inside the Hall of Merit.

Deputy Chief Steward Xia Qing asked Sun Tong in surprise.

Sun Tong herself was equally bewildered.

It had become a tradition that when Senior Tongtian Jianmu advanced, it would inevitably lead to the advancement of the Qingyun Mountain Holy Land. This was the impression formed from the previous two times.

It was no wonder everyone thought this way.

"I don't know either. Maybe?" Sun Tong shook her head.

Apart from seeking confirmation from Lord Jin Xingzhu, no one dared to be certain about this matter.

However, asking about such a thing clearly didn't conform to the rules, as it wasn't a matter of life-or-death crisis for the cultivators.

"What should we do? Some cultivators are trying to get information from us?" Xia Qing asked again.

The Hall of Merit was Xuanhuang's chief steward, a place to assist Xuanhuang in managing cultivators, and also the primary source of information.

Therefore, cultivators were asking Xia Qing and others what had happened and whether they should prepare themselves.

Sun Tong's words inevitably contained a hint of reprimand.

Or rather, it had become a routine. If Sun Tong spoke gently and kindly, everyone would be more nervous.

Reprimanding and being harsh when nothing was wrong would make the cultivators feel more at ease.

"Yes, Chief Steward," Xia Qing replied.

Afterward, Xia Qing left, but Sun Tong fell into a dilemma, wondering whether to seek advice from Lord Jin Xingzhu.

"How annoying!" After struggling with her thoughts for a while, Sun Tong complained dejectedly.

"Let's go for a trip. I'll also report on the recent situation," Sun Tong decided to seek an audience.

She didn't like going to the core area where Xuanhuang was stationed. She didn't know what others thought, but she felt uncomfortable and awkward.

Sun Tong 'drove' to the core region of Qingyun Mountain.

Currently, her cultivation had reached the peak of the First Order, surpassing the top First Orders of the Four Great Sects.

The impetus provided by the Coffin of Burial Sky and the Chain of Locking Earth was inconceivable.

It wouldn't be long before she could easily enter the Second Order.

In fact, if it weren't for the sake of accumulation and self-refinement, she would have entered the Second Order long ago.

Mysterious insights that were extremely difficult for cultivators to grasp were not difficult for Sun Tong at all. With the support of the original Heaven and Earth Furnace of the Visualization Diagram, she could comprehend the mysteries very easily.

She could directly study by comparison, and if that didn't work, there was an even more absolute method: direct empowerment.

Therefore, it was not an exaggeration to say that she had surpassed the Four Great Sect Leaders.

The Four Great Sect Leaders had only comprehended a single mystery, or perhaps two or three mysteries.

Sun Tong was a peak First Order who had comprehended all five elements' mysteries. The reason she hadn't stepped into the Second Order was that she was comprehending the Yin Five Elements' mysteries.

That was, the complete comprehension of six mysteries.

Only after comprehending all of them would she step into the Second Order. By then, the Yin Five Elements would condense into a mysterious seed, giving her a head start compared to other cultivators.

It was just that her identity had always been that of a chief steward, and she hadn't displayed her cultivation too much.

"Huh?"

Riding the Coffin of Burial Sky and flying in the sky above Qingyun Mountain, Sun Tong's senses were greatly impacted.

"It really has grown bigger, and by a lot. It seems like it's shuttling through space?" Sun Tong exclaimed.

"This?"

"So big, so tall! Is this the main peak?"

When the main peak came into view, Sun Tong was completely stunned.

"This is at least a tenfold increase, right?" Sun Tong exclaimed in disbelief.

The main peak, which was also the core area where Xuanhuang resided, had gone from a height of ten thousand meters to its current height of one hundred thousand meters, giving Sun Tong a huge shock.

Moreover, looking from afar, there was a huge palace complex at the top of the main peak.

This palace complex was definitely not the residence of Master Xuan that she was familiar with. It was a new palace complex.

Master Xuan's residence had long been 'criticized' by cultivators many times.

They said that such an area and scale were not worthy of Master Xuan's status, and the cultivators had repeatedly wanted to rebuild it, but Master Xuan had not agreed.

But what was going on now?

Imagine a giant mountain one hundred thousand meters high, with a large palace complex visible from afar. One can imagine how big this palace complex was.

Especially on the huge platform at the very top, was there a majestic hall that directly became the summit?

"What did Lord Jin Xingzhu do?" Sun Tong didn't know that Xuanhuang had emerged from seclusion.

