My disciples are all villains.

Mu Ertie, the Black Emperor, flew to the Dark Soul Sect on the flying chariot.

In the evening, the flying chariot finally arrived at Dark Soul Mountain.

Several disciples from the Dark Soul Sect hastily flew up and bowed as they greeted Mu Ertie.

"Greetings, Your Majesty. Long live the emperor!"

Mu Ertie walked out onto the deck of the flying chariot with his hands on his back. He looked at the Dark Soul Sect's disciples and said, "No need for formalities. How's Warrior An Se?"

In Mu Ertie's opinion, An Se was a rare cultivation genius. With the help of the Dark Soul Sect, An Se should be able to recover his Birth Charts. He believed An Se would be able to return to the peak within five years. Therefore, it was only natural that he personally came to accompany such a rare talent back to the royal palace.

One of the disciples hesitated, clearly finding it difficult to speak.

Eunuch Zhang saw this and said reproachfully, "Is there anything you can't in front of His Majesty?"

"Your Majesty, it's not that I can't say it, but I'm afraid that you'll be angry."

"Tell me," Mu Ertie said.

"An Se is the eldest disciple of the Dark Soul Sect; he's the Eldest Senior Brother whom everyone respects. However, the injuries he suffered this time are too serious. We've used up the Heavenly Flower Cleansing Pills and the Recovery Potions left by the Sect Master. Even with the help of the entire sect, he… he only managed to recover five Birth Charts. It'd take another ten years to fully recover his Birth Charts…" the disciple replied.

Mu Ertie frowned when he heard these words. "Even with the Dark Soul Sect's capability, An Se hasn't recovered all his Birth Charts? You need to understand that Warrior An Se is like my arms. Whether it's ten or twenty years, I can wait. As long as he's able to recover, I can wait."

Mu Ertie knew the Heavenly Flower Cleaning Pills were not important. What was important was the Recovery Potions. The Recovery Potions were obtained by the Sect Master of the Dark Soul Sect from the Great Void.

The elder sighed. "The size of his Birth Palace had been reduced by half for some reason. Regarding this, the Dark Soul Sect is helpless…"

Eunuch Zhang said, "Don't lie to His Majesty. Do you know that lying to the emperor is a crime punishable by death?"

"It's precisely because lying to the emperor is punishable by death that I don't dare to lie. Your Majesty, An Se has served the royal court for so many years; you should see him…" the elder said, making an inviting gesture.

It was as silent as a graveyard at this moment.

Even Eunuch Zhang did not dare to speak. Instead, he turned to look at Mu Ertie's expression.

In fact, if An Se's Birth Charts could be recovered, it would only benefit the Dark Soul Sect. Therefore, the Dark Soul Sect would deliberately not treat him. There was no reason for them to lie.

After a moment, Mu Erties said, "Return to the palace."

Eunuch Zhang was shocked. "Your Majesty, aren't you going to have a look at Warrior An Se?"

"I don't feel well so I'll come back another day."

Eunuch Zhang had served the emperor for many years; he naturally understood Mu Ertie's thoughts. He hurriedly said, "Return to the palace."

With this, the flying chariot turned around and disappeared into the clouds.

The disciples bowed as they watched the flying chariot leave.

About fifteen minutes later, a weak-looking An Se rushed over from the heart of the Dark Soul Sect. It was obvious it was not easy for him to come here. His armor looked like it was too heavy for him. He wielded his sword with one hand as he asked excitedly, "Elder, where's His Majesty?"

"He left."

"Left? Impossible. His Majesty promised me that he'll come and fetch me back to the palace. How could he leave?" An Se asked, clearly in disbelief.

"Wake up! You're no longer the An Se of the past. I've already reported your condition to His Majesty truthfully. His Majesty didn't even hesitate before he left. You're no longer a child; can't you even understand this?"

An Se staggered and almost fell down. His knuckles turned white as he tightened his grip around his sword.

