Ye Hei Teaches Heavenly Flame to Deceive Queen Medusa

Golden Ao Island, Biyou Palace.

The current Biyou Palace formed a stark contrast with the gloomy Jade Void Palace.

Here, it was an ocean of celebration.

"Senior Brother Gongming is mighty!"

"Hahaha, Senior Brother, you've truly brought immense honor to Jiejiao this time!"

"With your own strength, you slew two Golden Immortals of the Sect of Explanation and even routed that old Daoist Randeng, making him lose his armor and his accompanying spirit treasure! So satisfying! Utterly satisfying!"

"I heard the rumors are going wild outside now, saying that Senior Brother Gongming, you are the number one person below a Saint!"

Countless Jiejiao disciples, packed in layers, surrounded Zhao Gongming in the center, each face brimming with genuine admiration and joy.

Zhao Gongming, mounted on Black Tiger and clad in a Daoist robe, held the twenty-four resplendent Sea Calming Divine Beads. Listening to the flattery from his junior brothers and sisters, he felt a sense of comfort and exhilaration course through him.

He enjoyed this feeling.

Enjoyed the feeling of being admired by thousands and being the center of attention.

Once upon a time, although he was the senior disciple of Jiejiao's outer sect, the truly radiant figures within Jiejiao were the personal disciples like Duobao, Jinling, Wudang, and Guiling.

But now, his, Zhao Gongming's, fame had far surpassed theirs!

Even the entire Primordial Era was echoing with his name.

He felt the immense fortune converging from all directions, sensing that his cultivation was on the verge of a breakthrough under the wash of this fortune.

"The number one person below a Saint?"

Zhao Gongming savored this title in his heart, a confident smile appearing on his face.

Perhaps, they were right.

With the twenty-four Sea Calming Divine Beads in hand, plus the newly acquired Sky-Turning Seal, Yin Yang Mirror, and Qiankun Ruler, such a luxurious array of magical treasures, perhaps he could even exchange a few blows with a Saint...

Just as he was filled with heroic spirit and feeling a bit too pleased with himself.

Three beams of immortal light flew from the rear hall of Biyou Palace and landed before him.

They were his three sisters, Yun Xiao, Qiong Xiao, and Bi Xiao.

"Big Brother!"

Bi Xiao, who was the most impatient, rushed forward as soon as she landed, saying with a face full of excitement, "You're finally back! You have no idea how brilliantly you performed this time! Teacher Tongtian even praised you as the pillar of our Jiejiao in front of everyone!"

Qiong Xiao was also visibly excited, "Yes, Big Brother! You've slapped the faces of those Sect of Explanation guys so hard! I heard Venerable Yuanshi was so angry he spat blood! Truly gratifying!"

Looking at his two sisters' excited expressions, Zhao Gongming's smile widened.

"Hahaha, mere Golden Immortals of the Sect of Explanation are like ants and dogs, nothing worth mentioning!" he said with great bravado.

However, unlike the excited Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao, Yun Xiao, who was at the forefront, had her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed. Instead of joy, her face carried a hint of deep worry.

She stepped forward, looked at the spirited Zhao Gongming, and said softly, "Big Brother, come with me for a moment, I have something to tell you."

Seeing Yun Xiao's solemn expression, Zhao Gongming, though feeling a bit dismissive, nodded and followed Yun Xiao to a secluded corner nearby.

Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao also followed curiously.

"Big Sister, what's wrong? Big Brother won a great victory, why don't you look happy at all?" Bi Xiao asked, confused.

Yun Xiao ignored her, looking at Zhao Gongming and saying seriously, "Big Brother, was your killing too heavy this time?"

Zhao Gongming frowned upon hearing this, "Sister, what are you saying? In a Calamity, it's either you die or I die. If I don't kill them, they will kill me and our Jiejiao fellow disciples! Is it right for me to be merciful to my enemies?"

"That's not what I mean," Yun Xiao shook her head, her eyes clear and rational. "I mean, was all of this... too smooth?"

"Smooth?" Zhao Gongming was a little confused.

"Yes, too smooth," Yun Xiao's voice carried a hint of solemnity. "Big Brother, think carefully. Guangchengzi, holding the Sky-Turning Seal, why did he lose so quickly? Chijingzi, holding the Yin Yang Mirror, why couldn't he even get close to you? And Randeng, he is a guest of Purple霄 Palace, an old Quasi-Saint mighty figure with unfathomable cultivation, how could he so easily be defeated by you and lose his accompanying spirit treasure?"

