I Stayed At Home For A Century, When I Emerged I Was Invincible

by Stayrr

Chu Xuan transmigrated to a fantasy world and became the young master of a powerful family. He was rebuked for misbehaving just because he sneezed during a banquet. As punishment, he was banished from the ancestral mansion and was relocated to a remote residence. He did not mind the punishment at all. He just needed a spot that could allow him to be a shut-in. With the system that

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Chapter 31: The Heretic Cult's Assassination Plan

After a successful counterattack on the Purple Moon Kingdom's heretic cult, Chu Xuan felt that he should be able to quietly live in a seclusion now, at least until he received the system's reward for a year of seclusion.

The Purple Moon Kingdom's heretic cult had already suffered a great loss, so they probably could not send people over, right?

The Qin Kingdom's heretic cult was currently in hiding. Moreover, with Zhang Kui acting as his spy, he would not be harassed by them.

The heretic cult from the Great Zhou Kingdom would not come all the way here to find trouble with him, right?

Moreover, the Great Zhou Kingdom did not share borders with Chu County.

The following days were calm and peaceful. Chu Xuan continued to read the Myriad Elixirs scripture and the Myriad Spirits scripture, and lived a very comfortable life.

After breaking through to the truth realm, the effect of the spirit cultivating diagram was much weaker, almost to the point of being completely ineffective. He would only start feeling dizzy after staring at it for more than two hours.

After practicing the hundred tempering divine technique, Chu Xuan felt that his mental will was much stronger than other truth realm martial artists.

His mental will was no weaker than a fifth-level truth realm martial artist.

As he continued to practice, his mental will continued to increase in strength.

After discovering that the effect of the spirit cultivating diagram had become weaker, Chu Xuan did not use it much anymore. It was too boring to stare at it for two hours.

He was looking forward to the system rewarding him with an enhanced version of the spirit cultivating diagram.

"You've been in seclusion for eleven months. You've been rewarded with an enhanced version of the spirit cultivating diagram!"

After eleven months, he had finally been rewarded with an enhanced version of the spirit cultivating diagram.

Chu Xuan only looked at it for two to three seconds before he felt like he was drowning inside it. His head was swelling and he felt dizzy. The effect of this enhanced version of the diagram was very strong.

The enhanced version of the spirit cultivating diagram would still have a certain effect even when one reached the emperor realm.

However, by then, he would most likely be able to obtain a further enhanced version of the spirit cultivating diagram.

The lower-level version of the spirit cultivating diagram had already become useless to him. While it might be useless to Chu Xuan, it would definitely be regarded as a top-tier treasure in the Southern Region.

That night, Chu Xuan sensed that Zhang Kui had activated the soul seed seal. It seemed like he had something to report.

Chu Xuan immediately turned serious. Could it be that the experts from the evil imperial court were about to attack?

Not long after he responded, a figure appeared outside the courtyard.

It was Zhang Kui.

"Master!"

"What's the matter?"

Chu Xuan sat on the chair and asked indifferently, while drinking the enlightenment tea.

The soul seed seal could transmit Chu Xuan's will, but Zhang Kui could only rely on the seed soul seal to transmit simple messages. He could not use it to communicate with him.

Therefore, Zhang Kui needed to explain the specific details of the situation in person.

"Master, the vice sect leader of the Purple Moon Kingdom's cult, Yuan Chong, has secretly joined forces with the sect leader of the Qin Kingdom's cult, Lu Wang, and are plotting to bring over experts to attack Chu County and surround and kill the experts of the Chu family…"

To Chu Xuan's surprise, Yuan Chong did not continue to find trouble with him personally, but still ended up targeting the Chu family.

Thus, he discussed matters with the sect leader of the Qin Kingdom's cult, Lu Wang, seeking to join forces with him and bring their experts to ambush and kill the experts of the Chu family.

Once the plan was carried out successfully, the Chu family would suffer heavy losses.

At the very least, a few void realm stewards or family elders would fall.

Even Chu Qing would be in danger.

In order to carry out this mission, Yuan Chong did not hesitate to use a treasured artifact that the cult used to conceal their auras and hide their tracks.

This was a gift that the various cult branches at the national level had received from the evil imperial court. Its function was to allow the cult to hide effectively so that they would not be wiped out in one fell swoop.

Every time this treasured artifact was used, it would cost them one million crystals.

For this operation, Yuan Chong could be said to have spent a lot of money. From this, it could be seen just how much he resented the Chu family.

Chu Xuan was speechless. Why was he causing trouble again?

Chu Xuan would not allow the Chu family to be harmed. No matter what, he was also a member of the Chu family.

Moreover, if the Chu family really suffered heavy losses, it would not be a good thing for him either, as it would affect his peaceful and quiet life in the courtyard.

Chu Yun was also in Chu County.

She would definitely become one of the targets of the cult.

Chu Xuan thought to himself for a moment, after which he said, "Think of a way to leak the information about the plan to the Chu family. At the same time, leak the information about their target list and the timing of the cult's operation. The Chu family will naturally deal with it."

As long as the Chu family obtained the information, the cult's plot would definitely not succeed.

Moreover, the Chu family could also use this opportunity to ambush the cult.

"Yes, master," Zhang Kui said respectfully.

"Your mission is to protect Miss Chu Yun, do you understand?"

Chu Xuan thought for a moment. Now that Chu Yun was learning to refine pills, she definitely needed all kinds of spiritual herbs. Thus, he added to his instructions, "You should also secretly collect all kinds of spiritual herbs, heavenly materials and earthly treasures for Miss Chu Yun. You can let it appear as if she was lucky enough to obtain them. In short, you should think of a way to handle it properly."

"Yes, naster!"

Chu Xuan paused for a moment again before taking out three bottles, which contained great profound pills, great spirit pills, and profound void pills. He said, "Think of a way to sell them in exchange for spirit herbs."

Zhang Kui was at the ninth level of the void realm, but was now his subordinate, so Chu Xuan did not have to worry about being betrayed.

In order to ensure Chu Yun was sufficiently safe, Chu Xuan condensed two large pythons from spiritual power.

The two large pythons fused themselves into Zhang Kui's body.

The two large pythons possessed the strength of the fifth level of the unity realm. Although they could not last very long, they could be considered invincible within the borders of the Qin Kingdom.

"When you get close to Miss Chu Yun later, one of the large pythons will fuse into her body. As for the remaining one, I'll give it to you as a life-saving measure."

Chu Xuan could not silently fuse the spiritual power of the truth realm into Chu Yun's body. In order not to reveal his strength, he did not give it to Chu Yun while she was in the courtyard.

Zhang Kui could just bring the python to Chu Yun, masquerading its appearance as a lucky encounter, after which it would fuse itself into Chu Yun's body and protect her during critical moments.

Even if the python was separated from Chu Xuan, it was still identical to a demonic beast. Other than not being able to fight for a long time, there was no difference between it and an actual demonic beast.

This was one of the abilities of a truth realm expert.

As long as the spiritual power was not exhausted, it could continue to exist.

It was also one of the methods that many truth realm experts used to protect their juniors.

"Thank you, master!"

Zhang Kui was very excited.

With a spiritual power python inside him, he did not need to worry about his life being threatened.

Chu Xuan threw out another Xuanhe pill and said, "Try to break through to the unity realm."

Zhang Kui left excitedly.

Chu Tianming had half-a-foot into the unity realm, but it was not that easy to break through.

Apart from lacking the appropriate cultivation method, this was also related to the lack of spiritual power in the Qin Kingdom. He could only rely on time to slowly polish his cultivation and accumulate experience before he had the chance to break through.

Chu Xuan felt that in another twenty to thirty years, Chu Tianming would be able to break through.

Given his current realm, Chu Tianming could definitely break through if he was given a Xuanhe pill.

However, Chu Xuan did not intend to give him a Xuanhe pill. This cheap grandpa had never liked him and, every time he saw Chu Xuan, he would get annoyed and scold him.

When Chu Yun refined the void unity pill, and Chu Tianming made a breakthrough with it, Chu Yun's position in the Chu family would be even more unshakeable.

"This old man's innate talent isn't very good," Chu Xuan muttered.

Other than the lacking cultivation method and the lack of spiritual power, the most important thing was that Chu Tianming's innate talent was limited.

Otherwise, why would no one doubt whether his father, Chu Qiuluo, could break through to the unity realm, or even the truth realm?

Naturally, it was because of his innate talent.

Could it be because his father's cultivation method was stronger?

That was impossible.

If there really was such a powerful cultivation method, would his father not have passed it onto the Chu family?

Chu Xuan knew that his father harbored deep feelings for the Chu family.

Breaking the marriage engagement had made Chu Tianming so angry that he almost vomited blood. As such, Chu Qiuluo still felt a little guilty. If there really was a stronger cultivation method, even if he did not pass it on to others, he would definitely pass it on to Chu Tianming.

The fact that his father was able to break through to the unity realm, and perhaps even the truth realm, in such a short period of time by relying on only half a truth scripture meant that his father's innate talent was really amazing.

Chu Xuan sighed. No wonder he could suppress his contemporaries in the Qin Kingdom and had been hailed as the most talented person in the history of the Chu family.

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Chapter 32: Chu Yun's Pill Refinement

Chu Xuan did not pay much attention to how the heretic cult acted or how the Chu family set up their ambush.

Since they already knew about the heretic cult's plot, if the Chu family did not take the opportunity to kill them, then they would really be too useless.

As long as Chu Yun was safe, the other matters were not too important.

The Chu family had been established in the Qin Kingdom for thousands of years. If they could not even deal with the heretic cult's plot this time, how could they have remained as one of the major forces for this long?

Chu County's capital.

In the Chu manor, Chu Qing was looking through an intelligence report.

Previously, when he had been surrounded and ambushed by the heretic cult, he had almost lost his life. Fortunately, he had activated the escape bead in time and escaped with his life.

He hated the heretic cult to the core.

These days, he utilized the Chu family's intelligence network to secretly investigate the base of the heretic cult, vowing to uproot the heretic cult.

He had thought about purchasing information from Black Moon Tower, but Black Moon Tower's price was too high, so he could only rely on the Chu family's intelligence network.

Chu County belonged to the Chu family, so the information network was still very adequate. However, due to the lack of detection-type spiritual artifacts or even treasured artifacts, it was very difficult to locate the important strongholds of the cult.

The cult had the ability to hide their auras, which helped them to avoid being detected by detection-type spiritual artifacts or even treasured artifacts.

It was precisely because of this that they had been unable to completely eradicate the cult.

A steward ran into the room in a hurry.

"Young Master Qing, someone sent over an intelligence report."

Chu Qing raised his head and asked, "Who sent it?"

"It wasn't the other three families, and it naturally wasn't Black Moon Tower either. I wonder who it was."

The manager shook his head and said.

Chu Qing's expression instantly changed when he saw the contents of the intelligence report.

"Go and invite fourth uncle over."

The manager hurriedly left.

Chu Qiuhai was Chu Tianming's fourth son, and his innate talent could only be considered to be slightly above average among his siblings.

Presently, he had only barely stepped into the first level of the void realm.

Most of the time, he stayed in the capital to represent the direct descendants of the Chu family.

"Qing 'er, what's the matter?" Chu Qiuhai asked

Chu Qiuhai came running over in a hurry.

Chu Qing handed over the intelligence report to him and, after Chu Qiuhai finished reading it, he said solemnly, "Fourth uncle, how much of this report do you think is credible?"

"The credibility of this report should be very high. No matter what, we must be on guard. This matter isn't something that you or I can handle. I'll return to the family territory immediately."

Chu Qiuhai took the report and left in a hurry.

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In a small village outside the capital, a cave had been dug out on a small mountainside.

The entrance to the cave had been blocked using a big rock.

Inside, Chu Yun stared at a pill cauldron with a solemn expression. She changed her techniques, and spiritual power vibrated inside the pill cauldron at a strange frequency.

A fire crystal under the pill cauldron was burning with scarlet flames.

This was Chu Yun's tenth pill refinement. She could already refine ordinary-grade pills, for which she had a 100% success rate.

The quality of the pills she refined was higher than the pills she bought from the He family.

Out of the four families in the Qin Kingdom, only the He family was good at pill refinement.

Every time the four families worked together to deal with a crisis, the He family would provide the logistical supplies and pills.

Chu Yun knew that this alchemy technique was extraordinary, far beyond what the He family was capable of providing.

Currently, she was practicing refining the profound pill.

During the first nine times, she had failed six times and succeeded three times, but the quality of the medicinal pills was average.

This was the tenth time she was refining the medicinal pills, and it was also the last batch of spiritual herbs Chu Yun had.

After refining this cauldron of medicinal pills, she would have to think of a way to get her hands on some more spiritual herbs.

As the He family was a pill refining family, most of the spiritual herbs were supplied to the He family in return for obtaining a certain amount of medicinal pills.

If they wanted to obtain medicinal pills beyond the allocated amount, they would have to buy them.

Therefore, it would not be easy for Chu Yun to obtain spiritual herbs.

Moreover, she was secretly learning pill refining by herself, so all the related expenses had to be borne by her.

Fortunately, she was favored by the Chu family, so she had a lot of crystals in her possession to buy what she needed.

During the final moments of refining, beads of sweat appeared on Chu Yun's fair forehead.

"Rise!"

Chu Yun shouted in her heart, and the frequency of the spiritual power emitted from her palms changed, and the cauldron began to spin.

Bang!

The lid of the cauldron opened.

Guided by her spiritual power, twelve pills flew out.

Chu Yun raised her hand to catch them. Of the twelve pills, four were useless and, of the remaining eight, five were ordinary Xuan pills.

However, there were three that had already reached a level that could be considered high-quality.

The pills were round, smooth, and lustrous. The pills' medicinal fragrance did not dissipate.

Chu Yun was overjoyed. She silently summarized the refining process just now and reviewed the deficiencies. She would refine the pills better next time.

She did not have any spirit herbs with her now, so she had to buy some spirit herbs in order to continue her practice.

Once she could refine the profound pills skillfully, the next step would be to refine the spirit pills.

She pushed open the big rock at the entrance of the cave.

Chu Yun had just walked out of the cave when she suddenly saw a big python.

She was shocked. Before she could react, the Python had already fused into her body.

"What was that?"

Chu Yun hurriedly checked her body and found that there was an unknown power hidden in her body. It seemed to be that big python.

An opportunity?

Suddenly, she saw a small storage bag where the Big Python had appeared from.

SHe looked around, but there was no one there.

SHe picked up the storage bag and looked inside. There were all kinds of spirit herbs inside. Not only were there the spirit herbs needed to refine the profound pills, but there were also the ingredients needed to refine the spirit pills.

Other than the spirit herbs, there were also over a million spirit crystals inside the storage bag.

Chu Yun was shocked. Who gave her this storage bag?

Grandfather Chu Tianming?

This possibility was not high.

He had no reason to give it to her secretly.

Thinking of the unknown power hidden in her body, was it possible that a certain senior had found out that she was refining pills and purposely left some spirit herbs here to test her?

Chu Yun felt that she might have encountered an expert.

Holding the storage bag, she excitedly returned to the cave, blocked the entrance with the large rock again, and continued to refine pills.

Outside the cave, two figures had hidden themselves.

"You stay here and protect Miss Chu Yun. I'm returning to the cult."

Zhang Kui left quietly after giving the orders to Dong Qian.

The cult was planning to launch a surprise attack on Chu County. As the first vice sect leader, Zhang Kui had to grasp the entire plan.

He wanted to send reliable information over to the Chu family as soon as possible.

This information would include the timing of the attack, the location of the attack, the names of the important people, and so on.

At this point, his heart had already become numb. He did not feel sad for the cult at all. He only wanted to wholeheartedly work for Chu Xuan.

This was what it was like working for a big shot!

He felt that after this matter was over, he would find a place to break through to the unity realm.

With the profound void pill that Chu Xuan had given him, breaking through to the unity realm would not be a big problem.

As for the medicinal pills that Chu Xuan wanted to sell, he had handed them over to Dong Qian to handle.

It was inconvenient for him to reveal himself to others because he was on Black Moon Tower's hit list. For some reason, that group of black-hearted people wanted to kill him.

Zhang Kui arrived at the small courtyard again.

After Chu Xuan heard his report, he was slightly surprised. Chu Yun seemed to possess some talent in alchemy.

Within a short period of time, she had already managed to refine profound pills.

The pills were divided into profound pills, spirit pills, profound void pills, truth pills, and emperor pills, which corresponded to each realm.

Among them, profound void pills corresponded to the void realm and unity realm.

There was no Emperor in the Southern Region so, naturally, no one could refine emperor pills. Otherwise, there would be no lack of emperor level experts there.

"Very good. Continue providing her with the materials needed to refine the pills."

Chu Xuan nodded with satisfaction. He had made the right choice in choosing not to kill Zhang Kui back then. He now had a faithful lackey who could carry out his orders.

Moreover, Zhang Kui had been able to become the first vice sect leader of the cult. Apart from his strength, his ability and intelligence were naturally not bad.

He threw out a bottle of profound void pills and said, "Let Dong Qian consume these to increase his strength."

His strength was too low, and he was unable to accomplish much for Chu Xuan.

For the time being, these two lackeys were working for him, and there was no possibility of them betraying him. Naturally, the stronger they were, the better.

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Chapter 33: Heavenly Secrets Origin Probing Technique

Chu Xuan ordered Zhang Kui to constantly pay attention to the movements of the cult and provide the necessary information to the Chu family so that they could defeat the cult's planned operation.

Chu Xuan did not care about the details or how it would be accomplished.

After all, if he could not even do such a simple thing well, Zhang Kui would be of no value as a lackey.

Evil cultivators with no value would naturally be discarded and eliminated.

Over the next few days, Chu Xuan noticed that a few elders of the Chu family had quietly left the ancestral grounds.

In addition, just now, Chu Tianming had left with a treasured artifact.

The cult was probably about to take action, and the Chu family had made the necessary preparations.

Chu Xuan did not care much about the outcome of this battle. Since the Chu family had obtained information about the operation in advance, if they were unable to hand the cultists a severe defeat, then they would really be too useless.

The Purple Moon Kingdom's cult had already suffered great losses. It was believed that their sect leader had not recovered from his serious injuries and, thanks to Lou Yuan's "sacrifice", more than half of their elders had been killed.

The number of experts Yuan Chong had at his disposal was very limited.

Three days later, a great battle broke out.

However, for the cultists, this battle was unexpected.

Yuan Chong did not know or understand what had happened either. It could be said that he hated the Chu family to the bone, which was why he had not hesitated to use the cult's treasured artifact for this operation.

The sect leader of the Qin Kingdom's cult, Lu Wang, had actually brought a precious artifact with him as well.

The cult's precious artifacts were all low-grade artifacts that had been provided by the evil imperial court.

The battle was extremely intense.

Even though the Chu family had long been prepared for it, the madness of the cultists still exceeded their expectations.

However, since they had learned of the cult's movements in advance, the Chu family was naturally not the only ones who ambushed the cult.

The He family had also sent experts to assist them.

Under the encirclement of the two great families, even though Yuan Chong and Lu Wang had brought their treasured artifacts with them and were going all out, they were still unable to resist.

As the battle raged on, Zhang Kui only took part in the fighting for a short while before feigning injury and escaping.

In this battle, Yuan Chong died, Lu Wang suffered heavy injuries and escaped, while the other heretic cult experts were almost all annihilated.

After this battle, the strength of the Qin Kingdom's cult fell drastically.

As for the Purple Moon Kingdom's heretic cult, their vice sect leader Yuan Chong died in battle, and the elders that had accompanied him also died. In addition, the cult's treasured artifact was destroyed.

Thanks to the destruction of the treasured artifact that hid the cultists' auras, the heretic cult of the Purple Moon Kingdom was now on the verge of extinction.

…

"You did not leave the house, but successfully schemed against and thwarted the heretic cult's operation. You've been rewarded with the Heavenly Secrets Origin probing technique."

The reward from the system suddenly arrived.

Chu Xuan was pleasantly surprised. This also meant that the Chu family had won a great victory and that the heretic cult had suffered a crushing defeat.

"The Heavenly Secrets Origin probing technique can pry into Heaven's secrets, exploring the source, understanding the origins, and revealing the details of one's previous life…"

After reading the introduction to the Heavenly Secrets Origin probing technique, Chu Xuan was shocked. This secret technique was too powerful.

It could pry into the source and origin of living beings. It could even reveal details about their previous lives.

Of course, it would only reveal details of those who had extraordinary previous lives.

Ordinary people did not have the need to pry into the origin either.

If he mastered the Heavenly Secrets Origin probing technique, no one could hide their identity from Chu Xuan.

With just a glance, he would be able to know the source and origin of the person.

He could even see details of the person's previous life.

After Chu Xuan received the Heavenly Secrets Origin probing technique, a mysterious feeling of comprehension surfaced within his mind. At this moment, he seemed to be connected to a certain Great Dao.

Once he opened his eyes again, Chu Xuan could not help but activate the Heavenly Secrets Origin probing technique and examined the Heavenly Spirit Cat.

Its information appeared in his mind.

"Heavenly Spirit Cat. A mystical beast of Heaven and Earth that possesses the might of a divine beast…"

Chu Xuan felt his consciousness shake and he felt dizzy just by looking at the information.

He hurriedly deactivated the probing technique.

The Heavenly Spirit Cat had an extraordinary background. It consumed too much spiritual will to explore its source fully. With his current truth realm strength, he could not sustain its activation at all.

He only received a short piece of information when he used the probing technique.

Chu Xuan took out a medicinal pill and consumed it to recover his spiritual will. He did not continue to probe the origins of the Heavenly Spirit Cat or the Sky-shaking Golden Roc. The system had introduced their origins previously anyway.

Moreover, the Heavenly Spirit Cat and the Sky-shaking Golden Roc were not ordinary creatures. Their levels were too high. Chu Xuan's current strength was insufficient to fully delve into their origins.

The failure of the plot had caused the cult to suffer serious losses. Chu Xuan was very satisfied with the reward he had received from the system, which was the Heavenly Secrets Origin probing technique.

However, now that the cult had suffered a great setback, he was uncertain about whether the evil imperial court would send their experts over.

The one-year period of seclusion was almost up.

As such, Chu Xuan was not too worried. Given the overall levels of strength of the Qin Kingdom, it was impossible for the evil imperial court to send truth realm experts over.

In addition, within this short period of time, it was likely that the cult would not be able to stir up any trouble.

The Purple Moon Kingdom's cult had almost been completely crippled, and the Qin Kingdom's cult had also been greatly weakened. Great Zhou Kingdom's cult would not possibly come all the way here to die, right?

The Chu family had secured a great victory. Within this short period of time, the cult could no longer stir up trouble in the Qin Kingdom.

Chu Xuan's days still passed calmly and peacefully.

Out of curiosity, he used the Heavenly Secrets Origin probing technique to examine the origins of a servant that delivered his daily food.

His origins were very simple. The servant was the son of an ordinary family in a small village in Chu County. He had lost his family ten years ago in the chaos wrought by the evil cultivators.

In order to take revenge, he came to the Chu family and chose to become a servant of the Chu family.

After all, not everyone had the fate of a protagonist in a novel. After he became a servant, he did not rise up, nor did he display divine might and destroy the cult.

He could only remain as a small servant and pass his days in peace.

Chu Xuan sighed. This was representative of the lives of most ordinary people, who suffered at the bottom rungs of this fantasy world. How could there be so many protagonists who could turn the tables after starting off as a servant.

This servant was already considered lucky to have been able to successfully become a servant of the Chu family. He did not have to worry about food and clothing, and he would also receive a certain amount of resources for his cultivation.

However, one's innate talent ultimately limited one's growth.

It was unknown as to whether he would ever successfully break through to the profound realm.

The servants in the Chu family all possessed a certain amount of talent. However, those who could break through to the profound realm were still few and far between.

Other than cultivation resources, innate talent was also a major factor.

Those who truly had outstanding talent would not become servants.

Half a month before the one-year deadline, a person whom Chu Xuan did not want to see returned.

Chu Yuan!

The third eldest of Chu Xuan's generation.

He was a guy who worshiped his father, Chu Qiuluo.

As early as two years ago, Chu Yuan had left the family's territory to train himself. It was even said that he had already left the Qin Kingdom.

The moment Chu Yuan returned, he went over to Chu Xuan's courtyard.

With a look of disappointment, he said, "Thirteenth, look at what you've become. Are you worthy of being third uncle's son?"

The corners of Chu Xuan's mouth twitched. The main reason why his relationship with Chu Yuan was so poor was that Chu Yuan liked to nag and lecture him. He would often look at Chu Xuan with an expression of disappointment.

"Can't you be a little more proactive?" Chu Yuan asked bitterly.

"Third uncle and third aunt are missing. Don't you want to become stronger and search for third uncle and third aunt?"

"You… you're too disappointing!"

Chu Xuan turned his back to him.

Chu Yuan was so angry that his hands were shaking.

The person he admired the most was his third uncle, Chu Qiuluo. Moreover, he had studied under Chu Qiuluo when he was very young.

It could be said that Chu Qiuluo had taught him what he knew.

Seeing Chu Xuan like this, he was really about to go crazy from anger.

"Get up!"

Chu Yuan raised his hand and grabbed him.

Chu Xuan could not be bothered with him. He did not move at all and said, "Third brother, are you trying to kill me so that you can inherit my father's inheritance?"

Chu Yuan's hand paused, and there was an extremely embarrassed look on his face.

"You… you actually see me as this kind of person in your heart?"

"That's not it. I just don't want you to disturb me."

Chu Xuan turned around to look at him and said, "Third brother, everyone's lifestyle is different. This is the lifestyle I've chosen. I think it's very good and it's enough for me."

"Besides, even when my father was around, he did not care that I lived like this."

"You… you, sigh!"

Chu Yuan pointed at him with trembling fingers and sighed in the end.

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Chapter 34: Someone From The Qin Royal Family

Chu Yuan sat down beside him, took out a pot of wine, and silently drank a few mouthfuls.

Chu Xuan glanced at him. With one look, it was obvious that this fellow had something on his mind.

However, he did not ask or probe.

Among his peers, Chu Yuan's innate talent was the greatest.

Although Chu Tianming had high hopes for Chu Qing, in terms of cultivation, he was far inferior to Chu Yuan; even Chu Yun was a little inferior.

However, Chu Yun seemed to be talented in pill refinement, and would be able to make up for the difference in that way.

Chu Yuan could be said to be the strongest among his peers.

His cultivation was at the first level of the spirit realm!

Moreover, Chu Xuan realized that the method he was cultivating with was not the Chu family's cultivation method.

He also did not know whether Chu Yuan obtained a fortuitous encounter outside, or whether the cultivation method had been passed down to Chu Yuan by his father?

Chu Yuan silently drank a few more mouthfuls of wine and sighed. "Thirteenth, you want to live a peaceful life without fighting and strife. Perhaps that's the right choice after all."

Chu Xuan listened silently and thought to himself, 'Old Third looks like he's about to say his final words. Could something have happened?'

Although his relationship with Chu Yuan, before he recovered the memories of his previous life was ordinary, Chu Yuan really cared about him.

If Chu Xuan could help him out, he would not mind doing so.

"In a few days, I'll be leaving the territory again. I don't know when I'll be back. I don't even know if I'll be back at all."

Chu Yuan spoke softly.

"I'll keep an eye out for third uncle and third aunt. If there's any news, I'll get someone to inform you."

"Although the brothers and sisters of the Chu family don't fight much, in order for you to live a stable life, you'd better cultivate this cultivation technique properly and hand it over to grandfather as well. Your status in the Chu family will be much better then."

As Chu Yuan spoke, he took out a small booklet.

A part of the booklet seemed to be missing. The yellowed booklet was made from a unique animal hide that could be preserved for a very long time.

This unique animal hide was usually used as a material to record cultivation techniques and the like.

Apart from being able to be preserved for a long time, it could also store spiritual will. The words on it were all engraved with spiritual will and contained spiritual meaning.

Chu Yuan placed the booklet into Chu Xuan's hands, after which he took out a bottle of pills and handed it over as well.

He stood up and said, "Break through to the profound realm as soon as possible."

Looking at Chu Yuan's slightly desolate back, Chu Xuan shook his head. He did not know what was on his mind.

Could it be that he had fallen out of love?

It was very likely!

He picked up the booklet and flipped it open to take a look. It was actually an emperor-level scripture!

However, it was not complete. It could only be considered half of an emperor-level scripture.

Even so, it was still extraordinary.

One had to know that the Chu family had similarly relied on their partial emperor-level scripture to establish themselves in the Qin Kingdom for thousands of years.

Cultivating this partial emperor-level scripture would not allow one to break through to the emperor realm. However, breaking through to the truth realm would not be a problem.

According to the records in the book, the reason why there was no emperor-level character in the Southern Region was because, after the great war that swept through the Southern Region, the earth veins collapsed and the rules were thrown into chaos. Therefore, cultivators here could not comprehend the emperor realm.

Other than that, it was also related to the lack of an emperor realm inheritance.

Chu Xuan shook his head. He did not care for this partial emperor-level scripture at all.

The medicinal pills were only ordinary. Chu Xuan naturally would not care for medicinal pills needed to break through to the profound realm. After all, they were too inferior to the Great Profound pill.

Chu Yuan had given this cultivation technique to him so that he could use it to gain Chu Tianming's attention. This would increase Chu Xuan's status in the Chu family and allow him to continue living a peaceful and carefree life.

That was very thoughtful of him.

He did not know what was on Chu Yuan's mind, but it seemed like he wanted to distance himself from Chu Xuan. Could it be that he had offended a powerful enemy and wanted to avoid implicating others?

Since he did not know or understand the situation, Chu Xuan did not pay too much attention to it. At most, he would ask Zhang Kui to pay attention to the matter and, if necessary, lend a helping hand.

"B*stard!"

In the end, on the second day after Chu Yuan returned, Chu Tianming's furious roar could be heard from the ancestral residence.

It could even be heard all the way from the small courtyard.

Chu Xuan was speechless. It seemed that the old man was so angry that he was about to explode.

His first thought was that this matter was related to Chu Yuan.

For something to anger Chu Tianming to this extent, it seemed that it was not a small matter.

Chu Xuan instructed the Heavenly Spirit Cat to sneak into the ancestral mansion and find out exactly what was going on.

