Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

The news of Jun Wuxie and the others leaving Star Gazing City with Elder Yu quickly reached the ears of the powerhouses from the Three Sects.

They had already planted people in the city to monitor them secretly.

"Heh, they really went to the Imperial City. In that case, their fate is sealed!"

"Where should we intercept them? We must choose a route they are certain to take, otherwise the area will be too large, and we may have difficulty finding their whereabouts."

"Outside Qingyun Cave Heaven. If they want to return to the sect, they have to pass through there. Let's ambush them there."

"This location is good. Ambushing them outside the Cave Heaven, even if a fight breaks out, the Qingyun people won't know. Killing the head of their foundation powerhouses and their most outstanding disciple outside their sect, I want to see what face Qingyun will have left to exist in this world!"

"Hmm, quickly send a message to the sect again, telling them they don't need to come to Star Gazing City anymore. Go directly to Qingyun Cave Heaven!"

… …

The Great Qian Territory is vast, and the journey to the Imperial City involves thousands of mountains and rivers. Even with a Great Saint like Elder Yu leading Jun Wuxie and the four others on swords, it will still take several days.

On the way, Elder Yu spoke very enthusiastically to Jun Wuxie about the Royal Academy, intentionally inviting him to join the Royal Academy in his words.

Jun Wuxie always cleverly avoided this point and did not respond to him.

The Royal Academy is the sect of the Great Qian Imperial Family and the training ground for the powerhouses around the Emperor.

It has a staggering number of Great Saints, and even Quite a few Great Saints at the Extreme Heavenly Position, and even powerhouses at the Half-step Overlord Saint Realm.

According to Elder Yu, there seems to be a faction in the Royal Academy that is biased towards Prince Ning, and has even completely sided with Prince Ning.

That place is a place of contention.

Qingyun has not yet chosen a camp. Since they are currently remaining neutral, he naturally cannot agree to Elder Yu's intention to join the Royal Academy as a student.

As for how to choose in the future, Jun Wuxie has not decided in his heart. All the plans only have a rough outline, and to finalize them, he has to slowly make adjustments based on the situation.

"Wuxie, look at how high your talent is. If you join the academy and have better resources, you might be able to step into the Saint King Realm within a few years. At that time, you will get even more resources. You are a body refiner, and your resource consumption is very large, so what are you still hesitating about? Staying in Qingyun will only affect your cultivation progress."

Qingmu and the others listened to Elder Yu's words of poaching him in front of them for who knows how many times, and they were all silent.

They were naturally reluctant to let Jun Wuxie leave, but what Elder Yu said was correct. If he became a student of the Royal Academy, he would be able to obtain very good resources, and his path could go further.

These past few days, listening to Elder Yu's endless poaching, they felt very conflicted.

"Elder Yu, let's not mention this matter for the time being. I haven't been in Qingyun for long, how can I leave like this? Let's talk about joining the Royal Academy later."

Jun Wuxie refused outright for the first time.

The corners of Elder Yu's mouth twitched slightly, and he said, "Since that's the case, I won't say anymore. But Wuxie, I still hope you consider it carefully. The gates of our Royal Academy are always open to you."

Jun Wuxie nodded and didn't speak.

Elder Yu finally quieted down.

He was very annoyed in his heart. He had been talking so much these past few days that his throat was dry, but this Jun Wuxie remained unmoved.

You must know that in this Great Qian Dynasty, which cultivator does not regard entering the Royal Academy for cultivation as an honor?

Entering the Four Sects is the dream of young cultivators, while entering the Royal Academy is the ultimate dream.

Among the Four Sects, there are countless people who want to enter the Royal Academy.

However, the Royal Academy only recruits disciples once every few decades, and some of them are selected from the personal disciples of the Four Sects.

Those personal disciples want to come to the academy so badly that they would break their heads to do so.

But this Jun Wuxie actually rejected him like this, it's really outrageous.

"This kid is a bit ungrateful. If he doesn't join the academy, he won't be in our sight. If we want to get the secrets of the later levels of the Trial Tower from him, it won't be so easy… …"

Elder Yu pondered secretly. When he thought of the Trial Tower, he felt even more annoyed.

Because the Trial Tower was originally an item of the academy, but now it has recognized Jun Wuxie as its master, but this Jun Wuxie is unwilling to join the academy, causing the academy to lose the Trial Tower for nothing.

Just as Elder Yu was pondering in his heart, the spiritual rune mark in Jun Wuxie's palm transmitted a faint fluctuation.

He narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance. A beam of light came quickly.

When Elder Yu saw this, he reached out to detain it in his hand, but Jun Wuxie was prepared and snatched it into his palm first.

"Elder Yu, are you very interested in the message rune that others gave me?"

Jun Wuxie looked at him calmly, his expression unhappy.

"Ah, hahaha, Wuxie, you're thinking too much, it's all a misunderstanding. I thought it was a message for me, I didn't expect it was yours."

Elder Yu said apologetically, but he was wondering in his heart who sent the message to Jun Wuxie?

If it was from the Qingyun people, then they should have sent the message to Qingmu and the others.

