Published at 10th of January 2026 10:15 am

Chapter 4145: Turbidity (Part 3)

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I have stayed in the Spirit Palace for so many years, yet nothing happened; the Tianxuan Gate was built with my own hands, and it has been fine until now.

How could it be possible that now, upon returning to the Spirit Palace, I would bring disaster to it?

Crows are not bad birds!

Although I, Ye Xiaotian, do not announce death, I only bring death with me, but every time this death is not caused by me; I am innocent!

If you believe it, it exists; if you don’t, it doesn’t.

Ye Xiaotian chose to respect things that were too mysterious.

He still didn’t want to personally destroy the Tiansang Spirit Palace or the Tianxuan Gate, so he decided to stay away from the Spirit Palace, planning to hide away in Tiansang City.

But just as he turned around, a cute little boy appeared in front of him, standing shoulder to shoulder with him.

"Ma Ma..."

Ye Xiaotian was so frightened that he staggered, stepping half a foot into a space turbulent flow, a movement extremely skillful.

After regaining his composure and seeing clearly who it was, he stopped his fleeing steps and said irritably, "What are you doing?"

This was A Jie.

Earlier in the Yunlun Mountain Range, on Lone Cliff, Ye Xiaotian took A Jie back from Xu Xiaoshou’s hands, intending to return to the Spirit Palace as planned to hand him over to Qiao Qianzhi for evolution.

Plans couldn’t keep up with changes, and after a hurried trip to the Abyss Island, Ye Xiaotian forcefully left the island using the Way of Space.

The first thing upon returning to the Spirit Palace, naturally, was to hand A Jie over to Qiao Qianzhi, and after being modified for vitality and equipped with a Saint Origin Crystal, A Jie had already reached a half-step Demi-Saint level, eagerly awaiting awakening.

Qiao Qianzhi said a stimulus was needed.

Ye Xiaotian couldn’t refuse, so he had to take A Jie with him once again, planning to let A Jie meet Xu Xiaoshou to get stimulated.

Little did he know that this time out, Xu Xiaoshou was indeed seen, more than once.

But Xu Xiaoshou was truly busy!

Either he was fighting, or on the way to a fight, the most absurd time was when he went to Jade Capital City alone.

Ye Xiaotian waited left and right, always unable to find a good opportunity, and in order to send A Jie away, he was even forced several times to become a fighter, eventually getting chased by the Holy Emperor.

In the end, either busy fighting or busy fleeing, A Jie just couldn’t be sent away, truly unbelievable.

Helplessly, returning once more to the Spirit Palace, A Jie was returned to Qiao Qianzhi, for Old Qiao was considered half of A Jie’s godfather.

The stimulus indeed wasn’t stipulated that it had to be Xu Xiaoshou.

When Qiao Qianzhi reached sanctification, A Jie woke up and also stepped into the Demi-Saint Realm, capable of entering and exiting the Tianxuan Gate on his own, relaying messages for Old Qiao, and having Zhao Xidong handle various matters of the Spirit Palace.

"Quite normal."

After reminiscing about A Jie’s ups and downs, indeed nothing was strange.

However, Ye Xiaotian couldn’t help but raise a bit of vigilance in his heart.

He already felt that both the Tianxuan Gate and Old Qiao were somewhat strange, and after the journey from Lone Cliff, A Jie kept going around and couldn’t be sent out.

Xu Xiaoshou never got a hold of him, while Qiao Qianzhi kept researching.

A Jie was crafted by Dao Qiongcang, as was the Divine Secret Technique; could Old Qiao researching A Jie have been influenced by Dao Qiongcang?

No...

Dao Qiongcang, like himself, is just a Demi-Saint...

It was Old Qiao who took the initiative to shove A Jie onto him, to be sent out, though he couldn’t send him away purely because Xu Xiaoshou over there was too busy...

Ye Xiaotian felt strange again, then not strange, and said directly:

"Old Qiao, are you really alright?"

"Ma Ma..."

Seeing A Jie shake his head, Ye Xiaotian was just relieved and spoke of the main business:

"I originally planned to go see you at the Tianxuan Gate, but I decided against it after thinking it over; recently, my luck hasn’t been great, planning to take a stroll in Tiansang City."

"Ma Ma..."

A Jie nodded.

Ye Xiaotian blinked and felt that he relaxed a bit too quickly.

With a peculiar expression, he pointed at A Jie, asking, "Have you always been researching the Divine Secret Techniques, would it involve Hallmaster Dao being aware of it?"

A Jie cocked his head.

This time he didn’t speak, his gaze flickered for a moment, then his head returned to position:

"Ye Xiaotian, could you do me a favor?"

Old Qiao’s voice!