Even from such a distance, Chu Xuan could sense Chu Tianming's vigorous aura.

Could it be that he wanted to kill Chu Yuan?

That old man would not be that ruthless, right?

…

Chu Tianming had almost gone crazy from anger!

Chu Yuan wanted to break off his marriage engagement!

His fiancée was the princess of the Qin Kingdom, Qin Keyun.

The victim of the broken marriage engagement was the Qin royal family once again!

Although the Qin Kingdom was ruled by four families, the Qin family was the royal family of the Qin Kingdom after all, and was considered the strongest among the four.

If they broke off the marriage engagement again, this would be akin to pressing the Qin royal family's face into the ground and rubbing it in the dirt.

What made Chu Tianming so angry, to the point that he wanted to vomit blood, was that Qin Keyun's mother was the one Chu Qiuluo had broken off his marriage arrangement with.

After she had kicked up a fuss in the Chu family, she did not marry within the four families. Instead, she chose a husband from outside.

If Chu Yuan broke off the marriage engagement as well, how could the other party just let it go?

Perhaps there would be a rift between the Chu and Qin families because of this.

"I don't care who it is that you've fallen in love with. You absolutely cannot break off the marriage engagement. In fact, I'll arrange for you to marry her right away!"

Chu Tianming roared.

Chu Yuan's father, Chu Qiufeng, was drenched in cold sweat. He lowered his head and did not dare to look at his father.

He regretted letting his third brother teach his son.

What did he learn?

He actually learned how to break off marriage engagements!

Had he not been getting along just fine with Qin Keyun? They seemed to have a good relationship. Why did he suddenly decide to ruin the marriage engagement?

Chu Tianming was so angry to the point that he was about to explode.

If the Qin family found out about this, would they not be furious as well?

His third son had broken off the marriage engagement previously and, now, his third grandson also wanted to break off his own marriage engagement.

In addition, the one who would have her marriage ruined would be the daughter of the previous victim!

This was simply too much!

Chu Yuan's expression was calm as he said, "I've already informed the Qin family. I've already spoken with Keyun frankly. In my eyes, she's just like my little sister!"

Pu!

Chu Tianming clutched his chest. He felt his blood churning and he was on the verge of vomiting blood.

"You, you…"

Trembling, he pointed at Chu Yuan and was unable to speak for a long time.

Had he not been a peak void realm expert who was on the verge of breaking through to the unity realm, his fury would probably have ruptured his blood vessels.

"Grandfather, father, uncle, I've come to bid farewell to everyone today. I'm leaving the Chu family."

Chu Yuan's expression was still calm.

He knew that he had to face Chu Tianming's anger.

However, he still had to come back and inform him.

Chu Qiufeng's expression was complicated. His son had been gifted and intelligent since young, and the child worshiped his third brother.

In the end, he even learned how to f*cking ruin his own marriage engagement.

Chu Qiuchang, the eldest brother among them, also had a complicated expression on his face.

The Chu brothers rarely fought, and their relationship was harmonious.

However, since the incident with his third brother, Chu Qiulou, the atmosphere in the Chu family seemed to have changed somewhat.

Now, the second person who ruined the marriage engagement had appeared.

"You are not allowed to go anywhere. I will immediately inform the Qin family to continue with the marriage!"

Chu Tianming's roar seemed to resound throughout the Chu family's ancestral grounds.

After all, he was a half-step unity realm expert, so it would not be a problem for his voice to project further than ten miles.

As soon as he finished speaking, the head butler hurriedly walked in with a complicated expression on his face. He said, "Master, the Qin family has sent someone over."

Chu Tianming's expression changed. "Who is it?"

"It's Qin Pingxia and her daughter."

"!!!"

Chu Tianming's face alternated between green and white. Qin Pingxia was the one who had almost become his daughter-in-law, and she had brought her daughter here to demand an explanation!

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Chapter 35: I Am Trash

Chu Yuan truly was talented!

Chu Xuan sighed.

As expected of someone who worshiped his father. He even followed in Chu Qiuluo's footsteps in breaking off his marriage engagement.

Even from this far away, he could hear Chu Tianming's roars. One could imagine how angry he was.

Had his grandfather not been a cultivator, would his blood vessels have burst from anger?

Who knew what he would do to Chu Yuan? Would he lock him up?

Would Chu Yuan be forced to marry Qin Keyun?

The other problem was, when things had gone this far south, would Qin Keyun even be willing to marry him?

Would there be no one who objected to their pre-arranged marriages within the four great families?

Did they all marry voluntarily?

Old Seventh and He Weiwei were indeed willing marriage partners. The two of them were having a lot of fun together. However, ignoring them, what about the others?

What if the woman had someone else in her heart and could not be together with him? Would she have to marry a man whom she was engaged with but did not love?

This was a problem that stemmed from feudal mindsets!

Chu Xuan shook his head and sighed.

It had been a while since Chu Tianming's last roar was heard. Could it be that Chu Yuan had already been locked up?

Since Chu Yuan had returned, he should be aware of the consequences that he had to face, right?

…

Chu Yuan had made ample preparations.

Since he chose to return, he naturally knew what he was about to face.

He was not afraid at all. He was fully confident that he could successfully leave the Chu family.

No one could stop him!

Qin Pingxia stepped into the ancestral hall of the Chu family with an ashen face.

Looking at Chu Tianming, her expression became somewhat complicated. She had almost become his daughter-in-law!

Thinking of that elegant man from back then, her heart was filled with anger.

How could she not be comparable to that common woman?

Behind Qin Pingxia, there was a beautiful young girl whose head was slightly lowered.

"Uncle Chu, is your Chu family going to ruin another marriage?" Qin Pingxia asked.

"I have no such intention!"

Chu Tianming denied it.

"Whether the Chu family breaks off the marriage engagement or not is up to the Chu family. But I, Chu Yuan, will not fulfill this marriage engagement."

Chu Yuan said calmly.

"Shut up!" Chu Tianming shouted.

"Grandpa, it's not good to force matters. You can ask sister Keyun, does she even like me?"

"I do."

A weak voice sounded.

Chu Yuan: "!!!"

"Did you hear that? If you dare to disappoint Keyun, I'll break your legs!"

Chu Tianming continued to roar.

He could not afford to have another marriage engagement ruined. If it happened again, the four families' marriage alliance would be placed in jeopardy.

This would cause cracks in the relationships between the four families, and they would gradually lose their sense of unity.

Chu Yuan's gaze was firm as he looked at Qin Keyun and said, "Don't be bound by the so-called marriage engagement. We've only met a few times, so how can you say you truly like me?"

"I've liked you since the first time I saw you."

Qin Keyun replied with a slightly red face.

It did not make any sense. Did he have such great charm?

Chu Yuan was a little dumbfounded.

He took a deep breath and said, "I have someone I like. It's impossible for you and me to be together!"

"Enough!"

Qin Pingxia said angrily, "Do you all think that the daughters of my Qin family are not worthy of the men of your Chu family?"

Remembering Chu Qiuluo, she too was about to go crazy with anger.

Now, her own daughter had to suffer a similar fate as hers.

"Dear niece Pingxia, the annulment of the marriage engagement will never happen again."

Chu Tianming said with a sullen face.

"Lock him up and have him reflect on his actions!"

He gave an order to the head butler.

Chu Yuan narrowed his eyes and a spatial escape bead appeared in his hand.

"Grandfather, father, uncle, I, Chu Yuan, am not as good as third uncle. My talent is not as good as third uncle, nor is my strength as good as third uncle. However, I will never lose to third uncle in terms of how much I love her!"

"None of you can force me to marry someone else!"

Chu Tianming said angrily, "Why couldn't you have learned something else? Why did you have to learn from your third uncle and break off the engagement? Argh!"

"Drag him down and lock him up. Reflect on your own mistakes!"

What a b*stard!

Chu Yuan ignored the head butler. Instead, he looked at Qin Keyun and said, "Sister Keyun, you are a good person. You will be able to find someone better. Goodbye!"

He activated the spatial escape bead and disappeared.

"B*stard!"

Chu Tianming was furious. He raised his hand and tried to grab him, but was one step too late.

"Find him and bring him back!"

Several elders quickly left the Chu family's ancestral residence.

"The third sons of the Chu family are never good people!"

Qin Pingxia's face was cold. She looked at the roaring Chu Tianming and took a few deep breaths. Then, she said, "You chased Chu Qiuluo's son out of the ancestral residence?"

"Yes."

Chu Tianming's face was dark.

"I'll go and see for myself just how outstanding Chu Qiuluo's son is."

She turned around and left with Qin Keyun in tow.

Chu Tianming was stunned. He did not understand what she meant by that.

He signaled for Chu Qiuchang and Chu Qiufeng to follow her in case this woman saw Chu Xuan and went crazy or did something drastic.

…

After the Heavenly Spirit Cat returned, Chu Xuan roughly understood the whole story.

The third son of the Chu family from the previous generation had ruined the marriage engagement!

The third son of the Chu family from this generation had also ruined the marriage engagement.

Chu Xuan could foresee that the third son of the Chu family of the next generation would not be welcomed.

Regardless of whether it was the Qin family, the Zhao family, or the He family, none of them would arrange a marriage with the third son of the Chu family.

The door of the small courtyard was pushed open.

Qin Pingxia appeared in the small courtyard together with Qin Keyun.

Looking at Chu Xuan who was lazily lying on the reclining chair, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly, and inexplicable flames of fury rose in her heart.

"You are Chu Qiuluo's son, Chu Xuan?"

Chu Xuan raised his head and glanced at her. "Who are you, auntie?"

Sensing Qin Pingxia's malicious gaze, which seemed to be filled with the desire to beat him up, he replied lazily.

"Did you just call me, auntie?"

Qin Pingxia was so angry that her delicate body was trembling all over.

"You are from the same generation as my father. If I don't call you auntie, should I call you sister instead?"

Chu Xuan stretched lazily and yawned.

"You!"

Qin Pingxia took a few deep breaths and turned around to look at Chu Qiuchang and Chu Qiufeng behind her. She asked, "Is your Chu family going to ruin the marriage engagement? Have you thought about the consequences?"

Chu Qiuchang smiled bitterly and said, "Our Chu family is indeed in the wrong regarding this matter but, as you can see, the person in question has already escaped. Whether they can be captured or not is another matter altogether, but even if we force them to marry, it will not be fair to Keyun."

Qin Pingxia looked at Chu Xuan and said, "Since Chu Qiuluo betrayed me, then let his son pay his dues!"

"F*ck!"

Chu Xuan said in shock, "Auntie, how old are you? You already have a daughter, yet you have such thick skin. Are you an old cow that wants to eat young grass? No wonder my father didn't want you!"

"How dare you!"

Qin Pingxia's face was livid, and her aura erupted, displaying her peak void realm cultivation.

Chu Qiuchang hurriedly moved and stood between her and Chu Xuan. He turned around to glare at Chu Xuan and said, "What nonsense are you speaking?"

Chu Xuan could not help but turn speechless when he saw that Chu Qiuchang was almost sweating from the pressure of her aura. This uncle of his was a little useless. He was only at the fifth-level of the void realm.

Qin Pingxia withdrew her aura, took a deep breath, and said, "Since Chu Yuan isn't willing, then let Chu Xuan marry my daughter!"

"This…"

Chu Qiuchang looked at Qin Keyun and said, "Qin Keyun, you…"

"I like him. He's good-looking."

Qin Keyun said with a red face and lowered her head.

Was she so fickle?

She just said that she liked Chu Yuan earlier but, in the blink of an eye, she now liked Chu Xuan?

Chu Qiuchang and his brother were speechless.

"I don't agree!"

Chu Xuan raised his hand and said.

"What right do you have to disagree?"

Qin Pingxia looked at him coldly.

Chu Xuan said seriously, "I'm trash. Isn't it a waste for your daughter to marry me?"

Qin Pingxia: "…"

Chu Qiuchang and Chu Qiufeng: "…"

How could you say the words "I'm trash" so righteously?

Where was your pride?

Did you not want it?

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Chapter 36: Void Heart Flame, Demon Reincarnation

"How is your daughter going to face the world if she marries a good-for-nothing person like me? Do you still care about your reputation?"

Chu Xuan continued in a serious tone, "Think about it. You, her mother, were dumped by my father. In the end, you actually asked your daughter to marry a good-for-nothing like me. What would everyone else think?"

"They would think that no one wanted your daughter, so she can only marry a piece of trash."

"Auntie, it's true that my father dumped you, but do you want your daughter to carry the reputation of being unwanted and marrying a good-for-nothing?"

"Huff… Huff…"

Qin Pingxia was so angry that her entire body trembled and each breath she took was labored. She almost could not hold back the anger in her heart.

After cultivating her heart and mind for more than twenty years, her state of mind was shattered today.

To her, every word that Chu Xuan said was not about referring to himself as a good-for-nothing.

Instead, he was emphasizing the fact that she had been dumped by his father!

"The third sons of the Chu family are never good!"

Qin Pingxia gnashed her teeth and said.

The two Chu brothers had cold sweat running down their faces, afraid that Qin Pingxia would suddenly attack them.

With their current strength, they would not be able to stop her.

Chu Xuan just shrugged. After all, he was not the third son of the Chu family.

"What you said makes sense. A good-for-nothing is not good enough for my daughter!"

Qin Pingxia said hatefully.

"You rejected a woman who delivered herself to your doorstep. You've been rewarded with the Void Heart Flame."

Chu Xuan's eyes lit up. There was a reward for this?

Sure enough, the system's random rewards would always be triggered inadvertently.

Qin Pingxia looked deeply at Chu Xuan before turning around and leaving without saying another word.

Qin Keyun looked at Chu Xuan with a red face, her eyes filled with regret. She turned around and left as well.

Chu Xuan frowned. Qin Keyun acted like an obedient girl but, for some reason, he felt that there was something wrong with this girl.

He immediately used the Heavenly Secret Origin probing technique on her.

"Qin Keyun. Her mother is Qin Pingxia and her father is Hong Fei… within her resides the soul of the demon fox, which is the reincarnation of the emperor-level demon. The soul is currently in its recovery stage. It looks obedient on the outside but, on the inside, it's seductive and vicious. It's good at bewitching and likes good-looking men…"

Chu Xuan took a deep breath. The soul of a demon fox and the reincarnation of an emperor-level demon!

She was once an emperor-level powerhouse?

Her soul was currently in its recovery stage?

She looked well-behaved on the outside, but on the inside, she was vicious?

This woman was not simple at all.

Oh, she liked good-looking men?

Chu Xuan touched his face. He was good-looking after all, so there was no need to be modest about this.

No wonder she said she liked him.

The Qin Kingdom was about to change!

The future of the Qin family would be full of uncertainties due to Qin Keyun's appearance.

Was she a demon or a human?

Due to his limited strength, he could not investigate Qin Keyun's origins further, such as how she had been reborn into the Qin family…

As well as the reason behind why her demon soul was reborn.

He had to be careful of this girl.

Although it would take a long time for her to fully recover, and even longer to recover her emperor realm cultivation.

Qin Keyun would hate Chu Yuan for breaking off the marriage engagement, right?

It was not a good thing to be hated by a demon emperor.

Chu Xuan thought about it and decided to remind Chu Yuan. No matter what, he had always been sincere to Chu Xuan.

He glanced at the Sky-shaking Golden Roc and gave it some instructions.

The Sky-shaking Golden Roc soared into the sky and disappeared into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

Given the speed of the Sky-shaking Golden Roc, it would not be difficult for it to locate Chu Yuan.

Then he turned his attention to the system's reward.

Void Heart Flame!

An invisible flame appeared.

"Void Heart Flame. Burning heart, burning anger…"

The Void Heart Flame was like the fire inside one's heart. It could make people instantly furious and explode with anger.

It could stir up people's anger and use their anger as fuel. As long as there was even the tiniest bit of anger, the Void Heart Flame could be ignited.

Once ignited, it could not be extinguished.

Chu Xuan marveled at the power of the Void Heart Flame. It was impossible to guard oneself against it.

In this world, who would not be angry?

To kill a person, he would only need to provoke the other party slightly in order to ignite the Void Heart Flame.

Once ignited, it could not be extinguished.

Until the Void Heart Flame exploded in one's heart and the person died!

It was a silent and invisible murder weapon!

Those who were unaware would think that they had exploded in anger and died.

A martial artist's anger would attack their heart, and their spiritual power would be thrown into disorder. It was not impossible for them to explode and die.

On the surface, Chu Yuan's matter did not seem to have caused much trouble for the Chu family.

However, Chu Xuan knew that there would still be some cracks in the relationship between the Chu and Qin families from now on.

He could imagine that as Qin Keyun's emperor-level soul recovered, and her talent blossomed, her strength would increase by leaps and bounds. The Chu family would then deeply regret not having married Qin Keyun into the family.

If Chu Yuan ever returned, he would definitely be looked at with disdain in the Chu family.

Chu Tianming probably would not even acknowledge him as a grandson.

In the end, all of this had nothing to do with Chu Xuan. He just wanted to live in peace.

It did not matter to him if Qin Keyun's emperor-level soul recovered. After all, if she could not restore her emperor realm cultivation within a short period of time, she would not be a threat to him.

The deadline for a year's seclusion was almost up. The rewards would definitely be generous.

The emperor realm did not seem too far away from Chu Xuan.

The lack of an emperor-level character in the Southern Region was already widely-known and accepted fact in the cultivation world.

The saying went, the lack of an emperor-level character in the Southern Region, be it in the ancient records or through the legends passed down from ancient times, was all due to a huge battle that had taken place.

The earth veins collapsed and the rules were thrown into chaos. In addition, the emperor realm inheritance had gone missing.

However, when Qin Keyun appeared, Chu Xuan knew that the reason behind this situation was not as simple as what was recorded in the records and passed down.

Where did Qin Keyun come from?

Was she a demon emperor from the Southern Region or an outsider?

There was too little information about the lands beyond the Southern Region. Even the ancient records did not mention much about it.

Chu Xuan could not help but think of Black Moon Tower.

This force that had rooted itself all over the Southern Region was so strong that even the evil imperial court did not dare to use force to threaten it. It could be observed that Black Moon Tower's origins were not simple.

It was highly likely that Black Moon Tower was a force that was not just limited to the Southern Region.

A few thoughts flashed through Chu Xuan's mind. At the moment, he could not implement some of his ideas and plans until he reached the emperor realm.

Moreover, since Qin Keyun, the reincarnation of the demon emperor, had appeared, were there similar situations unfolding in other parts of the Southern Region?

Or was it only Qin Keyun who was special?

What Chu Xuan was even more curious about was why Qin Keyun, a fox demon, had reincarnated as human.

What was the situation behind her reincarnation? Was it done intentionally?

Given the fact that she had retained her demon soul, all things considered, the possibility of her being intentionally reincarnated as a human was very high.

Chu Xuan thought about Qin Pingxia, the woman whose marriage was ruined by his father. In the end, she married a husband outside the four families and gave birth to Qin Keyun.

She even arranged for Qin Keyun and Chu Yuan to be married.

Was there any reason behind this?

She had been dumped by someone. Why was she still willing to let her daughter marry into the Chu family?

Moreover, Chu Yuan had always been taught by Chu Qiuluo. He could be considered a successor to his legacy.

The more Chu Xuan thought about it, the more he felt that there seemed to be some kind of conspiracy behind it all.

Chu Yuan was the one who ruined the marriage, but she came over and wanted to marry Qin Keyun to Chu Xuan just like that. Was she not being too casual about her daughter's marriage?

There seemed to be something wrong with the Qin family.

He had to remain steadfast. As long as his strength increased, no scheme or trick would ever be able to affect him!

Fortunately, the reward for a year's seclusion was not far off.

The reward for staying in seclusion for a year would definitely be something to look forward to. The emperor realm seemed infinitely closer as each day passed.

Not long after, the Sky-shaking Golden Roc returned after reminding Chu Yuan, who had been escaping from Chu County, about the whole situation. Of course, it did not reveal that Chu Xuan was the one who sent him that reminder.

As for how Chu Yuan would react and what thoughts he would have, Chu Xuan could not have cared less.

Purple Moon Kingdom, Hu Quan, sect leader of the heretic cult.

Hu Quan, who had not recovered from his serious injuries, looked at Kun Wu, who was old and had one foot in the grave. He said in a deep voice, "Brother Kun Wu, the end of your lifespan is approaching. After this matter is completed, I will hand over the complete blood spirit bead to you. It will definitely extend brother Kun Wu's lifespan by ten years and increase your chances of breaking through."

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Chapter 37: Words Are Truth And Words Are Law

Kun Wu stared at Hu Quan for a long while and said in a hoarse voice, "Are you really willing to give up the blood spirit bead?"

"My, Hu Quan's, cult ended up like this. The source of this entire disaster is the Chu family of the Qin Kingdom. I can't take this lying down!"

Hu Quan said angrily.

Many years of planning had been destroyed in an instant, and he himself had been seriously injured.

Yuan Chong and the remaining three elders had also fallen in Chu County.

The Purple Moon Kingdom's heretic cult was on the verge of being wiped out.

It had all started from the Chu family discovering the cult's spies and trying to purge the Chu County of the heretic cult.

"You're willing to hand over the blood spirit bead in exchange for the deaths of a few elders of the Chu family. Are you really willing to do something like that?"

The blood spirit bead was refined from the blood essence of tens of thousands of martial artists using a secret method. It was one of the most precious treasures for evil cultivators.

In addition, the refining method of the blood spirit bead was in the sole possession of the evil imperial court. This was also the reason why the evil imperial court had so many experts willing to work under them.

Kun Wu's cultivation was at the peak of the void realm, and he was a veteran void realm evil cultivator. However, he was still unable to break through to the unity realm, and the end of his lifespan was soon approaching.

The blood spirit bead could increase one's lifespan by at least ten years, and it could also increase the chances of one breaking through. It was one of the treasures that Kun Wu desired the most at the moment.

"My main target is Chu Qiuluo's son. As long as we capture Chu Qiuluo's son, I'll have plenty of ways to take revenge on the Chu family."

"Furthermore, he is Chu Qiuluo's son. I would like to see if the Chu family will be so righteous so as to kill their own family members!"

Hu Quan gritted his teeth in hatred.

"Alright, I'll agree to this venture."

Kun Wu nodded in agreement.

He had been stuck at the peak of the void realm for far too long, and he did not have much time left. This was a golden opportunity for him.

While the Chu family was not weak, given his means and strength, as long as he did not barge in forcefully and end up surrounded, he was confident that he would be able to escape unscathed after capturing the target.

Hu Quan raised his hand and waved, and half of the blood spirit bead flew out.

"After the deed is done, I'll give you the remaining half!"

Kun Wu took the blood spirit bead and gave Hu Quan a deep look. Then he turned around and left.

He was not worried that Hu Quan would go back on his word.

He believed that Hu Quan would not dare to anger a peak void realm expert who did not have much time left.

Kun Wu did not directly snatch the blood spirit bead though. After all, Hu Quan was a subordinate member of the evil imperial court, and the blood spirit bead was considered the private property of the evil imperial court. If he dared to snatch it, he would have definitely been hunted down by the evil imperial court's experts.

Even if he was lucky enough to break through to the unity realm, he would still die without a doubt.

However, if Hu Quan went back on his word, then he would kill Hu Quan and snatch the remaining half of the blood spirit bead. The evil imperial court would not say or do anything in that case because his actions would be well within the rules.

No evil cultivator dared to violate the rules of the evil imperial court.

The Chu family was not weak, and Chu Tianming's strength was not inferior to his. Moreover, he had a treasured artifact in his possession.

If they really were to fight, Kun Wu was not confident in his ability to defeat Chu Tianming.

Moreover, he was old as well, so his strength had slightly decreased over time.

However, so long as he was not surrounded and attacked by experts at the eighth level of the void realm or above, he was confident he could escape successfully.

The objective of this venture was merely to capture Chu Qiuluo's son and kill a few Chu family elders along the way.

As long as he quietly infiltrated the Chu family's territory and captured Chu Qiuluo's son, killing a few Chu family elders that guarded Chu County on the way back was not a difficult task for him at all.

By the time the experts of the Chu family responded to the situation, he would have already returned to the Purple Moon Kingdom and successfully obtained the blood spirit bead.

Once he broke through to the unity realm, which expert of the Chu family would he even be afraid of?

If he failed to break through, he would not have many years to live anyway, so what was there to be afraid of?

…

Chu Xuan snapped his fingers. There were only seven days left until the one-year deadline.

Time passed really quickly.

Unknowingly, he had been staying inside this small courtyard for almost a year.

In less than a year, he had broken through from the mortal realm all the way to the truth realm.

Who would believe this news if it was spread out?

This cultivation speed would make many heaven's blessed weep, and saints and saintesses break down!

There were seven days left…

There should not be any accidents until then. No one would come and disturb him, right?

Was there anything more comfortable than living in seclusion and gradually becoming stronger?

The answer to that question was no.

Outside the small courtyard, someone was quietly approaching.

The person was moving very carefully and sneakily.

Chu Xuan sighed helplessly.

What was wrong with all these cultists? Why did they always look for him the moment they came to the Chu family's territory?

Was it just because I am Chu Qiuluo's son?

When Kun Wu arrived at the small courtyard, he immediately sealed off the surroundings so that no sounds could be heard.

Even if the other party shouted until his throat was dry, no one would notice.

"You are Chu Qiuluo's son?" Kun Wu asked

Looking at Chu Xuan, who was sitting on the reclining chair, he could see his target staring back at him expressionlessly.

"I am indeed Chu Qiuluo's son, but help me understand something. Why do you cultists always come looking for me? Could it be that my father dug up the ancestral graves of your cult?"

Chu Xuan sighed and said.

"Ha, this old man isn't from the heretic cult, but I was hired by the cult. Kid, you should obediently follow this old man."

Kun Wu smiled and raised his hand to grab Chu Xuan.

He was not from the cult?

Chu Xuan was surprised. Kun Wu's strength was at the peak of the void realm, but it seemed that he did not have much time left, and looked like he was about to pass away at any moment.

He thought that he had been some hidden old man from the cult.

Ignoring Kun Wu's hand, Chu Xuan said indifferently, "Kneel down."

Plop!

Kun Wu immediately knelt down.

His words were truth and his words were law!

Chu Xuan, who was at the third level of the truth realm, used the truth mantra against Kun Wu, who was at the peak of the void realm. Its power was akin to the law of the Great Dao, and Kun Wu did not possess the ability to resist his words at all.

As his strength increased, the power of the truth mantra had already increased, and was no longer limited to just making people speak the truth.

It could be imposed on those with lower cultivation levels, which would achieve the effect of them having to act in accordance with his commands.

Gulp!

Kun Wu could not help but break out into cold sweat.

Spiritual power surged out of his body as he tried to get up and escape.

"Kneel properly and don't think about running away!"

Chu Xuan continued to speak indifferently.

As soon as he finished speaking, Kun Wu's surging spiritual power quieted down. The thought of escaping had disappeared as well!

Drip!

Cold sweat dripped down his forehead.

Kun Wu was extremely terrified.

What kind of strength was this?

Was this the legendary emperor realm?

Was he truly Chu Qiuluo's son?

Who would believe that?

The Chu family was extremely terrifying!

Kun Wu was cursing Hu Quan to death in his heart!

"Tell me your origin and what your purpose is in coming here?"

Chu Xuan continued to use the truth mantra.

Kun Wu opened his mouth and told him everything.

He was terrified. Why did he reveal everything after the other party just said one sentence?

There was no way for him to resist at all.

After listening to Kun Wu's explanation, Chu Xuan was speechless. Was there something wrong with the brains of these cultists? They were about to be eradicated, yet somehow they refused to stop.

They just had to come and disturb him again and again.

Could it be that the evil techniques these evil cultivators had cultivated had rotted their brains?

He glanced at Kun Wu.

He did not have any intention of turning Kun Wu into one of his lackeys. He was too useless.

The fact that he had been stuck at the peak of the void realm pinnacle and had been unable to achieve a breakthrough made it apparent how useless his innate talent was.

As long as one's innate talent was not too poor, one would be able to achieve a breakthrough to the unity realm after such a long period of accumulation.

Trash had no value at all.

Furthermore, he did not have much time left to live.

Would Chu Xuan help him achieve a breakthrough?

No! It was an utter waste of resources.

Chu Xuan did not kill Kun Wu directly, but used the seed soul seal to control him instead.

He thought of the lightning bombs that the system had rewarded him with a while ago.

He immediately took out a few.

He stuffed them all into Kun Wu's hands and directly controlled his will, ordering him to carry the lightning bombs to the evil imperial court's capital to cause trouble.

He would kill as many experts as he could by blowing up the evil imperial court.

"Go, use your last bit of life to shine brightly. Then your existence in this world will not have been for nothing."

Chu Xuan waved his hand and sent Kun Wu away.

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Chapter 38: Charging Into The Evil King's Palace

Chu Xuan did not ask Kun Wu to destroy the heretic cult of the Purple Moon Kingdom. Instead, he sent Kun Wu directly to the evil imperial court's capital to cause trouble.

The power of the lightning bombs were not ordinary, and they were even more effective against evil cultivators.

They should be able to cause a spectacular explosion at the evil imperial court's capital.

A couple of lightning bombs would likely not cause too much damage.

However, just being able to detonate an explosion in the evil imperial court's capital was already something worth shouting about.

The explosion should be able to kill a few unity realm evil cultivators at least.

Kun Wu's strength was limited after all. If Chu Xuan gave him too many lightning bombs, he would not be able to detonate them in time anyway, and any unused lightning bombs would benefit the evil imperial court instead.

Therefore, Chu Xuan only gave him a few lightning bombs.

Moreover, it might not be a good thing if he really went all out and blew up the evil imperial court's capital.

If the evil imperial court went crazy as a result, the Southern Region would likely descend into a state of absolute chaos.

At this stage, Chu Xuan did not want to stir up too much trouble. If the situation exploded out of control, it would end up affecting the Chu family. How then would he be able to stay in seclusion peacefully and quietly while becoming stronger?

After Kun Wu left Chu County, he rushed all the way to the evil imperial court. His heart was on the verge of collapsing.

The Chu family was very terrifying!

This trip would be his last!

The evil imperial court was considered a Holy Land in the hearts of the evil cultivators of the Southern Region.

