Gold Core Is A Star, You Call This Cultivating Immortality?

Chapter 196: Hanging on a Tree

Qi Yuan's gaze remained calm after killing the Golden-Haired Monkey with a single sword strike.

The Eighteen Arhats and the Four Heavenly Kings were all indifferent, seemingly unfazed by the situation before them.

Only the old dragon in the green robe wore a worried expression as he murmured, "We're done for. You've killed the strongest genius of the Ancient Ape Clan. The Ancient Ape Clan will definitely... come looking for trouble."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuan smiled and said, "Why are we done for? I can kill a Golden Jiao, but not a monkey?"

The old dragon in the green robe was stunned upon hearing this.

The Dragon Race of the North Sea dared not kill the Golden-Haired Monkey, but the Origin Heavenly Venerable dared to. The Origin Heavenly Venerable even killed the Golden Jiao.

Thinking of this, the old dragon in the green robe felt a pang of heartache and sighed, "Alas."

It was unclear whether he was lamenting for the Golden Jiao or the Golden-Haired Monkey.

The Golden-Haired Monkey was unruly and only had the strength of the Violet Palace realm. It had no idea of the power of the Qionghua Grand Venerable and the experts around Qi Yuan.

It could be said that ignorance breeds fearlessness.

And then, it was killed by Qi Yuan with a single sword strike.

Qi Yuan had no intention of preaching about the innocence of the ignorant.

The other two monkeys stood trembling on the side.

Among them, a monkey named Xiao Liu stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying, "The Ancient Golden Jiu brought this upon himself. My two brothers and I are willing to return to the Ancient Ape Clan and truthfully report what happened today to the elders, in order to avoid conflict!"

Xiao Liu's mind was quick, and he spoke rapidly.

He was trying to save himself.

Qi Yuan looked at Xiao Liu with some surprise and asked, "What if the Ancient Ape Clan comes looking for trouble with me?"

"I will explain the situation to the elders, and they will understand. They won't start a war without reason," Xiao Liu replied.

"What if they still want to trouble the Heavenly Venerable? I will die before them!" Xiao Liu's gaze was firm, and his voice carried a sense of being ready to die.

Qi Yuan smiled and said, "Then I'll give you a chance, and give the Ancient Ape Clan a chance."

Qi Yuan didn't care about what would happen next, or rather, he didn't care at all.

It was just a game, and the most important thing was to enjoy playing it.

After leaving the Dragon Race of the North Sea, Qi Yuan passed by the Jade Flower Palace and finally left the North Sea Divine Eye with a group of ancient gods.

The Qionghua Grand Venerable stayed behind in the Jade Flower Palace.

On one hand, Qi Yuan bestowed the Observation God Technique of Hundred Flowers Fairy upon her, allowing her to gain something in terms of her divine position as the Flower God. She needed time to break through.

On the other hand, she had to stay in the Jade Flower Palace to help Qi Yuan collect the treasures that were missed in the North Sea Divine Eye.

Outside the North Sea Divine Eye, a group of ancient gods bid farewell to Qi Yuan.

In this Hundred Flowers Meeting, Qi Yuan's subordinates, the Descending Dragon Arhats, suppressed the Dragon Race of the North Sea, Qi Yuan awakened the Qionghua Grand Venerable, and the Qionghua Grand Venerable acknowledged Qi Yuan as her master. Each of these events was shocking.

"Origin Heavenly Venerable, I reside in the Xuan Kong Mountain. If you pass by my blessed land, I will offer you fine wine and delicacies," a certain ancient god said gracefully.

Ye Liuyun looked at Qi Yuan, and the shock in his heart was deeper than that of the others.

The others were not of the Dragon Race, so they couldn't see that the phantom on the Descending Dragon Arhat was the Dragon Race's Seven Steps of Heaven, they only knew it was a Grand Venerable.

Ye Liuyun was different; he also had Dragon Race bloodline. The phantom of the Dragon Race was much stronger than the phantom of the Dragon Ancestor, undoubtedly representing the Seven Steps of Heaven.

He couldn't understand why such a powerful Dragon Race was killed by the Descending Dragon Arhat.

Thinking back to what Qi Yuan had said before, he couldn't help but think more. He bid farewell to Qi Yuan and lowered his voice, saying, "Origin Heavenly Venerable, are the Azure Dragon, Candle Dragon, and Azure Dragon that you mentioned earlier real?"

"Yes, they exist in my memory," Qi Yuan replied.

