Roger's Temptation

The secret chamber where Xiao Yan cultivated was located beside a hot spring connected to the earth's geothermal fires.

Buried dozens of meters underground, the chamber was constructed entirely from a special meteoric iron capable of interfering with Saint Domain spiritual energy, providing excellent concealment.

However, facing Roger, who was already a Median God, this chamber could not block a deity's divine sense at all, and his location was easily pinpointed by Roger.

"Oh... an unexpected harvest."

As Roger observed Xiao Yan, he suddenly sensed another unfamiliar Saint Domain aura within his range of perception. The aura was unstable and fluctuating, as if it belonged to someone who had just broken through to the Saint Domain.

"The fire-type elemental energy in the surroundings has suddenly become chaotic and is gathering toward Starfire City. Could it be that Teacher has made a breakthrough?"

In the secret chamber, Xiao Yan felt the riot of elemental energy, opened his eyes from his cultivation, and stepped out of the chamber.

At a single glance, he saw Roger standing in the sky.

"Someone!!"

Xiao Yan's pupils constricted. In his perception, the position where Roger stood should have been completely empty.

Even as Xiao Yan saw Roger with his own eyes, Roger remained in a state of nothingness within Xiao Yan's perception.

"This is an expert."

"At least a peak Saint Domain, or perhaps... a deity." Thinking rapidly, Xiao Yan leaned toward the latter.

"Who are you, senior?" Xiao Yan asked cautiously.

Facing Xiao Yan's inquiry, Roger, dressed in sky-blue robes, wore a kind smile. His tone was gentle, as if he were chatting with a junior:

"I am the Plane Overseer of the Azeron Continent. You may address me as Mr. Roger."

Plane Overseer, Mr. Roger?

Xiao Yan's heart shook. To be able to serve as a Plane Overseer, one had to be at least a Median God, possessing strength far exceeding his own.

Most importantly, according to the rules set by the Chief Sovereigns, Plane Overseers were permitted to take action within material planes and could imprison those who offended them in the Plane Prison.

Xiao Yan had to tread carefully.

"So you are the legendary Plane Overseer, Lord Roger." Xiao Yan looked enlightened.

"You have heard of me?" Roger's tone was slightly surprised.

"I had the honor of hearing about you from Senior Asers." Xiao Yan's tone was natural.

"May I ask what brings you here, Mr. Roger?" Xiao Yan lowered his head, asking with full respect.

A true man knows when to yield and when to stand tall.

During one's weak period, one must know how to play it safe.

Facing Xiao Yan's question, Roger did not state his purpose directly, but instead posed a question.

"Xiao Yan, have you ever thought about this: for countless years on the Azeron Continent, several geniuses emerge every century to become immortal Saint Domains, but why, after so many years of accumulation, do the Saint Domains on the continent still seem so scarce?"

"This..." Xiao Yan's expression froze, and he then asked respectfully.

"This junior does not know. Please enlighten me, sir."

"Haha... it seems that fellow Asers still has some sense of propriety; he didn't tell you about the Divine Planes without authorization and steal my job." Roger chuckled, though a trace of killing intent slowly dissipated deep in his eyes.

Because he had refined a godhead, Roger's strength had barely improved in hundreds of millions of years, and his heart had long since become deeply twisted.

Roger, who enjoyed the process of deceiving Saint Domains and Lesser Gods in material planes, would never allow others to spread news of the Divine Planes without permission.

Once discovered by Roger, the light punishment was imprisonment in the Plane Prison, and the heavy punishment was immediate execution.

"Divine Planes?" Xiao Yan's expression shifted. "Could it be the place where the three legendary deities went?"

"Correct." Roger nodded.

"According to the regulations, any life in a material plane that reaches the Saint Domain has the right to travel to the seven Divine Planes and the four Supreme Planes."

Xiao Yan nodded to show he understood.

"I have come here this time to tell you exactly that."

"Your strength has now reached the Saint Domain, and you have even comprehended laws. Your strength is not weak among Saint Domains. You can choose whether to remain on the Azeron Continent or... head to a Supreme Plane."

When he said the words "Supreme Plane," Roger paused deliberately, his tone filled with temptation.

"Among the eleven high-level planes, the four Supreme Planes are even better than the seven Divine Planes. For example, the Heavenly Realm, the Supreme Plane I come from, is filled with experts. There, you can receive the best training, and there are countless opportunities. With the help of a noble patron, becoming a High God in one stroke is not impossible."

"Xiao Yan, are you willing to head to another Supreme Plane?"

According to the Chief Sovereigns' regulations, whether a powerhouse from a material plane was willing to go to a higher plane was decided by the individual; the Plane Overseer could not make the decision for them.

Heh... become a High God? I think it's more like being turned into a Soul Gold Bead to nourish a High God, Xiao Yan sneered inwardly as he listened to Roger's introduction of the Supreme Planes, but he showed nothing on the surface, instead appearing conflicted, as if it were a very difficult choice.

"My Lord, my foundation is shallow, and I do not wish to head to a Supreme Plane for the time being."

"Hmm?"

Roger frowned slightly. The recent batch of newly ascended Saint Domains are a bit harder to fool than they were a thousand years ago. Should I arrange another performance of a Saint Domain breaking through to a Lesser God and returning to the material plane?

This was one of Roger's habitual tactics, or rather, his twisted hobby.

Roger would select a Saint Domain, provide them with a Lesser Godhead, and have them disappear for several decades, during which time Roger would announce to the outside world that the Saint Domain had departed for the God Realm.

Only after that Saint Domain had refined the godhead and become a Lesser God would Roger allow them to move about in public, instructing them to claim that they had returned from the God Realm.

He would then use that Saint Domain's voice to transmit false information to other Saint Domains and deities on the Azeron Continent, misleading them.

Roger had used this tactic once a millennium ago, tricking quite a few Saint Domains into heading for the Supreme Plane and even piquing the interest of the three great deities.

It must be said that the three great deities' current journey to the God Realm likely owed much to the efforts of that Saint Domain from a thousand years ago.

"Are you truly not going to reconsider?"

Xiao Yan shook his head with a humble expression.

"The Supreme Plane is indeed wonderful, but since I have only recently become a Saint Domain, I still have attachments on the Azeron Continent that I have yet to sever. I truly cannot bring myself to consider heading to the Supreme Plane."

"Very well, then I shall be off."

"If one day you wish to leave the Azeron Continent, you may come find me in the depths of the South Sea. That is where I reside, and the teleportation array to the Divine Plane is also established there."

"Yes, Mr. Roger."

Roger turned his direction and flew toward Starfire City, vanishing at the edge of the horizon in the blink of an eye.

Noticing the direction in which Roger had disappeared, Xiao Yan fell into deep thought.

"With a Plane Overseer like this, it is no wonder the native Saint Domains of the Azeron Continent have such severe misconceptions about the Supreme Plane, to the point that large numbers of them head there."

"...That direction, it must be to go swindle Teacher, who has just broken through."

As he pondered, Xiao Yan did not feel overly worried about Yao Lao.

Having spent over a decade together day and night, Xiao Yan understood Yao Lao's temperament well; it was impossible for him to rashly accept Roger's invitation and head to the Supreme Plane.