Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

The Yi family's higher-ups gathered to discuss the matter.

Ultimately, they concluded that Yuan Chu most likely possessed a type of soul-seizing technique that could control a person's behavior for a short period, and afterward, the person wouldn't remember anything they had done.

Otherwise, there was no way to explain why their family members would go to that mountain to dig for treasure, claiming it was an order from the family's higher-ups.

This was a scheme to use a borrowed knife to kill, intending to bring the wrath of the Jinyun Immortal Sect upon their family!

Such malicious intent, truly sinister and ruthless, aiming to push the Yi family to the brink of destruction!

"He's just a rogue cultivator, otherwise, how would he be qualified for the Law Teaching Hall's steward to personally take him to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall to register?

Perhaps the Law Teaching Hall's steward took a liking to his ability, hence the preferential treatment!"

"Contact our people who hold positions in the Jinyun Immortal Sect and tell them that we want to take the life of a handyman disciple from the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

Can they cover up this matter?"

"If they can cover it up, how do we plan to proceed?"

"A mere rogue cultivator wouldn't have much savings.

If they rely solely on the resources received each month as a handyman disciple, their cultivation will inevitably be slow, unable to compare to other disciples.

An impoverished rogue cultivator, suddenly obtaining such an opportunity to become a handyman disciple of a top-tier Daoist lineage, would surely cherish it.

They certainly wouldn't be content with being a handyman disciple forever, so they'd try to find ways to obtain extra resources.

To obtain extra resources, besides earning sect contribution points for exchange, they can only obtain them from the various markets in the city.

Earning sect contribution points requires going out to complete tasks issued by the sect.

Obtaining resources from the various markets requires a large amount of money.

Whether it's the former or the latter, they'll have to leave the sect.

When the time comes, we'll find an opportunity to have someone kill them when they're out.

Send people to hide near the Jinyun Immortal Sect's necessary route in the city area to monitor their movements."

"Alright, let's do it that way, and let that rogue cultivator Yuan Chu know what the consequences are for provoking our Yi family!

Just because he became a handyman disciple of the Jinyun Immortal Sect, does he think our Yi family wouldn't dare to touch him?

A rogue cultivator is still just a rogue cultivator, with an overly narrow perspective.

Although our Yi family is far from comparable to the Jinyun Immortal Sect,

we have many people holding positions in the inner sect of the Jinyun Immortal Sect; what's it to us to deal with a handyman disciple!

As long as we don't leave any evidence, even if he has the Law Teaching Hall's steward backing him, it'll be useless!"

……

While the Yi family was plotting how to kill Jun Wusheng and reclaim their reputation,

Jun Wusheng and Mo Qingli were fully immersed in cultivation.

At this moment, he wasn't thinking about anything else.

He had long anticipated the Yi family's revenge, but he simply didn't care much about it.

However, the Yi family was, after all, a prominent family in the Nine Dragons Dynasty, and the head of the Yi family was also a great general of the dynasty.

The Yi family held a significant position in the Nine Dragons Dynasty, and even in the entire Yu Province, they were a force to be reckoned with.

He himself wasn't afraid of the Yi family, but he was worried that the Yi family would target Mo Qingli.

This was also why he didn't agree to Mo Qingli going out alone to complete tasks and earn money.

He wasn't at ease letting her go out alone.

……

Jinyun Immortal Sect, somewhere in the Law Teaching Hall.

Protector Zhou was stunned as he looked at the talisman in his hand.

The talisman was sent by Steward Li of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

The content above was a detailed account of the conflict between Yuan Chu and the Yi family disciples.

"This Yuan Chu is truly headstrong, unwilling to endure even a little bit of compromise.

I'm afraid the Yi family will not let this matter rest; it seems I have to have someone secretly watching them, lest the Yi family find an opportunity… …"

Protector Zhou shook his head, and the talisman turned into a shower of light in his hand.

He knew that if Yuan Chu encountered provocation in the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, he would never swallow his anger.

