Chapter 490: Chapter 490

Jiang Yuan: Meow meow meow?

The old dog got so easily fired up by Xiao Bai like it was on steroids?

But it’s obvious that the task requirements change with different Realms, and Lingdi’s side quest requires going to the Void right from the start.

Although clicking on the deep blue destination lights up a guiding light, the problem is I don’t have a vehicle to get to the Void.

The system doesn’t even provide a blueprint or anything;

Tang Qin was conscripted by the Yin Messenger to help capture escaped Hell inmates, and who knows when he’ll be able to fulfill his promise to visit the Void and expand his horizons.

Before the Wilderness Ascension, Jiang Yuan went to the Market to bring back Miss Hu Jiu;

After the Wilderness Ascension, the fruits and vegetables in the field all ripened on the branches, some were collected by the Automatic Harvester, while others awaited picking. The most update n0vels are published on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✶𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✶𝓷𝓮𝓽

The little fox obediently turned in the Spirit Stones after balancing the accounts and skillfully helped with the picking, while Xiao Bai helped with the watering. After finishing the farm work, Hu Zhile led the team back bustling with excitement, with Xie Chenyuan following.

"Old Ancestor, what’s going on exactly?" As Jiang Yuan prepared breakfast and the other members of the small courtyard gathered to share insights, Xie Chenyuan urgently sought out his Old Ancestor, using Secret Communication to ask: "I just heard the news; why, why did you suddenly recognize a master? What happened?"

This is the Ancestor of Cloud Concealment Sect!

Earlier inquiries with the Master resulted in a reply that the Ancestor felt too bored within the Sect and wanted to wander around.

It’s understandable to wander over to the Honored Guest Elder’s house for some food and drink, but to end up as their...

How did it come to recognizing a master?!

"I just did, so what? Is it against heavenly laws or principle?" Lingdi lay on its back with all four paws up, leisurely licking its fur, waiting to be fed.

Xie Chenyuan was rebuffed, which confirmed Miss Hu’s words—that his Old Ancestor had become Senior Jiang’s spirit pet! What should they do now?

"Not really... it’s just..." he stammered in response, "You are the Sect’s Guardian Divine Beast with the bloodline of the Heaven-Howling Divine Dog, recognizing Senior Jiang as your master—if the Sect Leader finds out... our Cloud Concealment Sect..."

Rubbing his face did nothing to extinguish the shock and anxiety, Xie Chenyuan didn’t even know where to start complaining.

Lingdi rolled over and got up, grumbling, "You listen to their nonsense! If this Dog Lord really had the Heaven-Howling Divine Dog lineage, would I be stuck in this Realm for so many years?

So what if the Sect Leader finds out? I’m not sold to your Cloud Concealment Sect, just recognized a new master—is that so surprising? The Dog Lord is happy!"

It rolled its eyes, completely unfazed, saying, "You, young one, seem to understand. Listen to the Old Ancestor’s advice: make sure to get along with my master. If he’s willing to guide you, you’ll benefit greatly!"

With that, Lingdi wagged its tail and happily bounced off to the kitchen to check if its roast chicken was ready.

Xie Chenyuan’s eye twitched as he thought that Senior Jiang had already offered guidance, so he had been diligently cultivating recently, hoping to improve the Divination Technique.

Watching the Old Ancestor act all innocent and vying for roast chicken put him in a dark mood, and he stealthily reported to his Master from a corner.

When Jiang Yuan called everyone for breakfast, he was still troubled over how his Old Ancestor recognized the Honored Guest Elder as its master—how would they calculate the seniority now?

Even the Sect Leader and Supreme Elders must show respect to the Old Ancestor, yet Senior Jiang suddenly became the Old Ancestor’s new master, and the seniority instantly leapt up!

As Xie Chenyuan was shocked and conflicted, the news reached Cloud Concealment Sect, and Que Qing was overjoyed after hearing his disciple’s message!