It was also the largest force of the evil cultivators in the Southern Region.

No evil cultivator dared to challenge the prestige of the evil imperial court.

Kun Wu had never expected that, when he was approaching the end of his lifespan, he would be forced to go to the evil imperial court to cause trouble!

One day later, he entered the evil imperial court's territory.

A day later, he arrived at the evil imperial court's capital.

Kun Wu's gaze turned resolute, seeming exuding faith and an indomitable will, as he stepped into the evil imperial city.

He soon arrived in front of the evil imperial palace.

The evil imperial palace's gatekeepers were all void realm martial artists. Although they were only at the first or second level of the void realm, from a glance, it could be seen that the evil imperial court's strength was formidable.

All evil cultivators who managed to break through to the unity realm had to submit to the imperial city. Without an order, they were not allowed to leave the territory of the evil imperial court.

This was the rule of the evil imperial court. Any evil cultivator who violated this rule would be killed without question.

Although the evil imperial court was powerful, it was not without its enemies. When the old evil king went into closed-door cultivation, the evil king court greatly restrained themselves and did not continue to invade other territories and forces.

"Stop!"

The guard in front of the evil imperial palace saw Kun Wu's hunched figure walking straight toward him and immediately shouted.

Kun Wu raised his head and smiled coldly, "No evil cultivators dares to offend the Holy Land of the evil cultivators. Today, I, Kun Wu, will be the first to charge into this Holy Land of evil cultivators!"

"What did you say?"

The guard thought that he was hallucinating.

He was actually going to charge into the evil imperial palace?

Even a madman who was not afraid of death would not dare to barge in!

If one challenged the authority of the evil king, then one's life would be worse than death.

As evil cultivators, they knew better than anyone how cruel the methods of evil cultivators were.

Kun Wu's body straightened and his aura became vigorous. His strength, which was at the peak of the void realm, was displayed for all to see.

"Remember, my name is Kun Wu!"

At this moment, Kun Wu no longer looked aged and tired. A pitch-black bone blade appeared in his hand.

The blade was like an elongated rib.

Actually, it was indeed a rib. It was a spiritual artifact that Kun Wu had refined from a void realm martial artist he killed, in which he used various secret techniques.

"I want to shine like a diamond in the last moments of my life! I want to let all the evil cultivators in the world remember that there was once an evil cultivator called Kun Wu, who bravely barged into the evil imperial palace!"

"My name, Kun Wu, will forever be remembered in the history of the Southern Region. So what if I die? My legacy will live on!"

Kun Wu had thought it through. In any case, he could not go against the Chu Xuan's will anyway.

Since that was the case, he might as well make a big deal out of it.

He had to die, but even if he died, he had to leave his name in the history records of evil cultivators in the Southern Region, and perhaps even in the history records of all cultivators in the Southern Region.

Many years later, there would still be people who remembered that an evil cultivator named Kun Wu had bravely barged into the evil imperial palace!

The guards widened their eyes. Had this person gone mad?

Had cultivating an evil technique damaged his brain?

Could it be that they would one day become like this as well?

Bang!

Kun Wu made his move and, as expected, his first move was to hurl a lightning bomb.

The two guards only had the strength of first or second-level void realm martial artists, and they did not think that Kun Wu would actually dare to make a move.

There was no way they could withstand the explosion, and they both perished on the spot!

Bang!

Kun Wu charged toward the evil imperial palace and directly chopped off a corner of the evil imperial palace's gates.

"Impudent!"

A powerful aura rose from within the evil imperial palace and, as soon as Kun Wu charged into the evil imperial palace, a few guards at the eighth level of the void realm charged over.

In the distance, several auras of the unity realm experts appeared as well, and they began to rush over.

In the distance, the aura of a truth realm expert appeared.

Kun Wu's eyes flashed with madness. Since his death was unavoidable, then he would die a violent death and go down in a blaze of glory.

At least he could still leave his name in the history books.

Even after thousands of years, there would still be people who remembered his name and his glorious actions and courage!

Avoiding the void realm guards that pounced in his direction, Kun Wu directly rushed toward the depths of the evil imperial palace.

"Die!"

He charged 100 meters into the evil imperial palace. By this time, a unity realm expert had already arrived, and a huge hand created from spiritual power tried to grab him.

A lightning bomb appeared in Kun Wu's hand.

He immediately activated it and threw it at the hand.

That unity realm expert's eyelids twitched, and he hurriedly tried to block the attack. He sensed an intense danger emanating from the lightning bomb.

Rumble!

Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled; an astonishing amount of power was unleashed.

The resulting explosion caused a building to collapse, and that unity realm evil cultivator died immediately from the lightning!

Kun Wu continued to head deeper into the palace.

The intense explosion shocked the entire evil imperial city.

All the evil cultivators looked in the direction of the evil imperial palace in shock.

What had happened?

Not long after, the news of someone courageously barging into the evil imperial palace and killing the evil imperial palace's guards spread, and the evil cultivators' eyes widened in shock.

Huala!

Everyone rushed toward the evil imperial palace, wanting to see just who it was that dared to challenge the evil king's authority.

Today was destined to be the most "explosive" day in the history of the evil imperial palace.

A peak void realm evil cultivator who did not have much time left to live had charged into the evil imperial palace and killed the guards.

He even relied on some powerful secret treasure to kill the unity realm guards, destroy more than a dozen buildings, and heavily injure two truth realm experts.

Finally, he let out a furious roar and self-destructed inside the evil imperial palace!

"Haha, I, Kun Wu, will die a violent death. Evil cultivators who don't dare to enter the evil imperial palace are not evil cultivators. As evil cultivators, I will enter the Holy Land of evil cultivators even if I die doing so!"

"Remember, my name is Kun Wu!"

Among the spectating evil cultivators, several evil cultivators who were about to reach the end of their lives suddenly felt their blood boil. They looked almost ready to break into the evil imperial palace themselves.

The other evil cultivators around them were so frightened that they hurriedly moved away.

F*ck, has he gone mad?

He even dared to provoke the dignity of the evil king?

It did not matter if he died, but was he not afraid that his family, descendants, and disciples would be implicated by his actions?

The other party was so majestic, while he was probably just a lone evil cultivator.

This was the first time the dignity of the evil imperial palace had been challenged by an evil cultivator. Everyone hurriedly moved away from the palace, afraid that they would be implicated in some way or form.

They did not dare to breathe loudly and were terrified that they would be targeted by the experts of the evil imperial court.

"B*stard!"

In the main hall of the evil imperial palace, the current evil king's face was ashen, and the expressions of the higher-ups of the evil imperial court were also unsightly.

"Bring his family and disciples here. I want them to suffer a fate worse than death!"

The evil king roared.

No evil cultivator had ever challenged the prestige of the evil king in the past. He became the first evil king in history to have his authority challenged by an evil cultivator. As a result, he felt that his prestige had taken a devastating blow!

"I'm afraid that he's a lone evil cultivator who doesn't even have a successor."

Someone said helplessly.

Many people even felt that once Kun Wu started this, other lone evil cultivators might imitate him in order to leave their mark in history.

The evil king's face would probably be slapped again and again.

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Chapter 39: Staying In Seclusion For A Year, Jade Void Immortal Scripture And 100 Years Of Cultivation

The news of Kun Wu's courageous intrusion into the evil imperial palace was destined to spread throughout the entire Southern Province and reach the ears of every evil cultivator.

There were many evil cultivators in the world, and there were always a few who were crazy and mad.

It was only a matter of time before they imitated his actions.

People who practiced evil techniques were more prone to becoming mentally dysfunctional. After this matter spread, Kun Wu became famous.

In an instant, he went from being a nobody to becoming a well-known public figure.

Some evil cultivators who had problems with their brains also wanted to become famous, so they naturally imitated him.

The ironclad law of the evil imperial court that previously could not be provoked would be challenged.

The face of the current evil king would also be slapped again and again.

When Hu Quan heard this news, he was completely stunned.

Cold sweat was dripping down his face!

Had that old b*stard Kun Wu gone crazy?

He really wanted to grab Kun Wu and scream!

I asked you to stir up trouble in Chu County and capture someone. I never asked you to go to the evil imperial palace to provoke the evil king.

What exactly had happened here? Why did Kun Wu suddenly go to the evil imperial palace?

Did he even go to the Chu family's territory?

Did something happen to his brain on the way that caused him to go to the evil imperial palace instead? Or did he encounter some kind of mishap while he was in the Chu family's territory?

Hu Quan broke out into cold sweat. Since he was the one who had given Kun Wu the order to stir up trouble in the Chu family's territory, despite the fact that he was not involved in Kun Wu's crazy decision to go to the evil imperial palace and slap the evil king on the face, he would be doomed if anyone found out or if the news got out.

Fortunately, only he and Kun Wu knew about their conspiracy, and there was no third party present.

"Black Moon Tower shouldn't know, right? It was such a confidential matter and, without a third party present, there should be no possibility of it being leaked."

Hu Quan muttered in his heart.

Hopefully that old bastard Kun Wu did not leak the information to Black Moon Tower.

Otherwise, that group of black-hearted people would definitely use this information to search out the evil king and extort a sum of money from him.

"Let's recuperate quietly. This matter has nothing to do with me. I have never seen or heard of Kun Wu before!"

Hu Quan made up his mind to keep a low profile.

He did not want to be captured by the evil king. That would result in a fate worse than death.

"Something is not right with the Chu family. Why is it that every time something happens, it has something to do with the Chu family?"

Hu Quan felt that the Chu family seemed to be hiding some big secret.

After the incident with Kun Wu, he did not dare to continue targeting the Chu family. He would maintain a low profile and recuperate for now. He would plan his next move after he recovered from his injuries.

However, he had no intentions of letting the Chu family off.

Were it not for the Chu family, how would he have ended up in such a situation in the first place?

The Purple Moon Kingdom's cult had almost been completely decimated.

The evil imperial court would probably regard him as incompetent. If he was not incompetent, then why did he end up in such a state?

In the eyes of the evil imperial court's experts, if he could not even develop and manage a small cult branch well, what else could he be if not incompetent?

Moreover, the evil imperial court did not actually require the cult to develop and grow. They only wanted each cult branch to maintain their strength and avoid destruction.

They even gave him a treasured artifact to help him do so.

If he failed to accomplish even that under such circumstances, he would definitely be regarded as incompetent.

In fact, Hu Quan was worried that the evil imperial court powerhouses would think that he was useless and kill him off directly.

What was even more terrifying was that he might be treated as a material to refine the blood spirit bead!

"Chu family!"

Hu Quan gritted his teeth.

He reached out and took out a small black-red bead. He stared at the small bead for a long time, and his eyes were filled with hesitation.

He had found this bead while exploring a mystic realm.

After many years of searching and reading ancient records, he roughly understood what the bead was.

Demonic blood bead!

It contained demon blood. Once its power leaked out, anyone below the truth realm would become demonized!

Once demonized, they would become demon slaves!

The demon race was the mortal enemy of the human race. Whether it was the righteous or the evil path, they both would not allow the demon race to exist.

On the surface, the demon race was not present in the Southern Region.

Anyone who was tainted by the demon race's demon blood would become a demon slave, and they would quickly be eliminated.

Hu Quan's eyes flashed with viciousness.

He stared at the demon blood bead for a long time before putting it away. He would decide whether or not to carry out his plan after he recovered from his injuries.

…

"You did not leave the house but, with a single thought, you managed to shake the foundations of the evil imperial court, shocking all of the evil cultivators in the Southern Region. You've been rewarded with the lucky mystic realm."

Chu Xuan was stunned. He had shaken the foundations of the evil imperial court, and shocked all of the evil cultivators in the Southern Region?

That old man, Kun Wu, was quite capable.

He checked out the system's reward.

"The lucky mystic realm does not require you to leave your house. You can set up a lucky mystic realm in the South Province, and leave it for the fated person to discover and obtain the inheritance within…"

This lucky mystic realm was not for Chu Xuan to enter. Instead, it allowed Chu Xuan to set up a lucky mystic realm anywhere in the Southern Region.

Anyone who obtained this fortuitous encounter would definitely reap great rewards.

The person who obtained the inheritance of the lucky mystic realm would become Chu Xuan's successor. Moreover, as long as Chu Xuan was willing, he could instantly seize the successor's cultivation base, and even control the person's life and death.

Chu Xuan looked at the simple and unadorned little palace icon in the system. As long as he had enough lucky mystic realms, would he be able to remain in seclusion while creating successors for himself all over the continent?

In addition, every successor would not be able to betray him. Even if the successor really wanted to, Chu Xuan could seize their cultivation base at any time.

The successor's life and death would be under Chu Xuan's control.

Naturally, the successor of the lucky mystic realm would not be aware that their life and death were under Chu Xuan's control.

"Those who are able to enter the lucky mystic realm will all experience fortuitous encounters. Isn't this equivalent to creating protagonists?"

"I won't have to leave seclusion, yet my successors will be all over the continent. It's interesting that I'll be the backer of a bunch of Heaven's blessed."

"If any successor dares to disobey their master, I can instantly take back their cultivation base. I can even reward their cultivation base to other successors. How wonderful!"

Chu Xuan thought about the idea of setting up the lucky mystic realm, but the conditions were not suitable for the time being.

After all, his current strength was too weak.

The upper limit of the lucky mystic realm that he could set up was not very high, so there was no point in doing so.

Even if he did set up the lucky mystic realm, if he wanted to create the internal layout and furnish it, the minimum requirement to do so was for him to be at the initial levels of the emperor realm.

After all, what kind of heaven's blessed would want to enter a mystic realm that was not even at the emperor-level?

The emperor realm was only the beginning.

There were only two days left until the one-year deadline. Chu Xuan was extremely excited.

Within these two short days, nothing would happen, right?

Time passed peacefully.

The one-year deadline was fast approaching.

Chu Xuan rubbed his hands in anticipation. Whether or not he could break through to the emperor realm within a short period of time would depend on the rewards he got from the system for remaining in seclusion for a year.

The longer he stayed in seclusion, the more generous the system's rewards would be.

He had received some rewards of heaven-level scriptures and divine techniques previously.

His first one-year reward would definitely be greater than those.

Perhaps, he would be able to break through to the emperor realm directly.

After breaking through to the emperor realm, Chu Xuan would finally have some confidence in preserving his own safety.

"You've been in seclusion for a year. You've been rewarded with the Jade Void Immortal scripture and 100 years' worth of cultivation."

Chu Xuan was pleasantly surprised. Not only did he get an immortal scripture, he also received 100 years' worth of cultivation.

It seemed that his worries about not reaching the emperor realm were unfounded!

He could not wait to receive the reward.

Boom!

Chu Xuan did not take out and examine the Jade Void Immortal scripture. Instead, he directly got the system to instill it into his mind.

The Jade Void Immortal scripture was a cultivation technique that pointed to the Great Dao, and it recorded many secret techniques within it.

While Chu Xuan was comprehending the Jade Void Immortal scripture, the hundred years' worth of cultivation was being transmitted to him.

At this moment, it was as if he was starting from scratch in cultivating the Jade Void Immortal scripture. The spiritual power that he originally cultivated from the Great Luo Emperor scripture was being continuously compressed.

His meridians were also being continuously expanded.

When compared, the spiritual power cultivated from the Jade Void Immortal scripture was dozens of times stronger than the spiritual power cultivated from the Great Luo Emperor scripture.

Chu Xuan, who cultivated the Jade Void Immortal scripture, would be able to fight against ten people who cultivated the Great Luo Emperor scripture without breaking a sweat.

Thanks to the infusion of a hundred years' worth of cultivation, Chu Xuan's strength continued to rise.

Fourth, fifth, eighth…

Chapter 40: Breaking Through To The Emperor Realm

At a certain point, it was as if he had broken past a bottleneck.

Boom!

Chu Xuan's physical body was transforming, and his spiritual will was also transforming.

The transformation was even more intense than when a mortal broke through to the profound realm.

The small courtyard was still calm, and one could not sense the slightest movement from within.

Chu Xuan, who was sitting cross-legged, was experiencing extreme sublimation and stepping into a brand new world.

His spiritual will began to condense, and a rumbling sound could be heard inside his mind. It was almost as if there was an invisible barrier preventing his spiritual will from further sublimating.

Boom!

His spiritual will was like a big hammer, constantly hammering away at that invisible barrier.

His physical body and spiritual power were also sublimating and transforming.

His bones were like jade, his marrow was like a wide river, and his blood was like a vast ocean.

Rumble…

His spiritual power and spiritual will fused together, creating a type of "divine soul power" that seeped out of his body, which merged with Heaven and Earth, and merged with the laws of this world.

The transformation of his spiritual will continued, yet that invisible barrier seemed to be unbreakable.

As the infusion of the hundred years' worth of cultivation continued, his comprehension of the Jade Void Immortal scripture continued to increase along with his cultivation base.

Chu Xuan was in a mysterious state.

After an unknown period of time, he finally penetrated that thin membrane and arrived in a new world.

A comfortable feeling surged into his soul.

Chu Xuan felt his entire body tremble as if he was experiencing catharsis.

At this moment, his spiritual will had been sublimated.

Boom!

A human-shaped spiritual will appeared in his mind.

One could vaguely see that it resembled Chu Xuan's appearance.

Divine soul!

The fundamental sign of having broken through to the emperor realm was the transformation of one's spiritual will to form a divine soul.

After forming a divine soul, even if one's physical body was destroyed, as long as one's divine soul escaped, one would be able to survive.

As the divine soul was being formed, the transformation continued.

The transformation of his spiritual power and physical body also continued.

The power of his divine soul spread out and connected with Heaven and Earth, merging with Heaven and Earth.

With the small courtyard at the center, ripples spread out in all directions.

One hundred meters, one kilometer…

The power of his divine soul continued to spread out and merge with Heaven and Earth. A special field gradually formed.

Chu Xuan was experiencing a breakthrough to the emperor realm.

He witnessed some of the laws of Heaven and Earth, and his comprehension of Heaven and Earth improved by leaps and bounds. It almost seemed like he had already seen the true essence of Heaven and Earth.

It was as if he could mobilize the great power of Heaven and Earth for his own use with just a thought.

It was as if he had built a new miniature world with himself as the center and, within this miniature world, everything was controlled by him.

He was the ruler of this miniature world, and the supreme law of land.

As his divine soul continued to solidify, Chu Xuan was able to witness more laws around him. In this vast world, there seemed to be some incomplete laws in his corner of the world.

Chu Xuan vaguely saw that the rules in the Southern Region seemed to have been broken in several places.

Perhaps this was the true cause behind the lack of an emperor-level character in the Southern Region.

Since the laws were incomplete, the power of the divine soul could not merge with the world and could not complete the final step in breaking through to the emperor realm.

Chu Xuan believed that perhaps some experts had condensed their divine souls, but because they could not merge its power with the laws here, nor integrate the laws into the divine soul, they could not construct a miniature world of their own.

As such, they had not completely broken through to the emperor realm.

They could only be considered half-emperors.

The broken laws of the Southern Region seemed to be gradually recovering.

After the laws recovered, perhaps those who possessed an emperor-level inheritance would be able to break through to the emperor realm.

However, Chu Xuan was an exception. He was not limited by the flaws of the laws in the Southern Region.

He encountered no problems in the process of breaking through to the emperor realm.

What his divine soul power merged with were not the laws of the Southern Region, but rather the laws of this vast world. These laws were of a higher level.

The transformation of his soul was not over yet.

The miniature world, with Chu Xuan at its center, was still expanding.

Three miles, five miles…

Gradually, his divine soul power spread out all the way to the Chu family's ancestral residence.

At this moment, none of the secrets in the ancestral residence could be hidden from Chu Xuan.

Since he was using his emperor realm divine soul power, Chu Tianming and the other experts of the Chu family naturally would not be able to discover anything.

Chu Xuan could see that, in the depths of the Chu family's ancestral residence, there were several figures in closed-door cultivation inside the forbidden area.

Their auras indicated that they were somewhere between the unity realm and the void realm.

With just a little more effort, they would be able to break through to the unity realm.

Chu Xuan was puzzled. Did the Chu family really not have any hidden unity realm experts as their foundation?

Was it due to the cultivation method that they were unable to break through to the unity realm?

Or was it because their innate talent was too poor?

It could not be denied that they indeed possessed a certain level of innate talent.

Among those few family elders that were in seclusion, none of them were weaker than Chu Tianming. It was likely that they were the hidden trump cards of the Chu family.

The Chu family had more than one treasured artifact. Together with those few family elders who were in seclusion, there was also a treasured artifact. Moreover, it was a high-grade treasured artifact.

Although it was not as good as the spirit severing saber, it still reached the level of a high-grade treasured artifact.

The power of his divine soul continued to spread out.

The Chu family's territory had a circumference of 12 li, and the ancestral residence was at its core. Beyond it were the servants' residences, and the stewards' residences, which protected the ancestral residence.

Finally, the power of his divine soul covered the entirety of the Chu family's territory, and the miniature world that Chu Xuan had constructed similarly covered the Chu family's territory.

At this moment, Chu Xuan realized that the structure of the Chu family's territory was actually an array formation.

During critical moments, the Chu family could use this array formation to defend themselves, or unleash powerful attacks.

This was the true foundation of the Chu family.

After seeing this array formation, Chu Xuan understood that the ancestors of the Chu family were quite capable.

Perhaps the array formation had been excavated from some ancient ruins.

In fact, the Chu family's territory was also the site of an ancient ruin.

The transformation of his divine soul was coming to an end.

The construction of his miniature world was coming to an end.

The breakthrough continued.

Once the transformation of his divine soul was complete, and the construction of his miniature world was complete, at that time, he would have truly stepped into the emperor realm.

The other sign of an emperor realm expert, aside from one's spiritual will transforming into a divine soul, was the ability to control a "domain".

This was the "miniature world" that Chu Xuan was constructing.

The emperor realm!

The description of the emperor realm in the cultivation world could be summarized in one sentence.

"I am the emperor of my domain, and my laws are absolute!"

This was the power of the emperor realm.

No matter how many truth realm experts there were, they were just ants inside the domain of an emperor realm expert.

One thought could decide the life and death of the people inside the domain!

When the emperor was angry, the land would be filled with millions of corpses!

Chu Xuan started to retract the power of his divine soul as well as the power of his domain.

He had already broken through to the emperor realm.

He was now a first-level emperor realm cultivator.

With his current strength, his domain just happened to cover the territory of the Chu family.

In other words, it covered a radius of 12 li.

With just a thought, he could control everything within this 12 li radius.

Normally, the domain of an emperor who had just broken through would only be around three li, while the domain of a powerful first-level emperor would only be around five li.

Chu Xuan's domain was no weaker than that of an ordinary third-level emperor realm expert.

The breakthrough continued.

His 100 years' worth of cultivation was still being digested.

His divine soul power paused for a moment over the Chu family's ancestral residence.

Chu Xuan noticed that there was an underground space at the core of the Chu family's ancestral residence.

As expected, this place was once an ancient ruin.

The Chu family had relied on this to develop.

The Qin, Zhao, and He family territories should be similar as well.

Chu Xuan did not probe further. Even if it was an ancient ruin, the underground space did not have much value to Chu Xuan.

It did not give him any special feeling.

The power of his divine soul was constantly being retracted, and the power of his domain had already been fully withdrawn.

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Chapter 41: Setting Goals

In the core area of the Chu family's ancestral residence, a few elders who were in seclusion were suddenly miraculously enlightened.

Their spiritual will and spiritual power, which had fused into the void, suddenly began to condense.

Their spiritual power also rapidly began to fuse with their spiritual will.

It was as if they had been blessed by a mysterious existence. In an instant, they all broke through to the unity realm.

The family elders widened their eyes in shock.

How did they break through all of a sudden?

Moreover, during the breakthrough, their auras had not been exposed.

Although they did not understand what was going on, the clan elders were pleasantly surprised. As long as their auras were not exposed, they could continue to stay hidden in the Chu family.

These elders were the trump cards of the Chu family. If ever the family was faced with a dire crisis, they would forcefully break through to the unity realm and strive to resolve the crisis.

However, they had now broken through with nary a sound. Moreover, their auras had not been exposed in the process. This meant that they could continue their secret cultivation and become even stronger.

When they were called upon in the future, they would give their enemies a huge surprise.

Chu Xuan was somewhat surprised. Those elders had broken through?

They must have been affected by the power of his divine soul.

The elders had been on the verge of breaking through this entire time. The power of his divine soul and domain had covered the Chu family's territory, and it seemed that just that little bit of power was enough to make the elders break through uncontrollably.

The moment the elders broke through, Chu Xuan discovered a precious artifact in the core area of the Chu family's ancestral residence. This artifact had been mysteriously activated, and seemed to be absorbing the auras of those elders.

His curiosity was piqued, so he concentrated his divine soul power to take a closer look.

It actually turned out to be a transmission-type precious artifact.

It appeared to be absorbing the auras of these new unity realm experts and then transmitting them to a certain place.

Interesting…

The Chu family did not have a unity realm expert. It was likely that this expert had deliberately suppressed their breakthrough and had left once it was no longer possible to do so.

Chu Xuan was merely a direct descendant who did not possess any influence in the family. He would naturally never come into contact with such secrets.

However, this did not bother him at all. Nothing mattered so long as it did not affect his seclusion in his courtyard.

He condensed the power of his divine soul slightly and sealed the treasure's ability to collect aura.

His strength continued to rise, advancing toward the second level of the Emperor realm.

"You have broken through to the Emperor realm. You have been rewarded with the Great Luo Heavenly Scripture, the Great Luo Divine Technique, and the Great Luo Immortal Scripture."

After he broke through to the Emperor realm, the system's reward soon followed.

It was actually the enhanced version of the Great Luo Emperor Scripture.

Once he received the rewards, the related information and knowledge flooded his mind.

After mastering the cultivation methods recorded in the two immortal scriptures, Chu Xuan sensed his foundation and strength solidifying even further.

The two cultivation methods did not conflict with each other, but rather complemented each other very well.

Rumble!

Second-level of the Emperor realm!

After breaking through to the second level of the Emperor realm, his hundred years' worth of cultivation reward was exhausted.

Chu Xuan opened his eyes and examined his own strength. At this moment, he was full of confidence.

There was no Emperor in the Southern Region, which meant that he was currently the only Emperor in this vast region!

Unless an Emperor realm or above powerhouse came from outside the Southern Region, there was nothing and no one he had to fear in this land.

Moreover, even if there was such a powerhouse, they had no reason to come to the Chu family's territory to cause trouble for him.

Therefore, he no longer had to worry about the evil imperial court.

He would kill every heretic that came!

Moreover, given his Emperor realm strength, he would be able to kill those intruders silently. He no longer had to worry about exposing his strength.

Meow.

The Heavenly Spirit Cat jumped onto his shoulder and rubbed its head against his.

"Little cat, hurry up and break through."

The cat was already at the ninth level of the unity realm, and was on the verge of breaking through to the truth realm.

With its talent, it would not be long before it too broke through to the Emperor realm.

Moreover, as Chu Xuan's cultivation increased, the growth of his pets would also accelerate.

The Sky-shaking Golden Roc flew over, and the Spirit-devouring Flower stretched out a branch that held a blooming flower. It was exceptionally beautiful.

It would not take long for the Sky-shaking Golden Roc and the Heavenly Spirit Cat to break through to the Emperor realm. Once they did, it would be more convenient for him to do certain things.

The Spirit Devouring Flower was a little bit more special. It would take a longer time for it to reach the Emperor realm.

That being said, Chu Xuan was in possession of many treasures that could accelerate this process.

"I cannot lose sight of my goal of reaching the Heaven realm."

Chu Xuan warned himself not to let all this get to his head. The Emperor realm was not his final destination.

Above the emperor realm were the Supreme and Heaven realms.

He would only gain a stable foothold in the vast world once he reached the Heaven realm, as Heaven realm cultivators were considered top existences in this vast world.

"I'll strive to break through to the Supreme realm within ten years!"

Chu Xuan set himself a small goal for the near future.

After breaking through to the Emperor realm, his cultivation speed would slow down. However, breaking through to the Supreme realm within ten years should not pose too much of a problem.

After all, the system would occasionally reward him with a few hundred years' worth of cultivation, and other items, spiritual medicines and tools that would increase his speed of cultivation.

Moreover, he would soon make use of the lucky mystic realm.

The laws of Heaven and Earth in the Southern Region were slowly being restored. Once this was discovered, it was unknown when the experts from other regions would come over and try to occupy this territory.

Qin Keyun, who was the reincarnation of a demon, had appeared. It could be predicted that the current balance in the Southern Region would see some drastic shifts in the future.

However, there would probably not be too much chaos within the upcoming ten years.

He still had enough confidence that he would be able to break through to the Supreme realm within ten years.

The Supreme realm involved the transformation of the power of one's domain.

As the saying went, "I am supreme within this domain, and even the emperor has to kneel before me."

Beyond that, the Heaven Realm represented another huge improvement, similar to the huge gap between the truth realm and the Emperor realm.

With that being said, Supreme realm cultivators were also considered powerhouses in this vast world.

"Excellent!"

Chu Xuan lay down on the deck chair, feeling particularly happy. With every breakthrough he achieved, his confidence grew, and he became infinitely closer to his goal of living a comfortable and stress-free life.

Looking around the small courtyard, Chu Xuan suddenly felt that he lacked servants to carry out chores around his residence.

Or perhaps maids?

Beautiful maids were pleasing to the eye. In that sense, they were much better than servants.

Chu Xuan glanced at the lucky mystic realm in the system space and suddenly thought of something.

Should he take it out and put it inside the courtyard for the time being?

Those who could stumble upon the lucky mystic realm were people with great luck.

If he put it in the courtyard, perhaps it would help him to attract some people with great luck?

The men would be accepted as disciples, while the women would be accepted as maids.

Chu Xuan's heart was stirred.

He had to stay at home and could not leave the small courtyard.

He wanted someone by his side to listen to his instructions and work for him.

Unfortunately, Zhang Kui and Dong Qian were heretic cultivators, and were wanted throughout the Southern Region. If they appeared openly, they would be easily killed.

Moreover, these two people were not very talented, so there was little value in nurturing them; they could be used as errand boys at best.

Moreover, Chu Xuan also had some thoughts regarding the Black Moon Tower.

