The Dragon Clan incident ended, and Jun Changxiao returned to Stone Image Domain. However, the moment his front foot entered the main city, his back foot went weak.

The reason was simple—the side effects from using the Seal-Breaking Talisman still couldn’t be suppressed and were released.

Actually, after the time limit ended, he should have gone weak, but because his body was controlled by the System, it had been suppressed until now.

“My son.”

Gongsun Ruoli said worriedly, “What’s wrong with you?”

“No… nothing…” Jun Changxiao said, “Just overexerted myself. I’ll recover after resting for a while.”

Gongsun Ruoli understood.

She became even more certain that when her son instantly killed the three Dragon Kings earlier, he must have used some kind of powerful divine ability, and the current weakness should be side effects.

Although curious, she didn’t inquire.

Her son must have special fortunes outside.

In contrast, she as the father hadn’t been able to fulfill her responsibilities.

It was precisely this guilty mentality that made her decide to cultivate her daughter-in-law Hua Meigui.

“Fortunately.”

Jun Changxiao secretly rejoiced, “Only the side effects from the Unstoppable Blade.”

Having threatened the System to possess him and help Long Aotian take revenge, he’d already prepared to endure even more miserable side effects. The result was not only that they didn’t appear, even the three values weren’t cleared.

Wonderful.

“Stop being so pleased.”

The System said, “There’s something I must tell the host.”

“What?”

“My power is too much for Dragon Domain to bear. After appearing, it will cause deep-level damage to space, resulting in unpredictable consequences.”

“Such as?”

“Don’t know.”

“…”

Jun Changxiao was speechless.

“However.” The System added, “I already analyzed Dragon Domain earlier. The space system is normal and shouldn’t have suffered damage.”

“Since there’s no problem, that’s best.” Jun Changxiao said.

The System said, “Just afraid of leaving hidden dangers.”

Sorry.

It’s already become a hidden danger.

Right when Jun Changxiao was possessed and instantly reached the Dragon Palace, the deep-level space suffered damage.

Why was Dragon Domain fine?

Because the virus transferred to Demon Delusion Domain!

Each clan group’s ancestral lands relied on the Upper Realm’s small-scale spaces, so they belonged to the same system—otherwise there wouldn’t be Stone Dragon High-Speed.

“Hm?”

The Demon Ancestor trapped in Demon Delusion Domain, when Jun Changxiao was thrashing the three Dragon Kings, suddenly discovered the firmament gradually showing small cracks. His heart filled with great joy as he thought, “Someone shook the seal?”

Opportunity!

A heaven-sent opportunity!

The Demon Ancestor without hesitation flew over and dove headfirst into the crack. After experiencing a process similar to an infant’s birth, he finally drilled out from Demon Delusion Domain.

Jun Changxiao and Liu Sinan’s battle at Hidden Spirit Island had confusedly trapped this villain inside the ancestral land. Now, due to System possession, he was just as confusedly released. Truly—succeeded by Dog Sheng, failed by Dog Sheng.

…

Deep in the Western Sea.

The BGM of “A Spray of Plum Blossoms” played faintly.

The Demon Ancestor floated blankly in midair for a long while before roaring, “Where’s my island!”

That’s right.

The area where he was located was exactly where Hidden Spirit Island should exist. Now he not only couldn’t see it, he couldn’t even sense the array’s aura—as if it had completely evaporated!

Understood, understood!

No wonder he’d been trapped in the ancestral land, no wonder the teleportation array failed—it must be related to the island disappearing!

“Pff!”

The Demon Ancestor’s blood couldn’t be held back and spurted out again.

Relying on arrays to enter Demon Delusion Domain, but finding nothing, then finally managing to come out from inside, his base… was also gone!

Really.

The Demon Ancestor’s mentality was too strong.

If it were someone else, suffering consecutive blows, they probably would have been angered to death long ago.

“Our Ancestor!”

Just then, with the Great Protector leading, the remnants of Burial Moon Pavilion flew over from the distance. Their eyes flashed with excitement, as if they’d found a lighthouse pointing the direction in darkness!

