Your Luck Is Bad!

Mu Ran was extremely dissatisfied with the fact that the Divine Wood Clan had been bred by the Muyue Kingdom without a second thought.

Mu Ran wasn't unfamiliar with the Divine Wood Clan's records, but Mu Ran couldn't recall finding any mention of these things in them.

Elder Mu Sheng, aren't you talking nonsense?

Just as Mu Ran was looking completely bewildered, Mu Bai slowly walked to Mu Ran's side and whispered a few words in Mu Ran's ear.

The next second, the previously Mu Ran turned into a fanatical one!

"Elder Mu Sheng is right... Our Divine Wood Clan does indeed Human Race blood... Our Divine Wood Clan has finally found its roots!"

Many Divine Wood Clan: "???"

Seeing the bewildered looks on the faces of the many clansmen, Mu Ran quickly stepped forward and told them what Mu Bai had just told her.

The next second, all the Divine Wood Clan nodded in agreement... The chieftain was right!

We, the Divine Wood Clan, have truly found our roots!

What? You're asking why our usually reserved Divine Wood Clan would act this way?

The reason is simple... Mu Bai gave away way too much!

Mu Ran said that the Divine Wood Clan may be dull-witted, but that doesn't mean the Divine Wood Clan is stupid!

The negotiations with the Demon Race then went very smoothly... but this smoothness was predicated on the fact that Sect Gu Mingchao immediately transformed the entire Ice Soul Clan into tiny snowflakes.

After the Ice Soul Clan successfully became the rooster that worshipped the monkey, all the remaining races of the Demon Race, regardless of which race they were, all possessed Human Race blood.

The tribal chiefs all expressed that they had always dreamed of reuniting with the Blazing Sun Continent... They were all children who had left the Blazing Sun Continent...

We can finally go home now!

Faced with the choice between being a child who leaves home and becoming a chicken to worship monkeys, any Demon Race with a sound mind would know which choice to make.

As the Demon Race acquired Human Race bloodlines, the Two Continents Passage was completely opened.

The Two Continents Passage was like a hole that had been pierced, constantly widening... And with the opening of the Two Continents Passage, the Demon Star Continent, which had been drifting in the void for countless years, gradually approached the Blazing Sun Continent.

Before countless Human Race and Demon Race, the Demon Star Continent tore through the void and descended.

When the Demon Star Continent was reconnected with the Blazing Sun Continent, both continents underwent tremendous changes.

First, there's the Spiritual Qi on the Blazing Sun Continent...

The Spiritual Qi of the already recovering Blazing Sun Continent was further boosted by the return of the Demon Star Continent, causing the Spiritual Qi of the Blazing Sun Continent to increase many times over in just a few days...

In an instant, cultivators from all sides broke through to new heights...

Those who were previously stuck at a certain realm due to insufficient Spiritual Qi have now all broken through and entered a new realm.

In particular, many of the powerful figures from the Ten Great Sects had previously reached the realm of Half-Step Martial God, but reaching the Martial God was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

However, with the return of the Demon Star Continent and the significant increase in Spiritual Qi, the leaders of various sects have also broken through to the Martial God realm.

In Martial Emperor City, a bizarre scene even occurred where three elders entered the Martial God in a single day, attracting three lightning tribulations.

Almost every sect had a powerful member break through to the Martial God, except for the Vast Heaven Sect...

What? You're asking why the Vast Heaven Sect didn't appear?

Because those in the Vast Heaven Sect who could break through to the Martial God realm had already done so back during the battle at the Two Continents Passage...

Chu Xinghe's return to the Vast Heaven Sect caused a sensation throughout the entire Vast Heaven Sect.

Disciples from all the palaces put aside everything they were doing to come and visit Senior Brother Xinghe.

"Senior Brother Xinghe, you're finally back!"

"Senior Brother Xinghe... we miss you so much!"

"With Senior Brother Xinghe away, even cultivation feels meaningless..."

"Senior Brother Xinghe, you've lost weight..."

"Quickly arrange for the cook to prepare twenty catties of braised pork for Senior Brother Xinghe to rinse his mouth with..."

"Yes, yes, yes... Senior Brother Xinghe likes to eat something light, so let's get a few more braised pork knuckles..."

"And a few roast geese, too... and roast chicken..."

Chu Xinghe was also moved to tears by his enthusiastic fellow disciples... They truly are my fellow disciples, Chu Xinghe... I still remember that Senior Brother Xinghe likes light flavors.

Speaking of which, it has to be the Ouyang Lineage... Ouyang Ling brought a steaming pot of braised pork and invited Senior Brother Xinghe to taste it. Without saying a word, Ouyang Ling took out more than ten of the fattest pork knuckles from her Qiankun Ring and gave them to Senior Brother Xinghe...

While watching Senior Brother Xinghe eat, Ouyang Ming, with teary eyes, said, "Senior Brother Xinghe... if you hadn't come back, our Ouyang Lineage wouldn't have been in the mood to forge spirit weapons."

During the time you were gone, Senior Brother Xinghe, our Ouyang Lineage has truly had no desire to rebuild...

Only after confirming that Senior Brother Xinghe was safe in the Demon Star Continent did we begin to resume the forging process.

But guess what, Senior Brother Xinghe?

Truly, Heaven blesses Vast Heaven... After such a long time without honing my skills... I thought I'd become rusty, but after a sudden burst of honing, not only was I not rusty, but I also gained a completely new understanding... I broke through... Isn't that interesting...?

Um... Senior Brother Xinghe, keep eating... Why did you stop? Is the braised pork not to your liking?

