Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

Jun Wuxie returned to the Secret Realm, arriving once again at the Zun Ke Inn within the ancient city of Hanzhou.

It was very quiet here, without a single person in sight.

Mu Ciyin, Linglong, and Qingyue were all absent.

The scene was as familiar as ever, unchanged in any way.

He stood at the stone table in the courtyard, focusing his fingers, and used the power of the laws to write a letter, so that if they returned here, they would know he had come back.

Afterward, he walked out of the Zun Ke Inn.

The city of Hanzhou at night was still bustling with activity, the streets crowded with people.

The native residents rarely came out for a stroll; almost everyone was a cultivator undergoing trials.

All the shops and businesses were open twenty-four hours a day.

Jun Wuxie arrived at the edge of the plaza where the Life Crystal was located.

A Monument of Glory stood tall in the plaza, exuding an aura of sacred majesty.

Ten years had passed.

The rankings on the Monument of Glory had long since undergone earth-shattering changes.

In addition to the previous Glory Ranking, Title Ranking, and Divine Artifact Ranking, they had now added a Serendipity Ranking and a Battle Power Ranking.

He couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.

The Lord of the Secret Realm had actually created a Battle Power Ranking.

After thinking about it, perhaps it was to allow the cultivators to more directly understand the strength of the most brilliant geniuses within the Secret Realm, to avoid provoking those they couldn't afford to offend, which could reduce some fighting and killing.

Jun Wuxie carefully examined the Battle Power Ranking, which included the rules for evaluating battle power.

Battle power was mainly composed of one's own basic strength plus the special artifacts of the Secret Realm, such as exclusive divine artifacts.

The battle power ranking was based on the overall strength of each individual, but the battle power star rating was based on the intensity of battle power within the same realm.

Ranked first was a genius named Wutian, with a battle power rating exceeding eight stars.

Ranked second was Biyue, with a battle power rating exceeding eight stars.

Ranked third was Xiuhua, with a battle power rating exceeding eight stars.

Jun Wuxie was stunned when he saw these two names.

Biyue Xiuhua?

It seemed they were two women, perhaps twin sisters from the same power, a pair of beauties?

Ranked fourth was a genius named Gufan, with a battle power rating of eight stars.

Fifth was Lu Yuanying, eight stars.

Sixth was Bikong, eight stars.

Seventh was Ji Liu, eight stars.

Eighth was Xi Ci, eight stars.

Ninth was Huang He, eight stars.

Tenth was Lou Jin, eight stars.

… …

Jun Wuxie continued to look down, but all the names were unfamiliar.

It wasn't until he saw the eighteenth position that a familiar name appeared.

Ranked eighteenth: Emperor, battle power rating of eight stars.

Twentieth was also a familiar name: Son of Destiny, battle power rating of eight stars.

After that, it was another string of unfamiliar names.

He kept looking until he reached the forty-ninth position.

Ranked forty-ninth: Qingyue, battle power rating of nine stars.

He continued to look down, and only saw the names of Mu Ciyin and Senior Sister Linglong near the end.

Mu Ciyin ranked eighty-first, and Senior Sister Linglong ranked ninety-second. Their battle power ratings were both above eight stars, but not quite nine stars, but they were clearly higher than the star ratings of most people on the list.

The battle power ranking was based on overall strength, so those with higher realms naturally had an advantage.

The battle power star rating, on the other hand, was aimed at evaluating who was stronger in the same realm. Although this part of the evaluation still took into account the strength of equipment, it eliminated the difference in realms.

Obviously, among the top one hundred on the Hundred Realms Ranking, Qingyue's battle power within the same realm was second to none, making her the strongest.

It was just that her realm was not as high as the geniuses ranked higher on the list, so although her star rating was the highest, she could only rank forty-ninth.

Mu Ciyin and Linglong were in a similar situation, and this was the reason for their lower rankings.

"That Emperor and Son of Destiny actually ranked eighteenth and twentieth."

Jun Wuxie couldn't help but look at the Divine Artifact Ranking, and found that the exclusive divine artifacts of the Emperor and Son of Destiny were prominently displayed in the top ten.

In particular, the Emperor's Realm Ancestral Artifact, the Eight Extremes Gouyu, was actually ranked first.

It seemed that the Emperor and Son of Destiny's ability to rank so high was largely due to the Realm Ancestral Artifact and the Yin-Yang Demon Mirror.

All the rankings only displayed one hundred names.

Jun Wuxie looked at it, and apart from the Glory Title Ranking, he could no longer see his name on the other rankings.