It's all my fault for being too absorbed in thinking just now, and it was too late when I reacted, otherwise, Jun Wuxie would not have snatched the spiritual rune first.

"Is that so? It seems that I have misunderstood Elder Yu."

Jun Wuxie said this, but he sneered inwardly.

The sender of the spiritual rune should have a sense of who the recipient is.

This Elder Yu doesn't trust him, probably because he's worried that he's contacting Princess Anning.

In fact, this rune message was indeed sent by Princess Anning.

He did not directly look at the rune message, but put the rune message into his body, and then viewed it with his divine sense.

This was Princess Anning's autograph letter, and the letter mentioned the Three Sects.

Her people discovered that the foundation powerhouses of the Three Sects had appeared outside Qingyun Cave Heaven, suspected of setting up an ambush there, with a number of more than a dozen, and they were not the people who appeared during the trial.

Jun Wuxie smiled secretly.

It seems that Princess Anning is really trying hard to win him over.

Giving such news this time is to convey sincerity and goodwill to him.

He had long guessed that the foundation powerhouses of the Three Sects would not let it go.

After all, for so many years, the Three Sects have been riding on Qingyun's head, how could they endure such a big loss in Star Gazing City?

They lost a large number of disciples, including many personal disciples, and lost all face, they will definitely retaliate.

As expected, the foundation powerhouses of the Three Sects chose to intercept and kill, and the location was chosen outside Qingyun Cave Heaven.

That is the only way for them to return to the sect, they really know how to choose a place.

"It seems that the nine foundation powerhouses in Star Gazing City are still on their way to Qingyun Cave Heaven. When they gather, the number will reach more than twenty."

Jun Wuxie thought to himself, and couldn't help but sneer, this is really courting death.

He immediately replied to Princess Anning with a rune message.

Elder Yu watched his rune message disappear into the void, and the fingers hanging at his waist moved slightly, with a strong desire to intercept it.

But he didn't do that.

He knew that if he did that, he would fall out with Jun Wuxie.

… …

On the seventh day, a magnificent city with an area of thousands of miles appeared in sight.

In the early morning, the rising sun rendered the entire city a golden splendor.

This city is majestic and magnificent. At a glance, the city is full of high-rise buildings, the streets extend in all directions, people are bustling, traffic is constant, and it is prosperous and lively.

The blue stone city walls, which are dozens of feet high, are covered with traces of knife, axe, and sword marks. Those are the marks left by the war, as if telling people the vicissitudes it has experienced.

On the city wall, a continuous-firing crossbow engraved with runes is placed every three meters. Each crossbow is equipped with hundreds of two-meter-long metal rune arrows.

The sharp diamond-shaped arrowheads gleam with a cold metallic luster in the sunlight.

In front of the tall city gate, hundreds of Rune Armor soldiers in the Saint Realm, holding battle spears, are divided into two teams, standing like javelins on both sides of the city gate, maintaining the order of the city gate.

On the street, you can also see Rune Armor soldiers patrolling back and forth.

They landed in front of the city gate. Elder Yu put away his battle sword, and the Rune Armor soldiers guarding the city saluted him one after another when they saw him.

Following Elder Yu into the city, along the wide and long street, they came to a mansion located in a scenic place.

The words "Yu Mansion" are written on the gate of this mansion.

Obviously, this is Elder Yu's home.

"Master."

Someone in the mansion hurried out to greet him.

Elder Yu nodded and led Jun Wuxie and Qingmu to the living room.

"Real Person Qingmu, Wuxie, I will go to the palace now. Please wait here for the Emperor to summon you. If you need anything, please call and servants will come to serve you."

Elder Yu hurriedly left after having people serve hot tea.

After Elder Yu left for a while, Qingmu and the others all looked at Jun Wuxie and lowered their voices, saying: "Wuxie, what are you thinking about? Do you have a plan in mind?"

"Grandmaster Qingmu, some things, I haven't determined yet, and the plan is only general, because many things are still unclear, and I can't make a definite plan. I still have to slowly adjust according to the situation."

"Then can you tell us?"

Jun Wuxie shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about it for the time being. Grandmaster Qingmu, don't ask anything. If you believe me, then leave everything to me to handle."

Qingmu and the others pondered for a moment and said, "Of course we believe you. You are now Qingyun's only hope. The heavy burden of the sect's future is all on your shoulders. We are just worried that you will face it alone and the pressure will be too great. We want to do our best."

"Grandmaster Qingmu, don't think so much. Some things, it is not appropriate for you to come forward. It will be better for me to deal with them. You just need to believe that as long as I am here, Qingyun will be fine!"

Qingmu and the others were stunned when they heard this and looked at him.

Such sonorous and confident words would be laughable or even seen as overestimation if spoken by anyone else.

However, coming from Wuxie, they couldn't help but feel a sense of reassurance, as if they had taken a reassuring pill.

They firmly believed that Wuxie could accomplish what others could not.

They knew Wuxie harbored secrets, but no one asked.

