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Zhou Yi had a smile on his face as he let five Core Formation Spiritual Objects float from his sleeve, each dropping into Han Chao’s hands.

Han Chao hadn’t expected things to go so smoothly, and he stood there stunned for a moment before taking out a palm-sized Jade Dishware from his storage bag, saying, "According to my mother, I was born with this piece of jade in my mouth, and it is this jade dish."

"Born with Spiritual Objects, his fate is extraordinary!"

Zhou Yi asked, "Does this object have any special uses?"

"Ever since I was sensible, I have speculated that this might be an Ancient Immortal Treasure. However, despite trying all sorts of methods, the jade dish hasn’t shown any signs of activity."

Han Chao said, "It was only after completing a classroom assignment and receiving the Corpse Demon rewarded by my master that I discovered the special use of this jade dish—it allows one to sacrifice the corpses of demonic beasts and ferocious beasts to enter a state of sudden enlightenment!"

"Sudden enlightenment? I see!"

Zhou Yi nodded slightly. Granting an inheritance directly would have been much less safe than letting the disciple come to realizations on their own. After all, what was acquired through sudden enlightenment was genuinely self-cultivated. He then asked with a hint of doubt.

"Demonic beast corpses are rare, but there’s no shortage of ferocious beasts. Why didn’t you know the use of this treasure over the past twenty years?"

"That..."

Han Chao’s face showed embarrassment as he said, "My family was poor, and we couldn’t afford to buy the corpses of ferocious beasts. As for hunting or picking them up outside, since I was born with a Spiritual Treasure, I believed that I had already gripped the Great Way and needed to act cautiously!"

"How interesting!"

Zhou Yi kept praising, finding his disciple’s state of mind quite similar to his own in the past. He laughed and said.

"If I had such a Supreme Treasure, I definitely wouldn’t tell anyone about it and would stay far away from those cultivators I couldn’t beat to avoid attracting calamity."

"I was also extremely cautious around my master. I didn’t dare approach without being summoned, for fear that news of the treasure might leak."

Knowing he couldn’t deceive such an ancient being and not wanting to lower himself in his master’s eyes, Han Chao simply spoke the truth, "Now, with the great catastrophe of Corpse Demons rolling in, and the human race struggling to cleanse it, the future of the Nine Continents is uncertain. It is better to achieve Core Formation as soon as possible!"

Zhou Yi looked at Han Chao for a while before nodding slightly and taking out a dark green turtle shell to divine with.

"On the Double Ninth Festival, when Yang energy is rising, you may try to induce the heavenly tribulation."

"Thank you, Master."

Han Chao bowed respectfully, feeling a sigh of relief in his heart. He then offered the jade dish, "Master may wish to try using this object. Cultivating with the Cultivation Technique in a state of sudden enlightenment is like having divine assistance!"

"You scoundrel..."

Zhou Yi waved his hand and said, "I am not so petty as to covet my disciple’s treasures. However, don’t forget to return the Bodhi Treasure Wheel to me after you pass your tribulation."

Han Chao packed away the jade dish, about to turn and leave when he suddenly remembered something and asked.

"Master, were there any legends of Kunlun in ancient times?"

"There were not. I have never heard of them," Zhou Yi replied, eyebrows raised in speculation as to why his disciple would ask such a question. He said, "You lucky fellow, if you manage to enter the Kunlun Wonderland, don’t forget to take care of your fellow disciples!"

"I will keep that in mind," Han Chao replied with utmost reverence, surmising that in ancient times his master must have been a Leader of the Orthodox Path, a holy figure in the ways of the Immortal Realm.

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"Go now, your master has an old friend to meet."

"Calm your Mana and stabilize your soul before you face the tribulation. Don’t become complacent just because you have the protective Supreme Treasure. Since ancient times, countless geniuses have fallen whilst struggling to grow, and very few succeed."

Once Zhou Yi had spoken, his form gradually became ethereal and disappeared from view.

...

The Grand Secretariat’s office.

Three people were seated in the conference room. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Xiao Hong, the Grand Secretary, and a dark-faced Taoist in green robes.

The Taoist drank up his Spiritual Tea, showing signs of impatience as he asked, "When exactly is Daoist Tang coming?"

"Very soon, very soon," the Grand Secretary replied while stroking his long beard, smiling. "Dragon Emperor, don’t be in a hurry. We can start by discussing how to deploy our troops and coordinate our defenses after the alliance between our two races."

The Taoist was Ao Qin, the current leader of the demon race.

The demon race revered the strong and prized Bloodline, and Ao Qin possessed both qualities. In this era plagued by Corpse Demons, even if the demons were reluctant internally, they had to acknowledge his authority.

"You should know that those new demons haven’t yet accepted me. We need to think this through in the long term," Ao Qin casually found an excuse to put off the matter, knowing all too well that the enmity between humans and demons was deep, both in ancient times and now. If he were to take the initiative in forming an alliance, his prestige among the demons would plummet.

After all, the human race had not yet encountered a large-scale army of Corpse Demons. A premature alliance between the two races might seem as though the demon race was coming to beg at the humans’ door.

The delicate nuances involved affected the standing of both races, and Ao Qin dared not make any hasty decisions.

