Chapter 145 I Am Wang Li

"I, Wang Li, have returned!"

After a lapse of five thousand years, Wang Li once again appeared before the world under his true identity.

Jiang Yue greeted him with a cheeky smile, "Returned is returned, who cares who Wang Li is?"

"Why don't you hurry up and call me Senior Sister?"

"I entered the sect earlier than you, and my cultivation is no inferior to yours either. You should address me as Senior Brother instead."

After trading banter with Jiang Yue, Wang Li walked up to Nirvana Zhenren, bowed deeply, and said, "Granny, Little Lier has returned."

With reddened eyes, Nirvana Zhenren stroked his cheek and said, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. Child, you've suffered these past few thousand years."

Nirvana Zhenren patted his head again, her eyes filled with the same boundless maternal affection as five thousand years ago.

"It wasn't hard at all, not hard at all. I was just sleeping for five thousand years," Wang Li said, scratching his head with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

Now that he had reclaimed his identity, he needed to learn how to interact with those familiar to him once more.

Taking back his identity was the result of a discussion he had with Lord Sheng.

Lord Sheng wanted him to achieve his goals with the status of a native living being. If Wang Li continued to appear in the Tianxuan World under the guise of Lord Sheng's identity, it would give rise to numerous complications.

At the very least, the World Will needed to know that there was still a talent named Wang Li within its realm.

Nirvana Zhenren said, "Go and see your Master, and then see your family. They have waited for you far too long."

Wang Li replied, "Yes, it is indeed time to go and see them."

With that, he sent a voice transmission to Nirvana Zhenren, "There is still a large amount of residual living beings' wish power left in the tomb chamber. You should go and absorb it."

"I will remodel this place and turn it into a dedicated site for gathering living beings' wish power. As for how to utilize it, you can discuss it with the other grand-master ancestors. If experts from other sects wish to come here to absorb wish power, do not turn them away. Wish power is inexhaustible, and since they helped me so immensely, some return is only proper."

"This is the method for absorbing wish power."

As he spoke, Wang Li flicked his finger, and a speck of microscopic light merged into Nirvana Zhenren's body.

"Truly profound. It seems that senior did not deceive us."

After sensing the cultivation technique bestowed upon her by Wang Li, Nirvana Zhenren asked, "Where has that senior gone?"

Wang Li replied, "He is still by this disciple's side, but you need not worry. That senior no longer needs to use my physical body to nourish his foundation. This time, with the aid of the living beings' wish power, I have made my divine soul complete, and I no longer need the protection of that senior to preserve my life. Everything will get better."

"Good, good, good. That is simply wonderful."

Nirvana Zhenren was genuinely happy for Wang Li.

"Wang Li, do not dawdle. The Chu Xuan World and your parents and family are all waiting for you in the Chunyang Secret Realm. Let us go right now. Given the massive commotion you just caused, I estimate that if you don't go this instant, you won't have a free moment for a while," Jiang Yue reminded him.

There were many people paying attention to Wang Li, and since he hadn't concealed himself, the news of his emergence had likely already reached the ears of the heavyweight figures in all the major sects. Once those big shots came searching, Wang Li truly wouldn't be able to spare the time.

Furthermore, those waiting for him had already waited for five thousand years; waiting even a moment longer was a torment.

"Very well, we will go right now."

Wang Li bid farewell to Nirvana Zhenren, directly tore open the spatial barrier, and stepped through with Jiang Yue.

When the two of them reappeared, they had already arrived outside the Chunyang Secret Realm.

Surveying the surrounding environment, Jiang Yue asked curiously, "How did you manage to span tens of thousands of miles directly and pinpoint this exact location?"

"It's very simple. Divine sense scanning, coordinate determination, and then tearing open space," Wang Li said casually.

Jiang Yue frowned, "Are you really only at the Heavenly Immortal Realm right now?"

"Can't you sense it?"

