Preparations for Battle

Shi Hao and the others returned to the Divine Vine, the Heaven Mending Pavilion's Sacrificial Spirit. Pavilion Master Yun Fei had already been waiting for quite some time.

Seeing them all return unharmed, Yun Fei exclaimed excitedly.

"Wonderful! You all made it back alive."

Xiao Tian said to the pavilion master, "Pavilion Master, I need to return to the Xiao Clan. I obtained some opportunities for my clan in the Hundred Broken Mountains."

"Go! The Heaven Mending Pavilion will soon have to face powerful enemies from all sides. Leaving for now will be safer." The pavilion master did not want these talented disciples to perish in the coming battle either.

Jun Moxiao addressed Xiao Tian, wanting to see whether his clan would send reinforcements to the Heaven Mending Pavilion.

"Brother Xiao Tian, does your clan have any powerful experts? The Heaven Mending Pavilion will soon come under attack from formidable enemies. Perhaps you could lend us some support."

Xiao Tian replied, "Our strongest experts are only in the array formation realm!"

"That's enough, Brother Xiao Tian. Let me tell you plainly: the Heaven Mending Pavilion will win, and afterward, it will become the greatest sect in the Desolate Region. You could bring some experts to support us and seize this opportunity. It would be a tremendous opportunity for your Xiao Clan too."

Jun Moxiao painted a grand pie in the sky for Xiao Tian, waiting to see whether his clan was willing to seize the opportunity.

Thinking of Jun Moxiao's freakish strength, Xiao Tian was certain a god stood behind him. He immediately declared, "Don't worry, Junior Brother. I'll ask my clan."

After Xiao Tian left, Jun Moxiao asked the Divine Vine, "Senior Sacrificial Spirit, how is your recovery coming along? I brought back the Immortality Spring. Do you still need it?"

The old vine said excitedly, "No need. I'm in pretty good condition now and have already recovered to the middle stage of the divine fire realm. Next, we must prepare for the great battle."

"Senior Sacrificial Spirit, after you kill the first expert, pretend to be weak again. If you show too much strength, we won't be able to keep up the act. It would be bad if you scared off the other experts. Our goal is to wipe out every venerable realm expert who comes."

Jun Moxiao reminded the old vine not to frighten their enemies away.

The old vine promptly replied, "All right! I'll do as you say."

Jun Moxiao asked Yun Fei, "Pavilion Master, once Senior Sacrificial Spirit spreads the false news of impending death, how many enemies do you expect?"

"Xiling Beast Mountain, Little Western Heaven, the Primordial Divine Mountain... most of those great aristocratic clans will come when they hear that the Divine Vine has died. Oh, right! Yu Feng, one of the Rain Clan's geniuses, has also entered the Heaven Mending Pavilion. He probably intends to target Shi Hao."

The pavilion master listed every enemy the Heaven Mending Pavilion was about to face. In this cruel world, whenever a force fell, many others would come to loot a burning house.

"Leave that Rain Clan genius to us. Back in the Hundred Broken Mountains, the Rain Clan's Seal experts tried to kill Hao Tian, and he wiped them all out. We can also find allies now. We can bring the Fire Emperor and the Deer-Chasing Academy over to our side."

Jun Moxiao already had a rough idea of who their enemies would be.

Yun Fei said, "Surely that's impossible?"

Jun Moxiao said, "Trust me, Pavilion Master. Hao Tian, when Huo Ling'er comes to the Heaven Mending Pavilion, bring her to me. I've thought of a way to help her open ten cave heavens. I have a way to win over the Fire Emperor."

Shi Hao asked in surprise, "Xiaoxiao! You have a way to help her open ten cave heavens?"

Jun Moxiao remained calm. It was only a matter of cultivating the blood moving realm anew, hardly anything difficult. When the time came, he would ask the Willow Deity to sever their cultivation realms, use various precious bloods to cleanse and refine them, and temper every realm to its utmost limit once again.

"Of course. When have you ever seen me do anything I wasn't confident about?"

The Heaven Mending Pavilion began preparing for war. Jun Moxiao asked Senior Sister to contact the War Goddess and invite her to the pavilion. The War Goddess was a decent person, so he could lend her a hand.

Jun Moxiao switched into Lazy Fish Mode, heading to the mountain behind the pavilion every day to sleep. Life could not have been more comfortable.

In the courtyard, Shi Hao handed the Broken Sword to Weird Master, and the curse mark on his forehead disappeared. Seeing that the boy had actually opened ten cave heavens, Weird Master exclaimed in amazement, then gave Shi Hao a beating.

Shi Hao shouted angrily, "I helped you find your sword, and you still beat me?"