"All of this reeks of strangeness. It's as if... someone was secretly helping you, pushing you step by step onto this position of 'number one below a Saint'."

Yun Xiao's words were like a basin of cold water, slightly calming Zhao Gongming's heated mind.

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He carefully recalled the course of the battles.

When fighting Guangchengzi, it was indeed smooth, but that was due to his overwhelming strength.

When fighting Chijingzi, the opponent seemed to have slipped, revealing a fatal opening.

When fighting Randeng... it was even smoother. After a few exchanges, he "accidentally" dropped the Qiankun Ruler and then fled.

Thinking about it this way, it did seem... a bit too smooth.

"This..." Zhao Gongming hesitated.

"Big Brother, you are too prominent now, your fame spread throughout the Primordial Era, this may not be a good thing!" Yun Xiao continued to persuade him. "The tallest tree in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. You have now become a thorn in the side of the Sect of Explanation. I worry that next time, they will send not just Golden Immortals."

"Perhaps... even a Saint will personally descend!"

Upon hearing the word "Saint," Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao's expressions also changed.

"No way?" Bi Xiao said fearfully, "No matter how shameless Venerable Yuanshi is, he wouldn't personally attack Big Brother, would he?"

"In a Calamity, what is impossible?" Yun Xiao retorted, "Three of his disciples are already dead, he must be going mad right now. We have to be on guard!"

She looked at Zhao Gongming and said solemnly, "Eldest Brother, listen to my advice. From today onwards, you will stay on Golden Ao Island and go nowhere else. Go into seclusion for quiet cultivation, chant the Yellow Court scriptures, and don't concern yourself with outside disputes anymore. As long as Teacher Tongtian is here, and the Biyou Palace grand formation is active, even a Saint's personal arrival won't be able to do anything to you."

Zhao Gongming fell into a long silence.

Yun Xiao's analysis had elevated the vigilance in his heart to its absolute peak.

He knew that what his sister said made a lot of sense.

But...

To be a coward and hide on the island without going out, right now?

He couldn't do it!

He had only just tasted the feeling of being admired by thousands and having luck flow into him, how could he possibly stop now?

Moreover, he had just obtained the Qiankun Ruler and was thinking of finding a place to merge the twenty-four Sea Calming Divine Beads with the Qiankun Ruler, evolving them into the legendary twenty-four Heavens.

If he succeeded, his strength would undoubtedly soar again!

By then, even when facing a Saint, he might not be without a chance to fight!

Thinking of this, the valor and confidence in his heart once again overshadowed his vigilance.

He looked at Yun Xiao and smiled, saying, "Little Sister, I understand your worries. But you underestimate your Eldest Brother too much."

He tossed the Sea Calming Divine Beads in his hand, and the twenty-four beads circled around him, emitting a terrifying might that suppressed all heavens.

"With the Sea Calming Divine Beads protecting me, I have formed my own twenty-four Heavens, impervious to all magic. Now that I have obtained the Sky-Turning Seal and the Qiankun Ruler, my strength is already vastly different from before."

"Even if a Saint personally arrives, killing me, Zhao Gongming, will not be easy! If he dares to come, I can just test it out, how big the gap is between me and a Saint!"

His words were filled with powerful confidence, and even a hint of... arrogance.

Yun Xiao looked at him like this, and the uneasy feeling in her heart grew stronger and stronger.

She knew that Eldest Brother was no longer listening to advice.

The successive victories had already cast a layer of dust called "pride" upon his Dao heart.

"Eldest Brother..." she wanted to say more.

Zhao Gongming, however, waved his hand, interrupting her.

"Alright, Little Sister, you don't need to say any more. I know what I'm doing."

He patted Yun Xiao's shoulder and smiled, "Don't worry, I will be careful. I plan to go out and find a spiritual land to enter seclusion for a while, to thoroughly refine these newly acquired magical treasures. When I emerge from seclusion, it will be the time when our Jiejiao truly dominates the Primordial Era!"

With that, without waiting for Yun Xiao to speak again, he laughed heartily and turned to walk towards the disciples who were still cheering, to celebrate with them.

Yun Xiao stood in place, looking at her Eldest Brother's spirited and proud retreating figure, and could only sigh helplessly.

"I hope... I'm just overthinking things."

She muttered to herself, but the gloom in her heart could not be dispelled no matter what.

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