June 9th: On the eastern sea of the Tianling Continent, the slumbering soul and body of the Crimson Flame Grand Sovereign finally healed their injuries and were awakened by Nie Kong.

June 10th: Nie Kong and Crimson Flame entered the sixth layer secret realm of the "Primordial Grotto-Heaven" from the "Blasted Sand Valley" in the continent's west. There, they met the Bamboo Sound Grand Sovereign, and Nie Kong used the power of Nothingness to condense nine golden needles, executing the "Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art" to heal the Grand Sovereign's soul and using his Chaos Shell to assist in reconstructing her physical body.

June 15th: Nie Kong tempered the "Void Secret Realm" for half a month, completely separating it from the "Ancestral Heaven Divine Luo Tree." The Wood Ancestor finally broke free from his shackles and became a true Grand Sovereign.

July 3rd: Breaking through the spatial barrier of the "Outer Heaven," the Immortal Star and Crimson Star races re-entered the Grand Sovereign Spirit Realm. On August 1st, the sea area between the Tianling Continent and the Underworld underwent a massive transformation: an exceptionally wide avenue surfaced from the seabed, connecting the two continents.

August 20th: The spatial barrier between the Tianling Continent and the Divine Void Realm shattered. After ten thousand years, the Divine Void Realm, the Underworld, and the Tianling Continent converged once more.

September 9th: Nie Kong collected the two scattered Gateways of the "Heart Demon Divine Mirror."

October 11th: The Grand Sovereign Spirit Realm descended, connecting with the western part of the Tianling Continent, uniting the four realms.

"Sigh!"—

At Lingfu, atop Rainbow Brow Peak, Nie Kong leaned back lazily against a sculpture and suddenly let out a long, drawn-out sigh, a feeling of utter boredom washing over him.

It was only then that he understood why the Chaos Immortal Spirit, after ascending to the Grand Heaven Venerable, had constructed the Primordial Grotto-Heaven, why he had condensed the Void Secret Realm, and why he had separated the land into the Grand Sovereign Spirit Realm and the Illusory Spirit Continent, further generating various divine and spiritual energy elements within those two continents.

There was only one reason: loneliness.

Lonely because he was invincible!

When one's power becomes so immense that it can break any shackles between heaven and earth, all motivation vanishes. If he didn't find something to occupy himself with, he feared he would genuinely descend into madness. If the once simple-minded "Chaos Immortal Spirit" felt this way, how much more so did the current Nie Kong?

After a long silence, Nie Kong was startled awake by bursts of clear, sweet laughter.

Nie Kong turned his gaze and saw the steaming hot spring lake amidst the mist of Lingfu Mountain. It was filled with the melodious sounds of women, and beautiful figures swam merrily in the water.

Why had they all gone there?

Even Bai Yuqing, the cultivation fanatic, was present. Of course, she merely stood by the lake shore, cold and rigid, forging swords with her bare hands, not having entered the water.

Suddenly, two jade hands quietly reached out from the water, swiftly grabbing her ankles and pulling her forward.

"Ah! I can't swim!"

Bai Yuqing immediately plunged into the lake, flailing her limbs and crying out in panic.

Nie Kong nearly burst out laughing; Bai Yuqing, who cultivated Ice Spirit Power, was afraid of water. Yet, the very next moment, Nie Kong's smile froze. The entire hot spring was instantly sealed by Bai Yuqing into ice, the lake seemingly transforming into transparent crystal, with various graceful, slender figures embedded within it.

"Pfft!"—

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Nie Kong could hold back no longer and doubled over, slapping the ground with his hands as he laughed.

But immediately after, Nie Kong looked up to see a chubby, white infant rolling over towards him using all four limbs—it was that little fellow, the "Chaos Immortal Spirit." Though he always maintained the appearance of a newborn baby, his movements were remarkably agile.

"Don't run!"

From ten meters away, several other small voices shouted in pursuit. It was Mo Yu leading Nie Si and Yu Liankong, two little girls. Trailing behind them was an even chubbier little boy, tagged along behind them, covered in dirt, stumbling and toddling as if he were learning to walk.

Before Nie Kong could even figure out what was happening, the "Chaos Immortal Spirit" grinned mischievously and dove straight into his body. Then, the other little ones, led by Mo Yu, piled on top of him like a human tower, pinning him to the ground. Tiny hands scratched and clawed at his chest and back, seemingly trying to dig the "Chaos Immortal Spirit" out.

"Who... who's peeing on my head?!"—

A moment later, an angry roar erupted from the middle of the small crowd.

The little ones scattered like frightened birds. Mo Yu ran a few steps, then scooped up the slowest one, the little chubby boy, and hurried to catch up with Nie Si and Yu Liankong.

Nie Kong painfully pulled himself up, face covered in grime, his head completely drenched.

"Insolence!"

Nearly a minute later, Nie Kong bellowed as he chased down the slope of Rainbow Brow Peak, "To not even respect me as myself! Wait till I catch you brats, then we'll see how I deal with you little monsters!"—

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