Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

Jun Wuxie did not explain things to Linglong, as he naturally wouldn't share his secrets with her, at least not yet.

After all, many people around him, even those close to him who had been with him for many years, didn't know all of his secrets.

“Linglong Senior Sister, in the past half year, have the people from the Heavenly Dao Academy discovered that you, a powerful expert, are stationed in the dynasty?”

Jun Wuxie pondered for a moment, then asked.

“No.”

Linglong shook her head, indicating that she had concealed her aura, hidden her cultivation level well, and used special methods so that the divine senses of those Holy Ancestors hadn't noticed her.

“That's good. After Senior Sister goes out, continue to hide yourself and don't let them know you are a Holy Ancestor Realm expert. Next, I still need to cultivate here. When I break through to the Overlord Saint Realm, I will call Senior Sister. At that time, Senior Sister, come here; I will need your help.”

Linglong was full of doubts, wondering what he meant by 'help' and how he planned to deal with the experts from the Heavenly Dao Academy.

However, she didn't press him. Since her junior brother said he wanted to continue cultivating, she shouldn't disturb his state of mind.

“Contact me anytime you need me, Senior Sister.”

Linglong left the Eight-Nine Profound Palace and returned to the outside world.

The imperial capital showed no abnormalities; on the contrary, it was becoming increasingly prosperous and harmonious.

Apart from Linglong, no one knew that a Holy Ancestor Realm expert had been lurking in this city for nearly half a year.

“The people from the Heavenly Dao Academy are a huge trouble, and there's also Fallen Red Dust, who will probably make a move as well…”

Linglong frowned slightly, standing under the eaves, quietly gazing at the white petals falling in the courtyard, her mood heavy.

That Red Dust Desire Envoy from Fallen Red Dust had activated the Sea of Consciousness restriction when she searched his soul, causing his soul to suffer the restriction's attack, nearly collapsing, leaving him with barely a breath.

In the following months, even if she and Jun Wuxie didn't deliberately take action, his fragmented soul should have reached or was about to reach its end.

No matter how much he struggled and resented, the shattered soul would eventually dissipate.

Once the soul completely died, the Fallen Red Dust organization would inevitably know.

A Holy Ancestor Realm expert, even within the Fallen Red Dust organization, would certainly be qualified to have a soul tablet erected.

From the current situation, it seemed that the others in Fallen Red Dust didn't know that the Gold-Rank Red Dust Desire Envoy had come to Qing Province to deal with Jing Ya.

However, if that Red Dust Desire Envoy's soul tablet shattered and Fallen Red Dust learned of his death, they would soon find out that he had last come to Qing Province.

In that case, once they knew Jing Ya was in Qing Province, it would be easy to guess that the matter was related to her, and coupled with their apparent hatred for Jun Wuxie, it would be even more troublesome.

Linglong was deeply concerned, not expecting to face targeting from different major forces so soon.

…

In the blink of an eye, another season passed, from autumn to winter, and the weather gradually turned cold.

However, the Li Ming Dynasty was like a rising sun, becoming increasingly radiant and dazzling.

The dynasty was well-organized and thriving.

Due to the changes in the environment, the Li Ming Dynasty had now become a cultivation paradise.

The citizens of the dynasty, especially the old, weak, and disabled, had experienced tremendous improvements in their health after half a year in this environment.

The elderly had become younger, and the sick had found that their ailments had healed without treatment. All illnesses had disappeared, and the spiritual energy they breathed in every day was the most effective elixir. Not only were they free from pain, but their bodies had also become incredibly strong, full of inexhaustible strength.

Ordinary people who were previously unable to cultivate naturally passed through the Acquired Realm in this environment and directly entered the Innate Realm.

If those who were completely unable to cultivate were already like this, one could imagine how rapidly those who could already cultivate were progressing.

Just as Jun Wuxie had once said, an era of universal cultivation had begun.

However, this situation wasn't exactly the era of universal cultivation that Jun Wuxie had described.

Because currently, there was only the Holy Spirit Essence Energy derived from the dragon vein. The food that people usually ate was still ordinary grain. Only by turning the grain into Holy Spirit food, so that whether breathing or eating, everyone was absorbing Holy Spirit Essence Energy into their bodies and cultivating, would it truly be an era of universal cultivation.

To achieve this goal, he had to return to the Lower Realm.

…

In the Eight-Nine Profound Palace, within that large valley, the entire lake was submerged in Chaos Golden Light.

This situation had persisted for a long time, for several months.

From time to time, tsunami-like roars erupted from within, shaking the void and causing it to rumble.

The vegetation around the lake grew particularly lush and verdant, absorbing the vigorous life force under these Chaos Golden Hues.

Jing Ya stood at the railing along the edge of the courtyard, quietly gazing at the lake.

She had been standing there for who knew how long.

In the past half year, her vitality had long since returned to its peak, and due to the gradual recovery of her Dao Fruit, her cultivation level was also continuously improving.

Strictly speaking, the recovery of her Dao Fruit and the improvement of her cultivation level couldn't be considered breakthroughs. It could only be said that she was recovering her cultivation level, continuously returning to the upper limit of her previous life's realm.