It was a large force that had its roots spread throughout the Southern Region and beyond. It sold all kinds of intel, cultivation methods and treasures, and also accepted all kinds of commissions.

Black Moon Tower operated in a wide scope of different businesses and areas.

If he could control the Black Moon Tower, he would be completely aware of the going-ons and happenings around the Southern Region despite being confined to his small courtyard.

Presently, he was already at the second level of the Emperor realm.

He had to keep a low profile and infiltrate the organization slowly. With the soul seed seal at his disposal, he would be able to conceal his actions from the top experts of the Black Moon Tower.

In addition, once he broke through to the Heaven realm, he would then deal with the mastermind behind the Black Moon Tower and become the biggest boss of the Black Moon Tower.

All this required manpower; he needed people to handle various tasks and missions so that his plans would be able to reach fruition. Thinking this, Chu Xuan took out the lucky mystic realm.

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Chapter 42: The Trend Among Heretic Cultivators

The lucky mystic realm was a simple and unadorned small hall. Chu Xuan did not activate the lucky realm and simply placed it in a corner of the courtyard.

Even if it was not activated, it would still be able to attract some lucky ones, right?

Chu Xuan was filled with anticipation.

"You've remained in seclusion for a year and a day. You've been rewarded with a box of Emperor realm pills."

As expected, the day after he broke through, Chu Xuan received a box of Emperor realm cultivation pills.

Emperor realm pills could either be used to break through to the Emperor realm or used for Emperor realm cultivation.

The system's products were all top-notch.

After breaking through to the Emperor realm, Chu Xuan's life became more and more comfortable.

There was no such thing as boredom. The daily increase in strength that he sensed was enough to keep him occupied, happy even.

Chu Xuan asked Zhang Kui to bring a portion of the Emperor realm cultivation pills to Chu Yun.

The former had already broken through to the unity realm.

However, unless Chu Xuan was willing to provide him with resources, he would remain at the unity realm for the rest of his life.

In fact, it was unknown as to whether he could even break through to the third level of the unity realm.

However, the value of nurturing him was not high, so Chu Xuan opted not to waste the resources.

The unity realm was sufficient for him to help Chu Xuan run errands for the time being.

Chu Yun's talent for pill refining exceeded Chu Xuan's expectations. It had only been such a short period of time, but Chu Yun had already started refining spirit pills.

The failure rate was a little high, but this had to do more with her inexperience than her lack of skill.

Chu Yun had already broken through to the sixth level of the profound realm, and this was all thanks to the pills she had refined herself.

Chu Xuan passed a few portions of spirit pills and another pill refinement technique to Chu Yun through Zhang Kui.

Moreover, he asked Zhang Kui to provide her with the spiritual herbs needed for pill refinement.

After all, he was the first vice sect leader of the heretic cult, so he did not lack resources.

Given that sect master Lu Wang had yet to recover from his serious injuries, Zhang Kui had complete control of the heretic cult in the Qin Kingdom. In addition, after breaking through to the unity realm, he had become the strongest person in the cult.

Chu Xuan learned from Zhang Kui that all the heretic cultists who had broken through to the unity realm had to go to the evil imperial court to serve. Without the evil imperial court's express permission, they were not allowed to leave.

The purpose behind this was to gather strong people to deal with any threats and crises.

Chu Xuan opted to seal off Zhang Kui's unity realm aura. Moreover, with the concealing talisman, no one would be able to locate him unless he went to the evil imperial court voluntarily.

After breaking through to the Emperor realm, Chu Xuan no longer regarded the evil imperial court as a threat.

Thus Chu Yun obtained new alchemy skills and more alchemy resources.

She even used a few high-quality spirit pills and herbs as study and research materials. She became more and more convinced that she had caught the eye of some senior expert out there.

That expert was probably testing her now.

She was very happy and devoted herself to learning how to refine spirit pills.

In the Evil King's palace…

It had been a month since Kun Wu had barged into the Evil King's palace.

Incensed by this, the Evil King had sent people to investigate whether Kun Wu's motive for barging into the Evil King's palace had been instigated by someone.

It was not impossible for someone to have used a borrowed knife to slap his face and ruin his reputation.

However, after a month of investigation, they did not manage to find any trace of an instigator behind Kun Wu's actions.

All the signs indicated that Kun Wu had suddenly gone crazy, to the point that he actually decided to barge into the Evil King palace.

The final conclusion they arrived at was that Kun Wu's life was approaching its end, which caused him to go crazy. In a fit of madness, he had decided to become famous, and thus barged into the Evil King's palace.

Kun Wu was indeed famous.

Not only did every heretic cultivator know his name, but he also became famous among the other major forces in the Southern Region. After all, the evil imperial court had always been known as the holy land of heretic cultivators, which could not be provoked. Kun Wu's reckless and daring actions before his death had made him a household name.

The collapsed buildings and palace gates of the Evil King's palace had been rebuilt, and the guards had been replaced.

As usual, two void realm guards were standing guard.

No one would think that there would be a second Kun Wu who dared to challenge the evil imperial court.

After all, very few people were unafraid of death.

The guards were not especially vigilant, not caring if anyone walked past the Evil King's palace.

It was a pretty normal occurrence for people to walk past the palace gates anyway. Countless heretic cultivators would come and take a look at the holy land of heretic cultivators every day.

An old man with a cane slowly walked toward the Evil King's palace.

The guards took a brief glance at him before looking away. Clearly they did not care.

The old man came up to the palace gates and attacked without warning.

Boom!

The palace gates collapsed.

Caught unaware, the guards did not even have the time to defend themselves before dying.

The strength of a peak void realm expert was clearly displayed for the crowd to see.

After the old man destroyed the palace gates, he charged into the Evil King's palace.

At the same time, a roar that shocked countless heretic cultivators resounded.

"I, Fan Kai, will enter the holy land of heretic cultivators today and experience the wonders of the Evil King's palace personally!"

The heretic cultivators were dumbfounded. This was crazy.

"I, Fan Kai, am the second heretic cultivator to barge into the Evil King's palace in thousands of years. I can die without regrets. Hahaha!"

Fan Kai rushed into the Evil King's palace.

"B*stard!"

A unity realm expert attacked him.

However, ever since Kun Wu killed a few unity realm guards with the lightning bombs, these guards were hesitant to attack and were instead ready to escape at any time.

They were just stalling for time and waiting for the truth realm experts to arrive.

Thanks to this, Fan Kai advanced courageously and even destroyed several buildings along the way.

"Die!"

A truth realm expert finally made his move.

"Hahaha, if a heretic cultivator doesn't even dare to break into the Evil King's palace, what kind of heretic cultivator is he? Can such heretic cultivators still call themselves proud and rebellious? I, Fan Kai, have always respected brother Kun Wu's courage!"

Fan Kai laughed loudly and charged straight at the truth realm master.

Boom!

He self-detonated without giving the other party a chance to capture him.

The crowd of heretic cultivators fell silent.

Among them, many old and dying heretic cultivators became restless, their eyes suddenly ablaze with youth and hot-blooded vitality once more.

The Evil King was furious.

He was the only evil king who had been disrespected like this time and time again.

Soon enough, after Fan Kai, others came to the Evil King's palace.

The collapsed palace gates and buildings had not even been repaired yet, but these people who did not have much time left came anyway.

Three old heretic cultivators rushed toward the Evil King's palace.

"Us three friends from Ghost Mountain have also come to see the Evil King's palace today. We have no regrets even if we die!"

"Haha, it's said that the Evil King's palace is a holy land for heretic cultivators and is also home to the Overlord of heretic cultivators. Today, us three friends from Ghost Mountain have come to experience it!"

The heretic cultivators were in an uproar.

"It's the Ghost Mountain Trio?"

"Why are they trying to barge into the Evil King's palace? Do they have a death wish?"

"You don't know, right? The Ghost Mountain Trio don't have much time left. There's no hope for them to break through!"

The heretic cultivators were talking among themselves.

Among them, some of the old and dying heretic cultivators were full of excitement.

The other heretic cultivators were terrified.

Have these old fellows gone mad?

'Don't tell me they're going to barge into the Evil King's palace as well?'

The Ghost Mountain Trio were all third-level void realm martial artists. However, they had been stuck at the third level for a long time and were unable to break through. The end of their lifespans was quickly approaching.

Boom!

The buildings around the Evil King's palace collapsed, and smoke and dust billowed.

The prestige of the Evil King's palace, which had been challenged again and again, began to falter in the hearts of the heretic cultivators. They no longer regarded it with as much reverence as before.

Many people followed behind the Ghost Mountain Trio to watch the show.

"Ghost Mountain Trio, how dare you!"

The guards of the Evil King's palace were furious. Everyone was challenging the prestige of the Evil King's palace nowadays. Did they think that the guards here were all trash?

"Die!"

A ninth-level unity realm guard captain made his move.

Boom!

The Ghost Mountain Trio self-destructed.

The guard captain was caught off guard and was severely injured by the explosion. He was stunned. They self-destructed right away?

They were crazy!

Over the next half a month or so, heretic cultivators would come to barge into the Evil King's palace from time to time.

Barging into the Evil King's palace had become a trend among the circle of heretic cultivators. It seemed that if one did not break into the Evil King's palace, they would be too embarrassed to call themselves heretic cultivators.

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Chapter 43: Don't Panic, Slide Under It

In the beginning, only heretic cultivators who were nearing the end of their lifespans came to challenge the Evil King's palace. However, later on, even young and hot-blooded heretic cultivators decided to participate in the challenge.

The prestige of the evil imperial court plummeted.

Of course, no one who challenged the evil imperial court's prestige made it out alive.

They all came with the intention of dying.

Yet for some reason, friends of those who challenged the evil imperial court felt honored.

"Do you know who this lord is? Let me tell you, the one who barged into the Evil King's palace the other day is my senior brother. Do you understand?"

The heretic cultivators were all proud to have a friend who had barged into the Evil King's palace. They clearly felt that it was something worth bragging about.

There were even people who encouraged their friends to barge into the Evil King's palace.

Soon, another person carried a large machete and headed toward the Evil King's palace.

A crowd of heretic cultivators gathered around to watch the show.

"My name is…"

"Go to hell!"

Before he could even say his name, a furious roar came from the depths of the Evil King's palace.

A huge blood-red palm hurtled over and crushed the other party.

The blood-red palm did not stop there. It slapped all of the heretic cultivators who looked like they might be about to try.

Puff! Puff!

In the blink of an eye, more than ten people were killed by the blood-red palm.

"Run!"

The heretic cultivators who were watching the show were shocked and fled in all directions.

Was the Evil King crazy?!

"Die! Die!"

The blood-red palm killed the heretic cultivators one after the other.

The Evil King was so angry. One after another, these people all came to provoke him.

This made him the most undignified and disrespected evil king in history.

He was so angry that he made a move personally.

He initially thought that if he acted personally, he would be able to instill fear and intimidate the heretic cultivators. Unfortunately, that was not the case at all.

There were still people who were unafraid of death who came to the Evil King's palace.

"I'm not afraid to tell you that the one who was personally killed by His Majesty the Evil King was my brother."

"What? It was your brother? That's insane!"

Gradually, in the circle of heretic cultivators, it became the greatest honor and privilege for those who charged into the Evil King's palace to be killed by the Evil King himself!

No one knew how or why this had come about.

The Evil King was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

He even suspected that a new evil cultivation method had appeared, and that the method caused problems in the brains of those who cultivated it.

Otherwise, how could there be so many madmen?

"Kun Wu!"

The Evil King gnashed his teeth. The source of all this was caused by that little heretic cultivator called Kun Wu.

…

"You stayed in seclusion, yet with a single order, you created a trend among the heretic cultivators. You've been rewarded with the Myriad Heavenly Mirror."

Chu Xuan was depressed. The lucky mystic realm had been in the small courtyard for almost two months, but it had yet to attract anyone with great luck.

Could it be that there were no people with great luck in the Southern Region?

Although the lucky mystic realm had not been activated, it still had the ability to attract people with great luck.

Was it because these people with great luck were too far away and needed a very long time to arrive?

A reward from the system suddenly appeared out of the blue.

"???"

He was momentarily stunned. A single order had caused a trend among the heretic cultivators?

What trend did it cause?

This matter definitely had something to do with Kun Wu.

However, even he was not very clear as to what exactly Kun Wu had done. How did it cause a trend?

This was the drawback of having no information. He did not even know that such a big thing had taken place in the Southern Region.

He needed to think of a way to take control of the Black Moon Tower.

He then examined the Myriad Heavenly Mirror.

"The Myriad Heavenly Mirror can randomly connect to ten thousand regions. It can also transfer items…"

Chu Xuan was pleasantly surprised by this.

The Myriad Heavenly Mirror could randomly connect to various regions, and could also transfer items. However, for the time being, it could not transfer living things. It would only be able to do so when Chu Xuan's strength rose to the Heaven realm.

This random connection ability could only be used three times a day. In addition to this, the Myriad Heavenly Mirror could be used to mark three specific places or living beings. After marking, he would be able to check on those marks at any time.

In the case of the mark of the Myriad Heavenly Mirror being used to on a living being, it would move in tandem with that living being.

Chu Xuan could not wait to activate the Myriad Heaven Mirror.

As he infused spiritual power into the artifact, ripples appeared on the surface of the Myriad Heavenly Mirror. After some time, an image appeared.

The first thing he saw were the high mountains and dense forest. He could hear the fierce beasts roaring.

He did not know where the mirror had connected to, but as the image formed, Chu Xuan suddenly saw a figure.

He focused the mirror on the figure and enlarged the image.

Ma Kong fell to the ground, panting as if he was seriously injured.

"Ma Kong, how are you?"

A black-clothed young man next to him was panting, and his body was covered in wounds as well. He crouched down to check on Ma Kong's injuries.

From the looks of it, they had just experienced a battle.

Puchi!

Suddenly, a cold gleam flashed and a saber was stabbed into the black-clothed youth's chest.

"You!"

The black-clothed youth's eyes widened as he looked at Ma Kong in disbelief.

"Why?"

He had never thought that his companion would attack him out of nowhere.

He was on the verge of death. He wanted to fight back, but he had just experienced a great battle and had used up almost all of his spiritual power. Ma Kong's saber had even severed his meridians.

Darkness descended, and his consciousness gradually blurred.

"Why?"

Ma Kong replied with a malevolent expression, "Of course it's so I can have the treasure to myself. I'm sorry, brother. Your talent is better than mine, but I'll be the one who laughs last."

With a twist of the blade, the black-clothed youth's life ended.

He reached out and took the black-clothed youth's storage bag. After opening it, he put it away happily and turned around to leave.

Roar!

Suddenly, a roar resounded.

Trees collapsed, the earth shook, and a powerful aura crashed over him like a tidal wave.

Ma Kong's expression changed greatly.

"Not good, it's the Heavenly Fiend Tiger!"

He crawled to his feet and fled, but he did not make it far before a huge black tiger appeared behind him.

Ma Kong's face was deathly pale.

His face was full of despair.

He was only at the ninth level of the profound realm, and the Heavenly Fiend Tiger had reached the seventh level of the void realm, or perhaps even higher.

Suddenly, he saw a mysterious halo materialize in the sky.

Through the halo, he saw a small courtyard.

In the small courtyard sat a figure bathed in divine light. He looked like a saint!

"Senior, save me!"

Plop!

Ma Kong knelt down and said.

Chu Xuan did not expect that he would encounter a backstabbing brother the first time he used the Myriad Heavenly Mirror, who killed his own companion for the sake of snatching treasure.

He activated the seven-colored divine light and bathed himself in it like a deity.

"Don't panic!"

"I'll teach you a method that will allow you to cross realms and easily kill that Heavenly Fiend Tiger!"

Ma Kong was overjoyed.

"Thank you, senior. Quickly teach me the method!"

Chu Xuan's face could not be seen in the divine light. His voice had the demeanor of a peerless expert. "When the tiger pounces on you, hold the saber with both hands and slide under its belly. Raise the saber and stab it into its belly, cutting it open."

"Remember, the belly of every demon beast is one of their greatest weaknesses."

Ma Kong was momentarily dazed. He turned around and looked at the approaching Heavenly Fiend Tiger. Wiping his cold sweat, he asked in a trembling voice, "Senior, will this work?"

"Don't worry. There won't be any issues. It won't expect you to slide under its belly out of nowhere. As the saying goes, if you catch it off guard, you will be able to kill it in one fell swoop!"

Chu Xuan encouraged him. "With me watching over you, how could anything go wrong?"

Hearing this, Ma Kong calmed down and thought to himself, 'Senior is testing me. Yes, it has to be so!'

Holding the saber with both hands, he turned around and looked at the Heavenly Fiend Tiger with a determined gaze. Instead of retreating, he advanced.

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Chapter 44: Nine Zones And Fifty Regions

Roar!

The Heavenly Fiend Tiger saw that Ma Kong did not retreat, but instead advanced toward it.

It was instantly enraged.

This was equivalent to provoking the tiger's pride!

It rushed over.

Ma Kong's heart pounded violently. The hands holding the saber trembled slightly, and his legs also shook with fear.

"Calm down, don't panic. With senior watching over me, there won't be a problem."

"Ma Kong, this is your opportunity. You must not disappoint senior."

His gaze turned firm. The hands holding the saber stopped trembling, and his legs stopped shaking.

The charging Heavenly Fiend Tiger charging was almost right in front of him.

"Die!"

He roared loudly.

With both hands holding the saber, he suddenly slid toward the Heavenly Fiend Tiger!

Pa!

A claw hit his body as he was trying to slide under the tiger, and he was sent spinning backwards.

The sound of many bones breaking could be heard from his body, which was followed by a sharp pain. His vision started turning black, and he almost fainted.

A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out.

Bang!

He fell heavily to the ground.

Ma Kong spat out a few more mouthfuls of blood and struggled to sit up. Looking at the approaching Heavenly Fiend Tiger, his face turned pale.

"Senior, save me! Please save me!"

He roared in his heart. To hell with the slide!

"Sigh!"

Chu Xuan sighed in disappointment and said, "You have disappointed me greatly. The hands holding the saber were not steady, the speed of the slide was not fast enough, and your timing was totally off!"

"Senior, I know I failed. Please save me!" Ma Kong cried and begged.

"It's too late," Chu Xuan shook his head and said, "I'm thousands of miles away from you. It'll take some time for my power to reach you."

Ma Kong's heart sank.

"But don't panic. I'll teach you another method. It'll definitely save your life!"

"What method? Senior, quickly teach me!"

Although Ma Kong felt that this senior's method did not seem to be very reliable, at this moment, it was his only hope.

"Kneel down to the Heavenly Fiend Tiger. Kowtow and call him father. As the saying goes, a tiger won't eat its child. Since you've already called it father, how could it bear to eat you?" Chu Xuan said seriously.

"Ah?"

Ma Kong was stunned. What kind of method was this?

Was it really effective?

"Since ancient times, the strong have all suffered humiliation when they were weak. There was once a peerless expert who was utterly humiliated when he was weak, so don't feel too bad about this."

"This is your only chance to live. This venerable self understands tiger demon beasts very well. A tiger won't eat its own son. It's definitely not a lie!"

At this point, Ma Kong had no other choice but to believe.

Seeing that the Heavenly Fiend Tiger was already in front of him, he immediately knelt down with a plop. Tears streamed down his face as he roared, "Father, father, I'm your son!"

The Heavenly Fiend Tiger, which had raised one of its claws, stopped in its tracks. Its tiger eyes widened.

When Ma Kong saw this, he was delighted. Senior did not lie to me!

As expected, a tiger would not eat its own son!

"Father, I am your son. My name is Ma Hu!"

The Heavenly Fiend Tiger's intelligence would not be too low, right? He had already called it father, so it should let him off, right?

When Ma Kong saw the Heavenly Fiend Tiger put down its raised claw, he heaved a sigh of relief in his heart.

So calling it father was actually useful!

The Heavenly Fiend Tiger slowly turned around, behaving as if it was planning to leave.

Ma Kong was so excited that tears kept flowing down his face.

He had finally survived.

"Father, take care, father!"

"This child respectfully sends father off!"

The Heavenly Fiend Tiger's body trembled for a moment. It was utterly disgusted with Ma Kong.

With its back facing Ma Kong, the tiger's tail curled up.

Pa!

The tail fiercely swung down and slapped Ma Kong's head.

Instantly, Ma Kong's head was split open.

"Wu, wu, Senior…"

Ma Kong was stunned.

'I already called you father! Why are you still killing me?'

'Senior is unreliable!'

Pa!

The Heavenly Fiend Tiger raised its hind legs and continuously stepped on Ma Kong's corpse.

Roar!

It raised its head and roared loudly but, halfway through its roar, its roar was stuck in its throat.

It widened its eyes and looked at the circle of light above its head.

A person bathed in divine light was sitting inside the circle of light.

Gulp!

The Heavenly Fiend Tiger instantly became as timid as a cat.

It lay on the ground and its limbs slowly wriggled its body, trying to crawl away quietly.

"Where are you?"

A voice spoke from inside the circle of light.

The Heavenly Fiend Tiger roared and sent out its spiritual will.

"The Northern Region."

Chu Xuan was surprised. The place he had been connected to this time was actually the Northern Region.

Feeling the strain of the spiritual power consumption, he immediately cut off the spiritual power input, after which the image displayed on the Myriad Heavenly Mirror faded away.

"Activating the Myriad Heavenly Mirror consumes a lot of spiritual power."

"Those below the Emperor realm won't be able to activate the Myriad Heavenly Mirror at all. Even those at the Emperor Realm can't use it for too long."

Chu Xuan put away the Myriad Heavenly Mirror and swallowed an Emperor spirit pill, silently recovering his spiritual power.

After recovering his spiritual power, Chu Xuan once again infused his spiritual power into the Myriad Heavenly Mirror. The surface of the mirror rippled and, gradually, a new image appeared.

Splash!

The scene before him was filled with rolling waves, as if he had been connected to a certain part of the ocean.

Moving the image around, he surveyed the area where the Myriad Heavenly Mirror was connected to. All he saw was rolling waves. He did not even see a single fish.

Chu Xuan was disappointed. The second time activated the mirror, his luck had not been very good, and he had failed to find anything.

He had actually wanted to connect with an expert to trick the latter.

In any case, the other party would not be able to sense his strength. He was bathed in divine light, so it would be very confusing as well. From the outside, Chu Xuan could easily be mistaken for an extremely powerful expert.

One-third of his spiritual power had been consumed, but there were no living beings in the image. The only thing he saw were the rolling waves.

On his third try, he actually connected to a place filled with gray air and a lifeless aura. Numerous grayish-brown ancient stone houses appeared before his eyes.

He did not see any living beings here either.

Chu Xuan frowned slightly. There seemed to be something wrong with this place.

With a flick of his finger, he threw a spirit herb over.

The spirit herb landed in that place and, in the blink of an eye, it withered and turned gray-brown.

He continued to move the image around.

"This place seems to be an enclosed space."

"Could it be a secret realm?"

"It's lifeless, and kind of seems like a cemetery."

An even larger stone house appeared in the image. The gray-brown stone house exuded an even denser aura of death. Moreover, the aura of death pulsated. It almost seemed like the stone house itself was breathing.

Chu Xuan enlarged the image projection and approached the door of the stone house.

Suddenly, the door of the stone house opened.

As the image projection entered the stone house, he spotted a figure sitting cross-legged in the lifeless stone house.

That withered figure was wearing a gray-brown unknown robe. The aura of death was going in and out of his nostrils. His sunken eye sockets exuded a sparkling white light.

Chu Xuan was bathed in divine light. He looked like a deity as he stared at the unknown existence in the stone house.

He was not flustered at all. After all, the other party had no way of sensing his actual strength.

It was also impossible for the other party to attack him through the Myriad Heavenly Mirror or find him through it.

"Who are you?"

The unknown existence in the stone house raised his head slightly.

His gaze was fixed on Chu Xuan.

"I was patrolling the myriad realms in the heavens and happened to pass by here."

A dignified voice spoke from behind the divine light. The withered figure remained silent for a brief moment before asking in a puzzled voice, "Myriad realms in the heavens?"

"You are unaware of the myriad realms in the heavens?"

"I've never heard of it. I only know of the nine zones and fifty regions."

Chu Xuan's mind spun. The nine zones and fifty regions should be referring to the division of this vast world.

He did not know which of the nine zones the Southern Region was located in.

"The nine zones and fifty regions are just a desolate corner of the myriad realms. They're nothing."

Chu Xuan said in a profound and unfathomable manner.

He was just bluffing. He could brag as much as he wanted.

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Chapter 45: I'm Actually A Good-For-Nothing?

The withered figure's body trembled, and the sparkling white light in his eyes brightened up a little.

He was obviously shocked by Chu Xuan's words.

The nine zones and fifty regions were actually just a remote corner of the myriad realms?

How boundless were the fertile lands of the myriad realms?

He did not doubt Chu Xuan's words. The person in front of him was bathed in divine light, and his demeanor was unfathomable. One look and he could tell that this person was an extremely terrifying expert.

He could not even comprehend how the light ring managed to connect to this place.

One had to know that even a Heaven realm expert would not be able to connect to the place where he was at currently.

The moment Chu Xuan opened his mouth, he had frightened the other party. He could sense that the withered figure was extremely powerful.

Even though the withered figure was being corroded by the aura of death, he was still incomparably powerful, far surpassing the Emperor realm.

The other party seemed to be trapped here.

If he was unable to escape and was being continuously corroded by the aura of death, it was only a matter of time before he died.

"How do I reach the myriad realms of the heavens?" The withered figure asked.

"Your strength is too weak. You don't have the qualifications to know." Chu Xuan replied directly.

"Impossible!"

The withered figure said in a deep voice, "When I, Ren Changhe, became trapped here, I was already at the peak of the Heaven realm. In the nine zones and fifty regions, I was also one of this land's foremost experts. How could I not have the qualifications to know?"

Chu Xuan was secretly shocked. Peak of the Heaven realm!

An expert at the peak of the Heaven realm was trapped here. This place was really not simple.

However, Chu Xuan was good at bluffing.

If he managed to snag himself a servant at the peak of the Heaven Realm, it would be a momentous occasion.

Given his current strength, there was only one way to plant a soul seal on Ren Changhe.

The latter had to be willing to accept his soul seal!

Once the soul seal was planted, Ren Changhe would not be able to resist even if the difference in strength between him and Chu Xuan was too great.

This was also one of the strengths of the soul seal.

Moreover, even if the soul seal was destroyed, Chu Xuan would not suffer a backlash.

In order to fool a peak Heaven realm expert, he naturally had to paint a fantastical picture that was grandiose enough to make the other party feel like a mere pawn despite their peak Heaven realm strength.

"Peak Heaven realm?"

Chu Xuan sneered and said, "A frog at the bottom of a well!"

"That peak Heaven realm you speak of is equivalent to a mere king realm in the myriad realms of the heavens. Perhaps you don't understand what level the king realm is in the myriad realms of the heavens, so I'll broaden your horizons today. The king realm is equivalent to the unity realm in your realm."

"Let me ask you, do the unity realm juniors in your realm have the qualifications to participate in matters involving the fate of your realm?"

Ren Changhe was stunned.

"Only equivalent to the unity realm?"

Then how powerful were the myriad realms?

No wonder he said the nine zones and fifty regions were but a remote corner of the myriad realms of the heavens.

Ren Changhe was momentarily unable to accept this new reality.

Shock registered on his face.

Chu Xuan laughed in his heart and then asked, "How long did it take you to cultivate to this realm?"

When he said this, Ren Changhe became confident and replied proudly, "It only took me ten thousand years!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Your level of talent is too poor. I can't believe it took you ten thousand years."

Chu Xuan shook his head and sighed.

"Do you know that in the myriad realms of the heavens, if you manage to cultivate to the king realm in a hundred years, oh, I mean your Heaven realm, your talent is only considered ordinary?"

"In the myriad realms of the heavens, only those who manage to cultivate to the Heaven realm in ten years can be considered as Heaven's blessed."

Ren Changhe's brain was buzzing. He said in disbelief, "Impossible. Ten years to reach the Heaven realm? How is that possible?"

He had once been known as the famous Changhe Celestial Master. He had cultivated to the Heaven realm in ten thousand years and shocked countless people. He was known as one of the top Heaven's blessed in the nine zones.

In the end, he was just a good-for-nothing?

He found it difficult to accept.

"Sigh, a frog at the bottom of a well will always be unaware of how big the world is. It's really pitiful." Chu Xuan sighed.

"Senior, what is your cultivation level?"

Ren Changhe was silent for a long time before he asked bitterly.

He had already believed Chu Xuan's words.

The first step was successful.

Chu Xuan remained silent for a long while before he said, "What good would it do if I told you? The difference between you and me is like the difference between the mortal realm and the Heaven realm."

Ren Changhe took a deep breath. The aura of death surged into his mouth and he started choking.

It took him a long time to recover.

He was excited. Perhaps this was his opportunity.

"Please save me, Senior!"

Chu Xuan said mysteriously, "This place is a bit special. Fortune and misfortune go hand in hand. If you can understand this mystery, you can break through your current bottleneck."

If even senior thought that this place was special, there had to be something extraordinary about it.

Ren Changhe smiled bitterly and said, "I've been trapped here for more than 100,000 years, yet I've been unable to comprehend a single thing. Instead, I've been eroded by the aura of death here. I'm afraid I'm not far from death."

"Since you're aware of the danger, why did you come here? Do you know where this place is?"

"I know. Desolate Ancient Zone, Fallen God Cave," Ren Changhe said dejectedly.

Before he met Chu Xuan, even though he was trapped here, he had still been prideful.

A place that could trap him, Ren Changhe, could also trap any peak Heaven realm expert in this vast world.

Now, he was dejected.

It turned out that he had only been staring at the sky from the bottom of a well.

In front of a true Heaven's blessed, he was just trash!

Chu Xuan memorized the name. The Fallen God Cave of the Ancient Desolate Zone, one of the nine zones. He now knew one of the zones.

"Since we met by chance, then it's fate. This venerable self will give you some pointers."

Chu Xuan said, "The aura of death is also not the aura of death. The aura of life can also be the aura of death. When faced with death, the cycle of life and death can be understood. If you can comprehend the Great Dao, you'll be able to escape, and you can break through your bottleneck."

