My Dreams Connect to Ancient Times

The inspection team leader's heart went cold. He gritted his teeth, but instead of remaining prostrate, he trembled as he got to his feet.

"The Speak... Speaker has already arrived. You may be an Immortal, but acting like this during his inspection tour will likely anger him!"

He paused. Though he was trembling with fear, he continued speaking.

"You killed Gu Changlou because he colluded with an Evil Cult. The Speaker most likely won't hold you at fault for that. But I have no connection to any Evil Cult. At most, I'm suspected of violating internal Federation regulations. And I am the leader of the inspection team. If you kill me..."

"Oh," Lu Xuan said, nodding crisply.

The inspection team leader felt a wave of relief wash over him, and the tension left his body.

He heard a dull thud. Stunned, he subconsciously turned his head, only to see a familiar body slumped on the ground. Its chest rose and fell two or three times before all signs of life vanished.

'Is that... me?'

The inspection team leader looked around in a daze.

To be precise, it was the inspection team leader's remnant soul that looked around in a daze.

Only then did Lu Xuan's voice drift over lightly.

"I sentence you to death; this is a show of might. But I will allow you to enter Reincarnation; this is an act of grace. You need not remember the grace, but you must know the might. If you are reborn as a human in your next life, I hope you will perform good deeds and accumulate Virtue."

Amidst those indifferent words, the inspection team leader's soul flickered for a moment like a candle in the wind, then slowly dissipated, melting into the world.

After doing all this, Lu Xuan glanced around. He spared a look for the clamoring crowd in the distance but paid them no mind. Instead, he turned to Lu Xiuyuan, who had been silent all this time, and said with a smile,

"Teacher Lu, sorry for the scene."

Lu Xiuyuan snapped back to his senses. He shook his head gravely, then sighed.

"Xiaoxuan, that was too impulsive..."

He paused, then said softly,

"Just as that inspection team leader said, the Speaker has already reached the East Sea. For you to execute two Federation officials in public like this... it's a bit..."

Butcher Zheng, off to the side, was still in a daze and didn't quite grasp the situation. Ji Bochang, however, was an official within the Federation system. The reality of the situation hit him, and his face turned pale.

He raised his head, took a deep breath, and said resolutely,

"This all happened because of me. When the Speaker arrives, I will explain everything and accept the blame..."

Lu Xiuyuan shook his head, his expression fraught with worry.

"Normally, it wouldn't matter, but this was done in public. I'm afraid Speaker Li, in order to uphold the Federation's authority..."

As he spoke, he furrowed his brow and added,

"But I, this old man, have guarded the Federation's borders for many years. If I plead on your behalf, it should count for something... But Xiaoxuan, when the time comes, you absolutely must not act too arrogantly. It wouldn't hurt to adopt a humbler stance. After all, the person coming is the Speaker, a contemporary Grand Grade expert!"

The fat old man watching quietly began to look rather odd. 'What is all this nonsense...?'

'Asking Venerable Fusheng to adopt a humbler stance? Before a Grand Grade Immortal?'

'Wow, he really has some nerve...'

'Granted, this Venerable Fusheng was exceedingly mysterious during the Ancient Times. He never revealed himself to the world, and he was nowhere to be seen during that great cataclysm. He has a very low profile.'

'But no matter what, he's still one of the Thirteen Immortals of Jade Void!'

'The only ones who could make one of the Thirteen Immortals of Jade Void lower their stance are those few who have achieved Transcendence beyond heaven, earth, and the Years themselves. Even if the Buddha or the Emperor came, they probably wouldn't be worthy!'

At this thought, Zhu Wuneng couldn't help but purse his lips. Beside him, Lu Xuan let out a small laugh. He knew Teacher Lu meant well, so he didn't say anything.

He simply smiled gently and said softly,

"I was already waiting for Speaker Li today anyway."

With that said, without looking at the bewildered expressions on Lu Xiuyuan and Ji Bochang's faces, Lu Xuan sat upright in his chair.

He lowered his eyelids and sat calmly, performing Introspection on his body, True Spirit, Celestial Gate, and Supreme Jade Steps. He cultivated in silence, waiting quietly.

As he waited, Lu Xuan visualized the Supreme Tribulation Chapter and other things. A faint Dao Rhyme emerged on the surface of his physical body, combining with the Profound Mysteries of his Primordial Body to give him a dim, shadowy appearance.

Time trickled by. Ji Bochang and Butcher Zheng were on pins and needles. Lu Xiuyuan's brow was tightly furrowed, his face full of worry.

The fat old man, however, sat leisurely in his chair. One moment he was curiously eyeing the reporters in the distance, who were holding a forest of cameras but didn't dare raise them. The next, he was gazing in awe at the dim, shadowy figure of the Blessed Life Celestial Venerable, a flicker of reverence on his face.

'Tsk, I was once fortunate enough to gaze upon Grandmaster Jade Void for a moment. This Venerable Fusheng actually has some of the Grandmaster's flair...'

'As expected of Grandmaster Jade Void's Direct Lineage!'

In a certain deep and secluded Daoist Palace, the Blind Daoist slightly raised his eyelids. Sensing that a living being was thinking of him, he smiled.

"Mm, this Zhu Bajie is quite discerning. Not bad at all... I won't punish him, then."

In a daze, the fat old man felt the heavy pressure that had been weighing on his heart dissipate. His Divine Sense, which had been inexplicably screaming alarms, also calmed down, leaving both his body and mind feeling clear and refreshed.

'So strange...'

he muttered to himself, unable to resist another glance at Venerable Fusheng.

At that very moment, a clamor of shouts and gasps came from the distance. A convoy of vehicles was slowly approaching, accompanied by canopies that filled the sky and a tide of purple qi.

When a Grand Grade Immortal travels, they are naturally accompanied by purple qi... This meant a Grand Grade had arrived.

"Speaker!" someone shouted. It was a high-ranking city official, one of Gu Changlou's trusted subordinates. His shout was filled with relief; every second just now had been torture, terrified that the Immortal would turn his anger on them!

The other terrified officials also breathed a sigh of relief. Some even showed looks of anticipation, foreseeing the Speaker's fury and the severe punishment that awaited the Immortal.

The convoy slowly came to a halt. Countless camera flashes went off again. A middle-aged man with a calm expression stepped out of a car. The moment he stood firm, he saw an official drop to his knees, crying out in grievance: