The visitors were Elder Li and Pavilion Master Zhengyi.
“Whom is the Pavilion Master going to pay respects to? Whose portrait is this?”
Perhaps because he had no one to Chat with and had been idle for too long, Zhang Ze now spoke with quite a bit of Senior Sister Qiao’s flair.
Old Li pushed the wheelchair, pretending he had not heard.
Zhengyi sat in the wheelchair, smiling without saying a word.
He held a square Mirror in Arms, and another Old Man inside the Mirror was glaring furiously.
“You little brat, you have no manners!”
Zhengyi let go, allowing the Mirror to float in the air on its own.
“Do not be rude. This is Pavilion Master Chen of the Third Sword Pavilion, and he has come regarding your Little Ball.”
“This Disciple spoke without thinking. Please punish me, Pavilion Master Chen.”
“It is fine. Knowing your mistake is enough. First, let me look at that Little Ball.”
Pavilion Master Chen was also a carefree person who did not concern himself with such trivial matters.
Zhang Ze turned it over several times before finally finding the hidden Little Ball in the pouch at his Waist.
“This is it. I hope Pavilion Master Chen can resolve this Disciple’s doubts.”
Pavilion Master Chen in the Mirror furrowed his brows and examined it for a long time before suddenly asking,
“Is this ball soft?”
“Yes, it can bounce—huh? Why has it Hardened?”
Zhang Ze had just been about to demonstrate how to play with a bouncy ball for Pavilion Master Chen when he Discovered that the Little Ball in his hand was as hard as steel.
Unexpectedly, Pavilion Master Chen nodded and began carefully asking about the shape and appearance of the Small Coffin, as well as the details of the Spirit Snake Statue.
After asking everything, Pavilion Master Chen looked at Zhang Ze with a strange expression.
“Your Luck is truly remarkable, boy. For such a Spiritual Object to be so close to you is extraordinary.”
Zhang Ze immediately perked up at this. It was time for his favorite part: the Destiny’s Child segment.
Pavilion Master Chen coughed and left the Mirror.
Five minutes later, he returned carrying a stack of Ancient Texts.
Then, Mr. Chen began by discussing the creation of Heaven and Earth in the Ancient Times. Along the way, he incorporated the theories of yin and yang and the five elements, interspersed textual research from the Ancient Texts of the Human, Demon, and Barbarian races, touched on the features of mountains, rivers, and geography, and added some deductions based on insights into Daoist Magic.
He spoke for a full Shichen before finally reaching the matter of the Little Ball.
“This object is called the Stone Pill.”
“It is formed from the remains of a member of the Demon Race after death.”
“If a Great Demon dies by Accident and obtains an Opportunity from Heaven and Earth, its bones will transform into stone, trapping its spirit within.”
“As for the principle behind this, I must begin with—”
Apparently even Zhengyi could not listen any longer. He lightly flicked his finger, sending two Sword Qi strikes into the Mirror Surface.
Pavilion Master Chen inside the Mirror was jolted into biting his tongue.
“You ignorant Old fellow!”
Zhengyi did not argue with him. After Pavilion Master Chen grumbled for a while and decided it was pointless, he returned to the main subject.
“There are two types of Stone Pills.”
“One type is the Demon Pill. The demon’s resentment within the pill has not dissipated. Buried in the earth, its resentment grows deeper over the years, and once unearthed, the Demon Pill will choose a person and devour them.”
“It becomes an evil creature known as a Stone Demon Ghost, bringing endless calamity.”
“When this old man was young, I once—”
“Ahem.” Zhengyi coughed, pulling the conversation back to the main subject.
Pavilion Master Chen gave a cold snort and continued.
“The second type is called a Soul Pill. Its demon was originally a benevolent demon, and it also obtained good fortune from Heaven and Earth, allowing a Samsara of Heaven and Earth to form within the pill.”
“It enters a dream within the pill, washes away its past in the dream, and returns to the human world upon awakening.”
After listening, Zhang Ze clapped his little hands.
“Got it. It’s a Demonic Beast egg, and it’s about to hatch, right?”
Pavilion Master Chen had wanted to explain more precisely, but then felt that what this boy said did not seem to be wrong.
“Yes, that is also a valid way to understand it.” Pavilion Master Chen nodded.
