Paying Respects to the Great Palace Master

The news of Yu Yaozi, the patriarch of the Ancient Years Clan, and Liu Tianchen's arrival in the Holy Capital had already been learned by the Ancient Years Clan disciples through their conversation.

Furthermore, it was learned that Zuo Tianqing, the Grand Chancellor of the Holy Dynasty, led dozens of Realm Lords to visit Demon Lord Yu Baxian. Even the Holy Emperor himself manifested his divine power in Xiaoyao Capital.

With such a massive show of force to pressure the Devil Lord, how could it be something as simple as just saving the Ancient Years Clan?

Mo Duanfeng knew that there must be enormous benefits involved.

Li Weiyi smiled and said, "Simply put, the Great Palace Master wants to rebuild the Lingxiao Palace in the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin and transform it into a magnificent habitat. Our Deputy Sentinel Lord, representing the Rainforest Realm, has also entered the game!"

"Oh My God!"

"You're really good at keeping secrets."

Even Mo Duanfeng and Tang Wanzhou were so shocked that they gasped in disbelief.

Then, Tang Wanzhou showed a deep, thoughtful expression.

Now that the Great Palace Master and the Imperial Court have moved out of Lingxiao Shengjing, Zuoqiu Courtyard and Du'e Temple will have no more scruples. Will they take this opportunity to start a war?

Dressed in palace attire, wearing a veil, with her hair styled in a bun and a palace sash around her wrist, Nangong was enveloped in radiant light, like a fairy descending to earth. From afar, she called out, "Brother Mo, someone wishes to visit you."

"Who?" Mo Duanfeng asked.

Nangong said, "The newly crowned elites of the Sacred Hall Life Realm."

Mo Duanfeng immediately lost interest. "Isn't the destiny of the new Sacred Hall Life Realm yours?"

The first among his contemporaries in his habitat, he was known as the Son of Destiny, or "Life Realm Destiny".

We can't just be number one.

It must be the first fault, far surpassing the second and third.

Nangong, accompanied by a faint fragrance, entered the pavilion. "Don't flatter me! I acknowledge being the first among the new elites of the Sacred Hall Life Realm. But I'm still far from being the Life Realm Destiny. Only the Holy Master and Li Weiyi deserve that reputation."

Before the announcement of the "Longevity Earth Ranking" every sixty years, the Ancient Sect True Disciple and the Son of Heaven's Disciple are at their most powerful. However, the Southern Yingzhou is too vast, with 172 habitats, hundreds of Mega-clan Myriad Gate Families, and countless sects scattered throughout the land.

Every year at the grand announcement of the results, some extraordinary Outstanding Person emerge, rising to fame overnight by stepping on the Ancient Sect True Disciple and the Son of Heaven's Disciple. Some even go so far as to humiliate the chief writer of the Wanli Tower's ranking list.

These individuals were all referred to by well-meaning people as the Son of Destiny of their respective birth circumstances.

The concept of "Life Realm Destiny" originates from this.

As they were speaking, the seventh-generation descendant of the Sacred Hall Holy Lord, leading the true disciples of the Three Great Billion Sects and the top Longevity Realm Outstanding Person of the seven Myriad Gate Families, had already arrived outside the gate.

Although they came uninvited, they all behaved with great humility and restraint, bowing in unison at the door. "We have heard that the number one expert of the younger generation in the Holy Capital is at the Ancestral Mountain of Time, so we have come to pay our respects."

"I have long admired the legendary reputation of the Wind-Breaking Blade Imperial Capital. Xiao Yu, a true disciple of the Qingxu Sect, I hope Brother Mo can offer some guidance."

"The true disciple of the Siyu Sect, Su Yuyan."

"Yun Sheng, the true disciple of the Beast Sect."

"Now even the Senior Disciple Sister Senior Disciple Brother of the Yizong Sect dare to call themselves true disciples!" Mo Duanfeng said calmly.

Nangong frowned. "They probably just want Brother Mo to give them some pointers on martial arts, not a challenge... They were all brought by Nangong Yu, I'll deal with them."

"Wait a minute."