Those divine beings existed in his memory, didn't they?

Upon hearing Qi Yuan's answer, Ye Liuyun took a sharp breath, "Compared to them, how does the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon behind the Descending Dragon Arhat fare?"

"They are only stronger, not weaker," Qi Yuan replied.

Ye Liuyun was shocked by this answer, his heart filled with disbelief.

He had to quickly inform the elders of his clan about this matter.

Ye Liuyun left, and the others also bid farewell to Qi Yuan.

The last one was Venerable Huanghun. He looked at Qi Yuan and sighed, "With your talent, staying in the Fallen Zone is... too dangerous."

Venerable Huanghun knew of Qi Yuan's terrifying talent, twenty consecutive legends. Apart from the topmost figures who could create Mythicals, who could compare?

"If you're worried about my safety, why not become my bodyguard?" Qi Yuan smiled.

Venerable Huanghun could only smile helplessly.

He is not yet so selfless.

If Qi Yuan could visualize a legendary level of the Observing God Technique that suits him, perhaps he would be willing to serve Qi Yuan like the Great Venerable Jade Flower. But obviously, such a technique is extremely rare, so how could there be a second one?

"Alright, the harvest this time is not bad, it's time to go home." Qi Yuan spoke, and with the Four Heavenly Kings and the Eighteen Arhats, he turned into a stream of light and disappeared.

In the Jade Flower Palace.

There were traces of petals in the pupils of the Great Venerable Jade Flower.

The Lord of the Jade Flower Palace stood aside, wanting to speak but hesitating.

"You are wondering why I, the Great Venerable, would serve Heavenly Venerable as the master?" the Great Venerable Jade Flower spoke.

The Lord of the Jade Flower Palace nodded.

She was indeed puzzled.

Origin Heavenly Venerable visualized the Hundred Flowers Fairy and awakened the Great Venerable, which was indeed a great favor.

But this favor could easily be repaid with treasures or other means.

Serving as a master was truly exaggerated.

Perhaps in ancient times, the identity of Origin Heavenly Venerable was precious, a powerhouse who could take six or even seven steps in the heavens.

But times have changed.

The current Origin Heavenly Venerable is just a Violet Palace, nothing more.

The starting point of the Great Venerable Jade Flower in this world far surpasses the possibility of Origin Heavenly Venerable.

Because of this, the Lord of the Jade Flower Palace was puzzled.

Serving Heavenly Venerable and becoming a subject was not just empty words.

The gaze of the Great Venerable Jade Flower was profound: "Have you ever heard of the Hundred Flowers Fairy?"

The Lord of the Jade Flower Palace shook her head: "Never."

Before this, she had never heard any stories about the Hundred Flowers Fairy.

"The position of the Flower God is what I have sought all my life, and I know it better than anyone else. In the mortal realm, there is no god... I hold this position," the Great Venerable Jade Flower spoke.

The Lord of the Jade Flower Palace's expression changed: "Then... does that mean..."

...

"When we left, it was raining continuously, but now the sky is clear."

Qi Yuan looked at the clouds in the sky and the stars shining with a red light, feeling good.

After a long journey, he returned to Qingshui Village with everyone.

Qingshui Village at this time was peaceful.

Village Chief Yulei and the priest Shentu were purchasing supplies in Feihuang City and had not returned today.

The Four Heavenly Kings and the Eighteen Arhats left one after another, leaving only Qi Yuan in the temple.

Looking at the blood-colored sky, Qi Yuan prepared to dig a big hole to sleep.

But suddenly, Qi Yuan stopped and looked at Xiao Jia, who was standing quietly beside him.

"I suddenly remembered that the demons in Yiguanjin sleep hanging on trees. How about today, we hang on a tree together?" Qi Yuan looked at Xiao Jia, eager to try.

Xiao Jia stood aside, the dim red light shining on her, making her look somewhat enchanting.

Soon, Qi Yuan imitated the clothes demons in Yiguanjin and hung himself and Xiao Jia on a tree branch.

"I feel safer sleeping in a pit," Qi Yuan grabbed Xiao Jia's cool sleeve, "but hanging on a tree, feeling the evening breeze, looking at the stars in the sky, sometimes it's quite romantic."

In the night sky, the stars were twinkling.

Qi Yuan pointed to the moon that used to be there and said, "I heard that there is a Chang'e living on the moon, I don't know if it's true or not."

Xiao Jia also looked up and looked at the moon in the sky, seemingly thinking about something.

