Put Away Your Divine Techniques Now! Chapter 1135 - 338: Don’t Come Again

Chen Yan questioned again, "Since you are not dead, why did you conceal the truth from me?"

He inquired further, "Do you realize that over the past year, I have traversed to this world multiple times, desperately hoping to reunite with you in the Domain Realm? I..."

The elder’s weathered hand gently caressed Chen Yan’s face as she smiled, her tone nonetheless firm: "I did not disclose it to you then because... I believed we would truly never have another opportunity to meet. Thus… sigh, I never anticipated you to be so resolute."

Chen Yan murmured, "I later surmised that you perhaps did not desire for me to cultivate too deeply. The cultivation technique you bestowed upon me was incomplete, and it’s likely you wished for me to avoid the Domain Realm as well..."

As he articulated this, his brow furrowed in thought. "I have contemplated this extensively, yet it doesn’t quite align. If your true intention was to keep me uninvolved in this world’s affairs, you needn’t have left me anything back then.

Any cultivation technique, any Dao, the Li Huo Candle hidden within the East Sea… Had you not bequeathed any of these to me, I would remain ignorant, simply an ordinary mortal…

If your desire was for me to completely abandon this path, you could have achieved that, couldn’t you?"

The old lady let out a soft sigh.

After a moment’s reflection, she extended a hand to help Chen Yan rise from the ground.

With a flick of her sleeve, a vintage wooden dining table and two long benches materialized on the ground beside her—an exact replica of the set from Chen Yan’s old home, utterly indistinguishable.

"Have a seat!" the old lady commanded, her eyes narrowing.

Chen Yan, taken aback, found himself sitting down involuntarily. The old lady swiftly produced a large bowl and began serving the dish from the pot.

Slowly, a heaping bowl of stir-fried green soybeans with shredded pork was prepared.

Then, the old lady gestured towards a small pot nearby. It appeared, and upon lifting the lid, revealed a pot of steaming white rice.

The old lady then served a bowl of rice, placing it before Chen Yan, and thrust a pair of chopsticks into his hands.

"Eat first! Nothing is more important than a meal! I haven't cooked for my beloved grandson in ages. Hurry now, eat a few big bowls for me!"

"Huh?"

The meal concluded.

The stir-fried green soybeans with shredded pork possessed the exact flavor Chen Yan had known since childhood, identical to his memories.

While Chen Yan ate, the old lady sat opposite him, lit another cigarette, and gazed at him with a kind smile, watching him intently as she smoked.

By the time Chen Yan finished his second bowl of rice, the stir-fried green soybeans with shredded pork were entirely gone. The old lady had cooked one pot, and Chen Yan had consumed it all.

The last remnants of the savory broth were scooped by Chen Yan into his bowl, enjoyed with his rice.

He scraped his bowl clean, leaving not a single grain behind.

Observing Chen Yan set down his chopsticks, the old lady finally gave a nod of contentment.

"By the way, old lady, you didn’t bring anything when you left. Where did you acquire these green soybeans? And the shredded meat, it tastes distinctly like pork. Are there pigs in the Domain Realm?"

The old lady pursed her lips, waved her hand, and tossed something towards Chen Yan. He caught it in surprise.

"My Storage Jade Pendant?" Chen Yan exclaimed, sighing. "Old lady, you haven't abandoned your habit of pickpocketing me while I sleep."

"You possess quite a few valuable items," the old lady remarked with a wry smile.

"Thanks to your guidance," Chen Yan replied with a wry smile. "It is precisely because I cultivated the technique you imparted that I have managed to survive until this day."

"Not thanks to me. That is your destiny," the old lady stated, her tone growing somewhat serious.

Chen Yan detected a subtle severity in the old lady’s voice and instinctively straightened his posture.

"Actually, my intention was not to encounter you this time," the old lady confessed with a sigh. "I confined you to this place, making you witness all that transpired here, with the hope that by departing, once sufficient time elapsed and your restlessness grew, you would eventually choose to leave on your own accord.

You hold that Ring; while you cannot exit this structure, you can utilize it to transcend the Domain Realm and return to your own world."

Chen Yan remained silent for a moment before slowly responding, "I… did consider that."

He had indeed pondered it. During the three years and four months of his confinement, his patience had worn thin on numerous occasions.

In those moments of impatience, he had seriously contemplated employing the ring to return to his world!

However, he subsequently realized something else!

The coordinates for the ring’s traversal are subject to specific rules.

The location from which you depart is precisely where you will materialize the next time you undertake the journey!

Should you exit this 'Time Cage,' your subsequent arrival would necessitate re-entering this very

'Time Cage' again! This place would then evolve into a barrier, forever blocking your entry into the Domain Realm! Effectively keeping you eternally outside!

"Have you considered it, but refrained from acting due to the fear of not being able to return?" the old lady inquired, her gaze fixed on Chen Yan.

Chen Yan offered a nod in affirmation.

"I had a feeling the first time you visited the Domain Realm," the old lady stated. She then produced a creased cigarette pack, only to find it empty after a squeeze."

Without ceremony, she pilfered Chen Yan’s Storage Jade Pendant and retrieved a pack of Huazi cigarettes.

After a moment's contemplation, she gavethe Storage Jade Pendant a shake, and swiftly, two cartons of cigarettes materialized from within.

"They are all mine now! You are far too young to be indulging in smoking," the old lady declared matter-of-factly.

"Very well, they are all yours," Chen Yan responded with a chuckle. "Is there anything else you require? I shall bring it for you on my next visit."

The old lady pondered briefly. "I could still use a mahjong table... Ah, but perhaps not."

"Rest assured, I will procure a mahjong table for you," Chen Yan vowed with a laugh. "Perhaps I could even deliver a whole container brimming with cigarettes? What else might you desire?"

The old lady narrowed her eyes, observing Chen Yan intently for a duration before suddenly speaking in a hushed tone, "My good grandson, upon your return this time, do not come back again!

Indeed, do not return!"