Li Weiyi called out to her, "Why have all the young disciples from the Three Great Billion Sects and the seven major sects with ten Myriad Gate Families come to the Ancestral Mountain of Time?"

Nangong's eyes were filled with worry. "The Demon Country's Army has been temporarily pushed back. However, the Netherworld of the Departed is frantically amassing its forces. Various Ghost King, Corpse Kings, and Bone King are frequently appearing at the border, and a great war is imminent. The transcendent leaders of all the major forces in the Sacred Hall Life Realm have come to the Ancestral Mountain to discuss countermeasures. The younger generation of the Longevity Realm figures have come with their elders."

"Has the Great Palace Master returned?" Li Weiyi asked.

"How could I possibly know the identity of the Great Palace Master?"

Nangong shook his head slightly, and seeing that Li Weiyi would not ask any more questions, he walked outside.

Mo Duanfeng suddenly said, "Let them in! I want to see what kind of quality the top young Longevity Realm Martial Cultivator in the Sacred Hall Life Realm are."

Li Weiyi and Tang Wanzhou quickly left, not wanting to get involved in the commotion.

Mo Duanfeng's reputation far surpasses that of Li Weiyi and Tang Wanzhou.

Currently, news of the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin has not yet spread. Li Weiyi notable achievement is defeating Sheng Wulian, Dao Seed Realm Sheng Wulian. Tang Wanzhou's notable achievement is assassinating the Noon Envoy, Qin Zhengyang.

With their innate talent and arrogance, those who possess the true essence of the sect will never submit to anyone unless they are truly defeated in a fight.

Even if the story of the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin spreads, Li Weiyi's reputation will hardly reach the heights of Gu Zhenxiang, Mo Duanfeng, and Shen Ji. Unless, of course, he kills Chu Yutian alone, in which case he can climb to that level based on this achievement.

The summer sun was blazing high in the sky.

Li Weiyi and Tang Wanzhou walked side by side down the mountain path.

"What follows is beyond our control. I plan to return to Dongxu Camp to cultivate my mental power using the Heavenly Fire World and attempt to break through the Longevity Lock. What about you?" Li Weiyi asked.

Tang Wanzhou said, "I need to go back to Lingxiao Shengjing first."

When Li Weiyi thought of the corpse of Ancestor Qin Yuan in the Blood Mud Space, and also of the Hidden Lord and Senior Sister in the Jiu Li Tribe, he suddenly had the idea of going back.

"Whoosh!"

A figure enveloped in spiritual light walked over from a distance and arrived in an instant, stopping in front of Li Weiyi and Tang Wanzhou.

He was formerly the Minister Lingxiao Shengjing the Court of Imperial Court Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, the Great Saint Mind Master, and the Taishi Qingshi.

He was Taishi Yu's father, and he looked to be in his forties with a thin face, but he was actually over two hundred years old.

Li Weiyi considered Taishi Yu and Taishi Bai as brothers, and recognizing himself as the junior, he bowed and greeted them, saying, "Greetings, Grand Master Taishi."

Taishi Qingshi was one of the few people who knew about Li Weiyi and Zen Sea Observing Mist's situation, so Li Weiyi's bow made his heart skip a beat.

Having long held a high position and possessing extraordinary composure, he remained calm and composed, saying gently, "Come with me, the Great Palace Master to see you."

Taishi Qingshi glanced at Tang Wanzhou indifferently, said nothing, and led the way.

Before long, Taishi Qingshi and Li Weiyi arrived at the gate of a magnificent golden palace, stopped, and announced first, "Great Palace Master, Li Weiyi has arrived!"

"Come in," Yu Yaozi said in a cold voice.

Inside the hall, the floor was paved with black jade, there were sixteen golden pillars, a water pool with curtains, palace lanterns, and a giant cauldron.

The residence arranged for the Great Palace Master by the Ancient Years Clan was very elaborate, and had to be worthy of her status.

The Duke Taishi, with his thinning hair and aged appearance, sat on a chair on the right side of the hall. From the moment Li Weiyi entered, he tried to open his wrinkled eyes and carefully examined him, looking at him repeatedly.

He was in the know, aware of the secret of Li Weiyi and the Master Wu's marriage.