Weird Master said calmly, "I'm hitting you for your own good. You forced your way into opening ten cave heavens earlier, and your strength rose too quickly, leaving your foundation unstable. This beating helps solidify it. Go learn more treasure techniques in the Scripture Pavilion. The Desolate Region is about to descend into chaos."

The old vine, their Sacrificial Spirit, also took out a precious bone and gave it to Shi Hao. "This is a precious bone from a Kun Peng descendant that the Heaven Mending Pavilion once collected. I picked it up when it escaped from the Scripture Pavilion. It is no inferior to our sect-guarding divine ability."

Shi Hao took it and studied the treasure technique, finding it fairly good. He combined it with the Gold Spiral Wave Technique he had previously obtained in the Scripture Pavilion. When he unleashed the two techniques together, their power was quite decent, so Shi Hao named it the Azure Sky Peng Treasure Technique.

A few days later, Huo Ling'er brought Big Red and Baldy to the Heaven Mending Pavilion and found Shi Hao.

Shi Hao looked at Huo Ling'er's petite figure, with its curves in front and behind. The moment they met, he slapped her bottom and remarked, "Junior Sister, you've gotten fatter again."

Angry and mortified, Huo Ling'er chased him around, hitting him.

Watching the pair's innocent familiarity and their bickering-sweetheart antics, Baldy blurted out, "Ah! This damned love."

Big Red agreed.

Hearing this, Huo Ling'er immediately chased after Baldy and hit him. Baldy ran while shouting, "Kid! Keep your crazy woman under control!"

After the two humans and two beasts had tussled for a while, Huo Ling'er asked, "Where's Junior Brother? Where is he? Why is it always so hard to see him?"

Shi Hao spread his hands. "Who knows where he's gone off to sleep? His way of cultivating is different from ours."

Huo Ling'er was curious. "Junior Brother Xiaoxiao is so strong. How does he cultivate? Can he cultivate while sleeping?"

Shi Hao said, "I've never seen him cultivate, not once since we were little. He told me he cultivates in his dreams, but I don't know whether that's true."

Baldy said, "Ordinary folk can't understand the world of monsters. That boy feels very mysterious to me. Even with your ten cave heavens, you probably couldn't withstand a single move from him."

Shi Hao thought, If you knew he had thirteen cave heavens, plus an enormous ring, wouldn't you be scared to death?

Senior Sister brought the War Goddess to the Scripture Pavilion, where they found Jun Moxiao fast asleep.

Smiling, Xia Youyu walked over to the little fellow and crouched beside him. She pinched his handsome little face and gently woke him.

"Junior Brother, I brought her here. Have you taken a fancy to this goddess of a big sister? I can put in a good word for you."

Jun Moxiao waved his hand. "Senior Sister, it's nothing like that. Be serious. Go get Shi Hao and Huo Ling'er."

"All right! I'll follow your arrangements." Xia Youyu did as the little fellow asked and went to find Shi Hao and Huo Ling'er.

The War Goddess blushed, then quickly stepped forward and crouched beside the little fellow, stroking his face.

"Junior Brother, have you decided to join my Deer-Chasing Academy? I've been waiting until my eyes nearly wore out!"

Jun Moxiao pushed away the War Goddess's wandering hand and asked, "Beautiful big sister, what's your name?"

"My name is Bai Yiran. Well? Isn't my name lovely?" The War Goddess sat beside Jun Moxiao and gazed at him with alluring charm.

"Bai Yiran. It's a good name, and you're beautiful too-a goddess of a big sister."

Bai Yiran blushed slightly at the little fellow's teasing. "Has your tongue always been this sweet, Junior Brother?"

"I'm telling the truth. Sister Bai really is a goddess."

"Pfft...! You flatter me too much, Junior Brother."

Being praised by such an exceptional little brother filled the War Goddess's heart with sweetness.

The two slowly fell into conversation. The War Goddess was very fond of this little brother, who was only nine. Truthfully, her heart had stirred. He knew just what to say, was so handsome, and had broad knowledge. He was like a tiny grown-up. That earnest manner, paired with his soft, adorable little face, simply melted her heart. He was far too lovable.

At that moment, she could hardly resist gathering the little fellow into her arms and showering him with affection. But he was only a nine-year-old child, and she felt too embarrassed to make a move.

Though this little brother was only nine, his strength was excessive, completely unfathomable and deeply mysterious. The more she interacted with him, the more helplessly she became captivated. By now, the War Goddess had already fallen.

Jun Moxiao thought the War Goddess was a good person and beautiful too, so he decided to give her a bigger role and improve her strength. In the original plot, she had remained obscure, only getting to be the advertising lady in the animation. It was such a shame that she faded into obscurity afterward.

