"That's only natural," nodded True Monarch Tihu in agreement.

At the same time, he also let out a sigh of relief in his heart.

The heavens know how painful it has been for the three Longevity True Monarchs responsible for guarding the Celestial Saint Palace over the past century.

One by one, the geniuses who should have burned bright over the next two thousand years were imprisoned within the Celestial Saint Palace through extreme methods, left to cultivate bitterly for one hundred seventy years, waiting for death.

The cultivators imprisoned were in pain, and so were the three guardians.

But since it was the collective will of all the Longevity cultivators within the Three Great Sacred Lands, even someone of True Monarch Tihu's status could not question or oppose it.

This was the collective will of the Three Great Sacred Lands.

And having been born in the Holy Land, nurtured by the Holy Land, and proven his Longevity through the power of the Holy Land, how could Tihu rebel against its will?

"Enough, let's not talk about this."

Seeming to sense Tihu's discomfort, Master Yimiao raised his eyelids and casually popped a peeled Exquisite Fruit into his mouth, "I heard from Xiaozi that there's a Chaos Body beneath your Celestial Saint Palace. You personally stepped out to take him as a disciple and got rejected?"

"That did happen."

"Hmm... this Exquisite Fruit is so tasty... You there, yes you, bring me a few more plates."

Qin Zhenzheng: "???"

Instinctively pointing at himself, he received Master Yimiao's confirmation and somewhat lamentably picked up a tray from the table and walked out.

Master Yimiao couldn't help but laugh at the sight.

He patted True Monarch Tihu's shoulder in a way that ordinary people couldn't comprehend and teased, "That's more like it."

True Monarch Tihu furrowed his brow slightly.

How did Master Yimiao's hand reach his shoulder just now?

Evidently, he hadn't moved from his position!

Spatial overlay?

"I've been saying all along, your Celestial Saint Palace has a problem with how you choose your Holy Son and Holy Daughter. Look at the ones you pick, they're all warped fruit, full of calculations about cultivation, tribulations, resources... With such a calculating mindset, it's hard to tread the path of Longevity, let alone reach the threshold of the Peak.

If not for the Death Qi lingering from your ancestor...

He paused in his words, as if reminded by someone, and abruptly turned his head to look behind him.

But there were only three paintings of Taoists there.

"You old undying!"

Master Yimiao cursed aloud!

Seeing this, Tihu lowered his gaze to his toes.

No choice, his seniority was low, having cultivated for less than two thousand years, while the cursing Master Yimiao was senior to his master by half a generation, long-time friends exchanging insults left no room for a junior like him to interject.

What else?

They'd been friends for five or six thousand years, so where would he, a junior, find a space to speak during a verbal spat?

Fortunately, Master Yimiao only cursed a few times before losing interest and turned back to look at Tihu with indifference,

"I came to the Southern Domain this time partly for exploration and cleanup, but also because the ninety-sixth generation disciple of the sect, Zijin, reported that a Chaos Body was born on Ziwei Mountain in Jiangzhou, and to prevent a repeat of the Immortal Imperial Court incident, this person must be supervised by the Holy Land. Tihu, do you have any objections?"

"...What exactly did the ancestor tell you, making your expression change so dramatically."

"Not speaking means no objections."

Master Yimiao squinted slightly, then gazed outside the hall toward the sky, "No objections are good. A Chaos Body... it's been many years since I last dealt with one."

...

That night.

The Profound Bird Crossing of the Celestial Saint Palace rose from the top of Flying Immortal Peak and headed toward Jiangzhou.

The Profound Bird Crossing, a war weapon of the Celestial Saint Palace.

Realm-breaking level!

It's primarily used during descents to forcibly land in an Otherworld, secure, sturdy, not to mention that this thing is a Longevity Soldier in itself!

A combined Longevity Soldier, composed of fifty-seven thousand pieces, its core is the Profound Bird Statue, a world treasure within the Celestial Saint Palace. Its prowess is such that it can withstand the methods of a Taoist Monarch of Longevity and can protect the cultivators inside for up to seven months in space-time rifts!