He simply hadn't expected his counterattack to be so fierce, beating several members of the Yi family half to death in public.

Even the Yi family's young master was suppressed by him and forced to kneel in public, losing all face.

Now that the Yi family disciples had been expelled from the sect,

the Yi family was probably even more unable to swallow this humiliation because of it.

With the Yi family's style, having been pampered and accustomed to giving orders all these years, how could they endure suffering such a great loss at the hands of someone who used to be a rogue cultivator, and their family's disciples had even lost their status as top-tier Daoist lineage disciples, a huge loss.

"Come here."

"Protector, what are your orders?"

Two figures quietly appeared.

"One of you go and secretly watch Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian; once they leave the sect, you must follow them secretly to ensure their safety.

Remember, only intervene when you have no choice but to act."

"Yes."

The two figures disappeared again quietly.

"Yuan Chu, was the Yi family disciples' misfortune last night your doing?

Or is it that the traced scene… …"

A very bold idea suddenly arose in Protector Zhou's mind.

When this idea appeared, even he himself was stunned for a moment, feeling it was very absurd.

He didn't know why he would suddenly have such an idea.

Because it was too incredible; logically speaking, it was impossible to accomplish.

He thought about it left and right, but instead, it became increasingly difficult to be certain.

After all, he was someone who had survived in the Great Tomb Fort for ten thousand years and ultimately retreated unscathed.

"I wonder how special his talisman techniques are.

Anyway, they are definitely not comparable to the methods of ordinary talisman masters.

Yuan Chu, why do I feel that the secrets on your body are increasing… …

The more this is the case, the more curious I am about you, and even the more I look forward to it.

Can you and Su Qingqian give me enough surprises?

I'm really looking forward to it."

Protector Zhou thought about this, shook his head, and threw away those ethereal thoughts in his mind.

He suddenly felt that he was a bit whimsical again.

Even someone who came out alive from the Great Tomb Fort wouldn't be so heaven-defying.

"Now the world is turbulent, and the situation is about to change.

I can't continue like this anymore.

For the sake of the sect leader's grand plan, I've suppressed my cultivation realm for so many years; although I've used other methods to reduce the losses, it still has a significant impact on me.

Back then, I was also… …

Alas, I am no longer the youth I once was, but I hope that when I return, I will still be a youth, hahaha!"

Elder Zhou laughed alone, and suddenly became spirited.

He internally inspected the special ancient artifact within his blessed land.

It was this ancient artifact that allowed him to suppress his cultivation realm while reducing the drawbacks caused by suppressing his cultivation realm for many years.

In addition to this effect, this ancient artifact also suppressed his bloodline power.

It wasn't that this special ancient artifact prevented his bloodline potential from awakening, but rather that it forcibly suppressed most of his powerful bloodline power.

Once the bloodline suppression was lifted and the bloodline power was released,

his strength would increase more than tenfold even without breaking through his cultivation realm.

He was once a stunningly talented genius, among the top talents of the same era.

However, for the sake of the sect and the sect leader's grand plan, he had to wrong himself, suppress his bloodline power, and pretend to be a disciple who barely qualified as a genius.

Later, under the sect leader's arrangement, he entered the Law Teaching Hall and became a protector of the Law Teaching Hall.

Otherwise, with his potential, he would have already become a core elder-level figure in the sect, or even a Supreme Elder.

"Top-tier Daoist lineages seem glamorous.

The heads of the Daoist lineages possess power over a region, and their fame spreads throughout the universe.

But how would the world know how cruel the power struggles within the top-tier Daoist lineages are?

Even the struggles of the imperial family are far less than this."

Protector Zhou sighed; a powerhouse like the sect leader was a top genius who had amazed an era.

Now that he had cultivated to such a realm, he still faced a precarious situation of power struggles within the sect.

That Hua Feiyu was originally the sect leader's hope.

Therefore, the sect leader tried his best to cultivate him, pouring his heart and soul and resources into him.