Ren Changhe started muttering to himself and fell into deep thought.

He had been trapped here for 100,000 years, but had not been able to escape. He had never been able to comprehend what kind of opportunities the Fallen God Cave contained.

Where were the opportunities?

Countless experts who had explored the Fallen God Cave in the Ancient Desolate Zone had all died. Not a single one had survived.

He had thought highly of himself. He wanted to be the first person to escape from this place.

In the end, he ended up being trapped here with nothing to show for it.

"To face death and comprehend the cycle of life and death?"

Ren Changhe muttered to himself. He felt that the guidance given by the senior was the key to breaking out of this place, and also the key to breaking through past the Heaven realm.

However, how could he comprehend and achieve this?

He was being corroded by the aura of death, and would die soon if nothing changed. Would he be able to comprehend the cycle of life and death in time?

"Senior…"

Chu Xuan interrupted him without waiting for him to continue, "Comprehend it well. Don't seek an answer before you have comprehended it. Everyone's understanding of the Great Dao is different."

"Young man, don't be impatient. You have already been trapped for 100,000 years. What's there to be impatient about?"

"You probably won't have any issue surviving for another 1,000 years. What's the hurry?"

"You're right, senior!" Ren Changhe said respectfully.

Yeah, what was the rush?

Even if he was trash compared with the Heaven's blessed, in the nine zones and fifty regions, he was still one of the foremost experts. He was not inferior to anyone here.

If someone like him could not comprehend it, in their corner of this vast world, who could?

"Thank you for your advice!"

Ren Changhe began to ponder and comprehend the secrets held within this place.

The next step was successful.

Ren Changhe now had to solve the problem of the corrosion of the death aura. If that threat was resolved, then Chu Xuan would not have any problems in accepting Ren Changhe as a servant or an in-name disciple.

A servant might be a little harder, but an in-name disciple would not be a problem.

Most importantly, Ren Changhe must not have rebellious thoughts when receiving the soul seal, otherwise, given his strength, Chu Xuan would not be able to successfully plant the soul seal.

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Chapter 46: Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal

"Study it well. I will continue to patrol the myriad realms. I hope that when I see you again, you will have already comprehended it," Chu Xuan said.

"Farewell, Senior!" Ren Changhe said respectfully.

Chu Xuan affixed one of the marks of the Myriad Heavenly Mirror on Ren Changhe's body.

When he realized that Ren Changhe did not display a reaction to the mark, he heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed like the mark of the Myriad Heavenly Mirror could not even be detected by a peak Heaven realm cultivator.

As expected of a system product.

After cutting off the spiritual power infusion, the Myriad Heavenly Mirror reached its daily usage limit.

"You have crossed realms to trick Ren Changhe. You have been rewarded with the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal."

The system reward soon followed. Chu Xuan immediately examined the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal

"Gazing into the depths of the Great Dao of Yin and Yang, comprehending the cycle of life and death, reversing the aura of death into the aura of life, transforming the aura of life into the aura of death…"

The Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal was a great technique that directly granted one insight into the Great Dao of Yin and Yang. It could reverse the aura of death into the aura of life, and it could also transform the aura of life into the aura of death.

If Ren Changhe cultivated this technique, not only would he be able to resolve the crisis he was facing, but he could also break through his cultivation bottleneck and even gain insight into the Great Dao of Yin and Yang.

Chu Xuan immediately used the system to comprehend the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal, and the related information rushed into his mind.

After he comprehended it, he sighed. The Great Dao of Yin and Yang was mysterious and unpredictable. Life and death were in constant flux. Once one succeeded in cultivating it, one's strength would be immeasurable, and it would not be easy for one to die.

When he was tricking Ren Changhe, he had already prepared a method to dissolve the aura of death.

After staying in seclusion for so long, the system had rewarded him with many secret techniques, one of which was a secret technique to refine the aura of death for his own use.

He had originally planned to impart this secret technique to Ren Changhe, and then think of a way to make him accept the soul seal.

Now that he had this "Yin-yang Divine Combination Seal", it was not an exaggeration to say that it would be a simple task for him to recruit Ren Changhe.

The most important thing was to make the other party sincerely believe in Chu Xuan without holding anything back, opening his mind to accept the soul seal without any resistance.

Of course, this required a process and a reasonable excuse.

As long as Chu Xuan planted the soul seal, even if the other party discovered something wrong later, everything would be settled.

Moreover, with the profundity of the soul seal, it was unlikely that Ren Change would be able to find any clues.

The Myriad Heavenly Mirror had entered a dormant state. As it had reached its usage limit Chu Xian would not be able to contact Ren Changhe for the time being.

He had to give the latter some time to comprehend and study the mysteries of that place anyway.

Chu Xuan began to cultivate the Yin-yang Divine Combination Seal. The vigorous vitality on his body suddenly turned lifeless, scaring the Heavenly Spirit Cat.

The Sky-shaking Golden Roc and the Spirit-devouring Flower curiously gathered around him as well.

The aura of death continued to spread, and Chu Xuan seemed to have aged countless years.

Suddenly, the aura of death reversed and turned into one that was full of vitality.

The cycle of life and death!

Death to life, and life to death!

Chu Xuan continued to wait for a person with great luck to come to his door and, at the same time, he used the Myriad Heavenly Mirror to connect to various regions.

Due to the fact that each connection was random, he failed to connect to any useful place for several days.

He either connected to deserts or oceans.

The Myriad Heavenly Mirror also once connected to a deserted island, but there was nothing and no one there.

It also connected to the territory of some demonic beasts, but they were only low-level demonic beasts there; the strongest one being equivalent to a void realm cultivator. As such, there was no benefit or significance in him establishing a connection with those demonic beasts.

He was unsure as to how Ren Changhe's comprehension was proceeding, but suppressed the thought of prying and quietly waited for the right time to trick him again.

In a certain cave in the Purple Moon Kingdom, Hu Quan was looking uneasy.

Not long ago, he had been reprimanded by an emissary of the evil imperial court. His backer was very dissatisfied with his incompetence.

His backer even threatened to remove him from the position of sect leader of the heretic cult in the Purple Moon Kingdom.

Under normal circumstances, after the heretic cult suffered severe losses, the evil imperial court would allocate a certain amount of resources to rebuild the heretic cult and strengthen it.

However, this time, there were no resources allocated to the Purple Moon Kingdom heretic cult.

It was not that the evil imperial court did not want to allocate resources to rebuild the heretic cult, but rather that they did not trust his ability.

If that was all, it would still have been fine. What really made Hu Quan really anxious was the trend that Kun Wu had stirred up among the heretic cultivators.

The Evil King was livid and about to go mad.

It was said that the Evil King was already investigating everything about Kun Wu. As such, Hu Quan was very worried that it would be traced back to him.

Even if he was not the one who instigated Kun Wu, the event had taken place during the period it happened to be during the period in which he had hired Kun Wu so, if that fact was discovered, he would have no choice but to explain himself.

Given the Evil King's rage, there was no way Hu Quan would be able to convince the other party of his innocence.

He would likely be tortured in the hopes of discovering the true mastermind behind Kun Wu's actions.

Hu Quan was inwardly panicking.

Even though he had met Kun Wu secretly, and though it should be impossible for anyone to discover the relationship between them, in this world, there were mysterious methods to pry into the unknown. He had a feeling that he would not be able to hide it for long.

His cultivation almost went berserk because of this!

It was all the fault of the Chu family!

Hu Quan's hatred toward the Chu family grew deeper and deeper, to the extent that he could no longer suppress it.

He took out the blood spirit bead and examined it.

Gritting his teeth, he made a decision.

Wan Chang looked at the mission that the Black Moon Tower had just received.

It had been commissioned by a force from the Purple Moon Kingdom.

The sect leader of the Purple Moon Kingdom's heretic cult had spent a huge sum of money to commission the Black Moon Tower to investigate the defenses of the Chu family's territory, as well as provide him with a topographical map of the area.

His intentions were very obvious; he wanted to familiarize himself with the Chu family's territory and launch a surprise attack on the Chu family.

Wan Chang was very curious. Even the sect leader of the Qin Kingdom's heretic cult, Lu Wang, had not been willing to spend so much money to commission the Black Moon Tower to investigate the Chu family's territory.

Why did Hu Quan spend so much money on this?

What grudge did he have with the Chu family?

The Black Moon Tower would accept any request as long as the other party paid the appropriate price.

Since they accepted the request, they had to complete it.

The reputation of the Black Moon Tower was its most important asset.

Wan Chang immediately ordered the Black Moon Tower's intelligence personnel to investigate the situation of the Chu family's territory.

To the Black Moon Tower, while the strength of the Chu family was not weak, it was not difficult for them to investigate Chu family's territory.

If they could not even manage this, how could the Black Moon Tower have established itself in the Southern Region?

Every intelligence personnel of the Black Moon tower had gone through professional training. They might not be strong, but they were extremely skilled when it came to escaping, hiding, and concealing their auras.

The equipment they possessed would make countless people envious.

It went without saying that each one possessed a spatial escape bead.

Aura and presence concealing artifacts; artifacts for detection, collection, disguise, and so on.

This whole set of equipment and items was specially prepared by the Black Moon Tower for each of its intelligence personnel.

With this set of equipment, it would not be too difficult for a spirit realm intelligence officer to sneak into the Chu family territory, scout the terrain, and identify its key defensive locations.

After all, the Chu family was not in a high state of alert.

The intelligence personnel of the Black Moon Tower rarely failed in their assignments, and were also divided into different levels.

There were ordinary intelligence officers, elite intelligence officers, bronze, silver, gold, and so on.

Intelligence officers above bronze-level usually excelled at assassination and would thus accept assassination-type missions most of the time.

Wan Chang himself was a bronze-level intelligence officer.

In addition to the official intelligence personnel, the Black Moon Tower also groomed spies, informants and other personnel.

The Black Moon Tower had been in operation for countless years and had developed a wide range of businesses. As such, its personnel training also reflected this.

They had logistics personnel that would refine artifacts and pills, collect heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and so on.

They also dabbled in the business of selling cultivation resources. Given the Black Moon Tower's diverse range of businesses, it needed a strong military force to secure its foothold and protect its interests.

Therefore, there were also Black Moon Tower personnel who were in charge of guarding the Black Moon Tower and protecting the safety of its business interests.

These personnel may not have been good at other things, but they were good at fighting.

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Chapter 47: Fishing

Chu Xuan stopped infusing spiritual power into the Myriad Heavenly Mirror. After a few days of attempting random connections, he finally got in touch with another expert.

It was a Supreme realm expert called Du Yuan from the Western Region.

Chu Xuan had become addicted to masquerading as a senior expert. His regal demeanor stunned the other party.

He affixed one of the Myriad Heavenly Mirror's marks on Du Yuan's body so that he could locate the other party at any time.

Through the conversation just now, Chu Xuan found out that the Southern Region he belonged to was part of the Northern Zone of the nine zones.

Du Yuan was also located in the Northern Zone.

He did not have a formidable background, and was currently a guardian of a family in the Western Region.

This was because, when he was young, he had received assistance from the previous family head. As such, he was obligated to protect this family's well-being.

Du Yuan was a talkative person, and he did not have the shrewdness or wiliness of a wizened old cultivator. Chu Xuan's regal appearance made him view the interaction as a previous opportunity.

He was very respectful to Chu Xuan.

There was still one Myriad Heavenly Mirror mark left, and Chu Xuan decided to use this mark carefully.

Once all three marks were used up, if he wanted to mark a new target, he would have to retrieve one mark.

Currently, Chu Xuan had no intention of retrieving either one of the marks on Ren Changhe or Du Yuan.

Putting away the Myriad Heavenly Mirror, Chu Xuan turned to return to his room to sleep.

Suddenly, he discovered that someone had infiltrated the Chu family's territory.

It was not someone from the heretic cult.

This person was only at the second level of the spirit realm, but he was equipped with concealing equipment as well as some sort of detection-type spiritual artifact. It was some pretty top-notch equipment.

Even the Chu family would be hard-pressed to produce such a set of equipment.

As such, there was no way this person was from the heretic cult.

Chu Xuan's eyes lit up. Could it be a spy from the Black Moon Tower?

He was currently vexed about the fact that he did not have a capable attendant to subdue the Black Moon Tower on his behalf.

Who knew that a spy from the Black Moon Tower would suddenly come knocking on his door?

Was this spy here to investigate the Chu family's territory due to a commission?

Was this commissioned by one of the leaders of the heretic cult?

Chu Xuan was puzzled. Was there something wrong with the heads of all these heretic cult leaders?

Why did they keep coming after the Chu family?

Was it because they had uncovered their spies and ruined their plans back then?

Shao Hu carefully investigated the Chu family's territory. Every time he carried out a mission, he was very cautious.

Even though he possessed high-end concealment equipment, and the Chu family's defenses were slightly lax, he kept his guard up.

His goal was to achieve the position of elite intelligence officer.

Every elite intelligence officer received more than twice the salary of an ordinary intelligence officer, and the equipment they received was even better.

They even enjoyed more cultivation resources.

While carefully investigating, he was also prepared to instantly destroy his own equipment before activating the spatial escape bead to escape.

The rigorous training of the Black Moon Tower meant that every intelligence officer was prepared to abandon and scuttle their own equipment at all times.

They had to avoid revealing the identity of the Black Moon Tower at all costs. If necessary, they had to self-destruct as well!

Shao Hu was not worried about the Chu family catching him. By the time they discovered him, he would have already activated the spatial escape bead to escape.

As he explored the surrounding terrain, he suddenly felt that the layout of the Chu family's territory was rather abnormal.

A large tree was planted on a small mound?

The guards looked like idiots as they stood on the branches and looked around.

What was even more ridiculous was that they even dug a trench. The guards hid themselves in the trench to guard against external threats.

As he walked around, a large mountain suddenly appeared in front of him.

The moment he saw the large mountain, Shao Hu was stunned.

Since when did the Chu family's territory have a large mountain?

Something was wrong!

However, he could not figure out what exactly was wrong.

Should he go around the mountain or climb it?

After a moment of hesitation, Shao Hu decided to climb the mountain.

He was very curious as to why there was a mountain in the Chu family's territory.

There was clearly no mountain visible from outside the territory.

According to their intelligence, the Chu family's territory only spanned 12 li.

This mountain alone covered more area than that.

He inwardly thought that there was something wrong with the Chu family, but he could not detect anything unusual with his senses. What exactly was wrong? It seemed that he had lost his edge.

Chu Xuan drank his tea and watched as Shao Hu squatted outside the courtyard, motionless like a rock. He smiled.

How could a mere spirit realm cultivator detect an Emperor realm cultivator's means?

The other party believed that he was investigating the Chu family's territory but, in actual fact, he was squatting outside Chu Xuan's courtyard.

In the eyes of anyone who saw him, he was not a person, but a rock.

Even a truth realm expert would not be able to tell the difference.

Chu Xuan did not care about the purpose behind the Black Moon Tower's visit. He was now fishing for bigger fish.

According to his understanding of the rules of the Black Moon Tower, since they had accepted the commission, they would definitely do their best to complete it. Otherwise, the Tower's reputation would be damaged and their ability would be called into question.

If one intelligence officer failed, they would send out even stronger intelligence officers.

If he continued fishing like this, he would eventually catch a big fish that would satisfy him.

There was no need to catch too big a fish for the time being. After all, the Black Moon Tower's waters ran deep. If he caught too big a fish, he was afraid that he would be dragged into the water.

Slowly, step by step, he would lower the hook into the deep waters.

One day, he would fish out the biggest fish.

Chu Xuan then patiently waited for the second fish to take the bait.

Three days passed.

The intelligence officer did not return with the information.

Wan Chang frowned. Did something happen?

Was the Chu family feigning weakness on the outside? Did his officer need more time to investigate clearly?

The Black Moon Tower's mission had to be completed as soon as possible. Only then would it display the Black Moon Tower's ability and strength.

And as the Tower Master, the rate at which missions were completed would showcase the level of his ability, which directly correlated with his performance review and promotion chances.

Therefore, Wan Chang gave Shao Hu the order to return.

Regardless of whether the latter had completed the mission or not, after receiving the order, he had to return and report the progress.

Another day passed.

Shao Hu had yet to return.

Something was wrong!

Wan Chang frowned. Did the Chu family manage to capture Shao Hu?

Although he was not an elite intelligence officer, he was still an old hand when it came to covert investigation missions like these.

Wan Chang sent an elite intelligence officer to carry out the mission and also to investigate what had happened to Shao Hu.

With an elite intelligence officer taking action, Wan Chang relaxed.

No matter what, the Chu family would not be able to detect or capture an elite intelligence officer, even though this elite intelligence personnel had just been promoted.

A day passed, but the elite intelligence personnel did not report back with any information.

Wan Chang was not in a hurry.

Given Shao Hu's incident, the Chu family would definitely have become cautious, so it was expected that his elite intelligence officer would need to spend a little more time to complete the mission.

To Wan Chang's surprise, the client, the sect leader of the Purple Moon Kingdom's heretic cult, Hu Quan, actually came personally.

"We commissioned your Black Moon Tower quite a few days ago, and yet there is still no result?" Hu Quan asked with a gloomy face.

"Sect leader Hu, don't worry. Our Black Moon Tower will handle this matter easily!" Wan Chang said confidently, "Just wait for two or three days. Our investigation will definitely yield a result."

The branches of the Black Moon Tower were everywhere. The client could commission it to any Black Moon Tower branch in any place. As long as it did not exceed the capabilities of that branch, the mission would be transferred to the branch of the Black Moon Tower in the place where the mission was commissioned.

Only when the difficulty of the mission exceeded the capabilities of the branch would there be an intervention from a higher level.

Therefore, the Black Moon Tower had always been known for its efficiency.

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Chapter 48: The First Step To Control The Black Moon Tower

The Black Moon Tower was famous for its efficiency, yet Hu Quan had waited for a few days without any results and therefore personally came to Chu County.

"Black Moon Tower has always been famous for its efficiency. Although the Chu family isn't weak, it shouldn't be difficult for the Black Moon Tower to investigate the layout of the family's territory, right?"

"I hope Tower Lord Wan can complete the mission as soon as possible."

"Three days. I'll wait another three days. If there's no result, I'll cancel the mission!" Hu Quan said in a low voice.

"Don't worry, Sect Leader Hu. Our Black Moon Tower is famous for its efficiency and reliability in handling matters. You can rest assured."

Wan Chang patted his chest and promised.

Hu Quan left quietly. He did not dare to stay in the Black Moon Tower's premises.

This group of black-hearted people might sell him out to the Chu family, or perhaps even the Purple Moon Kingdom.

He was still worth some money.

What if the Chu family, or the Purple Moon Kingdom, were willing to pay a high price to purchase information on his whereabouts?

Wan Chang's expression did not look too good. He gave the order to the elite intelligence officer to immediately return and report on the situation.

If the client canceled the mission because of a problem with the efficiency of the mission, his own reputation would be affected to a certain extent.

It was about time for him to be promoted again. If he could not display his capabilities, he would miss out on this promotion opportunity.

Another day passed.

The elite intelligence officer did not come back.

Wan Chang frowned and sent another senior elite intelligence officer, who he ordered in no uncertain terms that, no matter the outcome, had to return as soon as possible to report.

In the end, this senior elite intelligence officer never came back either.

"I underestimated the Chu family!"

Wan Chang smiled, "The Chu family should be proud of themselves. They forced a bronze-level officer like me to personally take action."

After putting on his equipment, he took advantage of the cover of night to head towards the Chu family's territory.

No one could stop him from advancing to the elite Tower Lord position!

He had already been an ordinary Tower Lord for thirty years.

Only by becoming an elite Tower Lord would he be able to obtain more resources and raise his cultivation to the third level of the unity realm and beyond.

There were only two ways to be promoted to the elite Tower Lord position.

He either had to display sufficient capability, and his mission completion records had to be superior, or his cultivation had to surpass the third level of the unity realm.

In this world, strength was the most important.

Even if his capabilities were slightly inferior, as long as his cultivation was high enough, he would be able to advance.

Wan Chang was very confident. He was a bronze-level intelligence officer who had many missions under his belt. As a ninth-level spirit realm cultivator, he had once assassinated a first-level void realm cultivator.

He understood the strength of the Chu family, and no one there was capable of stopping him.

Even if the Chu family had a hidden unity realm cultivator, they would not be able to stop him.

The ability of a bronze-level intelligence officer to conceal themselves and escape far surpassed what an elite intelligence officer was capable of.

Back then, as a ninth-level spirit realm cultivator, he had escaped from the hands of three fifth-level void realm cultivators.

He currently possessed the strength of a peak stage void realm cultivator.

He was confident in his ability to escape even if his opponent was a cultivator at the first or second level of the unity realm.

Moreover, as the Tower Lord of Chu County's Black Moon Tower, he possessed more treasures at his disposal than an ordinary bronze-level intelligence officer, which meant that he had numerous ways to flee and survive!

Wan Chang had been filled with confidence when he arrived at the Chu family's territory but, at this very moment, his heart was on the verge of collapsing.

There was actually such a terrifying figure hiding in the Chu family.

If his information was correct, the other party was Chu Qiuluo's son?

It definitely was not possible. How old was Chu Qiuluo's son? How could he be so powerful?

Even if he started cultivating in his mother's womb, it was impossible for him to have become so powerful.

Emperor realm!

The Southern Region had no emperor, so this person here was already the strongest person in the Southern Region.

Wan Chang was one of the many Tower Lords of the Black Moon Tower. He knew more secrets than most cultivators.

There was no Emperor in the Southern Region not only because the laws of Heaven and Earth were incomplete here, but also because there was no Emperor's inheritance.

The Emperor realm experts from the other regions were naturally unwilling to come to the Southern Region. Naturally, there were also other reasons.

He was shocked. "How did he become an emperor? The appointed time had not elapsed yet. The Emperor realm experts from the outer regions would not come."

"The Tower Lord of Chu County's Black Moon Tower?"

Chu Xuan looked at Wan Chang who was kneeling on the ground, shivering, and asked with a smile on his face.

He had finally caught a decent fish.

"Yes, yes."

Wan Chang did not dare to harbor any thoughts of putting up a resistance.

"Tell me. Why are you here?"

Chu Xuan had formulated a plan in his heart. For the time being, he would control Wan Chang as the Tower Lord of the Black Moon Tower. This would alleviate his problems in terms of lacking intelligence and information.

He would then wait for an opportunity to take control of the person in charge of the Black Moon Tower in the Qin Kingdom.

When he was stronger, he would slowly lure even bigger fish over.

Wan Chang did not dare to hide the truth. The reputation of the Black Moon Tower was meaningless in front of an Emperor realm cultivator.

He was honest and explained everything that Hu Quan had entrusted him with.

Chu Xuan was speechless. Did the Chu family have any enmity with Hu Quan?

Chu Xuan naturally knew what the other party wanted to do.

"What's the latest trend among heretic cultivators?"

Chu Xuan was very curious as to what kind of trend Kun Wu had stirred up among the heretic cultivators.

"Some lunatics among the heretic cultivators take great pride in charging into the Evil King's palace…"

Wan Chang explained in detail the going-ons around the evil imperial court.

Chu Xuan instantly became speechless. 'F*ck, were those evil cultivators nuts?'

They actually took pride in charging into the Evil King's palace, to the point that it had even become a trend.

Without a friend who had barged into the Evil King's palace, they were too embarrassed to come out and brag?

As expected, those who cultivated evil techniques could easily damage their brains.

Chu Xuan planted a soul seal on Wan Chang and also planted a soul seal on the other three people he controlled.

He allowed the other three leave, leaving Wan Chang behind to help him understand how the Black Moon Tower functioned and operated.

Although Wan Chang was only an ordinary Tower Lord, he had a good understanding of the system and operations of the Black Moon Tower.

Of course, there were some things that people of his level were unable to come into contact with.

The Tower Lords of the Black Moon Tower were divided into ordinary Tower Lords, elite Tower Lords, bronze, silver, gold, one-star to nine-star, and so on.

Wan Chang was only an ordinary Tower Lord who was striving to become an elite Tower Lord.

The Tower Lord of the Black Moon Tower of the Qin Kingdom was an elite Tower Lord.

If Wan Chang was promoted, he would replace the elite Tower Lord and become the new person-in-charge of the Black Moon Tower of the Qin Kingdom.

"What are the requirements for one to become an elite Tower Lord?"

"Performance, capability, or strength," Wan Chang replied respectfully.

"Who is the Tower Lord of the Black Moon Tower of the Qin Kingdom?"

"I don't know. The Black Moon Tower's system is quite independent. Usually, one cannot get in touch with those of a higher level."

Chu Xuan entered a state of deep thought. The system of the Black Moon Tower was very meticulous. It was divided into many departments, and each had different responsibilities.

Above those many departments, there was a coordinator.

Wan Chang was very confident in advancing to the position of elite Tower Lord as long as nothing unexpected happened in the near future.

Chu Xuan threw out a bottle of pills.

"These pills will be enough for you to break through to the third level of the unity realm in a short period of time."

Wan Chang took it and said respectfully, "Thank you, my lord!"

"I'll do my job well. I won't let you down."

Chu Xuan encouraged him and said, "You can go about your usual duties. Send someone to deliver information to me from time to time."

"Yes, my lord."

Wan Chang asked carefully, "How should we deal with Hu Quan's request? Should we…"

He made a cutthroat gesture.

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Chapter 49: Parent-Child Communication Talisman

"Give him the topographic map and information on our defensive locations. Don't worry too much about his movements."

Chu Xuan thought for a moment and passed a topographic map of the Chu family's territory to Wan Chang.

As long as Hu Quan decided to act, the man would have to pass by his small courtyard.

In fact, he was also very curious as to what Hu Quan, the sect leader of the Purple Moon Kingdom's heretic cult, wanted to do.

Chu Xuan was already an Emperor realm powerhouse, so he was naturally not worried about any accidents happening.

"Yes, my lord."

"Alright, you can go back now."

Chu Xuan waved his hand and sent Wan Chang away.

"Yes."

Wan Chang left respectfully.

"You didn't leave seclusion, but managed to secretly take control of Chu County's Black Moon Tower. You've been rewarded with the parent-child communication talisman refinement method."

A new system notification arrived.

Parent-child communication talisman?

Chu Xuan examined the description of the parent-child communication talisman.

"The parent-child communication talisman is centered around the parent talisman. The child talismans can communicate with each other…"

This was a type of talisman used for communication. The parent talisman was the main control talisman. It could receive information from all the child talismans and control each of the child talismans.

The child talismans could also communicate with each other.

A single parent talisman could control at least a hundred child talismans. The level of the parent talisman dictated the number of child talismans it could control as well as the communication range it was capable of.

The lowest level parent-child communication talismans could communicate with each other within a range of 30,000 li. The higher level parent-child communication talismans could communicate with each other within a range of a million li without any obstruction.

Chu Xuan was very satisfied with this reward. It just so happened that refining it would allow him to send and receive information to and from the Black Moon Tower.

The parent talisman was in his hands, so he could control the child talisman the entire time.

By setting up a secret signal, even if the child talisman was obtained by someone else, he would be able to find out immediately.

Moreover, Chu Xuan believed that he could set a password for the child talisman.

If someone obtained the child talisman, they would be unable to use it without the corresponding password.

The parent talisman could even locate the child talismans.

Based on Chu Xuan's current understanding of the situation, the Southern Region did not have a communication spirit tool that was similar to a communication talisman.

Even though the Black Moon Tower was famous for their intelligence gathering capabilities, they still used a special type of demonic bird to transmit information.

More commonly, they used a type of color-changing pearl to send orders, using different colors to represent different orders.

This was also a common communication item used by the various large factions.

These orders and their corresponding colors had all been predetermined beforehand. For example, black represented danger, return or escape, while the yellow represented concealment. Red represented an order to take action or attack.

These were all decided beforehand. Once the pearl flashed a certain color and broke, the holder would know what to do.

Currently, there was no spirit tool that could transmit information.

The appearance of the parent-child communication talisman would definitely shake up the intelligence gathering world. Any information could be relayed without delay.

No matter how fast the demonic birds nurtured by the Black Moon Tower were, there would still be a delay in transmitting and receiving information.

Moreover, if there were any accidents along the way, the delay would be even longer, or even worse, the information might not reach its intended recipient at all.

Chu Xuan also thought of a different way to obtain intelligence. He would control the parent talisman and sell off the child talismans. Those who used the child talismans to communicate would naturally be playing right into his hands.

This was especially true if he sold it to some large factions. These buyers were unaware of the existence of the parent talisman, and the child talismans could be configured to leave a mark on each other so that they could communicate. In this way, the intelligence of the whole faction would be at his fingertips.

Chu Xuan decided to refine a set and try it out.

There might be more functions that could be discovered in the process of using it.

Furthermore, the parent-child communication talisman could also be upgraded to expand its functions.

Not long after Wan Chang left, he was summoned back by Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan handed the list of materials needed to refine the parent-child communication talisman to Wan Chang for him to prepare and sent him away.

It was not difficult for Chu Xuan to refine the parent-child communication talisman, but it would be a bit troublesome to refine it in large quantities.

Therefore, Chu Xuan wanted to take in a disciple with superior talent to help him refine the communication talismans.

Chu Xuan had a big plan in mind for these talismans. Once it was successfully implemented, it would be equivalent to building a giant communication network, which he alone would control through the parent talisman.

In this way, without ever leaving seclusion, he would be able to know what was going on in the outside world, and even the secrets of the various sects and factions.

However, to do so, he had to keep the parent talisman a secret.

Otherwise, how could those sects and factions be willing to use it?

Chu Xuan looked at the lucky mystic realm again. It had been such a long time. Why had it not attracted a single person with great luck?

He was really short on manpower!

Those with average talent were not worth nurturing, so he did not bother to waste his resources on them.

As for the Chu family, forget it. He still wanted to keep a low profile and could not be bothered to groom any talents from the Chu family.

The materials needed to refine the parent-child communication talisman were sent over very quickly. The one in charge of sending the materials over was Shao Hu.

As the Tower Lord, Wan Chang naturally could not leave as he wished. Chu Xuan would not allow him to come personally unless it was an important matter.

Shao Hu was currently in charge of running errands for Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan spent more than two hours refining one parent talisman and one hundred child talismans.