This is not the limit but a realistic measurement. According to the artifact refining master in the Celestial Saint Palace, he estimates that the Profound Bird Crossing should last over ten years in the void rift!

Likewise.

As the most potent flying ship of the Celestial Saint Palace aside from the 'Celestial Saint Palace' itself, the Profound Bird Crossing also carries Longevity True Monarch level attack configurations.

Twenty-eight realm-breaking flying swords can form a Star Sword Array, and can leverage the power of the Profound Bird Statue to summon Heaven-Burning Purifying Fire to ignite anything, not to mention it is a Longevity Realm dharma treasure in itself, capable of smashing mountains!

This time, why does the Celestial Saint Palace demonstrate such a grand gesture in moving south to Jiangzhou?

Many cultivators observing the motions of the Profound Bird Crossing along the way were full of curiosity.

Jiangzhou, isn't that the territory of the Ziwei Chen Family?

And the Ziwei Chen Family, that's the foundation of the Celestial Saint Palace.

If they wanted to do something in Jiangzhou, sending an Elder would suffice, why deploy such large-scale maneuvers?

Could it be that the Ziwei Chen Family did something beyond the Sacred Land's tolerance, prompting the Celestial Saint Palace to wipe them out?

The Noble Families and Peak Cultivators privy to the Profound Bird Crossing speculated, and after it flew past, some even fearlessly followed, wanting to see the commotion in Linjiang City.

However, what they did not know was.

Half an hour before the Profound Bird Crossing flew out of the Emperor's Foot Mountain, someone from the Celestial Saint Palace had already rushed ahead to Ziwei Mountain.

And at the fastest speed!

The Green Bird chirped.

Like a meteor streaking across the sky.

What would have taken a Peak Cultivator a full day to fly, the Green Bird Flying Ship shortened to two hours.

By the time Mo Qingyue stepped off the Green Bird Flying Ship, it was not even daybreak!

In the astonished eyes of the mountain-disciples, the previous generation Saintess of the Celestial Saint Palace hastily said:

"Quick! Take me to see Chen Zhixing!!!"

...

"???"

"Master Yimiao?"

"Yes! Enough chatter, first disperse the Chen Family members still on the mountain; the elite ones should be sent overseas far from the East State as fast as possible... Why are you looking at me? I am in the same generation as your grandfather and have a close friendship. I took such a big risk to notify your Chen Family, how could I possibly harm you!"

Mo Qingyue felt that her actions this time were worthy of Chen Zhixing calling her 'Sister Qingyue.' But this kid was now looking at her with eyes that said, 'Sister, are you sleep-talking or what,' making her even more impatient.

Then.

"Coming means coming, um, should I gather people to hold a welcoming ceremony for her on the mountain?"

"What nonsense are you talking! It's Master Yimiao! She's coming for your Chaos Body!!!"

"Huh?"

Chen Zhixing, after being scolded, blinked, "I do know that she has dealt with Chaos Bodies before, heard it even improved her cultivation, but...."

"But what! This time she personally came to Jiangzhou, you probably won't be able to run, but for your family members, your parents, wife, children, disciples, even your cousin, if you don't send them away first, are you going to wait for Master Yimiao to sweep you all up in one go!!!"

This sentence was spit out by Mo Qingyue forcefully.

And then....

She saw behind Chen Zhixing, one pair after another of eyes that made her hair stand on end open.

One pair, two pairs.

Round, vertical.

And without a doubt, the owners of these eyes belonged to the Peak, and they were non-human!

"You... you... Zhixing..."

"That's why, Sister Qingyue, don't be anxious. You just said Master Yimiao is coming, um, coming to kill me, but I haven't even panicked myself, how come you all have already... planned everything ahead of me?"

As he spoke, Chen Zhixing's expression suddenly shifted.

Then a bit of helplessness appeared on his face as he said,

"Though my eyelid's been twitching a lot these past few days, whether she's here to kill me is still uncertain."

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