“Boom!”
“Boom!”
From the dueling platform in the Royal City came explosive battle sounds. Powerful spiritual energy scattered outward, shocking the spectating crowd and making their faces change dramatically.
“I surrender… I concede…”
“Bang!”
The warrior lying on the platform spurting blood wildly was kicked down.
With sharp features and peerless arrogance, Ye Xingchen retracted his foot, crossed his arms, and said coolly: “Who else disagrees? Feel free to come up and fight.”
“Detestable fellow!”
The warriors below the platform were all furious.
If several dozen people hadn’t already been beaten off, all with strength no less than their own, they would definitely have fought, battling this arrogant fellow to the death!
Ye Xingchen waited a while. Seeing no one coming up to the platform, he said coolly: “A bunch of cowards.”
“…”
Every warrior in the city with any reputation was so angry they nearly vomited blood.
“Swish!”
Ye Xingchen jumped down from the platform: “Let’s go.”
Xiao Zuiji, chewing on a blade of grass, jumped down from a nearby tall building: “Junior Brother Ye, you’ve now entered the tenth position of the Heaven Character ranking.”
“Still far from enough.” Ye Xingchen said.
In his previous life, he hadn’t obtained the Heaven Character top ranking, so in this life he must obtain it to make up for that regret.
However, just as the two were leaving the city to continue their ranking journey, intelligence from the Drizzle Hall reached their ears.
“The Sect Master has returned!” Xiao Zuiji said with great joy.
Ye Xingchen considered briefly: “Let’s go, we’ll return to the sect.”
Ah Niu had changed.
In the past, if he decided to compete for top ranking, he would definitely see it through to the end. Now that the Sect Master had returned, he instead changed his mind.
The eternally single Jun Changxiao who returned from the Soul Clan Continent—wasn’t he also troubled and irritated because of the Rose Empress?
So.
People do change.
This change requires a process.
…
“Sect Master?”
In the great hall, Elder Wei stood before Jun Changxiao for a long while. Seeing him neither speaking nor responding, he inquired: “What are you thinking about?”
“Uh…”
Jun Changxiao came back to his senses: “Nothing… I wasn’t thinking about anything.”
If it were Ding Xingwang or Zhen Dejun, they definitely wouldn’t have cared, but who was standing before him? The super love expert of the romantic world, Wei Qingfeng!
With his fiery eyes that had seen through three thousand mortal entanglements and comprehended the ultimate love of heaven and earth, he instantly captured the difference.
“Sect Master.”
Elder Wei said gravely: “The expression on your face tells me you’re thinking about a person, and moreover a woman.”
“Stop talking nonsense.”
Jun Changxiao rolled his eyes: “I’m not you, how could I be thinking about women?”
Elder Wei sat down with profound tone: “In this world, the only thing that cannot be severed and remains tangled is the emotions between men and women. Sect Master can speak of it, and I’ll help you resolve your worries.”
The system said: “Fortunately, there’s a love expert here who might be able to enlighten the host.”
However, he still underestimated Jun Changxiao’s ability, because he quickly changed the subject: “Elder Wei, did you need me for something?”
“…”
Elder Wei said weakly: “Wasn’t it the Sect Master who called me over?”
Only then did Jun Changxiao remember, slapping his forehead: “Ah, look at my memory.”
“Elder Wei, while this Seat was away recently, how has the cultivation of various medicinal herbs been going?”
“Elder Wei, I have some seeds from other planes here, the quality is quite good. You can have the Medicine Hall members plant them first.”
“Elder Wei…”
“Sect Master.”
Elder Wei interrupted: “If you have emotional matters, please handle them properly as soon as possible, otherwise hesitation will only lead to greater chaos!”
“I don’t have emotional matters.”
Jun Changxiao said seriously: “Making the sect stronger is my lifelong pursuit.”
“Very well.”
Elder Wei began discussing proper business. After finishing the discussion, he bid farewell and left.
“Elder Wei.”
Just as he reached the hall entrance, Jun Changxiao spoke with difficulty: “That… there’s something this Seat would like to ask your advice on.”
“Swish!”
Elder Wei instantly sat back in his original position, posing as if he were Jun Changxiao’s emotional guidance counselor, waving his hand: “Sect Master, please tell your story.”
“…”
Was this really to help him resolve worries, or to hear gossip?
Forget it, forget it.
Jun Changxiao shook his head and told him what was in his heart, repeatedly emphasizing before beginning: “You absolutely must keep this secret, don’t tell anyone else!”
“Mm!”
…
“What?!”