Now that he had come to this real world, he could give the goddess-like big sisters he liked a little more screen time. That would be fun too.

Xia Youyu brought Huo Ling'er and Shi Hao to the Scripture Pavilion. Seeing Jun Moxiao, Shi Hao said, "Xiaoxiao! How come you have time today? Usually, you're always sleeping."

Jun Moxiao told them, "Let's talk on the mountain behind the pavilion."

Jun Moxiao led everyone there and said, "The Heaven Mending Pavilion will soon face attacks from powerful enemies. Senior Sister Ling'er, Sister Bai, we need your support. In return, I can help you cultivate the blood moving realm anew and open ten cave heavens in the cave heaven realm, with a hundred percent guarantee of success. I'll also give you two advanced Fierce Beast treasure techniques."

The three women asked in surprise, "Junior Brother, is that really true?"

Shi Hao said, "Xiaoxiao, show the senior sisters your strength."

Shi Hao revealed his ten cave heavens, while Jun Moxiao summoned Thirteen Cave Heavens.

The three women were stunned. Staring at Jun Moxiao's thirteen cave heavens in disbelief, they said, "How is this possible? Are we dreaming? Thirteen cave heavens!"

Jun Moxiao said, "Well?"

The War Goddess and Huo Ling'er immediately nodded. "We agree. Even if you hadn't asked, we were already planning to send people to support the Heaven Mending Pavilion."

The most important thing was establishing a connection with a monstrous genius like Jun Moxiao. Besides, Shi Hao and Huo Ling'er were growing closer and closer.

Jun Moxiao said, "Sister Bai can bring a few array formation realm experts. Senior Sister Ling'er, bring Senior Fire Emperor. There are powerful experts we'll need him to deal with. We can handle the other enemies below the array formation realm ourselves. Oh, right, Senior Sister, come along with Sister Bai and the others when the time comes, so you can cultivate your cave heavens anew."

Shi Hao said, "Xiaoxiao! How are we supposed to deal with so many enemies below the Formation Arrangement Realm? According to the pavilion master, there could be over ten thousand of them, plus Fierce Beasts!"

"See how the thirteen cave heavens behind me connect into this big ring? I fused several divine abilities and treasure techniques to create a super divine ability: I Am the Sovereign. It can immobilize time, space, and spacetime. Within its domain, I am the sovereign. With my current strength, I can control a range of a thousand meters. No matter how many enemies come, I can wipe them all out."

Jun Moxiao was a man with a cheat, after all. Dealing with those little foot soldiers was not even worth mentioning.

Their mouths dropped into wide O's in shock. Instantly killing over a thousand people, and across cultivation realms at that-was he even human? Surely even gods could not do that?

Jun Moxiao continued, "I'm in the spirit transformation realm now, and I can fight above my realm against inscription realm experts. Killing several thousand enemies at once is no problem. Let me demonstrate."

The moment Jun Moxiao activated his super divine ability, Shi Hao and the three women could no longer move. It simply steamrolled everything! Under the control of his divine ability, they had no power to resist at all.

After withdrawing his divine ability, Jun Moxiao asked smugly, "Well? Impressive, right? Wasn't that cool?"

Shi Hao said excitedly, "That's incredible! You've reached the spirit transformation realm so quickly. How am I ever going to catch up to you?"

With mischievous humor, Jun Moxiao said, "Why chase after me? You're not a beauty. Once the Heaven Mending Pavilion gets through this disaster, we'll head back. The Willow Deity said you would receive one final baptism. You'll soon open eleven cave heavens. As for you three senior sisters, collect more precious medicines and precious blood after you return. You'll need them when you cultivate the blood moving realm anew and open your cave heavens."

The three women quickly nodded and said they would return to make preparations right away. The War Goddess and Senior Sister even kissed Jun Moxiao on the cheek. The War Goddess was especially enthusiastic; she now adored the little fellow beyond measure.

Jun Moxiao shook his head. Boys had to protect themselves at all times when out in the world. These goddess-like big sisters were far too enthusiastic. He was only nine-he couldn't take it.

Shi Hao laughed from the side. "Xiaoxiao, those two senior sisters have fallen for you."

"Heh! That purple-clad Fat Girl from the Hundred Broken Mountains probably has feelings for you. She'll definitely come looking for you someday." Jun Moxiao knew that Shi Hao had bitten off her Ling Xi earring back then. The threads of their fate were already entangled.

Shi Hao said, "How is that possible? That Fat Girl probably hates me to death."

"You'll understand later. All right, go cultivate. I'm going to sleep."

Jun Moxiao gave a mysterious smile, sent Shi Hao away, and went back to discussing the Dao with the Duke of Zhou in his dreams.