In the delicate patterned sleeves, a wooden plaque with a happy expression slipped and fell into Qi Yuan's hand.

"It seems that you really like hanging on trees, Xiao Jia," Qi Yuan looked at Xiao Jia.

Xiao Jia held Qi Yuan's hand tighter, without saying a word.

Time flowed slowly, the evening breeze gently played, and they quietly enjoyed the peaceful years.

Qi Yuan closed his eyes, and various thoughts passed through his mind one by one.

"This game world is indeed... strange."

Qi Yuan confirmed the time flow of this realm and Ash Water World by summoning Xiao Jia.

The time flow here is very strange.

It seems like Ash Water World passes through countless changes while only a moment has passed in the mortal realm.

Now, he has spent so much time in the mortal realm, while the time in Ash Water World remains frozen at the moment he entered the game.

Because of this, he is hesitant to leave the game and return to Ash Water World.

If he logs out and sleeps in Ash Water World for a night, what will happen to Qingshui Village?

"It's very strange. According to reason, the time in Ash Water World should be frozen, and my Stellar Gold Core should also be frozen.

Why is the True Sunfire on my Stellar Gold Core still growing?" Qi Yuan is puzzled.

It's as if at this moment, time no longer has an accurate comparison or scale.

"This world is really peculiar." Qi Yuan sighed. Since he can't figure it out, he might as well stop thinking about it.

"Even the Dragon Subduing and Tiger Suppressing treasures cannot break through to become True Gods. It seems that even if I come up with something powerful, it won't work for now." On the way back, Qi Yuan had asked the Dragon Subduing Arhat and Tiger Suppressing Arhat to attempt to break through to become True Gods.

This has put Qi Yuan in a dilemma.

Now, he is struggling with who to focus on.

If he focuses on someone weaker, they may be able to break through the limits and become True Gods.

But if he focuses on someone stronger, they may be stuck at the Violet Palace stage.

To break through this impasse, there are two methods: having more powerful individuals like the Qionghua Grand Venerable among the people, or solving the limits of breaking through to become True Gods.

Holding onto Xiao Jia's cold sleeve, Qi Yuan slowly fell into a dream.

At the same time, in Feihuang City, a carriage stopped outside the Lord's Mansion.

Three men and two women dressed in luxurious clothes got off the carriage, all of them from the Wang family of Feiwu City.

The Wang family controls seventy percent of the tavern business in Feiwu City, and in Feiwu City, they are the kind of family that can shake the entire city with a stomp.

Huang Mengying received a message and came out of the Lord's Mansion with a puzzled expression on her face. "What is the Wang family doing?"

The leader of the Wang family is a middle-aged woman with black hair mixed with a lot of white hair. In her eyes, there is deep concern. "Just today at the hour of the tiger, the former emperor... passed away."

"What!" Huang Mengying was shocked to hear this.

Lin Kingdom is one of the strongest countries in the occupied area when it comes to resisting the Evil God.

The biggest reason is that the monarch worships the ancient gods and strongly opposes the Evil God.

Now, the monarch has passed away.

For Huang Mengying, it is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue.

"The successor is the third prince." The leader of the Wang family revealed another cruel reality.

The third prince has always advocated for the worship of the Evil God in the imperial court.

The ascension of the third prince means something that Huang Mengying and the others understand very well.

The fate of Lin Kingdom is about to change.

However, what the leader of the Wang family said next made Huang Mengying's face change drastically. "At noon, an order came from the capital, and Lord Zhuge... has been transferred from Feiling Prefecture."

Feihuang City, Feiwu City, and the five surrounding cities are all under the jurisdiction of Feiling Prefecture.

Lord Zhuge is also a pure follower of the ancient gods. Now that he has been transferred, one can imagine what will happen.

"Our Wang family has been paying close attention to the situation and has long been prepared.

Now that the former emperor has passed away, we are preparing to leave Lin Kingdom and go to the Ancient God Alliance." The leader of the Wang family spoke with a hint of confusion about the future.

Obviously, the Wang family has long been prepared to migrate.

With the recent changes in the situation, even core figures like her have started to move.

"Feihuang City should also be prepared early." The leader of the Wang family said, "If the Huang family wants to leave, our Wang family can lend a hand."

The Wang family and the Huang family have a long-standing relationship.

After some discussion, the leader of the Wang family bid farewell and did not stay overnight in Feihuang City.

Huang Mengying watched the carriage of the Wang family leave and her gaze became firm. "Someone, report this to the Origin Heavenly Venerable."