He handed a few child talismans to Shao Hu and asked him to bring them back to Wan Chang. He also explained how to use them.

Shao Hu's face was filled with shock.

As an intelligence officer, he naturally understood how the appearance of these talismans would affect the cultivation world in the Southern Region.

Chu Xuan knew that once the existence of the child talismans were discovered by the higher-ups of the Black Moon Tower, they would attract the attention of countless eyes. Thus, he temporarily did not plan to distribute them widely.

For the time being, he would only give it to Wan Chang and a few others so that they could send him information in a timely manner.

He would only publicize the existence of the talismans when he was strong enough.

The waters in the Black Moon Tower still ran quite deep. Chu Xuan felt that his Emperor realm strength was still insufficient.

He was worried that he would fish out the big fish too soon.

Shao Hu took the communication talismans and left.

Over the next few days, Chu Xuan used the Myriad Heavenly Mirror to randomly connect to other places while occasionally chatting with Du Yuan.

He was able to deceive this Supreme realm expert, who was also an itinerant cultivator.

Chu Xuan enjoyed the feeling of masquerading as a senior expert very much.

He would occasionally explain one or two small secret techniques to Du Yuan, which made the latter admire him endlessly. Du Yuan increasingly regarded Chu Xuan as an unfathomable character.

Although Chu Xuan's cultivation was inferior to Du Yuan's, the secret techniques he grasped had all come from the system and, thanks to the system, he had already completely comprehended them.

The only area in which he was lacking was in his cultivation base.

In terms of the comprehension of secret techniques, Du Yuan was far inferior to him.

As the two of them chatted, Du Yuan would occasionally ask Chu Xuan for advice on the problems he encountered.

"Senior, I've recently encountered a problem. I've been hesitating about it, so I'd like to ask Senior for some advice."

"What is it?"

Chu Xuan's current persona was that of someone who had been in seclusion for a long time. After exiting seclusion, he had stumbled across Du Yuan, which he attributed to fate. Since he had found someone to chat with, he gave him some advice like a senior would to a junior.

"There is a great clan in the Western Region. Among the younger generation, there is a former genius. However, three years ago, he was suddenly partially-crippled and his cultivation base stagnated. Not long ago, he had his marriage engagement annulled…"

Chu Xuan's expression turned strange when he heard this. Why did this former genius of the great clan seem to possess the template of a protagonist?

He had once been a chosen one, but now he had been crippled and his marriage engagement had been annulled. Was he also being bullied?

The rest of the story was rather straightforward. In order to treat his injuries, the father of that genius went out to search for medicine and went missing. The genius was then thoroughly humiliated by others in the clan.

Finally, three days ago, the genius suddenly exploded with rage.

He pushed a certain Heaven's blessed who had humiliated him to the ground and even stole a batch of resources from the clan while arrogantly shouting that he would leave the clan.

Currently, that clan had issued a death warrant for him. Anyone who killed the genius or captured him would be richly rewarded.

Some people in Du Yuan's family were tempted and found traces of that genius. However, that genius was from a powerful clan after all, and the impact of this matter was too great. They were afraid that they would not be able to take him down, so they came to ask Du Yuan for help.

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Chapter 50: The Waters In The Southern Region Run Deep

Du Yuan was an itinerant cultivator. For him to survive up till now and reach the Supreme realm, other than talent and luck, the most important factor was caution!

The father of that genius was not a simple figure, and was a peak-stage Supreme realm expert.

It was said that there was even a chance for him to break through to the Heaven realm.

What if the other party had not died and returned to discover that his son had been killed? There was no way that he would let this matter rest!

Anyone who participated in this matter would be buried along with his son.

The small family that Du Yuan was in would have no way of withstanding the other party's fury.

Even though the great clan had spread the news that the genius' father had already fallen, and the father's life tablet had already shattered, Du Yuan was very clear that if one entered a certain secret realm and obtained a unique opportunity, or if there were some other special circumstances, the life tablet would shatter, but one might not necessarily die.

When he was at the Emperor realm, he had encountered such a situation. His enemy believed him to be dead, which was what gave him the time and opportunity to advance to the Supreme realm and kill his enemy.

It was precisely because of this experience that Du Yuan hesitated on whether he should participate or not out of caution.

The reward offered by that great clan was too generous, which tempted many forces.

If his small family obtained this amount of resources, their overall strength would increase by 30% . He would also have the chance to break through another small realm within the next ten years.

Chu Xuan felt that this genius was not simple and that his rise to prominence was inevitable.

Perhaps he might even have an old grandfather or senior expert by his side.

He had fallen from grace and suffered the humiliation from various parties. However, if he had chosen to act now, there was a high likelihood that he had recovered his ability and increased his strength.

It was likely that his enemies in that great clan had become fearful of his potential and revenge, which was why they were sparing no expense to kill him.

The genius had the aura of a protagonist, which meant that it would be extremely difficult to kill him.

If Du Yuan participated in the hunt, there was a high possibility that the genius would eventually rise up and kill him, destroying his small family.

"Don't participate in this matter, or you will encounter a disaster," Chu Xuan said mysteriously.

Du Yuan immediately sucked in a breath and asked, "Senior, will there really be a disaster if we participate?"

"From a genius to a loser, and then from a loser to a genius. There must be a secret behind it all. It has to be known that every peerless expert killed countless geniuses, treating them as stepping stones for their ascension."

"Just wait and see. Those who participate in this matter will suffer the consequences. The more famous geniuses there are that participate, the more likely they will die or be crippled in the end."

Du Yuan took a deep breath and said, "I'll listen to Senior's advice. I'll stop them from participating."

Chu Xuan was not surprised that Du Yuan would listen to his suggestion. Du Yuan had always been cautious and preferred not to participate anyway.

A few days later, Du Yuan appeared to be even more respectful of Chu Xuan. He was glad that he had stopped his small family from participating in the encirclement of that genius.

Just as Chu Xuan had expected, that genius had swept through all his enemies. Almost all of the geniuses in Du Yuan's city had fallen.

After that genius had killed everyone, he had fled without a trace. He also announced that he would take revenge on all the powers that had participated.

There was a revered elder from a certain family who had personally acted to resolve this hidden danger. In the end, that genius had been saved by a mysterious expert.

Chu Xuan had become interested in that genius. He was now thinking about whether or not he should set up another lucky mystic realm in the Northern Zone…

Perhaps that genius would stumble upon his lucky mystic realm?

He had a premonition that that genius would soon become famous in the Northern Zone and rise up quickly, stepping on many Heaven's blessed along the way.

Half a month soon passed.

Chu Xuan's life passed peacefully. He cultivated, studied the information sent to him by the Black Moon Tower, and randomly connected to various places with the Myriad Heavenly Mirror. Occasionally, he would chat with Du Yuan.

After the sect leader of the Purple Moon Kingdom's heretic cult, Hu Quan, obtained the topographic map of the Chu family's territory, he had not made any movements. Chu Xuan was a little curious. Was the other party planning some big conspiracy?

However, his curiosity did not extend to caution. Any conspiracy, in the face of absolute strength, would be useless and fragile.

It had been a few days since he last contacted Du Yuan to chat.

Chu Xuan took out the Myriad Heavenly Mirror, infused his spiritual power into it, and connected it to Du Yuan's mark.

The image projection soon connected.

He discovered Du Yuan sitting high at the head of a large hall.

The small family that he was the guardian of was holding a meeting.

Chu Xuan did not disturb him and simply observed quietly.

The main point of this meeting was to discuss the family's decision to send two talented juniors to participate in the disciple selection of a large sect in the Northern Zone.

Although the small family had the protection of Du Yuan, a Supreme realm expert, their overall strength was not very strong. After all, they could not rely on Du Yuan for everything.

In order to increase the family's strength and influence, they planned to curry favor with that large sect.

After the meeting ended, Du Yuan returned to his residence as usual.

Chu Xuan then revealed the image projection of the Myriad Heavenly mirror and chatted with Du Yuan.

"Senior, I plan to make a long trip in the near future to prepare for the opening of the Asura Ancient Land."

"Asura Ancient Land?"

Chu Xuan was stunned. Was Du Yuan going to participate in the fight for opportunities in a mystic realm?

A mystic realm that even he, a Supreme realm expert, was interested in was definitely not simple.

Moreover, even the name of the mystic realm itself spoke volumes about it.

It was definitely some sort of ancient battlefield or something similar to that.

"Yes, the Southern Region's Asura Ancient Land will definitely open within a few decades."

Du Yuan's expression was solemn as he continued, "The Southern Region was the site of a great war during the ancient times. The ley lines there collapsed, which damaged the laws of Heaven and Earth in the Southern Region. Currently, the laws are recovering. Once the laws are restored, the Asura Ancient Land will appear."

"This junior plans to go to the Southern Region in advance to make some arrangements. It will also provide us with an advantage for when the Asura Ancient Land opens."

He then sighed and said, "This junior is just an itinerant cultivator. In the end, I can't be compared to those experts from the big forces. If I don't make some arrangements in advance, I'm afraid that I won't even have the qualifications to participate. Since the Southern Region is currently devoid of any major powers, this junior will go to the Southern Region to hide and prepare."

Hearing this, Chu Xuan immediately became nervous.

I just became the strongest powerhouse in the Southern Region, and now a Supreme realm powerhouse is coming?

Apart from Du Yuan, did the experts from other provinces also have the same idea?

That so-called Asura Ancient Land caused the Southern Region's ley lines to collapse. That big battle had probably turned the entire battlefield into a mystic realm.

Once it was opened, it would naturally be extraordinary. Countless big forces all wanted a piece of the pie.

Was the Southern Region going to be thrown into turmoil and chaos?

Chu Xuan immediately felt pressured. No, he had to increase his strength as soon as possible.

He indirectly asked Du Yuan for information regarding the Asura Ancient Land. At the same time, he also wanted to find out if there were any other experts who would come to the Southern Region.

What made him slightly relieved was that not all itinerant cultivators knew about the Asura Ancient Land. Du Yuan had found out about it through a fortuitous encounter he had obtained.

The other great forces with long-standing inheritances would not send experts to the Southern Region because the time was not right. They would only take action after they had discussed the quota among themselves.

Before they took action, they would join hands to block the entrance to the Southern Region, preventing the other forces and experts from entering.

They would try their best to stop cultivators like Du Yuan, who were either itinerant or from smaller clans, from coming to the Southern Region.

Chu Xuan quickly thought of something and said, "Wait a moment. I'll take a look at the situation in the Southern Region for you."

After putting on an act, his eyes glowed with a golden light and shone in a certain direction. Du Yuan was shocked by the strength of this senior.

After a long while, Chu Xuan said, "Little Du, listen to Senior's advice. The waters in the Southern Region run deep. You can't fully grasp the dangers there!"

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Chapter 51: Crossing Realms To Accept A Disciple

Du Yuan's expression tensed up as he carefully asked, "Senior, the Southern Region's ley lines have collapsed. The laws of Heaven and Earth there are incomplete and their inheritance is missing. There shouldn't even be an Emperor realm cultivator there, right?"

If the Southern Region did not even have an Emperor realm cultivator, how deep could such waters run?

However, since Senior said there were dangers, there had to be a reason.

Chu Xuan said in an unfathomable manner, "Little Du, what kind of battle has the scale to render the laws of Heaven and Earth in the Southern Region incomplete?"

"One that at least involved Heaven realm cultivators," Du Yuan thought for a moment and said.

No matter how many Supreme realm experts fought, they would not be able to make the ley lines collapse, nor damage the laws of Heaven and Earth.

Only the legendary Heaven realm experts could do such a thing.

"In the Southern Region, a group of Heaven realm little guys are setting something up. You're just a tiny Supreme realm expert, you can't afford to wade into such deep waters. Listen to Senior's advice, the opportunities there are not for you."

Du Yuan's expression immediately changed. A trap set up by heaven realm experts?

Moreover, it was even a group of them?

If he, a puny Supreme realm expert, waded in, there would not even be ashes left of his corpse.

What made him even more shocked was that the Heaven realm experts were just a group of little fellows according to Senior's words.

It could be seen from this that Senior's strength was absolutely beyond imagination.

"Thank you, Senior!" Du Yuan respectfully said.

"Oh, it's not easy to survive as an itinerant cultivator after all. There are numerous traps out there. It's better for you to be cautious."

Chu Xuan let out a sigh of relief after finally stopping Du Yuan from coming to the Southern Region.

However, he did not completely relax either. Even if Du Yuan did not come, what about the other experts?

Du Yuan was definitely not the only itinerant cultivator who knew about the War Devil Ancient Land.

It was possible that there was an emperor realm expert or even a supreme realm expert hiding in some remote corner of the South Province.

He had to stabilize himself and increase his cultivation as soon as possible.

Apart from raising his cultivation, he also had to prepare some contingency plans.

For example, Ren Changhe…

If he could get the latter to accept the soul seal willingly, he would have a trump card that could rush to the Southern Region if there were any changes that he could not deal with himself.

After cultivating the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal, Ren Changhe would not have much of a problem getting out of the Fallen God Cave, and his strength would also have increased by a level.

As a peak-stage Heaven realm expert, or perhaps even stronger by then, he would definitely be able to stabilize the situation in the Southern Region.

Hence, it was absolutely imperative for Chu Xuan to deceive Ren Changhe.

He continued to put on an act in front of Du Yuan and rambled on about those Heaven realm cultivators who were setting up some sort of trap to kill people.

After scaring Du Yuan off from the Southern Region, he ended the connection with Du Yuan.

The Myriad Heavenly Mirror still had one more chance to connect.

Chu Xuan no longer hesitated and connected it to Ren Changhe's location.

The lifeless Fallen God Cave was still the same. In the stone house, the aura of death on Ren Changhe's body was even denser.

His entire body even seemed to have dried up a little.

Looking at the situation, Ren Changhe had not managed to comprehend anything.

On the contrary, the aura of death on his body was even more plentiful.

If he had said previously that Ren Changhe could live for a thousand years without a problem, then the current Ren Changhe could only live for seven or eight hundred years.

Chu Xuan even suspected that if he did not come, the man would have been courting death ahead of time!

This was a peerless Heaven's blessed who had cultivated to the Heaven realm within ten thousand years?

It was a little underwhelming.

Bathed in divine light, Chu Xuan sighed.

"Sigh, your innate talent is dull, truly dull!"

Ren Changhe's spirit was roused. He raised his head and saw Chu Xuan bathed in divine light.

He was extremely excited.

"Senior!"

He was almost about to cry.

He had been comprehending the cycle of life and death, refining the aura of death as his life force. In the end, the aura of death eroded even more of his vitality, and his lifespan decreased by two hundred years or so.

He was so scared that he did not dare to continue comprehending.

However, he was not willing to be trapped here and die either.

Recently, he had been doubting himself. Was he really a top-notch Heaven's blessed?

Why was he unable to comprehend it?

"Junior's talent is dull, so I am unable to comprehend it. Senior, please give me some pointers!"

Ren Changhe prostrated himself on the ground and said respectfully.

He had reached the peak of the Heaven realm and swept away all of his peers back then. He had been invincible in the same realm. However, at this moment, all of it had turned into shame.

He no longer had a trace of pride. If he did not truly believe that his talent was insignificant, he would have kowtowed and begged Chu Xuan to accept him as a disciple.

"Sigh!"

Chu Xuan let out a long sigh.

"Stupid, stupid."

He shook his head and sighed. He remained silent for a long time.

Ren Changhe remained prostrated on the ground, feeling nervous. Did Senior disdain his talent? Would he refuse to give him some pointers?

"Well, there is some fate after all."

After a long while, Chu Xuan said, "However, such things are not passed down lightly. You can be considered to have some fate in meeting me. I will temporarily take you in as an in-name disciple. Are you willing?"

Ren Changhe was overjoyed and said, "I am willing!"

An in-name disciple was also a disciple.

Chu Xuan continued, "Although you are an in-name disciple, you still have to leave this realm and explore the myriad realms. However, your strength is still insufficient. Logically speaking, you do not have the qualifications."

After pausing for a moment, he continued, "This venerable self will bestow you with a seal. This will make you an exception and allow you to have the qualifications to travel to the myriad realms in the heavens. You can also incorporate the seal into your divine soul."

After Chu Xuan finished speaking, he condensed a soul seed seal and transmitted it over through the Myriad Heavenly Mirror.

As for whether Ren Changhe would incorporate it into his divine soul, that would depend on his choice. After he planted the soul seed seal, Ren Changhe was no longer able to have any thoughts of resisting Chu Xuan himself. In fact, the man would even have to act according to his own will.

Although it seemed like Ren Changhe had suffered a loss, it was actually a fortuitous encounter for him.

If he had not met Chu Xuan, he definitely would not have been able to escape this place; he would have definitely died after a thousand years.

After planting the soul seal, he would impart the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal to Ren Changhe, which would allow him to refine the aura of death in the Fallen God Cave into life force. The cycle of life and death would allow him to break through his shackles and take another step forward in his cultivation.

Ren Changhe looked at the mysterious and small seal before him. Without any hesitation, he immediately absorbed it into his divine soul.

He was also a decisive person. Regardless of whether there was a conspiracy or not, if he could not escape, how long would he be able to live anyway?

He might as well take this gamble.

Whether it was worth it or not, he would soon know.

If the other party was able to impart the technique to cultivate the aura of death as life force, then he would have obtained a great opportunity.

Ren Changhe felt that there was something wrong with the soul seal, but he could not pinpoint what it was.

However, at this moment, he seemed to have more respect for that 'senior', and he could not think ill of the man.

After carefully confirming that there was nothing wrong with the soul seal, Ren Changhe realized that he did not feel any discomfort either.

He had always respected this senior anyway, so what was the big deal if he felt a little more respect.

After Ren Changhe absorbed the soul seal into his soul, Chu Xuan was overjoyed. He finally managed to obtain a peak-stage Heaven realm disciple.

After he passed the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal to him, his strength would rise to a higher level on the day he chose to leave this place.

He was truly an expert that belonged at the top of the nine zones and fifty regions.

Chu Xuan sensed that the soul seal in Ren Changhe's soul had already been implanted.

Unless his divine soul collapsed, his body disintegrated and his dao shattered, he would not be able to get rid of it.

It was perfect!

"You stayed in seclusion and crossed realms to take in a disciple. You have been rewarded with 100 years' worth of cultivation and the Hundred Tempering Divine Technique (middle section)!"

Chu Xuan's was filled with joy. The system's reward that was triggered this time had actually rewarded him with 100 years' worth of cultivation.After a few more such rewards, he would break through to the Supreme realm.

He also obtained the follow-up section of the Hundred Tempering Divine Technique. Having cultivated this technique for such a long time, Chu Xuan had a deep understanding of how powerful this divine soul cultivation technique was.

Although his current cultivation base was at the second level of the Emperor realm, the strength of his divine soul was no weaker than that of an ordinary fifth-level Emperor realm cultivator.

It was all thanks to the assistance of the Hundred Tempering Divine Technique and the Spirit Cultivating Diagram.

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Chapter 52: Teaching Ren Changhe the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal

Chu Xuan did not opt to receive the 100 years' worth of cultivation base and the Hundred Divine Tempering Divine Technique rewards immediately. Instead, he taught Ren Changhe the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal.

After all, receiving the rewards would require a certain amount of time to digest and, since it would require him to cut off the spiritual power infusion to the Myriad Heavenly Mirror, it would also end the connection with Ren Change. He did not want the other party to think that he was a swindler.

"Since you are my in-name disciple, I will teach you a great technique. This technique is called the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal. If you succeed in cultivating it, you can refine the aura of death into life force, and it will grant you a glimpse into the cycle of life and death and the Great Dao of Yin and Yang."

Ren Changhe bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you, Master!"

"Okay, listen carefully."

The divine light on Chu Xuan's body became more and more dazzling, which made him look even more majestic, like an immortal descending into the mortal world.

Every word and sentence was like the sound of the Great Dao, transmitted through the Myriad Heavenly Mirror to where Ren Changhe was.

Chu Xuan had already completely comprehended the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal. Although his strength was inferior to Ren Changhe's, in terms of comprehension of this technique, he was definitely miles ahead.

Ren Changhe started comprehending the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal; his heart was surging with emotion. He had made the right choice.

Indeed, an opportunity had come his way.

This Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal was extremely profound and pointed one directly toward the Great Dao of Yin and Yang.

Even with his talent, he could not comprehend it within a short period of time.

Chu Xuan finished imparting the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal and asked, "How much have you comprehended?"

Ren Changhe immediately said in embarrassment, "Master, I am lacking. I have only comprehended less than ten percent."

Chu Xuan was speechless.

Was Ren Changhe's comprehension too poor or was the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal too profound?

Although the system had directly instilled the technique into him, which allowed him to completely comprehend it, he himself did not feel that the technique itself was too difficult to comprehend.

Even without the system's help, Chu Xuan felt that he would not need too much time to comprehend it.

Ren Changhe was at the peak-stage Heaven realm cultivator, yet he had only comprehended less than 10%?

There was no way for an untalented person to cultivate to the Heaven realm.

Moreover, Ren Changhe had reached the Heaven realm within 10,000 years. Back then, he had been very proud. His talent was regarded as exceptional and he was widely praised as a top-notch Heaven's blessed.

This could only mean that the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal was more profound than he had expected.

Ren Changhe saw that Chu Xuan had remained silent for a long time and felt even more ashamed. His heart was even more uneasy. Could it be that Master regretted taking him in as a disciple?

He vowed to work hard in his cultivation. He absolutely could not let Master down!

"Let me explain the mystery of refining the aura of death into life force first."

After some time, Chu Xuan opened his mouth to speak. One could not tell whether he was happy, angry, or dissatisfied.

"Thank you, Master!"

Ren Changhe heaved a sigh of relief in his heart.

Next, Chu Xuan explained to Ren Changhe how to refine the aura of death into life force.

It took Ren Changhe a full half an hour to completely grasp it.

"You should continue to cultivate and meditate."

After finishing his explanation to Ren Changhe, Chu Xuan cut off the spiritual energy input and deactivated the Myriad Heavenly Mirror.

"Farewell, Master!" Ren Changhe bowed and said.

After a long while, he raised his head with a determined look in his eyes. He was once the top-notch Heaven's blessed of the nine zones and fifty regions; almost invincible among his peers.

I, Ren Changhe, am not inferior to anyone!

I will not disappoint my master.

Ren Changhe began to cultivate the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal. As long as he successfully cultivated the aura of death into life force, he would not have to worry about the problem of dying here.

Once his understanding of the cycle of life and death increased, he would have no problem escaping the Fallen God Cave, and his strength would also improve.

He now had the hope of breaking through to the legendary Divine realm!

After Chu Xuan deactivated the Myriad Heaven Mirror, he immediately received the reward.

A hundred years' worth of cultivation was instilled into him.

Bang!

His cultivation started to increase.

Third-level Emperor realm, fourth-level Emperor realm, fifth-level Emperor realm!

In the end, his strength increased to the fifth level of the Emperor realm.

Chu Xuan sighed. The higher his cultivation, the slower his cultivation speed would be.

A hundred years' worth of cultivation only allowed him to break through to three levels.

After receiving the Hundred Tempering Divine Technique (middle section), he realized that, compared to the first section, the middle section not only increased the cultivation of the divine soul, it also provided him with a number of divine soul defense and divine soul attack techniques.

Chu Xuan immediately condensed a soul spear.

This spear would not harm the physical body of the enemy, but only their soul. It was impossible to defend against!

At this point, Chu Xuan's soul defense and attack techniques were complete.

The enhanced version of the spirit cultivating diagram that the system had rewarded him with previously did not have much effect now.

Chu Xuan had to stare at it for a few hours before he even felt a slight dizziness. Its effects were now too lacking and slow to assist him in the cultivation of the soul.

To other Emperor realm experts, it was most likely still a supreme treasure for the cultivation of the soul. However, to Chu Xuan who pursued efficiency, it was of little value.

He was different from the others. The concept of closed-door cultivation was alien to him.

Staring at it for a few hours did not suit his lifestyle at home.

After his cultivation level broke through, Chu Xuan immediately contacted Wan Chang with his parent-child communication talisman.

He told Wan Chang to collect information about the Asura Ancient Land and to find out whether there were any experts from the other regions coming to the Southern Region.

At the same time, he asked Wan Chang to pay attention to whether there were any experts at the Emperor realm or above from the Black Moon Tower coming to the Southern Region.

Wan Chang's status in the Black Moon Tower was still a little low.

Even if he became the elite Tower Lord, he would only control the operations of the Black Moon Tower in the Qin Kingdom. He would not be able to access higher level information of the Black Moon Tower's operations.

Chu Xuan decided to further expand his control over the Black Moon Tower.

After Wan Chang became an elite Tower Lord and controlled the operations in the state of Qin, he would think of a way to lure out his superior, the bronze-level Tower Lord.

There were many bronze-level Tower Lords in the Black Moon Tower. Chu Xuan only needed to control Wan Chang's superior.

After controlling the bronze-level Tower Lord, he would then go after the silver-level Tower Lord and, if the right conditions were met, he would try to control a gold-level Tower Lord.

A gold-level Tower Lord was considered a junior high-level official in the Black Moon Tower. The intelligence and authority one wielded in the Black Moon Tower was not low.

The gold-level Tower Lord was definitely one of the highest level officials in the Southern Region.

According to the classification system of the Black Moon Tower, the lowest cultivation level of the gold-level Tower Lord was at the third level of the truth realm.

Apart from controlling the gold-level Tower Lord, he also had to control some of the guards.

Chu Xuan suspected that the Black Moon Tower had an emperor realm expert guarding the Southern Region.

A day later, Wan Chang sent him a message.

He did not know anything about the Asura Ancient Land. With his current authority, he could not find any relevant information about the matter in the Black Moon Tower.

Chu Xuan was not surprised. Wan Chang's status in the Black Moon Tower was simply too low.

He ordered him to do his best to be promoted to the position of elite Tower Lord as soon as possible.

His fifth-level Emperor realm cultivation was insufficient. He had to break through to the Supreme realm.

Fortunately, there was still quite some time before the Asura Ancient Land opened. Moreover, there would not be any experts from the outer regions coming over for the time being.

He still had some time to strengthen himself.

Heaven realm experts would not involve themselves in this matter, right?

He had to wait until he obtained more information about the Asura Ancient Land before he could make an accurate judgment.

In the next half a month, the time Chu Xuan used to cultivate increased. Moreover, he secretly observed Du Yuan several times and found that he had not left the Western Region. Only then did he slightly heave a sigh of relief.

At the same time, he once again contacted Ren Changhe and taught him more about the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal.

Ren Changhe no longer looked lifeless. His body now exuded a strong life force, and his withered body seemed slightly fuller.

It was still too soon before he could fully recover and escape from the Fallen God Cave.

Wan Chang broke through to the unity realm and quickly advanced to the second level of the unity realm as well.

At the same time, he was successfully promoted to the position of elite Tower Lord.

After becoming an elite Tower lord and taking control of the state of Qin's business, Wan Chang also made contact with the bronze-level Tower Lord who was in charge of him.

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Chapter 53: Gold-Level Tower Lord, Bao Hongyan

Yao Xiong was Black Moon Tower's bronze-level Tower Lord and Wan Chang's immediate superior.

At this moment, this person was standing respectfully in front of Chu Xuan.

He was cursing Wan Chang in his heart.

After Wan Chang had broken through, Chu Xuan had asked Wan Chang to leave the small courtyard with a soul seed seal that was imbued with his emperor-level cultivation base.

Chu Xuan's emperor-level strength suppressed Yao Xiong and the soul seed seal was soon implanted into the latter's soul.

Yao Xiong's mind was clear and he knew that he had been tricked.

However, he could not resist.

He cursed Wan Chang's eighteen generations of ancestors in his heart.

However, they were now both Chu Xuan's subordinates. No matter how angry he was, he could not take revenge on Wan Chang.

After controlling Yao Xiong, Chu Xuan asked the latter to come to the small courtyard.

"Do you know about the Asura Ancient Land?"Chu Xuan asked.

"Master, I don't know." Yao Xiong lowered his head and replied.

As expected, the intelligence classification grade of the Asura Ancient Land was not low. Even the bronze-level Tower Lord did not have the right to come into contact with this information at all.

After all, the Asura Ancient Land was still in a dormant state. Yao Xiong would likely only be informed about it when it appeared. At that point, the Black Moon Tower would sell the information to create a profit.

Chu Xuan raised his hand and sent out a wisp of emperor-level spiritual power that carried with it a soul imprint. He instructed Yao Xiong to bring it along to control his superior, the silver-level Tower Lord.

As long as one was not an Emperor realm powerhouse, they would not be able to resist the pressure of Chu Xuan's spiritual power.

Yao Xiong left with that wisp of emperor-level energy. His heart was cold. It seemed that something big was going to happen to the Black Moon Tower.

With this man's strange method, he managed to control two Tower Lords of the Black Moon Tower without anyone knowing. He was slowly eating away at the Black Moon Tower.

In the end, he might even become the true master of the Black Moon Tower.

Based on what he knew, the powerhouses of the Black Moon Tower might not be able to discover his strange method.

Fan Chao was the silver-level Tower Lord of the Black Moon Tower and also Yao Xiong's superior.

The resources controlled by a silver-level Tower Lord far surpassed that of a bronze-level Tower Lord. Even so, he still had not come into contact with any information regarding the Asura Ancient Land.

Fan Chao stood in front of Chu Xuan respectfully. In his heart, he had similarly already cursed Yao Xiong's eighteen generations of ancestors.

Yao Xiong had actually tricked him.

Chu Xuan gained a further understanding of the Black Moon Tower's composition and operations.

The Black Moon Tower was divided into the main department, the logistics department, and the guards department.

Among these, the main department was responsible for the operations of the Black Moon Tower.

The logistics department was responsible for the provision of the various resources of the Black Moon Tower, such as alchemy, refining weapons, and so on.

It was worth mentioning that the intelligence personnel belonged to the main department of the Black Moon TOwer.

The guard department's responsibility was to protect the safety of the Black Moon Tower. It was a military department specially trained by the Black Moon Tower.

Above the three departments, the Tower Lord held the most power.

Power and strength were inseparable. The higher the position of the Tower Lord, the higher the requirement of strength to achieve it. Otherwise, how could the Tower Lord control their subordinates?