She thought that everything at the moment was done by Jin Xingzhu.

Jin Xingzhu couldn't stand Master Xuan's small residence anymore, so he made changes.

Her first reaction was anger, angry that he had remodeled it without Master Xuan's consent, and it was no longer the home she was familiar with.

But then she gave a wry smile. Jin Xingzhu was Xuanhuang, but Xuanhuang was not Jin Xingzhu.

If Jin Xingzhu did this, Master Xuan would definitely know.

"Alas!" She sighed and decided to ignore it.

What she wanted was a palace personally remodeled by Master Xuan. Even if Jin Xingzhu remodeled it, she would feel it wasn't perfect.

Layers of space, a height of one hundred thousand meters, and a majestic palace complex—all of this shocked Sun Tong so much that she forgot the purpose of her visit.

Arriving outside the brand-new palace, the aura was immediately different.

Her cultivation was low, and she couldn't understand that the buildings in front of her were all of the Third Order Limit essence.

She only felt that they had more Dao implications and more spirituality.

What was good about them, she couldn't say.

Even more, they were beyond her understanding, so she couldn't see it.

"Lord Jin Xingzhu, Sun Tong of the Hall of Merit requests an audience!" Sun Tong stood outside the hall, which was so tall that she almost couldn't see the top, as a matter of routine.

Not being able to see the top at a glance showed the majesty and height of the main hall.

"Come in!" Xuanhuang said.

"Huh?" Sun Tong was stunned.

This voice was so familiar. It wasn't Lord Jin Xingzhu's tone and voice. Why did it sound like Master Xuan?

"Mystic Master, Mystic Master!" Sun Tong couldn't help but shout loudly.

Then, she quickly entered the palace.

Entering the palace felt like entering another world, or perhaps she was too weak to describe the specific feeling.

In any case, it felt grand and majestic.

Within this hall, vast as if containing all of time and space, she saw the figure she had longed for at the end of time and space.

It was indeed the Mystic Master, dressed in white, relaxed and at ease, with his back to her.

"Ugh!" Sun Tong reminded herself to calm down and not lose her composure, refraining from shouting out loud.

She quickly approached Xuan Huang and began to feel him all over, causing Xuan Huang to look helpless.

"Alright, alright, it's real, not fake. I've finished my seclusion."

This finally stopped Sun Tong's exploration.

No error, one song, one hair, one inside, one appearance, one look!

"It really is you! You've finished your seclusion? Wasn't it supposed to take another four months?" Sun Tong was, after all, a master.

She was able to control her emotions and asked with doubt.

"There were a few things I needed to come out for. Fortunately, the most difficult step has been overcome, and the rest is just a matter of gradual accumulation, so I came out... What do you think of this hall?"

He couldn't help but ask at the end.

"Good, good, too good! Majestic and vast, I don't know how to describe it. It exceeds my understanding of palaces. This doesn't seem like a building that humans could possess. I think the so-called palaces of gods are probably like this, right?"

Sun Tong was very good at handling things.

She immediately offered her congratulations.

"Well, it's normal that you don't understand. Its essence is at the level of a Fifth-Order Venerable, but due to the suppression of the Heavenly Dao, it can only exhibit the essence of a Third-Order limit. However, it cannot be broken internally by anyone below a Fifth-Order Venerable. When your cultivation is higher, you will discover more of the wonders of the Myriad Spirits Palace as your cultivation increases."

Xuan Huang said to Sun Tong with a hint of showing off.

As mentioned many times, I won’t go into details. Sun Tong is a flaw left by Xuan Huang.

It is an important causal line whether Xuan Huang is still human.

It wasn't that his methods had flaws, making him less and less like a human the more he cultivated.

But because he was too powerful and invincible, his disciples pushed him higher and higher, making him less and less human.

Xuan Huang didn't want that. He still wanted to retain his human emotions and personality.

There always had to be an anchor, otherwise it would be easy to 'get lost'.

"So amazing, a Fifth-Order Venerable?"

Sun Tong was a very good listener.

The Mystic Master was awesome, and everything the Mystic Master said was right, especially since he was so strong.

A Fifth-Order Venerable was something she couldn't even comprehend.

No wonder she only saw the vastness, majesty, and wonder, and couldn't feel the other wonders. It turned out that her level wasn't high enough.

"Do you know where it came from?" Xuan Huang asked again.

"I don't know. Why don't you tell me?" Sun Tong asked.

