100.Head towards the teleportation array!

Seeing Zhang Biao smiling carelessly, Xu Shan couldn't help but feel a little heavy-hearted. He slowly walked up to him and said softly, "Zhang Biao, it's time for us to leave."

Zhang Biao's expression froze. "Where are we going?"

"To a very far place. I'm going to cultivate. Do you want to come with me?"

"I'll go wherever Master Xu goes," Zhang Biao said instinctively. After a moment of silence, he added, "How long will we be gone? My house won't be torn down, will it?"

"That won't happen. Don't worry! This home will always be yours. No one can take it away. If you're not sure, I can write you a deed."

"Really, Master Xu! Can I really have a deed?" Zhang Biao beamed with joy.

Xu Shan nodded seriously. "We're going out to find some special oil. It's hard to say when we'll be back. We'll set off in two days."

"Okay. Then I'll pack my things these two days." After saying this, Zhang Biao rushed into the house in a flurry.

Not long after, an ax flew out of the window and into the forest. Seeing that Zhang Biao agreed so readily, Xu Shan felt much more relieved. He didn't ask what Zhang Biao was going to do with the ax.

He still needed to give some instructions about Li Family Village. Although the Li Family Village Professional Cultivation Academy was just an empty shell in name, he had still recruited some disciples to make it look decent. Most of the half-grown children in the village had been taken in as his disciples. Usually, he had them do some odd jobs.

He turned back to the three-story building and knocked on the window beside the door on the first floor. This was the reception room of the academy.

The window opened from the inside, and an old man with white hair who was in charge of keeping watch poked his head out. Seeing it was Xu Shan, the old man said respectfully, "Immortal Master, what are your orders?"

"Old Li, go and call all my disciples here. I'm leaving in a couple of days, and I have something to tell them."

"You're leaving, Immortal Master!" Old Li was startled. "Where are you going, and when will you be back?"

Xu Shan's departure was definitely a big deal in Li Family Village. In the past five years, with his help, everyone's lives had improved a lot. Their daily food, clothing, and other expenses had all been upgraded. At least, no one was going hungry anymore. Old Li was completely flustered.

"There won't be any negative impact after I leave. There will be other immortal masters to protect you. Go ahead and call them," Xu Shan said.

Old Li agreed and walked out of the small house with a sigh, going to help Xu Shan find his disciples.

After waiting for an hour, a group of children around eight or nine years old gathered together. These children were all snotty and dirty, looking as if they had just come back from a battle somewhere.

Xu Shan was quite helpless. These children were naturally free-spirited and hadn't read many books. Even their names were hard to describe, with names like Chuyi (the first day of the lunar month), Shiwu (the fifteenth day of the lunar month), Ergou (Second Dog), Tiedan (Iron Egg), and so on. He had given them some more elegant and imposing names, but their personalities hadn't changed much. Even after repeated admonitions, he couldn't stop them from playing and fighting endlessly.

Seeing that everyone was present, Xu Shan immediately said sternly, "At ease! Attention!"

The children put on serious expressions, straightened their chests, and stood upright.

"Right dress~~ Align!" After a rustling sound, the children formed a neat line.

"Stand at ease!"

Seeing that everyone was standing properly, Xu Shan nodded in satisfaction.

"I'm going to leave Li Family Village in two days. Don't say anything. Just listen to me!"

"Li Xiaoyao, Li Xiaoyan. From today on, you two will be fully responsible for the boiler in the academy. In the past two years, you two have been studying quite well, and you've barely mastered the scale removal technique that I taught you."

"The boiler must not have any problems in your hands! Once I come back and find that the boiler is broken, I'll expel you two from the sect immediately!"

"Yes!" The two children replied seriously.

"Very good. Li Tangsan, Li Qiye, you two are in charge of the water room. I'm leaving the hygiene of the building to you. If I come back and see any dust, I'll expel you immediately!"

"Yes!"

Xu Shan smiled with satisfaction. "The rest of you clean up the village. Work in pairs and take turns cleaning the village latrines. Usually, pick up all the dead branches and leaves in the village. You're all grown up now. When you have time, call your parents and help repair the village roads, and replace them with stone roads."

"That's all for the tasks. Do you all understand?"

"Yes!!!" The group of children shouted.

"Good. As long as you behave yourselves, when I come back, I'll teach you the unique skills of the strange fire!"

After saying this, Xu Shan rubbed his hands and conjured up a big fireball. He threw it into the sky in front of all his disciples. Then he rubbed his hands again and threw another fireball up. A ball of flames burst into the sky, looking extremely gorgeous.

The children were so excited that they were shouting with joy. Xu Shan had been using this trick to fool these children for five years, and it was still effective today!

...

After everything was settled, Xu Shan returned to his small courtyard and waited to set out.

The two days passed quickly. Xu Shan didn't have much to pack. Zhang Biao, on the other hand, used the ax to make two small wooden boxes. He put his and Xu Shan's daily items into the boxes. Then he dug a hole and carefully buried them, afraid of losing them.

When he was all ready, Huang Zhiwen arrived as promised and flew straight to the sky above Li Family Village. He didn't land but called out to Xu Shan twice in the air.

The two of them started riding their flying swords towards the teleportation array. The teleportation array was located on the edge of the Shuijing Domain, not far from the Biluo Forest.

On the way, Huang Zhiwen was still giving Xu Shan some advice. "Remember, although the outer area of the Southern Border isn't too dangerous, there are still many hidden dangers. The best way to ensure your safety is to join a sect."

"There are a large number of lone cultivators in the Demonic Dao of the Southern Border. The criteria for selecting disciples in the sects there are completely different from those of the righteous path. The Demonic Dao sects compete fiercely for resources, and they don't have time to train disciples. So they often recruit lone cultivators into their sects, and they don't care about their backgrounds."

"As long as you can stand out in the sect, it's not difficult to obtain a cultivation technique. But to get truly profound cultivation techniques, you still need to rely on chance."

"Don't reveal the Heart-Piercing Sword in front of others easily, especially in the Demonic Dao. Righteous cultivators will still care about their reputation and will usually only attack secretly in the wild. Demonic Dao cultivators don't have so many scruples. They might even try to rob you at the slightest disagreement. If you're not sure you can deal with the villains, never show off your wealth."

"I understand this."

Huang Zhiwen nodded. "I know you're smart. But there are all kinds of strange ways for cultivators to fight. You've practiced with me, and I believe you won't have much trouble against sword cultivators. But when facing other opponents, you still need to be extra careful..... We're here. The teleportation array is ahead."

Xu Shan looked ahead. At the end of a forest, a magnificent building complex began to appear. The most eye-catching part was the main hall in the middle, surrounded by purple qi in the sky. One corner of the array could be vaguely seen on the ground. There were also scattered cultivators in the surrounding air, rushing towards the main hall.

"I didn't expect there to be such a place here?"

Huang Zhiwen smiled. "You'll get used to it once you see more of these. There are quite a few such arrays. Some are remnants from ancient times and have been repaired by later generations, and some are set up by the current cultivation world. The most important arrays between the seven domains are all maintained by the Taigu Pavilion."

"Of course, it's not cheap to use a teleportation array once."

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