Grandpa? Realm Lord?

Looking at the young woman who had blossomed into such graceful elegance, Su Xuan could not help but nod slightly. "Long time no see, little girl." Pressing her lips into a faint smile, Meng Wanshu had truly never expected that the annoying old man who used to freeload meals was actually the Realm Lord of the Seventh Domain! "Yes, Grandpa Su... Long time no see. You're as hearty and full of vigor as ever." The old man looked at Meng Wanshu with beaming eyes, growing more pleased the more he looked. With a flick of his hand, threads of blue spiritual luminescence, resembling a sky full of stars, gathered at his fingertips. In an instant, an exquisite bracelet coalesced into being. Su Xuan handed it over with a smile and said softly, "Grandpa doesn't have anything fancy, so I just used this celestial spiritual qi to craft a little trinket for you to wear." Delight showed on Meng Wanshu's face as she accepted the bracelet, from which radiated a faint, icy power. A bracelet formed from pure Immortal Realm qi was enough to boost her cultivation speed by twenty percent! This was in no way inferior to top-tier spiritual treasures, or even innate spiritual treasures! As for the sworn brothers around Li Guanqi, they were completely stunned. "Eldest Brother... Grandpa... Realm Lord???" "Who cares about bragging about your dad? Bragging about your grandpa settles everything! Who could possibly outdo Eldest Brother?" Even Ye Feng and Cao Yan, who were closest to Li Guanqi, had known nothing of this... No wonder the Eight Generals had treated Li Guanqi so differently back then. While one couldn't say they had been utterly deferential, they had treated him more like an elder of the family looking after a junior. Now, the truth was fully revealed. They had previously guessed that one of Li Guanqi's elders resided in the Seventh Domain. Looking at it now... that elder was literally at the very pinnacle of the heavens! Xiao Chen was the first to speak up: "Grandpa... I'm your grandson's... cough, cough, his brother! I want one too..." As Cao Yan began to speak as well, Gu Li hurriedly chimed in, "Grandpa, I'm your grandson too! Could you make me a talisman brush?" "Grandpa..." "Grandpa!! Me too..." Su Xuan was in high spirits today. Facing these youngsters who had stayed by Li Guanqi's side through thick and thin, walking together through life and death, he naturally granted every request. With a broad wave of his sleeve, the threads of celestial spirit that outlined a mountain and its surrounding peaks in the first tier suddenly vanished. They turned into bracelets that encircled everyone's wrists, with only Gu Li and Tang Ru receiving something different! For Gu Li, it was a talisman brush shimmering with spiritual light. And for Tang Ru... his spirit void hummed as the celestial spiritual light turned into abacus beads that embedded themselves within! Everyone wore expressions of wild excitement and immediately began kowtowing with loud thuds. Who would ever complain about having too many grandpas? The Eight Generals watched this scene with envious eyes. Chan Kongzi's mouth twitched, and kneeling on the ground, he could not help muttering, "I want to be his grandson too..." He had expected to draw scorn, but surprisingly, even the usually aloof Nangong Xuandu could not resist speaking up. "Actually... I wouldn't mind it either." "Same here." "Mm, I want one too... That celestial spirit mountain... hasn't changed for countless years." The last sentence came from Long Hou. Ling Tianchen said softly, "All of you, stand up." The Four Kings and Seven Generals rose to their feet one after another. Ling Tianchen suddenly said, "Bai Su, go give Long Hou a thrashing." A man with bulging muscles and sharply chiseled features grinned. Hong Zhi and the others promptly bowed their heads, while Long Hou's face turned bitter. The Four Kings and Seven Generals departed one by one, leaving only Su Xuan to follow Li Guanqi and the others into the White Jade Tower. Once everyone took their seats in the hall, Su Xuan raised a hand and guided celestial spiritual qi into Li Guanqi's body. Instantly, the potent celestial spiritual qi nourished the meridians within Li Guanqi, repairing them at an astonishing speed. Moreover, his meridians grew far tougher and more resilient than before. Li Guanqi closed his eyes and gently exhaled a breath of turbid qi. When he opened his eyes again, a sharp glint flashed in their depths. He felt all the hidden ailments in his body vanish completely; even his lost lifespan had been fully replenished. Su Xuan looked at him with a smile and teased, "Just this once. It won't have this kind of effect next time." Noticing that everyone was busy examining the items in their hands, Su Xuan said softly, "All right, you youngsters go on and do whatever you need to do. "Leave some space for us grandfather and grandson." Hearing this, everyone bowed and took their leave, departing in high spirits. Ye Feng went back to cultivate, while Gu Li ran straight to his room to draw talismans. In his own words, unless he was loaded with rings and backup gear, it just didn't feel right... he lacked a sense of security. Tang Ru also went back to recover from his injuries. With the aid of the celestial spiritual qi, both of his hands had fully healed as well. As for the remaining Xiao Chen, he dragged Cao Yan off for drinks. Qin Wushang and Xu Junlin went up to the second tier to join Qin Xiao, Ye Xuan, Gu Changsheng, and Meng Jiangchu. Soon, only Su Xuan and Li Guanqi remained in the room; even Meng Wanshu had excused herself of her own accord, wanting to leave space for the two of them. Once only the two remained, Li Guanqi did not urgently barrage him with questions. Instead, just like in the past, he packed tobacco into the old man's pipe and poured him a cup of good wine. Grandfather and grandson sat side by side, neither of them speaking. The old man smoked his pipe, while Li Guanqi drank his wine. Watching Li Guanqi drink from his wine gourd, the old man suddenly chuckled. "Haha." "What are you laughing at?" "Nothing. Grandpa wants to ask you, how does this wine taste now?" Li Guanqi paused briefly, recalling the time they had shared wine right before his grandfather had disappeared. The corners of Li Guanqi's lips curved slightly, and looking at the wine gourd in his hand, he said softly, "Same as before... It still has that taste of the wandering rivers and lakes." Su Xuan puffed on his pipe, tucking his hands into his sleeves as he murmured, "That's right. Young people having a little wine... it's quite good." The moment his words fell, Li Guanqi said testily, "You really had no qualms about using them to hone my blade, old man? "You're quite the blood grandfather! Weren't you afraid my blade would snap? Or turn blunt? "That was one of the Eight Generals... Xun Tian! The Domain Master of the Daochan Domain! A Tribulation Transcendence expert..." Li Guanqi grew angrier the more he spoke. If Youming and Lu Tian had still been within the limits of what he could endure, Xun Tian's appearance had been overwhelming enough to utterly crush him. Su Xuan gave an awkward smile and scratched his head. "I knew about Youming and Lu Tian... "But as for this Xun Tian, I truly had no idea." Li Guanqi frowned. "Even you didn't know about Xun Tian?" The old man took the pipe from his mouth and narrowed his eyes. "That fellow probably came down ten thousand years ago. "He swapped bodies several times and kept a very low profile as he cultivated step-by-step to where he is today, almost never showing himself to the outside world... "If he hadn't revealed himself willingly, I wouldn't have dispatched the Four Kings over. "Aiya, aiya, it's just that Grandpa didn't anticipate it! What of it? You gonna hit me?" Watching the shameless old man act like a scoundrel, Li Guanqi's eyelids twitched. Hit him, my foot! He couldn't even guarantee a victory against one of the current Eight Generals! The shameless old man secretly glanced at Li Guanqi before letting out two dry coughs. "Aiya, aren't you completely fine now..." Li Guanqi clenched his fists inside his sleeves, at a loss for words. With a flick of his hand, a pitch-black stone coffin materialized before them. Li Guanqi said softly, "Tell me. What on earth is this thing?"