Since entering Qingyun, everything this legendary young man had done and the abilities he displayed had overturned their understanding.

What could someone who could subdue even the Tower of Trials not accomplish?

At that moment, Jun Wuxie secretly released his divine sense to perceive his surroundings.

Confirming that there were no Great Saint Realm experts lurking in this mansion and that no one was spying on them, a ray of light shot out from his body, quickly coalescing into a human form, leaving Qingmu and the others dumbfounded.

An Extraterrestrial Avatar!

They almost cried out in surprise.

An Extraterrestrial Avatar—wasn't that something only experts in the Overlord Saint Realm could possibly cultivate?

If it were just a faint shadow clone, a Saint King could achieve that, but it wouldn't last long, and its combat power would be less than ten percent.

But this was an avatar that had materialized, appearing no different from his true body.

They found it hard to believe how Yue Wuxie, in the Saint Realm, could have cultivated such an avatar.

"You must keep this matter a secret, Grandmaster Qingmu."

Jun Wuxie's Primordial Avatar used the Lesser Void Technique and disappeared before their eyes.

He had his avatar go to the palace to secretly gather information.

"Of course…"

Qingmu and the others came back to their senses, wanting to speak but stopping themselves, ultimately not asking.

Jun Wuxie didn't explain either; he didn't know how to explain.

In the Lower Realm, one didn't need a high realm to cultivate an avatar.

However, the rules of the Upper Realm were too strong; unless one was an expert in the Overlord Saint Realm, it was difficult to cultivate a substantial avatar.

Moreover, even if cultivators from the Lower Realm did cultivate an avatar and came to this Upper Realm, they still wouldn't be able to summon or release it, as the powerful rules of the Upper Realm would render the cultivated avatar ineffective.

But he was different; his avatar was cultivated with essence blood from one of the Nine Heavens.

Although most of that essence blood was dormant within him, he actually used far less than one ten-billionth of the life essence of the Nine Heavens essence blood to cultivate this Primordial Avatar, it was still enough to remain unaffected by the rules of the Upper Realm.

Qingmu and the other two looked at each other.

Although they had long known that Wuxie harbored secrets, the more they understood him, the more shocked they became.

This young man truly seemed like a character who would only appear in legends; it was too unbelievable.

They even felt that Wuxie was probably sent by the heavens to save Qingyun.

Otherwise, with such an outstanding person, how could he possibly have joined Qingyun? He could have left Qingzhou and joined those forces stronger than the Royal Academy; those forces would probably be fighting over him!

"Wuxie, where did he just go?"

Qingmu was very curious; the avatar had appeared and then disappeared.

"The Imperial Palace. I need to first probe the Emperor's intentions and see what he's really thinking."

"What?" Qingmu and the others were shocked. "The Imperial Palace is full of experts; if you're discovered…"

"Don't worry; I never do anything without confidence." Jun Wuxie sensed his surroundings and had already secretly constructed a divine sense barrier, so he wasn't worried about the conversation being overheard. "Grandmaster Qingmu, in your opinion, is the Emperor reliable?"

Hearing this, Qingmu and the others' expressions dimmed, and there was even a hint of resentment in their eyes.

"Of course he's not reliable. Throughout history, what Emperor has ever been reliable? They all resort to any means to consolidate their power."

Qingmu said this.

Jun Wuxie smiled and said, "That's not necessarily true. Resorting to any means might be due to the Emperor's own personality, or perhaps it's because their abilities are limited and they can only achieve their goals through those methods, but not all Emperors are like that."

"Perhaps, but the current Emperor of Daqian is like that. Although he's skilled in governing the country, he's inherently suspicious and even more wary of our four sects; otherwise, how could the three sects have so easily defected to Prince Ning?"

"Our Qingyun has maintained a neutral stance because we couldn't bear to see internal strife in Daqian and didn't want to participate in the power struggle. Perhaps this is seen as a betrayal in the Emperor's eyes, after all, we are a sect under the dynasty's jurisdiction, so the Emperor has ignored us for so many years, even unwilling to say a word for our Qingyun. But the Emperor has never considered things from Qingyun's perspective. If we weren't neutral, Prince Ning would have destroyed our sect long ago!"

"This time, the Emperor summoned us because he ultimately wants to use us to win over the sect of that talisman master youth behind us. Little did he know, the talisman master in their eyes is you."

"Heh, now that our Qingyun has value to be exploited, the Emperor is naturally concerned. Once we lose our value in the future, given the Emperor's way of doing things, he will inevitably discard us like worn-out shoes. So, you ask whether the Emperor is reliable or not; the result is obvious. If we trust him, we can only be abandoned as a sacrifice in his struggle with Prince Ning."

"It seems Grandmaster Qingmu, you are all very clear about this in your hearts. Presumably, the sect's higher-ups are also aware. Therefore, our Qingyun owes the Emperor nothing. We must not be blindly loyal; blind loyalty is extremely foolish."

Jun Wuxie closed his eyes after speaking, no longer saying anything.

Meanwhile, his avatar had successfully infiltrated the Imperial Palace and was following Elder Yu from a distance.