"This is Qiao Liangyu's Weird Clubhouse's main body, fused with something else miraculous," Xuan Huang said.

"What?!"

Sun Tong didn't react for a moment.

"Mystic Master, are you saying that this is Qiao Liangyu's Weird Clubhouse?"

The shocked Sun Tong only remembered the first half of the sentence and forgot the second half, 'fused with something else miraculous'.

"That's right!" Xuan Huang nodded.

"This? ...Doesn't this mean... Qiao Liangyu...?" Sun Tong stammered.

"That's right, he was killed by me, and the Weird Clubhouse is gone," Xuan Huang said casually.

"So that's how it is, no wonder, no wonder!" Sun Tong felt that it made sense.

Recently, the cultivators were most nervous about Qiao Liangyu's sneak attacks, so they arranged masters in the prosperous cities.

However, they waited and waited, but Qiao Liangyu didn't make a move.

This caused everyone to be very nervous and tormented.

Now they finally understood that Qiao Liangyu was killed by the Mystic Master, so they wouldn't have to wait for Qiao Liangyu's sneak attacks.

"You, you really are..." Sun Tong didn't know what to say.

First, she marveled at the Mystic Master's power, and then she marveled at how bad he was.

You killed Qiao Liangyu, but you didn't say anything, causing everyone to be nervous and tormented.

Including herself, she was also tormented, because Xuan Huang had instructed her to watch over the cultivators before he went into seclusion.

"Ahem, because I was busy. Besides, torment is also a kind of tempering, it doesn't matter," Xuan Huang said.

"How busy can you be? You can't even say a word? At least tell me, and I won't have to be tormented," Sun Tong still complained a little.

"I was too busy. Look at the changes in Qingyun Mountain, aren't they the result of being busy? Fusing it into Qingyun Mountain is not that simple, after all, it is the essence of the Fifth Order," Xuan Huang quibbled.

"Alright, you say so," Sun Tong was defeated.

However, it was just her little emotion, and she wasn't really serious.

"In other words, the changes in Qingyun Mountain this time were not caused by the tree?"

Sun Tong found the key point from Xuan Huang's words.

"Not the Jianmu tree. The Jianmu tree is still at the Third Order and will not enter the Fourth Order now. The Heavenly Dao does not allow it. Even the Fifth-Order essence of the Myriad Spirits Palace can only present a Third-Order limit, understand?" Xuan Huang said.

Sun Tong pondered for a moment, and then she understood.

Combining what the Mystic Master mentioned earlier, this meant that the current Heavenly Dao did not allow the existence of the Fourth Order.

Or rather, the real world cannot have existences exceeding the Fourth Order, except for the seven days in the Boundary.

"Tell me, how did you find Qiao Liangyu?"

After sorting things out, Sun Tong felt much more relaxed and asked.

"Do you still remember Ji Zhongfu's key?" Xuan Huang asked.

"I remember. He besieged the point to attack the reinforcements, presenting it to you through my hands. It is said to be the key to his ancestor's treasure vault, could it be?" Sun Tong understood immediately.

"That's right, his ancestor's treasure vault came to the main world and became Qiao Liangyu's Weird Clubhouse after being weirdified, and the key he contributed was completed by me. I found the Weird Clubhouse based on the key, it's that simple."

Xuan Huang didn't plan to say more, it was useless to say it.

It was enough to explain what Sun Tong could understand.

Sun Tong immediately understood.

"Sure enough, creation is miraculous. Who would have thought that the key contributed by Ji Zhongfu was actually the key to open the Weird Clubhouse, it really is..." She didn't know how to express it.

It was nothing more than fate being miraculous, and every drink and peck was predetermined by heaven.

"What kind of situation will the fusion of the Myriad Spirits Palace reach? Do I need to prepare?" Sun Tong asked.

"No need, just leave it to Jianmu. As for the final situation, it will span three thousand miles and be one hundred thousand meters high. You don't need to worry, Jianmu will take care of it," Xuan Huang waved his hand.

Just leave it to Jianmu, no one else can do it.

"So big?"

Sun Tong was a little surprised. The area was not just thirty times larger.

"What about the main peaks of the Four Great and Eight Medium Sects?"

"The headquarters of the Four Great and Eight Medium Sects will not change. Just maintain the current height. If we were to improve them, they would not be able to stay, so we will not embarrass them."

Xuan Huang said with a meaningful tone.

Sun Tong nodded in understanding.

...(End of this chapter)