But without the Master Wu's permission, he dared not reveal it to anyone, including the Great Palace Master and the Third Palace Master.

Li Weiyi noticed his gaze and looked over.

Duke Taishi smiled and nodded gently at him.

Li Weiyi had never met the Duke Taishi, but to be able to sit opposite the Third Palace Master must mean he was a transcendent being from the Lingxiao Palace.

Half of the Chaoran of the Lingxiao Palace have already perished, and with the departure of the Jiang family's Chaoran, Cao Caishen is the direct descendant of the Second Palace Master. It shouldn't be difficult to guess the identity of the Duke Taishi.

"Junior Li Weiyi greets the Third Palace Master and Duke Taishi."

Li Weiyi bowed to each of them.

Duke Taishi waved his hand tremblingly and said hoarsely, "Young man, don't be so polite."

The Third Palace Master, dressed in colorful robes with her hair tied up in a high bun, looked extremely interested in Li Weiyi and said with a smile, "Little fellow, you're not simple. That night at the Six Thoughts Zen Temple, when I defeated the chosen one of the Sacred Dark Family, I could tell you were extraordinary, but I never expected that in just a few years, you would have already shown your brilliance and impressed everyone."

Li Weiyi said, "It's all thanks to the Underworld and the Chun Silkworm. In fact, I've been cultivating for many years."

"Hey! Your cultivation level is a bit strange. Are you in the Second Realm or third realm?"

The Third Palace Master possessed profound spiritual power and discerned some clues.

The Great Palace Master's voice came from behind the curtain, piercing through the Third Palace Master's Psychic Power Spiritual Light probing Li Weiyi: "You did well in the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin. You are worthy of being my Dao Law Successor, and you have not disgraced my reputation. Come forward, I have another task for you."

Li Weiyi walked into the curtained room and saw Yu Yaozi standing straight above.

She appeared to have fully recovered her age, like a stunning fairy of eighteen or nineteen, yet possessing the majesty of a three-thousand-year-old Stored Son of Heaven. Her eyes held the sharpness of a sword and the depth of the ocean.

The man below stared straight at her, his eyes filled with complex emotions. If anyone else had dared to be so presumptuous, Yu Yaozi would have already unleashed her power, forcing them to lower their heads.

She turned around and looked to the side. "They can't hear you if you speak here. Your true cultivation level can fool Longevity Realm Martial Cultivator, but it can't fool a powerhouse at the level of the Third Palace Master."

"If you want to conceal your true cultivation level, I can help you. That way, your talent will be on par with Tang Wanzhou and Gu Zhenxiang."

"If you want to show off your talents and not hide your cultivation, I can help you. Protecting you to the transcendent level is not a problem. Of course, in doing so, you will definitely face more dangers and challenges. This world has explicit rules as well as implicit rules."

"How would you like to choose?"

Li Weiyi didn't answer her, but asked somewhat nervously, "Will I ever see Yu'er again?"

From the moment he walked in, he wanted to ask.

After a long silence, Yu Yaozi gazed at a palace lantern on the golden pillar and said softly, "To completely refine the cursed monster, I still need to go to the Heavenly Fire World again."

Li Weiyi closed his eyes and let out a long sigh of relief. All sorts of memories of spending time with Yu'er flooded his mind. He thought of her crying because she was scared, of her always saying, "Master, you are amazing, you are the best master in the world," of teaching her to write and writing a daily journal, of carrying her on his back while they fled, of her preparing meals for him every day and waiting for him to come home... He thought of so many things.

Li Weiyi clasped his hands in a fist salute and bowed deeply. "I know the Great Palace Master is of noble status, one of the most powerful cultivators in the world, but I still have a request. Before the Great Palace Master completely refines the cursed monster, could you... could you let me see Yu'er one last time? I want to say goodbye to her properly; I still have so much to say to her... even just a meal... would be enough... I..."

For some reason, Li Weiyi's voice became choked with emotion, and she could no longer speak.

He had never imagined before that he would be so afraid of losing Yu'er.

Seeing that Yu Yaozi had almost fully recovered, his mind was suddenly filled with a jolt.

The most painful moment is not when you've already lost something, but when you're about to lose it and know you can't hold on to it.