Another was a middle aged man in his forties who was bald but had scars on his head, holding up a large cauldron with one hand.
There was also a young man dressed in extravagant clothing, looking every bit like a pampered young noble.
The last was a petite little girl with a small flat figure.
After arriving one after another, they flew directly toward the clouds where Tushan Shanhe and the bearded man were located. The young noble and the little girl arrived first, while the elderly male Daoist was the last to appear.
After waiting for a while, Xiao Shou saw the young man with black hair and black eyes, who resembled a sword cultivator, raise his sword and lift the enormous mountain range where the Holy Sword Sect was located, along with all the nearby water sources. After collecting everything, he turned and flew away.
After him, the old monk’s robe suddenly billowed. It rose into the air and expanded, covering the entire Fanghu Mystic Isle.
Once the whole island was enveloped, several smaller branches of water veins, much smaller than those taken by the cultivator Yun Zixuan, emerged from sparsely populated areas throughout the Heaven Origin Realm and flew into the monk’s robe.
Along with those water veins, bald monks, young children, and people of various other appearances rose from different parts of the Heaven Origin Realm’s mainland and entered the robe as well. There were no women among them.
Xiao Shou and Fu Young possessed keen divine senses. To their surprise, among those being taken away, they spotted Master Tongchan, whom they had met before. His face was as pale as gold paper, his eyes tightly shut, and he was sitting cross legged in a completely unconscious state. The old monk took him into his robe and turned to leave.
Seeing this, Xiao Shou suddenly felt deeply worried for reasons he could not explain.
"Young’er, what happened to Master Tongchan? He looks terribly injured. Will he really be all right if they take him away like this?"
"Master, you don’t need to worry about him. That old monk seems to have some connection with Fanghu Mystic Isle. Their relationship is probably similar to that between the Azure Frost Sect and the Azure Frost Gate mentioned by Yun Zixuan, with one being the main branch and the other a subordinate branch. If that’s the case, the old monk might have a way to heal Master Tongchan’s injuries. Perhaps that’s why he took him away."
Although Fu Young spoke reassuringly, his heart sank slightly.
The people from the upper realms truly acted with domineering arrogance. Even the monks, who had always upheld compassion, disregarded the lives of all beings in the Heaven Origin Realm and simply took away its water sources. Worse still, without obtaining anyone’s consent, they had gathered up everyone with the aptitude to cultivate Zen, regardless of age, and taken them away.
If even the monks, whose hearts should have been peaceful and compassionate, behaved this way, what about the other sects?
Fu Young had already anticipated that their prospects for surviving in this Spirit Realm would probably be far from favorable.
Yet despite this, he felt neither troubled nor afraid. Instead, he was somewhat excited and eager to experience everything this world had to offer firsthand. He wanted to overcome every obstacle and create a peaceful paradise where his Master could live happily.
After hearing Fu Young’s explanation, Xiao Shou felt somewhat relieved, but he remained worried. He could only sigh helplessly.
"Sigh! Being a stranger in a foreign land... I finally understand what those words mean. After arriving in the Mystic Jade Realm, it feels as though we’re alone in an unfamiliar place, without anyone to rely on. We can only let the people of this realm push us around as they please. We don’t even know what to do or where to turn."
"It’s all right, Master. Our Eternal Prosperity Sect is right beneath our feet. This is our home. Didn’t you once say that as long as we have a home, we will never feel lonely?"
Seeing his Master’s expression, Fu Young moved closer to Xiao Shou and held his hand tightly.
"Mm!"
Xiao Shou clasped Fu Young’s hand in return, feeling the warmth of his beloved disciple. The confusion in his heart instantly dissipated, and he felt his strength returning.
He smiled radiantly at Fu Young and blinked his fox-like eyes.
"That’s right! I still have you by my side."
Seeing his Master’s expression, Fu Young felt his heart grow warm. He tightened his grip on his Master’s hand and was just about to say something when he noticed that the beautiful woman in the palace gown, the bald middle aged male cultivator, and the little girl in the sky had begun acting together.
Using various methods, the three of them lifted the mountain ranges where the Ninefold Elixir Gate, Divine Armament Secr, and Grand Array Sect were located, respectively, and stored them inside their own spirit treasures. They then flew away without taking any additional water sources from the surrounding areas.
After they left, the young man who looked like a pampered noble flicked his folding fan. The fan immediately expanded, rising to cover the sky above the Heaven Origin Realm. He then flicked a drop of blood from his fingertip onto the fan’s surface.
Immediately, tens of thousands of cultivators flew out from various places. They wore the distinctive clothing of the people from Penglai Immortal Isle. A gust of red wind surged from the fan and swept all these people inside. Only after that did the young man collect the entire Penglai Immortal Isle, along with the nearby islands, into his folding fan before departing.
After this figure disappeared, the bearded man suddenly emerged from the clouds. He raised the enormous wine gourd he carried on his back, and its mouth immediately opened wide. A powerful blue green tornado burst out and swept rapidly across the Heaven Origin Realm.