Sheung Shui County, eastern extension of the mountain range.

  This is the old nest of Dongyan's family, where outsiders are strictly forbidden to enter. At this moment, a huge battleship flew into the Dongyan Mountains under that blue sky.

  "She's back." Jiulian gazed at this familiar mountain range, her hometown.

  "Xiao Yun, let's go and see Lao Zu," said Bei Qiong Xian Ren.

  Jiulian follows closely behind.

  Suddenly clouds and fog appeared out of thin air. Bei Qu Xianren, carrying the Nine Lotus, rode on the clouds and fog, flying directly to the forbidden area of Dongyan Mountain Range.

  "Is Grandmaster really going to stop me?" Jiulian thought silently. Since childhood, Grandmaster had doted on her, and she had always admired and listened to him the most.

  Wow.

  Flying all the way, passing through every forbidden place of Dongyan's family. Those guardians of the forbidden places saw Beijian Xianren and Jiulian, no one came to stop them.

  After flying for a while, they arrived at a quiet and ordinary canyon.

  There is a river flowing in the canyon, and on the riverbank, there is a man wearing simple blue clothes sitting leisurely by the water, fishing.

  "Ancestor." The Northern Dipper Immortal respectfully descended and said.

  Jiulian looked at the man in blue clothes with a respectful and admiring expression, and softly said: "Old Ancestor."

  "Bei Kui, you step down first, let Xiao Yun stay." The man in blue clothes still had his head lowered and did not turn around.

  "Yes." The Northern Dipper Immortal respectfully retreated.

  The canyon was left with only the blue-clothed man and Jiulian. Jiulian was very familiar with this canyon because she had spent her childhood here. It was precisely because of Laozu's support that she could be directly designated as the next leader without any controversy.

  "Xiao Yun." The man in blue turned his head to look over, a faint smile on his face that made one feel close and intimate, sitting there fishing as if he were an ordinary person without the slightest hint of a strong aura. But all those immortals from the Dongyan clan, however, stood before him with utmost respect, not daring to offend him in the slightest.

  "Old Ancestor." Jiulian suddenly became a bit awkward.

  "I heard you've got a partner lined up." The man in blue clothes said with a smile, "Named Ji Ning?"

  "Yes." Jiulian nodded.

  "Forget him for now." The man in blue ordered.

  "Ancestor, you want me to be the next leader of the tribe, but can't I even choose my own partner? I know that our Dongyan clan needs to become stronger, and it would be best if my partner was from the Daxia royal family or a direct descendant of some vassal tribes. But even if I were to choose someone from the Daxia royal family as my partner, their help to our Dongyan clan would still be limited. Are you really going to force me, Ancestor?"

  "Do you think I'd force you?" The man in blue clothes looked at her.

  Nine lotus flowers, one dazed.

  "It's just that the Crown Prince of Dashu is your Dao companion, and his help to our Dongyan clan is limited. I will force you for this?" The man in blue shook his head, "Jiulian, you are really too young."

  "Could it be that you want me to forget about Ji Ning's junior brother..." Jiulian said anxiously.

  "Do you know what a Dao companion is?" the man in blue clothes suddenly said.

  Jiulian hesitated for a moment.

  Fellow traveler

  "Isn't a dao companion someone who supports each other on the bumpy road of cultivation for thousands and tens of thousands of years, until eternity, never leaving or abandoning each other?" Jiulian said softly.

  The man in blue sighed and said: "Anyone can talk. But true fellow practitioners who support each other through thick and thin are so rare. In my lifetime, I have seen too many fellow practitioners betraying, killing, and abandoning their own... Too many, too many. Nothing is certain in this world."

  Nine lotus flowers, one dazed.

  "You're too young." The man in blue shook his head, "Ji Ning is also too young. You two are certain... do you really understand the meaning of Dao companions? Do you know what Dao companions mean?"

  "Brother, it's you, I can die for him"

  "Your Dao companion is you. Even if gods and Buddhas block your way, you will slay the gods and destroy the Buddhas to find your Dao companion."

  "Even if he's gone, even after an eternity has passed, you still can't forget him. It's as if he's always been by your side."

  "Soulmate... is the other half of your life Without him, your life will no longer be complete"

  The man in blue looked at Jiulian, his eyes filled with endless vicissitudes. "Are you sure, can you die for him? Are you sure you have the courage to slay gods and Buddhas for him?"

  Jiulian opened her mouth slightly.

  Die for him?

  To fight for him and the heavenly Buddha?

  "If you're certain, then do it without hesitation. I won't stop you, I'll support you." The man in blue sighed, "But from your eyes, I can see that you're hesitating, you're wavering..."

  "If you can't take him as the other half of your life, without dying for him, without having the courage to fight with him against all the gods in heaven, then why bother finding a dao companion?"

  "If you don't have such determination, then there's no need to choose a Dao companion."

  "Cultivation... is a path against heaven."

  "It can be traveled alone."

  "It's also possible to travel with a Daoist companion, but this is a difficult and treacherous road. If you want to choose a Daoist companion, you must choose one who will share life and death with you. You can die for him, and he can die for you. Otherwise... it's better to travel alone."

  The man in blue looked at Jiulian and said, "Jiulian, what do you think?"

  "Me, me..." Jiulian was completely stunned.

  Was I wrong?

  "You're still too young, and that girl is even younger than you. You've both experienced too little and haven't reached the point of choosing a partner yet, because your hearts aren't firm enough, it's just a vague infatuation for each other." The man in blue shook his head, "This kind of vague infatuation won't last long."

  "I won't let you forcibly stop you and Ji Ning." The man in blue said.

  Jiulian's eyes suddenly had a hint of joy.

  "But you need to be patient and wait until the day you become a Yuan Shen Dao person. If you still think that Ji Ning should be your Dao partner, then go choose her. For now, you need to endure." The man in blue said.

  "Until becoming a Yuan Shen Dao person?" Jiulian was taken aback, "How long has it been?"

  "It's because I've been too indulgent towards you, your moral character is really not up to par. Go to the Wanlian Cave, I'll set up a formation there, and only when you can come out of it will I allow you to leave." The man in blue ordered.

  Jiulian hastily asked: "Wanliandong? Ancestor, how can I break through the formation you set up?"

  "That's just a reflection of your own heart." The man in blue shook his head, "No need to say more, go."

  "I'll send someone to tell Ji Ning." Jiu Lian knew she couldn't refuse and said in a continuous manner.

  "Go." The man in blue said calmly.

  Jiulian immediately drove the lotus flower treasure and quickly left to start arranging for someone to inform Jining.

  The man in blue watched as Jiulian walked away, shaking his head slightly: "Really immature, but 'Ruoyin... she really looks like you, it's been a long time... I still remember when we fought side by side in the 'Tiangong Great World', that one battle, even after all these years, I still can't forget, can't forget..."

  He then silently fished again, his hook attracting a large number of fish to gather around, but the hook was straight and would never catch any fish.

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