However, on the Glory Title Ranking, he was still ranked at the top.

Even after ten years, in terms of glory titles, there was still no one who could compete with him, no one who could surpass him.

"Now, even thirteenth-order legendary divine artifacts have appeared."

"I wonder if Qingyue, Ciyin, and Senior Sister Linglong are still in the level four area, or if they have gone to the ultimate area."

"With Qingyue's strength, she should have gone to the ultimate area."

"Although her battle power is ranked forty-ninth, in a real fight, she wouldn't be much weaker than those ranked in the top ten."

Jun Wuxie had great confidence in Qingyue.

After all, the battle power ranking was only based on basic strength and the exclusive divine artifacts worn, and did not take into account the secret techniques and divine powers of those on the list.

Even if Qingyue had not fully awakened, she could still use some innate techniques, and the amplification of her sublimation should be higher than most people on the list.

In the end, the battle power ranking was only a rough evaluation of the strength of those on the list.

How strong those people really were would only be known after they fought.

As for him now, without using any secret techniques, with the basic strength of a Supreme God Realm Small Celestial, and without wearing an exclusive divine artifact, he wouldn't even be able to enter the top one hundred.

Even if he wore an exclusive divine artifact, he still wouldn't be able to enter the top one hundred.

After all, it had been ten years, and although his exclusive divine artifact had high potential, its level was too low, only seventh order.

The people on the list all had thirteenth-order Supreme or Legendary grade exclusive divine artifacts, so the effects were simply incomparable.

Among them, many people also possessed various special divine artifacts, such as the Emperor's Realm Ancestral Artifact, the Son of Destiny's Yin-Yang Demon Mirror, and similar divine artifacts of others.

Of course, even if he couldn't enter the top one hundred, using sublimation-type forbidden techniques, plus the Three Thousand Stack Killing Technique, he would still be a terrifying existence.

Jun Wuxie left the Life Crystal Plaza and went all the way to the city's teleportation station to go to Junyue City.

This city had undergone earth-shattering changes compared to the past.

The city had expanded tenfold and had already been completely expanded, and the number of troops stationed in the city was completely on par with the level three area.

Even though the Secret Realm had been open for more than ten years, there were still a large number of cultivators coming and going in Junyue City.

Too many creatures had entered the Secret Realm, especially from the Divine Ancient Life Star. Creatures of all races had received the guiding talismans bestowed by the Lord of the Secret Realm, and entering the Secret Realm was not restricted.

Most of the mediocre cultivators had very low realms to begin with.

They had stayed in the Initial Land for many years before coming out.

Perhaps, they would only be able to linger in Junyue City for the rest of their lives.

Now that Junyue City had been upgraded, the secret realms, wild evil demons, and so on within its jurisdiction had also been upgraded in grade.

This meant that cultivators could mix in Junyue City until they reached the Divine Emperor Small Celestial Realm.

And this realm, for mediocre people, even with such an excellent environment as the Secret Realm, it was extremely difficult to cultivate to the Divine Emperor Realm.

He returned to Junyue Alliance.

This place was guarded by city guards and was very heavily guarded.

After all, there was a medicine field in Junyue Alliance, planted with Essence Divine Trees, which could harvest Essence Divine Fruits once every period of time.

Seeing Jun Wuxie, the sword-wielding guards guarding Junyue Pavilion were stunned at the time.

They almost thought they were seeing things and had hallucinations.

The City Lord is back?

The City Lord hadn't shown his face for ten years.

Since he left that year, the entire world had no news of him.

After many years, the City Lord has returned!

The current City Lord has such a strong aura, making them feel like they are facing a deep sea, with a sense of suffocation.

"Greetings, City Lord!"

The sword-wielding guards came back to their senses, all kneeling on one knee, their voices loud, their tones excited, and their eyes fiery.

The return of the City Lord will surely set off a storm in the world, and the rankings on the Monument of Glory will be updated!

Who in the world can compete with the City Lord?

The City Lord is a legend, a myth, a super god who slays immortals, omnipotent, and no one can reach his back!

"Get up."

Jun Wuxie looked at them, with a look of relief on his face.

"Very good, you have finally cultivated flawless bodies and are no longer bound by this world."

"The subordinates and others have what we have today, all thanks to the City Lord's blessing. The subordinates will be loyal to the City Lord forever, even if it means being smashed to pieces and dying ten thousand times!"

"Eternal loyalty, smashed to pieces, die ten thousand times!"

