"Thank you very much."

Tang Gu looked at him and sincerely expressed his gratitude.

During this time, besides breaking the array, his biggest worry was going through the Spirit Tribulation.

Right now, he was both looking forward to and fearing the tribulation.

After all, it’s a Spirit Tribulation... so many self-proclaimed geniuses have perished under its weight.

As for him... Tang Gu, in the end, wasn’t a genius, just somewhat lucky.

Thus, he had no confidence in surviving the Spirit Tribulation.

"You deserve it!"

Chen Xuan chuckled, "Besides, you’ve been wholeheartedly helping me break the array, and that’s quite a feat."

"You’re different."

Perhaps touched by his words, Tang Gu, after a long silence, suddenly said this.

"How so?"

Chen Xuan was instantly intrigued, sat directly on the ground, and asked with a smile.

"Whether in Great Yu or Hidden Kill, very few people are as personable as you."

"In Great Yu, what matters more is loyalty."

"In Hidden Kill, it’s even more ruthless."

"But ever since arriving at the Prince’s Mansion, although I was a prisoner, I have been very happy and haven’t felt this way in a long time."

"Haha..."

Chen Xuan burst out laughing, "Since you’ve praised me so, I’ll shamelessly accept it."

"But I’m not exactly a good person either."

However, upon hearing this, Tang Gu chuckled coldly, "Good person? Being a good person... and dying early?"

Having experienced both Great Yu and Hidden Kill, he had fully seen through it all over the years.

To survive and live well, being tied to the words ’good person’ was never meant to be.

"Old man... in the future, just enjoy your retirement at the Prince’s Mansion."

Patting Tang Gu on the shoulder, he then left the grand hall.

"Retirement, huh?"

Tang Gu murmured to the empty grand hall to himself.

Then he smiled!

...

Half a month slipped by just like that.

In the room, Chen Xuan stopped his cultivation and slowly opened his eyes.

"System."

...

[Realm: Martial Cultivator: Dao Realm (Fourth Level), Spirit Cultivator: Dao Stage (First Level)]

[Cultivation Technique: Nine Elements Dao Skill (Dao Grade) (Level 16 (1.77 billion/3.6 billion)), Myriad Manifestation Skill (Level 17 (0.5 billion/1.04 billion))]

[Skill Points: 2.08 billion]

...

Chen Xuan nodded with satisfaction.

Ever since Ning Xin reached the Dao Stage, the speed of earning skill points had skyrocketed.

"About three plus months should suffice."

Chen Xuan estimated in his heart.

There was probably about a year left until the Nine Gates battle, maybe more, maybe less.

With the time needed for the avatar to assimilate, there was ample time.

With the strength of the Dao Realm at the fifth level combined with the avatar’s strong physique, he was confident he could stand a few moves against even a standard seventh level opponent.

That much confidence he still had.

The only real challenge now was finding the coordinates of the Human Realm.

Thinking of this, he gazed toward the grand hall.

"Not sure how much longer it will take."

With so many mansions in Great Yu, if luck wasn’t on his side, it could take quite a while.

Additionally, the most important thing is the Imperial Capital Three Judicial Departments. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

If the Human Realm’s coordinates were indeed at the Imperial Capital’s Three Judicial Departments, that would truly be troublesome.

"Hopefully, it won’t be that unfortunate."

At this moment, that’s all Chen Xuan could hope for in his heart.

Such matters were beyond his control.

"Don’t think about it!"

Shaking his head, Chen Xuan then left the room. Just as he was about to head to Ning Garden along the pebble path, an aura suddenly appeared.

"This kid has finally reached the Late-Stage Profound Realm."

Chen Xuan smiled slightly, then extended his Spiritual Power, quickly reaching Qin Ke.

At the moment, Qin Ke’s aura was somewhat unstable.

But there wasn’t much of a problem.

Just needed some time to stabilize.

After confirming he was okay, Chen Xuan withdrew his Spiritual Power and continued toward Ning Garden.

Under the setting sun.

Chen Xuan looked at the smooth pebbles under his feet and decided to take off his shoes, walking barefoot.

After a day of sunshine, the pebbles underfoot were slightly warm.

For some reason, Chen Xuan felt very comfortable at that moment.

Even the tension he had been carrying in his nerves relaxed.

Closing his eyes, he imagined himself as an ordinary person, taking one step at a time towards Ning Garden.

"Husband!"

Just then, a long-lost voice sounded.

Upon opening his eyes, Murran saw Lan Meng’Er standing in front of him with a beaming smile.

"You’ve gained quite a bit, almost at the Profound Realm."

Chen Xuan was somewhat surprised, not expecting that after a few months of seclusion, she had made such progress.

It should be noted that Lan Meng’Er’s talent was quite average.

"I don’t know either."

Lan Meng’Er stuck her tongue out playfully.

Initially, her cultivation progress was indeed slow, but upon reaching the Mid-Stage Immortal Grade, her cultivation speed suddenly picked up.

Now, she was just one step away from the Profound Realm.

Hearing this, Chen Xuan used his Telepathy to thoroughly check and ensure there were no issues.

"It’s nothing, probably a result of using the Heaven-Reaching Spirit Wood Liquid back then."

"Yeah!"

Lan Meng’Er smiled. If it weren’t for a few of the sisters going into seclusion recently, she felt a bit embarrassed and had no intention of seclusion herself.

After all, with her kind of talent... but who would have thought that as she cultivated, she would improve just like that?

"Oh right, Sister Xin’Er made a lot of delicious food and specifically asked me to call you!"

"Then let’s go!"

Chen Xuan took her hand, and together they headed toward the main hall of Ning Garden.

"By the way, husband, what happened to you earlier? You had your eyes closed, and what about your shoes?"

Lan Meng’Er was very curious.

"Nothing, just wanted to experience the feeling of being ordinary."

"An ordinary person?"

Lan Meng’Er looked at him in puzzlement.

What’s so good about being ordinary?

It was like when those bad people suddenly came to the village and killed many people.