The Martial World Bulletin under the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion immediately spread the news far and wide, urging their horses on at full gallop.
With an order straight from Chen Juexin herself, and the young master of the Tianyuan Holy Land involved, they dared not drag their feet.
Chen Juexin's reputation as a fanatic who doted on her younger brother was common knowledge.
No one had the guts to provoke Chen Juexin.
Nor did they believe that, with her temperament, she would concoct such a lie merely to save face.
Dual heavenly-grade spirit roots—and most importantly, they possessed the two supremely domineering attributes of thunder and fire!
Even thinking with their toes, they could imagine how terrifyingly extraordinary the future achievements of this young master of the Tianyuan Holy Land would be!
They dared not delay even a moment longer.
Before long, the major sects, lineages, and even members of the royal family began receiving the news one after another.
The Sky Sword Sect was closest to Heavenly Prefecture City, so naturally, it learned of it first.
At that moment, a gathering of elders was whispering heatedly among themselves in the main hall.
"That's outrageous! Dual talents are rare enough, yet both are supreme heavenly-grade!"
"What's even more unbelievable is that they're thunder and fire! With those two combined, the Tianyuan Holy Land's resources, and a few top-tier cultivation arts, he'll absolutely be the most promising candidate to become the next Great Emperor!"
"His future achievements are far beyond what our shallow vision could ever hope to grasp!"
"But, Sect Master, about Qingcheng...?" At the grand elder's words, everyone raised their eyes toward Lin Wentian, the Sky Sword Sect Master seated above them in the hall.
"If the young master has no use for her, he'll naturally send her back. How is that for you or me to decide?" Lin Wentian's gaze turned cold.
He swept his gaze over them, warning them never to utter such presumptuous words again, lest the walls have ears.
A careless speaker might find a very attentive listener!
In outsiders' eyes, the Sky Sword Sect was indeed a powerful sect.
But Lin Wentian and everyone present understood one thing very clearly.
If Chen Mu wished it, a single word from him could wipe out the entire Sky Sword Sect and erase its name from the Great Wu Dynasty!
There had once been a sect that refused to submit to the Tianyuan Holy Land. It had even dared to openly clamour that it thought nothing of the Holy Land.
The following day, the entire sect had been razed to the ground, leaving only a gigantic palm imprint—so vast that, standing within it, one could see no end!
From that day onward, the Tianyuan Holy Land had firmly established itself in Great Cang and only grown stronger.
Even now, the pace of its growth had not diminished in the slightest. If anything, it had only accelerated.
Meanwhile.
Across the Great Wu Dynasty.
Zhao Tianheng, Sect Master of the Profound Thunder Sect, declared, "From now on, disciples of the Profound Thunder Sect shall treat the young master as they would our founding ancestor. Anyone who dares show disrespect shall be killed without mercy!"
Yun Zhifan, Sect Master of the Azure Profound Sect, declared, "From this moment onward, all of us in the Azure Profound Sect are willing to serve before and behind the young master's saddle, following his lead alone!"
Tai Sulan, Sect Master of the Jade Maiden Sect, declared, "Anyone who wins the young master's favor may become my personal disciple directly! They shall receive a supreme-grade immortal residence, ten thousand Spirit Stones, and ten thousand pills!"
There was no shortage of statements like these.
Whether Chen Mu heard them was unimportant. What mattered was making the sect disciples remember one thing.
They could not afford to provoke this young master!
They could only fear and revere him.
He was destined to be someone they could only crane their necks to look up to.
Upon hearing the news, the Great Mist Dynasty dispatched several flying vessels laden with congratulatory gifts, rushing straight to the Tianyuan Holy Land.
Previously, his Yellow-Rank Talent had made it awkward to appear in person. It would have felt less like offering congratulations and more like deliberately tearing open someone's wounds.
Back at Qingyun Prefecture.