In Junyue Pavilion, hundreds of sword-wielding guards and the guard commander all knelt on the ground and shouted loudly, their voices sonorous and passionate, their faces full of determination and resolution.

"I know your loyalty, and I will never treat you badly in the future."

Jun Wuxie said as he walked into Junyue Pavilion.

"Thank you, City Lord!"

The sword-wielding guards, their voices uniform, knelt on the ground and watched Jun Wuxie's back disappear from sight before they got up.

Junyue Pavilion was empty.

He went straight to the medicine field area and saw a field of Essence Divine Trees growing, surrounded by divine light, most of which had already begun to bear fruit.

There was a small courtyard near the medicine field, with two rooms inside.

A beautiful woman walked out of it.

She sensed that someone was approaching the medicine field and hurried out to check.

At first glance, her delicate body shook, and she hurried over.

"The Junyue Pavilion Medicine Field Steward welcomes the City Lord's return!"

The female steward was of superior beauty, usually calm and elegant, but at this time she was trembling with fear, even her breathing was a little disordered, and her face was full of nervousness.

"Did the Deputy City Lord arrange for you to take care of the medicine field?"

"Reporting to the City Lord, that is correct."

The female steward lowered her head and dared not look at her, her body trembling slightly with nervousness.

Jun Wuxie couldn't help but laugh, "Why are you so nervous? Am I that scary?"

"No, no, subordinate is just… subordinate…"

For a moment, she didn't know how to answer, and became even more nervous.

"Alright, get up quickly.

I'm not going to eat you, no need to be so nervous.

You've worked hard managing the medicinal fields these years. I'll have the Deputy City Lord reward you later."

"Ah, overseeing the medicinal fields is my duty. To work for the City Lord is my honor. I wouldn't dare ask for a reward..."

"You oversee the medicinal fields and work for me; a reward is what you deserve.

The Spirit Essence Divine Trees in the medicinal fields are growing very well.

Roughly how long does it take to harvest the fruits now?"

"Reporting to the City Lord, about one to three years.

Depending on the grade, the fruits can be harvested once a year at the earliest, and once every three years at the latest.

Each time there's a Spirit Essence Fruit harvest, Deputy City Lord will count the fruits and store them, waiting for Lady Wan to personally come and collect them."

Jun Wu Xie nodded, his gaze searching the medicinal fields, "It seems there's more alien soil above the tenth rank, and Spirit Essence Divine Trees above the tenth rank as well."

"Reporting to the City Lord, those alien soils and seeds were all brought by Lady Lian Yue Qingxian."

"Okay, continue watching over the medicinal fields."

Jun Wu Xie didn't stay long, turning and leaving, leaving the female steward staring blankly at his departing figure.

The City Lord has finally returned.

Ten years!

Throughout these years, all of them in Jun Yue City have been thinking of the City Lord, longing for the City Lord's return, anticipating that the City Lord's glory and brilliance would continue to shine upon this Secret Realm World, leading Jun Yue City towards even greater glory and prosperity!

Before long, he arrived at the City Lord's Mansion.

At this time, it was already dusk.

The Deputy City Lord was currently hunched over, handling official duties.

Upon learning of the City Lord's return, he was first stunned, not quite able to process it.

Immediately after, he abruptly stood up from behind his desk, hurriedly rushing out of the study to greet him.

Midway, the Deputy City Lord saw Jun Wu Xie.

He was so excited that his beard trembled.

"Subordinate respectfully welcomes the City Lord's return!"

The Deputy City Lord hastily stepped forward to pay his respects.

"No need for such formalities."

Jun Wu Xie helped him up, looking him over, and said with a smile, "Not seeing you for ten years, Deputy City Lord, your cultivation has improved quite a bit. You're already at the peak of the tenth rank now. Breaking through to the eleventh rank is just around the corner."

The peak of the tenth rank is roughly equivalent to the Half-step Ancestral God Realm.

"I'm ashamed. With the accumulation and insights of the past ten thousand years, in ten years, this subordinate's cultivation is only at the peak of the tenth rank, while the City Lord's cultivation these ten years has already become unfathomable.

In terms of cultivation talent, this subordinate is worlds apart from the City Lord, the difference is immeasurable. The City Lord's unparalleled divine grace leaves this subordinate in awe!"

"Alright, stop flattering me.

Let's go to the study and talk about serious matters."

"Yes."

The Deputy City Lord gave an awkward smile.

But in his heart, he couldn't help but grumble, how was that flattering? He was clearly speaking from the bottom of his heart, stating the facts, alright?