“The island!”

The Demon Ancestor roared, “Who stole it!”

“…”

The Great Protector and others fell silent one after another, because they also didn’t know.

…

Jun Changxiao rested in Stone Image Domain for several days. Although his cultivation hadn’t recovered, at least he had mobility. So he held a banquet entertaining the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, thanking them for fully assisting him in Dragon Domain.

“This is what we ministers should do!” the Grand Preceptor said.

After experiencing the Dragon Clan incident, they admired this new patriarch to the point of complete submission. After all, with Lower-tier Truth-Seeking Realm strength instantly killing Peak Truth-Seeking Realm experts—too exaggerated!

“Everyone.”

Jun Changxiao raised his cup, saying, “My father previously rarely managed internal affairs, and it was thanks to you assisting that the clan group developed in an orderly way.”

“Come!”

“This cup of wine, I toast to you!”

The Three Dukes and Nine Ministers hastily raised the wine cups before them.

The Grand Guardian said, “Since we’ve been entrusted with important responsibilities, we naturally should resolve troubles for the patriarch!”

“In that case.”

Jun Changxiao said, “Then continue managing the clan group for me.”

Huh?

The Three Dukes and Nine Ministers were dumbfounded.

“Sigh.”

Jun Changxiao shook his head, saying, “I won’t hide it from you all. Because I used a certain divine ability, I’ll fall into a rather long period of weakness. Only by returning to the sect can I recuperate fastest, so clan group matters can only continue troubling you.”

Speaking thus, he raised his wine cup again.

“This…”

The Three Dukes and Nine Ministers looked at each other.

They finally understood why the patriarch wanted to entertain everyone—not to express thanks, but to be a hands-off boss!

“I’m counting on you!”

Jun Changxiao drank the wine in his cup.

“…”

Everyone looked devastated.

The patriarch had said this much—they definitely couldn’t refuse.

“Very well.”

The Grand Preceptor said, “Thanks to the patriarch’s regard, we will certainly do our utmost to manage the clan group!”

The old patriarch used to hand internal affairs to everyone, and now the new patriarch also planned to be hands-off—they could only continue shouldering the burden.

…

In ancient times there was Song Taizu releasing military power over wine, today there’s Jun Sect Master entrusting governance over drinks.

Of course, he definitely wouldn’t truly be hands-off. After all, since Gongsun Ruoli passed it to him, he had to shoulder the responsibility.

Moreover.

Star Spirit Realm would invade before long.

Never mind whether the Ten Great Immortal Sects and entire Upper Realm could withstand it, he had to prepare in advance.

“Got it.”

Jun Changxiao thought, “After returning, I’ll send Hall Master Xue here to have him train the Stone Image Clan, entering formal militarization in the fastest time.”

The Stone Image Clan also had legions, but they were rather disorganized with no good command structure. Although their apparent strength was decent, they might not be able to display it in large-scale battles.

“Battle armor.”

Jun Changxiao said, “I also need to equip them completely.”

Since Star Spirit Realm dared come to the Upper Realm again, the number of people they sent would definitely not be small. He needed to make comprehensive arrangements. If the Ten Great Immortal Sects couldn’t hold, he could only lead the masses to battle.

“Sigh.”

Dog Sheng shook his head, saying, “Am I going to save the world again?”

In Meteor Star Continent, he’d saved it many times. Now coming to the Upper Realm, he still had to walk his old path—no wonder readers would frantically complain about repetitive plots!

“Ptui!”

The System untimely spat.

True, resisting foreign invasion was world-saving behavior, but wasn’t the host’s real purpose for himself, for reputation points?

“Regardless of what purpose, anyway I saved the world—is that wrong?” Jun Changxiao said.

“…”

The System was speechless.

Indeed.

No matter the reason, he did save it—this was undeniable.

…

Several days later.

Jun Changxiao brought Gongsun Hou away from Stone Image Domain returning to the sect.

Hua Meigui didn’t leave, because she’d already followed Gongsun Ruoli to cultivate, with the time tentatively set at about two years.

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