The braised pork was delicious... If that bastard Ouyang Ming hadn't said those things... Chu Xinghe thought the braised pork would have been even more delicious...

What led to a completely new understanding in the blink of an eye?

Does your Ouyang Lineage even understand reason?

Others become rusty after a long period of inactivity... and you guys break through without any prior development?

Have you no shame?

But just as Chu Xinghe was brimming with tears in his eyes, he also noticed... from the moment he returned to the Vast Heaven Sect, all the tasks of the Misfortune Compass had reverted to their original state...

All the missions targeting the Demon Race have also disappeared...

As for why there were no rewards for the Demon Race's heavy losses... take a look at Sect Master Mystic God Gu Mingchao... isn't this reward big enough?

The path of the sect is long and arduous... I, Chu Xinghe, must bear the burden and move forward!

After the Ouyang Lineage, the chief disciples of each palace also brought their disciples to pay their respects to Senior Brother Xinghe. While paying their respects, they also reported on the recent developments of their respective palaces to Senior Brother Xinghe.

What the heck? You're saying that even elders aren't qualified to hear this kind of report privately, and that such a report is only required when facing the Grand Elder?

I urge you to be kind!

Are we reporting this to Senior Brother Xinghe?

We're asking Senior Brother Xinghe for guidance, okay... If Senior Brother Xinghe suddenly comes up with some new idea, just tell us whether we should take off or not!

Every time Senior Brother Xinghe speaks, it's a promise of immense wealth and honor.

If we want to gain immense wealth and power, shouldn't we first let Senior Brother Xinghe know our specific situation?

Following the disciples from each palace were the new disciples who joined the Vast Heaven Sect this year...

Regarding this year's new disciples who joined the Vast Heaven Sect, various palaces lamented that these children had bad luck...

Look at the last batch of disciples who entered the Vast Heaven Sect... Mu Bai... Feng Yuzheng... the Ouyang Lineage... any one of them could shake the entire Blazing Sun Continent and even the Demon Star Continent.

But your batch...

The core disciples of each palace also felt sorry for these newly recruited junior brothers and sisters.

Although you disciples in this batch are all very talented... you weren't personally recruited by Senior Brother Xinghe...

You can't be considered Senior Brother Xinghe's direct descendants...

Look at the previous batch of disciples... each one of them was personally selected by Senior Brother Xinghe... each one possesses unique abilities, and they are the ones who carved the names of Chu Xinghe three thousand times after breaking through the Trial Abyss...

Although your group is strong enough and you even broke through the Trial Abyss... and you even engraved Senior Brother Xinghe's name... you are still some distance away from being Senior Brother Xinghe's direct descendants.

Now, in the Vast Heaven Sect, all new disciples have a new rule: anyone who fails to reach the end of the first Trial Abyss and fails to leave Senior Brother Xinghe's name in the abyss... will be relegated to the outer sect...

You're an inner disciple of the Vast Heaven Sect, and you haven't even cleared the Trial Abyss. You're not even qualified to have Senior Brother Xinghe's name engraved on your name. Tell me, what makes you think you deserve to be an inner disciple?

Although this group of disciples was not personally recruited by Senior Brother Xinghe, they still had to pay their respects to him.

The heads of each palace have said... you are very outstanding, but whether you can become even more outstanding depends mainly on whether your Senior Brother Xinghe is willing to accept you!

What the heck? You guys said the sect leader broke through to the Mystic God? Should we congratulate him too...?

What's there to congratulate the Sect Leader on...? The Sect Leader went straight to the studio as soon as he got back... Would he have come out without painting three to five hundred pictures? And I heard that the Sect Leader not only paints, but also seems to have a new project recently?

Regarding the matter of these little ones suddenly deciding whether or not to congratulate the sect leader... the senior brothers and sisters from each palace have something to say.

The senior students said, "You guys are still so young..."

You have absolutely no idea what the situation is like with our Vast Heaven Sect.

Congratulations, Sect Master. Whether you do this or not is irrelevant... In our Vast Heaven Sect, if you truly offend the Sect Master, the most he'll do is give you a hard time...

If you're really bullied by the sect leader, go find our chief elder. The chief elder can stand up to the sect leader with you!

But if you say you've offended Senior Brother Xinghe... you could be ostracized by the entire sect that very day!

After all, how bad would your character have to be to offend Senior Brother Xinghe?

How benevolent and righteous is Senior Brother Xinghe!

Senior Brother Xinghe is known as the most benevolent and righteous person ever!

So whether or not to congratulate the sect leader is irrelevant; the key is to first make a good impression on Senior Brother Xinghe!

If you catch the eye of Senior Brother Xinghe, you'll take off on the spot!

A large number of newly enrolled disciples of the Vast Heaven Sect this year came to pay their respects to Senior Brother Xinghe, led by their senior brothers and sisters from various palaces.

Not only inner disciples... but also newly admitted outer disciples this year, led by permanent outer disciple Ma Liang, came to pay their respects to Senior Brother Xinghe.

Ma Liang personally introduced this batch of outer sect disciples to Senior Brother Xinghe. Speaking of these disciples, Ma Liang sighed and said, "Senior Brother Xinghe... the disciples we recruit for our outer sect are getting worse with each batch..."

Look at this batch... After so long, there are still four or five who haven't even reached the Sixth Rank of cultivation...

Although the outer disciples of my Vast Heaven Sect cannot compare to the inner disciples, what difference is there between someone who doesn't even have Sixth Rank cultivation level and a piece of trash?

Chu Xinghe: "???"