Fan Chao was a silver-level Tower Lord who managed three bronze-level Tower Lords, and Yao Xiong was only one of them.

There were a total of seven silver-level Tower Lords in the entire Southern Region.

Each of them was a truth realm cultivator.

Fan Chao was at the first level of the truth realm.

Since he had not discovered any information about the Asura Ancient Land, Chu Xuan could only continue down the warpath. The next step was to control the gold-level Tower Lord.

Chu Xuan also condensed a wisp of his emperor-level power and instructed Fan Chao to carry it with him and look for his superior, the gold-level Tower Lord.

Fan Chao's thoughts were identical to Yao Xiong's. Something big was going to happen to the Black Moon Pavilion.

However, after receiving the soul seed seal, even though he was clear-headed, he could not resist and could only do as he was told.

Bao Hongyan was a fourth-level truth realm cultivator and a gold-level Tower Lord of the Black Moon Tower.

Chu Xuan was quite surprised. Fan Chao's superior was actually a woman.

Her figure was enchanting, her face was gorgeous, and she even looked somewhat familiar.

"How many gold-level Tower Lords are there in the Southern Region?"

"Reporting to my Lord, three," Bao Hongyan respectfully replied.

She was cursing Fan Chao inwardly and, at the same time, she was shocked by Chu Xuan's capabilities.

The Chu family had actually produced such a terrifying character.

Moreover, he had already extended his hand toward the Black Moon Tower.

What was even more terrifying was that, with this person's methods, the Black Moon Tower probably would not be able to notice any abnormalities until it was too late.

"Does the Black Moon Tower have an Emperor realm expert guarding the Southern Region?"

This was something Chu Xuan was very curious about.

Even the evil imperial court, the major power behind the heretic cultivators, did not dare to offend the Black Moon Tower. If the Black Moon Tower did not have an expert guarding the Southern Region, they definitely would have attacked by now.

One had to know that the Black Moon Tower sold countless resources and treasures.

Those heretic cultivators all liked to kill people and steal treasures. If the Black Moon Tower was not strong enough, it would have long since been plundered by the evil imperial court.

"There's a one-star Tower Lord guarding the Southern Region. It's rumored that he's only half a step away from the emperor realm. Generally speaking, the experts of the guard department are all stronger. There might be an emperor realm expert there," Bao Hongyan spoke with uncertainty.

Chu Xuan thought for a moment before giving up on the idea of controlling the one-star Tower Lord.

If the one-star Tower Lord was only a step away from reaching the Emperor realm, it was likely that he would not be able to control the person without anyone noticing.

Once he was exposed, he would no longer be able to secretly slowly gain control of the Black Moon Tower.

"Do you know about the Asura Ancient Land?"

"A little."

Thanks to Bao Hongyan, the gold-level Tower Lord, Chu Xuan finally received some information about the Asura Ancient Land.

"Speak."

"Yes, my Lord."

According to what Bao Hongyan said, the Asura Ancient Land was the site of a huge battle that broke out in the Southern Region when the demon race invaded the Northern Zone in ancient times.

It was because of this huge battle that the Southern Region's ley lines collapsed and the laws of Heaven and Earth were incomplete. All the emperor realm experts and above that were left behind after the war also withdrew from the Southern Region.

As for the Asura Ancient Land, after the collapse of the ley lines and the damage to the laws of Heaven and Earth, it disappeared into the space that had been torn apart.

According to their calculations, when the ley lines and the laws of Heaven and Earth of the Southern Region recovered the Asura Ancient Land would reappear.

Back then, when they fought against the demons, countless experts had died. There had to be many treasures and inheritances within, which was why the various major powers would send people to explore the ruins.

As it had been too long, those who knew of the Asura Ancient Land were all super powers of one kind or another. Hence, these major powers were all fighting for spots to participate.

Once it was confirmed, they would begin to take action.

Of course, it would still be some time before the Asura Ancient Land reappeared. Within 20 to 30 years, there was a high probability that no major powers would set foot in the Southern Region.

Chu Xuan let out a sigh of relief. If no major powers' experts would set foot into the Southern Region in 20 to 30 years, then he still had enough time to become stronger.

However, he could not let his guard down. What if an itinerant cultivator like Du Yuan sneaked into the Southern Region in advance?

Although they would hide themselves and shy away from trouble to avoid arousing any attention, they were still an unstable factor.

For Chu Xuan, who was pursuing stability, all uncontrollable factors were potential sources of hidden danger.

He immediately instructed Bao Hongyan to keep an eye out for any emperor-level or above powerhouses who appeared in the Southern Region. Once there was any information, she was to inform him immediately.

He gave Bao Hongyan a communication talisman so that they could keep in touch at all times.

Chu Xuan did not plan to promote the parent-child communication talisman before he had enough strength to fully control the Black Moon Tower in the Southern Region.

Moreover, Chu Xuan felt that the parent-child communication talisman needed to be further upgraded. With a higher-level parent-child communication talisman, he could control many more child talismans.

He needed manpower to refine the parent-child communication talisman. He did not plan to do it himself. Therefore, he had to find someone with outstanding talent and great luck to appear.

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Chapter 54: Grand Moon Mystic Body, Su Xian'er

There were a total of three gold-level Tower Lords in the Southern Region. They controlled Bao Hongyan's faction, which meant that Chu Xuan controlled one-third of the power of the Black Moon Tower in the Southern Region.

With Bao Hongyan's status as a gold-level Tower Lord, she could access most of the Black Moon Tower's intelligence on the Southern Region.

For example, she could immediately find out and inform Chu Xuan about any experts who appeared in the Southern Region.

Moreover, with the parent-child communication talisman, the information could be transmitted in real-time. Chu Xuan would have to read the reports from the Black Moon Tower every day.

For example, what happened, what treasures appeared, and so on.

The Southern Region was still very lively. Things like killing people and snatching treasures also happened from time to time.

The extermination of a small clan would also occasionally happen once or twice.

The great war between good and evil raged on every day.

Chu Xuan's days passed calmly. Every day, he would use the Myriad Heavenly Mirror to connect to the various regions randomly. Although, most of the time, it connected to a desolate place or to a demonic beast lair, Chu Xuan was still happy with it.

Occasionally, he would chat with Du Yuan, primarily to get information about the Asura Ancient Land from him.

At the same time, he paid attention to any inclinations from Du Yuan on whether or not he wanted to leave the Western Region and travel here.

Ren Changhe continued to study the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal. By this time, he had refined a lot of the aura of death into life force, and his body was no longer as dry and withered as a mummy.

His body had recovered a bit of life force, though he was still a bit away from breaking free and comprehending the cycle of life and death.

A month passed peacefully.

Hu Quan had obtained the topographic map of the Chu family's territory, but there had been no movements from his side. Chu Xuan had learned this from the Black Moon Tower's intelligence.

Apparently there were some changes going on in the Purple Moon Kingdom's heretic cult. Someone was fighting with Hu Quan for the position of sect leader.

As such, Hu Quan would not take any action against the Chu family in a short period of time.

Chu Xuan stared at the small hall of the lucky mystic realm despondently. It had been such a long time, yet why had no one with great luck come to his doorstep?

Why was it so difficult for him to take in a disciple or a maid?

Could it be that there were no lucky persons in the Southern Region?

Would such people only appear when the Asura Ancient Land was about to open?

Chu Xuan was depressed.

He still wanted to take in a capable disciple or a maid who could assist, run errands, and manage the Black Moon Tower for him.

After all, his plans for the Black Moon Tower had just begun.

It was time for dinner.

A family servant came over with a meal.

Chu Xuan was surprised. Why was there a new person?

Moreover, it was a woman?

Most importantly, the other party was actually disguising herself to conceal her identity as a woman.

Chu Xuan's interest was immediately piqued and immediately activated the Heavenly Secrets Origin Probing Technique.

"Su Xian'er. Sixteen years old. Grand Moon mystic body. Possesses great luck. She is the daughter of a concubine from the Su family of the Central Region. She fled from the Su family because she was trying to escape the engagement. She accidentally entered an ancient incomplete teleportation array and arrived at the Southern Region. She then disguised herself and hid in the Chu family to avoid being tracked down…"

Finally, a person with great luck had arrived, and it was a woman.

Chu Xuan was secretly delighted. As expected, the lucky mystic realm could attract people with great luck.

Su Xian'er possessed a special constitution of the Grand Moon mystic body, and her level of innate talent was extraordinary. She was only sixteen years old, yet she was already a second-level void realm expert.

In the Southern Province, she was absolutely a top-notch Heaven's blessed.

Su Xian'er took out the food and placed it nearby. She retreated to the side, but her mind was constantly thinking about whether or not the Su clan would be able to track her to this place.

The Southern Region was barren, and the Chu family was equivalent to a small family in the Central Region. It would not attract much attention.

As long as she hid herself well, she would not be exposed.

She had accidentally entered the ancient teleportation array and arrived in the Southern Region. She had managed to avoid many means of direction due to this fortuitous event. Now, as long as she avoided the Black Moon Tower in the Southern Province and was not discovered by their intelligence personnel, it would be almost impossible for the Su family to find her.

As long as she broke through to the Emperor realm, she would naturally have a way of resolving the issue of that damn engagement.

In order to avoid exposing herself, she had deliberately chosen this mission of delivering food to this small courtyard.

She had inquired about this matter clearly beforehand. The person who lived in the small courtyard was a direct descendant of the Chu family, a good-for-nothing. As his food delivery servant, she did not need to do anything else.

She just needed to deliver food to him.

This way, she would have more time to cultivate.

With the aura concealing technique that she cultivated, as long as she was careful and did not expose herself, no one in the Chu family would be able to discover her cultivation level.

Su Xian'er secretly hated her sister. With the latter's status as a direct descendant, she had actually fobbed off the engagement to Su Xian'er.

If that b*stard was good-looking and had outstanding talent, she might have been able endure it.

However, he was too ugly and had a bad character, so there was no way she would accept such an engagement.

'And that detestable father of hers actually agreed to her sister's request!' Su Xian'er thought angrily in her heart.

Suddenly, she was blinded by a dazzling seven-colored light in front of her.

She raised her head and tried to see what was going on.

Her small mouth opened slightly. She was completely stunned.

The rumored trash of the Chu family was bathed in the seven-colored divine light. He looked like an immortal deity.

"Su Xian'er of the Su family of the Central Region. The daughter of a concubine of the Su family. She escaped the engagement and mistakenly entered an ancient incomplete teleportation array and came to the Southern Region," Chu Xuan's dignified voice could be heard.

Pa!

The tray holding the meal in Su Xian'er's hands clattered to the floor.

She looked at Chu Xuan in shock.

"You, you…"

"I am lacking a maid. Are you willing to take up this responsibility?"

"I… I…"

Su Xian'er was shocked.

Was the person living in this small courtyard not the rumored trash-like direct descendant of the Chu family?

What was going on?

Who was he?

"This is an opportunity for you. You have a special constitution, the Grand Moon mystic body, but your cultivation technique is unable to display the characteristics of this constitution. With my guidance, it won't be difficult for you to reach the Heaven realm."

Chu Xuan's divine light seemed to envelope everything in its surroundings, and even removed Su Xian'er's disguise, revealing her beautiful face.

Su Xian'er was now caught in a predicament.

She was exposed!

What she was most confused about was how the other party knew her background?

Who was he?

He wanted her to be his maid?

Did that not mean that he could do whatever he wanted with her?

Resist?

How could she resist?

The other party was extremely powerful.

If she did not agree, what would happen?

Would he use force?

Grand Moon mystic body?

Su Xian'er had previously noticed that her constitution seemed to be somewhat special.

However, she did not know what kind of constitution it was.

The other party had seen through it with a single glance, so he had to be an extremely powerful expert.

Was it a fortuitous encounter or a dead end?

At this moment, Su Xian'er was unable to make a judgment.

"The fact that you were able to make it here speaks volumes of your great luck. Why are you hesitating? Do you think that I covet your beauty?"

Chu Xuan was speechless in his heart. This girl was really beautiful, though!

"No, I wouldn't dare to think so. It's just that Senior, I…"

Su Xian'er was extremely flustered.

"Do you think that just because you come from the Su family, becoming my maid is humiliating?"

"No, no, Su Xian'er pays her respects to Senior!"

Su Xian'er gritted her teeth and bowed respectfully.

"Very good. In the future, don't call me Senior. Call me Sir."

The divine light around Chu Xuan's body faded away, and his true appearance was revealed.

"Yes, Sir!"

Su Xian'er raised her head and looked at Chu Xuan.

He was so handsome!

The first thought in her mind was that, if her betrothed had been so handsome, why would she have run away from the marriage engagement?

"Get up."

"Yes, Sir."

Su Xian'er stood up. Her heart was in turmoil. She had only been in the Southern Region for a few days, yet she had already become someone else's maid!

Moreover, no matter how she looked at it, he did not look like an old monster. He seemed to be only around twenty-five or twenty-six years old.

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Chapter 55: Controlling The Southern Region's Black Moon Tower

"You did not leave seclusion, yet a person with great luck has come to seek refuge under you. You have taken in a maid. You have been rewarded with the Grand Moon Element Immortal Spell and a lucky mystic realm."

A system notification rang out in Chu Xuan's mind.

Chu Xuan was not surprised by this.

The Grand Moon Immortal Spell was clearly a cultivation technique that was compatible with Su Xian'er's Grand Moon mystic body.

After receiving the reward, he discovered that the Grand Moon Immortal Spell was indeed the cultivation technique that was most compatible with the Grand Moon mystic body. It was able to fully unleash the talent of the Grand Moon mystic body.

He glanced at Su Xian'er. This girl had a timid look on her face and her eyes were darting around as if trying to find an escape route.

"Come here."

"Yes."

Su Xian'er's face turned pale as she walked over.

"Since you are my maid, I will teach you a suitable cultivation technique today."

Chu Xuan raised his finger and pressed it against her fair and smooth forehead.

Su Xian 'er was shocked. She wanted to dodge, but she could not.

Information surged into her mind, and a cultivation technique slowly manifested itself.

Su Xian'er closed her eyes as she started comprehending the cultivation technique in her mind.

After a full hour, she reopened her eyes.

The aura around her body fluctuated for a moment. She had actually broken through to the third level of the void realm.

"Thank you, Sir!"

Su Xian'er prostrated herself.

She was extremely excited, and no longer had the slightest bit of resistance or unwillingness toward becoming Chu Xuan's maid.

She only felt honored now.

This was a cultivation technique that was above the legendary divine technique.

It was impossible for even those in the Heaven realm to cultivate this technique.

"Very good."

Chu Xuan passed a bottle of medicinal pills. These were spirit pills that were suitable for void realm cultivators.

"Cultivate well. I took you in as my maid so that you can help me with certain tasks."

Chu Xuan threw the parent-child communication talisman to her and said, "Just help me sort out and organize the information you receive from here."

Su Xian'er received the talisman with a dumbfounded expression. He had taken her in as a maid just so that she could do some tasks for him?

Was he not prepared to do something to her?

'Sir is so good-looking and strong, I really won't resist.'

"I'll teach you an aura concealing technique. Even if you reach the Supreme realm, no one will be able to see through your cultivation."

Chu Xuan taught Su Xian'er an aura concealing technique. It was several levels higher than the aura concealing technique that Su Xian'er was currently using.

Chu Xuan did not lack cultivation techniques and secret arts. He had all kinds of them thanks to the system.

Chu Xuan was very satisfied with Su Xian'er. She was good-looking, had outstanding innate talent, and was very suitable for running errands and tasks.

In the future, she could be in charge of handling matters related to the Black Moon Tower.

It was just that her current strength was still a little weak.

However, that did not matter too much. Given her talent, and coupled with the fact that she cultivated the Grand Moon Immortal Spell and had no lack of cultivation resources, she would be able to improve very quickly.

It was more appropriate to control all three of the Black Moon Tower's gold-level Tower Lords in the Southern Region. They would then be able to pick a talented one between the three and train that person to become a one-star Tower Lord.

Step by step, they would gain control of the Black Moon Tower.

"This is information from the Black Moon Tower?"

Su Xian'er looked at the messages in the communication talisman and exclaimed in shock.

"Sir, are you a high-level member of the Black Moon Tower?"

Chu Xuan raised his eyebrows. From what he heard, the Black Moon Tower also existed in the Central Region, and it seemed that they were not weak there either.

"Not yet. I just extended a hand into the Black Moon Tower."

Su Xian'er was puzzled. What did he mean by extending a hand into the Black Moon Tower?

"Sir, the Su family must have already commissioned the Black Moon Tower to investigate my whereabouts. They won't be able to find me here, right?"

The Black Moon Tower was famous for their intelligence gathering abilities. They were even able to find out the top secrets of some of the major powers.

In the Central Province, the Black Moon Tower was also a very powerful force.

Thanks to that, they did not suffer any retaliation even though they leaked the secrets of some major powers.

"Don't worry. In the Southern Region, the Black Moon Tower will not leak your information. Moreover, they can help you to conceal your whereabouts."

Su Xian'er represented him. She was in charge of some of the information. As such, how would the Black Moon Tower dare to leak her information?

Now that he had a maid, he could relax. In addition, Chu Xuan had already planned to control the other two gold-level Tower Lords.

Chu Xuan was a low-key person, so Su Xian'er remained in her servant attire, looking delicate and pretty.

She was somewhat frustrated that Chu Xuan really treated her like a normal maid.

Bao Hongyan dropped by and left with two wisps of Chu Xuan's emperor-level spiritual power and the soul seed seals.

Su Xian'er was confused. She did not know which well-known beauty that was and what she was doing.

"Sir, who is she?"

After Bao Hongyan left, Su Xian'er asked curiously.

"She is one of the Black Moon Tower's gold-level Tower Lords in the Southern Region."

"The Black Moon Tower's gold-level Tower Lord?"

Su Xian'er was shocked and said, "Will she discover my true identity?"

"She is one of us. What are you worried about?"

Chu Xuan threw a communication talisman to her and said, "From now on, you will be responsible for contacting her, passing messages, and sorting through the information I am interested in."

Soon enough, the remaining two gold-level Tower Lords of the Black Moon Tower were controlled by Chu Xuan. Now, more than half of the power of the Black Moon Tower in the Southern Region was under Chu Xuan's control.

After controlling the Tower Lords, Chu Xuan quietly controlled the person in charge of the logistics next, as well as the three guards who were at the ninth level of the truth realm.

On the surface, the power of the Black Moon Tower in the Southern Region was still controlled by the one-star Tower Lord but, in actual fact, the real controller was Chu Xuan.

Su Xian'er was extremely shocked. Chu Xuan had actually silently taken control of the Black Moon Tower in the Southern Region.

His methods were too strange.

She suspected that Chu Xuan was going to eventually take control of the entire Black Moon Tower.

The founder of the blackmoon tower had always been a mysterious character, and his level of strength was also a complete mystery. Many super powers were not willing to shed all pretense of cordiality with the Black Moon Tower because of this.

It could be seen how powerful the Black Moon Tower was.

As Chu Xuan's servant, Su Xian'er indirectly controlled the Black Moon Tower in the Southern Region. She could finally let out a sigh of relief.

The news of her whereabouts in the Southern Region would not be leaked out.

At the same time, through the Black Moon Tower, she could immediately find out if the Su family had discovered her tracks and whether they had started to take action.

"Today, a first-level truth realm heretic cultivator who was nearing the end of his life barged into the Evil King's palace. He enraged the Evil King and was personally killed by the latter."

Su Xian'er sat next to Chu Xuan and read out the Black Moon Tower's information about the Southern Region's cultivation world.

It was one of her daily tasks. She needed to pick out the most important bits of information from the Black Moon Tower and read it to Chu Xuan.

In order to understand the situation in the Southern Region, the Black Moon Tower would collect information about what was happening in various places every day.

Barging into the Evil King's palace was a trend amongst heretic cultivators, so such news was naturally indispensable.

The people who barged into the Evil King's palace were getting stronger and stronger. Now, even the heretic cultivators in the truth realm were starting to emerge.

The current Evil King was probably furious.

He was the first evil king to be provoked like this. He longer bore the pride and dignity of an Evil King that could not be provoked or offended.

Chu Xuan sighed. It seemed that there were a lot of people with mental problems among the heretic cultivators.

One after another, they took pride in barging into the Evil King's palace, even though such actions were suicidal.

It was fine if they were cultivators who were at the end of their lifespans. After all, there were people who wanted to make a name for themselves before they died.

However, there were heretic cultivators who were young and energetic who actually barged into the Evil King's palace as well. It could only be said that their evil techniques had damaged their brains.

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Chapter 56: Changes In The Qin Royal Family

In the Southern Region's cultivation world, all sorts of things were taking place every day.

As for news regarding the Asura Ancient Land, Chu Xuan wondered whether or not the major factions of the Southern Region were aware of this huge matter.

Chu Xuan had passed on the refining method of the communication talisman to Su Xian'er, but Su Xian'er had not been able to refine it.

The level of the communication talisman that was occasionally refined was too low, which resulted in it being unusable.

He was very helpless about this. Su Xian'er did not appear to have any talent for refining artifacts, so he could only look for another person who had the ability to refine artifacts instead.

Chu Xuan also placed the system reward of the lucky mystic realm in the small courtyard.

The power of the two lucky mystic realms should be able to attract those with great luck over again, right?

The following days passed peacefully.

In the blink of an eye, Chu Xuan had been secluded in the courtyard for almost three years.

When he reached the two-year milestone, the system rewarded him with the Heaven-revolving Universe Formation, and an extremely powerful divine ability, the Heaven-sealing Forbidden Technique!

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This was the first time Chu Xuan had received a divine ability as a reward.

After the Heaven-revolving Universe Formation was set up, there would be a universe inside the formation, forming an independent space that no one outside the formation could pry into.

Those who were sealed inside would also be unable to escape and were fated to be strangled to death inside.

Since the Heaven-revolving Universe Formation had its own space, once it was set up, it would be as if a space had been opened up. It would allow one to cultivate in seclusion within the formation.

The first thing Chu Xuan did was to set up the Heaven-revolving Universe Formation in his small courtyard.

Although the small courtyard looked no different to how it had always been, there was actually a universe hidden within it now.

Su Xian'er was extremely shocked by Chu Xuan's methods. Such a powerful formation was unheard of even in the Central Region.

To think that it actually formed a universe and separate space.

Although there was now a hidden space in the small courtyard, Chu Xuan still stayed in the courtyard. His range of activities was still limited to the courtyard.

Su Xian'er liked to cultivate in the universe space.

On the other hand, the Heaven-sealing Forbidden Technique was a powerful divine ability that could seal the laws of Heaven and Earth!

It was stronger than the domain power of the Emperor Realm, and its sealing power was even stronger.

After all, the domain power of the Emperor Realm could not seal Heaven and Earth, nor could it seal its laws.

With Chu Xuan's current strength, he could not display the true power of the Heaven-sealing Forbidden Technique.

However, with this divine ability, he could easily seal the domain power of cultivators of the same realm, rendering them immobile.

He could seal the domain power of other Emperor realm cultivators with a wave of his hand!

In the blink of an eye, he had been cooped up for almost three years. Chu Xuan was very depressed. After setting up two lucky mystic realms, so much time had passed, yet not one person with great luck had arrived.

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Currently, his cultivation base had already risen to the ninth level of the Emperor realm.

During this period of time, Ren Changhe, his in-name disciple, had comprehended the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal thanks to his guidance. The system rewarded Chu Xuan with 100 years' worth of cultivation for successfully refining the aura of death into life force.

He was not far from the Supreme realm now.

Ren Changhe still had not escaped from the Fallen God Cave, but it would not be long before he did.

Chu Xuan speculated that, when Ren Changhe escaped, the system would reward him once more.

Su Xian'er's cultivation had risen to the ninth level of the void realm, and she was about to break through to the unity realm.

Thanks to the combination of her Grand Moon mystic body and the Grand Moon Immortal Spell technique she cultivated, she was perfectly capable of crossing realms and killing a first-level unity realm cultivator.

After another day of seclusion, the system rewarded him with a bag of heavenly and earthly treasure seeds.

Chu Xuan took them out and threw them to Su Xian'er.

"Plant the seeds in the universe space."

Su Xian'er took the seeds and entered the universe space.

She had already become used to doing such odd jobs.

She was very depressed and even doubted her own beauty for a while.

Why was Chu Xuan not moved by her beauty at all?

She actually would not mind if Chu Xuan touched her but, in the end, Chu Xuan's only request for her was to do odd jobs!

Chu Xuan stared at the two lucky mystic realms for a while. Why had no fated ones appeared yet?

The plan regarding the parent-child communication talisman had been delayed again and again because of this.

'Forget it, let's continue to wait.'

The next person who appeared might be even more talented than Su Xian'er.

In the past two years, Chu Yun had returned a few times. She had given Chu Xuan medicinal pills and, at the same time, she had browsed through the cultivation information that Chu Xuan had prepared for her.

Chu Yun could already refine spirit pills, and she had already refined the void unity pill a few times. However, the success rate for this was relatively low, and there was still a gap in terms of quality.

In two years, Chu Yun's cultivation had already risen to the ninth level of the profound realm. Chu Xuan estimated that she should have broken through to the spirit realm by now.

Her talent could be ranked second among the Chu family's younger generation.

The first place still went to Chu Yuan.

However, Chu Yun's alchemy talent was beyond imagination. Even the genius of the Heavenly Cauldron Mountain, a big alchemy sect in the Southern Region, was far inferior to Chu Yun.

The person who was secretly protecting Chu Yun had been replaced with a first-level truth realm expert from the Black Moon Tower.

Zhang Kui was an evil cultivator after all, so some situations would not be convenient for him to handle.

Moreover, Chu Yun had always believed that a senior expert was secretly training her and testing her alchemy talent.

Half a month ago, Chu Yun had sent someone to send a letter back. She had already left Chu County and left the Qin Kingdom to train.

Chu Xuan was not worried about her safety.

Even if the truth realm expert from the Black Moon Tower failed to protect her, the emperor-level power in Chu Yun's body would ensure her safety.

The major forces in the Southern Region still did not have an Emperor realm expert. The laws of Heaven and Earth had not been restored either, so no one could break through.

In addition, there were no Emperor realm experts from outside the Southern Region.

The only Emperor realm expert that could possibly do her harm was the one from the Black Moon Tower.

However, given the situation in the Southern Region, that person's strength was probably only at the first level of the Emperor realm.

"Sir, there seems to have been some changes in the Qin royal family."

Su Xian'er handed him a piece of information.

"Changes in the Qin royal family?"

Qin Keyun's figure immediately surfaced in Chu Xuan's mind.

If there were changes in the Qin royal family, it would likely have something to do with her.

After examining the information, he discovered that the current Qin Kingdom emperor, who was the current head of the Qin royal family, had abdicated!

It seemed that he was forced to abdicate.

Currently, the Qin Kingdom was in a state where the old emperor abdicated, and a new emperor had yet to ascend to the throne. The Qin royal family was also currently without a head.

The Black Moon Tower did not have specific details on what had happened.

The Zhao, He, and Chu families were actually unaware about the changes going on in the Qin royal family as well.

Chu Xuan realized that the situation in the Qin Kingdom was about to change.

Perhaps it would even be to the extent that the entire situation in the Southern Region would change.

Small countries like the Great Zhou and Purple Moon Kingdoms might even probably be destroyed and unified.

The reincarnation of the demon; the soul of the Fox Demon!

Chu Xuan muttered to himself, "I wonder if you are a human or a demon in this life?"

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In the Qin royal family's ancestral land, all of the direct descendants of the Qin royal family and the family elders were gathered.

A woman stood on an altar.

She had a peerless appearance, and there was a hint of viciousness hidden behind her obedient expression. Her bright eyes flickered with a demonic light.

Qin Keyun!

She looked as obedient as ever.

However, the viciousness on her face and the bewitching look in her eyes indicated that she was somehow different.

In the entire ancestral land, only two people were standing, while the rest were prostrating themselves on the ground.

One of the two standing was Qin Keyun, who was standing on the altar, and the other was Qin Pingxia, who was standing under the altar.

"From today onward, I am the Empress of the Qin Kingdom and the head of the Qin family! Who opposes me? Who supports me?"

Qin Keyun looked down at the people of the Qin royal family.

The ancestral land was completely silent. Among the people of the Qin royal family, there was not a single person who opposed or supported her.

"The Asura Ancient Land will soon open. This is an opportunity for the Qin royal family to rise. Those who don't agree with me can step forward. As long as they survive one of my moves, the position of the head of the Qin royal family will belong to them!"

There was still no one who spoke up.

"Since you all support me, then from today onward, I will be in charge of both the Qin royal family and the Qin Kingdom!"

The aura on Qin Keyun's body surged forth, revealing her cultivation as a ninth-level truth realm cultivator.

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Chapter 57: The Qin Royal Family's Coup

"Now, listen to my command. Everyone, provide a drop of blood essence and open the Qin royal family's altar!" Qin Keyun ordered.

Qin Pingxia immediately squeezed out a drop of blood essence, which floated towards Qin Keyun.

The other people who were kneeling on the ground hesitated for a brief moment before squeezing out their blood essence, which also floated toward the altar.

Qin Keyun raised her hand and waved it. All the blood essence gathered in her palm and formed a symbol that sank into the center of the altar.

Buzz!

Light blossomed from the altar.

A majestic phantom appeared from the altar.

Even though it was just a phantom, it gave off a powerful pressure. Everyone present felt somewhat suffocated.

Qin Keyun prostrated herself on the ground.

Qin Pingxia also prostrated herself on the ground.

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All of the members of the Qin royal family were shocked when they saw the majestic phantom on the altar.

The altar was something that the Qin royal family had guarded for generations. It was rumored that the ancestor of the Qin royal family had left it behind.

However, no one knew what the altar was used for until now.

Up until now, all they knew was that cultivating around and on the altar would make it easier for one to break through bottlenecks. Their cultivation speed would be faster and their foundations would be more solid.

This was also the fundamental reason why the Qin royal family had always been stronger than the other three families.

"Keyun greets ancestor!"

Qin Keyun knelt on the ground as the phantom of a White Fox appeared behind her. She also knelt on the ground.

The majestic phantom suddenly lowered its head and looked at Keyun.

Its eyes suddenly bloomed with light.

Its spiritual will was transmitted.

"Keyun, you are finally here."