But who knew that Hua Feiyu's nature was not as the sect leader had hoped.

This person's ambition was too great, and he already had a tendency to lean towards the sect leader's opponents—some old ancestors of the sect.

Due to differing opinions on the future direction and strategic planning of the sect, many foundation ancestors had disagreements with the sect leader as early as ten thousand years ago, and thus, the contradictions had been lingering for a long time.

The foundation ancestors said they didn't care about the sect's affairs, but in reality, they had been looking for someone to replace the sect leader all these years.

For this reason, they personally took in core disciples to cultivate.

Hua Feiyu was also snatched by the foundation ancestors back then.

In the end, the sect leader successfully kept Hua Feiyu.

Who would have thought that Hua Feiyu would eventually lean towards those foundation ancestors, gradually embarking on a path of opposition to the sect leader.

The reason was probably because Hua Feiyu's ideas about the future of the sect were roughly the same as those of the foundation ancestors, and therefore, they hit it off.

Their ambitions were too great, and they were willing to take risks for it.

However, in his and the sect leader's view, this was completely pushing the Daoist lineage into the abyss.

Some things that the group of foundation ancestors hadn't said explicitly, but he and the sect leader had already guessed their intentions.

Their inner thoughts were absolutely unacceptable to him and the sect leader, and had completely broken through his and the sect leader's bottom line and principles.

"Now, the Floating World Three Thousand, which has been dormant for countless years, is making a comeback, and some plans can't be fully followed according to the previously established route.

I have to lift the suppression of my cultivation realm and break through to the Chaos Realm.

With so many years of accumulation, once the suppression is lifted, reaching the late stage of the Chaos Realm won't be a problem.

However, the late stage of the Chaos Realm is still too low.

With my aptitude, if I hadn't suppressed my cultivation realm back then, I would have reached the Primal Chaos Realm, or even the Origin Realm, it wasn't impossible… …"

Protector Zhou thought a lot; the current situation no longer allowed him to continue to bide his time.

In the future, there would be a lot of time to go out and handle affairs, and he would inevitably be assassinated by the Floating World Three Thousand.

With his current realm and strength, he couldn't cope at all.

Moreover, Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian might be assassinated by Floating World Three Thousand once they leave the imperial city.

I need to have the strength to protect them.

"From today onwards, do not disturb me unless it is extremely important.

If it's Deacon Zhuang or others from the Dao Academy, regarding anything concerning Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian, you must report the situation to me immediately."

"Yes!"

A voice responded from the shadows, but no one could be seen.

Protector Zhou turned and left, arriving at a cliff face not long after.

This cliff was located in a canyon on his peak.

The environment within the canyon was beautiful and serene, with lush vegetation, fragrant flowers, singing birds, and swirling clouds.

Protector Zhou stood before the vine-covered cliff face and waved his hand.

The vines in front of him transformed into a rippling, water-like spatial entrance.

He entered alone, and the rippling entrance disappeared, returning to its original appearance.

Inside was an inner space, a small world, his secret place for secluded cultivation.

......

Time flowed by, day after day.

The Miscellaneous Affairs Hall returned to its usual tranquility.

The events of that day seemed as if they had never happened.

The handyman disciples went about their duties in an orderly fashion.

In recent days, Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian had not been seen.

Since their entry into the sect, they had never performed any of the tasks assigned by the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

Many disciples were envious, thinking that having a strong backer was indeed important.

It was now obvious that Deacon Li and the others had granted Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian special privileges and preferential treatment, exempting them from doing chores.

Even members of the royal family had to do chores upon entering the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian, these two rogue cultivators, were enjoying privileges and treatment that exceeded even those of royalty.

With envy, naturally, came jealousy.

Especially among the sons and daughters of powerful families, who felt extremely displeased.

They felt as if they had been overshadowed by two rogue cultivators, their pride trampled upon.

Just hearing someone mention Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian, hearing those two names, made them feel uneasy, almost triggering a conditioned response.

