Disrespect a Half-Saint? Honor the Barbarians? Then kill the scholars and the barbarians!

The Capital of Great Wei.

The Pacification Prince's Residence.

As the Dragon Boat rose, it instantly became a shooting star and vanished into the horizon.

Watching Xu Qingxiao leave, Divine Monk Huizheng could not help sighing.

He knew Xu Qingxiao harbored deep resentment toward him.

But in all honesty, Divine Monk Huizheng did not think he had done anything wrong. He was acting for the sake of all living beings. Converting Xu Qingxiao was not the same as controlling him; he merely wanted Xu Qingxiao to take refuge in the Buddhist Order.

Xu Qingxiao's attitude left Divine Monk Huizheng somewhat helpless, but he knew he had said what he needed to say. Whether Xu Qingxiao listened was his own business.

At least this had eased their previous grievances and kept their relationship from becoming too strained.

I need to return and make thorough arrangements. Xu Qingxiao's journey to the Haoran Kingdom will likely bring more danger than good fortune. Helping him at a critical moment would settle our grievances. Then I can invite him to Tianzhu Temple and forcibly convert him.

That was what Divine Monk Huizheng thought.

By then, the Dragon Boat had already disappeared.

Aboard the Dragon Boat.

Xu Qingxiao understood what Divine Monk Huizheng had meant by coming specifically to warn him.

The fellow was probably still thinking of converting him. It truly made him sick.

But that did not matter for now. He would deal with the Buddhist Order after handling the Literary Palace.

There was still a long future ahead.

And so it went.

For two days straight.

The entire Central Continent buzzed with excitement.

The Haoran Kingdom's Founding Ceremony marked the establishment of a nation formed by scholars. To the powers of the world, this was neither a good thing nor a bad one.