"That's not right. Ever since Wuliu Zhengying cleaved the heavens with a single sword, the spatial barrier of the Tianxuan World has become much sturdier. Ordinary Earth Immortal Realm cultivators have no way to shatter space, and True Immortals can barely manage short-distance spatial movement. Even Heavenly Immortal Realm experts cannot travel more than ten thousand miles in a single spatial shift. How were you able to span tens of thousands of miles in one go? This defies all logic."

Jiang Yue narrowed her beautiful eyes, "Confess honestly, what is your cultivation realm?"

Wang Li shrugged, "The same as you, just stepping into the Heavenly Immortal Realm. Believe it or not."

Are you kidding me? I couldn't possibly tell you that my Heavenly Immortal Realm isn't the same concept as the Heavenly Immortal Realm you understand, could I?

Jiang Yue was not someone who could be easily fooled.

The saying goes that the older people get, the more shrewd they become. Jiang Yue was already over five thousand years old, no longer that little girl whose brain occasionally experienced short circuits.

"The two of us have slept together for such a long time, what secrets are you still trying to hide from me?"

Wang Li was utterly dumbfounded by Jiang Yue's remark.

What did she mean by "the two of us have slept together for such a long time"?

Could words like that be said so casually? They were prone to causing misunderstandings.

If your grandfather heard this, wouldn't the old man chase after me with a blade!

This little girl was growing bolder and bolder by the day; why hadn't he noticed it before?

"Don't go talking nonsense. I might as well tell you, I've already decided to marry Jiang Wu very soon."

"As her nominal younger sister, you should be a bit more polite to your future brother-in-law from now on."

Jiang Yue said in disbelief, "Marry? What are you marrying? You're already thousands of years old, can't you use your brain when you lie?"

Wang Li looked at her curiously, "Didn't you know that the imperial family of Great Wei requires a Dao oath to be sworn during engagement? My marriage has been delayed for over five thousand years. If it's dragged out any longer, it will do neither me nor Jiang Wu any good. Why shouldn't I marry?"

"I say you can't, so you can't!"

Stomping her foot, Jiang Yue entered the secret realm first.

Wang Li wore a blank expression of utter bafflement.

"Heh heh, kid, you really are a straight-laced blockhead. Didn't you realize that the little girl fancies you too?"

Lord Sheng teased, "With two beauties in your arms, you've struck gold, kid!"

"I'm not particularly picky, but the problem is I'm afraid True Immortal Liuguang might come at me with a knife."

Wang Li replied casually, perhaps not even knowing what he was saying himself.

However, Lord Sheng was choked up by his words. After recovering for a moment, Lord Sheng said, "You've got nerve, kid. I didn't expect you to be a two-timing heartbreaker! I'm impressed, truly impressed!"

Arriving before the secret realm, Wang Li bowed respectfully and said, "Disciple Wang Li requests entry into the secret realm!"

His status was different this time around in the Chunyang Secret Realm. As a disciple of Chunyang Temple, he had to abide by the rules of Chunyang Temple.

Hearing Wang Li announce his origins, the few guards at the gate looked skeptical.

"Didn't Enforcer Wang Li die? What is this about?"

"Audacious! How dare you impersonate Enforcer Wang! Seize him!"

Several figures surged aggressively toward Wang Li.

Wang Li felt a twinge of awkwardness.

He had almost forgotten about this detail!

He hadn't given the secret realm any prior notice—what a miscalculation!

Digging through his storage ring, he fished out his unused enforcer token and tossed it to the leading disciple, "Take a look for yourself. Is there anyone else in this world who would dare impersonate me?"

The disciple caught the token and probed it with a secret technique.

"It is indeed the token of an enforcer transmitting teachings for the Scripture Pavilion. Please wait a moment!"

Although the token was genuine, he still didn't dare to let Wang Li in rashly, and hurriedly ran into the secret realm to report.

Wang Li chuckled and remained silent.

This predicament of his was definitely inseparable from that girl Jiang Yue.

She was getting on in years, yet she was still so petty.