The Holy Spirit Cult Has Been Destroyed

"An Ultimate Attribute Weapon Spirit?"

Leng Yulai's chopsticks hovered in midair as she narrowed her eyes at Lu Jun.

"Isn't this..."

"Perhaps it's a coincidence." Leng Yaozhu gently set down her spoon. "But I don't know what Tang Sect's intentions are. Still, quite a few Ultimate Spirits have appeared throughout history."

"Being cautious is the best choice. In other words, we absolutely can't let anyone from Tang Sect come into contact with Lu Jun now."

"It could be dangerous."

Lu Jun lowered his head and shoveled rice into his mouth, the loose strands over his forehead hiding the flicker in his eyes.

Leng Yulai strongly agreed.

"Those hypocrites from Tang Sect are obviously after this kid."

As she spoke, her gaze fell on Lu Jun.

"Don't worry. From today onward, this kid is under my protection."

The younger sister's personality really was different from the older sister's.

Lu Jun kept eating and did not dare respond.

The younger sister was straightforward and rather outgoing.

The older sister, on the other hand, was calm and somewhat more reserved.

"Don't be ridiculous." Leng Yaozhu lowered her voice. "Spirit Pagoda will handle this matter. As for you, you have your own duties. We can't have you, a Branch Tower Master, protecting a Core Disciple all the time, can we?"

"That would be hard to justify. We wouldn't be able to explain it to the higher-ups."

"And another thing." Leng Yaozhu gave Leng Yulai's loose bathrobe a meaningful glance. "Watch your image in front of the child."

Leng Yulai curled her lips but, surprisingly, did not argue. She picked up the last piece of meat and viciously bit into it, as if it were the Tang Sect Master's head.

Lu Jun took the chance to rise and clear the dishes, but Leng Yaozhu suddenly pressed down on his hand.

"Leave it to me. You were frightened today, so get some rest and meditate early."

The warmth from Leng Yaozhu's palm startled Lu Jun. The feeling of being cared for was unfamiliar, yet warm.

"Teacher..." Lu Jun opened his mouth, only to see Leng Yaozhu already rolling up her sleeves and beginning to clear the table.

Leng Yaozhu carried the dishes into the kitchen and began washing the bowls.

"After what happened today, your enrollment in Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy will have to be delayed."

Leng Yaozhu's voice was soft, tinged with concern.

"In case Tang Sect still has its eyes on you."

Lu Jun stood beside her, unconsciously rubbing the cuff of his sleeve with his fingers.

He opened his mouth, seeming to want to say something, but in the end, he merely gave a quiet "Mm."

Leng Yaozhu glanced sideways at him as droplets of water fell from her fingertips.

"Don't overthink it."

She turned off the tap, shook the water from her hands, and turned to face Lu Jun.

"I'll personally investigate why Tang Sect's target was you."

"Mm."

"Alright, don't overthink it. Go cultivate."

Leng Yaozhu raised her slender, wet hands and rubbed Lu Jun's head.

"Your most important task right now is to cultivate properly."

"...Teacher, my hair is all wet."

"Uh... sorry."

In the living room.

Leng Yulai sat on the sofa with one leg crossed over the other. Hearing Leng Yaozhu's footsteps, she did not even raise her head.

"Finished talking?"

Leng Yaozhu gave a quiet "Mm."

Leng Yulai sneered.

"If you ask me, we should just storm their place and twist off the heads of those Tang Sect hypocrites. Wouldn't that clear everything up?"

Leng Yaozhu frowned.

"Don't forget, Shrek Academy stands behind Tang Sect. We already have plenty of conflicts with them."

"If we act rashly and cause Spirit Pagoda, Tang Sect, and Shrek Academy to go to war across the board, it won't do either side any good."

"It's already good enough to maintain the current state of affairs."

Leng Yulai curled her lips, unconvinced.

At the same time.

Gu Yue Na sat before the vanity in her room, looking at herself in the mirror. Her silver hair fell like a waterfall, and her Purple Eyes shimmered. She lowered her head slightly, pondering what had happened that day.

"My Lord."

Zi Ji bowed respectfully behind Gu Yue Na.

"Based on our intelligence, the target of Tang Sect's invasion of the Spirit Ascension Platform world today was very likely the child traveling with you, my Lord."

Gu Yue Na's fingertips paused slightly.

"Are you certain it was him?"

"Yes." Zi Ji's voice was grave. "Even the fighters from Tang Sect's Dou Soul Hall were deployed. There is no doubt that they value this child greatly."

"My Lord, do you think... Tang Sect's goal could be the same as ours? Do they also know that the Divine Artifact has taken human form and want to seize his power for themselves?"

"Otherwise, they would not have launched such a large-scale invasion, even at the cost of offending Spirit Pagoda."

"Mm."

Gu Yue Na closed her eyes and sighed inwardly.

This was precisely the situation she least wanted to see.

She had originally thought Good Friend Battle Royale would yield results within these three years.

Yet there had been no progress at all.

It would have been better if she alone knew that Lu Jun was a Divine Artifact that had undergone Humanoid Transformation.

But now, it seemed Tang Sect knew as well.

"My Lord, I don't understand." Zi Ji raised her head. "If Lu Jun truly is a Super Divine Artifact that underwent Humanoid Transformation, why would he have ended up in the human world? And why did Tang Sect happen to set its sights on him?"

Gu Yue Na looked toward Spirit Pagoda in the distance, her gaze profound.

"A Deity was born on Douluo Continent twenty thousand years ago."

"It was Tang Sect's First Generation Sect Master, Sea God Tang San."

As she spoke, Gu Yue Na took out a book recording the legends of Sea God Tang San.

"Tang Sect declined ten thousand years ago and nearly faced complete destruction, but with Shrek Academy's help, it was rebuilt."

"Even if that Tang San ascended to godhood, I don't believe he has nothing to do with the current Tang Sect."

Zi Ji's pupils contracted sharply. "You mean... Tang Sect wants to refine the Super Divine Artifact for its own use?!"

Gu Yue Na did not answer. She merely gazed silently out the window.

"How dangerous."

Early the next morning.

The morning mist had yet to disperse. Leng Yaozhu still had to leave for work, and she had not finished dealing with the matter concerning Tang Sect Dou Soul Hall.

Leng Yulai, however, had plenty of free time, so she escorted Lu Jun back to Spirit Pagoda Headquarters.

"Today will depend on your performance. The three-year period is up. Every three years, Spirit Pagoda evaluates its Core Disciples to see how well they have cultivated and what talent they have displayed, then assigns ratings and determines resource investment."

"Teacher already told me about it." Lu Jun looked at Leng Yulai as she drove and lowered his voice. "Aunt-Master... do you know about the Holy Spirit Cult?"

Leng Yulai's delicate body stiffened almost imperceptibly.

"The Holy Spirit Cult?" She turned her head and cast a sidelong glance at him. "Where did you hear that name?"

Lu Jun smiled casually. "I saw it in the library... I heard it was a very dangerous Evil Soul Master organization."

Leng Yulai sneered and lifted a hand to tuck a loose strand of hair behind her ear.

"That's ancient history from ten thousand years ago."

She sounded disdainful and dismissive.

"That organization was uprooted ten thousand years ago by Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao's ancestor. There are hardly any Evil Soul Masters left now."

"Then how do you usually deal with those whose spirits turn evil, who need to pay with their lives in order to cultivate?" Lu Jun pressed again.