The momentum at the center of the lake became increasingly terrifying, shaking the desolate lands, as if countless rivers were surging and roaring.

This time, it lasted particularly long, all the way until the next day.

“Wuxie is about to break through to the Overlord Saint Realm…”

Jing Ya murmured softly, a smile appearing on her elegant and beautiful face, happy for him.

Having cultivated to this realm, he had now basically caught up with the average level of the outstanding disciples of the major forces.

However, just as she thought he would break through in the next moment, the vast momentum suddenly subsided, and the dense Chaos Golden Light was also rapidly receding.

“How could this be…”

Jing Ya was stunned for a moment. Had he failed?

That was impossible.

In the past half year, his cultivation had been smooth and effortless.

With his abilities and talent, how could he fail when breaking through to the Overlord Saint Realm?

She hurriedly rushed to the center of the lake, landing on the island.

At this time, the Chaos Golden Hues had completely dissipated, revealing Jun Wuxie's figure.

He was sitting cross-legged on the bluestone in the center of the island, with only a faint layer of Chaos Golden Treasure Radiance flowing around him.

Due to the excessively violent fluctuations of his blood energy when breaking through the extreme realm, the clothes on his body had long since been reduced to ashes.

At this moment, his muscles looked like a perfectly sculpted work of art, his firm and strong, full muscles and perfect lines all exuding a sense of power.

The contours of each muscle emanated an extreme masculine aura, and his jade-like skin shimmered with Chaos Golden Light, truly resembling the body of a god!

Opening his eyes, he saw Jing Ya, who had already arrived in front of him. She was sizing him up, her gaze sweeping over his strong muscles, her eyes filled with a bit of bewilderment, and then a bit of shyness gradually crept onto her face, climbing up some blush.

Perhaps because it was the first time in her life that she had seen a man in this state, even though this man was the one she cared about most in her heart, she still felt endlessly shy. Jing Ya suddenly turned around, facing away from him, and said softly, “Are… are you okay?”

“I'm fine. It's not that there was a problem with the breakthrough, but that I forcibly suppressed my realm.” Jun Wuxie knew what Jing Ya was referring to. Seeing her back to him, her delicate body trembling slightly, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly, revealing a mischievous smile. His voice carried a kind of magical quality as he said, “Be a good Jing Auntie, come over here.”

Jing Ya's body stiffened when she heard this, and she said in a slightly trembling voice, “Wh-… what for?”

“What's wrong, is Jing Auntie not being good and not listening to me anymore?” Jun Wuxie's voice had a slightly lewd meaning, “If you don't listen to your man, you'll get spanked.”

Hearing his voice and those words, Jing Ya's legs went weak, and she almost couldn't stand.

She took a step, about to leave this place, to get away from the bad guy who made her feel very dangerous, but suddenly a hand of blood energy stretched out and pulled her over.

Jing Ya exclaimed, and the next moment she fell into Jun Wuxie's arms.

“Jing Auntie, you're not being good. How should I punish you?”

Jun Wuxie stared down at Jing Ya, who was lying on his lap.

Jing Ya's eyes trembled slightly, where was the elegance and intellect she usually had? She looked at him timidly, “Please don't, okay? Jing Auntie was wrong. Don't punish Jing Auntie, okay?”

“Dream on. If I don't punish you, you'll never learn your lesson.”

The corners of Jun Wuxie's mouth turned up, and without saying a word, he directly flipped her body over.

Jing Ya exclaimed.

However, Jun Wuxie didn't hit her. He just put his hand on her head and gently stroked her hair.

…

The valley and the lake became very quiet after Jun Wuxie stopped cultivating.

I don't know when this silence was broken.

There was also day and night in the Eight-Nine Profound Palace.

It was already night, the stars were shining brightly, the full moon hung high, and the moonlight was bright, as if covering the earth and all things with a layer of silver gauze.

…

The next day, late in the morning.

In the bamboo house bedroom, Jun Wuxie was lying flat, holding the person in his arms.

Jing Ya snuggled in his arms, her beautiful eyelashes fluttering gently.

“Jing Auntie's awake?”

Jun Wuxie's fingertips traced her face.

Jing Ya didn't answer, but the blush instantly spread across her beautiful face, reddening to her ears and neck.

She slapped Jun Wuxie's finger that was tracing her face.

Just as Jun Wuxie was about to move his hand away, she grabbed it and pressed it tightly against her face, muttering in a grudging, shy, and aggrieved voice, “You bad guy, you're not allowed to force me to call you Jun-gege in the future…”

“Hmm?” Jun Wuxie was stunned for a moment, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He said, “Was it me forcing you, or was Jing Auntie unable to restrain herself? I don't know who was biting my ear and calling Jun-gege, did I remember wrong?”

"Ah, you're still talking! I told you not to say it, you little rascal!"

Jingya covered his mouth, biting her lower lip, cheeks puffed out, looking at him with a flushed and indignant face, her eyes almost watering.

"I'm going out. Be good and stay here. Before the crisis is resolved, Aunt Jing cannot go anywhere."

Jun Wuxie got up and sat up.

"Yes, Aunt Jing will listen to you～"

Jingya followed suit, helping him change, gentle and considerate.