"Sect Leader! Big news!" He could not hold back, rushing to the Sect Leader’s quiet chamber, so excited that his face turned pale, "My disciple Chenyuan sent a confirmed message—the Old Ancestor actually recognized that Honored Guest Elder as his master!"

Pouring tea slowly, Cang Rui, accustomed to the other’s impulsive nature, was ready to hear what happened this time. Hearing this, he widened his eyes and jumped up, "Are you sure?"

Everything made sense; he said in a trembling voice, "Great! Great! Must be..."

He dared not say the rest aloud.

The other immediately understood. Cloud Concealment Sect long rumored the reincarnation of an ancestor with no solid proof, yet now every sign indicated the master the Old Ancestor recognized could only be a powerful existence reincarnated!

Touching upon a personal path and clearly knowing cultivation flaws, it’s possible to reincarnate while retaining past life memories to walk the cultivation path again.

Any such powerful being, even in the decline of the magic era, has a high possibility of ascending to immortality in no time, leaving behind tremendous wealth for the Sect!

"Heaven has not failed us—glory to our Cloud Concealment Sect! Chenyuan, oh Chenyuan, I gave you the name Xie Chenyuan for a reason. My good disciple, you must seize this opportunity!" Que Qing was both excited and envious of his disciple’s fortune, while Sect Leader Cang Rui eagerly reported to the Master.

The little old man paused for a while, then said quietly, "To make even the Old Ancestor itch to recognize a master, even if it’s not the ancestor’s return, the other party must possess extraordinary qualities.

Contact the Old Ancestor; any assistance Senior Jiang needs, Cloud Concealment Sect will give its all!"

After breakfast, Jiang Yuan took a bouquet for the little Elf You Meng and went to the Old Dragon Cave to mine; others went off for cultivation or rest.

Lingdi, content and full, lay on its back with a sunbathing belly, and suddenly received a transmission from the Sect.

"Need anything?" After hearing Cang Rui’s pledge of loyalty, its dog ears twitched as it glanced around the courtyard, pondering for a while without figuring out what the new master might lack.

But it couldn’t refuse the benefits sent to its door, so it mumbled back, "Don’t worry, if there’s any matter Cloud Concealment Sect can partake, it surely won’t go to outsiders."

Lingdi kept this in mind, paying attention everywhere.

So, after dinner as the evening descended and everyone got busy, it approached the master for small talk, finally gathering some insights.

Jiang Yuan also hoped it could actively contribute bricks to the courtyard’s construction, but the Realm difference was too great, and he didn’t know what to assign Lingdi aside from guarding the place to maximize benefits.

Seeing a bunch of unprogressed side quests, he casually asked, "Lingdi, have you been to the Void?"

Bark! As expected of the big boss, setting such distant goals right off the bat.

The little dog squirmed, murmuring, "Going to the Void requires traversing the world’s barriers, which is no simple task... I- I don’t really have experience."

The bluebird chimed in quietly, "Brother, you want to go to the Void? It’s dangerous there. Unless necessary, don’t wander around, or, if you come across the Ghost Realm... tsk tsk tsk, it certainly won’t end well!"

Jiang Yuan, connecting it to the Riverfront Village instance, curiously asked, "What exactly is the Ghost Realm? Have you seen it?"

"I... I don’t quite remember if I’ve seen it, but I know the Ghost Realm exists in the Void as a pitch-black hole! It’s said some Ghost Realms are fixed while others appear and disappear unpredictably, vanishing and reappearing out of nowhere.

Anything passing near the Ghost Realm—cultivators, Magical Treasures, world fragments, and so on—gets sucked in.

Some can come back, some never reappear. Of those that come back, some are lucky and acquire some miraculous powers; most are unlucky, turning into something neither human nor ghost, drifting in the Void.

The Void is dark, cold, and quiet, with nothing fun about it, so unless there’s something special, brother, better not go."