Everyone in the Qin royal family was shocked and their hearts were burning. Could it be that the Qin royal family's ancestor was still alive?

It was rumored that the ancestor of the Qin royal family was extremely powerful.

"Ancestor, the Qin royal family has already declined and the Qin Kingdom has long fallen. Keyun is lacking but wants to restore the power of the Qin Kingdom!" Qin Keyun said in a low voice.

The majestic phantom raised its hand and caressed Qin Keyun's head. It seemed to be caressing the phantom of the White Fox.

Pew!

Two rays of light shot out from the majestic phantom's eyes and entered Qin Keyun's forehead. The majestic phantom gradually began to dissipate.

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"The descendants of the Qin royal family will obey Keyun and await my return!"

The majestic phantom disappeared and a whirlpool-like hole appeared at the center of the altar.

Qin Keyun stood up and her aura fluctuated. She had actually advanced to the peak of the ninth level of the truth realm.

However, she did not break through to the Emperor realm.

She looked at the altar and said, "All of you, stand up."

Only then did the members of the Qin royal family stand up and look at the woman on the altar. All of them had complicated expressions on their faces.

It was not hard to guess that she had some sort of relationship with the ancestor of the Qin royal family.

"The inheritance of the Qin royal family was previously lost. Just now, the ancestor passed down the inheritance to continue the glory of the Qin royal family. All of you should work hard and cultivate."

Qin Keyun took out a blank booklet and engraved the cultivation technique on it before handing it over to Qin Pingxia.

"Recall all the experts of the Qin royal family from the Great Qian Dynasty. The Zhao, He, and Chu families are the subjects of the Qin royal family. From today onward, the Qin country will no longer be governed by the four families!"

"I will be in seclusion for a few more days. Leave the matters of the Qin royal family to my mother and a few elders. All of you may leave."

Everyone from the Qin royal family left one after another. Qin Pingxia hesitated for a moment before saying, "Keyun, I'm afraid that the Great Qian Dynasty will not allow the experts of the Qin royal family to return."

"It's fine. When I come out of seclusion, the Great Qian Dynasty will have no choice but to agree."

"You are going to break through to the Emperor realm?"

Qin Pingxia was shocked. The Southern Region did not have any Emperor-level cultivators. If Qin Keyun broke through, she would be the strongest expert in the Southern Region.

It would not be impossible for the Qin royal family to unify the Southern Region then.

"It will take some time," Qin Keyun shook her head and said.

After Qin Pingxia left, Qin Keyun entered the passageway in the middle of the altar and arrived at a small space.

She sat down cross-legged and began to consolidate her cultivation.

The White Fox phantom appeared and the power of her soul began to spread out.

She had been reincarnated from an emperor-level demon, so it was much easier for her to recover her cultivation and break through to the Emperor realm compared to the others.

However, due to the incomplete laws of Heaven and Earth in the Southern Region, she was unable to break through to the Emperor realm.

In this special space, she had a chance to break through to the Emperor realm. However, her accumulation was currently insufficient and she was unable to break through within such a short period of time.

There was only one way to increase her strength in a short time.

She could use the soul of the Fox Demon to create the domain power of an Emperor realm expert.

Even if it was just a fake domain, it would be enough to make her the strongest among the half-emperor cultivators in the Southern Region.

Only then would she have the right to compete with the Great Qian Dynasty.

The Qin royal family had been in decline for far too long and would not be able to match the Great Qian Empire within a short period of time. However, as long as her own strength was sufficient, she could stabilize the situation, or maybe even tip the balance. From that point on, the Qin royal family's foundation would be activated and their strength would increase rapidly.

The Zhao, He, and Chu families had all been subordinate families of the Qin royal family's ancestors, so they should also be in possession of their ancestor's foundation. However, they did not know how to activate it.

Qin Keyun had already decided that the Qin Kingdom had to be unified, ending the situation where the four families ruled together and allowing the Qin royal family to activate the foundations of the other three families. The overall strength of the Qin Kingdom would then increase by leaps and bounds within a short period of time.

If the other three families did not comply and continued to insist on being independent aristocratic families, then they could not blame her for being ruthless.

No one knew what had happened to the Qin royal family.

Even the Black Moon Tower only knew that there had been a change in the Qin royal family. They could not find out the specific details.

Chu Xuan did not care about the changes happening in the Qin royal family. No matter how much it changed, it would not affect him.

Currently, he was still the strongest cultivator in the Southern Region.

At this moment, Chu Xuan was looking at a piece of information regarding the Qin royal family from the Black Moon Tower.

The Qin family had sent people to the Great Qian Dynasty to summon the experts of the Qin royal family back.

The Great Qian Dynasty was the ruler of the southern kingdoms.

It was also the strongest force that stood against the evil imperial court.

They would not relax their control over the subordinate kingdoms.

The unity realm experts from the subordinate kingdoms had to go to the Great Qian Dynasty to await orders. They were not allowed to leave the Great Qian Dynasty without permission.

This was also the reason why the Chu family had existed for so long without a unity realm expert.

Anyone who broke through to the unity realm had to report to the Great Qian Dynasty. Otherwise, they would be suppressed by the Great Qian Dynasty if they were discovered to have been hiding a unity realm expert.

The Qin family was the royal family, so they allowed a unity realm expert to stay behind.

The evil imperial court also restricted heretic cultivators in a similar manner, so it was very difficult to find unity realm heretic cultivators outside the evil imperial court. The two sides were actually concentrating their forces and fighting against each other.

It would probably be difficult for the Qin royal family to summon their experts back from the Great Qian Dynasty. Even if they had some valid excuses, the Great Qian Dynasty would at most allow one to return.

In truth, everyone knew that unity realm experts sent to the Great Qian Dynasty would easily be used as cannon fodder in battles against the evil imperial court.

However, the Great Qian Dynasty was so powerful that no one dared to go against it.

"There's going to be a good show to watch."

Chu Xuan was curious where the Qin royal family had found the confidence to challenge the Great Qian Dynasty.

The situation of the Qin Kingdom being ruled by the four families was probably about to come to an end.

"Sir, I'm about to break through."

Su Xian'er's aura surged. She was about to break through to the unity realm.

"Go ahead."

Chu Xuan waved his hand.

After Su Xian'er obtained the Grand Moon Immortal Spell, she had spent quite a bit of time consolidating her foundation. Otherwise, she would have broken through to the unity realm long ago.

One day later, Su Xian'er successfully broke through to the unity realm.

Chu Xuan was reading the report from the Black Moon Tower when the system's notification appeared.

"Your maid, Su Xian'er, has broken through under your superb training and guidance. You have been rewarded with ten years' worth of cultivation!"

Su Xian'er had broken through, and the system had rewarded him for her cultivation increase?

Chu Xuan was overjoyed and immediately received the reward.

After that, his strength improved yet again, but not to the point where he reached the Supreme realm.

Chu Xuan was not surprised. Ten years of cultivation was in no way sufficient to break through the bottleneck.

However, he had now found a new way to quickly increase his strength.

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Chapter 58: Great Qin's Great Empress? Kneel!

Taking in disciples!

Ren Changhe, this in-name disciple, had comprehended the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal technique of refining the aura of death as life force under his tutelage. The system had then rewarded him with a cultivation boost.

Su Xian'er, his maid, had cultivated the cultivation technique he had imparted to her and received pointers from him. After she broke through to the next realm, he had also been rewarded with a cultivation boost.

As such, taking in disciples and training them would allow him to reap cultivation boost rewards from the system.

Chu Xuan was overjoyed. He had finally found a way to increase his strength quickly.

However, the requirements for taking in a disciple should not be lowered because of that.

If the disciple's talent and luck was average, even if Chu Xuan guided the disciple to a breakthrough, the system would probably not reward him with a cultivation boost.

The disciple had to be a person with great luck.

Although Ren Changhe was not a person with great luck, he was a peak-stage Heaven realm expert. As such, Chu Xuan could be considered to have crossed realms to take him in as a disciple.

Wait, no, Ren Changhe was able to meet him, so that in itself proved that the other party had great luck.

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It was clear that his luck was great. Otherwise, he would not have been trapped in the Fallen God Cave. How could he have learned the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal from him and escape otherwise?

Chu Xuan looked at the two lucky mystic realms and felt somewhat depressed. They still had not attracted any people with great luck.

Should he activate the lucky secret realms and set them up somewhere else?

Chu Xuan hesitated.

"Let's wait a little longer. If no fated ones appear after the three-year mark arrives, I'll activate them."

Chu Xuan decided to activate the lucky mystic realms if no fated ones appeared after the three-year system reward.

He now had a lot of treasures, countless cultivation techniques and secret arts.

There were at least ten Emperor-level scriptures, Heaven-level scriptures, Divine arts, and secret arts. He would choose a powerful cultivation technique, along with some heavenly and earthly treasures, medicinal pills, emperor weapons and the like, and place them in the lucky mystic realms.

If someone with great luck entered, it would not be a problem for them to rely on the harvest from the lucky mystic realm to break through to the Emperor Realm, or even the Supreme realm.

Three days later, a piece of news shook the Qin Kingdom!

It also shook the entire Southern Region in an extremely short amount of time.

Qin Keyun ascended the throne and became known as the Great Qin Empress!

The Qin Kingdom also changed its name to the Great Qin Dynasty and was no longer a vassal state of the Great Qian Dynasty.

In the Southern Region, the title of Dynasty was not something that was taken lightly.

An emperor of the Great Qian Empire had been the last emperor of the Southern Region!

They had a deep foundation and a long history.

How could the Qin Dynasty compare to them?

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On the day that Qin Keyun became the empress, she personally went to the Great Qian Dynasty and requested them to release the Great Qin Dynasty's experts!

On that same day, everyone found out how powerful the Great Qin Empress was.

She single-handedly suppressed ten of the Great Qian Dynasty's experts and defeated the Great Qian Dynasty's current emperor, shocking the entire Southern Region!

She even brought the Qin, Zhao, He, and Chu families to the Great Qian Dynasty and fought with the Evil King of the evil imperial court.

They used their powerful strength to heavily injure the evil king.

The Southern Region was shaken.

The Great Qin Empress became known as the one closest to the Emperor realm in the Southern Region!

In addition, she was only 25 years old!

On this day, Chu Tianming's roar echoed from within the Chu family's ancestral residence.

"Chu Yuan, you b*stard! B*stard, unfilial grandson!"

Chu Xuan curled his lips. He had expected this scene to happen.

Luckily, Chu Yuan was no longer in the Chu family's territory, or else he might have been beaten to death.

He could not help but sigh. The Fox Demon's soul had recovered, and it was so close to the Emperor realm.

The situation of the four families ruling the Qin Kingdom was about to come to an end.

The Zhao, He, and Chu families unity realm experts who returned with Qin Keyun all stayed in the Qin Kingdom and did not return to their families.

Their attitude was self-evident.

Three days later, the Great Qin Empress' decree arrived. The head of the Chu family, Chu Tianming, was instructed to enter the capital!

Chu County was to be renamed as Great Qin's Southern County, with the Chu family's territory as the center. The surrounding 300 kilometers would be the Chu family's fiefdom. Everything else would be taken back by the Great Qin Dynasty.

It was the same for the Zhao and He families.

The higher-ups of the three families met.

No one was willing to give up the territory that had been under their control for thousands of years to the Qin royal family.

However, resistance was useless.

Qin Heyun straightforwardly admitted that there was no room for negotiation. They would either become subordinates of the Great Qin Dynasty or be expelled from the Qin Kingdom.

Moreover, this was because of the good relationship between their families over the generations. Otherwise, the end result would not be as simple as expulsion.

"Great Qin's Empress is so domineering and awe-inspiring."

Su Xian'er looked at the report with admiration.

Chu Xuan glanced at her and said, "Why? Do you also want to be a Great Empress?"

"No, I just want to stay by Sir's side." Su Xian'er smiled charmingly.

"You have to remember that any Great Empress or whatnot is just an empty title. Strength is the most important thing. As long as you are strong enough, what use is a Great Empress? Won't you just suppress her with a single hand?"

"Sir is right!" Su Xian'er agreed.

Her greatest wish was to become strong enough to return to the Central Region and suppress the Su family with one hand!

She would ruthlessly slap the faces of those people and kill all those who had once coveted her beauty!

"I have to say, this girl, or rather this old witch, is still very domineering."

Chu Xuan looked at the information regarding Qin Keyun and clicked his tongue as he sighed.

Chu Xuan did not care about the choice of the Chu family.

He did not care much about whether Chu County would be lost or not.

In fact, he did not have a strong sense of belonging to the Chu family.

He only cared about Chu Yun.

As for Chu Yuan, he was not too bad. Although that guy nagged a little, he had been doing it for Chu Xuan's own good.

Suddenly, Chu Xuan's expression became strange.

Soon, a figure appeared at the entrance of the courtyard.

A golden robe, a phoenix crown, and a beautiful face.

Qin Keyun!

"Great Qin's Great Empress, Qin Keyun, what are you doing here?" Chu Xuan looked surprised.

Su Xian'er widened her eyes. The Great Qin's Great Empress had sneaked over here?

Qin Heyun glanced at Su Xian'er and frowned. She looked at Chu Xuan, who was lazily lying on the deck chair, and narrowed her eyes. "I am the Great Qin's Great Empress, and I want to marry you!"

Su Xian'er looked shocked.

Marry Chu Xuan?

What was she thinking?

Chu Xuan was stunned. "Marry me?"

"Yes."

Qin Keyun nodded and said, "I am the Empress. How can there be no one in my harem?"

"You want three palaces and six courtyards?"

Chu Xuan had a strange look on his face. As expected of the reincarnation of the Fox Demon. She was too daring.

"No."

Qin Keyun shook her head and said, "There are too few good-looking men around. I don't know where your third brother went, so you are the only one available at the moment. It's a good deal for you."

Chu Xuan saw the obedient look on her face and the muscles on his face twitched.

He touched his face and sighed, "I won't deny it. I'm good-looking, but I don't want to get married. Why should I marry you?"

"You can't refuse."

Qin Keyun narrowed her eyes and said, "If you agree, I can make an exception and give the Chu family a bigger fiefdom. If you don't agree, I will still take you back now."

"Heh."

Chu Xuan chuckled as a seven-colored divine light bloomed from his body.

A majestic voice resounded.

"Great Qin's Great Empress? Who gave you the courage to act so impudently in front of me?!"

Qin Keyun's expression changed drastically as a look of shock appeared on her face. Her aura erupted as she revealed her strength that was infinitely close to the Emperor realm.

At the same time, she activated her false domain and a White Fox phantom appeared behind her, attempting to suppress Chu Xuan.

"Kneel!"

Chu Xuan spat out softly.

The truth mantra!

Plop!

Qin Keyun knelt down.

The false domain disappeared together with the White Fox phantom.

She had an inexplicable look of shock on her face. He had suppressed her with a single word. What kind of strength was that?

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Chapter 59: In This Life, Is She A Human Or A Demon?

Qin Keyun knelt on the ground, her beautiful face pale. Her delicate and pitiful appearance no longer had a trace of her previous might as an Empress.

Chu Xuan sat on the chair and looked down at her.

Light swirled in his eyes.

Heavenly Secrets Origin Probing Technique!

Back then, his strength was insufficient, so he was unable to fully derive Qin Keyun's origin.

However, he was already at the ninth level of the Emperor realm.

"Qin Keyun, the reincarnation of an Emperor Demon, the soul of a Fox Demon, was once the Great Qin Emperor's White Fox demon pet. Her cultivation was at the ninth level of the Emperor realm. When she died, her soul escaped, and she was reborn into the Qin royal family's lineage through Qin Pingxia…"

At this moment, Chu Xuan understood Qin Keyun's origins clearly.

He did not expect that Qin Keyun had actually been the Great Qin Emperor's demon pet!

In her previous life, her cultivation was at the ninth level of the Emperor realm.

The emperor had been a Supreme realm expert.

An emperor amongst emperors!

From Qin Keyun's previous life, her master, the Great Qin Emperor, who was also the ancestor of the Qin family, was a famous expert in ancient times.

However, Chu Xuan had never heard of such an ancient expert.

He had read countless historical records about the Southern Region and all sorts of miscellaneous records, but there was no record of the Great Qin Emperor.

He continued to use the Heavenly Secrets Origin Probing Technique, after which he was able to find out the origins of Qin Keyun's death.

What surprised Chu Xuan was that Qin Keyun had unexpectedly died at the start of the battle of the Asura Ancient Land. Her soul had escaped, and she had hidden in the Qin family's ancestral land to sleep before being reborn in Qin Pingxia's stomach.

From this, it could be seen that the Great Qin Emperor had probably died before the start of the battle of the Asura Ancient Land as well.

Before that battle, the Southern Region was probably home to an incredibly powerful Great Qin Dynasty.

Perhaps the Great Qin Emperor's strength had even exceeded the Supreme realm.

Qin Keyun trembled. She did not know why, but she felt as if Chu Xuan had seen through her from the inside out.

It was as if every strand of hair had been captured by Chu Xuan's eyes.

Qin Keyun regretted coming here to capture Chu Xuan. Why did she not restrain herself?

However, he was simply too good-looking.

Who knew that he was actually an old monster!

That's right!

Qin Keyun now believed that Chu Xuan was an old monster that had been reincarnated, and she suspected that it was the ancestor of the Chu family that had been resurrected.

"In this life, are you a human or a demon?"

Chu Xuan's dignified voice sounded.

Qin Keyun's body trembled, and she began to believe her own speculations.

He actually knew about her previous life?

"I'm a human!"

Qin Keyun said in a low voice, "I'm not a demon in this life. I'm just a human!"

Chu Xuan retracted his aura and said calmly, "Since you're a human, then get up."

"I don't dare. Qin Keyun pays her respects to Sir Chu Zun!"

Qin Keyun continued to kneel on the ground.

"Chu Zun?"

Chu Xuan laughed lightly and said, "I'm not an old monster, and I'm not the ancestor of the Chu family."

Qin Keyun was stunned. Not an old monster?

Not the ancestor of the Chu family?

How was that possible?

Was he really just a young man?

Why was he so strong?

"Get up, You're the Great Qin's Empress after all."

Qin Keyun stood up and lowered her head, looking very obedient.

It was just like the first time Chu Xuan had seen her.

She no longer had the majesty of the Great Qin's Empress.

"Great Qin's Empress, what do you want to do now?"

Chu Xuan pointed at the teapot, and Su Xian'er immediately prepared some tea.

"Sit."

A chair suddenly appeared in front of the tea table.

Qin Keyun hesitated. This chair was formed from his spiritual power.

Would there be a problem if she sat on it?

Thinking about it, with his strength and methods, why would he need to do such a thing?

She gently sat down on the chair.

Su Xian'er curled her lips. "You're lucky. Let me pour you some tea."

After making the tea, she poured three cups.

She knew that the tea Chu Xuan drank was not simple. It could make one's spirit clear and nourish one's spirit.

If one condensed one's spirit, this tea would nourish one's spirit.

It was a rare treasure, even in the Central Region.

Chu Xuan drank the tea and said, "Drink it. This is good tea. It's good for you."

Qin Keyun's Fox Demon soul had been in a state of deep slumber until now. It was actually already very weak. Many of her memories from her previous life had become blurry due to the long period of slumber.

This tea could cleanse her soul and help it recover.

Qin Keyun took a small sip. She only felt a sweet fragrance lingering around before a comfortable sensation enveloped her soul.

Some vague and hazy memories suddenly became clearer.

Her eyes lit up as she realized that this tea was not simple.

She finished the tea in one gulp and slightly furrowed her eyebrows as she savored it.

After Qin Keyun finished savoring it, Chu Xuan asked, "What happened to the Asura Ancient Land?"

The Southern Region became barren, the leylines collapsed, and the laws of Heaven and Earth were damaged. This was all caused by the war with the demons back then.

Chu Xuan had very limited knowledge about this war.

He could not find any more records about this war from the Black Moon Tower.

Now that Qin Keyun was here, he naturally had to take this opportunity to find out more about this war with the demons.

The Asura Ancient Land was the battlefield in which this war had taken place.

The reason he gave Qin Keyun such a precious cup of tea was to help her recall the memories of her past life, especially the details about the war.

Qin Keyun remained silent for a while before recalling the memories of her past life and saying, "Actually, I'm not too sure either."

Afraid that Chu Xuan would misunderstand her and believe that she was hiding information from him, she hurriedly added, "I'm just a demon pet, so I don't really know that much."

"Tell me what you know."

Chu Xuan leaned back in his chair and resumed his lazy demeanor.

"I vaguely remember that before the war with the demons, Qin Zun was very angry and said, 'Rebellion, human rebellion. Must be killed.' Later on, Qin Zun left with an expert to do something…"

In Qin Keyun's previous life, she had been a little white fox, a demon pet that the Great Qin Emperor had loved very much, and she had often followed him around by his side.

However, that time, Qin Keyun had been left in the Qin family's ancestral land, and he had prepared some backup plans for Qin Keyun, as well as the method to open the altar in the Qin family's ancestral land.

As the demons invaded, the human experts resisted, but the Great Qin Emperor did not appear.

Before the war with the demons, the Great Qin Emperor and the other experts had already fallen.

The life tablets that had been left in the Great Qin Dynasty had already been shattered.

Before the demons invaded, the Great Qin Empire had already been thrown into turmoil, and the new Great Qin Emperor was unable to stabilize the situation. As the demons invaded, the Great Qin Empire was soon destroyed.

The descendants of the Great Qin Emperor were almost all killed, but Qin Keyun protected some of the Qin family's descendants and hid them in the ancestral land. She also died fighting against a demon expert.

Luckily, the Great Qin Emperor prepared a backup plan for her, allowing her to escape and hide in the Qin family's ancestral land to sleep.

"Back then, the demon invasion had happened too suddenly, which caught the humans off guard. It seems that some humans rebelled and lured the demons here."

Qin Keyun continued, "The Great Qin Emperor probably died trying to stop the humans from rebelling and luring the demons here."

"What was the strength of the Qin Kingdom back then?"

Chu Xuan felt that it was not strange for history to have been lost after the war between the demons.

"There was only one country in the Southern Region, which was the Great Qin Dynasty!" Qin Keyun said proudly.

Chu Xuan was quite surprised. The ancient Great Qin Dynasty had unified the Southern Region?

Such a powerful empire had completely disappeared from the historical records. It was likely that it had been erased by someone.

The person who had erased this part of the Great Qin Dynasty's history was definitely one of the top factions in the Southern Region. The first suspect that Chu Xuan thought of was the Great Qian Dynasty, which had existed for a long time.

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Chapter 60: The Southern Region's Waters Are Indeed Quite Deep

"So, you want to restore the Great Qin Dynasty's past glory?"

This was the first time Chu Xuan felt that Qin Keyun's ambition was quite great.

She actually had the intention of unifying the Southern Region.

However, with her strength, how could she accomplish it?

Even if she recovered her past life's strength, she probably would not be able to do it.

Some people probably did not want to see the Great Qin Dynasty rise up once again and unify the Southern Region.

"No, no. I'm weak, so how can I unify the Southern Region?" Qin Keyun said guiltily.

"What was Qin Zun's level of strength?"

Chu Xuan felt that if the other party managed to unify the Southern Region, he probably would not have been able to accomplish such a feat if he had not reached the Heaven realm, right?

"I'm not sure," Qin Keyun shook her head and said.

She was afraid that Chu Xuan would not believe her, so she hurriedly added, "I'm just a pet, so how would I know Master's strength?"

He had asked all the questions that she should have. Qin Keyun was a human being and not a demon, so there was no need to kill her.

Chu Xuan waved his hand and said, "You can go now. Do what you need to do. Just don't disturb me."

"Also, don't tell anyone about me!"

"Yes, yes!"

Qin Keyun stood up in a hurry. She twisted her skirt with both hands and asked in a low voice, "Can I still come here to take a look?"

The corners of Chu Xuan's mouth twitched as he recalled Qin Keyun's preference for good-looking men.

Was she f*cking coming here to see him?

"Go away."

Chu Xuan waved his hand.

Qin Keyun narrowed her eyes. Since Chu Xuan did not reply, she took his silence as a tacit agreement.

"Yes, I'll take my leave now!"

Qin Keyun respectfully bowed before leaving the courtyard.

Chu Xuan drank a cup of tea and narrowed his eyes. Since the Great Qin Emperor had a backup plan, perhaps he was not completely dead and was simply waiting for an opportunity to return.

Chu Xuan did not believe that an expert who could unify the Southern Region and establish a dynasty would die so easily.

Unless of course the enemy he faced was far beyond his imagination.

Qin Keyun had reincarnated into the Qin family, so she was probably one of those backup plans.

Chu Xuan picked up his communication talisman and contacted Bao Hongyan.

"Search for information on the ancient Great Qin Emperor of the Southern Region."

"Yes, my Lord," Bao Hongyan said respectfully.

Out of the three gold-level Tower Lords, Chu Xuan had decided to focus on nurturing Bao Hongyan and helping her become a one-star Tower Lord.

The other two Tower Lords were less talented than Bao Hongyan.

More importantly, those two were rough men, and were nowhere close to being as good-looking as Bao Hongyan.

Three days later…

Bao Hongyan sent him some information about the Great Qin Emperor.

Even with her status as a gold-level Tower Lord, she could not gather much information.

There was no introduction about the Great Qin Emperor's strength.

There were only a few simple lines describing the Great Qin Emperor.

He was the only emperor in all of the Southern Region's history to unify the Southern Region and suppress all of the sects and factions.

Even though it was only a few lines, one could tell how powerful the Great Qin Emperor was from that description.

In the entire history of the Southern Region, there had only been one person who unified the Southern Region, suppressed all of the sects and factions, and established the Great Qin Dynasty. There was no need to doubt his strength.

Chu Xuan suspected that the ancient battle with the demons was probably a conspiracy; a conspiracy to destroy the Great Qin Dynasty.

Qin Keyun had said that the humans had rebelled and lured the demons into invading, which caught the human experts unprepared. This was most likely the case.

As for whether the human experts were truly unprepared, that was still a matter that was up for debate.

At the very least, some people had planned this, which meant that those people were not truly unprepared. Only those who had not betrayed the human race were truly unprepared.

Even though the Great Qin Emperor was called an emperor, his strength far surpassed that of an emperor.

Without the strength of a Heaven realm cultivator, how could he unify the Southern Region?

Regardless of whether the Great Qin Emperor was dead or not, as long as the latter did not disturb him, Chu Xuan did not care about his plans.

Even if the man wanted to unify the Southern Region again, he did not care.

With the opening of the Asura Ancient Land, the plans of various factions would gradually surface.

From the looks of it, the waters in the Southern Region indeed ran a little deep.

Chu Xuan did not panic. The Asura Ancient Land had not opened yet and, by the time it did, his strength would be at least at the Heaven realm.

Originally, the Zhao, He, and Chu families were to become subordinates of the Qin Kingdom and hand over their territories to accept the Qin royal family's dominion.

Unexpectedly, Qin Keyun suddenly changed her mind.

The Zhao and He families handed over their territories and accepted their new fiefs.

However, the Great Qin Dynasty did not take back Chu County, and did not call the Chu family their subjects. They even let the unity realm experts that they had brought back from the Great Qian Dynasty return to Chu County.

Qin Keyun's sudden change stunned the Chu family.

The Zhao and He families were stunned.

Why did she treat the Chu family so well?

No, it didn't seem like she was treating the Chu family well. Instead, she was excluding the Chu family from the core of the state of Qin.

To outsiders, Qin Keyun's actions seemed to imply that she was dissatisfied with the Chu family. She had excluded the Chu family from the core of the Qin Kingdom, and she did not even acknowledge that the Chu family belonged to the Great Qin Dynasty.

However, for the sake of their families' generations of friendship, she left Chu County to the Chu family.

Whether this was good or bad for the Chu family, that remained to be seen.

It was probably a good thing that they did not have to hand over the territory that they had governed for thousands of years and did not have to bow down to the Qin royal family.

However, everyone could see Qin Keyun's ambition, so the fact that the Chu family had been unable to integrate into the core of the Qin Kingdom and had been pushed aside by the Qin family meant that they could only hide in Chu County and would not be able to develop further.

In fact, the four great families that were originally very close to each other would gradually keep their distance from the Chu family and gradually become estranged.

Was it due to the matter of Chu Yuan canceling the marriage contract, which caused Qin Keyun to become dissatisfied?

In the ancestral residence, Chu Tianming's roar could be heard again.

The Chu family was now in a very awkward situation.

Although Qin Keyun did not show intention of ostracizing the Chu family, the Chu family was unable to participate in the affairs of the Great Qin Dynasty so, over time, they would naturally be ostracized.

The heart of an emperor was difficult to fathom!

This was even truer for an empress. It was not easy to figure out a woman's thoughts.

"Find and bring that bastard Chu Yuan back to me!" Chu Tianming roared.

He had to bring Chu Yuan back and ask him to apologize to Qin Keyun.

The Chu family was currently in an extremely awkward situation. They had lost their alliance with the other three families. Once they encountered a strong enemy, they had nowhere to seek help from.

In the past, when they encountered a strong enemy, they could still ask the Great Qian Empire for help.

Now, the Great Qin Dynasty had fallen out with the Great Qian Dynasty. The Chu family had once been one of the three great aristocratic families of the Qin Kingdom. They had been on the same side as the Qin royal family.

In their current predicament, they could not seek help from the Qin royal family. The Great Qian Dynasty would not come to their aid either. It could be said that the Chu family was currently isolated by the rest of the Southern Region.

There were only five unity realm warriors who had returned from the Great Qian Dynasty. The strongest one was only at the sixth level of the unity realm.

There were not even any truth realm experts.

The seniors who had broken through to the unity realm and went to the Great Qian Dynasty had all died and had been treated as cannon fodder.

It was already a good result that five of them had returned alive.

Even if they included the family elders who had secretly broken through a while ago, the Chu family was still very weak.

Apart from the unity realm elders who were in charge of the ancestral residence, the unity realm elders who had just broken through had all gone to various other places in Chu County.

Without the help of the unity realm elders, Chu County's situation felt very precarious.

Chu Tianming's expression was very ugly. He had to break through to the unity realm as soon as possible.

The Chu family commissioned the Black Moon Tower to capture Chu Yuan!

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