“Pavilion Master Chen, do you know the origin of that Spirit Snake Statue and the Small Coffin?” Zhang Ze asked.
“Naturally. They are Magic Tools Forged by Evil Cultivators in ancient times to Refine the Stone Pill.”
“But apparently, some Accident occurred. Although the Magic Tool was completed, the Refinement never began.”
“It was buried until today, when the Spirit Snake Daoist dug it up and continued the Refinement.”
“When you blew up the Statue, boy, you effectively saved the Demonic Beast within this pill.”
“Naturally, it is extraordinarily close to you.”
Zhang Ze rubbed his hands together like a Fly. “Pavilion Master Chen, do you know when the Demonic Beast within this Stone Pill can emerge?”
“Soon.”
“How long is that?”
“As little as One year, or as long as a hundred years. After all, this is my first time seeing a Soul Pill.”
“.”
He had been in this world for quite some time, but Zhang Ze still was not accustomed to the way top Big Shots defined the length of time.
Zhang Ze’s dream of taking off In Place with an Ancient Times Demonic Beast shattered.
Zhang Ze’s Diary
August 25, clear.
Pavilion Master Chen of the Third Sword Pavilion destroyed my Beast Tamer dream.
Now that the Background of this egg had been Discovered, Zhang Ze naturally no longer needed to stay here.
Pavilion Master Chen was also a Responsible person, and assigned Zhang Ze many precautions.
However, he had learned most of these matters by consulting secret Ancient Texts.
After bidding farewell to the two Pavilion Masters, Old Li took Zhang Ze away from the main hall.
Once the two had left, Zhengyi turned the Mirror over and looked at the Old Man who had not yet disappeared inside it.
“Why haven’t you left yet?”
Pavilion Master Chen’s expression was solemn.
“Naturally, I still have an important matter.”
Zhengyi’s expression darkened.
“What matter?”
Pavilion Master Chen’s brows drew tightly together. The matter seemed extremely serious, and after thinking for a Long Time, he finally struggled to Open Mouth.
“Where is my little sister?”
Zhengyi Was Startled and, annoyed, flipped the Mirror over and placed it face-down on his legs.
“If you are looking for your little sister, why not ask the Sect Master? Why ask me?”
Zhengyi felt that Chen Musheng would never get rid of this bad habit in his lifetime.
They had been together for over a thousand years, and at their age, yet he still treated every tiny matter as though it were of the utmost importance.
The Mirror performed a Carp flip and turned back over.
“As the Big Brother, what is wrong with me seeing my little sister?”
Pavilion Master Chen was about to make a fuss when the main hall’s door was pushed open.
Chen Qin poked half her body inside.
“Pavilion Master, where is Zhang Ze?”
“He left not long ago. Go look for him.” Zhengyi said with a smile.
“Mm, goodbye, Pavilion Master... goodbye to the Senior in the Mirror, too.”
After saying that, Chen Qin gently closed the door, then ran down the mountain holding Mei’er’s hand.
Chen Musheng, the eldest son of the Sword Sect Master and the Senior in the Mirror mentioned by his little sister, was speechless for a Long Time.
Only after a while did he mutter to himself,
“Why doesn’t my little sister Know Me? I am her Big Brother.”
“I even held her when she was little. Why?”
Zhengyi wore a strange expression and calculated the time.
“When did you ever hold her?”
“When she was born. I emerged from closed-door cultivation for Five minutes and held her for Five minutes.”
“What happened afterward?” Zhengyi asked.
“Afterward, I naturally continued my closed-door cultivation. If you had not hurriedly summoned me to investigate some Little Ball, I would have remained in the cave for a while longer.”
“Then why would Chen Qin recognize you?”
“Because I am her Big Brother!”
Zhengyi sighed, feeling Somewhat Powerless.
Chen Musheng ignored whether Zhengyi was listening and continued Nagging for a Long Time.
However, although Chen Musheng was merely a Big Brother, he had lived for thousands of years and had reached the age of an Old Man.
His Old Man radar was still ringing.
“Wait a moment?! Zhengyi, explain this clearly. Who is that Zhang Ze? Is he the boy from earlier?”
“What is his relationship with my little sister?”
“Why was my little sister looking for him?”