Ye Xiaotian’s eyelids twitched. How did consciousness suddenly appear?

He knew Qiao Qianzhi would occasionally have his consciousness come out, but it had to be when Zhao Xidong met with trouble and was completely out of options.

Sanctification is very important; one must be free of distractions.

No matter how talented, Old Qiao was, after all, burdened with a "big pregnant belly," and couldn’t let his consciousness run around frequently.

"What favor?"

"Invite someone over."

"Who?" Ye Xiaotian was curious, as this was the first time since sanctification that Qiao Qianzhi needed to trouble someone from outside; usually, he handled things himself.

"Zhong Yuanzi." A Jie spoke with unmistakable clarity.

"Who?"

"Tsk, have you forgotten the Elemental Divine Envoy when the Holy Divine Palace fell? Elder Zhong, Zhong Yuanzi!" A Jie rolled his eyes.

Ye Xiaotian suddenly felt a bit terrified.

He was indeed used to A Jie’s numbness, and seeing this little boy suddenly so "lively" for the first time was truly scary.

It seemed as though...

A Jie, had come to life!

From a Heavenly Mechanism Puppet to a real life form!

No wonder Bei Huai had to be confined, and Hallmaster Dao’s research was abandoned on the Abyss Island; such a life-creating technique was truly frightening... Ye Xiaotian muttered not to let A Jie make expressions anymore and said:

"Since I have nothing else to do, I might as well make a trip, but what would you invite him here for?"

"To seek some questions."

"Regarding your sanctification?"

"Yes."

At this point, Ye Xiaotian would usually back off; otherwise, he wouldn’t have known for so many years that Old Man Sang was conspiring with the Saint Servants.

No matter how close a friend, matters concerning the Secrets of the Great Dao, one should not venture too far in asking.

But at this time not asking makes it difficult to link Old Qiao’s sanctification with Elemental Divine Envoy Zhong Yuanzi.

And with the precedent of Saint Servant Sang Qiye, Ye Xiaotian chose to break it and ask thoroughly to the end:

"What questions?"

"Tsk, don’t ask."

"Tell me!"

"You wouldn’t understand even if I told you."

"If you don’t, then I won’t help!"

"Sigh..." A Jie turned his head, giving the white-haired Daoist child a sharp glare, saying: "It concerns the relationship between the ’Path of Array’ and ’Great Path Diagram,’ and hence the essence of ’Array Diagram’ relation, along with the essence of ’Divine Path Patterns’ and ’Pattern’ relationship."

Speaking some nonsense... Xiaotian was momentarily in a daze, indeed not understanding, "Enough." He waved his hand, turning to leave.

"Hold on." A Jie took a step forward, stopping the white-haired Daoist child of similar height.

"What now?"

"Alternatively, have Zhao Xidong or Rao Yinyin invite instead; aren’t you about to enter the Tianxuan Gate?"

"No, afraid of bringing disaster to you." Ye Xiaotian said as he turned back, not leaving immediately.

He looked at A Jie, like waiting for something.

A Jie also looked at him, staring with wide, watery eyes, as if examining him.

Ye Xiaotian moved his hand...

Then, crossed his arms before his chest.

A Jie stayed still from beginning to end, continuing to stare at him.

"If you have something to say, spit it out!" Ye Xiaotian grew impatient, frowned, raised his hand to his nose but paused, neither pinching nor rubbing, eventually taking a gentle breath, let it out long, and dropped his hand, continuing to cross his arms, waiting.

A Jie pressed his lips together.

A Jie’s lips curled slightly, revealing a smile.

A Jie waved his hand, saying, "That’s all, you can go ahead, help me fetch Elder Zhong."

"Then, I’ll be off?"

"Mm."

Ye Xiaotian kicked through space, retreating into the spatial turbulent flow, staring at A Jie, as if always feeling A Jie had something to say.

A Jie remained silent.

Ye Xiaotian took another deep breath, turned around, leaving his back to A Jie.

In the back mountain of the Inner Yard, a distant sound of a stream murmured.

Ye Xiaotian opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing, stepping into the spatial fragment without looking back.

But as the spatial fragment closed, a sound came from behind:

"One’s luck cannot be taken, destiny cannot be changed; go with the flow."

Was he responding to the insight I gained in front of the thatched hut, did he hear it?

But...

Was that Old Qiao’s voice?

Perhaps because of the space barrier, Ye Xiaotian could no longer tell clearly.

His mind was hazy; in the end, he didn’t know how he walked out of the spatial fragment, with only that desolate voice echoing in his ears:

"The path of Godhood is spoken, told; it takes more luck to succeed than to fail."

"Don’t ask the heavens for the road ahead, for I’ve known this world’s fate is muddy."

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