"It's good enough that I didn't kill you. I did this for you. In your current state, if you return to the royal palace, you'll definitely die… You've offended too many people in the past. You should take this chance and retire…" the elder said.

"Retire?" An Se said in a daze.

"An Se!" The elder's voice rose as he said impatiently, "If you're dissatisfied, you can go to the royal palace tomorrow morning."

"..."

The elder turned around and left, leaving An Se, who was looking at the empty sky in a daze, behind.

After a long while, An Se gritted his teeth and manifested his astrolabe. He looked at the dim Birth zones and muttered to himself, clearly agitated, "How's… How's this possible?"

At this moment, a voice rang from nearby. "You're no longer a Ten Chart genius. You should face reality…"

An Se spun around and glared at the person who had spoken. "I'm your Eldest Senior Brother. Watch your mouth!"

"Eldest senior brother, you'd better not provoke me," the person said as he bowed politely.

Buzz!

Following that, a black Thousand Realms Whirling avatar appeared in front of An Se. It was 750 feet tall. On the black astrolabe, eight Birth Charts flashed brightly.

It was good enough that the other person only manifested his avatar and did not attack An Se.

All these years, all the Dark Soul Sect's resources had been used on An Se. After his Birth Charts were destroyed, he only recovered five Birth Charts after using up all of the sect's resources again. It was impossible for him not to arouse the other disciples' dissatisfaction.

An Se thought about Lu Zhou and muttered resentfully, "What kind of evil technique did he use?"

..

In the depths of the red lotus domain's Sky Wheel Rift Valley.

Lu Zhou was completely immersed in comprehending the Heavenly Writing in the high heat. This had become a magical way for him to deal with the heat.

Apart from that, another advantage of immersing himself in comprehending the Heavenly Writing was that he could deepen his comprehension. The only disadvantage was when he was in his meditative state, he had no way to check on his disciples.

"Ding! One of your disciples, Ye Tianxin, has successfully formed the Thousand Realms Whirling avatar. Reward: 10,000 merit points."

"Ding! Ye Tianxin has met the requirements to complete his apprenticeship. Would you like her to complete his apprenticeship?"

The sudden notifications pulled Lu Zhou out of his meditative state. He opened his eyes and looked at the interface.

"Ye Tianxin?"

"Ding! Disciples will provide more rewards for their master after leaving their master and entering the world."

This was slightly unexpected. Lu Zhou had thought Little Yuan'er and Conch would complete their apprenticeships first. They were far more talented than the others and were already at the Ten-leaf stage. Moreover, he had obtained more than enough life hearts in the Southern Kingdom for them to form their Thousand Realms Whirling avatars. Moreover, with their Eldest and Second Senior Brother's protection, both girls would be safe when forming the avatars.

Lu Zhou said, "Complete apprenticeship."

"Ding! Your disciple, Ye Tianxin, has successfully completed her apprenticeship."

"Ding! You're rewarded with a random card. When you use this card, a rare item will be randomly awarded to you."

"Ding! After Ye Tianxin completes her apprenticeship, she can establish a sect and accept disciples. Maximum number of disciples: 3."

"Ding! You will no longer receive points for teaching Ye Tianxin."

"Ding! You must confirm this with Ye Tianxin in person. Currently, this only takes effect in the system."

Unexpected or not, it was a good thing that Ye Tianxin had completed her apprenticeship.

Lu Zhou's gaze landed on the random card.

"Open."

"Ding! You've received an Insight card. You have received the Formation Breaking spear technique."

"Ding! Insight Card: Everything in the world has a weakness. With the Insight Card, it's easier for you to see through your target's weaknesses. This card can now be purchased from the system."

"This seems pretty good."

Lu Zhou opened the system panel to have a look. Indeed, under the item panel, he saw the Insight Card that was sold for 20,000 merit points.

He nodded; the price was acceptable.

Boom!

All of a sudden, an explosion rang from the Sky Wheel Mountain Range.

Boom!

Lu Zhou looked at his Birth Palace and muttered, "Just a little bit more…"