Elder Wei nearly stood up, exclaiming: “The Sect Master married the Rose Empress on the Soul Clan Continent… mmph… mmph…”
Jun Changxiao covered his mouth, roaring: “Do you want the entire sect to hear!”
Elder Wei didn’t want the whole sect to hear—it was just that the Sect Master went to another plane and actually settled his lifelong affair. This was simply… he must be dreaming, he must not be awake yet!
“Smack!”
Hitting his own face, he felt pain!
Not a dream!
This was absolutely real!
Elder Wei looked at Jun Changxiao with an expression of disbelief, thinking: “For someone like the Sect Master who stays single through sheer ability to actually get married—this is simply the world’s greatest miracle!”
As he continued listening, he learned that the Sect Master and the Soul Clan Empress were merely putting on an act to obtain the authority to control that plane.
“If that’s the case.”
Elder Wei said: “Why is the Sect Master troubled?”
“I don’t know what’s going on either. After returning to the Xingyun Continent, I keep inadvertently thinking of her.” Jun Changxiao said irritably.
After some consideration, Elder Wei said: “The Sect Master may have been acting at the time, but now you’ve truly developed feelings.”
“Impossible!”
“Emotions come suddenly when they arrive.”
“…”
Jun Changxiao said: “Is there a solution?”
Elder Wei said: “Go back and find her.”
Jun Changxiao collapsed: “I mean, how do I forget her!”
“Still go back and find her.” Elder Wei said: “You’re both adults. Make things clear, and everyone can part on good terms.”
“…”
Jun Changxiao rolled his eyes: “That’s like saying nothing.”
Elder Wei said: “Sect Master, I’m telling you as someone who’s been there—if emotional matters aren’t handled well, they’ll torment you like a nightmare every day in the future.”
Jun Changxiao leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes: “I believe time can fade everything.”
“If the Sect Master can forget her, it means you haven’t truly developed feelings.” Elder Wei’s gaze suddenly became extremely serious: “Because true emotions will forever be imprinted in one’s heart.”
“Aah!”
Jun Changxiao held his head: “The more you talk, the more irritated I become!”
…
Evening.
Ye Xingchen and Xiao Zuiji returned.
The two originally planned to pay respects to the Sect Master, but when they came to the study, they were turned away with the excuse that “he’s already resting.”
Over the next few days.
Jun Changxiao kept himself shut in his room without coming out, which inevitably worried the higher-ups and disciples.
“Creak.”
Five days later, the door opened.
Jun Changxiao walked out in high spirits.
After serious and careful consideration, he chose to forget everything and focus his thoughts on developing the sect.
“Swish!”
Coming to the back mountain, he set up the Medium-Grade Spacetime Secret Realm and clapped his hands: “With this secret realm that can accelerate ten days per month at a hundred-fold rate, the disciples’ breakthrough speed will only get faster.”
“Sect Master.”
Li Luoqiu transmitted: “The Demon Emperor Gate has new movements.”
“Oh?”
Jun Changxiao immediately went to the Drizzle Hall. After carefully listening to the intelligence, he rubbed his fingers together with great interest: “What’s the Demon Emperor Gate’s sect master going to West Sea Spirit Province for?”
…
“Whoosh—”
In the dark universe, a streak of light flew past, then entered a desolate plane, gradually coalescing into the form of an old man.
“Master.”
He said respectfully: “The Soul Clan Continent has been thoroughly scouted. Overall strength is not high.”
In front of the old man, on a hill, stood a tall figure shrouded in black mist, with four creatures of varying builds and non-human forms standing beside him.
“Strength not high?”
The black figure turned around, revealing a clean white face with the character “handsome” actually carved on his forehead. His voice was rather shrill: “Then how could they consecutively annihilate several planes over the past few thousand years?”
The old man said: “The Soul Clan has a special divine ability—they can reside in soul form within other living beings, then take over their bodies once they become powerful.”
“Oh?”
The handsome-character man smiled wickedly: “A race with divine abilities seems quite rare indeed.”
“Swish!”
With a wave of his cloak, he said arrogantly: “Follow this Handsome One to the Soul Clan Continent!”
“Master.”
A toad-like creature beside him opened its large mouth: “What about the Xingyun Continent?”
“Bah.”
The handsome-character man said disdainfully: “That trash plane—leave it to Yunxing and the others. The rest of you will first follow me to deal with this plane with special divine abilities.”
“Yes!”
“Whoosh whoosh!”
In the desolate plane, a massive pitch-black warship slowly rose, then merged into space with a “whoosh” and disappeared.
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