Wiith regards to political cunning within the imperial court, Ao Qin admitted he was not the Grand Secretary’s match. However, having lived a long time and seen much, he had learned many things on his own and could handle matters effortlessly.

At that moment,

a figure suddenly appeared, dressed in dark blue Daoist robes, with a face as handsome as a jade carving.

"I had some private affairs which delayed me, and I ask for everyone’s understanding," said the man.

Zhou Yi smiled with a cupped-fist salute, "This must be the Dragon Emperor, Ao Qin, whose fame shakes the Nine Continents?"

"True Lord Tang flatters me too much," replied Ao Qin, returning the gesture with a cupped-fist salute. Having transformed into the soul of an Azure Dragon, his natural senses were astute. After carefully observing Zhou Yi, he asked,

"This is my first time meeting you and yet there’s a sense of familiarity."

"I have a face that is easy to remember; everyone says so."

Zhou Yi was confident in the mysteriousness of the Art of Transformation, even if the spiritual eyes of the divine beast Azure Dragon could see through illusions and witness his true face, it would surely be a face it had not seen before.

After all, when Zhou Yi attended the banquet at the Dragon Palace, he did not reveal his true face.

In the Cultivation World, the true face of Zhou Yi had been seen by no more than a handful of individuals, and those were through overwhelming their realms to see through his transformation.

This would not raise anyone’s guard, because in the Cultivation World, everyone carries several faces and identities!

"Just an approachable face then?"

Ao Qin’s eyes slightly narrowed; he had noticed that True Lord Tang’s every action was in accordance with the customs of the Ancient Cultivation World, something that could not be explained simply by a return to old ways.

"Perhaps we had an agreement in a past life!"

Zhou Yi’s words left Ao Qin dumbstruck with amazement. He sat down with a smile and asked, "Are you in such a hurry to find me because you want to discuss an alliance between our two clans to resist the Corpse Demons?"

Xiao Hong shook his head, "You’ve miscalculated this time, it’s about another matter."

"The alliance between our two races is inevitable, but right now, there is chaos within the demon race and too many factional divisions; it’s not an opportune moment," explained the Grand Secretary. "Today, the Dragon Emperor is here, on behalf of the dragon race, to cooperate with the human race!"

"The dragon race?" Zhou Yi pondered for a moment, somewhat incredulously, "Ao Qin, surely you’re not planning to sell blood?"

Cough cough cough!

Ao Qin coughed several times in agitation, emphasizing, "I am an Ancient Godly Beast, the Azure Dragon. As a condition for using my bloodline, human Martial Artists would be bred into Azure Dragon warriors and offer a strand of dragon blood essence to me each month as compensation."

After Martial Artists ingest a Bloodline Elixir, non-human genes and heterogeneous organs and bloodlines appear within their bodies, and by continuing to practice martial arts and refine their Qi-Blood, they will constantly temper the heterogeneous bloodline.

This is bloodline essence, comparable to a cultivator’s mana, but much slower to recover when lost!

Zhou Yi neither agreed nor objected, for discussing the matter meant that a cooperation framework was practically in place. He asked, "Grand Secretary, what do you need me to do?"

"The bloodline of an Ancient Godly Beast. The alliance laboratory now has only a few strands, which were extracted from the body of a Martial Saint," said the Grand Secretary. "A total of three elixirs have been formulated. After Martial Artists take them, there are virtually no rejection reactions, and the bloodline merges more thoroughly. Strength has also improved by more than fifty percent!"

Rejection reactions mean demonic possession; any Martial Artist who takes an elixir could potentially experience backlash and turn into a demon.

Martial Artist promotion is not widespread among the populace largely due to this constraint, as ordinary people have weak willpower and can hardly endure the agony of bloodline backlash.

"So the alliance and Ao Qin are joining forces to create Azure Dragon warriors on a large scale?" Zhou Yi nodded slightly, as he had heard about this from Xiao Hong.

The White Tiger bloodline elixirs have significant advantages, yet Xiao Hong is not a divine White Tiger. With great difficulty, he gathered only a few strands of the bloodline, which are not enough for large-scale promotion.

On the other hand, Ao Qin is a true Divine Beast, an Azure Dragon. He could easily draw several tons of blood to refine a large quantity of elixirs.

"The plan is indeed so," said the Grand Secretary in front of Ao Qin. "However, since matters of bloodline concern race, genetics, and even the soul, we must involve True Lord Tang to make a judgment."

"Lest a different bloodline emerges, and in the process of refining, one truly becomes a dragon that doesn’t recognize its own identity!"

Zhou Yi nodded slightly, looking at Ao Qin and inquiring, "I heard that in the Dragon Emperor Mountain Laboratory, you have cultivated a new dragonkin race, why not do it again?"

"It’s too slow," Ao Qin explained. "I don’t have a liking for humans, but I must admit, in the path of cultivation alone, they are far beyond the demon race!"

"Moreover, the demon race by nature is lax, never having the spirit of cooperation, sacrifice, or dedication, whereas humans, with their strict top-down management, once supplying dragon blood becomes systematic, my true Azure Dragon form will be within reach."