"Young Master, news of your awakening Dual Heavenly Thunder-and-Fire Spirit Roots has appeared in the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion's Martial World Bulletin. By now, I imagine there isn't a soul who hasn't heard!"
Ye Qingcheng spoke excitedly.
Chen Mu took the Martial World Bulletin she handed him and easily guessed, "My big sister must have told them to spread the news."
"Still, this is fine. It'll keep people from thinking I'm weak and coming to provoke or mock me for no reason, disturbing my peaceful life." Chen Mu glanced at it, then tossed it aside, showing little interest.
[The system is attempting to upgrade...] [System upgrade attempt 33 failed!] [System upgrade attempt 35: data acquired successfully! Upgrading...] [Upgrade successful! Invincible Domain module bound! New feature unlocked: Invincible Domain!]
Invincible Domain?
Chen Mu had only just begun to feel curious.
The system immediately explained: [The Invincible Domain means that within Qingyun Prefecture, no one can defeat the host!]
[Even with the host's current strength, he can easily kill a Great Emperor in an instant!]
That's pretty good, but isn't the range a little small?
Chen Mu casually grumbled to himself.
Even a homebody like him occasionally wanted to go outside and broaden his horizons.
The system responded without another word.
[The system is attempting to upgrade...] [System upgrade attempt 12: data acquired successfully! Upgrading...] [Invincible Domain module upgraded successfully!]
From what the system told him, the upgraded Invincible Domain now covered the entire Tianyuan Holy Land.
Chen Mu could not be bothered to make any further demands of the system. He quit while he was ahead.
The Tianyuan Holy Land offered more than enough space for him to stretch his limbs each day.
The main purpose was to prevent some blind dog from coming along and disturbing his leisurely life.
Even slacking off required the means to do so.
No matter how powerful other people were, they could hardly keep all their attention on him every moment of the day.
System, nice work.
Chen Mu felt that a little praise was warranted, lest the system's fragile glass heart shatter all over the floor and explode.
The system exploding was one thing. Chen Mu's main concern was getting caught in the blast.
[Signing in...] [Sign-in successful! Congratulations, host! Supreme Spirit Stones +999999999!!] [Sign-in successful! Congratulations, host! Lifespan +999999999!!] [Sign-in successful! Congratulations, host! Ninth-Grade Dragon Blood Pills +999999999!!]
It was easy to see that the system seemed... rather delighted.
Spirit Stones and pills were one thing, but nearly a billion years of lifespan in one go?
As far as Chen Mu was concerned, that was no different from immortality.
A billion years?
That lifeline was outrageously long!
Knock, knock, knock!
Some time later, as Chen Mu basked in the sunlight and enjoyed Ye Qingcheng's skillful finger massage, a knock suddenly reached his ears.
"Don't bother with him. Keep going."
"Yes." Hearing that, Ye Qingcheng abandoned the idea of opening the door.
"Come in," Chen Mu called immediately afterward.
Glancing sideways, Chen Mu could easily tell from the token hanging at the visitor's waist that he was likely an inner-court disciple of the Tianyuan Holy Land.
"Disciple Yang Qiaofeng pays his respects to the young master." As he knelt and bowed, he could not resist stealing another glance at Ye Qingcheng.
To think the rumors were true—the Sky Sword Sect's holy maiden, a prodigy, really was working as a maid in the young master's residence!
As expected of the young master! Truly a role model for us all!
"What have you come to see me about?" Chen Mu asked lazily.
"Young Master, a hidden realm has appeared in the Tianzhou Mountain Range. It may contain a powerful inheritance that could aid your cultivation and increase your strength."
"So the lineage elders specifically sent me to ask whether you wish to join the expedition into the hidden realm," Yang Qiaofeng explained.
"I'm not interested in that sort of thing." Chen Mu waved a hand, refusing without a second thought.
Why bother traveling all that way?
As long as he stayed within the Tianyuan Holy Land, he was invincible anyway.
[The system is attempting to upgrade...]
Huh??
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