As the carriage left under the cover of the night, the expressions of the people inside were not good.

The leader of the Wang family lifted the curtain and looked at the bustling Feihuang City, sighing, "After the arrival of the Evil God, I wonder when Feihuang City will become a ghost domain."

Worshipping the Evil God may lead to a good life in the short term, but once assimilated, it will be like a walking corpse.

This is an outcome that their aristocratic families cannot accept.

Of course, there are also some evil gods who release conditions and gain the support of many aristocratic families, even ancient gods.

Wang Wenyu thought of something and asked softly, "Wang Dajia, do you think the ancient god in Qingshui Village will leave?"

On the way here, they had already learned about what happened in Feihuang City.

They were quite interested in the ancient god in Qingshui Village.

"Judging from his posture, he probably won't leave," Wang Dajia gave his judgment.

The inner thoughts of an ancient god can be seen from their territory.

For example, the Wang family, although they used to be in Feiwu City, their restaurants have been shrinking and their fixed assets have been sold off.

This indicates that the Wang family is ready to run away at any time.

On the other hand, according to the information Wang Dajia received, Qingshui Village is heavily focused on agriculture and has been developing fertile land.

There are no signs of wanting to leave.

"Now, going to the Ancient God Alliance is the best outcome," Wang Wenyu said.

The man next to her said at this time, "Perhaps he doesn't want to abandon his people."

Upon hearing this, the people in the car fell silent.

After an unknown amount of time, the convoy slowly moved forward.

Suddenly, a familiar voice came.

"Routine inspection!"

When the convoy passed through major cities and towns, routine inspections were customary.

In the territory of the evil gods, they checked for spies from the ancient gods.

In the territory of the ancient gods, they checked for lackeys of the evil gods.

Wang Wenyu heard the voice, opened the curtain, and saw a familiar figure, with a look of surprise in her eyes, "Zhao Zun, it's you!"

"Wenya?" Zhao Zun recognized Wang Wenyu.

"What are you doing here?" Seeing Zhao Zun, Wang Wenyu felt a burst of joy.

She had studied at the academy before, and Zhao Zun was her classmate. Their relationship was average.

However, a year ago, something happened to the Zhao family and Zhao Zun disappeared.

"There were changes in my family, so I came here as a refugee," Zhao Zun briefly explained the past to Wang Wenyu.

After listening, Wang Wenyu's thoughts became complicated. She didn't expect such a change to happen to the Zhao family.

This former classmate had actually suffered such a blow.

"Now, are you following Origin Heavenly Venerable?" Wang Wenyu was curious and remembered their past friendship. She said, "There might be a war happening soon. Do you want to leave this dangerous place with me?"

"No need," Zhao Zun shook his head, his gaze firm. "My future was given by Heavenly Venerable. I won't leave here."

Once he became the Dragon Subduing Arhat, he was no longer the same Zhao Zun as before.

Wang Wenyu was a bit puzzled. She didn't understand why Zhao Zun's attitude was so resolute.

But since the old friend didn't want to leave, she wouldn't force him.

She returned to the carriage, feeling a bit desolate.

At this time, Wang Dajia showed a puzzled expression, "Was your classmate always this strong?"

"Huh?" Wang Wenyu didn't understand what Wang Dajia meant.

"He's so powerful, how could he have been deprived of his family's property by Zhao Si?" Wang Dajia looked puzzled.

"Isn't he just at the Divine Infant stage?" Wang Wenyu was a bit confused.

"He's not just at the Divine Infant stage. If he wanted to, I'm afraid all of us in this carriage would have to stay here," Wang Dajia said softly.

As the number one person in the Wang family, her strength was at the Violet Palace perfection stage.

However, facing that Zhao Zun, she had a premonition that she was no match for him at all.

"How is this possible? How did he become so strong?" Wang Wenyu couldn't understand.

It had only been a year since they last saw each other, and he had already crossed a major realm?

"Perhaps it has something to do with him calling himself the Dragon Subduing Arhat," Wang Dajia thought of the Observing God Technique and murmured, "No wonder he is willing to serve as the guardian god of Qingshui Village.

To improve his strength to the Violet Palace perfection stage so quickly, the level of the Observing God Technique must be very high."

Of course, high or not, they didn't envy it.

The Wang family would not stay in Qingshui Village and serve the so-called guardian god.

Going to the Ancient God Alliance was the only way out in this occupied area.

(End of this chapter)