This gentleman had a salt-and-pepper beard, wore a gray-blue robe, and held a somewhat creased piece of parchment in his hand:
"Changge, your race is ordinary human, and you have awakened an excellent top-grade immortal bone. Your power is immense, and other talents are currently unclear. You can enter the most basic kindergarten academy for rudimentary guidance."
The clan academies of the Nine Heavens were now different from before; all teaching models had undergone earth-shattering changes.
The most crucial point was the change in method.
Instead of all children attending basic classes, it was now tailored education.
Different younglings possessed different talents, and teaching was based on individual circumstances.
Someone like Chu Xian from before, who had poor foundations and no talent, would need to go to a regular class.
If Sui Youruo hadn't encountered such a promising seedling as Little Changge this time, she probably wouldn't have continued teaching.
Little Changge had spent the most time with Sui You. Hearing what the clan academy teacher said, she showed no reaction. She simply toddled over and grasped one of Sui You's fingers.
Sui You nodded. It was good that she would take Little Changge in. After completing the procedures, she then left the Nine Heavens to prepare the items needed for school with Little Changge.
Meanwhile, on the Thirteenth Heaven.
Jin Yan and Yu Yuan had already cleaned up the battlefield. Damaged tiles and roofs were repaired with divine power, restoring them to their original state, leaving no trace of past damage.
Jin Yan and Yu Yuan cleaned for more than half a day, not even having time to tidy themselves. After confirming everything was in order, they hurriedly went to groom themselves.
Seeing the restored Thirteenth Heaven, Qi Yu's mood finally brightened considerably. Just as she was about to go back to laze around and read a storybook, she heard someone announce again.
"No, it's not good!" the guardian divine general rushed over once more. "Someone from below is reporting that a massive demon cave has appeared in the mortal realm!"
Qi Yu was finally about to lose her temper. "If you found it, just bury it! Why are you telling me this news?"
The guardian divine general looked wronged. "We can't bury it. That demon cave is very deep, almost ten feet down. We dare not handle it carelessly, for fear of causing trouble."
Qi Yu rubbed her temples. "Did the previous Heavenly Dao handle these matters?"
Why did she have the feeling that only she, as the current Heavenly Dao, was so busy?
"The previous Heavenly Dao did not handle these matters," a knowledgeable immortal attendant replied in a low voice. "Because the former Heavenly Dao didn't manage anything at all."
"The former Heavenly Dao wasn't particularly concerned about the life and death of the mortal realm."
"However, any changes in the mortal realm, big or small, should theoretically fall within the scope of the Heavenly Dao's management."
"The Heavenly Emperor of the Nine Heavens is not responsible for these matters."
"It was because the former Heavenly Dao was negligent that the former Heavenly Emperor of the Nine Heavens would manage all sorts of messy affairs, but the division of labor was actually different."
The immortal attendants of the Thirteenth Heaven answered this way.
These immortal attendants were originally from the Thirteenth Heaven. It was only after the Thirteenth Heaven was rebuilt that they had their immortal status in the Nine Heavens restored and returned. They were only reassigned until Qi Yu reappointed immortal attendants.
"...Ah," Qi Yu rubbed her head, suppressing the feeling that she was about to explode, and descended to the mortal realm with Si Qing to investigate the situation.
On the way, the guardian divine general was still reporting on the hidden circumstances of the demon cave. "Actually, it was purely by accident that we discovered this demon cave this time. It was because there was an earthquake in a certain region of the mortal realm. When a disaster god went to perform a spell, they happened to see abnormal vibrations in a certain piece of land in the mortal realm. Before everyone could investigate the situation carefully, the ground collapsed, turning into the current demon cave. There seems to be a strong demonic energy below, unlike that of ordinary demons."
Qi Yu fell into thought upon hearing this.
She suddenly remembered the previous old law curse incident.
"When the old law curse incident occurred, there was indeed a demon cave underground. At that time, a strange beast appeared in that demon cave. Do you remember, Elder Sister?" Si Qing looked at Qi Yu.
Qi Yu nodded. "But I thought the problem was completely resolved at the time. I didn't expect there to be any remnants."
"Forgive my presumption, Your Excellency," the guardian divine general said to Qi Yu. "I and several other guardian divine generals all believe that there are many similar demon caves, and it's just that they haven't all been discovered yet."
Qi Yu's head ached.
Many demon caves meant that those evil spirits, sharing the same origin as demons but harboring wicked intentions, had not been completely eliminated.
Although she knew herself that evil spirits could never be completely eradicated, she at least needed to suppress them completely and ensure hundreds of years of peace and tranquility for the mortal realm.
"Regardless, take us to see the situation first. We'll decide after we see the demon cave below," Qi Yu said, but her flight speed had secretly increased.
Upon arriving on the mortal realm's ground.
Qi Yu saw at first glance the demon cave that had already swallowed countless villages, the entire sunken abyss.
This demon cave covered almost half of the village.
If it weren't for the extremely strong black evil demonic energy emanating from below, Qi Yu felt the demon cave looked more like a large hole in the ground.
Moreover, peering into the seemingly bottomless abyss, one could only see an endless chasm.
Beside the demon cave, many villagers were crying and beating their chests:
"My dear old partner, what am I supposed to do? I beg you, heavens, can you save my old partner?"
"Such a deep pit, what is going on? I want to save them, my daughter is still down there!"
These crying people were men and women, old and young. The youngest might only be two or three years old, still in a state of ignorance, sitting by the demon cave, not understanding what was wrong with the adults.
The oldest, around ninety years old, with completely white hair, had fainted from grief because his wife and children had fallen into the demon cave, their fate unknown.
Qi Yu stood outside the demon cave, looking at the scene. It was too tragic. She looked down and inspected the mouth of the cave, finding that demonic energy was still pouring out from within.
Human eyes couldn't see it.
It looked like just an ordinary large pit.
But in Qi Yu's eyes.
The evil demonic energy emanating from this demon cave was so dense, like rolling black smoke.
Qi Yu frowned tightly, her heart filled with dread. Hesitating, she couldn't help but look at Si Qing and discuss with him, "I want to use a clone to go down and take a look. You stay here and protect me."
Si Qing hesitated for a moment. "Why don't I go down instead? It's too dangerous otherwise. Who knows what's at the bottom of the demon cave?"
The Heavenly Dao and the laws were different. Damage to the laws would not affect the Three Realms, but if the Heavenly Dao's soul was injured, the entire Three Realms would be in turmoil, even causing landslides and floods.
Qi Yu hesitated for a moment, knowing that this was no trivial matter. She could only nod.