Jun Wuxie and Mo Qingli, who were in the midst of cultivation, were unaware of the psychological changes the handyman disciples had undergone in recent days.

However, they had long anticipated that they would inevitably be envied.

They simply didn't care.

Hundreds of days had passed inside the Time Array.

Jun Wuxie's realm finally reached its final stage.

Brilliant light rose from his body.

At that moment, his body suddenly disappeared, entering the Eight Nine Profound Palace.

Prolonged disappearance might be risky, but a brief one was not a concern.

The commotion during the breakthrough was too great, and it wasn't safe inside the house, even with the Time Array.

The instant he entered the Eight Nine Profound Palace, a blazing beam of light shot into the sky.

A vast expanse of chaotic golden cloud sea formed in the firmament, a spectacular sight.

Simultaneously, endless stars were reflected in the void around his body.

These chaotic, golden-light-flowing stars had mountains, rivers, divine kingdoms, cities, and people, all of whom were incomparably devout, all beings prostrating in worship.

His aura suddenly strengthened several times at this moment!

Finally, he had broken through.

He had stepped into the Legendary Realm on the eve of the God Era's doomsday flood and had now finally reached a higher level.

Legendary Realm, Second Heaven!

Although it was only a small realm, his strength had increased severalfold.

His physical body was even more resilient, his blood energy even more vigorous and long-lasting, and his life functions had also become much stronger.

Half a day later, the phenomenon subsided, the light retracted into his body, and the manifested stars and divine kingdoms disappeared one after another.

Only a short time had passed in the outside world.

Jun Wuxie returned to the house from the Eight Nine Profound Palace.

Mo Qingli had withdrawn from cultivation at some point.

"Congratulations, Divine Sovereign Jun, on breaking through to the Second Heaven of the Legendary Realm."

Mo Qingli was very emotional, Divine Sovereign Jun's cultivation path was very special, the resources needed for each realm were unimaginable to other cultivators.

Both the quantity and quality of the resources far exceeded what was needed for the corresponding realm.

Such consumption, if placed on someone else, would probably terrify them to death, leaving them in despair.

"It's been so long, I should have reached this realm long ago.

How is your cultivation of the Heart-Devouring Soul-Controlling Art going?"

"Very smoothly. I wouldn't dare say I've reached perfection, but I've reached a level of thorough understanding.

Divine Sovereign Jun, are you planning to continue cultivating or...?"

She knew that Divine Sovereign Jun still had Earth Vein Source Liquid on him, enough for him to advance another heaven.

"No rush. The quality of the Earth Vein Source Liquid is good, we can use it after breaking through one or two more realms, if we can obtain useful resources during this time.

We should go out and take a look, do some tasks released by the sect, exchange them for some money, and stroll through the city's market to see if there are any gains.

With the increase in realm, ordinary cultivation methods take too long.

Even with our fifty-fold Time Array, it will still take many days.

In the future, I will have to refine resources into pills to consume.

In this way, I can purify the quality and achieve better results."

"Divine Sovereign Jun is right, we indeed need pills to assist cultivation to grow faster.

Those aristocratic children and children of powerful families can reach the Eternal God Realm at a young age, surely the resources of pills have provided assistance.

Qingli has never seen Divine Sovereign Jun refine pills, I am a little curious.

It seems that Divine Sovereign Jun must have miraculous methods in the Dao of Alchemy."

Mo Qingli had an indescribable faith in him.

Since Divine Sovereign Jun said he wanted to refine pills, then he must have amazing alchemy methods.

If this were placed on someone else, she wouldn't believe it at all.

After all, who in this world can be a martial arts god, while also cultivating the Dao of Talismans, possessing amazing attainments in the Dao of Talismans, and also understanding the Dao of Alchemy, and also having a deep understanding of alchemy?

Being omnipotent, excelling in everything, is simply a fantasy.

But if the subject is Divine Sovereign Jun, everything impossible will become possible!